Carrying AK into Ming Dynasty

Chapter 477 A Special Reward

For the next few days, Liu Hongjian stayed at the Ordnance Institute to discuss with Song Yingxing the relocation and construction of the steel and cement workshops.

Time is running out, especially the cement plant has reached the point of no delay. Fortunately, the production process is mastered, and only the raw materials and cement cellars need to be prepared.

In addition to the full cooperation of the processing department and the household department, all raw materials have already begun to be delivered to Zhending Mansion on the second day after the tone is set.

The construction team is easy. The construction team that the Ordnance Institute has assembled since its establishment has never heard of it. They built the Ordnance Institute, residential buildings, spinning workshops, glass workshops, and steel workshops...

Then expand the armory, expand the residential area, expand the gun workshop, the artillery workshop...

This is a mature and professional construction team, with 400 craftsmen of various types, and 600 folks who are familiar with wall-building workshops.

Steel and cement are currently the undisclosed secrets of Ming Dynasty. After selecting two reliable supervisors to take charge of this matter, the two supervisors led a construction team of 2000 people to the Zhending Mansion.

"Oh~~" Liu Hongjian just finished his morning exercises, yawned and came out of the room, feeling extremely comfortable under the glow of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

It was almost noon, and Liu Hongjian, who had been busy for four or five days, was at leisure. He was thinking about where to go for a stroll in the afternoon, when he was attracted by the chaotic sounds from the front yard before he went out.

"Master, there are people coming from the palace." Niu Da Bangchui came forward to report with an arm hanging on his chest.

"Yes, I see. Didn't I tell you to rest for a few more days? Your injury hasn't healed yet, so what are you doing?" Liu Hongjian glared at Niu Dabanchui and said.

When he was assassinated a few days ago, the wound on this guy's arm was not too shallow. In addition, there are now three hundred guards stationed in the county palace, and there are guards in plain clothes wandering around outside the gate. His county palace is not safe. no.

Of course, the Jinyiwei outside was not ordered by Liu Hongjian, so he didn't have that much time to spare. As long as he didn't go to closed places like cornfields, his AKM was always on standby, and ten or eight of them couldn't get close to him.

It was all caused by Uncle Chongzhen, alas, people are not allowed to live in peace, Liu Hongjian muttered as he walked to the front yard.

"My lord, Long Live Lord has an order." Wang Erxi said with a smile on his face.

It is Liu Hongjian's credit to be able to be the chief inspector of ceremonies, otherwise he would not know what it would be like to be harmed by Li Yunkui.

The chief inspector of ceremonies holds a high position and authority, and Wang Erxi, an honest man, takes the seat and Liu Hongjian feels at ease.

"What's the matter with the emperor looking for us?" Liu Hongjian felt apprehensive. The uncle in the palace always went to the Three Treasures Hall for everything, and usually it was difficult things.

"Hey, my lord, this is a great event, and our family is envious!" Wang Erxi was mysterious, and even showed a smirk.

"Hey, you little king, hurry up and announce the decree, I still have something to do!" Liu Hongjian was originally sitting in the main seat in the middle hall, and after speaking, he stood up to receive the decree.

"Imperial decree, Anguo County King Liu Hongjian accepts the decree!" Seeing this, Wang Erxi unfolded the imperial decree in his hand and began to read it out.

For Liu Hongjian's rudeness, he had long been used to it. This guy was often rude in front of the emperor, not to mention that it was only the two of them's house, and Chongzhen didn't care about it, so he didn't bother to remind him to make trouble.

"Liu Hongjian, the king of Anguo County, developed cement, sympathized with the suffering of the people, and shared the worries of the king. I am very relieved. I rewarded two Korean beauties, three hundred Korean ginseng plants, 150 pieces of antler, and fifty pieces of mink fur. This is my honor!"

After Wang Erxi finished reading, he looked at Liu Hongjian with a half-smile.

Liu Hongjian was a little confused when he heard this.

What the hell?North Korean beauties, two more?

Korean beauty, Korean wild ginseng, Korean deer antler, mink fur...

What kind of plane is Uncle Chongzhen doing?When did the bad habits I learned start sending beautiful women away!

"You are laughing at Mao Mao, hurry up and tell me, what's wrong with the emperor? There are beautiful women, ginseng, and deer antler. Could it be that Changbai Mountain has been dug up?"

Ginseng and deer antler are fine. If you have nothing to do, you can eat it every day to nourish your body. What are you doing with two beauties? Isn’t your daughter going to marry us?

"Back to the lord, this is a gift brought by the lord of North Korea who came to ask for the tribute. Long live the t-shirt. The lord has worked so hard, and the lord has given him a special reward. I don't know how envious all the nobles and nobles are of you!"

It turns out that as soon as the news of the Northern Expedition of the Ming Dynasty to wipe out the Jiannu came to North Korea, the leader of North Korea, Li Ji, couldn't sit still.

Eight years ago, North Korea was ravaged twice by Jiannu Dingmao's rebellion and Bingzi's rebellion. The lord Li Ji fled to Ganghwa Island, and was forced to sign an alliance with Jiannu under the city, and accepted the lord of North Korea canonized by Huang Taiji.

After that, after only eight years of being a slave, he was conscripted by the emperor of the Ming Dynasty and destroyed the country. Li Zhen was terrified when he heard the news.

Whether it was forced or not, but after all, the betrayal came first. Li Jing was worried that Chongzhen would be angry because of this, so he personally drove the boat to plead guilty.

It's not that Li Zhen is courageous, but that he has been dealing with Daming for decades, and he really knows the emperor and ministers of Daming very well.

Korea has always regarded Daming as its suzerain, and it has learned from Daming whether it is clothing or etiquette.

It is true that he made a mistake, but as long as he is willing to lower his figure and take the initiative to go to the Ming Dynasty to meet the Emperor Ming to plead guilty, according to the disposition of the emperor and ministers of the Ming Dynasty who value etiquette and reputation, he believes that he can definitely turn hostility into friendship.

Therefore, after an urgent discussion with the courtiers in his own country, he brought a big gift and came to Daming by boat in person.

"That is to say, these Korean beauties, wild ginseng, and deer antlers are all tributes brought by the Korean king to plead guilty?" Liu Hongjian roughly understood the situation.

However, Li Zhen guessed well. According to his understanding of Chongzhen and the cabinet ministers, if they were allowed to deal with this matter, what would they do? Of course they would choose to forgive.

"My lord is right. Your Majesty loves you very much. The Ministry of Etiquette sent our family to give you a reward just after sending the king of Korea to Honglu Temple. The things are all outside. Your lord will go with our family to take stock of them?" Wang Erxi said softly.

"What else can I order? Isn't it just some mountain products? Send it directly to the back kitchen of the palace. We will boil mountain ginseng and deer antler every day in the future."

"How to deal with those two North Korean beauties, my lord, they were carefully selected by our family for you from dozens of beauties!" Wang Erxi secretly said with his hands covering his mouth.

Before the establishment of slavery and the disaster of the two countries, North Korea paid tribute almost every year, and each time it would present dozens of North Korean beauties. However, perhaps because of the different aesthetics, the beauties of North Korea are all crooked melons and jujubes in the eyes of Ming people so-so.

Chongzhen was naturally not interested, most of them stayed in the palace as court ladies, or directly rewarded meritorious subjects.

"Can you retreat?" Liu Hongjian cast a wicked look at Wang Erxi and said, thinking that the uncle really added trouble.

"My lord, do you want to resist the decree?" Wang Erxi teased, isn't it just two maidservants, you Anguo County's palace can't afford it?

"Oh, by the way, the emperor ordered the lord to enter the palace to discuss matters. If the lord doesn't count, let's go into the palace right away?" Joking aside, when it comes to business, Wang Erxi is still very serious.

"I know that the emperor must have something to worry about. You have worked so hard. Tell me, what is the reason this time?" Liu Hongjian muttered full of complaints.

"Alas, the leader of North Korea, Li Ji, made a plea for guilt, but in fact he paid tribute in the name of pleading guilty, and the tribute he brought this time is quite huge." Wang Erxi said with a frown.

"Wouldn't that be better, our Daming is short of everything now!" Liu Hongjian was even happier, he didn't send things here, so why worry about it.

"My lord doesn't know something. When the vassal states come to pay tribute, we...we have to return the tribute too! And it must be returned ten times as a show of favor!"

　PS: Thanks to the book friends Kurosawa Eagle and Tyrant for their rewards.

　　
　
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