Chapter 27 You have to buy it
The reason why Zong Qing handed over the funds to his uncle was not that he did not trust Nakamura Ichi's family, but that since his uncle had shown his ability to calculate, he could do so as to be able to do so.
In addition, Zong Qing knew very well what kind of personality he was. It would be fine if he was alone before, but now the whole family is pointing at himself for dinner. If he uses a ignorant retainer to manage the finances, he would have to be sloppy. His uncle was obviously afraid of being poor. Once he spent money randomly, he would clearly show the pros and cons and not let himself spend money in vain.
However, after Zong Qing knew that his uncle's character was a miser of money, he still had to spend some money. So when the other party took on this important task, he said again: "Uncle, I have decided to buy 100 iron cannons for my family. When my uncle buys food, he can buy it for me. As far as I know, there is a production in Kyoyo Village in Akai County, and my uncle can buy it here."
After hearing this, the Taichuan Representative Sect, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, didn't know how to speak for a while. Since he was responsible for the government affairs of the family and was always in charge of money, he obviously had a much more understanding of iron cannons or the price than that of Yui Sect of the Yukawa. Why did he pay attention to iron cannons? It was not because of the expensive price that he had the idea of reselling iron cannons. For this reason, he went to Guoyou Village to investigate, but after he went there, he found that all the funds in his family were added together and he couldn't afford to buy an iron cannon, so he extinguished his thoughts.
Now that he heard that the lord wanted to buy 100 at one time, he almost fell out of breath for this. It was not until a moment later, when the turmoil came up, he hurriedly said: "Lord... Lord, the weapon of the iron cannon seems to be a bit flashy, especially the speed of filling the projectiles is too slow. Even if the range is longer, after the launch, the enemy has already rushed to the front. As long as the enemy rushed over, this weapon will be useless. With the extremely expensive price, he thinks it is better not to buy it."
After hearing this, Zong Qing didn't expect that his uncle would have some understanding of iron cannons. Before the meeting, they were all blinded when he mentioned the iron cannon with his father and brother. Although his uncle did not tell the essence of the use of iron cannons, it was obvious that he had not only seen it, but also thought about how to use it. This was really not an easy thing for a rural warrior.
When the other party talked about the price issue, Zong Qing really ignored it just now. He didn't know how much an iron cannon cost. If it was cheaper than he expected, it would be better to buy 200.
So he ignored the other party's experience in using the iron cannon, and asked directly: "By the way, do you know how much this iron cannon costs?"
"Go back to the lord, my subordinates went to Guoyou Village a few years ago. At that time, the price of Guoyou tubes was 55 yuan per piece. In recent years, due to the continuous war, the price of copper, iron and wood has continued to rise. Therefore, the price of this iron cannon must be quite high compared to before. There is no need to buy such a high price, so please think twice."
After hearing this, Zong Qing couldn't help but gasp. I wiped 55 guan only the price of the previous few years, but now it is not worth 6-70 guan per piece, which is twice the price he imagined. If this is true, it is indeed too expensive. You can afford it, and it cannot be afforded. First of all, the loss of the weapon like the iron cannon is quite large. If it is not done well, various problems will arise. If a problem occurs, it is equivalent to scrapping. A few pieces of a battle will be scrapped, which is hundreds of guan. Secondly, it is more important that the iron cannon requires pellet gunpowder to be lethal. Although I don't know the price of gunpowder, even if it is cheap, it consumes a lot. What I get out of is not a pellet, but it is totally money. So even if the Takura family has obtained the entire Takashima County, it is not enough to defeat itself.
This matter is really difficult to solve. It is definitely not possible to buy it, but the price of 60 yuan per unit...
Thinking of this, Zong Qing couldn't help but lit up his eyes. He just thought that Guoyou Village was close to him, so he always wanted to buy it here.
But in this world, it is not the only one in Guoyou Village who sells iron cannons. For example, the Nan barbarians in Jiecheng are real. Although he has never been there, on the way to Guanyin Temple, he saw several missionaries dressed as samurai or priests. Those people tied this fold around their necks, but had a too-knife around their waists. It was this strange outfit that made Zong Qing have some impression of them. If they were so arrogant like this, there would inevitably be Nan barbarians.
"Since the iron cannons in Kyoyo Village are so expensive, I won't buy them at his house, wait..."
Before Zong Qing finished speaking, Yuichisawa and Somamasa Tamakawa had some objections to this. Before the meeting, I agreed that I would buy a large number of iron cannons to resist the attack of the Hexao family. Now I heard that the price is too expensive and I will not buy it. Then how can I block the attack of the opponent? If it is other trivial matters, Yoichisawa will not interrupt unreasonably, but this is related to the survival of the family, so I didn't care about the rudeness and quickly said, "Lord, my subordinates think that iron cannons must be bought, and this money must be spent, otherwise how can I resist the attack of the Hexao family?"
"My father doesn't have to worry too much. What I said is not not to buy, but to no longer buy in Kuangyou Village. After repelling the Liujiao Army, I went to Jie Town in person. Compared to the iron cannons here, it should be cheaper than the state-owned village, so please rest assured by my father."
After hearing this, the Yukawa family clan, who had just been happy, was no longer happy, so he only heard him say: "Lord, the subordinates of the Iron Cannon think it is of little use, so please think twice."
Chapter completed!