1840Indian rebirth

"Thirty dollars," General Carney said. "I admit that the Browning pistol is much better than the Colt pistol, but it is not a legally produced thing. Only Colt can produce revolvers."

Ma Shao said: "Maybe. But the value of the weapon itself has nothing to do with who owns the patent. On the battlefield, better weapons can be an extra life."

"Besides... I have no way to lower the price. The price of this kind of pistol is not something I can decide at will."

The whistler told the truth.

He really cannot decide the price of the pistol arbitrarily, because he must also consider objective economic laws.

After hearing these words, General Carney looked at the Browning revolver in his hand and had random thoughts in his mind.

There is no doubt that this kind of gun was probably invented by Europeans. Of course, it is more likely that it was invented by a company in the United States. The "European company" is just a cover-up.

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

Therefore, it is almost a natural choice to find a group of barbarians who cannot be controlled by patent laws as intermediaries.

It is obviously impossible for the Indians themselves to invent such an advanced weapon.

Although this plains tribe looks very unusual, in Carney's view, they are just a slightly improved savage. It is okay to learn from white civilization, but it is absolutely impossible to innovate independently.

Since these Indians are just intermediaries, it is natural that they cannot set prices at will.

Carney did not dare to use violent means rashly and snatched these weapons directly.

At first glance, this group of Apaches is obviously a tough opponent. They are backed by a city of several thousand people. Even if there are more than 2,000 troops behind them, it will probably take a lot of effort to take them down.

More importantly, since these Apaches can be selected as intermediaries by the "unnamed company", they naturally have a backer.

Maybe it was an arms giant in the country who was jealous of Colt. He had robbed the Plains tribe and would be in trouble later.

There's no way to negotiate the price, and it's hard to do anything.

But the Browning revolver is really attractive.

What can I do?

After thinking about it, Carney finally came up with a good idea-let the soldiers buy it at their own expense.

Colt pistols have been equipped in small quantities in the military. Most American soldiers know the value of this gun, and some will definitely be willing to buy it at their own expense.

General Carney pondered: "Well, it's a pity. We had no plan to purchase new weapons in batches. If you can't lower the price, then forget it."

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

The horse whistle couldn't help but be startled when he heard this.

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

But it is reasonable. Fifty dollars is indeed not cheap, twice as much as Colt, which makes everyone feel sad.

The soldier was also distressed, but compared with his own life, fifty dollars was not that distressing.

For officers, the gap in equipment is more of a sign of 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, the vast majority of soldiers will definitely choose to buy it.

This is also true in real history.

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

Of course Ma Shao doesn't care about this, they are all making money anyway.

So he immediately arranged for some soldiers who knew a little English to sell Browning pistols to American soldiers for fifty dollars apiece without any price reduction.

He himself also joined the ranks of salesmen and personally promoted products to military officers.

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

"Hello, Chief Albert, I am Alexander Donifan." Donifan shook hands with him politely.

The horse whistle rarely saw white people who maintained courtesy towards the Indians. He couldn't help but have a good impression of him at the moment: "Colonel Donivan, I think you need this kind of pistol. A gentleman like you is definitely not willing to carry a heavy and heavy gun on his back."

Dull rifles on the battlefield."

"Indeed, the Browning revolver looks like a work of art." Donivan's financial situation was obviously good. He took out a few gold coins and said, "Fifty dollars, right?"

"That's right." The horse whistle handed over a handful of Brownings in exchange for fifty US dollars in gold coins.

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

The horse whistle said: "Sorry, sir, we don't accept paper money. You should know that this thing is not reliable."

"Okay." The officer was a little disappointed. He obviously wanted to spend the banknotes in his hand.

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

The lieutenant colonel originally didn't want to buy one, but when he saw some soldiers, including his own subordinates, buying pistols, he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, so he had to buy one.

The deal didn't last long.

There are many people who want to buy a pistol, but few who have fifty dollars in their pockets.

The soldiers borrowed here and there, but in total only about 300 people could afford fifty dollars to buy a Browning revolver.

Despite this, it also brought Mashao a net profit of tens of thousands of dollars.

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

Ma Shao had never had such an easy experience of making money, so as he watched Carney's army continue to head toward Mexico, he was full of expectations for the upcoming Battle of Santa Fe.

General Carney led the troops and continued to Santa Fe. When he was about to reach his destination, he called for Magoffin: "As you said, Mr. Magoffin, take thirty thousand dollars and your flexible tongue to convince Armijo.

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

Magoffin quickly arrived in Santa Fe with two followers.

"Who are you?" The guards of Santa Fe blocked their way.

"Tell your Governor Armijo that his old friend James Magoffin is here," Magoffin said.

The guards looked at each other, and then one of them turned around and went to the city to report. After a while, he turned back and said, "Mr. Magoffin, come with me. The governor wants to see you."

Magoffin smiled, then followed the soldiers into Santa Fe City, and soon met Governor Manuel Armijo.