This is the benefit of having an official position. No matter how rich a private capital like Datong Trading is, as long as it starts to raise soldiers, it is a conspiracy to rebel, and no emperor can tolerate him.

But Lin Zhao is different.

He has a quota of 1,500 people, and::If there is any turmoil in the court, no one will focus on Qingzhou, and by then he will not even have the limit of 1,500 people.

Zheng Ya looked up at Lin Zhao, then slowly spoke: "There is no problem with the grain tent. Even generals from the army can find you with brother Wei, but they are sword armor..."

"The court explicitly prohibits the public from banning private hijab armor, and it is difficult for our Datong business to get slash armor."

For the stability of the court and the entire society, the people cannot have too many weapons. Therefore, in addition to controlling the civil armor, knives, crossbows, and arrows, the Great Zhou court also strictly controlled some specific metals, such as copper and iron.

The former can make money, while the latter can make knives.

Governor Lin thought for a while, nodded and said, "Datong Business is a private business. It is indeed a bit difficult for me to get my cousin to get the sword armor. For this reason, my cousin gets me some iron ore to Qingzhou. I recruit some blacksmiths and forge weapons by myself."

Lin Zhao originally did not expect the Datong Business to provide him with banned objects such as sword armor. He made this request, but just wanted to give it a try. How capable is this business that the Zheng brothers have worked hard for twenty years.

Zheng Ya nodded slightly and said, "This is no problem. I will send a letter to my second uncle. As long as the second uncle nods, the things can be delivered to Qingzhou soon, but..."

The eldest grandson of the Zheng family looked up at Lin Zhao and smiled: "But no matter how big you do, Sanlang, you only have 1,500 people under your command. Besides, you are not engaged in military affairs. Even if you prepare all the swords, armor, bows and crossbows of these people, it is compared with the 100,000 troops under Kang Dongping who are good at fighting..."

"I'm afraid it's just a mantis arm that is driving a chariot."

Master Zheng's face was calm and said lightly: "If you kill these people, you can't make a big wave."

"This minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty is not just me."

Governor Lin sat opposite Zheng Ya and smiled and said, "There are nearly 100,000 people under the command of General Qi of Shuofang, and there are also imperial guards in Chang'an City. How can I use my people to fight Kang Dongping for the desperate battle?"

Zheng Ya picked up the tea, squinted his eyes, and said, "In the current situation, if Kang Dongping raised his troops, he would definitely recommend the Turks and Khitans in advance. Even if these foreign tribes would not send troops to Chang'an with Kang Dongping, as long as they made some moves, the 100,000 people under Qi Shidao's men would be extremely moved."

He put down the tea in his hand and continued, "If you restrain Qi Shidao, Kang Dongping can directly enter Chang'an City, as for the imperial guards in Chang'an City..."

Zheng Ya looked at Lin Zhao with a smile.

"If it was the twelve guards in the early years of the founding of the country, then not to mention Kang Dongping, even three or five Kang Dongpings, it is unlikely that Chang'an will be conquered, but now..."

"The Great Zhou has been established for more than 200 years."

Zheng Ya looked at Lin Zhao and smiled and said, "The imperial guards in Jingji still have some combat power, and no one can tell them clearly. In my opinion, it is unlikely that they can block Kang Dongping."

Zheng Ya's words are all about the key points.

If the Turks and the Khitans did not move, they could only come to the east by Kang Dong, and Shuofang's Qi Shidao could deal with it calmly, but Kang Dongping himself was not a descendant of the Xia. He had a very good relationship with the alien races in the north. Once he contacted the Turks or the Khitans to restrain Qi Shidao, he could attack Chang'an City without any obstacles.

In this case, with the character of General Qi, it is unlikely that he would give up the border and return to Chang'an City.

Therefore, we can only rely on the imperial guards near Chang'an City.

The Imperial Guard was the "Central Army" of the Great Zhou Dynasty. In the early years of the State Dynasty, the combat power was unparalleled, but as Zheng Ya said, the Great Zhou Dynasty has been around for two hundred years now...

After two hundred years, the imperial guards have been basically formed, and they have not been given a reputation by the powerful people in Chang'an City. This has been the result of decades of hard work by the late emperor.

At the time of Emperor Ling, there were no more than 5,000 people who could fight for more than 100,000 imperial guards.

But even so, it is still too optimistic to rely on the current imperial guards to stop the Fanyang border army, which is like a wolf and a tiger.

This is also the reason why Lin Zhao did not hesitate to leave Chang'an City and came to Qingzhou all the way.

He wants to prepare for the future.

Hearing Zheng Ya's words, Lin Zhao was silent for a moment and slowly spoke: "This is also the reason why I left Chang'an and came to Qingzhou to form the Qingzhou Army."

"My cousin may now look down on the 1,500 people under the Qingzhou Tuanzheng Envoy."

Lin Zhao also showed a smile on his face: "If the world is really in chaos, not to mention one thousand five hundred people, even three or five hundred people are a powerful force."

"With this foundation, we have the capital to grow."

No matter what you do, the most difficult thing is always from zero to one. Once you have this base, it will be easy to develop it.

Lin Zhao's current Qingzhou army is the future one.

In a real war, the number of people will never be a problem. As long as you win a few battles, the number of people can double or even rise exponentially.

Besides, even if you can't defeat the enemy, as long as you take these 1,500 elite troops to visit a few nearby states, you will have people you should have.

"It seems to make some sense."

Zheng Ya stood up and smiled at Lin Zhao, "Although I don't know why Uncle Second believes you like this, Uncle Second has rarely made any mistakes over the years. Since he believes in you, Brother Yu will naturally do his best to help you."

Zheng Ya smiled and his expression was quite free and easy.

"At most, this Datong business has disappeared. Anyway, they are all external things, so let him go."

The Zheng family didn't seem to care much about the money. This is the case with Zheng Tong, the helmsman of Datong Business, and the eldest grandson of the Zheng family.

Lin Zhao also stood up and bowed to Zheng Ya with fists: "In this way, I'll bother my cousin."

“No worries.”

Master Zheng bowed slightly to Lin Zhao and said, "I'm just writing a letter, it's not a problem. It's just that Sanlang, you first arrived in Qingzhou and you have to take over the government affairs of Qingzhou, and you have to do the unity of the army..."

"Following this posture, Kang Dongping probably won't miss this opportunity."

He looked at Lin Zhao and said lightly: "There is not much time left for Sanlang."

"I see."

Governor Lin was also worried about this matter. He sighed long and felt helpless: "I originally planned to do it step by step as planned, but I didn't expect a fool in Chang'an City, which disrupted my plan. Now, I can only take one step at a time."

He gritted his teeth and said, "If things cannot be done, I can only take my family to the distance to hide from Kang Dongping's edge."

"Silly..."

Zheng Ya first muttered these two words, then looked up at Lin Zhao, with a strange smile on his face.

"Sanlang, you are talking about stupid things..."

Lin Zhao groaned muffled and said angrily: "Who else can it be? It's the stupid guy who can't sit steadily even when he is given the throne!"

Master Zheng was stunned for a moment, then looked at Lin Zhao and laughed.

"Good scolding!"

He felt deeply the same, and smiled and said, "Li Yuan's son is indeed a big fool."
Chapter completed!