Chapter 536: Selling Gun Trucks
After all, the envoy is the elite of the diplomatic department, and he has seen various occasions, and the monarch of just two small countries will not let him be jealous.
Especially when the Great Wei State is rich and the people are strong, and the weapons are advanced, they will not be timid.
The only thing that made him a little disgusted was that the corpses caused by the war were all over the field, and the smell of corpses and flies was afraid that it would cause a plague.
Of course, King Xue Yantuo thought that the other party really came to deliver the artillery car, and he was afraid that it was another ploy by Li Xingchen.
"What's the matter?" His tone was bad.
"This envoy came today to send a gun carriage on behalf of His Majesty, do you want to buy it?" The messenger smiled.
Suddenly, the atmosphere in the camp was rigid.
Xue Yantuo and Tuyuhun didn't think this was true at all, but it was impossible for the envoy to run to the battlefield to fart in person, right? Aren't you afraid to kill him? Judging by his confident appearance, he should have really brought the gun carriage......
Happiness came too suddenly, although there was no movement on the surface, the heart was turbulent, thinking that he had heard it wrong, he couldn't believe it and asked again, "What did you just say?" ”
After the messenger repeated it again, the two men screamed and stood to their feet.
At this moment, the envoy of Dawei was a guest, and the tone and attitude of the two kings were very flattering, and they brought the best wine and food.
"This time, the envoy listened to His Majesty's order and sent 10,000 artillery wagons, which are now on the border of Great Wei.
But you also know that iron has risen, and the amount of iron ore in Dawei is not much, so the price is ......."
Before he finished speaking, King Xue Yantuo said excitedly: "It's understandable, it's understandable, how much does it cost, just ask for it." ”
"When will it be convenient for me to wait to get the gun carriage?" Tuyuhun also looked at the Great Wei envoy with expectant eyes.
"You can do it at any time, but you have to pay the money first, a hundred taels for an artillery car, how many do you want?"
One hundred taels of artillery carriages, on the whole, is acceptable, the cost is about ten taels, and the income is ten times, and Dawei is not excessive.
In fact, if it is increased by ten times, the kings of the two countries can also accept it, but the envoys consider that the border defense is not strong, if Xue Yantuo and Tuyuhun are forced by the Turks, it will be troublesome to attack the Great Wei first and seize the artillery carriages.
What's even more terrifying is that once the Turks know about it and follow it into the Great Wei border, the problem will be even more tricky.
Therefore, for the sake of prudence, it is enough to earn ten times.
There is also another point, the price is too high, and the two countries can't take it out, and if they are entangled for too long, it is not good for their whereabouts to be exposed.
Xue Yantuo and Tuyuhun immediately agreed, although one hundred taels of artillery carriages was very expensive, and their country wanted to buy 10,000 units, and needed one million taels, but the current war was tight and the situation was urgent, and there was no way to bargain.
Therefore, after the smile stiffened on his face for a while, King Xue Yantuo said: "Your envoy, one million taels and one and a half can't be made up for a while, do you think you can write an IOU first, and then give the money to your country when our country forces the Turks to retreat?" ”
"Nope." The envoy simply refused, in case he turned his face and didn't admit it at that time, you Xue Yantuo and Tuyuhun both have artillery trucks, what if you just don't give it?
So be sure to get the money first.
There was no way, Xue Yantuo could only urgently send someone to raise money, and at the same time send his cronies and Great Wei envoys to leave, and go to the border to see if there was really a gun carriage, so as not to be deceived.
The war continues.
The Turks also discovered the arrival of the Great Wei envoy, but at first they didn't think of why the Great Wei envoy came, but then they had a flash of inspiration and found that the other party must have come to support, so they immediately ordered people to arrest the Great Wei envoy.
It's a pity that it was too late, the people had already returned to the Great Wei border, and Xue Yantuo and Tuyuhun both sent troops to stop the Turkic Khan and prevent him from making a move against the Great Wei envoys.
Soon, Xue Yantuo and Tuyuhun scraped together enough money overnight and sent them to the border.
Artillery wagons, loaded into horse-drawn wagons by soldiers from both countries, were smuggled out of the border city and transported to the front line......
Is Li Xingchen crazy? The Turkic Khan was furious, and as he had guessed, he sold the artillery carriage to the two countries, and he was so frightened and frightened that he immediately mobilized his army to turn around and kill on the border of Great Wei to stop the deal.
At this time, the kings of the two countries trembled with excitement, and rushed towards the border of Great Wei as soon as possible.
As long as the artillery truck is in hand, the Turks are a bird, and the strength of the two sides is about the same, and now that the alliance between the two countries has the blessing of the artillery trucks, they will not beat your Turks down?
The war is going to be waged again, no longer like the last time cold weapons against hot weapons, but hot weapons against hot weapons!
And the envoys of Great Wei no longer paid attention to this, and turned to Gaochang to find Yuan Wanshan and them.
As for the money for weapons earned from the two countries, people were sent back to the capital.
Soon, the Great Wei envoy met Yuan Wanshan and others.
"Your Majesty asked you to deliver the message?" The military department Shangshu smiled.
Winter was almost over, and the weather was not as cold as before, and the messenger suddenly came around this side, surely to deliver orders.
Sure enough, the Great Wei envoy nodded and conveyed Li Xingchen's meaning.
"Your Majesty asked the humble post to bring you a message, he sold the artillery carriage to Xue Yantuo and Tuyuhun, your garrison in Gaochang should also be over, and you can return to Great Wei."
"Back to Da Wei? Won't you destroy Gaochang? The military department Shangshu twisted his eyebrows.
100,000 troops, and artillery trucks, now that spring is about to bloom, they will be able to defeat Gaochang, so it's a pity to leave like this, right?
"Your Majesty said that the purpose of waging war is to obtain money, and destroying Gaochang will make the remaining thirty-five countries have an opinion. If the countries of the Western Regions unite, it will not be a good thing for Great Wei. The messenger explained.
Yuan Wanshan, the military department Shangshu, and the commander looked at each other, and no one dared to oppose Li Xingchen's will.
This time, they took it upon themselves to attack Gaochang, and although they received monetary compensation, it was unclear whether the imperial court would deal with them.
If there is a rebellion this time, I am afraid that it will not be necessary to be beheaded at the noon gate, and the consequences will be very serious.
"Are there any other plans? Your Majesty should be more than just that, right? The Grand Commander looked at the messenger.
"This time, Your Majesty ordered me to bring 50 million banknotes for me to buy useful things in the countries of the Western Regions, anything, anyway, just use all the money." As he spoke, he pointed to a large wooden box behind him, which contained paper money of various denominations.
"Okay, then we'll cooperate with you." Yuan Wanshan nodded, and the other two also nodded.
It's not difficult to spend money, just do everything according to Li Xingchen's wishes.
The messenger smiled, had a meal with them, and began to work.
However, it was not the envoy who went to buy it in person, because Zhang Tian and other caravans of the major families were still in the Western Regions and did not return to Great Wei, what he had to do was to contact them, and then give them the money and let them buy it.
In the end, Yuan Wanshan and others will pull the goods back to Dawei, which is the plan.
This plan was not explicitly given to him by Li Xingchen, but he felt that it should be done.
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