Chapter 233: Complex situation

The artillery training ground was filled with the smell of gunpowder, and the mud pits smashed by the shells were everywhere.
Zhao Yuanliang glanced at the artillery that he could not see clearly four hundred steps away, then glanced at the clay sculpture that had fallen to the ground, feeling extremely shocked.
He could already imagine how this extremely powerful artillery killed dozens of cavalry soldiers in one shot in the Battle of Cangzhou.
"Yuan Liang, you've also seen this effect. It's worth twenty thousand taels of silver. You should know better than me. It's not that this king is laughing at the black armored cavalry. The four hundred cavalry is really not as good as this king's artillery." Xiao Ming intentionally Stimulate Zhao Yuanliang.
Zhao Yuanliang was silent for a while, and said: "His Royal Highness, this artillery is really unprovoked, but the price of this artillery is too high, can it be less."
"I can't do anything about it." Xiao Ming shook his head with a firm attitude, "This king can never do business at a loss, not to mention that this artillery was originally unwilling to give to the court, let alone other vassals. Knowing that you have prevented your father from sending troops to support Qingzhou, it is right for me to sell artillery to you today."
To do business is to raise the price first and then slowly lower the price. As the saying goes, buying is not as good as selling. This is the reason. Buyers never know where the bottom line of the seller's profit is.
Xiao Ming suddenly changed his face, which embarrassed Zhao Yuanliang's face. He coughed and said, "His Royal Highness has misunderstood. We really have nothing to do with this matter. It is all those courtiers who made trouble."
The purpose of bringing up the old account was to raise the price, and Xiao Ming hated the people like King Zhao in his heart.
He said: "The king has the right and believes in Yuanliang, and the price is low. I don't know how much you want to purchase this time?"
Zhao Yuanliang looked at Zhao Kuan at this time, and saw Zhao Kuan secretly stretch out two fingers.
He said: "Twenty guns."
"so little?"
Xiao Ming frowned. He looked at Zhao Yuanliang and Zhao Kuan, only to see that they looked a little strange.
He sneered secretly in his heart, he understood, this king Zhao might have the idea of ​​imitating artillery, otherwise he would not only purchase 20 artillery, for the Liangzhou front line, at least 300 artillery would be needed.
"Originally, if the quantity was large enough, this king could sell it to you for fifteen thousand two. Since it is twenty, it is really not worthwhile. Twenty thousand, it cannot be less."
After that, Xiao Ming turned and left.
Now the artillery is only his family, buy it or not.
When Xiao Ming left, Zhao Yuanliang said to Zhao Kuan: "You really have confidence that you can imitate this artillery."
"His Royal Highness, I was originally not sure, but now I have seen the appearance of the artillery, and I have a certain degree of confidence in my heart. We have already mastered the technology of producing the artillery tube. This artillery is only thicker and longer. When the batch of artillery arrives, we can let the craftsman produce it in this way." Zhao Kuan said.
"Well, okay, what about this armor?" Zhao Yuanliang asked.
The reason why he brought Zhao Kuan this time was because Zhao Kuan had an excellent memory and remembered things very quickly.
"Don't worry, my son, everything is in order." Zhao Kuan said.
Nodding their heads, Zhao Yuanliang and Zhao Kuan followed Xiao Ming back to the palace, and agreed to buy 20 artillery pieces at a price of 22,000.
"Then Qingzhou will pick up the goods in two months," Xiao Ming said.
No matter how small a mosquito is, it is meat. With 20 artillery pieces of 400,000 taels of silver, he made a net profit of more than 300,000 taels of silver. This is a month's income from the Chamber of Commerce.
With this silver, you can build two Galen ships.
During this period of time, the construction of the Galen ship seemed silent, but in fact, the Galen ship was the real big spender.
"Yes, Your Highness." Zhao Yuanliang said, "In that case, we won't bother your Highness."
After all, Zhao Yuanliang and Zhao Kuan turned and left the main hall.
Looking at the back of the two of them, Xiao Ming showed a contemplative expression, and then he sent someone to call Li San over.
"Li San, you send someone to stare at Zhao Yuanliang and Zhao Kuan. This king suspects that they have bad intentions, especially the equipment department and the military workshop. They must be stared at. In addition, who he has contacted in Qingzhou City Also report to me in detail."
"Yes, Your Highness." Li San said solemnly, "There has been a sudden increase in the number of businessmen going to and from Qingzhou during this period. I have kept the guards on guard and found that some people are just under the guise of business, but actually prying. It seems that this artillery technology has been targeted by many people."
"It's weird that these people don't use some tricks behind them. If they can get the artillery technology in vain, why should they spend money to purchase artillery from this king?" Xiao Ming said.
After the artillery became famous in Chang'an, he knew that there would be many more spies in Qingzhou City.
One purpose of these spies was for artillery technology and the other was to monitor him. Among them, the people who sent meticulous work were indispensable to other vassals, princes, and even his cheap father Xiao Wenxuan.
Xiao Wenxuan was really happy this time in the Cangzhou battle, but as a decisive emperor, he would also be jealous of Xiao Ming at this time.
Li San nodded, "His Royal Highness, if that's the case, it's better to arrest all the sneaky people."
"No." Xiao Ming said, "These spies are all coming to Qingzhou in the name of a businessman. If they act so recklessly, I'm afraid someone will take the opportunity to spread rumors, which will affect Qingzhou's business at that time. Without real evidence, you must not be casual. Do it."
"Yes." Li San nodded.
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In the Weijia Restaurant in Qingzhou City, Zhao Yuanliang and Zhao Kuan went upstairs after asking for two rooms. The guards who followed them guarded the door of the room.
Entering the room, UU reading www. uukanshu.com Zhao Yuanliang suddenly slapped the table, "This king of Qi is so deceiving. Auntie heard the news that the emperor accidentally said that the artillery was sold to the Forbidden Army but only eight thousand and two, but he was 20,000 Sell ​​one to us, when we are fools?"
"His Royal Highness calms down his anger. This is King Qi's territory. It is said that King Qi's eyes and ears are not allowed in this inn." Zhao Kuan said.
Zhao Yuanliang snorted coldly, "This time the emperor told us that we will do everything possible to obtain artillery technology, what do you say?"
"His Royal Highness, don't worry. There are many businessmen from Zhaodi in Qingzhou. Some of them are your father's cronies. Before entering Qingzhou, your Highness remembered that I let His Highness enter Qingzhou two days later?"
"of course I remember."
"Hey, I have contacted them in the past two days. They will prepare a workshop for us outside the city. Then the craftsmen from Zhao Di will come over and imitate artillery in Qingzhou secretly. At the same time, our people will Try to buy the craftsmen of the Qingzhou Apparatus Division. If they succeed, they will try to produce them in the workshop. If they succeed, these craftsmen will return to Zhao Di. Your Highness, what do you think?"
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