Iron Dynasty

A gust of cold wind blew past, and the young man in white shivered in the cold wind.

Xiao Ming noticed this. Combined with the youthful skin and tender meat, and his weak appearance, it is estimated that he lived in the southern part of the country all the year round.

What he said just now was a bit heavy. If King Wei was in front, he would have jumped and cursed.

As the saying goes, Xiao Ming still understands this truth. Although he knows that King Wei's motives are not pure, he still has to join forces with King Wei under the current situation.

After all, vassal kings with different surnames are eyeing them, and they are also of the same family.

So he said: Don't take offense, just now this king was just talking nonsense. Since Uncle Sanhuang sent you here, this time it must be about the artillery. Let's make a long story short, how many artillery pieces are needed by Uncle Sanhuang, and how many artillery pieces are planned for each. silver?

The young master in white breathed a sigh of relief, he missed Dianzhuan, this King Qi was different from the other princes he came into contact with.

The words just now captured his mind for a while, and he reacted, and he said, King Wei said that three hundred cannons are needed, and His Highness gave King Zhao 20,000 taels of artillery. Can it be for the sake of the clan? It’s cheaper, but King Wei also said that if His Highness feels disadvantaged, he is willing to buy it at the same price as King Zhao.”

Uncle Sanhuang is really good. Since that's the case, I can't help him if I don't let some prices. Let's do it. I'll give you five hundred taels for each cannon, and 19,521 cannons. Xiao Ming said. .

The white-clothed son smiled bitterly in his heart, but King Wei was really right. This King Qi was very stingy and would not gain too much profit.

He said: Yes, Your Highness, this time, I brought money with you, and I only hope that Your Highness can send artillery to the army immediately after the ban, so as to solve the Japanese problem.

Xiao Ming thought that this King Wei was indeed rich, and he was much more happy than that King Zhao. He said, Uncle Sanhuang is happy, since that's the case, after providing the first batch of artillery pieces to the Imperial Army, this king immediately sent someone to deliver it to Uncle Sanhuang. go.

Thank you, Your Highness. The white-robed son smiled.

In fact, this is not what King Wei meant, but he made the decision himself. In a few words, he had already seen the character of King Qi. He didn't recognize people, only money.

This Zhao Yuanliang suffered a loss in Qingzhou, and the bad thing was that he was not happy enough.

So after a little thought, he decided to pay immediately, so Xiao Ming would definitely be happy. After all, although Qingzhou made a lot of money this year, it was only a drop in the bucket compared to the wealthy King Wei.

And King Qi has done a lot of action in the six states, so he must be in great need of money.

Thank you, but you don't have to. In this case, it's getting late, Xiao Changshi might as well stay and have a meal before going back. Xiao Ming said with a smile, he was always very polite to those who brought money.

The smile on the face of the white-clothed son grew stronger, and he said, No need, I have been waiting for His Highness for a month in Qingzhou, and King Wei is probably very impatient, so he will rush back.

Well, well, go back and wait for me to say hello to Uncle Sanhuang. These Japanese pirates are a scourge on the coast. Maybe we will have a chance to cooperate in the future. Xiao Ming said.

Xiao Qi nodded, Yes, Your Highness, I will definitely convey it.

Then Xiao Qi told Xiao Ming about the silver. It is definitely unrealistic to take out three million taels of silver. Xiao Qi brought one million taels of silver and 100,000 taels of gold. The 100,000 taels of gold are now in Tuojiang Wharf, as long as someone picks it up.

The remaining one million silver continued to be offset by goods, which is probably the case for the large-scale transactions in the Great Yu Kingdom.

Considering that the military workshop will need a lot of iron, Xiao Ming also asked for some coal and iron, in addition to 500,000 stone grains, 30,000 pieces of cloth, and saltpeter and other things.

For him, he likes this way of bartering. After all, real money can't be eaten if it encounters war.

In ancient times, food, cloth and various resources were the real stable currencies.

After negotiating the number of various goods, Xiao Qi bowed and left.

Looking at Xiao Qi's figure, Xiao Ming always has a kind of obedient feeling, this feeling is like suddenly seeing his own family that has been lost for many years.

However, he did not dislike Xiao Qi. He was polite, neither humble nor arrogant, and he seemed to be a very smart person.

The only thing that puzzled him was why King Wei would use such a young and handsome young man as a long history.

Suddenly remembering the special hobbies of some ancient princes, Xiao Ming shivered and got goose bumps all over his body.

Shaking his head, Xiao Ming stopped thinking about the matter and asked Ziwan to send someone to find Fan Zeng.

There's still work to be done.

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Tuojiang Wharf.

Xiao Qi asked the boatman to unload all the gold in the ship. At this time, people from the government office were already receiving these materials on the dock.

It has been more than a month since he came to Qingzhou this time. Taking advantage of Xiao Ming's trip to Cangzhou, he almost traveled all over Qingzhou.

In the past month, he had seen too many scenes in Qingzhou that were different from Jinling City.

The biggest difference is that there is no wealthy family in Qingzhou, and the people's life becomes relaxed and comfortable without the oppression of the wealthy family.

And the most important one is that the people of Qingzhou support King Qi to the point that they only recognize King Qi, but do not know the king.

No one in Qingzhou talked about Chang'an, and no one talked about the emperor back then, and the people of Qingzhou didn't seem to be interested in these.

They are only interested in what decree King Qi has made, what new products have been made, Bowen College, commerce and other topics.

Especially when the local people say that King Qi is not the king, the people of Qingzhou often swarm up, reprimanding it if it is light, or beating it if it is serious.

Uncle Sanhuang, how is it so easy to deal with King Qi like this? Xiao Qi suddenly sighed deeply while looking in the direction of Prince Qi's mansion.

He has been by King Wei's side all these years, and he understands King Wei's perseverance, but this type of perseverance is extremely dangerous to him now.

When he goes back this time, he must persuade him again to let King Wei abandon that crazy plan and become a vassal king with peace of mind. After all, Xiao Ming has become a threat now.

Get off the boat. A horn sounded.

The merchant ship with the flag of King Wei slowly set sail, and Xiao Qi turned around and returned to the cabin at this time.

This time, he came to Qingzhou, on the one hand, for the artillery thing, on the other hand, he also wanted to meet Xiao Ming, so that he could see the all-powerful seventh prince of the Great Yu Kingdom.

Now that he has met, he has a preliminary understanding of this King Qi in his heart, and he is more and more worried about the situation of King Wei in his heart.

However, he is also very clear that Xiao Ming's current advantage is to defend the city with artillery. If the two armies really fight in the field, Xiao Ming is still not the opponent of King Wei.

Moreover, it is not impossible to deal with Xiao Ming. Just relying on the superior force to besiege the city for a year and a half is enough to defeat him.