2613 Procurement Carriage
"These roads are being built very quickly, this is the speed of our Yueshi people." Li Pu said excitedly. They were sitting in the four-wheeled carriage of the Qin State, which was the civilian version. The suspension was not very effective, and these wagons were mainly used by merchants, who mainly transported supplies rather than people.
The condition of the roads on the Yueshi Highway is very bad, and it is impossible to pass through larger vehicles, such as the motor vehicles of the Qin State, because it is a mountain road. Some sections of the road can only pass through one carriage, and Qin motor vehicles cannot pass through it at all.
The worst thing is that these roads are at most Qin's country roads according to Qin's standards, and even country roads can't be surpassed, because they are simply paved with stones without using a lot of asphalt, which leads to the condition of the roads is very bad.
"Such a road can only barely transport some supplies, but if there is a large-scale accumulation of supplies, it still needs to be repaired." Bai Guan on the side said. He was a logistics colonel officer of the Qin Army, mainly responsible for the supply of Yue's materials in the direction of Yue's. And Li Pu is the main person in charge of the Yue's side.
"We'll do that, though, at the moment we need a lot of wagons. In particular, such a four-wheeled carriage, two horses, or the pull of one horse can pull a large amount of supplies, which is of great significance to the accumulation of our military supplies. Lipp said. He is a major general in logistics on the Yueshi side. However, the military rank of the Yue clan is far lower than that of the Qin army, and the military ranks of the two sides are not equal.
"Our upper echelons are concerned about the state of military material supply, and only when the supply of military material is sufficient, can we launch a larger-scale military operation, and we can have huge military benefits. That's what the government said. Lip said in the carriage.
"Hmm. It seems that you are very concerned about fighting. Bai Guan said.
"Of course, we are very concerned about this, you know, at the moment we need a lot of military victories to replenish our financial situation, the news from the front is getting more and more unfavorable to us, those damned Indians are starting to build a lot of military forts, fortresses to defend against our attacks. We need more and more supplies, which is very bad for us. Lipp said.
"Also, our land here is very barren. It is not conducive to our development, and we need more good land to develop. This is what the government said. We need to wage a war on a larger scale, so we need more supplies. Lipp said.
"Hmm. The price of the materials provided by our Qin merchants is on the high side, and I think you should be able to understand that because they are merchants, the Qin government can provide a series of materials. However, we are unable to provide transport tasks, and you will need to procure a series of wagons to transport the supplies yourself. Bai Guan said.
"Hmm. We like such carriages, and we need to order a large number of these carriages to transport supplies, which will help us solve a large number of military problems. Lipp said.
The Qin government could give the Yueshi people a large amount of military supplies at a low cost, which were all part of Meng Tian's plan. The Qin government can even give some military supplies to the Yueshi people, anyway, the amount purchased by the Qin army is very large, and there is still a considerable inventory of surplus materials, but on the issue of transportation, Meng Tian deliberately did not solve this part of the problem for the Yueshi people, in order to let the Yue's government procure a large number of carriages from the Qin State, so that the Qin State can get quite a lot of commercial orders.
"The price of a carriage is a hundred gold per car. Your horses can solve a large part of the problem. Bai Guan said at this time.
"No, it's too expensive. We can't accept a carriage with such a huge number, we need a carriage that can simplify some of the best, and the price we can't accept is too outrageous. You know, we don't have a lot of money. Lipp said.
"Oh. Well, we can produce some simplified versions of the carriage, however, this requires further simplification. Bai Guan explained that for such a price, the Qin State had already conceded a large price, but the financial situation of the Yue Clan was very bad. They couldn't accept such a price.
"There are so many things that can be transported by horse-drawn wagons, which are stimulated by the huge demands of the war." Li Pu said helplessly.
"We are well aware of the situation of the supply supply, and it will take a long time for your supply to be resolved." Bai Guan said.
"But I need to report your situation, the amount is very large, at least it will cost you, I think you will need at least about 10,000 wagons to solve your transportation problems." Bai Guan analyzed.
"Oh my God. This is simply astronomical, and we cannot accept such a huge financial figure to solve these wagon problems. Lipp said.
"Hmm. This one. I understand. But I'll report this issue to the one above. "Bai Guan is very aware of the financial situation of the Yue Clan, they need such a large number of carriages, it is indeed very difficult, they must not be able to afford it.
Inside Meng Tian's office.
"The Yueshi people need at least 10,000 horse-drawn carts to solve their logistical transportation dilemma." Meng Tian said.
"However, the Yueshi don't have so much money, and even if they provide more slaves, I think it's still difficult to solve such a problem, after all, these slaves are not very valuable." Meng Tian continued.
"This problem, I think, should be left to the government to solve, and they still have a certain amount of loot, but, if you do the math, their loot can only buy arms once. They are really a very poor country. It's a real problem to face such a country. Wang Ben on the side said.
"If it were me, I could only launch small-scale operations again and again, rather than launching large-scale offensive operations, so that at least the current predicament could be solved, and large-scale offensive operations would be very costly and unsustainable, and the people of the Yue clan should understand this truth." Wang Ben said.
"Hmm. Your suggestion is indeed very pertinent, but I don't know why the Yueshi people didn't accept it, or took such an action. Meng Tian said.
"Because they are tribes, and tribes have many tribal alliances, ideas, and their governments have just been formed, it is really unlikely that a country like ours can afford such a large war expense. That's the political factor. Wang Ben explained.
"Hmm. However, I think the Yueshi should try to launch an attack. Meng Tian said.