Wrought iron is smelted.

Looking at the black iron bump in front of him, Ye Xun's eyes could not hide the ecstasy, in the era of cold weapons, no one understood what it meant for this kind of wrought iron to be born, and once the artillery or musket made of wrought iron was on the battlefield, it was bound to completely change the situation of the war, and the industrial revolution would inevitably come ahead of schedule.

"Come, take five thousand taels of silver"

Before, Ye Xun said that the reward was 3,000 silver, but now when he is happy, he directly raises the reward by 2,000.

The folds on Andes and Pierro's smiling faces were about to open, and they couldn't stop thanking them, now they don't want to go back to the capital anymore, and with this magical Ye Gonggong, not only do they have a lot of money to earn, but they don't have to worry about safety at all.

If there really is a God, they believe that Ye Xun must have been sent by God to save them.

"Look at your little bit of talent, such a little silver is happy to be like this, if you can use this kind of iron to make artillery and barrels for fire control, I will reward you with another 10,000 taels, how about it, do you have confidence?"

There must be brave men under the heavy reward, these foreign devils are more greedy for money than the people of the Celestial Empire, who knew that after listening to Ye Xun's words, the two of them did not show surprise on their faces.

I only heard Piero say with a bitter face: "Honorable Lord Ye, it's not that we don't want to build, it's really that the workshop here is too simple, and it has taken a lot of effort to refine this small piece of wrought iron, if you want to refine fine iron that can make artillery, you must first transform the boiler, but also need larger containers and molds, these things are down, it is impossible to get these things down in less than a year and a half."

Hearing this, Ye Xun somewhat understood, he had taken these two people back to Liaodong for some days, and he had long forgotten about them when he ran around every day, and now he had already forgotten about them, if the equipment was complete, wrought iron would have been smelted a long time ago, and the reason why it has dragged on until now must be as they said, there is an equipment problem.

Now that the wrought iron has come out, but Chen Tienu's Hundred Refining Knife has not moved, it is obvious that the craftsmanship of that thing is more complicated than this.

Retracted his mind and said: "I will give you time, and I will advance you five thousand taels of silver in advance, you can use these silver to purchase anything you need, if the silver is not enough, come to me, my purpose is only one, that is, to get the new artillery out as soon as possible, and also promise your church, I will also explain this time, I hope that on the day the church is completed, you can use the cannon as a salute for your church."

Ye Xun's words really moved the two foreign devils, and they learned from the Han people, hugged their fists and gave Ye Xun a deep salute, saying: "Lord Ye, rest assured, we will definitely live up to your expectations."

Smile and pat them on the shoulder as a sign of encouragement, then let them keep busy.

Ye Xun's generosity is famous, but no one has ever thought that Ye Xun's silver really can't be used up?

As a traverser, Ye Xun certainly understands the importance of the circulation of silver money, and he is now vigorously promoting commerce, that is, to let the money circulate, there are more shops, and the government's taxes have also risen, and this is still the tip of the iceberg.

There are many merchants, but the chain benefits are immeasurable, inns, restaurants, green buildings, and even car foot shops, etc., will be driven, and these aspects are also subject to tax.

Take Pierrot and Andes as examples, although Ye Xun rewarded them with a lot of silver, not everything was free, going out to drink a flower wine, buying something they liked, etc., they all had to spend their own money.

And these money go around and around, and in the end they will go into Ye Xun's pocket, to put it seriously, Ye Xun is embezzling public funds, but who makes him powerful! There is an emperor behind him, and there are more than 100,000 troops under his command who are willing to die for him, and the one who doesn't open his eyes dares to take care of his business?

Don't say it, there are people who are not afraid of death, the current officialdom in Liaodong is not as harmonious as it appears on the surface, the undercurrent is turbulent, and the call for falling leaves has already reached the capital.

Looking at what Ye Xun has done since he crossed, he has indeed won the unanimous support of the military and civilians in Liaodong, but at the same time, he has also offended a large number of people.

These people are the family headed by Jiangmen, in the past, before Ye Xun appeared, these people relied on illegal means such as deceiving the court, eating empty salaries, and drinking the blood of soldiers, and the family made a ditch full of trenches.

Since Ye Xun took office, he has made up for the vacancies in the army and strictly investigated the illegal acts of embezzling military salaries, which is tantamount to cutting off their financial routes.

Cutting off people's wealth is like killing their parents, these people now have Ye Xun's heart swallowed alive, and they hate Ye Xun more than the Jurchens.

If Ye Xun was just an ordinary eunuch or a military general, these people would have attacked him a long time ago, but Ye Xun's martial arts are unfathomable, and they will buy people's hearts, and those low-level officers and soldiers are even more desperate for him, so that these people have no way to start, and even have to be careful to prevent Ye Xun from stabbing them.

Don't look at these guys fighting bullshit, they are greedy for ink and playing right and wrong, especially after finding out that Ye Xun is more greedy than them, they all immediately began to collect all kinds of evidence like chicken blood, preparing to go to the emperor to sue Ye Xun.

Ye Xun's main energy is spent on the army, and his qualifications in Liaodong are still shallow after all, so he doesn't know anything about these small actions of civil and military officials.

And although Cheng Yu is a civil official, he is busier than Ye Xun, a person who is dedicated to doing practical things, so how can he have time to pay attention to those?

The first to know about this matter was to patrol the imperial history Zhang Quan, in the Ming officialdom, the authority of the imperial history is also very large, and his authority has a lot in common with the eunuchs, that is, they have the right to supervise.

Although Zhang Quan can't control Ye Xun, he has the right to play alone, and his performance is definitely stronger than that of ordinary officials, so some officials have been encouraging him to play and impeach Ye Xun recently.

What makes Zhang Quan embarrassed is also this, Zhang Quan is not the kind of master who opens his eyes and talks nonsense, he has witnessed the stability and prosperity that Ye Xun has brought to Liaodong, although Ye Xun is suspected of greedy ink, but the flaws are not concealed, so there are no problem officials? No one is perfect!

After careful consideration, Zhang Quan decided to talk to Ye Xun in person, and before he could get to Ye Xun's house, he suddenly saw a large group of soldiers pouring into the streets, blocking various traffic arteries, and began to arrest suspects.

Seeing this, Zhang Quan couldn't help but wonder, what's wrong? Could it be that Jiannu called?

Because of the victory ahead, now the Jurchen Iron Cavalry is not as good as Fushun at all, so there should be no hostility!

sent someone over to inquire, but the result surprised Zhang Quan, but it turned out that someone had kidnapped Ye Xun's two favorite concubines.

It is said that a powerful man in the dynasty fell in love with them, and then died at home without explanation, although there is no evidence that Ye Xun did it, but people are willing to spread this kind of thing, and Ye Gonggong's people also dare to make up their minds, who will die if you don't die?

Now that someone has kidnapped them, who has such courage?

(End of chapter)