Datang: Li Shimin begged me to rebel

"I want to buy iron to produce agricultural tools." Songtsan Gampo took a deep breath and directly stated his purpose.

"Impossible!" Wang Zheng refused without thinking.

Songtsan Gampo almost didn't come up and was bleeding from anger, so what the hell did you talk about for a long time?But before he finished getting angry, he heard Wang Zheng continue to say: "It is impossible to sell iron to you, but if you want to produce farm tools, Datang's latest Quyuan plow made of iron plowshares can be sold to you .”

Ai?Songtsan Gampo was taken aback for a moment.However, he reacted quickly, and immediately understood that Datang prohibited the sale of iron to Tubo, so selling agricultural tools is not considered iron?Songtsen Gampo claimed to have grasped the "meaning" of what the other party did.

"Then how much can this Quyuanli be sold for?" Songtsen Gampo asked tentatively.

"Buy as much as you want." Wang Zheng said calmly.

When Wang Zheng said this, Songtsan Gampo and the others immediately became excited. The plowshare was an iron tool. Who would know what they would do after buying it back?

"Zanpu, don't underestimate this plow. This is a brand new agricultural tool developed by His Highness. It can save animal power, make the land more plowed, and increase the grain output per mu. In addition, the plow that traditionally requires two oxen to pull is now One cow can pull it, or two horses can do it, and even if it is some cultivated land with loose soil, one horse can plow the land." Wang Zheng said with a smile.

Saving animal power is the greatest use of the Quyuan plow. In the past, the straight plow required two oxen, and it was extremely laborious and difficult to operate. Although one ox could plow, the ox had to rest after a few days. .For the lack of farming cattle among the people, but the need to rush to plant, many times the farming cattle are very nervous.

But now with the appearance of Quyuanli, in addition to cattle, ordinary pack horses can also be used as animal power, and the plowing speed is faster, which liberates too much productivity at once. Datang lacks war horses, but ordinary pack horses But there is no shortage.

For Tubo, Quyuanli is of course also useful.

"Are you serious?" Songtsan Gampo's expression also became serious.

"Of course! But the price is definitely not the same as my Tang Dynasty, but His Highness is still sympathetic to you, so the Quyuan plow head charges 3 taels of silver, and a Quyuan plow charges 4 taels of silver. Your Highness only needs gold and silver, and the ratio of gold to silver Calculate according to 1:5." Wang Zheng said lightly.

Silver and gold can also be used as currency in Datang, but most of the time they are used for bulk goods transactions, because the amount of gold and silver in Datang is not large, so silver and gold are rarely used, and almost all are hidden by powerful families. up.

The ratio of silver to copper coins is maintained at about 1 tael of silver to 1 copper coin, and the ratio of silver to gold is currently maintained at 1 tael of gold to 5 taels of silver because the amount of silver is not large. : I checked a lot of information, and the silver-gold exchange ratio in the early Tang Dynasty was different. I used the most 1:5 statement. I prevail.)

Li Ke did not ask for a high price, because too high a price could not make Songtsen Gampo crazy.

Sure enough, Songtsan Gampo's eyes lit up when he heard the price, and he asked subconsciously, "I wonder how heavy this plowshare is?"

"3 catties." Wang Zheng said indifferently.

As soon as this number was exported, the three of Songtsan Gampo almost jumped up from their seats. 3 catties of pig iron only sold for 3 taels of silver?That is, 3 pennies? !You must know that the small amount of pig iron that Datang sold to them before sold 2 guan for a catty!

"Can I just buy a plowshare?" Songtsen Gampo suppressed the ecstasy in his heart.

"What are you thinking? When you buy a plowshare, will you install and produce it? Do you have so many craftsmen in Tubo? Your Highness is showing compassion, you know? Moreover, His Highness is for the friendship between Tang Dynasty and Tubo, and the sale is to increase the number of people in Tubo. The production tool for survival is not iron. If you sell plowshares, what if you fuse your own weapons and armor? So His Highness only sells the whole Quyuan plow!" Wang Zheng asked indifferently.

Songtsan Gampo: "..."

There is no outsider between us, is it still used like this?

"Of course. If you, Zanpu, want to buy part of the unassembled plough for transportation, our Highness can also sell it. Even, for the convenience of transportation, it is okay for these unassembled ploughs to be unprocessed, but what? , must be purchased as a whole." Wang Zheng said.

Songtsan Gampo: "..." In order to facilitate transportation, the unassembled wood parts can be unprocessed?That is to say, is it possible for me to spend a tael of silver to buy back some branches or wood that I can get anywhere on the mountain?

"So how much you buy is up to you." Wang Zheng said calmly. As for selling them separately, why not just sell them for 4 taels per plowshare? This has to take into account the user's psychology.

You see, what I sold you for 4 taels of silver was Quyuanli. As for the plowshare you made into other things, that is your own business, but when I sold it to you, I did not blackmail you with the plowshare, yes wrong?You want to do something else, that's your own decision.

But if you sell the plowshare directly for 4 taels of silver, then the other party’s psychology is, I spent 4 taels of silver for a fucking plowshare. These are two completely different ideas. At least you buy my plow back for 4 taels. available.

As for you insisting on buying the unassembled and unprocessed parts, you can’t blame me. You bought them yourself. In a word, it’s your own fault. Anyway, my Quyuan plow is 4 taels. silver.

"By the way, Zanpu, you don't have to be too sad. My Highness always pays attention to win-win in business! Do you know what a win-win is? We both receive the goods, which is called a win-win." Wang Zheng said with a smile.

"Please enlighten me." Hearing about the win-win situation, Songtsan Gampo immediately became interested and asked very modestly. Now he is not angry anymore.

"Your Highness can sell you silk, cotton, linen, silk, salt, and porcelain at the market price of the Tang Dynasty! And His Highness heard that you can cross the West Kunlun Mountains on the south side of you, cross the West Kunlun Mountains, and go south to Tianzhu Yes, and in Tianzhu there is a big market for both salt and silk, you can sell these things there and earn a lot of gold and silver." Wang Zheng said with a smile.

"And I heard that there are quite a few small countries there, and they don't have much military strength at all." Wang Zheng nodded at him again, and His Highness said, the bigger Songtsan Gampo's territory is robbed, the more unstable it will be. The firm privately helped him stabilize the rear, and asked him to grab the territory in front, and the last words...

As for silk, silk, etc., because of the relationship between their spinning machines and looms, the production cost is too low, but if they are mass-produced in Datang, it may impact the current currency system of Datang, leading to social instability, so It's better to sell it to Tubo for gold.

Songtsan Gampo's eyes lit up instantly, yes!Why didn't I think of this, and I can't blame him for not thinking of it, because he couldn't get Tang's silk, silk, and cloth at the market price before!Now His Highness is willing to offer it at this price?

Those people in Tianzhu are also very wealthy, which means that they can trade a lot of good things!