Aside from the Jizhou Trading Company being worthy of attention, the goods traded between Lin Huai'an and King Landu also left Chen Yi clicking his tongue in amazement.
Ten thousand shi of refined iron, amounting to more than seven hundred tons.
It did not seem like much, perhaps only a tenth of the Great Wei Dynasty's annual refined iron output.
But one had to know that a blade or sword weighed only three to five jin.
More than seven hundred tons of refined iron were enough to forge two hundred thousand bladed weapons.
Although, from Chen Yi's understanding of the Poshushuo Kingdom, its forging techniques fell far short of those of the Great Wei Dynasty.
These iron blocks, if used for other purposes—armor, household implements, and the like—could greatly bolster the Poshushuo Kingdom's strength.
Not to mention the additional two thousand sets of heavy armor and horse barding, as well as two thousand hundred-fold refined iron sabers?
One could imagine that once these things fell into King Landu's hands, he could immediately outfit two thousand heavy cavalrymen.
And that was without counting the two previous transactions, whose contents were still unknown...
Thinking of this, Chen Yi turned his head to Wang Ji and asked, "How much do you know about the Jizhou Trading Company?"
He only knew that Jizhou lay northeast of Shuzhou, with Youzhou and Jingzhou between them. This was his first time hearing of the Jizhou Trading Company.
Wang Ji hesitated before saying, "Please forgive me, sir. I have only heard of it in passing and do not know the Jizhou Trading Company's specific circumstances."
Chen Yi gave an acknowledging hum and did not blame him.
After pondering for a moment, he instructed, "Find a way to ask around. See whether Boss Jia knows anything."
After a pause,