"Hmm, not bad!"
Lin Yi nodded slightly. He had easily earned forty million strings of cash and also promoted the development of silver notes. It was a win-win situation.
He looked at Jia Xu, handed him the first letter, and said with a smile, "The strategist is capable, so I'll entrust this transaction to you as well!"
oh?
Jia Xu was taken aback for a moment, but still took the letter. After opening it, he burst into laughter. This was truly hilarious.
"Good heavens, Tuoba Wanli has his eye on potatoes too! He's clearly trying to make us rich!"
"This guy isn't satisfied with just getting the grain from Li Anlan; he wants to completely solve the food problem. He probably found out about the potato yield and couldn't sit still anymore."
"Haha, but in that case, they'll be restricted by the potatoes and won't be able to escape anymore!"
Everyone was overjoyed. The Northern Barbarians were incredibly annoying, running around everywhere, but with this potato, they wouldn't be able to run away anymore. Tuoba Wanli had undoubtedly dug his own grave.
Lin Yi nodded slightly and said in a deep voice, "Our strength is now vastly different from what it used to be. We don't need any strategy to wipe them out."
There's no reason for us to refuse a top-quality horse that's offered to us.
As for those potatoes, well, they're gone, that's fine. They were helping us grow potatoes after all!
He has no shortage of warhorses now, but he still needs top-quality warhorses, as these are essential for ensuring elite combat power.
As long as Tuoba Wanli is willing to give it away, then I will accept it without any guilt. However, I still need to keep an eye on it when I receive it, lest he cause some kind of horse disease.
As for the potatoes, we can help him harvest them next year. We're all good people who Gladness to help others!
"Haha, my lord is wise!"
Everyone burst into laughter; this must be why their lord was willing to give them potatoes.
Jia Xu's eyes lit up as he looked at the envelope. This was a complete country, and the owner must be a local tycoon. If he didn't take this opportunity to swindle him, he would really be letting this Northern Barbarians barbarian tycoon down!
He smiled and said, "My lord, rest assured, leave this matter to me. I will certainly handle it well for you!"
"Yes, these top-tier warhorses are very important. I plan to use them to strengthen the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, in order to forcefully break through the Northern Barbarians cavalry," Lin Yi said in a deep voice, not hiding his purpose.
Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up.
"Heavy cavalry?"
They are all military strategists, and this statement undoubtedly proves that the lord intends to build heavy cavalry, which is a powerful weapon.
Lin Yi nodded slightly and said in a deep voice, " The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry are powerful in combat, but their warhorses limit their potential. With this batch of top-tier warhorses, dealing with the Northern Barbarians will be much easier in the future!"
The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry possessed terrifying combat power because its soldiers were handpicked from the best of the best, making them extremely strong. This is why Lin Yi only allowed Zhang Liao to train 50,000 of them.
Nothing more!
Elite units naturally require real strength, not just numbers; that would be counterproductive.
The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry was actually divided into Tiger Cavalry and Leopard Cavalry. Tiger Cavalry was heavy cavalry, while Leopard Cavalry was light cavalry. The combination of these two types of cavalry made the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry capable of both offense and defense, and once they attacked, they were unstoppable.
To deal with a powerful cavalry nation like the Northern Barbarians, heavy cavalry is the only option.
Although the Vanguard Dare-to-Die Warriors and the Formation-Breaking Camp had excellent defenses, they were actually not very useful when attacking the Northern Region Barbarians.
The style of the Northern Region Barbarians is to roam around. They are all cavalry, so their mobility is at its maximum. Relying on the Formation-Breaking Camp and the Vanguard Dare-to-Die Warriors to stalk them is somewhat unreliable, and you might not even be able to touch the enemy.
The greatest destructive power still lay with the White Horse Volunteers, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, and Ma Chao's Xiliang Iron Cavalry. Other armies had some limitations in dealing with the Northern Barbarians and simply couldn't keep up with them.
Therefore, the existence of heavy cavalry becomes absolutely necessary!
Heavy cavalrymen are fully armored, and even their warhorses are equipped with armor. Using them as the vanguard can not only reduce casualties, but also crush the Northern Region Barbarians head-on, and even turn their world upside down.
Zhang Liao was overjoyed and volunteered, saying, "My lord is wise. Once our Tiger and Leopard Cavalry has these top-tier warhorses, our strength will surely increase greatly, making us an even more terrifying force."
The Northern Barbarians cavalry are all regular cavalry; facing my Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, they will surely be routed, men and horses falling in disarray!
This is my chance! With heavy cavalry at my disposal, I can achieve victory anywhere.
"Yes, I believe you!"
Lin Yi couldn't help but chuckle. Zhang Liao must have been feeling cooped up these past few days. It would be good to let him train the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry were extremely powerful cavalry, and they would be the main force in the later campaign to wipe out the Northern Barbarians.
He then looked at Xun Yu and said in a deep voice, " Wenruo, you are in charge of preparing strategic supplies. Although this battle will take some time, we must take down the Northern Barbarians as soon as it starts, otherwise Li Anlan will definitely cause trouble."
Only with thorough preparation can one unleash their full potential; a hasty approach to battle is simply not the way to go.
"Rest assured, my lord, I am keeping a close eye on them. We have already stockpiled a considerable amount of food and equipment, so even if we were to launch a war now, it wouldn't be a problem," Xun Yu said with a smile.
As a top talent, he naturally knew what he needed to do, so he had already begun purchasing large quantities of grain, and in particular, he was buying it from the south.
The warehouses currently have enough grain stored, enough to fight a war, and with these potatoes added, there will be no problem at all.
Lin Yi shook his head and laughed, "We can't fight now. According to intelligence, it has started snowing in many parts of the Northern Barbarians. It would be somewhat unwise to go to the Northern Barbarians to fight in this freezing weather!"
Rather than letting him suffer in the cold, it's better to add a nail to Li Anlan's coattails; that's the best choice!
To be honest, he really wanted to launch an attack at this time, since the Northern Barbarians were quite weak, making it a good time to launch an offensive.
However, this is highly unrealistic.
The Net already has intelligence that it has started snowing in many parts of the Northern Barbarians, and soon the entire region will be covered in snow. The people of the Northern Barbarians are used to the cold, but the soldiers of Xiliang will find it difficult to adapt to this kind of cold.
These days, winters are actually quite tough for people in the north.
Wealthy families were better off; they could buy fur coats to keep warm. But for ordinary people, that was a hardship.
They can stuff their clothes with warm clothing, but it's still not enough to keep them warm. They often have to rely on charcoal fires for warmth, which is a huge expense in the north.
Of course, if there were cotton, that would be more like it; they could make a thick cotton-padded coat, which would at least provide some protection. However, Lin Yi had searched all over Great Ning but couldn't find any. Now, he's using his resources to enter the Western Regions to search, hoping to find some.
This is why Lin Yi had Ma Jun build a textile machine earlier, in order to make use of wool, but unfortunately it was too late.
Selling wool in this weather is practically impossible unless he wants his sheep to freeze to death.