Throne of Vientiane Civilization

"Three-bow crossbow and city defense crossbow..."

When Peter received Zhou Xu's reply, his eyes suddenly lit up.

According to Zhou Xu, since they failed in the auction this time, the single-soldier crossbows would be out of stock in the short term. However, considering that they had indeed had several pleasant transactions and had established a certain friendship, if they wanted, he could make an exception and sell them a batch of three-bow crossbows and city defense crossbows.

According to the current situation, he would definitely not be able to defeat the Smith Party headed by Fisher just based on the size of his crossbow troops.

This also indirectly shows that once their armies come into direct conflict, the Rakshasa Republican Army will most likely not be a match for the other side.

Peter's original idea was to expand the size of his crossbow troops to enhance their deterrent power and prevent Fisher from acting rashly.

But once they take action, judging from the current situation, their chances of winning are still 30:70, with their Rakshasa Republicans accounting for 30% and the Smith Party headed by Fisher accounting for 70%.

After all, the situation is different from before. At that time, Fisher had to worry about the external threat of the greenskins.

Now, the greenskins have been completely wiped out, and the royal city is back under Fisher's control.

This was also the fundamental reason why Gilt had always started the discussion with the premise of defensive battle.

If they want to fight for that 30% chance of winning, they have to rely on defense to stabilize their position, and then see if they can find an opportunity to turn defeat into victory.

Not to mention the three-bow crossbow for now, the city defense crossbow undoubtedly attracted Peter's attention first.

According to the brief introduction Zhou Xu included in the letter, this city defense crossbow can be said to be quite in line with their next tactical needs.

During this time, Gilt also arrived very quickly. Peter handed the letter directly to Gilt and asked him for his opinion on the city defense crossbow.

"I think it's fine. There's no need to doubt the military strength of the Great Zhou. The individual crossbows they sold to us before were also of very high quality."

At this point, Gilt paused.

"And now we can be considered to have reached a long-term trade cooperation with Da Zhou. As long as we can maintain this relationship, Da Zhou will be able to obtain stable labor and resources from us."

"From this point of view, there is no need for Da Zhou to cheat us on things."

Listening to Gilt's simple analysis, Peter nodded in agreement.

"Also, unlike individual crossbows, city defense crossbows and three-bow crossbows are large-scale military equipment and strategic equipment. From what Emperor Zhou said, these were not originally within the scope of the transaction. Now that we have a chance, let's buy them first!"

"Both the city defense crossbow and the three-bow crossbow?"

“Both!”

If they can't even do this, then there's no point in them considering anything else.

"We need more city defense crossbows to improve our city defense capabilities and ensure that the Smith Party's troops cannot break through our city. Once we get the chance, we can turn defense into offense and launch a counterattack with the three-bow crossbow!"

The three-bow crossbow and the city defense crossbow are one for attack and one for defense. Zhou Xu made it very clear when introducing the products.

At this moment, compared to Gilt's determined face, a trace of pain unconsciously flashed in Peter's eyes.

The actions of that bastard Fisher directly led to the devaluation of labor.

If he continues to use labor as the main bargaining chip, then in the next transaction, he may not be able to support 20,000 laborers in one transaction, and he will have to increase to at least 30,000 or 40,000.

This was undoubtedly what Zhou Xu intended.

Fisher's move to devalue the labor force is only one of the reasons. Another very important reason is that their Great Zhou has absorbed tens of thousands of immigrants in the past two years.

For now, it is still within their tolerance range, but in the next few years, if they absorb immigrants at a higher frequency and on a larger scale, it may have an impact on the original people group of their Great Zhou.

For their Great Zhou, more labor is better, but this external labor force still needs to be properly controlled. At this time, it is time to wait for a few years and digest it properly.

But if he directly said that he would not accept more labor, it would inevitably expose the internal situation of their Great Zhou to a certain extent.

To avoid this, the simplest way at the moment is to raise the price.

Tell them directly that excess labor is worthless, and if they want to use labor as a bargaining chip, the quantity will have to double.

Through this method, the other party will gradually become unable to accept the price. If the other party still wants to continue purchasing equipment from him, he can only change the payment terms.

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The Russian Republican Party does have a large labor force, but it cannot withstand such a devaluation.

At the same time, Zhou Xu has also pointed out that if they continue to pay with labor, then labor will continue to depreciate and become less and less valuable.

This forced Peter to postpone his labor spending and instead focus on the resources at hand.

It is undeniable that if there is any hard currency between countries, it is these resources.

Take the relatively common copper and iron for example, they are both non-renewable resources. No country would complain about having too many of these resources and would only think that the more the better.

After receiving Peter's reply, Zhou Xu has been obsessed with foreign trade recently. Who can understand the joy of making money?

During this process, diplomatic teams from various countries also arrived one after another.

The first to arrive were undoubtedly the female warriors. According to what was previously agreed upon at the United Nations, this team would consist of a maximum of thirty people, and the female warriors just randomly picked five people to come.

In fact, the diplomatic team sent by their Great Zhou to the female warrior tribe was in a similar situation. Both sides were basically going through the procedures.

The second place we arrived at was Copperforge, after all, it was our next-door neighbor. We made preparations for departure in the morning, entered the Plains Fortress before dark, and got on the train smoothly.

Taking the train all the way through the New South District and the New North District, and then transferring to a transport ship, this journey was undoubtedly an eye-opener for the dwarves.

The development of the Great Zhou Dynasty can be said to have completely exceeded their imagination.

During this process, the leader of the Tonglue Fort diplomatic team surprised Zhou Xu, because the person who came was none other than an old acquaintance of their Great Zhou, Woking Tonglue!

When Zhou Xu heard the news, a meaningful look appeared on his face.

The second prince of Copperforge, oh, no, after the old king passed away and Balon ascended to the throne, Woking can no longer be called a prince. In terms of status, as the king's younger brother, he must be a prince, right?

"Sending a prince here as a diplomat? What does this King Baron want to do?"