Chapter 49: The Traitorous Villain
"Five thousand taels of silver, three thousand quintals of all kinds of grain, five hundred catties of mutton, and one thousand catties of pig meat!"
Holding this sincere gift list, with the mighty carrying crowd, Yang Bingcao Shaokun walked with the wind, and said in his heart that in order to observe the method of blasting, our Shaofu Supervisor has made a bloody investment this time......
With so many gifts, I don't believe that King Ping and the gang of craftsmen still refuse to let go!
If it was just Li Li or Zeng Fanzhi, maybe this thing would have been done as Yang Bing and Cao Shaokun thought.
After all, in this Tang Dynasty, what is particular is a gentleman's style. γ
Of course, the stubble of the matter is Wei Ming.
As a soul with 5,000 years of civilization accumulation, and a guy who has experienced the darkest and despicable fighting in the workplace of the shopping mall, if anyone dares to mention the style of a gentleman, it is not much different from having money engraved on his head and many people who are stupid to come to the pit.
It is also for this reason that when Li Jiao, Zeng Fanzhi and others looked at the silver grain, rice and meat that were transported, and received them with a smile, Wei Ming found Yang Bing and Cao Shaokun, and said with a smile: "I heard that the Yishouguan Iron Yard in Yongzhou, Zhuye, was abandoned to a pit full of valleys due to the poor quality of the mine, but was it true?" β
"Naturally, it's true!"
Yang Bingcao Shaokun, who secretly felt bad, asked with a dry smile: "I don't know why the little eunuch is asking about this?" β
"Before King Wenping built the dam, he needed to use iron ore, so he asked!"
Wei Ming smiled, turned back to Li Jiao and said: "It's really nowhere to find the iron shoes, it takes no effort to get it, before King Ping was worried that he didn't know where to find iron ore, but he didn't expect that there would be a large amount of waste in Yongzhou under the rule of Shaofu Supervisor Zhuye - why didn't King Ping ask Shaofu Supervisor to send some over?" β
Hearing this, not to mention how ugly Yang Bing Cao Shaokun's face was, even Li Jiao couldn't help but have a little old face, and after coughing dryly, he said in a low voice: "There are a lot of waste mines in Yishouguan Iron Field, but it is more than 200 miles ...... so far."
More than 200 miles, 100 kilometers, in the era that Wei Ming was familiar with, it was just a distance that could be reached by driving a car and listening to music with a few songs.
But now, it is already a distant place that the vast majority of Tang people have never been able to cross out of in their lifetime, not to mention that they have to transport iron ore!
Wei Ming, who knew this, although he understood Li Li's embarrassed expression on his face, which is not difficult for a strong man, ......
This kind of thing is always to poke a few poles first.
If it's really not good to stab, of course, it's good to take it, but if you poke it a few times, it will drop a lot......
If you don't increase your efforts, Wei Ming feels that she is sorry for herself!
Of course, Wei Ming himself would definitely not do such a thing as offending people, so he just spread his hands and said: "Foolishly, isn't this for the sake of King Ping, after all, iron ore is indispensable for burning cement, and now we are not only short of money, but also insufficient manpower - how much help can the young government supervisor do, and on the side of King Ping and His Royal Highness, there are many burdens?" β
After watching Wei Ming finish speaking, he looked at the expression that if you think what I said is not right, King Ping, you should not hear Shi Shiran walked away, Li Jiao was full of hemp selling batches, and said this kind of bad idea in his heart......
It's fine that you don't mention it, but since you have already mentioned it, it's like the gluttonous worm in the stomach of a hungry ghost has been hooked out!
Can you pretend you didn't hear it?
It is also for this reason that even if he was reluctant to speak, Li Jiao finally had to put forward a request for iron ore to Yang Bingcao Shaokun.
Of course, in order to show that he is by no means such an insatiable person, Li Jiao said that this time, he will never let the young government supervisor work in vain, and pay for it himself - first five thousand taels of silver!
"Transporting iron ore from Yishouguan Iron Yard, more than 200 miles, I am afraid that it will take seven or eight days to go back and forth!"
Thinking of such a consumption of manpower and material resources, coupled with the fact that he still used the five thousand taels of silver he had just sent to buy, Yang Bing and Cao Shaokun almost vomited a few liters of old blood on the spot......
Seeing the expressions of the two of them, Li Jiao, who had already let it out, turned pale and snorted coldly: "Since the ministry is convenient, the king is not reluctant, go back and tell the eunuch of the palace, just say that these silver grains sent by you are well written down by the prince's mansion, and you will definitely come to the door to thank you in the future - as for the matter of observing the blasting, we still have to discuss it here, you go back and wait for the transmission!" β
After speaking, he will brush his sleeves and leave.
Seeing that Li Jiao looked like he was about to turn his face and deny people after receiving benefits, Yang Bing and Cao Shaokun almost burst into tears, and begged for mercy again and again Although this iron ore matter is indeed difficult to do, but since it is requested by King Ping, then even if it is difficult to do, he and others will arrange it......
Who made the Shaofu Supervisor and the Craftsman Office a family since ancient times?
"In this way, the king will wait for good news!"
After finishing speaking, Li Jiao did not forget to appease the two: "I know that you are so eager to learn about this blasting method, but you want to use it on the weapon to benefit my Tang Dynasty, so you can rest assured, this king has already considered this matter, and has already ordered people to think hard day and night, and now I already have some ideas, and I will tell you and others when the time comes!" β
Yang Bing and Cao Shaokun, who were still galloping in their hearts, said excitedly when they heard this: "King Ping, don't fool me anymore!" β
"Although this king is only the grandson of the emperor, he is also a promise, and there is no lie!"
Li Jiao snorted solemnly, and then said with a pleasant face: "It's just that you will have a little success in the future military weapons, and when the imperial grandfather is happy, don't forget the merits of this king, and say a little kind words to this king and the prince's mansion in front of the imperial grandfather!" βγ
"Definitely, definitely!"
Yang Bing Cao Shaokun swore a curse, and then he went away happily.
"Congratulations to King Ping, congratulations to King Ping!"
Zeng Fanzhi, Wu Dong, Xu Jin said like a tide: "A blasting method, not only let the young government eunuch obediently send nearly 10,000 taels of silver, rice and meat, but also promised to help transport iron ore - the means of King Ping, it is really high, it is really high!" β
"Tall fart!"
Li Jiao glared at Wei Ming with a pale face and said, "It's all your fault for this bad idea, if it weren't for that, how could this king do such a treacherous villainous act?" β
In history, you were known for being a traitorous owl, right?
Wei Ming secretly complained in his heart, but he said with a smile on his face: "When you are short of money, the style of a gentleman can be used as not to spend money, and you should not eat rice and meat-although this move will inevitably damage King Ping's reputation, but think about these benefits-I don't believe in King Ping's heart if I am foolish, I really don't have the pleasure of taking advantage of it at all?" β
"Presumptuousβdo you think this king is the kind of person who forgets his righteousness for the sake of profit, just like you?"
Li Jiao drank hard, but after turning around, he couldn't help but tremble, and said in his heart that although he couldn't admit it, he ......
It's really nice to take advantage of this kind of thing!
If it weren't for the fear of criticism, this kind of cheapness, he would have liked to come here so many times a day!
Although Li Jiao tried his best to cover up such actions, where could he hide the eyes of Zeng Fanzhi and Wu Dong?
As for Wei Ming, he didn't care about Li Li's posturing - after all, according to historical records, Li Li's lower limit was not high......
All he did was push the boat down the river and tear off his mask of hypocrisy.
Therefore, he was not worried about Li Jiao's blame at all, but was a little afraid that he would have a few more similar bad ideas......
In the future, Li Jiao will be around, I am afraid that there will be no place for villains like Yu Chaoen and Yuan Zai.