The predicament Xia Fei was in was exactly what Shire hoped to see.
The struggle for power often involved more than just money.
The widespread deployment of the 37mm cannon could indeed bring economic benefits to Shire, each one selling for 1500 francs, and after splitting the profit with "Saint Etienne," Shire could earn over three hundred francs per unit.
Even if ten thousand units were sold, it would amount to just over three million, which at this time was but a drop in the ocean for Shire.
On the other hand, mainly used to counter tanks, the ammunition consumption of this cannon was much less than that of ordinary artillery. In the long run, its profit was less than that of mortars, machine guns, grenades, or even military uniforms.
But if it could further advance in the field of anti-tank artillery, create some discord or fracture the relationship between Xia Fei and Schneider, or perhaps secretly lay out some plans, then it would be a different story.
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