open sea

Chapter 303
Jue Chang'an barely hesitated, and didn't even ask Chen Mu what his fate was, and made a straightforward decision to put his grandson by Chen Mu's side.

He also said to Nurhachi very straightforwardly, you will be General Chen's pawn in the future!

Jue Chang'an didn't stay in the general's mansion, and Chen Mu didn't want to stay either.

After he left, Li Rubai said with a smile: "The commander of the left guard in Jianzhou thought that his grandson had offended the general, and his tribe is still counting on the prosperity of the horse market."

The grandfather left his grandson in the Xuan Mansion, leaving only a skinny pony with a pair of soft bows and seven iron arrow clusters hanging on the hips of the vigilant little Jurchen, and no other luggage.

It seems that Jue Chang'an just came to the Xuan Mansion to see if he had offended someone, and he didn't mean to send Nurhachi off at all, so he left as soon as he saw that there was nothing wrong.

He didn't even bother to keep the arrow shaft.

Another Tulun city lord from Jianzhou was even more interesting. Seeing that Chen Mu didn't notice Chang'an to eat, he also resigned early.

It was a resignation, not a farewell, and it was very serious to ask people to leave the gift list at the general's mansion. From the beginning to the end, except for a few big gifts respectfully, Chen Mu didn't care about him at all.

"This Tulun city lord, his name is Nikanwai, who is he?" Tudou sent the gift list to Chen Mu. Chen Mu glanced at it briefly, but couldn't move his eyes, and asked Li Rubai: "Sable bear Fifty collars each, fifty war horses, and one hundred wild ginseng, he sent so many things to Chen, and left without saying a word?"

"You don't have to worry about it, General. Nikan Wailan is just like this. He will come to pay tribute next year."

Tribute?

Is that for the emperor?

"Wai Lan likes to curry favor with the officials of Ming Dynasty. Although he is a member of the outer guard of Jianzhou, he has a flexible mind and can win people's hearts, so he became the mayor of Tulun at a young age. His father is the head of a person. I heard from my father that the horse market was opened before. , often sell horses in Fushun, and occasionally sell some healthy servants."

"That's why Wai Lan had the ambition to be an official of the imperial court since she was a child. She read a lot of Han books and bought a lot of classics. However, she didn't have the chance to make a name for herself. However, she still had a way of building relationships. She had friendship with Liaodong generals. Not on him."

Li Rubai shook his head and said: "He has all the etiquette, but one thing is that he looks down on his own people."

Chen Mu nodded, looked at the standing Koreans, and said, "Sit down, don't be cautious, who is Yi Sun-sin among you?"

Several people were dressed as warriors wearing big hats, but Chen Mu couldn't tell the difference.What he didn't expect was that his words undoubtedly carried a lot of weight in the ears of several tense North Korean military officials. One of them hurriedly stepped forward and bowed down, saying in unproficient Chinese: "My next Li Sun-sin, I pay my respects to Commander Chen. !"

Chen Mu laughed and asked, "Did Liu Shuzhang tell you that Chen was the commander?"

Li Shunchen raised his head and lowered it immediately, saying, "Meet the general!"

"Get up quickly, Mr. Chen was indeed the commander when Liu Shu returned. Sit down. Who are you guys?"

Chen Mu asked the North Korean Wu Bian who was afraid to go forward, and then recruited Long Junxiong, and asked him to send someone to take the Wu Bian who came from the North Korean Pavilion in the capital to eat down.

Li Sunchen seemed to be about the same age as Chen Mu, but their status in their country was very different. The conversations were basically Chen Mu's questions and Li Sunchen's answers.

"You said that you are going to take the martial arts exam in North Korea. There is no difference between North Korea and Ming Dynasty. The suzerain and vassals are all one. Since you haven't taken the martial arts exam yet, why don't you come to work under my command and wait for those who sent you to go back? Let them bring your family to Daming."

Li Sunchen was full of doubts, but he didn't dare to ask, because General Chen didn't ask his opinion at all, and the matter was settled like this.

He didn't know who General Chen was, and he didn't even know much about Chen Mu's official position. He only knew that he was bigger than the commander.But he knew Li Chengliang, and knew that Li Rubai was Li Chengliang's son, and he was extremely respectful and even flattering to General Chen.

"Sweet potato, you take the two of them down first, and settle down next to Ni Shangzhong in the mansion. If you come, you will be safe, and I will find you later."

The one big and one small foreigners were taken away by the Sweet Potato Girl with their minds full of confusion, and Chen Mu asked someone to fetch the sword armor that Long Junxiong had put behind the screen, and said to Li Rubai: "Last time when your elder brother came, he said Mr. Li Bing intends to buy a piece of armor at the Ordnance Bureau, take a look at these, it suits your heart."

When it comes to business, Li Chengliang's two sons dare not be ambiguous. After Li Rubai took the saber armor and saluted Chen Mu, he summoned the old soldiers waiting outside the mansion. After trying it outside the hall, Li Rubai returned to the hall with the saber and nodded in praise. : "Chen Shuai supervised the making of goose feathers and breastplates, which are very strong!"

The sword is a good sword, shaped like a feather, and the Weapons Bureau has the best swordsmiths in the world, and Guan Zunban inherits the strict supervision process of Nanyangwei, even if there is no improvement, it is the leading weapon of this era.

Not to mention the breastplate, its good practicability and the artistic treatment of Ming Dynasty craftsmen make it both beautiful, and no general will not like it.

"Chen Shuai, do you know how much the armor will cost?"

Last time his brother got stuck in asking the price because of his impatience, now Li Rubai is extra careful when asking about it.

"The sword is only in the shape of a goose feather. Because it takes a lot of work and time, a hundred handles are 60 taels of silver; armor has three types: soldier armor, army head armor, and general armor. The cost is expensive because of a lot of wear and tear. A hundred pairs of soldiers and armors cost 300 taels of silver. 600 taels of silver for a hundred mates of a military leader, and [-] liang of silver for a general’s armor...see how much Li Zongbing wants?"

After Chen Mu finished speaking, not only did he not find the frustrated expression on Li Rubai's face because of the high price, but he saw the surprise of the little general soldier, and the second son of the Li family blurted out: "So cheap?"

"If you think it's cheap, we can talk about it again."

Chen Mu was not angry, he had already talked about the expensive ones, not to mention that the craftsmen in the Military Armament Bureau only paid for food and lodging and distributed some rice and grain without paying wages, even if the wages were counted, he still made a lot of money at this price.

The working hours for knives are the same, but the Armament Bureau is more labor-saving. Although it does not reduce the cost, it is easier for craftsmen to make knives, which improves their work efficiency. The price of knives on the market is generally two yuan and three yuan, and his knife is six Money is not cheap anymore.

Chen Mu knew that it was the armor that really made Li Rubai feel cheap. The price of iron armor in the market was very expensive, and the price of iron leaf rivets kept the price of fine iron armor high. Even the full set of armor on the cavalry in Liaodong cost at least ten taels of silver. A pair of breastplates with front and back only cost six taels, which is really not expensive.

"Don't talk about it anymore, General Chen. You need five hundred collars each for a thousand sword handles, a military head and a soldier's armor, and thirty sets of general armor. How much is this in taels of silver? You can count it down..."

Before Li Rubai finished speaking, Chen Mu had already smiled and said: "Chenghui five thousand and four hundred taels, the Military Weapons Bureau has it in stock, and Mr. Li will directly send people to bring the silver to pick up the goods next time. .”

"By the way, the Xuanfu Lecture Hall is about to start classes. Mr. Li will go back and ask the general soldier. If you need, you can write to Mr. Chen to learn something new."

　Good morning!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)