"Shandong is built on business. Anyone who wants to do business is wholeheartedly welcome. I wonder what Mr. Wu wants to buy?"
Zheng Jiada was very happy about Wu Xinyu's intention to come.
It's just that there is some shame deep inside.
He is obviously from the Intelligence Department, but he wants to help the Equipment Department sell things.
Looking back, I must ask the equipment department to give me more benefits.
Seeing that Shandong was willing to negotiate, Wu Xinyu breathed a sigh of relief.
"I wonder if the firearms used by your army can be sold to us?"
Hearing this, Zheng Jiada shook his head on the spot.
"I'm really sorry, but our army's military weapons will not be sold to outsiders."
Wu Xinyu became a little anxious when he learned that the terrifying weapons of the New Army would not be sold.
"Why did you sell it to the northwest bandits?"
Zheng Jiada chuckled.
"Mr. Wu should know that the firearms used by the northwest bandits are far inferior to those used by our army. The difference cannot be calculated. If you need such firearms, they are all available."
Wu Xinyu was extremely depressed.
"In this case, the firearms used by our side and the northwest bandits are equivalent. How can we tell the winner?"
But Zheng Jiada's response made him almost want to vomit blood.
"This has nothing to do with us in Shandong. We will sell to anyone who does business with us. We will not care about the rest."
Wu Xinyu closed his eyes in pain and was speechless for a long time.
He somewhat understands Shandong's approach.
This is obviously eating both sides, forcing the imperial court and the northwest bandits to engage in an arms race, constantly consuming firearms on the battlefield.
Nowadays, the northwest bandits have these weapons in their hands, and they are beating the officers and soldiers to the point where they are unable to parry.
If there is no official army, we can only allow the northwest bandits to wreak havoc and completely disrupt the Ming Dynasty.
The situation was such that Hong Chengchou had to purchase the same weapons from Shandong, otherwise the war would not be fought.
After all, who says Shandong's weapons are too powerful?
Even the weapons that Shandong himself disdained and did not use were ten times or a hundred times better than those of the imperial court.
Before coming here, Hong Chengchou once asked the craftsmen.
They simply couldn't make the firearms used by the northwest bandits, so you can imagine how difficult it was.
Wu Xinyu could not make up his mind for a moment, but Zheng Jiada would not wait for him.
A subordinate came in and whispered something in Zheng Jiada's ear.
Zheng Jiada said casually: "This matter is serious, Mr. Wu can think about it slowly. I have other important matters, so I won't accompany you."
Seeing Zheng Jiada leaving alone, Wu Xinyu was quite shocked.
What could make Zheng Jiada give up on himself?
His eyes kept moving, always feeling like something bad was about to happen.
"Send two people to investigate carefully."
Wu Xinyu's men took the order and left.
But no one is sure what exactly they can find out.
After all, this is Shandong, and their whereabouts are too distracting, making things very troublesome.
However, what they didn't expect was that this time the inquiry turned out to be very easy.
There is only one reason.
That was what Zheng Jiada showed them deliberately.
Why did Zheng Jiada leave?
Li Zicheng's representative Gu Junen is here.
Compared with before, Gu Junen was much happier this time.
As soon as they met, the people below opened the boxes one by one.
It's all filled with white silver, and there are hundreds of thousands of taels of silver in it.
"Director Zheng, we still need to purchase a set of muskets, artillery pieces and ammunition. The specific quantity is half a percent more than last time."
In the Battle of Hong'an, Li Zicheng actually defeated the official army with a weak force, creating a miracle that was impossible for the Northwest Rebels.
Li Zicheng knew very well why he could win.
At this point, he no longer had any doubts about the firearms made in Shandong. At the same time, thinking that the weapons in the hands of the new Shandong army were more powerful, he no longer dared to peek eastward.
But the business with Shandong is really good.
After defeating Hong Chengchou, Li Zicheng quickly gave Gu Junen his accumulated wealth and asked him to come to Huai'an to continue buying weapons.
Li Zicheng was confident that as long as he had enough weapons, he would never be beaten by the army again.
Maybe you can occupy a piece of territory, rest and develop, and achieve some hegemony.
If someone comes to give money to his door, how can Zheng Jiada not welcome him?
"Please wait for two days, and the arms will be ready."
Gu Junen could still afford to wait for two days.
However, this meeting was watched clearly by Wu Xinyu's men.
Even the conversation between the two was heard clearly by Wu Xinyu's men next door.
The news was fed back to Wu Xinyu, who was shocked.
I didn't expect that the damn northwest bandits weren't satisfied yet.
If the northwest bandits are allowed to obtain more firearms, how can they be exterminated?
wrong!
At that time, it will not be a question of whether the northwest bandits can be wiped out...
The question is whether the imperial court can stop the northwest bandits from attacking the city.
Wu Xinyu felt chills all over his body and could no longer sit still, so he quickly made an appointment with Zheng Jiada again.
"Director Zheng, you and I are currently negotiating. How can we sell firearms to the northwest bandits?"
Zheng Jiada spread his hands.
"When we talk about ourselves, does it have anything to do with who we sell our weapons to?"
Wu Xinyu's face turned green.
"The northwest bandits are the great enemies of the imperial court."
Zheng Jiada still said the same words.
"It has nothing to do with me, Shandong."
The attitude is clear.
If you don't buy weapons, the northwest bandits are still buying them. If you can't defeat them then you won't be able to blame them.
Wu Xinyu was forced into a corner and had no choice but to retreat.
"Okay! Three thousand muskets, fifty cannons, and three times the gunpowder. When can we deliver the goods?"
Zheng Jiada immediately gave a quotation.
"A total of two hundred thousand taels of silver. Mr. Wu can take delivery of the goods immediately after paying the money now."
When Wu Xinyu heard the price, his heart was bleeding.
These two hundred thousand taels of silver were obtained by Hong Chengchou through cobbling and frugality. In the blink of an eye, they were about to be delivered to Shandong again.
But there is no other way. If you lose the battle and you can’t even save your head, what’s the point of asking for money?
He asked the people below to pay money on the spot and made a request at the same time.
"Here's the cash, every penny is a lot. But you can no longer sell firearms to the northwest bandits."
Hearing this request, Zheng Jiada blinked.
"Well...you have to pay more."
Wu Xinyu's heart twitched and he was out of breath.
"What's the point?"
Zheng Jiada told the truth.
"The northwest bandits spent a total of 150,000 taels of silver to buy weapons from us. Mr. Wu told us not to sell them in one sentence, so how can we make up for the loss of 150,000 taels of silver? If Mr. Wu is willing to pay this money,
We don’t have to sell it.”
Wu Xinyu's eyes turned black.
He heard two meanings from this passage.
One is that if Shandong is not allowed to sell weapons to the northwest bandits, they will need to pay to make up for it.
The second is that the northwest bandits purchased a large number of weapons from Shandong.
No matter which one, it is not good news for the officers and soldiers.
Looking at Zheng Jiada in front of him, he is absolutely disgusting.
Wu Xinyu was helpless and couldn't afford so much money, so he could only hold back one sentence.
