After Song Jing finished speaking, he looked at Bi Gou, and Bi Gou managed finances.

Bi Gou looked at the street outside: "The number of cattle and horses in the Li family's Zhuangzi exceeds 60,000, and the Zhuangzi can't be raised, so they can only be dispersed in the form of leases. ”

Yao Chong understood, and then said: "30,000 forest flying horses, 100,000 military horses, raised in the forbidden garden, if you buy the livestock of the Li family Zhuangzi now, where should they be raised?" ”

"According to the method of the Li family Zhuangzi, or only choose the young and strong ones to buy." Song Jing apparently considered such questions.

Pick the good ones and buy them, and leave the bad ones to the Li family Zhuangzi.

He had no choice, he couldn't recruit people, and he had to rent the livestock and sleds of the Li family Zhuangzi.

The Li family Zhuangzi rented livestock and cars from outside, and charged fees, and the imperial court could not say that it would not give money.

Unless the imperial court does not take over, continue to let the Li family Zhuangzi be responsible for the problems of the victims.

The idea was made by Song Jing's subordinates, and he wanted the court to save face and save money, so it was better to buy it.

After the New Year, a team of 5,000 people was assembled, and it happened to be transported by livestock.

If you buy, it is absolutely not possible to purchase from the market, the price will skyrocket, and you will naturally find someone who has a large number of cattle and horses for bulk purchases.

"I can only buy the horse team that is now rented to the imperial court by the Li family Zhuangzi, and the other cattle and horses are in the hands of the people."

Lu Huaishen shook his head, saying that he would buy it, but he was not optimistic about this behavior.

Song Jing took a sip of wine: "The key is whether Li Yi is willing to sell it." ”

"The price is reasonable, so it's okay to think about it." Bi Gou thought about Li Yi's style of acting, and his face was sad.

"Long Ze ......" Song Jing looked at Bi Gou again.

"Okay, the old man will ask. Follow-up material transportation, when there are 5,000 horses involved, all in good health, buy them all? The price is estimated to be around 30 taels per horse. ”

Bi Gou doesn't think there is a lot of money, it's just hundreds of thousands, and he has money.

The price is not easy to determine, horses are not the same as horses.

The Li family Zhuangzi also has nearly 5,000 military horses, which have been used by the Sixteen Guards and learned to be ridden by the people of his own Zhuangzi.

It is said that it is Li Yi's own horse, and the critical moment is the military reserve of the imperial court.

He will come out at any time, including other sturdy horses to form a baggage team.

After Bi Gou finished speaking, he got up, stopped eating, and solved the major affairs of the court first.

The others sat and waited, hoping that Bi Gou would bring back good news.

Bi Gou hurried to Zhuangzi, thinking that Li Yi would be eating.

As a result, as soon as I crossed the bridge, I saw Li Yi coming quickly with something on two wheels.

'Jingle jingle and squeak!' Wow! ’

A few steps away, Li Yi stopped his bike to the sound of bells, brakes, and wheels rubbing against the ground.

"There are no inflated tires, just a layer of leather wrapped in the outside, and the bumps are serious, and Lao Bi is here."

Li Yi got out of the car, observed the wheels, and muttered hello to Bi Gou.

"This is ......" Bi Gou didn't have Li Yi in his eyes, and he found something good.

"The bicycle, not counting the design cost, costs 500 yuan to build this one, which is expensive. New steel was used for the bearings and chains, and the steel for the gun was made. ”

Li Yi saw Bi Gou staring at the bicycle, and quoted first, five hundred.

In fact, the material cost of steel smelting is more than ten yuan, and the technical cost is not counted.

Li Yi's blowing steelmaking converter has been manufactured, and the requirements for raw materials are higher than those of the open-hearth furnace, and the output is also lower.

Zhuangzi can be used now, iron ore does not cost money, and good coal does not cost money.

In the first step of rough processing, there is coke, and the temperature is not up to the level of tapping, and then it is poured into a converter that can blow gas, and the furnace temperature rises and becomes steel.

These steels are first made into steel plates, heated and then forged on concave grooves, hot-welded, cladding, core-pierced, continued forging, and naturally annealed.

Together with other tapping and rotating accessories, it becomes a barrel with no rifling in it.

It uses a paper shell fixed ammunition and adopts a flintlock ignition mode.

The steel used to make bicycle chains and gears is the same as the steel used to make guns, and Li Yi plans to sell them.

Sell the money to make guns, sell a bicycle to make at least twenty guns, counting all the costs.

Li Yi said that the cost of 500 taels is to be sold for 1,000 yuan, and I don't know if there are many people who can afford it, so if it is really not possible, you can pay in installments.

Kerosene lamps and thermos are selling well, even if they are barely selling now.

"You let it move." Bi Gou heard the price, and he wanted to take another look.

Li Yi got on the car, stepped on the pedals, and the bicycle circled around Bigou.

"This thing is exquisite, like a paddle wheel boat, with a large circle in front to drive a small circle behind, two wheels...... Why don't you deviate from side to side? ”

Bi Gou asked Li Yi to stop again, observe carefully, and discover the secret, which is very simple.

Li Yi also thinks it is simple, and the premise is that the smelting technology is improved.

"How much are you going to sell?" Bi Gou forgot about buying a horse for a while.

"A thousand yuan, a million dollars a car, a lifetime warranty, is it expensive?" Li Yi asked for the price.

"It's not expensive, Xiao Yi, do you know, it's not a car to ride, this car, a kerosene lamp is hung on the left, a thermos is hung on the right, and then a bell rings, who doesn't take a look."

Bi Gou already has a sense of luxury, and he has discovered that many people who buy kerosene lamps come out to shop without waiting for dark.

The attendant carried a kerosene lamp and a thermos in the back, and shouted 'pour hot tea' when he walked to a place where no free hot soup was provided.

Bi Gou thinks they hate places that provide free soup, and everyone should carry a thermos to have hot water in winter.

Give the hot soup, drink it at any time, warm.

I also hate the ice lamps and the 'street lights' around Chang'an, the street lamps use diesel lamps, which are not darker than kerosene lamps.

Wouldn't it be more powerful for someone to be willing to show off and ride a bicycle?

"Xiao Yi, there are many rich people in Luoyang, so I can sell you this ......"

"Bikes."

"Yes, bicycles, self-propelled cars, no animal power, fast speed. It belongs to ......"

"I'm going to use the money I earn to make a weapon, a new weapon, it's very powerful. The cavalry in the field is almost a little stronger, and the defense of the city is the most powerful. ”

Li Yi didn't say what kind of commodity bicycles belonged to, he said weapons.

"The flintlock paper shell shells are on the flat ground in the field, there are only single arms, and the frequency of fire is not enough to stop the cavalry charge." Li Yi will say the reason again.

"Why do you want a single class, I have cavalry, shield soldiers, and Mo sword soldiers in Datang. The gun was made for me to see, and I only knew where it was suitable to use after seeing it. ”

Bi Gou refuted Li Yi, since he has a new weapon, how good it is to cooperate with other arms.

"Cheng, it's over the New Year?" Li Yi wanted to make a few more, so that the power of the guns could be shown.

"The old man came here to ask if your livestock and sleds can be sold? The Imperial Court wants to buy it for use by a new team. Only then did Bi Gou remember to get down to business.

"It's Song Jing who thinks that renting the Li family's Zhuangzi's horse will cost extra rent, right? Sell, what do you like? Li Yi agreed very happily.

"Five thousand better horses, rented to the court for the current use, thirty taels each, and you will not be charged tax on selling horses." Bi Gou opened a slap.

"Twenty-five horses, without adding a car, I can sell you ten thousand horses of the same size, do you want to?" Li Yi took the initiative to reduce the price and increase the quantity at the same time.

"A sleigh isn't worth five dollars, you pay for it." Bi Gou began to suspect that there was a problem.

"To buy or not to buy? Buy, settle today, and increase the price tomorrow. Li Yi didn't explain.

"The old man went back and asked." Bi Gou ran away again.