In a marriage letter of 400 to 500 words, Li Lin only had less than 20 words to talk about the business. Li Lin was almost impressed by his father's writing style.
"Prince Pingchuan, let's exchange marriage certificates." After saying this, he asked a eunuch to go down and take away the marriage certificate brought by Pingchuan. After Ji Xiang pressed the seal on behalf of the old emperor, it was considered a formal engagement, but because it was a marriage between the two countries, it was basically a marriage until now.
It won't change.
But the matter is not over yet. The important thing is not the marriage, but the purpose of the marriage.
"Eunuch Jixiang, please read another letter."
Ji Xiang bowed slightly, picked up another one and said: "Now the North Snow Kingdom is bringing in troops to harm the Jin Kingdom. The Jin Kingdom and I, Daxia, are close friends, and they are my in-laws. I, Daxia, will never sit back and watch.
, I have ordered the regent Li Lin to take charge of related matters. It is necessary to promote the prestige of our country, and I appreciate this."
"I obey the decree." Li Lin obeyed the imperial decree and bowed to the dragon chair.
"Prince Pingchuan, please tell me about your current situation in the Kingdom of Jin." Let's get straight to the point and go straight to the point. First, we have almost said it in private, and second, Li Lin is really annoyed and wants to find a wife to eat roast pork.
"Our Jin Kingdom has 300,000 soldiers and horses at the border of the Northern Snow Country. The military rations stored in the three border fortresses can support the entire border army for a year. They are well-equipped. Moreover, military horses, powerful crossbows, kerosene and other supplies can be supplied within a month.
We have purchased enough supplies for the 300,000-strong army." Jin Pingchuan said a little proudly. According to him, this is a powerful force with well-equipped equipment and sufficient logistics.
"Haha, I heard what the prince said. There is no need for our Xia Kingdom to send troops to help. It's enough for me." One of the ministers snorted disdainfully after hearing this.
Hearing this, Jin Pingchuan could only squeeze his fist hard. The Jin Kingdom's low combat power can be said to be as world-famous as their wealth. Because they are between Daxia and Northern Snow Kingdom, they paid a lot of annual coins to both parties in exchange for safety.
The army of the Kingdom of Jin sells military rations, armor, and top-notch weapons. It is already considered the largest arms dealer. To be precise, it is an intermediary. The country pays for the army to buy it, and the army sells it. What is amazing is that this transfer
, you can really make money.
"Yu Shangshu, pay attention to your words." Li Lin looked coldly at the official who just spoke sarcastically.
"I am aware of my guilt." The Minister of the Ministry of War bowed his head and cupped his hands.
"Prince Pingchuan, please don't take it too seriously. We will definitely send troops to help, but everything in the world is for profit, and I, Daxia, am not a charity."
"That's natural. Please speak frankly to the Prince Regent. As long as Jin Guo can do it, he will never refuse!"
The dowry of 50 million taels is already a large amount of income, but it buys the troops in Daxia and the position of his equal wife, and the consumption after the troops are not included in it.
"Thirty million taels, how about that?" A normal quotation requires a high price first, and Li Lin naturally knows that.
"What?" Jin Pingchuan asked again in disbelief after hearing this.
"Your Highness Pingchuan, if you think it's high..."
"No need, 30 million, just 30 million!" The joy was beyond words.
At this time, the Jinping River turned into a golden light and penetrated into Li Lin's mind, turning into a desert with cacti, camels, and toku toku da to da to da da bgm.
After playing bgm a few times, Li Lin came up with a good idea. If it comes to fruition, it can completely solve the funding problem.
"The people of Jin are indeed rich and the country is strong, but Your Highness Pingchuan, I have a better idea. I can ask for 10 million taels less."
"Please tell me." Jin Guo's money is not scraped from scratch. It can be as little as possible, let alone so much.
Li Lin stretched out three fingers.
"We only need 20 million taels this time, plus three covenants."
"First, you have also seen the Hongwu cannon that I showed you before. We will study other new equipment after the summer, but this process is time-consuming and labor-intensive and requires a lot of investment. This money will be paid by Jin Guo. Of course,
After the research results are obtained, we will give Jinguo a batch of such weapons, and subsequent purchases by Jinguo will only cost a normal price. This agreement is tentatively scheduled for five years."
"There's no problem with that."
Jin Pingchuan has always wanted to strengthen the army, so he was very happy to buy weapons, and they were given as gifts and at a 50% discount, which really made him jealous.
As for the pitfalls in studying new equipment, he thinks it is unlikely. If Li Lin wants money, he must at least have something to talk about. This kind of thing is hard to come by, and even if there is a Hongwu cannon in front of him, he will not admit it.
"Second, in the future trade between the two countries, Jin State will give priority to purchasing things from Daxia, and merchants from Daxia will pay the same taxes as people from Jin State during the trade process. You don't have to worry, the transaction is an equal transaction. If merchants from Daxia
If you violate the laws of the Kingdom of Jin, you must follow the procedures of the Kingdom of Jin."
This involved business. Jin Pingchuan thought for a moment and felt that there was no problem before nodding his head and agreeing. After all, this was the foundation of Jin's country and there was no room for sloppiness.
"Third, as far as I know, the dam I showed you before is also needed by Jinguo. I, Daxia, can send workers to your place to build it and be responsible for the later maintenance. For similar projects in the future, as long as Jinguo
If necessary, I can go to your place to build it, but the money for the construction and later maintenance needs to be generated by Jinguo."
"Of course there is no problem with this."
Jin Pingchuan had talked with Li Lin before, but it was just a general chat, not so detailed. Now the details are naturally not a big problem, and he also knows how much the dam will help reduce transportation costs after it is released.
The first one is to give money in exchange for blueprints, first generation, second generation, third generation... Improvements are made from generation to generation, and money is exchanged for generations. Military purchase, let alone equipment, only Li Lin can make it. Even if it becomes popular all over the world later, Li Lin will make some improvements.
, by the way, changing the hard parameters such as the diameter of the muzzle and the material of the shell will not make money.
The second article is even simpler. We will sell what you sell, and we will sell what you don’t sell, and we don’t have to pay a penny more. Pure and peaceful prostitution.
The third point is not how much the infrastructure costs, but mainly the maintenance. It is also based on the fact that as long as you understand it, others do not, so the quotation is more casual.
What kind of knowledge is this that changes the destiny of the country, the United States of America today?
"His Royal Highness Pingchuan is indeed very cheerful. It will be unreasonable for me to talk too much. I, Daxia, will send 200,000 troops to the border of Northern Snow Kingdom."
General Li Lin readily agreed, and the ministers below did not object. After all, sending troops to Daxia this time was only to help defense, there would not be too many casualties, and Daxia would also receive generous rewards. The most important thing is
Still, Li Lin had agreed, and no one in the court dared to object to the regent's decision.
After the dynasty was over, Li Linyou went alone to see the old emperor who had returned to Yangxin Hall early. At this time, the old emperor's face was livid and showed no fear at all. As expected, anger is the devil and can even suppress the real devil.
"My son, I pay my respects to my father." He bowed slightly, then straightened up, looking a little perfunctory.
"You traitor! How dare you come to see me!"
Li Lin waved and two young eunuchs came over with chairs. Li Lin sat down slowly and then looked at the old emperor with interest.
"It seems that the recipe I have found for you is indeed good. Now my father is no longer shaking, and his speech is also high-pitched."
The old emperor then remembered that the traitor in front of him was a devil, but he would not give in easily at this time, so he snorted and said nothing.
Li Lin didn't react to this, picked up the tea in front of him, blew on it and took a sip.
"Father, I have come here this time to tell you the truth, and to give my father one last chance."