Of course, Chu Fan could not admit that he had not considered it carefully enough. His plan was to send troops to attack the Xiongnu and the Gan Kingdom two months later. However, it was the hot summer at that time, and woolen sweaters were basically useless.

Of course, these wool sweaters weren't completely useless; on the contrary, they were quite useful. If he had truly completed the system mission during his campaigns against the Xiongnu and the Gan Kingdom and returned to Blue Star, then whichever prince in the royal family inherited the throne could use these sweaters to reward the soldiers when winter arrived. If there were any extra, they could even be given to ordinary people who had made contributions to the Wei Kingdom.

As long as this is done, the prince who inherits the throne will be able to initially stabilize the hearts of the soldiers and the people of Wei, and make them recognize him as the new emperor. At that time, he will be able to rule Wei more easily.

After hearing what Chu Fan said, Chu Anping did not ask any more questions about why he did this, because he had already guessed some of His Majesty's goals. So if His Majesty said that production should continue, then he would just go down and do it.

Chu Anping replied, "I understand your majesty's will. I will continue to arrange the production of wool sweaters according to your majesty's will. I will also have people prepare warehouses for the sweaters in advance to ensure that they will not be damaged due to storage problems."

As the Minister of Revenue, Qian Dai did not understand why His Majesty wanted to produce a large number of wool sweaters at this time of year. You know, the weather is getting hotter and hotter now, and the wool sweaters produced have no market at all. Instead, they have to continue to produce them. It costs money to buy wool, recruit female workers, build warehouses, and even store them. It costs money to recruit people to look after these sweaters.

Isn't that a pure waste of money? Qian Dai was a little confused, so he decided to ask Chu Fan his question: "Your Majesty, may I ask you a question? Why are you producing wool sweaters in large quantities at this time of year? Isn't this a waste of the national treasury's money?"

Before Chu Fan could answer, Chu Anping spoke first, "Minister Qian's question is one that I, an old minister, can answer."

Seeing someone defending him, Chu Fan decided not to rack his brains to trick Qian Dai anymore. Instead, he said, "Then let Sixth Master explain to Lord Qian Ai the profound meaning behind my decision to mass-produce wool sweaters at this time of year."

After receiving Chu Fan's promise, Chu Anping said to Qian Dai, "Minister Qian, you only see that the textile factories that have been opened are consuming silver from the national treasury, but you don't see the impact that the textile factories opened by Wei State have had on the Xiongnu."

As the Minister of Works, Qian Dai would have paid attention to the situation in other countries on the Shengwu Continent if Chu Fan had been free for a while before he became emperor. But now the Ministry of Revenue has too many government affairs to deal with, so he has no energy to pay attention to the situation in other countries, let alone the barbaric Xiongnu.

Qian Dai said, "I don't know much about the current situation of the Xiongnu. I hope Your Highness can explain it to me in detail."

Chu Anping said, "The current price of wool from the Xiongnu is still very low. Although it is a little higher than at the beginning, it is still very cost-effective for the Wei State. The largest investment since the opening of the textile factory is the money for its construction, and the wages of the female workers hired to make wool sweaters are not too high. These expenses may seem a bit high, but compared to the future profits, they are simply a drop in the bucket."

Qian Dai just looked at Chu Anping quietly, to see if Chu Anping could give him a convincing reason.

Chu Anping didn't wait for Qian Dai's response before continuing, "The Xiongnu were originally a poor land. Most of their wealth came from plundering neighboring countries. However, now that the Wei Kingdom has purchased large quantities of Xiongnu wool and mutton, they can obtain a large amount of wealth without having to fight against the Wei Kingdom. This is a very attractive temptation for them."

Qian Dai then asked, "Even if the Xiongnu could make a fortune selling wool and mutton, it takes at least a year for a sheep to mature. After selling their own flock, they won't be able to produce another one quickly. They'll still invade Wei when the time comes."

Chu Anping smiled evilly: "Why is it impossible to conjure up a group of adult sheep in a short time to trade with the State of Wei?"

Chu Anping's words made Chu Zhenglin and Minister of War Mu Yundian look serious. They had already guessed the general situation based on the intelligence they received.

Although Qian Dai had some ideas, he still couldn't understand what Chu Anping said. Why could the Xiongnu tribe produce a large number of sheep in a short period of time? Could it be that the Xiongnu people were also blessed by the gods?

Qian Dai said, "Could it be that some of the Xiongnu people have some magical powers that allow them to conjure up a large flock of sheep in such a short time?"

Chu Anping said, "They don't know any magic, but after they sell wool and mutton to us, Wei, they will buy a large amount of ironware from Wei, and then they will be able to refine more weapons. These weapons can greatly improve their combat effectiveness. However, even after improving their combat effectiveness, they are still no match for our Wei army.

So they would turn their attention to other tribes on the grassland. If they couldn't defeat Wei, could they defeat the small tribes on the grassland? As long as they destroyed a small tribe, they could obtain a lot of sheep and a lot of wealth from Wei.

In this way, before Wei attacked the Xiongnu, the Xiongnu grasslands would have been engulfed in flames. After two months, the Xiongnu tribes would have been much less capable of attacking each other, and Wei would have encountered much less resistance if it had sent troops to attack the Xiongnu.

If you don't believe what I say, you can ask Minister Mu if the northern border is now much more peaceful than before, with virtually no large-scale Xiongnu incursions. On the contrary, our spies have reported that wars between tribes on the grasslands have become more frequent.

Mu Yundian nodded, confirming what Chu Anping said.

Qian Dai looked at Chu Fan in disbelief. He had not expected that His Majesty's mere construction of a textile factory would have such a great effect. This really made Qian Dai understand that sometimes wars are not fought on the battlefield. There may be a silent contest going on between two countries at any time.

Chu Fan listened to Chu Anping. In fact, Chu Fan had roughly said these words when the textile factory was being built. He was not surprised that Chu Anping could express such insights.