Chapter 744 Are you rich?

Yue Fei couldn't help but smile bitterly after hearing this: "Xuanfu, how can we estimate national affairs like this? What if the Jin army is really cast and invades the south in large numbers?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "Because it takes so much time to cast a cannon. Observe, have you ever seen a cannon?"

Yue Fei said: "I haven't seen it with my own eyes, but I heard it from others, so I know its general appearance."

Wang Xiaolie nodded: "That's good. Do you think the Jin Army can make a bronze weapon like a gun barrel? How long will it take?"

Yue Fei said: "Although it is difficult to cast, it is not impossible. During the Jingkang period, the Jin army came too quickly, and many craftsmen in the Central Plains fell into their hands. Although the craftsmen did not know how to cast cannons, they had cast bells and bells.

Similar things. There are patterns and artillery, and they can be copied very quickly."

Wang Xiaolie sighed: "The craftsmen who cast bells can indeed cast cannon barrels. Even here, I first hired bell casters to cast cannons. But, how long does it take to cast a bronze bell like a cannon?"

After Yue Fei heard this, he couldn't help but be startled. He was walking in a hurry, but he didn't ask this question.

Wang Xiaolie said: "It will take at least three months, or even half a year. How many cannons can the Jin Army make in a year?"

Yue Fei asked hurriedly: "What about Xuanfu?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "I am very fast here. We have a special gun factory, which can usually produce one or two guns a day, and about 400 to 500 guns a year. If time is tight, it can be faster, and it can be made in one day.

Five, six, or even a dozen doors came out."

After hearing this, Yue Fei spread his hands: "Xuan Fu is like this, how come the Jin Army can't do it?"

Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "Because we have special machines, which are more than ten times faster than workers doing it by hand. When we are in a hurry, we can turn over the machines that make other items and make cannons together. The Jin Army wants to make these machines

, Not to mention whether they know it or not, even if the Jin Army learns all our technologies, they will definitely not be able to build these machines in one year. So, the Jin Army will not be able to build a few cannons in one year."

Yue Fei looked at Wang Xiaolie, and his mind was a little confused for a moment. He didn't know whether what Wang Xiaolie said was true or not. Is it so difficult to make cannons? If it was so difficult to make, why did Wang Xiaolie's army have so many equipment?

Wang Xiaolie said: "Now if I want to make the cannon with all my strength, there is still a problem."

Yue Fei hurriedly asked: "What's the problem?"

Wang Xiaolie asked: "Where does the capital for making cannons come from?"

Yue Fei said: "The imperial court will call it."

Wang Xiaolie said: "If I send this money from the bank, how long will it take? Do I need to count this time?"

After saying that, Yue Fei looked embarrassed. Wang Xiaolie said again: "Do you know how much a cannon costs?"

Yue Fei said: "I heard people say that artillery is really not small, so it must be worth a lot of money. I think a cannon may cost several hundred guns -"

Wang Xiaolie couldn't help laughing after hearing this. "So, you guys don't know anything, so you hurried to me to ask for cannons. Where can I get them? How many cannons can be made with a few hundred cannons? The imperial edict,

Each of your armies requires a hundred guns. Even Privy Council Zhang of Shaanxi Province requires fifty guns. It seems that this cannon is so easy, it comes out as soon as the upper and lower lips touch it. How is it possible!"

After hearing this, Yue Fei felt a little unhappy, thinking that Wang Xiaolie was deliberately making excuses. He didn't want to build cannons, so he had to build them, and he also wanted more money.

Asked: "According to Xuanfu, how much does a cannon cost?"

Looking at Yue Fei's expression, Wang Xiaolie said: "We are not doing business or bargaining. But a cannon cannot be made without the money. I will tell you how much it costs. The cannon is made of copper.

The net weight is 1,200 kilograms, and 1,800 kilograms of copper are needed. Not to mention the price of copper outside, all the money is used to cast it. A typical coin weighs six kilograms and six taels, and 60% is copper. It takes about five hundred kilograms of gold.

, copper is enough."

After hearing this number, Yue Fei took a breath of cold air.

There is a strange phenomenon in the Song Dynasty, that is, copper is more expensive than money. If you destroy the money and cast it into bronze, you will have five times the profit. If you do not use money to cast cannons, but use copper directly, the copper price of a cannon will be two times.

More than a thousand strings. This number is very astonishing.

Of course, when Wang Xiaolie uses banknotes, he has always destroyed the copper coins to make cannons. But if he can do that, how can others do it? He doesn’t use copper on the market. Even if he uses copper coins, he still has to transport the copper coins. The cost of destroying the money is calculated.

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Wang Xiaoxing said: "After the gun barrel is made, the barrel must be bored, the fire door must be drilled, the gun lugs must be installed, and so on. In the end, it must be installed on the gun truck. A gun truck also needs

One or two hundred guns. The above I am talking about the cost of materials, not including labor. Including labor, the price will be about double. In addition, if you are so anxious to get artillery, you must stop doing other things and let

Many factories came to help. What should we do about the losses caused by these factories? Do we need to compensate them? Add another 30%, isn’t that much? Calculating it all, I don’t make a penny, how much does a cannon cost?”

After hearing this, Yue Fei couldn't help but sigh and said: "Xuanfu said that it is impossible to make so many artillery? But Xuanfu's army has a lot of artillery."

Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "You want to equip artillery like our army. Do you have that much money?"

After finishing speaking, he sighed and said: "Observation is also a person who leads troops. You should know that the most important thing for an army is money and food. The most important thing is to have food and money. I have been in Xiangyang for several years, not to mention the physical

He is penniless and is still poor compared to other generals. Where did the money go? It was spent like this."

After hearing this, Yue Fei didn't know what to say for a moment. Compared with other generals, Yue Fei was not a greedy person. Most of the rewards and the like were given to his subordinates. Even so, he is no better than Wang Xiao now.

The money for hunting is much less. Not to mention other generals.

More importantly, Wang Xiaolie did not own any assets. All he had in hand was cash. Apart from the cash, he sold his house in Xiangyang and bought a real estate in Luoyang, but nothing else. Among other generals, which one did not own a large amount of land?

For example, Zhang Jun could not tell how many farms he had. Although Yue Fei had just formed an independent army, his family also had land to collect rent and used it to support his family.

After being silent for a long time, Yue Fei said: "What do you think Xuan Fu should do about this matter?"

Wang Xiaolian said: "When the money comes from the court, I don't know how long it will take to wait. It's not that I'm short of money here, it's just that I don't have that much copper. Of course, you all know that under my rule, I still have cash in hand.

.However, there must be capital for the issuance of Huizi. How much cash I use will increase the risks of Huizi. So you have to bring cash, or use gold and silver to cash in money from me. I don’t make money from you,

We only charge the principal, one thousand six hundred guan for each cannon. If you bring gold and silver, everything will be at market price. One tael of gold can be exchanged for thirty guan in cash, and one tael of silver can be exchanged for two guan of cash and two hundred guan. How about that?"

After hearing this, Yue Fei knew that Wang Xiaolie was indeed charging according to the market price and did not take advantage of the opportunity to set the price randomly. As for the price of 1,600 feet for a cannon, judging from the price, he did not charge more. At this time, there is no increase.

Price, Wang Xiao's benevolence and righteousness have all been exhausted.

As the commander-in-chief of an army, Yue Fei certainly knew the importance of artillery, otherwise why would he come in person? But it was indeed not easy to come up with 160,000 guan of money at once. Especially since Yue Fei had just formed an army, money and food were already tight.
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