A country of etiquette naturally pays attention to courtesy and reciprocity, but a country of etiquette also has the rule that guests should do as they please."
"Yes, yes, I understand!"
"Old Jiang, how much silver does it cost to build all kinds of weapons, armor, and crossbows?"
"Reporting to your Majesty, based on the current accounts of various expenditures of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry, I have calculated it several times.
All kinds of weapons and equipment are evenly divided. A standard horizontal sword costs about 2,400 francs, a pair of standard armors costs 3,100 francs, a horse spear costs 3,000 francs, and a standard crossbow...
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The general-level weapons and armors were turned out several times.
However, most of the weapons that generals have handy are made by skilled craftsmen themselves. The standard weapons of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry are generally for spare use.
This was after coal was used to make steel. In the past, more money was consumed in order to forge hundreds of steel!
However, nowadays, plate armor is widely poured, and the consumption of battle armor can save at least about a thousand gold.
The old minister guesses that now that the entire army is in armor, apart from me, the Great Dragon, there will never be another court in the world that is so powerful!"
Liu Mingzhi made a rough estimate in his mind and slapped the court pillar hard.
"Damn it, you just opened your mouth and asked me for military equipment worth more than 100,000 taels of silver.
Fujino Ning and Ning Ning were even closer to the reward of 250,000 taels of silver.
Do you really think that this young master is a fool who has too much money?"
Even if it is reduced by 90% and the reward is only 10%, it is still tens of thousands of taels of silver.
Wang Hezheng looked at Young Master Liu with questioning eyes: "I wonder how your Majesty plans to reply to the requests from the two Japanese envoys? What do you plan to use to replace the request for military equipment?"
"Find some good-looking ones that we won't need and that are worthless and give them as rewards, as much as you can!"
"I understand, so why should I refuse them in a subtle way about military preparation?"
"Don't worry, we can't give you rewards, but we can sell them!"
Chapter completed!