"Dare to ask the lord of the country, can you still see this hand?"

"Your envoy is worthy of being a figure in the Heavenly Empire, and he really deserves his name!" Bai Zhen forced a smile on his face and said. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"You're welcome to do this, and in the future, this strong man will belong to someone!"

After speaking, Wei Shuo stared at Kang Long, who looked like a giant, his eyes lit up, although this guy's head was a little unbright, but he was there, and it was more than enough to be a meat shield bodyguard. If you equip him with a heavy weapon like a mace, he will definitely be a good hand at charging into battle.

Bai Zhen nodded a little painfully, Kang Long had spent a lot of money to buy it from the far west, and he didn't think that he would be cheaper today, but the situation forced him not to admit it.

"I don't know what General Lu is doing when he sends a noble envoy?" Bai Zhen asked with a smile on his face.

"The lord of the country, this time I came here on the orders of the governor to negotiate a deal with your country."

"Talking about trading?"

Bai Zhen looked Wei Shuo up and down inexplicably, and made sure that the other party was not joking, before he replied: "I don't know what General Lu wants to do with me?" ”

"The general wants to import some iron materials from Qiuzi, and I hope that the lord of the country will see that it will be convenient for you and me to make a good deal."

"What?! Iron! ”

Bai Zhen was taken aback, and his face was cloudy. Generally speaking, if a country suddenly imports iron in large quantities, there is only one explanation, and that is that the country is preparing for war and is preparing to start a war.

Now that Lu Guang suddenly wants to import Qiuzi iron materials, who knows where General Lu will fight again? What if it's the Western Regions? Qiuzi sold the iron material to Lu Guang, not to shoot himself in the foot!

may have seen the worry in Bai Zhen's heart, but he saw Wei Shuo laughing loudly: "The country's main affairs are worried, the general imported iron materials is definitely not to deal with the countries of the Western Regions, it is really because of the ups and downs of rebellion in various parts of Liangzhou, and the general wants to send troops to quell the rebellion, but there are many weapons and armor under his command, and there is an urgent need to build a batch of new ones." ”

"I have heard for a long time that Qiuci iron is famous in the Western Regions, so I ordered Shuo to come to discuss the import of iron with the lord of the country."

Sigh! Bai Zhen quietly breathed a sigh of relief, as long as Lu Guang didn't intend to get involved in the Western Regions, it wouldn't hurt to sell some iron materials and Liangzhou. First, he can show favor to Lu Guang to cover up Qiuzi's resistance; Second, just take advantage of the chaos in Liangzhou to drag Lu Guang, and it is best to keep fighting in Liangzhou.

"I don't have anything else in the country, only countless iron materials, and Xiao Wang will let the minister of state discuss the specific rules with your envoy later."

"Thank you so much for your generosity." Wei Shuo didn't expect Lu Guang to be so good at making a name for himself, and he could easily get permission to import iron materials.

This banquet lasted until the end of the afternoon, and Wei Shuo Fang Shi Shiran returned to his residence, just in time to meet Yin E, who had returned from going out to talk about business.

Suddenly, Yin E was startled by the tower-like Kang Long behind Wei Shuo, and hurriedly stroked his chest with his jade hand and said, "Where did Wei Langjun find such a big man?" How much do you have to eat in one meal? ”

"Do you think I'll care how much one eats? This is what I specially found to be a personal guard, you look at the block, how good is it to block guns and knives? ”

Hearing this, Yin E couldn't help but roll her eyes and said, "I am looking for such a strong man with you just to take the knife for you!" ”

"I can't say that, in the future, in addition to protecting my safety, he can also be a killing beast and go into battle to kill the enemy."

"You didn't go to visit King Qiuzi today, why did you get such a guy back?"

"Madame doesn't know that the king of Guizi seems to be deferential, but in fact he is ambitious. At the banquet today, in front of me, he first put on a lot of top hats for Lu Guang, and then deliberately set up a trap to lure me to compete with this guy. ”

Speaking of this, Wei Shuo smiled and continued: "As everyone knows, Lao Tzu has already seen through his details, so he will plan it, not only successfully obtained the agreement to import iron materials, but also made a strong man to return." ”

"If Bai Zhen knew that Wei Langjun was not Lu Guang's envoy, he might not be angry in the future."

"Hehe, that's because he's stupid, what does it have to do with me? By the way, what did Mrs. Today take? ”

"I have just met with a few more Persian merchants and signed a few cotton deals. Now the concubine only hopes that there will be no disasters this year, so that the kapok can be harvested smoothly, otherwise the goods will not be delivered by then, and the liquidated damages alone will be enough to bankrupt the caravan. ”

"Is cotton popular?"

"That's nature! Although cotton cloth is not as comfortable as silk, it is cheap and durable, and those merchants have a unique eye and naturally know the mystery. ”

"Since you have been with a Persian merchant, has Madame ever remembered to inquire about the craftsmen?"

"Wei Langjun confessed, how dare the concubine be negligent? However, the Persian merchants said that the craftsmen were mostly controlled by the government, and it was not easy to get their hands on them. ”

"Get it at any cost! Today, the number of craftsmen in Gaochang City is very small, and the technology is low, which is simply not enough to meet the needs of the future. The quality of the craftsmen in Liangzhou is not much better, and Guanzhong and the Central Plains are too far away, and there is only hope for searching from the West. ”

"In a few days, Madame might as well find a few powerful Persian merchants to come over, and I will meet them personally."

As he spoke, the two entered the gate at the same time, and after parting, they walked towards their respective courtyards.

Not to mention that Yin E went to work by herself, just saying that Wei Shuo led Kang Long back to his courtyard, what made him feel distressed was that Kang Long could only speak a few simple words of Chinese, and the two could not communicate normally at all.

"I say! From now on, you will be my bodyguard?! Do bodyguards understand? Is that what it means to be a guard? ”

Wei Shuo even made a gesture and said that Kang Long finally understood his duties, and originally Kang Long felt that his master had changed from a king to a little brat, which was a little uncomfortable. But he had seen Wei Shuo's power, and when he saw that the other party took out good wine and good food to greet him, he suddenly felt that it was quite good to follow Wei Shuo.

Looking at Kang Long, who was eating Haisai on the side, Wei Shuo suddenly felt that letting Kang Long be a bodyguard might not be a knowing choice. Let's not teach Kang Long to speak Chinese, it is not easy to train a stupid big man into a qualified bodyguard.

"Forget it, even if you can't train a bodyguard, you can still be a killing machine, right? As far as Kang Long's body is concerned, as long as he carries a mace, he is definitely a god to block and kill gods and Buddhas on the battlefield! ”

After Kang Long had enough wine and food, Wei Shuo said something to Mrs. Yin, then took Kang Long out of the door, and after a little inquiry, he went straight to the most lively street market in Qiuzi.

Qiuci is located in the northern part of the Silk Road, and domestic commerce is very prosperous. In the Qiuzi Market, you can not only see merchants from all over the Central Plains, but also from Persia, the Gupta Empire, Kangju, etc., and even Western merchants from Asia Minor.

Wei Shuo walked on the street with a giant man, causing passers-by to look sideways frequently. He didn't care about this, and took Kang Long straight to the blacksmith area. Due to the iron production in Qiuzi, the local smelting industry is also very developed, and there are iron shops everywhere.

Since getting Kang Long, Wei Shuo has been bent on getting a mace for the other party, and the two came to a medium-sized shop.

"I don't know what the guest officer is doing?" Seeing a guest coming in, the host hurriedly came out to greet him.

"Have you ever seen this strong man behind me? I want to build him a handy weapon, I don't know if you are willing to undertake this shop? ”

"If you are open to do business, how can there be any reason not to accept it? I just don't know what weapon the guest officer wants to build? Swords, guns, swords, halberds, axes, hooks and forks, these can be made by the masters in the shop. ”

"Hahaha, the weapon I want to build is no longer among them! I wonder if the store can have the confidence to take this job? As long as you are satisfied, the price is not a problem. ”

"This ......"

The shopkeeper groaned slightly: "As long as the structure is not too complicated and the guest officer needs to provide a drawing, the small one will take over the work." ”

"It's a drawing, and the store has a look!" As he spoke, Wei Shuo handed the male drawings drawn in advance to the store.

The shopkeeper took a look at it in his hand, and saw a long weapon drawn on the rice paper that looked like a stick but not a stick, like a hammer but not a hammer, and the structure did not look very difficult, and it was no problem with the craftsmanship of the masters in his store.

"Okay, that's the next job! It's just that some words need to be explained in advance, this weapon is the first time I have encountered it in our store, and the price must be more expensive than ordinary weapons, I don't know ......"

"Money is not an issue! As long as you can craft a weapon, it doesn't matter how much money you have! ”

"Good! The guest officer is really refreshing, so please get the weapon five days later! ”