Reborn as a police officer in South Africa

As a middleman, Fan Bao is also familiar with the business.

Not only Rand Bank, but also Nyasaland Military Industries and Umbrella have offices in Belo Horizonte. As soon as Vargas called, the business manager of Nyasaland Military Industries came to visit.

"Your Excellency, Governor, first of all, congratulations on your successful victory in the election. On behalf of the Marquis of Nyasaland, I would like to express my most sincere congratulations to you. I hope you can visit southern Africa at the right time, and Pretoria will certainly give you the highest courtesy.

"The person in charge of Nyasaland Military Industry in Belo Horizonte is named Mires.

Mirez was born in Mizhou and is of mixed descent from Portuguese and Brazilian indigenous people, but his indigenous characteristics are not obvious.

It is said that the local indigenous people in Brazil are mainly Indians. In fact, Indians and East Asians are almost all yellow people.

And the name of Mires is very interesting. The current common currency in Brazil is Mires, so Mires translates to "money".

Speaking of Brazilian currency, this is also a tragedy. After the independence of the Brazilian Empire in 1822, mires became Brazil's legal tender.

The currency value of Mires has been very stable in the last century. After entering the new century, the impact of Mires on the international currency market has become more and more serious. During the World War, Mires experienced a large depreciation, and the depreciation rate suddenly accelerated after the establishment of the military government.

, the current depreciation rate is almost the same as that of the Deutsche Mark a few years ago, and it is simply plummeting.

"I would rather visit Nyasaland than Pretoria." Vargas has ideals, but he is actually a very capable person.

Vargas in another time and space served as President of Brazil twice.

Vargas's first term lasted for 15 years, and was later overthrown by a military coup. Four years later, Vargas came back to serve as President of Brazil again, and was besieged by the opposition parties supported by the United States. Vargas eventually committed suicide with a pistol in the presidential palace.

Death.

"Of course, Governor Anton will also give you the highest courtesy." Mires took care of everything. For the sake of Mizhou's iron ore, it deserves the highest courtesy.

When he came to visit Vargas, Mires not only brought a quotation from Nyasaland military industry, but also brought a personal gift to Vargas, a Ruger craft pistol with an ivory handle and gold engraving.

Vargas couldn't put it down the gift that Mires brought. In this time and space, southern Africa was first equipped with the Luger pistol. The Ruger pistol has therefore become a symbol of Nyasaland's military industry. It is finely crafted, stable and reliable, although the structure is complex and expensive.

, is still widely sought after in the international arms market.

Again, whether it is good or not depends entirely on the support of its peers. In the days when revolvers were still commonly used as standard pistols in European countries, even ordinary Ruger pistols were highly collectible.

As for the Luger craft pistols specially produced as gifts, Nyasaland Military Industry’s annual output is only about a hundred.

Of course, good quality also means expensive prices. Even if Vargas likes the Ruger pistol, the Ruger will not become the standard pistol of the Michigan National Guard. In this regard, Mirez recommends the Python.

"Compared with the complex and expensive Ruger, the Python with its simple structure, low price and equally reliable performance is the best choice. The ex-factory price of a Ruger is R55, which is higher than the standard Lee Enfield

Both are expensive, and the price of a Python is only 35 rand, which is more suitable for large-scale equipment troops. There is not much difference between the two guns in terms of range and power, but it is obvious that the Python is more convenient for quick troubleshooting." Mires really said.

This is not to fool Vargas, but to consider the state of Mizhou from Vargas's point of view.

It's a pity that Vargas still can't accept such a price.

"Why is the Lee Enfield produced by Nyasaland Military Industry more expensive than the Lee Enfield produced by British Vickers? And the list provided by Vickers to Bolivia includes armored vehicles and tanks, as well as specially customized aircraft

, Don’t say that Nyasaland Military Industry cannot produce it, the list you gave me only has small arms.” Vargas was very dissatisfied with the quotation provided by Nyasaland Military Industry.

Dissatisfaction is a good thing, picky buyers are the only ones, and high standards represent lofty ideals. Such customers are high-quality customers.

"Quality! Quality is the only criterion that determines the price of goods." Mires suddenly became serious. He could laugh about other things, but he couldn't joke when it came to the company's image: "The Lee Enfield provided by Vickers to Bolivia fired 200 rounds.

After the bullet is fired, the bore of the gun will be worn to varying degrees, and the accuracy will begin to be affected at this time. By about 800 rounds, the rifling is basically flattened, and the accuracy at a distance of 100 meters cannot be guaranteed. After 1,000 rounds, the barrel is basically scrapped, and our Ni

The Lee Enfield produced by Asalan Military Industry can ensure that the gun barrel will still maintain considerable accuracy after 2,000 shots. As for armored vehicles and tanks."

In terms of quality, Nyasaland military industry has always had very high standards, which was widely praised during the world war.

Before the outbreak of the World War, Kitchener ordered 2 million Lee Enfields from Nyasaland Military Industry. These rifles withstood the rigorous test of the cruel battlefield environment during the World War. Post-war British statistics show that the number of rifles produced in Southern Africa

The weapons, in terms of performance, reliability and stability, all exceed those produced in the UK.

As for the weapons provided by Vickers Company to Bolivia, in fact, the weapons provided by Vickers Company are not as bad as Mires described.

But if it can't stand up to the British, it still needs to be stocked. Although some early models of Lee Enfields are lagging behind in performance, they are not yet ready to be scrapped, so Vickers has put some old models of rifles or used rifles into stock.

The rifles were repackaged and sold to Bolivians.

Bolivians are not picky eaters anyway.

For the same reason, no matter how old the Lee Enfield model is, it is still an advanced weapon in South America.

"As for tanks and armored vehicles, Mr. Governor, it is undeniable that tanks and armored vehicles are indeed powerful weapons. However, tanks and armored vehicles are strictly restricted by terrain and transportation facilities. The six-ton ​​tank Vickers sold to Bolivia, as well as the Carden...

The Lloyd V1 tank (equivalent to an armored vehicle) has seriously lagged behind in performance and is an obsolete product. The armor of the Carden Lloyd V1 tank cannot even defend against general-purpose machine guns at close range. Such a tank is useless at all, and Brazil

The road traffic conditions are not suitable for equipping tanks and armored vehicles." Mirez was quite tactful, fully taking Vargas's self-esteem into consideration.

To put it bluntly, there are a lot of good things, but you in Brazil can’t use them, can’t afford them, and don’t deserve them.

"Even so, the price of your products is too high." Vargas calculated by himself. An army of 50,000 people would need at least 60,000 rifles. The price quoted by Nyasaland Military Industry to the Mizhou State Government was 50

rand, then the rifle alone would cost 3 million.

Too expensive, too expensive!

In fact, there are some words that Vargas himself is not comfortable saying.

The weapons in southern Africa are of good quality, and Vargas knows this.

But for Mizhou, quality seems not to be important.

After all, what Vargas needs is not an elite force like the Southern African Defense Force, but one that can defeat the Brazilian government forces.

As for the life of the barrel, Vargas knows that good shooters are fed by bullets, but for the Michigan National Guard, the barrel life of one or two thousand rounds of bullets is not necessary at all. The infantry is used for consumption.

Maybe you get hit by a stray bullet before firing a shot on the battlefield, and then you won't have a chance to test the life of the barrel, no matter how long it is.

This is the truth, but Vargas must never say it out loud. After all, how can a politician with lofty ideals create an image of someone who cares about human life?

"So what's the price you want?" Mirez conceded, the customer is God.

Of course, price reduction is not impossible, but it will definitely come at the expense of reduced performance.

The gun steel used to make gun barrels has different costs according to different standards. It is wear-resistant and corrosion-resistant. To put it bluntly, it means adding more rare metals.

There is no shortage of rare metals in southern Africa, so gold can be obtained from weapon materials.

If Vargas bargains too harshly, Nyasaland Military Industries may have some ideas.

"It's the same as what Vickers sold to the Bolivians, 40 pounds!" Vargas said sharply.

Cutting from 50 to 40 is indeed a bit harsh, and it is still a small change from rand to pound.

"This price is too low, we can't make a profit at all, 48" Mirez's face wrinkled into a wrinkle, like cutting flesh with a dull knife, and he emphasized before Vargas could speak: "Rand!"

Even at the price of 40 pounds, Nyasaland Military Industry can actually make a profit.

And the profits are not low.

Don’t forget that the price Vickers paid to Bolivia also included rebates.

"Haha, Mirez, don't be too greedy. Even at this price, you will still make a profit. Doing business is the same as governing. You must have a long-term vision and cannot care about temporary gains and losses." Vargas is a politician, not a qualified negotiator.

, this kind of thing actually needs to be done by experts, or at least seek their opinions.

So the level of professionalism is really not something that everyone can play. You think you are on the second level and are superior, but in fact they are in space.

"You're right, but we have costs." Mirez would not give in easily. He always had to give Vargas a sense of accomplishment that he had worked so hard to cut down the price. Many times, men are actually just like women, buying

The reason why we don’t bargain on things is because of cost issues.

It is fun for women to bargain when shopping.

Men don't bargain when buying things to save time and make more money, or to do what interests them.

But if the results of bargaining are obviously greater than the benefits, men will also take the initiative.

"If you can't give me a satisfactory price, then I will be happy to listen to Vickers' price." Vargas threatened to compare prices.

"Your Excellency, Governor, please don't do this," Mires seemed to be begging, but in fact he was really not afraid.

Vargas thought he was facing just a Nyasaland military company.

Actually not.

Vargas faced the entire southern African capital.