第一百二十章 火器贸易
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“大汗,莫非您愿意开采哈巴河的铜矿?”
“不错。”巴图尔微笑的点了点头:“本来我听说开矿会触怒天神,是不行的,但部落里耗费甚多,若是都用羊毛、皮革、牲畜与你们交换,只怕部民会越来越穷困。我与上师商议过了,开矿可以,只要每年勤加祭祀,神灵也会体谅的!既然可以开采,自然要最先问一下朋友了。”
“多谢大汗!”此时徐鹤城已经从方才的激动中恢复过来,作为一个商人,他自然知道“礼下于人,必有所求。”的道理,这巴图尔突然把自己招来,丢出这么大一块馅饼来,还朋友长朋友短的,必然是有什么要紧事相求。可又是什么事情呢?徐鹤城目光游动,突然看到坐在巴图尔身后探头探脑的敏敏,心中一动,便笑道:“我们汉人有一句老话,有来有往,方能长久。小人受了大汗这么大的一个恩惠,也不知道能做点什么才能报答大汗,当真是好生为难。”
“徐东主,说来也巧!”一旁的额尔吉插口道:“敏敏别吉前几日从您那儿借了一支鸟铳,我家大汗偶尔见了十分喜爱,却不知您那儿还有多少。一支要多少钱?”
“原来是为了此事!”看到自己方才猜中了,徐鹤城心中大定,笑道:“那是小人商队中防身之用的,商队中一共有一百五十支。大汗若是喜欢。小人愿意拿出一半来献于大汗。“
额尔吉本来还憋足了力气想要与徐鹤城讨价还价一番,却不想对方不待自己开口就表示愿意白送七十五支鸟铳,不禁有些愕然,一时间也不知道该说些什么好。一旁的巴图尔听徐鹤城愿意相赠,脸上却没有露出喜色来:”徐东主。七十五支太少了些,可否再多些,价钱方面你无需担心,只管开口。“
徐鹤城脸上露出难色:“本来大汗开口,小人就应该将所有的一百五十支火铳献给大汗,只是小可回程路途艰险,若是将这护身之物都给了大汗,只怕遇到盗匪、马贼性命难保。”
“原来如此!”巴图尔笑道:“这有何难,我派三百骑兵护送你回去便是,这样吧。你明年再多带些这鸟铳来,我全部都买下来。”
“大汗,你有所不知!”徐鹤城苦笑道:“这鸟铳在大明也是军国之器,小人不过是一介商贾,哪里能造出这等利器?这些鸟铳都是一个好友赠予小人的,回去后还不知道如何和他交代,哪里还能再运些来?”
“徐东主!“坐在巴图尔身后的敏敏早已听得有些不耐烦了,插话道:“既然是你的好朋友,多与他些钱财便是了,又有什么为难的。难道我父汗还会让你做亏本买卖不成?”
巴图尔轻轻拍了拍女儿的小手,笑道:“徐东主,我们蒙古人都是直性子,不像你们汉人那么多弯弯肠子。这样吧。我把话说明白了吧:明年你送一千支鸟铳过来,然后每年给两百支,那哈巴河的铜矿开采权便是你的了,铜逢十抽一,其余都是你的,如何?”
听到巴图尔砸过来的大馅饼。徐鹤城的额头上立即渗出了一层黄豆大小的汗珠来,以他多年的开矿的经验,哈巴河的那处铜矿是一个从未见过的大富矿,光是每年产出的金银就不下两三万两银子了,更不要说巴图尔开出的十抽一的税率,简直就是白送。古代中国一支是一个贫铜国,只要铜运回国内,无论是制造器皿还是铸钱,都至少有百分之几百的利润,相比起这些来,一千支鸟铳的价值不过是九牛一毛。在巴图尔糖衣炮弹的轰击下,徐鹤城险些就要开口应允了,不过他还是保住了脑海中的一丝清明,苦笑道:“大汗,这不是钱的问题。”
额尔吉笑道:“徐东主说笑了,你是个生意人,除了钱还有什么问题?“
“我是生意人,但我那个朋友却不是生意人,他乃是朝廷命官,堂堂的三品参将呀。”
听到徐鹤城的回答,巴图尔与额尔吉对视了一眼,两人从对方的目光中都看出了了然之色。他们自然知道像徐鹤城这等做边贸的大商人,背后必然有大靠山,能够拿出鸟铳这种火器来售卖,背后有个参将只怕还是往小里说了。不过历朝历代边将与番邦做买卖弄钱中饱私囊或者补贴军需也是司空见惯的事情,既然徐鹤城把底牌亮出来了,反倒是好说话了。
“徐东家!”额尔吉笑道:“原来您背后有这么大的靠山,无怪乎能把生意做得这么大,我等平日里还是失敬了!不过您也看到了,我们大汗的确很需要这鸟铳,而且大明与我准格尔人又无接壤,纵然出售火器,也无需担心对大明疆土造成威胁,反而可以牵制漠南、漠北的蒙古人,何乐而不为呢?”
“大汗,不是小人推诿,只是这事情实在是干系重大,非小人我能够单独做出决定的,再说眼下西北正在战乱,就算有鸟铳我那朋友自用来不够,又怎么卖给您呢。”徐鹤城说到这里,一咬牙道:“这样吧,我拼了被朋友责怪将这一百五十条鸟铳都献给大汗,至于更多小人实在是力所不及,还请大汗见谅!”
听到徐鹤城这般说,巴图尔脸上现出失望之色,一旁的敏敏笑道:“徐东主,你们汉人好生奇怪,我们蒙古人若是朋友开口相求,便是性命也给了他,何况不过是几支鸟铳?”
徐鹤城苦笑道:“敏敏别吉有所不知,我那朋友天资聪颖、博学多才,像用流水驱动机械将羊毛变成绒布、打制鸟铳等诸多事情都是他一手所成,若是没有他,我如何能生意做得如此之大?我既然从他身上得了这么多好处,又如何好意思让他为难呢?”
敏敏眼珠一转,笑道:“好朋友自然是不能让他为难,但你那朋友是天上的神仙吗?”
徐鹤城闻言一愣,笑道:“自然不是,我那朋友虽然聪明,但也不过是个凡夫俗子。”
“那不就得了,若是天上的神仙就没办法,但若是凡夫俗子,总是有些东西想要而又得不到的,你把这些东西给了他,他一高兴不就答应你呢?”
“不错!”巴图尔本以为已经无望了,却没想到女儿三言两语便将徐鹤城说的无言以对,便笑道:“徐东主,我这女儿说的不错,烦你再好生想想,便是本汗心爱之物,也绝不吝啬。”
徐鹤城听到这里,不由得心中暗喜,他方才这番做作所为只是为了一件事情,本来还不知如何才能说出口,却不想那个蒙古公主言辞如此犀利,反倒帮了他一个大忙,于是他装出一副犹豫不决的模样:“我那朋友是朝廷武官,一门心思想的便是剿灭流贼,也好升官进爵,封妻荫子,钱财他虽然喜欢,却不是最看重的。“
“那什么是最看重的呢?“
“自然是兵强马壮了!”徐鹤城答道,将那个“马”字咬得极重。(未完待续。)
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