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"Chief Zhao certainly didn't mishear,"
Li Zhu nodded.
“Our chieftain is indeed willing to give Liangshan another 100,000 strings of cash.”
There's no such thing as a free lunch.
Zhao Yuan sneered.
"Tell me, what are your chieftain's conditions?"
"Hehe, Chief Zhao, please don't be suspicious,"
Li Zhu smiled and said,
"The reason our chieftain was willing to give an extra 100,000 strings of cash,"
"Firstly, we hoped to establish good relations with Liangshan,"
"We are all righteous soldiers rebelling against the Zhao family's imperial court,"
"Everyone will inevitably encounter trouble in the future."
"Therefore, we hope to establish friendly relations with Liangshan,"
"If the imperial army comes to quell the rebellion in Huaixi in the future,"
"We might need Liangshan's help!"
"You're willing to pay an extra 100,000 strings of cash just for such a vague promise?"
Zhao Yuan shook his head.
"Go on, what's the second condition?"
"Chief Zhao is truly insightful and perceptive,"
Li Zhu chuckled dryly.
"Our chieftain does indeed have one small request,"
"We want to buy some pig iron from Liangshan,"
"Chief Zhao may not be aware of the situation in Huaixi."
"Although we have occupied several cities in Huaixi,"
"But the government troops in Huaixi are simply outrageous,"
"The army received all necessary weapons and equipment,"
"They're all terribly bad!"
"Chief Zhao must have seen the situation of our army,"
"Even now, most of the soldiers don't even have armor."
"Therefore, we urge Liangshan to agree to sell us some of their pig iron."
How many do you need?
Zhao Yuan thought for a moment and asked.
"Around 50,000 jin, I guess?"
Assistant Li asked cautiously,
"If it's too much, a little less is fine too,"
"But it should weigh at least 20,000 to 30,000 jin."
"Just this much?"
Zhao Yuan was somewhat surprised.
Fifty thousand catties of pig iron sounds like a lot.
But pig iron is inherently heavy.
Fifty thousand catties of pig iron, which is about half the amount that Liangshan cargo ship carries.
Even if Liangshan hadn't managed to get twenty shiploads of pig iron from the ironworks in Xuzhou,
Based solely on previous purchases from the towns surrounding the marshland,
You can easily get these pig irons.
Li Zhu naturally heard what Zhao Yuan said.
For this,
He could only manage a bitter smile.
Unlike Liangshan, which made its fortune through trade,
The Huaihe River region was inherently poor.
Wang Qing openly raised the banner of rebellion.
After occupying several cities in Huaixi,
Merchants traveling there avoided Huaixi altogether.
Although Wang Qing and his men also looted a considerable amount of silver from the government-controlled cities they occupied,
But no merchants went to them.
They couldn't even buy pig iron if they wanted to.
Fifty thousand catties of pig iron was a minor issue for Liangshan.
But for Huaixi
However, it was enough to make enough armor for two or three thousand soldiers.
"By the way, Chief Zhao,"
Seeing that Zhao Yuan did not immediately object to the purchase of pig iron in Huaixi,
Li Zhu quickly struck while the iron was hot.
"We have a small matter we'd like Chief Zhao to help us with."
"We from Huaixi are preparing to go to the border of Hebei to buy warhorses from the Liao people,"
"At that time, the horses we buy will definitely have to pass through Shandong province,"
"We hope Liangshan will show mercy!"
"Isn't this just toll money?"
Zhao Yuan shook his head with amusement.
"Very well, since your chieftain is so sincere,"
"Then I will accept this two hundred thousand strings of cash."
"Thank you very much, Chief Zhao!"
Li Zhu was overjoyed!
The Liangshan chieftain was willing to accept the money.
This naturally means that their demands from Huaixi have been agreed to...
Chapter 1170 Cooperation!
"We'll sell those 50,000 catties of pig iron to you at the market price,"
Zhao Yuan said slowly,
"As for your matter of Huaixi going to the Hebei border to buy horses,"
"We at Liangshan will neither help nor interfere; it's all up to you to do."
"Furthermore, regarding the imperial court's suppression of the Huaixi region,"
"If one day in the future you from Huaixi really come to ask for help,"
"Considering that we are all righteous rebels against the imperial court,"
"We, Liangshan, will certainly lend a helping hand!"
"Thank you very much, Chief Zhao!"
Li Zhu was overjoyed and quickly clasped his hands in thanks.
"Don't thank me yet,"
Zhao Yuan waved his hand.
"I'm the kind of person who doesn't act until I see a clear benefit."
"When will you bring the two hundred thousand strings of cash?"
"My promises to you are valid for them to take effect."
"About this,"
Li Zhu said awkwardly,
"We also need to inform Chief Zhao,"
"That jewelry and gold worth two hundred thousand strings of cash is no small sum,"
"There aren't many of us left in our mountain stronghold in Huaixi,"
"So we still need some henchmen to go back,"
"Only then can we transport those two hundred thousand strings of cash over."
"That's easy,"
Zhao Yuan laughed.
“Previously, our Liangshan navy sailed downstream, and about ten ships from Huaixi escaped.”
"You people from Huaixi should take these boats back instead,"
"Traveling by water is always faster than traveling by land."
"By the way, how many people are planning to go back?"
"If we're traveling by boat, there would need to be at least five hundred people, right?"
Assistant Li asked cautiously.
"Can,"
Zhao Yuan nodded in agreement immediately.
“I will give the order,”
"The Huaixi Army may leave its camp with five hundred soldiers,"
"But if the number of people is even larger..."
"Rest assured, Chieftain,"
Li Zhu hurriedly assured him.
"The number of people who left the camp is definitely less than five hundred."
.....
After seeing off Mr. Jin Jian,
The leaders in the Liangshan command tent,
Naturally, everyone was all smiles.
Although a major war did not break out.
But he gained 200,000 strings of cash for nothing.
That's quite a lot of income.