Chapter 516: When a Profiteer Meets a Robber
Niu Yaowu put down the telescope in his hand and shook his head disdainfully: "I thought Taberis was also a capital of a country, and it must be magnificent. Who knows that it is the size of a state capital? Haha, this is also the capital?"
Hua Houwei sneered: "The Ming Dynasty is so powerful that it is in China. Do you think any country can compare with the Ming Dynasty? It would be good to have this scale. How many countries don't even have a capital of this level!"
"Oh! Prince, here we come out! It seems that the specifications are not low! That camel and war horse are quite a bit, but the clothes are slightly tight!"
"Stop talking nonsense! People are adapting to local conditions! If you stay here for many years, you will also dress like this! Yaowu, the world is big, and all the places have their own different climate styles, so different dresses are derived. There is nothing to do
I’m criticizing! Be careful that people will beat you when they hear you!”
While the two were talking and laughing, the welcome team came close to us. Wal-Maffei began happily and introduced: "Prince, this is the Great Vizier Houseyin of my Safavi Empire. Great Vizier, this is the Great Ming Empire.
Prince Zhu Houwei."
Hou Saiyin took the lead and bowed to Hua Houwei: "Hello! Dear Prince of the Ming Empire, Your Excellency Zhu Houwei, please allow me to express the warmest on behalf of Shah.
Welcome, and joy!”
Hua Houwei also bowed back and said, "Dear Houseyin Davizier, the Lone King is very happy to come to the place where the pearls are favored!"
The two of them were enthusiastically hypocritical and polite, and a thought flashed through their minds, this is the old fox! After a long time of vain and serpent, Hua Houwei took his guard and followed Hou Saiyin into Tabriz, the king of the Safavi Empire.
All!
The main hall of the palace is a large Ivan (a house with walls on three sides). When Shah Ismayi saw Hua Houwei and his group arrive, he stood up rarely and expressed his welcome: "From the distant silk
The distinguished guest of the country, please give me the most sincere greetings to me, the representative of the ancient Persian country of Pearl in the world, the Shah of the Safavi Empire!”
Hua Houwei suddenly felt something was wrong, was he too enthusiastic? Even if he was a prince from the legendary kingdom, this etiquette seemed to be too enthusiastic for the supreme ruler of the Safavi Empire. This thought flashed and Hua Houwei
He hurriedly replied: "Hello, dear Safavi Empire Shah, as the prince of the ancient Eastern power, I have already felt the enthusiasm of the Safavi Empire."
There is a big set of stories about the silence, the two of them sat together with a smile, looking at each other. Ismayi was too old to tell, and I really couldn't blame Hua Houwei for not having much value, but Ismayi's face was full of beard. You said
He is thirty or forty years old, and his skin is too big to be seen. He is not as immature as a young man. In short, he is a very mature man. But in fact, Ismayi is about the same age as Zhu Houzhao, and she is only in her early twenties.
young man.
In Ismayi's eyes, Hua Houwei was much easier to identify. He had red lips, white teeth, thin figure, and a circle of thin fluff on his lips showed his age. But those eyes were a bit inconsistent, and his sword eyebrows and starry eyes were definitely not worthy of his eyes.
The ugly look, but the cunning and vicissitudes that flashed by made Ismayi a little confused.
Soon the conversation between the two began to get to the point, and Ismay went straight to the point: "Prince, if Safavi and Ottoman conflict or even war, what substantial help can the Ming Dynasty give us?"
Hua Houwei smiled confidently: "Martial artillery! A large amount of arms! The Ming Dynasty has the most complete production system in the world and the most advanced guns and artillery. As long as the Safavi Empire has enough money or something that is interested in the Ming Dynasty, the arms
, it will continue to flow! Dear Shah, you can take a fully armed army to Asia Minor, to the Mediterranean, and to the Danube! As long as you have money, nothing is a problem!"
Ismayi laughed and wiped the mustache on her lips with her fingers: "Prince, how can I believe in the first time I met?"
Hua Houwei laughed and snapped his fingers: "Niu Yaowu! Take the three-eyed gun up!"
Then Hua Houwei turned into a salesperson and began to talk endlessly: "Look, this is a hand-held musket, which can be fired in three bullets in a row. Oh, I didn't make it clear, it is a three bullets in a row. No one can do it within ten steps.
Block! This is just a hand-held, and there are also long muskets used by ordinary soldiers! Yaowu, well, this is the long muskets used by soldiers."
Ismayi looked at it, picked up the three-eyed gun and weighed it, and asked in confusion: "Why is there no fuse?"
Hua Houwei laughed: "This is the advanced point of the Great Bright Firearm! This is a fire gun fired with a flintlock device. It can be used as you like, and there is no need for that backward fuse. Come, Yaowu, and demonstrate to Shah.
one time."
Niu Yaowu quickly loaded the three-eyed gun and loaded the ammunition, but he felt so frustrated. He used to customizing ammunition and loading the gun after loading the gun, and then returning to the ancient front loading the gun, which was really unsuccessful.
"Put up the target! Yaowu, fire a shot!"
"Wait a minute!" Ismayi stopped Hua Houwei and said with a smile: "Can I let my people come and try it?"
"No problem! Yaowu, give the gun to Walmartfe!"
Wal-Mart Fine has one, which is very familiar. He took the gun and pointed it at the target ten steps away to pull the trigger. Knock! A crisp sound of metal hit, accompanied by the friction of the grinding wheel ignition, buzz! Fire light
A thick smoke suddenly rose, and Ismayi stood up in surprise.
When he walked closer to the target, the three bullet holes on it showed the power of the projectile. After all, the hard wooden board that was one inch thick had been pierced. Ismay laughed: "Okay! Your Excellency Prince, can you try the power of the long musket?
”
Hua Houwei looked at Ismayi in embarrassment: "Shah, I'm afraid it's not possible here. After all, the range of the musket is very long and it will hurt people by accident."
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"Oh, yes, every pearl's people is precious. Well, Wal-Mart Fine will try it out later and come back and tell me. Prince, this Ming Dynasty musket is worthy of its reputation, what about the price?"
Hua Houwei's eyes rolled: "It only takes a little bit of gold, and there is more silver. Others, it depends on what else Safavi has."
Ismayi shouted, "No, no, it's too expensive! I'll just look at ten dinar gold coins! Or can it be a hundred kobi silver coins?"
Hua Houwei shook his head and picked up the three-eyed gun: "Dear Shah, look at this smooth surface, this light feel, and here, the exquisite spring, where can you find such a good thing in the world?
Besides, the journey is long and it depends entirely on sea freight, so the freight is also quite expensive!”
Ismay shook her head repeatedly: "No, no, these are just steel and copper, and shouldn't be worth so much money! Well, the shipping fee is reasonable, I can add a little more. Well, eleven dinars
alright!"
Hua Houwei reluctantly put down the three-eyed gun: "My Shah, wisdom is the most valuable thing in the world, do you agree?"
Ismayi nodded reluctantly and asked hesitantly: "What does it have to do with our transaction?"
"It's a big deal! Shah, only the Ming Dynasty in the world has these three-eyed guns. Have you seen them elsewhere?" Hua Houwei was heartbroken, his heart was about to be broken!
Ismayi knew what Hua Houwei meant, but after all, the facts were right in front of her, so she had to agree with a smile: "Okay, I really haven't seen it anywhere else. But what does this mean?"
"Haha, something unique is always more valuable! Of course, the key is that it can bring you victory and countless money. What does this little purchase fee count? Shah, doing business always requires capital.
Yes, even if you have no money to buy, don’t you still need to invest in weapons and equipment?”
Ismayi smiled playfully: "Investment? This term is interesting!"
Hua Houwei nodded heavily: "Yes! Invest! Suppose you are going to start a war with Ottoman, and you spend a lot of money to arm your team. It seems that you have suffered a loss, but after the war begins, you will defeat your opponent in one fell swoop and occupy a land of lush water and grass.
, May I ask, did you lose or make a profit?"
Ismay laughed: "The land is priceless! Your prince, your words are always full of philosophies, but it is a turbulent truth! Talking to you is really exhausting, but it is also very pleasant
!What a wonderful feeling!”
Hua Houwei was not ashamed but proud, and said proudly: "This is nothing. Whether we are an official or a monarch, it is actually a business act. Then follow the method of doing business, the following officials
They are all the shopkeepers, the customers who come and go, and the people at the bottom. Where can the country be poorly managed?"
Ismayi was very interested and leaned over and looked at Hua Houwei: "Can you tell me in detail?"
"Of course! Well, respected Shah, anything is valuable. Should we finalize the arms matter first? Let's talk about these? Don't worry, there is no charge for this!"
Ismayi laughed: "Yes! Since we are all businessmen, we are doing business, this price, well, okay, what you said makes sense. In this way, I will give in, fifteen dinas
I have a three-eyed gun, twenty dinars and a long musket. This is my final price, my dear prince!”
Hua Houwei's eyes rolled and he agreed readily: "Yes! I agreed to see the friendship between Safawei and the Ming Dynasty! Oh, there is also a kind of tiger cannon, which can be called the nemesis of the cavalry, Shah, you
Interested?"
Damn! The nemesis of the cavalry? You dare to say it! Ismayi looked at Hua Houwei in shock and said slowly: "Is this true?"
Hua Houwei curled his lips, "Markin cannot be sold to you, otherwise you will know what it means to sweep away the fallen leaves!" He turned to look at Niu Yaowu: "Yaowu, bring a tiger cannon over!" Then he turned to his head
Chapter completed!