When the army was sent out, Li Mengxi was not involved in the process of material preparation.

How could it be said that Guan Yu, Liu Bei and others had experience? Liu Guan and Zhang not only brought enough food and grass, but also brought a cart full of money.

Guan Yu once lived in exile in Jianghu and had rich survival experience.

So they can think of bringing some money with them in case they need it.

Sure enough, it came into use.

Li Mengxi spent a lot of money.

Because it was purchased for the army, Li Mengxi did not spend a penny on himself, so Guan Yu would not blame him for spending too much money.

Besides, according to everyone's relationship, if Li Mengxi really bought himself a pig to gnaw, Guan Yu still wouldn't blame him.

However, Guan Yu was curious as to why Li Mengxi bought so many things.

"Xi'er, I bought this kitchen knife. It can chop wood and can be used as a weapon. It's a good purchase! But what should he do with this kitchen knife?"

Guan Yu pulled out a broken kitchen knife from a pile of iron tools, touched the blade, and threw it back.

"The kitchen knife is naturally used when cutting vegetables." Li Mengxi replied.

"Then, why buy a hoe? A hoe is not good as a weapon." Guan Yu asked with a smile.

"A hoe is naturally used when digging the ground.

For example, if you dig embankments to cut off water, or if you attack a city by digging into the ground, I would like to ask the general, if the army only has weapons and no hoes, can it be done?" Li Mengxi answered with a smile.

Guan Yu was surprised when he heard this, and then looked solemn and thoughtful.

Finally, Guan Yu looked at the things in the cart, and then at Li Mengxi, who was not as high as the top of the cart. He sighed, "People say, [One person is short-term, two people are long-term]. This is really insightful! If it weren't for Xi'er,

Tip, I didn’t expect it!”

As he said this, Guan Yu slapped his head.

Then, looking at the cart of iron tools, he nodded, "Well, if we want to break the embankment and cut off the water, I'm afraid these dozen or so hoes won't be enough."

"Then, will you buy it tomorrow?" Li Mengxi continued what Guan Yu said.

"Haha!" Guan Yu laughed and waved his hand, "Buy! All procurement for our army is in your hands!"

Guan Yu said that Li Mengxi would be responsible for all purchases from now on.

It was because when Li Mengxi went shopping this time, he bought more hoes, shovels and other things that he might use, which gave Guan Yu an unexpected surprise. Li Mengxi did a good job, so Guan Yu felt that he had to let him continue.

Li Mengxi, on the other hand, felt that this was not going to work. Why would you give it to me? It wouldn’t work.

For example, when I was buying carpentry tools just now, because the carpenter Lu Li was there, Lu Li was not only familiar with the tools he wanted to buy, but also roughly knew the price. Therefore, when buying, he would not be confused.

I will buy all the messy things later, including hoes and Lu Li is not only a carpenter, but also a farmer. Lu Li also knows the price of hoes.

However, Lu Li's background determined that Lu Li had little knowledge after all. The things he bought were too many and complicated. When he went to buy cattle and cars later, Lu Li didn't know the price, and Li Mengxi didn't know either.

Then, when the villagers asked for a price, Li Mengxi bought it directly without counter-offering.

Although a price that is twice the market price is acceptable, it cannot be taken advantage of!

Therefore, Li Mengxi felt that he had to find a talent.

This talent must have business experience, because in this era, only small businessmen and hawkers are likely to have access to enough price information to have a clearer impression of most commodities.

This person can be an official for the army.

This person does not need to be eloquent or able to do business. He only needs to know the prices of common farm tools, common woodworking tools, blacksmith tools, and other common production tools; he needs to know the prices of large items such as carriages and horses, such as boats.

Know the prices of common livestock such as cattle, sheep and horses; know the prices of economic commodities such as wine, medicinal materials, cloth, iron ingots, etc. Naturally, you also need to know the price of grain.

Best of all, you can also know the price differences between different regions.

After thinking about it in this way, Li Mengxi realized that among the thousands of people in the rebel army, he might not be able to find such a person who was proficient in business information.

Liu Bei is considered a small businessman, but he sells straw sandals and mats.

Liu Bei may not know much about other product information.

However, if you want to buy straw sandals, straw mats, etc., you can drag Liu Bei along. I guarantee that no one will be able to catch Liu Xuande's eye.

As for Guan Yu, when the three heroes met, Guan Yu was selling mung beans.

Maybe Guan Yu worked as a small grain seller.

If you buy food in the future, you can bring Guan Yu with you.

So, Zhang Fei and Zhang Yide, as a local tycoon, are the most financially powerful among the three, so Zhang Fei may be exposed to more business activities.

Maybe Zhang Fei bought a dozen cows in one go for spring plowing, or maybe Zhang Fei saw a good horse and had the money to buy it.

Especially, Zhang Fei is good at wine and can know the price of wine.

So, if you can't find anyone when buying livestock, horses, drinks, etc., you can call Zhang Fei.

Well, that's okay.

Li Mengxi thought to himself that it was difficult to find someone who knew the prices of all commodities, but it was much easier to find someone who knew the prices of some commodities.

The big deal is, this person knows the price of a hoe, and that person knows the price of a sickle, so just find a bunch of people and get them all together, and that's it.

Li Mengxi found the solution perfectly.

August 3rd.

When Li Mengxi was shopping with the army, he realized some problems and wrote down what he saw and felt.

Spreading out the rough paper and picking up the pen, Li Mengxi paused for a moment to think and wrote.

"The third day of August"

This is time.

"The rebel army first purchased.

Buy some woodworking tools, hoes, shovels, sickles, hatchets, hooks, etc.

He also bought ten carts and three oxen.

There are more than eighty jars of wine.

It's a waste of money.

After this, the military strategy knows five things.

One is that when Gai Gu was marching, purchasing along the way was one of the means of logistical support.

Secondly, when marching, not only food and grass need to be prepared, but also money and silk. Money can buy what is needed, and secondly, it can be used to manage all parties when needed, or to recruit surrender, or to win over, or to fight with others.

When a certain army, a certain person, a certain city and a certain pond make good relations.

The third reason is that the army's standing tools should not only be used by carpenters and blacksmiths, but also tools that can be used for engineering work such as shovels and hoes. Moreover, it is not just shovels used by craftsmen. When all kinds of tools are useful, they should not be used once in a year.

, but everything should be prepared. The location of an army is like a city.

As a city needs, so must the army be prepared.

Not much, but indispensable.

Fourthly, if purchasing with the army is one of the means of logistical support, business talents who are proficient in commodity prices must be employed.

The fifth reason is that business behavior with the army is not the same as ordinary business. Businessmen pursue profits and seek profits, while when purchasing for the army, they should focus on practicality and efficiency, and should not focus on price and profit."

Stop writing.

Li Mengxi read what he had just written from beginning to end. He reviewed it and thought about it again.

Suddenly, Li Mengxi felt something.

It seems that if it were ancient times, the most ideal means of logistical support would be to buy it with money.

In the case of limited transportation capacity, if food can be bought everywhere along the way, then it is not as good as all the vehicles pulling copper coins.

If a vehicle has a transport capacity of 200 kilograms, it can only haul 200 kilograms of grain.

And if you are pulling copper coins.

One pound of copper coins can buy dozens of pounds of grain, right?

So, it is equivalent to pulling two hundred kilograms of copper coins in one truck, which is equivalent to pulling dozens of trucks of grain.

This is the most ideal logistical support method.

Perhaps, this method can only be used when fighting within the country.

For example, take money from the center of power to the border, and exchange the money for food when you get there.

In this way, enough food can be obtained with limited transportation capacity.

This can be considered a method.

So, Li Mengxi, who had stopped writing, raised his pen and wrote a few words on the still-dry paper.
Chapter completed!