Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 32: Shortage of Soldiers and Horses
According to the agreement between Mr. Zhu and Mr. Wu, after this year's Spring Festival, several people will go to the county town and join the army under Mr. Wu.

On this day, several people practiced martial arts in the back mountain as usual. They took a break in the middle, sat on the rocks to drink water, and ate some dry food to replenish their energy.

At this time, Zhu Ye seemed to remember something and smacked his lips.

"Brother, I remembered something. We still have more than half a year before we officially join the army. Although we are young, we are definitely not inferior to those soldiers in terms of size and martial arts. Just talking about my pair of hammers, I am afraid that Lord Wu himself may not be able to wield them."

Halfway through the words, Liu He was a little confused and had no idea what he wanted to say.

Zhu Ye chuckled and continued, "Think about it, with our martial arts, we can't always be soldiers at the bottom, right? So I'm thinking, before we join the army, we should buy a set of armor to look more impressive."

Zhu Ye's somewhat inconsistent logic actually made Liu He and others laugh.

But no matter how happy he is, what he said is not wrong.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, corruption was rampant in the military and political circles, and the costs of soldiers' weapons and armor were often exploited at all levels. What was really distributed to the soldiers was basically just a showpiece with no real protective capabilities.

Therefore, any family with some capital would often buy their children a set of genuine equipment when they join the army.

Of course, the Zhu family is far from being comparable to the children of such aristocratic families. They can forget about obtaining magical weapons and fine horses, but they are still capable of buying a few people a set of decent armor.

"It's not impressive just to have armor. You have to be riding a tall horse to be impressive."

Zhang Yu covered her mouth with her hands and said while laughing.

Zhu Ye didn't hear the joking meaning in her words, but his eyes lit up.

"Yes, yes, the Zhang family sister is smart and has thought much more carefully than me. We should buy a few more handsome and strong horses. Yes, yes, yes!"

Zhu Ye became a little excited and started hitting the two hammers together. The banging sounds made Zhang Yu lose all interest in reading, so she had to put the book down.

Liu He looked at the noisy people and smiled helplessly.

"Alright, alright, stop making trouble. Your hammer is so heavy, and it makes too much noise when you hit someone. Look, it's making it so noisy that the Zhang family girl can't read."

Zhu Ye always listened to Liu He. After hearing what he said, he quickly stopped beating, looked at Zhang Yu, and saw that she had really put down the book. Then he stuck out his tongue and put the two hammers aside.

Liu He spoke only after seeing that he had calmed down.

"Now that we have been training hard for five years, with our current strength, we are probably stronger than the average military officer. With such strength, it is only right that we are equipped with some good equipment and weapons."

"Although our weapons are not magical weapons, they are pretty good after practicing for a few years. We are not in a hurry to change them right now. So armor and war horses are what we need to buy right now."

As soon as Liu He finished speaking, Zhu Ye slapped his thigh.

"Haha, since my eldest brother said so, then it's settled. Tomorrow I'll ask my father to buy three sets of armor and three BMWs."

Liu He reached out and slapped Zhu Ye hard on the head. Zhu Ye sat back and looked at Liu He with a feeling of grievance.

"You guy, I haven't finished talking yet, why are you in such a hurry?"

Zhu Ye pursed his lips, looking aggrieved but unable to express himself, which made everyone laugh again.

"You, if you don't manage the household, you don't know how expensive oil and rice are. Do you know how much three sets of armor and three war horses cost?" Zhu Ye shook his head. How would he know such a thing?

Liu He knew he would have this reaction, so he explained patiently.

"A set of really good armor costs at least two or three thousand coins, and it's not uncommon to cost as much as ten or twenty thousand coins. A strong warhorse in Bingzhou costs at least ten or twenty thousand coins. And our bodies and weapons are so heavy that ordinary warhorses can't carry them. It must be a top-quality warhorse, which can easily cost forty to fifty thousand or even hundreds of thousands of coins. You want three sets, do you want your Zhu family to sell everything they have?"

Liu He had already studied the history of the Han and Three Kingdoms, and had some knowledge of these data. He had also deliberately inquired about them in recent days, so he knew about them.

Bingzhou is already on the border, and to the north is the prairie, so the price of war horses is not that high. In Yuzhou, Xuzhou, Jizhou and other places, it is normal for a good war horse to sell for two or three hundred thousand, not to mention the southern states.

When Zhu Ye and Zhang Yong heard what he said, their jaws almost dropped in shock.

"Oh my goodness, if we want to buy all of this, wouldn't it cost hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars? Oh my god, the four of us in the Zhang family can't save up that much money even if we work day and night for several lifetimes."

Zhang Yong opened his eyes wide in amazement, and Zhu Ye was so shocked that cold sweat broke out.

"Oh my goodness, that's so scary. It really costs a lot to be a general!"

Zhang Yong and Zhu Ye looked at each other with downcast faces, looking disappointed. Only Zhang Yu looked at Liu He and smiled.

Liu He felt a little strange when he saw Zhang Yu's smile.

"Sister Yu, why are you laughing all of a sudden? Did I draw a cat on my face?"

After saying that, he pretended to wipe it on his face, which made Zhang Yu smile even more happily.

"It's not that Brother Liu has a cat on his face, but I saw that you were so calm, and I guessed that you must have made up your mind, so you laughed at these two brothers."

When the two heard this, they quickly straightened their faces and looked at Liu He with curiosity.

"Cough cough..." Liu He felt his whole body go numb when he was stared at by them and coughed dryly a few times.

"I don't have money, but I have ways to make money."

The two of them immediately became excited after hearing this and hurried over to sit down.

"Have you forgotten that the medicinal food and medicinal baths we take every day are all priceless things?"

After Liu He said this, the two of them immediately understood.

Liu He has two medicine gardens. The second one has almost been harvested, but many herbs in the first one have grown again in the past few years.

Although these herbs were not expensive, and Liu He could not sell the truly valuable ginseng, even if they were ordinary herbs, they could still be exchanged for hundreds of thousands of dollars as long as the quantity was large.

"Let's put the armor issue on hold for now. We need the horses urgently. After all, horse riding is not something that can be learned in a few days. Since you are willing to respect me as your elder brother, then of course I can't be a drag. Since Uncle Zhu has paid for the weapons and armor, I will be responsible for the three war horses. Tomorrow we will pick some herbs and go to the county medicine store to exchange them for coins, and then go buy three war horses."

Liu He's tone was full of urgency, and since the situation was indeed like this, Zhu Ye and Zhang Yong did not refuse. If the Zhu family really had to pay for it, even if they didn't lose everything, they would at least suffer a great loss of vitality.

This is the first chapter of Shenmao's two-update series. The second chapter will be updated in the evening as usual. I hope you will support and vote for it. Hehe
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