Niu Yaowu put down the binoculars in his hand and shook his head with disdain: "I thought that Tabriz was also the capital of a country, and it must be majestic. Who knows that it is the size of a state capital, hehe, this is also the national capital? ”

Hua Houwei sneered: "Da Ming Xiong looks at the sea, do you think any country can compare with Da Ming?" It's good to have this scale, how many countries don't even have a capital of this level! ”

"Yo! Lord, come out! It doesn't look like the specifications are low! There are a lot of camels and horses, but the clothes are a little bumpy! ”

"Less nonsense! People are also adapting to local conditions! If you've been here for years, you're dressed like this! Yaowu, the world is big, and each place has its own different climate and style, which also derives different dresses, there is nothing to criticize! Beware of people beating you up! ”

While the two were talking and laughing, the welcoming team came closer. Wal-Mar-Fie began to introduce with joy: "Your Excellency, this is Your Excellency the Grand Vizier Hussein of my Safavid Empire. Da Vizier, this is His Excellency Zhu Houwei, the prince of the Ming Empire. ”

Hou Saiyin took the lead and bowed to Hua Houwei: "???????????????? Hello! Your Excellency Zhu Houwei, Prince of the Ming Empire, on behalf of Shah, please allow me to express my warmest welcome and joy! ”

Hua Hou Wei also bowed in return and said, "Dear Hou Saiyin Grand Vizier, King Gu is very happy to come to the place where the pearl is favored!" ”

The two of them enthusiastically exchanged hypocritical and polite words, and a thought flashed in their hearts, this is the old fox! After half a day of hypocrisy and grievances, Hua Hou Wei led his guards and followed Hou Saiyin into Tabriz, the royal capital of the Safavid Empire!

The main hall of the royal palace is a large Ivan (a house with walls on three sides), and when Shah Ismaili saw the arrival of Huahou Wei and his party, he stood up and expressed his welcome: "Distinguished guests from the distant country of silk, please send my most sincere greetings, the representative of the ancient Persian kingdom of pearls in the world, Shah of the Safavid Empire!" ”

Hua Houwei suddenly felt that something was wrong, too enthusiastic, right? Even if he is a prince from the land of legends, this etiquette seems to be too warm for the supreme ruler of the Safavid Empire. This thought flashed away, and Hua Houwei hurriedly returned the salute: "Hello, respected Safavid Empire Shah, I, as the prince of the ancient Eastern power, have already felt the enthusiasm of the Safavid Empire. ”

There is a lot of fiction in the story, and the two sit together with a smile and look at each other. Ismaili's age can't be seen, I really can't complain about Huahou Wei's eyesight, but Ismaili's face is full of beard, you say that he can be thirty or forty years old, and his skin can't be seen, there is no immaturity of a young man, in short, he is a very mature man. But in fact, Ismaili is about the same age as Zhu Houzhao, and he is only a young man in his early twenties.

And in Ismaili's eyes, Hua Houwei is much easier to recognize. His lips are red and white, his body is thin, and there is a circle of fine fluff around his lips, which shows his age. It's just that those eyes are a little out of harmony, sword eyebrows and starry eyes, which are definitely not ugly, but the cunning and vicissitudes that flashed made Ismaili a little confused.

Soon the conversation between the two got to the point, and Ismaili went straight to the point: "Your Excellency, if there is a conflict between the Safavid and the Ottomans, or even a war, what substantial help can the Ming give us?" ”

Hua Houwei smiled confidently: "Arms!" Lots of arms! Daming has the most complete production system in the world, with the most advanced guns and artillery, as long as the Safavid Empire has enough money, or something that Daming is interested in, there will be a steady stream of arms! Dear Shah, you can fight with a heavily armed army to Asia Minor, to the Mediterranean, to the Danube! As long as you have money, everything is not a problem! ”

Ismaili laughed and wiped the mustache on her lips with her fingers: "Your Excellency, how can I trust someone I met for the first time?" ”

Huahou Weiwei smiled and snapped his fingers: "Niu Yaowu!" Bring up the Three-Eyed Gun! ”

Then Hua Houwei turned into a salesman and began to gush about the introduction: "Look, this is a hand-held firecracker, which can be fired three times in a row, oh, I didn't make it clear, it is three bullets in unison." No one can stop you within ten steps! And that's just hand-held, and there's a long firearm for ordinary soldiers! Yaowu, well, this is the long fire gun used by the soldiers. ”

Ismaili looked at it, picked up the three-eyed gun again, and asked suspiciously, "Why is there no arquebus?" ”

Huahou Weiwei smiled: "This is the advanced place of Daming firearms!" This is a flintlock fired by a flintlock device, which can be used as you go, and there is no need for the backward arquebus. Come, Yaowu, show Shah a demonstration. ”

Niu Yaowu quickly charged and loaded the three-eyed gun, but he was tired in his heart. Playing with custom ammunition and backloading firearms, and then going back to the old front-loading guns, is really boring.

"Shoot up! Yaowu, let go of a shot! ”

"Wait a minute!" Ismaili stopped Hua Houwei and said with a smile, "Can I let my people try it?" ”

"No problem! Yaowu, give the gun to Wal-Mar-Fe! ”

Wal-Mart Filly has its own handful, which is very familiar. He took the gun and pulled the trigger on the target ten paces away. Choke! A crisp sound of metal impact, accompanied by the friction sound of the grinding wheel ignition, boom! The flames burst into a puff of smoke and rose as Ismaili stood up in surprise.

When he approached the target, the three bullet holes showed the power of the projectile, after all, the solid plank that was an inch thick had been pierced. Ismaili laughed, "Good! Your Excellency, can you try the power of the Flame Bolt? ”

Hua Houwei looked at Ismaili in embarrassment: "Shah, I'm afraid it won't work here, after all, the range of the firearm is very long, and it will hurt people by mistake." ”

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"Oh yes yes, every pearl of the people is precious. Well, Walmart Fe will experiment with it in a while, and come back and tell me. Your Excellency the Prince, this Ming Dynasty is worthy of its name, what is the price? ”

Hua Houwei's eyes rolled: "Gold only needs a little bit, there is more silver, and the rest, then it depends on what Safavid has." ”

Ismaili shouted, "No, no, it's too expensive! I'll look at ten dinars and you'll be fine! Or could it be a hundred kopecks? ”

Hua Houwei shook his head and picked up the three-eyed gun: "Dear Shah, look at this smooth surface, this light feel, and here, delicate machine springs, where else in the world can you find such good things?" Besides, the distance is long and completely dependent on sea freight, which is also a lot of freight! ”

Ismaili shook his head repeatedly: "No, no, these are just steel and copper, and they shouldn't be worth so much money!" Well, the shipping costs are still reasonable, and I can add a little more. Well, eleven dinars are good! ”

Hua Houwei reluctantly put down his eyes: "My Shah, wisdom is the most valuable thing in this world, do you agree?" ”

Ismaili nodded reluctantly and asked hesitantly, "What does it have to do with our deal?" ”

"It's a big deal! Shah, this three-eyed gun is the only one in the world, have you seen it elsewhere? Hua Houwei was heartbroken, and his heart was about to break!

Ismaili knew what Hua Houwei meant, but after all, the facts were right in front of him, so he had to smile and agree: "Well, I really haven't seen it anywhere else." But what does that mean? ”

"Hehe, something unique is always more valuable! Of course, the point is that it can bring you a victory, and it will bring you a lot of money, so what is the small purchase fee? Shah, doing business always requires capital, even if it is a business without capital, don't you have to invest in weapons and equipment? ”

Ismaili smiled playfully: "Investment? That's an interesting term! ”

Hua Houwei nodded heavily: "Yes!" Investment! Suppose you want to go to war with the Ottomans, you have spent a lot of money to arm your team, and it seems that you have already suffered a loss, but after the war, you defeated the opponent in one fell swoop and occupied the land of abundant water and grass, may I ask, did you lose or gain? ”

Ismaili burst out laughing: "Land is priceless! Your Excellency, your words are always full of philistine, but they are also unbreakable truths! Talking to you is really tiring, but it's also very pleasant! It's an amazing feeling! ”

Hua Houwei was not ashamed but proud, and said proudly: "This is nothing, whether we are officials or monarchs, it is actually a kind of business behavior." Then according to the way of doing business, the officials below are all the guys in the store, and the customers who come and go are the people at the bottom. Where is there bad governance in the country? ”

Ismaili was very interested, leaned over, and looked at Hua Houwei: "Can you elaborate on it?" ”

"Absolutely! Uh, dear Shah, everything is valuable, are we going to finalize the arms matter first? Talking about that again? Rest assured, there is no charge for this! ”

Ismaili laughed, "Yes, yes! Since we are all businessmen, in business, this price, well, well, in fact, what you said is also very reasonable. So I will give way, fifteen dinars for a three-eyed gun, and twenty dinars for a long-fire gun. This is my last price, dear Prince! ”

Hua Houwei's eyes rolled, and he readily agreed: "Yes!" For the sake of the friendship between the Safavid and the Ming Dynasty, I agreed! Oh, and there is also a tiger cannon, which can be called the nemesis of the cavalry, Shah, are you interested? ”

it! The nemesis of the cavalry? How dare you say it! Ismaili looked at Hua Houwei in shock and said slowly, "Is this true?" ”

Hua Houwei pouted, it is really that Makqin can't sell it to you, otherwise let you know what it means to know what the autumn wind sweeps away the leaves! He turned his head to look at Niu Yaowu: "Yaowu, bring a Tiger Venerable Cannon over!" Then he turned his head and said, "Shah, is there a larger place in Tabriz that is safer?" I have several weapons and need a place like this to show off my power! ”