Shen Bing's first reaction was to find Yang Duanhe.
Since he is asked to form a navy army, he still needs some operating funds, right?!
But then I thought about it and shook my head to give up the idea.
Three hundred thousand dollars is not a small amount of money. In this era, one kilogram of rice costs about five dollars, and a pair of breastplates costs about 1,344 dollars. Three hundred thousand dollars is enough to buy more than two hundred sets of breastplates.
If I go to Yang Duan and ask for that, I will definitely be dismissed on the grounds of "illegality".
Then Shen Bing wondered if he could let the soldiers make up their own.
This is a money-saving idea, because soldiers are laborers who receive state salaries and are equivalent to free labor, so these wages can be saved.
The problem is that this is knitting armor.
If it's for weaving baskets, forget it, as long as you can make do with it.
However, weaving armor can be quite difficult and requires a skilled artist, and it also requires a special way of interweaving the warp and weft, especially the shaped "helmet", "mask", and "shoulder cap" which are quite difficult.
None of this can be accomplished by just relying on physical strength and time.
If the compilation is not up to standard, lives will be lost on the battlefield.
What's more, this will waste a lot of training time for soldiers.
This is also not advisable.
This won't work, and that won't work either. Where can I find so much money in such a short time?
Then Shen Bing frowned and knew what he was going to do.
Thinking of this, Shen Bing did not hesitate and immediately stood up and walked towards the Bianhe River.
It was afternoon, and the navy soldiers were busy building and testing the ship under the guidance of Cang and other craftsmen.
Wei Wei led several military commanders to direct and coordinate, and everyone was very busy.
When the soldiers saw Shen Bing coming up, they all paid their respects.
When Wei Wei saw Shen Bing, he ran up to him, cupped his hands and said:
"Colonel, the soldiers have become adept at shipbuilding skills over the past few days."
"Most people can already build a wheeled warship in a day and a half."
Shen Bing's attention was not focused on this. He looked at the bark peeled off by the river and ordered:
"Gather this bark!"
Wei Wei responded and said:
"Don't worry, Captain, we will burn them all down later..."
Shen Bing interrupted Wei Wei:
"I didn't let you burn it, but it has its use."
Wei Wei was stunned when he heard this. What else could these barks be used for?
Shen Bing did not explain, and waved to Fatty Tun to come over.
Fatty Tun limped up, but his nose was bruised and his face was swollen. He called out "Master" in a very embarrassed manner.
Shen Bing asked puzzledly:
"What's wrong with you?"
Fatty Tun replied awkwardly:
"Apprentice, he was injured while riding..."
"But it doesn't matter, the apprentice can finally climb on the horse!"
Shen Bing said "Oh".
It's really hard for Fatty Tun to practice horse riding with his body shape...
But this was another matter. Shen Bing patted Fatty Tun on the shoulder as encouragement, and then said:
"I was just asking you to buy some things, but I don't know..."
Before Shen Bing finished speaking, Fatty Tun replied:
"Master, no matter what you ask, I will definitely arrange everything for you!"
Shen Bing said "hmm", collected his thoughts and said:
"Ten large wooden barrels, five stones of quicklime, ten steaming barrels, and some more fish nets."
"That's all for now."
"Also...can I pay on credit?"
Fatty Tun patted his chest:
"Don't worry, master. If I can't handle this little thing for you, I will be ashamed to trust you."
Shen Bing nodded.
However, he was still a little worried that the fat man would be in trouble, so he sent Ren and a few others to go with him in a carriage, explaining that if it didn't work, he would use the carriage as a mortgage.
This soldier is really poor. The rewards for Shen Bing's promotion, such as food and land, are in his hometown, but now he can't even get the money.
But having said that, there is no need to use money to fight as a soldier, even being an official is no exception. Shen Bing is rare.
How could Shen Bing have thought that these things would not be a problem for Fatty Tun? It took only two sticks of incense to see Fatty Tun calling a dozen carriages in, and servants to move the barrels and other things Shen Bing requested into the military camp. Set it up.
He was followed by a businessman dressed in fine clothes who was directing from the side.
Then Fatty Tun stepped forward and cupped his hands towards Shen Bing and said:
"Master, that businessman's name is Tián."
"He heard from his disciple that you were serving as a captain in the army. No matter how much his disciple refused, he would follow him..."
"Is the master seen or not?"
Shen Bing looked in the direction of the businessman and saw that the businessman was quite well-behaved. He didn't dare to step forward until Shen Bing told him, so he just kept a distance and bowed in this direction.
Shen Bing asked:
"Is he your friend?"
Fattytun replied:
"Having business dealings with my father."
"That's why the disciple went to his credit account, but he didn't want to cause trouble for the master."
Shen Bing originally wanted to send the good businessman back, but then he thought that he might be needed in the future, so he nodded and said:
"Let him come over!"
Fatty Tun responded, turned around and waved to the merchant.
The businessman was overjoyed. He bowed with both hands and stepped forward quickly. When he came to Shen Bing, he gave a big salute and said:
"Yun Tian meets the captain!"
"Yun Tian has heard the name of the school captain for a long time, so he came uninvited to see his true appearance. I hope the school captain will forgive me."
Shen Bing was a little confused:
"You know me?"
Yun Tian replied:
"The school captain was joking. Ever since the school captain built a water tanker and it overturned, Yun Tian was familiar with the name of the school captain and admired him very much."
"Not afraid that the school captain would laugh at him, Yun Tian returned the favor and made some spare money by overturning the truck."
Shen Bing said "Oh", this happened in Zhao State, and he didn't want it to spread to Wei State so quickly.
But now, both Zhao and Wei have become Qin.
These businessmen, such as the Yuntans in front of them, probably want to find some backers in the military because of their low social status.
This is actually an ancient money and power transaction.
But it's just those wooden barrels... That's too much to underestimate me, Shen Bing.
No matter what, it takes several carts of gold and a few beauties...especially beauties to bribe me, Shen Bing!
Thinking of Shen Bing, he smiled and said:
"These things are what I, Shen Bing, owe you."
"I will pay you back the money I owe you after some time."
Shen Bing originally thought that Yun Tian would say a few polite words, such as not having to pay him back, but he didn't expect that Yun Tian didn't say anything. He just responded and left respectfully.
This actually aroused Shen Bing's interest.
So after Yun Tian left, Shen Bing asked Fatty Tun:
"Who is this Yun Tian?"
Fatty Tun replied:
"Master, have you heard of Bai Gui?"
"This Yun Tian is Bai Gui's disciple."
After hearing this, Shen Bing realized that he seemed to have mistakenly blamed Na Yun.
He had heard of Bai Gui, he was a representative of good businessmen during the Warring States Period.
The so-called good merchants are businessmen with a conscience, and it is said that they are also disciples of Guiguzi and can use the military skills they have learned in business transactions.
His conditions for accepting disciples are very strict, and they must satisfy him in terms of character, emotional intelligence, IQ and other aspects.
Therefore, if Yun Tian is Bai Gui's disciple, there is a high probability that he is not the kind of person Shen Bing thinks.