Chapter 619: Armory

Li Yun is just a princess of Xiliang who died in the end, when she was born, the Li family was no longer the surname of Xiliang, if it were not for the destruction of Xiliang, she would not have become a "savior" in the eyes of some old Xiliang tribes who could restore the country. At best, she's just an alternative.

Li Yun knew very well that he had no power, he had defected to the West Palace, and then he had passed Guò Luo to the command of the East Palace, and he also knew that he was just a vassal in the East Palace, and if he wanted to get ahead, he had to have his own means.

Now she has come up with her own means, which is to use her body to make Han Jian's heart move.

But Li Yun is not a Middle-earth woman after all, even if she has a tall figure, there is still a certain gap in appearance compared to Zhong Lingyuxiu, a middle-earth woman. Han Jian admired her body, and he didn't think she had anything worthy of his favor, which made him feel like "it's just so".

But Li Yun didn't know what Han Jian was thinking, and danced for Han Jian with a light veil, in the final analysis, he wanted to use his capital as a woman to charm Han Jian.

Seeing that Han Jian didn't say anything to stop her, she felt even more confident, so she danced the Central Plains dance that she was best at in front of Han Jian.

Because of the hard training of the previous ten years, she is still quite confident in her dancing style. Because she didn't want to lose face in front of her subordinates, she didn't even have an accompanist for this dance. When she was twisting her body in a decent manner, Han Jian just looked at it with a smile, but it was Song Zhi'er and her senior sister after Han Jian, but they didn't want to look at it and stared at it, so as to prevent this woman from suddenly attacking Han Jian and assassinating her.

At the end of the dance, Li Yun respectfully bowed to the ground and kowtowed to Han Jian.

"Not bad, not bad." Han Jian got up and said, "I didn't expect Miss Li's dancing to be so moving." ”

Li Yun heard Han Jian call her "Miss Li" directly. felt a kind of life, originally she wanted to take advantage of the situation to lean on the side of Han Fitness, and at this time she also had to consider the feasibility.

Han Jian said again: "However, the dance of the Central Plains not only has to be physical and spiritual, but also very particular about clothing and dance music. Like Miss Lee, dance in such costumes. I'm afraid it hurts the body. ”

Li Yun couldn't help but smile bitterly in her heart, where was she dancing just now, she simply wanted Dongwang to come and see her body. It's good now, Han Jian not only didn't react as a man as he should, but belittled her dance. It embarrassed her.

"What His Highness said is extremely true, his subordinates have indeed not mastered the essence of the Dance of the Central Plains." In front of Han Jian, Lin Yun still didn't dare to make a mistake, but just followed Han Jian's words.

"So the king will not be left any longer. Something will happen in the future. will arrange for you to do it. Han Jian said coldly.

Li Yun felt that she had messed up the matter, and she was originally decent, even if Han Jian was not interested in those women from the Western Regions, she could still use guò some ways to flatter the East King in the future. But this time it was a bit self-defeating, and it would probably be even more difficult to get the East King to come in the future.

Now that Han Jian is leaving, she knows that it must be inappropriate for her to go out to see off guests in her current clothes. But his own lord will go, and he will not send it. It's also impolite.

But at this time, Han Jian didn't reply. said: "Miss Li is physically inconvenient, so she doesn't need to send her." The king departed on his own. ”

"Your Highness, slow down!" Li Yun was quite distressed, because there were a large number of guards from the Dongwang Mansion outside the door of this mansion, and she also knew that she would definitely not be able to go out to see each other, so she could only watch Han Jian leave with a bitter face. I know the bitterness in my heart.

When Han Jian went out, the guards outside the door were all waiting for him. I'm afraid that Han Jian will make a mistake.

"Let's go!" Han Jian didn't say much, greeted him, but didn't get on the horse, but walked in the direction of Dongwangfu.

Along the way, Song Zhier, who followed closely after the gym in Korea, was depressed. The person she admired was flattered in front of her by a woman from Fanbang in the Western Regions, which made her feel very angry. She really wanted to cut that woman with a sword, but she knew that she didn't have any status in Han Jian's heart, and she might not be as good as the woman from the Western Regions.

Although Han Jian didn't say anything, he also noticed that Song Zhi'er seemed to be complaining all the way.

Han Jian did not go home, but went directly to Qingxu Yashe. He was still a little uneasy about the food that Li Yun had sent, so he didn't even drink a cup of tea in Li Yun's mansion.

As soon as he arrived at Qingxu Yashe, Han Jian asked people to prepare good meals, but he didn't let people serve wine. Because he is busy these days, he also tries to avoid getting drunk as much as possible, even if he has the ability to drink a thousand glasses without getting drunk, it is not good for his subordinates to know that he still drinks when he is busy with business.

"What's wrong?" Han Jian picked up the dishes and chopsticks, quickly pulled two mouthfuls of rice, glanced at Song Zhi'er, who was still sullen on the side, and asked.

"I didn't ...... It's nothing. Song Zhi'er was a little distracted.

Han Jian said: "Nothing? Along the way, how many times have you sighed just by sighing, thinking that I am deaf? ”

On the side, Song Zhi'er's senior sister hurriedly explained because Han Jian was blaming Song Zhi'er for her poor protection: "Young son, forgive me, junior sister, she is unintentional." ”

"It's not unintentional, it's too intentional. So much so that they forgot their part. Han Jian said, "You came out to protect the safety of this king, and other things should be ignored." ”

When Song Zhi'er heard this, she was naturally still a little displeased. If no one was there, she would definitely belittle Li Yun as worthless, or blame Han Jian, but now she was so aggrieved that she was about to burst into tears.

"If it's okay, go to the side to eat something, and after a tiring day, you also need to add a little body."

Han Jian said, and asked the people of Qingxu Yashe to prepare a meal for the two of them at the next table, which was different from what was prepared for him, but what was prepared for Song Zhi'er and her senior sister was vegetarian. After all, the people in the Shangqing Palace are mainly cultivators, and these cultivators are mainly health-preserving, and they are still quite particular about diet.

Seeing Song Zhi'er sitting there holding chopsticks and not eating, Han Jian knew that this little girl was really a little too "infatuated".

From the beginning of serving herself with Wen'er, she thought that she was the future princess of the East, perhaps due to her family education when she was young, a little princess of a family of weapons, she didn't have the idea of being a slave and maid, but always needed Wen'er's service like a hostess. He originally thought that Song Zhi'er had gotten rid of her bad habits after practicing in the Shangqing Palace for all these years, but now it seems that there are signs of growth.

After eating, he returned to the Dongwang Mansion, and Han Jian had just entered the main hall, when Han Song and Han Cui were meeting the gentry who had come from Jiangdu.

This time, the Jiangdu gentry used the name of collecting grain. Many people come to Luoyang. In fact, they all saw that the East Wangfu was gaining power on the battlefield now, and seeing that the North Wangfu was about to fall into the pocket of the East Wangfu, they came to flatter and flatter.

Originally, Lin Xiaoshu went to Jiangdu to raise grain, but his hard work had little effect. Now the Bohai Kingdom is about to be destroyed, and the Xianbei people also have the intention of retreating, and Beichuan City is even more stormy. These gentry and nobles in Jiangdu were also afraid that they would not have their own share when they asked for rewards after the war, so they tried their best to win the favor of the Eastern Palace.

"See Young Son."

When they saw Han Jian, they all seemed to be retainers of the East Prince's Mansion, and they called Han Jian "young son".

But among these people, Han Jian knows very little, and in the past, he could only occasionally see a few during the New Year's holidays.

"Jian'er, these are all famous gentry in Jiangdu, you have seen them here." Han Song didn't notice Han Jian's disgust with these people. On the contrary, he was a little proud to introduce Han Jian.

Han Song's utilitarian heart is lighter, and the people of Jiangdu are also treated as "mother's family". She felt that these people came for the sake of her face, and she also felt that she had face in front of Han Jian.

"Oh?" Han Jian smiled, and when he stepped forward, he had seen it, and all the gentry of Jiangdu saluted Han Jian, looking extremely respectful.

"This time we brought grain and grass. You've done a great job. But ......" Han Jian paused before he said. "Regarding the issue of the land of Luoyang and the slaves and maids of the Bohai Kingdom, it still needs to be discussed with the imperial court before it can be decided."

For a while, the smiles on the faces of these Jiangdu gentry were also a little deadlocked.

These people came to deliver food, on the one hand, to flatter and curry, but more importantly, to share the "spoils".

Before, they had heard that all the prisoners of war from the Bohai Kingdom were sent to Middle-earth, so they naturally thought that most of them were going to be sent to Jiangdu. Whoever is closer to the East Wangfu will be able to get more resources. Later, they were able to reduce the expenses of the tenants and use these prisoners of war and slaves from the Bohai Kingdom to collect grain for farming. And I also heard before that some big farmers who donated grain were finally rewarded by the Dongwang Mansion and got a lot of land and farmhouses in Luoyang. This stimulated them to quickly raise food and send it to Luoyang, and they also wanted a piece of the pie.

Now that Han Jian said this, it means that they will steal chickens and rice, and the bamboo basket will be empty.

"Jian'er, the court is over there...... Didn't you already let the fields out? Han Song was still on the side of the Jiangdu gentry, so he hurriedly helped these people speak.

Han Jian shook his head slightly and said, "Those fields are ready to be rewarded to the soldiers who have made meritorious contributions to the frontline. The East Palace's Mansion is still unmoving. ”

Han Song's brows furrowed and said, "It seems that you have to go to Duoben Xià to discuss, and you can't treat our Jiangdu gentry badly, right?" ”

Han Jian nodded and said, "This is nature. ”

Hearing Han Jian make such a "statement", the Jiangdu gentry present breathed a sigh of relief. Now that the king of the east has "support" for them, naturally many things will be easier to do, just like the question of asking for rewards for meritorious service. In their own opinion, since they are also people from Jiangdu, can the king of the east not face them?

After saying this, Han Song got up to see off the guests, but Han Jian didn't get up, and these people didn't care about this.

Everyone was sent away, and Han Song's didn't even leave Han Cui's family, only alone with Han Jian in the hall. As soon as the person left, she was a little dissatisfied and said: "Jian'er, have you forgotten the help that the famous family of Jiangdu has helped you all these years?" ”

Han Jian's face was a little unpleasant, and he said: "Erniang said that they are the gentry of Jiangdu, and they don't even refuse to accept military rations, and even use this to make our soldiers eat chaff?" ”

Han Songshi sighed and said, "No matter what, if you want to stabilize Jiangdu in the future, you will always need them to come out and support you." and thou shalt not offend them. ”

Han Jian said: "Then according to Erniang's meaning, what should I do?" ”

"Even if you don't give them land, it doesn't matter, anyway, they live in Jiangdu, and they can't move them to Luoyang. This will be to your disadvantage. Han Song thought for a moment and said, "But as for the slaves and maids of the Bohai Kingdom, you can't treat them badly. Anyway, the slaves and maids in Bohai are also going to move to the Central Plains, and instead of cheapening the imperial court, it is better to move more to Jiangdu, so that the people's livelihood in Jiangdu will also improve. ”

In this day and age, population is the greatest productive force. After all, the means of production are very underdeveloped, agricultural handicrafts, and most importantly, the population. The increase in total productivity is accomplished by stacking populations.

Han Jian couldn't refuse Han Song's face to face, but just nodded slightly and said, "Try your best." ”

Han Songshi knew that Han Jian was deliberately perfunctory to her, and she also knew that the current Han Jian had his own opinions. You can't interfere too much, and sometimes you can only persuade them.

"Jian'er, there's one more thing. This time, a large number of weapons were also sent, all of which needed to be checked and accepted by the military. Han Song said, "You may not have seen the person who sent the weapon this time." But you should have heard that it is Zhi'er's sister, the eldest daughter of the third generation of the Song family. ”

"Oh?"

Han Jian was slightly stunned.

The Song family is the largest weapon family in Jiangdu, and nearly half of the weapons in Jiangdu in the past were made by the Song family.

Regarding the Song family, Han Jian still knows a lot. The Song family is considered a big family, even before the East Prince's Mansion, they also lived in Jiangdu for a long time, supplying weapons to the imperial court. It was only after the establishment of the East Prince's Mansion that weapons were specially supplied to the East Prince's Mansion.

By the time it was passed down to Song Zhier's generation, it was already the seventh generation of the Song family to cast weapons. In these seven generations, there are many skilled craftsmen, but most of them are already ancient. Now it is also the time when the Song family's talents are withering, because the traditional iron weapons can no longer meet the needs of the war, and the Song family's casting technology has not improved, so that in the research of weapons. There is some lag.

Song Zhi'er's generation, the grandchildren of the Song family are only seventeen or eighteen years old. And the eldest daughter, that is, the eldest lady of the Song family, is only twenty years old. It can be said that the younger generation has not grown up yet, Han Jian guessed that this time the Song family asked the eldest lady of the Song family to come over to deliver weapons, and it was also an opportunity to get close to Dongwangfu. After all, in the past few years, the business that Dongwangfu has given to the Song family has become less and less.

"Athletes. You may not know it. Han Song added, "Before the Song family sent Zhi'er to the Dongwang Mansion, they also had a choice, and Zhi'er's sister was also considered. However, Zhi'er's sister was not as smart and clever as Zhi'er when she was young. In addition, she is not the eldest daughter, so in the end, Zhi'er followed you. But today she came to send a post, and Erniang saw it, but her appearance was more delicate and lovely than Zhi'er. If you like it, you will stay with her, she is nineteen years old, and the Song family has not yet found a husband for her, and she also wants to be able to replace Zhi'er to serve by your side one day. ”

When Han Jian heard this, he probably understood what was going on.

Big families like Jiangdu all have their own set of marriage models, and the basic principle is "the right family". But for some families who make a living by clinging to the East Palace, such as the Song family, which takes the manufacture of weapons in the East Palace as the main way of survival, the most important thing is to consider being able to go to the East Palace.

At the beginning, the Song family sent Song Zhi'er to the East Palace, in addition to letting Song Zhi'er take care of her while exercising in Korea, they also wanted to "get the moon first near the water", and when Song Zhi'er was older, she would be taken by him as a concubine. In this way, the Song family is the in-laws of the East Prince's Mansion, although Song Zhi'er can't be a concubine, but when Han Jian transfers the weapons business, he will naturally take care of the Song family more.

But the problem is that Song Zhier was too rude and willful, and she shattered the hope of the Song family. Song Zhi'er was sent to the Shangqing Palace to practice, which was also punitive.

After Song Zhi'er, the Song family cut off the way to send their daughters to the East Palace, and then because the technology was not innovated, they were a little backward in weapon casting, so that the East Palace no longer completely favored its weapon manufacturing. Now the Dongwang Mansion is different from the past, and now the Jiangbei Wei Dynasty, the entire imperial court is in the hands of the Dongwang Mansion, and the Song family also knows that if they don't hurry up and start from this aspect, they will have no chance.

Han Jian thought to himself, since Han Song said that she should go to see the eldest lady of the Song family, and even accept her by her side, then logically speaking, the Song family should have put a lot of thought into it. He had heard before that among the people who came over this time the Song family sent weapons, including the current head of the Song family. The head of the Song family should have also come to the East Wangfu before, and he may have said something to Han Song, so that Han Song would make him pay special attention to the eldest lady of the Song family.

"Erniang, it's not about anything else. Do you think there aren't enough women around me? Han Jian said helplessly.

Han Song sighed: "Women have only added an heir, I don't know what you think when you talk about it." Let's not talk about these things first, no matter what, you have to meet the eldest daughter of the Song family in person, even if you don't like it, Erniang won't say anything. But if you don't see it, there are some things that Erniang is not easy to explain. ”

Han Jianxin said, isn't this a "blind date"?

However, this blind date is one-sided, as long as he takes a fancy to his eyes, even if the eldest lady of the Song family has an opinion, he can't mention it. And if she is included in the house, she can only be a partial concubine, and she can't go to the main seat at all.

"Then Erniang will do it."

Han Jian was a little impatient. Originally, he wanted to take advantage of the time to come back to accompany Yang Li'er, but now he feels that this mood is gone.

He doesn't mind having a few more gentle and considerate ladies around him, and he has been working hard with this as his goal. But what was imposed on him by Han Song's clan had some opinions. In addition to the daughter of the Song family mentioned by Han Song, Han Song's family had also mentioned many famous daughters of the Jiangdu family in the past, all before he officially married Gu Xin'er and entered the door. At the time, he watched it after. There was no problem, and he directly rejected it.

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In the afternoon, the army sent the battle report from the front, and after Han Jian saw that there was no problem, he directly handed it over to the people below to deal with, and he himself was looking at the military map. The war in the north will not be concluded for a while, and it is still too early to do anything, but Han Jian has already sensed that the Xianbei people are about to make a big move.

Because these days, the Xianbei people are too calm. Something is not normal about the calm.

After the Xianbei people temporarily withdrew their troops from Beichuan City, they did not return to help, nor did they completely withdraw their troops from the territory of the Wei Dynasty. It's like waiting. And there are nearly two months to wait and see.

In the past two months, the Xianbei people have almost no military action at all. Han Jian learned from the intelligence that now the Xianbei people have no right to fight in the territory, and the Xianbei people have been recuperating for many years, waiting for this dynasty to cross the Great Wall and sweep the Central Plains. How can you just stop and stop?

But what the Xianbei people want, he still doesn't have an accurate judgment. He guessed. Maybe the original plan of the Xianbei people was also delayed because of Beichuan City. and Su Tingxia suddenly sent troops north, which delayed and changed.

The Xianbei people may want to go down to Beichuan City first, and then enter the Central Plains to cross the Yellow River, and then take Luoyang City in one fell swoop and occupy Jiangbei. and then plot the land south of the Yangtze River.

"Young son, the princess of the county sent a letter. said that he would let the young man receive it personally. A guard delivered a letter to Han Jian.

Han Jian took the letter, and said in his heart that it was only a few steps, so he needed to deliver the letter?

In fact, to put it bluntly, I still reminded him to go and see the eldest lady of the Song family.

"Is anyone doing the thing of receiving weapons in the army?" Han Jian asked.

"General Li and General Liu have already gone, as well as a few civilian officials from the armory. Does the young boy have any other arrangements? The guard asked.

Han Jianxin said that this guard knows a lot, and he can actually answer things with him in the army?

"Got it. The king was going to go and see for himself. Han Jian opened the letter and looked at it casually, got up and said.

"Young boy, please do this."

Han Jian followed the guards and the people from the military yamen to the place where the weapons were received and accepted.

In fact, it is not far from the military yamen, and the military has set up some major military yamen relatively close to each other for security, so that it is more convenient to allocate guards and personnel.

Because there were not too many hot weapons in this era, cold weapons were still the mainstay, and there were no dangerous goods such as gunpowder, so the storage of weapons was mainly only to ensure that they did not rust. However, in terms of the quality of iron tools of this era, it is difficult to guarantee that iron objects will not rust after a long period of storage. Even if it is rusty, many of them will be used, but they must be maintained, and they will be reheated in a few years, which is equivalent to giving business to those weapons families.

When Han Jian arrived at the armory, the armory was very lively.

After all, after the Dongwangfu was stationed in Luoyang, it was the first time that large-scale weapons were sent, and when it came to the issue of acceptance, whether it was the Dongwangfu or the imperial court, they did not dare to slack off. When Han Jian arrived, he also saw several officials from the Ministry of War, who were also watching from the side.

This time, not only the Dongwang Mansion was responsible for the acceptance of weapons, but also the imperial court sent people. It was also Yang Rui who was worried about his more than 10,000 recruits and wanted to arm them earlier. Han Jian had also promised before that some of the weapons that came over this time would also be transferred to the imperial court.

"See His Royal Highness the East King." As soon as Han Jian arrived, the school grounds, which were still a little noisy, fell silent.

When the others saw Han Jian coming, whether it was the soldiers who escorted the weapons over, or the generals who were in charge of the acceptance at the scene, they all hurriedly saluted and said goodbye. (To be continued......)