Sun Zhou's face was filled with displeasure!
He hadn't expected that after the same training, his camp would end up at the very bottom.
He led his team to the Grey Mountain Cement Workshop.
After the handover with Li Da Niu.
He began to train them fiercely.
Li Da Niu, on the other hand, led the Nu Di Army back to Fang Family Village, found Cheng Chu Mo, and together they returned to Chang'an City to accept new missions.
The next day.
Li Jing arrived at Fang Family Village.
Accompanying him was Fang Xuanling.
These two big shots were here to place an order with Fang Er!
Of course, the orders they brought surprised Fang Er.
Was Li Shimin planning to unify East Asia?
Holy cow!
8,000 Yun Yi-style rifles.
2,000 Dragon Fang sniper rifles.
100 cannons.
10,000 sets of plate armor!
5,000 cannonballs.
1 million rifle bullets, 300,000 sniper bullets!
Fang Er was stunned.
Had the national bonds already started selling?
Fang Er asked Fang Xuanling.
They're all sold out! A full five million guan! It's all in the national treasury now!
Fang Xuanling said this with great pride!
Since ancient times, which prime minister could increase the national treasury by five million guan in just one month!
He had done it!
Although, this money was borrowed!
Wasn't it still his capability?
Fang Er was speechless.
He had been at the village all these days and hadn't gone to Chang'an City.
A few days ago, Chai Zhewei and Zhang Da Xiang had visited, but they hadn't mentioned it to him.
He had thought the national bonds had failed.
Unexpectedly, unexpectedly.
These old fellows were indeed worthy of being at the pinnacle of the pyramid.
He had only casually mentioned it.
Unknowingly, they had completed the task!
Alright, then let's calculate the price for this order.
Fang Er was very happy.
With money in the national treasury, Li Shimin wouldn't have to issue IOUs anymore!
Since it was for the country, he couldn't profit from this. The young man had this awareness, didn't he?
Fang Er said with a smile, looking at Fang Xuanling and Li Jing.
You're sensible. Alright! I'll listen to you calculate the accounts.
Fang Xuanling was very pleased with Fang Er's words.
Li Jing also nodded.
Well, Fang here will only charge the cost. Let me calculate.
8,000 Yun Yi-style rifles, each requiring twenty jin of refined steel, totaling 160,000 jin.
The cost of this steel is 24,000 guan, which translates to 3 guan per Yun Yi-style firearm.
The plate armor requires the same steel as the Yun Yi-style, so this is easy to calculate. Ten thousand sets, totaling 30,000 guan.
Dragon Fang sniper rifles, each uses thirty-five jin of refined steel. Two thousand rifles require 70,000 jin of refined steel.
Totaling 10,500 guan, which is 5 guan and 250 wen per rifle.
Cannons are impressive. Each requires about 1,000 jin of refined steel. One hundred cannons require 100,000 jin.
Totaling 15,000 guan, which is 150 taels per cannon.
Hmm, the rest is cheaper. Yun Yi-style bullets, 10 wen per round, 1 million rounds cost 10,000 guan.
Dragon Fang bullets are more expensive, 30 wen per round. 300,000 rounds cost 9,000 guan.
I'll skip the cannonballs. They are all just pig iron ingots, not worth much. Consider them a gift from this小子.
Let's calculate.
After Fang Er finished speaking, he picked up a brush and paper and started calculating.
Fang Xuanling and Li Jing's faces turned green!
Damn it!
This is just the cost price?
Your Excellencies, the total price is calculated, 98,500 guan!
How about this, let's add another ten cannons, making it exactly 100,000 guan, how about that?
Fang Er's hands were itching.
Damn it, no wonder there were so many arms dealers in his previous life!
It turns out this thing is the real profiteer!
For civilian blacksmiths, refining steel from pig iron often requires ten jin of iron to produce one jin of refined steel.
In this process, it's not that nine jin of impurities are removed from ten jin of pig iron.
And during the continuous heating and forging, a portion of the iron, after high-temperature oxidation, is removed along with impurities.
So, with each forging,
During the forging process, a large amount of iron is discarded along with the impurities.
But his side could previously achieve a 10:3 yield.
After producing charcoal, due to the high temperature and thorough removal of impurities, the yield is almost 2:1!
And the price Fang Er quoted to Fang Xuanling just now was based on the ratio of ten jin of iron to one jin of refined steel used by ordinary civilian blacksmiths!
One hundred thousand guan!
Fang Xuanling and Li Jing both gasped!
General Fang, are you sure this is the cost price?
Fang Xuanling asked Fang Er for confirmation.
Absolutely! Ten jin of iron for one jin of refined steel, it's justifiable anywhere! Duke Zhao's pig iron ingots sold to this小子 are already 1 guan and 500 wen!
Fang Er said very sincerely.
This matter involves a large sum, please allow us to report to the Emperor upon our return. We will come again tomorrow.
The two looked at each other, then cupped their hands to Fang Er and left Fang Family Village.
After they left, Fang Er quickly rode his horse to the blacksmith workshop.
No need to think about it, this order is definitely secured!
The casting method for cannons had already been given to Li Er.
Why didn't the Ministry of Works produce them?
Either Li Er didn't trust the aristocratic officials in the Ministry of Works.
Or the Ministry of Works genuinely couldn't produce usable items!
It had to be one of the two outcomes.
Whichever it was, the equipment for the new army would eventually fall to Fang Family Village.