Ancient Imperial Examination Daily

Chapter 898 Sharp Weapon

Du Jinning added in a timely manner: "This is a relatively simple one. In a few days, we will install a carport behind it to protect it from wind and rain, and it will be more perfect."

Because the power of a human pedaling a cart is not as strong as a horse-drawn cart, naturally a carriage like a carriage cannot be made in the back, and it is like a rickshaw to the greatest extent.But this did not delay Du Jinning blowing out the cowhide in front of Xia Jin's envoy.

Sure enough, the faces of the Xixia and Jin Dynasty envoys were very ugly.

Needless to say, they realized the impact of this "bicycle" on the carriage.

You know, their grasslands can produce horses, and they can produce good horses, which is tantamount to strangling the vitals of the Song Dynasty.

People in the Song Dynasty needed horses to pull carts when traveling, and cavalry and horse-drawn luggage were needed when marching and fighting.The Song Dynasty needed horses, so they had to exchange various materials with them, such as salt, iron, tea and other daily necessities.

They came this time, in addition to the above-mentioned daily necessities, they also wanted to trade some food with Da Song.Because of the improvement of rice varieties in the Song Dynasty, the price of grain in the Song Dynasty has dropped a lot.They can exchange more food with the same number of horses, which is very cost-effective.

They were talking about this in the hall just now.

But if Da Song doesn't need horses anymore, what will they use to negotiate with Da Song?
The envoys of both countries panicked.

Zhao Wei still felt that they were not stimulating enough, so he asked Du Jinning, "How much do you plan to sell this car for?"

"150 taels of silver a car." Du Jinning said.

Zhao Wei praised: "Very good."

He couldn't be more satisfied with Du Jinning. He was not good at speaking and doing things. He will negotiate with Xia Jin's envoy later. These are all relying on.

A medium-sized horse and a green tung oil carriage used by ordinary people probably add up to this price.With such a price for the bicycle, it was clearly aimed at the carriage.

When the envoys of the two countries heard this, their complexions became even darker, like the bottom of a pot.

At first, they thought that such a car must be difficult to build and the price must be high.If it is much more expensive than a carriage and fewer people buy it, it will not be a deterrent to them.

But for 150 taels of silver, the carriage has no advantage at all.

Du Jinning did not finish, and continued: "In fact, this is just one of the models. I have already asked them to build four-wheeled and two-wheeled models. The four-wheeled models are no longer powered by manpower, but are driven by steam power. They can run You can go fast and far, and you can also get a carport to cover the whole car; two-wheeled bicycles are better than light, one person rides in front, and one person or some goods can be carried in the back, which is labor-saving and fast.”

As soon as Du Jinning's words fell, the envoy of the Jin Dynasty sneered and said, "How is this possible? You don't need manpower or animal power. Could it be that your car can't run by itself?" He didn't understand what Du Jinning said at all, "steam power drive "What means.

Of course, steam power to drive Du Jinning has not been successfully used in vehicles, and now it is just bragging.But there is no need to pay taxes for bragging. Du Jinning's bragging is well-founded, so I'm not afraid of blowing it up.

"It's impossible. When the envoy came to the Song Dynasty, he would know it at a glance. It's useless to say more at this time." Du Jinning said lightly, obviously too lazy to argue with him.

This attitude made the two envoys suspicious.

Du Jinning ignored them, and said to Zhao He: "Brother Huang, I'll let them build [-] of this model first, what do you think?"

"Three hundred cars are probably not enough to sell." Zhao Yu said, "When the ministers come to court, I will let them all take this kind of car."

"Satisfy the courtiers first, and wait for others if they want it. Isn't this a group of officials who are good at geophysics? You call me a dozen or so, and then recruit some craftsmen. It's not enough to produce more than a dozen cars a day." problem." Du Jinning said.

When she gets out of the assembly line workshop, a dozen or so cars are nothing.

"Okay, when the time comes, you will pick first. I will arrange the leftovers elsewhere."

Even if Zhao Huan didn't know the historical trend of these things Du Jinning made, he could see that they were epoch-making magical items that could change the world.He was looking forward to this very much, and naturally he had to give Du Jinning strong support.

After Du Jinning's goal was achieved, he bid farewell to Zhao Wen: "Since the emperor is busy entertaining the envoys of the two countries, the younger sister will leave first.

"Wait." Zhao Huo stopped her, "The envoy of the Kingdom of Jin brought a warrior and said that he wanted to compete with our warriors from the Song Dynasty. It just so happened that our martial arts champion Xiao Yong was not in the capital. The son-in-law's skill That’s right, do you want the son-in-law to compete with the warriors of the Kingdom of Jin?”

As he spoke, he winked at Du Jinning.

Du Jinning immediately understood what he meant.

In modern times, why does the country have a military parade on National Day?That is to show your muscles to the world, tell everyone that we have new weapons, which are no worse than you, and are not easy to provoke.

Ever since she asked officials and craftsmen to develop the steel, she immediately made a batch of swords and swords. Because of the material, these weapons are extremely sharp.Since the envoys of the Jin Dynasty called the warriors to provoke Song Dynasty without winking, Qi Muyuan naturally wanted to destroy his prestige with advanced weapons.

What is a great person?The soldiers in the entire barracks are powerful, that is the force of a country.In the era of cold weapons, the swords used are sharp, and the increased force value is not a star and a half.

As for the earthen guns and earthen cannons that are still under development, they are secret weapons, so let's hide them for now.If these countries invade without winking, give them a big surprise.

She said: "It just so happens that the son-in-law entered the palace with my sister-in-law. He is now in the East Fifth Institute. Wait for my sister-in-law to call him over."

After saying that, he saluted and withdrew.

Seeing that she understood what he meant, Zhao Yu led everyone back to the hall in a good mood.

It's not just Du Jinning who winks.

As soon as Zhao He sat down, the Minister of the Household Department said: "Your Majesty, with the cart that the eldest princess just sent, don't we need to buy horses?"

Although Du Jinning said that he could produce more than a dozen of such cars per day and two other models, the envoys of Xixia and Jin Dynasty became suspicious when they returned to the main hall. Come out of the car, come to give them a blow, so that they can take the initiative in the negotiation and force them to lower the price.

Thinking this way in their hearts, when they heard Hubu Shangshu say this again, although the two were a little nervous in their hearts, they didn't show it at all on their faces, as if they didn't care.

They didn't make a sound, and just watched how Zhao He performed the trick.

The purchase plan of the Song court this year is to buy [-] good horses. This is to supplement the sick, aging, and dead horses of the cavalry battalion, and at the same time increase the number of cavalry.

Ever since Du Jinning advised Zhao He not to put more emphasis on literature than military, Zhao He discussed with Qi Bokun and several veteran officials for a long time, and decided to raise the status of generals and increase military expenditure year by year.In order not to attract Xia Jinliao's attention, the cavalry also increased year by year.

As for the purchase of horses by the people, the court generally does not interfere, and horse dealers come back from the frontier to sell them.There is a "tea-horse market" on the borders between the Song Dynasty and Xixia, Jin, and Liao.

If it was another emperor, should this horse be bought or bought.After all, no one knows how the bicycle is, whether what Du Jinning said is bragging or true.

But Zhao Hu has reached the point of blind trust in Du Jinning.The countless ideas Du Jinning mentioned before have been realized one by one in the past few years.This made Zhao Wei not doubt the authenticity of her words.

"Okay, then I won't buy it." Zhao Mo nodded.

He looked at the envoys of the two countries: "Although we don't buy horses, you two have come from a long distance, so it's not easy for you two to go back empty-handed. You can discuss with Qian Shangshu how much tea, salt and iron you want to buy." .We won't stop selling you these things just because we don't buy horses."

The envoys of the two countries were completely stunned.

Is this really not bought?
The emperor has a golden mouth and jade teeth, and he pays attention to his words.Three thousand good horses is just a small business for the wealthy Song Dynasty.The emperor wouldn't lie because he wanted to lower their prices, would he?

If he wasn't lying, then what he said was true?

Did the Great Song Dynasty really stop buying horses?

The two envoys suddenly panicked.

They don't sell horses, so where can they get the money to buy tea, salt, and iron?

Moreover, if the imperial court did not buy horses, would the people also not buy horses?The demand for horses among the people in the Song Dynasty is so large.If the people don't buy horses, wouldn't the countries that rely on animal husbandry for their livelihood be doomed?

"It is better not to eat food for three days than to drink tea for one day", this is a proverb circulating on the grasslands.They eat meat as their main food. Without tea to aid digestion and supplement vitamins, their bodies can't stand it at all.

Since Da Song unilaterally canceled the bilateral trade, shouldn't they go back to China and organize their brave warriors to give Da Song a blow?If you have no money, grab it.Anyway, they did a lot of things like this.

Because of his strong body, the warrior of the Jin Dynasty never failed in wrestling. People on the grassland called him "Bart".

When Bart saw that Da Song didn't buy horses from the Kingdom of Jin, his face flushed with anger. He took a step forward and asked in a low voice, "Emperor Song, when will your warriors come?" The people of Song Dynasty paused.

Zhao He knew the psychology of these people clearly.

He didn't care about Bart's unreasonableness, and said with a smile: "Be safe and don't be impatient. The East Fifth Institute is a bit far from here, so we have to wait a little longer."

The East Fifth Institute is not far from here, but it is forbidden to bring weapons into the palace.Qi Muyuan needed to send someone to get the sword at the gate of the palace that he wanted to take advantage of.It will take some time.

"While we have time, let's talk about the sale of tea, salt, and iron." Qian Shangshu from the household department also had a smile on his face.

The two envoys were so angry that their chests were about to explode.

Don't talk about it, definitely don't talk about it.Wanting to take this opportunity to take advantage of them, the people of Song Dynasty were really cunning.

"No hurry." The Xixia envoy is older and the city is relatively deep. He squinted his eyes halfway and said, "In case the son-in-law is here in the middle of the conversation, we have to stop and watch the competition. Anyway, we have to stay here for a few more days , there is plenty of time, and it will not be too late to talk about it tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.”

"Yes, yes, yes." The envoys of the Jin Dynasty quickly echoed.

They left the palace in a while, so they had to send people out to inquire, to see if Da Song really built that kind of car, and if it was really mass-produced.

(End of this chapter)