Records of the Human Emperor Chapter 362: Great Harvest!

Chapter 362: Great Harvest!

With the Great Tang empire's wealth, how could it possibly lack the finances to build and equip a heavy infantry regiment? But sometimes, money simply wasn't the problem.

Take the Wootz steel, for example. Wang Chong would have loved to purchase several million jun at once, but even if he could get the finances for it, the production of the ore couldn't possibly keep up with him!

Sometimes, if a resource is severely lacking, no amount of money can get you what you need.

"Iron Cloak Li sure wasted a precious material!" Even without giving it much thought, Wang Chong could guess that the superior Xuan metal was stolen from Arabian merchants traveling along Silk Road.

Even Great Tang was sourcing for such superior Xuan metal to equip their armies, but the merchants from the Western Regions were still able to secure such a huge stock and deliver it back to their country. From this, it could be seen how prosperous the black market along the Silk Road was.

As long as sufficient profits were involved, there was nothing that couldn't be sold or traded. It was no wonder why Elder Zhao and Elder Ye raised this issue at grandfather's birthday banquet.

However, just by looking at the metal door before him, Wang Chong realized that Elder Zhao and Elder Ye might still be underestimating this issue! The resources that were being smuggled out of Great Tang were probably far more than they had imagined.

I should call those from the Zhang Clan to carry this metal gate back as soon as I return, and have them find some way to forge it into heavy armor. I believe that they would be interested in working with Xuan metal. I should also ask Big Uncle and King Song to look into this matter, Wang Chong thought.

After seeing the metal gate, Wang Chong lost interest in whatever was inside. Just the gate in itself made the journey here one worth making.

On the other hand, unaware of Wang Chong's thoughts, the remaining group inside the Iron Cloak Highwaymen's treasure vault was dancing in joy.

Treasures of all sorts were stack

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