"One of two?...What does this mean? Brother Wang, please make it clear."
Wang Jing chuckled and said,
"Speaking of what I said that day, Li Er may not really intend to purchase inferior iron. He only gives orders without allocating money or food. He first serves the overall situation well, and then secretly acquires fine iron. This has happened a lot since ancient times."
"But recently... I have found out clearly. Li Er is really buying up low-quality iron this time!"
"The whole thing is at least 100,000 jins, and the acquisitions are still going on. Brother Pei, that's 100,000 jins. What does this mean?"
"Li Er really spent a lot of money this time. He plans to slowly complete this so-called military reform with inferior iron and hard work!"
"The truth comes out, hahaha!"
When Wang Jing said this, he laughed directly.
We are all smart people, so there is no need to say more about the following content.
Pei Ji's eyes also lit up.
As a senior official in the imperial court, he naturally knew that Li Er had recently purchased 100,000 kilograms of inferior iron.
But after Wang Jing reminded him, he realized... this matter was really stable.
As long as Li Er chooses to buy inferior iron, he will be trapped!
Because by this time, Wang Jing's envoy had definitely left the Tang Dynasty and entered the Turkic territory.
In less than ten days and a half, we will meet the Turkic Wolf Lord.
Then, of course, they will send their troops to the east...
That day will only be around two months at most.
In these two months, can Li Er complete the so-called new weapon casting?
Absolutely impossible!
If there is enough refined iron on the market, it might be possible.
But for melting and casting with inferior iron, two months is definitely not enough. It will take at least half a year, and even half a year seems urgent.
What can Li Er do in two months?
By the time……
"As soon as the wolf lord comes to raise the righteous troops, he, Li Er, is the reincarnation of Sun Wu, and he will be caught off guard. By then, the wolf lord will definitely be able to take down this foolish king Li Er!"
"That's right, hahahaha!"
They both laughed together!
As long as I can defeat Li Er, I don't care about anything!
As for what happens to the land of the Han family, what does that have to do with me?
The Turks are coming, and the Five Surnames and Qi Wangs are still the Five Surnames and Qi Wangs, and they are still the hard-working people who govern people!
"That……"
"Then it's time for us to eat the jelly in the pot to meet the wolf-minded teacher!"
"Haha, that's right! By the way, how much fine iron is stored in Brother Wang's house now?"
Suddenly thinking of this matter, Pei Ji felt the need to ask.
He is a senior member of the imperial court, but he is still not very familiar with business.
Wang Jing chuckled and whispered in his ear: "Not much, only seventy or eighty thousand catties!"
"I spent almost all the gold and silver in my brother's family to save this amount!"
"This is a lot...Brother Wang, the Wang family of Taiyuan is rich, and I, the Pei family, only have more than 50,000 kilograms, alas!"
"Brother Pei, why do you have to sigh? Haha, since then, Li Er has taken away all the bad iron, and the fine iron is all in our hands. If we want to sell it at a high price but at a low price, don't we still have the final say!"
"What Brother Wang said is absolutely true! But..."
Pei Ji suddenly remembered something, "But recently, I seem to have heard that refined iron shipped from Youzhou is available for sale on the market. Although the price of inferior iron in Chang'an has increased slightly, the price of refined iron has dropped somewhat..."
"Oh, brother, tell me about this."
Wang Jing smiled and waved his hand,
"It's not a big deal at all. Occasionally, a merchant happens to stock up on refined iron. Seeing that the price has now risen to dozens of dollars, I just can't bear it anymore. The price of refined iron in my hands in the future will definitely be more than this!"
"Brother Pei, it doesn't matter if you don't use currency."
"Listen to me, brother. The fine iron we have in hand can be bought for about 500 guan per pound. But as long as we wait for another three months, by then, it will definitely skyrocket to 50 guan. There will be no problem!"
Five hundred wen, increased to fifty guan.
This is a hundredfold profit!
In the face of huge interests, Pei Ji took a breath.
Suddenly, my heart was filled with contempt for this Youzhou merchant of unknown origin.
What kind of business is this?
But think about it, the other party is not a member of the Five Surnames and Qiwang - otherwise, they would definitely not ship so early. So, the news is a bit blocked, and it is human nature to not know the reason for the price increase of refined iron.
The opportunity to make a fortune will always belong to our family!
Thinking of this, Pei Ji finally smiled with relief.
Hahaha!
"So, we have to wait until after three months!"
"Not bad, Brother Pei!"
Wang Jing also smiled happily, "Within three months, the Wolf Lord will march eastward. Not only can we drive away all the traitors in the Tiance Mansion, but everyone can also become the Duke of the country, and we can earn countless profits."
"Wealth is not far away!"
"Okay! Hahaha!"
…
at the same time.
In the Lion Tower.
Li Er, dressed as "Old Li", accompanied by several ministers, was having a drink with a young man.
Like Li Er, everyone changed their clothes and activated the second state.
This was in ancient times, and there were not many media means. Even most people in Chang'an could not identify the important officials in the palace from details other than clothing and ceremonial guards.
So everyone hid it very well.
And the person drinking with Li Er was naturally Li Sheng.
"I never expected it, Master... This, this blast furnace is so effective. It produced thousands of kilograms of fine steel in the first furnace. That steel mouth... tsk tsk!"
"What's this? It's just a thousand pounds. It's not enough to say it sounds ugly. But...it's been half a month, and Li Er's Ministry of Industry has only made one or two furnaces?"
Li Sheng remembered that under the conditions in ancient times, although it might take a long time to build a building, the difficulty of this blast furnace was really average. In fact, it should be compared to the speed of an army setting up camp.
There are so many Xuanjia troops, all of which are manpower, so it feels a bit slow.
"Well……"
Li Er scratched his head in embarrassment, "I feel ashamed to say it. I heard that His Majesty built a total of ten blast furnaces, but now they are all used for steelmaking..."
"Ten... all ten are small?"
Li Sheng opened his eyes wide.
Li Er was stunned for a moment, "Small? What do you mean? They are all the same size as the Young Master's."
Li Sheng:......
"Oh, this Li Er. This old boy is really worthless. I don't know whether to praise him for his honesty or call him stupid. The one I have is just for refining farm tools."
"Since Li Er is making steel for military needs, of course it has to be big."
As soon as Li Sheng said these words, Li Er felt that he had been sweating coldly and hotly for a month in the dog days of summer.
Damn it, your production capacity of a few hundred kilograms of fine steel per furnace is... tens of thousands of kilograms a year!
Tens of thousands of kilograms of fine steel, you call this a blast furnace for refining farm tools???
"The blast furnace that really refines weapons...among other things, first of all, the height of seven to eight feet is too low. At least, it must be at least fifteen feet high."
Li Er was dumbfounded. He realized that this matter could not be discussed further and he had to say something else.
I have said too much, my cardiopulmonary function is unbearable!
