This point pointed out by Xia Hongsheng is one of the great weaknesses of Persia. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Although the earth-shaking thunder is powerful, it is a one-time thing after all. Use one less than one. These close-fitting weapons are the most important thing.

Persia had good steel, and it also had the technology to forge good steel. However, the technology was not advanced enough, and there was no equipment to handle Uzi steel, so it was very slow to build. As a prince, Belus had a good Uzi steel dagger on his body, which took the best blacksmith half a year to produce. Not to mention building enough weapons for 200,000 troops.

Datang's 100 steel-making is not inferior to Uzi steel weapons, but its efficiency is much higher.

Persia wanted to equip an army of 200,000 people in a short period of time, and make the weapons of these 200,000 people have the same power as Uzi steel weapons, so the only way to buy 100 steel weapons from the Tang Dynasty was to buy 100 steel weapons.

Negotiations are hard.

All kinds of means emerge in endlessly, the so-called tongue can lotus, whether it is blackmail, blackmail, shameless, in short, how to benefit the Tang Dynasty, how to the officials of Honglu Temple.

The Persian envoys never imagined that negotiations would be such a headache.

However, the Persians did not have time to have a headache, because the horses of the Great Food had already arrived at their doorstep.

But Datang can afford to wait, and he is not in a hurry at all.

This came and went, and a day passed. You and I have been fighting back and forth on both sides for a day, except for the last thatched house, they are all in the seats. Even at lunch, I talked about it at the same time.

The officials in the Honglu Temple of the Tang Dynasty had long been accustomed to this kind of high-level negotiation, but the Persian envoys had already sat on their backs and were sleepy, their tongues numb, and their cheeks aching.

"Hehe, it's time for me." Tang Jian looked back at the window and said with a smile: "Why don't you stop here today!" Your Royal Highness, we are here today, you and all the envoys will go back and rest for the night, we don't need to hurry, we will continue tomorrow. ”

Everyone saluted each other and said goodbye to each other and walked out of the Sifang Pavilion.

Because he was tired after sitting for a day, Xia Hongsheng didn't get into the carriage, let Qi Yong follow behind him, and went to the Chang'an mansion by himself.

Before he could reach the halfway point, he heard someone shouting behind him: "Grandpa, slow down!" ”

Xia Hongsheng glanced back and saw a carriage coming, the person who beat the horse didn't recognize it, and he showed his head from the back carriage and shouted that others had seen it. It is the little guy who often follows Wang Xuance's side.

Xia Hongsheng smiled, knowing that Belus would definitely come to him, but he didn't want to be so impatient.

So he got into the carriage and sat in the carriage, and it was really Belus and Wang Xuance inside.

"Brother Xia, what you saw today is really the same as Brother Xia expected yesterday!" As soon as Xia Hongsheng sat down, Belus immediately said: "But this number is too large, Persia has resisted the Great Eclipse for many years, and several wealthy city-states in the west have been occupied or destroyed by the Great Eclipse, and now it is really impossible to come up with such a large number!" ”

Xia Hongsheng shook his head, sighed, and said: "Ju Guogong has always put the interests of Datang first, and it is not easy to convince him. Your Highness, rest assured, I will go to the Juguo Mansion tonight to talk about this matter. However, in my opinion, I'm afraid I can't say much. ”

After that, seeing that Belus looked depressed, he said: "Your Royal Highness the prince doesn't need to be too depressed, I read the clause today, and it is not much different from what I guessed." And the above supplementary clauses can be said to have pointed out the way for His Highness! ”

"Oh?" Hearing Xia Hongsheng say this, Belus raised his head, looked at Xia Hongsheng, and said, "Please also ask Brother Xia to make it clear!" ”

Xia Hongsheng first lifted the curtain and said to the person driving: "Just go back and forth in Chang'an City, don't rush back." ”

Then he lowered the curtain and said, "Why does Datang write so many supplementary clauses on the back of the contract?" Didn't you know that Persia couldn't come up with such a large number for a while? Your Highness looks at those supplementary clauses, isn't each one a workaround? ”

"How to be flexible?" Belus hurriedly asked.

"20 million copper coins is definitely a large amount, let alone Persia, even if it is the Tang Dynasty, it can't come up with so much cash. Therefore, 20 million guan must be used as the cost of weapons to offset other things that the Tang Dynasty gained from Persia. Let's say copper mines. The Tang Dynasty pulls copper mines from Persia every year to offset a portion of the cost of weapons. Datang has the copper he wants. He was even worried about the lack of manpower and time for mining in Persia, and was willing to contribute to the Tang Dynasty to dig it himself. This in itself is a workaround! ”

"Copper mines, Persia can mark a few places for Datang, let Datang send someone to dig it, and pull it back by himself." Belus said: "It's just 20 million yuan, and it's just a weapon, and there is a sky-shaking thunder behind it." A weapon is still a hundred, but a soldier does not have more than one weapon, all of them have armor and several different weapons in sets...... That's more! Not to mention the earth-shattering thunder! Persia can't give all the copper ore to the Tang Dynasty! ”

"Your Highness has come up with the tip of the horns!" Xia Hongsheng said: "What Datang needs is more than just copper mines! Didn't let Persia pay it all at once! ”

Belus was stunned for a moment, and Xia Hongsheng said again: "Normally, a Tang soldier, when fighting on the battlefield, has a suit of armor, a weapon, a pair of steel crossbows and a matching quiver equipped with fifty crossbow arrows, and four earth-shattering thunderbolts. Such a set is calculated, a weapon, a pair of steel crossbows and quivers, and a suit of armor, which is three hundred times. Coupled with the sky-shaking thunder, this sky-shaking thunder is extremely expensive, four sky-shaking thunders are eight hundred. If you do this, you have to run 1,100 times! Therefore, if Persia wants to equip 200,000 troops at once, the cost is really too huge. To tell the truth, even Datang would not be equipped so much at once. The Tang Dynasty battle, even if it was to conquer Liaodong, only used 100,000 people. Why did Persia have to equip so many people at once? ”

"Brother Xia means ......," Belus asked.

"What I mean is, first, Persia doesn't have to equip 200,000 people with one son, for the time being, equip 50,000 people and 100,000 people first, first give Da Shi a counteroffensive, deter Da Shi, and then continue to buy. Buy in multiple batches instead of buying them all at once. In this way, Persia will spend much less and be much less stressful each time. Second, it can be reduced. For example, the number of Heaven-Shaking Thunders worn by each soldier is reduced to three, or only the soldiers of the undead regiment are equipped with Heaven-Shaking Thunder, and gradually distributed to other soldiers in the future, so that the pressure can also be relieved and some expenses can be reduced. Third, the Tang Dynasty needs more than just copper ore, Persia can use copper ore to offset some, war horses to offset some, small fishing villages that can build ports, and stone grease water to offset some...... In this way, all aspects will be offset somewhat, and if they are dispersed, the pressure on all sides will be reduced a lot. ”

(Alas, women and children who came to Luoyang to give their children physical examinations, all kinds of unqualified, all kinds of developmental delays, and the doctor also said that there was a bit of brain damage.) The daughter-in-law was scared and cried. Let me do rehabilitation and brain injections, alas, not afraid of too many things, not afraid of trouble, not afraid of expensive costs, just ask for the health of the child! I feel uncomfortable, sometimes I want to cry, but I can't confide in the people around me, and I have to pretend that I have nothing to do with my family and daughter-in-law. Just say a few words here and vent. The bad mood has affected everyone's appetite for reading, and I can't help everyone. ）