Changsun Hong sat on the opposite side of the map, talking to a few people.

"Farming should be further advanced, it should be accelerated, and the local magistrates should resolutely implement the intention of the Ghost King's Mansion, but whoever has a farmer digging up wasteland must not only be exempted from paying taxes for three years on the newly opened land, but also give them seeds to encourage them to do so. The seeds should be used Zhancheng rice, and I have asked Rui Fuxiang to buy a large number of Zhancheng rice seeds from Jiangnan some time ago, and send them down, don't be reluctant. ”

"Dali is mountainous, the mountains lack water sources, the construction of canals should be listed as the top priority, which not only benefits the people, but also plays a role in irrigating the fields."

"The terraces should be built by the government, which is time-consuming and laborious, and costs a lot of money, but there is no way in the mountains, only in this way can the fields be cut out of the cracks in the stones, and the food grown can at least meet the needs of the local people."

"The Dali Standing Army was all dismissed, each went back to his own home, and if he had no home to return to, he was placed in the Huangzhuang as a farmer, and we wanted elite soldiers, not Mr. Nanguo. If they want to join the Shimenfan army, they will take the exam one by one, and those who can pass our assessment can also continue to serve as soldiers. ”

"There is no need for Dali to keep the army, with our Shimenfan army here, who are you afraid of coming in?"

"Tea can continue to be promoted and planted in the mountainous areas of the barbarians, Rui Fuxiang people said, our tea is very popular outside, then vigorously planted, it doesn't matter if the price is cheaper, the important thing is to occupy the market and squeeze others out."

"The relationship with the surrounding Tibetan departments should continue to be maintained, and the national letters have been handed over? Tell them that it's just that someone else is the emperor, the surname is still Duan, and business is still going on as usual, there is no difference. ”

"The foundry in Shimen Fan can't be stopped, the creation of weapons and armor is not only not reduced, but also strengthened, pay attention to quality, don't try to be shoddy quickly, and if something goes wrong, it will be held accountable according to the inscription."

He said one by one, his mouth was like a river, and the few people sitting opposite him were busy remembering, and they couldn't remember it in their minds for a while, so they wrote and drew on the paper, and later these things had to be written, and if they were sent, they couldn't be mistaken.

Prime Minister Dong Ruotang is also one of them, and finally waited for Changsun Hong to stop his mouth, he stopped his pen, looked at the dripping paper, and said worriedly: "Ghost King, these things all need money, just the terraces, it takes a lot, and it takes a lot of time to build fields around the mountains, not only takes time but also labor, and if you invite someone, you have to give them food, and we don't have much balance in the library." ”

The Ministry of Industry Shangshu was a chubby middle-aged man, and he also said with a sad face: "Yes, ghost king, the construction of the canal is also extremely expensive, although the stone can be taken from local materials, but the labor is very expensive." There is another item, the workshop in Shimen Fan wants to make weapons and armor, copper and iron things are expensive, the ghost king has high requirements for the quality of weapons, and non-high-grade iron can not be produced, which further aggravates the cost, a set of ghost armor must cost a hundred times, we can't afford it. ”

"I will discuss the matter with the thirty-six barbarian chiefs, this is for the benefit of the barbarians, they should send people, and solve the food by themselves." Changsun Hong had obviously thought of this, and said: "Whoever has more people and more power, I will charge more for their tea, and when it comes to interests, they will agree." If this item is done well, our status in the hearts of the barbarians will be further enhanced, and it will play a role in paving the way for the future reform of the land and the return of the land. ”

"As for the ghost armor, how much can be made, I'll think of a way to make money."

A few people listened, although they still frowned, but they had a solution to the problem, so they didn't say much.

"One more thing." Hubu Shangshu and the others stopped talking, and couldn't wait to open his mouth, with a somewhat embarrassed smile on his face: "The ghost king wants to encourage childbirth, and orders that if a woman gives birth to more than five children, a plaque will be issued, the money will be consistent, and the name will be written in the ancestral hall of the temple." This...... Isn't that a little inappropriate? ”

He said with a bitter face and uneasiness: "In the past, only chaste martyrs had this kind of treatment, and it seems that they have never had this kind of treatment when they have more children. ”

The rest of the people also looked at each other and laughed, all said that the eldest grandson of the ghost king of Dali has great wisdom, can be literary and martial, get on the horse to kill the enemy and get off the horse to govern the country, the governance strategy is to the point, quite popular, only this one, strange, never heard of. In addition, the woman's name was forcibly written into the ancestral hall of the temple, and there was a lot of resistance.

Changsun Hong smiled slightly, knocked his fingers around on the table, and said to Hubu Shangshu: "Why not?" Women can farm and plow the fields when they go out, cook and wash at home, without them, how can there be yin and yang in the world? You and I are both born of women, and if a man can enter the ancestral hall, why can't a woman? Dali people are not prosperous, and they are located in the middle of nowhere, if they don't set this article, they will definitely be like this after ten or twenty years. If you want Dali to prosper, the population must rise, women are indispensable, plaques must be hung, silver money must be issued, and no name can be missing! ”

He turned his face blank: "If anyone refuses, then this clan should not stay in Dali!" ”

Hubu Shangshu shuddered and said yes again and again.

The few people discussed a few more things, and then got up and withdrew, and Duan Wu happened to come in, holding a few iron plate-like things.

When Changsun Hong saw what he was holding, his eyebrows raised, and he said happily: "It's done?" ”

"Yes, the armor has been simplified, and it is much faster to make than the original armor and chain mail." Duan Wu respectfully put the iron plate on the table and asked Eldest Sun Hong to pick it up and look at it carefully.

"This is a cuirass, a whole piece of armor is tile-shaped, there are holes in the four corners, with a leather rope that is not easy to break through the connection of the back armor and shoulder armor, the thickness of the armor is half an inch plus one centimeter, and the whole piece of armor weighs twelve pounds and six taels."

"This is a dorsal armor, similar in weight and size to the cuirass, also tiled, and the cuirass and dorsal armor are joined together as a set. It is the most basic armor equipment. ”

"This is a neck guard, two ring-shaped pieces of iron made by hinges, with small iron rings on them, on which the leather ropes of the breastplate, dorsal armor and shoulder armor can be hung and fastened."

"These two pieces are shoulder armor, made of eighteen pieces of nail leaves, worn directly on the shoulders when used, and can also be fixed on the iron ring of the neck guard with a leather rope, and there are also leather ropes connected to the chest and back armor, which is more stable and reliable to use."

"This is the abdominal armor, the same whole piece of armor."

"It's a guard."

"Here's the arm guards, here's the skirt armor, here's the leg guards."

Talking about it one by one, Changsun Hong looked at it one by one, picked up each piece of armor and looked at it carefully, squinted at the thickness, and lifted it to weigh the weight.

At the end, Duan Wu wiped the sweat from his forehead, and finally said: "If you wear it all over your body and put on all the armor pieces, it will weigh a total of sixty-two catties, and if you count the helmet ghost face, it will be sixty-six catties and four taels." ”

"Compared to the armor we used before, is it heavier or lighter?" Changsun Hong didn't raise his head, and continued to play with the cuirass and asked.

"The ghost pawn used to wear chain mail on the inside and armor on the outside, and one set was almost more than seventy pounds, so our new armor was lighter." Duan Wudao.

"Have you tried this nail leaf? What about the quality? ”

"I've tried, I've tried arrows, shooting, knives, and slashing." Duan Wu replied: "The wolf's tooth arrow with a heavy arrow twenty steps away cannot pierce the armor, and the cuirass and belly armor cannot be broken unless a warrior wields a sharp axe. ”

"Then the protection effect can meet our needs." Changsun Hong picked up the hand knife on the desk, raised it and slashed it down, with a crisp sound of the "bell", sparks splashed everywhere, leaving a white mark and a visible mark on the breastplate.

"It's a lot of work to repair, though." Duan Wu touched the shallow knife marks formed by the sharp blade and said, "If it is broken, it must be recast and reforged, unlike the armor that can be directly replaced with a piece of armor." ”

"If it was Zajia, this knife might have cut in." Changsun Hong looked at the knife mark carefully, and estimated how many knives it would take to break through this layer of armor: "It doesn't matter if it takes a little effort, at least one life can be saved." ”

"Also, this armor is a bit selective, the armor is a whole piece, it is not easy to wear if you are thin or fat, and it is not very flexible, it is uncomfortable to wear, and it is a bit embarrassing." Duan Wu said again: "It's also very troublesome to wear. ”

"So we have a high threshold for the ghost pawn in Shimen." The eldest grandson Hong said leisurely: "To build an elite army, this is a must, height, weight, whether it is strong or not are necessary, the scale of the ghost pawn cannot be expanded, in addition to the difficulty of choosing people, armor is also a restrictive condition." As for the people, you can put a layer of skin or thick cloth on the inside. ”

"The high-grade fine iron used in this kind of armor is very expensive to build, so it can only be made slowly, slowly." He put down the armor in his hand and said with a smile: "I really hope that the dog will make more money and come back." ”

(End of chapter)