Daming: Refining zombies at the beginning, Lao Zhu was shocked

Chapter 84 84: I came to Xi’an just to ransack my house!
  Zhu Li was quite satisfied with the test firing effect of the slingshot and crossbow.

But there is obviously still a lot of room for improvement, but now is not the time to be picky. Even technological improvement takes time. Just wait until better slingshots and crossbows are put into the army in the future, and then eliminate them!
  "Your Highness, this slingshot and crossbow requires a lot of rubber raw materials. Although the Western Region has been sending rubber grass over, the maximum output can only guarantee that 500 can be made every month!"

Zhao Jian reminded softly from the side.

"There is no other way. We can only make do with the rubber grass for now. When the rubber trees planted in the south can be harvested in the future, we can start mass construction!"

"How many have been made so far?"

Zhu Li sighed helplessly and asked slowly.

"Only a thousand have been made so far, but it would be no problem to equip a thousand households!"

Zhao Jian replied.

"In this way, we can make four thousand more slingshots and crossbows within half a year. A total of five thousand slingshots and crossbows can equip a battalion!"

Zhu Yue thought for a while and directly determined the number of slingshots and crossbows!
  The personal guards of the vassal king are usually three guards, that is, three battalions.

The number of soldiers and horses in each battalion ranges from 3000 to 5000!

As for Zhu Yue's Hanzhong Guards, there are three battalions in total, and they are declared to be [-] people, but privately Zhu Yue has recruited a lot more, basically reaching about [-] people!
  Among the many vassal kings, this is actually quite common!

For most vassal kings, especially those in the interior, some of the three bodyguards combined total only a few thousand people, or even less than [-]!

Among all the vassal kings, the only ones who can compare with Zhu Yue are King Zhu Cang of Qin, King Zhu Fan of Jin, and King Zhu Di of Yan!

After all, like Zhu Yue, they are both frontier vassal kings, so they will definitely not be able to survive without the troops in their hands!
  However, since King Qin Zhu Xi was recalled to the capital, his bodyguards stayed in Xi'an Mansion. Moreover, after Zhu Yuanzhang handed over Xi'an Mansion to him to manage, King Qin's three guards are now under the command of King Zhu Yue of Han Dynasty. Ordered!

It was like Zhu Yueshun took over all the three original guards of Zhu Ping!

In other words, the actual available troops in Zhu Yue's hands have been roughly doubled to more than [-]!
  Of course, he couldn't summon all [-] people together. After all, Xi'an Mansion also had to be stationed, so he couldn't mess around!

But if necessary, he wouldn't mind using this army directly!
  This is equivalent to a big gift from the old man!

The Hanzhong Army has about [-] troops. If [-] people are equipped with such slingshots and crossbows, the ratio will be very terrifying!

It will also directly increase the combat effectiveness of the entire army by several levels!

Of course, as long as Zhu Yue is willing, it is not a problem to equip the entire army, but it will just take more time!
  At this time, Zhu Yue is still available!
  But there’s no need to be so anxious right now!

"Your Highness...sent from Xi'an Mansion!"

At this moment, a letter came from a fast horse, and Zhao Jian handed it directly to Zhu Li.

Zhu Li took the letter and looked at it, his face suddenly turned cold.

"It's true that there are policies from above and countermeasures from below. After the second brother left Xi'an Mansion, these guys became more and more unscrupulous!"

"Do you really think what I said is nonsense, or do you really think that I don't dare to touch them?"

After directly crumpling the letter into a ball, Zhu Li snorted and spread his palms again, but the original letter had turned into powder and scattered in the air!

"Your Highness, what should we do next?"

A cold light flashed in Zhao Jian's eyes. He knew that someone had touched the taboo of the King of Han, and he might be bleeding like a river!

"Take your men and wait for me outside the city!"

"I will go back to the palace first and then come back!"

Zhu Yue didn't talk nonsense. After explaining to Zhao Jian, he rode the wind-chasing horse back towards the Han Palace alone!
  Regarding the matters in Xi'an Mansion, Zhu Li must go there in person!

Moreover, he hasn't even been to Xi'an Mansion since it was handed over to him, so he just took this opportunity to go there!
  But before going to Xi'an Mansion, he must go back to the Prince's Mansion to explain to his mother and Cao. After all, although Xi'an Mansion is not far from Hanzhong Mansion, this trip will take at least a few days!

In the palace of the King of Han, Concubine Zhou was playing with Zhu Xiaqiu in the yard, while Mrs. Cao was basking in the sun with her infant Zhu Xiaqiu in her arms!

As for the Li family, she became the successor of the Cao family. Now she is basically helping to take care of everything in the palace!
  After all, Zhu Xiaqiang is still an infant, so it is best for his mother to take care of him. Naturally, he does not have so much time to manage so many trivial matters.

It can also be said that after the Li family joined the Han Palace, they helped the Cao family share a lot of pressure.

And Li's ability is pretty good, which makes both Cao and Zhu Yue quite satisfied.

Ms. Cao is not the kind of petty person, nor does she have such a strong desire to control, so she is happy and relaxed about leaving these matters to Mr. Li!
  Of course, if there is something that Li cannot handle, she, the princess, will definitely need to solve it!
  But the most important thing is Zhu Li’s approval and delegation of power!

In other words, Mrs. Li has no evil intentions, but if Zhu Yue notices that Mr. Li has any inappropriate intentions, it is impossible to delegate power to her!

Concubine Zhou and Lady Cao were both a little surprised to see Zhu Yue returning to the palace so quickly.

"Yue'er, are you back so early today?"

Concubine Zhou asked curiously.

In the past, when Zhu Yue went out, he would usually come back after dark. Besides, he should be busy going to the military camp, but he came back too fast this time.

"Mother and concubine, I have to go to Xi'an Mansion. I will not be in Hanzhong for the past few days. I will leave the palace to you!"

Zhu Yue said straight to the point.

"So sudden? Why did you go to Xi'an Mansion?"

Concubine Zhou asked in surprise.

The vassal king was not allowed to leave the fiefdom without an edict. Although Xi'an Mansion is now regarded as Zhu Yue's fiefdom, it is just an escrow!

Suddenly hearing that Zhu Yue was going to Xi'an Mansion, not only Concubine Zhou, but also Mrs. Cao was a little surprised.

"My father has left Xi'an Mansion to be managed by his son, so it's time to go there in person!" "The mess left by my second brother also needs to be cleaned up!"

"If I don't go there personally, I'm afraid it won't be handled well!"

Zhu Li explained helplessly.

"That's what I say, but after all, Xi'an Mansion is not your real fiefdom. It's just for you to take care of temporarily. I won't stop you if you're interested, but don't do anything out of the ordinary!"

However, Concubine Zhou clearly felt that Zhu Li was hiding something from her. The main reason was that her trip to Xi'an Mansion was too sudden. Something must have happened there!
  In addition, the second eldest brother Qin Wang Zhu Ping has made Xi'an Mansion a mess, and she is also worried that Zhu Yue will make a mess!

"Don't worry, concubine, I know it well, and I will explain it to you when I get back!"

"If there are no other instructions, I will set off now!"

Zhu Yue didn't waste any words. After explaining, he was ready to leave directly.

"Just remember to be a mother, don't be impulsive!"

Concubine Zhou looked at Zhu Li's back and warned her again uneasily.

Zhu Li didn't even look back, he just raised his hand and waved to indicate that he heard it!
  ……

Xi'an House.

Thousands of cavalry arrived outside the gate of Xi'an Mansion!

The Chinese-character flags facing the cold wind in the procession looked very abrupt outside the city of Xi'an. Needless to say, these were all the personal guards of the King of Han!

Zhu Yue was dressed in a dragon robe, riding a horse chasing the wind with great swagger, and appeared at the front of the team. It was so conspicuous!
  "Liu Dong, the humble guard general of Xi'an City, comes to see His Highness the King of Han!"

The general who defended the city led a group of soldiers who defended the city to pay homage and greet him!
  "Liu Qiwei, do you know why I came to Xi'an Mansion this time?"

Zhu Yue was riding on the horse chasing the wind, looking down at the guard in front of him, and asked calmly.

"I don't know the humble job!"

Although Liu Dong said this, he probably already had a guess in his mind!
  Of course, smart people will definitely not say it directly. Pretending to be stupid is definitely the best choice!

If things were really as he suspected, he didn't want to get involved too deeply, or he might make a mess!

After all, as the defender of Xi'an City, he will be more or less involved with all the forces in Xi'an City!
  "It's okay, you'll find out soon!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yue just smiled, rode a horse, and led his own bodyguards directly into the city of Xi'an!
  After Zhu Yue took over the Xi'an government, he issued a series of decrees!
  Most of these government orders are copied from those of Hanzhong Prefecture, and in some aspects they are even stricter than those of Hanzhong Prefecture!
  After all, Hanzhong Mansion is right under his nose, so nothing can go wrong!
  But Xi'an Mansion is different. In troubled times, heavy codes are used. What's more, the second brother Zhu Xi has made a mess in Xi'an Mansion before, and drastic reforms are necessary!
  After his series of decrees were promulgated, the effects were naturally immediate!

But having said that, there are always a few "smart people" who are not afraid of death. They think that King Zhu Li of Han is not in Xi'an anyway, so they want to fish in troubled waters!
  And Zhu Yue has always been a master who can't tolerate sand in his eyes!

This time, Zhu Yue came to Xi'an Mansion for three things!
  The first thing was a house raid, the second thing was still a house raid, and the third thing was still a house raid!

It’s just that they weren’t copied from the same company!

However, Zhu Yue did not take action immediately, but went directly to Prince Qin's Mansion!

"Second brother really knows how to enjoy it!"

Looking at the splendid palace in front of him, which was not inferior to the Yingtian Palace Palace, Zhu Yue couldn't help but sigh!
  Once the King of Qin, Zhu Xiang, carried out a large-scale construction project and expanded his Qin Palace to be as luxurious as a royal palace. He was severely reprimanded by Zhu Yuanzhang.

But at that time, he was scolded because of this incident, and there was no actual punishment!
  Moreover, Zhu Xi is still the kind of person who only cares about eating but not fighting. He doesn’t take it seriously at all and just goes his own way on weekdays!

But this time, the old man was obviously really angry and directly recalled Zhu Ping back to Yingtian!
  And it’s been more than half a year, and I still haven’t come back!
  Now even Xi'an Mansion has been given full authority to Zhu Yue to take care of it!

And it is estimated that King Qin will not be able to come back in the future, because the old man wants to change his fiefdom for him, which is a bit intriguing!
  Today's Qin Prince's Mansion, even though it is so big, only a few servants are still there, who are responsible for daily cleaning!

Originally, Princess Qin and the family members of King Qin were still there, but for some reason, after the New Year, they were all packed up and taken away to heaven by the old man!
  Looking at this situation, the second brother may really be transferred to another fiefdom!

But that’s fine, now the Qin Prince’s Mansion has become his Zhu Yue’s, including the two long historians appointed by the imperial court to the Qin Prince’s Mansion, they must also obey his Zhu Lie!

The main reason why Zhu Yue came to Prince Qin's Mansion was to check the account books!

The tax accounts of Xi'an Prefecture are in the hands of Chang Shi!
  Zhu Yue said he wanted to see it, but Chang Shi could only hand it over obediently!

Zhu Yue wants to investigate mainly the wealthy and gentry families in Xi'an Prefecture!
  These wealthy families are more or less involved in the salt business, mainly because the refined salt of Hanzhong Mansion is so popular that no one is willing to give up such a huge piece of cake!
  This is especially true since Xi'an Prefecture is so close to Hanzhong Prefecture!
  However, according to the latest salt merchant tax enacted by the Ming Dynasty, [-]% of the [-]% tax must be paid. Many of these wealthy noble families were blind and took risks. It seemed that they were sure that the King of Han would not come to audit the accounts, and actually started to evade taxes. Got it!

But as soon as Zhu Yue starts to conduct strict investigations, few of these big families will be able to withstand the investigation!
  Without investigation, there is no investigation at all!
  Before coming to Xi'an Mansion, Zhu Yue had already identified a few houses that were in the most serious condition. It was definitely not a joke to say that they were going to ransack their homes!

But at the same time, Zhu Yue also wants to find out how many other families are complicit in this!

After this investigation, it was even more shocking!

None of them are good!

Xi'an Prefecture has not canceled the curfew before, and Zhu Yue has no intention of canceling it until the mess in Xi'an Prefecture is sorted out. If we want to develop the economy, we have to wait until these bullshit things in Xi'an Prefecture are cleared up first!

So, that night, Xi'an Mansion, which was supposed to be silent, became lively!

The whole street was brightly lit, and the Han King's personal guards in armor could be seen everywhere!
  Thousands of soldiers armed with swords and powerful crossbows were wandering among the major families in Xi'an Prefecture, "sending warmth" door to door!
  It wasn't until early the next morning, after the curfew came into force, that everyone in the city heard about something!
  The Wei family, Feng family, and Zhang family were ransacked overnight!

You must know that these three families are the most wealthy and powerful families in Xi'an!

This news directly caused a sensation in the entire city of Xi'an, and spread to surrounding areas as quickly as possible!

Especially the Zhang family, due to a push and shove with the Hanzhong Army, a soldier accidentally fell to the ground and was seriously injured during the push. As a result, the entire family was wiped out!
  Who would have thought that after Han Wang Zhu Li arrived in Xi'an Mansion, he could make such a big noise?

It turns out that His Highness the King of Han came to Xi'an Mansion just to ransack the house!
  (End of this chapter)