Zhang Xun's mood was very bad at first.

The saber of the palace guard, slashing so the stone, there was such a big gap, which was far inferior to even the household kitchen knife that Zhang Xun was familiar with.

According to the guards, his saber was of better quality than the standard weapons of the regular army, and it is conceivable how bad the weapons of the regular army must be.

But after thinking about it, Zhang Xun's mood improved again.

"According to the white paper, Eagle Yang's metallurgical level is in the lead among the five countries, so that means that the quality of weapons of other kingdoms is even worse? ”

Thinking of this, Zhang Xun suddenly became excited.

The active decision-making authority was turned on, and he was able to come here with his memory, which gave him a lot of room to operate.

You can't bring anything else, but the knowledge in your head can.

If it was true to pass through the pitiful little knowledge in his head, he might not be able to improve the level of metallurgy at all, but ......

He's not fighting alone.

His home field is still in reality, and Zhang Xun almost immediately thought of Lin Xiaoye's father, who was an expert in military manufacturing, as long as he contacted Lin Rong and found a way to come up with a set of improvement plans, it would not be difficult.

"The first and foremost thing is to understand the actual metallurgical level of Yingyang here, and the space recorded in the white paper is wide. ”

Zhang Xun thought about it secretly, his face couldn't help but show joy, walked back and casually threw the missing saber to the guards who were about to cry, and then walked away.

……

He hadn't gone far before he saw Lancôme walking briskly with a few maids.

Lancôme also saw him, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief, she ran over quickly, biting her lip, her blue eyes were a little helpless, and she could only say, "Your Majesty, you haven't eaten breakfast yet." ”

"I don't eat it. Zhang Xun waved his hand.

After a pause, without waiting for Lancôme to say anything more, he ordered: "Pass the order, invite the best alchemist in Wangcheng into the palace, I have something to ask." ”

Of course, the real operation of smelting steel still depends on blacksmiths and metallurgists, but most of the blacksmiths only know what they are and don't know why, and the real mastery of the knowledge of smelting metals is still the alchemist.

Lancôme was stunned, although he was puzzled, he didn't dare to disobey, so he could only say: "Your Majesty, it will take time to find an alchemist, so you should have some breakfast." ”

Zhang Xun thought about it, he couldn't leave the palace left and right, and he had nothing to do, so he agreed.

Lancôme smiled, took him to the dining room to sit down, and then sent the guards out to hire someone.

Zhang Xun had no intention of eating, to be precise, he didn't like the food of this world very much, so he barely ate some, and then asked, "Hasn't Count Bolton arrived yet?"

In his memory, because of the news of border friction yesterday, there was a real commotion in the court for a while, and he couldn't recall the specific situation, but he remembered that the Minister of War, Count Bolton, and the Prime Minister, Count Levi, said that they would come to the palace again today to discuss countermeasures with him.

The eagle is weak, so there is no such kind of "court" activity, probably anything, the minister enters the palace to visit, or the king directly summons him, and then several top-level officials gather to discuss, probably in this form.

Lancôme poured him a glass of milk and said, "Not yet." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, someone from outside came in to report that the prime minister and the minister of the military had come to pay a visit.

Zhang Xun laughed, wiped his mouth, and said to Lancôme: "This is coming, okay, I'll go meet them." ”

"But you're not done yet......"

"Don't eat it! Something matters!" Zhang Xun walked out without stopping.

The war in the west is about to break out, and it is too late for him to be in a hurry, where is there still idle time to waste.

Lancôme watched His Majesty, who he was most familiar with, leave in a hurry, and felt more and more abnormal in his heart, but ......

"Your Majesty is so enthusiastic about state affairs, after all, he is much stronger than before. Lancôme thought to herself.

……

……

Zhang Xun followed the direction in his memory and went straight to his study.

Generally speaking, the number of kings and ministers did not exceed five, or when they discussed with important ministers, they all talked in the study.

When Zhang Xun pushed the door in, he saw that the two important ministers of the kingdom were already waiting inside.

Hearing this, they all turned around and saluted: "See Your Majesty." ”

"The two adults came so early. Zhang Xun smiled and walked into the main seat and sat down.

"Your Majesty, where to speak, to work on state affairs, to do your duty. Minister of War Bolton said with a smile.

Zhang Xun sat firmly, glanced at Bolton, and found that this person was not young, his appearance was ordinary, and there was not much special, but in his memory, the military minister did not have much military spirit.

On the other hand, looking at the prime minister next to Bolton, Zhang Xun took a few heavy looks.

The prime minister was very young, probably not yet forty years old, of medium build, but he was very burly, with chestnut hair, calm eyes, bearded face, and straight waist, and he was a shrewd and capable man by his appearance.

Zhang Xun immediately searched out this person's information from his memory.

Count Levi.

It was Luke's father, who was promoted by the old king who died not long ago, although the old king was not a pioneering hero, but there was no lack of wisdom, Levi and the family behind him were promoted by the old kingdom to balance the power of the rest of the ministers, Guy Levi was promoted by the old king, and was the most loyal to the royal family in the court, or rather, Levi's family has not had time to be accepted by the rest of the old nobles, so the only reliance is the trust of the royal family, therefore, from the perspective of interests, it is more loyal to the royal family。

The old king died, and the only thing Levi could rely on was the new king, Luke.

In addition, Levi's own ability is also extraordinary, and the old kingdom has privately praised him many times for his talent.

Zhang Xun digested the information, then took his eyes off Levi's and said, "The two of you came here to discuss the border matter." ”

The two counts glanced at each other, and Levi was the first to speak: "Yes, Your Majesty, the Western Frontier is creating friction on the border, and it is obvious that it has bad intentions, and we must make some moves." ”

The Minister of War glanced at the prime minister who was younger than himself and said, "That's true, Your Majesty, in addition, the replacement of weapons in the army requires your approval, and it is not appropriate to delay it at this time." ”

Zhang Xun looked at these two exotic people leisurely, perhaps because the eagle is small and the monarch is not centralized, at this time, the dialogue between the monarch and the minister does not have that kind of hierarchical cold atmosphere, but is somewhat similar to the monarch and the minister of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there is respect and humility between each other, but it is not so heavy, it is more casual, which makes Zhang Xun, a modern person, more adaptable.

He thought for a while and said: "Regarding these two things, I have already thought about them, put aside the matter of weapon replacement for the time being, I want to listen to your thoughts on the border friction incident first, you two think, how should we deal with this move in the western border?"

After a pause, Zhang Xun looked at Count Bolton: "Since it is a military service, please ask Count Bolton to talk about it first." ”

"Okay, Your Majesty, in my opinion, the West has been watching me for a long time, the reason why this time is just friction, and not a direct attack, is mainly to test the reaction of the rest of the kingdoms, the south has always had a good relationship with us, the north has always been a matter of concern, and it is not bad to deal with us, as for the East Kingdom, it has always been good with us and is an ally country, so, in my opinion, we should communicate with the king of the East, let them show their ally attitude, and at the same time strive for the support of the north, with the support of these two families, the west will be afraid, and the south can be appropriately stabilized with some small profits, so that the crisis can be solved。 Bolton said eloquently.

Zhang Xun always listened quietly, and he noticed that as Boton's words deepened, the face of the prime minister next to him became more and more depressed.

"Finished?" Zhang Xun asked.

"Yes. ”

"Do you think we should send more troops to the border?"

Bolton groaned and said, "I think it's better not to move troops first, otherwise once the conflict intensifies, it will be easy to lose control." ”

The Prime Minister next to him finally couldn't help it, and suddenly snorted coldly: "Does Count Bolton mean to let the west harass me and raise the frontier without being moved......? I can't agree to it! This trip is really a, and besides, don't you know who the king of the southern realm is? He has a big appetite, and if you want to satisfy him, it's not a small profit!"

Zhang Xun's expression was always flat, and at this time he looked at Levi and asked, "Then what does the prime minister mean......?"

Levi said in a deep voice: "Increase troops! We must not be cowardly, and we must show our determination not to be afraid of a war!"

Burton was a little anxious and wanted to speak, but was suddenly stopped by Zhang Xun.

The interior is quiet.

There were only three people sitting.

One king, two ministers.

The study room is deep and secluded, with hundreds of books and swords displayed among the shelves.

Sitting here, Zhang Xun had a bit of a king's bearing in his heart for no reason.

He looked at the two ministers, suddenly smiled, pointed at Bolton, and then at Levi, and said: "You two, if outsiders see it, you may really not be able to tell which one is the civil minister and which one is the general." ”