Du Jinning added in due course: "This is a relatively simple one. In a few days, we will install a carport in the back to block the wind and rain, and it will be even more perfect. ”

Because the power of a pedal cart cannot be compared to that of a horse, it is natural that a carriage like a horse-drawn carriage cannot be made behind, and it is like a rickshaw to the greatest extent. But this did not delay Du Jinning from blowing the cowhide out in front of Xia Jin's envoys.

Sure enough, the faces of the envoys of the Western Xia and Jin Dynasty were very ugly.

Needless to say, they realized the impact of this "bicycle" on the carriage.

You must know that their grassland can produce horses and good horses, which is tantamount to choking the key point of the Great Song Dynasty.

The Great Song people needed horses to pull carts when traveling, and cavalry and horse-drawn baggage when marching to battle. The Great Song Dynasty needed horses, so they had to exchange various materials with them, such as salt, iron, tea and other necessities.

In addition to the above-mentioned daily necessities, they also want to trade some food with Da Song when they come this time. Because of the improvement of rice varieties in the Great Song Dynasty, the price of grain in the Great Song Dynasty has dropped a lot. They could exchange the same number of horses for more food, which was a very good deal.

That's what they were talking about in the main hall just now.

But if the Great Song Dynasty didn't need horses anymore, what would they use to negotiate with the Great Song Dynasty?

The envoys of both countries panicked.

Zhao Yu didn't think it was enough to stimulate them, so he asked Du Jinning: "How much do you plan to sell this car?" ”

"One hundred and fifty taels of silver." Du Jinning said.

Zhao Yu praised: "Very good. ”

For Du Jinning, he couldn't be more satisfied, he couldn't talk and do things in the right way, and he would negotiate with Xia Jin's envoys later, these were all relied on.

A medium-sized horse, a tung oil carriage used by ordinary people, adds up to about this price. Bicycles are sold at such a price, and Ming Huanghuang is going to the horse-drawn carriage.

When the envoys of the two countries heard this, their faces became even darker as the bottom of the pot.

Originally, they thought that such a car must be difficult to build, and the price must be very high. If it is much more expensive than a horse-drawn carriage and there are fewer people who buy it, it will not create any deterrent to them.

But one hundred and fifty taels of silver, the carriage has no advantage at all.

Du Jinning was not finished, and continued: "Actually, this is just one of the models, and I have already asked them to build four-wheeled and two-wheeled models. The four-wheeled model is no longer driven by manpower, but by steam power, which can run fast and far, and you can also get a carport to cover the whole car; Two-wheeled bicycles are lightweight, one person can ride in front, and one person or some goods can be carried in the back, which is both labor-saving and fast. ”

As soon as Du Jinning's words fell, the envoys of the Jin Dynasty sneered: "How is this possible? If you don't use manpower or animal power, will your car still run on its own? He didn't understand what Du Jinning meant by "steam power drive" at all.

Of course, the steam power drive Du Jinning has not been successfully used in vehicles, and now he is bragging. But bragging doesn't have to be taxed, Du Jinning's bull is still reasonable, and he is really not afraid of blowing the cow out.

"It's impossible, when the envoy went to the later Great Song Dynasty, he would know it at a glance. It's useless to say more at this point. Du Jinning said lightly, obviously too lazy to argue with him.

This attitude caused the two envoys to doubt their faith.

Du Jinning ignored them and said to Zhao Yu: "Brother Huang, I'll let them build 300 cars of this kind of model first, what do you think?" ”

"Three hundred is estimated not to be enough to sell." Zhao said, "When the ministers come to the court, I will let them all take this kind of car." ”

"Satisfy the courtiers first, and wait for others if they want. Isn't this about the immediate recruitment of a group of officials who are good at the study of things? You can allocate a dozen or so to me, and then recruit some craftsmen, and it will be no problem to produce a dozen cars a day. Du Jinning said.

When she gets the assembly line workshop out, more than a dozen cars is trivial.

"Okay, you'll pick first. I'll pick the rest and I'll arrange it elsewhere. ”

Du Jinning got these things, even if Zhao Yu didn't know the direction of history, he could see that this was an epoch-making magical item that could change the world. In this regard, he is very much looking forward to it, and naturally he wants to support Du Jinning strongly.

When Du Jinning's goal was achieved, he said goodbye to Zhao Yu: "Since the imperial brother is busy entertaining the envoys of the two countries, the courtiers will retire first.

"Wait." Zhao Yu stopped her, "The envoy of the Jin Kingdom brought a warrior and said that he wanted to have a fight with the warriors of our Great Song Dynasty." It just so happened that our martial champion Xiao Yong was not in the capital. The horse's skills are also good, why don't you let the horse compare with the warriors of the Golden Kingdom? ”

As he spoke, he winked at Du Jinning.

Du Jinning immediately understood what he meant.

In modern times, why does the country have a military parade on National Day? It's to show the world your muscles, to show everyone that we have new weapons, no worse than you, not easy to provoke, don't want to provoke us.

Since she asked officials and craftsmen to develop steel, she immediately created a batch of swords, guns and swords, and because of the materials, these weapons are extremely sharp. Since the envoys of the Jin Dynasty called warriors to provoke the Great Song Dynasty without eyes, Qi Muyuan naturally wanted to use advanced weapons to extinguish his prestige.

What is a person who is powerful? The soldiers of the entire military camp are powerful, and that is the force of a country. In the era of cold weapons, the sharpness of the sword and the increase in force value are not half a star.

As for the earthen guns and earth cannons that are still under development, they are secret weapons, so let's hide them first. If these countries come to invade without a smile, they will be given a big surprise.

She said: "It just so happened that the horse entered the palace with the courtier. Now in the East 5th Institute. Wait for the courtier's sister to call him over. ”

As he spoke, he bowed, and withdrew.

Zhao Yu saw that she understood what she meant, and led everyone back to the main hall in a very good mood.

It's not just Du Jinning who has eyes.

As soon as Zhao Yu sat down, Hubu Shangshu said: "Your Majesty, with the car that the eldest princess just sent, don't we need to buy a horse?" ”

Although Du Jinning said that he could produce more than a dozen such cars per day, and there were two other models, the envoys who returned to the main hall of the Western Xia and Jin Dynasty were suspicious, and felt that Du Jinning was specially arranged by Zhao Yu and got a car that was somehow built to give them a dismount, so as to gain the initiative in the negotiations and force them to reduce the price.

Thinking like this in their hearts, when they heard Hubu Shangshu say this again, although the two of them were a little nervous in their hearts, they didn't show it at all, and they looked indifferent.

They were silent, just to see how Zhao Yu continued to act.

This year, the purchase plan of the Great Song Dynasty was to buy 3,000 good horses, which was to replenish the sick, aging, and dead horses of the cavalry battalion, and at the same time increase the number of cavalry.

After Du Jinning told Zhao Yu to ask him not to emphasize literature and ignore military force, Zhao Yu discussed with Qi Bokun and several old ministers for a long time, and decided to improve the status of military generals, and at the same time increase military spending year by year. In order not to attract the attention of Xia Jinliao, the cavalry also increased year by year.

As for the purchase of horses by the people, the court generally did not interfere, and the horse dealers sold them back from the frontier. The borders of the Great Song Dynasty and Western Xia, Jin and Liao all have "tea and horse markets".

If it were another emperor, this horse should be bought or bought. After all, no one knows what the bike is, whether what Du Jinning said is braggart or true.

But Zhao Yu has reached the point of blind trust in Du Jinning. The countless ideas that Du Jinning said before have been realized one by one in the past few years. This made Zhao Yu not doubt the authenticity of her words at all.

"Okay, then don't buy it." Zhao Yu nodded.

He looked at the envoys of the two countries: "Although we don't buy the horse, the two of them have come from afar, and it is not good for the two of them to go back empty-handed." How much tea, salt and iron the two of them want to buy, just discuss with Qian Shangshu. We're not going to stop you from selling these things just because we don't buy horses. ”

The envoys of the two countries were completely stunned.

Is it true that I don't buy it?

The emperor has a golden mouth and jade teeth, and pays attention to his words. Three thousand good horses is just a small business for the wealthy Great Song Dynasty. This emperor wouldn't lie because he wanted to push them down, would he?

Since he wasn't lying, what he said was true?

The Great Song Dynasty really doesn't buy horses?

The two envoys immediately panicked.

They don't sell horses, so where do they get the money to buy tea, salt, and iron?

Moreover, if the court doesn't buy horses, don't the people buy horses either? The demand for horses among the people of the Great Song Dynasty is called great. If the people don't buy horses, won't the country where they live on animal husbandry doom?

"It is better not to eat food for three days than to not drink tea for a day", this is a proverb that circulates in the grassland. They eat meat as their staple food, and if there is no tea to help digestion and supplement vitamins, the body will not be able to stand it at all.

Since the Great Song Dynasty unilaterally canceled bilateral trade, should they return to China and organize their brave and warlike warriors to give the Great Song a dismount? If you don't have any money, then grab it. Anyway, they don't do any less things like this.

The warrior of the Jin Dynasty was undefeated in wrestling with others because of his strong body, and the people on the steppe called him "Bart".

Seeing that the Great Song Dynasty didn't even buy their Jin Kingdom's horses, Bart was so angry that his face turned red, he stepped forward and asked angrily, "Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, when will your warriors come?" He couldn't wait to get a beat for the Song people.

Zhao Yu knows the psychology of these people very clearly.

He didn't care about Bart's unreasonableness, and said with a smile: "Don't be impatient." The East Fifth Institute is a little far from here, so I'll have to wait a little longer. ”

The East Fifth Institute is not far from here, but the Imperial Palace is forbidden to bring weapons inside. The sword that Qi Muyuan wanted him to take advantage of, he had to send someone to the palace gate to get it. It's going to take some time.

"Let's talk about the trade of tea, salt, and iron while we have time." Qian Shangshu of the household department also smiled.

The two envoys were so angry that their chests were about to explode.

Don't talk about it, resolutely don't talk about it. wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to take advantage of them, and the Great Song people were really cunning.

"There's no hurry." The envoy of Western Xia was older, and the city government was relatively deep, so he half-squinted his eyes and said, "Lest we talk about it halfway, the horse is coming, and we have to stop and watch the competition." Anyway, we have to stay here for a few more days, and there is more time, so it's not too late to talk about it tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. ”

"Yes, yes, yes." The envoys of the Jin Dynasty hurriedly chimed in.

When they left the palace in a while, they had to send someone out to inquire to see if Da Song had really built that kind of car, and if it was really energy-producing.