Conakry's conditions were not excessive, and three million gold marks were undoubtedly a huge sum, especially for the Ottomans, who were not in a very good financial situation at present, and it was a considerable price to come up with.
Speaking of which, Conakry put forward another condition, that is, the officers provided by Prussia to the Ottoman Empire must have four or more years of military experience.
In any country, soldiers who have served in the army for four years are some elite, not to mention that the Ottomans demanded officers.
"Your Excellency, I am touched by the sincerity of your country, but you also know that officers with more than four years of military experience are a valuable asset in any country, and although your country only needs our country to send them one after another within three years, the requirement of 400 officers is too much......
"Your Majesty, I can understand your difficulties, but you must understand that all this money in our country was raised by His Majesty the Sultan with all his might, and even His Majesty the Sultan ordered the expenses of his palace to be cut for this reason!
In addition, we hope that you will be able to assist you with 1,000 Type 1790 rifles currently in use to reequip our guards!
” In addition to wanting to exchange money for Prussian military talent, Conakry also had a huge contract for the purchase of weapons.
On this occasion, Selim III gave him a limit of five million gold marks, and all Conakry needed to do was to exchange the money for the Ottoman Empire for 400 Prussian officers with combat experience, as well as 10,000 rifles and 50 heavy guns.
It can be said that this is the largest arms order contract that Prussia has received so far.
Five million gold marks amounted to nearly half of the Ottoman Empire's annual expenditures, and Selim III not only cut his own expenses for this purpose, but even ordered the auction of treasures left behind by successive sultans to finance the expenses.
However, for some reason, Conakry did not explicitly tell the Prussian government about the other two million gold marks for the purchase of Prussian weapons.
In Conakry's view, Prussia did not suffer a loss in the business of exchanging three million gold marks for four hundred Prussian officers.
After all, these officers only had to serve in the Ottoman Empire for three years, and the salaries of these officers were all paid by the Ottoman Empire.
If it weren't for the fact that Prussia was currently at war, Conakry would not have even come up with the figure of three million gold marks.
Hearing Conakry mention a thousand Type 1790 rifles, William was stunned for a moment, but then he was a little indifferent, although the Type 1790 rifle has now become the main weapon of the Prussian regular army, but its cost is not very high.
Translated, it is about the cost of less than 80 gold marks.
In this case, even if it is a thousand 1790 types, the total price is only 80,000 gold marks.
If this contract is concluded, it will not be a problem for William to send a thousand rifles to the Ottomans.
Eventually, William thought about it and agreed to a deal with the Ottomans, and Prussia would send an officer with more than four years of military experience into the Ottomans by the end of the year to help His Majesty the Sultan train the Ottoman army.
Another 200 Prussian officers would be sent to the Ottoman Empire in the next two years.
At the same time, Prussia was willing to give the Ottoman Empire 1,000 Type 1790 rifles to arm Selim III's guards, and Prussia gave Ottoman merchants tax incentives in Prussia.
And the Ottomans' three million gold marks were not paid all at once, after all, it was indeed difficult for the Ottomans to take out five million gold marks at once.
So Osman will pay 1.5 million gold marks this year, and the rest will be paid in three years.
William's attitude overjoyed Conakry, and seeing this, he continued to propose to buy the main battle weapons used by the regular army of the Kingdom of Prussia for two million gold marks.
William considered it for a moment and agreed to Conakry's request, but of course it didn't require William's detailed involvement.
After informing Conakry that he could consult Prince Henry for the purchase of weapons, the two men ended the pleasant meeting.
On the third day after the meeting between Conakry and Prince Henry, Prince Henry, on behalf of Prussia, signed a series of agreements with Conakry in the Prussian royal palace, known as the "Prussian-Ottoman Military Trade Agreement".
In this agreement, the Ottomans purchased 10,000 Type 1790 rifles from Prussia for two million gold marks, and the average price of these rifles was one hundred and thirty gold marks each, and the remaining 700,000 gold marks were purchased for fifty eighteen-pound guns.
Of course, this agreement is on the surface.
As for the other agreement on the exchange of Ottoman officers for Prussian officers, it was a secret agreement between the two countries, and was not made public as was the case with the arms deal between the two countries.
For William, the deal with the Ottomans was not a loss, and even Prussia was very profitable, after all, Prussia now has a lot of money, although the Prussian troops who participated in the coalition were paid by the British, but Prussia had just occupied a large amount of territory.
And for the occupation and maintenance of these territories, it requires a lot of money. ..........................................
Outside Trapp, a sea of blood had already been fought, and the main force of the Fourth Army led by Prince Condé, who did not expect the coalition forces to ambush on both sides of the road, was instantly severely damaged.
When Yarman, who was standing on a hill, saw the torch-lit banner of the Fourth Legion and the well-dressed old commander surrounded by a group of officers under the flag, Yarman's heart was stunned, but then he was ecstatic.
The principle of capturing the thief and capturing the king first is common in ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad.
And now that the handsome flag of the Fourth Army has appeared, the identity of the old marshal who is surrounded by thousands of people under the handsome flag is also about to come out.
In this way, it is undoubtedly an excellent opportunity for Yarman, as long as the command center of the Fourth Legion is put in a pot, then the Fourth Legion that has lost its brain will inevitably become a mess of sand, and the next battle will naturally be much easier to fight.
After Yarman ordered an ambush, the Prussian army that suddenly rushed in instantly cut the long march of the Fourth Army in half, and not only that, but the Prussian army also took care of the position of Prince Condé and the corps staff officers under the command of Yarman.
Under the deliberate attack of the Prussians, the command system of the Fourth Army was immediately thrown into disarray, with some troops wanting to return to the army to rescue Prince Condé, while others advocated all efforts to clear the enemy on both sides of the road.
The momentum became more and more bad for the Fourth Legion, and the face of Prince Condé, who was riding on a war horse, became more and more solemn, and the old prince's hands were already clenched into fists, and his fingernails were deeply inserted into the palms of his hands.
"Damn, how could I not have thought of it, how could I not have thought of it!"
In a whisper, Prince Condé was already a little eager to cry without tears.
Even though at this moment, the French army did not suffer any major casualties, but for the Prince of Condé, his military fortune was about to come to an end.
"Your Royal Highness, don't worry, we still have a large number of soldiers around us, as long as we can resist the enemy's attack and immediately order the whole army to come back, then we still have a chance to turn defeat into victory!"
Seeing that Prince Condé's face was cloudy, a staff officer who followed him immediately shouted loudly.
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Because of Yarman's special care, when Prince Condé was raided, the French army around him was only 1,000 people, while the Prussian army besieging them was more than 2,000 people, plus the Prussian army used to block the French army on the periphery, the Prussian army in this encirclement network woven by Yarman around Prince Condé reached a total of nearly 5,000 people.
Not to mention that Yarman also deliberately ordered the Prussian artillery units to focus on taking care of the banner and command center of the encircled French Fourth Army.
And just as Arman was trying his best to capture the thief and capture the king and take the Prince of Condé, in the west of Paris, Napoleon also led his army outside the ambush circle carefully arranged by Ferdinand the younger.
Unlike the Prince of Condé, however, Napoleon ignored Napoleon's efforts, despite repeated urges from the staff officer of the Fourth Army who had come to ask for help.
Napoleon was not desperate for the situation of the Fourth Army, and in Napoleon's view, since the enemy had attacked the Fourth Army, he must have been prepared for possible reinforcements from Paris.
Just as he was about to reach the ambush circle set up by Ferdinand the Younger, Napoleon's keen sense made him immediately feel that something was wrong.
It's so quiet, it's so quiet!
When things go wrong, there must be demons Napoleon thought to himself as he looked at the small hills not far away and the surrounding plains.
Maybe it was just his own mental effect, but for Napoleon, he was now extremely cautious and careful, and in this case, Napoleon immediately ordered the army to stop advancing and send scouts to the front to reconnoitre, and he also made a request to those scouts, that is, not a single grass or tree should be spared.
Hundreds of French cavalry jumped out of the neat formation of the army and galloped towards the hills and plains ahead, and standing on the hills, seeing the actions of the French army, little Ferdinand's face suddenly changed drastically.
He didn't expect that the French would suddenly send so many scouts when they were about to enter the ambush circle, could it be that their own actions were exposed?
Little Ferdinand thought to himself.