The army's demand for iron is the first large, the first is equipment, 800,000 forbidden troops, although there is no complete popularization of foot armor, but it is almost the same, a set of foot armor is about 30 kilograms, converted to 800,000 forbidden army, that is, 24 million kilograms, if you count other weapons, short weapons and long weapons, as well as a variety of bows and arrows and arrows, an average soldier may consume 100-150 pounds of iron.

This will be a huge number, if the equipment of the blacksmith workshop is fully replaced, with the current production capacity, 750,000 catties per day, almost half a year.

It doesn't seem like a long time, but don't forget that the army is not just about this, a large number of fortresses consume a lot of steel, and there are some heavy weapons, such as iron box cars.

The iron box car is a good weapon, a strong defense, so that he can provide enough help to the logistics team, the previous production was less, it is precisely the iron is more expensive, now, it seems that in a convenient place, it can be used in large quantities, after all, when encountering an attack, the combination of dozens of vehicles with each other, is a fortress, enough to deal with any attack.

This is the solution that Zhao Xin can come up with, even if it is only 150 days, but all the iron is not all supplied to the military, but only a large amount, in a long time, enough products to be sold to the outside world, and new uses have been developed.

Because there is no Han Qi, it is inconvenient to contact the Privy Council directly, but Zhao Xin has a channel, that is, the daimyo stays.

At this level, he has a similar position to the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, but he has jurisdiction over several official positions of military and political power around the Daimyo's Mansion, and the most important thing is that he has dealt with him before.

When he was auctioning off the magic weapon, he had a little communication with him, and he also knew who Zhao Xin was, Zhao Xin asked Wang Song to report it, and took the initiative to find the door.

The daimyo stayed behind Cao Di, and when he heard that Zhao Xin was coming, he was a little surprised, and he asked himself if he had no communication with this former second prince, and he didn't think about getting a little colder.

Thinking of that divine soldier, even if the person who auctioned this divine soldier at a high price, he felt that it was very cost-effective, and he was even more so, his son Cao Ze was unwilling to be born in the imperial examination, he was a military general, and this war knife was bought for his son, and his son liked it very much, and he was also very happy, so let's see it!

Zhao Xin successfully met Cao Di, and sure enough, Cao Di's attitude was a little defensive, Zhao Xin didn't say much, and took out something straight to the point.

There is no basis for what you say, what you say is out of the blue, and the other party already has a clear understanding in his heart, it is useless for you to talk about it, only to come up with real things.

"My lord, I'm here to do a business with you!"

Cao Di raised his eyebrows slightly, he didn't expect that he was worried that Zhao Xin would talk to him about politics, but now Zhao Xin didn't talk to him, but it was business.

His face changed, and Cao Di said, "Why don't I help you introduce the head of the guild!" ”

The Northern Song Dynasty had a large number of industry associations, and the head of the association had a huge influence on an industry, and sometimes, it was no less than political.

Although Zhao Xin is the Marquis of Dinghai and the envoy of the festival, most of the leaders don't know, and Zhao Xin can't be low enough to introduce his identity, he can't afford to lose that person, and the possibility of being rejected is not small.

But Cao Di is different, he is not only the guardian of the Daimyo's Mansion, but also the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, no matter which identity you have, you are very famous, he is a matchmaker, and he will definitely not be underestimated.

Zhao Xin understood what Cao Di meant, if he wasn't talking about the military, he would really go next, as long as he opened up a series of guilds such as daily necessities, iron tools, and farm tools, his sales would definitely be higher than before, or much higher.

However, those are all civilian, although the sales links and publicity have been reduced through the meeting, but for his sales, it only saves a little time, and he hopes for a larger channel and a larger volume.

"This matter must be discussed with the left-behind guards!" After Zhao Xin finished speaking, he paused and said, "I want to sell iron!" ”

Wang Song set up a blacksmith workshop near the daimyo, this matter, Cao Di knew that many people were not optimistic at that time, and it was not in vain to gather the blacksmiths, and who are the blacksmiths concentrated, there are few famous ones, and most of the strength is still uneven.

They were about to see Zhao Xin's jokes, but they didn't expect that the jokes hadn't been seen yet, and Zhao Xin found Cao Di.

Cao Di sighed, sure enough, although Zhao Xin made steamed buns and soap, as well as magic weapons, but one-time accident, and inevitable, these are two different things, this matter is asked to his head, he is not good to refuse, thinking of how many left and right, he agreed.

In the end, Cao Di still kept an eye on it and asked as long as he was qualified.

After the negotiation is done, everything is easy to do, and the verbal agreement is also an agreement, the two of them will sit there and drink tea, and the inspection and discussion will be handed over to the people below to negotiate.

About half an hour later, Cao Di's deputy came over with a strange expression, and when he saw him, he seemed a little embarrassed to come in.

Cao Di sighed, what kind of character is the deputy, he knows very well that a small matter in his opinion can't be solved by the deputy, then there is only one possibility, the quality of this iron is too poor.

Cao Di was dissatisfied for a while, but Zhao Xin was standing here, and he couldn't say anything more, he bought it at a normal price, he subsidized a little, and the Daimyo's Mansion subsidized a little, almost enough.

Called the deputy in, and was about to speak, the deputy whispered in his ear.

It's completely different from what Cao Di thought, it's not too bad, but it's too good.

A total of 50 pieces, 400 catties, the quality is better than the best blacksmith in the entire Daimyo Mansion, all aspects of the indicators can be, if it can be melted, then there is no problem with making a step person, it is all of the highest grade.

Cao Di was taken aback, and then it became clear, after all, it was possible to refine divine weapons, and it was okay to make these, if the quality was okay, the price would be a little higher, and the pressure on him would be less, and he didn't have to pay for it himself.

Cao Di was much more relaxed, and the deputy who was about to instruct him to take the things down and send them to the Ministry of Industry Bureau.

But then, the deputy's words surprised him again, not only is the thing not expensive, but also very cheap, about less than half of ordinary iron, the price of ordinary iron is 80 Wen per catty, and the price here is 35 Wen per catty.

This is a good thing, the Daimyo Mansion uses a lot of military supplies, especially iron, as much as one million yuan per year, if this money is saved, it may not fall into the hands of Cao Di, but it is a great support for the expenses of the entire Daimyo Mansion.

But the deputy still had a constipated expression, and finally broke out a number, 300,000 catties a day.

Cao Di was immediately petrified, his expression was actually the expression of the deputy before, the rank of the deputy was not high, under the premise that Cao Di did not manage chores very much, his responsibility and power were very large, and the transaction below 300,000 yuan could be carried out directly, as long as he finally reported it to Cao Di here.

Save more than 5% of the cost, or the army, the most used iron, of course he will not let go of this opportunity, but the figure of 300,000 catties, he was surprised, he thought at first that he heard wrong, is a month, or a quarter of 300,000 catties.

However, Wang Song told him unmistakably that this was a day's output, and if the Daimyo's Mansion needed more, it could be increased.

According to a catty of 35 Wen, 300,000 catties, that is, 10.5 million Wen, that is, 10,000 guan, the Daimyo Mansion spends millions of guan on military spending every year, this is all the expenses added together, and the iron alone is more than 3.65 million guan, no wonder the deputy has that expression.

Compared to the deputy, this is focusing on the Daimyo's mansion, Cao Di also serves as the deputy of the Privy Council, his vision is higher, and after repeatedly confirming that the output of the blacksmith's workshop, when he heard that it was the highest, it could even reach the terrible figure of 3 million, he sat up straight.

Cao Di said to Zhao Xin with a straight face: "The Daimyo Mansion has limited commitment, and now you can hand over 1.5 million catties of iron a month to the blacksmith workshop, but wait for my news, there may be more in the future!" ”

Zhao Xin's purpose is like this, in the era of cold weapons, the role of steel is very strong, he represents the ultimate power, it cannot be said that the more steel, the more powerful the combat effectiveness, but enough steel, but it is the foundation of improving strength.

Zhao Xin came out of the blacksmith workshop, the original purpose was to make money, the previously estimated production capacity, some underestimated their production capacity, more production capacity, can not be wasted so much, so take him out, fill it in the army of the Northern Song Dynasty, to a certain extent, reduce the cost of the military, this is the inevitable choice.

Cao Di is the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, he has more channels than Han Qi in the Privy Council, and even in the center of the Northern Song Dynasty, as long as this batch of cheap iron enters the Northern Song Dynasty army, the influence on the Northern Song Dynasty will be created.

Cao Di, who said goodbye, Wang Song didn't have the slightest, he was happy to sell 1.5 million catties a month, how much is this, about 60,000 yuan, relative to the output, it is still a drop in the bucket, he also thought that he could sell 300,000 catties at one time.

Looking at Wang Song's dull face, Zhao Xin smiled, he didn't think at all, relying on the military, selling to a terrible number, the army is just a ruler, after the army is used, when the first batch of iron enters the military of the Daimyo's Mansion, it is the beginning of large-scale propaganda.

Next, he asked the blacksmith workshop to complete the quality and quantity, and the first batch, as much as possible in accordance with the requirements of the military, after soliciting the Daimyo's workshop, to provide this batch of iron according to the standard of the iron pieces of the Burenjia Armor.

This is not a difficult thing for the blacksmith workshop, as long as the grinding tools are selected at the time of casting, but it is a little troublesome, but for the workshop, it is a great thing, they originally got the iron, an important building process, it will cost a lot of money, and now, everything is solved, it is still such a cheap price, of course, everyone is happy.