"But Your Majesty, in recent years, the imperial court has been facing a shortage of military equipment. Even if you have so much money, it may not be easy for me to buy so many crossbows and arrows at once..."
Although Liu Deng's words sounded encouraging, Li Guang still had to pour cold water on him.
He has also suffered from lack of money in recent years. The world has just been at peace for more than a hundred years, but the imperial court has continued to use force in recent years.
Since the founding of the country by Emperor Gaozu, he first pacified several kings with different surnames, followed by a series of wars with the Xiongnu, and then Empress Lu was in chaos. It was not easy to wait for His Majesty to ascend the throne.
The people of this world had just regained some vitality. Then, one after another, the princes and kings rebelled. Although they were not in a good mood, they were quickly put down.
But the imperial court had a lot of money to spend. As long as there was a little trouble in Mobei, the Huns would immediately mount their horses, pick up their bows and arrows, and go south to harass the border.
If not for the blessing of heaven, the Han Dynasty would have been unsustainable long ago if there had been no major disasters over the years.
Due to the continuous use of troops, the imperial court has consumed ordnance at an alarming rate over the years. The imperial court's own army supplies are relatively timely, but when it comes to these princes and kings, it is far behind.
Especially the Dai Kingdom, which has successively served as several heads of state. Until now, the Arms Department in Dai Kingdom is still completely insignificant. The ordnance needed in Dai Kingdom every year almost completely relies on subsidies from the central court.
This is really embarrassing. Liu Deng really didn't expect this.
But for Liu Deng, this doesn't seem to be too difficult. It's not just asking you to build some aircraft, cannons, crossbows and arrows.
"I will solve these things. I just want to ask General Li. If I can solve all these things, the general will be sure to give those Huns a head-on blow in this battle!"
These guys come and go as they please. They clearly regard Daiguo as their back garden, and even more than that. As long as there is a little trouble on their side, they will immediately come to harass and rob.
With such a neighbor in the stall, how could he, the prince, sit peacefully?
"If your Majesty can handle this matter, you won't even need these new troops. You just need to select some elites from the old troops and train them intensively for a few days, and you can immediately give back to the Huns, but..."
When he said this, Li Guang was still a little hesitant. After all, what he said next was still very destructive to Liu Deng.
"Just what? General Li, just say it!"
Liu Deng touched his nose and looked at Li Guang with some confusion.
"But has your Majesty made the calculation? If we calculate the number of 30,000 people participating in the battle, each with a crossbow and a pot of arrows, I am afraid that after this battle, there will not be hundreds of thousands of arrows, and it will not be possible at all. But every year, the Xiongnu The total amount of things that people can steal from Dai Kingdom is only tens of thousands of strings..."
Li Guang hesitated for a moment and then said his thoughts truthfully.
According to Liu Deng's style of play, even if he wins, he actually loses.
It would take hundreds of thousands of taels to drive them away, and only tens of thousands of taels for them to rob. Calculating this, Liu Deng's victory would be too expensive even if he got it.
Liu Deng suddenly discovered something. In fact, not only Li Guang, but even Zhang Tu and the others did not consider the injuries of soldiers at all when calculating the victory of the war.
This is fundamentally different from Liu Deng, because due to the influence of later generations, Liu Deng's first consideration when doing things is always the lives of soldiers.
But Li Guang and the others were not like that. What they calculated more was how much money, land, and war horses they would have, and they did not consider the life and death of the soldiers at all.
Can winning a battle feel the same as losing a battle?
However, this cannot be blamed on him. From top to bottom, the entire Han Dynasty's policy towards the Huns was mainly defensive, and there was almost no active attack.
As far as the generals of the Han Dynasty were concerned, as long as they could send them out of the country with gifts, it would be a great victory.
As for beheading, it can almost be ignored now. If it were not a large-scale rout, the Huns would hardly leave the bodies of their companions.
So now, after a war, only a few hundred people may be beheaded, but it is their own damage. Even if there are thousands of people, the generals will not be held responsible.
If human lives are not included, in this calculation, Liu Deng is indeed at a loss by fighting like this.
"General, please don't say any more about this matter. Just prepare as I said. I'll find a way to deal with the ordnance. I'll leave the war to you. If you can't beat these damn bandits to pain, they can still I really think that my big man is their family’s breadbasket!”
As Liu Deng spoke, he whipped the riding crop in his hand hard.
"promise!"
"General Li, start as soon as possible. Let's allocate manpower from all armies. First, we will draw 10,000 people. You will give unified command and training. The equipment will be sent to you as soon as it arrives!"
Now that we have made up our minds to fight this battle, we naturally have to hand over the army to the most confident general. History has proven Li Guang's talent in this area.
Although it is said that in the next few decades, the tragedy of Feng Tangyi and Li Guang being difficult to seal was left behind, but in the previous ten years of city defense battles, Li Guang had never been defeated.
"promise!"
Now Li Guangcai has just emerged, and even he himself doesn't understand why the acting king trusts him so much.
However, no matter where this trust comes from, it is crucial to Li Guang now.
If he can't fight the current battle well, I'm afraid everything will be brought back to its original state. If he doesn't have this trust and relies on himself to climb up step by step, he may not be able to command tens of thousands of people to fight. In ten or eight years, that is something that is unthinkable.
Whether it is for Liu Deng or for himself, Li Guang must show his prestige in this battle.
After talking to Li Guang, Liu Deng felt heavy in his heart. It seemed that this country was really in a mess. He still had a long way to go before he could achieve his ideal of becoming a free prince!
However, this first step must start with weapons supervision. After all, if a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his weapons. No matter in any era, the quality of weapons can directly affect a battle. The war was victorious.
How could the manufacturing of weapons, the lifeblood of the country, rely solely on the central court?
However, at this time, even if he wants to reorganize the Ordnance Supervision, it is not that easy. He still has to find a way to get a batch of ordnance from the imperial court. The rest will wait for a while. Let's plan slowly.
