aircannonsinc Chapter 196
Chapter 196
In the streets of the city, Gong Jing was going to the military camp outside the city to meet Liu Yu.
I heard that the other party returned to the temporary camp outside last night and lived with the soldiers.
He was not greedy for pleasure and could empathize with the soldiers.
This made him admire him even more.
"Sir, there is another team coming outside the city!" An official came to report.
"Another team?" Gong Jing frowned, "Quick, take this governor to investigate!"
The group rushed out of the city.
But they found that the newly arrived team stopped with the soldiers of Tanghai County.
Gong Jing looked.
The other party advanced and retreated in moderation.
Although they were infantry, there were also a large number of wooden carts and civilians accompanying them.
But those soldiers were all wearing extremely sophisticated armor, which made him see at a glance that they were the same style as the Tanghai cavalry.
"This... is it Tanghai County soldiers again?"
He smacked his lips and didn't know how to describe it.
"Such military strength makes the Qingzhou government extremely envious!"
The several military officers following him nodded in agreement.
If they have such sophisticated equipment, they can also lead soldiers to rush out of the city and beat those ordinary Yellow Turban rebels to pieces.
"Sir Governor, can we ask the Tanghai County Magistrate to see where the weapons and armor came from?"
A military officer suggested.
"Yes, how could I forget this!" Gong Jing slapped his forehead.
I was busy drinking yesterday and forgot about the business.
Originally, he wanted to ask.
He took the men and rushed over immediately.
Just happened to see Liu Yu, giving instructions in front of the new teams.
"Sir Governor, you are here at the right time." Liu Yu turned around to greet him.
"We, the infantrymen of Tanghai County, have brought some special products. Can we sell them in the city?"
He said with a bitter face: "Your Excellency the Governor knows that Youzhou has always been bitter and cold."
"And we have encountered such a famine year after year."
"The people are not living well."
"I can only think of some ways to help the people find some ways to make money."
"Sell the products produced in Tanghai to buy food for disaster relief."
"So that the people can have food."
"It is not easy for County Magistrate Liu to have such awareness!" Gong Jing said seriously.
"It is a blessing for the people of Tanghai County to meet a good official like you."
"Chief Clerk!" He turned around and shouted.
"Take your men and sell goods in the city with the subordinates of County Magistrate Tanghai."
"Yes!" The Chief Clerk answered loudly.
It seems that the Governor really values the young County Magistrate.
With him following, the wealthy families in the city were not stupid. This was the governor's clear intention to do something.
They would definitely flock to buy.
"Thank you, Governor." Liu Yu said.
He ordered Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to bring soldiers and civilians to sell the goods brought from Tanghai County in the city.
A wooden cart covered with coarse cloth passed by Governor Gong Jing. The wheel pressed a stone, and the body of the cart shook violently. With a clatter, many long knives fell off.
The sharp blade, reflected by the sun, was breathtaking.
"Gululu..." Gong Jing swallowed a mouthful of saliva, pointed at the knives, and looked at Liu Yu.
"Brother, you are talking about selling special products, aren't you talking about these weapons?"
"Of course." Liu Yu nodded, "We are good at forging iron and steel in Tanghai County."
"These weapons, including the weapons and armor of the cavalry and infantry that the governor saw, were all forged by us."
"It's really a pain in the neck to find it!" Gong Jing was very excited.
"Brother, you don't have to drag these weapons to the city to sell."
"This governor will buy them all at the price!"
"How many do you have?"
"Swords, spears, swords and halberds, all together, there are exactly 10,000." Liu Yu said.
"Ten thousand weapons?" Gong Jing frowned, "How many craftsmen are there in Tanghai County?"
"How can they forge such a large number of sophisticated weapons?"
"Not many." Liu Yu said vaguely, "It's just that the craftsmen are very hardworking in order to make a living, so they forged so many weapons."
"Wait to buy food after selling them."
Gong Jing sympathized, "County Magistrate Liu really loves the people like his own children!"
"I'll let the chief clerk take you to the warehouse to withdraw money."
The chief clerk immediately ran over and asked, "County Magistrate Liu, how much silver is the total for 10,000 weapons?"
"Since the Qingzhou government is purchasing on a large scale, the price is 20,000 per weapon, a total of 200 million silver."
Silence.
The officials who were still discussing how much the combat effectiveness of Qingzhou's soldiers would be greatly improved after getting the weapons were silent in an instant.
The huge number was like a thunder in a rainstorm, hitting their hearts.
It seemed to stop their heartbeats.
"Why... why are Magistrate Liu's weapons so expensive?" Gong Jing asked with a frown.
"It's not expensive at all. "Liu Yu said solemnly: "Yunchang, show it to the officials of Qingzhou."
"Yes!" Guan Yu answered loudly, walked out of the team and came to the Qingzhou officials.
Facing the tall Guan Yu, the Qingzhou officials' eyes flickered, dared not look at each other, and stepped back as if their feet slipped.
"Guan Mou wants to borrow a few sabers to use." Guan Yu said in a deep voice, narrowing his Danfeng eyes, scanning the officials and staring at several military officers.
Gong Jing ordered several military officers to hand over their sabers.
Guan Yu returned with three sabers in one hand.
Put them on the ground and pile them into two piles.
"Look carefully, don't blink. "
He gave instructions and chose a one-handed knife from the weapons of Tanghai County that fell on the ground.
He raised it slightly and chopped it down.
Ka-ka!
The crisp sound of cutting iron sounded in the space, and two consecutive sounds drilled into the ears of a group of Qingzhou officials.
Everyone's mouth instantly turned into an O shape.
"This... this is too sharp!" Gong Jing said in surprise: "One knife cuts three knives."
"Still so understated."
"The weapons of Tanghai County are so terrifying?"
Thinking carefully, he suddenly remembered that Liu Yu brought two generals, just like cutting wheat, and wherever the weapons went, there was a group of fallen Yellow Turban rebels.
Moreover, some of them were directly chopped in two.
He had never seen such a scene before.
"Awesome, really awesome!"
Gong Jing and the Qingzhou officials were amazed.
"We want these 10,000 weapons in Qingzhou! "
Governor Gong Jing immediately made the decision, fearing that the Tanghai County Magistrate in front of him would no longer sell.
"But, Brother Liu, you also know."
"Such a huge amount of money cannot be mobilized in a short time."
"I need to mobilize money from other counties."
"It will take some time."
"Especially at this time, the Yellow Turbans are rebelling, and the road is not peaceful."
"It doesn't matter." Liu Yu said: "We just happen to have other goods to sell."
"It will also take some time."
"As long as the governor gathers the money as soon as possible."
"We are still waiting to return to Tanghai County and rely on this money to buy food for the people."
"Okay! "Gong Jing nodded repeatedly and immediately ordered the officials to write documents and go to various places to collect money and grain.
Before, because the Yellow Turbans were so powerful in their rebellion, the imperial court temporarily gave the right to recruit soldiers and mobilize money and grain to the provincial governors, which gave him room to operate.