Hearing this condition, Du Shaoqing pondered and sat back on his seat with a timid face. The Western Turkic secret curled the corners of his mouth slightly, and sat down and waited for the answer.

In fact, Du Shaoqing has been acting for a long time. He waited for this condition for several months, and finally arrived.

This is what is called the time is ripe. When the Western Turks have money, they will naturally be greedy for other things. The essential materials such as salt and iron are undoubtedly the most urgently needed at the moment. The Western Turks do not lack people who dare to fight, but they lack strategic materials.

After pulling and pulling with the other party for a long time, Du Shaoqing felt that the heat was almost the same, so he nodded with an extremely embarrassed expression and agreed.

"I can find a way to give you more salt, but iron cannot do it, especially good steel to keep up with iron ingots. Although these things are handled by our Du Family Chamber of Commerce, the people who actually execute and record are sent by the court to supervise.

Even if I am powerful, I don’t have the ability to suppress this secret.”

"That's not..."

The Western Turkic secret envoy wanted to refute, but Du Shaoqing waved his hand and pressed the other party first, "Don't hurry to listen to me.

I have a compromise that may not only meet your needs, but also keep me temporarily safe, so that our cooperation will last long in the future."

"Tell me, look."

Du Shaoqing explained: "You can't give good steel, fine iron and high-quality iron ingots, but there is no problem with scrap iron within my rights."

Scrap iron??

"Aren't you kidding me? What's the use of scrap iron?

We want equipment that can fight and kill the enemy. Do you give us scrap iron?

Du Madam Du, do you think that our Western Turks are easy to bully? I think you should give you some meeting gifts when you come again next time? Should you ask for your third uncle's head or your third aunt's?" The Western Turkic envoy threatened.

Du Shaoqing said excitedly: "Wait a minute, don't get me wrong. The scrap iron I mentioned is not the scrap iron you mentioned.

In our Tang Dynasty, except for the high-quality iron ingots and fine steel refined by the imperial court, the rest are called scrap iron. Good iron and even second-class steel made by kitchen knives and iron pots at home, and even iron for local ordnances, etc..”

...The Western Turkic envoy was stunned.

"You, are you so rich in Tang Dynasty?"

"This thing has nothing to do with money, it is because of smelting technology. Our craftsmen eat the court's offerings, and the rewards are high. The imperial army, especially the emperor's personal army, is the most well-equipped.

The famous Xuanjia Army is full of equipment made of stainless steel, so it is unparalleled in the world."

The Western Turkic envoy's eyes shone and said in a temptation: "Give us a few craftsmen, and we can return all the hostages to you."

Du Shaoqing:...

It’s really trash. You are so eager, so why should you kidnap my third uncle and aunt? Isn’t it enough to just kidnap the craftsmen?

Du Shaoqing couldn't help but curse the Western Turks in his heart. It was not because the other party was brainless. Things were changing in the process of development. At that time, the accusation was to coerce Du Shaoqing, and the Western Turks also cooperated with others. But what they did not expect was that the benefits of cooperation with Du Shaoqing were more and more, so they had more and more demands, which had long exceeded the conditions offered by the initial cooperation with the other party.

"What are you thinking? I also heard that these people are really top secrets and are strictly controlled by the imperial court. Ordinary people cannot see them, so I have the right to contact them." Du Shaoqing broke the other party's fantasy.

"Oh, what a pity, if my prairie had such strength, I would have been competing for the Central Plains long ago." The other party muttered regretfully, but in his heart he was secretly scolding Du Shaoqing for being useless. He had a high position and a powerful person but could not even get in touch with a craftsman.

Du Shaoqing continued: "I can get you some old equipment within my authority, whether it is swords or other, because the Tang Dynasty has to replace its ordnance every year."

"An old weapon that was eliminated?" The envoy of the Western Turkic frowned, "You don't want to eliminate it and throw it to us? What's the use of what we want? In the future, when fighting with you on the battlefield, it's old and difficult to use, and you will still be slaughtered. Don't fool me."

"What others get is useless, but I am the prince consort. I can get the weapons replaced by the twelve guards of Chang'an City. These are 80% new, far more than the local weapons. Even the weapons of our Tang Dynasty border army are not as good as these.

Are you sure you don't want it?

If this kind of cooperation still doesn't work, I'm really powerless. The Tang Dynasty produces so much steel and fine iron ingots every year. Anyone who dares to touch will be found out. I can't do anything about losing his head." Du Shaoqing showed up directly, and he would do whatever he wants. If he still picks and chooses, he will not serve him.

Is it really so good?

The Western Turkic secret eyes were filled with a greedy light. After receiving Du Shaoqing's affirmative answer, the other party immediately made a decision to ask for such good equipment, which also saves the problem of processing. How can we not do it?

"By the way, how much can you provide? If only three or five hundred sets are not enough, we have many Western Turkic warriors."

Du Shaoqing felt a little embarrassed: "I can take over a lot of equipment, about 20,000 sets of equipment a year. After all, Chang'an troops stationed tens of thousands of troops have to be replaced every year.

The question is whether you can eat it? I will give it to you so proudly, I am afraid that I will be escorted to Caishikou tomorrow."

"How many??

Twenty thousand sets? Is it only one year?" The Western Turkic secret envoy exclaimed, and he was already happy. According to his idea, if he could get five thousand sets in a year, he could get a job. Twenty thousand sets were hard to imagine. It seems that he underestimated the wealth of the Tang Dynasty.

"What? I still think it's too little? I have limited abilities. Don't treat me as a omnipotent person. I am just a businessman. Although I am a prince consort, I am also a errand for the royal family and have no real power and status." Du Shaoqing thought the other party was too little.

The Western Turkic envoy was filled with joy, but he pretended to say, "In this way, just force yourself. 20,000 is 20,000, which is better than nothing."

Being able to do it? Better than nothing?

Du Shaoqing almost vomited blood. This guy is so good at pretending. He is so poor that he has no clothes to wear when he goes out. He is still pretending to be generous in front of me?

If you don’t like these 20,000 weapons, why force me to get salt and iron for you?

These two negotiations are also strange. After a negotiation, they didn’t talk much about the main thing, but they scolded each other countless times.

The Western Turkic envoy continued: "As for transportation and delivery issues, it is better to collect wool. We can replace it with you. There is also a name, so you don't have to be questioned by the court."

...Wool changed to weapons? The stern one was so arrogant? Du Shaoqing began to doubt whether the other party had a pig brain. Is this going to kill me?

"Absolutely not possible. The Tang Dynasty strictly prohibited the sale of salt and iron to foreign countries privately, let alone military weapons.

Our transactions are all secretly smuggled, how dare we make them public?

We have to find a way to transport it to you privately. Trading with wool is all trivial matters. The key is not to be caught by the court." Du Shaoqing explained.

"It's really troublesome, how do you think you're trading?

We only have the weapons, as long as you can let these weapons flow into our grasslands continuously, we don’t care about the others.” The Western Turkic secret envoy gradually lost patience.

OK, what you want is your words.

Du Shaoqing proposed an idea, which was to take a detour and smuggle small groups and go through various directions of the Western Turks. As long as you don’t follow the official road of the Tang Dynasty, you will not be found.

That is, they were scattered and handed over to the Western Turks. As for the matter after handing over to the other party, the Du Family Chamber of Commerce just asked about it, it was the internal affairs of the Western Turks.

This method...is a bit troublesome.

After pondering for a while, the Western Turkic Secret Envoy could not resist the temptation of 20,000 sets of weapons, and finally nodded and agreed. Although it was a bit troublesome when the royal court collected the weapons, it was a good weapon and it was worth it.

The cooperation was reached, and Du Shaoqing's third aunt was sent back half a month later.

In order to argue, who will go home first, the old couple almost started a fight. In the end, Mr. Du San knocked his wife unconscious and forced her to tie her up in a carriage.

Du Shaoqing went to pick someone up and went home in person. As soon as he met, Aunt San started crying and insisted on going to accompany her husband again.

Du Shaoqing finally persuaded him, saying that he would soon rescue his third uncle, and then he persuaded his third aunt to stop him.

The Western Turks here gave sincerity, and Du Shaoqing also asked someone to ship the goods to the grassland. Twenty thousand sets of old weapons eliminated by the Tang Dynasty were divided into, and twenty teams entered the grassland from all directions.

The price was agreed long ago, but the Du Family Chamber of Commerce did not ship it to the grassland royal court for unified delivery. Instead, they encountered tribes along the way and handed them directly to these Western Turkic tribes.

As for whether the Western Turkic royal court can collect this batch of equipment from these tribes, it won’t matter.

This is also a poisonous plan given by Du Shaoqing. If it is directly handed over to the Wang Ting, it will definitely not be a good thing to strengthen the strength of the Western Turkic royal court and allow him to form centralization faster.

So he used this trick and distributed it directly. These grassland tribes may not be so loyal to the Western Turkic royal court. No one disliked these weapons. Now, the fat meat he got was not warm yet. The royal court wanted to seize it?

Not to mention whether the Wang Ting's methods were bloody or peaceful, even if these small tribes handed over with their smiles, they would definitely feel complaints in their hearts. In the long run, the Wang Ting will attract more and more hatred, and then a spark can detonate the Western Turks.

This poisonous plan is not unpopular.

Can anyone see it? Maybe, but if the Western Turks want to get equipment from Du Shaoqing for a long time, they must ensure Du Shaoqing's safety. Such a transaction is a helpless move, and it is impossible to expect an open transaction.

The people behind the Tang Dynasty who were working with the Western Turks should have given advice to the Western Turks, but now they don’t care. They learned that Du Shaoqing actually dared to smuggle military weapons for the sake of his family's safety, which is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to kill him.

So after collecting the evidence, Du Shaoqing was immediately impeached. If these evidences were implemented, Du Shaoqing would definitely be responsible for raiding the family.

At the back of the Du family's clinic, Wu Zhao came to Du Shaoqing with concern.

It is only one thing, that is, smuggling armed forces is not simple.

"This is what we had planned in advance. The arrow was on the string and had to be fired. Why did he look so good?" Du Shaoqing smiled and reached out and gently touched his wife's face.

"It's fine if we sell some daily necessities and goods, even salt is fine. After all, white salt is not a rare thing in the Tang Dynasty now.

But the weapons are different. If you accidentally leave the handle and the excuse, you will be unable to explain it."

Du Shaoqing smiled distractedly and said, "What can't be explained clearly? These things are specially approved by Your Majesty. As long as Your Majesty admits the account, whatever others say will be futile."

"What if Your Majesty refuses to admit it?" Wu Zhao pointed out the hidden worries fiercely.

"How could it be? We are a family..." Du Shaoqing was stunned for a moment, and his smile froze.

Wu Zhao gave her husband a blank look and advised: "You thought of it too, right?

We can say it no matter what we say on the surface. You are the son-in-law of the royal family and are indeed a family, but we have to know what it means to keep the door closed. The king, the minister, the minister, is not as simple as saying.

It is said that high morale is the way to kill the Lord. This sentence applies not only to military generals, but also to civil officials.

The Du Family Chamber of Commerce is already a huge monster, and it is hard to guarantee that His Majesty will not be afraid of it."

"Obviously, it shouldn't be so. We have never been selfish. Moreover, His Majesty, the old father-in-law, is very good to our family, especially his children, including Xiao Taiping.

Madam, are you too concerned?" Du Shaoqing's words had a little more confidence.

Wu Zhao said in a deep voice: "Whether there is too much or too much is not the point. I only know that I am prepared for danger in times of peace and guard against others. I cannot give my destiny completely to others."

Perhaps it was absolutely too depressing, Du Shaoqing smiled and joked: "Madam's words seem to be different from before. I remember when you married me, you said that you would be willing to hand over everything to me in your life, including your life."

Wu Zhao gave her husband annoyed and said angrily: "That is the vow between us and our wife. Are you and me? We are our own people who are truly inseparable from each other at any time!
To be continued...