With Liu Bang's assurance, these Hu merchants were also calculating in their hearts, it seemed that the quality of the weapons purchased from Daqin was indeed far stronger than the ones they forged themselves. The steppe people have always been good at herding and riding and shooting, and the only blacksmith in their tribe has been taken captive from Great Qin from generation to generation. Most of the blacksmiths they captured were folk craftsmen, and they were okay with hoes and farm tools, but the ordnance they created was really vulgar.

"Why did your Great Qin Majesty suddenly agree to sell weapons to us, you must know that in the past, a small amount of ordnance was smuggled to be killed." A Hu Shang asked the question in his heart. In the past, although there were smuggling merchants in Great Qin, if it was just ordinary smuggling, under the opening of money, the officials of the imperial court usually turned a blind eye, but this smuggling of weapons alone was a capital crime.

"There has been no war in Daqin for these years, and these ordnance is rusty in the warehouse. Moreover, my Great Qin was affected in some places last year, and it is natural that the imperial court lacks silver. ”

"Once upon a time, if you said in the past, you might have come to Xianyang to do business? Now these things are in charge of the Hou Ye, the Hou Ye said that if he can do business with you, he can do business with you, and the Hou Ye said that he can sell you the ordnance, then he can naturally sell it to you. All you have to do is take the money and receive the goods. Liu Bang said loudly.

"I say, guys, don't worry about it. Pay a deposit of 30% of the total price in advance, and pay the rest of the money when Yuecheng hands over the goods. We take care of the transportation, cash on delivery, what do you say you are worried about. How do you use these weapons, and where you use them, Master Hou doesn't care. But there is one rule, these weapons cannot appear in the territory of Great Qin. The spies of the Black Ice Platform under Hou Ye are not vegetarians, if the ordnance sold to anyone appears in the territory of Daqin, then your hostile tribe will inevitably receive funding from Hou Ye, and it will be a disaster of extermination at that time. Liu Bang said in a voice. As the saying goes, the villain first and then the gentleman, the prerequisites for this business to be done must be observed.

"Please rest assured that Lord Liu and Lord Hou will not appear on the land of Great Qin."

"Lord Liu, the price of this batch of weapons is higher than that of the Grizzly Bear Department, I don't know what restrictions there can be in terms of quantity." The merchant of the Wild Fox Department asked. Although this wild fox tribe is not a strong clan on the grassland, it is extra smart compared to the people of other tribes, and the wild fox tribe is the most intelligent tribe on the grassland.

"This price must be satisfied with the Hou Ye, there are many more ordnance in the Daqin treasury than you imagined, as long as you can pay the starting price, you don't have to worry about the problem of goods." Liu Bang touched his chin and felt a little proud in his heart. This time, his Lao Liu overfulfilled the task again, and the price given by Li Chen was the price of the grizzly bear department, and now the price has been raised by another layer, which is all the credit of his Liu Bang.

More than a month has passed in a blink of an eye, and Li Chen was sitting on a rocking chair in the courtyard reading a book that day, when he saw Liu Bang hurriedly coming.

"Master Hou, it's not good, something happened."

"What's the matter?" Li Chen suddenly felt uneasy in his heart, but he couldn't imagine where the problem would be. Shimenshan Economic Development Zone has entered the formalization of business, although the business is not as hot as the first free trade meeting, but it will also bring a tax revenue to Daqin every month. Shimenshan Economic Development Zone is close to Xianyang, and there are Shenwu troops stationed there, so there will be no problems. So since it wasn't an accident in Shimen Mountain, what could make Liu Bang anxious like this.

"Master Hou, the silver is lost." Liu Bang was sweating profusely and said eagerly.

"How can you lose your tax money?" Li Chen asked incredulously. The Taxation Department is in the center of the Shimenshan Economic Development Zone, what kind of thief can steal money from the Taxation Division.

Knowing that Li Chen would be wrong, Liu Bang wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "It's not tax silver, it's the silver that Hu Shang bought ordnance." ”

"What? This gang of barbarians actually dared to give Lao Tzu black and eat black. Li Chenteng stood up from the rocking chair and said angrily.

"Master Hou, I'm afraid the problem is not Hu Shang's problem, it should be our own problem." Liu Bang handed Li Chen a dossier.

Li Chen picked up the file and looked at it carefully.

The whole process of the transaction is as follows:

The Hu businessman in Xianyang paid 30% of the first payment in advance, and Li Chen's side delivered the goods nearby. The closest to these Hu merchants was naturally the equipment that the Mengtian Department of Yuecheng had replaced, and the place of the transaction was ten miles outside Yuecheng. After the money was paid with one hand and delivered with the other, the people from Heibingtai stationed in Yuecheng began to drive the carriage full of silver to Xianyang.

And according to the dossier:

On the way to Xianyang, the carriage loaded with silver suddenly exploded when it passed a bridge. The explosion directly blew the bridge off, and the turbulent river rushed downstream with the wagon. According to fishermen downstream, a group of people had built a dam on the gentle slope of the downstream a few days earlier, and on the day of the explosion, they seemed to have salvaged a lot of boxes in the dam and then left quickly.

"Explosions, gunpowder, it looks like our own people did it." Li Chen muttered quietly, and then immediately asked, "The team of the press is all our people?" ”

"In addition to the people of the Black Ice Terrace, the grooms and guards are General Meng's people." Liu Bang thought for a while and said.

Li Chen held the white porcelain teacup that was as warm as jade, and subconsciously took a sip of tea, Li Chen knew that someone was trying to embarrass him. If this first ordnance business goes wrong, the impeachment of impeachment will inevitably continue. Although the First Emperor is biased towards himself, after all, this involves the balance above the court, and if he can't find this batch of silver, I'm afraid it will not be easy to hold it in the arms business.

"How many people are still alive." After a long pause, Li Chen asked. The selection of people on the Black Ice Platform has been carefully investigated, so the possibility of ghosts appearing on the Black Ice Platform is very small. Although Meng Tian has no reason to go against him, after all, the army is mixed, and even Meng Tian may not be able to guarantee that every soldier is fine.

"Seventeen people died, three of our men, six coachmen and eight soldiers, all of whom were General Meng's men." Liu Bang hurriedly said.

"Let Zhao Que go and bring all the people back to Xianyang first, this matter will inevitably be investigated." Li Chen said viciously.

Lao Tzu dared to stumble on Lao Tzu's first business, this is not to give me Li Chen face, for people who don't give themselves face, Li Chen has always exchanged teeth for teeth.

"Drive, drive, drive."

Realizing the seriousness of the situation, Zhao Que took Gai Nie and the two of them to order a team of people and quickly rushed towards the actual location. Gai Nie can now be said to be the strongest combat power in Li Jiazhuang, and having Gai Nie by his side with Zhao Que can also prevent some people from wanting to kill people.

Xianyang City, a gloomy courtyard.

"Is it done?" A dark, shrill voice came from under the black cloak.

"The people below me are melting the silver, melting it and recasting it, so that no one can see where the silver came from." Another voice sounded, and the light through the crack in the door could vaguely tell that the man was wearing military armor.

"It's best not to leave any tails, if Li Chen's people find out, the matter will end up with you." A gloomy and shrill voice sounded this time.

"My wife and children are in your hands, even if I am caught, I will not bite indiscriminately." The man in military uniform said.

(End of chapter)