Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 120 Going Out to Buy a Horse
Liu He took a sip of wine to moisten his throat and continued, "Not only that, my brothers have also seen it. The court is now incompetent, and to put it bluntly, it can be said that it is on the verge of collapse. Can we prevent the people from suffering by extinguishing the uprising? I don't think so. It is better to let them do it, make a bigger fuss, and then rebuild after the destruction. Maybe the people of this world can get some life."

Liu He discovered that the relief grain had been embezzled at many levels, which actually changed his mind.

In the past, I always took a God’s perspective and thought that the Yellow Turban Rebellion caused chaos in the Central Plains and nearly a hundred years of fighting, which weakened the Han nationality and gave foreign races the opportunity to invade.

But now Liu He truly felt that these people were just forced into a situation.

If the current situation continues, the Han Dynasty will continue to weaken. The invasion of foreign races has become very obvious in the northern states, including Bingzhou. If it continues like this, I am afraid that in a hundred years, chaos in the Central Plains will be inevitable.

Therefore, it is better to break the situation and let the Han Dynasty and the aristocratic families in the world get a warning. First destroy and then rebuild. Maybe there is still a chance to revive the country.

"Yes, what Big Brother said is very true. We are all suffering people. We should teach the incompetent court a lesson."

Cheng Liang suffered from the incompetence of the imperial court and was displaced. When he heard Liu He's words, he immediately resonated with them.

"Then what will Brother Liu do with the Taiping Dao in the future?" Ye Xiang asked curiously.

Liu He pondered for a moment and said slowly: "Tang Zhou is now absolutely loyal to me. Since Qu Shuai, who is stationed in Anping County, is his trusted confidant recommended by him personally, he should also be reliable. In this way, if we use them properly, these 10,000 people can be regarded as our own people."

Everyone nodded, expressing their deep agreement, and were full of admiration for Liu He's hidden chess move.

"Zhang Jue has been planning this for a long time, and the imperial court is incompetent. Many soldiers in the army have not been trained for a long time. Once the Taiping Dao rebellion breaks out, the imperial court will inevitably suffer a major blow in a short period of time. In order to strengthen their own forces, the leaders of various parties will definitely take the opportunity to advise and let various places recruit soldiers to assist the imperial court in resisting. The imperial court will be forced to agree to this matter."

Cheng Liang clapped his hands and laughed: "Great! Once that happens, we can recruit and train soldiers legitimately. With the current manpower in Langtiao County, recruiting a few thousand young and strong men will not be a problem at all!"

"Haha, what Third Brother said is right, but this is only one of the reasons."

Everyone was immediately curious: "Oh? I wonder what else Big Brother is considering?"

Liu He touched the outer wall of the ceramic bowl used for drinking with his right hand, feeling the warmth in his palm, and continued speaking.

"If that decree is really issued, not only can we recruit soldiers, but we will also have no scruples about doing anything in the land under our rule in the future. We can build weapons and armor on a large scale, buy war horses, repair cities, send troops to fight, and even collect grain. It will all become legitimate and we won't have to do it secretly or in a petty way."

Everyone's eyes lit up.

"Yes! Now that we have run out of food, we dare not collect it. To forge a few weapons, we have to hide in the mountains. There are also many restrictions on the development of armaments. It is really cowardly."

Cheng Liang patted his thigh, looking very excited.

Zhu Ye was impatient and asked quickly, "And then what? What are you going to do after this, big brother?"

Liu He pointed at the rim of the bowl and said slowly: "It's very simple. Brothers, do you still remember what I once said? If we can protect a county, we can be the county magistrate. If we can protect a county, we can be the county governor?" "Of course I remember!"

"That's it." Liu He said with a smile, "Zhang Jiao is ambitious and uses the doctrine to deceive the people for his own power. I'm afraid he is not a good person. As the blood of our great ancestor, I naturally have to protect the country of our Han Dynasty."

"When the chaos breaks out, there will definitely be many cities under threat, including the several counties around our Langdiao County. It is only natural and legitimate for us to help the court to the best of our ability. When the time comes, we will attack everywhere, quell the war, appease the people, and expand our influence as much as possible, so as to establish a foothold in the future."

Guan Yu and others were very excited after hearing these words.

"It is our duty to serve the people of the world! We brothers swear to follow you till death!"

"I am naturally relieved about you brothers, but once the chaos breaks out, the enemies we will face are far more powerful than those bandits in the past. Although our Anmin Army has strict military discipline, is well-trained, and has strong combat effectiveness, we are ultimately at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, so we must make up for it in terms of weapons."

"Well, that's good. Fortunately, everything is going well in the Five Wolf Valley. I think we can build a batch of excellent armaments before the chaos comes."

Zhang Yong is familiar with the situation in this area, so he is quite confident.

"Well, we don't have to worry about that, but it's still not enough. We once thought about forming a cavalry, but it was limited by various conditions and we have not been able to realize it. Now we have more than two million coins in our hands. I decided to take out some money to purchase a hundred war horses and select 150 cavalrymen for training in case of emergency. In addition, we will recruit more blacksmiths to speed up the progress in the Five Wolf Valley."

It is snowing heavily in Langdiao County now, and the snow in the mountains is even heavier. The ore mining in Wulang Valley has been suspended, and several blacksmiths have time to rest for a while.

It is unknown when the heavy snow will stop completely. Time is becoming increasingly tight. The Anmin Army has more than 3,000 sets of military equipment. If more blacksmiths are not recruited to help, it may take another half a year to complete the production.

"Don't worry, big brother. I have already asked Qian Li to recruit blacksmiths this morning. As for purchasing horses, this is a bit difficult. The horse dealer in Langtiao County has few horses, but the price he asks is not cheap."

Zhang Yong frowned and said.

Liu He was also aware of this matter, but he couldn't think of a good solution for the time being.

There are big Malaysian merchants in Jinyang City, but they have been dealing with the governor's office all year round, and I'm afraid they would look down on the business of my small county.

At this time, Cheng Liang spoke up: "Brother, buying a horse reminds me of two people."

"Oh? Third brother, do you know any horse dealers?" Liu He looked at Cheng Liang with interest.

"Haha, not really. Big brother, you know that I am from Zhongshan, Jizhou. There are two horse dealers in my hometown, both of whom travel between Youzhou and our Bingzhou. They have a lot of war horses, and they are also of good quality. I have seen them when I was serving in the army in Shouyang County in my early years. Among them, Zhang Ding and Zhang Shiping, if you really want to talk about it, I have some kinship with them, but it's been too long, and everyone has long since taken it for granted."

(End of this chapter)