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

It was after that time that Zhang Yan, relying on the convenience of his status, found some of the largest merchants in the city, and shared his improvement plan for the current city with everyone.

Chapter 13 is not enough? Not enough I can add

Since he was the adopted son of Zhongchang servant Zhang Rang, although Zhang Yan did not have much fame at that time, he still had a high status and voice in front of the businessmen.And considering that he himself is a big customer in Fangshi, and has a lot of business dealings with all the merchants present in terms of food and daily necessities, the merchants also followed Zhang Yan's mind at the beginning. A few minor innovations were made.

And it wasn't until after the innovation that everyone who experienced the convenience of the new version of Fangshi realized that the seemingly simple and deceitful young master of Luoyang was obviously not as ignorant as the other party's appearance showed.

After some improvement by Zhang Yan, Fangshi Lishi in the west of Luoyang City no longer has those scattered stalls outside, but according to the type of goods, it is uniformly arranged according to several large districts.

Every businessman who comes to Fangshi Lishi must register the type, quality and quantity of his goods at the first store in Fangshi, which is the store where Zhang Yan and others are resting now.

In this way, whenever a customer wants to make a purchase, there will be a dedicated attendant to help the customer find a source of suitable quality and quantity among the registered goods for matching.

And if you can't find the product you want in the information registered in Fangshi, and the customer is not in a hurry, you can also purchase the desired product at the service point of Fangshi, and announce your demand to everyone. Merchants inside Fangshi.

Soon, this kind of transaction mode, which is a little troublesome for the service provider, but very convenient for both buyers and sellers, was regarded as a treasure by everyone, and it also greatly improved the transaction efficiency of merchants.

Now the internal data of this square city is managed by the large local merchant families in Luoyang and provides services for everyone, and the sellers also need to provide [-]% of the transaction volume as a service fee.

It's just that compared to the original procrastination mode that wastes a day or even a few days and can't complete the transaction, most businessmen are willing to hand in this kind of fee that only takes up [-]% of the cost.

Smiling and saying hello to the boy in front of him, Zhang Yan told the other party the purpose of his trip, the purchase of large quantities of weapons and equipment, and hoped that the other party would find someone for him among the data registered today. suitable suppliers.

After smiling and greeting the other people present, especially Ye'er who sat beside Zhang Yan without saying a word, the young man asked Zhang Yan about the quantity needed by the other party. The general quality requirements seem to be a little emotional.

You must know that the servant who is greeting Zhang Yan at this moment looks like an ordinary waiter, but whether it is Zhang Yan or other familiar businessmen present, they all know that this person is the current head of the Luoyang Sang family. His nephew, who is also a family member he has been training, is named Sang Jin.

At the same time, although the merchants present were slightly disgusted by the Luoyang Sang family's intention to secretly take Zhang Yan's order, there was nothing they could do.

It is said that the Sang family is a huge business family that has ruled Luoyang since the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Although it is not as good as the top five wealthy merchants in the world, its industries cover important industries such as salt, iron, and wine.

During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Sang Hongyang, the patriarch of the Sang family, entered the court as an official at the age of 13, and almost monopolized the entire coinage industry during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. His family background can be said to be famously strong.

Therefore, apart from the Sang family, among the merchants present, it is very difficult for anyone to have enough strength to take all Zhang Yan's orders.

After all, the people present also learned from the conversation between the two just now that Zhang Yan came to the market this time not because he needed to purchase grain and grass as before, but because he planned to purchase large quantities at a high price all the time. Arm your troops with standard weapons.

In addition, what he needs is an exaggerated amount of three thousand horses and ten thousand steel knives. Therefore, after thinking about the strength of himself and others, the group of businessmen who eavesdropped around him had nothing to do with it. In high spirits, Sang Jin from Nasang's family started chatting with Zhang Yan and others in a low voice.

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"Three thousand horses, and they all have to be made of steel as a whole, not wooden poles?"

"Is there another 1 tempered steel knives?"

"I'm afraid the cost will add up to millions of dollars!"

Silently estimating the price in his heart, Sang Jin's expression became a little strange when he heard that Zhang Yan opened his mouth at this time to tens of thousands of tempered steel knives.

He originally heard that Zhang Yan planned to buy weapons on a large scale, and he thought that the other party was going to buy the private soldiers he had recruited to arm him a few days ago. Therefore, he originally wanted to unite with several large merchants in Luoyang City to join forces. Zhang Yan planned to take this order directly at the stage of demand generation.

But now, after hearing the amount Zhang Yan needed, even Sang Jin, who was born in the Sang family and barely reached the threshold of a wealthy family, couldn't help but become a little embarrassed.

"Yes, it's three thousand horses. Don't worry about this, but it must be of good enough quality. It doesn't matter if the price is a little expensive."

"There are at least 1 steel knives, or more. I can eat all of them at the original price within [-]."

Smiling and nodding to Sang Jin, Zhang Yan didn't have much self-consciousness at the moment, and didn't feel that his deal had exceeded the bottom line that most businessmen in Luoyang could accept.After all, compared to the tens of millions of dollars he spent on building the wonders before, the multi-million dollar weapon orders are not a drizzle for him, but they are indeed not too embarrassing.

Not to mention the consumption of armor and other equipment that he hadn't mentioned yet, it was just that Xu Huang was sent to Bingzhou to buy horses before, and Zhang Yan allocated a budget of nearly 400 million yuan in one go.Therefore, compared to the large amount of money required to form the cavalry, the consumption of these weapons is really not a big deal for Zhang Yan.

Seeing Sang Jin's weird expression at the moment, Zhang Yan not only didn't feel that he asked for too much, but also thought that he asked for too little, which made the other party feel a little embarrassed.

After all, in the online novels in the previous life, especially the construction-type online novels, those large businessmen often invested billions of dollars, and tens of millions of dollars were traded and spent.Although Sang Jin's status is not as good as those top giants such as the Wei family and the Zhen family, in Zhang Yan's eyes, the family that can monopolize the right to mint coins is obviously not far behind.

Therefore, after thinking about it for a while, Zhang Yan even took the initiative to increase the quantity he needed by another level.

Chapter 14 This really doesn't exist

"Well, is there any difficulty?"

"If you think the total price of this batch of goods is too low, making it difficult for you to sell, then I can also place additional orders for shields, including iron-clad wooden shields."

"After all, I am now the general of the big man. If you think it is not enough, the armor business is not impossible."

Smiling and talking to the other party, Zhang Yan wasn't worried that what he said about buying and selling armor would affect his future development, or that he would be reported by Sang Jin in front of him.

After all, he was already a fourth-rank general in the Han Dynasty, and at the same time, he was endorsed by Liu Hong, the Ling Emperor of the Han Dynasty, and Zhang Rang, the Zhongchang Attendant. Like other generals in the Han Dynasty, they were accused of being rebellious and even imprisoned because of their possession of a large number of weapons and armor.

But hearing Zhang Yan's words, Sang Jin's face changed several colors one after another, and at the same time, the previous entanglement also turned into a touch of embarrassment.

"Please, just because you can buy it doesn't mean we can sell it, okay?"

Silently slandering in his heart, Sang Jin was a little speechless at first for the other party's careless behavior of putting contraband on the bright side, and then spoke out, explaining to Zhang Yan with good words.

"Mr. Zhang, General Zhang, it's not about money, it's really..."

"It's true that ordinary businessmen like us won't be able to gather so much military equipment for a while!"

Some helplessly explained to Zhang Yan that Sang Jin also put his own difficulties on the table.

After all, things like swords are easy to say. In addition to the fact that the Han court will be supervised by special officials according to the needs every year, in order to arm the local armies in various places, various families, especially those that have colluded with those local prefects, usually privately forge some swords. into the market.

In addition to the wars in the Central Plains in recent years, it is barely enough to meet Zhang Yan's needs by combining the weapons collected by those who left the battlefield and have not been cleaned by the scavengers.

It's just that the armor is a restricted area that any businessman in Luoyang, even those local officials, would never dare to touch privately.

Maybe you are a general of the Han Dynasty, or a lieutenant of the Han Dynasty, and you bought a large amount of armor just to arm your own parts, but you can barely say it... But if someone dares to come forward this time and cast thousands of sets of armor Selling it to Zhang Yan is to show that the person who trades the armor has the behavior of hiding prohibited items.

As long as it is reported to Jing Zhaoyin by any jealous colleague present, even a behemoth like the Sang family will inevitably be investigated and dealt with by the Han court.

Therefore, after thinking about it again and again, Sang Jin, who was worried that Zhang Yan would say something surprising again, would even propose to buy a military crossbow in front of a large number of foreign businessmen. After clarifying the current situation, he decided to ask Zhang Yan directly. Said clearly.

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"General Zhang, let me tell you clearly..."

"Armor, whether it is armor for ceremonies, or chain mail or armor used by the army, a set of two sets, several big families in Luoyang City can help you think of a way. But if you want It is absolutely impossible to deploy an army on a large scale."

"As for the long weapons like Ma Chan, the all-metal casting you mentioned, we can make some for you, but there is absolutely no way to do three thousand."

He explained to Zhang Yan with some embarrassment that Sang Jin didn't know what kind of evil wind the master in front of him had, and he wanted to buy so many all-metal long weapons at one time.

You must know that for something like a horse lance, the lance's front is almost three feet long, and the edge part is at least more than one foot long.Coupled with the rear part of the lance, under normal circumstances, the entire horse lance can reach a length of one foot or even more than one foot.

If the entire weapon that is more than ten feet long is made of all metal, no matter how thin the lance is made, it cannot be easily used by half-starved soldiers like today.

Even if it is a long wooden pole, I am afraid that in the Han court, only the top troops such as the Jianzhang Camp and the Huben Camp can be deployed on a large scale.

"After all, at this time, most soldiers still use wooden weapons, and almost no army can equip a large number of all-metal long weapons, which are so heavy that ordinary people can't even carry them. Even now the few of us The small part that the family collected for you is mostly the weapons used by some leading generals..."

"On the contrary, it is the iron-clad shields and knives used by ordinary soldiers. We have bought a lot of them from all over the world at low prices these days, and they may meet your needs."

He explained to Zhang Yan aloud that Sang Jin didn't know how to evaluate the other party's needs, so he could only explain the general situation in a low voice.But hearing Sang Jin's words, Zhang Yan frowned slightly.

"Is there no way to get it together? The price is not an issue."

He asked Sang Jin a question, and Zhang Yan couldn't help but feel a little worried when he heard the other party's explanation.

Long before coming here today, Zhang Yan had imagined that he would not be able to buy enough armor or armor. This is also very normal, and it can be said that it was within Zhang Yan's expectation.

After all, the cost of armor is almost ten times that of weapons and equipment, so it is difficult for a businessman to gather thousands or even tens of thousands of armors for him to buy at one time.

It's just that the weapons and equipment are not enough, but it has really caused a lot of interference in Zhang Yan's future arrangements.

You know, after arriving in Lujiang in the future, Zhang Yan intends to train three battalions, that is, 3000 cavalry as the vanguard of his army.These 3000 people have all been selected and assigned to Yang Feng to lead them. They are waiting for Zhang Yan to purchase enough weapons in the past few days before they can start training.

But now Sang Jin said that he could only provide a small amount of horses for training, which immediately made Zhang Yan's expression a little embarrassed.

You know, long weapons and short weapons are two completely different concepts.Unlike steel knives and other weapons that can be used as soon as you get them, if you want to use them proficiently, a weapon like Ma Qian, which is nearly four meters in length, needs to be handed over to soldiers for training several months in advance to let the opponent be familiar with the weapon.

If you always use wooden poles instead of wooden poles as you do now during normal training, then after you arrive in Lujiang in the future, you will change your cavalry in all directions during the war, and suddenly you will get unfamiliar weapons, which will almost kill you. It had a very serious impact on the combat effectiveness of Zhang Yan's soldiers.

As for the idea of ​​using all long weapons made of long wooden poles, Zhang Yan only slightly considered the main way of cavalry warfare in the future, and then extinguished it in his mind.

Chapter 15 It's really not impossible

Although in the current combat environment, the main combat method of the cavalry is to cooperate with the front soldiers to outflank the enemy's formation from the flanks, and at the same time to chase and kill the fleeing army formation, but in the next ten years, the impact of the formation charge Cavalry will soon appear on the land warfare battlefield during the Three Kingdoms period as a new way of fighting.

At that time, if wooden long poles were used as the main weapons for charging, then after only one or two charges, these weapons would inevitably be broken due to the impact of the horses.

At the same time, since on the battlefield, no matter how careful Zhang Yan was, it would be difficult to recover all the damaged weapons. Therefore, the attrition rate of these cavalry weapons would be almost unacceptable to Zhang Yan.

To solve the large-scale wear and tear of this weapon, the best way is to completely use the full metal long weapon as the main battle weapon in the initial stage of the formation of the cavalry, and let the soldiers under your command use it and be familiar with it.

After thinking about it again and again, Zhang Yan finally politely declined the wooden long weapon recommended by Sang Jin to him, and chose to stick to his initial deployment plan.

"Sang Jin, you know my situation."

"In at most another month, or even half a month, I need to take my subordinates to Lujiang to take up my post."

"Today's Jiangdong generation has been under the influence of banditry all year round, and there are hundreds of thousands of remnants of the Yellow Turbans in the north who are nesting in Qingzhou and watching, and may go out to loot at any time."

"These more than 1 soldiers can almost be said to be the foundation of my future in office. Can you help me find a way?"

Some worried pleaded to Sang Jin, Zhang Yan also had no good solution at the moment.After all, although the three cavalry battalions under him have been arranged with enough horses, they will be converted into cavalry in a few days, but in terms of training, everyone is still using wooden poles for training, which really has some influence The progress of Zhang Yan's army formation.

Not to mention that the 1 sword and shield players have not even reached a [-]% shield holding rate, and the quality of the long swords used is also uneven, just waiting for him to purchase the equipment After completion, the weapons can be unified, and at the same time, training will be arranged by Xu Huang and others.

Therefore, although it was a rogue-like behavior, Zhang Yan reiterated his needs again, hoping that Sang Jin could help him find a way.

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"General Zhang, it's not that I won't help you, it's just that the weapon is not air, if you have it, you have it, if you don't, you don't have it."

"Even if I'm from Luoyang Sang's family, I can't conjure you up to three thousand steel horses out of thin air and sell them to you..."

Hearing Zhang Yan's words, although Sang Jin could understand the other party's meaning at the moment, he himself was extremely troubled.

"The number of three thousand is too much, not to mention that you need to keep the specifications as consistent as possible. This is not to say, it is Xuzhou Chen, who is in the military and military business among the five big businessmen in the world. It's hard to do at home..."

"Unless you can relax for a while, let us help you make purchases in various parts of the Great Han Dynasty. Although the specifications of the weapons are not consistent, I may be able to make up the number of [-]."

After explaining to Zhang Yan, Sang Jin really had nothing to do at this time.But Zhang Yan heard the words, but after thinking about it for a while, he politely rejected the other party's suggestion again.

"Inconsistency in specifications...that's definitely not okay."

"The horse lance has different specifications, different lengths, and even different weights. It can almost be said that they are two completely different weapons."

"Please, can you..."

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