Major Hank took all the British soldiers away. They drove nearly a hundred four-wheeled carriages, pulling a full 80,000 pounds of salt and embarking on the journey back to Jamestown.

Major Hank didn't give Shi Xiong a definite answer before leaving, and Shi Xiong didn't care much.

The promotion of textile machinery in the Old World was just a temporary thought by Shi Xiong. If you do, you can use this to obtain more supplies or personnel from the European side; no, it doesn’t matter. Anyway, this matter itself is unplanned. The product.

But it's different for Major Hank.

The matter that Shixiong proposed was indeed very attractive to him. He also knew that if he could really manipulate this matter, it would undoubtedly be a great one for the rest of his life. thing.

The most important thing is that if this thing can really be done, then Major Hank thinks that even if he is given the title of a baron, it may not be a problem.

Major Hank’s hometown was in West London, right under the eyes of the King of England. If this kind of textile machinery really catches fire, then the sale of textile machinery can make huge profits. The most important thing is to start a large textile factory and hire hundreds of female workers. Then his influence is in West London. It will definitely become huge.

In this era, people who can create a large number of jobs are also very powerful.

Therefore, Major Hank really wanted to do this. But again, he has many worries.

First of all, if he wants to do this, then he has to retire from the army. The rank of major he had obtained in the Royal British Army for 20 years will disappear with his retirement, and everything he has done in the Army in these 20 years will also disappear.

The armies of all countries in the world and in all eras of history are almost the same. If you are in the army no matter how good you are, as long as you retire, people won't know you when you return to the place.

Of course, except for the kind of generals who are mixed up to very high levels, but if you can be a general, it is almost equivalent to a lifetime career, and there is no such thing as retirement. Even if it is retired, it is also a permanent rank.

But Hank was different. Don't look at the colonel as being very awkward in the army, but once he retired, it would really be a tragedy.

In good times, they were all dedicated to the army, and there were almost no local contacts or anything. But in the middle age, he suddenly retired and returned to the local government. Could it be stronger?

Hank will definitely consider this one carefully, which is after all related to the rest of his life.

Secondly, Major Hank also needs time to make judgments and choices regarding the prospects of the two textile machinery mentioned by Shi Xiong.

Of course, the most critical point is that the conditions proposed by Shixiong made Hanke feel a bit of a toothache.

For ten years, 40% of net profit per year is not a small number, nor is it a short period of time. Moreover, the guardian lord doesn't need money, he wants all kinds of materials and personnel, which embarrassed Major Hank.

This time, Major Hank suffered a lot for the 80,000 pounds of salt trade. After all, some of the things the guardian wanted were easy to handle, but there were still some that were hard to handle. For example, those experimental equipment and some strange raw materials are really not easy to play around.

Oh, there are alchemists, that's even harder to deal with.

Almost everyone who can be an alchemist doesn't need money, and anyone who doesn't have money can't be an alchemist. Although many of these alchemists will eventually lose their money, it is not so easy to recruit some alchemists to work for Native Indians.

If it weren't for Jones's shot this time, Major Hank thought that Jack Williams and David Adion would not be able to get them by himself.

And if you go back to the old world to do textile machinery and open a textile factory, I am afraid that the guardian lord will ask for even more weird things. That is the most troublesome thing.

Therefore, cooperation is nothing to Shi Xiong, but for Major Hank, he really needs to think about it.

"Why don't you go back with William?" Standing on the edge of the tribe, watching Major Hank's motorcade gradually disappear into the distance, Shi Xiong turned his head and asked Lieutenant Ferguson who was standing beside him.

Ferguson sighed, "Why are you going back? William is tempted to retire. What can I do when I go back? If William really retires, I will have no one to take care of in Jamestown. I can only be bullied when I go back."

"Bullied? Haha, Patrick, you too lowly regard yourself? You are a second lieutenant officer."

"Second lieutenant?" Ferguson shook his head with a wry smile. "Under the jurisdiction of that fellow Jones, the second lieutenant is not as good as Jones as a personal soldier."

Shi Xiong was stunned, and then he shook his head with a wry smile.

It seems that whether it is ancient or modern, it is the same in this army.

As if he was reluctant to talk about Jamestown, Ferguson asked Shi Xiong, "Boss, if I live here for a long time, do you think it's okay?"

"Yes! Of course you can~lightnovelpub.net~ But if you live with me for so long, are you not afraid of being considered a deserter?"

"Desert? How is it possible? Don't look at me not being seen by Jones, but now I am on your side, which is equivalent to the representative of the British Empire on your side. Jones wants me to be here."

"That's what you said. But can your kid bear the loneliness? You don't like the women here. What you like is the kind of blond white people, and we natives can't enter your eyes. ."

Ferguson gave Shixiong angrily, "Boss, you should look like a boss? Besides, I'm not here to be a representative for you. I just want to make a new rifle. That's it. The thing I care about most."

Shi Xiong smiled and waved his hand, apologized, and then asked: "How is the progress of the new gun?"

"Fortunately, all the designs have come out. I plan to turn on the furnace once the weather is a little warmer to produce some good steel, and then start making new guns in small batches. By the way, you promised my gunpowder. Where's the private agent?"

Shi Xiong spread his hands and said: "I don't have this thing now, but this time I added a lot of castor oil to William's list. When William leads the team next time, you will have a lot of gunpowder. Up."

"Well, boss, that new type of gunpowder will have to wait a while before it can be produced in large quantities."

"Well, you look back and get in touch with Bill more. This guy seems to have a talent for gunpowder. Also, Jack Williams, you can also get in touch with it. This guy is very good at mechanical manufacturing. Maybe they both I can help you."

"Okay, I'll have a chat with them when I look back."

PS: If you have something to do, this chapter is a bit missing.