"Yu Long, how about the iron armor?" Xu Mu asked seriously as he walked back to the iron workshop from the backyard.
In addition to the crocodile armor and cotton armor, the three thousand heavy cavalry led by Wei Feng are also Xu Mu's top priority.
"The craftsmanship is complex, and coupled with the rush to make crocodile armor...today, there are only more than a thousand pairs. My lord also knows that it is not easy to make each set of iron armor."
Not only the armor and chest, but also the heart protection, breast shield, skirt armor, etc., etc., as Yu Long said, the effort required to set it up is extremely cumbersome.
Even though it has been a long time since I came back from the Western Region, there are still only more than a thousand pairs now.
"Yu Long, do you have enough disciples?"
Yu Long thought for a while, "It's best to add more people. After all, there are a lot of things that need to be busy during this period."
In the iron workshop, Chen Datie was a hands-off shopkeeper, and all matters big and small were left to his senior brother Yu Long to handle.
However, many craftsmen from the Jiangnan area were previously assigned to the shipyard in Cangwu Prefecture. If there is no other way, we can only invite craftsmen from the Liangdi area to Chengdu.
"My lord, there is something I don't know whether to say or not."
"Yu Long, it doesn't matter."
"There were still many craftsmen in Dongling before, but after Zuo Shiren's death, these people were all hidden. If my lord is willing, it will not be difficult to find them. Just give them more monthly salary."
Xu Mu paused and did not refute. He can organize even mountain camps, so how can he care about these ordinary craftsmen.
"How many people are there?"
"One thousand and fifty-six."
"Tomorrow, I will send a longbow over. You tell him and he will take care of it."
"My lord is wise. If we have these people, there will be no problem in providing three thousand sets of iron armor in May and June next year."
"I also know that there are a lot of things that need to be built recently. Senior brother has worked hard."
Hearing the words "elder brother", Yu Long's face was a little moved. The old man doesn't care about anything, he is the one who supports everything inside and outside. But the recognition from the lord in front of him is undoubtedly the best encouragement.
"I, Yu Long... although I don't know how to organize troops, I am willing to build the world's armor for Xi Shu!"
"Very good." Xu Mu smiled.
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Knowing the exact information about the armor, Xu Mu did not stay any longer. After saying goodbye to Chen Datie, he took Xu Qiao back to the palace.
But he never thought that the figure of the puppy Fu was already sitting on the chair in the palace, waiting for a long time.
Seeing Xu Mu walking back, Little Dog Fu said something in a deep voice, which made Xu Mu fall silent on the spot.
"My lord, there is a letter from the Six Heroes military advisor."
The Six Heroes military advisor was Yin Hu. Since Dongfang Jing wanted to sit in Dingzhou to investigate Sha Rong's affairs, he handed it over to Yin Hu. Of course, Midao Yao Rong, who was the contact person, was also dragged along.
Previously, Yin Hu's letter had arrived in Hezhou.
"There is no secret message, Night Owl only conveyed it verbally."
"How to say."
"The Six Heroes Military Advisor has already understood what my lord meant earlier. It won't take long for Shang Duo from the Huang family to be contacted." Little Dog Fu paused and continued, "In addition, Tuoba Hu, the Great Khan of Beidi, We couldn't find help in Hezhou, so we had to go north, trying to take advantage of the snowy winter to avoid the Sha Rong people's pursuit."
"Going north, isn't there the same wind and snow pass?"
The barrier of Yanzhou is Fengxue Pass. Earlier, it had been Gongsunzu's barrier against the Beidi people. Although it was now Chang Laosi who was in charge, the Rouran people touched the horse breeding land in that state, and the royal court was even broken. Now it is almost impossible for Tuoba Hu to flee to Yanzhou.
"If my guess is correct and there is no way to escape, the Beidi Royal Court... will probably be attacked and destroyed by the Sha Rong people. The Beidi Tuoba family will also be exterminated."
There was no mercy at all in Xu Mu's heart. Just as the Central Plains was weak, the Beidi people kept knocking on the door and wanted to take over the Central Plains. But now, Beidi is weak and it is normal to receive a heavy blow.
However, from this point of view, Hao Lianzhan, the newly rising Sha Rong and known as the hero, did have a keen sense of smell. He took advantage of the disastrous failure of Beidi's attack on the Central Plains and quickly entered the grassland.
"Gou Fu, does the Six Heroes have any information about Hao Lianzhan?"
"There are some whose fathers are chiefs of the Sha Rong people...as for their mothers, they are slave girls bought from the Beidi people."
"Is his mother from the Central Plains?"
"Indeed, the Beidi people previously robbed the border and captured many Central Plains women and used them as birth slaves. After the defeat of the Beidi Royal Court, Hao Lianzhan gathered several large tribes in Beidi and married them. Therefore, Now on the Saibei grassland, he has the support of the Little Bandi people. After all, the Sharong people in Shahai originally had an inexplicable same-clan relationship with Beidi."
"Gou Fu, something is wrong." Xu Mu frowned. The news coming back from the north was not good.
He had dealt with Tuoba Hu in Beidi. Although he was called a hero, he was actually not very capable. On the contrary, it is now rumored that Hao Lianzhan looks like the hero of the Sha Rong clan.
"My lord, there is one more thing. The helmsman of the Huang family business rudder heard the news of the death of the Huang family leader. He had already rushed back before. If there is no accident, he will be able to arrive in Shuzhou in a few days. .”
"Do you know its name?"
"The Huang family's adopted son was given a family name by the Huang family's head and is called Huang Tian'er."
Xu Mu listened silently.
His original intention was to ask Yin Hu to contact the Huang family merchants in Sha Rong and act accordingly. It's good now that the business leader of the Huang family has come back by himself.
However, from another level, this adopted son of the Huang family can be regarded as a kind and righteous person. He traveled thousands of miles just to come to Shuzhou to visit his adoptive father's grave.
The war in Lizhou will begin next year, but at this time, another faction is rising among the foreign tribes in the north. The road to chasing deer in Xishu, it is hard to say, will usher in another bloody storm.
"Gou Fu, it's almost the New Year's Eve."
After the two masters and subordinates finished talking about their business, they all turned their heads and looked at the sky outside the palace. Vaguely, Xu Qiao and several children from the village could be heard singing New Year's songs.
Xu Mu turned around and looked at the puppy Fu in front of him. He stretched out his hand and straightened his hair.
"You have grown up after all."
The young man's face looked a little calm, and then he said something shocking.
"Now that you have grown up, you should defend your territory and open up new territories."
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