Chapter five hundred and ninety-ninth giant businessman
At present, the general in charge of Sichuan's military affairs is no longer Yang Zaixing, but Zheng Ping. Zheng Ping serves as the Sichuan military envoy as the commander of the Western Army, commanding 50,000 troops to sit in Sichuan. In addition to deploying heavy troops on the key routes to Shu, Zheng Ping also deploys heavy troops at various important locations. The state capital deployed troops, with 10,000 troops stationed in Chengdu Prefecture alone.
Zheng Ping arrived in Chengdu on the eighth day of the first lunar month and took office. The Sichuan-Shaanxi Xuanfu Envoy Office was located in Jingzhao. There is also a Sichuan-Shaanxi Xuanfu Envoy Office in Chengdu, the Sichuan Military and Horse Administration, the Salt and Iron Administration, the Transportation Administration, the Mining Administration and the Civil League Administration, etc. The official offices are all located in the official offices of the Xuanfu envoys in Sichuan and Shaanxi.
That morning, Zheng Ping received Liu Guangshi's special envoy Li Miao in the official office. He refused Li Miao's offer of weapon support, "We are also recruiting militia soldiers to participate in training. We don't have any spare spears. I'm sorry." I can’t help you.”
No matter how much Li Miao talked about it, Zheng Ping refused to agree and clearly told Li Miao that this was the official reply from the Xuanfu Ambassador.
Li Miao hit a wall and had no choice but to say goodbye and leave the government office.
Li Miao was really depressed. The 20,000 prisoners of war they received did not have any armor, and all the armor from the states on Jinghu South Road had been collected by the court to prevent the water thieves from resurrecting. They went to other places to buy them, but they couldn't buy much. The Western Army was able to come for support, but was ruthlessly rejected.
Li Miao really didn't know how to explain to Liu Guangshi when he went back?
"Whatever difficult task this official needs to do, I am willing to help!"
As soon as Li Miao walked out of the government office, a Yaman came up to him. Yaman was an intermediary, responsible for building relationships, finding paths, making connections, running errands, and earning commissions.
Li Miao waved her hands distractedly, "Go aside, you can't do what I want to do."
"Hey! As long as you have money these days, there are things that we Ya people can't do?"
Li Miao glared at him fiercely and said, "I have money, but I want to buy armor. Can you do it?"
Yaren stuck out his tongue and said, "I really can't buy a soldier, but I know someone who can."
Li Miao glanced at him doubtfully, "I want a large quantity, can I do it?"
Yaren patted his chest and said: "In our profession, we rely on information to make a living. The official will give me a lot of money. If I tell the official where to go, the official can buy it on the black market."
Li Miao took out a small piece of broken silver and said, "This is three coins of broken silver, which can be exchanged for 1,500 yuan. If you tell me the news, it will be yours."
Yaren's eyes showed a scorching gaze, and he quickly took out a small book from his arms, found one of the pages, and whispered: "Go to Wanyi Yaxing next to Qingyang Palace, and look for a man named Yang Wu on the far west side of the second floor. I’m a Yaman who specializes in introducing people to the business of soldiers and armor. I heard he’s done a big business.”
Li Miao was overjoyed and gave the Yaren three coins and strode away.
Yaren weighed the money and looked at Li Miao's back with a meaningful smile on his face.
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Li Miao found Yang Wu, who looked shocked and said: "Twenty thousand sets of armor?"
"Didn't you say that you have done big business? Can't you do it?"
Yang Wu smiled bitterly and said: "I have done the business of up to a thousand sets of armor, which is already a big business. It is not easy to know that a set of armor includes armor, spear, sword, and dagger. I’ve never heard of anyone asking for 20,000 sets of armor.”
"I am Liu Guangshi's subordinate, do you understand?"
Yang Wu nodded, "I understand. Have you ever heard of Li Longwu, the largest black market arms dealer in Bashu?"
Li Miao shook her head, "I'm not familiar with the black market."
Yang Wu smiled and said: "You also know that the Bashu government is relatively lax in its management of the black market. There are many big businessmen doing black market business. Li Longwu specializes in the black market weapons business. I heard that he has more than a dozen large warehouses in the Bashu states. We have stockpiled tens of thousands of weapons, I just heard about it, I don’t know if it’s true or not.”
Li Miao wondered: "Why does he have so many weapons?"
"In the first year of Shaoxing, Li Zhong and Sang Zhong rebelled, and were later suppressed by Wang Yan. A large number of weapons flowed into the people, and he purchased them at that time."
A glimmer of hope rose in Li Miao's heart, and she quickly said: "I want to meet him and guarantee you a penny commission. I just want to talk to him in person."
"no problem!"
Yang Wu smiled and narrowed his eyes, "I'll make the arrangements. Only you and I know about this matter. You must not tell the third person."
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That night, in the private room of Wangjiang Restaurant, Li Miao met Li Longwu, a short, fat middle-aged man who looked like a merciless grocery store manager who had no aura.
"Twenty thousand sets of armor. I really have that much inventory. Of course I can sell it to you. The key is the price." Li Longwu's small triangular eyes narrowed to a slit.
"The price is negotiable, but how will it be delivered? Also, I want to see the real thing with my own eyes. You have to show me at least some of the real weapons and armor before I believe you have the strength."
"Can!"
Li Longwu agreed, "Tomorrow morning, in Guangdu County in the south, I will show you five thousand sets of armor to show you my strength."
At this point, Li Longwu handed him a list, "This is the price and delivery method. Delivery on the Xiazhou River. Pay with one hand and deliver with the other. I would like to state in advance that it is already the lowest price and will not be returned." price!"
Li Miao looked at the list. The price was not high, even very cheap. A set of armor cost twenty-five guan. You should know that a standard sword on the market cost more than ten guan. But the total price was scary. All The deal would cost half a million dollars, but he couldn't make the decision.
Li Miao thought for a while and said: "Let's do this! I will go to Guangdu County tomorrow to look at the goods, and then I will go back and report to the lord, and then come back for detailed negotiations."
Li Longwu's fat face showed full sincerity, "This is a wise move by Mr. Li, and I have no objection at all!"
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At the dock of Jiangling City, soldiers unloaded fifty sets of armor from a cargo ship. This was a sample Li Miao bought and brought back to Liu Guangshi for review.
Liu Guangshi originally did not expect the Western Army to give him the armor for free, and he was prepared to spend money to buy it, but Chen Qing firmly rejected him. This attitude really disappointed him.
Now he could only count on the black market, so he took several officials to the dock to check it out in person.
"This armor is pretty good!"
Liu Guangshi looked through the armor and weapons and praised them repeatedly, "It's well maintained. It doesn't look like it has been stored for five years."
“It’s just that the price is a bit expensive.”
Liu Guangshi frowned, "How much does he want?"
Li Miao took out the list and handed it to Liu Guangshi. Liu Guangshi looked at the list and said with a smile: "The price is not expensive. You can buy hundreds of sets in Ezhou. The asking price is 50 guan per set. This is only 25 guan. It is cheap." Half of it! Five hundred thousand dollars, we can afford it. The key is, does he have so much goods?"
"Beizhi went to one of his warehouses in Guangdu County and saw that there were five thousand sets of armor. He said there were other warehouses. Beizhi believed there were 20,000 sets."
Liu Guangshi handed the list to his staff Yang Cui'an, "What do you think, sir?"
Yang Chuian laughed, "Why can't Ambassador Xuan see such an obvious thing?"
Liu Guangshi was startled, "What do you mean?"
"This is too obvious. This is no black market. It was clearly sold to us by Chen Qing in the name of the black market."
Li Miao's face suddenly turned red, "What evidence does Mr. have for saying this?"
"I will tell you three points. First, 20,000 sets of soldiers and armors cannot be obtained in any black market. Chen Qing is not so stupid. He would allow 20,000 sets of soldiers and armors to flow into the black market. This businessman purchased so many soldiers and armors, not to mention
Does he have such a big capital? Even if he does! But he has been reported long ago;
Second, is it possible to transport 20,000 sets of armor to Xiazhou for delivery? The big ships on the Min River and the Yangtze River are all controlled by the Western Army. How can he transport 20,000 sets of armor? Where can he find a ship? Who dares to accept him?
Would you risk your life by paying a bribe?
The third and most direct evidence!”
Yang Chuian handed an iron military badge to Li Miao, "I just found this on a piece of armor. Is it the army we captured before?"
Li Miao was dumbfounded when he saw the military badge. Liu Guangshi rummaged through a pile of armor for a while and found a military badge. Sure enough, it was the badge of the army they had captured before.
Liu Guangshi stayed for a long time, and said with some dissatisfaction: "Why is he doing this? Can't he sell it to me directly? He also goes to the black market and takes off his pants to fart. Is this necessary?"
Yang Cui'an smiled and said: "I estimate that Chen Qing reached an agreement with the imperial court and could not support us, so he could only support us secretly and sell soldiers to us in the name of the black market, but Chen Qing would never admit this to him.
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Liu Guangshi understood and sneered: "I know that Chen Qing is extremely treacherous. The court actually negotiated with him and believed him. It is so stupid."
He no longer had any objections and made a decisive decision: "We have done this black market business and we will follow his quotation and delivery method."