Great Wei Overlord

Chapter 388 Fueling the Equipment Contest (Part [-])
Chapter 391 Fueling the Equipment Competition

Hearing Xie Ai's words, Ji Li's heart was like a mirror.Ran Min had given an explanation, otherwise Ji Li would have left now.

Xie Ai continued: "Ai's skills are not as good as people's, but he accepts his fate. However, the most important thing is the gap in equipment between the two sides, which is also the reason for the defeat. Ai heard that Wei Guo intends to sell some weapons, so he wanted to ask Brother Ji for help. !"

It is said that all the scholars are not good birds, and now Ji Li is convinced.

Liangguo's "Deaf and Mute" branch sent Xie Ai to secretly form a team years ago.The number ranged from 5000 to [-].As for the so-called horse bandits, they are actually just a ploy by Xie Ai to call for the thief to be caught and to raise the bandits' self-respect.

Xie Ai fought with Marshazar several times, and both suffered considerable damage.

However, according to the news sent back from the "deaf and dumb" before and after, this Mashasar, like a god-man, can predict every time, and hit Xie Ai's vitals every time.And the strange thing is that every time Xie Ai sent troops to fight, they brought a large amount of food, grass and armor. This was not like a normal bandit suppression operation, but rather like an act of secretly funding the enemy.

In the end, more than a dozen generals who were not directly related to Xie Ai were killed in battle.

In the end, Ran Min came to a conclusion that Xie Ai had a tendency to stand on his own or betray Liang.In fact, Ran Min guessed wrong on this point. It wasn't that Xie Ai deliberately betrayed the Liang Kingdom, but that he discovered Zhang Zuo's conspiracy and arranged countermeasures in advance.

As Ran Min's confidant, Ji Lian, an upright man, is a person who knows what he likes and what he hates.Xie Ai is very dissatisfied with people like Xie Ai who wanted to be self-reliant when Zhang Chonghua, who had been kind to him, died of illness, and the young master lost his morals when he was young.

On the surface, he was not happy or angry, but in his heart he had already greeted the eighteen generations of Xie Ai's ancestors.If it hadn't been for Ran Min's confession that he would try his best to complete Xie Ai's independent plan, Ji Wei would not be able to bear it, and hit him with flowers all over his face.

"So that's how it is!" Ji Wei chuckled and blew casually: "Brother Xie is loyal to the country, and his heart is respectable. However, although His Majesty intends to sell some of the weapons, you also know that the price is not low. Although These weapons are all old items, but they are of high quality and well maintained."

Of course, Xie Ai knows that there is no tradition of selling weapons and equipment in this era, not to mention weapons and equipment, even iron ore, copper, fur, animal tendon, raw and wrought iron are all trading items that are restricted by the court.The things smuggled out at the risk of their lives are not only small in number, but also ridiculously expensive.The raw materials are so expensive, will the finished weapons and equipment be cheap?In terms of profiteering industries, it belongs to military products.

Xie Ai said: "Isn't there no way for Ai? The king's order is hard to break, and Ai can't bear to watch his brother die at the hands of the gangsters. Therefore, at this price, I don't need to worry about it. Even if it is a waste of money, Ai will buy [-] sets. Armor riding gear and attached sword!"

"50 sets?" Ji Wei said in surprise, "Brother, did you hear me right? So much? This is [-] gold coins."

"50 gold coins!" Xie Ai was also taken aback. Although he knew that Qingyan had accumulated a lot of wealth, all the wealth added up was only 30 to [-] gold coins. wealth.

The 30 million gold was not worth seeing at all, Xie Ai had to spend it in Wei Guo, and it was impossible to transport it away.Xie Ai looked particularly embarrassed.

Ji Li said: "Of course, people who are not of our race must have a different heart. My emperor is sage and understands righteousness. He once said that buying and selling is a small matter. If these 50 armors were sold by the Yan Kingdom, [-] gold, it would be worth a piece of money." There will be no less. But General Xie is a compatriot of our family, and avoiding being invaded by the Shahu, but it is a great achievement for the country and the people. Therefore, if General Xie wants to buy it, he will naturally give a preferential price."

There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, and there is another village in the shadow of the willows. This feeling made Xie Ai very excited: "How is it a preferential method?"

Ji Yan Youyouquan laughed and said, "How much money can General Xie give at most!"

Xie Ai said: "It's only 27 gold at most!"

"This is not easy!" Ji Wei said in disbelief: "It would be fine if it was thirty to fifty thousand gold, but this is too far away!"

Xie Ai is also a bit embarrassed. Merchants in this era are far less treacherous than later generations. They say how much they sell, and basically this price is the bottom line they can accept. Even if there is a little discount, it will not be too much.

Xie Ai said: "How about, Young Master Ai buy some!"

"That's not necessary!" Ji Wei said: "Someone has noticed this, brother Xie can buy these 20 sets of armor at a price of [-] gold, and my emperor also sent the general three thousand bows with one stone. ! Prepare [-] arrows!"

Liang State is no better than Jin Dynasty. Although they are mainly Han people, their manufacturing capacity is very low. Liangzhou has been a place of distribution since ancient times. Although there are some craftsmen, they are far inferior to the Central Plains.Self-manufacturing is far from being able to meet one's own needs.The Liangzhou cavalry is famous for its bravery, but their equipment is not the best, even inferior to that of Youzhou.

Xie Ai said: "What method?"

Ji Wei said: "It's very simple. Open the Western Regions trade routes and the Liangguo market for free. Your country will not levy taxes on Wei's products! Exemption from business taxes, exemption from tolls, open for five years! If your country in the future If the passage is still free, Wei State can provide Liang State with weapons and equipment worth 30 gold!"

Five years of business tax exemption, can offset 30 gold weapons?Xie Ai was almost knocked out by this sudden happiness.

Hearing this, Xie Ai was very moved. You must know that even if he bought this batch of armors, he would never want to hide it from Liang Guo.He had to hide it from the world, that is, to put [-]% of it into armor for the court of Liangguo.

In order to hide the [-] heavy armor among them, it is the limit of Xie Ai's financial resources to support the [-] heavy armored cavalry.Besides, Liangguo is also mainly based on agricultural tax and animal husbandry tax, and the commercial tax is very low.Merchants are either under the name of nobles, or they are managed by gentry disciples, and these characters have free privileges.Liangguo imperial court has no commercial tax revenue.

In fact, this point was also an agreement between Ran Ming and the merchants during the financial war in the Jin Dynasty.

When Xie Ai heard this, he was so happy that he fainted. Sixty thousand gold per year, even in the eyes of Wang Xie, Gu Lu Zhuzhang, the Five Sects and Seven Wangs who were seriously injured, and the merchants of Wei State, this is a treasure. It's a small amount, but for the impoverished Liangguo, it's like a big pie falling from the sky!
Xie Ai smiled and said, "When can your country send these weapons to Liang country?"

Ji Lu said: "Well, after the military exercises, the Yellow River will be transported upstream by waterway to Shuozhou when the Yellow River rises at the end of June."

The next day.

The news that Liangguo Xie Ai had purchased [-] sets of armor, was helped by someone with a heart, and spread to the ears of Dai Guo's envoy Tuo Baguang.

Tuo Baguang couldn't sit still anymore. In the past, Liang State and Dai State lived in peace, but ever since Wei State and Yan State joined forces to deceive Dai State, their strength has been greatly damaged.During this period of time, Dai Guo was a rat in a bellows, suffering from both ends.

Not only was there a dispute over land and pasture with Yan State in the east, but there was also a lot of friction with Liang State on the west front.

If Liangguo is equipped with [-] armored riding gear, it will be accepted on behalf of the state.You must know that the cavalry of the Liang Kingdom is famous all over the world, no worse than the Xianbei cavalry of their Tuoba tribe.

If they were equipped with this kind of tortoise shell, Dai Guo would have to stay away.

Tuobaguang doesn't have much money in his hands, but it doesn't mean he has no means of public relations. Xie Ai asked Ji to spend in Mulan Pavilion.

Tuobaguang chose the more direct one. He has no other good things, but he has beauties.

In order to make friends with Wei Guo, Tuobaguang brought more than 100 beautiful Xianbei beauties.

This Xianbei tribe is not only rich in famous generals, especially in Wuhuluanhua, Zhitang Dynasty, there are countless famous generals from Xianbei tribe.However, in addition to famous generals, there is another specialty of the Xianbei people, that is handsome men and beautiful women.

Ji Lian saw twenty tall, blond, blue-eyed beauties that night, and before he had time to have the idea that men should have, Ji Lian was frightened and fled in embarrassment.

It's not that he's not a man, and it's not that he can sit still like Liu Xiahui, but that he really can't bear the pungent sheep smell.

But he also knew that Tuo Baguang would definitely feel uneasy if he didn't accept these twenty beauties.In order to let Tuoba Guang start an arms race with Yan State at ease, Ji Li still suppressed his nausea and hired twenty beauties.

After receiving the benefits from others, it is natural to do things for them.Ji Li met with Tuobaguang the next day.

In fact, in Ran Ming's eyes, this kind of cumbersome armor is rubbish. It not only moves slowly, but also is not as powerful as Wei's original heavy infantry.

In terms of horse breeds, although Xianbei horses are tall and majestic, their endurance is not long-lasting, and they are far inferior to Arabian horses. Not all war horses are suitable for heavy cavalry.This is like a fighter jet. What restricts the air combat capability is not only the attack (air-to-air missiles and electronic radar, information processing system), defense, stealth performance and aerodynamic layout, but also the engine.Without a good engine, F22 can't do it well.

But Tuo Baguang didn't understand, all he knew was that Yan State had armored riding gear, and he could gallop freely without looking down on anyone.If there are enemies, we must also have them, otherwise Daiguo will be at the mercy of others!

It took a lot of effort for Tuobaguang to use 22 war horses from Ji Li to buy [-] sets of armor and riding equipment at a price of [-] yuan per horse.There are six thousand bows.However, Tuoba Guang did not forget to sacrifice public wealth and private interests. He used [-] war horses in exchange for wine and tea.

When Tuo Baguang signed the contract with Wei Guo, Murong Kai couldn't sit still anymore.Why did Daiguo take the lead?
No, Yan Guo can't fall behind their Tuoba Department, even if it is to sell iron, they have to buy the remaining armor and riding equipment.

Dai State, Liang State, and Yan State competed to buy armor and equipment from Wei State. Representatives of Huanwen Wenwen and Jin Dynasty (on the surface Huanwen Wenwen and Jin Dynasty were not the same) also used their means to contact Jizheng.

(End of this chapter)