Datang: Li Shimin begged me to rebel

Although he knew about this matter, Del Valle has also left this matter behind him now. He didn't come to talk about this.

"How much does Tang's armor cost?" Del Valle looked at Pei Xingjian and asked.

"A pair of 160 taels of silver." Pei Xingjian told the price discussed with Li Ke. This price is only double the price of a pair of Mingguang armor in Datang, which is not expensive.

Of course, this is only based on Datang's official Mingguang armor cost, not Li Ke's own cost.

The reason why they don't want much profit is because these weapons and armors are not for profit. They are for consuming their national power and making profit by the way.

"This is a weight and measure. The envoy can take back a set." Pei Xingjian directly took out a set of steel weights that had been prepared.

"The 50 grams marked on it is one tael." Pei Xingjian pointed to a weight and said, not only the words 50 grams were marked on it, but also the standard one or two words.

Del Valle picked up the weight and roughly weighed it, and he knew it in his heart.This price... is not expensive, of course it is more expensive than the full-body armor they cast themselves, but the other party shipped it from thousands of miles away, so it is really not a high price for them.

"If you don't have silver, according to gold, it's 32 taels of gold for a pair of armor, 5000 armors for a total of 160000 taels, 1 catties, 6 kilograms, and a total of 8000 tons of gold." Pei Xingjian directly quoted the price.

"One hundred thousand arrows, one tael of silver for every 20 arrows, a total of 5000 taels of silver and 1000 taels of gold." Pei Xingjian quoted the price of the arrows again. (There is no information on the price of arrows in the Tang Dynasty, but in the reign of Emperor Shenzong of the Northern Song Dynasty, an arrow was about 70 ren, and a stone of japonica rice was 1000 ren. Because of the problem of currency purchasing power, I converted it according to the price of grain. Datang made an arrow for about 6 ren. It is about [-] Wen.)

Li Ke naturally increased the cost of the arrows. The arrows he made were not like the ordinary iron arrows of the Tang Dynasty, so the higher price was reasonable.

Although the arrows on the battlefield can be recycled, they also have wear and tear. The shaft and arrow are all wear and tear, and Li Ke's three-edged armor-piercing arrow is actually...it is not easy to recycle.

The most important point is that although the arrow tail adopts a screw structure, there are wooden threads inside the head of the arrow shaft, which is very convenient to combine, and because the threads are machine-made, the center can be found very accurately. After the link, the wooden threads It is harder and 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, not to mention the damage of the arrow, the arrow will go deep into the interior due to the huge impact and damage the thread, and the link between the arrow and the arrow shaft will fall off.

Moreover, this kind of impact may cause the screw part of the arrow to directly crack the arrow shaft, causing major damage. Even if it cannot cause more damage, the arrow will most likely be useless.

In fact, when all the arrows in ancient times were built, especially when fighting the enemy for a long time, they would find ways to prevent the enemy from recycling the arrows.

The reason why Li Ke did this is also very simple, not to allow the enemy to recycle. As for myself, as long as I make enough, I don't need to recycle, and Li Ke can re-make damaged arrow shafts and arrows.

The arrow can be re-smelted, and if the arrow shaft is preserved as a whole, but the connection with the arrow is damaged, then remove that part and re-drill the hole. Although the arrow cannot be used by the bow because the arrow becomes shorter, it can be used again as a crossbow, because The arrows of crossbow arrows are generally shorter than the arrows of bows and arrows. More importantly, the arrows of crossbow arrows can actually be longer or shorter.

And these arrows like Li Ke, even if Persia recycles them and wants to use them, they have to be recast, which will undoubtedly increase their costs.

Del Valle was a little confused. These prices... Strictly speaking, they are not expensive, not to mention that the other party first borrowed [-] armor and [-] arrows from them. This can be regarded as indirectly keeping Persia. , even if it is not easy, you can't 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 [-] armors and [-] arrows!" Del Valle took a deep breath and said.

"The armor is fine, but there is a problem with the arrows. We don't carry many arrows, and it will take time to make them." Pei Xingjian was straightforward. "In addition, we also need a place in Hemo City, oh, the port of Hormuz in your mouth, and then use it to load and unload our goods."

"These are not problems." Del Valle agreed very simply.

"One more thing, I want to declare in advance." Pei Xingjian said.

"The envoy, please speak." Del Valle said quickly.

"I only represent His Royal Highness King Qin of the Tang Dynasty, but there are many princes in the Tang Dynasty, and the combined power of the same big family and nobles, even the emperor, can't do anything to them, and there are also many merchants under their names, which also means , what we can sell...the other party can also sell." Pei Xingjian said.

Del Valle's face froze for a moment, then he suddenly thought of something, his face froze, and he raised his head and said, "Messenger, you mean...Arabs..."

"That's all for now, I can't say more if I need to." Pei Xingjian reminded with a "kind" face.

Del Valle took a deep breath and instantly understood a lot. Yes, the relationship between Datang and Persia is just the most common trade relationship, but since they can buy it, the Arabs can also sell it.

"When we set off, Datang's army replaced a total of 3 sets of Mingguang armor, but His Royal Highness King Qin only got [-] sets." Pei Xingjian added.

Del Valle understood, that is to say, other nobles and princes might also get [-] sets, so it is impossible to say whose hands those [-] sets of armor fell into.

"I'll send someone to the port to inquire about it. We'll send someone to deliver the currency later." Del Valle explained to Pei Xingjian, and then returned quickly.

After Del Valle left, Pei Xingjian smiled. Pei Xingjian didn't care whether they used gold or silver to buy weapons and equipment. Anyway, now that the silver is gone, they can only use gold. If they exchange according to Datang's exchange rate, it will definitely is allowed.

This is no different from Ashley re-exchanging gold and silver at a ratio of 1:5 or 1:6.

Your Highness said that the important thing about selling weapons and equipment is not to make money, but to consume the strength of the two countries, especially the Arabs. If their rise is not curbed, they will reach a peak, but if they are curbed, they will not be able to take to the most fertile land, which means that they can only become shit-stirring sticks.