"Ben Shuai wants such armor and weapons, the more the better."

Jidan Wangjie, who was in his thirties, gasped and said, at this time, his eyes were like seeing a peerless beauty who had stripped naked, his eyes were blazing, and the whole person was in a strange restlessness, like an animal spring.

This description is correct, at least that's what Zhang Xiong thinks.

"Such armor and weapons are matched when combined.

One set includes a pair of chain mail, a spear, a scimitar, a bow and arrows, and all we need is a horse. A set of weapons requires ten horses, and there is no counteroffer.

If the armor is replaced with leather armor, only eight horses are needed for a set! ”

"So much?"

Although there is no shortage of horses in Songzhou occupied by Wangjie the next day, there is no shortage of horses, but there are only a few thousand horses in the entire warhorse, which is equivalent to exchanging the entire Songzhou war horse for weapons, and he can't even change a thousand sets, but he has nearly 2,000 cavalry.

So when he heard Zhang Xiong's offer, he was also surprised.

"You are too expensive, the war horse is not as good as the horse, and there are not many in the whole Songzhou. At your price, Ben Shuai can't accept it, and if you don't reduce the price, this transaction can't continue. ”

Zhang Xiong also saw the black Tubo general in front of him and shook his head, doing business is naturally 'asking for money on the spot', if you don't shout high, how can you bargain?

And he also has the confidence, that is, he is sure that the other party will find a way to reach a deal. There is no way, this Tibetan general is too good at hiding his expression, it can be seen from the other party's expression that the other party needs these weapons and armor, but at present, the only thing that can be provided to the other party is His Royal Highness Shouwang behind him.

The armor and weapons of Xichuan and Dongchuan themselves are not enough, how can they provide them to the Tubo people and provide convenience for the other party to invade? Weapons and armor are controlled items, and even if people smuggle them into Tibet, the quantity and quality cannot be guaranteed.

And this man could not get it from the territory of Tibet. Tibet's weapons were all produced in Lhasa, but now that Lhasa had just experienced war, and the kings were fighting, it was impossible for him to get weapons from distant Lhasa.

Lhasa is unreliable, and Hexi is even worse, so Zhang Xiong is full of confidence.

However, he still listened to the translator next to him and translated the other party's translation, and when he saw that it was similar to what he guessed, he was very determined.

"General Jidan, if you don't make this trade, I believe there will be many people who are willing to trade with us. In the whole of Tibet, it is not only the general who can provide war horses, I believe that as long as we release the news, the Xishan Qiang people, Wen Mo, and other Tubo tribes will beg to trade with us. ”

After listening to the translator's words, Wangjie began to be stunned, but he didn't expect that the Tang people in front of him were so unconventional, shouldn't he reduce the price, and then find a way to facilitate the deal?

Although Wangjie was a little angry the next day, he didn't dare to bet that if the Tang people really traded with other tribes, his situation would be difficult in the end.

But the price is really a bit high!

"Your prices are too high, even if you trade with other tribes, it will not be easy. There are not many horses in Tibet, and there are grasslands in Songzhou, which is the most suitable place to produce horses nearby. ”

There are three main places where horses are produced in Tibet, namely the Tibetan headquarters, the Qinghai Lake area and the Songzhou area. Although Songzhou is the smallest horse-producing area, it is no problem to raise tens of thousands of horses, and of course the best in Tibet is the pasture on the side of Qinghai Lake.

"But the general didn't occupy the whole of Songzhou, and I remember correctly, the general only occupied less than half of Songzhou, so we also have more options.

We are doing business with the generals with sincerity, and we can lower the price a little. For the chain mail set, we only need nine horses; For leather armor sets, we only need seven horses.

The general may not think that this will change many weapons, but the general can't use a set of weapons for a soldier, right? The general can equip his own cronies with a set of weapons, and the other troops can use a set of weapons for two or three soldiers.

Like leather armor, it can be given to meritorious soldiers, and what armor does not have merit. In this way, the general can save a lot, and with sophisticated weapons, will the surrounding tribes still be the general's opponents?

When the time comes, as long as you grab it, you will have everything. ”

At this time, Zhang Xiong seemed to be incarnated as a profiteer, and lured the Tibetan nobleman step by step to the trap he set. Hearing Zhang Xiong say this, Wangjie thought about it the next day, but he couldn't make the decision on this matter alone, he had to go back and discuss it with others, so he asked Zhang Xiong to go back and wait for news.

Zhang Xiong was sure that this Tibetan nobleman would definitely agree, what a good opportunity. As long as you have a weapon, are you afraid that you won't be able to grab it?

Even Zhang Xiong guessed that the other party might loot the Tang Dynasty after it became stronger, these Tubo people couldn't believe it, they had done it before.

However, the next day, Wangjie also thought in his heart that it was impossible for Li Ye to sit back and watch a powerful Tubo tribe become a neighbor. Only a weakened and chaotic Tubo is the result that Li Ye and the entire Tang Dynasty want to see.

Zhang Xiong didn't stay in Songzhou for too long, and soon Wangjie replied to him the next day.

In the end, 1,600 war horses were exchanged for 200 sets of chain mail suits, and 2,600 war horses were exchanged for 400 sets of leather armor sets.

This was only a weapons deal, and then the two sides also reached some other deals, the Tubo people wanted not only weapons, but also tea, iron supplies and other daily necessities, and finally Zhang Xiong reached a deal in Songzhou for 4,500 war horses and 500 horses.

Of course, this is only a verbal deal, and you have to pay the money with one hand and deliver the goods with the other, and if both parties regret it, the deal will naturally be canceled.

At the end of his trip to Songzhou, Zhang Xiong also went to Minzhou, Danzhou and other tribes of the Tubo, Wenmo and Qiang people, and finally spent two months to reach a total of 8,000 war horses and 3,000 horses.

Eight thousand, this is also all the war horses that Zhang Xiong can receive.

The surrounding tribes have basically been run all over by him, these places are not familiar with the main horse-producing areas of Tibet, and many tribes cannot sell all the war horses, in addition to their own use, they also need a part of the spare, after all, now that the war is frequent, these tribes also have to keep a hand.

When Li Ye heard the news, he was obviously very happy, eight thousand war horses were enough in the short term.

"Yes, you can bring back 8,000 war horses, you can be regarded as a great achievement. Go to the account office later to receive 3,000 yuan, of which 1,000 yuan is yours, and the rest are for the people accompanying you, all of them have worked hard. Looking at Zhang Xiong, whose face was tanned, Li Ye also knew that the other party had worked hard in the past few months.

"It is the honor of the villain to share the worries of His Highness."

"In the future, you will be responsible for the trade between the royal palace and Tibet. The king's request is not much, to ensure the king's demand for war horses in a short period of time, and to weaken the Tibetan tribes near Shannan Xidao and Dongxichuan as much as possible, so that they can fight each other.

Got it? Li Ye hesitated for a moment and said seriously.

Zhang Xiong was stunned for a moment, obviously not reacting. Zhang Wei next to him patted his head, "Little rabbit cub, don't thank Your Highness soon, this is His Highness's love for you." ”

Zhang Xiong reacted and hurriedly saluted Li Ye, "Your Highness Xie!" The villain must live up to His Highness's expectations. ”

"Well, this king is not a mean person, as long as you do things well, this king will not treat you badly. You talk about what you have seen and heard in Tibet, and this king also wants to know what the current situation in Tibet is. ”

The main reason why Zhang Wei's uncle and nephew were so out of shape was that he didn't expect Li Ye to hand over such a good errand to Zhang Xiong. Let Zhang Xiong be in charge of the trade between the palace and Tubo, this is a fat difference, not to mention filling his pockets, just mixing private goods, he can make Zhang Xiong earn a lot of money.

Li Ye doesn't know that this is fat? Nature knows. Zhang Xiong's ability is worth cultivating, as for the oil and water in it, as long as the other party does the things he explained well, and then doesn't do too much, he can naturally pretend not to see it.

If you want the horse to run, you have to let the horse graze.

Of course, when the time is right, he may let Zhang Xiong be a middleman, and how much he can earn depends on the other party's ability.

"Back to Your Highness, at present, Tubo is more chaotic than my Tang Dynasty. The villain alone saw a lot of dead bodies along the way, and the wars were very frequent. ”

Zhang Xiong explained in detail, and even made a record, which shows that the other party has long known that Li Ye will be very interested in Tubo. And Li Ye also knew the current situation in Tubo from Zhang Xiong's mouth, although it was not comprehensive, but he had a certain understanding.

"Your Highness, the villain thinks that Songzhou is a good pasture, and it is more than enough to raise tens of thousands of war horses. Moreover, Songzhou is also relatively chaotic at present, the strength of the tribes is not strong, and the strongest is only a few thousand cavalry, if His Royal Highness can take Songzhou, there is no need to worry about the shortage of war horses. ”

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"Oh?" Li Ye looked at Zhang Xiong in surprise, "Are you so sure that this king thinks so?" ”

Zhang Xiong's expression tightened, and he said stiffly, "This time, His Highness asked the villain to purchase horses, which shows that His Highness needs war horses very much." But the villain thinks that such a transaction is too expensive after all, and it is also unstable, so why not raise your own horses, so that Your Highness will have no worries. ”

"You're smart, but it's not your business." Hearing this, Zhang Xiong was a little disappointed, but then Li Ye's words made him smile, "But later, when you are trading with the Tubo people, remember to inquire about the situation of the Tubo tribes around Songzhou, especially the number of horses, the number of young and strong, and the relationship between them." ”

"Yes, Your Highness!"

The Tibetans are also nomadic peoples, and their true strength cannot be estimated by the appearance of their army. One of the characteristics of the nomads is that all the people are soldiers, as long as the man can ride a horse and carry a sword, he can go to the battlefield.

Therefore, in ancient times, nomads could easily tens of thousands, tens or two hundred thousand cavalry appeared, and the Central Plains Dynasty could not compare.

(End of chapter)