Chapter 53: The Covenant of the Sword (3)
Lin Feng smiled, like a shrewd businessman, and began to speak with numbers:
"Last night, Lin inquired in Nanjing, based on the market price of our Datang, salt is now sold for 19 Wen per catty, 128 Wen for the cheapest tea, and 12 or 30 Wen for the most expensive one. I believe that if you go deep into the grassland, this price will be much higher, and it is possible to double or multiply it several times! If we set up a mutual market along the coast to conduct centralized transactions, Lin can ensure that the salt does not exceed 12 wen per catty, the cheap tea is about 6 wen, and the expensive one is about 120 wen. ”
Lin Feng is not talking nonsense, the price he gave is much higher than the actual selling price of Chudi tea and Jinling salt now, although the profit alone is less, but the overall profit is still very rich after the conversion of large transactions. Besides, when the time comes, bring some traditional items such as porcelain and silk from the Southern Tang Dynasty with the ship, plus all kinds of novelties newly invented for auction, that is the main source of profit!
There is no need to deliberately observe, the big guys present are even more interested, this price is preferential enough, and it is an excellent thing for the benefit of the country and the people!
Yelu Roar, the privy envoy of the Southern Court, was still frowning and asked, "What about the knife?" ”
Lin Feng stretched out three fingers and said softly: "The treasure knife can only be exchanged for the above warlike horses, one knife and three horses!" ”
Since ancient times, "Fan people love cheese, and if they don't have tea, they will be sleepy and sick, so since the Tang and Song dynasties, they have used tea to change horses." Therefore, these bigwigs are no strangers to the trade method of tea and horses, but it is very strange to hear about the exchange of knives for knives.
As soon as Lin Feng's price came out, the expressions of all the people on the scene froze, this is too exaggerated, right? Yelu, the privy envoy of the Southern Court, immediately rebuked angrily: "Open the river! It's simply impossible! ”
Lin Feng smiled and said softly: "The treasure knife is priceless, we put forward such a condition because of the friendship between Liao and Tang, and this is still a preferential price!" If this transaction doesn't work, forget it, we can find Goryeo, Dangxiang, and Tubo to trade war horses. ”
King Cha of Taining immediately took the case, glared at Lin Feng angrily, and roared: "Lord Lin, you are blackmailing, and it is a provocation to my Da Liao!" "The Liao State and its eastern neighbor Goryeo are in constant disputes, and the relationship with the western neighbor Dangxiang clan is also good and bad.
Lin Feng spread his hands and said, "We can't help it!" There are many cavalry in the Zhou Kingdom, and there are not many horses to ride in the union of Tang and Chu. As long as there is a way to improve the strength of our cavalry, we may try it. ”
The table suddenly fell cold. After a while, the privy envoy Gao Xun spoke: "Lord Lin, your price is too high, and it is impossible for us to accept it. ”
Lin Feng was still smiling, took out his waist knife, the blade side up, pulled out a hair, and gently blew it towards the blade, only to hear a slight sound, and the hair broke in response.
Lin Feng pointed to the knife in the guard's hand again, and said softly: "Sharpen iron like clay, blow hair and break hair!" This magic weapon is our Tang Dynasty to visit the people for a long time, and finally at a high price of 80,000 yuan invited to a generation of iron-smelting masters carefully cast, although the current output is not much, but the handle is high-quality.
According to top-secret information, the Zhou State has intended to pacify the south first, and then gather the strength of the world to resist the Great Liao in the north, if I am unfortunately defeated and lose the country in the Tang Dynasty, and if such a treasure knife is equipped with the cavalry of the Zhou State, it will ...... then."
Lin Feng continued to threaten these bigwigs while talking nonsense.
The faces of the Liao bigwigs were even more ugly. The Khitan cavalry is all over the world, and all the Han people have always been like mice and cats when they see them, but today this Lin Feng is aggressive everywhere, and even threatens them, which is too **!
King Cha of Taining was even more annoyed, snorted coldly, clenched his right hand into a fist, and tapped it in the palm of his left hand: "The strength of your Datang is vulnerable in front of our Da Liao cavalry; You hundreds, are even more vulnerable in my city of Nanjing! "The implication is, Lin Feng, don't be arrogant, believe it or not, we'll kill you now!
Lin Feng got up extremely briskly, pushed the chair away from his body, stared at Cha Che and sneered: "The wrath of the horseman, blood splashed five steps!" The one hundred most elite soldiers under Lin Mou were all killed from the sea of blood of Chu with me, do you know where they all went today? Believe it or not, as long as I can't get out of this inner city during the day, more than half of the high-ranking officials in Nanjing City will fall to the ground tonight?
It is no exaggeration to say that we are one hundred people, and we can at least pull 10,000 people in Nanjing City to accompany you to the funeral! Even if you finally destroy our people, believe it or not, the Tang Dynasty will immediately dedicate all the treasure swords to the Zhou State, and then join forces to fight against the Khitan?! ”
The atmosphere on the field froze suddenly, everyone knew the result of Lin Feng leading people to fight with the clan army and the palace tent army, and naturally they all knew that Lin Feng's subordinates were by no means good, and they also faintly believed that what Lin Feng said was true. Xiao Fengshan, the capital of Striem, shook his head slightly at Cha Che humbly, indicating that he really hadn't paid attention to the whereabouts of Lin Feng's men.
"All sit down!" Liao Shizong Yelu Ruan reprimanded softly and put the wine bowl in his hand on the table.
Lin Feng glared at Cha Cut, and only then did he pull a chair and sit down until he sat down stupidly.
Yelu, the privy envoy of the Southern Court, coughed lightly twice, and said angrily: "Lord Lin, your price is too high, there is no sincerity, you must reduce the price!" ”
Lin Feng also put away the anger on his face, and said in a sincere tone: "The treasure knife is made of the master himself by quenching the steel and forging it repeatedly, and the success rate is only thirty percent, that is to say, a treasure knife will have to be put into two waste knives when it comes out of the oven, plus the cost of our long sea journey, and it is very likely to encounter dangers such as pirates and the Zhou State Water Army, and the price of a knife is not outrageous." Lin also inquired, a good horse on this grassland is just the price of two Han slaves, and the conversion is not consistent, this exchange business Liao Guo does not suffer! I can't reduce the price without permission. ”
Subsequently, the bigwigs of the Liao Kingdom present came out with red faces and white faces, and took turns to persuade Lin Feng not to move at all, insisting that the offer remain unchanged. After the last, Liao Shizong Yelu Ruan personally spoke, and Lin Feng had to take a step back and promised to exchange a knife for two good horses, but it must be a young and middle-aged horse two or three years old, and it must be equipped with a good saddle, and some forage must be prepared to facilitate the return by sea.
In the end, these conditions were all recognized by Liao Shizong Yelu Ruan's case.
Subsequently, Lin Feng looked distressed and begged to expand the scope of the transaction, allowing jewelry, porcelain, silk and other goods to be traded to compensate for his "huge loss" in terms of horses, and Yelu Ruan generously agreed.
After the tug-of-war between trade negotiations and light, Lin Feng still looked full of regret and regret, and made a sullen appearance, which made the Liao bigwigs who thought they had won a game secretly proud in their hearts.
Subsequently, the two sides agreed that the place of the transaction would be the estuary of the Liao River in Liaoyang Prefecture, Tokyo, Liaoguo, and the first transaction time was set for May 10 this year, and some specific precautions were discussed and agreed.
After everything was done, Lin Feng handed over the handwritten letter and gift list of Emperor Li Jing of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and then as if he wanted to vent the depression in his chest, he began to raise the big bowl to find people to drink one by one, but won the secret admiration of the big guys present with his boldness and amount of alcohol.
This breakfast was almost noon, and Lin Feng staggered to officially resign to the monarchs and ministers of the Liao State and prepared to leave. After Liao Shizong failed to retain, he had to order Xiao Fengshan to go back and prepare the transit documents.
Lin Renzhao, who had been waiting for a long time, saw Lin Feng come out, so he took a long breath and stepped forward to take Lin Feng.
As soon as he came out of the inner city, Lin Feng immediately came to his senses and whispered to the three brothers: "Hurry up and gather the brothers, we will rush to Taiyuan overnight!" ”