The weather gradually became hotter. Here in Luoyang, many people began to wear summer shirts, and the folding fans that were usually necessary also began to become more and more intimate. Chen Kaizhi went to Zongling Mansion to change the documents, and he officially became the general of the auxiliary country.

The imperial edict of the Empress Dowager was more useful than he thought. Today, when I was young, the imperial edict might not work, but any imperial edict, whether it was from the Empress Dowager or the Empress Dowager, would be very useful.

Chen Kaizhi couldn't help but feel ashamed. He had just left the Zongling Mansion, but he heard someone shouting: "General Chen, stay."

Chen Kaizhi stopped and looked back. It was Zhang Chang, the envoy of Northern Yan. He was standing behind Chen Kaizhi and looking at Chen Kaizhi with a smile on his face.

Chen Kaizhi interpreted kindness from Zhang Chang's smile, but did not show any surprise. He even seemed to have expected that Zhang Chang would look for him. He just glanced at Zhang Chang with a faint expression and asked, "Ambassador Zhang, I wonder what to do?"

The voice was full of alienation.

Zhang Chang smiled and walked forward, looking flattering, and his tone was much gentler than before.

Zhang Chang walked to Chen Kaizhi and said, "Something I want to talk to General Chen. I was originally going to visit Feiyu Peak, but later I heard that the general came to Zongling Mansion."

He was really anxious. His urgent report was quickly sent back to Beiyan. Unexpectedly, Emperor Dayan replied to the news soon and ordered him to do everything possible to buy the firearms in Chen Kaizhi's hands.

As the envoy of the country, Zhang Chang knew that the matter was of great importance and did not dare to neglect it. Naturally, he hurriedly came to find Chen Kaizhi.

Chen Kaizhi wanted to laugh in his heart. He couldn't find him at his house, so he ran to Zongling Mansion to block him. In this case, either the other party wanted to beat him up or was eager to ask him to do something.

Now Chen Kaizhi is no longer as anxious as he was outside Wenlou that day. In his eyes, Zhang Chang is now a water fish, and he feels a little embarrassed if he doesn't kill a few times.

Chen Kaizhi looked around and pointed to a wine flag in the distance, his expression still as light as water.

"Then, go there and sit down and let's talk."

Zhang Chang was in a complicated mood. In his heart, he didn't like Chen Kaizhi very much. How could he like an enemy who once defeated the Yan army miserably?

But now, he had to have a good talk with Chen Kaizhi. Now that it involves the interests of Beiyan, he must talk, so he changed his previous indifference today and said with a smile: "Okay, general, please."

So the two of them climbed into the restaurant one by one, and the guards were waiting downstairs.

I found a elegant seat, and the two of them sat on the other side without ordering wine. The guys outside didn't dare to come in and disturb me.

Chen Kaizhi was by the window and looked at the crowds on the streets outside, and couldn't help but sigh: "The world is bustling for profit, and the world is bustling for profit. Ambassador Zhang, look at how many people are running around for three meals. If they are full, they think about living and traveling again. Everyone's yuwang is difficult to satisfy. Naturally, most of these people are very vulgar, but in my opinion, there is nothing wrong with this. People are driven for profit. This is like this. Ordinary people, the common people in the temple, and so are you and I...."

He said, his eyebrows slightly raised, his lips gently raised, and he laughed.

"So, today we want to talk about profit, there is no need to put the word profit under the table and beat around the bush; since we talk about profit, I, Chen Kaizhi, have always been a win-win person. I can get benefits, and Beiyan can also get benefits. If I am the only one who takes advantage of me, Chen Kaizhi, but I am a happy person, so please let Ambassador Zhang speak out."

Zhang Chang couldn't figure out Chen Kaizhi's routine, but since he said that, there was no need to exchange greetings for a while and beat around the bush.

Zhang Changdu also liked this directness. The next moment, the expression on his face became serious and said seriously: "Since General Chen is happy, then I will naturally be happy. General Chen, Beiyan needs firearms, how much does it cost, and what is the price?"

Chen Kaizhi took his eyes back, and his clear eyes stared at Zhang Chang, and finally aroused a smile and said, "The price is easy to say. To be honest, a fire gun costs about fifteen taels of silver. Of course, Chen might as well say bluntly that the profit is still needed. How about twenty-five taels of silver per piece?"

Twenty-five taels of silver per...

Zhang Chang breathed a sigh of relief, he was afraid that Chen Kaizhi's lion would speak loudly, and the price was fair.

Da Yan is different from Da Chen. Da Chen's money and grain are used in various places. However, because the Northern Yan has the need for the Hu people outside, most of the taxes are tilted towards the army, which has a bit of the pre-Qin countries.

In this way, if Beiyan formed a new Shenji camp with 3,000 people, the expense of purchasing the first batch of muskets would be only a mere 100,000 taels of silver.

This made Zhang Chang a little confused: "Where is the artillery?"

"This price is a bit more expensive, eight hundred taels of silver per door."

Zhang Chang's brows stretched out again. He really couldn't have thought that the talk would go so smoothly. This was a surprise. So he stopped hesitating as if he was afraid that Chen Kaizhi would repent, and said, "If so, Beiyan would advance 200,000 taels of silver to purchase 100 cannons and 3,000 muskets. In addition, he needed some stocking. How about it?"

The price is actually okay, but Zhang Chang doesn’t think there is anything big wrong with this price. Even if he reports it to the court or the court, he probably doesn’t even have the intention to bargain.

But in Zhang Chang's heart, he still felt very suspicious. Chen Kaizhi was not as difficult to deal with as he imagined.

Chen Kaizhi still smiled and said, "But, I'm afraid that besides muskets and cannons, your country needs some things. I wonder if Ambassador Zhang is interested in gunpowder?"

Zhang Chang was stunned and shook his head straightforwardly and said, "I, Beiyan, also have gunpowder."

Chen Kaizhi knew he would say this before, but he shook his head calmly and said, "Your country's gunpowder is not excellent, I am afraid it will greatly affect the performance of muskets and cannons. The ratio of my gunpowder can exert the maximum effect of gunpowder. If I don't use gunpowder here and hurt the muskets because of impurities, I will be unreproached."

Zhang Chang looked confused. Is there such a routine?

But if you think about it carefully, although the price of these muskets and cannons is lower than expected, the cost is not small. You can't lose the big picture because of a small amount.

Zhang Chang thought deeply, and finally said, "How much does this gunpowder cost per pound?"

Seeing Zhang Chang asking so carefully, Chen Kaizhi's smile on the corner of his mouth became even more intense, and his voice said softly: "It's not expensive, just one tael of silver per pound."

Zhang Chang seemed a little hesitant. To calculate this, it takes at least two taels of gunpowder to fire a musket, which does not include loss. In other words, if a soldier practices, he fires a few guns a day, and one tael of silver will be gone? The Shenji Camp of these 3,000 people consumes 3,000 taels a day, which does not include the cannon with a greater amount of gunpowder.

If you count it carefully, the expense is amazing!

"besides……"

While Zhang Chang was still thinking, Chen Kaizhi spoke again: "There are also lead bullets. In order to prevent damage to the musket, and in addition, to improve the accuracy and power of the musket, this lead bullet must be in line with the musket. This lead bullet is cheap. You can buy thirty pieces of one tael of silver. In addition, it is the shell. I declare in advance that my cannon must use special shells, because there are rifles inside. Any other shells with slight accuracy problems may lead to the danger of blowing the borehole or smoothing the rifle. At that time, I am afraid that this cannon could have been shot for eight hundred steps. If the rifle was smoothed, it would be afraid that even three hundred steps might not be shot, let alone accurate. An ordinary shell, one tael of silver, and a flowering bullet, because of the complex process, requires ten taels of silver."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chang's brows were frowning deeper and deeper. He didn't expect to buy a firearm and there were so many things that he asked Chen Kaizhi with some amusement: "According to what you said, the consumption of Shenji Camp in one month will cost more than 100,000 taels of silver?"

Chen Kaizhi's eyes drooped slightly, but he also smiled brightly, saying, "That's right, but Ambassador Zhang can imagine that a 3,000-person Shenji Camp is ten times more than the Warriors Camp. However, the Warriors Camp is like this. A Shenji Camp in your country can be worth a hundred thousand troops. Do you think it's much more cost-effective if you calculate this?"

After hearing this, Zhang Chang felt it was reasonable. Although he thought the ammunition problem was quite a scam, he could also see that Chen Kaizhi did not speak out at least in terms of price.

Chen Kaizhi suddenly said again: "There is also this firearm, which needs to be maintained with oil, this..."

When Zhang Chang heard this, he did not hesitate and immediately said, "For maintenance, my big swallow has its own way to do the big swallow."

Chen Kaizhi suddenly felt regretful and had to shrugge: "Since that's the case, it doesn't matter. However, all the premises must be that the Beiyan State must specifically indicate that Jibei must be a trading point for mutual trading, and that the Beiyan and Dachen trading should not exceed three places, so there is no problem."

Zhang Chang nodded with great firmness: "No problem."

For Da Yan, this is actually just a small task. His Majesty has already agreed. In fact, as long as Da Yan wants to order firearms from Chen Kaizhi, he must go to Jibei. Now Chen Kaizhi is said to have become the governor of Jibei, and it is not a big problem to set up a location for the two countries to trade together here.

"In addition." Chen Kaizhi raised his eyes lightly and looked at Zhang Chang, thinking about something, and then he said lightly: "If Beiyan has no silver, he can use fur, cow hair, and ginseng as a price to exchange it with us."

Zhang Chang continued to nod: "It's great."

These problems may be very important to Chen Kaizhi, but for Zhang Chang, they are irrelevant.
Chapter completed!