Summoning the best emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 434
The next day, because Zhuge Liang was worried about the increasingly severe situation in Yizhou, he did not dare to be careless or slack in the slightest. On the one hand, he asked Meng Huo to agree to Wang Xuance's request first, so that Wang Xuance could lead the Dongzhou Corps north to Jiange as soon as possible, and united Yan Yan withstood the fierce offensive of Cao Cao's army.

On the other hand, accompanied by King Dosi, he began to select soldiers from the Nanman elite soldiers, preparing to form a thousand-strong Nanman elite.

It has to be said that although the army of the Nanman army is far less large than that of the big man, its quality is really not bad at all.

Their stature may not be as tall as the Yanzhou Army, Qingzhou Army and other northern soldiers, but their knotted muscles are very conspicuous.

Moreover, their lean stature is more conducive to their rapid travel through the mountains, forests and grass, and simple climbing on the cliffs.

Although the production level of the southern barbarians is backward, it is impossible to have a uniform armor preparation like the soldiers under Liu Xie, and it is even difficult to get cheap and simple leather armor, but they also adapt to local conditions and ingeniously make a unique armor for them. The rattan armor weapon of the Nanman tribe came.

The rattan armor is a defensive device made by experienced craftsmen in the Nanman tribe from picking old vines from deep mountains and weaving them with special weaving techniques. Afterwards, it must be soaked in tung oil for several months of refining before it can be declared successful. .

The defensive effect of rattan armor is excellent. Not only is it invulnerable to swords and guns, but it can also resist arrows.

And compared to the heavy iron armor, the rattan armor is much lighter. When soldiers wear it, even those who don't know how to swim can float in the river. It is really a rare defensive weapon.

Zhuge Liang reached out and touched the well-woven rattan armor, and suddenly smelled the faint smell of tung oil on it. He couldn't help but frowned slightly, and found that it was actually not difficult to break the rattan armor army. It only needed to use fire to attack easily.

"Although rattan armor is a good thing, it cannot equip the entire army on a large scale. However, if these thousands of southern barbarian soldiers are allowed to cooperate with the army, we will no longer have to worry about this problem."

Zhuge Liang was soon relieved, knowing that even if he wanted to ask Meng Huo for thousands of rattan armors, not to mention whether Meng Huo answered or not, just because of such a time-consuming and manpower-consuming production process, the entire Nanman tribe might be killed. Actually not much in stock.

"Sir, you have a good eye. This rattan armor is a good thing. It cannot be hurt by a knife, and it cannot be pierced by an arrow. Among the dozens of tribes in the entire Nanban, only my Ugo tribe can have the method of making this rattan armor."

Wu Tugu next to him looked at Zhuge Liang as if he was very interested in rattan armor, and he was a little proud of it, showing off proudly.

"Well, this rattan armor is indeed a rare sharp weapon, and it has extraordinary effects when used properly."

Zhuge Liang also smiled and returned, never mentioning the disadvantages of rattan armor, which made Wu Tugu feel very honored on his face, and immediately began to talk with Zhuge Liang more cordially.

The enthusiastic look was like reuniting with an old friend whom he hadn't seen for a long time, which made Zhao Yun Gaochong and King Duosi a little strange.

Wu Tugu's face was ugly and fierce, but unexpectedly he was a full-bodied talker, and he never stopped talking with Zhuge Liang.

And he didn't make any reservations, even told the strange story that there is a river of peach blossom water in his tribe, outsiders drank it to death, but the people of Wugo tribe drank it to make them more energetic.

Zhuge Liang kept talking to him with a smile, but King Duosi who was beside him was watching anxiously, afraid that Wu Tugu would have no one to tell the truth. "Sir, after watching it for so long, I don't know if you already have a plan?"

Zhuge Liang looked at the unrepentant Wu Tugu, and felt a little regretful, but he also knew that the opportunity had been lost, so he no longer cared about it, nodded and said: "The nobles are rare and elite soldiers, you don't need to be too selective, they are all born Mountain warriors. However, I would like to brazenly ask some great kings for a thousand sets of rattan armor to equip these thousand elite Southern barbarian soldiers."

Seeing that the expressions of King Dosi and Wu Tugu, who had been talking endlessly just now, immediately changed their expressions, and they were a little embarrassed. Zhuge Liang could immediately confirm that their reserves of rattan armor were really not much, so he said immediately: "You two don't Worry, I also know that rattan armor is not as valuable as our army's armor, so we will send a thousand sets of Han army armor in exchange."

"Really?"

In Wutugu, the cloudy weather soon turned clear, and in their eyes, the armor of the Han people was more sturdy and rare, and it could even be said to be a status symbol.

And the rattan armor is only in Wu Tugu's hands, and these thousand sets of armor must belong to him in the end, no wonder Wu Tugu is so happy.

"Not only that, I see that there are many rare mountain and wild treasures and medicinal materials in the Nanman tribe. As long as you are willing, I can persuade my lord to open up a trade route for you, and use money, grain, salt and iron to trade with you fairly. exchange."

Zhuge Liang is worthy of being a top expert in politics, and he noticed endless business opportunities in just a short while.

Trapped in the Nanman situation and racial barriers, many things that the Nanman people have that are very valuable to the outside world are no different from weeds and stones on the roadside in Nanzhong. However, as long as these things can be transported out, they immediately become valuable. The value difference in the middle will be a huge number.

And this is not difficult for Liu Xie, and there is no need to open up a business route for it as Zhuge Liang said.

There are many business families under Liu Xie, such as the Zhen family and the Mi family. Although their industries are concentrated in Yanzhou and Qingzhou, the expansion of the line has spread to all parts of Kyushu. Yizhou also has their business workshops. Words are nothing more than a huge profit made by hand.

In addition, such intuitive economic benefits will definitely change the living conditions of the Nanman people more significantly, and make the Nanman tribe completely return to Liu Xie. This is what Zhuge Liang values ​​​​most.

"Is what sir said true?"

Wu Tugu still didn't realize how important Zhuge Liang's words were to their entire Nanman tribe, but King Duosi, a wise man of the Nanman, immediately understood, and couldn't help but look at Zhuge Liang excitedly and said for sure.

"You and I are already friends. Brothers, how can you lie to your friends?"

Zhuge Liang had expected King Dosi's reaction, smiled, and said: "But having said that, although all the kings understand my Han family's language, there are many soldiers under his command who don't understand. To avoid difficulties in communicating, It is not good for the command, and I have to trouble the kings to send a general who can convince the crowd and can communicate with us without any obstacles to lead this Nanman army."

This is also a question that Zhuge Liang just thought of because of his business, and he just used this excuse to say it. I believe King Duosi will not refuse.

(End of this chapter)