The Arabs arrived much faster than Pei Xingjian expected. The day after Del Valle left, a businessman from the Tang Dynasty found Pei Xingjian and told him that someone wanted to see him.
Pei Xingjian did not go to see the other party. Instead, he sent another shopkeeper from Yuelai Trading Company who came with them to see the other party. The other party was sincere and expressed his attitude immediately, saying that they were Arabs and wanted to buy a large store. Tang's weapons were even willing to bid higher than the Persians.
And the shopkeeper also told the other party roughly what Pei Xingjian and Del Valle said, meaning that that is His Highness King Qin of the Tang Dynasty over there, but I am the shopkeeper of His Highness Li Tai, the King of Yue of the Tang Dynasty, and he is the fourth prince.
The fourth prince and the third prince have always been at odds with each other, and the two sides are fighting openly and secretly in the court. However, the third prince currently has the upper hand, so the weapons and armor in the hands of the fourth prince are limited, only 10,000 sets of armor.
Then he told them that this time the fourth prince was selling armor partly to make money, and partly to perform meritorious deeds and strive for status in the eyes of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, so His Highness the King of Yue could buy an island from Arabia and become a member of the Tang Dynasty. land.
Even though this island is not big, it can become the territory of the Tang Dynasty, which means that His Highness the King of Yue has made meritorious service.
No need to say much about the rest, you understand everything.
So the Oman Peninsula was successfully acquired and officially renamed: Dongyang Peninsula (√) Dongyang Port (√).
For Arabia, these places were very remote, with only a few oases. From the most prominent part of the peninsula to Dubai in later generations, they were all owned by the Tang Dynasty. Then the Tang Dynasty transferred the original place to the location of Dubai in later generations. The small port is ready to be expanded into a large port.
This means that with Li Ke taking part of the Hormuz port land on the opposite side, if a conflict occurs, Datang's fleets can unite to completely block the entire Strait of Hormuz.
The armor and arrows sold to Arabia are not expensive, even cheaper than Persia. Of course, they cannot be at a certain price. In addition, there is food.
The Arabs need food. They don't need food in the early stage because they robbed a large number of the Persians' original warehouses and granaries, but once the confrontation between the two sides begins, they will need food.
And Li Ke could receive a large amount of cheap grain from the Harsha Dynasty and transport it to the Persian Gulf. At such a short distance, there would be at least ten times the profit. Anyway, the gold and silver coins that the Arabs have snatched now have no effect at all.
They didn't mind using it to buy weapons and food, because they knew very well that if they didn't arm themselves, what awaited them would be complete failure. You know, they not only provoked Persia, but also Byzantium.
And Del Valle, who saw Isai III here, also told Pei Xingjian what he said. After Isai III fell silent, he could understand that the king's own heirs were fighting among themselves, including the great nobles. Of course he can understand the restrictions placed on the king.
Therefore, he did not doubt all these problems. As for the problem that Li Ke said about the proportion of gold according to the Tang Dynasty, Yisai III also smiled bitterly.
"Some time ago, a large number of our silver coins were exchanged for gold, right? By a Turk?"
"Yes, I suspect that the person behind this Turk is probably a prince or noble of the Tang Dynasty. After knowing the news, he came to us to exchange it. And we in Persia were in crisis some time ago. Compared with silver coins, gold coins It's smaller and easier to carry... so many nobles are willing to exchange it for gold coins." Del Valle sighed.
The timing chosen by the opponent was perfect. Because Persia had been retreating steadily before this battle, many nobles were ready to run away. Gold coins were much easier to carry than silver coins when running away, so many nobles gave silver coins to them. Exchanged into gold coins.
"Just follow what the other party said, and pay directly in gold according to the exchange ratio of the Tang Dynasty! I want the 20,000 sets of armors in the other party's hands!" Yisai III became furious.
"Yes! Your Majesty the King. In this case, we will pay a lot of gold."
"No matter how many, 20,000 sets of armor, combined with our original armor, I will organize 30,000 elite troops." Isei III sneered, "Tell Ostam that all soldiers must recruit farmers and then train them. Give them money!”
"Yes!" Del Valle was a little confused, but didn't ask any more questions.
What he didn't know was that Isai III had already made a decision in his heart. When he trained 30,000 elite troops, no matter whether he had money or not, those big nobles would have to pay! If you don't pay, the "Arabs" will "visit" their territory! After the Arabs visited, he, Yisai III, would go and eliminate these people!
The chaos in Persia now is largely due to these great nobles, but it is also an opportunity for him, Isai III!
On December 30, 20 AD in the Tang Dynasty, there was almost a month left before the Lunar New Year of the Tang Dynasty. Li Ke read the battle report in his hand, and then stood up straight. All current strategies have achieved the set strategic goals. .
The situation between Arabia and Persia has become a confrontation. Once it becomes a confrontation, the Arab attack will become difficult.
The most important thing is that all the 30,000 sets of armors brought by Li Ke were sold, with 32 taels of gold per set, and a total of 48 tons of gold were sold. In addition, the arrows were sold for about 12 tons of gold, and then there was food. , grain is sold here in Arabia for about 10 tons of gold.
In addition, a large amount of silk, tea, and porcelain were also sold to the Persian nobles. The war situation in Persia is stable, and the mentality of these nobles has naturally stabilized. The profits of these things should not be too high. After emptying all the cargo in the cabin, Li Ke moved back about 117 tons of gold.
A total of 187 tons of gold were added up, all based on the gold and silver exchange ratio of the Tang Dynasty. Li Ke made double the profit based on the exchange rate alone.
The point is that Li Ke opened up the business, and there will be continuous profits in the future.
He brought back 187 tons of gold at one time, and the silver that Ashru exchanged for totaled 2,200 tons, because he exchanged approximately 200 tons of gold.
In the later period, Li Ke simply did not let him exchange the silver, and all the silver was shipped, because a considerable part of Li Ke's gold was borrowed from aristocratic families. After returning this time, he would return the silver to them.
Tsk tsk, Persia made a profit, go back to the Tang Dynasty and use the exchange ratio to make another profit.
Ten tons of gold were left for Ashlu, and a fraction of the silver was also thrown to him. The total gold and silver brought back by Li Ke was: 90 (Ashilu's remaining) + 187, a total of 277 tons of gold, plus 2,200 tons of silver.
As for the profit, Li Ke roughly calculated it. When he came out, he had a cost of 300 tons of gold. He borrowed about 200 tons and paid them back 1,000 tons of silver when he returned. I still have 1,200 tons of silver left, plus 287 tons of gold, and then deduct the 100 tons of gold I originally made up. This is 187 tons of gold plus 1,200 tons of silver. This is the basic profit. Of course, it will need to be subdivided by then, leaving aside land and ports.
Let's go home. Let's go back and show off to see Lao Li's face.
