Fang Er pouted.
These beggars!
Only this much money?
This is not enough for you to get back your goods and people, is it?
The interpreter exchanged words with Abuka and said.
We really can't afford any more money right now.
However, I believe that the Earl's subordinates should all be equipped with such weapons.
Our Chief Abuka says he is willing to hire the Earl's subordinates, and we wonder if the Earl agrees.
Fang Er thought for a moment. It seemed fine.
The Skyfire Army was idle anyway.
It would be good to be mercenaries for a while.
However, the price, hehe!
That's easy to say, but my subordinates are all elites, so I'm afraid you won't be able to afford the price.
Each soldier costs five qian of silver per day.
After the interpreter sought instructions, he said.
Esteemed Earl, there is no guarantee in words. Chief Abuka wishes to see your soldiers.
Fang Er winked at Lu Shuang.
Lu Shuang untied the horse tied at the door, mounted it, and went to the Armament Division.
Not long after.
Zhu Zi led a battalion and followed behind Lu Shuang.
Neat marching steps.
And bright plate armor.
Upon reaching Fang Er, with Zhu Zi's order.
Six hundred people stopped simultaneously!
Abuka's eyes sparkled.
This army is too powerful!
Fang Er said to Zhu Zi.
Select thirty men to demonstrate shooting.
Zhu Zi immediately selected personnel from the first battalion.
The gate of Chen's mansion faced a wall.
The wall was directly used as a target.
Thirty men, three-stage firing.
Orderly rotation.
And skillful loading and firing.
Abuka and the others were stunned.
Their mouths were wide open, and they were even salivating!
This army!
If it were placed in Suyeb City, he would be the king!
There was no need to doubt it!
Looking at the weapons in the hands of the Skyfire Army.
Abuka said a few words to the interpreter.
Then the interpreter said.
Esteemed Earl, we wonder how much silver each of these weapons your soldiers use costs.
Heh~
They think the pistols are too expensive and are eyeing the Yun Yi-type?
There's no way they can copy this thing!
I'm sorry, this kind of weapon is not for sale!
And no matter how high the price, it's still not for sale!
Fang Er directly refused.
Abuka looked disappointed after hearing the interpreter's translation.
He said a few words to the interpreter.
Then the interpreter said.
Since the esteemed Earl is unwilling to sell, our Chief Abuka is willing to hire your six hundred soldiers for ten days.
We ask for the Earl's permission.
As for the cost, how about offsetting it with the recovered incendiary oil?
Hearing the time limit mentioned by the interpreter, Fang Er was stunned.
He really didn't know how far Khitan was from here.
Lu Shuang, how long does it take to get to Khitan from here?
Lu Shuang replied.
Reporting to Your Lordship, Shenyang City is one hundred li west of the Khitan border.
Damn it, it's this close?
They robbed me right in front of my doorstep!
This is unbearable!
Zhu Zi, take a battalion with these merchants and go retrieve that stolen incendiary oil.
If these guys dare to have any improper thoughts, you can deal with them as you see fit!
Fang Er said, pointing to the Yun Yi-type in Zhu Zi's hand.
Zhu Zi nodded.
Young master, rest assured, as long as the gun is here, I am here!
The interpreter's mouth twitched.
Isn't this considered a blatant threat?
The next morning.
These merchants took Zhu Zi and a battalion and headed west.
Also taken with them were ten used Type 54 pistols that Fang Er had recovered from the Yan Yun cavalry.
And two hundred rounds of ammunition.
Of course, it was cash on delivery!
Fang Er went to the Armament Division.
He took out the lathe, the generator, and the transformer.
The generator was placed in the courtyard.
There was no hydraulic power, so it was driven by horses!
As long as the generator reached the required speed.
It was just a matter of adding a set of reduction gears.
The warhorses that should have been galloping across the plains and charging on the battlefield.
Were wrongly made to do the work of mules!
The machine tool was started.
Fang Er began to make prototype parts using the iron material stored in the Armament Division.
At the same time, he sent people to the iron mine to fetch steel ingots.
The workload was enormous!
From scratch, every part had to be handmade.
Of course, it was a pure handmade engine from an eighth-level fitter.
If it were placed in later generations.
It would be priced at least seven figures!
However, what was being made now was a civilian item.
The requirements were not as strict as those for rocket engines.
So it was made quickly.
It only took five days.
Fang Er managed to put together a sixteen-cylinder engine.
After finishing the engine.
Fang Er took out the freshly exchanged distillation apparatus.
He poured in the incendiary oil and began to distill it.
Gasoline has a boiling range of 30 to 220 degrees Celsius.
Diesel fuel has a boiling range of 180 to 380 degrees Celsius.
Fang Er couldn't control the temperature.
He could only think of the most cumbersome method.
It might not be accurate, but it could be a reference.
Next to the incendiary oil distiller, he set up another stove.
He poured the same amount of water as the incendiary oil into it and lit the fire to heat it.
The firepower on both sides was the same.
When the water began to boil, he reduced the heat, keeping it at a gentle simmer.
Fang Er also reduced the heat on the incendiary oil side to be similar to this.
This was the only method Fang Er could think of without a thermometer.
Damn system! You didn't even give me a thermometer!
So stingy!