Mao Chenglu thought that Huzi Banner was just a business. Even if it had its own iron yard and workshop, it could not match the speed of the Ministry of Industry in building armor.
Thinking of this, he said: "Then wait and see when your Tiger Character Banner will send you a hundred sets of armor, and when will you arrange for people to go to Kuandian."
Hearing this, Xu Xuewu said bitterly: "General, you are making things difficult for the common people."
"What an embarrassment this is." Mao Chenglu said with dissatisfaction, "As long as you bring a hundred sets of soldiers and armors, I will keep your word, and you can send people from the Tiger Flag to Kuandian."
Xu Xuewu said with a grimace: "Generals often lead troops outside. You should know that weapons are easy to make, but armor is hard to find. A suitable cotton armor requires a lot of craftsmanship. Even if you make ten weapons, you may not be able to make one well. Cotton armor.”
Naturally, all the armor sent to Dongjiang Town is made of cotton. Tiger Flag's own plate armor is never sold to the outside world, and it is time-consuming and labor-intensive to create a piece of plate armor. The fine iron alone costs a lot.
Therefore, the Tiger Flag only sells weapons and cotton-padded armor to outsiders, but breastplates and fire guns are never sold to outsiders.
"How long will it take to get together a hundred sets of armor?" Mao Chenglu asked.
Xu Xuewu thought for a moment and said, "This time the civilians brought fifteen sets of armor, and the remaining eighty-five sets were divided into five sets. What does the general think?"
"No, it takes too long." Mao Chenglu gestured with three fingers and said, "Send it to Pi Island in three batches at most."
"This..." Xu Xuewu hesitated, then gritted his teeth and said, "Just as the general said, the common people will try their best to collect soldiers and armor and send them to Pi Island three times."
"It's not about trying your best, it's about necessity." Mao Chenglu reminded.
"Yes, yes, yes, it must be." Xu Xuewu nodded in agreement, and then asked cautiously, "The Kuandian matter..."
Mao Chenglu said: "I have agreed. You Tiger Character Banner can send people to Kuandian, but one thing is that the number of people cannot be too many, otherwise Houjin's people will peek and no one can save your people."
"General, don't worry, there will be at most three to four hundred people, no more." Xu Xuewu said with a smile.
Mao Chenglu nodded.
There are three to four hundred people in Kuandian, and some people need to be allocated to prepare for Houjin. In the end, there will not be too many people cutting down big trees, so although it will have an impact on Tieshan, it will not be too serious.
Thinking of this, he glanced at Chen Zhong, who was sleeping soundly.
Although Chen Zhong was also a general who came to Pi Island with his adoptive father, his drinking capacity was far inferior to that of several other generals.
After completing this mission to Pi Island, Xu Xuewu was obviously a lot more relaxed and said with a smile: "General Mao, I will have fifteen sets of armor delivered in a moment. As for the goods brought on the ship, General Send someone to connect with you."
"This is natural." Mao Chenglu said, "This time the goods you brought, as well as the fifteen sets of armor, will still be paid with big wood as before."
"Just do as the general said." Xu Xuewu nodded in agreement.
Originally, he had no hope of getting the money he owed from Dongjiang Town.
Now that Dongjiang Town has just been established, there is a shortage of money everywhere, and their Tiger Flag has sent boatloads of supplies to Dongjiang Town, which is a large amount of money, and Dongjiang Town is unable to repay it in a short time.
Mao Chenglu continued: "After talking about the goods brought by your Tiger Flag, let's talk about the big wood."
"General, speak directly if you have anything to say." Xu Xuewu said.
Mao Chenglu said: "Nowadays, Houjin often sends troops to spy on Dongjiang Town. It is not as easy to cut down big trees as before, so the price of big trees has to go up."
His palm made an upward motion.
Xu Xuewu frowned slightly at the table. He didn't expect Mao Wenlong to be so shameless.
Their Tiger Flag goods allowed Dongjiang Town to default on the payment, and they kindly used those big trees that were not worth much money to pay off the debt. However, it was not enough for Mao Wenlong to take such a huge advantage, and he wanted to take even greater advantage.
You know, big trees are all over the mountains in Liaodong, and they are usually only used for chopping firewood and burning fires. Only the Tiger Flag is willing to exchange the urgently needed goods in Pi Dao for these worthless big trees.
Mao Chenglu looked at Xu Xuewu and said, "Shopkeeper Xu doesn't agree?"
Xu Xuewu said with a bitter face: "Dong here is full of deep mountains and old forests. For Dongjiang Town, big trees are free. Except for me, Tiger Character Banner, I am afraid that no businessman is willing to come to Dongjiang Town to buy these worthless woods. "
"That's not what you say." Mao Chenglu said, "The big wood is indeed worthless in Dongjiang Town, but it is valuable to your Tiger Flag, unless your Tiger Flag no longer needs the big wood for shipbuilding."
After hearing these words, Xu Xuewu knew that Dongjiang Town must sell the big wood at a higher price. What he was saying here was useless, so he said directly: "I wonder how much the general wants to increase the price?"
Mao Chenglu stretched out two fingers and gestured.
"Twenty percent increase?" Xu Xuewu frowned, but he breathed a sigh of relief.
Mao Chenglu shook his head and said, "It's doubled."
"What? Twice!" Xu Xuewu squeezed his brows together, shook his head and said, "This is too much. If the price really increases by twice, then forget it. I, Tiger Flag, can't afford these wood."
Even if he was beaten to death, he would not be able to agree to double the price of Damu.
This is no longer a normal price increase, but a direct robbery, and if he agrees this time, the next time it may be four times, eight times, or even in the end, a large tree that is not valuable in Liaodong may be sold for gold. .
"Twice the price is not much." Mao Chenglu said, "The price of the big wood that your Tiger Flag took from Tieshan is not high. Even if it triples, it is just a drop in the bucket for your Tiger Flag."
Xu Xuewu smiled bitterly and said: "The price of an ordinary big tree has doubled. It is really difficult for our Tiger Flag to afford it."
Mao Chenglu said: "The big trees on your tiger flag are all used to build ships. I don't need to tell you the price of a ship. Shopkeeper Xu should know it. And you build ships naturally for business, and you can make profits from it." A large amount of silver, compared with the price of the big wood sold to you, you Tiger Character Flag made a lot of money."
"That's not how the account is calculated." Xu Xuewu said, "The big wood taken from Tieshan needs to be taken to the shipyard. There must be losses along the way. It will take a lot of time to dry the big wood when it arrives at the shipyard. In the end, it's It will take four or five months to build the ship, and business on the sea is very dangerous. There may be a shipwreck at some point, and people will be killed. Not only will the ship be lost, but the goods on the ship will also be lost."
"Don't tell me this, I won't understand." Mao Chenglu waved his hand impatiently and said, "Just tell me, do you agree with this price?"
"I really can't agree." Xu Xuewu shook his head again.
The price of a big piece of wood had tripled. He, Tiger Flag, was not taken advantage of, so how could he agree to such an unreasonable request?
