Munitions Empire

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In fact, most of the reorganized troops have not yet reached this scale. Currently, the basic organization size for a division level unit in various countries is about 6,000, and understaffing is a serious issue.

On one hand, war has not broken out, and the military is not in a hurry to fill up to full strength for combat. On the other hand, the shortage of technical positions is really hard to fill.

Not all countries have a large number of college graduates like Tang Mo to fill the vacancies in the military, so they can only wait or train some people intensively.

Whether it's establishing schools for training or recruiting into the military and then training little by little, the speed can't be too fast. That's why division-level units in most countries are actually understaffed.

To make these understaffed divisions as combat-ready as possible, it's necessary to procure a large amount of weapons and equipment to first beef up the combat sections. Therefore, at this expo, although Tang Mo did not bring out more new weapons, the military procurement by various countries was still booming.

Moreover, the arms trade is no longer limited to just firearms and ammunition.

For instance, Dorne, in order to support its massive military reform plan, purchased 1,200 trucks and 200 cars in one go, and this procurement is only the first phase.

Because Dorne has been continuously buying trucks from the Great Tang Group and shows no signs of stopping.

Suthers, due to its horse production, has not purchased as many military vehicles as Dorne, but the quantity is still staggering—they purchased 700 trucks this time, along with 300 cars to equip their troops.

At the same time, these two countries also purchased grenade production lines and rifle production lines at this exposition.

Both countries, following the Great Tang Group's example, designed their own military uniforms, boots, hats, and individual equipment.

Watching his employees busy below, Tang Mo estimated that at this expo, the total price of arms sold by the Great Tang Group should be over 20 million Gold Coins.

This is already a considerable figure, and if you add cars and pharmaceuticals, the number will be even more astonishing.

The ice cream in the dish has begun to melt, and the entire exposition has also reached its climax. People are wildly spending Gold Coins as if the goods here were so cheap! In fact, the goods here are actually expensive; it's just impossible to buy them anywhere else.

Tang Mo handed the dish in his hand to Harry, who bowed his head slightly and reported a figure in Tang Mo's ear—the total price of the contracts they had just signed.

Upon hearing a satisfactory number, Tang Mo nodded slightly, and his smile became even more amiable. He said to Leite VII, who was enjoying ice cream, "You must come to watch the car race tomorrow. The excitement not to be missed will absolutely surprise you."

Leite VII put down his dish and nodded as a matter of course, "Of course, I now have no doubts whatsoever about that! I believe that the spectacles Mr. Tang has organized will be thrilling enough!"

"Your Majesty flatters me," Tang Mo said modestly.

Upon receiving the news, people gathered in the exhibition hall, and an auction for two Brunas-class ironclad warships began just like that.

Dorne, which values its naval construction, was the first to make a bid, setting the price at an exaggerated 3 million Gold Coins per warship.

Then a representative of the Empire of Nanla offered a high price of 3.5 million Gold Coins per warship, but this record was only maintained for a short time.

The representative of the Empire of Nanla had barely had time to rejoice when their already high bid was surpassed by someone else.

In order to acquire these two new warships, the Ice Cold Kingdom offered a bid of 4 million Gold Coins, then smugly returned to their seat.

Soon after, an Elf from the Songmu Kingdom, determined to win at all costs, offered a jaw-dropping price of 5 million Gold Coins per warship, and all the military delegates present at the expo looked at the Elf in disbelief for a long while without a word.

In fact, this price had already far exceeded the inherent value of the warships, so many people knew it was difficult to compete and withdrew from the bidding. Find your next read at empire

As a result, as expected, the two Brunas-class ironclad warships were sold to the Songmu Kingdom for 5 million Gold Coins each.

They hope to have their own say in the future over the Endless Sea and naturally are eager to buy advanced warships.

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Before, they didn't even have one Brunas-class warship, but now they've purchased two in one breath, instantly making them a considerably important naval force in the northern part of the Endless Sea.

With these two ironclad warships, they also simultaneously possessed the capital to compete with the Poplar Kingdom in the northern part of the Endless Sea.

At this moment, the Poplar Kingdom had two Brunas-class warships, and the Songmu Kingdom had two—their top naval strengths were actually the same, which to a certain extent, helped stabilize Songmu Kingdom's maritime defenses.

Tang Mo's side was actually reaping immense profits: this wasn't a few hundred thousand Gold Coins, or even tens of thousands, but a full 10 million Gold Coins, so much that even Harry could not look straight at the dazzling amount from these mad spenders.

When this number was announced, everyone present let out a gasp. After all, there had never been arms and equipment priced so high in this world.

"What's all the noise outside?" Yulin asked, curious about what was going on outside while she was eating ice cream.

"Nothing much, we just sold two warships for the sky-high price of 10 million Gold Coins," Tang Mo nonchalantly and matter-of-factly replied.

His words made Emperor Leite VII pause for a moment, and then His Majesty realized he might never have seen so much money.

That was over 10 million Gold Coins! If he could just get his hands on it, he could almost pay off the entire loan from the Great Tang Group.

"Right now, our sales amount has almost reached..." As Tang Mo spoke, he leaned over to Yulin's ear and whispered a number.

Yulin's eyes widened in shock; she found it hard to believe that in just one morning, the Great Tang Group had already earned 27.5 million Gold Coins!

Unfortunately, this business secret could not be shared with King Leite VII, because Tang Mo understood the principle of not flaunting one's wealth.

Still, Tang Mo felt a bit less satisfied with his achievement because he could not boast about his success in front of King Leite.

People are superficial; what difference would it make to win if one cannot show off? Wouldn't that be a waste?

Emperor Leite VII strained to eavesdrop, but he only caught the beginning of the sentence. The latter number, which he was very interested in, eluded him.

However, he guessed more or less correctly that Tang Mo's income by now was at least upwards of 15 million.

After all, just moments ago he had heard about the sale of the two warships for 10 million Gold Coins, and with the rest added on, Tang Mo must have already surpassed 15 million Gold Coins.

"That much?" Yulin was somewhat incredulous.

"Indeed, it's not a small amount, but we have quite a few items we can sell in the afternoon too; I estimate the final total deal price will be even higher," Tang Mo couldn't help feeling a bit proud.

Anyone who could develop their business to the scale of Tang Mo's could indulge in a bit of self-intoxication without hesitation. He could now be called a world arms dealer, owning innumerable factories and employing a legion of workers.

His factories' chimneys stretched from Brunas to Jade City, and from Jade City they extended all the way to Ice Crystal City.

Along with the factories from Ice Crystal City continuing to Wolf City, the scale of the entire industry had grown vast enough to be daunting.

The perceptive Emperor Leite VII knew that Tang Mo could not possibly spend the whole day with him, and his presence here would only delay Tang Mo from discussing the company's secrets with his subordinates; thus, he tactfully rose to take his leave: "I won't bother Mr. Tang any longer, I'll go downstairs and enjoy the bustling scene."

Tang Mo also stood up to see him off: "No worries! It's not bothering... me... I'll escort you! Your Majesty!"

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Today's update is short because I went out to eat with friends for Dragon Boat Festival, and I came back late. I'll make up for it later... sorry.