Datang: Li Shimin begged me to rebel

The Arabs were found much faster than Pei Xingjian thought. On the second day after Del Valle left here, a businessman from Datang found Pei Xingjian and told him that someone wanted to see him.

Pei Xingjian did not go to see the other party, but sent another shopkeeper from Yuelai Commercial Company who came with them to meet the other party. The other party was also sincere and expressed his attitude when they came up, saying that they were Arabs and wanted to buy large Don's weapons, even willing to bid higher than the Persians.

And the shopkeeper also roughly told the other party what Pei Xingjian and Del Valle had said, meaning that there is His Royal Highness King Qin of the Tang Dynasty over there, but I am the shopkeeper of Li Tai, the fourth prince of His Royal Highness King Yue of the Great Tang Dynasty.

The fourth prince and the third prince have always been at odds, and the two sides are fighting openly and secretly in the court, but currently the third prince has the upper hand, so the weapons and armor in the hands of the fourth prince are limited, only [-] sets of armor.

Then I told them that part of the purpose of selling the armor this time is to make money, and the other part is to make meritorious service and strive for a position in the eyes of His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, so His Royal Highness King Yue can buy an island from Arabia and become the leader of the Tang Dynasty. land.

Even if this island is not big, but it can become the land of Datang, which means that His Royal Highness King Yue has made meritorious service.

Needless to say the rest, I understand everything.

So the Oman Peninsula was successfully acquired and officially changed its name: Dongyang Peninsula (√) Dongyang Port (√).

For Arabia, these places are very remote, and there are only a few oases. From the most prominent place on the peninsula to the later Dubai, etc., are all owned by Datang. Small ports are ready to expand into large ports.

This means that as Li Ke took over part of the Hormuz port land on the opposite side, in the event of a conflict, Datang's fleet could unite to completely block the entire Strait of Hormuz.

The armor and arrows sold to Arabia are not expensive, even cheaper than Persia. Of course, it cannot be a certain price. In addition, there is food.

The Arabs need food. They didn't need food in the early stage because they robbed a large number of Persians' original warehouses and granaries, but once the two sides started to confront each other, they needed food.

However, Li Ke could receive a large amount of cheap grain from the Jieri Dynasty and transport it to the Persian Gulf. Such a short distance would bring at least ten times the profit. Anyway, the gold and silver coins that the Arabs robbed now were completely useless.

They don't mind buying weapons and food, because they know very well that if they don't arm themselves, what awaits them is a complete failure. You must know that they not only messed with Persia, but also messed with Byzantium.

And Del Valle, who saw Isai III here, also said all Pei Xingjian's words. After Isai III was silent, he could understand that as the king's own heirs, they fought with each other, including the great nobles. Of course he can understand the restrictions on the king.

So he didn't doubt all of these issues. As for Li Ke's question of the ratio of gold to the Tang Dynasty, Isai III also smiled wryly.

"Some time ago, a lot of our silver coins were exchanged for gold, right? By a Turkic?"

"Yes, I suspect that behind this Turkic person is probably a certain prince or nobleman of the Tang Dynasty. He came to us to exchange it when he knew the news. Just a while ago when we were in danger in Persia, compared with silver coins, gold coins It is smaller and easier to carry...so many nobles are willing to exchange it for gold coins." Del Valle sighed.

The timing of the opponent's choice was too good, because Persia was retreating steadily before this battle, so many nobles were ready to run away, and gold coins were much easier to carry than silver coins when running away, so many nobles gave silver coins to Converted into gold coins.

"According to what the other party said, according to the exchange ratio of Datang, pay gold directly! I want the [-] sets of armor in the hands of the other party!" Isai III became ruthless.

"Yes! Your Majesty. In this case, we have paid a lot of gold."

"No matter how much, 2 sets of armor, combined with our original armor, I will organize [-] elite troops." Isai III sneered, "Tell Ostam that all soldiers must recruit farmers and train them. Give them money!"

"Yes!" Del Valle was a little puzzled, but he didn't ask further.

What he didn't know was that Isai III had already made a decision in his heart. When he trained [-] elite troops, no matter whether he had money or not, those big nobles would have to pay for it!The "Arabs" are going to "visit" their lands if they don't pay!After the Arabs have visited, he, Isai III, will go to eliminate these people!

The current chaos in Persia is due to these great nobles, but it is also an opportunity for him, Isai III!

On December 20, 12 A.D., about a month before the Lunar New Year of the Tang Dynasty, Li Ke read the battle report in his hand, and then stood up straight. All the strategies so far have reached the established strategic goals .

There has been a confrontation between Arabia and Persia. Once it becomes a confrontation, the Arabs' offensive will become difficult.

The most important thing is that all the 3 sets of armor brought by Li Ke were sold, 32 taels of gold for a set, and a total of 48 tons of gold were sold. In addition, the arrows sold about 12 tons of gold, and then the food , Grain is sold here in Arabia for about 10 tons of gold.

In addition, a large amount of silk, tea, and porcelain were also sold to the Persian nobles.The battle situation in Persia is stable, and the mentality of these nobles has naturally stabilized. The profits of these things should not be too high. After emptying all the goods in the cabin, Li Ke moved back about 117 tons of gold.

Add up to a total of 187 tons of gold, all of which are produced according to the gold-silver exchange ratio of Datang, and the exchange rate alone has doubled Li Ke's profit.

The point is that Li Ke opened the beginning of trade, and the follow-up will be continuous profits.

He brought back 187 tons of gold at one time, and Ashil exchanged back a total of 2200 tons of silver, because he exchanged about 200 tons of gold.

In the later stage, Li Ke simply didn't let him cash it out, and all the silver was shipped, because a considerable part of Li Ke's gold was borrowed from aristocratic families. After returning this time, he should return their silver.

Tsk tsk, Persia makes a lot of money, go back to Datang and use the exchange rate to make a lot of money.

He left ten tons of gold for Ashil, and threw all the silver to him. The total gold and silver that Li Ke brought back was: 90 (Ashilu's remaining) + 187, a total of 277 tons of gold, plus 2200 tons of silver.

As for the profit, Li Ke roughly calculated that when he came out, he had a cost of 300 tons of gold, borrowed about 200 tons, and returned them 1000 tons of silver after returning.I still have 1200 tons of silver left, and then add 287 tons of gold, and then deduct the 100 tons of gold I originally collected.This is 187 tons of gold plus 1200 tons of silver. This is the basic profit. Of course, it needs to be subdivided at that time, and the land and ports are not counted for the time being.

Let's go, go home, go back and pretend to look at Lao Li's face.