"Why don't we do this? You provide the blueprints. Once development succeeds and mass production begins, your side will cover all the raw materials for the firearms. On that basis, for every two firearms our Great Zhou firearm factories produce, we'll give you one."
Peter thought it over when he heard this.
Great Zhou will provide the people and labor and handle research, development, and production. I'll provide the blueprints and raw materials, and won't have to worry about anything else. We'll split the firearms produced fifty-fifty. That's not a bad deal.
Clearly, Peter could accept this arrangement. To him, the blueprints themselves only required a few strokes of the brush, so he didn't feel as though he was losing much. After rounding things off, the only thing he would have to make a tangible investment in was the raw materials.
But right afterward, Peter realized there was another problem...
"Wait a moment, His Majesty the Zhou Emperor. What about the bullets?"
He might not be very quick-witted when it came to other matters, but before coming here, he had been a gun enthusiast. What use was a gun without bullets? They needed bullets too! Anyone with even a little common sense knew that, in an armed force, ammunition consumption was the biggest expense!
At that moment, Peter looked over, while Zhou Xu's smile grew even wider.
"I can include five bullets with each firearm. But if your side wants more bullets, you'll have to buy them from me. After all, in this age, gunpowder is still extremely valuable."
"..."
Five bullets? What the hell could they do? It wouldn't even be enough for the soldiers to practice with!
Peter wanted to curse, but in the end, he held himself back.
The main reason was that he couldn't win a