Three Kingdoms, at the beginning of the game, recognize the thief as the father, hit the spectacle,

Arching his hands towards Sun Jian, Zhang Yan's eyes were a little bright in the dark night.

Immediately afterwards, seeing that Sun Jian had become a big financier in one fell swoop from what he originally thought was a broken household, Zhang Yan felt a little relieved about the other party's financial situation.

Gold... In the past ten years, it was the No. [-] treasure of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Apart from the population, it was gold that had the strongest value in troubled times.

Things like copper coins can be used as general equivalents, that is, currency when the country is peaceful and stable... But once the dynasty collapses, the value of the currency will quickly be buried with the dynasty.

At that time, the more gold you have in your hands, the more stable the economic development under your rule will be.

Similarly, the more gold in his hand, the more things he can do.

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"In that case, brother Wentai, I can talk to you about this equipment with confidence."

"I don't know what kind of equipment do you like now? When will you need it, and how much do you plan to buy?"

Heaving a sigh of relief, Zhang Yan started to think about how to take Hunan...or the gold mine in Jingnan as his own.

When the big man collapses in the future, the right to mint coins will be delegated to various forces. By then, with this gold mine in his hand, he will already be countless ahead of others.

In addition, Lujiang wants to lead Jiangdong, and even lead the economy of the entire southeast of China so that it will not collapse in the future. Controlling the source of gold mines to limit inflation can be said to be the top priority of economic policy.

For this reason, Zhang Yan, who originally only wanted to sell some basic equipment, began to think about how to make a fortune from the opponent.

Even some former secret weapons... It's not impossible to sell him.

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"Which one am I looking at?"

Smiling at Zhang Yan, Sun Jian was also relieved to see him let go.

"Listen to you, don't you have enough stock to sell to me no matter which one I like?"

"Can you even sell me that kind of iron armor that is sealed from top to bottom?"

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In front of Sun Jian, Zhang Yan hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

"Of course, what you're talking about is armor, right? It's expensive, and it's troublesome to produce, but it's not impossible to sell it to you in small quantities."

"As long as you promise me one thing - no matter what happens in your lifetime, you will not take the initiative to invade my Jiangdong land."

"And your descendants must abide by this non-expropriation agreement."

"As long as you, Sun Wentai, agree, you can buy all my armors. There are even some weapons that you haven't noticed today."

Having said that, Zhang Yan paused for a moment.

"That kind of weapon...is my Lujiang secret weapon, and it is also the most expensive one in my army."

"Speaking of which, the equipment cost of a large battalion of this thing is even far more than that of heavy cavalry... As long as you nod, I will share some with you."

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Having said that, the two looked at each other, and then smiled knowingly.

Both Sun Jian and Zhang Yan have already confirmed that today's matter must have been completed.The rest is nothing more than negotiating prices with each other and arguing about conditions.

Like Sun Jian, his goal is to "import" as many weapons from Lujiang as possible to arm himself.

After this year's famine, the conflict between him and Wang Rui, the governor of Jingbei, has reached the extreme, and maybe that day they will start to fight each other with real swords and guns.

He needs Zhang Yan as his backing to provide him with adequate equipment.

As for Zhang Yan...

All he wants is money.

It would be best if he could sell a large amount of equipment so that Sun Jian could not pay for it, and had to sell the futures of gold mine output in the next two to three years to fill his debts.

After two or three years, the debt was paid off... Sun Jian was almost at the end.

At that time, whether he will take over Jingnan and win the gold mine, or what...the future is still two things.

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It can be said that both of them are very satisfied with this win-win situation.

It was precisely because of this that Sun Jian said to Zhang Yan without hesitation:

"De Mao, I also know your worries. This agreement of non-expropriation, once it is established, it is established."

"I, Sun Jian and Sun Wentai, swear to the heavens that in my lifetime, I will never invade Jiangdong's land with swords and soldiers. If there is any violation, I am willing to suffer the punishment of heaven and earth, and there will never be a peaceful day."

"The descendants of my grandson's family will definitely abide by this covenant. Those who break the contract will not be allowed to eat, wear clothes, materials, or enter the ancestral land of my grandson's family. The emperor is above, and the thick soil is the proof."

Stretching out three fingers and pointing at the sky, Sun Jian finished these words in one breath, and then turned to look in Zhang Yan's direction.

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"De Mao, in fact, my situation is like this. At present, I have a total of 19 soldiers in the three counties of Changsha, Lingling, and Guiyang in southern Jingnan. Most of them are cavaliers, there are few infantry archers, and there are almost no horse archers. "

"Jingnan's water network is dense, and talented people are the foundation of my life. I must arm this army to ensure my position in Jingzhou, and to ensure that the 'cooperation' between you and me can proceed smoothly."

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"what??"

"19!!?"

Hearing Sun Jian's words, Zhang Yan also made a smart move.

He was still immersed in the agreement between the other party and himself just now, thinking that if this was the case, Sun Ce probably would not have the idea to attack Lujiang again.

But he didn't expect that Sun Jian just said a number that almost choked him to death as soon as he opened his mouth.

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19 million.

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According to Dahan's household registration, the combined population of the three counties of Changsha is only about one million. Compared with Lujiang after the great development, although it is slightly more, it is not much more.

Then how did Sun Jian use 100 million people to support nearly 20 soldiers?

On average, five old, weak, sick, and disabled support one soldier. Is it really "squeezing them dry"?

But fortunately, Zhang Yan soon reacted——

It is estimated that he is not the only one who is doing things like rectifying the population and land. For example, Sun Jian has no reason not to thoroughly investigate the population hidden by the aristocratic family.

As for how much they find out, it depends on the strength of the local family and Sun Jian's means.

As for Sun Jian, he also nodded, which proved Zhang Yan's conjecture.

"Well, it's 19. Among them, 12 are the standing army. Except for the three months of busy farming every year, the rest of the time is non-stop training."

"There are about 7 people who are registered field soldiers. They take care of farming for seven to eight months a year, and in the remaining four months, deducting the two months of cold weather, they can also fight with the standing army. After training together for two months, it can be regarded as having a certain combat capability."

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"Don't look at me like that, you know the situation of the family. The total number of people in the three counties is only 130 million... How is this possible?"

"I'm afraid there are more than a million people in Lujiang!"

"There are also those Yue people and barbarians... who are willing to obey the dispatch and return to the king, and I will also register them as civil registration, my own civil registration."

"Although it is difficult to rely on these people to feed 20 troops, it is not impossible."

He whispered to Zhang Yan that this was the first time Sun Jian showed his true strength in front of others.

A total of 19 troops... let alone Luoyang, even people like Dong Zhuo and Ding Yuan, who confronted him head-on in the south of the Yangtze River, would not necessarily be the first to die.

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"A standing army of 12...that's pretty strong!"

Looking at Sun Jian in surprise, Zhang Yan suddenly had a very strange idea in his heart.

If you knew that after your death, Yuan Shu took away your property... Even if Sun Ce and Zhou Yu offered jade seals, they would only return ten thousand people... How would you think?

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Of course, the relationship between the two is still an ally, so it is naturally impossible for Zhang Yan to tell Sun Jian what is there or what is not.

He just showed his surprise at the right time, and then continued to look at Sun Jian.

If his estimate is correct, Sun Jian still has some things to say.

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"exactly."

"I have a regular army of 12. If I hadn't been seeing the people in Jingzhou exhausted, how could I have endured Wang Rui for so long?"

"De Mao, after seeing your army in Lujiang this time, I have an idea: that is, the strategy of elite soldiers is correct, and I want to replenish the equipment of the soldiers under my command."

"Leaving aside the 12 field soldiers, among the 1 soldiers, only about [-] have a full set of armor, and the remaining [-] have only one weapon, or even a weapon. conveniently."

"Just open your mouth... I have a huge hole in my hand, no matter how many armor weapons, I can eat them all."

After flexing his muscles towards his ally, Sun Jian let out a long breath.From his eyes, Zhang Yan can clearly feel the heroic temperament of looking down on the world and who is better than me.

Afterwards, seeing Sun Jian's expression of entrusting full authority to himself, Zhang Yan was stunned, only feeling that his fingertips were a little numb.

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You know, what is the favorite party for those who do sales?

It's the kind of carte blanche that leaves nothing to be desired, allowing you to operate on your own!

Although Zhang Yan is not a salesman, he still feels the joy of sales at the moment.

It's just that compared to those people, he still has some conscience.

Therefore, after counting with his fingers, he turned to Sun Jian and said:

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PS: In the blink of an eye, ten days have passed since the Great Tranquility!

How are you, my readers!