I should marry the traitor

Chapter 54 An offer Guo Tu couldn't refuse

Don't use the suspect, but don't use it.

This principle sounds simple, but it is generally difficult to implement in practice.

But Yuan Shao had no choice but to take a gamble.

Now that she has believed in Qu Yiyi, she must believe this boastful woman wholeheartedly.

"My lord, that woman Qu Yiyi is too rude!" In front of Yuan Shao, the old man Guo Tu was accusing Qu Yiyi of being rude: "There are only more than 500 sets of full body armor in our army, and she actually asked for all of them. Is she crazy?"

Guo Tu's anger was not fake. Tian Feng was responsible for food and fodder, while Guo Tu was responsible for weapons and armor.

There are a lot of tricks involved here. Yuan Shao's army has so many people in different camps. Who wouldn't want better weapons and armor?
Especially armor, even ordinary leather armor, can give you a few more chances of survival on the battlefield, not to mention the best iron armor.

Guo Tu's job of managing weapons was a lucrative one. Except for the sisters Yan Liang and Wen Chou, who had strong relationships with him, most of the generals in the army had given Guo Tu gifts.

Even the purpose of giving gifts was not to ask Guo Tu to help open the back door and give more good weapons and armor or something like that.

Sometimes, what people need is not a back door or something.

All I need is to not be bullied. At least giving Lord Guo some gifts will ensure that what I get won't be rubbish.

Therefore, these high-quality armors are actually one of the most important resources in Guo Tu's hands, and now Qu Yiyi wants them all.

Guo Tu just thought that this woman was simply crazy.

"give her."

"what?"

"I told her!"

Guo Tu looked at Yuan Shao in shock, with an expression of disbelief in his eyes. Those were the only 500-odd sets of armor in the entire army, and this was given to them just like that?

"My lord, is this..."

Guo Tu wanted to say something, but what greeted him was only the surging black flames in Yuan Shao's eyes. She said nothing, and yet she said everything.

The lord has made a decision, which is absolutely unquestionable. Guo Tu has already understood that there is no turning back on this matter.

Although it felt painful, Guo Tu had to cut off this piece of fat meat at this time.

"I understand. I'll go and mix it."

"Wait, there's one more thing."

Yuan Shao did not let Guo Tu leave just like that, she still had something to instruct him.

"My lord, what else do you want?"

"There should be some armor in your Guo family's treasury."

"what?"

Guo Tu's face was even more confused. Although the noble families expressed their full support for Yuan Shao, they must have hidden some armor in the bottom of the box. This was no secret. The key point was that Yuan Shao suddenly brought this up...

It's broken and it's coming for me.

"It's not just the Guo family. I guess all the noble families in Jizhou have hidden a few sets of armor. Let them take them out."

"My Lord, this is inappropriate."

Guo Tu's words were not entirely out of consideration for his own interests, but mainly because Yuan Shao's actions were indeed too taboo.

The Yuan family, with three dukes in four generations, is famous all over the world, and they are more or less related to these aristocratic families.

In other words, these noble families are Yuan Shao's base. Doing so will easily cause dissatisfaction among the noble families and affect Yuan Shao's base. "I won't take them for nothing. I will exchange them for property of equal value."

"It's very difficult to change the lord at this point."

What Guo Tu said was true. If it was armor from a peaceful and prosperous era, it would have been traded secretly. After all, it would have been used in few places and the price might not have been high.

But now everyone can see that Daqian is in turmoil. Although no one dares to say that Daqian is doomed, the decline of imperial power and local unrest are indisputable facts.

In this situation, the bows, crossbows and armor hidden by the noble families are the things they rely on for survival and can no longer be exchanged for money.

Even though Guo Tu was one of Yuan Shao's important advisers, he could still force the Guo family to give him the armor if he gritted his teeth.

But the bottom line is that it is because Guo Tu is an outsider, and he has the most say in the Guo family.

Even if the aristocratic families with deep roots in Jizhou made some bets on Yuan Shao, it would be unlikely for them to put all their money on the gambling table.

“I don’t get to choose.”

"The craftsmen worked hard to make only fifty sets of armor before the final battle."

It is extremely difficult to make full body armor. Under normal circumstances, it is normal for a craftsman to slowly polish a good set of armor for several years.

Yuan Shao gathered all the blacksmiths in Jizhou and worked day and night to make the iron swords, but he thought that he could only produce about fifty pairs before the battle.

In this way, there are about 600 sets of full body armor in Yuan Shao's army. Among the 800 people transferred by Qu Yiyi, dozens of them are from wealthy families and have their own armor, so there is still a gap of more than 100.

It seems that there are only a gap of more than a hundred pieces, but the armor is really too valuable. You know, Nurhaci was able to start an army with only thirteen sets of armor.

The more than 200 sets of iron armor in the Yuan family's treasury had been moved out by Yuan Shao early in the morning. The Yuan family, which had been completely emptied of weapons and armor, could not support Yuan Shao in this regard in a short period of time.

Yuan Shao must find a way to get the remaining one hundred or so iron armors from the mouths of these aristocratic families, no matter how difficult it is.

Boss Yuan Shao has no other advantages, but at least he makes people know that everything must be prepared fully when they are working.

Qu Yiyi is going to face three thousand black-armored heavy cavalry, an absolutely invincible army of the kings in equal numbers.

Facing such a powerful army that is second to none in the world, how can we expect to win if we don't even equip them with complete weapons and armor?

Although Yuan Shao also felt that Qu Yiyi was bragging, she even confidently put her life on the gambling table. Maybe Qu Yiyi was a lunatic, but this emotion inevitably infected Yuan Shao.

What if, the bet wins?

"Gong Ze, help me find someone. I know your connections can find someone. No matter what price the other party offers, we can negotiate."

"As long as they're willing to help me put on a show."

Guo Tu could understand what Yuan Shao meant. All things are difficult at the beginning. As long as Yuan Shao could convince one family to take out the armor, with this precedent, the resistance would be much smaller.

But this beginning is too difficult...

"My lord, I..."

"After the matter is settled, one of my seventh uncle's legitimate daughters can be promised to your eldest legitimate grandson."

Guo Tu was silent. He originally wanted to refuse, but Yuan Shao offered too much.

Although he was not from a small and humble family, the Guo family was once a famous clan in Yingchuan, but it was simply a pipe dream for a man from the Guo family to marry a legitimate daughter of the Yuan family.

For Guo Tu, who attached great importance to the bloodline of aristocratic family, Yuan Shao offered a price he could not refuse.

A woman with the blood of Xuanniao, his Guo family cannot refuse.

After his expression changed, Guo Tu gritted his teeth and nodded, saying, "I will do my best to help my lord solve his problems."

(End of this chapter)