Chapter 277: Flattered
This king-level armor is painted in pale black, with gold inlaid at the corners, and the shape is quite noble.
However, with Li Shimin's manipulation in the ink armor, these gold edges disappeared completely and turned to all black.
After that, the color of the paint also began to change, and different shades changed with the different colors around it.
At a glance, you can see that this is a kind of ink armor that is good at concealing its traces, and it is more suitable for a divine shooter than the 'sunset thunder' used by Zhi Luo Li. You don't have to disguise yourself every night, as is the case with the latter.
However, this is only one of the most basic abilities of this armor. The key is to look at the combat skills, and the appropriate combat skills can maximize his own combat power.
"This is the ink armor given to you by the Son of Heaven?"
Zhang Yurou finally paid a little more attention to Li Shimin's side, but his expression was disapproving: "It doesn't look very good, it's just the most ordinary king-level battle armor." ”
That is, the kind of military system, the cost is about one million, whether it is power, armor, or combat skills, etc., it can only reach the level of the king rank.
If the King-Rank Battle Armor is divided into nine grades, then this is the lowest.
When Li Shimin heard this, he almost vomited blood.
What does it mean? This armor of his, at best, is worth 1.2 million yuan, right?
It is the most valuable of the gifts given by the Son of Heaven this time, and it is also a rare grace since the Son of Heaven succeeded to the throne.
It can be seen that the Son of Heaven attached great importance to Ashina Minghui and the relationship with the Turks.
Moreover, even if it is the most basic king-level battle armor, it is also an existence that surpasses all handsome levels and all quasi-king-level existences.
He ignored Zhang Yurou and continued to ponder and study. After a while, he manipulated the armor and made various movements in the carriage. In the end, his right hand suddenly burst out with a little thunder, which was dazzling.
And Li Shimin's eyes also showed a bit of joy at the same time: "The craftsman who created this ink armor must have been very attentive——"
First of all, the control of this armor is very easy, not to mention a second-grade martial artist like him, even some third-grade powerhouses, there will not be any obstacles to use.
It is estimated that the Son of Heaven took into account that his current cultivation 'justly' broke through the 'three grades', so he gave this ink armor.
In addition, although the combat skills of this armor are not many, they are only at the level of the king rank, but they are all powerful enough. Not only is it suitable for both archery and melee combat, but it is also biased towards the thunder system, and the overall effectiveness is not as good as the god-level power furnace that has a god-level power furnace now.
This made Li Shimin overjoyed, in his mind, now as long as there is a battle armor with acceptable combat power, which can replace Bai Wei and help him survive the turmoil in a few days, it is enough.
As for whether this armor can fit his martial arts, Li Shimin doesn't count on it.
But this time, the Son of Heaven really gave him a big gift.
This king-level battle armor, he should be able to use it for a long time, and he doesn't have to think about assembling the king-level 'Baiqu' in a short period of time.
The problem now is that he will have to get used to this ink armor in the next few days, at least to the point where he can use it proficiently in combat.
"What's the name, and who made it?"
Zhang Yurou also gradually discovered the goodness of this armor, and asked curiously: "It should be a newly created battle armor, right? Why haven't you heard of it before?"
Li Shimin immediately took off his ink armor, and then found a column of inscriptions on the side of the breastplate of this house. 1
"The first name is 'Heavenly Thunder Haoying', built in the eleventh year of the emperor's reign, and the craftsman-"
When he read this, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly: "Grinded off?"
"Demons?"
Zhang Yurou couldn't help but be stunned: "Is there a master craftsman surnamed Demon in the palace?"
She then reacted: "The inscription is worn out?
"How do I know?"
Li Shimin originally didn't care much about this matter, but at this time, he was also a little curious. However, he didn't bother, and then began to check the condolence gifts he had received.
The net worth of the three emperors and grandsons is not rich, and the things sent are far from being as good as the Son of Heaven, Li Shimin counted them, and the value is about 80,000 yuan.
Yan Wang Yang Qi 40,000 Guan, Yue Wang Yang Tong 20,000 Guan, acting Wang Yang Yu 20,000 Guan.
This flattered Li Shimin, he knew that for the three emperors and grandsons, this was already a very valuable gift.
Then the two Turkic princes, Ashinash, sent about 100,000 pieces of things, and Ashina Simo was much less, only 20,000 yuan.
This is not surprising, although the latter was a Turkic Khan for a month or two when he was an infant, but because of this, his status within the Turks has been in an embarrassing state for a long time. The net worth is far inferior to Ashnashi Bobi, who is the son of the current Great Khan, and that is a matter of course.
According to Zhang Yurou, these two came in person just now, and they were all grateful. I heard that Li Shimin was not there, and said that he would come to visit again in the afternoon and be grateful for his condolences.
This is a matter of course, if Ashina Minghui really has three strengths and two weaknesses, no one knows whether Princess Yicheng will turn her face with the court, but there must be a life that tears their minds.
However, what made Li Shimin cry and laugh was that the vast majority of the five people sent were military equipment. Among them, there are as many as 100 cavalry armors, and there are as many as 30 captain-level battle armors, and the rest of the weapons and staff are innumerable.
The imperial court is always very anxious about the collection of ink armor weapons by military generals, and a set of amounts is stipulated according to the titles and honors, and if it exceeds this, it will be punished.
But in today's world, how can they not exceed the standard?
Fortunately, in Li Shimin's hands, there are not many registered ink armors. Although he 'inherited' a large number from Shi Wansui, due to the lack of light, he found a place to bury those things properly.
If it is useful in the future, it can be taken out, but if it is not used, then even if these ink armors are found, it has nothing to do with him.
And these 130 armors are still within the tolerance range of him, the founder of the country, Shangyi and the three divisions.
"That's a total of 2.7 million kans—"
Zhang Yurou calculated a general account for Li Shimin, and then smiled coldly: "Your life seems to be quite cost-effective, didn't you still complain when you came back from Tsinghua Yuanjun before, saying that you were short of money? It seems that you have to work hard in the future, fight a few more times, Erlang, you are a billionaire. ”
Li Shimin knew that this girl was talking back, but he only sighed incomprehensibly: "2.7 million yuan is good, but can this help me pay off my debts?"
It's all things that are hard to sell, and no matter how high the total price is, it won't help his debts.
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In the afternoon of the same day, Ashinash Bobi and Ashina Simo came to see Li Shimin together.
Because of the previous Qianqiu Saving War, Li Shimin himself was quite embarrassed, and Ashina Simo also seemed to be embarrassed, and he couldn't let go of his words. Only Ashinash Bobi talked and laughed freely in front of Li Shimin, and it seemed that the festival between the two sides had never happened at all.
This one was also extremely talkative, not only expressed his gratitude sincerely, but also chatted with Li Shimin, first talking about the astronomy and geography on the northern grasslands, and then talking to each other about military affairs. In the end, the two sides even talked about business.
Turkic furs, horses, carpets, mats, jerky, and animal tendons used to make bows were all in high demand in the Central Plains, and all kinds of ironware, furniture, silk, ceramics, etc., were also popular in the steppes.
And then there is the private salt business that Li Shimin is doing-
There are many salt lakes in the northern steppes where salt can be sunburned, but the yield is not very high, and it can only barely be eaten by the Turks.
However, the nitrate and tanning of fur, as well as the production of jerky, etc., also require a lot of salt, so they must be purchased.
And today's Ashinash bowl not only has some power in the Turkic royal court, but also has been given by the Son of Heaven of the Great Sui, and has obtained three Tiele tribes with a total of more than 4,000 accounts, which can provide Li Shimin with a large supply of goods, and also needs a lot of iron tools and salt.
The two sides hit it off, and after that, even Ashina Simo couldn't help but want to join in.
This is mainly due to the fact that the price of salt and iron provided by Li Shimin is relatively generous, which is almost 10% lower than those traders on the grassland today.
These two Turkic princes even explicitly hinted in the end that if Li Shimin had ink armor for sale, then he was willing to buy it at a price that exceeded the market price by 20%, and it could also provide him with more good war horses and animal tendons, etc.
Li Shimin didn't take this stubble, and he just went to the grassland with iron pots and kitchen knives and the like. Once the grassland people lose this thing, most of them will go south to invade the border and snatch it from the hands of the people of the Central Plains.
No matter how strong the military strength of the Great Sui is, it is useless, the ancient Taoist sage Lao Tzu once said a sentence, called 'The people are not afraid of death, but why should they be afraid of death'.
In fact, this sentence also applies to the grassland aliens, who are all too happy to live, are they waiting to die? Without iron weapons, they can go to the rich land of the Central Plains to rob them.
As for the strong Sui army - it doesn't matter if it's dead anyway.
Therefore, since the Western Han Dynasty, the Central Plains court will import a certain amount of salt and iron to the grassland, which is both a business and a pacification.
But Mojia is too sensitive. He also did not want this kind of battlefield weapon to fall into the hands of the Turks in large quantities and use it to slaughter his own compatriots.
Others can sell it, but he definitely can't.
Ashinash was disappointed by this, but he didn't say much.
After negotiating these deals, the two Turkic agents became more enthusiastic, and they talked with Li Shimin for a while before they left.
"If this business is really done, it is expected to make you an extra 200,000 to 350,000 yuan per month,"
Zhang Yurou is worthy of being a private businessman, and she calculated Li Shimin's possible benefits clearly in three or two clicks: "But have you really thought it through? This can be regarded as from Xue Ju and Li Liang's side, and they will definitely not sit idly by." ”