Looking at Chen Zhong and others walking over, Xu Xuewu said with a smile: "General Mao, I'm not lying! Not only are there soldiers and armor, but there is also food on the ship that has not been unloaded."
"Haha, I misunderstood." Mao Wenlong smiled heartily, "I am here to apologize to you."
As he said this, he indeed cupped his fists and raised his hands towards Xu Xuewu, without any airs on his body.
Xu Xuewu was stunned for a moment, not expecting Mao Wenlong to apologize at all, which made him have a better impression of Mao Wenlong in front of him.
"General, the general has brought back his armor." Chen Zhong walked over excitedly.
Behind him, there were some refugees from Liaodong who had fled to Pi Island. These people carried their armor and came to Mao Wenlong.
"Hurry and show me, general." Mao Wenlong walked over excitedly.
Nowadays, except for the more than 100 soldiers under him who have armors on Pi Island, the refugees from Liaodong on the other islands don't even have thicker clothes, let alone armors. Many useful and useless things are all there. Lost on the way to escape.
"General, please see, these armors are enough for at least two hundred people." Chen Zhong stood aside and said.
"Okay, okay." Mao Wenlong said two good words in a row, touched the sword and armor on the ground with admiration, and even grabbed a handful of arrow clusters carried in a wooden box.
Xu Xuewu came over and said: "In addition to these soldiers and armor, there is also some food. However, my proprietor did not expect that there would be so many people on the island, so he only brought enough food for a few hundred people to eat for a month."
"That's a lot." Mao Longwen straightened up and said, "I will thank your boss. I will remember this kindness."
Xu Xuewu smiled and said: "General Mao is too polite. Compared with the general leading a lone army to the rear of Houjin, the little thing our Tiger Character Banner did is nothing."
"There is a saying that goes like giving help in times of need. These things sent by your proprietor are a help in times of need for me, so I should thank you." As he said this, Mao Longwen cupped his fists and bowed deeply to Xu Xuewu.
Xu Xuewu didn't dare to accept such a great gift, so he hurriedly hid aside and got out of the way.
Straightening up, Mao Wenlong said: "Your boss has given me so many things for free, and I deserve it. If you have any request, I will definitely agree to it if I can."
"General, you're welcome. These things were originally given to you by my proprietor." Xu Xuewu said with a smile, and then added, "It's not even a request. It's just a trivial matter. General Mao needs to be able to get it right." allow."
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Mao Wenlong said: "You said, as long as I can agree to something, I will definitely agree."
This seems to be a promise, but in fact it is nothing, because it is Mao Wenlong who has the final say whether he can promise it or not.
Xu Xuewu naturally understood the meaning of the words, but he didn't care. Instead, he said: "Actually, it's not a big deal. My boss hopes that the general can leave a place for our Tiger Flag on Pi Island."
"What do you want with the land on Pi Island? Even if you plant food here, there won't be much harvest." Mao Wenlong said puzzledly, thinking that Tiger Flag was coming to Pi Island to open up wasteland and cultivate land.
Xu Xuewu said with a smile: "General Mao misunderstood. My landlord only needs a place near the shore, and it is not used for planting. He wants to build a warehouse for storing goods."
Mao Wenlong hesitated for a moment and said: "Although I am temporarily based on Pi Island, my footing is unstable. If Hou Jin sends people to attack Pi Island, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to defend Pi Island."
"Don't worry, General Mao." Xu Xuewu said, "Pi Island is surrounded by the sea. The Jurchens don't have big ships, so it is difficult to attack the island. Moreover, my proprietor believes that with General Mao's ability, he will be able to defend Pi Island, and maybe even Several surrounding islands can be occupied.”
Mao Longwen looked hesitant, not at all as happy as when he agreed before.
Xu Xuewu added: "My boss will send soldiers to Pi Island in the future, so we need to set up a warehouse on the island."
Chen Zhong, who was standing next to him, interjected: "Or is it for free?"
Hearing this, Xu Xuewu smiled and said: "Next time I come to the island, I will definitely not give away the armor for free. After all, these things also require money to make. It's okay to give them away once or twice, but there is nothing you can do if you give more away. ”
Chen Zhong had a slightly disappointed look on his face.
Although he had already guessed this result, they were really short of soldiers and armor, and the most important thing was people. There were so many Liaodong refugees on the island, and there were always some strong men among them who were suitable to serve as soldiers.
At this time, Mao Wenlong said: "Actually, the warehouse you mentioned does not need to be built at all, because even if I stand firm here on Pi Island, I still don't have the money to buy your armor. What is the situation in the court? I believe your boss only needs If you go and inquire, you can find out some things. It has become normal for the imperial court to be in arrears with the soldiers' food and salary, not to mention that the imperial court has given me money to buy your soldiers and armor."
Xu Xuewu said with a smile: "Don't worry, General Mao. My proprietor has long expected this situation, so the armor of our Tiger Flag can be shepherded to the general first, but the number of shears cannot be too much at one time. After all, the armor is made It also takes a long time.”
However, it will take a long time to decide who it is. There is something in my belly
If the weapons bureau of the Ministry of Industry of the Imperial Court builds a piece of armor, it will take a lot of time, but their weapons bureau of Tiger Character Banner is different. There is a hydraulic hammer, which is much faster than manpower to build armor, which can save a lot of time. .
Naturally, Mao Wenlong would not know this.
"Can you get the kind of giant cannon on your ship?" Chen Zhong suddenly interrupted.
"Okay." Xu Xuewu nodded, and then added, "But such a giant cannon is not cheap. We also bought the tiger flag and installed it on the ship to deter pirates."
Chen Zhong asked: "How much money does such a cannon cost?"
Xu Xuewu raised a finger.
"One thousand taels, so much?" Chen Zhong frowned.
Xu Xuewu said with a smile: "It's not one thousand taels, it's ten thousand taels. This is the price we paid for it."
In fact, this cannon is not that expensive. The reason why I say this is to dispel the idea of buying cannons from people like Mao Wenlong from their Tiger Flag. After all, their Tiger Flag ships will come to Pidao in the future. If Pidao is equipped with Several of these huge cannons were a threat to their ships.
Chen Zhong took a breath when he heard the price.
Ten thousand taels of silver is enough to buy many armors with tiger-shaped flags. With these armors, they are much more useful than such a cannon.
Mao Longwen said: "It seems that the business of your Tiger Flag is not enough. You can buy cannons for less than 10,000 taels of silver. The cannons of the imperial court are only three to four thousand taels each at most."
Xu Xuewu said helplessly: "There are too many pirates on the sea. Without a giant cannon, we can't scare them. Spending more money to buy a giant cannon can also protect the safety of the ship and cargo. After all, the ship and cargo can cost more than 10,000 yuan." Two pieces of silver."
Mao Wenlong nodded in understanding.
The idea of buying cannons to defend Pi Island was dismissed from his mind. He would definitely not be able to get so much money. Even if it was on credit, people from the Tiger Flag would have to be willing to give him tens of thousands of taels of silver.
What's more, he felt that with ten thousand or twenty thousand silver, it would be more cost-effective to buy more soldiers and armor than to buy huge cannons.
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