Chapter 710: Profiteering (I)
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Although it was only reduced by 10,000 guan, the surprise that brought Tengji Miki and Iga Baichuan was far greater than the value of this 10,000 guan itself, and the key was Li Qi's previous words.
The gratitude of the two is beyond words. I sighed in my heart, the Central Plains is the Central Plains, and it is too generous.
However, the two were not carried away by this joy, and after repeated gratitude, they hoped to have a deeper understanding of the weapons made by the Great Song Dynasty, that is, they had to look at the goods.
This is a must, Li Qi immediately took them to the armory, the spacious warehouse is full of all kinds of weapons, in fact, these weapons are produced by Li Qi in accordance with strict rules after taking office, and the quality can be trusted.
After reading it, Iga and Tengji were very satisfied. Iga Baichuan picked up an arrow and looked at it, and asked with a smile: "Dare to ask the supervisor, when will your country be able to send these weapons to our country." โ
Li Qi said: "Then it depends on when the two of you can get the money in place." โ
Iga Baichuan frowned slightly: "Do you have to pay the money first?" โ
"Of course." Li Qi nodded and said: "But you don't have to pay the whole money, we sign the sales contract first, you pay half of the money as a deposit, and we will ship it to you, and when the delivery is made, you will pay the other half of the money, but if you break the contract, we will deduct a part of the deposit, which will be stated in the contract later." โ
Tengji Miki nodded and smiled: "Reasonable, reasonable, it should be done." โ
Iga Baichuan also felt that this was reasonable, and said, "Okay." According to the supervisor. The money can be delivered within half a month, I don't know when the supervisor will be able to deliver the goods? โ
So quickly, it seems that he even brought the money. Li Qi said: "In this case, if nothing else, we will ship it before March." โ
In fact, the weapons they want from Iga Baichuan are not aimed at xing, they don't pay attention to a certain kind of weapon, but a set of armaments, obviously he wants to expand the army in the country, not to deal with anyone, in this way, in fact, the inventory in the capital is more than enough, there is no need to make another rush, just need simple processing.
This point in time was far lower than the time estimated by Iga Baichuan, and he nodded straight and said, "That's good, it's a word." โ
Li Qi smiled: "Another point is about freight. โ
"Shipping?" Tengji Miki was stunned.
Li Qi nodded and said: "Yes, we will only transport this section of the Yellow River, but if you want us to transport weapons to your country, hehe, then you have to pay some freight, and the two of you should also know that there are risks at sea after all, so the freight is also relatively expensive, of course, your country can send ships to pick it up." โ
Tengji Miki and Iga Momokawa glanced at each other, as if they had reached some kind of consensus. Tengji Miki smiled: "Then let's send a boat to pick it up." โ
"That's fine." Li Qi said with a smile, in fact, he said this, he just didn't want to transport too far, after all, if there was any natural disaster, then who to cry to.
Teng Ji and Iga bowed down at the same time and said, "That's the tired supervisor." โ
"Where, where." Li Qi arched his hand and smiled: "Two, I have repeatedly emphasized before, this is not a simple transaction, there is also a favor, even greater than the transaction itself, your majesty may be because of some considerations, unwilling to establish diplomacy with my Great Song Jian, but I hope this will not affect the friendship between us, our emperor and I hope that the two of us can be friends, if we can help each other, and even reach a military alliance, then it will be no better." โ
Iga and Teng Ji never thought that the Song Dynasty would value them so much, especially Iga , people are about to float up, although their samurai now have a place in Riben, their strength is not weak, but their status is still relatively humble, however, in the Song Dynasty, from the monarch to the minister, they all appreciate their samurai, it is really a confidant in a foreign land, this kind of gap, so that his heart is mixed, and his thoughts are naturally more, and he is almost excited to make a personal promise.
Several people discussed the details again, and after the discussion was completed, the contract was signed.
After dinner, they left. Yu Qi stepped forward with doubts in his heart and said, "Supervisor, why do you still want to give them a reduction of 10,000 yuan?" โ
Li Qi said: "Deputy Supervisor Yu, the arms trade has its special xing, although it contains huge profits, but its continuous xing is relatively poor, that is, extremely unstable dรฌng, unpredictable, if you want to get the continuation of xing, then there must be contradictions, there must be wars." In Riben, the contradiction between the samurai and the nobles of the court has always existed, but the court still holds the power, and the samurai want to turn over, they must make a move, from this point of view alone, we have to support them, as long as their contradictions deepen, then they will need more and more weapons, in the long run, we make Iga this friend, it will be beneficial to us, and moreover, RI originally belonged to the island country, and now there are wars on the mainland, but it has not affected the sea, They may be our strongest supporters, and the other thing -- RI Ben has this special meaning for me, that's another story. Besides, just 10,000 guan, compared to what we earned from this transaction, it is nothing at all, if it is not the first time to do business, I want to make some achievements to the emperor, I will not only reduce him 10,000 guan, by the way, you quickly order those craftsmen to speed up the process, transform those inferior products, and sell them if they can't be changed, anyway, there are a few buyers behind, each of whom shares a little, and it shouldn't be noticed. โ
If Yu Qi heard this before, he would definitely feel that Li Qi's approach was too despicable, even if he cheated others for so much money, he still sold defective products, this business was done, it really can't be described with swear words. But he has also been with Li Qi for so long, and the words of those saints have long been forgotten, and Li Qi's idea of the supremacy of interests is slowly eroding his kind and simple heart, and he said from the heart: "The supervisor is really far-sighted, I will do it later." โ
Li Qi shook his head and said: "Any person who faces hundreds of thousands of interests at every turn, he will have a far-sighted plan. โ
Yu Qi listened, laughed, and said, "The supervisor is reasonable. Oh, who are we going to see next, Goryeo has already come to see him three or four times. โ
"Goryeo?" Li Qi said: "Let them wait again, let's see the envoy first, after all, they have a good relationship with the Taiwei." By the way, you ordered someone to spread the news that we had reached an agreement with Riben, and you just said that, we had a very pleasant conversation with the envoy of Riben, and said that Riben bought a lot of weapons, but what weapons, you don't have to say anything. โ
"Why is that?"
"Do propaganda and scare Goryeo, anyway, their two countries have always been competitive."
"Xiaguan understands."
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The next day.
Following Xiao Riben, the ordnance supervisor came with a few more distinguished guests, they were the Hui envoys headed by Asler, in addition, Gao Yu also came, he had a good relationship with this Asler, and he was the one who made the match, so he had to be present.
"The name of the supervisor has long been like thunder, and now I can see it, and it is really worthy of its name. A small gift is not a tribute. โ
This kind of gift, Li Qi never refused, didn't look at it, first accepted it and then said, arched his hand and said: "Don't dare, don't dare, Mr. Asler has won the award, a few of you please sit down, Captain, please take a seat." โ
After a moment of greeting, Li Qi cut directly to the topic and said: "I have already read Mr. Asler's order form, and I will take the liberty of asking, that is, the share of light arrows on the order is as much as sixty percent, plus bows and crossbows, close to eighty percent, even if the rest are some city defense equipment, why do you want so many bows and arrows?" โ
Asler sighed and said: "It's not a secret, in the past, our relationship between Hui and Liao was very friendly, and there was no war for more than 100 years, so our king has always been based on agriculture and animal husbandry, and his armament is not very sufficient, however, now Liao is in danger, and the Liao-Jin war has burned to the border of our country, and we have never had anything to do with Jin, our king does not want anything else, only seeks self-preservation." โ
This is the sorrow of a small country born on the edge of a big country, which can only change according to the change of the situation, and cannot occupy a dominant position.
"I see. It seems that your country and my Great Song Dynasty really have a lot of similarities. Li Qi laughed, but thought in his heart that he was blindly passively beaten.
After a pause, Li Qi ordered someone to give the price list to Asler, and said with a smile: "Our Great Song Dynasty is not just doing this transaction, all weapons are clearly priced, and Tong is not deceived, and please ask Mr. Asler to take a look." โ
"Thank you."
Asler thanked him, and then began to discuss with his companions as he watched.
After a while, Asler was puzzled: "Supervisor, this price is still too expensive, can it be cheaper, we can't compare it with your Great Song Dynasty, the annual income of the imperial court is limited, you see." โ
Li Qi smiled: "Of course, according to your order, I calculated carefully, it will cost about 800,000 yuan, but your country and my Great Song Dynasty have always been very friendly, and Mr. Asler is a friend of the Tai Lieutenant, that is my Li Qi's friend, so I won't say much polite words, because you order more arrows, we can give you a preferential price, I only charge you 755,000 yuan." โ
Gao Yu said: "Hey, it's not bad for the 5,000 guan, it's 750,000 guan." โ
Li Qi sighed and said: "Tai Wei, this is a good business, and it adds up to a lot, the first time we do this business, the price is already very low, and this price is already the lowest price, if we save another 5,000 yuan, then we really can't make money." โ
Gao Yu frowned and said, "Isn't my thin noodles worth even five thousand times?" โ
Li Qi smiled and said, "Of course not, then--then according to what the captain said." โ
Asler originally prepared a set of bargaining rhetoric, but now that the two of them sang and harmonized, they were embarrassed to say what they were talking about, and besides, this price was not much different from the price he thought in his heart, nodding and smiling: "Thank you two for your understanding, we can accept this price." โ
Li Qi's eyes flashed with a hint of pride, and he said: "It's not a secret, our Great Song Dynasty has recently developed a new set of crossbows, the power has not decreased, but it is more convenient, it is called the Charge Crossbow, I don't know if Mr. Asler is interested!" โ
Asler was stunned for a moment and said, "Charge crossbow? โ
"Bring it up."
Li Qi gave an order, and soon a few soldiers walked in, only to see them walking up with seven or eight crossbows, which looked similar to the original, but if you look closely, there is still a difference, first of all, there is a rocker on the right side of the crossbow, there is an arrow chamber on the top, and there is a hook-shaped wooden block below.
Gao Yu was also the first person to see it, and I couldn't help but be very curious.
Li Qi picked one up casually and introduced it while demonstrating: "The reason why this crossbow is called a charge crossbow is because it is more convenient than before, from taking arrows to aiming, and then to shรจ out, only between breaths." It perfects the trigger system, as long as you pull the stick on the right side, you can easily pull the bowstring, and then the arrow groove is also added to the arrow chamber, which can not help but fix the arrow well, so that the accuracy of the xing is greatly improved, and it can also ensure that the arrow is shรจ and powerful, followed by the trigger below, as long as you pull it lightly, the arrow can shรจ out. โ
As he spoke, he had already loaded an arrow, and as soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly raised his crossbow very handsomely and aimed it at the beam at the doorway and pulled the trigger.
Everyone's eyes widened, and they subconsciously looked at the beams and pillars at the door.
I heard a whoosh, and the arrow flew away.
Embarrassed! It's embarrassing!
You know that's the case. Ma Qiao couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.
Mom, I can't hit it so much, it seems that God thinks I'm making too much money. Li Qi's face is dripping, his face does not change, his heart does not beat, and he said: "You have also seen it, my charging crossbow is effortless, and the speed and efficiency of the crossbow are considerable." โ