Chapter 597: Buying Arms
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"I see that the general is anxious to go south to negotiate big things, and to find a way for us businessmen and workshop owners, I am very moved, for the safety of the general, I am ready to immediately notify the family, send a group of sea ships over, to protect the safety of the adults along the way." The boat boss hired by Lu Peng sincerely suggested.
Lu Peng was stunned for a moment, but immediately remembered the family history that the ship boss talked about with himself when he was sailing, and remembered that his family not only has a fleet of inland shipping, but also a fleet of offshore shipping, but they are all merchant ships, and if they encounter Cao Cao's coastal sea army, it is still very dangerous.
As if seeing Lu Peng's concern, the ship boss once again straightened his chest and proudly explained to Lu Peng: "My lord Mingjian, many of our families in Jiangnan have fleets to go to sea, and there are not only huge storms and incomparably risky along the way, but there are also many pirates who are rampant, so I don't hide it from my lordship, we are all armed merchant ships, as long as my family's merchant ships arrive, don't say that Cao Cao's sailor is the navy of Sun Quan, the lord of Jiangnan, and we can also deal with them." β
Getting the assurance of the boss of this ship, Lu Peng's eyes suddenly lit up, feeling that there is already a half-pirate, semi-commercial maritime fleet in this era, it seems that this matter needs encouragement and encouragement, and it is impossible to open a product sales channel for his own factory first.
Thinking of this, he decided at that time: "Since this eldest brother has such ability, I will immediately hire 50 armed sea ships from you to protect me from going south." β
The boss of the ship said to Lu Peng with a look of earnest hope: "It stands to reason that it is a matter of course for the little ones to serve the adults, how dare you ask for your envoy fee?" Then without waiting for Lu Peng to regret it, he immediately continued: "As long as the adult agrees to the next request, it will be done." β
It's not okay not to block Lu Peng's mouth immediately, Lu Peng, now everyone in the world for various reasons has spread that he is greedy for money like his life, and he is the master of an iron rooster, if this guy gives himself a smooth rod to climb up, then he will lose a lot, and there is no way to explain to the family.
"Don't hire a fee, but as long as I agree to a condition, then this condition must be very harsh, you say it first, I'll listen, if I can do it, of course I agree, but if it violates my principles, it will be difficult to get my wish." You have to seal the conversation first, otherwise this guy will open his mouth, and he will fall directly into the pit.
"Now all the heroes in the world are cheating on me, but if I am cheated by a boat boss, it will become a joke." Lu Peng set the tone for himself like this.
Hearing that Lu Peng agreed to his request to a limited extent, the captain of the ship immediately stepped forward happily and bent down to salute: "The conditions are not harsh, as long as the adults agree, the small ones will be satisfied." β
The more he said this, the more vigilant Lu Peng became, it seems that they are all profiteers, and he still advertises everywhere that he is the descendant of the ancestors of profiteers, don't be cheated by profiteers. "Say, what are the conditions?" If you leave it in the past, in fact, if some people threaten themselves like this, Lu Peng can only have two reactions, one is not to be as knowledgeable as him, throw his sleeves and leave, and the other is to directly chop him.
But now, unlike in the past, I must go south by boat to accomplish the urgent purpose that I used to have become, and I will never be able to protect myself without an armed fleet that can protect me. Lu Peng's excuse for comforting himself was that it was not that he was getting more and more afraid of death, but that the burden on his body was getting heavier and heavier, shouldering the well-being of millions of Youzhou people, and shouldering the arduous task of unifying the world by the Han Dynasty in the future.
So he sat solemnly and prepared to accept the conditions that the ship boss threatened him.
The boss of the ship also solemnly got up and proposed to Lu Peng: "As long as the lord promises me to sell me 200 sets of trebuchets like those in the Savage Valley, I will immediately let the family send fifty armed merchant ships for the lord to drive for a year." β
As soon as his words fell, Lu Peng's face was lowered, the pupils in his eyes shrank, and a sudden murderous aura erupted from his body, and the entire hall, due to Lu Peng's anger, was immediately like falling into an ice cellar, and the dozen or so guards behind him who protected him also saw Lu Peng's huge anger, and immediately pulled out the weapons on their waists and surrounded the ship boss.
The boss of the ship was shocked at the time, and quickly knelt down and explained: "The lord is angry, the general is angry, I paid for these 200 sets of catapults, and there is no problem with how much money you have." β
As a result, Lu Peng's anger became even stronger, he lowered his head and stared at the ship boss: "Do you think I think you don't give me money?" Do you think I'm really as money-loving as I'm rumored to be? You're wrong, you're very wrong. β
The boss of the ship was completely blindfolded, and for a while he was drenched in cold sweat, and he kept kowtowing and begging for mercy.
Lu Peng said to him deeply: "I am now controlling all the materials that can be used for war, flowing out of my Youzhou, and the weapons produced in the Savage Valley are the most advanced in this era, and they are my housekeeping skills to dominate the world. However, you are so bold to buy 200 units from me at one time, what are you going to do? What do you want? β
As a result, when the ship boss heard Lu Peng's explanation, he raised his head suddenly, and after glancing at Lu Peng, who was solemn, he sat on the ground, patted the ground with relief, and laughed: "My lord, my general, you have misunderstood me." β
If the ship boss continued to kowtow and beg for mercy, Lu Peng would not be surprised, but the ship boss's performance completely confused Lu Peng.
"I misunderstood you, how did I misunderstand you? The 200 catapults you bought can form a siege army of 100,000, and I think you are just a small family, and you can't organize such a powerful team anyway, and your only purpose in acquiring these catapults is not to resell them to those warlords? β
The boss of the ship got up with a bone, stood in front of Lu Peng, and saluted Lu Peng: "My lord, listen to me, and then make a decision, if what I say is not reasonable, kill and scrape, and let the general dispose of it." β
"Say."
"Lord Qiyu, the 200 catapults purchased by Xia are not for resale, but for the use of their own family."
Lu Peng was silent, as if he understood something.
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