Throne of Vientiane Civilization

The heavy crossbows of the copper furnace fortress can be used by the heavy crossbowmen of the dwarves, but they may not be able to use them well in the hands of the crossbowmen of their Great Zhou, and they may even end up with unnecessary trouble.

Although Shi Lei and his team do not engage in military equipment research and development, they are accompanied by various military equipment and weapons all day long.

If you want to use a military equipment and weapon skillfully, you must first understand it.

Therefore, in this regard, Shi Lei and his team have a very accurate vision.

Zhou Xu, who knew about this situation in advance, naturally lost most of his interest in the heavy crossbows of the dwarves.

As the person in charge of this diplomatic trade, Kong Daqian undoubtedly knew about this.

"Your Excellency should know that our Great Zhou also has a considerable crossbow force, and the manufacturing technology of the crossbow itself is also quite good."

Although Kong Daqian said this in a more modest way, Woking was not stupid, and he soon heard that the other party was not very interested in their heavy crossbows.

This was within their expectations.

Crossbowmen have always been a strong force of the dwarves. Under this premise, they will naturally pay more attention to the crossbowmen of other forces, not to mention the crossbowmen of the Great Zhou Dynasty who are on the same line of defense with them.

The dwarves are experts in making and using crossbows. They are not bragging. They can roughly tell the level of the crossbows in the hands of a crossbowman of a force at a glance. If they confirm the actual battlefield performance of the opponent, the whole judgment can be almost accurate.

With this as a premise, even the dwarves of Tonglubao have to admit that the level of the individual crossbows of the Great Zhou Dynasty is quite high even in the coalition army, and it is not much different from them.

With the same technical level, the reason why their dwarf heavy crossbowmen can have better actual combat performance on the battlefield is due to their innate physical fitness, not any technical strength or individual crossbow design problems.

This is also the fundamental reason why the combat effectiveness of the crossbowmen of other forces is difficult to surpass them.

Yes, the dwarves are very clear about this.

But they also know that the value of a piece of equipment or a design can be big or small.

In the grander sense, it can even be a priceless treasure.

There are many forces in the coalition who want to ask them to buy it, but they still won't sell it.

The dwarves are undoubtedly betting on whether Da Zhou wants it or not. If Da Zhou wants it, they can exchange the individual heavy crossbow for explosive bombs.

Considering the value of explosive bombs, or gunpowder, if the exchange can be completed with the individual heavy crossbow, then this transaction is the most cost-effective for them in Tongluobao.

On the contrary, if this transaction cannot be established and they need to exchange with other resources...

The final result will most likely not be a small number.

Under this premise, they also have a bed crossbow in Tongluobao. With the mentality of giving it a try, Volkin gritted his teeth and added the bed crossbow, but Kong Daqian was still not interested.

Come to think of it, from the level of the individual crossbow, it can be seen that the bed crossbow of Da Zhou is definitely not bad.

In addition, they actually have a lot of equipment in Copperforge, such as the trolleys used to launch wooden hurricanes, which are all in the tradable options. Those equipment are the embodiment of the technical strength of their dwarven craftsmen.

But along the way, after seeing the development of the Great Zhou, Wojin knew that those equipment were basically not good enough.

Because the technical strength of the Great Zhou was not much worse than theirs, and the Great Zhou could also make those equipment.

With no choice, Wojin could only show his resources.     To a certain extent, real resources are the hard currency between their major forces.

In addition to being keen on researching various technologies, the dwarves are also keen on researching ores, which makes their mineral reserves relatively rich. After all, they occupy a mountain range and almost hollow out the mountain.

Of course, they can't compare with their Great Zhou. According to the types of minerals, their Great Zhou is still better.

This can be seen from the area of ​​the territory. No matter how rich the mineral resources of Tonglubao are, it only occupies a mountain range after all, and it is not comparable to their Great Zhou.

Zhou Xu had the idea of ​​​​taking advantage of the resources of the other side from the beginning, and his purpose was clear, that is, he wanted sulfur. In addition, although copper and iron are common, they are in great demand during the development process. He doesn't mind making a profit.

Of course, if there are some special metals, it would be better.

But unfortunately, Kong Daqian didn't see any after a round of looking.

I just don't know whether the other side really doesn't have them, or they have them but didn't take them out.

After all, special metals are basically rare resources. If they were in their Great Zhou, they would not easily put special metals on the trading table.

Regarding this issue, Kong Daqian didn't get entangled, and the topic soon revolved around metals such as sulfur and copper and iron.

The two sides bargained, but anyone could see that Kong Daqian was in control of the whole process, and the whole state was called a breeze.

After all, the positions of both sides destined that the entire pressure was basically on Tonglubao.

According to Kong Daqian's eloquence, even under normal circumstances, Woking might not be his opponent, let alone when their Great Zhou was completely in control.

During his conversation, Kong Daqian methodically tested the bottom line of Tongluebao.

However, considering their alliance, he still left some room for the time being and did not intend to do things too much. He even made some concessions during the negotiation process, which made Woking mistakenly believe that he had gained benefits for Copperforge.

Little did he know that it was the space reserved by Kong Daqian from the beginning, which was used to ease the relationship between the two sides, so as to prevent the two sides from tearing each other apart because of a deal that was too unpleasant.

After the negotiation, Woking felt more tired than fighting a war.

In contrast, Kong Daqian returned to his office with a smile, and then quickly wrote a report and sent it to Zhou Xu.

"This is really a good deal."

The whole thing went much more smoothly than he expected. Looking at the report, Zhou Xu was also smiling.

This time, he was ready to support Copperforge without making any money and was purely invested.

In the end, who would have thought that he would still make a fortune.

In this transaction, let's not talk about other resources, just talk about sulfur. On the premise of meeting the cost of making gunpowder for Copperforge, they can still make a net profit of 40% from the raw materials!

Of course, Zhou Xu also knows that they can't keep making money from this business.

After getting the gunpowder, Copperforge will definitely start researching it. When the dwarves figure it out, they will have no profit.

However, Zhou Xu doesn't care about this. From his point of view, the dwarves of Copperforge already have a concept of gunpowder. It's just a matter of time before they figure it out. His approach can only bring this time forward.

Under this premise, he improves the strength of the dwarves of Copperforge, allowing the dwarves to better compete with the greenskins, and at the same time, he also makes a fortune. Why not?