Chapter 125

"Autumn...... Well, if there is a real war, will there be enough rations?"

Zhang Xun took his eyes back from the gray finches who were combing their feathers and put them on the prime minister's face.

When this question was asked, Zhang Xun was a little apprehensive. For through the White Paper and Luke's memory, he knew more than once that the area of land suitable for cultivation in Eagle Yang was small, and the fact that the entire kingdom was heavily dependent on grain imports.

Once the war starts, then the most important thing is food and clothing, which is the first problem.

There is not much problem with dressing, and the weapons used are also being built, and the eagle is rugged and not suitable for cavalry, so there are few cavalry, and there is no need to raise horses, so the biggest consumption should be food.

Levi hesitated.

He didn't answer immediately, which was already a sign of attitude.

"Your Majesty, the grain that has been stored can last for a short time, but if the war is going on for a long time, it will definitely need to be purchased from other kingdoms. ”

"Past...... When my father was still alive, if there was a war, how would the food problem be solved?" asked Zhang Xun.

"It's also a purchase, and the Eastern Kingdom will generally give us some food aid, and in addition, it will also provide some food for borrowing and lending, but ...... After all, although we have always had a harmonious relationship with the Eastern Kingdom, the food they provide is not cheap, and in the end, we still have to make money from our country. Levi sighed.

Zhang Xun rubbed his head, a little worried.

I didn't expect that I was worried about the lack of money in reality, and when I arrived in the other world and became a king, I still had to worry about this problem.

The objective geographical conditions of Yingyang are here, and cultivation is basically impossible, so it is still necessary to open source.

"When the new metallurgical process is completed to replace the old process, the ore output and the income created by metal forging will increase significantly, but these will take time, and it will not be possible to obtain large sums of cash to buy food in a short period of time. ”

Zhang Xun sighed and said, "I should be able to make a sum of money by asking you to sell metallurgical processes before, but it won't be much, and I'm afraid I won't even be able to make up for the cost of building new weapons." ”

Levi saw Zhang Xun's sorrow, a little ashamed that he couldn't share the worries for the king, and at the same time he was pleased with the new king's hard work, he thought about it and said: "Your Majesty, there is no need to be too worried about this matter, if the war really starts, it drags on, and the food is urgent, then it is always okay to gather the major nobles in the kingdom and ask them to contribute money and efforts." ”

Zhang Xun smiled and didn't say anything.

Want those nobles to pay?

It's not that it can't be, but with the lower half of your body, you know how difficult it is to get money out of their pockets.

When it really doesn't work, it is natural to do this, but that is not the optimal solution after all, and it is easy to detach the aristocratic group.

"It's better to think of something ......"

Zhang Xun knocked on the table, his eyes wandered, but he couldn't find the idea.

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While Zhang Xun and Levi were discussing in the palace, a carriage was speeding towards the palace.

In the car, there were two people, Bolton and Magic Mountain, at this time, Count Bolton's face sank like water, and Magic Mountain's eyes were extremely flustered.

Not so long ago, they just got the latest news.

His Majesty ordered the full implementation of new metallurgical technologies, and even replaced the new army weapons with new ones!

The worst happened!

When Moshan heard the news, he almost fainted, you must know that he made a bloody investment in order to win this order, if the king really changed his mind, then he is afraid that he will have to lose half of his net worth!

The money that has been invested cannot be recovered, and some only have a large number of old swords and armor that have been built, and if these weapons cannot get the weapon order, they can only rot in their hands.

There are so many weapons that there is nowhere in the country that can be eaten except for the army.

As for selling these already built weapons to other kingdoms?

If he really dares to do this, it will be a clear violation of the law of the country, and he is afraid that Xiang Shang's head will not be able to keep it, and the entire family will only be completely uprooted.

Therefore, he would never dare to sell it to the outside world, so all he could do was to seize the minister of the military department and find a way to make the king retract his mind.

"You swore that there was no problem with this matter, but now that something has happened, you can't ignore it. ”

After the magic mountain panicked, he immediately dragged Bolton to cry and wipe away tears.

And why wasn't Bolton anxious?

He could see that if it came to the last moment, with the character of the magic mountain, he might break the jar and break it, and he couldn't provoke the king, and when the time came, if he went to the king to talk nonsense, he would also be implicated, so he could only grit his teeth and curse the magic mountain in front of him in his heart, but on the surface, he still had to appease him, and at the same time ordered to prepare a horse and rush to the palace immediately.

"Don't worry, I'll give you an explanation. ”

Burton said this, but the hands inside the sleeves of his robe were pinched white.

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"Count Bolton is here again?, still with the Magic Mountain?" Zhang Xun blinked, looked at the guards and thought for a while, and said a little tiredly, "Okay, then call them in." ”

Livingston said, "Since the Earl of Bolton is here, then this soldier has trained ...... plan, let's just give it to him. ”

Zhang Xun leaned back in the chair, looked at the prime minister with thick eyebrows and big eyes with a smile, and said with a smile: "You are cautious, I thought you were not afraid of offending him." ”

Levi said calmly: "I just don't want to overstep. ”

"Good habits. ”

Zhang Xun smacked his lips, picked up the cup with the new hot tea, and looked at the Xu Qingwu in front of him and commented.

After a while, the Earl of Bolton arrived alone.

"Meet Your Majesty. ”

Zhang Xun looked behind Bolton curiously and asked, "Didn't the Demon Mountain come in?"

"I have entrusted him to you. ”

Zhang Xun sighed, his eyes swept up and down at the elderly military leader, and he saw that Bolton at this time had a serious and square face, dressed in an ordinary black robe, but the temperament on his body was anxiety that could not be concealed.

"Tell me, when you're done, I have something for you to arrange. Zhang Xun said lightly.

Bolton looked at Levi and hesitated.

"Your Majesty, if it's okay, I'll take my leave. The Prime Minister stood up and said.

“…… Okay. Zhang Xun shook his head, and when Levi left, he sighed, "What's the matter, just say it." ”

Bolton immediately sat down and said seriously, "Your Majesty, have you really decided to replace the new weapon?"

"Of course, the new weapon has been developed, oh, Earl Bolton hasn't seen it with his own eyes, I can try it later, the quality is far better than before, I am satisfied. ”

Zhang Xun paused in the deep chair and said with a smile.

Bolton immediately said: "Your Majesty, I have heard of the quality of the new weapon, and it is said that it does have an advantage, but now that the provocation in the west is imminent, the war is about to break out, and at this time I have to waste gold coins to change the alchemy method, I think it is very unsafe, you must know that once the war starts, how much money is not enough, I think the new weapon is still ......"

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Zhang Xun, only to see Zhang Xun frowning and saying: "What do you mean by Lord Earl? Waste? Even a three-year-old child knows which is more important, and the quality of the new weapon seems to be something you haven't seen with your own eyes, it doesn't matter, I can seriously tell you that with the new weapon, we don't have to be afraid of any challenge, let the soldiers hold the broken copper and iron, keep the money, and wait for the time to lose the battle and pay the compensation to the king of the western realm?"

Saying that, Zhang Xun sneered: "You don't need to say much about this matter, my order will not be changed!"

After a pause, he suddenly said: "However, these days, Earl, you have been encouraging me to reply to the matter of weapon replacement, I thought that you cared about the war, but now it seems that something is not quite right, what is going on, I think, you still say it directly, the clouds and mountains are foggy, it is very boring." ”

The Earl of Bolton fell silent.

The room is immediately quiet, and the pin drop can be heard.

Zhang Xun stared at him quietly, his curiosity getting heavier and heavier.

Finally, there was a heavy sigh in the room.

I saw that the wrinkles on Bolton's face suddenly became much denser, and he suddenly sighed: "Your Majesty, there is something I think I have to tell you. ”

"What's the matter?"

"In fact, the matter of the replacement of weapons is in the ...... When the first king was still alive, I mentioned it to him, and the first king gave me some instructions at that time, which meant that weapons were important and should be stockpiled as soon as possible, so ...... In fact, I had already made some arrangements for the weapons in private, and in fact, at this time, some of the new weapons had already been produced!"

Zhang Xun was stunned for a moment, and said, "What do you mean? You said that you have already built the weapon in advance? No, I asked the people in the military department, but there is no arrangement for the construction of weapons. ”

Bolton suddenly knelt down and said, "Actually, I didn't hand over this batch of weapons orders to the military department, but handed them over to the alchemy workshop in the Magic Mountain. ”

Zhang Xun's eyes narrowed suddenly, his tone changed, and he said, "What did you say?!"