Money can make the world go round, and no matter how good the weapons are, they are originally intended to be provided to wealthy patrons.
Lin Yi's words, "As for the price, you don't need to think about it," are enough weight.
What's more, now Lin Yi and Chen Baowan are more than just rich.
What kind of power is the Chen family?
The Chen family was originally one of the largest patrons of these businesses. According to previous accurate rumors, when Zhongli City was about to be destroyed, Chen Baoyuan brought practitioners to rescue him, preparing to live and die with Lin Yi.
What does this mean for smart people?
This means that Lin Yi was already extremely important to the Chen family before he won the Zhongli victory.
What's more, Lin Yi is now the most popular figure in the Southern Dynasty military. Now even the children in Menglong City know Lin Yi's name.
In addition, for these companies, what kind of amazing benefits does a promise from a military general like Lin Yi mean?
When Lin Yi arrived at the Dangxiang border, he was the top general of the border army in Dangxiang. No matter how many troops he led, he had the final say on the entire western border of the Southern Dynasties.
If he also wins a big victory over Dangxiang, then the profits from Dangxiang will naturally be astonishing. With Lin Yi's promise, the rewards that these businesses will get will also be astonishing.
In a short while, not only the owners of Chengtian, Baotong, and Lianggongfang, but also several master craftsmen and shopkeepers who had some knowledge of ordnance equipment and party items were also present.
"General Lin Yi is so powerful. Although the Dangxiang army is large in number, its combat power may not be as good as those of the elite armies of the Northern Wei Dynasty. All they need to worry about is firearms and geographical advantages."
These bosses themselves were from the same hometown and were of the same spirit. At this time, they were discussing privately. Lin Yi and Chen Baoyuan were not present, so they spoke without any scruples and were very direct. Yuan Chengyun, the head of Chengtian, said simply:
"What's more, with the full support of the Chen family, as long as the military is properly prepared, I will never doubt that he can't win a big victory. Everyone, this is not just a business of clinging to a high-ranking official in the DPRK. The Chen family is sitting on Jiankang and the northern frontier army.
I don’t need to say more. General Lin is now the general of Zhenxi and a senior official of the west. When he defeats Dangxiang, he will be the king of Zhenxi. As for Dangxiang’s output, even if we are just doing official business, we will take it from him.
Purchase and produce a lot, how much profit can we make."
"Of course there's no need to say anything more."
The two leaders of Baotong and Lianggongfang shook their heads and exclaimed: "He is now the general of Class 11. If he can defeat the party and solve the trouble in the west, what a great achievement it will be, and what a great achievement it will be."
What’s more, we have a great advantage in the war at the front. If the Northern Wei Dynasty is destroyed in the future and the north and the south are unified, our business will not only extend to the party."
"Think too far, think too far."
Yuan Chengyun waved his hands again and again, and said it twice before he said seriously: "Just the victory at Zhongli saved us from so many losses, which is enough for us to repay General Lin vigorously without any benefit, but I am afraid that you are worried about money.
Since I see that you are all thinking the same thing as me, there is really no need to say more. Treasurer Fu has already informed you of General Lin’s thoughts. Now it’s up to you to imagine how to build his elite army to the extreme.”
"If you want to travel a long distance to fight in a bitterly cold place, the first thing you need to do is to keep light and warm. General Lin proposed that only 1,500 people are needed. I am afraid that he has carefully considered it and it is not a temporary idea."
A shopkeeper who stood up as a master craftsman thought that he could gather the efforts of several craftsmen and spare no effort to build such an army. He himself became excited first and said while thinking: "As for the armor, the salamander armor is very suitable.
It is light, has some natural heat, and is dry and perspiration-free. You will not sweat profusely when you walk for a long time, and you will not get sick from the cold due to sweating and the cool breeze."
"As a personal armor, the Salamander Armor is certainly suitable, and it is tough enough to protect against ordinary crossbows. It just needs to consider the large number of firearms fired by the party's army." Another shopkeeper frowned, "As far as I know,
The salamander armor itself is tanned and soaked with mackerel oil, so it should be flammable."
"I'm afraid you have forgotten that the King of Changsha wanted to order a batch of lightweight armor that was insulated from the cold and heat. Although we later thought of a way, we didn't give up..." A voice sounded a little excited.
Yuan Chengyun looked at the shopkeeper of Lianggongfang who made the noise, reacted instantly, slapped his thigh excitedly, and shouted, "Lucky yarn!"
The shopkeeper from Lianggongfang immediately laughed and said nothing.
"Just use this auspicious yarn to make it quickly. It shouldn't take a few days, so there won't be any delays."
Everyone present felt that the problem was solved instantly, and they were all extremely happy.
This auspicious yarn was actually originally called Fire Sword yarn, and its raw material came from a kind of sisal grown on the Hongshi Mountain in Baoshan, Yongchang County in the Southern Dynasty at that time. This peculiar sisal looks no different from ordinary sisal on weekdays.
But when the winter is cold, it will change color like a maple tree and become fiery red.
This kind of sisal is tanned by the local indigenous people with a unique cinnabar, and after being woven into yarn, it has a strange characteristic. It is not only extremely tough and impervious to water and fire, but also can dissipate heat when it is cold and dark, and when it is hot on a sunny day
Able to absorb heat.
The governor of Yongchang County in the previous dynasty presented two such gauze garments as tribute, and they were named Jixiang gauze.
Although it was warm to wear in the cold and extremely cool to wear in the hot summer, the former emperor still disliked the gauze garments as being too hard, so he just looked at the two auspicious gauze garments that were presented as tribute and became very curious.
It was soon returned to the palace warehouse and disappeared.
Later, when a certain workshop in Jiankang, which had close business dealings with Chengtianhao and Lianggongfang, was searching for special materials, they happened to see this record and found the source. However, the fire sisal originally grew in high mountains.
In the bitter cold rock peaks, they were almost extinct at that time. Although a batch was obtained later, the cost was too shocking. If they were really made into armor and provided to the Changsha King, Chengtian and Lianggongfang would probably lose everything.
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For these workshops, these special things are becoming increasingly rare and irreplaceable. The more they are saved, the more expensive they become. Therefore, after that time, these auspicious yarns will be stored in the warehouse, and there is no thought of using them for the moment.
"The auspicious yarn, made into auspicious armor, has a good meaning."
A shopkeeper who had been silently thinking for a long time said: "If it is decided, the problem of this armor can be solved. The tent and the marching shoes we wear must also be considered. The special boots of the flying lion army in the snowy area can be considered.
Think about it, the refining of elastic mild steel in the Hejian area is now mature. Whether it is in the snow or on the plains, it can save energy and leave very few traces."
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While these major business houses were thinking hard about the armaments of Lin Yi's elite army, a carriage quietly stopped outside a government office in Ningzhou, not far from here.
Qi Zhuji, dressed in clean white clothes, got off the carriage and looked at an official who was already waiting outside the Yamen.
"General Qi, are you here specifically?"
"I want to go to Tongshan Prison and pick up some prisoners."
"Entering Tongshan Prison?"
The official was immediately startled and looked at Qi Zhuji with eyes full of surprise.
Tongshan Prison is the largest prison in several states, and it houses the most vicious criminals whose crimes are unpardonable.
He didn't understand what Qi Zhuji meant by asking some prisoners to leave.