Chapter 231

"My Lord! How about bundling the people and these equipment and warhorses together for sale, for a total price of 2 million shi of grain and 600, 00 gold?"

"Not allowed to be redeemed separately, what do you think?"

Guo Jia is worthy of being Guo Jia; he immediately came up with a wicked suggestion.

If Lord Yuan Shu knew, he would definitely curse him for having a black heart.

But Su Xuan couldn't help but clap his hands and laugh: "Good! This idea is good!"

"Let's do it!"

"I believe Lord Yuan Shu will agree!"

He didn't give Lord Yuan Shu many choices.

As long as Lord Yuan Shu wants to continue to retain Nanyang, continue to develop and grow rapidly, and then achieve something during the warlord alliance, he will have to agree.

Speaking of this, Su Xuan suddenly remembered something, touched his chin and pondered: "Speaking of which, what do you think if I take this opportunity to engage in arms sales with Lord Yuan Shu?"

"Over the years, we have stockpiled quite a few weapons, armor, siege equipment, warships, etc., that have been phased out for several generations;"

"It's not a solution to keep them piled up there; they will eventually become waste. Should we make use of the waste and exchange them all for money and grain?"

"After all, next, if we want to develop and build the entire Jingzhou, and also want to expand the army on a large scale, the money and grain required will definitely not be a small amount;"

"Plus, now that warlords are rising everywhere, many businesses of the Su Clan Chamber of Commerce are inevitably affected;"

"Even if they turn from open to secret, it is still the same;"

"If we want to maintain the high-speed development and construction of Jingzhou, it is very necessary to open up new sources of wealth."

Over the years, he has never stopped updating and upgrading military equipment and technology.

The weapons, armor, bows and crossbows, etc., of his soldiers have already been updated and replaced several times.

It is precisely because the soldiers' armor defense is strong and the weapons are sharp and sturdy that Huang Zhong and the others were able to easily defend Xinye City with half the number of the ten thousand defenders, resisting nearly ten times the force, without a single casualty, and only a hundred or so people suffered minor injuries.

Not even two people were seriously injured.

Of course, it also has a lot to do with the soldiers' own strong strength.

But the power of the military equipment under his command cannot be ignored.

The military equipment that has been updated and replaced in the past, as well as a large amount of overproduced old-version military equipment, add up to a not-so-small number.

It's not that the Su Clan Chamber of Commerce hasn't sold military equipment in the past.

The Zhang family where Zhang Liao is, and Lu Bu's side have sold some refined iron weapons and armor in the past.

But the quantity was not large.

Compared to the inventory, it was just a drop in the bucket.

"Arms sales?"

Guo Jia heard this and frowned slightly: "It's possible, but it's best to sell fewer armor, even the first version of steel armor has very strong defense;"

"This kind of behavior of aiding the enemy cannot be done;"

"But ordinary bows and crossbows, feathered arrows, arrowheads, and even some refined iron weapons and backward warships can be sold."

Anyway, these weapons cannot penetrate the latest version of the armor of Su Xuan's army, and they pose little threat to them.

"Of course, for now, the quantity sold must also be strictly limited;"

"After the campaign against Dong Zhuo ends, when we take back Nanyang and drive Lord Yuan Shu to Yuzhou, or even Yangzhou and Xuzhou, it will be more appropriate to increase the quantity sold."

"Money must be earned, but aiding the enemy cannot be done, what does the Lord think?"

Speaking of this, Guo Jia paused and added: "Of course, for specific commercial matters, we still need to discuss with the person in charge of the Chamber of Commerce, Zhongyu (Su Yu's courtesy name), and it is best to call the head of the Military Equipment Department, Huang Huang Chengyan, to discuss and come up with a perfect plan."

This kind of thing is not small and cannot be taken lightly.

"Hmm!"

Su Xuan nodded with satisfaction: "Very thoughtful, let's do it that way when the time comes!"

"Remember to participate as well."

"Yes!"

Guo Jia naturally bowed and agreed.

Another 5 days passed,

In these few days, the news that Lord Yuan Shu was defeated by Su Xuan had spread throughout the entire Great Han.

Warlords who were paying attention all knew about it.

For a time, the warlords had different thoughts.

Lord Yuan Shao heard the news, first frowned slightly, then sneered: "Lord Yuan Gonglu! You really are a piece of trash!"

"You didn't use the opportunity I gave you. With several times the troops of Su Xuan, you could still lose so thoroughly. Tell me, what use are you?"

"It would be better to hand over all the resources of the Lord Yuan clan to me, so that I can develop faster."

Speaking of this, Lord Yuan Shao thought of Su Xuan again and frowned: "Is this Su Su Boyuan growing too fast?"

"Not only has he become the Governor of Jingzhou, becoming the master of a province before me, but the troops under his command also have such powerful combat power;"

"It seems he hasn't been idle over the past few years! I seem to have ignored him;"

"This is very inappropriate!"

"With this person's ability and capability, he might become my greatest enemy in the future!"

"Perhaps, during this warlord alliance, I should properly find a way to weaken him."

Of course, if Su Xuan doesn't come to participate in the alliance, that's even better.

He can take the opportunity to attack Su Xuan's reputation, saying he colluded with Dong Zhuo, etc.

Even, he can use the power of the coalition army to directly launch an attack on Su Xuan and take the opportunity to wipe him out in one fell swoop.

The excuse is ready-made; Su Xuan attacked Lord Yuan Shu after accepting Dong Zhuo's appointment!

Of course, Lord Yuan Shao didn't mention that he also accepted Dong Zhuo's appointment.

In short, regardless of whether Su Xuan comes to participate in the alliance, Lord Yuan Shao has already prepared to find a way to cheat Su Xuan after the alliance.

"Also, I must speed up the progress, quickly take Jizhou, and become the Governor of Jizhou!"

"Unfortunately, why is this eyesore Han Fu so sensible?"

"As a student of the Lord Yuan clan, shouldn't you just bow down and offer Jizhou to me directly?"

"It actually requires me to rack my brains to calculate, it's simply hateful!"

"When I take Jizhou, I will definitely deal with you first, hmph!"

Lord Yuan Shao thought coldly.

Chenliu, Yanzhou,

Cao Cao failed to assassinate Dong, ran back to his hometown, sold his family property, recruited many soldiers, and then brought them to Chenliu to station and train, waiting for the arrival of the warlord alliance.

During this period, Zhang Miao also generously provided Cao Cao with grain and grass.

At this time, the relationship between the two was still very strong.

"Tsk tsk!" Cao Cao received the news from Nanyang and couldn't help but click his tongue: "Lord Yuan Shu is really a piece of trash! He lost so easily. With Su Boyuan's character, Lord Yuan Shu is afraid he will bleed heavily this time!"

Cao Cao judged from the intelligence that Su Xuan was holding his ground and had captured Ji Ling, Sun Sun Jian, and others.

Next, he probably wouldn't continue to fight Lord Yuan Shu.

Instead, he might take the opportunity to blackmail Lord Yuan Shu, and by the way, declare his ownership of Nanyang and deter Lord Yuan Shu.

"Su Boyuan is probably even more powerful now!"

"Why do I feel that he saw through the current situation a long time ago and has been preparing early!"

"Plus his luck is good! He actually became the Governor of Jingzhou so easily;"

"Although the interior of Jingzhou is complex, with his ability, it probably won't take much time to take the whole of Jingzhou;"

"By then, even if he is not the number one warlord in the world, he will be a top-tier warlord!"

"Envy! Why don't I have such good luck?"

He felt that Su Xuan's journey had been extremely smooth.

Almost no setbacks were encountered.

If there were any, it was at most the Emperor's distrust and wariness over the past few years, and the secret suppression by the Lord Yuan clan and the Grand General, which gave him no chance for promotion.

But judging from the current situation, Su Xuan himself seemed to have no intention of entering Luoyang to be an official.

And this choice seems like a wise move at this time.

If he hadn't given up the position of Administrator of Jinan back then, and spent a few years slowly cultivating Jinan, completely turning it into his own territory and base...

— Author's Notes —

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