"I don't dare to take this responsibility..."
Seeing Liu Zhang smiling, Xiahou Dun's heart dropped by half.
"General Xiahou, do you think heavy cavalry armor is a rare thing?"
Liu Zhang didn't talk about martial ethics. He clearly asked one question, but then he asked a second question.
However, Xiahou Dun did not pay attention, but answered Liu Zhang very definitely.
"Calculate!"
After Liu Zhang heard this, his smile became even brighter.
"Haha, okay! If that's the case, Nagu will show mercy and let General Xiahou use the least valuable person in exchange for Gu's rarest treasure. How about that?"
"ah?"
Xiahou Dun was stunned.
Trade someone for armor?
What kind of exchange is this?
"King Qin, this..."
"Why, General Xiahou is unwilling?"
Liu Zhang's expression suddenly changed and his smile completely disappeared.
"You are not willing to be so sincere, so let's just drop this matter!"
"No no no!"
Xiahou Dun waved his hands repeatedly.
"Prince Qin, I am willing!"
It cost almost nothing to replace him with someone else, so how could Xiahou Dun be unwilling?
The Wei State occupies seven states in the world, and they can be captured at will. Where are they not human?
But there is also a question, how many people are in one set!
"I wonder what method King Qin is planning to change?"
Liu Zhang did not answer, but looked at Xun You aside.
"Gongda, what do you think?"
"For the record, King Qin, normally, it would be more appropriate for one hundred people to exchange for one set of armor."
"What!"
Xiahou Dun screamed and suddenly felt inappropriate.
One set for one hundred people, doesn’t that mean one million people are needed for one set of ten thousand?
Xiahou Dun is not a fool. If he dares to agree to this condition, Cao Cao will skin him!
"King Qin, no, no, this is too much!"
"Even if I agree, King Wei will not agree!"
"General Xiahou, please be patient."
Xun You smiled and calmed Xiahou Dun's mood a little.
"Didn't I tell you before? Under normal circumstances, the friendly relationship between the Qin and Wei families has not been considered."
"Today, in front of the King of Qin, I am greedy for my hometown and want to provide convenience to General Xiahou."
"How about a set of ten people?"
"this..."
Xiahou Dun's eyes lit up, then he hesitated.
With ten people, it would only take 100,000 people to exchange for 10,000 sets.
This is easier to accept.
However, Xiahou Dun still did not make a decision privately, but made a request.
"King Qin, can you allow me to discuss this?"
Liu Zhang had no objection.
"please."
Xiahou Dun turned around and found Xiahou Yuan and Cao Ren.
Xia Houyuan was his younger brother and played an important role in Wei.
Cao Ren is Cao Cao's younger brother, and his status is also very high.
If all three people agree, then nothing will happen to Cao Cao when he returns to Wei.
The three of Xia Houyuan formed a circle, almost face to face, whispering to each other.
In the main hall of Weiyang Palace, the discussion of changing the population and armor was started.
After a long time, a decision was finally made.
Xiahou Dun stepped forward to deal with it again.
"King Qin, we agreed to exchange a suit of armor for ten people, but how many can we exchange for?"
Liu Zhang's eyes flashed with joy, and he blurted out the words "the more, the better".
"Ahem..."
At this moment, Jia Xu, who had been silent all this time, suddenly coughed twice.
And took the initiative to speak for Liu Zhang.
"I wonder how much General Xiahou needs to exchange for it?"
"I'd like to explain in advance that this kind of armor is extremely difficult to make, and the required iron ore has been exhausted. We can't provide any more."
Liu Zhang suddenly understood.
Jia Xu was reminding him that rare things are valuable.
If there were as many as he wanted, I'm afraid Xiahou Dun wouldn't think they were precious.
At that moment, he nodded repeatedly to express his approval.
"What Jia Shangshu said is absolutely true! If it weren't for Gongda's sake, I would be reluctant to sell it to you!"
Sure enough, these few words strengthened Xiahou Dun's determination to buy.
"King Qin, we can accept ten people and one armor, but we need to buy 30,000 sets!"
“If we didn’t have this number, we wouldn’t want it!”
Liu Zhang looked embarrassed and thought for a long time without giving an answer.
Finally, the question was put to Xun You again.
"Gongda, do we still have 30,000 sets?"
Xun You sighed softly and showed an even more exaggerated expression than Liu Zhang.
"King Qin, if I remember correctly, we don't have that much inventory anymore."
"The raw materials used for subsequent construction are also close to exhaustion. Even if all construction is completed, I am afraid that the number of 35,000 sets will only be maintained at most."
"If it's all given to Wei, then we..."
Xun You didn't say anything further, but everyone understood what Xun You meant.
They were all given to Xiahou Dun, but he had none!
"this..."
Liu Zhang frowned, looking undecided.
At this time, Shangshu, Zhang Su, and Yang Hong stood up together.
"Report to the King of Qin that the two ministers are opposed to this matter!"
"My dear friends, please speak."
Zhang Su looked serious and looked at Liu Zhang with his hands raised.
"To the King of Qin, we in Qin now have tens of millions of people, and there is no shortage of people at all. On the contrary, heavy cavalry armor is a sharp weapon for our army!"
"Why don't you keep such a sharp weapon but give it to others? How can there be such truth in the world?"
As soon as he finished speaking, before Liu Zhang could speak, Xun You objected.
"Master Zhang, what you said is wrong!"
"As we all know, Nanzhou and Northern Horses! Our enemies are Liu Bei in Jingzhou and Sun Quan in Yangzhou. To fight in these places, we rely on naval warships instead of horses and heavy armor!"
"Is it possible that Master Zhang wants heavy armored cavalry to gallop on the river?"
"Master Xun, this is a disgrace to the country!"
Yang Hong scolded angrily and then stood up to refute.
"Whether it is Liu Bei of Jingzhou or Sun Quan of Yangzhou, they are weak and there is nothing to worry about! On the contrary, the King of Wei who occupies the Central Plains and Hebei is the most serious problem for our Qin State!"
"Can Lord Xun dare to guarantee that there will be no war between Qin and Wei in the future?"
Xun You opened his mouth, but did not dare to make any guarantee.
As a minister of Qin, how could he guarantee Cao Cao?
"Hey...I...don't dare."
Xun You sighed, and then cast an apologetic look at Xiahou Dun.
It seems that again, I tried my best.
At this moment, Xiahou Dun stepped forward and roared.
"Master Xun doesn't dare, but I, Xiahou Dun, dare!"
"I can express my position here on behalf of King Wei, and I will never break with King Qin!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.
Yang Hong, who had been giving orders just now, completely shut his mouth.
There is no other expression except the incredible look in his eyes.
The appearance of the people around him made Xiahou Dun extremely proud, and he directly asked Liu Zhang.
"Prince Qin, I wonder if my guarantee will be useful?"
