Yangzhou knelt down in front of Liu Mang in Yangzhou. He lowered his head and did not dare to speak a single word.
The atmosphere in the hall was quiet. Cao Cao already captured Hebei so it was clear that he would next target Yangzhou. The people in Yangzhou now felt a real sense of pressure.
Although the developnt in Yangzhou was booming, it still needed ti to fully grow. It did not have as much ti as the ti Cao Cao had been operating in Xudou and Yanzhou.
“Yang Chen. Do you know where you went wrong?” Liu Mang asked Yang Chen unhappily.
“This Yang Chen deserves death for failing to live up to the Lord's trust. This Yang Chen deserves to die, please punish !” Yang Chen shouted while kowtowing.
“Milord. His Excellency Yang Chen was wrong but he is not guilty of death.” Lu Su was the first to kneel and plead for Yang Chen. He and Yang Chen had gone through tribulations together. Yang Chen even called him Brother Zijing. Because of this, Lu Su had both emotional and rational reasons to plead for Yang Chen.
“Milord. Manager Yang may have failed to report the military situation in ti but it is also because the situation changed too quickly. Manager Yang cannot be blad for this!” Tian Feng also began to plead for Yang Chen. After learning that Yuan Shao commited suicide, he mourned for Yuan Shao and even wrote an eulogy for Yuan Shao.
The situation in Hebei was originally good. No one expected Yuan Shao to still be alive and then commit suicide after. Because of this, Yang Chen really cannot be blad.
“Milord. This son should be killed. Those equipnt were all from Yangzhou. If they fall into Cao Cao's hands, many of our soldiers would die needlessly! This unfilial son! How dare you co back after making such a mistake? I will beat you to death!” Yang Hong shouted and kicked his son. Everyone was silent after hearing this. Losing those equipnt was more important. Without those equipnt, Yangzhou would lose their advantage on the battlefield and they would suffer heavy casualties.
Liu Mang sighed. He knew that Yang Hong was beating up his son now so that his son may be spared later. Yang Hong did not really want his son to die. If Yang Chen is dead, Yang Hong would be without descendants.
“Uncle Hong. Stand down.” Liu Mang ordered. Yang Hong was shocked and stepped back. He knew that Liu Mang would only call him Uncle Hong in private but never in public. The fact that Liu Mang was saying this now ant that he would not kill Yang Chen if only to give Yang Hong face.
“Do you think I want to bla Yang Chen?” Liu Mang looked at the officials and asked.
“You are wrong. Not only do I not bla Yang Chen for this. I even admire his ability to leave Liaodong quickly. To make the right decision at the right ti. This is Yang Chen's ability.” Liu Mang said to the others.
“What happened at Liaodong and Hebei. Yuan Xi's death, Yuan Shao's suicide. No one could have predicted this! If they could, they would not be humans but deities! With so much uncertainty, it is best to remain calm and composed. Yang Chen is able to do this!” Liu Mang added.
“As for your worries about Yangzhou's equipnt falling into Cao Cao's hands. Ha! That is even more of a joke!” Liu Mang continued. “I believe everyone here knows that what we sell is naturally not the sa as what we use for ourselves! Ziyang. Co over here and tell everyone what the difference is!” Liu Mang handed over the job of explanation to Liu Ye.
“The new swords we sell are all made from scrap iron. On the other hand, the weapons we use for ourselves are forged from proper molten iron. In other words, the weapons we sell are inferior weapons.” Liu Ye explained.
The others began to understand that there was a huge difference in quality between the one sold and the ones used. Liu Ye then brought in both a defective sword ant for selling and have one of the guards slash it with their standard issue weapon. The defective weapon began to chip away. Though they may not be as brittle as normal weapons, the end result was a sword that looked more like a saw. On the battlefield, these kinds of weapons can get stuck in an enemy's body. If the user is unable to pull it out, they would easily get killed.
The armor was similar. Although it was not extrely flawed, it was not that great either. On top of that, not many of armors were sold while Yangzhou easily have over a hundred thousand sets for their elites.
Because of this, Liu Mang was not worried about Cao Cao obtaining Yangzhou's equipnt at all.
“I am furious with Yang Chen not because he lost the equipnt but because of his cowardice. After being robbed by Gongsun Kang, his first thought was not to fight back but to run back here and wait for my decision! If you want everywhere, then what is the point I made you Manager of Liaodong?” Liu Mang angrily kicked Yang Chen.
“Yang Chen! Let tell you this! If you don't bring back Gongsun Kang's head, you can bring your own! Get lost!” Liu Mang shouted and kicked Yang Chen again. He had given Yang Chen a post with great authority. He even gave Yang Chen command over Gan Ning. Yet Yang Chen ran ho like a bullied child crying for his parents. Liu Mang wanted people who could act independently, not children that needed coddling.
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