No wonder Xiong Wuliang was so cruel.
After all, this is a one-time deal, so there is no need to think about repeat customers——
As long as the principle is understood, the craftsmanship of the continuous crossbow is not complicated and can be completely imitated. In other words, Prince Mi Heng could even just buy a hand-held repeating crossbow and then pirate it himself.
Once you make this deal, don't even think about making any more money on the repeating crossbow in the future.
Prince Mi Heng thought for a long time and finally said slowly: "Okay! Just five thousand gold!"
He also knew that his younger brother was a lion with a big mouth.
But if you can keep Yingdu safe, it's worth it!
Six thousand repeating crossbows can raise the level of Yingdu's city defense by several steps. As long as the arrows are not exhausted, no matter how many enemy troops there are, they will never be able to break through the city head-on.
After the Danyang battle between Qin and Chu, Hanzhong was lost, and Chu's capital city Ying was almost exposed to the Qin army's front. Although Xiong Wuliang vowed that the Qin people would not attack Chu in the short term, Chu still felt Feeling cold in chest.
Huang Xie saw that Mi Heng had already made up his mind and could not say anything more. He snorted and said gloomily: "Forget it, just treat it as poverty alleviation."
Xiong Wuliang grinned at Huang Xie.
Although this guy was often rude and seemed very hostile to him, Xiong Wuliang really didn't bother him that much.
After all, this is Chun Shenjun, the future most powerful person in Chu State.
Now I can see this guy being bitten by dogs every time he comes to my house, and he looks like he can't stand me but can't kill me...
It’s actually pretty cool!
Besides, selling the crossbow to Yingdu can be regarded as a precautionary measure.
In real history, it won't take many years for Yingdu to be defeated by that ruthless man Bai Qi. Even the tombs of the previous kings were dug up and burned by that guy.
In this life, Xiong Wuliang is also a member of the Chu royal family with upright roots. He must not let this happen again!
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Prince Mi Heng stayed for a few more days, and then left with six thousand repeating crossbows satisfied. Soon, carts and carts of money and grain were delivered from Yingdu.
Xiong Wuliang no longer cares about the dignity of the nobles. He guards the intersection with three or five soldiers every day, smiling happily at every large car coming from Yingdu.
This is all real money!
This money will not only expand the Quyang Army, but will also be quickly invested in various fields in Quyang County. For example, the foreign trade business in Quyang County is getting bigger and bigger, and Xiong Wuliang has long wanted to invest heavily in building a market.
Now we can break ground!
In addition, the daily flow of people in Quyang City is increasing, and the expansion of the city is also on paper. There are also a series of supporting facilities that can continue to generate income, such as hotels, inns, and wine shops, all waiting for money.
This five thousand gold is a shot in the arm!
Quyang County is developing rapidly and its factories are rapidly expanding. Industrial products such as arrows, ceramics, cloth, glass, brocade, etc. attracted a large number of merchants, including even Hu merchants who came all the way from the northern grasslands. The bustling Quyang is already an emerging commercial town in the eastern part of Chu State.
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"Master, there is a man named Shaohu who wants to see you." Xiaoyi walked into the study to report.
Recently, Xiong Wuliang fell in love with reading. Xiong Wei left a large number of letters, and Xiong Wuliang picked them up and read them when he had nothing to do, and he learned more and more about the world.
At the very least, Xiong Wuliang benefited a lot from the mountain and terrain map of Chuyue that Xiong Wei personally marked back then.
The only annoying thing is that these slips have no punctuation marks... it is very difficult to read.
Fortunately, this was not a problem for Mr. Xiong Wuliang - Xiaoyi became Mr. Mi Liang's study secretary. She carried a bamboo pen every day and was responsible for using punctuation marks to separate Mr. Xiong's sentences... Her eyes were dazzled!
"Shaohu?" Xiong Wuliang put down the bamboo slips and raised his head: "Let him in."
After the Battle of Hulukou, Shaohu's battlefield persuasion to surrender had a great effect, and he could be considered to have made up for it.
Xiong Wuliang did not let this Yue man go back to the processing factory to continue his "re-education through labor"... Let's just assume that his sentence had been commuted and he was released after serving his sentence.
Xiong Wuliang was not surprised that Shaohu came to his door!
This reckless man from the Yue Kingdom must be a talented leader if he can win the trust of so many Yue soldiers. The matter of raising troops to attack Vietnam is getting closer and closer, and Shaohu, who is familiar with the terrain, is the talent that Xiong Wuliang wants to recruit most as his own arm.
Xiong Wuliang left Shaohu in his house and ignored him. On the surface, he seemed to have forgotten about this guy these days, but in fact, he had been waiting for Shaohu to come to his house when he couldn't hold it anymore.
Shaohu Tongtong walked into the study, knelt down on the ground obediently, kowtowed to Xiong Wuliang and said, "Shaohu pays homage to the lord."
Xiong Wuliang waved his hand: "Please sit down!"
"In the battle of Hulukou, General Shaohu made great contributions to the battle by persuading the Yue people to surrender. It's a pity that I was so busy with official duties some time ago that I forgot to award a reward."
"General Shaohu, is there any reward you want?" Xiong Wuliang said with a smile.
Shaohu was an upright man and kowtowed twice on the ground: "I don't want any reward."
"Your Majesty ignored the past grievances. Not only did he not kill someone, he also ordered people to treat Shaohu's injuries. This is a great kindness to Shaohu! Shaohu is very grateful!"
"I am willing to serve the Lord and serve the Lord!"
Shaohu thought clearly - the country of Yue was in chaos anyway, and he couldn't go back. After much deliberation, since I can only be a general, I might as well work under Xiong Wuliang! After all, Xiong Wuliang did not treat himself harshly after he captured him.
Xiong Wuliang was overjoyed when he heard this.
This Shaohu is an honest man, the kind who can say whatever he wants - looking at the thick hair on his chest, you can tell that this guy is a straightforward and reckless man.
If this guy can be recognized by the Yue King Si Wujiang among the 150,000 troops of the Yue Kingdom and serve as General Pi, he must have the ability to lead the army.
I didn't expect that my original Huairou would actually get such a strong general!
Master Mi Liang stood up and personally helped Shaohu up: "Very good! I have General Shaohu, and he will be even more powerful than a tiger!"
Shaohu bowed his hands and said in surrender: "I am willing to serve the Lord!"
Xiong Wuliang laughed twice: "In that case, I will give you a task!"
"Please make it clear, my lord." Shaohu became energetic.
Xiong Wuliang smiled slightly: "I want you to reorganize the Shaohu bandits, select five hundred elite soldiers, and train them rigorously to become the Shaohu Army!"
In the battle of Hulukou, the Shaohu pirates suffered heavy casualties under the cover of Liannu, but only seven or eight hundred people survived after the war.
These were all strong men, and Xiong Wuliang didn't know what to do with them for a while.
They should all be sent to labor camps in processing factories for fear of losing control.
It's a pity to let them farm - those who have survived several years of banditry are the most powerful soldiers as long as they are provided with good weapons and armor.
Simply form another army, named "Shaohu Army"!
After all, the closer the attack is, the more soldiers you have on hand, the better.
Xiong Wuliang plans to train this Shaohu Army carefully. When the time comes, Zhong Hua will train it with the same treatment as the "Quyang Army", and strive to build it into a fierce force.
Shaohu was startled and said quietly——
