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Chapter 206 Technology Diplomacy

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    Dugu Junjie knew the explosion principle of artillery very well, but he did not expect that the enemy would discover the problem so quickly.  This is by no means good news, it¡¯s not just about the missing shells, it¡¯s more about:

    The opponent may soon find a way to defend against shelling!

    In fact, with the methods of cultivators, as long as they know the explosion principle of artillery, it is really not too simple to defend against artillery - an ordinary double-layer formation is enough to block the attack of artillery.

    The first layer of formation stimulates the shells, and the second layer of formation blocks the power of the explosion.  Such a formation arrangement is not difficult.

    Also, with the ability of a cultivator, it should be easy to decipher the ingredients of gunpowder - this is a disaster!

    Dugu Junjie turned around hesitantly and wanted to apologize to Zhang Hao. It was his fault in command.

    A smile broke out on Zhang Hao's face.  Zhang Hao waved his hand to Dugu Junjie and said leisurely: "You really can't underestimate any enemy. But it doesn't matter, the excitement has just begun!"

    Dugu Junjie suppressed his apology, but asked with some worry: "Master, if the other party develops explosives and artillery, it will be troublesome."

    Zhang Hao still smiled: "That's okay. It's not easy to make artillery and shells!"

    In fact, Zhang Hao was also a little annoyed.  But Zhang Hao knew very well that this was not Dugu Junjie's fault.  But it doesn¡¯t matter, the worst is to start an arms competition in advance.  In this regard, Zhang Hao believes that he can definitely crush the opponent.

    And artillery is not only something that formations can defend - artillery can attack at any time, and the Zhang family's artillery range is currently as high as fifteen kilometers; can your army maintain defense at all times?  No way, not to mention anything else, the consumption of spiritual stones is enough to give the enemy a headache.

    The greatest power of artillery is deterrence!

    After the battle, everyone cleaned up the mess.  And Zhao Donghe, who came from the country of Canglan, came to Zhang Hao again, and this time Feng Zhiling did not stop him.

    Zhao Donghe was straightforward enough and got straight to the point: "Master Zhang, excuse me. I would like to ask if the Zhang family's black iron technology and this artillery technology can be sold?"

    There was a smile on Zhang Hao's face again, but there was a bit of ridicule in the smile: "Of course it can be sold. But, I'm afraid you can't afford it!"

    "Then please give Master Zhang a price!"

    "It's better not to talk about it." Zhang Hao smiled and changed the topic, "But for the sake of the support of the Country of Canglan, I can sell some items from your country and provide a certain discount.

    ¡°Hmm¡­ Whether it¡¯s black iron specially used for alchemy or artillery, they can all be sold.  "

    Zhao Donghe thought for a while and nodded.  It is not advisable to push too hard for the time being. The Zhang family's sudden display of strong potential and the sudden appearance of Dayang Group disrupted the plans of Zhao Donghe and the Country of Canglan.

    So Zhao Donghe would do the next best thing for the time being. It would also be great if he could buy a large amount of black iron specially used for alchemy and this kind of strange and powerful artillery.

    "If the country of Canglan had artillery, it wouldn't require too many. As long as ten artillery pieces, it would be enough to make hundreds of thousands or millions of enemy legions restless.

    With a maximum range of fifteen kilometers, you can use it however you want.

    Thinking of this, Zhao Donghe carefully asked the price.

    Zhang Hao immediately gave a quotation: "The black iron specially used for alchemy starts from 30 high-grade spiritual stones per kilogram. For every increase in purity, the price increases by 10 high-grade spiritual stones."

    The price of the artillery is: a first-generation artillery with a range of ten kilometers, 500,000 high-grade spiritual stones.  A second-generation artillery with a range of fifteen kilometers and 600,000 high-grade spiritual stones.

    Cannonball, 50 high-grade spiritual stones.  (Note 1)

    It is allowed to use elixirs, medicinal materials, etc. for pricing.  "

    "500,000 high-grade spiritual stones?" Zhao Donghe exclaimed, with a bad look on his face: "Master Zhang, are you just talking casually? Generally, the price of the most top-notch spiritual weapons cannot exceed 100,000 high-grade spiritual stones!"

    Zhang Hao nodded seriously: "I really don't know the price of top spiritual weapons. Thank you for letting me know. Then you can buy spiritual weapons, or you can buy our special black iron for alchemy to make spiritual weapons.

    I believe that with the Zhang family¡¯s special black iron for alchemy, the cost price of spiritual weapons can be further reduced.  "

    "You" Zhao Donghe didn't expect Zhang Hao to say such a thing, and he was choked and speechless for a while.

    A master next to Zhao Donghe had a cold face: "Master Zhang, let's not talk about the price of the artillery for now, let's talk about the black iron. The price you just gave is the same as the price sold to the outside world in Xinglin Hall? How can you say that?  Is it a discount?"

    ?Zhang Hao said matter-of-factly: "Due to the recent war, the cost has increased a lot. Naturally, the selling price has also increased. Without a price increase, it is already a discount!"

    "You" This expert was also choked and speechless by Zhang Hao.

    Finally, Zhao Donghe still had some sense. He stopped his men and said to Zhang Hao: "We will consider Master Zhang's conditions. Alas, we have not rested since we came from the east, so we went down to rest first."

    After saying that, he took more than two hundred of his men and left.

    After Zhao Donghe left Guan Zhengqing, he stepped forward, very nervously: "Zhang Hao, do you really want to sell the artillery?"

    "If there is a buyer, if you can use an artillery piece to exchange for war supplies for thousands of people or tens of thousands of people, why not?"

    Guan Zhengqing was stunned for a moment.  Yeah, that sounds reasonable.

    In fact, Guan Zhengqing did not know what Zhang Hao was thinking: It is not easy to produce current artillery, and it requires a certain industrial foundation.

    Of course, it is not ruled out that cultivators cheat - their weapon refining abilities may be able to replicate artillery.  But in the process of arms competition, they will understand the difference between handicrafts and industry.

    ??Also, in this world of spiritual practice, it is not easy to keep secrets.  Zhang Hao understood very early on that technology can be kept secret for a while, and he can have a temporary advantage; but it is unrealistic to keep it secret forever!

    Even if there is no practice in another world, there are strong copycat countries; let alone this world with practice.

    Since it cannot be kept secret, Zhang Hao thought of another development direction: guidance.  Through planned technology leaks, we can lead others by the nose and control the development direction of others.

    As early as more than a month ago, Zhang Hao said to his father Zhang Shengde: Some outdated technologies should be disclosed conditionally, and what the Zhang family should do is to constantly introduce new technologies.

    The best way to keep secrets is: progress.

    As far as artillery is concerned, the moment the artillery sprays flames of war on the battlefield, it is impossible to keep artillery technology secret.  Therefore, what Zhang Hao can do is to leak the technology in a planned and conditional manner, and use this to control the situation.

    Since the Kingdom of Jinyang has obtained the artillery shells, we will sell the artillery to the Kingdom of Canglan in the east to influence the war situation.  Artillery has such power and the ability to influence the balance between countries.

    This is a kind of technical diplomacy.

    "However, if the country of Canglan wants to obtain artillery, it also needs to pay a considerable price.  If you are unwilling, we can also sell the artillery to the Kingdom of Taihua.

    In a short period of time, only the Zhang family has complete artillery, so the right to speak is in the hands of the Zhang family.

    (Note 1: The price of cannonballs has been adjusted to make the story more reasonable. New readers please ignore this reminder. What you see is the corrected article.)

    Update time: Two updates, around 11:30 and around 19:30.

    Third update: added around 18:30.

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    Tianya tries its best to update according to the above time.  However, writing is not a mechanical task, so please forgive me if the time fluctuates.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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