Landlord of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 364 Iron Ring

The general clasped his fists and said, "Master Xu, please answer my doubts..."

Xu Qing thought for a while and returned: "I have something to say, the general can listen to it. It is a pity to discard the old equipment in the hands of the soldiers. It is useless to keep it. It is really useless. You can collect it at a low price, and it will be a blessing for thousands of years." Army, and benefit the imperial court."

"Secondly, what the general said is that although the old equipment is not enough to make the new equipment needed, it can still save a huge sum of money for the court. Oh, yes, you can also sell old iron to the people. Now that the imperial court implements a monopoly on iron wares, it is really difficult for the common people to trade iron wares, and it is too expensive to recast iron wares at home, so it is just right to sell them.”

"Thirdly, one army can be cast first, one after another, so that the capital will not be left empty. Is the general satisfied with these three words, do you have any other questions?"

The military commander clasped his fists, expressing that he had no more doubts, and the others opened their mouths, as if they couldn't ask any constructive questions, and the hall fell silent again.Many people sighed in their hearts, this son is as wise as a demon!
Pei Ji clapped his palms and said with a smile: "Xu Qing, this method is not bad, your brain is easy to use."

Xu Qing said modestly: "The boy sits at the Xuanwu Gate every day and has nothing to do, so he thinks about some things. The adults sit in this center, and they have letters and newspapers to read every day. They are entangled in mundane affairs, and they are a little blocked. It’s really forgivable. If you let the adults take a tour to the outskirts of the city and see the scenery of the mountains and rivers, you can cleanse your heart and feel refreshed. At that time, the kid will be hard to catch!"

Pei Ji shook his head, looked at the ministers around him and said, "You don't need to be modest, when I get old, the younger generations will be feared..."

When the people present heard it, they were stunned, and they couldn't understand what Pei Ji meant.In this court, there are countless open and dark arrows, Pei Ji said this, there are two possibilities, one is that the real hero is in his twilight years, lamenting that he is not as good as a young man, and the other is that he wants to praise Xu Qing and kill him.But seeing that Pei Ji suddenly made an embarrassed face, it seemed that he understood the duet in his words, coughed twice and murmured: "I'm old, I'm old."

At this time Xiao Yu came out to smooth things over, he said: "Xu Qing, you said that you like to fantasize when you are free, could it be that you have already thought of this matter?"

Xu Qing also knew that this was an opportunity for him to hide his glory, so he explained with a smile: "Master Xiao, to be honest, when the boy was in charge of the Xuanwu Gate, he saw that the clothes of his soldiers were old, so he thought about making some new ones. The armor, the method mentioned just now was actually proposed by a small soldier under him. I wanted to go to the military department to find Jian Cheng today, but I didn’t expect to meet that adult on the road,” Xu Qing pointed to the man who called him The green-robed official continued: "I didn't expect that the matter that Shang Shuxing discussed today was the matter of replacing new equipment."

Everyone turned their heads to look at the green-robed official, and saw him nodding his head. Xiao Yu said with a satisfied smile: "Xu Qing, the little soldier under your tent has come out. Lord Chen, Lord Gao, may I reward you a little?"

Both Chen Shuda and Gao Shilian nodded: "You must be rewarded for your merits, so why don't you ask Xu Qing what you want?"

Xu Qing was overjoyed, he did whatever he wanted, and he pretended to be an upright official: "Ahem, now the imperial court needs money everywhere, and the summer grain is still far away, so what reward do I need? I have a little request, please agree to it."

"Tell me..."

"When this new equipment comes out, please allow my three thousand soldiers to choose first, and the boy wants ten catties of caustic soda for small use."

"Well, the army under Master Xu's command guards the Xuanwu Gate, and the guards of the palace gate should be given priority. As for caustic soda, those things are only a few pennies. Master Xu can go to the Armory Supervision to get them if he wants them."

"My lord thank you..." Xu Qing bowed and said, "My lord is guarding the Xuanwu Gate. I can't leave the seal of the letter. Please, my lord..."

Pei Ji waved his hand and said, "You go first, Xuanwu Sect is important."

Xu Qing withdrew and closed the door. Before he had taken three steps, he heard another quarrel coming from inside the door:
"Okay, now that the money has been saved, is it the Military Weapons Supervision or the Weapons Department?"

"Building weapons, of course, is the military supervisor!"

"Who said that? Weapons Division!"

"Ordnance Superintendent!"

"Weapons Division!"

……

Xu Qing shook his head and left in a hurry, as if he was afraid that the people inside would pull him back again.However, he was certain in his heart that these people were all scrambling for work now, no matter what the purpose was, they would always have someone to work after getting dizzy and tearing up their faces and making noise.I don't want to see the end of the dynasty, you will push me to kick you if you have work, in order not to delay the chief official's leisure time, he also specially invented an official position-"Zhao Grinding", grind it, whoever is unlucky will do the work.

Besides, there is always a benefit to working for the public.This cannot be said to be greedy, but in this era, it is a strategy for those in power to increase the enthusiasm of subordinates.

Xu Qing left Shang's study room and walked far away. Outside the Chengtian Gate, it was swept spotlessly. There were birds returning from the north, flying back and forth in groups on the palace, undulating like waves.In a few days, it's time for Wing Chun.
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Su Guogong Mansion
The Hunshi Demon King's family extended a warm welcome to the arrival of the five girls, and Cheng Tiehuan also happily redressed, and fastened the hairpins on her hair one by one according to the rules.In the end, he also said that carrying these things is troublesome, as before, just wrap it with a cloth.

Cheng Tiehuan is a typical child bride, who was picked up by Cheng Yaojin's mother, and has been wandering with Cheng Yaojin since then. Who would have thought that in a blink of an eye, she would be prosperous and rich, and she would become the wife of the country.Alas, the world is impermanent, the only thing that is constant is that face that gets older day by day.Cheng Tiehuan was not worried, because now all of Cheng Yaojin's sons were born to her alone, the pride of ancient women - being able to bear children.

After bringing the five girls into the house, Cheng Tiehuan became Mrs. Cheng. Although she was still a shrew, she was already much more elegant.Talking about family affairs to Xun Xueer and the others, asking about their health, the most they talked about was why Xu Qing's women are so thin, they eat more fat and sleep more.

Xun Xueer and the others were careful to accompany them, but they resolutely refused to let Xu Wen be surrounded by Cheng Tie. Xu Wen also seemed to know how powerful this lady was. Every time she proposed, Xu Wen cried and refused.This annoyed Mrs. Cheng, and she almost turned back into Cheng Tiehuan in person.However, when she learned that Xiaoyue was also pregnant, Mrs. Cheng was overjoyed and said that hugging Xiaoyue was the same, so Xiaoyue was hugged by her.

There were only a few commonplace conversations, Madam Cheng asked a little about the Suzaku Gate, but the girls kept their mouths shut, so she didn't ask any more questions.When it was over, he quietly took a box from the back and said: "Oh, I know your family is well-informed, I think you are not bad. A few days ago, the imperial concubine sent someone to give you something. I don't know what it is. Help me take a look?"

But when Mrs. Cheng opened the box, the contents inside made the girls ashamed.

(End of this chapter)