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Jia Xu wanted weapons, armor, swords, spears, arrows, and arrows, especially arrows. When fighting against the Huns, bows and crossbows were essential weapons, and the consumption of arrows was amazing. If there was not enough reserves, they could only use their lives to fill them. The Liangzhou army was far away from their homeland, and it was difficult to replenish their troops. If the losses were huge, they would be directly crippled. Even if the Bingzhou people were recruited to join the army, they would need to maintain the number of Liangzhou people, otherwise the host and guest would be transferred, and they might be defeated by the Bingzhou people at any time.

This was a knife hanging above the heads of the Liangzhou people, and even Jia Xu could not solve it. If they hadn't been worried that the losses would be too great, they would not have waited until now. When Yu Fuluo went to Bei to lead the elite cavalry to assist in the war, they planned to take action. But at that time, Sun Ce himself was also very nervous and could not give them much support. Moreover, they were also worried that Sun Ce would be defeated and Yuan Shao would win, and they would be revenged by the Huns, and the benefits they had just taken had to be revealed. The situation is different now. Yuan Shao was defeated, Yu Fuluo was still dead, and the Huns lost their backers, and internal strife was a good opportunity to start.

"I can agree to your request, but there are two things to say first." Jiang Gan thought for a while and made a decision. "First, we can provide some of the weapons produced in Nanyang, but the main thing is the weapons captured in this battle. Even the weapons produced in Nanyang are not the latest, but the old weapons replaced. They are definitely better than you are now, but not the best."

"No problem." Jia Xu agreed immediately. Nanyang's ordnance is the best in the world, and the renewal is very fast. Even the eliminated ordnance is better than the other places. From another perspective, every upgrade will definitely make progress, but the progress is not too big to make up for it. For him, what he needs to solve now is the problem of existence and non-existence, rather than the best. "However, I hope you can provide the latest elimination. For us, even if one person is killed less is good."

"I can guarantee this."

Jia Xu nodded with satisfaction. "Thank you Ziyi, what else?"

"Secondly, we ask you to trade war horses."

"us……"

"I know you don't have many war horses now. I say it's a spoil, the war horses seized after defeating the Huns."

Jia Xu frowned slightly. "Ziyi, it's not that I'm shirking, but I can't guarantee this. Of course, we hope to win a great victory, but we fight against the Huns again. It's not difficult to defeat them, but how much spoils can be obtained is really unsure. I promise you now that I can't take it out in the future, what should I do?"

Jiang Gan smiled. "If you are not sure, will you, Jia Wenhe, have such a large capital?" He raised his hand and signaled Jia Xu not to worry. "If the spoils are insufficient, just use the horses you raised after you seize the Meiji Ranch and pay the interest annually. Wenhe, you will never sell them, right? We may not pay the highest price, but we dare to say that you will definitely not lose."

Jia Xu smacked his lips and smiled bitterly. "Okay. I have two requests, too."

Jiang Gan Xiaoxiao, had expected this, and there was no surprise at all.

"First, Bingzhou ranch is limited, far less than Liangzhou and Youzhou. In a short period of time, the number of war horses we can provide is limited. I hope to pay a portion of them with iron materials, so as not to default on time too long, delay General Sun's affairs, and make us bear too heavy interest and cannot afford it."

Jiang Gan's mouth was crooked. "Do you hope that we can send craftsmen to Hedong and save the cost of round-trip transportation?"

"Of course it's better..."

"You think beautifully! Even if you build a workshop, we won't build it in Hedong. Don't expect this." Jiang Gan said firmly and firmly. "Even if General Sun agrees, I will strongly oppose it."

Jia Xu stretched out his finger and pointed at Jiang Gan. "You..."

"Don't talk nonsense, you can pay with iron, and there is no need to discuss the construction of a workshop. What is another requirement?"

Jia Xu hesitated a little, and after a while, he said: "I hope General Sun controls the amount of sea salt entering Guanzhong and leaves me some room for leeway. This year, salt production has been nearly 30%, and Bingzhou and Hedong will definitely not be consumed. I can't get into Jizhou, and Liangzhou is too far away. All I can count on is Guanzhong. But if General Sun's sea salt enters Guanzhong in large quantities, I may not even be able to collect the capital, let alone make money. Guanzhong has a limited population, which is insignificant to you, but it may save my life."

Jiang Gan pondered for a moment. "This is a little problem. Wenhe, I will also give you some insight. Our sea salt distribution has also encountered some problems and urgently needs to penetrate into Guanzhong and Liangzhou. In addition, the court has made some damages and cheated us a lot of money. We are planning to fight back. Haiyan entering Guanzhong is one of them. At this time, we will give you the market to you, which will affect too many people."

Jia Xu stroked his beard and smiled bitterly. "I knew this was not a good thing. Salt production increased and it could not be sold. Grain production decreased, so we had to buy grain from other places. After this in and out, we lost a lot of money."

"Economic and people's livelihood are a very complex issue. Not to mention that you increase the output by 30%, even if you increase the output by 10%, it may affect the entire salt price. But don't worry, compared to our sea salt, this little salt in Hedong is not a big deal. The military strategy will definitely have a way to solve it, but it is more complicated to adjust, and it is not something I can decide alone."

"Then please Ziyi." Jia Xugong bowed and thanked Jiang Gan. The two of them said a few gossips, and Jia Xu asked intentionally or unintentionally: "Ziyi, what kind of damage has the imperial court made to actually cheat your money? This is really not something that ordinary people can do."

Jiang Gan looked at Jia Xu and snorted: "Don't worry, this advantage is not so easy to take. It won't take long before we let him spit it out ten times."

Jia Xu laughed and urged Jiang Gan to say it quickly. Jiang Gan didn't hide it, anyway, Jia Xu would know sooner or later. He forced the Nanyang merchants to do business and said something that was unable to do business. Jia Xu raised his eyebrows and laughed. Jiang Gan stopped and looked at Jia Xu. Jia Xu didn't want to say it, but when he saw Jiang Gan staring at him, he had to cough.

"Ziyi, have you ever thought about why the imperial court has stored so much silk for?"

Jiang Gan's eyes flashed slightly, and he signaled Jia Xu to continue.

"The court lacks food, money, cloth, and population. It can be said that everything is short of. The biggest expenses are now two items: raising soldiers, raising officials, Huangfu Song, Sui, Ma Teng and Lu Bu have a total army of 50,000 or 60,000 people. How many people are in total in Guanzhong? I estimate that less than 100,000 households are equivalent to two households raising one army, and they are overwhelmed. What about the official? Don't forget that it is a complete court, with internal and external courts, three dukes and nine ministers, and no one is short of. How much money and food is needed every year? Even if the gods are concerned, it is a complete court.

The salary of all officials is reduced by half. Let's say it is a little less. The court's expenditure is quite 10,000 soldiers, which is inevitable. There are so many people in Guanzhong. If you impose a heavy tax on levy and go into exile, it is tantamount to injury. Therefore, the court not only dares to increase taxes easily, but also needs to reduce taxes from time to time. What should we do if there is such a large gap in money and grain? We can only find ways to get money from other places. Why is everything else okay? It's just silk? Because silk is the most profitable and is the most popular commodity in the Western Regions."

After Jia Xu said that, he looked at Jiang Gan with a smile. "It's easy for you to take revenge on the court."

"How is it easy?" Jiang Gan said with a smile.

"Hahaha..." Jia Xu laughed and reached out to pat Jiang Gan. "Ziyi, you understand."

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