"Oh, Mr. Zhuang is so sure?" This was a bit of a surprise to Feng Ziying.

It is normal for businessmen to pursue profits, but it is a very simple truth to judge that the imperial army will pay more and more attention to firearms, but in the current court, it has become a view that is not very recognized and accepted.

This is mainly because the performance of the musket is too disappointing, not even as good as the trained archers, and the advantage of the Jurchen cavalry archery has not been weakened by the fact that the Great Zhou side is equipped with firearms, which has become the main reason why many people insist on using cold weapons.

"Doesn't Lord Feng feel the same way?" Zhuang Limin responded calmly, "Look at the increasing changes in the manufacturing process and quality of this firearm, and from the original three-eyed gun to the current Lumi gun, and even the self-generated fire gun in the future, what has changed in the sword, gun, bow and arrow?" Although Zhuang is not talented, he also knows that it is not impossible to train a qualified archer for three or five years, and it takes more than ten years of hard work to become an excellent archer, and there are special requirements for arm strength, and the requirements for cavalry are even worse, but what about a firecracker? There are basically no requirements, as long as there is no lack of arms and legs, but it seems that we are the most lacking in Da Zhou, this kind of person is ,......"

Cost advantage, this guy is judging from the perspective of cost that if the Jurchen of Jianzhou wants to have an advantage, he must use this way to break the other party's advantage, but I can't see that this businessman and his ilk can have such insight.

This person can make a good acquaintance.

"Mr. Zhuang's opinion is deeply in line with my opinion." Feng Ziying smiled, "I think now we may be able to talk about the next step of cooperation, Liaodong also needs more Lumi guns and self-generated fire guns, since you can't make self-made fire guns now, I want to know when Lao Zhuang Ji will be able to make self-made fire guns independently?" ”

Zhuang Limin hesitated for a while, "My lord, do you really need to make your own fire?" If it's not big, I can buy it for you,......"

"No, I need you to do it, even if it takes a longer time and the price is more expensive, it's acceptable, it's not a long-term solution to buy from Xiyi." Feng Ziying shook her head resolutely.

"I'm afraid it will take two or three years." Zhuang Limin saw Feng Ziying's attitude so resolute, and thought it was his father's attitude, "I need to hire some special Xiyi craftsmen, this alone will be very troublesome, I have to go to Luzon to see if there is a suitable one in the Franco, if not, I have to ask someone to hire in Xiyi, this is not a small expense." ”

His father just went to Liaodong and took charge of Jiliao, with an army of more than 100,000 people, if he wants to purchase a self-made firearm, it must be tens of thousands, but it is a big deal, if not, Zhuang Limin will definitely not accept it.

"I can order 3,000 pieces of bird guns for my father, and entrust Mr. Zhuang to buy them in Japan and deliver them within half a year, and then order another 10,000 pieces of Lumi guns, and deliver 5,000 pieces in one year, and another 5,000 pieces will be delivered within two years, and the price can be agreed." Feng Ziying also did not hesitate, if you want to make the family work hard, you have to come up with enough benefits, "Maybe there will be changes in the later stage, but it will only increase, not decrease." ”

Zhuang Limin immediately calculated, this is an order of 13,000 sticks, plus more than 120,000 taels of silver.

"Then how many self-generated firearms will Lord Feng need in the future?" Zhuang Limin thought for a while before he said slowly.

"Within a year, please ask Mr. Zhuang to buy 2,000 for us, and in the next five years, Liaodong will continue to order no less than 10,000 pieces, but I hope that this 10,000 pieces will be made by Lao Zhuang Ji and other workshops in Foshan in our big week!" Feng Ziying is categorical.

This really shocked Zhuang Limin.

Twelve thousand self-made fire guns, the value is at least four or five hundred thousand taels of silver, plus the previous order of Lu Mi guns, this means that there is a big deal of more than 600,000 taels of silver, and the imperial court will allow itself to eat this piece of fat? Can the War Bureau and the Gunpowder Bureau agree?

"Lord Feng, this request of yours can scare me, do you know the attitude of this kind of battalion and soldiers?" Zhuang Limin reminded.

"Whether we can get permission from the court is our business, and the silver will not be short of you anyway, but we also have requirements on our side." Feng Ziying remained silent.

"You say."

"The price can't be higher than the market price, especially after the 10,000 self-made firecrackers I hope you produce and manufacture by yourself, the price needs to be two percent lower than the goods from Xiyi, I'm talking about the old goods from Xiyi, if it is compared with the new goods of Xiyi, at least more than one percent." Feng Ziying said word by word.

Zhuang Limin thought about it, nodded and agreed, if you make it yourself, the cost will drop a lot, mainly because some key objects can't be made here now, if you can hire some Xiyi watchmakers to come over, and choose some apprentices to follow, it should be no problem.

"In addition, we hope that these firearms, whether they are Lumi guns or self-generated firearms, will be significantly improved in terms of iron and barrel quality, and the firing range will be at least more than 10% higher than the original Lumi guns and self-generated firearms,......

This requirement is a bit difficult for a strong man, Zhuang Limin is not sure to do this, it is still imitation, it is not easy to reach a level similar to that of the Xiyi people, and it must be further improved, he does not dare to play this package ticket.

Seeing Zhuang Limin shaking his head again and again, Feng Ziying also sighed in his heart, he knew that he might be in a hurry, but Zhuang Limin's cautious attitude made him more relieved.

"In this way, Mr. Zhuang, this clause is not a mandatory requirement, but it can be used as an auxiliary requirement, if Lao Zhuang Ji can do this, then we can increase the original price by two to three percent!"

Feng Ziying knew very well that if the range could be increased by even fifty meters, the meaning would be very different, and if the lethality of the Musket with a killing range of 300 meters to 400 meters could be increased by fifty meters, it would achieve one more round of shooting for the Jianzhou Jurchen cavalry in the battle, which was not something that silver could buy.

Zhuang Limin thought about it for a while and felt that there was no harm in it, so he agreed.

The imperial court of this kind of firearm itself must have requirements for quality, especially in terms of power, if some processes can be improved, such as barrel endurance and weight, etc., to achieve the optimum, as long as there are no mandatory requirements and time restrictions, there is nothing wrong with this kind of improvement, and it can also be encouraged by the price increase, then it is naturally better.

The conversation was very smooth, Feng Ziying was very satisfied, and Zhuang Limin was even more very happy, to be able to climb such a relationship, this trip to Beijing was not in vain.

This Feng father and son's status in the Great Zhou court will definitely climb in the future.

His father Feng Tang is just that, the governor of Jiliao is already the apex for a general, and he can work in this position for a few more years, and then get a knighthood is considered an honor.

And this Xiao Feng Xiu is not ordinary, with the endorsement and support of several northerner bigwigs in the DPRK, and he is from a Shujishi, plus the qualifications of the Hanlin Academy, which means that this person is very likely to be in the future in the future, and now he can make friends with each other, just like Lu Buwei betting on Yingyiren, and the reward may be extremely rich.

Of course, this is only a rough discussion, after all, it is the first time, but as long as both sides have this will, it means that there will be more room for cooperation in the next step, especially when both sides have their own plans.

When Zhuang Limin left, it was customary to leave three thousand taels of silver tickets, which was an old practice, but Feng Ziying refused.

Zhuang Limin didn't think that the other party was hypocritical, and the other party's attitude made him feel that the other party didn't seem to care about this at all, and even felt that the other party was deliberately trying to shorten the distance between the two sides, which made him both surprised but also a little frightened.

As a businessman, even in Guangdong, he is considered a big family, but if he wants to get involved in the affairs of the imperial court, he knows that his little arms and legs may be crushed in an instant.

It's just that in such a situation, he can't refuse, he can only comfort himself to act at the opportunity, if there is really any danger, he will never get on the ship.

*******

"Smack!" The crisp sound echoed in the air, and the third sister You was so ashamed that she was busy getting into the brocade, and she was still not used to the lover's teasing with a shy face, and suddenly lifted the quilt and hit her plump buttocks, making her almost jump.

After indulging in indulgence, Feng Ziying also quieted down, he found that he was losing more and more resistance to this kind of absurd and unscrupulous life, well, hugging left and right, ring fat and thin, the obscene days that he couldn't think of in his previous life were actually lived so deliciously.

With deep blue eyes, white as snow's shoulders exposed, like mutton fat jade, Second Sister You is far more open in bed than the seemingly bold and generous Third Sister You, as long as Feng Ziying wants it, Second Sister You will definitely not disobey, far better than the young and rusty Third Sister You, I don't know that this girl has been sleeping by herself for so long, why is she still so shy.

After the joy, Feng Ziying's thinking is often the most agile, so he especially likes this kind of thinking about problems while holding his woman in the brocade.

He also inquired about Zhuang Limin's situation, and he did have some roots in Guangdong, and he originally climbed the line of Xiao Tycoon, but now Xiao Tycoon is a scholar, so this trip to Beijing is also to find another backer.

However, the Cantonese scholars did not have much influence in the court, so with the help of this firearm transaction, Zhuang Limin obviously wanted to make friends with his father and son, and Feng Ziying had already expected this.

Even Wang Yingxiong should be entrusted by others to find himself, which Wang Yingxiong also mentioned to himself very tactfully.

Feng Ziying, who comes to make friends in his spare time, can't look down on him, and now he is not willing to make friends with anyone, which requires a resource equality.

But there is no doubt that Zhuang Limin should be a good partner to work with.

The proprietor of the largest iron-smelting workshop in Foshan not only has an annual output of hundreds of thousands of catties of refined iron and iron products, but also operates maritime and domestic trade, and is a representative of the industrial and trade complex.

For Zhuang Limin, I am afraid that this kind of production of firearms for the imperial court is not only for money, but also a main means of making contacts, and he can even endure some sacrifices in terms of interests.