Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

Chapter 122
Feng Sheng and Fu Youde couldn't sit still any longer, they got up and walked outside.

60 jin of pig iron is completely different from 60 jin of weapons and armor.

At the time of Yingtian, they all guessed that with King Yan's wealth, if he wanted to produce 60 catties of pig iron, he had to buy some from outside.

But now, taking out 60 catties of weapons and armor directly, could it be possible that King Yan stripped off all the weapons and armor of all the soldiers of his Yanshan Guard?

"The last general, Tan Yong, who guards one hundred households in Yanshan right, sees the general, all generals!"

"The last general, Qiu Fu, guarding hundreds of households in King Yan, see the general, all generals!"

"Li Wang, the last general who guards the left guard of Hundred Households in Yanshan..."

Feng Sheng, Fu Youde and others walked out of the gate of the Metropolitan Command Division, and saw three hundred households leading three teams of soldiers, escorting thousands of carriages, standing outside the gate.

Feng Sheng's eyes narrowed, and he asked solemnly: "Are you here to hand over the weapons and armor?"

"Reporting to the general, the last general and others are ordered by His Royal Highness King Yan to escort 60 jin of weapons and armor to the general, and ask the general to send someone to check it." Li Wang respectfully said.

"Come on, let me check it out!"

Feng Sheng didn't ask any further questions, and ordered directly.

"Yes, General!"

Immediately, they all commanded a group of soldiers to quickly walk out of the department and check them one by one.

After half an hour.

A hundred households came forward with astonishment, and reported to Feng Sheng.

"General Qi, four thousand steel knives, six thousand spears, and 60 armor, add up to [-] catties!"

Feng Sheng narrowed his eyes and looked at Li Wang, "I don't know where the weapons and armor of His Royal Highness King Yan come from?"

"The general forgives the crime, but the general is just a small family and doesn't know the inside story."

Li Wang respectfully apologized to Feng Sheng, and took out a document.

"Since the general has checked the number, please sign for the receipt, and the general will be able to go back and report!"

"Come here, take care of me with pen and ink!"

"Yes, General!"

……

After watching the group of Yanshan guards leave, Lan Yu directly spat hard on the ground.

"General, those hundreds of Yanshan guards dare to open their eyes and talk nonsense in front of us. The steel knives, spears, and even the armor in the hands of each of the three hundred households are brand new. Forge it!"

Feng Sheng smiled softly, "The Marquis of Yongchang should be impatient, I just came to Peiping to train troops at the order of His Majesty, and got 60 jin of weapons and armor, which is much easier than 60 jin of pig iron!
As for where these weapons and armor come from, we only need to tell His Majesty! "

"Yes, General!"

Sapphire cupped her hands slightly, and then said no more.

Feng Sheng chuckled, explained to the left and right, then turned around and walked in.

……

Yan Palace.

As Li Wang, Tan Tong and others returned to their lives, Zhu Di's eyes flashed with distress.

Then, he looked at Guo An who was on the side.

"Guo Qing, Song Guogong and Ying Guogong are both veterans in the battlefield, and they have very sharp eyes.

Although they didn't ask to the end, but at this moment, they will definitely see that what we sent them are all weapons and armor replaced by Yan Shanwei! "

Guo An also nodded slightly, "The two old generals will definitely play His Majesty."

"So, doesn't father know that we can refine 60 catties of pig iron within three months?" Zhu Di's face changed slightly.

Guo An continued, "Therefore, His Highness needs to take the initiative to report this matter to His Majesty!"

"Do you want us to take the initiative to play this matter to the emperor?"

Zhu Di's eyes widened, his face full of confusion, "Then Father knows the output of our iron smelter, won't he let us smelt more iron?"

"Your Highness, if you don't tell me, Your Majesty will know!"

Guo An said, "However, when you are playing, you can change your words a little bit."

"Ok?"

Both Zhu Di and Zhu Fu stared closely at Guo An.

Guo An said: "Your Highness, you can take the initiative to tell Your Majesty that in order to forge 60 jin of pig iron within three months, you have recruited hundreds of laborers.

In addition, after the autumn harvest, you are going to recruit a group of laborers again, and start digging ditches among the farmlands in Beiping Prefecture.

Moreover, it is planned to forge tens of thousands of agricultural tools again to encourage the common people and reclaim wasteland.

In addition, you are going to practice the Yanshan Guard, and next year or last year, when I march to the north of the Ming Dynasty, I want to lead the army to go there myself! "

"So, Father won't give us an order to prepare some pig iron?" Zhu Di asked.

"Your Highness, is our Ming army short of weapons and equipment?" Guo An asked.

"Naturally there is no shortage!"

Zhu Di said proudly.

Guo An laughed and said, "Since this is the case, His Majesty has already asked you to prepare 60 catties of pig iron, and you have already prepared 60 catties of weapons and armor. Why would His Majesty ask you to prepare again!"

"We asked His Highness to take the initiative to play, because we want to suggest His Highness to complain more to His Majesty. Your Highness guards Beiping alone, and also manages the people's livelihood in Beiping Prefecture, trains soldiers, guards against Beiyuan, and makes money..."

"Your Highness, you can't talk too much about making money..."

Zhu Di's eyes lit up, "We already understand Guo Qing's meaning!"

"Your Highness is wise!"

Guo An quickly flattered him.

On the side, Zhu Fu's eyelids twitched.

However, I have to admit that Guo An's words are quite reasonable.

Guo An thought for a while, then said in a low voice: "Your Highness, I heard that the Marquis of Yongchang is also in Beiping Mansion?"

"Of course, didn't Lanyu come to congratulate us a few days ago?"

Zhu Di said casually.

"Weichen thinks it's better for His Highness to send some more manpower to Tieye." Guo An said.

"Ok?"

Zhu Di's expression froze, and he said in a deep voice: "Do you think that someone dares to send people to our Iron Smelter to make trouble?"

On the side, Zhu Fu was also full of surprise.

Guo An quickly explained: "Your Highness, in Beiping, I never dared to oppose His Highness. However, I am afraid that someone will be too curious.

It would be okay if the iron smelter had normal iron-making furnaces, but there were ten iron-making furnaces three feet high, and there were also three-foot-high concrete houses.

Anyone who sees that house will want to go in and take a look.

It's okay to go in and have a look, anyway, there is nothing shady inside.

However, this minister is worried that His Highness has just complained to His Majesty, if His Majesty finds out about the situation of Iron Smelter later, then..."

"Fuck you, Zhu Liang!"

Zhu Di shouted directly in a cold voice.

"Your Highness!"

Zhu Liang quickly stood up and responded.

"In the past few days, you will send another team of guards to watch over the Iron Smelter for us. If anyone wants to get in, we will cut him off!"

"Yes, Your Highness..."

In response, Zhu Liang walked out with a murderous look.

Zhu Di asked again: "Guo Qing, do you think the father will agree to let us follow Song Guogong and the others to go to the north?"

"Your Highness, forgive me, I don't know!"

Guo An shook his head directly.

A trace of disappointment flashed in Zhu Di's eyes.

Guo An said again: "Your Highness, it's up to people!"

"Ok?"

Zhu Di looked at Guo An again.

Guo An didn't say much, but cupped his hands towards Zhu Di and said, "Your Highness, everything is over now, and I'm going to take a leave of absence and go back to my hometown in Shunde Mansion."

Zhu Di was immediately refreshed, with gossip shining in his eyes, he stared at Guo An and asked, "But are you going to see the Second Miss of the Liu family?"

"Your Highness is wise!"

Guo An said with a helpless smile, "Weichen only met the second lady of the Liu family when I was a child. Now that more than ten years have passed, who would have thought that the two families would want to marry each other? It is hard to feel at ease.

Coincidentally, my father has been urging Wei Chen to go back to Shunde Mansion and visit the Liu family. "

"This is to let the father-in-law and the mother-in-law have a look at each other!"

Zhu Di teased, "So we should grant you a few days off."

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Guo An quickly thanked him.

Zhu Di nodded slightly, and said again: "However, have you prepared presents for the old father-in-law and mother-in-law?"

"Gift?"

Guo An was taken aback for a moment, then understood, and his face was filled with misery.

"Your Highness, I know that this minister is just a little prince, and even though he received hundreds of taels of money from the barbecue shop, there are no officials or merchants to give gifts to him.

I can only use the few hundred taels of silver to buy some good things from Beiping Mansion..."

"What good things can those shops in Beiping Mansion have?"

Before he finished speaking, Zhu Di said directly, "Our Changshi is going to visit the old man, how can he take those defective products outside!"

"Your Highness?" Guo An tried his best to widen his eyes in joy and surprise.

Zhu Di said: "Don't worry, we will let the princess pick out a few good things for you from the palace's inner treasury, and let you take them with you when you go back!"

"Your Highness, this humble official is just a small long history, how can this be done?"

Guo An's face was immediately moved, with the expression of a scholar who is a confidant.

On the side, Zhu Fu's eyes immediately turned red.

His Highness actually wants to select items from the inner treasury of the mansion, so that Guo thief can go back to visit the old father-in-law?
This... What is the virtue of the Guo thief?How could His Highness be so favored?

Zhu Di said again: "Okay, Guo Qing is from our Yan Palace when he goes out, how can the Liu family look down on him? Let's grant you a one-month vacation first, and if Guo Qing can't come back because of something, we will grant you a vacation later." How many days are you..."

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

This time, Guo An was even more excited.

"Weichen will go and arrange a lot of affairs for Xu Yun and Zhuang Guang, and I will go back tomorrow!"

"Can!"

Following Zhu Di's nod, Guo An exited the hall and returned to his private room.

After a while, Gong Zhengsuo Xu Yun and Zhuang Guang walked in.

"The next official see Guo Changshi."

"Both of you, I'm going to take leave tomorrow to go back to my hometown. I'll trouble the two of you to worry about the iron smelting factory, the Dagukou wool washing factory, and the farm!"

"Guo Changshi, don't worry, the officials and the others must fulfill their duties." Xu Yun and Zhuang Guang responded quickly.

"Especially the construction of concrete houses on the farm, you two must pay attention!"

Guo An exhorted again.

"Guo Changshi, don't worry, the officials must keep an eye on the craftsmen below, and build houses strictly according to Guo Changshi's drawings..." Xu Yun's face was full of awe.

"It doesn't have to be like this. The official's drawings are just a reference. How to build a house depends on the opinions of the veterans on the farm. After all, they know the farm best!" Guo An said hastily.

"The officer understands!"

"In addition, there are those iron furnaces that we asked Tieye to forge. Let Tieye hurry up and make some."

"Also, the kind of glass we asked you to try to develop, you have to burn it for us as soon as possible... As long as it can be fired, we can guarantee that His Highness will reward you two and the craftsmen. !"

Guo An urged them one by one again.

"Guo Changshi, don't worry, the two officials have been paying attention to these objects."

Xu Yun and Zhuang Guang cheered up and said quickly.

"Also, after these objects are developed, they must be kept strictly confidential, and no one is allowed to know except His Royal Highness Yan!"

"Yes, Guo Changshi..."

After exhorting again and making sure there was nothing missing, Guo An was relieved.

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(End of this chapter)