10 sets of step armor, which also includes 5 sets of fine iron, to be comprehensively tested, it does not take much time, but the whole testing process, about an hour, the vast majority of which are placed on the fine iron step armor.

For the new iron armor, even if the quality of the iron is excellent, for these blacksmiths who are proficient in the armor, it is something that can be seen with their eyes closed, just look at it, as long as his quality reaches the ordinary level, it is fine.

The fine iron step armor is different, no one was so extravagant before, with 10 times the price of ordinary iron, to build this step armor, the overall defense of the improvement, but not so high, and even there will be certain problems, now, the daimyo aspect, the perfect solution to this problem, not only the quality of the fine iron is very good, but the weight is also very light.

These masters in the center have more or less some bureaucracy, as long as they are blacksmiths, they have the pursuit of technology, a such unique, and all aspects of the performance of the fine iron step armor, his strengths and weaknesses, as well as his overall function, still interest them.

Compared with ordinary testing, there are at least 10 times more test items, and almost all aspects of the fine iron step human armor have been tested.

This set of step people, with perfect results, finally completed most of the projects, and received unanimous praise.

The officials above, who did not know how long it would take to test, fell into calm after the initial unsuccessful wait, and it happened to be noon, and Jia Chaochang took the opportunity to propose that he could go back to have lunch first and come back in the afternoon.

For Jia Chaochang, try to buy time as much as possible, so that he can deal with these and even adjust.

It's a pity that everyone doesn't give face, most of the deputy envoys of the Privy Council and the middle and high-level officials are attracted by this iron material and step armor, and it is already past lunch time, and many of the Zaifu who should have gone home did not go back, and ate a little casually in the Privy Council, waiting for the final result.

Jia Chaochang's expectation of the number of people did not decrease, but did not appear, but increased, some of the high-level officials of the Privy Council who were idle at home and heard about this incident rushed to the Privy Council, as if watching a play, rushed from home, and more and more people gathered in the Privy Council.

When Jia Chaochang saw the scene, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, things were developing more and more in a direction that he couldn't control, before it was only a part of the Zaifu, that is, the core of the Privy Council, and now, the high-level, middle-level, and even most of the bottom-level have arrived.

This is no longer a small-scale meeting, this is a major event for the entire Privy Council, the Privy Council belongs to the military institutions of the entire Great Song Dynasty, even if it is an ordinary official, it is involved in all aspects of the forces, it can be said that this is not all the forces of the entire court, it is already the vast majority.

As long as there are no other problems, the quality of this iron material is very good, and the price is so low, this matter is a sure thing that cannot be changed, and he is helpless as a privy envoy.

The low-level official who was responsible for getting this test thought that it was just a very simple thing explained by his superiors, so he didn't wait here, but went to eat, and after eating, according to the unspoken rules of the Privy Council, he also went to take a nap and rest for a while, and when he returned to the blacksmith workshop, he saw that the top boss was already here, and he was trained like a son, and it was the boss's boss who trained him.

As for him, it turned out to be very tragic and he was fired directly.

can be the small head of the Privy Council in charge of ordnance, even if he only has seven grades, but in terms of status, he is not weaker than the head of the state capital, but now, when he says it, it will be opened, and it will even be written into his resume, that is to say, unless God opens his eyes, it is almost impossible for him to have a career.

This is only twenty-four years old, through the road of shadow, all the way to the current seven-rank official, and even left the Privy Council is confused, what did he do wrong, his face has no reason at all, so he opened directly.

In fact, he was implicated, and his immediate boss, the deputy director of the Ordnance Department, was also implicated, and in the next few months, he was transferred from the Privy Council and went to Guangxi Road to take up a post.

In fact, the official's boss was urged by the boss to get this report instead, and the entire Privy Council, and even the court, were gathered here, and everyone was under tremendous pressure, and they were pressed down layer by layer, but they saw that the official at the bottom actually ate and went to rest, and the anger in his heart can be imagined.

All the upper and middle levels of the entire Privy Council are here, and the eyes of the entire court are focused on this matter, and the slightest mistake will be magnified, let alone such a thing.

When another person arrived, this matter had gone beyond the scope of the Privy Council, and all the channels of the entire court were attracted by this matter.

In the end, there is no result, and the outside world only knows a twist and turn about the entire Privy Council, and if this matter is verified, it may make the court reduce its expenditure by millions of yuan.

Millions, others are skeptical, for Ye Qingchen, who is being overwhelmed by money, it is no less than in the arid desert, a wisp of clear spring suddenly appeared, whether it is true or not, this matter is so big, he always has to come over to take a look.

It was his arrival that changed the whole thing to another aspect, that low-level official also has a background, his uncle, who is in the middle of the Privy Council, is a third-grade member, but there is no way, he hit the muzzle of the gun, even his uncle may be involved, let alone him.

Ye Qingchen has been very uncomfortable recently, where is Zhao Xin's 300,000 guan, Han Qi's 200,000 guan here, these are abnormal expenditures, he doesn't know where this money is spent from, he is anxious, and now there is more Qingli peace agreement, and the peace agreement that is about to be signed with Xixia may cost close to one million guan.

This is the most important thing, and once an agreement is reached, this year's funds must be allocated immediately, which must be provided at a small discount, Western Xia is not as good as Liao, they are a group of mad dogs, if they eat the bones, they can still suppress it, if they can't eat it, God knows if it will cause border trouble.

This responsibility, Ye Qingchen is unwilling to pay, and he doesn't want to pay, after knowing this matter, especially if it is so popular, it is very likely to be true, he can't miss it, and almost immediately put down what he was doing and left the Privy Council where the third division went.

The three envoys and the Privy Council, in principle, should be one high rank and one lower rank.

The Privy Council is at the same level as Zhongshu Province, one represents government affairs, one represents the military, and belongs to the highest level of civil officials.

However, later, after the change of the three divisions, the actual role of the three divisions, some of which seem to be the later Ministry of Finance, are mainly responsible for the government's finances, and are called the finance ministers, to a certain extent, slightly lower than the heads of the eastern and western governments, but a little higher than some deputy positions.

The three divisions and the Privy Council are two relatively opposite, the military is a major spending event for the entire government, and once there is a war, then money is not money.

The Privy Council needs not only a lot, but also from time to time, if the war can also be predetermined, or even predicted, it will not be so terrible and sudden, which is also Ye Qingchen's biggest headache.

However, at this time, for the sake of millions of dollars, he still has to take a look, and he must also make this matter public.

If millions of dollars are deployed within the military, with Ye Qingchen's understanding of the military, this amount of money will be spent in minutes, and the gap in the military's money is too big.

However, Ye Qingchen also knew that if the iron material was replaced and saved, it would definitely not be possible to take all the money, and a part of the funds must be given to the military, but if this fund is as high as one million, even if a part is left for the military, the third division can also take about half of it, this money is really a lot, at least, Zhao Xin and Han Qi's expenses are there.

The third division and the Privy Council belong to the same area, Ye Qingchen couldn't even wait for the sedan chair, and went directly on the horse, only bringing two personal entourage.

There will be no bloody thing that will be blocked by some small officials or doormen, to be able to gain a foothold in the Privy Council, the doormen and the little officials are all discerning, and when they saw Ye Qingchen coming, they sent someone to receive them on the one hand, and on the other hand, they immediately notified Jia Chaochang.

When Jia Chaochang heard that even Ye Qingchen had arrived, he immediately smiled bitterly, because of the cost, he had a very unpleasant quarrel with Ye Qingchen, and many times he kept arguing for money, but now it's good, he smells it, as long as this matter is reasonable, he can fight with him where Renzong is, what else can he do.

The matter is already so big that it can't be suppressed, even Ye Laoqi is here, his sensitivity to money is incomparable to everyone, once he is targeted, if he wants to maintain the wealth of the Jia family, it is impossible.

Now there is only one thing that can save the Jia family's financial resources, that is, the quality of these steels is not good, but even if he doesn't believe in his own vision, he must also believe in Cao Di's character, not to mention such a big thing, he has to take responsibility for such a big thing, he has to take responsibility for this little money, and he doesn't need to live with his own future.

In any case, as long as the results of this verification are passed, this huge source of wealth is destined to be abandoned.

120,000 yuan a year, this is a huge wealth, the Jia family is relying on this wealth, and gradually become a rich man, saying to give up, it is really a little reluctant, but Jia Chaochang is not an ordinary person, at this time, there is no way to redeem it, it must be decided, otherwise, the problem will be big.

While everyone was waiting, a high-ranking official in a vermilion official robe, holding a paperwork, was hurrying in, and the report finally arrived.