Become a feudal king from today

"this……"

Zhao Xu showed a distressed expression.

Naturally, he couldn't agree in a hurry, otherwise an old fox like Ma Xuan could see through his mind at a glance.

"Please rest assured, Your Highness, our Ma family will never be disrespectful to Your Highness like Yuan Lina and others." Seeing Zhao Xu's hesitation, Ma Xuan felt anxious.

Ma Han was reluctant to take off his plate armor. He also begged: "If your highness doesn't believe it, I can stay in Yancheng."

Zhao Xu was startled for a moment. Ma Han said this, which was tantamount to being a hostage in Yancheng.

Having said this, Zhao Xu felt he could relax, so he said: "That's not necessary. Since Ma Zhoumu is so sincere, I will set a precedent. However, the armor given to Ma Zhoumu cannot be as good as Mr. Ma's." The ones worn are equally strong, but the quality will be a little worse, but the ones given to generals can be the same.”

"It's almost, how bad it will be." Ma Xuan was a little disappointed.

"Don't worry Ma Zhoumu, at most the bow and arrow can penetrate only so much." Zhao Xu raised his little finger and pointed at the finger cover.

Ma Xuan breathed a sigh of relief. This was enough for him.

Soldiers at this depth cannot die. At most, their skin and flesh will be broken, but it will not be fatal.

Besides, the better the armor, the more expensive it would be. He felt there was no need to put every soldier in armor like the soldiers of King Yan.

This requires money.

As for the generals being the same, he felt a lot more at ease. For him, if the soldiers died, they could be recruited again, and if there was one less general, there would be one.

"It's not a big difference, so that's it?" Ma Xuan smiled happily.

Ma Han was a little disappointed. His idea of ​​staying in Yan County failed.

He was very interested in Zhao Xu, and during these days in Yan County, he heard many anecdotes about King Yan.

I really want to know for the first time what other interesting things King Yan can come up with.

"It's settled." Zhao Xu and Ma Xuan both ignored Ma Han.

Zhao Xu continued: "But I also need Ma Zhoumu's help for something."

So he told him about the trade route.

"Easy to say, easy to say." Ma Xuan was even more surprised after hearing this.

He didn't know how to talk to King Yan about Jinzhou, but he didn't expect King Yan to come to his door.

Jinju is very important to him.

Because once Jinzhou is lost, Xiliang can leave Yanzhou in the east and go south to Sizhou and Qinzhou.

At that time, the Ma family was finished.

This is also the reason why he wants Jinzhou to fight Xiliang.

Now King Yan's trade route passes through Jinzhou and Xiasizhou.

Then we must cooperate with the Ma family to deal with the Xiliang people, and the armor matter will be more secure.

Zhao Xu saw a hint of treachery in Ma Xuan's smile, and thought about it for a moment before he figured it out.

But he was the one who suffered the loss. Ma Xuan wanted to take advantage of him, so why didn't he want to take advantage of Ma Xuan.

He has been coveting Jinzhou's rich population for a long time.

After agreeing on this matter, Zhao Xu asked people to hold a banquet.

He also called Chang Wei and Liu Fu to accompany him. At the banquet, he and Ma Xuan set the price of the armor.

There are twenty liang of plate armor and fifteen liang of scale armor.

An ordinary soldier only needs eight taels of armor.

But this kind of armor is naturally not as good as his armor.

Ma Xuan also knew very well that a soldier wearing plate armor could kill three or four soldiers wearing ordinary armor.

Therefore, although the price made him feel painful, he still accepted it.

After trying on the armor, he could see that he couldn't make plate armor.

Although scale armor can be made, the quality of the armor pieces is not as good as King Yan's.

The drinking lasted for an hour.

Ma Xuan and his son were very drunk, so Zhao Xu ordered them to be sent to the inn.

Liu Fu said at this time: "Yuan Li must have never imagined that he blocked Yanjun's trade route, and in a blink of an eye, His Highness opened another one. Xiliang also has the help of the Ma family, so there is no serious danger."

"It's just that the price paid is a bit high." Chang Wei was depressed. He was still a little unhappy that the soldiers of the Ma family wore their armor, even though they were worse than them.

Zhao Xu was a bit drunk. At this time, he laughed loudly and said to Chang Wei: "What are you afraid of? After a while, you won't care much about armor."

"The general will not do that." Chang Wei shook his head.

"You'll know when Bingzhangsi's new stuff comes out." Zhao Xu chuckled twice.

Chang Wei suddenly felt like a cat scratching his head.

However, King Yan was trying to sell things off, so he could only feel uncomfortable on his own.

"Furthermore, the Ma family needs my king's armor, which means they are asking for my king, and they will stand in the same boat with me for the time being." Zhao Xu continued.

In modern times, many big countries compete to sell weapons to small countries.

This is not just trade, but also geopolitics.

This is similar to his relationship with the Ma family. The two families are currently in a state of hugging each other for warmth.

It doesn't matter whether they will part ways due to interests in the future.

Because at that time, he definitely wouldn't need to rely on armor to fight.

Liu Fu and Chang Wei both nodded when they heard this.

They had to admit that in the overall situation, they were still not as thoughtful as King Yan.

The Ma family can gain an advantage in the war with Xiliang by wearing the armor provided by the palace, which invisibly reduces the threat faced by Shanggu County.

The next day.

Ma Xuan took Ma Han back to Qinzhou.

Zhao Xu sent the two people to the west gate.

"Your Highness, I will send someone to Yancheng to pick up the goods in a while." Ma Xuan got on his horse and handed over to Zhao Xu.

"Don't worry, ten thousand sets of scale armor and eight thousand sets of plate armor will be in place within a month." Zhao Xu said.

Ma Xuan hopes to get a batch of armor and equipment for the Ma family's elite as soon as possible.

If it was indeed effective in actual combat, he would continue to purchase it from the palace.

Ma Xuan was overjoyed when he heard this and nodded heavily to Zhao Xu, "In that case, I will come back to pay a visit to His Highness another day."

Ma Han looked at Yancheng with some reluctance, and also said: "Your Highness, thank you for your care during this time."

"No need to say thank you. The Yan County Trading Company will be passing through the border one day. I hope the young master can take care of it." Zhao Xu said with a smile.

"This is natural, leave it to me." Ma Han patted his chest.

After saying that, Ma Xuan nodded again and took Ma Han to the west.

Zhao Xu watched the two people go away and turned back.

"Father, based on what I saw and heard in Yan County, this King of Yan is not simple."

After walking some distance, Ma Han looked back at Yancheng.

"So what, the future throne will still have nothing to do with him, and any prince who ascends the throne will not tolerate him." Ma Xuan said, "Who said that his body does not have the blood of powerful people flowing in it?"

In Dasong, the high-ranking clans are not only powerful, but also highly respected.

He eulogized that all the wealthy families in the folk regard it as an honor to acquire powerful women.

Because this will greatly enhance their family's status.

Other wealthy families will look high on him, and if their children become officials, they will be chosen first.

Therefore, in Ma Xuan's view, the future of King Yan stopped at Yanzhou.

Emperor Zhao Heng knew better than him that a prince without the blood of a powerful family could not ascend to the throne.

Although the eight powerful clans fight back and forth, they always work in unison on this matter.

Just like Zhao Heng never considered King Chun when he was fighting for the throne.

He knew that King Chun, who did not have the blood of the powerful clan, would not get the support of the powerful clan, and this was also true.

"Father is absolutely right." Ma Han nodded.

It's just that compared to those princes in the capital, the status of this King Yan is indeed much shabby.