"Not a few!" Uncle Li said this quickly and quickly, and he felt that something was wrong, he seemed to be too urgent, sat up straight with a dry laugh, and smiled at me: "Is the virtuous son-in-law really so sure?" ”

"That is nature, ballistas, crossbows, trebuchets, grenades, steel crossbows, etc. are all sharp weapons for attack and defense. The profit on these sides will definitely not be less than three million guan, if you add armor and knives and other things, as long as they buy 10,000 sets, it will be 2.8 million guan, and Persia and those small countries, thinking about it, will definitely not just watch each other buy, but they don't want anything, they will always be wary of other neighbors who were originally the same as themselves, but suddenly became powerful, no matter what, 10,000 sets, this is just the most conservative prediction of the lower officials, these alone, in fact, have exceeded the surplus of five million guan. ”

Uncle Li and the others were like a bunch of old people who had come out of the hole and had never seen the world, all of them looked incredulous, and even my old man was muttering to himself: "Five million? In the fourteenth year of Zhenguan, the annual tax of Datang is only 3.67 million yuan, and the tax of Zhenguan in 20 years is only 5.4 million yuan, which is not equivalent to the tax income of my Datang in a year? ”

"Xia Guan naturally doesn't dare to joke nonsense." I hastened to clarify. Let's be honest, a grenade is priced at eight times, ammunition is priced at fifteen times, these are still prices set in order to attract long-term customers, as for steel crossbows, a handle of forty times is definitely not less, and the supply must also be limited. At least Datang's own supply must be guaranteed. In addition, just those drawings, without two million runs, this son will definitely not make a move.

"Lao Chen thinks that if he does it according to the method of bequeathing his nephew, it will not be difficult to do five or six million yuan in a year, hehe, Lao Chen has never thought that weapons can also be sold." Uncle Li Jing's face was happy, of course, such a martial arts research institute can create such a big profit for Datang, not to mention anything else, those profits alone can definitely block the mouths of all the stupid people in Datang who propose to reduce the investment and reduce the scale of the martial arts research institute.

It can also make Datang's political clique understand that the profits from the arms trade are absolute windfall profits and rich returns, and they will definitely be like drugs, which will make Datang's political leaders addicted. Well, that's exactly what I want to see.

------------------------------------------------ Gao Shilian, who was already moved at this time, also changed his tone: "If you can really sell some as you said, it will not harm the interests of my Datang." However, how can you guarantee that these weapons will not fall into the hands of other countries that are hostile to our Datang? ”

"This, the lower officials really can't guarantee it, but the lower officials think that why my Datang is strong depends not only on the strength of military equipment, but more importantly, the loyalty of my Datang soldiers to protect their families and the country, and the courage and fearlessness of eager to make contributions on the battlefield. I spread my hands and asked rhetorically.

Gao Shilian, the old man, smiled slightly, nodded at me, and said that I was right, and turned his head to Uncle Li and said, "Since this is the case, the old minister has no objection, and everything is up to Your Majesty." ”

"The minister also thinks so, although the weapon is good, there is no elite army, no matter how good the weapon is, it is just a decoration, and my Datang has a more powerful artillery unit, the world, who regrets it?!" Uncle Li Ji raised his head very excitedly.

Uncle Lee also nodded in agreement. In the end, under the temptation of profits, the matter of selling weapons was settled, and Uncle Li agreed that when the New Year's Day court meeting was held, he would issue an edict in public and appoint me as the chief negotiator.

However, there is another thing, and it is more troublesome, and that is to send troops. But this time, before I could speak, the old man stood up first: "Your Majesty, the minister agrees that Datang should send troops." ”

"Huh?" Uncle Li was stunned for a moment, glanced at me, and then at my old man, but didn't react, you know, my old man is definitely a figure with a clear distinction between public and private, father and son are officials in the same dynasty, but they will never abolish the public for private reasons, but today's performance really surprised Uncle Li and all the adults present.

"Fang Aiqing, reason, tell me your reason." Uncle Li was the first to recover and said to my old man. The old man took out a notebook from his arms, it seemed that this was something that his father wrote out overnight yesterday, and after handing it over to Uncle Li, the old man slowly and deeply spoke out his understanding of the international situation in Central Asia.

At this moment, not only Uncle Li, but even Uncle Li Jing, the eldest grandson Yinren, etc., the expressions of the people all looked solemn, everyone here understood very well, the target that the Tang Dynasty was ready to deal with was the Turks and Tibet, but in the past two years, due to the promotion of double cropping rice, as well as the development of Liaodong, the Korean Peninsula and Wa Island, Liuqiu Island and Luzon Island have attracted the attention and development focus of the court, and between the Turks and Tibet, it has not been decided who should be cleaned up first, and it has been delayed until now.

And today, these important political figures of Datang discovered that originally, wars between other countries would also affect the future development trend and strategic situation of Datang, which really surprised them.

"Chen thinks this is just alarmist, Dashi is thousands of miles away from me, there are Persia and other small countries as a buffer, if I get the support of the Tang Dynasty's weapons, I want to come, the progress is not enough, but at least it is more than enough defense. If I send troops and let my Tang soldiers go thousands of miles, it will inevitably cause a shock to the government and the opposition. The eldest grandson Yin waved the banner of opposition. What he said is not without reason.

"Although the words of the eldest grandson are reasonable, but the minister thinks that if the army is not dispatched, according to the inference of these intelligences, if the Turks really join forces with the Great Eclipse, what will happen?" Uncle Li Ji interjected with a muffled snort. These words made the eldest grandson Yin also speechless for a while.

Uncle Lee looked up at me. "Son-in-law, tell me your reasons."

"What my father said just now, the lower officials will repeat it again, but there is one point, the minister thinks that sending troops is a necessary means, but how to send troops and what way to send troops can minimize the opposition between the government and the opposition, and it will not cause the grievances of the soldiers of the Western Expedition, this is the key, and the other point is that sending troops, what benefits can I Datang get from it, this is also the key."

"Is there still an interest in sending troops? Virtuous nephew, what you said is very fresh, but you say it, and the old man is also very curious. Gao Shilian, the old man, opened his mouth again.

------------------------------------------------ "First of all, to send troops, the lower officials think that it is better to adopt a conscription system, so that the soldiers are voluntarily joined the team of the Western Expedition, which can minimize the dissatisfaction of the soldiers from the expedition to leave home and the compulsion of the court. I grinned and threw out another bait.

Uncle Li's eyes lit up: "Do you mean to say that the soldiers were recruited with the orders of the court and formed into an army, and then all their equipment and weights were purchased from my Datang at their expense?" ”

I nodded, "That's exactly what I mean." However, the eldest grandson Yin also spoke: "But if the soldiers are not on the battlefield in the extraterritorial war, what will their families do?" After all, none of these men is the main laborer of the family, and how can their families survive without them? ”

"The minister thought that if he was to be recruited in the name of the state, the Persians must pay each recruited soldier a hundred dollars as a family asset. In addition, the only child in the family is not recruited, and the childless person is not recruited...... "I have said no less than five standards in a row.

The eldest grandson Yin had nothing to say, and the expressions of Uncle Li and the others were obviously very satisfied with my performance, and the frequency of nodding was increasing.

"In addition, my Datang can also send a military observation group to Persia, and in addition, the lower officials also want to strive to establish a garrison in Persia and other places." Iron needs to be hot, and when Uncle Li and the others were in a happy mood, I threw out my last trick by the way.

"The garrison point, that is, a military base where my Datang is stationed abroad, and they are not just as simple as a military base, their existence will be like a nail, firmly embedded between Persia and those countries, first, in the war with Dashi, these countries can rest assured and understand that my Datang is on their side......"

I extended the concept of the later generations of foreign [***] affairs base, although advanced, but not my own natural boasting, because, Uncle Li did just that, Zhenguan 14th August, Uncle Li sent the general Hou Jun to destroy the Gaochang Kingdom, in September of that year, he placed the Anxi Protectorate in Xizhou Jiaohe City, to manage the military and political affairs of the Western Regions, not only to ensure the smooth and stable Silk Road of the Tang Dynasty, but also to shock the surrounding countries.

(To be continued)