How many people are there in the entirety of North City, and what is its annual tax revenue?
Moreover, it's simply not possible to breed enough horses for fifty thousand heavy cavalry in less than a year.
Most importantly, there is just no money.
Though the business of the North Prince Mansion is profitable, no matter how you calculate it, it's still not enough to forge the armor required for fifty thousand heavy cavalry.
Another thing is that North City doesn't have that many craftsmen.
In the whole of Great Sum, there is only one person who can forge weaponry for fifty thousand heavy cavalry, only he has such resources.
Who is that person?
One could guess it without even thinking.
That person is inside the Imperial Palace.
After Lu Shuyun came to his senses, he realized how foolish he had been.