Niu Fu snorted coldly, his face unhappy.
"Wen He, I have an irreconcilable hatred with that fellow Hwa Xiong, what's there to see?”
The one called Wen He was Niu Fu's advisor, Jia Xu.
He chuckled and said softly,
"Since Hwa Xiong has come, he must have something to discuss with General. Besides the Grand Preceptor, Hua Xiong's army was the only army in Chang 'an that had surplus food. There's no harm in meeting him."
Hearing Jia Xu's analysis, Niu Fu pondered for a moment and nodded.
"Alright, then I'll listen to you and go meet this fellow.
……
In the lobby.
Hwa Xiong saw the cold expression on Niu Fu's face.
"I'm busy with work. If you have something to say, say it quickly!”Niu Fu said impatiently.
Hwa Xiong did not get angry because of Niu Fu's bad attitude. Instead, he laughed and said,
"General Niu, I came here today to discuss a business deal with you.”
"What business?"
"The Grand Preceptor ordered me to train a new army. Although the problem of rations has been solved, there is no iron material to forge weapons.”
Hwa Xiong said with a smile.
"I heard that General Niu is in charge of the Ministry of War and has a lot of iron materials on hand. How about this, I'll use the grain to exchange for iron. What do you think?”
"Impossible! Just give up!"
Niu Fu rejected him immediately.
What a joke, he and Hwa Xiong were like fire and water.
Even if they were short of food, they could not give Huaxiong iron.
Hwa Xiong frowned slightly.
He did not expect Niu Fu to be so determined.
Just as he was thinking about how to persuade Niu Fu, Jia Xu tugged at Niu Fu's sleeve.
Niu Fu hesitated for a moment and said in a muffled voice," Wait a moment. I have something important to deal with."”
He brought Jia Xu to the room next door and said unhappily,
"Wen He, what do you mean by this? Are you going to help Hua Xiong plead?”
Jia Xu smiled and shook his head.
"General, you misunderstood. I just think that Hwa Xiong's suggestion is not bad.”
"Oh? Tell me."
Niu Fu had a look of disapproval.
"Even for a skilled blacksmith or craftsman, it would take a year and a half to forge a qualified weapon.”
" Now all the blacksmiths and craftsmen in Chang 'an have been recruited into the army. Even if Hua Xiong is given iron materials, where will he find enough craftsmen?”
"And if we get the grain, we can solve the current predicament of food shortage.”
Jia Xu's analysis made Niu Fu nod involuntarily.
In order to make a profit, he sold all the military rations to the grain store under his name.
In the end, all the rations were confiscated by Hwa Xiong, and his troops were facing a shortage of rations.
It wasn't that Niu Fu didn't want to exchange the food for the food, but he didn't want to increase Hwa Xiong's strength for nothing.
Hearing Jia Xu's analysis, he immediately beamed with joy.
"Wen He, your analysis is not bad. It seems that this deal still has to be made with Hwa Xiong!”
Hwa Xiong waited for a moment before he saw Niu Fu return with Jia Xu.
"Hehe, General Hua, I think the deal you proposed just now is very good!”
Niu Fu smiled.
Hwa Xiong could not help but mutter in his heart.
This Niu Fu had a reluctant look on his face just now. Why did he change his attitude so quickly?
He recalled that Jia Xu had pulled Niu Fu and the two of them went to the side to talk privately.
Hua Xin thought, could it be because of the middle-aged scholar beside Niu Fu?
"May I know your name?"
Hwa Xiong asked Jia Xu tentatively.
"I am Jia Xu, also known as Wen He, an auxiliary soldier in the army.”
Jia Xu bowed to Hua Xiong.
Hearing Jia Xu's name, Hwa Xiong was instantly shocked.
He was the number one poison warrior of the Three Kingdoms, Jia Xu?!
Jia Xu was an awesome person in history.
After Dong Zhuo's death, he persuaded Li Jue, Guo Si, and the others to reorganize their army and attack Chang 'an.
Later, he assisted Zhang Xiu and defeated Cao Cao twice.
After Zhang Xiu's death, Jia Xu joined Cao Cao and helped Cao Cao drive a wedge between Ma Chao and Han Sui to pacify Guanzhong.
Even when Cao Cao was choosing his successor, he had secretly helped Cao Pi become the heir.
Hwa Xiong came back to his senses and looked at Jia Xu with a fiery gaze.
If he could subdue Jia Xu, he would definitely be able to obtain a huge amount of prestige value.
"Wenhe, are you interested in helping me?”
Hwa Xiong looked at Jia Xu with bright eyes, his face full of anticipation.
Jia Xu could not help but feel somewhat flattered.
Although he was famous in history, that was all in the future.
Right now, he was just a nameless nobody.
And the world-renowned Zhonglang General Hwa Xiong had taken the initiative to rope him in, which made him feel a little tempted.
"General, I appreciate your kindness, but I'm working for General Niu now.”
Jia Xu looked at Niu Fu beside him and could only shake his head ruthlessly.
He didn't want to bear the infamy of being a servant of the three families.
"Hwa Xiong, don't go too far!"
Niu Fu was very unhappy.
What do you mean by taking the initiative to poach people in front of me?
You don't think much of me, Niu Fu?
"General Niu, don't be angry." Hwa Xiong chuckled." I'm willing to pay double the amount of rations in exchange for iron and Wenhe!”
Now that the grain price in Chang 'an City was soaring, the double grain could be described as priceless!
Jia Xu's heart heated up. It was needless to say how touched he was.
Even Niu Fu, who was beside him, showed an expression of interest.
If he had double the amount of rations, his army would be able to get rid of the predicament of food shortage, and he would be able to make a huge profit!
However, after much consideration, Niu Fu still shook his head and refused.
If he agreed, no one would dare to rely on him in the future.
Hwa Xiong could only shake his head regretfully.
After settling the details of the collaboration with Niu Fu, Hwa Xiong stood up and left.
Before he left, he took advantage of Niu Fu's inattention and said in a low voice,
"Wen He, if you are willing to come to me, I can give you any treatment!”
Looking at Hwa Xiong's departing back, Jia Xu felt some regret in his heart.
He had seen Niu Fu's expression just now.
Just because of some rations, Niu Fu planned to sell him.
In contrast, Hwa Xiong was willing to pay any price to make him pledge his loyalty.
Only now did Jia Xu understand that Hwa Xiong was more worthy of loyalty than Niu Fu!
……
According to the agreement between the two sides, after Hwa Xiong sent the rations to the Niufu camp, Niufu quickly sent people to transport the iron materials.
With enough iron materials, the soldiers of the wolf army worked overtime for three to four months and finally forged a total of 50,000 sets of Mingguang Armor.
Looking at the Radiant Armor lying quietly on the ground and filling up the entire military camp, Hwa Xiong could not help but laugh out loud.
With these 50,000 sets of Radiant Armor and the Wolf Army personally trained by Gao Shun with the Qi Family Army as the backbone, he finally had the ability to occupy a place in the troubled times of the Three Kingdoms!
On this day, the generals of the Western Liang Army came to the Grand Preceptor's residence as usual to attend the meeting.
Dong Zhuo asked about the military situation and nodded.
"Do you have anything else to report? If not, the meeting is over.”
"Reporting to Grand Preceptor, this subordinate has something to report.”
Niu Fu suddenly stood up.
Everyone looked at him, not knowing what he wanted to say.
"Niu Fu, what do you want to report?”Dong Zhuo asked doubtfully.
"Grand Preceptor, nearly half a year has passed, but there is still no news from the new army that Hwa Xiong trained. I suspect that he's slacking off and hasn't trained properly for the Grand Preceptor!”
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