After lunch, Yun Chao led people to the ordnance warehouse again.
Manager Wang still has the same bad face.
He took Yun Chao to an empty yard next to the warehouse and pointed at the thirty-odd horses inside: "These are the mid-level horses you want. If you win, I'll give you money!"
Yun Chao was not polite at all and carefully inspected each horse...
Seeing that Yun Chao was more attentive than a blind date, catching and touching war horses as wives, Manager Wang became angry.
"That's about it. I don't have that much time to spend with you. If you don't trust me, don't come to me again in the future!"
Looking at the fat and strong horses, Yun Chao smiled so hard that he couldn't even see his eyes. Even though Supervisor Wang had a bad attitude, Yun Chao was not angry.
They are both horses, but war horses are different from horses pulling carts, and they are very different.
The war horse must be tall, strong, and good at running, otherwise it will not be able to carry a fully armed knight.
In addition, the most critical point is that you must be smart.
this point is very important.
A good war horse must not only cooperate with its owner tacitly, but also be able to judge the situation and respond accordingly in a timely manner during battle.
For this reason, war horses are trained from a young age. Once they grow up, it is difficult to train them again.
The easiest way to tell whether a war horse is good or bad is to look at the shoulder height.
Usually, the taller the horse, the better it is.
Of course, this is the simplest method and is not 100% accurate.
Yun Chao was a dabbler and knew only a little bit about the so-called equestrian skills. He only learned a little bit from Liu Liu and Liu Qi who were next to Pan Guiying.
Therefore, Yun Chao can only make a rough judgment.
From preliminary observation, it seems that Manager Wang has not fooled himself, and these horses look pretty good on the surface.
It's just that a few of them are a little shorter, less than 1.4 meters by visual inspection, and they fail to meet the standards of the Dawu Dynasty's medium-sized war horses.
During the Dawu Dynasty, there was an unwritten rule that only a war horse with a shoulder height of more than 1.5 meters could be called a superior war horse.
It is more than 1.4 meters and less than 1.5 meters. It is a medium-sized war horse.
A horse that is over 1.3 meters and less than 1.4 meters is an inferior war horse, also called an inferior war horse.
If you are under 1.3 meters tall, you should just pull the cart obediently. When fighting on such a short horse, the enemy might think you are riding a donkey.
The 1.4 and 1.5 meters mentioned here are the units of length calculated by Yun Chao in his previous life based on his experience, not what the Dawu Dynasty said.
Yun Chao was accustomed to the weights and measures of his previous life, and he always felt awkward using the standards of the Great Wu Dynasty.
Although a few horses were not up to standard, Yun Chao didn't care.
After all, war horses are a scarce product, and even fifty of them have not been collected. It seems that the other party is really out of stock.
Most of the war horses of the Dawu Dynasty were Mongolian horses. They were not tall and their explosive power was not strong enough. They seemed not as good as the tall and strong Western horses that were good at sprinting.
However, this kind of horse has advantages that Western horses do not have. They are easy to feed, have strong endurance, can withstand severe cold, and have particularly strong skin.
It does not need too fine feed, has long-lasting endurance and agile movements when running.
Of course, there will be outliers in every group.
Just like individual basketball players in Yun Chao's previous life, he was much taller than the average height of ordinary people.
The average shoulder height of Mongolian horses is only about 1.2 to 1.3 meters. Occasionally, there are a few that exceed 1.5 meters. These are good embryos for high-quality war horses.
However, this kind of anomaly is not common. Yun Chao has never seen even a so-called high-grade war horse. Almost all of his previous war horses were low-grade horses. Now that he has so many middle-class war horses, it is strange that he is unhappy.
"Okay, brother, thank you very much, let's go check out the ordnance again!"
Supervisor Wang knew from Yun Chao's reaction that he saw that several of the horses were unqualified.
I originally thought that a fussy guy like him would definitely make trouble with a few low-grade horses.
Unexpectedly, this kid was so good that he didn't say a word.
Okay, since you are a good guy, I will try to trick you less in the future.
Next, Yun Chao followed Manager Wang to look at the ordnance.
Fifty crossbows and fifty pairs of armor were all of decent quality, even better than the batch in the morning.
Touching the cold armor leaves, Yun Chao shook his head. These guys in charge of ordnance are really nothing. The equipment that should have been distributed to the army for free has become a tool for them to make money.
Moreover, the ordnance sold privately is better than that issued to the army through official channels. This means that the high-quality products are sold and the inferior products are left to deal with errands.
It seems that I must pay attention to it in the future and must strengthen logistics management to prevent this phenomenon from happening!
Yunchao bought a batch of equipment and actually bought his experience, as if the money was well spent.
With money to open the way, things will be easy to handle. Manager Wang has already prepared the big truck. There is no need for Yun Chao to take care of loading and transportation. He only needs to be responsible for paying for it.
After Erlunzi left with the convoy, Yun Chao said to Manager Wang: "Brother, I still want the crossbow and armor, are there any more?"
Thinking about it in Yun Chao, if you don't want to make a bastard if you have money, as long as he is willing to pay for it, this guy will definitely sell it.
Unexpectedly, Manager Wang actually refused.
"You are greedy. Why do you need so many weapons? Do you want to rebel?"
have to!
Yun Chao spread his hands, this guy was scared.
The Dawu Dynasty was not peaceful, with bandits and rebels everywhere.
I bought so much equipment. If they really rebel, these guys won't be able to handle it if they are investigated.
"Hey, don't worry, brother, I haven't even become a formal commander yet. Why are you rebelling? Being a bandit is not as comfortable as being an officer!"
What Yun Chao said was psychological.
Officers and soldiers are licensed bandits. They are officers and soldiers under normal circumstances. They become bandits when they have the opportunity. After completing the business, they can turn back into officers and soldiers. They are much better than simple bandits.
Manager Wang rolled his eyes and was too lazy to talk to Yun Chao.
Who doesn’t know that none of you bad guys are good?
If you buy so much ordnance, you will definitely not use it for yourself. You might sell it to some group of bandits!
Seeing that he couldn't buy weapons, Yun Chao started to think of other ideas: "Brother, can you help me buy some iron materials? Pig iron or wrought iron will do?"
"What do you need so much iron for? Do you want to make your own weapons?"
Yun Chao scratched his head. Why did he feel that this guy had a bad look in his eyes, as if he thought he was a thief.
"Brother, you don't know, our place is almost becoming a bandit den now. I want to buy some iron materials to go back, make some simple swords and guns myself, and arm the local warriors below, otherwise it will be really difficult to live this life. Got it!"
Manager Wang continued to roll his eyes, I believed your evil deeds.
However, iron materials are not as eye-catching as ordnance. Even if this kid rebels, the matter of iron materials cannot be traced to him.
So, Manager Wang agreed to sell Yun Chao five thousand kilograms of pig iron and two thousand kilograms of refined iron, that is, wrought iron.
The prices are all based on black market prices, and Yun Chao doesn't have to pay a penny to make it cheaper. It can be as dark as you want!
