Chapter 127: Profiteers
Silla was short of materials, and he didn't have enough of them, so he came to Dasui to ask for advice, and Jindeman of course agreed to Yang Dong's trading model.
Then she mentioned the issue of coins, and said, "I have no opinion, but there is a difference between the coins of your two countries, how should this be calculated?" β
"In my Great Sui, 1 tael of gold = 10 taels of silver = 100 hanging copper coins = 1000 copper coins, 1 copper coin weighs 1 coin, and 1 hanging weighs 10 catties, that is to say, 1 tael of gold = 1000 catties of light copper!"
Hearing Yang Tong's words, Fang Xuanling, Wei Yunqi, and Ling Jing glanced at each other, and they all saw the word 'profiteer' in each other's eyes.
Da Sui 1 catty and 16 taels, but if Yang Dong this kind of 1 catty 10 taels to calculate, every 1 hanging money, Da Sui will earn 0.6 catties of pure copper from the coin, and Da Sui is the seller, has the advantage of formulating prices, and can earn a sum of money from it.
"As far as I know, the most standard five baht for the emperor of the Great Sui is less than half a penny." Kindman apparently also thought of a way to trade pure copper instead of copper coins, and also prepared a few Kaihuang five baht.
Yang Tong looked at the Kaihuang five baht in his hand, which still had the other party's body temperature, and said with a smile: "Kaihuang five baht is indeed only half a penny!" But we have now abolished the five-baht coin, and in less than two months, Yanhuang Tongbao will replace all coins! β
Yang Tong asked people to give Yanhuang Tongbao to Jindeman, three gold, silver and three bronze, and gave her two small scales very intimately.
It seems that Jindeman is a woman who can live, and she does not shy away from weighing them one by one, and then weighs them again with a different scale. As a result, although it is a slight deviation, it is negligible.
"Your Royal Highness, what is Silla missing?" Yang Tong asked, Silla came this time with twenty warships and fifty large merchant ships, and from the waterline, most of them came out of nowhere. Obviously, Kinderman's task is to purchase, to buy in large quantities.
Of course, Jindeman wants to say that he lacks everything, but Da Sui will definitely not give everything, and the most important thing is that Da Sui's Yanhuang Tongbao is twice as heavy as Kaihuang's five baht, causing her pure copper value to shrink by half. After estimating the gold, silver and bronze he brought, and then thinking about the lack of money in the country, after making a choice, he said: "The main thing is food and armor!" β
"You don't have a large population, and you occupy the richest Han River valley on the peninsula, how can you be short of food?" Yang Dong and Silla were on their own side, and they were not very clear about the situation and relationship between Goguryeo, Silla, and Baekje.
"This is what His Highness doesn't know about us." Jindeman smiled bitterly: "Silla has not had a good time these years. Goguryeo now did not dare to compete with the Great Sui, but turned around and fought with us for the Han River. And Baekje, who has always been in peace, is not willing to be lonely, and has formed an alliance with Goguryeo to deal with us Silla. Silla can be said to have been attacked in many places, and almost all the land and water routes to the Great Sui were blocked. β
Speaking of which, he introduced Yang Tong.
The three countries that coexisted in Liaodong were the first in Goguryeo, the second in Silla, and the third in Baekje. The relationship between Goguryeo and Silla was like that between the Great Sui and Goguryeo.
Baekje was the weakest, such as Soochow during the Three Kingdoms period, which swayed left and right between the two countries, but instead avoided the scourge of war, and its national power increased day by day.
During the years of Goguryeo's struggle with the Great Sui, its vitality was greatly damaged, and after losing one-third of the territory of the grain production and war horse base, the small life was even worse, so Goguryeo united with Baekje to deal with Silla, so as not to make Silla bigger.
Baekje destroyed the peace pact with Silla and amassed a large number of troops on the border, and Silla's strength was already worse than Goguryeo.
Although Silla sat on the Han River valley, the richest land in the three kingdoms, they were devastated by Goguryeo and Baekje, and they were unable to produce food. Moreover, the land occupied by Silla is eastern, and the biggest disadvantage is that it cannot be adjacent to the Great Sui by land, and if you want to send envoys to make friends with the Great Sui, whether it is by sea or land, you have to pass through the sea controlled by Goguryeo or Baekje.
This time, she brought a large-scale sailor with her, which was to guard against the Baekje sailor, and she also put on a posture of all-out war with Baekje in the country.
"Your Highness!" After saying how hateful Goguryeo and Baekje were, and how pitiful Silla was, Kindman said pitifully: "Silla is in an extremely difficult situation, and I hope Your Highness can help." β
Yang Tong sneered in his heart, but said quietly on his face: "Goguryeo and my Great Sui have a common enmity, and this king will sooner or later destroy this public enemy of all mankind." β
The corners of Fang Xuanling, Wei Yunqi, and Ling Jing's mouths twitched, the public enemy of mankind? Or humane destruction?
"But my Great Sui is torn apart, and I can't do it for the time being." Yang Tong said helplessly.
The excited Kinderman wilted like a deflated ball.
"However, the Great Sui will not let Goguryeo develop, and we will have the posture it should have, for example, when Silla fights with Goguryeo, I, the Great Sui, will attack its rear with Xiangping and Lushun, and let it fight at both ends, and cannot take care of both ends and ends, so as to reduce the pressure on your country."
The geographical location of the peninsula is not good, remote and bitter cold, in the case of the Liaohe Plain, except for Changbai Mountain, there is really nothing to look at. But it is located in the rear of the Great Sui and has a special strategic value. Otherwise, the Second Emperor of the Great Sui would not have gone on a 10,000-mile expedition regardless of the dangers.
Goguryeo's war potential is extremely high, if there is more than ten or twenty years of peaceful development, it will be a country with a strong army, and now there is Silla to consume Goguryeo's national strength, Yang Dong naturally likes to see it. When the Great Sui is unified again, it is not too late to concoct them.
The more Silla needed his support, the more financially it depended, and the more it could not get out of his mercy, and in the end, the worse the situation of Silla became, and it could only rely on and be used by the Great Sui. Yang Tong sold his armaments to arm the weaker Silla, and let them fight with Goguryeo to drain the essence of the two of them.
"Thank you, Your Highness." Kindman also knew that Silla had no choice, so he responded very quickly, speaking of which, this was an unexpected surprise, if the Great Sui sent troops to contain it, the pressure on Silla would indeed be much less, and he could even destroy Baekje first, and then decide with Goguryeo to unify the peninsula.
"Your Royal Highness, my Great Sui has thirteen kinds of bright light, light to be, fine scales, mountain texts, black hammers, white cloths, soap silks, cloth backs, infantry, leather armor, wooden armor, chains, and vests. Among them, Mingguang, Guangyao, Chain, Shanwen, Black Hammer, Fine Scale, and Infantry Armor are iron armor, and the latter three are named after the style of armor armor pieces. Leather armor, wooden armor, white cloth, soap silk, and cloth backs are named after the materials used to make them. After talking about business, Yang Tong began to promote the armor of the Sui army, and also quoted the price.
Jindeman obviously couldn't keep up with Yang Tong's rhythm, she was stunned, don't the Central Plains people pay attention to subtlety? Then he asked, "What is the difference between the thirteen types of armor?" β
"Among the armors, the bright light armor is the most. It protects almost all vital parts of the body without hindering the wearer's dexterity, and is very expensive to build! This armor also has a grade. In our Great Sui, only a thousand generals and higher military attachΓ©s can be equipped, and in some low-strength rebel forces, there are not even a few leaders in the whole army. You can buy a few collars or a dozen of them and take them back to reward meritorious generals. β
Jindeman thought about the ridiculously high price and said, "Please tell me about the other armor Your Highness." β
Yang Tong said: "You and Goguryeo are mainly foot soldiers, infantry armor is more suitable for equipping the main battle troops, the front and back pieces of this armor are buckled on both shoulders, the shoulders are covered with animal skin patterns, and the belt hangs down with two large knee skirts, which are stacked with several rows of square armor. The price is the cheapest of the iron armor, and the fact is that Goguryeo's weapons are not as good as my Great Sui, and the infantry armor is enough to play a defensive role. β
There are already too many foot armors to pile up, and a lot of them have been recovered from the battlefield, this thing is naturally Yang Dong's main project.
"The second is leather armor, this armor is light and cheap, and it is widely used in all the forces of my Great Sui, and it has a certain protective ability! The price is not high, the production is also simple, people who can needlework can sew, if there is a demand in this area, I will build Her Royal Highness the princess to buy cowhide, sheepskin, horse skin and other leather back to sew by yourself! This not only reduces costs, but also increases an income for women in your country. β
Fang Xuanling, Wei Yunqi, and Ling Jing secretly despised and admired, there were many leather goods from the Khitan, Xi, Xia, and Turks, and they didn't want to sell them to the major forces in the Central Plains. Yang Tong is obviously dumping and throwing off the burden, but he also has a noble tone for the sake of the other party.
This is a profiteer.
"Light to ......"
"Scales ......"
"Mountain ......"
"Black Hammer ......"
"White cloth, soap silk, cloth back silk is made of silk cloth and other textiles made of armor, it has a light structure, beautiful appearance, but has no defensive ability, so it can not be used in actual combat, can only be used as a military general's usual clothing or ceremonial guard." After introducing them one by one, Yang Tong drank the tea leisurely, and finally said in a tone of consideration for the other party:
"I don't advise your country to buy such pointless things! Money, if you want to spend it, you have to spend it on the blade. β
Fang Xuanling, Wei Yunqi, and Ling Jing were powerless to vomit: In fact, we don't have a few white cloth armor, soap silk armor, and cloth-backed silk armor? Why do you have to say it so sacred?
But!
Kindman doesn't know.
She felt that Yang Tong was very reasonable. In terms of Silla's purchasing power, it was more cost-effective and suitable for her to buy these.
Thereupon! According to the words, he bought 50 collars of Mingguang armor, 20,000 collars of infantry armor, and 100,000 pieces of cattle, sheep and horse skins, but when it came to food, Jindeman only bought 50,000 stones, and he couldn't take it with him if he had more. This is an experimental deal, and next time, Silla will definitely use more merchant ships.