The weapons sent by the Ming Dynasty were good and must be of excellent quality. This was something they could expect. After all, they had bought a lot of weapons and armor from the Ming Dynasty in the past two years. Although the prices were very high, they were indeed very good.

Under such circumstances, the weapons and armor sent by the Ming Dynasty this time became an unstable factor.

If you buy it yourself, you can equip anyone, but if it is sent by the Ming Dynasty, will the Ming Dynasty give the weapons and armor to people like you? Let them arrange it.

Judging from the current situation, it is very likely that the Ming Dynasty will choose the Korean troops. In this case, the Ming Dynasty will support the troops.

Whoever he supports will gain more power, which makes Zhang Shunyao and the King of Joseon a little nervous.

Zhang Shunyao looked at Zhang Yu and asked, "I wonder how many there are?"

As if afraid that Zhang Yu would misunderstand, Zhang Shunyao quickly said, "We can also prepare to receive it in advance."

"Not much, probably enough to arm 30,000 people." Zhang Yu said after thinking about it.

Isn’t that enough?

Zhang Shunyao was choked back instantly.

Only the Ming Dynasty would dare to say this about such a scale. Equipping 30,000 people is such a huge amount of money.

King Lee Jong-sung of Joseon asked hesitantly, "Give it all away for free?"

"Of course." Zhang Yu nodded and said with a smile, "This is a reward from the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty."

Zhang Yu was well aware of the entire process. When the battle plan was being drawn up, the General Staff Office had already calculated the costs.

If we transport too many troops from the Ming Dynasty, it would be too expensive and time-consuming. Moreover, the journey would be long, and any injuries sustained in battle would be difficult to treat.

If the losses were too great, it would also be detrimental to the morale of the army. The most important thing was that the General Staff could not bring themselves to take action after so many Ming soldiers were killed or wounded.

But it is different for the Koreans. In this way, we can consume their manpower, give them some weapons and armor, recruit them into an army and send them directly to the battlefield of Japan.

In this way, the Ming Dynasty would not need to send out too many troops, as the Koreans would be able to cooperate with them. They could also give part of the conquered territory to Korea.

Under such circumstances, it is still possible to mobilize the enthusiasm of North Korea. The Ming Dynasty only has to pay some equipment. These equipment are affordable for the current Ming Dynasty.

And when the time is right, we can purchase ores and recruit craftsmen in Korea, and then directly find a base near Korea to start equipping as the base of Ming Dynasty.

Even after conquering Japan, we can do the same in Japan. At that time, things will be much easier.

At the same time, we can also recruit the surrendered Japanese troops, arm them and send them to fight.

In short, the General Staff has a detailed plan, so Zhang Yu just said it out loud, and the details will have to wait and see.

"Of course, this is just the beginning. Don't think it's too little, there will be more later. When the war between Korea and Japan breaks out, the more territory we conquer, the more troops we will need."

"By the time that happens, we'll need to equip more troops."

King Lee Jong of Joseon and Zhang Shunyao looked at each other, both of them hesitant.

Apparently, they underestimated the Ming Dynasty's ambition. This time, the Ming Dynasty was going to do something big.

North Korea originally thought that all it needed to do was send troops to provide assistance, but now it seems that this is not the case.

The two of them couldn't help but hesitate. They even forgot what they were going to discuss with Zhang Yu.

After hesitating for a while, Zhang Shunyao said, "How are these weapons and equipment going to be distributed? Should we be the ones to do it?"

"I don't know about that." Zhang Yu quickly shook his head and said, "We'll know after the General Staff arrives."

Zhang Yu didn't want to get involved in this matter at all. Although he knew the truth, he couldn't say it.

The Ming Dynasty would never allow the Koreans to select and distribute weapons themselves. If possible, the Ming Dynasty would even want to recruit soldiers directly from Korea and train them.

In this way, the Ming Dynasty can obtain a viable force that is very obedient. When the critical moment comes, what the army will do depends on what the Ming Dynasty wants them to do.

In this regard, Zhang Yu has a lot of ideas, but unfortunately they cannot be realized.

The arrangements and deployments of this matter were all decided by the General Staff. He had no right to participate or speak at all, and if he had any ideas he could only report them.