Cheng Jun is a taciturn person, this kind of person is either not good at words, or he is not shocking and dies. Idiots are definitely the latter.

His remarks sobered everyone up a lot.

"Everyone has seen the benefits of black iron equipment, but who has seen his shortcomings?"

"First of all, there is the problem of cost, if a soldier wants to get an effective defense, then the armor, helmet, weapon, shield must be complete, how much does this set of equipment cost? Can we popularize it on a large scale?"

"Iron ore is worthless, charcoal is not worth much, it can definitely be supported by the financial resources of adults, but what about the essence of dead wood, what about the magic weapon that can be replaced at any time outside the blast furnace?"

"I just summed it up with the hammer, this whole set of magic weapon materials can only provide equipment for 2,000 people, which seems to be a lot, but compared to other forces, 2,000 people is a fart..."

"If you don't have 20,000 elite soldiers, don't want to compete with others. But with so many magic weapons, where can we find them?"

"Therefore, black iron equipment will not be popularized in the short term"

"In addition, just now everyone talked about the issue of tactics, and also thought about the flaws in this equipment. Actually, these problems are easy to solve..."

"Let the Awakened and the ordinary soldiers be combined, and let's study a new set of tactics. Rely on crowd tactics to defend against the enemy's advanced spells, and use the Awakened's powerful divine sense to avoid the attacks of skill-based spells..."

"You say that Lord Flowing Fire's fire dragon is powerful, I don't believe that it can be stronger than a hundred-man army formation, especially the elite troops wearing black iron equipment. Doesn't it take time to meditate on advanced spells, and doesn't it take time to kill people continuously?"

"By the time you meditate on a high-level spell, my military array will already be close to you. By the time you kill a dozen or so, the rest of my soldiers will have surrounded you."

"What are you going to do at this time? The low-level spells have no effect, and you are not an opponent in hand-to-hand combat, so you are not obediently waiting for death?"

"But this involves the first question, do we have so much financial resources to arm this team, relying on our current 2,000 people, it is far from enough."

Cheng Jun's analysis made everyone silent, and finally Liuhuo spoke.

"Chengjun's analysis is very right, we can't be blindly arrogant because we have this kind of strange equipment, the equipment is dead and the people are alive, at this stage, our strength is weak, there is no arrogance at all, everything still requires stability..."

This night's meeting will be remembered in the history books, especially the wild history of "The Secret History of the Flowing Fire King" compiled by Daydream, which is even more fanfare, and the important significance of this night in the history of Zhongzhou.

For example.

"The time when the Black Iron Army was formed was not after the tragedy of the mine as most people think, but the night when the black iron was successfully smelted in the swamp iron factory"

"The incomparably wise Lord Flowing Fire, with the assistance of the wise Prime Minister, officially determined the prototype of the Black Iron Army, and formulated the tactics that shocked the mainland in the future, of course, there is also a meager contribution to General Cheng..."

"It was after that meeting that Lord Flowing Fire, with the cooperation of the Prime Minister, finally made up his mind, overcame all difficulties, and walked out of a perfect avenue where mortals and awakened people cooperate with each other..."

"Lord Driftfire was the first to eat crabs, and his courage is unmatched. The Prime Minister was the first to sense the coming of the mortal age, and his wisdom was like a light in the night..."

Strictly speaking, "The Secret History of the Flowing Fire King" is not an orthodox history book, it is full of countless spells, strange beasts, giants, and awakened people like gods that future generations cannot understand.

After countless researches, later generations of scholars have determined that this ** prime minister must be a sycophant and a courtier next to the King of Flowing Fire, and there are some paranoiacs.

Since he is delusional, then what he says should be listened to as a myth.

The academic community's criticism of the book "The Secret History of the Flowing Fire King" will definitely not affect the enthusiasm of the people, and the book has been revised and reprinted countless times for thousands of years.

The wonderful plots in the book have turned into dramas, singing and dancing, entertaining the hearts of Zhongzhou people.

Thousands of years from now are too far away, and the current Flowing Fire is definitely not in the mood to think that far. At this time, he was worried about money.

Liuhuo is actually not short of money, and now the amount of cash he can use in his hand has reached 500,000 gold coins, which includes the wealth left by the master, the profits of the mine, and the deposits given to him by the Shi family and the Hou family.

This money is Liuhuo's cash reserves, and the money in the later period will be replenished to him in a steady stream. How can the water jade mine earn millions of gold coins a year, although the caravan at sea is now very small, it is not a problem to earn 500,000 gold coins a year.

As for the tax on both sides of Peishui, although it is not much, Liuhuo knows how to collect the amount of 200,000 yuan once the three-year tax protection period has passed.

These three pieces together have 1.7 million, and over time, the annual income of 2 million gold coins is still very conservative.

2 million gold coins, what a terrible number, the financial surplus of Sanyin Province in a year is only a small figure of 3 million, and Liuhuo is now about to catch up with a small country.

It's a pity that the enemies faced by Flowing Fire are not secular countries at all, but those awakened are those families who have accumulated for a hundred years.

The Shi family's strength in the vast mountains has reached 60,000, and these 60,000 people are all composed of sword masters and awakened ones.

The Hou family's Blizzard guards guard the Great Snow Mountain, and their troops will not be less than 50,000, and these 50,000 people are not mortals.

How many people are in Elder Lan Ji's red fan?

The Li family and the Yu family are known as the two most powerful families in the inner gate, how terrifying is the background under their hands?

Liuhuo didn't dare to think about it, and now he felt stretched thin with 2,000 black iron equipment, how could he compare with them.

The iron abacus has already been calculated, and the amount of funds needed to train 2,000 black iron soldiers is at least 500,000 gold coins, according to the current comparison of the forces in the Creation Gate. If Flowing Fire wants to protect itself, it must have 20,000 elites in hand.

5 million gold coins, the head of the flowing fire is almost big. For three whole days, Liuhuo, Zuo Panyu, Yang Fan, Iron Abacus, Daydream, Chengjun and Wang Blind were locked up for three days.

"Now the situation is clear to everyone, 20,000 soldiers and 5 million gold coins are our short-term goals, and the sooner we complete them, the safer we will be. Let's all express our opinions..."

The question of the fire made everyone very silent, and in the end, it was the daydream that broke the silence.

"The hammer has already been heard, and the magic weapon on the blast furnace is in very good condition, and it can cast at least 3,000 people's equipment, which means that we can now recruit another 1,000 soldiers. It's a little less, but it's better than nothing..."

Zuo Panyu interrupted him, "This batch of magic weapons was obtained by Lord Liuhuo by chance, and we may not have so many in the future, and a set of magic weapons can reach the sky for 2000." High-level magic weapons are traded in barter, and we must take out a large number of low-level magic weapons to exchange with others, and the output of the water jade mine is simply not enough, so we must rely on gold coins for procurement..."

"At the end of the day, it's about money"

Yang Fan looked at the blind man at this time, and suddenly said, "I have discussed the problem of money with Lord Wang, if everything goes well, our intelligence department can receive about 50,000 yuan a month..."

After listening to Yang Fan's words, Liuhuo raised his head and stared at them in surprise. Yang Fan was surprised when he saw the adult, and hurriedly explained.

"The intelligence network was very expensive when it was first established, and so far we have invested nearly 150,000 gold coins, but once the network is formed, the intelligence network itself is profitable. Not to mention, just the monthly filial piety of the gangsters in various places is already a lot..."

"Casinos, green houses, liquor stores, and all kinds of smuggling, selling contraband or something, we can collect taxes from these transactions..."

As soon as he heard this, he daydreamed and asked with a glare.

"Damn, I said that why did the girl in the Qinglou of Dawangzhuang increase the price? It turns out that you are collecting taxes? The government will pay one copy, and I will pay you another one..."

"No, I have to calculate how much money you made me...."

The rogue energy of the Hundred Days Dream made the atmosphere in the room a little lighter, and at this time the iron abacus also spoke.

"The sea route to Wugang has been going well recently, and General Zhongli has increased the supply volume, so it will be no problem to earn more than 100,000 gold coins in the next few months..."

"However, this money is still far from enough, why don't we consider Peishui's agricultural tax?"

When Liuhuo heard this, he quickly shook his head, "No, we promised to be tax-free for three years, and we can't be untrustworthy." Don't think about the agricultural tax."

At this time, Zuo Panyu, who had been silent, spoke.

"Actually, there is no need for adults to be so impatient, there is no fat man in the world who eats a mouthful, and no force is formed in a day. Black iron equipment is very expensive, but it is only an investment, and the equipment can be used for decades after it is built, and it will not be a problem if it is properly maintained for hundreds of years..."

"In two or three years, in exchange for 20,000 elites, this speed is already amazing, adults don't have to be too themselves...."

"If the adults are really short of money, why don't you try to contact the half tael gold? I remember that the half tael gold opened a branch in Dawangzhuang."

Zuo Panyu's words reminded everyone at once, yes, if you say that you are poor, then there will be no rich people in the world.

But does Ban Liang Jin have a business of borrowing money? No one has ever heard of it?

What exactly is half a tael of gold? That's the question. You can say that he is a money bank, just like the money bank in the mortal world, half two gold also has the business of saving and withdrawing money, but most of the awakened will access some magic weapons. After all, you can't always carry your family property with you.

The other half of the gold also undertakes some magic weapon processing work. The Awakened are willing to process the refined treasures for the convenience of carrying their magic weapons, or simply because of their beauty.

Make a ring, or a necklace, belt, or something, which is beautiful and easy to carry.

However, magic weapon processing is a delicate job, and I really haven't heard of anyone who has this skill except for half a tael of gold.

The most important thing is that half a tael of gold actually provides anonymous transactions of magic weapon materials. As long as you often go to half a tael of gold, you will see countless anonymous magic weapon transaction information, if you want to exchange something, you can rely on him, safe and convenient.

In general, the half-tael gold is like the air around the Awakened, you may not pay attention to him, but no one can leave him. Wherever you go, as long as it is a densely populated city, you can see a half-tael gold with simple decoration.

When you don't need him, you ignore his presence. When you are in need, you will feel his mystery again.

Yes, it's a mysterious feeling, and the current Flowing Fire has that feeling. 、

Because he was standing outside the door of the Dawangzhuang half a tael of gold.