Su He met Li Guo and Zhang Kewang at Lingyun Palace.
These two people are both people who have left such great names in history.
Li Guo and Zhang Kewang had already understood the relevant etiquette before meeting Su He.
They don't need to kneel, they just need to bow.
When Li Guo and Sun Kewang saw Su He, they bowed ninety degrees and said, "Greetings to His Highness the King of Qin."
Su He smiled and said: "We are all comrades who resisted the Ming Dynasty, and I also admire King Chuang and General Zhang.
You don’t need to pay this big courtesy, I already know your purpose of coming, the Ming court is our common enemy.”
Su He said this to reassure them and reassure them to confront the Ming Dynasty.
He also described Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong as colleagues, which meant that he would follow the rules and would not directly annex them.
When Li Guo and Zhang Kewang heard what Su He said, they finished bowing and stood in front of Su He.
Li Guo clasped his fists at Su He and said: "The Qin army has sharp guns, and the Qin army is famous for its firearms.
I came here to buy some weapons on the order of King Chuang.
Please ask the King of Qin to sell us muskets for the sake of seeing us resisting the Ming Dynasty together..."
Li Guo kept his attitude very low. He didn't want to cause any further setbacks in the arms deal that was already promising to succeed because of his arrogance.
Su He said with a smile:
"I agreed to this matter. You can discuss the specific transaction situation with Jiang Zhiyu, the director of the Logistics Department.
I leave this matter entirely to him."
After Li Guo heard this, a look of joy appeared on his face.
King Su He of Qin did not embarrass them at all, and the matter was done very quickly.
He finally let go of his worries. King Su He of Qin agreed to sell the muskets to King Chuang, so they had the confidence to withstand the Ming Dynasty's attack.
Li Guo clasped his fists again and begged: "Your Highness, King Qin, most of our army's soldiers are from farmers, and there are only a small number of border troops.
The firearms used by these frontier troops were also old-fashioned matchlocks, and they were not familiar with the muskets used by your army.
Can you send someone to teach our people how to use the new muskets?"
Li Guo could only plead bravely, but he really had no choice. Most of the people in the army did not understand muskets, let alone fight with muskets.
Take this opportunity to let your subordinates learn how to use muskets.
Su He expected that the number of muskets Li Guo would buy would not be too small.
If the amount purchased exceeds the inventory in Hanzhong, some obsolete muskets will be dispatched from other places.
This process will take some time, just enough for them to be trained.
Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, the army did not know how to operate firearms.
They were taken away by the Ming army in a wave, which was not in line with his strategic plan.
Su He agreed: "I will send some people to teach you how to use these muskets."
He prepared to send out garrison soldiers and teach them how to use muskets.
Rifles are now taught in recruit camps, and muzzleloaders have been eliminated.
The Garrison Army and the Reclamation Corps are at the end of the list of equipment changes.
Muzzle-loading guns are still used now, and many of them are also veterans. It is appropriate to send these people to teach Li Guo them.
When Li Guo heard that Qin King Su He agreed to his request, he thanked him profusely.
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Li Guo and Zhang Kewang moved a large amount of gold and silver from the ship.
They sent people to carry boxes containing gold and silver to the logistics department of the Governor's Mansion.
Li Guo and the others saw a middle-aged man with a kind face waiting for them here.
Knowing each other's identities, Li Guo knew that he was Jiang Zhiyu, the head of the logistics department of the Dudu Mansion.
The person in charge of the musket trade with them this time.
After Li Guo and Jiang Zhiyu got to know each other, he began to arrange for his men to place large boxes in the courtyard.
The boxes he and Zhang Kewang brought filled half the yard.
At the other end of the yard is something covered with linen.
The box Li Guo opened was filled with gold and silver ingots made in the Ming Dynasty.
He looked at the gold and silver, which were all the money they collected from the local gentry and royal palaces after they attacked the city.
His uncle Li Zicheng transferred some gold and silver in advance.
Most of the money was thrown on the battlefield when they were pursued by the Ming army and used to block the Ming army's pursuit.
Without the coin-spreading tactic, they may not be able to escape.
There are also several special boxes with books on the opposite side.
These books are all unique and are gifts specially prepared by King Chuang for King Su He of Qin.
These unique books were all selected by the group of scholars according to the preferences of King Su He of Qin.
They often saw King Su He of Qin in newspapers, and they especially liked these unique books recording unique techniques.
Zhang Kewang saw Li Guo opening the box. He didn't expect that King Chuang's army had been dispersed and there was still so much money.
They captured so many cities, how much gold and silver did they capture?
The Chuang army was so badly killed by the Ming army that they could still come up with such a rich family fortune.
The money he brought was not as much as the money Li Guo brought.
His adoptive father Zhang Xianzhong did not lose any of the money he had robbed. After surrendering to the Ming Dynasty, he went back and forth to Hanzhong to do business.
None of them are as wealthy as Chuang Wang, which shows how much profit can be brought by capturing the prince's city.
Jiang Zhiyu saw boxes of gold ingots and silver ingots. These people were really rich.
Fortunately, he was well prepared and brought in many muzzleloaders, mines, and grenades from nearby warehouses.
These weapons were prepared, enough to squeeze out the money brought by Li Guo and others.
Jiang Zhiyu waved his hand, and the official from the Logistics Department took away the linen covering the weapon.
There are a large number of muzzle-loading flintlock guns and a small number of rifled guns piled up in the courtyard.
There was also a debate in the Governor's Mansion over whether they sold rifled guns to Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong.
Finally, the King of Qin made the final decision and sold them a small number of rifled guns.
Let Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong maintain some advantages over the Ming army.
The Chuang army has a small number of rifled guns, which will not cause harm to the Qin army. They already have rifles.
Both accuracy and range are far superior to rifled guns.
These firearms shone with a dark luster.
Jiang Zhiyu looked at these muskets. They were the earliest batch of muskets and the first to be eliminated.
Thrown in the warehouse, the quality of the steel was not up to par, and the firearms were already rusty.
Complete rust removal was too troublesome, so I only applied a layer of lard.
But its quality is definitely better than the iron muskets made by the Ming army.
Li Guo looked at the shimmering gun. It looked like it was of excellent quality and the barrel was very thick.
There is also a short knife stuck under the muzzle of the gun. When the gun is out of bullets, it can turn into a short spear.
This can greatly increase the survival rate of soldiers in actual combat.
Jiang Zhiyu introduced the performance and value of these muskets to Li Guo and Zhang Kewang.
"This is an ordinary flintlock gun, which is better than the muskets used by the Ming army.
I don’t need to boast about this, everyone can see the results of the battle between the two armies.”
Jiang Zhiyu finished speaking.
He picked up a flintlock gun, immediately loaded it and fired, and the whole process was completed in one go.
His performance and the performance of the flintlock made Li Guo and Zhang Kewang stunned.
Li Guo said in surprise: "This flintlock gun is great, its range is obviously longer than the Ming army's muskets.
The longer the range of the musket, the more powerful it will be."
Jiang Zhiyu handed the flintlock gun to Li Guo.
"We also captured a lot of Ming army's muskets, and our muskets are much stronger than those of the Ming army.
Look at our muskets. The barrel is a whole, so there is no need to worry about the chamber exploding.
The Ming army's muskets would explode if the charge was not suitable, which led to many soldiers not liking to use muskets."
Li Guo had seen the Ming army's musket, which was made of a rolled iron plate.
There are gaps in the iron plate on the gun body, which can be found by touching them with your hands.
The muskets produced by King Qin have a barrel as a whole, and the rolling process cannot meet this requirement.
Jiang Zhiyu showed Li Guo and Zhang Kewang how to shoot with a rifle.
When Li Guo and Zhang Kewang saw the rifled gun, their eyes widened. They didn't expect that modern muskets could achieve such accuracy.
Jiang Zhiyu looked at their shocked expressions.
"Our rifled guns have very stable ballistics and an effective range of 500 meters. You don't know this distance very well.
500 meters is about 150 feet."
"150 feet." Li Guo blurted out, "A musket with this range is really powerful.
We can kill the Ming army from a long distance."
Li Guo said excitedly: "We need a rifled gun. Minister Jiang, tell me how much a rifled gun costs."
Jiang Zhiyu showed a kind smile and said: "This is our most advanced musket now. We relied on this musket to repel many Ming army attacks.
Now in our army, there are very few troops equipped with such muskets.
I can only sell you three thousand rifled guns."
Jiang Zhiyu didn't tell a lie, and his face looked extremely sincere.
He looked at the two men and felt a little depressed when they heard the rifle rifle limit.
Jiang Zhiyu took Li Guo and Zhang Kewang to the shooting range of the Logistics Department and showed them landmines and grenades.
The mines and grenades he displayed were all black powder versions.
The most advanced mines and grenades will not be shown to them.
Jiang Zhiyu called a group of soldiers and used dummies as targets to demonstrate the power of grenades and landmines.
Li Guo saw the scene was in chaos after grenades and landmines exploded.
If the Ming army were at the center of the explosion, they would definitely not survive.
He couldn't help but cheered: "That's great, especially these grenades, they are so easy to use."
When Jiang Zhiyu heard Li Guo's cheers, he quickly asked: "Brother Li, how many grenades and landmines are you planning to purchase?"
When Li Guo heard this, he hesitated a little, and then made up his mind: "I will not purchase any grenades or landmines."
When Jiang Zhiyu heard Li Guo's response, he was stunned for a moment and asked: "Brother Li, you were praising the power of grenades and landmines just now.
Why are you not planning to purchase them now? Do you think they are expensive?
Don’t worry about this, grenades and mines will be sold at a reasonable price.”
Li Guo shook his head and said, "Minister Jiang is overthinking, I won't buy grenades or landmines no matter how cheap they are.
Money needs to be spent on blades, grenades and landmines. We can find a few craftsmen to make such technically simple things.
They are not muskets. We cannot produce muskets, so we ask you to buy them.
Minister Jiang, don’t sell scraps, let’s discuss the prices of these two types of muskets directly.”
Jiang Zhiyu looked at Li Guo's cunning eyes and listened to his firm tone.
He no longer promotes grenades and landmines. Although these two firearms are simple, if used well on the battlefield, it is likely to turn defeat into victory.
But Li Guo didn't like it, or thought the technology was simple and he could produce it himself, so he stopped selling it.
They returned to the courtyard, and Jiang Zhiyu picked up the flintlock gun first.
"Brother Li, the flintlock gun we produced costs eight taels of silver coins each."
Jiang Zhiyu picked up the rifled gun again and said, "Mr. Li, the rifled guns we produce only cost 20 taels of silver coins each, so there are only three thousand of them."
"The prices of these two firearms are not negotiable. These are the prices set by His Highness King Qin.
He saw that both of us were resisting the Ming Dynasty and were in the same trench, so he gave you the price of conscience."
Jiang Zhiyu dare not say that the price of these old guns is higher than the price of brand-new guns from the arsenal.
His Highness the King of Qin was already very conscientious. He didn't make much money from each type of gun. He only made an extra three to five taels of silver coins without doubling the price.
When Li Guo heard the price, a smile appeared on his face.
Before coming, he interrogated the Ming Dynasty officials who were captured by them.
The price of muskets provided by King Su He of Qin was much lower than the price of muskets purchased by the Ming Dynasty.
King Qin Su He did this very conscientiously.
"Minister Jiang, all the money I brought will be used to purchase flintlock guns. I want three thousand rifled guns.
I know that your transactions here are all valued in silver coins.
The items I brought are approximately five hundred thousand taels of silver coins. Please re-evaluate them.
This unique book is a gift from King Chuang to King Qin."
When Zhang Kewang heard that you wanted to swallow all the rifled guns, he immediately came out to refute.
After negotiation, they divided the rifled guns into 30-70.
When Jiang Zhiyu heard what Li Guo said, he smiled and said: "Mr. Li, please rest assured, we are very sincere.
The bank will definitely give you a reliable valuation."
The bank's valuation is not intended to deceive people. This represents the credibility of Prince Qin's bank.
For some people, credibility is worthless.
But for banks, reputation is priceless.
The bank staff, after receiving Jiang Zhiyu's notice, came here quickly.
They began to evaluate the gold and silver brought by Li Guo and Zhang Kewang.
"Mr. Li, the gold and silver you brought is estimated at 488,600 taels of silver coins.
The quality of your silver is somewhat lacking. The most important thing is that here we have a pound of ten taels, not a pound of sixteen taels.
Our two are heavier, you can feel it when you weigh our silver coins.
Mr. Zhang, the gold and silver you brought is estimated at 237,600 taels of silver coins.
Do you agree with this data? You can exchange all or part of this gold and silver into silver coins."
Li Guo originally thought that the gold and silver would shrink extremely if converted into silver coins.
Before he came, the scholars had already calculated how much money they could get by converting the gold and silver in their hands into silver coins.
Unexpectedly, the bank in Prince Qin's Mansion was very conscientious and did not trick them in this matter.
Li Guo said happily: "Exchange them all into silver coins. Except for the rifled guns, the remaining silver coins are enough to buy muskets."
Zhang Xianzhong was left with 10% of these muskets to cover transportation costs.
Zhang Kewang also spoke immediately: "We also exchanged them all for silver coins. The rifled guns were distributed according to the method just now. The remaining silver coins were all used to buy muskets."
The smile on Jiang Zhiyu's face grew stronger. With this big order, the military's military expenditures would be more sufficient and it could replace rifles for the troops faster.
"Brother Li, Brother Zhang. You have purchased too many muskets. We need to get supplies from other places.
It just so happens that during this time, we will send someone to teach you how to use muskets."
Jiang Zhiyu asked the officials of the Logistics Department to arrange the goods, and he personally took Li Guo and Zhang Kewang to the Hanzhong Garrison Station.
Let the officers of the garrison teach these people how to use muskets.
