Regarding compensation for defeat and surrender, the negotiations between the two sides went extremely smoothly. Zhu Tiaozi made three demands: First, compensation for the mental damage suffered by the captives during their detention, which was not a large amount. Second, Qianjiazhai publicly asked

The Perak Army apologized and advertised it widely in nearby states and counties. The third is to compensate the Perak Army for the cost of sending troops -

- Fifty thousand kilograms of grain. The reason why he requested compensation for so much grain was because the profiteer Zhu Tiaozi, in addition to counting the grain consumption of more than 200 soldiers during the deployment, also included the cost of fired shells, barrel wear and depreciation, etc.

Including the punitive damages for the last time Boss Qian tried to rob the Perak Army caravan.

Boss Qian had no objections to war compensation, but he cautiously made a request for goods in exchange for food. In his opinion, the Perak Army was pressing down on the border, and he was at fault first. For Qian Jiazhai, who has strong financial resources, this point

The compensation is nothing. It's just that although there are about 100,000 kilograms of grain in the village, there are nearly a thousand people in the village together with their families, and there are more than 200 donkeys, mules and horses.

Half of the compensation was due to fear of famine, so he asked if salt, cloth and other materials could be used instead. Zhu Tiaozi also agreed. Salt and cloth were also urgently needed by the Perak Army. Compared with food, salt and

Cloth is also a hard currency, which is harder and more effective than silver and iron money. The two parties quickly agreed to use 5,000 kilograms of salt and part of the cloth as compensation.

The next step is to talk about business. It is not easy for Zhu Tiaozi to come to Qiongzhou, and this time he has the strongest two companies of armed guards. He does not want to return empty-handed and plans to buy some goods to take back to Hengyuan Town. But in

He walked around the huge cargo warehouse in Qianjiazhai, but there were not many goods that caught his eye. The largest cargo in the warehouse was

The goods are tea, followed by porcelain, cloth and salt, as well as iron farm tools, silk, medicinal materials, needles and threads. The Pili Army has no shortage of tea and medicinal materials, and Jiguan Mountain and Wugen Mountain are also production areas; controlled areas

Mulberries can also be planted and silkworms can be raised inside, but the current silk production is very small; and exquisite porcelain is not needed.

I just got five thousand kilograms of utensils and salt; as for the iron farm tools, the quality is much worse than that of the Pili Army. I asked the boss Qian who accompanied him around, but there was no urgently needed fire salt and three minerals: copper, lead, and mercury. This made

Zhu Tiaozi was extremely distressed. Not to mention the importance of copper, lead is particularly suitable because it is soft and does not damage the barrel of the gun.

Used in musket bullets, mercury is a material for making mercury fulminate, and mercury fulminate is a necessary component for triggering fuses. If we don’t have the supplies we want, do we still have to exchange salt and cloth? Before leaving, Brother Xuan gave

This was a great authorization, telling him that if necessary, he could use the firearms equipped by the soldiers of the Perak Army to exchange for urgently needed supplies.

A burst of noise mixed with donkeys neighing and horses braying interrupted Zhu Tiaozi's thinking. When he walked out of the warehouse, he saw that villagers were slaughtering livestock whose stomachs were broken by artillery fire. This made Zhu Tiaozi's eyes light up, and he ran quickly

When I arrived at the stable not far away, I saw a circle full of sleek donkeys, mules and ponies. I was so happy that I immediately offered to buy these big livestock. Zhu Tiaozi's words made the boss Qian who followed him look extremely ugly.

After a long while, he choked out a sentence: "I really don't dare to deceive the officials. These livestock are necessary for long-distance business and are not for sale. You can see if you can choose to buy other goods. I will definitely sell half of them and give them half to you."

.Boss Qian, this

The words are not unfounded. The journey to do business in the Yifan area is difficult and long. It often takes three to two months or even half a year. People who do business are often exhausted. Without mules and horses, it is impossible to do business. It is no wonder that Boss Qian regards it as a treasure.

There is already a shortage of large livestock in the western Sichuan area, and the war has led to an acute shortage of mules and horses. Of course, the Pili Army is also in urgent need of mules and horses. In order to allow Boss Qian to bear the pain of cutting meat, Zhu Tiaozi did not hide it and directly threw out firearms in exchange for mules and horses.

conditions. Of course I want the coveted firearms, but these mules and horses are also the basis of doing business.

Boss Qian was extremely troubled, and he thought for a long time before reluctantly agreeing. The next step was to discuss the price. Zhu Tiaozi proposed to use a battery of artillery, twenty flint muskets, and a hundred grenades in exchange for a hundred mules and horses.

The suggestion made Boss Qian jump to his feet. If it weren't for the thunderbolt army coming to the city now,

Next, he almost cursed the word "profiteer". His bottom line was that he could only sell fifty horses. If he sold more, it would seriously affect Qianjiazhai's business. In fact, Zhu Tiaozi was very sincere in proposing the exchange price.

, you must know that the first company is equipped with two light rapid-fire mother and child cannons, eight light tiger squatting cannons, plus fire

It should be said that the price of guns and grenades is worth thousands. The firearms of the Pili Army are not for sale. Even if the official army bids more than this amount, the Pili Army will not sell the firearms. But Qian Jiazhai regards the precious mules and horses as their lifeblood.

There were only two hundred horses in total, and Zhu Tiaozi opened his mouth to ask for half of them. No wonder Boss Qian jumped at the chance.

Boss Qian's attitude made Zhu Tiaozi quite unhappy. As the profiteer leader of the Pili Army, there was no reason to suffer losses. But before leaving, Ouyang Xuan had told him that long-term interests should be considered when doing business. Strengthening the strength of Qianjiazhai was to help Pili.

The army has obtained a channel for urgently needed strategic supplies. In the next trade list of the trade team that Ouyang Xuan personally finalized, arms sales are the focus. Of course, arms sales

It is a special commodity and can only be traded with friendly forces of the Perak Army. Moreover, the manufacturing technology will not be transferred, and the latest weapons will not be sold. What is sold is a weakened version, commonly known as the "Monkey Version", which is different from the Perak Army.

There is a big gap between the grenades used by the military and their own use. For example, the grenades sold to Qianjiazhai this time are traditional grenades. They are not the latest trigger grenades, but they are much more advanced than the sky-shattering mines used by the official army.

Regarding the problem of possible technology leakage, Ouyang Xuan also made it clear at the high-level meeting of the Perak Army - "In the long run, technology cannot be blocked. Don't underestimate the enemy's wisdom, but as long as we persist in education and science, we can form a complete industrial and

By studying the system, we can stay far ahead. Without the support of the system, the enemy may make progress, but in the end they only have superficial knowledge.

Even without knowledge, its industrial base cannot imitate qualified weapons and is crushed by our endless new weapons." The reason why we decided on the strategy of selling firearms to friendly forces is not only because the anti-Mongolian cause requires funds, but the arms trade is the most important thing in the world.

A hugely profitable industry; and because of diplomatic needs, the Perak Army needed to use firearms to strengthen the strength of friendly forces and consume the Mongols.

Just when Zhu Tiaozi was hesitating, Cao Ergou pulled him aside and secretly confessed: now there is not much time left in the service life of a battery of artillery pieces. The rifling of some artillery pieces has also been polished, and the accuracy has dropped a lot. Some of the barrels

Metal fatigue has occurred. After this battle, the field battalions will be replaced with new field artillery. These artillery that are about to be eliminated, if Qianjiazhai

The amount of charge must be reduced, otherwise continuous shooting will cause the barrel to explode. Based on Ouyang Xuan's ideas, and because of Cao Ergou's words, although Zhu Tiaozi felt that his talent as a profiteer was not fully utilized, he pinched his nose and agreed to Boss Qian.

The condition is to exchange a battery of ten artillery pieces and one hundred old-fashioned grenades for fifty mules and horses - let the Perak Army choose

, in addition to five thousand kilograms of salt and some cloth and silk. Zhu Tiaozi heard that silk can enhance the armor's resistance to arrow damage, so he reluctantly accepted it. As for the muskets, they were more cost-effective compared with artillery and grenades.

Too low, Qian Jiazhai thinks it is not as cost-effective as artillery and grenades. To be honest, the forward-loading muskets equipped by a company have a slow firing rate and poor accuracy. Although

Although it is powerful, its actual combat effect is not as good as that of a well-trained crossbowman. The new breech-fired muskets equipped by the reconnaissance company and the hoeing company of the inner guard battalion are advanced in performance, but they are extremely expensive and their production capacity is extremely low.
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