Gu Sansi, who was about to tell Ye Mingsheng his plan, was a little surprised when he saw that Ye Mingsheng had revealed his thoughts. He saluted Ye Mingsheng and said:
"No one knows better than you!"
Hearing that Gu Sansi really meant this, the serious-looking Ye Mingsheng stood up and paced back and forth in the study. As a nomadic people, the Khitan people may have gold and silver treasures that are very precious to them, but war horses are their real lifeblood. Son, they rarely sell horses, especially war horses...
In the battle with Ye Luyan, Ye Mingsheng had fully experienced the high mobility and huge power of cavalry in the cold weapon era. He had realized that, at least for now, he had not studied heavy machine guns and breech-loading guns. At this stage, the cavalry is still the unparalleled king of war. The only one who can deal with the cavalry is the cavalry!
Therefore, after deciding to expand the army, Ye Mingsheng's first task was to expand his cavalry team into a cavalry battalion.
Although more than a thousand war horses were captured from the Khitan people, and Ye Mingsheng also actively obtained horses from various other channels, until now, Ye Mingsheng's cavalry battalion still has a certain gap in war horses... ···
The 20,000 taels of silver offered by Yelupeng is very good and tempting, but as the saying goes, "I want fish, and I want bear's paws; I can't have both, and I want bear's paws instead of fish." Those who are.
Silver is what I want, and war horses are also what I want; you cannot have both, and you would give up money to get war horses!
Of course, specific matters need to be analyzed in detail. Ye Mingsheng also wants to see how many horses Neng Yelupeng can give up. If there are only one hundred and eighty horses, he will not do this business!
After thinking for a while, Ye Mingsheng asked Gu Sansi:
"Do you plan to control how many war horses Yelu Peng wants?"
Regarding Ye Mingsheng's question, Gu Sansi obviously already had the answer and said directly:
"A thousand horses!"
Ye Mingsheng's eyelids twitched slightly when he heard this. He had worked hard until now and spent countless energy and money to get less than 2,000 war horses. Gu Sansi had a thousand horses as soon as he opened his mouth. He really has a big appetite. ·········
However, although the Khitans are nomadic people and are rich in horses, these war horses are important strategic resources, especially in border areas. Can Yelupeng agree to this?
"How sure are you?" Ye Mingsheng thought for a while and asked again:
"It's just an idea of mine that the Khitans want war horses. I haven't negotiated with Yelu Peng's envoy yet, so I'm only about 50% sure!" Gu Sansi pondered for a moment and said:
"Is this true?" Seeing that Gu Sansi's confidence was so high, Ye Mingsheng asked in surprise:
Listening to Gu Sansi's previous words, he originally thought that Gu Sansi's confidence would not be very high, only 20 to 30 percent at most. The 50 percent was really beyond his expectation...
"If the opponent is Yeluyan, I'm not even sure of the next 10%, but if it's Yelupeng, after some planning on my part, I'm still conservative at 50%!" Gu Sansi said with a smile, his words full of respect for Yelupeng. of contempt.
"Oh? How do you say this?" Ye Mingsheng became more and more interested in Gu Sansi's words.
"Although Yelu Peng and Ye Lu Yan are half-brothers, judging from their humble positions, one of them is a wolf and the other is a dog!"
"Yeluyan is both cunning and cruel, and will use any means to achieve his goals. In addition, he is surrounded by a group of loyal tribesmen from the Khitan tribe who work hard for him. If this person is not eliminated, he will become our rich man." A serious problem for the state!"
"But Yelu Peng is just a child who hasn't grown up yet and needs the protection of his mother. He likes to be traitorous, loves success, and likes luxury..."
"His importance on war horses is far less than that of Yeluyan. As long as we use our wealth to bribe his cronies and give Yeluyan some valuable gifts such as gold, silver and silk, this matter will be more than half done. Gu Sansi said confidently:
Ye Mingsheng pondered for a while after hearing the words, then took out a thousand taels of silver note from the desk drawer and handed it to Gu Sansi.
"Mr. Gu, please take this thousand taels of silver as activity funds first. If it's not enough, you can withdraw it from the accounting office!"
Seeing Ye Mingsheng approving the money so readily, Gu Sansi was overjoyed. He respectfully took the money note with both hands and assured Ye Mingsheng:
"I am determined to live up to your high expectations and bring back thousands of war horses for you!"
Ye Mingsheng nodded when he heard this, and then said again: "Please ask about the Khitan people's demand for weapons!"
Hearing Ye Mingsheng's question, Gu Sansi didn't know what Ye Mingsheng meant, but he could only answer:
"Because of the existence of Dalongchang Company, the Khitans can continuously obtain iron, so they do not have a great need for weapons. However, because of their poor craftsmanship, the weapons they make themselves are of average quality and power, far more powerful than Not as good as the weapons used by our army..."
After getting the answer from Gu Sansi, Ye Mingsheng's eyes flickered, and then he asked again:
"If I trade weapons with the Khitans, how many horses can I get from them?"
Upon hearing what Ye Mingsheng said, Gu Sansi was immediately shocked and quickly raised his hands to Ye Mingsheng and said:
"Sir, this is absolutely impossible. With the help of ordnance, the Khitan cavalry will be even more powerful. Our Fengzhou will be in danger!"
Gu Sansi's reaction was completely within Ye Mingsheng's expectation. He smiled and waved his hand and said:
"Mr. Gu, do you know that science and technology are the primary productive forces?"
Although Gu Sansi was very talented and quick in learning, he still could not escape the shackles of the times. Ye Mingsheng's words immediately confused him...
Although he liked to see Gu Sansi, who seemed to be omnipotent, looking confused, Ye Mingsheng was too lazy to show off, and directly found a waist knife from the study and handed it to Gu Sansi.
"Mr. Gu, this is a sample sent by the craftsman camp a few days ago. What do you think of this knife? How does it compare with the ordnance we currently use?"
Although he was still very opposed to why Ye Mingsheng wanted to use ordnance and weapons to trade with the Khitans, Gu Sansi still followed Ye Mingsheng's request and carefully observed the knife that Ye Mingsheng took.
From Gu Sansi's point of view, there is no difference between this waist knife and ordnance in appearance. The length, width and thickness are basically the same. But when he thought of what Ye Mingsheng just said, Gu Sansi knew that there must be something fishy about this knife. of···········
