Transmigrated to the Great Ming Dynasty, I became Emperor Zhu Youxiao, the Carpenter Emperor. Well then, I'll hide behind the scenes; I'll take the blame, and you all go die.
Of course, Zhu Youxiao didn't want to sell these things to Li Zong.
Compared to the weapons they used, these things were indeed not advanced enough, and were even more than an era behind. But to people outside, these were still very advanced weapons.
Zhu Youxiao wanted to sell Korea old artillery, some from the Qi Jiguang era. He also wanted to sell obsolete firearms, such as the Tiger Crouching Cannon. He also wanted to sell muskets and matchlock rifles, which he still had in his warehouse.
Even if there are none, we can collect some from various places, replace the military equipment, and then sell all the replaced old equipment to North Korea.
In this way, not only can you make a lot of money, but you can also sell off all the junk.
As for the Ming army, Zhu Youxiao no longer had any intention of replacing them with flintlock rifles. That thing was of no great significance, and it would be a waste to manufacture it now.
Zhu Youxiao didn't think about who he would sell arms to in the future. In this era, there was actually no need to engage in trade.
If you really want money or something, then use force to fight or rob. This has always been the way the world is, there are no messy rules at all.
Besides, after this batch of weapons is consumed, I don’t plan to make more.
Seeing that Zhu Youxiao seemed to agree, Li Zong immediately showed a bright smile on his face.
Finally, there is something happy!
If the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty agreed to this, it would be good news. At least the army would have decent weapons, which would reduce casualties when fighting against Japan, and they would be able to conquer more places, and perhaps gain more benefits.
How could Li Zong not be happy about this?
He wants to go to Japan to occupy more territory to make up for his losses. This is a good idea.
When Sun Chengzong heard that North Korea wanted to buy weapons, he frowned.
He hadn't expected Li Zong to say this. What he hadn't expected even more was that His Majesty actually wanted to agree.
This is not good news. The Ming Dynasty has worked so hard to produce so many things. Your Majesty has invested so much money over the years. How can you sell them off so casually?
In fact, Sun Chengzong didn't know that these things could not be developed overnight. It doesn't mean that you can make them just by selling weapons to you.
This requires the support of the entire country's industrial base, whether it is the steel industry, machine tools, forging, etc. Only when all aspects are integrated together can we achieve results like the Ming Dynasty.
With the technological level of this era, no one can do it. Not to mention this era, even in the future, how many countries cannot have a complete weapons and equipment production line?
Most countries still need to import it, so this is not surprising.
"Your Majesty, I think we can discuss this matter later," Sun Chengzong said bluntly. "We've discussed enough today. It won't be too late to discuss the arms sale after today's discussions are finalized. After all, if we want to attack Japan, it will still take a lot of time to prepare."
Zhu Youxiao glanced at Sun Chengzong and knew what he meant.
Zhu Youxiao glanced at Li Zong and thought it would be better to delay the matter. Delaying the matter would allow Li Zong to spend more money, which would also facilitate negotiations.
Zhu Youxiao said directly: "Master Sun is right. Let's just leave it at that."
After saying that, Zhu Youxiao looked at Li Zong again and said, "Let's put this matter aside for now. We've already discussed the previous matters. I'm in a good mood now, let's go for a drink."
After saying that, Zhu Youxiao stood up again and prepared to eat, with no intention of continuing.
Li Zong was a little embarrassed and wanted to say something more, but when he saw Sun Chengzong staring at him, he knew in his heart that the emperor's teacher did not want to discuss this matter at this time.
Sun Chengzong's words just now directly made the emperor of the Ming Dynasty change his mind, which shows his status in the heart of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
If I continue talking at this time, I'm afraid I will offend this person, and then I won't be able to accomplish anything.
Li Zong could only say in frustration, "I will obey your Majesty's orders."