Crossing the Swordsman: Lin Pingzhi, the Swordsman of Evil

Chapter 514 An Undeniable Price

Lin Pingzhi was not afraid that Mr. Qi would not accept it, after all he could make a condition that he could not refuse.

Once he made this condition, let alone Qi Lao himself.Even the imperial court's official foundry would dare to accept his business.

After all, in the eyes of those cronies, the old emperor is also a fart.

Lin Pingzhi helped Mr. Qi to sit firmly and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Qi. I know that Mr. Qi will take a lot of risks in this matter. But the big risk means the big reward. I plan to ask Mr. Qi to help me build five cannons." .”

As Lin Pingzhi said that, he stretched out his five fingers.

When Mr. Qi heard Lin Pingzhi's words, he was really frightened.But such a big customer should not be offended.Therefore he intends the lion to open his mouth.

Offered a price that Lin Pingzhi was unwilling to accept, it was regarded as rejecting him on the premise of not offending him.

Mr. Qi shook his head and said: "5000 taels of silver is not enough! This price is too low. The old man has to take the risk of beheading, how about this, if nephew really wants the old man to help, then 1 taels of silver, the old man will pay Find you a favor."

Lin Pingzhi couldn't help laughing after hearing what Old Qi said.

Lin Pingzhi said: "Old Qi misunderstood, it's not 5000 taels, but 50 taels."

Hearing this, Elder Qi immediately widened his eyes, this is indeed a huge deal for their Qi family.

But then Lin Pingzhi's words scared him so much that he dropped the teacup in his hand to the ground.

Lin Pingzhi continued to add: "Five cannons, a total of 50 taels of silver. I don't know if Mr. Qi will dare to accept this deal."

It took a long time for Qi Lao to recover from the shock, after all, this deal is really too big.Their whole family will not be able to earn so much money in several lifetimes.

Before, he sold a mid-grade sword to Lin Pingzhi for 3000 taels of silver, which was already a big deal.

The 3000 taels of silver are enough for their whole family to live for several years.

50 taels of silver, he didn't even dare to think about it.

What's more, the imperial court allocated millions of taels of money to relieve the disaster of a state, and the five cannons now cost 50 taels.

Now Qi Lao's heart, there is no burden.For such a large business, it is worth the risk of ransacking the family and exterminating the family.

Besides, if there is so much money in return, there will be no risk.

Although 1 taels of silver is nothing to spend on ordinary people, but if it goes into the pockets of officials themselves, it will be enough to support him to death.

Taking out 5 taels of silver is enough to feed these officials and a bunch of people under them.

But right now, Elder Qi is also a little curious about what kind of artillery Lin Pingzhi wants to build.

Although Old Qi is a master of sword casting, he is very clear about everything related to casting.

The cost of a pair of armor is only 20 taels of silver, and the cost of ordinary swords is only seven or eight taels.

Although this cannon is heavy and requires high-quality materials, the cost of a cannon is only a hundred taels of silver.

Before Qi Lao asked for 1 taels of silver, it was already the lion's mouth.But he didn't expect Lin Pingzhi to double it fifty times.

Although Lin Pingzhi has money, he doesn't spend it recklessly.After all, the coastal defense guns I want are not a bit bigger than the naval guns on those ships.After all, what he wants to build is a coastal defense gun that can sink the opponent's ship from a long distance.

And in order to avoid bombing, the materials must be high quality.Therefore, the cost cannot be measured by the cost of ordinary artillery at all.

The price Lin Pingzhi gave was also very fair, among which the price of these cannons was estimated to cost 10 taels of silver.And if you count the transportation and casting labor costs, add another [-].

In addition to the money, most of it was used by the Qi family to manage the government.

After all, no matter how blind the imperial court was, they would probably be able to see those big guys being transported from Longquan to the seaside.Therefore, it is necessary to give some benefits to the officials and gentlemen along the way.

In the end, Qi's family can make half of the net profit from this transaction, which is a little consolation for their family to take risks.

At this time, Elder Qi couldn't help asking: "I don't know what kind of cannon my nephew wants to build? Are you willing to spend so much money?"

At this time, Lin Pingzhi took out the design sketch he instructed Liu Jing to draw from his sleeve.

This was designed after careful calculation by Lin Pingzhi.

Although he has forgotten many things, as a former soldier, he is very sensitive to these things.

Now he even suspects that he might have been an "artilleryman" or a field force back then.

Looking at Lin Pingzhi's sketch, Qi Lao opened his eyes wide this time.

He has seen such things as artillery.But the artillery of this era is basically an iron cannon with two wheels on it.

Some even don't even have wheels on it, just the first barrel.

According to the sketch drawn by Lin Pingzhi, this cannon is not only large in size.Moreover, bearings are designed on it, which can be used to steer the artillery.

Right now, Elder Qi is more than happy to help Lin Pingzhi build it.

This is not only for the huge sum of money, but more because he wants to challenge his strength as a top caster.

He was famous all over the world for making swords in his life. From the grandson of the king to the grasslands in the rivers and lakes, everyone who uses swords has basically heard of his name.

Although Qi Lao is famous for forging swords, it doesn't mean that he can't forge other things.The design of these cannons is very exquisite, which he has never seen in his life.

This naturally aroused his enthusiastic interest.

After all, it was the result of Lin Pingzhi's calculations for a day and a night. Whether it was the size ratio of the artillery, the caliber, or even the size of the bearings, Lin Pingzhi clearly marked them on the drawings.

Lin Pingzhi instructed: "Old Qi, the production of these cannons, especially the production of these ground bearings, must use the best materials, otherwise, these cannons will be waste that cannot be turned."

Elder Qi nodded silently after reading it.

After appreciating the design drawings of the cannon, Mr. Qi said, "Okay, nephew, I'm going to continue with this deal! But to cast such a large cannon with such high-quality materials, I'm afraid it will not happen overnight."

Lin Pingzhi asked, "How long will it take Mr. Qi?"

Mr. Qi thought for a while and said, "It will probably take at least three months from the collection of materials to the overall coordination and casting. Moreover, it may take some more time for these big guys to be shipped out."

Lin Pingzhi said: "I understand this. But there is a problem. If these things are cast on the overseas island where I am, can they be assembled directly?"

Elder Qi shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it won't work. It's rainy on the island, and the sea breeze is humid. If it's cast on the island, it may affect the quality of the casting. If you want to guarantee the quality, you must do it on land."

After hearing this, Lin Pingzhi had no choice but to nod.

After all, Mr. Qi is the most professional person.

Then Lin Pingzhi said: "Elder Qi, just cast it, and then get through the joints of the local government to keep them strictly confidential. Our Fuwei Escort Bureau is fully responsible for the transportation."

After finishing speaking, Lin Pingzhi showed his sincerity.

He took out two bags from his arms.Then put it on the table.

After Lin Pingzhi opened it, there was a burst of jewels, which was really dazzling.Here is a bag of gems of various colors, and a bag of pearls.Each pearl is round and big, and its appearance is excellent, so there is no problem at all in selling it for several hundred taels of silver.

As for those Persian and Ceylon gems, they are priceless treasures.

Although Lin Pingzhi didn't know much about these things, they all knew that these two bags of things together were worth 10 taels of silver.

Although Qi Lao wanted to refuse, but Lin Pingzhi gave too much.

(End of this chapter)