Chapter 56: Liu Bei's Thoughts
I originally thought that after building the village wall, it would be easy for a few days. The remaining functional buildings and materials would only take ten people if there were enough materials. Now that the coins in the village have almost been exhausted, it would be difficult for a long time to continue to build. Liu Yi was preparing to continue to build while waiting for business.
But reality doesn't seem to want him to be idle. Just the day after the village wall was built, Mi Zhu came again. This time, not only did he bring a lot of materials, but he also brought them with him, but he also had a lot of money.
"Three hundred ring-headed knives, two thousand spears, five hundred strong bows, 30,000 arrow clusters, and one thousand shields?" In the huge room, looking at the order sent by Mi Zhu, even Liu Yi couldn't help but gasp and looked up at Mi Zhu and said, "This is not something that can be completed in the short term."
When did Liu Bei become so rich? Liu Yi would not accept so many things without two million yuan, and it took time and effort and money.
"Brother Bo Yuan, don't worry." Mi Zhu had already learned Liu Yi's word from Zhuge Liang, and smiled at the moment: "As long as you can deliver it within two months, you will definitely pay it with both hands. This time, Zhu brought a million yuan as a deposit, and after it is done, there will be million yuan."
In fact, these things are not just Liu Bei's. Liu Bei knew that he couldn't eat them, so he contacted the military officer who was familiar with Jingzhou. Liu Bei took the lead. The military officer paid and provided the materials. Liu Bei would draw a portion of the customized goods from them. Of course, there would not be too much. The big head was still in Jingzhou.
With this batch of excellent supplies and the quality is good and the price is low, Jingzhou will definitely increase its purchasing power. At that time, Liu Bei will not pay a penny to equip his soldiers with the equipment made in the Tiangong Workshop without paying a penny. The money saved can do other things, such as continuing to recruit strong men or repairing the city. Liu Bei has the support of wealthy merchants such as the Mi family and the Kou family, and they are not considered paupers. However, most of the Mi family's property has been lost after Liu Bei lost to Xuzhou. The Kou family can only be regarded as a small family, and it is not very rich in this Jingzhou territory. He has taken out two million to buy military funds at once. At least Liu Bei cannot do it now.
Liu Yi naturally didn't know the whole story of this matter. After being surprised by Liu Bei's wealth, he quickly calculated in his mind how much the deal could make.
If all the materials are provided by Liu Bei, then he only needs to pay the wages of hiring a student, which is two months, but if one hundred people come to do it, it will be almost completed in one month, which means 300,000 yuan, and the remaining 1.7 million yuan is a net profit. With this money, the city can basically be improved. In the past two months, not only can we build good equipment, but the city has this money, it is enough to complete the remaining buildings.
"Okay, as long as the supplies are complete, please ask Brother Zizhong to pick up the goods in two months." Liu Yi smiled. He was not afraid that Liu Bei would be greedy for his money, and this was not a one-time transaction.
"Okay, then Zhu will come and disturb you in two months." Mi Zhu smiled. After all, it will take two months this time, and Liu Bei is actively preparing for the war. He cannot stay with Liu Yi for two months.
"If there is nowhere, I'll give you my brother Zhong." Liu Yi laughed and saw Mi Zhu leaving, he stood up as he stood up. This was his God of Wealth, so he couldn't neglect it.
"There is no need to send Bo Yuan." When he arrived in front of the water camp gate, boarded the boat, Mi Zhu bowed and smiled at Liu Yi.
"Brother Zizhong, go slowly!" Liu Yi watched Mi Zhu leave and asked someone to send the millions of dollars back.
"Will Liu Bei make a lot of reservations this time?" Lu Lingqi appeared after Mi Zhu left, and said in surprise as the boxes of coins were sent in.
"Well, there's a lot. This time it's a big business. With this money, we can not only build the city, but also build a batch of weapons for our soldiers." Liu Yi looked at the boxes filled with coins and said with a smile.
The weapons of these bandits should be updated. Liu Yi is planning to design the weapons of the bandits himself. The shields are like Roman infantry shields that can cover the whole body. The weapons are ring-headed swords, and the bows and arrows must be made of the best materials, and then armor. Liu Yi is planning to use bamboo joint armor to make the bandits' armor, which has good defense. If combined with the corresponding attributes, these three hundred bandits will be enough to become the backbone force to protect the city.
Of course, if functional buildings like the school grounds and military camps can provide some attribute bonuses, it would be even more perfect.
As for the weapons of Lu Lingqi and Wei Yue, Liu Yi is preparing to build them by himself, but now, with this batch of orders, it is enough to make his casting skills reach the level 4. Then, tailor-made for Lu Lingqi and Wei Yue, at least the safety is guaranteed.
In fact, when Lu Lingqi went to the battlefield, Liu Yi refused. Thinking about the beautiful face under the mask, she fought with a group of men on the battlefield, which was a bit inconsistent, but she had no position to interfere with others. She would rather have the chance to persuade her slowly in the future. In the future, women in their twenties are not good to fight and kill. Although this woman's martial arts are indeed terrible, at least she is the most powerful among the generals who Liu Yi has seen.
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei can't count it. I have never seen them take action. As for Cao Ren... I couldn't help but laugh.
"Sir, let's build the school and military camp first. Sanbaierlang, now I'm almost forgetting that I'm still a soldier!" Lu Lingqi glanced at Liu Yi, obviously she had a lot of opinions about Liu Yi's frequent temporary arrest of men and brought his subordinates to him, either working or digging canals or transporting materials. As for his job, he hasn't been trained for a long time.
"Cough~" Liu Yi nodded: "Isn't this a shortage of people in the village? I will start building the schoolyard and barracks tomorrow. Now that the city wall has been built, there is no need to let them do the work anymore. I will replace the craftsmen in the camp."
"I wonder what sir's plan is next?" Lu Lingqi did not get entangled in this issue, but asked: "Liu Bei only has only one city in Xinye, but he can take out so much money. Isn't it strange that sir?"
Liu Yi nodded. He didn't think so much at first, but now after sending Mi Zhu away, Liu Yi felt that the army was fine, and money was fine. Liu Bei had so many years, and some of his family's assets were not surprising, but this iron ingot could not be obtained by having money. This time he suddenly brought tens of thousands of kilograms. Think about it carefully, it was estimated that Liu Bei wanted to be a middleman to earn the difference, and at the same time he also concealed the matter of Tiangongfang and did not make Tiangongfang famous in Jingzhou as he expected.
This is not Liu Yi's demand. What he wants is to use this to knock on the gate of Jingzhou. Liu Bei's approach is contrary to Liu Yi's hope.
"It's not easy to offend Liu Bei now." Liu Yi thought for a while and said, "It's best to open up the commercial road in Jiangdong so that the people of Jiangdong can see the power of our weapons and armor."
At this time, we can’t talk about the relationship with Zhuge Liang. We all have their own interests. At this time, we can only talk about benefits.
"How to open it?" Lu Lingqi said curiously.
"I haven't thought about it yet." Liu Yi shook his head. He was just thinking about this problem. There are no acquaintances in Jiangdong, so this path is not easy to drive.
Chapter completed!