Zhao Wudi was completely speechless, and said with a wry smile: "These two things are completely different!
If we sell these equipment to the enemy country, they will only need to recruit new soldiers to restore their strength immediately.
If we don't sell these equipment, they will have to buy a lot of iron, and it will require many craftsmen to forge them anew.
It takes a long time to fully replenish it.
During this period of time, they will not invade us again.
At least for this whole summer, we don’t have to worry about fighting anymore!”
After hearing what Zhao Wudi said, everyone present nodded seriously.
"That's right. If we control all illegal channels, we won't be able to obtain the strategic materials we need.
The barbarians can't even replenish their forces!"
Princess Ruyue said.
"What are you afraid of? If you can win the first battle, you can win the second one yourself.
I can't wait for them to recover and attack us.
Later, we will kill more than 100,000 of their troops and sell them the captured weapons.
Not only can we accumulate war horses, but we can also earn silver, and get a large number of high-quality war horses without spending a penny.
"Everyone in the village has horse meat to eat, so why don't they kill it when there are so many horses?" Li Ye said.
When everyone heard Li Ye's idea, their eyes almost popped out.
This train of thought is simply too outrageous.
If the enemy knew about this, they would be so angry that they would vomit blood because they had to cut endless leeks and shave endless sheep.
If the court officials knew about this, they would probably think that Li Ye was talking nonsense.
How strong do you have to be to defeat the enemy at will?
"What you're doing is truly outrageous! If other business owners knew about this, they would absolutely be in awe of you."
Princess Ruyue felt completely speechless.
It turns out that the purpose of war is to steal other people's weapons and equipment and then sell them back.
Is this fair?
Li Ye's face darkened, and he said expressionlessly, "Even if we don't sell them the new weapons, Yunlu Pavilion won't let go of this opportunity."
"Don't forget that the Third Prince will do anything to make money."
"If that's the case, it's quite plausible! They're trying to steal our business by smuggling goods. If we sell them directly to them without having to build them in Feifu, they'll definitely choose us."
Princess Ruyue said thoughtfully.
"Stop all material supplies for these days and wait for the other party to take the initiative to negotiate with us." Li Ye said.
"I see. Then we have to pack up all the armor and clothes as soon as possible." Lei Zhan immediately became motivated when he heard that he could make money.
It is not an easy task to feed so many people in the village.
They also understand Li Ye's efforts to make money.
As long as the grain is harvested, the local people can feed themselves and there is no need to provide supplies and food.
You can even sell them goods and make money.
With a population of several million, the economy can develop rapidly.
The barbarians have been keeping an eye on Li Ye these past two days.
They were afraid that Li Ye would lead his troops to attack them.
After returning to his capital, he immediately put on emergency alert.
All the troops that can fight have been deployed.
At the same time, people were sent to observe the situation of the Jin and Khitan coalition forces.
Hopefully, they can fight longer and consume more of Dayuan’s troops.
At the same time, they hope to suffer heavy losses.
This way there will be no threat to the barbarians.
In the end, they didn't expect to retreat in a hurry just a few days after entering Dayuan.
There were more than 200,000 troops during the invasion, but now there are less than 200,000 when they return.
After hearing the news, I felt happy and scared at the same time.
I originally thought that even if they were defeated, their army would not suffer too much loss, and they might be able to fight for several months.
But I didn't expect the losses to be so heavy and the defeat to be so miserable.
Although the threats from the Jin Kingdom and Khitan were gone, it meant that Dayuan's combat effectiveness far exceeded their imagination.
It will not be so easy to invade Dayuan in the future.
The only thing they could be assured of was that although Dayuan won, he did not attack them in return.
Finally I can breathe a sigh of relief.
Stealing a chicken but not losing the rice, not only did they fail to rob food and supplies, but they also lost hundreds of thousands of troops.
It doesn't matter if people die. There are many tribes on the grassland. We can just recruit new ones to fill the gap.
But armor and weapons are not so easy to obtain.
Even if he colluded with the third prince, he obtained a lot of strategic materials.
But they found that the amount of iron shipped from the third prince was getting less and less recently.
It is said that the supply of these materials is very tight even in large sources.
I wonder if the imperial court has noticed this and is tightening its control.
It will be more troublesome to seek personal gain in the future.
This gave the barbarian king a headache.
The strength of Dayuan’s army is growing stronger and stronger, and they must expand their army to have enough advantages.
If we wait until the harvest season, we still cannot be sure of success.
After this winter the tribe will have a hard time.
We got a lot of supplies in the past, but they were all bought at high prices.
The gold and silver they hoarded were being consumed at a rapid rate.
Simply purchasing cattle and sheep is not a solution, after all, it takes time to breed cattle and sheep.
If all of it were used to exchange for strategic supplies, the people in the tribe would not have enough to eat.
In the past, people went to war because they were too poor to survive. Now, the situation is reversed. The more they fight, the poorer they become and life becomes more and more difficult.
After thinking it over from beginning to end, I realized that it was after Li Ye appeared that their lives became worse and worse.
"Li Ye, I swear I wouldn't be a human being if the king doesn't kill you!"
The barbarian king became more and more angry as he thought about it, and slammed his fist on the table.
The subordinates hurriedly persuaded him, "Your Majesty, please calm down. Although we have suffered a great loss in the battle,
At least the Jin Dynasty and the Khitan did not take advantage of them.
Dayuan will not attack us at will. We only need to rest for a few days and we will be able to recover."
"Hmph, you sound so easy! The current situation is completely different from before.
In the past, the initiative to start a war was in our hands. We could fight whenever we wanted and stop whenever we wanted.
But the Sixth Prince has stationed soldiers and civilians at the border, and it's obvious that he wants to fight a protracted war with us.
Now he has a strong army and a large population.
Once they have enough food and supplies, they will declare war on us.
We have all experienced what the consequences of fighting with him are.
If he attacks you, how confident are you that you can win?"
“I believe we should also learn from Dayuan and build more cities with taller walls.
Even if they attacked, they would not be able to break through the city.
Instead, if they station troops on the grassland, they will be attacked by us at any time.
It’s impossible to defeat us!”
A general said unconvincedly.
"Haha, you're right! Building a city on the grassland is no easy task.
How much effort would it take just to transport the stones?
And how do you get food and water when you see a city?
These are all huge problems!
At least with our national strength, it is difficult to achieve!"
The barbarian king felt that his subordinates' proposal was unreliable and rejected it directly.
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