Chapter 653: Let them only be-stirring sticks
Although he knew about it, now Del Balle also threw this matter behind him, and he didn't come to talk about it.
"How much does Datang's armor cost to sell?" Del Barles looked at Pei Xingjian and asked.
"A pair of 160 taels of silver." Pei Xingjian said the price negotiated with Li Ke, this price is not expensive according to the cost of a pair of Mingguang armor in Datang, as long as it is double the price.
Of course, this is only according to the official cost of Datang's Mingguang armor, not Li Ke's own cost.
The reason why they don't ask for much profit is because these weapons and armor are not meant to make profits, they are meant to consume their national strength, and by the way, they are just to make profits.
"This is weights and measures, and the envoy can take back a set." Pei Xingjian directly took out a set of weights made of steel that had been prepared a long time ago.
"The 50 grams marked on this is one tael." Pei Xingjian pointed to a weight and said, there are not only words marked with 50 grams, but also a standard word or two.
Del Valle picked up the weight and roughly weighed it, and knew it in his heart. This price...... It's not expensive, of course, it's more expensive than they cast this full-body armor themselves, but the other party is shipping it from thousands of miles away, which really doesn't ask them for a high price.
"If you don't have silver, according to gold, it's 32 taels of gold for a pair of armor, 5,000 pairs of armor for a total of 160,000 taels, 16,000 catties, 8,000 kilograms, a total of 8 tons of gold." Pei Xingjian directly quoted the price.
"One hundred thousand arrows, one tael of silver for every 20 arrows, a total of five thousand taels of silver, and one thousand taels of gold." Pei Xingjian quoted the price of the arrow again. (The price of arrows in the Tang Dynasty did not find information, but in the Northern Song Dynasty during the Shenzong period, an arrow was about 70 Wen, and a stone of japonica rice was 1000 Wen, because of the problem of currency purchasing power, I converted it according to the price of grain, and the Tang Dynasty made an arrow was about 6 Wenyuan.) )
The cost of arrows Li Ke has naturally increased, and the arrows he made are not like the arrows of ordinary iron arrows in the Tang Dynasty, and the price is very reasonable.
Although the arrows on the battlefield can be recovered, they are also lost, and the arrows and arrows are all lost, and Li Ke's three-edged armor-piercing arrows are actually ...... It's not easy to recycle.
The most critical point, although the tail of the arrow adopts a screw structure, there is a wooden thread inside the head of the arrow shaft, which is very convenient to combine, and because it is a machine set of threads, the center is very accurate, after the link, the wooden thread is harder, and it is not easy to fall off, and there is a small hollow structure inside the thread, that is to say, after the arrow is tightened, there is a small hollow structure inside.
When the arrow hits the enemy, the arrow will be damaged, and the arrow will penetrate deep into the interior due to the huge impact force and destroy the thread, and the link between the arrow and the shaft will fall off.
Moreover, this impact force may cause the screw part of the arrow to directly crack the arrow shaft, causing major damage, even if it cannot cause greater damage, the arrow will most likely not be usable.
In fact, when all arrows in ancient times were built, especially when fighting the enemy for a long time, they would find ways to make it impossible for the enemy to recover the arrows and use them.
And the reason why Li Ke did this is also very simple, not to let the enemy recycle, as for myself, as long as I make enough quantity, I don't need to recycle, and the damaged arrow shaft and arrow Li Ke can be remade.
The arrow can be re-smelted, and if the arrow shaft is well preserved as a whole, but the connection with the arrow is damaged, then the section is removed and re-punched, although the arrow cannot be used by the bow because the arrow becomes shorter, but it can be reused as a crossbow arrow, because the arrow of the crossbow arrow is generally shorter than the arrow of the bow and arrow, and more importantly, the arrow of the crossbow arrow is actually longer and shorter.
And these arrows like Li Ke, even if Persia recycles them and wants to use them, they have to be recast, which undoubtedly increases their costs.
Del Valle is a little tangled, these prices ...... Strictly speaking, it is not expensive, not to mention that the other party also borrowed 5,000 armor and 100,000 arrows from them first, which can be regarded as indirectly preserving Persia, no matter what, this friendship, even if it is not easy, cannot offend the other party, because the current Persia is really weak to the extreme.
"We agreed to this price, and we also want to buy 5,000 armor pieces, and 100,000 arrows!" Del Valle said with a deep breath.
"The armor is fine, but there is a problem with the arrows, we don't have many arrows, and it will take time to make them." Pei Xingjian is very simple. "In addition, we need a place in Crane City, oh, the port of Hormuz in your mouth, and then use it to load and unload our cargo."
"None of this is a problem." Del Valle agreed very simply.
"One more point, I want to declare in advance." Pei Xingjian said.
"Speak, messenger." Del Barries Expressway.
"I only represent His Royal Highness the King of Qin of the Tang Dynasty, but there are many princes of the Tang Dynasty, and the combined power of the same large gate lords and nobles can't even do anything to them, and there are also many merchants under their names, which also means that we can sell things...... The other party can also sell. Pei Xingjian said.
Del Valle's face was stunned for a moment, and then he suddenly thought of something, his face froze, and the whole person raised his head and said, "Messenger, what do you mean...... Arabs ......"
"That's all I have to say, I can't say anything more." Pei Xingjian reminded with a "kind" face.
Del Bariel took a deep breath and instantly understood a lot, yes, the relationship between the Tang Dynasty and their Persia is just the most ordinary trade relationship, but since they can buy it, then the Arabs can naturally sell it too.
"When we set off, the army of the Tang Dynasty replaced a total of 30,000 sets of Mingguang armor, but His Royal Highness the King of Qin only got 20,000 sets." Pei Xingjian added.
Del Valle understood, that is to say, other nobles and princes may also get 10,000 sets, so it is impossible to say who those 10,000 sets of armor will fall into.
"I'll have someone go to the port to inquire, and we'll send someone to deliver the currency later." Del Barle explained to Pei Xingjian, and then quickly returned.
After Del Valle left, Pei Xingjian smiled, whether they used gold or silver to buy weapons and equipment, Pei Xingjian didn't care, anyway, now that the silver is gone, they can only use gold, and if they exchange it according to the exchange rate of Datang, it will definitely be possible.
This is no different from Ah Shilu's re-exchanging gold and silver at a ratio of 1:5 or 1:6.
His Royal Highness said that the important thing in selling weapons and equipment is not to make money, but to consume the strength of the two countries, especially the Arabs, if they do not curb their rise, they will reach a peak, but if they are contained, so that they cannot get the richest land, which means that they can only become-stirring sticks.