Chapter 156 Supporting the forces
What is the highest art of war? A defeated army without fighting. What if you have to fight? Then you have to support your agents in the war. Chu Yun also wants to start a little bit of interfering in Western affairs, such as supporting Master Zheng. In short, the Franji people cannot seize the initiative. Master Zheng wants to get the support of Chu Yun’s firearm, he has to pay the corresponding price.
Chu Yun brought Annanguo merchants to the schoolyard and asked someone to pull out the cannons in the warehouse. These cannons were a thank-you gift from Chu Yun as compensation to Goryeo. They were a little behind the cannons he used in Chu Yun's army, and it was not long, so they were about a hundred years behind. However, they were already at the level of medium and high-quality cannons in this era! Before these cannons could be transported to Goryeo, they were still in the warehouse at this time.
When the merchants of Annan Kingdom saw these cannons being pulled out, they were shining with a cold luster in the winter sun, their eyes shining brightly. If they were not afraid of damaging their prestige, they would have pounced on them and greedily touched these cannons worth a thousand gold.
"Everyone, look at these artillery, how do you compare to the artillery that Ruan Tse obtained from the Franchise? This is a six-pound cannon, which is a twelve-pound cannon, and there are cannons and howitzers. You should know their value, right?" Chu Yun looked at the Annan businessman who had been unable to hold back for a long time.
Whether it was a Korean merchant or a Japanese merchant, when they first saw these artillery, which one of them wanted to get them crazy!
However, looking at the eyes of the merchants in Annan, it is estimated that the artillery provided by the Franchise man to Nguyen was the style of the Franchise man who had eliminated the Franchise man, or most of them were four-pound cannons with less powerful power. In contrast, these elimination goods were the artillery of the Franchise man at this stage, which was enough to beat the firearms they provided to Nguyen.
Gulu. Zheng Chi swallowed her saliva, but still couldn't help but shine with her eyes, and she was so excited that she trembled all over. She said in a trembling tone: "I want...I want...I want...I want..."
Other merchants from Annan nodded. If it weren't for the gap between the firearms and the warships, Master Zheng would have eliminated Master Ruan long ago!
"What a pity, what a pity." Chu Yun said with pain, "These cannons were booked by the Goryeo Kingdom. For example, this six-pound cannon, they gave five hundred taels of silver, this twelve-pound cannon, three thousand taels of silver..."
"Sir, we are willing to increase the money! Six-pound cannons are 800 taels, twelve-pound cannons are 4,000 taels! We all want them!" Zheng Chi could not let go of such cannons, and she almost knelt down and begged Chu Yun to throw the cannons hard on his face!
"Brother, aren't you making things difficult for me for brother? We restored the Liao army and the Goryeo Kingdom to be close friends. The friendship between the two countries is higher than the mountains and deeper than the sea. It's really not a matter of money..." Chu Yun said helplessly, "What a pity, what a pity."
Seeing the excellent cannons in front of him fly away like cooked ducks, Zheng Chi was about to cry without tears. In an instant, many thoughts flashed through his mind, including kidnapping Chu Yun to exchange for artillery, or simply snatching the cannons... However, after seeing the Ming army guards in the exercise field, he gave up these ridiculous ideas.
Zheng Chi, who had not thought of the idea, was so anxious that she knelt in front of Chu Yun and cried bitterly: "Sir, I beg you, our Annan Kingdom has had hundreds of years of friendship with the Ming Dynasty, which is not as shallow as the friendship between the Ming Dynasty and the Goryeo Kingdom. Can you bear to let our Annan Kingdom be occupied by the Ruan tribe who colluded with the Westerners?"
"Please sell us firearms to show our supreme national prestige!" A group of Annan businessmen saw Zheng Chi kneeling down and kowtowed to Chu Yun one after another.
"Oh, what should I do if you do this?" Chu Yun still has a bitter face on the surface, but he is already happy inside. Is this the pleasure of mastering core technology?
"If you don't sell the firearm to our Master Zheng of Annan, we will kneel here for a long time!" Zheng Chi heard Chu Yun's tone relaxed, and knew that things might have a turnaround. She was like grabbing the last life-saving straw, and she simply started to splash.
"I can't get up after kneeling!" The other merchants from Annan Kingdom agreed.
Seeing that Chu Yun bullying these Annan businessmen were too cruel, Chen Ting couldn't bear to remind Chu Yun: "Sir, it's good to stop at the right time."
Chu Yun knew that the opportunity to slaughter customers was ripe and it was time to gain something.
"Oh, you all get up. We can discuss anything well, and we don't have to kneel down at any time." Chu Yun said with a sad face.
"Sir, are you willing to sell the cannons to us?" Zheng Chi looked nervously, trying to capture Chu Yun's intention.
"You all have achieved this. How can I not sell you firearms?" Chu Yun couldn't help but roll his eyes.
Zheng Chi and other merchants from Annan Kingdom were immediately excited when they heard Chu Yun say this.
"But these firearms cannot be sold to you. We must have credit when doing business. The artillery that belongs to Goryeo will be transported to Goryeo. As for your artillery, I will ask the workers to produce them specifically for you." Chu Yun said.
"I am grateful to the Lord of the Celestial Empire. I really can't repay you!" Zheng Chi saw that Chu Yun was so trustworthy. If Chu Yun agreed to produce firearms for them, he would not have broken the contract. From this point of view, this Ming general is really a great man!
"But... the price of casting cannons is not expensive. Our Ming Dynasty artillery is not enough. We still have to sell it to you. Should we go up at this price? One thousand two hundred taels of a six-pound cannon, 6,000 taels of twelve-pound cannons, and the money for shells is calculated separately. How about it?" Chu Yun said embarrassedly, "And our production capacity is limited. We can only provide your country with twenty six-pound cannons and five twelve-pound cannons in half a year."
"Yes, yes, you're already very conscientious!" Zheng Chi nodded repeatedly.
Oh, it seems that I underestimated the value of these cannons. Chu Yun nodded when he saw Zheng Chi. If he had known it, he would have sold it a little more expensive...
This time, with the order plus ammunition, Chu Yun can obtain more than 100,000 taels of silver from Zhengzhu of Annan. However, making money is second, and more importantly, it marks that the Liao army began to intervene in the affairs of Nanyang. Twenty-five cannons were given to Zhengzhu, which could help Zhengzhu suppress Zhengzhu and curb the infiltration of Franchise men in the Nanyang area.
Moreover, in this way, the war in the southeast region can be escalated. Just imagine, Master Ruan knew that Master Zheng had a new type of artillery, and he felt even more pressure. He would definitely ask for help from Franc and Windmill Kingdom to buy more firearms. When Master Ruan had more artillery to suppress Master Ruan, Master Ruan would definitely buy more firearms from Chu Yun. With the damage rate of artillery in this era, Master Zheng, who could not produce artillery, was destined to constantly offer a large amount of silver to Chu Yun.
Chapter completed!