It is undeniable that Master Li is definitely a very disciplined man. After accepting this gift, it is natural to talk about business. However, Goryeo is different from envoys from other countries. A few days ago, they just asked for a meeting and did not directly
Li Qi said that he wanted to buy weapons, so Li Qi didn't dare to speak first, so several people began to talk about the trade between the two parties.
When talking about business, we talk about patience. Li Qi was really not in a hurry. He smiled from beginning to end and did not show any impatience. He seemed to have forgotten about the arms.
After talking for a while, Pu Zhiqian and others began to feel a little unable to sit still. If they continued to talk, the day would be wasted. He changed the topic and said: "By the way, I heard that your country plans to sell weapons to foreign countries.
, I wonder if this is serious?”
Wow! You are really hypocritical. I have made several big deals, don't you know? Li Qi secretly despised it, but said: "It's true, why? Does Brother Pu also have ideas?"
Pu Zhiqian also secretly scolded Li Qi for being hypocritical, thinking, I have looked for you several times. If I had no idea, how could I be guilty? But he still did not reveal it and said curiously: "Supervisor, please forgive me for asking, this weapon is
The foundation of the country, its importance is self-evident, why does your country suddenly sell weapons to foreign countries?"
"What Brother Pu said is extremely reasonable, but--sigh."
Li Qi ended this sentence early with a helpless lament.
Pu Zhiqian's curiosity was immediately piqued, and he hurriedly asked: "Does the supervisor have something to hide?"
It’s not difficult! It’s not difficult at all! If you ask a few more times, I will tell you naturally. Li Qi rubbed his face, making himself even more distressed, and sighed: "Well, every family has scriptures that are difficult to recite.
Yes!"
This cook still likes to show off his secrets. Pu Zhiqian was filled with hatred, but there was nothing he could do about Li Qi, so he could only shamelessly continue to ask: "What is it? Can you tell me?"
Li Qi pretended to hesitate and remained silent. As a chef, it is a basic skill to whet your appetite.
After Pu Zhiqian saw this, he was secretly angry and decided to retreat as a way forward: "Since the supervisor has something to hide, I should pretend that I have never asked him."
Damn it! How can this be done? You have already asked, how can you not count it out? You are too stubborn. Li Qi shook his head and said: "Actually, there is nothing that cannot be said. It's just that I always thought that the reason why Song Dynasty sells weapons is almost
Everyone should know it!"
"We know?"
Park Zhiqian was stunned and made eye contact with his companions. The three of them shook their heads in unison, expressing their ignorance.
Li Qi glanced at them quickly, let out a long sigh, and suddenly said: "You should all know about the covenant between our Song Dynasty and the Jin Kingdom, right?"
Park Zhiqian looked shocked and blurted out: "Is it related to the Kingdom of Jin?" Speaking of the Kingdom of Jin, his heart began to beat faster. Nowadays, people all over Goryeo are panicking. Why? Isn't it just because of the newly rising Kingdom of Jin?
In the past, they always wanted to incorporate the Jurchens' territory into their own territory, so they launched wars many times. At that time, the Jurchens were still subjects of the Liao Kingdom, which was the confrontation between the Liao Kingdom and Goryeo. But if this happened, the Jurchens would become
Even more innocent. What a natural disaster.
Nowadays, the situation has changed, and the Kingdom of Jin has become stronger and stronger, and it is out of control. Goryeo is naturally afraid of the revenge of the Kingdom of Jin. Since last year, they have been wandering around, trying to find ways to avoid the revenge of the Kingdom of Jin, so the word "Jin Kingdom" has always been there.
Challenge the nerves of Korean people.
Li Qi naturally knew this very well, nodded and said: "Then you should also have heard about the economic construction of our Song and Jin countries, right?"
Park Zhiqian nodded dullly, as if he had already guessed something.
Seeing that his appetite was almost gone, Li Qi said: "The so-called economic construction means that Song Dynasty invests in the Kingdom of Jin, but the amount involved is very huge. I don't want to think about it. I don't want to think about it.
Although Song was wealthy, he seemed to be a little unable to do what he wanted, so he could only make a little money by buying and selling arms to fill that gap."
Pu Zhiqian frowned when he heard this and said: "Your country is a big country in the Central Plains, why do you want to try so hard to please the Jin Kingdom?"
Your method of sowing dissension is too bad. Li Qi raised his hand and said: "I don't deny that the Kingdom of Jin is indeed very strong now, and no one dares to be an enemy. However, our relationship with the Kingdom of Jin is like brothers.
Generally speaking, this move is definitely not to please the Jin Kingdom, we are just trying our best to fulfill the covenant. After all, the Song Dynasty is a country of gentlemen, how can we break our promises."
This is not just because he is afraid of the Kingdom of Jin and has been cheated by the forced seller. Park Zhiqian heard that he was very worried. Even the great powers of the Central Plains dared to admit the strength of the Kingdom of Jin. This shows how scared the Kingdom of Jin is. He said: "Yes, yes, I made a mistake.
Don’t blame the supervisor.”
Li Qi shook his head and said: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. I also know the grudges between your country and the Kingdom of Jin. I can understand this."
Pu Zhiqian noticed that there was something in Li Qi's words and asked cautiously: "Does the supervisor seem to be referring to what he said?"
Li Qi snorted and said, "No--no, Brother Pu is worrying too much."
Is this still called that? Park Zhiqian said: "Supervisor, you and I have some friendship. Let's treat it as a private communication today. If the supervisor has something to say, it doesn't matter."
Li Qi chuckled and said, "I'm just hearing about it, so I won't tell you anything."
Sure enough, there was something hidden. Pu Zhiqian smiled and said: "It's okay, just treat it as casual chat, and I'll just treat it as hearsay."
"That's it!" Li Qi rubbed his nose a few times, hesitated for a while, and then said, "Actually, it's like this. When I went to the Kingdom of Jin as an envoy, I heard some remarks."
"What remarks?"
"It was said by some Jin people. I don't know who they are specifically. They said that the Jurchens have two major enemies. The first is Tianzuo Emperor Yelu Yanxi, and the second one---!"
"Who is second?"
Li Qi scratched his head and said: "The second one is your country. It is said that your country had repeatedly robbed the Jurchens of their territory and population, and also abused them."
When Pu Zhiqian heard this, he almost slipped off his chair and stammered: "Is this---is this true?" But then he became particularly angry and said righteously: "This is unreasonable. Who is slandering us? Tai
Bullying."
If you have never done this, why are you so excited? Li Qi shook his head and said: "How do I know this? I heard it through hearsay." After a pause, he suddenly said: "Brother Pu, is there anything else? If not, I have to go there.
The Commerce Bureau is handling some matters."
Pu Zhiqian was now frightened and said hurriedly: "Supervisor, wait a minute, I have something else I want to discuss with the supervisor?"
Hold it in! If you have the ability, just hold it in till the end. It’s really a shame. If you’re afraid, just say it. I won’t laugh at you. After all, I’m afraid too. Li Qi said in surprise: “I don’t know what else Brother Pu has to offer.
thing?"
Park Zhiqian smiled and said: "That's right. We in Korea have heard that your country wants to sell weapons and are very interested in it. Can the supervisor introduce it to me in detail?"
"Oh, it turns out that Brother Park is also interested. You should have told me earlier. Hurry up and show Brother Park the price list."
Yu Qi quickly took out the price list and handed it to Park Zhiqian and the others.
The three of them just looked at it for a while, and Park Zhiqian exclaimed: "How much does this divine arm bow and bed crossbow cost?"
A stick is a stick, either you don’t make a move, and when you make a move, you want to get it right in one step. I really like doing business with the stick so much. Li Qi chuckled: "Is it a lot? To be honest, Brother Pu, I didn’t ask you the price at all.
, this price list can be said to be our cost price. If we were not short of money, it would be impossible to sell it at this price. Deputy Supervisor, please show them another price list."
"yes."
Yu Qi took out another price list and handed it over, but thought to himself, this supervisor is really good at business. He can predict the future and prepare two price lists in advance.
Is there really a second price list? Park Zhiqian and others were stunned for a moment, then took it. The price on it was even more shocking to them.
Li Qi began to lie: "All three of you have seen it. This second copy is for countries that have no friendship with our country, the Song Dynasty. The first one is for countries like your country that have maintained diplomatic relations with our country, the Song Dynasty."
Prepared. Let’s talk about the God’s Arm Bow. Ordinary bows are worth four or five times. If the God’s Arm Bow, which our Song Dynasty has always been proud of, sells for this little money, not to mention how much we lose, it is simply wrong.
What an insult to our weapons supervisor."
Pu Zhiqian wondered: "But you sell a divine arm bow for forty guan, and the bed crossbow has reached 120 guan, which does not include arrows. This---this is too expensive."
Li Qi chuckled and said, "Brother Pu, based on the friendship between you and me, I won't lie to you. Someone, please bring up our latest bed crossbow."
"yes."
After a while, six soldiers came up carrying a crossbow. I saw that this crossbow was more than three meters long and two meters wide. There were three large bows on it. They were once stacked. Different from the previous ones, they were now placed.
It has an arrow chamber system. From the arrow chamber point of view, a bow can shoot three arrows. The shortest arrows must be one meter long. Moreover, there are wheels under the bed crossbow and a device similar to a shaft in the front.
In fact, this crossbow is an ancient cannon. It has great range and power. It should not be too bulky, and it also requires a lot of manpower. After all, there is no perfect weapon.
Li Qi came forward and introduced: "Guys, please take a look. This is our newly modified bed crossbow. It can fire nine arrows at a time, which is six more than the original. The heavy one can shoot a thousand steps away. Like this
The medium-sized one can also shoot three hundred steps away, and we have also improved the launching system. It originally required fifteen people to turn the rollers and pull the bowstring, but now only ten people are needed, and the heavy-duty one requires more than sixty people. In addition, in the past,
Launching involves hitting a wooden stick with a hammer, which has a higher chance of accidents. However, now we have changed the device. Please look here. There is a cylinder here, which we commonly call a button. Just use a hammer to look at the button.
Shooting, the safety is higher. In addition, the bed crossbow can now be transported by donkeys and horses, which greatly improves the convenience. I am not bragging. In the battle to defend the city, the role of the bed crossbow is irreplaceable, especially
When facing cavalry, if an army is equipped with divine arm bows and bed crossbows, it will definitely be capable of both offense and defense. Let me tell you the math, a bow costs four bucks, and the weight alone, this bed crossbow is worth the money.
Moreover, the bed crossbow has very high requirements for materials, and one hundred and twenty crossbows are really cheap enough."
Pu Zhiqian nodded sarcastically and did not answer in a hurry. He looked at the Fuzi Crossbow carefully. In fact, they came here just for the Fuzi Crossbow and the Divine Arm Bow. What they valued most was the Fuzi Crossbow's city-defending advantage.
After a while, Park Zhiqian said: "Can it be less---less."
Li Qi chuckled and said: "Brother Pu, what we do business is based on your willingness and our willingness. This price really cannot be lower. Since the three of you are not satisfied with the price, you can look at something else, our ordinary crossbow."
The prices are very cheap.”
It’s cheap but not good! Park Zhiqian frowned and said: “Supervisor, can you allow us to discuss it for a while?”
"Of course. I'll go to the back to deal with other things first."
Li Qi said and Yu Qi and others left.
Half an hour later, Li Qi came to the hall again. Park Zhiqian immediately received the goods list they had prepared long ago.
Li Qi picked it up and took a look, and was secretly surprised. What a big deal! He ordered two thousand crossbows alone, and four thousand divine arm bows. Adding these two together, it accounted for about
For 400,000 guan, one good thing about selling bows and crossbows is that you have to sell arrows, and the arrows of the bed crossbow and the divine arm bow are matching. The total of all the items on the bill of goods is nearly 900,000 guan. It can be seen that
Goryeo has become ruthless this time. In fact, the reason why they ordered so many weapons is not all for the Jin Kingdom. Since their unification, they have always wanted to open up the north, so the demand for armaments is very large, but after all, they have limited resources and technology, and
No country has been willing to sell weapons before, so they don't want to miss this good opportunity.
Faced with such a big deal, Li Qi's expression immediately changed. He almost regarded Pu Zhiqian as a real brother. They put their arms around each other and talked about it. They generously waived the fraction of the figure and paid for each bed.
Nu delivered nine arrows to them. The two sides became more and more happy as they talked, and the contract was quickly finalized.
After everything was settled, Li Qi chuckled and said: "By the way, Brother Pu, we have recently developed a crossbow called the Charge Crossbow. It is very easy to use. Both Japan and Uighur like it very much and have ordered a lot.
Do you want to take a look?"
Park Zhiqian said blankly: "Charge crossbow? Why is it not on the price list?"
Just kidding, if I put it up first, how could I trick you into buying more! Li Qi chuckled: "This charging crossbow has just been developed, and our Song army has not yet equipped it. I originally didn't want to sell it, but I
For the sake of the friendship between our two countries, I asked you, if you don’t want it, that’s okay.”
Pu Zhiqian thought it would be okay to take a look, and said: "Can I take a look?"
When Master Li heard this, a strange smile appeared on his lips, and the money had safely fallen into his pocket. To be continued.)