Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1184 Diplomacy and Trade

Chapter 1184 Diplomacy and Trade (II)

The individual heavy crossbow of Copperforge Fort can be used by the dwarf heavy crossbowmen, but if it falls into the hands of their Great Zhou's crossbowmen, they may not be able to use it well, and may even end up adding unnecessary details.

Although Shi Lei and his team are not engaged in military equipment research and development, they are surrounded by various military equipment and weapons all day long.

If you want to use a military weapon skillfully, you must first understand it.

Therefore, Shi Lei and his team have a very accurate vision in this regard.

Zhou Xu, who had learned about this situation in advance, naturally lost most of his interest in the dwarf's individual heavy crossbow.

As the person in charge of this diplomatic trade, Kong Daqian undoubtedly knew about this.

"Your Excellency should know that we in the Great Zhou also have a considerable number of crossbow troops, and our own manufacturing technology for individual crossbows is also quite good."

Although Kong Daqian said this modestly, Woking was no fool. He quickly realized that the other party was not very interested in their individual heavy crossbows.

This was within their expectations.

Crossbowmen have always been a powerful type of soldier among the dwarves. Under this premise, they will naturally pay more attention to the crossbow units of other forces, not to mention the crossbow units of the Great Zhou Dynasty who are on the same line of defense with them.

The dwarves are experts in making and using crossbows. They are not bragging, but they can roughly tell the quality of the crossbows in a force's crossbow unit by just taking a glance. If they can confirm the opponent's actual battlefield performance, their judgment can be almost accurate.

With this as a premise, even the dwarves of Copperforge had to admit that the level of the individual crossbows of the Great Zhou was quite high even among the coalition forces, and was not much different from theirs.

With the same technical level, the reason why their dwarven heavy crossbowmen can have better actual combat performance on the battlefield is due to their innate physical fitness, not any problems with their technical ability or individual crossbow design.

This is also the fundamental reason why it is difficult for the crossbow troops of other forces to surpass them in combat effectiveness.

Yes, the dwarves are well aware of this.

But they also know that the value of a piece of equipment or a design can be great or small.

To put it in a broader sense, it can even be a priceless treasure.

There are many forces within the coalition who want to ask them to buy it, but they still refuse to sell it.

This time, the dwarves are undoubtedly betting on whether Da Zhou wants it. If Da Zhou wants it, they can exchange their individual heavy crossbows for explosive bombs.

Considering the value of explosive bombs, or gunpowder, if the exchange can be completed with a single-soldier heavy crossbow, then this deal will be the most cost-effective for them, Copperforge Castle.

On the contrary, if this transaction cannot be established, they need to exchange other resources...

The final result will most likely not be a small number.

Under this premise, they also had a bed crossbow in Copperforge. With the mentality of giving it a try, Woking gritted his teeth and added the bed crossbow, but Kong Daqian was still not interested.

Come to think of it, from the level of individual crossbows, we can see that the Zhou Dynasty's bed crossbow is definitely not much worse.

In addition, they actually have a lot of equipment in Copperforge, such as the catapults used to launch wooden beams, which are all tradable options. Those equipment are the embodiment of the technical strength of their dwarven craftsmen.

But after seeing the development of the Great Zhou Dynasty along the way, Woking knew that those equipments were basically useless.

Because the technical strength of Da Zhou is not much worse than theirs, Da Zhou can also make those equipments by itself.

With no other choice, Woking could only show his resources. To some extent, real resources were the hard currency between the major forces.

In addition to being keen on researching various technologies, the dwarves are also keen on researching ores, which makes their mineral reserves relatively rich. After all, they occupy a mountain range and have almost hollowed out the mountain.

Of course, it cannot be compared with their Great Zhou. In terms of mineral types, their Great Zhou is still better.

This can be seen from the area of ​​the territory. No matter how rich the minerals in Tonglu Fort are, it is ultimately just occupying a mountain range and is not comparable to their Great Zhou.

From the very beginning, Zhou Xu had his sights on the opponent's resources, and his goal was clear: he wanted sulfur. In addition, he didn't mind making some money from metals like copper and iron, which were common but in huge demand during the development process.

Of course, it would be even better if there were some special metals.

But unfortunately, Kong Daqian didn't find it after looking around.

I just don’t know whether the other party really doesn’t have it, or if he has it but just hasn’t taken it out.

After all, special metals are basically rare resources. If it were the Great Zhou, they would not easily put special metals on the trading table.

Kong Daqian did not dwell on this issue, and the topic soon turned to metals such as sulfur, copper and iron.

The two sides bargained, but anyone could see that Kong Daqian was in control of the whole process and was in a state of ease.

After all, the positions of both parties meant that the entire pressure was basically on Copperforge.

Given Kong Daqian's eloquence, even under normal circumstances, Woking might not be his opponent, let alone when their Great Zhou was in complete control.

As he spoke, Kong Daqian methodically tested Tonglubao's bottom line.

However, considering their alliance, he still left some wiggle room and did not intend to go too far. He even made some appropriate concessions during the negotiations, causing Vol'jin to mistakenly believe that he had gained benefits for Copperforge.

Little did they know that this was the space Kong Daqian had reserved from the beginning, to ease the relationship between the two parties, so as to prevent them from falling out over an unpleasant transaction.

After the negotiation, Woking felt more tired than after fighting a battle.

In comparison, Kong Daqian returned to his office with a smile, then quickly wrote a report and handed it to Zhou Xu.

“This is really good business.”

The whole thing went much more smoothly than he expected. Looking at the report, Zhou Xu was beaming with joy.

This time, when supporting Copperforge, he was mentally prepared for no profit and pure investment.

Who would have thought that he would actually make a fortune.

In this transaction, not to mention other resources, just talking about sulfur, on the premise of meeting the cost of making gunpowder for Copperforge, they can still make a net profit of 40% from the raw materials!
Of course, Zhou Xu also knew that they couldn't keep making money from this business forever.

After getting the gunpowder, Copperforge will definitely start researching it themselves. By the time the dwarves figure it out, they will have no profit.

However, Zhou Xu did not care about this. From his point of view, the dwarves of Copperforge already had an idea about gunpowder. It was only a matter of time for them to research it. His approach could at most advance that time.

Under this premise, he improved the strength of the dwarves of Copperforge, allowing them to better compete with the greenskins while also making himself a fortune. Why not do it?

(End of this chapter)

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