Chapter 389: Roy's Love
"Absolutely! So I was about to announce my next decision - to create a standing army of 1,000 men in Göttingen! Han Xing snapped his fingers with his right hand and said with a slight smile.
"But where does the military spending for this standing army come from? If Göttingen's income continues to be in this state, it will not be a problem to raise a standing army of 1,000 men, but before that... With all due respect, I'm afraid I won't be able to come up with so much money! Hans (shēn), Han Xing's chancellor of the exchequer, was suddenly in trouble and frowned. Before that (shēn), it was just like the helplessness and grievance of the Celestial Dynasty's Hubu Shangshu when he heard that the emperor was going to build a large construction project again, like a sponge that had been squeezed dry.
"Money is not an issue!" Han Xing laughed out loud as if he had heard a big joke, then waved his hand, and immediately two servants came up with a large plate, which was neatly stacked knee-high gold bricks in the shape of a pyramid.
"This money should be enough to recruit and maintain a standing army of 1,000 people!" Han Xing pointed to this small gold mountain and said to Hans proudly.
"So much?" Hans was still immersed in the amazement of seeing so much gold piled up. Hans was not a man of wealth, but since he became the Chancellor of the Exchequer, he has been eager to break a coin in half and use it, and I have to say that he is still a very conscientious Chancellor of the Exchequer~
"Enough enough, enough at all!" Hans, a man in his forties, almost jumped up with joy. It is estimated that if the Celestial Empire's Hubu Shangshu heard that the emperor had allocated one million taels of silver to the treasury to solve his urgent needs, he would probably be so happy that he would get carried away! If it weren't for the strict etiquette of the Celestial Empire, I'm afraid I would have celebrated on the spot!
(I always thought that the meaning of playing the crown was to be so happy that I forgot the etiquette, gave up the bondage of (shēn) for the adult (shēn) share, and flicked each other's crowns for fun, just as Europeans threw their hats when they were happy!) Because the crown is a very serious thing, a symbol of male (xìng) adulthood, as the so-called twenty and crown, to perform the crown ceremony.
But in fact, the meaning of this word is different from what I understand; Probably said, I'm going to be promoted, so I took out the dusty official hat, flicked off the dust on it, and then celebrated, but it wasn't as interesting as I understood~ snickering)
"It's just that I don't understand the recruitment of soldiers and the training of standing preparations (qíng)······" Hans looked at Han Xingdao with some embarrassment.
"It's all right, I've already planned this, and I'll leave this army under the command of Sir Ernst! Also, I'll bring Baron Bird back and put him in charge of training the army (cāo)! Han Xing also knew that Hans didn't understand military affairs, and he already had a plan in his heart.
"By the way, the city also needs to build taverns, inns, and a large meeting place, preferably a theater that can accommodate a thousand people!" Faced with the aristocrats who were about to come from all over the world to participate in the gun auction, Han Xing needed to build a rich and spacious enough place to serve as the venue for the gun auction meeting.
"I'm afraid that such a huge project will not be completed in a short period of time········· On top of that, with the large number of people from other parts of the country, there are still dozens of houses under construction in Göttingen. The construction team is afraid that they will not be able to do so, unless the construction of the house is temporarily stopped, but in this case, I am afraid that it will attract a lot of scolding! Hans said with a look of embarrassment.
"I think maybe we can build an amphitheater modeled after the ancient Romans, and hold this auction first!" Han Xing pondered for a while.
"If it's an amphitheater, it should save a lot of work! Just inns and taverns..." Hans agreed, but his face was still gloomy.
"Actually, Hanschel, you have fallen into a misunderstanding! You want to entertain the visiting German aristocracy and make the most of the landlords, so you plan to build taverns and inns to entertain them and provide them with good accommodation. But have you forgotten? This time you went to Mainz to participate in the martial arts tournament held by the Red Beard, didn't you also live in an open top? Just when Han Xing was sad and clueless, he heard the voice of his "royal advisor" Louis XVI.
"That's right!" Han Xing is not a wooden fish head, on the contrary, he is the type who can understand everything and draw inferences. He jumped up from his throne excitedly and clapped his hands.
Han Xing looked too highly at those German nobles, don't look at them as the leading figures in the empire. But in fact, in terms of food, it is no different from a real medieval aristocracy.
Last time, Frederick I's food was terrible in Han Xing's opinion, the roast (ròu) was too greasy, and after taking a bite, he felt like he was drinking a bottle of salad oil, and it didn't look good, the ingredients were too simple, and there was nothing but salt. I don't know which defective eye is sprinkled with salt, and it is uneven, some places are salty and dead, and some places are light and tasteless. There was no fruit to relieve the greasy after the meal, so Han Xing only coped with eating two bites.
(shēn) is a Celestial Dynasty gourmand who grew up tasting all kinds of delicacies, and this kind of food is simply pig food in Han Xing's opinion! No, pigs don't eat it! But weren't the German nobles still eating the hycetes and eating with their mouths full of oil? (Pig: Nonsense, can I eat my own kind?) What kind of pig are you and me~)
"Then that's it! Build an amphitheater for taverns and inns so that those interested in running a tavern can be built. In this regard, we can provide some economic and policy support, and appropriately reduce the construction cost to encourage the businessmen of the hotel. Since Han Xing had a plan in his heart, he made a final decision.
"As you wish, Lord Duke!" Hans's heart that had been hanging in the air finally fell to the ground, and he was really afraid that Han Xing would insist on going his own way, in order to welcome the arrival of the German nobles, he would work hard and lose money, build a lot of construction, and lose face!
In the next half month, everything was going on in an orderly manner, and Han Xing could now enjoy the lights of thousands of homes at night on the walls of Göttingen, and the sense of accomplishment brought to him by this change from nothing was unimaginable. How amazing it was, before it was just a vast green field, empty, and at night, there was nothing but the endless green field swaying in the breeze.
It is worth mentioning that Han Xing began to pay attention to Roy Kid's actions, only to see that this guy sneaked out every morning, and sometimes came back once in the morning and afternoon, but most of the time, he didn't come back until seven or eight o'clock in the evening!
You may ask, "How did Han Xing know?" ”
It's easy! Even if Han Xing doesn't squat at the gate of the city all the time, the guards in the city are looking at him, and after a little inquiry, he can know! Of course, he is not Roy's patriarch, Roy is also a young man in his early twenties, so he doesn't need to meddle with his own affairs, but every time he sees Roy looking like a thief, running in and out with things, the roundworm named "curious" in his stomach is immediately hooked out.
So he quietly followed, perhaps because he felt 1.2 million confidence in his stealth skills, Roy didn't realize that he had a small tail behind his (shēn), and Han Xing easily discovered his "little secret".
I saw that on the banks of the scenic Lena River, under the bright (chūn) (rì) sunshine, above the green grass and flowers, there was a striking red and white plaid picnic tablecloth, and Roy was lying on the tablecloth leisurely, with his hands behind his head, leisurely crossing Erlang's legs, looking up at the white clouds.
"Yohe~ small sample, (tǐng) will enjoy it!" Han Xing saw this scene and was amused for a while. But seeing Roy suddenly stretch out his left hand, pick an unknown small yellow flower with his index finger and middle finger, put it on the tip of his nose and sniffed it, and then went sideways (shēn), Han Xing saw that he (shēn) had a companion next to him - but it was a girl with beautiful brown hair and an elegant smile like a lily.
"I'll go, let Hansena (jiàn) guess correctly, Roy is really in love (ài)!!" Han Xing was dumbfounded for a moment (help, I abused the dog~), but he was really taken seriously by Sir Hansen, which also explains why Roy, who is a ranger-type player and a master of stealth, didn't find out that Han Xing's little tail was added to his (shēn).
Isn't there a saying that is good? "The IQ of a person in love (ài) is about 0!"
But I saw Roy hand the little yellow flower to the brown-haired girl who seemed to be awake, (jiāo) under the nose of Qiaoqiong, and playfully teased. The girl pretended to be sleepy, and flipped over (shēn) without a trace, but unexpectedly, the little yellow flower chased after her. She couldn't bear the itching from the tip of her nose any longer, and she sneezed with a "Ah Ah ~" sound. Then he looked at Roy with disgust, pursed his mouth, and ran towards Roy's itch (ròu) under his ribs with a pair of small hands, apparently intending to "take revenge".
The two laughed and played, rolling off the tablecloth onto the grass, giggling as crisp as silver bells, and finally kissing each other with a deep (qíng).
"Ah~(ài)(qíng)Ah, the beautiful green (chūn) years..." Han Xing suddenly felt a sigh of emotion, he didn't expect that Roy, who could be called his "watching grow up", would one day also harvest his own (ài) (qíng). It's like parents watching their children grow up little by little, as if in a trance, their children suddenly grow up. The little guy in his arms at the beginning, the babbling little guy, seemed to be still in front of him, but in a blink of an eye, he actually wanted to marry a wife and have children, and become a father and mother!
Han Xing left here silently with a trace of sadness, of course, he did not bless Roy to pursue his own happy life, on the contrary, he supported Roy in his pursuit of his own happy life with a million yuan. It's just that he thinks of his family, and he thinks of the home that he may never go back to.
At night, when Roy secretly pushed open the gate of Göttingen Castle, he saw Han Xingzheng standing at the gate of the city with burning eyes, staring at him with a "I caught you" look. Roy was startled, as if recalling the scene when he sneaked out to play and was discovered by his father.
"Well, Uncle Hanschel, why haven't you slept yet?" Roy swallowed involuntarily.
"Don't be sloppy with me, I already know that! You've been going out early lately late, is there something you're hiding from me? Han Xing seemed to believe in the "loving father" of filial piety under the stick, and asked coldly.
"That, Uncle Hanschel. I... I just went out to see the scenery, and the scenery tonight was very good... Look at that star, how bright it is~" Roy said to him left and right, pointing to the stars in the sky. Maybe he wanted to launch the famous "watch ~ UFO" tactic to divert Han Xing's attention, and then take the opportunity to smear oil on the soles of his feet.
"Do you think that little trick of yours can play me and me?" Han Xing didn't look back, "Are you in love (ài)?" ”。
"I, I, I~" At this time, Roy began to be afraid, and Han Xing seemed to be (shēn) at this moment as a parent who discovered his child's early love, and wanted to torture him and do that thing of beating mandarin ducks.
Looking at Roy's trembling look, Han Xing was suddenly happy, "What are you afraid of?" I'm not your father, so I don't care who you like? ”