Three Kingdoms: Stealing the Tiger Talisman and forcing Yuan Shao to become a monk

Chapter 292 Confused Zhou Yu, Envious Sun Ce

"Thirty-eight thousand sets of regular armor..."

Yuan Tan looked at the memorial in his hand and fell into deep thought.

The price of each set of [-] sets of armor was set at [-] yuan by Xun Yu, which was [-] yuan higher than the price of normal armor.

But this is a chaotic world after all, and this kind of price fluctuation is not too exaggerated.

What's more, these nearly [-] sets of armor were a completely costless business for Yuan Tan, who sold one set and made a profit.

So this deal is done.

There are two thousand sets of armor in Xuzhou, and if each set is 2 yuan, after deducting the cost and materials, the profit of each set is about [-] yuan.

Adding in the profit from the conventional armor, this transaction should be able to earn [-] million yuan.

Of course, it is impossible for this money to be delivered in copper coins.

The reason why Yuan Tan chose Jiangdong as the target for the first sale of military equipment was because of Jiangdong's rich grain and fodder reserves.

For 50 million yuan, even if the price of rice in the Central Plains is [-] yuan per shimi, it will generate an income of [-] shimi.

Moreover, Yuan Tan would definitely not buy Jiangdong's grain and grass according to the price of rice in the Central Plains.

But these tasks are not Yuan Tan's headaches, and they should be handed over to Zhuge Jin for negotiation when he is on an envoy.

I believe that with Zhuge Jin's ability, she will never let herself down.

Originally, this matter should be handed over to Xun Yu, but Zhuge Jin also has a friend, Yu Fan, who is on the Jiangdong side.

So Yuan Tan thought for a while and made a decision.

"Yuan Zhi, tell Wen Ruo and Ziyu, the two doctors, that Wen Ruo will be the chief envoy and Ziyu will be the deputy envoy to Jiangdong to discuss the sale of military equipment."

"Here!"

Xu Shu bowed to accept the order and left.

And Yuan Tan's gaze has already moved away from the newspaper in his hand, and looked in another direction.

With the export of Bingjia, the soldiers and food in Jiangdong will be recovered.

A lot of work that I planned before can finally be put on the agenda.

After a long stretch, the plight of Xuzhou finally saw the dawn, which made Yuan Tan relax in a rare way.

After heaving a sigh of relief, Yuan Tan went straight to the martial arts arena in the back house of Qihou Mansion, picked up the Overlord Breaking Heaven Halberd, and began to practice the halberd technique.

……

Compared with Yuan Tan who was so relaxed at this moment that he even had time to practice the halberd technique.

At this moment in Jiangdong, Zhou Yu only felt a little headache.

The envoy composed of Zhuge Jin and Xun Yu had arrived in Jiangdong the day before yesterday.

According to the news that Chen Deng brought over during his briefing, Zhou Yu was already mentally prepared for Xuzhou's sale of armor to Jiangdong.

But even so, when Zhou Yu heard the number of [-] sets of armor in Xun Yu's mouth, he was stunned for a moment.

Jiangdong is rich, not to mention the vast territory, but also has abundant water systems, especially Yangzhou is the most affluent, sitting on the Taihu Plain and the Ningshao Plain.

Since Sun Ce pacified Jiangdong, there has been no war for several years, and the Jiangdong family is also under the pressure of Sun Ce, and dare not do anything.

After several years of rest and recuperation, the annual corn harvest has reached tens of millions of stones, deducting the expenses of raising an army of [-] and conquering the mountains.

At present, there are nearly 2000 million shi of grain stored in Jiangdong.

Compared with the princes of the world, Jiangdong's current wealth can only be compared with Yizhou and Jingzhou.

So Zhou Yu was actually able to accept Xuzhou's sale of armor to him after a short accident.

But [-] sets of armor are definitely not a trivial matter.

Even according to the normal market price, the selling price of [-] sets of armor has reached [-] million yuan.

For such a big business, he and Sun Ce can't make a decision just by discussing it. It is necessary to gather Jiangdong ministers to discuss it before deciding on the regulations.

And Zhou Yu's headache is this.

In all fairness, these [-] sets of armor came in a timely manner.

The [-] soldiers from Jiangdong have conquered Shanyue over the years and lost many elites.

Many troops were added later, although there is a natural training ground in Shanyue.

But those lost armors, damaged weapons, etc., can't be replenished casually.

Jiangdong has a lot of rice and grains, but many mineral resources are concentrated in the hilly areas where mountains gather.

Without completely flattening the mountain, it is impossible to mine it.

And those big mines are all controlled by the aristocratic family, even with Sun Ce's prestige, it is impossible to forcibly grab them.

Unless he really wanted to force the families in his territory back.

So the Jiangdong army is now facing a very helpless dilemma.

That is, there are soldiers but no armor.

Why are the most elite troops always cruising in Xiakou, but dare not attack?

Why did Jiangdong have a huge army of [-] soldiers, but they dare not attack Jiangling, which has only [-] soldiers?
After all, it was because of the [-] soldiers and horses, less than half of them were actually wearing armor.

Only [-] of the most elite troops are equipped with battle armor, and those battle armor are still worn out.

However, Zhou Yu, as Sun Ce's most trusted military advisor, held the position of the Central Guard Army, with a high position and power, comparable to Wu Marquis Chief Shi Zhang Zhao.

There are many things that cannot be considered on one side only.

What does it mean that Xuzhou threw out [-] sets of armor generously?
Could it be that Xuzhou is really so short of food that even the armor of the soldiers has to be sold?

After thinking about it a little bit, I know that this is absolutely impossible.

Then it is easy to understand.

Or, the Xuzhou army has now reached a terrifying 100% armor rate, which makes Yuan Tan look down on these armors confiscated from the surrendered soldiers.

Or, the Xuzhou army has been equipped with new standard armor, which can replace a large number of standard armor.

Use it to buy rice from Jiangdong to survive the severe drought in the Central Plains.

No matter which possibility it is, it is not good news for Jiangdong, which is adjacent to Xuzhou.

Zhou Yu frowned and thought hard.

As for the General Against Rebellion, Marquis of Wu and Sun Ce, at this moment, he has a look of admiration, a look of wandering in the sky.

Zhou Yu, who was suffering from a headache, raised his eyes abruptly, only to realize that his master was out of his mind again, and immediately became angry.

I can't wait to hold Sun Ce's ear and yell at him to make him seriously think about the current situation and stop being distracted.

As a result, Sun Ce turned his head, blinked his big innocent eyes and said:
"Gongjin, Qi Hou opened the government and established the dental system. I think the official system is very good!"

……

Hearing Sun Ce's words, Zhou Yu clutched his forehead in despair.

Knowing Sun Ce so far, he naturally wouldn't feel that his family, Marquis Wu, had finally realized the new official system established by Yuan Tan.

The division of powers and responsibilities of each chief official is clear and clear, and there will be no situation where the official system was chaotic and powers and responsibilities were unclear at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Not only has the work efficiency been improved, but it has also ensured the normal operation of the inspection agency and increased his authority in Qihou's hands, among other advantages.

Instead, he simply felt that Yuan Tan could push forward such a large-scale reform of the official system without causing any backlash.

This kind of operation is really majestic!

Koto Mishuro rubbed the center of his brows in despair, with a helpless and desperate tone:
"Before Qi Hou entered Xuzhou, he first established prestige among the nobles in the countryside, defeated Cao Ying's tens of thousands of troops with three thousand weak soldiers, killed Dong Wei, lowered the chariots, punished Dong Heng, defeated the ban, broke Xiapi, and collected them all. The entire territory of Xuzhou was within one month. Then Chen Deng was appointed as Xuzhou's farewell driver, and the Xuzhou family was wiped out."

Zhou Yu pointed to Zhang Zhao and the others who had received the news of Xun Yu's visit to Jiangdong earlier than the two of them. His tone turned cold and he said solemnly:
"If Marquis Wu wants to follow Jiangdong's example, why don't we clean up all the noble families in Jiangdong before we talk about it?"

(End of this chapter)