Huang Chengyan's work is not complicated, because in fact, there are not many types of weapons in the Han Dynasty, foot combat with swords and shields and Deng spears, and cavalry combat is simpler, that is, spears and halberds, what he has to do is to prepare a batch of spearheads and halberd heads, replace the weapons used in actual combat, and weaken the lethality as much as possible.

None of this was a problem for Huang Chengyan, and he quickly found a solution and arranged for his craftsmen to do it.

Huang Chengyan took Sun Ce for a tour. Liu Bei and the others were fascinated by it, and they fell behind unconsciously, and the workshop was filled with the sound of striking iron, and they had to shout when they spoke a few steps, Huang Chengyan and Sun Ce spoke, and Liu Bei and others couldn't hear it at all.

"Why did the general bring them in?"

"I'm going to do business with him." Sun Ce and Huang Chengyan stood side by side and sighed. "This person has an ambitious heart, it will be difficult to subdue in the end, he can't kill and kill, and staying by his side is a scourge after all, so he has to go back to Youzhou. We are short of horses, there are horses in Youzhou, and there are iron ores, and when the sea ships are made, we will transport crude iron and horses from Liaodong, and then process them into weapons and sell them at a high price, and your wisdom will be able to feed thousands of cavalry. ”

Huang Chengyan didn't mean to be excited at all, and nodded lightly. "It's a good thing to have iron ore, but the supply of raw materials has been a bit out of stock recently."

Sun Ce had known for a long time that this would be the result. The scale of Nanyang Tieguan continued to expand, and the production efficiency also improved significantly, but his military strength was also expanding rapidly, which put a lot of pressure on the supply of ordnance. If you can't solve the source of raw materials, let alone do the ordnance business, even your own supply will become a problem. Although Liaodong is barren, but Liaodong has iron, let Liu Bei go back to open a mine, as long as the refining technology is firmly grasped in his hands, knowledge can become a rolling source of wealth. With money, we can increase investment in technology, continue to innovate, and maintain technological advantages.

Xun Yu can't learn this if he wants to. He can imitate Nanyang, but it will be difficult for him to surpass Nanyang.

Sun Ce told the affairs of the Jiangxia Huang family again. Similar to what Huang Yueying said, Huang Chengyan had no interest in the head of the Huang family, but asked Sun Ce not to go too far, especially not to kill or injure innocents, after all, it was his clan. Sun Ce agreed, he had already taken care of Chen Duan, and he would not embarrass the Huang family too much, after all, he didn't force Huang Wan to jump off the wall, and Huang Zu was still under his subordinates.

Of course, it is absolutely impossible for Huang Zu to be the head of the Huang family.

The two chatted for a while, and Liu Bei and the three rushed over and were full of praise. "Master Huang is really a genius, comparable to the ancient master Ou Zhizi. The general is invincible, and Master Huang is the first meritorious. ”

Huang Chengyan was indifferent, and he didn't mean to deal with Liu Bei at all. Sun Ce smiled brightly. "Xuande, the martial arts tournament has been organized, and when you leave, I will give you two hundred people's ordnance, how about it?"

Liu Bei was surprised and delighted, and even forgot to be polite. "Really?"

"When did I lie to you?" Sun Ce was a little unhappy and sank his face. "I don't get tired of deceit, but I should put faith and righteousness first, although I don't read much, I still understand this truth."

Liu Bei hurriedly apologized. "The general's words are serious, I'm just too happy, I don't choose my words, I don't choose my words." He was so happy. The money to recruit 200 people was easy to raise, but it was difficult to get the ordnance of 200 people, and Sun Ce's generosity made him not mentally prepared at all. Not only was he happy, but Zhang Fei and Jian Yong were also very happy, and the two exchanged a look and smiled in unison.

Zhang Fei swapped the snake spear on his shoulder, carefully avoiding the roof beams. "What's the matter, I said that General Sun is righteous enough and won't treat us badly."

Jian Yong nodded in agreement, but felt a little regretful in his heart. Because of Liu Bei's inexplicable ambition, they could not become Sun Ce's subordinates after all. Fortunately, Youzhou and Yuzhou are too far apart, and it is unlikely to become an opponent for the time being. With Yuan Shao, a strong enemy, there is still the possibility of them cooperating, and Sun Ce's intention to entrap Liu Bei should also be for this purpose.

I hope Liu Bei can go well this time, and don't change his mind easily. If people do not stand without faith, it is impossible to succeed in the Qin and Twilight Chu.

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Ma Chao and Yan walked into Wancheng and were immediately shocked by the prosperity in front of them. They were even a little at a loss, holding on to the reins of their horses tightly, for fear of accidentally hitting people on the side of the road. Along the way, Guo Jiaer raised his face and reminded them many times not to cause trouble, Nanyang people have no good impression of Liangzhou people, and Sun Ce loves the people like children, and conflicts are not good for them. In order to avoid causing trouble, before they entered the city, they even took off their felt hats with obvious Western Liang characteristics, and put on martial crowns in one color.

The war horse neighed, attracting countless eyes. Pedestrians avoided unhurriedly while appreciating the appearance of Ma Chao and others. In ancient and modern times, it is normal for people to judge people by their appearance, and they will always take advantage of their good looks. Ma Chao and Yan Xing both belong to the kind of handsome teenagers, who have a heroic spirit that is rarely seen in southerners, and are not as rough as adult Xiliang people, and they have won the favor of many people at once.

"Oh, where did this come from, it looks like he's very raw."

"That's right, this little Langjun is so strong, it's so eye-catching."

After a while, there was a group of people on the side of the road, men and women, pointing and commenting, especially the women had the most heated discussions, chattering, warblers and swallows, without the slightest shyness, but embarrassed Ma Chao and others. Guo Jia kicked his mount lightly, stepped forward and shouted, "Get out of the way, this is a messenger sent by the imperial court." ”

Hearing that it was an envoy of the imperial court, the people dispersed a little, but there was still no sense of awe. Ma Chao and the others took the reins of the horses and slowly moved forward along the street. They are accustomed to seeing the ruined walls and the people with vegetables on their faces in Chang'an, and now they see the neat inner walls of Wancheng, the rows of roofs, the neat clothes on the pedestrians, the bright smiles on their faces, and the laughter in their ears, and their eyes are dazzled. Before entering Wancheng, passing through the counties, they already felt that they were full of prosperity, much stronger than Chang'an, and when they saw Wancheng at this moment, they knew that those counties were not worth mentioning at all, and Wancheng was the real prosperity.

After walking for a long time, I finally came to the gate of the inner city. Taishou Yuan Yao had already received the news and sent Yang Xiu to wait at the gate of the city. Guo Jia introduced Yang Xiu to Ma Chao and others. Yang Xiu looked at Ma Chao and the others, and felt uneasy in his heart. It can be seen from the eyes of Ma Chao and Yan Xing that their friendship with Guo Jia is not ordinarily good.

How could Guo Jia be with them, was it a coincidence or deliberate? I didn't expect the children of this family to hit it off at first sight with these Xiliang martial artists. Yang Xiu secretly slandered himself, and his face was a little disdainful. Although it was only for a moment, he quickly changed to a warm smile, but it did not escape Ma Chao's eyes. After Guo Jia's teaching along the way, they have a clear understanding of Yang Biao's intentions, and they don't even have a good impression of Yang Xiu. Seeing Yang Xiu's eyes, he subconsciously thought that it was aimed at them.

Originally, how could the Hongnong Yang family of the fourth and third princes take the Xiliang people in their eyes.

"Please dismount, the prince has been waiting in the city for a long time."

"Nope." Ma Chao waved his hand and said coldly: "The edict is for General Sun, let's go directly to General Sun." After speaking, regardless of whether Yang Xiu was embarrassed or not, he turned to Guo Jia and said, "Please Guo Jun take us to see General Sun." ”

Guo Jia looked at Yang Xiu and smiled without saying a word.