Zeng Yi was very happy when the imperial court opened up some defensive equipment. Not only did he see that the players in the Western Regions could enhance their own strength, but most importantly, Zeng Yi saw a business opportunity, a business opportunity to make a fortune. The imperial court wanted to open up the players'
Things are very rare. As for the military books that the imperial court decided to publish, they are very rare in the world, let alone a monopoly business such as defensive ballistas.
Looking at the old prince and others, Zeng Yi said with some excitement: "Old prince! This, although the court has opened some good things to the people, and there is no need to worry about selling them, but if you want to break through the blockade of Xixia and other countries, it will be difficult to transport them into the Western Regions.
It’s very difficult. I wonder if you, seniors, have any plans?”
"Haha, the East and West imperial courts have already provided it, do they still need the imperial court to deliver it to your door?"
"The imperial court does not have this obligation to deliver door-to-door services, and this is not how business is done. But now we are not doing business. The purpose of doing this is to enhance the strength of the Western Regions. If those good things cannot be transported into the Western Regions,
Then our original purpose will not be achieved!"
After Zeng Yi's reminder, everyone realized that the transportation problem is indeed a troublesome problem, "Xixia has sealed the border, and the Tubo side has a harsh environment. Transportation is really a troublesome thing, especially those city defense ballistae, the target is too big,
Smuggling is very dangerous." Zhuge Shenhou said with a frown.
Seeing a group of big guys frowning, Zeng Yi quickly said, "My lords and seniors, you might as well leave this matter to me."
"You? Do you have a way to transport those things into the Western Region?"
"Hey, what should I say about this? Although I don't have any good ideas, I am confident that I can transport those good things into the Western Region." To be honest, Zeng Yi really doesn't have any good ideas, but Zeng Yi still has some ideas.
It's a stupid way to use players to smuggle. Of course, one player can't bring a huge crossbow into the Western Regions, but it can be dismantled. Each player can carry a part and assemble it later. In this way, the crossbow can be safely transported
Cannons were brought into the Western Regions.
Seeing Zeng Yi being so confident, the old prince and others looked at each other, "Since you are so confident, I will leave this matter to you. This is a very important thing in the family. Once an accident occurs, you need to bear it yourself."
!”
The court's intention was very clear. Giving those things to Zeng Yi was equivalent to selling them to him. If there were any losses, Zeng Yi would have to bear them himself, and the court would not care about him.
"Of course, I will take care of everything. I just don't know how much money those good things should cost?"
...
It has to be said that monopoly business is good. Even Zeng Yi, a profiteer, took a breath of cold air when he heard the price offered by the court. Not to mention anything else, the court actually raised a price for those ballistas used for defense.
The price of the palace was ten thousand taels of silver. Zeng Yi was willing to bet that the imperial court would not purchase more than two thousand taels of silver.
Each ballista cost 10,000 taels of silver, and the imperial court took out hundreds of them at one time, which was worth millions of silver. If an accident happened and these things were damaged, Zeng Yi estimated that he would be able to pay for it with his life.
After leaving the old prince, Zeng Yi followed Wan Huojing and the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance directly to the armory to check the city defense ballistae stored there. The city defense ballistae used on the city wall was beyond Zeng Yi's expectation, even bigger than Jiaolong.
The ballista on board is even bigger!
"Lord Ni, please see, this is the city defense ballistae." Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue said, pointing to the ballistae in the armory.
"So big and complicated!"
"Although it is huge and complicated, it is easy to operate and very powerful. If it hadn't been for the initial research, it was too huge and could only be fixed on the city wall. Those guys from the navy would have put it on the ship, and then it would be the infantry's turn.
!”
After looking at the ballistae in the ordnance, Zeng Yi left in a hurry and ran back to his blacksmith shop. In the blacksmith shop, Zeng Yi asked Tie Hammer if he could disassemble the group and get some ballistae. Tie Hammer's answer was
Yes, but there is no guarantee that it will remain intact. "I am a blacksmith, and you ask me to do the work of a carpenter. Of course, I can't guarantee it!" Zeng Yi was also helpless about the reason given by the hammer. "Madeh, I am
Where can I find a carpenter?"
"Isn't your brother good at machine arts? Why not let him do it?"
Zeng Yi slapped his head and said, "Made, I forgot about this guy Lao Si in a hurry." Zeng Yi quickly contacted Lao Si. Lao Si was refining poison when he suddenly received news from Zeng Yi. This guy started
Too lazy to talk to Zeng Yi.
"Fourth brother, fourth brother! If you get it, please reply quickly. Something's happened!"
"I'm busy, don't disturb me!"
Zeng Yi quickly told the fourth child about his return to the arms business. When the fourth child heard this, his attitude immediately changed, "Second brother, please wait, I will leave for the capital immediately."
We had just communicated with the fourth child here, and before he could sit down and take a sip of water, Zeng Yi received a message from the eldest son and the third son, "Second son, you are not kind. If we fight together, there is a chance to make a fortune.
You didn’t even tell your brother!”
"Second brother, second master, brother, I'm so poor that I'm so poor, you have to give me a hand!"
"...Okay, come to the capital as soon as possible." Zeng Yi left these guys speechless.
The speed of the three guys was quite fast. In less than a day, the three guys hurried back to the capital and hurried to Zeng Yi's blacksmith shop. When they saw Zeng Yi, they asked anxiously: "Second brother, what are you doing?"
Second brother! We are coming!"
"Come here, don't make a fucking fuss, don't scare my customers." After saying that, Zeng Yi quickly smiled at the customers who were choosing weapons: "Don't be afraid, they are just a few lunatics. You take your time to choose.
"
With that said, Zeng Yi glanced at the three bosses, and the four of them ran to the backyard of the blacksmith shop. As soon as they entered the backyard, Zeng Yi said, "You guys got here so fast!"
"Of course, we borrowed your flying pigeon to pass the message, second brother, and we came right away."
"Boy, the ballista is there, show us quickly!"
"It's still in the armory. In order to strengthen the strength of the Western Region, the imperial court has spent a lot of money this time and approved hundreds of ballistae. The trouble now is that these ballistae cannot be transported into the Western Region, so I just thought
, let me see if I can dismantle these ballistae and smuggle them into the Western Region in batches."
As he spoke, Zeng Yi looked at Lao Si, who frowned and said: "Logically speaking, this can be considered the category of mechanism art, but after all, this is the first time I have seen this thing. I have never been exposed to it before, so I still need to take a look at it first."
, only after researching carefully can you know whether it can be disassembled."
"Okay, come with me, let's take a look at those ballistae first. Time is running out, so you still have to hurry up!" (To be continued)
