It is only natural that the sailors of the South China Sea seized tens of millions of sharp food weapons, and took out ten treasure knives and sold them to help the people.

This time, Zhao Xingde didn't say much, and Liu Yu, the envoy of the city, announced the start of the bidding.

However, since the Liao army entered the Kou and caused turmoil in the world, the Li Dynasty in the north was not in danger, and the people in the south were in danger, even if they were far away in Lingnan, the gentry also competed to buy weapons and armor, and there were even scholars like Luo Huan who sold their property to hold group exercises. The sword and sword, which is produced in the great food, are also the object of many people's search. As long as there is no peace in the world, the armor blade can be sold. After more than a dozen rounds of bidding, a merchant surnamed Wu bought the ten treasure knives at a price of 1,300 yuan. Compared with the ordinary two or three times of a knife, this price is very expensive, however, the big food treasure knife has a price, if you meet someone who knows the goods and loves knives like life, it is not uncommon to turn over two or three times. The merchants whispered in a low voice, making no secret of the heat in their eyes. Obviously, as long as you can make money, this trade in weapons is also a good deal.

"It's a pity." Luo Huan shook his head with some regret, he bid three times, and after five hundred yuan, he didn't follow again.

"No regrets." Wei Jianren said in a low voice, "If you want the blades used in the Xiang Army's training, wait a few months, and Lord Zhao will open in the iron field of Leizhou Mansion, you will have as many as you want." Luo Huan shook his head, disapproving, how can ordinary goods be compared to the Great Food Treasure Knife, Wei Jianren saw his expression, and said in a low voice, "Don't believe it, according to Lord Zhao, the reason why this big food scimitar is extremely sharp and naturally has patterns is because of the use of a special iron material from the Zhu Luo Kingdom, so as long as you buy a large number of this iron material from the Zhu Luo Kingdom and carefully create a weapon, even if it can't catch up with the Great Food Treasure Knife, the quality is not far behind." When the time comes, the weapons made in Leizhou, Lingnan, will be made in Ezhou and Bianliang, and there will be no need to go all the way to buy weapons for group training. ”

"Really?" Zuo Nianyuan said strangely, "Then why do you still want to bid for the Great Food Treasure Knife?" ”

"That's how you make money." Wei Jianren smiled slightly, "Lord Zhao's clever calculation, how can we speculate on our own. ”

"The Great Cannibal has been forging the sword for hundreds of years, and there are always some things that we can't catch up with for a while. Lord Zhao set up an iron yard in Leizhou, and what he wanted was not hundreds of treasures worth thousands of gold, but thousands of high-quality iron tools, and forging swords with Zhuluo iron was only one of the small items. The real big head of the iron factory is the first is the shovel, iron plough and other agricultural tools, the second is scissors, kitchen knives and other household utensils, for the reclamation of wasteland, and the third is the firecracker, artillery, both for the sailors and the land camp. Trafficking in treasure knives from big food is just for profit, just like those glassware, so let the merchants do it. ”

Wei Jianren explained in a low voice, Zuo Nianyuan and Luo Huan both listened attentively and nodded slightly.

Whether it is to promote far-sea trade or build an iron factory, Lord Zhao is inseparable from the cooperation of the city. Wei Jianren was the most valued subordinate of Liu Yu, the city's envoy, and the news he got was the fastest and most true. Even this bidding was secretly arranged and promoted by Liu Yu to Wei Jianren and the sailor.

Wei Jianren is not a talkative person, if it weren't for the overseeing of Zuo Nian Luo and the others, he would definitely be tight-lipped. Like Zuo Nianyuan and Luo Huan, who have entered the state school, have shed blood for the city of Guangzhou, Yunwen Yunwu, and know that the Qingliu juniors valued by the state people have a very ambitious future. Wei Jianren is different from Zuo Luo, he is a practical person, and his greatest expectation is to take over the position of city envoy after Liu Yu. Although the official position of the envoy of the city is appointed by the imperial court, however, the influence of Guangzhou on the selection of candidates by the imperial court is also increasing, Zuo Nianyuan and Luo Huan are likely to be the leaders of this Qingliu in the future, and they are very important, so Wei Jianren deliberately married the two, just like doing business, and having a vision can make a profit.

As the three men whispered, the maid brought blankets from Persia and the Turks, striped carpets from Syria, linen from Cairo, sugar sand from Egypt and the Chola, white cloth from Aleppo, jewels and perfumes from Baghdad. The atmosphere on the ninth floor of Wanghailou became more and more enthusiastic, and later, people understood the meaning of Zhao Xingde, that is, the meaning of the imperial court, that is, to expand maritime trade. Under the influence of excitement, whether the bid was successful or not, the merchants seemed to be happy. Every thing in the auction represents the future transaction of some kind of bulk goods, maybe millions or even millions of dollars a year, the merchants whispered from time to time, and began to plan a big job, and the guests at each table let out a burst of relaxed laughter from time to time.

The civil and military officials had different expressions, and Du Fujiao and other military attachés of the water division only gobbled up and occasionally dealt with others. Zhao Xingde had already said hello, and he was not allowed to privately carry the goods with the sailors, and he was not allowed to give or receive them privately with these merchants. On the contrary, the civil servants were much more active, and many of the officials who went to the banquet this time had business in their homes. Wei Jianren's face was beaming with joy, Luo Huan and Zuo Nianyuan were relatively silent, they were still thinking about the Northern Expedition in their hearts, no matter what these people talked about with relish, no matter how excited they were, it couldn't affect them. They came late, hungry, and in addition to eating and drinking, they only occasionally paid attention to the topic of the table where Zhao Xingde and the other adults were. The two of them knew that on the entire ninth floor of Wanghai Tower, in the countless hypocritical and polite empty chatters of hundreds of people, pretending to be clever but boring banter, the relatively quiet upper table was the center that connected everything. Not only them, but everyone else felt the same way, and in the midst of all kinds of noisy noises, no one looked up that way.

Zhao Xingde and the others didn't speak too loudly, but in the ears of those who had a heart, they didn't drop a word.

"Lord Zhao, this bid is really unique, and I admire it." Nie Siwei muttered, "However, as the saying goes, one person counts short, and everyone counts long. The wise man may have a mistake, and the fool has a thousand worries, and the old man has some concerns, so please ask the adult Haihan. ”

"Nie Xing, please speak." Zhao Xingde said with a smile, "Maritime businessmen, merchants are the protagonists, I'm just beating a side drum." ”

"Lord Zhao is too modest," Nie Siwei shook his head, "I'm sorry to wait." ”

"I'll wait to kill me."

"My lord is really humble and open!" Other wealthy businessmen also followed suit: "Where did the lord come from, torture me and so on." ”

"This opens up thousands of miles of trade routes, I can't wait to follow behind the adults, it's good to have leftovers to eat."

Laughing, Zhao Xingde frowned in his heart, but his face was pale, he knew that he would hand it over again, but he was afraid that these people would be even more uneasy, thinking that he had something to ask for. In this world, businessmen have always been in awe of people with official bodies. Even if he is a wealthy businessman like Nie Siwei, even if he abides by the Qingliu Law, in addition to deliberately marrying the government, he still has the idea of respecting and staying away in his heart. The so-called breaking the county order and destroying the prefect, if the clan is not supported by the official eunuchs and dignitaries, they are afraid of being entangled by some unscrupulous and corrupt officials, and the wealth accumulated over the years will be defeated in one day. Therefore, Zhao Xingde was polite, and the businessmen looked flattered.

"Adults have a far-sighted vision, and we are grateful for the wealth that condescends to direct the great food."

Seeing that Zhao Xingde was no longer talking, Nie Siwei was still polite again and again, and then said: "However, the old man still has some doubts about buying bronze from Dashi. It must be known that there is a definite number of celestial creatures, and the Great Eclipse originally had so much copper, which was enough for the Great Cannibal. If, as in the past, you only buy a small amount of beautiful objects, of course, there is no problem. But if the mouth of the trade bronze ware is opened, the copper that we need every year in the Great Song Dynasty is measured in millions of catties, and the adults can know that in the past, we also bought copper bars from Dongying, Annan, and even Southwest Yi, but it was not enough at all, and later, the maximum number of hundreds of thousands of catties that could be bought a year was only enough, and even the casting of bronze was not enough, so how to solve the money shortage. And even if there is more copper production in Dashi, it is limited, and the old man is afraid that in a year or two at most, the copper business will not be able to continue. ”

"My Great Song Dynasty is the kingdom of the Heavenly Dynasty, the people are abundant, all kinds of goods are all complete and abundant, and the products of Fanbang are very few, except for strange treasures, bronze, sugar, cloth, these large things." "Even if there is, I'm afraid it's not enough?" Nie Siwei's words were like pouring cold water on the hot-brained businessmen, and those who were originally suspicious whispered underneath. "Especially copperware, I went to sea a few times in the past, but I couldn't buy it at all." "Not only can't I buy copper, but Fanbang's money shortage is ten times worse than that of our dynasty." "In the southwest sea, all the money of my dynasty is passed, often bartering, you can buy hundreds of treasures, if you use my copper money to buy, you can buy thousands of treasures. Adults want to buy bronze ware from Fanbang, and even solve the money shortage, but I'm afraid that it will be worrying, worrying! ”

"Is that really the case?" Zuo Nianyuan asked in a low voice, he had just heard of the ban on copper and the shortage of money.

"The money shortage has always been a long-standing one," Wei Jianren's face was slightly embarrassed, and he hesitated, "If it really wants to be solved, it won't happen overnight." ”

"These businessmen are short-sighted, and they don't see through the key point is the source of living water."

Luo Huan sneered slightly, and whispered to the two: "Lord Zhao has eaten the bronze utensils from the Great Food, and the key to it is not the number of bronze artifacts traded, but the introduction of a source of living water to untie the original dead knot. Seeing that the two were still unknown, he explained in a low voice, "The copper mountains of our dynasty are all used by the imperial court to mint money, and the folk copper casting tools are not available for copper, so the copper material is so expensive that the value of copper used in a penny is far more than a penny." Money is not as expensive as copper, so the rich family is reluctant to use the copper coin, and is more willing to hide the copper coin. Therefore, the more money minted by the imperial court has become stagnant, and there is still a shortage of money in the market. In the past, the imperial court purchased copper materials in Fanbang, and it was still used to mint money, and no matter how much it was, it was stagnant. And this time, Lord Zhao bought bronze ware from Da Shiguo this time, and he didn't use it to mint copper coins at all, but flowed into the market, so that the gentry's family could buy bronze ware. If the copper material is cheaper on the other side of the big food, it may even make the price of copper material fall day by day. In this way, it is not interesting to hide copper coins at home, and it is not as easy as hiding gold and silver. Over time, it doesn't matter if there is a shortage of money. ”