1840 Indian Rebirth

Chapter 124 [Purchase at your own expense]

"Thirty dollars," said General Carney. "I admit the Browning is much better than the Colt, but it's not a legal thing to make. Only a Colt can make a revolver."

Horse whistle: "The value of the weapon itself has nothing to do with who the patent belongs to. On the battlefield, a better weapon can be an extra life."

He paused for a moment: "And... I can't lower the price either. The price of the pistol is not something I can decide arbitrarily."

Horse Whistle is telling the truth.

It is true that he cannot decide the price of the pistol at will, because objective economic laws must also be considered.

But he said this, obviously not to induce Carney to think about economics.

In fact, after hearing these words, General Carney looked at the Browning revolver in his hand and thought wildly in his mind.

There is no doubt that this gun is likely to be invented by Europeans, and of course it is more likely to be a company of the United States itself-"European company that does not want to be named" sounds like a cover for concealment.

Regardless of whether it is a European company or an American company, limited by Colt's strict patent barriers, it is impossible for them to sell revolvers publicly.

So it was not an accidental choice to find a group of savages who were out of patent law to act as intermediaries.

As for the Indians themselves, it is absolutely impossible to invent a weapon so advanced.

Although this plain tribe looks very unusual, it is just a group of barbarians who have made some progress. It may be okay to learn white civilization, but independent innovation is absolutely impossible.

Since these Indians are entrusted by others, it is reasonable that they cannot set prices arbitrarily.

Carney did not dare to use violent means rashly to snatch these weapons over.

First of all, this group of Apaches is obviously a stubborn stubble, and they are backed by a city of several thousand people. Even if there is an army of more than 2000 people behind him, I am afraid that they will have to pay a lot of Internet access if they want to take it down.

Secondly, since the Pingyuan tribe can be selected as the middleman by the "unnamed company", they naturally have a backer.

Maybe it's an arms tycoon in the country who is jealous of Colt. He has robbed the Plains Tribe, and he will cause a whole lot of trouble later.

Can't negotiate the price, and it's inconvenient to do it.

However, the Browning revolver is really greedy.

This is how to do?
After much deliberation, Carney finally came up with a good idea - let the soldiers buy it at their own expense.

Colt pistols are already equipped in the army. Most American soldiers know the value of this gun, and some people will certainly be willing to buy it at their own expense.

General Carney pondered: "Well, it's a pity... We didn't plan to buy new weapons in batches. You can't lower the price, so forget it."

Then he changed the topic: "But you can ask the soldiers, maybe they are willing to buy this pistol at their own expense. If they decide to buy it, I will not stop it."

Ma Shao was startled when he heard this.

He didn't expect this to be the result. Carney actually asked the soldiers to buy it at their own expense.

But it’s not surprising when you think about it. The unit price of fifty dollars is indeed not cheap, twice that of Colt, equivalent to three months’ income of farmers, or one month’s hard-earned money of workers in large eastern factories. Everyone feels distressed.

The soldiers also feel distressed, but compared with their own lives, fifty dollars is not so distressing.

For officers, the gap in equipment is more of a success or failure, but for soldiers at the grassroots level, the gap in equipment is often the difference between life and death.

Therefore, as long as they are aware of the excellent performance of the Browning revolver and have enough money in their pockets, most soldiers will definitely choose to buy it.

The same is true in real history.

Due to the excellent performance and high price of the Colt pistol, many soldiers bought it with their own money.

Of course, Horse Whistle doesn't care about this, it's all about making money anyway.

He immediately arranged for some soldiers who knew a little English, and asked them to sell Browning pistols to American soldiers for fifty dollars apiece without reducing the price.

He himself joined the ranks of salesmen and sold products himself.

"Hello, Colonel." The horse whistle walked to a colonel officer.

"Hi, Chief Albert, I'm Alexander Donivan." Donivan shook hands with him politely.

The horse post seldom sees whites who are polite to Indians, so they have a good impression of him: "Colonel Donivan, I think you should need this kind of pistol. A gentleman like you is definitely not willing to carry a heavy and dull The rifles are in the field."

"Indeed, the Browning revolver looks like a work of art." Donivan's financial conditions were obviously good, and he took out a few gold coins as he spoke, "Fifty dollars, right?"

"That's right." Horse Whistle handed over a handful of Brownings in exchange for fifty dollars in gold coins.

At this time, another lieutenant colonel officer also came over, holding a fifty-dollar bill in his hand: "Give me one too."

But the horse whistle said: "Sorry, sir, we don't accept banknotes, you should know that this thing is not reliable."

"Okay." The lieutenant colonel was a little disappointed, he obviously hoped to spend the banknotes in his hand.

The horse sentry then asked: "Lieutenant Colonel, don't you want to bring a pistol? Look at those soldiers, they are already buying it."

The lieutenant colonel didn't really want to buy one at first, but he felt a little embarrassed seeing some soldiers, including his own subordinates, buying pistols, so he had to buy one too.

The deal didn't last long.

There are many people who want to buy a pistol, but very few people with fifty dollars in their pocket.

The soldiers borrowed from east to west, and only more than 300 people in total could get fifty dollars in exchange for a Browning revolver.

Nevertheless, this also brought tens of thousands of dollars in net profit to Horse Whistle.

After all, the total cost of a revolver is less than ten dollars, and more than forty dollars of the sale price of fifty dollars is profit.

Horse Post has never had such an easy money-making experience, so when he watched Carney's army continue to set off for Mexico, he was full of expectations for the next battle of Santa Fe.

……

After leaving Sleeping Bear City, General Carney continued to Santa Fe with his troops.

When he was about to arrive at the destination, he called for Margoffin: "As you said, Mr. Margoffin, bring thirty thousand dollars and your flexible tongue to persuade Amijo."

"Don't worry, General Carney." Magoffin said confidently, with a smile on his face, "Tomorrow you can enter Santa Fe City. Today, you might as well think about the future laws of Santa Fe City."

Margo Finn arrived in Santa Fe soon with two entourages.

"Who are you?" Santa Fe's guards blocked their way.

"Tell your Governor Amejo that his old friend James Margoffin is here," said Margoffin.

The guards looked at each other, and then one of them turned around and entered the city to report, and returned after a while: "Mr. Magoffin, come with me, the governor wants to see you."

Margo Finn smiled, and then followed the soldiers into Santa Fe City, and saw Governor Manuel Amijo not long after.

"Long time no see, dear Magofin!" Amijo, a fat man with small eyes, greeted him warmly, and embraced Magofin.

(End of this chapter)