The Maojin knife from the late Jin Dynasty

Chapter 207 Liu Tai’s kindness

Although Liu Kun has so many problems in practice, his political vision and diplomatic skills are top-notch.

In history, Liu Kun could move around Bingzhou for a long time, which was enough to see Liu Kun's ability.

Even if it weren't for the idiot Wang Dao who used a borrowed knife to kill Liu Kun, even though the combination of Liu Kun and Duan Pizhen was weak, they would definitely become Shi Le's henchman.

The most important thing is that as long as Liu Kun is allowed to hold on for a few more years, Zu Ti's Northern Expedition will reach its climax. By then, the attack from the north and the south will give Shi Le a headache.

And now Liu Kun is the same. After giving Shi Le's stone tiger to Shi Le, Shi Le still chose to side with the Huns and Han, and coveted Bingzhou's land Youzhou to a certain extent. This made Liu Kun judge that Shi Le could not be trusted.

After Wen Qiao learned about Liu Tai's personality and Liu Tai's development in Qingzhou.

Liu Kun decided to abandon Shi Le and win over Liu Tai, which is just like his choice to join forces with Cao Yi in history.

But the difference between Liu Tai and Cao Yi is that Cao Yi can choose to surrender to the Sima family, and he doesn't care anyway.

But Liu Tai would not choose to surrender to the Sima clan. At least after Wen Qiao came to Qingzhou and learned about the importance Liu Tai's army attached to the "Book of Han", Liu Kun also understood this. Liu Tai would not surrender to the Sima clan.

Next came the fight between Liu Tai and Wang Jun. Wang Jun forced Liu Kun to sign a covenant, but for Liu Kun, this was also a matter of course.

So he didn't spend much effort to stop it, and this was really a good thing for Liu Kun, who was hit hard at the time.

You Liu Tai neatly eliminated Wang Jun and occupied the three states of Youji and Qing. Liu Kun conveniently ate the gift package from Wang Jun's remnants.

At the same time, with Liu Kun's extremely keen political sense, he immediately discovered that Liu Tai's strength caused the political imbalance within the Xiongnu and Han Kingdom.

Liu Kun can be sure that if he takes the initiative to attack Pingyang, at least Liu Cong will never take the initiative to call Liu Tai over to rescue him, or even let Liu Tai invade his territory through Youzhou.

The reason is very simple. If Liu Tai is allowed to take over Bingzhou, Liu Tai will definitely attack Shi Le, or Shi Le will attack the Youji states controlled by Liu Tai in order to protect himself.

Otherwise, as long as Liu Tai finds an opportunity, it will be too easy to swallow up Shi Le's current territory.

When the situation reached that point, Liu Tai was holding the same script that Liu Xiu had used to revive the Han family.

Because of this judgment, Liu Kun sent Wen Qiao as an envoy to express that Liu Tai should be left alone.

Because Liu Kun can estimate the decision-making of a political figure like Liu Cong, but for a young man like Liu Tai who is around [-] years old and a Xiang Yu-level figure in this era, Liu Kun really can't judge Liu Tai's thoughts, so he chooses Make friends with Liu Tai.

Because Liu Kun was really afraid that he had many plans, Liu Tai led the cavalry to attack his hometown regardless of the situation.

Then all his plans will be lost. As for Shi Le, no matter what Shi Le's plans are for him, Youzhou is not in his hands. Whatever he wants to do, he has to go to the Taihang Mountains, otherwise he will give Liu Tai an excuse to cross the border for crusade. .

Let’s not say whether Liu Tai will use this excuse, but as long as Liu Tai has the opportunity to cut off Shi Le’s logistics, Shi Le dares to put the safety of his army on Liu Tai’s benevolence. This is the problem. .

To be honest, Liu Kun was confident in judging the decisions made by Liu Cong and Shi Le.

But it is up to Liu Kun to judge the political consciousness of Liu Tai, a young man of more than 20 years. To be honest, Liu Kun really doesn’t want to gamble.

Because in Liu Kun's view, young people are the most troublesome existence in the world.

They are not driven purely by interests like themselves, political beings. At most, their long-term and short-term interests are different.

But young people often put all their belongings on them for the sake of dignity or a promise, completely regardless of the consequences.

The higher you go up, the more you feel afraid of young people, because no one knows what kind of miracles young people can create with their talents and their courage to risk everything.

Therefore, in order to minimize the risks of his future plans, Liu Kun asked Wen Qiao to come over and show Liu Tai his sincerity.

Giving me the choice of not helping each other would be the best help to me. As for directly wooing Liu Tai to rebel, Liu Kun thought it was okay, because Liu Tai really looked down on the Sima family, so why not let Liu Tai surrender to him?

As for Liu Tai's credibility, after all, Liu Tai is a young man around 20 years old, not an old turtle of the Sima family, so Liu Kun is willing to trust Liu Tai.

At this moment, Liu Tai looked at Wen Qiao's solemn expression and the documents on the table. He couldn't help but put his fingers on the documents and tapped them. He took a deep breath and said to Wen Qiao: "Liu Bingzhou is making big moves next, don't you want me to intervene? !”

"The general is joking." Wen Qiao looked unmoved when he heard Liu Tai's words, "I don't know what Liu Bingzhou is doing. The general's plan for our Bingzhou matter is too deep, and it is not good for you and me."

"..." Liu Tai was thoughtful when he heard this, collected the document, and then handed it to Chu Hui.

After reading the entire article, Chu Hui nodded to Liu Tai, indicating that there was nothing wrong with the copywriting.

If Liu Kun writes a different article than the above, it will mean that Liu Kun does not follow the rules.

"Now that the Duke has made his decision, I will go back and report to Liu Bingzhou and tell him the matter in detail!" Wen Qiao said.

"Wait a minute!" Liu Tai watched Wen Qiao prepare to leave and said calmly: "Since Liu Kun has made big moves and asked me to just sit back and watch, I guess it's not aimed at me, so I don't know if he needs some help from me! "

"What does Duke Liu mean?" Hearing Liu Tai's words, Wen Qiao looked at Liu Tai in confusion.

"Armor!" Liu Tai looked at Wen Qiao and said with a smile on his face, "I can sell part of the leather armor to you!"

"Selling armor?" Wen Qiao felt a little unbelievable when he heard Liu Tai's words.

You must know that the Jin court is not corrupt now. When the world is in uprising, as long as the city is occupied and the arsenal is opened, the Jin court can take as much armor as it has accumulated in the arsenal.

Now we have entered the second half of the chaos in the world, and various forces are rising in various places.

If you want to build armor, you can only rely on your own strength to build it. At this time, if you want to build armor from scratch, it depends on your own background and strength.

In ancient times, if you wanted to make a sound armor, even if it was leather armor, it would take years.

Facing Liu Tai's kindness, Wen Qiao couldn't help but feel a little doubtful, but still asked, "How much does the Duke plan to sell?"

"Then I'll accept whatever you can offer: gold, population, horses, and even talents like this one!" Liu Tai pointed at Lu Chen beside Wen Qiao, then looked at Wen Qiao and said : "If Tai Zhen is willing to stay in Qingzhou and plan for me, three hundred armors a year!" "Three hundred?!" Wen Qiao didn't expect Liu Tai to be so generous, and actually gave him the price of three hundred armors. .

You must know that because Zhou Yafu died as soon as he said he would die with two hundred armors, let alone the current state of war, the price of armors is even more expensive.

Moreover, Liu Kun's Jinyang was destroyed by Liu Yao and his army. Although he was rescued by Tuoba Xianbei, his vitality was severely damaged. Even though he ate part of Wang Jun's inheritance and was greatly supplemented in manpower, there were still material shortcomings. It is inevitable.

Weapons are easy to say, but armor requires more than a hundred processes. Not to mention the seriously injured Liu Kun, even Tuoba Xianbei, whom Liu Kun relies on, does not have such skills. After all, making armor requires a lot of effort from raw materials to the final product. The price is not small.

It's easy to build just one piece, but if you want to build a large number of them, it's not easy.

"You can go back to Liu Bingzhou and ask how much he needs and how much materials, money and food he plans to sell!" Liu Tai looked at Wen Qiao and said calmly, "Of course, I can give you ten pieces of armor first, just as for Liu Bingzhou. Sample."

Hearing Liu Tai's words, Wen Qiao's expression couldn't help but change, but in the end he still saluted Liu Tai, "Thank you, Duke!"

Wen Qiao knew that Liu Kun would definitely choose to eat the candied dates given by Liu Tai. The only question was how much he would exchange with Liu Tai. He was afraid that it would be a matter for him to come over and discuss it in detail with Liu Tai next time. .

Wen Qiao took Lu Chen and chose to leave. At this time, Chu Hui, who was beside Liu Tai, could not help but frown and said:

"The general plans to sell the armor after the change to Liu Kun?!"

"In addition to Liu Kun, I also plan to sell some to Gou Xi and Duan Xianbei!" Liu Tai heard Chu Hui's words and said calmly:
"This is a total of [-] leather armors. We can't keep them all in the arsenal."

Under normal circumstances, the soldiers will not be given armor. Only when they actually accept the mission will the official grant the armor to the soldiers.

If the soldiers of the government apply to the imperial court, they can also prepare armor for themselves. Of course, the soldiers are responsible for the maintenance costs of the armor.

All in all, although the fu soldiers are positioned as county soldiers, Liu Tai tries his best to make the fu soldiers confident enough to bear the corresponding costs. The fu soldiers are only the reserve and arsenal of the war soldiers. At most, they are only used in city defense battles.

The soldiers are Liu Tai's field soldiers, and Liu Tai will arm them as much as possible.

"But has the county master prepared himself for the pressure he may face in this matter?" Chu Hui couldn't help but ask after hearing Liu Tai's words.

"I understand!" Liu Tai heard what Chu Hui said: "But, what did I do?

Aren't all the leather armors we got developed by Jin Ting?

After all, Liu Kun was the governor of Bingzhou in the Jin Dynasty. Even if he picked up some armor in Youzhou, it would be normal.

If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, then take Liu Kun prisoner and come to confront me! "

"General, aren't you afraid that your majesty will capture Liu Kun alive and then confront you?" Chu Hui couldn't help but shake his head.

"No!" Liu Tai shook his head seriously at Chu Hui after hearing what Chu Hui said.

Chu Hui looked at Liu Tai in surprise. He didn't expect Liu Tai to speak so firmly, and said with emotion:
"Do you think Liu Bingzhou will die to prove his purpose and will never expose your deal with him?"

When Chu Hui thought of this, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Although Liu Tai and Liu Kun seemed to have never met before, they suddenly met their close friends. The friendship between them was so touching!

Liu Tai shook his head and said, "If His Majesty forces me to go to Pingyang, then I will have no choice but to rebel!"

When Chu Hui heard Liu Tai's words revealing his feelings, the corner of his mouth twitched, and he could only nod in agreement:
"Your Majesty is a smart man and would never do such a stupid thing!"

Although he was in Qingzhou, the problem was that Liu Cong occasionally went crazy and couldn't control himself, and the news had already reached Qingzhou.

Therefore, Liu Tai had already made up his mind. If the order passed by Liu Cong was beneficial to him, he would definitely accept the order and thank him. If it was not beneficial to him, he could not blame himself for rejecting it.

He really pushed himself into a hurry. Anyway, Liu Tai was already prepared for the counterattack. It just depends on whether Liu Cong is aware of it or not.

And since he had already prepared to oppose Liu Cong, Liu Tai naturally had to manage his surrounding relationships well.

If nothing else, if he fell out with Liu Cong, the first person he would hit would be Shi Le.

Under such circumstances, whether it is Gou Xi in the south or Liu Kun in the north, Liu Tai wants to make friends with both parties as much as possible so as to maintain the relationship between the two parties.

Even if these guys hesitate a little and join the battlefield late when I fight against Shi Le, it may not be a bad thing for me.

It's just that I don't know history, so I don't know when is the best entry point.

But Liu Tai is thankful that his age has given him unparalleled advantages.

Needless to say, Liu Tai felt that if he waited for ten years, he would always be able to wait for a good opportunity.

To be honest, Liu Tai didn't think it was a long time to wait for ten years, and Shi Le wouldn't let himself wait for ten years.

With the opening of the Grand Canal, Shi Le would definitely find it unbearable to see aristocratic families throwing themselves into his arms. Regardless of their motives, if they really started to spend money and make efforts to build the Grand Canal, then Shi Le would definitely be unbearable.

Because Shile only has half of the state, and when the Grand Canal is opened, he will really have to use the resources of two and a half states with half of Shile, unlike now where the dispatch of materials is actually restricted by logistics.

If there was a power gap of five times, and those aristocratic families didn't hold back, Liu Tai wouldn't even know how to lose!
Therefore, Liu Tai can be sure that if the delay continues, Shi Le will definitely look for opportunities to break the situation.

And as long as he dares to have a soldier step into his territory, he will decisively mobilize all his forces to directly fight Shi Le to see who has the stronger foundation.

In Liu Tai's understanding, as long as you don't meet anyone at the level of the Four Saints, then war is about relying on the strong to bully the weak, using the more to bully the less.

Regardless of the fact that every time they fight, they are the smaller side, but if they really calculate their investment in the army, it is really much more than Wang Jun and Gou Xi.

Therefore, Liu Tai chose to patiently rest and recuperate in the next time. At least, he had to let all his soldiers wear armor first, and then he would directly use his [-] soldiers to dominate the world. !
Liu Tai knew very well that his rest and recuperation, whether it was the horse farm he was training, the thunderbolt chariot he was studying, and the fish scale armor he was forging, all were increasing the combat effectiveness of his army.

At least until all his troops were redressed, Liu Taiji could keep his temper calm, but when his army's combat effectiveness reached a bottleneck, he would have to find a way to get Shi Le to do it.
As for the excuse, Liu Tai had already thought of it. One of his soldiers got lost near Zhongshan County while on patrol!

(End of this chapter)