Chapter two hundred and forty-four traitorous profiteers
Li Xuan stopped talking, but looked at him with an indifferent expression. It must be said that Li Xuan's expression at this moment still put a lot of pressure on people.
The old man Sun didn't persist for a few minutes, and then he took the initiative and said: "Sun came here this time to do a business with your department, not just cloth, but also other things if possible!
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Doing business? What kind of business can the Tang Dynasty do with him? Li Xuan muttered in his heart, but he still did not speak.
Old Man Sun also continued: "As long as it is something your department needs and Sun can provide it, then I can send it to your department!"
After hearing this, Li Xuan said, "Where are the iron tools?"
Sun said in a very confident tone: "Yes, as long as the amount your department needs is not too much, Sun can provide it. In fact, now Sun can provide your department with at least one thousand kilograms of iron at any time!"
After hearing this, Li Xuan straightened his face and said, "Where's the copper?"
Old man Sun still looked confident and said: "We also have copper. Mr. Sun has several hundred kilograms of copper ready to be made into bronze wares. If your department needs it, it can be shipped at any time. If your department needs more in the future, just let us know in advance.
, I don’t dare to say too much, but a few hundred kilograms of copper material is just casual!”
At this time, Li Xuan was already staring at him and took a step forward: "Where is the brimstone and saltpeter?"
Hearing this, Old Man Sun frowned slightly and asked tentatively: "I wonder how much your department needs?"
Li Xuandao: "The more, the better!"
Old Man Sun said: "If the amount required by your department is too large, the sulfur and saltpeter will be a bit troublesome, but it is not impossible!"
After hearing Old Man Sun's answer, Li Xuan was already very sure that Old Man Sun was not here to give him money or women. On the contrary, he wanted to make money from his own Tang Dynasty.
In just a short moment, Li Xuan gave this man a comment. He was a bold man, and he was also a profiteer who was willing to betray his country in order to make money!
He was said to be bold because he dared to sell strategic materials such as iron, sulfur, and saltpeter to himself, a rebel leader. He was said to be a traitor because Old Man Sun was a citizen of the Ming Dynasty, and he was rebelling. He secretly
Selling strategic materials to yourself is not betraying the country.
If the officials of the Ming Dynasty found out about this person, they would definitely have his family confiscated and exterminated as soon as possible.
"Okay!" Li Xuan said: "As long as Mr. Sun transports these things, I can take as much as I want!"
At this time, the old man Sun said with a smile on his face: "Of course things can be delivered at any time, but the price is just that!"
Li Xuan did not answer immediately, but waved, and then said: "Let Bachelor Qian and General Bai come over!"
Qian Mengjiu is the Minister of the Ministry of War and has something to do with logistics and supply. Bai Yunqi is also the battalion officer of the supply camp and also has something to do with logistics and supply. It would be more appropriate for them to negotiate. Otherwise, if he is an emperor, he will have to deal with an emperor.
Can't the merchant bargain in person?
Of course, Li Xuan would never say that he knew nothing about prices in this era!
He, Li Xuan, is a descendant, so naturally he doesn't know about this, while the original person is a scholar who doesn't hear anything outside the world and only reads books by sages. Not to mention the price of these things, he doesn't even know how food is grown.
have no idea.
The souls of two scumbags merge into everything, so don't expect him to understand much about rural people.
After Qian Mengjiu and Bai Yunqi arrived, they started a formal discussion with Old Man Sun. It was not the kind of conversation that Li Xuan had with Old Man Sun before, where they just asked a few words if they had it, if they could, but it was quite detailed.
Negotiate, for example, how much is the price, how to pay, whether to pay cash on delivery or to ask for a deposit, how much deposit to give, how to transport, the specific purchase quantity, etc.
Li Xuan sat up and did not listen carefully, but was thinking about broader things.
It seems to be a good thing that Old Man Sun came to visit today, because if the negotiation goes well, then the Tang Dynasty will have another channel to purchase strategic materials.
The various strategic materials needed by the Tang Dynasty have always been in relatively short supply. Food is easy to say and can be eaten by the enemy. Although Zhengtai County is barren, it can be regarded as a relatively traditional agricultural area with a high food output.
Even though it's not high, as long as you work hard enough to 'collect grain', there will still be no problem feeding thousands of people in the New Army of the Tang Dynasty.
However, it is difficult to collect strategic materials for military purposes such as iron, copper, lead, sulfur, and saltpeter. Zhengtai County itself does not produce these materials. Whether it is for private consumption, the Ming army, or the new army of the Tang Dynasty itself, they can only rely on outsourcing.
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How did the Tang Dynasty solve these problems in the past? They mainly relied on robbing iron items, and a small amount of them were purchased secretly from small traders.
Copper was also obtained by robbery. The several hundred kilograms of copper used in the cannon-making experiments in Huangzhushan were obtained by robbing several temple bells and other bronze wares.
Some of the ammunition supplies such as lead, sulfur, and saltpeter were purchased secretly, and a lot of them were also seized from the Ming army.
But generally speaking, the Tang Dynasty has not yet been able to perfectly solve the stable supply of these materials, and is living a life of using as much as it can.
If this old man Sun can provide a stable supply channel of strategic materials, it will definitely be a good thing for the Tang Dynasty.
And since there is an old man Sun coming here, maybe there will be an old man Wang, old man Qian, etc. coming here in the future.
No matter what era it is, there is never a shortage of businessmen who trample the law or even betray their country just to make money!
But in this case, Li Xuan also thought of a possibility, that is, since Old Man Sun and other businessmen could hear the news and even found this place to do business and make money, does it mean that his Tang Dynasty has already
Has your reputation spread far and wide?
This is not a good thing. If the limelight is too great, wouldn't it mean that it will attract the attention of the upper class of the Ming Dynasty?
This is something Li Xuan has always tried to avoid, but now it seems that it doesn't seem to be successful!
Businessmen like Old Man Sun know about it, but will those Ming Dynasty officials know about it?
While Li Xuan was thinking about this, the discussion between Old Man Sun and Qian Mengjiu also ended.
The two parties agreed that Old Man Sun would supply a series of materials to the Tang Dynasty, and Old Man Sun would be responsible for transporting them to Zhengtai County. The Tang Dynasty would need to pay real money and deliver the goods.
What Old Man Sun said is that he never does business on credit!
Moreover, the price was very expensive. Judging from their discussion, Li Xuan knew that Old Man Sun had cheated him hard. The cloth was all good, and the price was only a few percent higher than the market price, but the price of ironware and saltpeter was
The price has doubled, especially sulfur, which is the most difficult to obtain, is three times the price on the market.
However, Li Xuan didn't care about this. Silver can't be used for food or for fighting. Moreover, the Tang Dynasty did not have the habit of using silver as a salary. Today, the Tang Dynasty still maintains that no one gets paid when serving as an official or a soldier.
What a tradition!
As a result, the nearly ten thousand taels of silver stolen over the past year have never been spent.
It doesn't matter if you use silver to buy strategic materials, even if the price is higher. What's more, since Old Man Sun took the risk of collaborating with the bandit army to make a deal with the Tang Dynasty, he must be doing it for high profits. Why would he do it without doubling the profits?
To take this risk?
However, Li Xuan also made a request, that is, the first batch of supplies must be delivered within half a month! 8)