Ministers Begging Me to Ascend the Throne

Chapter 855: Chapter 18: The Manufacturing of Firearms Must Be Kept Secret (Part 2)

Zhang He nodded repeatedly and chimed in, "Exactly, six thousand horses aren’t nearly enough to ride."

Shen Sen immediately followed, "Boss, at least ten thousand horses."

"Ten thousand?" Zhao Yao looked at Shen Sen and the others speechlessly, "You guys really know how to ask for the sky."

"Boss, ten thousand horses, and you still think it’s too many?" Song Jicai looked at Zhao Yao in disbelief, "Ask Uncle Rong, is ten thousand horses too many or too few?"

Zhao Yao turned to Yan Huarong, humbly seeking advice, "General Yan, is ten thousand too many or too few?"

"Given the current number of guards His Highness has, ten thousand horses would be excessive; six or seven thousand would suffice," Yan Huarong said with a smile, "However, the more horses the better, especially those heavenly horses."

The stable at the Han Prince Mansion had a heavenly horse that Liang Run had spent considerable effort to acquire. Yan Huarong took a liking to it at first sight, but he knew it was a painstaking purchase for His Highness, who wouldn’t part with it easily.

At the mention of heavenly horses, Shen Sen and the others’ eyes immediately lit up with anticipation on their faces.

"Boss, could you find a way to buy a few heavenly horses from the Western Regions? One for each of us."

Hearing Shen Sen’s words, Yan Huarong shamelessly said to Zhao Yao, "Your Highness, could you give me one too when the time comes?"

Zhao Yao, who was drinking tea, was so shocked by their shameless words that he spat out his tea.

"Do you think heavenly horses are as easy to buy as cabbages?"

"Boss, with your skills, you can surely get them."

Chu Huan quickly chimed in, "Boss, didn’t you create glass and mirrors? I think people in the Western Regions would like the mirrors and glass; you could trade them for heavenly horses."

Shen Sen found Chu Huan’s suggestion excellent and immediately clapped in support, "Boss, if you trade glass and mirrors, the people in the Western Regions would definitely be willing."

"Boss, then trade a lot with them," Zhang He said with a hearty smile, "I wouldn’t mind having two heavenly horses."

Chu Huan and the other three hastily said, "We wouldn’t mind either!"

Zhao Yao was amused by his shameless subordinates, "I mind." Zhao Yao felt like spitting his tea on them, "Glass and mirrors are rare, but they pale in comparison to heavenly horses. Heavenly horses are national treasures there; do you know what a national treasure is? The heavenly horse comes from Dayuan, a national treasure of Dayuan, because raising one takes a lot of effort."

He continued sarcastically, "National treasures aren’t easily sold. My uncle begged and pleaded back then to buy just one."

"They don’t sell heavenly horses?" It was the first time Song Jicai and the others heard of such a thing.

"Not for sale, understand?" Zhao Yao said, "The entire country of Dayuan has only over a thousand heavenly horses; do you think they’ll sell them easily? If they were easy to buy, don’t you think the court would have sent people already?"

Zhao Yao’s words left Shen Sen and the others speechless.

Suddenly, Chu Huan said, "If we conquer Dayuan, then all the heavenly horses would be ours."

"Lao Bai’s right. As long as we conquer Dayuan, the whole country will be ours, and naturally, the heavenly horses too," Chu Huan, whose childhood nickname was Xiaobai, was called "Lao Bai" by Song Jicai and the others when he grew up.

"Right, we’ll conquer Dayuan and have them raise heavenly horses for us."

Impatient by nature, Shen Sen directly asked Zhao Yao, "Boss, when are we going to conquer Dayuan?"

Zhao Yao: "..."

He Lianfang and Yan Huarong were momentarily stunned by Song Jicai and the others’ talk, then burst into laughter.

Yan Huarong laughed loudly, "Hahaha, well said, brilliantly said!"

Zhao Yao, his face twitching, stared at Chu Huan and the others, "Are you serious?"

"Boss, didn’t you say heavenly horses are national treasures of Dayuan and not easily sold, so we’ll just have to conquer Dayuan," Song Jicai felt they were right.

Yan Huarong patted Chu Huan’s shoulder, encouraging them, "Ambitious, you four can lead troops to conquer Dayuan."

"Uncle Rong, you think we really can?" Zhang He said excitedly, "How about we go conquer Dayuan next year?"

Zhao Yao was amused by Zhang He and the others’ "mindless" eagerness, "You’re just in a hurry to go get yourselves killed?"

The words "get yourselves killed" left Chu Huan and the others stunned.