On the evening outside Moscow... On the evening, in Glinsky's private manor, two dusty knights called to open the door, entered the manor, threw the horse directly to the guards, and then went straight to the small living room of Glinsky's backyard, which was where Glinsky met his subordinates. As for the guests, they were received in the large living room in the front yard.

"Lord, we are back!" Both of them were Glinsky's retainers, and they all defected from Lithuania to Moscow with Glinsky. After seeing Glinsky, they knelt on one knee and saluted respectfully.

"No need to be polite, Belov, Kasesky, have you found out the specific information in Constantinople? Is it as the Italian merchant said?" Glinsky asked anxiously.

Although Marin's spy pretended to be a "Venice merchant" and taught Greensky how to use artillery, Greensky did not dare to believe it. Even if he bought the artillery, he still cautiously sent people to Constantinople to find out the news.

Constantinople is Istanbul, the capital of the Ottomans. Although the Ottomans captured Constantinople and converted the Hagia Sophia into a mosque, they did not prohibit some Orthodox activities in Europe. In fact, in the Ottoman army, infantry such as gunners and musketeers were mainly Slavs from the Balkan Peninsula, that is, Orthodox people.

Therefore, Glinsky's two subordinates, Belov and Kasesky, easily found relevant people who knew the news in Constantinople. Moreover, coincidentally, they were the Slav mercenary musketeers who participated in the Battle of Dabik Grassland.

After only a few glasses of wine, the musketeer from Serbia told the Dabik Grassland Battle in detail. Of course, it was added with moisture. For example, this musketeer classmate boasted that he killed 100 Mamluk cavalry. However, with the hit rate of the musket... so just listen to this part...

What? You said that the Ottomans were a peaceful country and did not allow alcohol to drink? It was not true. The Ottoman Empire had not completely banned alcohol because of religious tolerance, but it was just not allowed to drink alcohol. Even in the famous Sultan Guards, many people drank. Historically, when Murad III ascended the throne, they ordered a nationwide ban on alcohol. Then, the Guards directly rebelled, which scared Murad III to immediately abolished the ban on alcohol. There was no way, in the Ottoman Empire, the Guards did not support you, and the Sultan could not sit steadily.

Therefore, in Istanbul, Orthodox Slavs were very common to drink. The reason why the Slavs were not converted into peacemakers was because the Slavs really could not accept ban on alcohol in drinking.

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"So, is that Venetian merchant all said true?" Glinsky said happily.

"Yes, Lord, but the Venetians seemed to focus on artillery and did not pay much attention to the application of muskets. And the Ottoman mercenary said that the musketeers behind the cannon carts were the main force in determining the outcome..." Bellov added.

Greensky waved his hand:

"This is normal. Venetian merchants are merchants after all, so it is good to realize the importance of artillery. As for the Ottoman musketeer, their words also have exaggerated elements. We all know that musketeers are actually scary. Those who really die under the gun are all unlucky. However, arranging a group of musketeers behind the iron chain cannon array is indeed a good supplement. The Grand Duke can still get one or two thousand musketeers. At that time, we will use this tactic to deal with the Lithuanians!"

Both Belov and Kasesky showed complex expressions. They were both Lithuanians and followed Glinsky to flee to the Grand Duchy of Moscow. They had a complicated relationship with their motherland. However, Glinsky was their master, and the master resented Lithuania, so they could only stand on Glinsky's side and oppose their motherland.

The next day, Greensky entered the city excitedly, entered the palace, found Vasili III, and reported the good news.

Vasily III was also very excited. Although his moral character was not good, Vasily III had a strong business ability and was considered a powerful monarch. So, Glinsky had suggested buying 150 artillery pieces before, and he also supported him and sold his own way. He even made an IOU with the great nobles in Moscow. After finally getting enough money to buy cannons, Glinsky pulled back 150 bronze cannons.

However, in order to buy these 150 bronze cannons, Vasily III spent tens of thousands of gold coins, and also wrote a bunch of IOUs for the ministers. It’s not that Vasily III could not even get tens of thousands of gold coins. In fact, in order to prepare for the war, Vasily III hollowed out the national treasury and prepared a lot of weapons, armor, and engineering equipment. When Glinsky went to buy the cannons, he could no longer afford the remaining money, so he could only borrow from the noble ministers. Of course, he was a tyrant, and the ministers dared not to borrow it. Unlike Chongzhen, who was unlucky, he could not even borrow money.

When the news reached Orich, Marin lowered his feet and stamped his chest - that was my money!

Marin had long regarded Moscow City as a treasure, so the money of the nobles taken by Vasily III should have been "seized" by the Beihai army. As a result, Vasily III was exchanged for 150 bronze cannons, as well as a lot of gunpowder and lead bullets.

However, what Marin needs is hard currency gold and silver, not copper cannons! The Beihai Kingdom does not lack artillery, nor does it lack copper. These copper cannons are melted into copper, and no one wants them...

"Oh? No! No one wants it if it is cast into copper coins. But, the bronze cannon... If the Grand Duchy of Moscow wins this battle, it seems that there will definitely be a market for bronze cannons..."

"Come on, Xiao Wa (Vasily III), you must bomb the Lithuanian army into scum..." Marin silently cheered Vasily III and Glinsky.

As long as the Grand Duchy of Moscow has achieved a good record in this battle, not to mention whether Western Europe can pay attention to it, the victim of Lithuania will definitely pay great attention to it. After all, they are direct victims of artillery and will feel deeply. In addition, Poland, an ally of Lithuania, will also empathize with it. At that time, the seized bronze cannons can be used to exchange gold and silver for Lithuania and Poland...

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! In addition, the North Sea Kingdom itself can also cast copper cannons and sell them to Lithuania and Poland. These two countries are so big and have so many populations. It is not too much for each to buy 100 cannons, right? In addition, the 150 Austrian cannons bought by the Grand Principal of Moscow are too slim, and there are many one-pound cannons and two-pound cannons. Marin thinks that they should all be changed to three-pound cannons.

Of course, it is not the front-mounted three-pound cannon, but the rear-mounted Flor cannon that is currently popular in Europe. This kind of cannon is not difficult to cast. As long as the iron mold is made, the copper cannon will be cast very quickly, every few hours. Unlike the traditional mud film cannon, every few months... the difference between the wages of this craftsman is so different...

Therefore, in the general market, the price of copper cannons is not only its own copper price, but also the salary of many craftsmen is very expensive. Generally speaking, the price of copper cannons is about twice its own copper price, or even more. In this way, the seller cannons can have sufficient profits.

Because of the iron mold casting gun method, the cost of casting copper cannons is low. If you sell it twice as much as the copper price, you will definitely make a lot of money! If Lithuania is damaged by artillery fire, Lithuania and Poland will not be happy and will be hit by this. There is no way, it will hurt to get a skin-cutting pain. For the sake of security, you have to buy it even if you pinch your nose.

In addition, since Lithuania bought it, and the Grand Principal of Moscow, which was looted by Marin, would also want to buy artillery in order not to be abused by Lithuania. What? You said that the Grand Principal of Moscow had no money at that time? He wouldn't borrow it without money? As long as he had enough interest, or mortgaged land, or even mortgaged the population, it would be impossible to buy copper cannons. Even Marin planned to provide a batch of copper cannons to the Grand Principal of Moscow through a third party. If the other party really had no money, he could pay the debt with the population...

Even this third party, Marin, had already thought about it - the Teutonic businessman...
Chapter completed!