Back in the palace, as soon as Liu Wei entered the back garden, he asked the guards to invite Xu Shu and Pang Tong to the palace to discuss important matters with him.

After the guards were ordered to leave, Liu Wei led Wang Liu and Wang Zhen straight to the lake in the back garden.

Before he reached the lake, he saw Tang Ji, Cai Yan, Tao Huanniang, Guan Qing and a group of maids and servants huddled around the lake, stretching out their heads to look into the lake one by one.

On the lake in the distance, more than a dozen large boats are traveling side by side, each dragging a large fishing net behind it.

The reason why we say that they are big boats and not big ships is because the dozen or so boats that travel side by side are only two sets larger than small boats, but if you say that they are boats, it is somewhat reluctant.

More than a dozen boats swim on the surface of the lake, and after a while, they will catch up and shake off the nets to check what they have found.

Walking to the lake, standing behind everyone, and also looking at the lake, although Liu Wei didn't see it very really, he could also see that the soldiers had a lot of harvest from fishing in the lake in the action of the soldiers shaking the fishing nets on the boat.

But the soldiers were clearly not fishing, and every time they put away their nets, they would shake the fish back to the surface of the lake, and then throw the nets down.

"How?" After looking at it for a while, Liu Wei asked Tang Ji who was standing in front of him lightly.

Hearing Liu Wei's voice in his ears, Tang Ji was stunned for a moment and hurriedly turned around.

When she saw that it was really Liu Wei standing behind her, she hurriedly saluted Liu Wei and said, "Your Highness! ”

Tang Ji turned around and saluted, and everyone on the edge of the lake turned their faces around, and found that it was Liu Wei standing behind him, and everyone saluted Liu Wei one after another.

Raising his hand and waving at everyone, Liu Wei asked again: "How?" Did you catch it? ”

"Nope." Tang Ji, who was the first to be questioned by Liu, shook his head and said to him: "It's been a morning of catching, and I saw that I caught a lot of fish, but I didn't catch that big fish." ”

"Hmm!" Nodding his head and looking at the ten small boats running side by side on the lake, Liu Wei said as if talking to himself: "Big fish are not very easy to catch, they are usually spiritual, if they are caught at will, they don't feel mysterious." ”

Hearing Liu Wei say this, everyone nodded yes.

Liu Wei didn't let everyone disperse, this palace garden is quite boring, it is difficult to have anything to lure everyone to the lake for recreation on weekdays, and it is also a good thing for Tang Ji and others to stay here for a while.

The sun shines on the surface of the lake, and the calm lake surface ripples with fine ripples, and with the ripples, the silver-white light lines gently shake, reflecting the silver light, and it is quite magnificent to look at the lake from the shore.

"Your Highness, the two military advisors have arrived!" Just as Tang Ji and the others were looking forward to the more than ten big boats in the lake that were casting nets to search for big fish, a guard ran behind Liu Wei, clasped his fists and bowed down to report to him.

Hearing the guard's words, Liu Wei turned his head, waved his hand at the guard, and said to the guard, "Please ask the two military advisors to come aside and talk." ”

The guard answered and turned to leave, while Liu Wei strode towards the shore of the lake, which was relatively far away from Tang Ji and the others.

On the shore of the lake, it was full of his family members, although Guan Qing used to often meet with military advisors, Tang Ji and others rarely showed their faces since they came to Luoyang, and it was not very convenient to meet Xu Shu and Pang Tong.

When they arrived a little farther away, the two guards had already brought a free chair for Liu Wei, and before Liu Wei could sit down, Xu Shu and Pang Tong had already walked quickly towards him.

"Your Highness!" When they arrived in front of Liu Bian, Xu Shu and Pang Tong saluted Liu Bian at the same time, and then Xu Shu asked Liu Bian: "I don't know why His Highness summoned me and the two of us?" ”

"Two military advisors!" Seeing that Xu Shu and Pang Tong had arrived, Liu Wei first greeted them, and then said to the guards who were waiting on the side: "Move a free chair for the two military advisors." ”

The two guards hurriedly responded and hurriedly went to move chairs for Xu Shu and Pang Tong.

"Your Highness is still hunting for big fish." Standing on the shore of the lake, seeing the more than ten boats in the lake that were constantly casting nets, Pang Tong asked Liu Wei: "I don't know if there are eyebrows?" ”

"Nope!" also turned his face to the more than ten boats trawling on the lake in the distance, Liu Wei frowned slightly, and muttered in response: "When the king of Japan and Qing'er really saw a big fish walking in the lake with their own eyes, but they didn't know why, and after days of fishing, the big fish seemed to have disappeared." ”

"It just so happened that Yu Ji sent a letter to this king, and he said that there was a sign." As he spoke, Liu Wei's brows tightened more and more, and he said to Xu Shu and Pang Tong: "This king is thinking, Lu Bu's rebellion, although it is a big event, it can be compared with the appearance of the big fish that day, and it does not reflect each other, I don't know if it is the incident that is being said." ”

"It's just a demon, why should Your Highness take it seriously." Liu Wei mentioned Yu Ji, Pang Tong smiled slightly, and said to Liu Bian: "But there are such big fish in this Houyuan Lake, and I think there are demons to haunt me, which proves that the Han is difficult, and demons are rampant everywhere......"

"Hmm!" Nodding in response, before Liu Wei could speak, the two soldiers had already brought a free chair for Xu Shu and Pang Tong.

"Two military advisors, please take a seat!" The guards set up the leisure chairs, and Liu Wei stretched out his hand to Xu Shu and Pang Tong to make a gesture of invitation, and said to them: "Today, we will discuss with this lake and how to rectify the rule of this king in the near future." ”

Each responded, Xu Shu and Pang Tong did not refuse, and sat on the free chair.

Since there is a free chair, Liu Wei doesn't seem to like kneeling very much, except for formal occasions, he has to meet people with etiquette, Liu Wei sits on this free chair on weekdays to discuss things with people, even Pang Tong and Xu Shu are not the first time to enjoy the comfort of this chair in the palace.

Leaning on the leisurely chair, Liu Wei ordered the guards to watch the tea, and then said to Xu Shu and Pang Tong: "This king has asked Jia Xu to go to Hedong and Hongnong to inspect these two days, rectify the governance of officials, and investigate the people's livelihood. ”

One left and one right, sitting on the free chairs on both sides of Liu Bian, Xu Shu and Pang Tong listened to Liu Bian's words quietly, without interrupting his words.

The two did not answer, and Liu Wei continued to say to them: "Although the army is well-armed, this king still feels that the equipment of the Luoyang army seems to be missing something, so he has already gone to the blacksmith shop and learned that if you want to create a sharp blade, you must buy Wusha from the Western Regions. ”

Listening to what Liu Wei said, Xu Shu's eyes lowered slightly, and then said to Liu Wei: "Your Highness Qiqi, although there are many iron weapons in my Luoyang area, but since the pre-Qin period, Zhao Tie is not as hard as Chu Tie, His Royal Highness has high requirements for blades, and many blades are purchased from the Jianghuai area, which is quite expensive. And the people of the Western Regions, who like my Central Plains, are silk and silk brocade, and the silk in Luoyang and other places is ordinary, and it must be transferred from Shu and Jianghuai. ”

Listening to what Xu Shu said, Liu Wei frowned slightly, and did not immediately take the conversation.

Xu Shu's words have made it very clear that the reason why merchants from the Western Regions came to the Central Plains was for silk and other luxury goods.

Wusha is heavy, and from the Western Regions, the price is not cheap, and there is no local goods in Luoyang that are worth exchanging with the people of the Western Regions.

Luoyang, in the pre-Qin period, belongs to the three Jin Dynasty, there are also some places near the rich iron, but Luoyang iron reserves are not rich, and the iron tools have to be purchased from Handan and Jianghuai.

Handan's iron quality is slightly inferior to that of Jianghuai, and it is more than enough to make agricultural tools, which can be used to make blades, but it is slightly fragile.

Liu Wei's requirements for blades are extremely high, and he categorically does not allow soldiers to fight on the battlefield, and die because the blades are broken, so the iron used by the Luoyang Army to make blades is mostly Chu Tie purchased from the Jianghuai area.

In this way, just in terms of weapons, the cost of the Luoyang Army is already a large expenditure.

Moreover, the military uniforms of the Luoyang Army, ordinary soldiers wear linen military uniforms of the highest quality, while officers above the colonel level wear silk military uniforms.

Not to mention that even ordinary soldiers were each issued several pairs of leather boots, and after calculation, the military expenses consumed to support this Luoyang army were enough for other princes to raise millions of troops.

After listening to Xu Shu's words, Liu Wei was also a little worried in his heart, but he did not have the slightest idea of saving money from military spending.

The military budget is a side manifestation of whether an army is strong enough. More military investment can create an army that may not be more numerous than others, but its combat effectiveness can definitely be described as strong.

"Arrange some officials and businessmen to buy silk from Shu and Jianghuai!" After being silent for a long time, Liu Weicai squinted his eyes slightly, and said to Xu Shu: "Even if you post some transportation expenses to go in, you will definitely have to buy Wusha from the Western Regions in large quantities, and the ordinary military camp of the Luoyang Army can be used to make blades with Chu iron, and this king should at least be able to ensure that the three guards and the palace guards use Wujin iron weapons." ”

"No!" Liu Wei was so determined to build a black gold iron blade for the soldiers, Xu Shu didn't want to say anything more, and hurriedly responded: "Your Majesty will deal with it later." ”

"Once Ugin has purchased it, build a blade and hand it over to Shiyuan to supervise." Nodding, Liu Wei turned his head and explained to Pang Tong, and when Pang Tong responded, he said to Xu Shu: "In addition to promoting the transfer of goods from all over the country, Yuan Zhi still has a matter that should be dealt with as soon as possible." ”

"Your Highness, please." Knowing that Liu Wei still had something to order, Xu Shu cupped his fists and said to Liu Wei: "Your Majesty will do your best to share your worries for Your Highness!" Back in the palace, as soon as Liu Wei entered the back garden, he asked the guards to invite Xu Shu and Pang Tong to the palace to discuss important matters with him.

After the guards were ordered to leave, Liu Wei led Wang Liu and Wang Zhen straight to the lake in the back garden.

Before he reached the lake, he saw Tang Ji, Cai Yan, Tao Huanniang, Guan Qing and a group of maids and servants huddled around the lake, stretching out their heads to look into the lake one by one.

On the lake in the distance, more than a dozen large boats are traveling side by side, each dragging a large fishing net behind it.

The reason why we say that they are big boats and not big ships is because the dozen or so boats that travel side by side are only two sets larger than small boats, but if you say that they are boats, it is somewhat reluctant.

More than a dozen boats swim on the surface of the lake, and after a while, they will catch up and shake off the nets to check what they have found.

Walking to the lake, standing behind everyone, and also looking at the lake, although Liu Wei didn't see it very really, he could also see that the soldiers had a lot of harvest from fishing in the lake in the action of the soldiers shaking the fishing nets on the boat.

But the soldiers were clearly not fishing, and every time they put away their nets, they would shake the fish back to the surface of the lake, and then throw the nets down.

"How?" After looking at it for a while, Liu Wei asked Tang Ji who was standing in front of him lightly.

Hearing Liu Wei's voice in his ears, Tang Ji was stunned for a moment and hurriedly turned around.

When she saw that it was really Liu Wei standing behind her, she hurriedly saluted Liu Wei and said, "Your Highness! ”

Tang Ji turned around and saluted, and everyone on the edge of the lake turned their faces around, and found that it was Liu Wei standing behind him, and everyone saluted Liu Wei one after another.

Raising his hand and waving at everyone, Liu Wei asked again: "How?" Did you catch it? ”

"Nope." Tang Ji, who was the first to be questioned by Liu, shook his head and said to him: "It's been a morning of catching, and I saw that I caught a lot of fish, but I didn't catch that big fish." ”

"Hmm!" Nodding his head and looking at the ten small boats running side by side on the lake, Liu Wei said as if talking to himself: "Big fish are not very easy to catch, they are usually spiritual, if they are caught at will, they don't feel mysterious." ”

Hearing Liu Wei say this, everyone nodded yes.

Liu Wei didn't let everyone disperse, this palace garden is quite boring, it is difficult to have anything to lure everyone to the lake for recreation on weekdays, and it is also a good thing for Tang Ji and others to stay here for a while.

The sun shines on the surface of the lake, and the calm lake surface ripples with fine ripples, and with the ripples, the silver-white light lines gently shake, reflecting the silver light, and it is quite magnificent to look at the lake from the shore.

"Your Highness, the two military advisors have arrived!" Just as Tang Ji and the others were looking forward to the more than ten big boats in the lake that were casting nets to search for big fish, a guard ran behind Liu Wei, clasped his fists and bowed down to report to him.

Hearing the guard's words, Liu Wei turned his head, waved his hand at the guard, and said to the guard, "Please ask the two military advisors to come aside and talk." ”

The guard answered and turned to leave, while Liu Wei strode towards the shore of the lake, which was relatively far away from Tang Ji and the others.

On the shore of the lake, it was full of his family members, although Guan Qing used to often meet with military advisors, Tang Ji and others rarely showed their faces since they came to Luoyang, and it was not very convenient to meet Xu Shu and Pang Tong.

When they arrived a little farther away, the two guards had already brought a free chair for Liu Wei, and before Liu Wei could sit down, Xu Shu and Pang Tong had already walked quickly towards him.

"Your Highness!" When they arrived in front of Liu Bian, Xu Shu and Pang Tong saluted Liu Bian at the same time, and then Xu Shu asked Liu Bian: "I don't know why His Highness summoned me and the two of us?" ”

"Two military advisors!" Seeing that Xu Shu and Pang Tong had arrived, Liu Wei first greeted them, and then said to the guards who were waiting on the side: "Move a free chair for the two military advisors." ”

The two guards hurriedly responded and hurriedly went to move chairs for Xu Shu and Pang Tong.

"Your Highness is still hunting for big fish." Standing on the shore of the lake, seeing the more than ten boats in the lake that were constantly casting nets, Pang Tong asked Liu Wei: "I don't know if there are eyebrows?" ”

"Nope!" also turned his face to the more than ten boats trawling on the lake in the distance, Liu Wei frowned slightly, and muttered in response: "When the king of Japan and Qing'er really saw a big fish walking in the lake with their own eyes, but they didn't know why, and after days of fishing, the big fish seemed to have disappeared." ”

"It just so happened that Yu Ji sent a letter to this king, and he said that there was a sign." As he spoke, Liu Wei's brows tightened more and more, and he said to Xu Shu and Pang Tong: "This king is thinking, Lu Bu's rebellion, although it is a big event, it can be compared with the appearance of the big fish that day, and it does not reflect each other, I don't know if it is the incident that is being said." ”

"It's just a demon, why should Your Highness take it seriously." Liu Wei mentioned Yu Ji, Pang Tong smiled slightly, and said to Liu Bian: "But there are such big fish in this Houyuan Lake, and I think there are demons to haunt me, which proves that the Han is difficult, and demons are rampant everywhere......"

"Hmm!" Nodding in response, before Liu Wei could speak, the two soldiers had already brought a free chair for Xu Shu and Pang Tong.

"Two military advisors, please take a seat!" The guards set up the leisure chairs, and Liu Wei stretched out his hand to Xu Shu and Pang Tong to make a gesture of invitation, and said to them: "Today, we will discuss with this lake and how to rectify the rule of this king in the near future." ”

Each responded, Xu Shu and Pang Tong did not refuse, and sat on the free chair.

Since there is a free chair, Liu Wei doesn't seem to like kneeling very much, except for formal occasions, he has to meet people with etiquette, Liu Wei sits on this free chair on weekdays to discuss things with people, even Pang Tong and Xu Shu are not the first time to enjoy the comfort of this chair in the palace.

Leaning on the leisurely chair, Liu Wei ordered the guards to watch the tea, and then said to Xu Shu and Pang Tong: "This king has asked Jia Xu to go to Hedong and Hongnong to inspect these two days, rectify the governance of officials, and investigate the people's livelihood. ”

One left and one right, sitting on the free chairs on both sides of Liu Bian, Xu Shu and Pang Tong listened to Liu Bian's words quietly, without interrupting his words.

The two did not answer, and Liu Wei continued to say to them: "Although the army is well-armed, this king still feels that the equipment of the Luoyang army seems to be missing something, so he has already gone to the blacksmith shop and learned that if you want to create a sharp blade, you must buy Wusha from the Western Regions. ”

Listening to what Liu Wei said, Xu Shu's eyes lowered slightly, and then said to Liu Wei: "Your Highness Qiqi, although there are many iron weapons in my Luoyang area, but since the pre-Qin period, Zhao Tie is not as hard as Chu Tie, His Royal Highness has high requirements for blades, and many blades are purchased from the Jianghuai area, which is quite expensive. And the people of the Western Regions, who like my Central Plains, are silk and silk brocade, and the silk in Luoyang and other places is ordinary, and it must be transferred from Shu and Jianghuai. ”

Listening to what Xu Shu said, Liu Wei frowned slightly, and did not immediately take the conversation.

Xu Shu's words have made it very clear that the reason why merchants from the Western Regions came to the Central Plains was for silk and other luxury goods.

Wusha is heavy, and from the Western Regions, the price is not cheap, and there is no local goods in Luoyang that are worth exchanging with the people of the Western Regions.

Luoyang, in the pre-Qin period, belongs to the three Jin Dynasty, there are also some places near the rich iron, but Luoyang iron reserves are not rich, and the iron tools have to be purchased from Handan and Jianghuai.

Handan's iron quality is slightly inferior to that of Jianghuai, and it is more than enough to make agricultural tools, which can be used to make blades, but it is slightly fragile.

Liu Wei's requirements for blades are extremely high, and he categorically does not allow soldiers to fight on the battlefield, and die because the blades are broken, so the iron used by the Luoyang Army to make blades is mostly Chu Tie purchased from the Jianghuai area.

In this way, just in terms of weapons, the cost of the Luoyang Army is already a large expenditure.

Moreover, the military uniforms of the Luoyang Army, ordinary soldiers wear linen military uniforms of the highest quality, while officers above the colonel level wear silk military uniforms.

Not to mention that even ordinary soldiers were each issued several pairs of leather boots, and after calculation, the military expenses consumed to support this Luoyang army were enough for other princes to raise millions of troops.

After listening to Xu Shu's words, Liu Wei was also a little worried in his heart, but he did not have the slightest idea of saving money from military spending.

The military budget is a side manifestation of whether an army is strong enough. More military investment can create an army that may not be more numerous than others, but its combat effectiveness can definitely be described as strong.

"Arrange some officials and businessmen to buy silk from Shu and Jianghuai!" After being silent for a long time, Liu Weicai squinted his eyes slightly, and said to Xu Shu: "Even if you post some transportation expenses to go in, you will definitely have to buy Wusha from the Western Regions in large quantities, and the ordinary military camp of the Luoyang Army can be used to make blades with Chu iron, and this king should at least be able to ensure that the three guards and the palace guards use Wujin iron weapons." ”

"No!" Liu Wei was so determined to build a black gold iron blade for the soldiers, Xu Shu didn't want to say anything more, and hurriedly responded: "Your Majesty will deal with it later." ”

"Once Ugin has purchased it, build a blade and hand it over to Shiyuan to supervise." Nodding, Liu Wei turned his head and explained to Pang Tong, and when Pang Tong responded, he said to Xu Shu: "In addition to promoting the transfer of goods from all over the country, Yuan Zhi still has a matter that should be dealt with as soon as possible." ”

"Your Highness, please." Knowing that Liu Wei still had something to order, Xu Shu cupped his fists and said to Liu Wei: "Your Majesty will do your best to share your worries for Your Highness!" Back in the palace, as soon as Liu Wei entered the back garden, he asked the guards to invite Xu Shu and Pang Tong to the palace to discuss important matters with him.

After the guards were ordered to leave, Liu Wei led Wang Liu and Wang Zhen straight to the lake in the back garden.

Before he reached the lake, he saw Tang Ji, Cai Yan, Tao Huanniang, Guan Qing and a group of maids and servants huddled around the lake, stretching out their heads to look into the lake one by one.

On the lake in the distance, more than a dozen large boats are traveling side by side, each dragging a large fishing net behind it.

The reason why we say that they are big boats and not big ships is because the dozen or so boats that travel side by side are only two sets larger than small boats, but if you say that they are boats, it is somewhat reluctant.

More than a dozen boats swim on the surface of the lake, and after a while, they will catch up and shake off the nets to check what they have found.

Walking to the lake, standing behind everyone, and also looking at the lake, although Liu Wei didn't see it very really, he could also see that the soldiers had a lot of harvest from fishing in the lake in the action of the soldiers shaking the fishing nets on the boat.

But the soldiers were clearly not fishing, and every time they put away their nets, they would shake the fish back to the surface of the lake, and then throw the nets down.

"How?" After looking at it for a while, Liu Wei asked Tang Ji who was standing in front of him lightly.

Hearing Liu Wei's voice in his ears, Tang Ji was stunned for a moment and hurriedly turned around.

When she saw that it was really Liu Wei standing behind her, she hurriedly saluted Liu Wei and said, "Your Highness! ”

Tang Ji turned around and saluted, and everyone on the edge of the lake turned their faces around, and found that it was Liu Wei standing behind him, and everyone saluted Liu Wei one after another.

Raising his hand and waving at everyone, Liu Wei asked again: "How?" Did you catch it? ”

"Nope." Tang Ji, who was the first to be questioned by Liu, shook his head and said to him: "It's been a morning of catching, and I saw that I caught a lot of fish, but I didn't catch that big fish." ”

"Hmm!" Nodding his head and looking at the ten small boats running side by side on the lake, Liu Wei said as if talking to himself: "Big fish are not very easy to catch, they are usually spiritual, if they are caught at will, they don't feel mysterious." ”

Hearing Liu Wei say this, everyone nodded yes.

Liu Wei didn't let everyone disperse, this palace garden is quite boring, it is difficult to have anything to lure everyone to the lake for recreation on weekdays, and it is also a good thing for Tang Ji and others to stay here for a while.

The sun shines on the surface of the lake, and the calm lake surface ripples with fine ripples, and with the ripples, the silver-white light lines gently shake, reflecting the silver light, and it is quite magnificent to look at the lake from the shore.

"Your Highness, the two military advisors have arrived!" Just as Tang Ji and the others were looking forward to the more than ten big boats in the lake that were casting nets to search for big fish, a guard ran behind Liu Wei, clasped his fists and bowed down to report to him.

Hearing the guard's words, Liu Wei turned his head, waved his hand at the guard, and said to the guard, "Please ask the two military advisors to come aside and talk." ”

The guard answered and turned to leave, while Liu Wei strode towards the shore of the lake, which was relatively far away from Tang Ji and the others.

On the shore of the lake, it was full of his family members, although Guan Qing used to often meet with military advisors, Tang Ji and others rarely showed their faces since they came to Luoyang, and it was not very convenient to meet Xu Shu and Pang Tong.

When they arrived a little farther away, the two guards had already brought a free chair for Liu Wei, and before Liu Wei could sit down, Xu Shu and Pang Tong had already walked quickly towards him.

"Your Highness!" When they arrived in front of Liu Bian, Xu Shu and Pang Tong saluted Liu Bian at the same time, and then Xu Shu asked Liu Bian: "I don't know why His Highness summoned me and the two of us?" ”

"Two military advisors!" Seeing that Xu Shu and Pang Tong had arrived, Liu Wei first greeted them, and then said to the guards who were waiting on the side: "Move a free chair for the two military advisors." ”

The two guards hurriedly responded and hurriedly went to move chairs for Xu Shu and Pang Tong.

"Your Highness is still hunting for big fish." Standing on the shore of the lake, seeing the more than ten boats in the lake that were constantly casting nets, Pang Tong asked Liu Wei: "I don't know if there are eyebrows?" ”

"Nope!" also turned his face to the more than ten boats trawling on the lake in the distance, Liu Wei frowned slightly, and muttered in response: "When the king of Japan and Qing'er really saw a big fish walking in the lake with their own eyes, but they didn't know why, and after days of fishing, the big fish seemed to have disappeared." ”

"It just so happened that Yu Ji sent a letter to this king, and he said that there was a sign." As he spoke, Liu Wei's brows tightened more and more, and he said to Xu Shu and Pang Tong: "This king is thinking, Lu Bu's rebellion, although it is a big event, it can be compared with the appearance of the big fish that day, and it does not reflect each other, I don't know if it is the incident that is being said." ”

"It's just a demon, why should Your Highness take it seriously." Liu Wei mentioned Yu Ji, Pang Tong smiled slightly, and said to Liu Bian: "But there are such big fish in this Houyuan Lake, and I think there are demons to haunt me, which proves that the Han is difficult, and demons are rampant everywhere......"

"Hmm!" Nodding in response, before Liu Wei could speak, the two soldiers had already brought a free chair for Xu Shu and Pang Tong.

"Two military advisors, please take a seat!" The guards set up the leisure chairs, and Liu Wei stretched out his hand to Xu Shu and Pang Tong to make a gesture of invitation, and said to them: "Today, we will discuss with this lake and how to rectify the rule of this king in the near future." ”

Each responded, Xu Shu and Pang Tong did not refuse, and sat on the free chair.

Since there is a free chair, Liu Wei doesn't seem to like kneeling very much, except for formal occasions, he has to meet people with etiquette, Liu Wei sits on this free chair on weekdays to discuss things with people, even Pang Tong and Xu Shu are not the first time to enjoy the comfort of this chair in the palace.

Leaning on the leisurely chair, Liu Wei ordered the guards to watch the tea, and then said to Xu Shu and Pang Tong: "This king has asked Jia Xu to go to Hedong and Hongnong to inspect these two days, rectify the governance of officials, and investigate the people's livelihood. ”

One left and one right, sitting on the free chairs on both sides of Liu Bian, Xu Shu and Pang Tong listened to Liu Bian's words quietly, without interrupting his words.

The two did not answer, and Liu Wei continued to say to them: "Although the army is well-armed, this king still feels that the equipment of the Luoyang army seems to be missing something, so he has already gone to the blacksmith shop and learned that if you want to create a sharp blade, you must buy Wusha from the Western Regions. ”

Listening to what Liu Wei said, Xu Shu's eyes lowered slightly, and then said to Liu Wei: "Your Highness Qiqi, although there are many iron weapons in my Luoyang area, but since the pre-Qin period, Zhao Tie is not as hard as Chu Tie, His Royal Highness has high requirements for blades, and many blades are purchased from the Jianghuai area, which is quite expensive. And the people of the Western Regions, who like my Central Plains, are silk and silk brocade, and the silk in Luoyang and other places is ordinary, and it must be transferred from Shu and Jianghuai. ”

Listening to what Xu Shu said, Liu Wei frowned slightly, and did not immediately take the conversation.

Xu Shu's words have made it very clear that the reason why merchants from the Western Regions came to the Central Plains was for silk and other luxury goods.

Wusha is heavy, and from the Western Regions, the price is not cheap, and there is no local goods in Luoyang that are worth exchanging with the people of the Western Regions.

Luoyang, in the pre-Qin period, belongs to the three Jin Dynasty, there are also some places near the rich iron, but Luoyang iron reserves are not rich, and the iron tools have to be purchased from Handan and Jianghuai.

Handan's iron quality is slightly inferior to that of Jianghuai, and it is more than enough to make agricultural tools, which can be used to make blades, but it is slightly fragile.

Liu Wei's requirements for blades are extremely high, and he categorically does not allow soldiers to fight on the battlefield, and die because the blades are broken, so the iron used by the Luoyang Army to make blades is mostly Chu Tie purchased from the Jianghuai area.

In this way, just in terms of weapons, the cost of the Luoyang Army is already a large expenditure.

Moreover, the military uniforms of the Luoyang Army, ordinary soldiers wear linen military uniforms of the highest quality, while officers above the colonel level wear silk military uniforms.

Not to mention that even ordinary soldiers were each issued several pairs of leather boots, and after calculation, the military expenses consumed to support this Luoyang army were enough for other princes to raise millions of troops.

After listening to Xu Shu's words, Liu Wei was also a little worried in his heart, but he did not have the slightest idea of saving money from military spending.

The military budget is a side manifestation of whether an army is strong enough. More military investment can create an army that may not be more numerous than others, but its combat effectiveness can definitely be described as strong.

"Arrange some officials and businessmen to buy silk from Shu and Jianghuai!" After being silent for a long time, Liu Weicai squinted his eyes slightly, and said to Xu Shu: "Even if you post some transportation expenses to go in, you will definitely have to buy Wusha from the Western Regions in large quantities, and the ordinary military camp of the Luoyang Army can be used to make blades with Chu iron, and this king should at least be able to ensure that the three guards and the palace guards use Wujin iron weapons." ”

"No!" Liu Wei was so determined to build a black gold iron blade for the soldiers, Xu Shu didn't want to say anything more, and hurriedly responded: "Your Majesty will deal with it later." ”

"Once Ugin has purchased it, build a blade and hand it over to Shiyuan to supervise." Nodding, Liu Wei turned his head and explained to Pang Tong, and when Pang Tong responded, he said to Xu Shu: "In addition to promoting the transfer of goods from all over the country, Yuan Zhi still has a matter that should be dealt with as soon as possible." ”

"Your Highness, please." Knowing that Liu Wei still had something to order, Xu Shu cupped his fists and said to Liu Wei: "Your Majesty will do your best to share your worries for Your Highness!" ”