"Siege vehicles, ladders, bed crossbows..." Liu Che muttered in his mind: "Are the Huns crazy?"

These things are naturally good things.

But the crux of the matter is: siege engines and ladders are easy to talk about.

Even if you give them the bed crossbow, will they use it?

Oh, I'll probably use it.

Because there were many Chinese deserters and surrendered soldiers serving the Huns.

But the question is, once it breaks, will the Huns repair it?

You know, the bed crossbow is one of the most sophisticated murder weapons in China.

Not to mention the Xiongnu, in China, if such a sharp weapon is broken, the Shaofu will need to send someone to repair it.

More importantly, if these things were sold to the Huns, if the Huns used them to attack the Great Wall in the future, wouldn't Liu Che be shooting himself in the foot?

But think again.

Liu Che thought it was no big deal.

Siege engines, ladders, bed crossbows, mail armor and swords and halberds were all equipment that in the past, the Han Dynasty would never sell out.

But now, most of these equipment will be eliminated.

Now, arsenals everywhere are filled with all kinds of obsolete weapons.

Some of these weapons will be handed over to local county soldiers and militiamen in local kiosks for training purposes.

But many others can only end up being melted down and cast into vessels!

And this is undoubtedly a waste!

Because, these old-style weapons are actually the weapons of our grandfathers and fathers.

The makers of many weapons can even be traced back to the Qin Dynasty.

Basically they are made of bronze.

The Han army began to develop towards full iron weapons.

Currently, except for the bronze crossbow, which has reached its peak and is currently unmatched by iron weapons, all other bronze weapons will be withdrawn from active service in the next two years.

The total number of standing field legions of the Han army alone was almost one million.

Including the county soldiers in local counties, the number is at least two million.

For such a huge army, the number of weapons that have been eliminated is absolutely astronomical.

Just keep them. It's a waste of space and money to maintain. It would be a pity to recast them.

After all, real money was spent on making them back then.

Moreover, they are not unusable.

If something happens in the future, they can be pulled out of the warehouse and distributed to the militia. Hundreds of thousands or even millions of troops can be armed immediately.

This is the so-called tasteless food, tasteless to eat and a pity to throw away.

It would not be bad if the waste could be reused and sold to the Huns.

Don't say such nonsense that the Huns are enemies and cannot be sold!

Mididu sold many big toys to Maozi.

As for Tu Chao, even during the years when he had a bad temper with Mao Zi, he got a MiG-21 back home.

Besides, selling bronze weapons is not a big deal in a strict sense.

The reason is simple: the Huns themselves could produce bronze.

Although the quality is poor and the output is low, he can eventually produce it himself.

Moreover, what the Huns used as bargaining chips were war horses, slaves and livestock that China now needed.

War horse slaves and the like don't really matter.

The key is the cattle!

Today, China is in dire need of cattle.

The number of cattle registered by the government in the whole country is less than 500,000.

Among them, 300,000 are raised by the government, and the number of private cattle maintained is only 200,000!

So much so that in the Kanto region, there are still people who plow and people pull the plow.

This unfavorable situation has lasted for decades.

Although the country has always attached great importance to raising cattle, cattle are very slow to reproduce.

It's not a pig. It can give birth to more than a dozen pigs in one litter.

But the Xiongnu had a large number of cattle and sheep.

Last time Xia Yanzhi got married, the number of cattle she brought as a dowry was thousands.

Historically, Huo Qubing robbed millions of cattle, sheep and livestock from the Huns in one go!

If you can use obsolete bronze weapons, you can exchange them for a sufficient number of cattle from the Huns.

For example, a number such as one hundred thousand or two hundred thousand.

Then, in the next two or three years, Liu Che can make the three rivers (Hanoi, Henan, and Hedong) fully cultivated with cattle. It will take another ten years to popularize cattle farming in the Central Plains.

In addition, cattle are also essential meat for the Han army's expeditions.

There is no animal better suited to follow the movement of an army than a herd of cattle, and to supply the army with supplies at any time.

Since ancient times, when armies set out on expeditions, they have been accompanied by herds of cattle.

In history, the famous story of Xian Gao frightening off the Qin army shows that during the Spring and Autumn Period, the Chinese Army was accustomed to using cattle as livestock to reward the army.

It is no exaggeration to say that China’s future demand for cattle will not be 100,000 or 500,000, but will most likely be millions or even millions!

To colonize India, at the very least, China must have a herd of five million cattle.

Fighting a war requires not only fighting for the army, equipment, and tactics, but also logistics!

Not to mention, war horses and slaves are needed as trading items.

Liu Che will never have too little of war horses.

However, the Huns probably won't sell too many.

A large number of bad horses may be used to replenish the number.

But a bad horse will be a bad horse!

At least, it is a horse and can also undertake the tasks of transportation and farming.

As for slave labor...

Now, Liu Che just wants to say how much he wants.

Ten thousand is never too little, and one million is never too much.

The Yellow River, the Yangtze River, roads, bridges, and channels all require massive labor.

In addition, mining, smelting, and textile industries require cheap labor as a booster.

At that time, the Koreans once thought of using Zheng Guo Canal to bring down Qin.

As a result, Qin was indeed held back.

But it did not collapse. After the Zhengguo Canal was built, Qin's national power quickly grew stronger and Korea was soon destroyed.

In Liu Che's view, the Huns' plan today is similar to what the Koreans had in mind back then.

Use livestock and slave trade to stabilize China.

After they advance westward and increase their strength, they can then turn back and confront China.

This way you can at least remain invincible.

Their calculations were very good.

Most likely, the livestock, people, cattle and sheep stolen from Wusun, the Western Regions and the future Dayuan were used to buy weapons from the Han Dynasty, and then the weapons from the Han Dynasty were used to continue to grab more people, livestock and land.

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In this way, if war is used to support war, the Huns will not have any problems.

Moreover, because China's weapons, especially siege equipment, are the most powerful in the world.

With these, the Huns did not need to sacrifice human lives to fill the fortress of Dawan.

From Dayuan to Daxia, the small city-states along the way would certainly not be able to block the front of the Huns!

Great idea!

But in Liu Che's opinion, this matter is better for the Han Dynasty!

This is equivalent to Liu Che using a bunch of obsolete weapons and hiring a super thug to help him rob livestock and labor.

"Originally, I will not sell weapons to anyone!" Liu Che replied: "This is not because I am stingy or narrow-minded. In fact, the late kings taught: Soldiers are deadly weapons, and saints should use them as a last resort.
To be continued...