"What, to break iron? These Tibetan people are poor and crazy? Lando scoffed.

Randot had no hope for this operation.

Fortunately, the investment is not large, and there is no shortage of this money, a little less is a little less, just look for something to kill time when you are bored.

The materials of Tubo are poor, many Tubo soldiers take what they see, and they do not let go of anything valuable, when they beat the grass valley, there is no valuable goods, and the iron pot for cooking vegetables must be removed, in the eyes of Lan Duo, these Tubo people who are dressed very plainly are similar to those who ask for food.

Kuro echoed on the side: "It's really poor and crazy, Tubo doesn't produce iron, so I guess I should take it back to make up the pot." ”

Everyone laughed when they heard this, Zheng Peng didn't laugh, but said to Xu Shan: "Xu Shichang, where are those broken irons, take them and take a look." ”

Xu Shan responded, and soon commanded a few people to carry two large bags of things and put them in front of Zheng Peng.

It is indeed a piece of broken iron, some square, some oval, some irregular, where the pieces are piled up, it looks a little messy, and it looks a little gray at a glance, and it looks very inconspicuous.

Qian Erbao took a small piece and put it in his mouth to bite it, and quickly threw it on the ground, spitting while saying, "It's iron, it's hard to die." ”

Gold and silver are soft, many people like to bite with their teeth to confirm whether it is gold or silver, Qian Erbao does not believe that the Tubo people work so hard to bring back a pile of scrap iron, so he bites it to test.

Hearing Qian Erbao say this, the people present were even more interested, and when everyone was about to disperse, Guo Ziyi picked out a big knife from the weapon pile on the side, and picked out a piece of scrap iron from the bag, and raised the knife high, as if he wanted to split the scrap iron.

Lu Jin's eyes lit up, and he immediately said: "It's still Captain Guo's thoughtfulness, maybe there is something hidden in it." ”

"Yes, yes, maybe the Tibetans have hidden all their gold and silver treasures in it." Xu Shan's eyes lit up, and he said expectantly.

Guo Ziyi didn't speak, but slashed hard, only hearing a "bang", the scrap iron was not cut, and the refined broadsword was broken in two.

It's so hard!

There was an exclamation from the scene, followed by a sigh, and it was impossible to cut it like this, indicating that there was nothing hidden inside.

Kuro pursed his lips and said, "I thought there was gold and silver treasure in it, but it was really scrap metal, and I threw it away, and I was upset to look at it." ”

When the two soldiers heard this, they were about to move, but they didn't expect Guo Ziyi to open their mouths to stop them, and when everyone calmed down, they picked up a piece of scrap iron, held it up in front of their eyes, put it in the sun, and looked at it carefully.

Under the illumination of the morning sun, this can be seen more clearly, the surface of the iron has many potholes, the color is a bit special, different from ordinary dark scrap iron, it is a faint brass color.

Zheng Peng noticed that Guo Ziyi's expression seemed to be excited, only to see that his hands were trembling a little, put the scrap iron in front of him, carefully watched the cut out of the big knife, and after reading it, he rummaged in the bag again, and said excitedly while flipping: "It's made, it's made, it's a big fortune." ”

After knowing Guo Ziyi for so long, it was the first time Zheng Peng saw him so excited, and hurriedly asked, "Guy Guo, are you okay?" ”

Kuro said with some confusion: "There is gold and silver in these scrap irons?" ”

Guo Ziyi laughed, kissed the scrap iron, and said excitedly: "It is much more valuable than gold and silver." ”

Lan Duo looked at Guo Ziyi with some doubts, and asked curiously, "Guy Guo, you... It's okay, how can these scrap iron be worth more than gold? “

"yes, what is it?"

"Isn't it just a piece of scrap metal, what's wrong with Guy Guo?"

When everyone was talking, the well-informed Cao Feng said thoughtfully: "The difficulty is ......"

At this time, Guo Ziyi waved his hand, signaled everyone to stop, and then smiled mysteriously, and deliberately said, "Zheng Jianjun, test you, have you heard of Modao?" ”

"I've heard of it." Zheng Peng said without hesitation.

The Mo knife is famous in the history, it first appeared in Li Jing's troops, because of its great power, it has been promoted, and now, many people are proud to have a Mo knife.

Guo Ziyi continued to ask, "Do you know why the Mo knife is so precious?" ”

"It's very sharp, sharpening iron like clay, and ordinary armor can be cleaved with a single sword."

"Then do you know why the Mo knife is so sharp?"

Zheng Peng's heart was excited, and he hurriedly asked, "Could it be that it has something to do with these irons?" ”

Guo Ziyi clapped his hands and said: "I finally guessed right, that's right, these inconspicuous scrap irons that everyone doesn't look at are actually iron produced in big food." ”

Guo Ziyi was born in a family of eunuchs, and she was well-informed and recognized that the iron in front of her was the legendary iron.

When Zheng Peng heard it, he was stunned on the spot.

Good thing, when building weapons, mixed with a little iron, you can greatly improve the sharpness of the knife, Zheng Peng has seen the relevant literature, iron has visible conch flowers, sesame snow patterns, the sword cast with iron is extremely sharp, the ancients used "blowing hair and breathing wind" to describe.

The Ming Huidian of the Ming Dynasty recorded an interesting set of prices that were intended to be used to price the tributes of the tributary states. Among them, the Japanese sword paid tribute by Japan was priced at three times per sword, while another iron broadsword from the Western Regions was priced at each sword for silk five swords. According to the exchange ratio of the guild, a piece of silk can be folded into a hundred treasure banknotes, that is to say, the price of an iron broadsword paid tribute by the Western Regions is 167 times that of a Japanese sword.

Japan has a love for weapons from the bones, and the forging process is very high, but the price of its tribute knife is only 1/167 of a Western Regions iron broadsword, and the huge price ratio is not a gap in technology, which is obviously caused by the word "iron".

One of the soldiers in the crowd whispered, "Captain, is iron really that precious?" ”

Guo Ziyi said solemnly: "It's more precious than you think, for example, there is iron in the Mo knife, and the court strictly prohibits the burial of the Mo knife after death, because I am afraid of wasting these iron, like some Mo knives are damaged and reluctant to throw them away, return to the furnace and rebuild them into other weapons, and give a certain iron knife, even if it is ten beautiful girls, it will not be changed." ”

There was some humor in this remark, and all the big-headed soldiers couldn't help but laugh.

Lu Jin said with a smile: "It's not easy for others to say, Gang Guo wants an iron sword and a beautiful girl, no, no, no, now that he has iron, he just caught dozens of Tibetan beauties, and he doesn't need to change them." ”

"It's not good, the brothers are captured together, and one person can't be alone." Guo Ziyi said with a smile.

After a big victory and the seizure of so many irons, Guo Ziyi was in a very good mood and talked and laughed with his subordinates.

Cao Feng shouted loudly: "Brothers, Gang Leader Guo will pick ten beauties to enjoy first, do you have any opinions?" ”

"Nope!" Everyone shouted with laughter.

"Look, everyone has no opinion, Guy Guo, do you want to go to the cave together tonight, or be the groom every night in the future?" Lu Jin asked with a smile.

Guo Ziyi couldn't help but kick him: "Poor mouth, okay, don't stand stupidly, speed up the cleaning of the battlefield, transport all the things back, clean up, especially the scrap iron in your mouth, clean up, pick up a piece or lose a piece, see if I don't kick your ass." ”

All the soldiers responded in unison, and then happily cleaned up the battlefield.

A large number of horses and livestock were seized at the scene, saving a lot of effort, tying all the booty to the horse and transporting it back, that is, those prisoners of war can also ride horses or take a carriage to go back, the three soldiers killed in the Tang Dynasty were transported back to deal with the corpses in a carriage, as for those who were killed in Tubo, Zheng Peng let people dig a big pit and bury them.

It's winter now, it doesn't feel like anything, if it is spring, let so many corpses rot, it is easy to cause a plague, Zheng Peng doesn't want such a thing to happen in Datang.

On the way back, Zheng Peng and Guo Ziyi each rode a horse and chatted while riding.

Zheng Peng said curiously: "Big brother, you tried and tried, and you saw that these irons were extraordinary early in the morning?" ”

If it weren't for Guo Ziyi, it was very likely that he would miss out on this batch of treasures.

"That's not it," Guo Ziyi said honestly: "I didn't see it at first, until I saw the lines of the fracture, I remembered, if I recognized it at the beginning, I wouldn't waste a good knife to test." ”

"When did Big Brother find out that it was different?"

Guo Ziyi said confidently: "There is a saying that there must be a demon when things go wrong, Bowo Qianhu Songtufu, is a tiger general in Tubo, knowing that the beginning of spring will compete with the Tang Dynasty, this critical moment to return to Tubo, it is definitely not simple, and scrap iron is not worth at all, they just bring a few more young people are worth more than these scrap iron, so I guess these scrap iron is not simple." ”

"Also, from Tubo to Dihanna, this road is not easy to walk, and it is not easy to make a profit, and take such a big risk, even if you bring things and pick a good belt, where to bring these scrap iron." Zheng Peng opened his mouth to echo.

Guo Ziyi laughed, and then said with a relaxed face: "This acquisition made me understand a question that I had been puzzled for a long time, which can be regarded as an unexpected gain." ”

"What's the problem?"

"When Da Shi ascended the throne of His Majesty, he expressed his pride, it is estimated that there was a heart of disobedience at that time, operating in the river for many years, everyone can see that Da Shi is going to expand eastward, attacking a Pa Na Khan, to say that the Turkic remnants participated in the name of recovering the country, and it is reasonable to say that Tubo resolutely participated in the war, which is very puzzling, because the two places are too far apart, Di Khan is a poor country, there is no oil and water, the risk of the labor expedition is too great, even if it is captured, it is difficult to manage, and it has to face the crazy revenge of the Tang Dynasty."

"If I were a high-level Tubo executive, I would definitely sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and wait for Datang and Da Shi to lose and then come out to pick up the cheap, but it sent troops, now I want to understand that Tubo is not anxious, but Da Shi gave it the temptation that it can't refuse, if you guess well, this batch of iron is an important bargaining chip for Tubo to agree to send troops."

On the battlefield, there is a good weapon, it is like a tiger with wings, Tubo's national strength is poor, and the weapons and equipment are far behind the Tang Dynasty, so Da Shi gave this batch of iron that can greatly improve the quality of weapons, and Tubo, who is eager to improve the equipment, can't refuse this temptation, so there is an action to send troops to sweat.