On the second day.
Xiao Pei's merchants were called together. Dian Wei personally brought a person carrying a box to the main hall of the government office.
There were a total of twelve merchants, big and small. They were somewhat at a loss as they watched, not knowing what was about to happen.
However, a few of them frowned and knew that things were not simple.
"This box is full of gold."
Dian Wei opened it and then closed it with a bang.
"It weighs a thousand catties, and at the bottom is ten feet of silk.”
"In exchange for iron, copper, silver, food, horses, and coarse cloth, you can decide on the list yourself.”
As soon as Dian Wei finished speaking, he immediately attracted the attention of passionate gazes. Immediately, someone could not help but say,"Really? So much gold, did he exchange it all?”
"General, you guys are really rich!"
"Gold and silk?"
"We don't have much food, since it's not the autumn harvest yet. But we do have a lot of iron and copper.”
"General, if you want, I can sell a mine to you. This mine was bought by my father when he was still in Qingzheng. It only produces copper, stone, and occasionally iron.”
"There are many iron mines in Xuzhou, but Xiao Pei hasn't mined much. His small mine is considered not bad. There are no veins underground, so it's probably only a thousand feet.”
A thousand feet?
Dian Wei's eyes lit up. That was quite a lot.
Xu Zhou did not have any gold mines, so the price of gold was high.
Now that the war was raging, the prices of goods sold by merchants in different places were also different. The rarer the goods were, the more expensive they were.
For example, sericulture was cheap in Xiaopei because there were many mulberry fields and grain reserves.
What he lacked was luxury goods.
After Dong Zhuo changed the price to five baht coins, five baht coins were no longer worth it. Now, they had basically returned to the past when they exchanged things for things.
Dian Wei didn't understand either. These merchants had been talking for a long time, and he was getting a headache. He quickly waved his hand and shouted impatiently,"Stop arguing!"
"I don't care about this. Just give me a list. How to exchange and how much to exchange, my general has his own judgment.”
"Don't try to fool people. My general is very smart!”
"Yes, yes, yes. I will go to the village to prepare. General, please rest assured. The Gan family in our village is famous for counting. Everyone nearby knows that he is fair.”
"Oh, okay, go ahead."
Dian Wei waved his hand and dismissed them. He then sat in the government office for a while, feeling very complicated.
Fortunately, he was a military general. If he was a civil official, how could his brain work?
Dealing with so many things every day was so annoying.
……
It was already three days later when Dian Wei went to the comprador to respond.
This matter was naturally known by everyone. One had to know that a thousand pounds of gold was a huge sum of money that the entire county could not earn for several years.
Of course, the merchants would try their best to take the gold from Dian Wei.
It was to the extent that 10% or 20% of the 100,000 people living in the city were discussing.
At this moment, in the backyard of the government office.
Xu Zhen was squatting on a stone block in the courtyard and drawing. Beside him stood a burly young man with a fair face.
However, there was a murderous aura between his brows. There was a bronze sword at his waist. The hilt was not ring-shaped but straight.
The lines looked gorgeous and noble, and they were quite beautiful.
This person was Xiahou En, the sword general that Cao Cao had left by Xu Zhen's side. He had secretly instructed Xu Zhen to give him the sword if he needed it.
The Azure Trident Sword had an extraordinary meaning.
It was not as simple as a sword that could cut through iron like mud.
If Xu Zhen, the acting county governor, wanted to kill someone he couldn't kill, he would need to use the Green Melon Sword.
Like Cao Cao himself.
This was the meaning of wielding a sword.
Cao Cao's original intention was to protect Xu Zhen and have Xiahou En keep an eye on him. If there was anything, he could report it to the higher-ups at any time to prevent this brat from secretly going to Pizhou one day.
Tao Qian was still garrisoned in Xiapi, and judging from the situation, they would have to wait until after the autumn harvest for another decisive battle.
"General, why do you want to distribute a thousand pounds of gold to buy armaments and military supplies? Where did you get the gold and silk cloth?”At this moment, Xiahou En was more or less confused and aggrieved.
When he came to Xu Zhen's side, he was told by Xu Zhen and Dian Wei that due to the long march, he did not have much money, so he was slightly short of food. He could not care less about food.
As long as they could eat their fill every day, it was enough. The dozen or so pigs that they had gotten in the first half of the year were still being raised and they could not bear to kill them.
Don't even think about minced meat.
But you, you actually flipped your hand and produced a thousand jin of gold? Ten feet of silk?
This was poverty?
You're telling me this is called being poor?
"If you don't explain this matter clearly, I will immediately report it to the Lord.”
Xiahou En's face was stern, and he looked like he was doing his job.
This made Xu Zhen instantly angry. He smashed the carving pen on the ground and squatted down to curse. He pointed in the direction of Yanzhou and said angrily,"Go! Go and report it!"
"Motherf * cker, can't I have some family background? Why did he have to report even if he had an egg in his pants? Why couldn't he use it if he had snatched it with his own abilities?”
"This is Liu Bei throwing a child-you're shameless! Go ahead. I don't believe that you can get out of Xiao Pei. I'll twist my head off for you.”
Liu Bei?
Xiahou En was momentarily stunned. Why was he mentioned?
However, she was stunned by the scolding.
Wait, what did he mean by not being able to leave Xiao Pei?
"General Xu! You won't let me leave Xiao Pei?" Xiahou En's expression changed drastically.
What the f * ck? I didn't expect this! I reckon even the lord wouldn't have thought of it!
There are indeed people watching, but I can't get out!
I'm monitoring the Wolf King, how am I supposed to spread the news?
If you say I'm shameless, you're the most shameless!
Xu Zhen pulled a long face and stood up to pull Xiahou En into his arms."Aiyo, my Great Sword God, can you stop for a while?”
"Do I want to hide the gold? I had no choice!"
"When I first took over the White Robe Army, there were less than fifty sets of armor in the entire army. They were all made of leather armor. Some even brought a heart protection mirror and went up to fight the moth thieves.”
" I went to Cao Ren to ask for more. Cao Ren said he was poor and didn't have any. He went to the moth bandits himself. Hundreds of thousands of moth bandits looted Yanzhou's administrative office and had a lot of military equipment. You became a military marquis from a local soldier, so you have to have the ability to lead them well. Otherwise, why would they recruit you?”
"I can only do it myself. You go and ask around. I led fifty cavalry to raid the poison camp and beheaded him with a single slash. I killed him and naturally robbed him. At that time, I obtained a box of gold, silk, and jade treasures.”
"Now that you have saved up this little bit of money, shouldn't you use it to recruit soldiers and keep it at home as decoration?!”
"Besides, hand it over? I still have a share of this money? Other than those nobles praising him and giving him some fame, what use was there in giving him some monthly reviews? The big man was about to die, so he didn't even want any reviews.”
"If you want to report it, no problem. I have a few messenger pigeons here.”
After saying that, Xu Zhen waved his hand and picked up the carving pen on the ground. He squatted down and began to draw lines on the bamboo slips.
He wasn't worried that Xiahou En would really release the messenger pigeons. After all, their nests were in the wild. Xu Zhen had casually caught them and put on an act. They wouldn't be able to return to Yanzhou even if they returned to their nests, so he could release them as he pleased.
When Xiahou En heard this, he knew that although Xu Zhen was grumbling, it made sense.
He immediately calmed down and cupped his fists."General, I'm sorry. I was a little loud just now.”
Without the support of the gentry, and not being related to the Cao clan, it was indeed easy to do this when distributing military supplies…
It seemed that General Xu was still a decent person in the army. He was probably suppressed because he was too brave.
It doesn't seem appropriate for me to keep monitoring him.
"Just a simple apology? How can it be so easy!" Xu Zhen grumbled a few words in a bad mood, full of ruffian air.
"General, I'll do whatever you want me to do as an apology." Xiahou En quickly smiled.”
"Really?" Xu Zhen raised his head and looked at him expectantly.
"It's true. A gentleman's word is a promise.”
" Alright then." Xu Zhen immediately stood up and paced around with his hands behind his back."When Dian Wei recruits the warriors, you will be responsible for teaching them all your swordsmanship.”
The sword-wielding officer is the inner guard.
They were personal guards.
How could his swordsmanship not be high? Xiahou En wasn't a general, so he might be a ranger.
As for why he was killed by Zhao Yun's spear, Xu Zhen reckoned that it was this kid's own doing.
The Inch Guard fought in close combat and was not good at horse fighting. Moreover, the sword wielder and the spear wielder were fighting something.
If they dismounted and fought properly, they might be able to last two or three rounds.
Xiahou En was speechless.
Oh, so she was waiting for me here…
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