Chapter 2391 Everyone thought that the iron was produced from Jibin country
Chapter 2391 Everyone thought that the iron was produced in Jibin Country (please subscribe and vote)
As an official of the Tang Dynasty, Wang Xuance had heard and seen the great achievements of countless famous generals of the Tang Dynasty, and the enemies Wu Bi of the Tang Dynasty encountered.
If you just throw one over this land, you can easily sweep it away.
Just like Ye has become the famous demon moth in the Tang Dynasty, Xiao Cheng Taibao's defeated Tubo soldiers and horses, with a thousand men and horses, dared to chase the tens of thousands of Tianzhu coalition forces and march around the world.
And the soldiers and horses of the Xiangxiong Kingdom, with two thousand men and horses, directly defeated the reinforcements from Zhongtian Zhu, and captured the leader of the reinforcements alive.
Even here, there is a reason why he, the coach, knows how to use troops well, but the combat effectiveness of those Zhongtian Zhu soldiers and horses can really be described as horrific.
However, Wang Xuance was also quite proud of himself. He led the coalition forces from many countries and tied them together.
And in repeated wars, a lot of effort was spent. Even at the beginning, when facing enemies several times stronger, he was able to deal with them with great strength, and finally turned his disadvantage into an advantage.
Seeing that his military talent finally had a place to show off his talents, Wang Xuance naturally felt very happy.
Now, although Tupeng and Luocheng, the old capitals of Central Tianzhu, have been captured, one important reason for being able to capture this city is.
The King of Central Tianzhu was deceived by him using the prisoners of war he had released and using false information to deceive the King of Tianzhu, Alonashun.
As a result, this guy led the main force of Zhong Tianzhu and rushed to another battlefield. This allowed Wang Xuance to lead the main force to launch a surprise attack on Tupou and Luocheng.
One of the cities was captured immediately, and after a fierce and short battle, the coalition forces finally won.
However, Wang Xuance also knew very well that he would soon have a head-on confrontation with Zhong Tianzhu's main army.
Thinking about the next important task, Wang Xuance couldn't help but hold the slightly curved weapon handle at his waist with his big hands.
These were the weapons captured by the Shang Shung cavalry who followed him in the battle. It is said that they captured a lot of weapons made of iron.
Not only did they present the captured enemy generals in the tent, they also presented many exquisite and sharp iron weapons.
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Wang Xuance naturally got one as a matter of course, but unfortunately, such a scimitar model has too much curvature.
It would be better if it could be made into the style of Tang Dynasty's horizontal sword. Wang Xuance, who was both civil and military, looked at the weapon at his waist and couldn't help feeling that there were some flaws.
You should know that it is common for a sword made of iron to cost one or two hundred swords in Chang'an.
But soon, Wang Xuance's attention returned to the map in front of him, and he was thinking over and over in his mind.
Then I heard that someone came to report that the shopkeeper Qin from the Han and Tang Dynasty Commercial Bank wanted to see him.
"Please come quickly."
I heard that it was the person who saved his life and helped him contact the coalition forces of various countries.
He even sent someone to lead him to the plateau to meet the shopkeeper Qin of Ren Zhizhou of Jinsha Prefecture. Wang Xuance turned around and walked outside the tent.
"I've seen Marshal Wang." Shopkeeper Qin walked forward quickly, and then saluted Wang Xuance respectfully.
Wang Xuance quickly stretched out his hand to support Shopkeeper Qin and said with a bitter smile.
"Brother Qin, there is no need to be polite. I am just an envoy. How dare you accept such a title."
As the Qin shopkeeper who had followed General Qin in his expeditions east and west for a long time, he spoke sternly.
"This is a foreign country. You are the commander-in-chief of the army. For the sake of the authority of the commander-in-chief, I ask the commander-in-chief not to be too modest."
After hearing this, Wang Xuance stopped being awkward, and the two guests sat down separately.
"Shopkeeper Qin, has the letter been sent out?"
Shopkeeper Qin took a sip of water and then spoke to Wang Xuance.
"Please rest assured, Marshal, this time the letter has been sent away by someone else.
Also, I heard that this time the country of China was allied with the country of Tianzhu, and the country of Xinde actually sent a large army to help?"
Wang Xuance stroked his long beard and narrowed his eyes slightly.
"As expected of Shopkeeper Qin, who has been doing business in this land of Tianzhu for a long time. It seems that you are well-informed."
"Yes, just three days ago, an enemy army defeated by our army was a reinforcement from Germany. The enemy's coach Lahore was captured alive by our army.
Why, is there something that Xin De De can catch the eye of Shopkeeper Qin?"
The shopkeeper of Qin and himself are both from the Central Plains, and the shopkeeper of Qin is also a general who is close to General Qin, the Duke of Yi State.
The two of them also chatted quite well and had a lot of interactions, but what impressed Wang Xuance the most was...
This shopkeeper of Qin is very familiar with the products of the various countries of Tianzhu and can pick them up at his fingertips.
When he mentioned Xinde, the golden light coming out of shopkeeper Qin's eyes really made people's scalp numb, so Wang Xuance asked this question.
Shopkeeper Qin couldn't help but feel happy when he heard that Xin De actually got involved in this war and was an unjust party.
"I dare to ask the commander-in-chief if he knows about iron."
Upon hearing this, Wang Xuance's expression suddenly became serious as he was an outstanding talent with both civil and military skills, a strong sense of strategy, and a deep love for the Tang Dynasty.
"How could Wang not know why? Didn't that iron come from the country of Jibin?"
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"Commander, the iron and iron obtained by our country in the Tang Dynasty was indeed sold to the Western Regions through the Jibin Kingdom, and then changed hands through traders from the countries in the Western Regions before being trafficked to our Datang Dynasty.
But in fact, the origin of iron and steel is not in Jibin State, but in northern Sindh."
"It's just that if you want to traffic it to the Tang Dynasty and other countries in the Western Regions, you need to go through the Jibin Kingdom."
"And the people of Jibin have always controlled the northward trade route of Sindh.
Therefore, the Tang Dynasty and even the countries in the Western Regions all thought that the iron came from the Jibin Kingdom..."
"Since I arrived in the Tianzhu Plain, I have been ordered to find out the origin of the iron. I have spent a lot of money and sent many capable men."
"It was only a few days ago that the origin of the iron was finally determined."
"Based on the information I got, I believe that Germany exports almost 200,000 kilograms of iron and steel through Jibin every year."
"The quantity sold to the countries in Tianzhu is probably about the same amount."
Listening to shopkeeper Qin's confident analysis, Wang Xuance suddenly stood up, but slowly sat back down, and the iron scimitar was already placed in front of his knees.
"No wonder we captured a lot of iron weapons when we defeated the German troops. I even kept one here."
"I just thought that Germany was very rich. I didn't expect that the roots were actually here."
"It seems that shopkeeper Qin must have heard that Xinde sent troops to help Tianzhu, so he made a special trip here, right?"
Shopkeeper Qin nodded with a smile and admitted frankly.
"The villain knows that he can't hide it from the commander-in-chief. It is this news that makes the villain's heart beat with excitement."
"And I think the commander-in-chief should also know how important the hundreds of thousands of kilograms of iron materials produced every year are to me, Datang."
Wang Xuance's eyes couldn't help but light up, and he slowly pulled out the iron scimitar at his waist.