Xiao Chen hurriedly told him about the process of getting acquainted with Chen Ziang, although it sounded very objective, and even pointed out some of Chen Ziang's problems, but even a deaf person could hear that Xiao Chen admired Chen Ziang very much.

In fact, the fact that he was able to bring Chen Ziang already explained everything.

Liu Wenzheng is so refined, as soon as he heard Xiao Chen's words, he knew that he wanted to promote Chen Ziang, so he also added a lot of opinions about Chen Ziang.

He was born in the household department, so his evaluation of Chen Ziang is much more professional and specific, and he used the current situation of Fenzhou City to cite a few examples to support Xiao Chen's words, which are also extremely convincing.

"I don't dare to hide it from the prince, if it is about official business, the villain admires Brother Ziang very much, but if it is private, the relationship with him is also very ordinary, and I felt that this person was not sensible! The gifts from Taishouzhi County in various places are quite generous, but he Chen Ziang only gave some local specialties such as Lord Xiao and villains...... What a contempt for people! ”

Liu Wenzheng's last sentence can be described as the finishing touch, pointing out Chen Ziang's honesty and rigidity.

"What Lord Xiao and Wen Zheng said also makes sense, although I am not familiar with Ziang, but his idea of opening up a canal is enough to prove that he is a person who has a sense of the overall situation and can take on important responsibilities!

In other words, we know a lot of prefects, but none of them can match Ziang. Li Hongdao.

"I'm not familiar with Ziang, I just met in Lord Xiao's mansion, but I like Ziang to speak directly, speak sincerely, and be a doer, unlike those sour civil officials, who are full of nonsense, and can only chant poems against each other, but it is useless...... Oh, Lord Xiao, I didn't mean you ang! ”

Lin Han said for a long time before he remembered that there was a world-class talent here, Xiao Wucheng Xiao, who was unparalleled in the world in poetry, and he was originally praising Chen Ziang with fun, but he unexpectedly offended my Boss Xiao......

Don't say anything, I'll punish myself with a cup to make amends to the boss!

"You Lin Handong not only offended me, but also offended our prince, as well as Uncle Guo, these two are also literati who can write poems and read books, your sin is too great, can you punish yourself with a cup? At least three cups...... No, drink thirty cups! Xiao Chen picked up the wine glass and pulled Lin Han's ear to pour it.

The big guy laughed, and the atmosphere was in place.

Li Wanyun drank two more drinks with a few people, and ordered Duanmu Nanfeng to accompany a few guests, so he immediately called Xiao Chen and came to the study to talk secretly.

He invited Xiao Chen to come, naturally it was not just as simple as eating and drinking.

ordered someone to make a pot of strong tea to sober up, and poured a cup for Xiao Chen himself, "This is oolong tea brought back from southern Xinjiang, the locals like to drink it, I have been in southern Xinjiang for a long time, so I also drink the habit of drinking, and now I feel very weak when I drink Longjing, hehe, how many years have I been in southern Xinjiang, and I only brought back such a thing." ”

"Lord Wang, your tea is too drunk, I'm afraid that I won't rest well after drinking it." Xiao Chen took a sip, his mouth full of bitterness.

"Hehe, even if I don't drink strong tea, I can't sleep at night these days, it's better to drink two pots to refresh myself, and I can still think about things." Li Wanyun said.

"Is the prince also thinking about the war in Yizhou?" Xiao Chen asked, "I listened to the emperor's tone, and it seems that I want you to personally take command of Yizhou." ”

"Hehe, you know that too?" Li Wanyun smiled, "This is a chore, I don't want to go yet, but there are people who are scrambling to go...... Brother Huang, this is to roast me on the fire. ”

"The prince is real gold, why are you afraid of fire refining?" Li Wanyun's words involved Li Shi and Li Feng, and Xiao Chen was not easy to answer, so he could only take advantage of the situation.

"Hehe, no amount of gold can stand up to such refining! However, I must succeed in this trip, otherwise the imperial court has spent so much financial and material resources and paid such a big price...... If I can't succeed, I won't have the face to come back, Xiao Chen, you have to help a lot this time. Li Wanyun said.

"What is the prince polite to me? If there is any errand, just give orders, no matter how difficult the topic is, even if Xiao Chen is broken, he has to do it for the prince. Xiao Chen readily promised, otherwise?

"Hehe, who wants you to be crushed? You don't have to be so nervous, and I won't ask you for silver, look at your stingy face. Li Wanyun said with a smile.

Xiao Chenxin said that you are not sorry for what you said? Your brother is going to squeeze me dry, and you're embarrassed to ask me for silver?

But if you don't want silver, you also want things, so what's the difference between that and asking for silver? Everything in the world today is made for silver......

"Only then did the owner know that oil and salt are expensive." Xiao Chen sighed and said, "How many people in Yanyun County are waiting to be fed, and there is silver that is eager to break it into two halves, so that there will be no freezing and starvation, Lord Wang, over the years of our Great Zhou, the wars have been too frequent, and the people are miserable, and they have no way to make a living, as the saying goes......"

Xiao Chen wanted to say that as the saying goes, officials force the people to rebel, but the exit is changed, "As the saying goes, people in troubled times are not as good as the dogs of peace, and the people now can't experience more suffering." ”

"If the thieves are not destroyed, why should the country be? If the country does not exist, why should there be a family? The emperor used troops to destroy the traitors, but it was also to lay the foundation for a peaceful and prosperous era in the future...... Whew, what are you talking about now? Xiao Chen, you have a close relationship with Westerners, can you help me order a batch of their Western muskets? Li Wanyun said.

"You can buy it, but their muskets are very expensive, at least ten times more expensive than ours! And it is very delicate, easy to damage, and it is extremely difficult to maintain, and there are many parts, which is not easy to load and unload......"

Of course, Xiao Chen was unwilling to help Li Wanyun buy a musket to fight the brothers of the Tianxuan Society, but he couldn't refuse, so he could only point out the many shortcomings of Western muskets one by one, trying to persuade Li Wanyun to dispel this idea.

"This king also knows, but the climate in Yizhou is humid, and there are many rainy weather in winter, our musket also needs a fire rope to ignite the fire, and the fire rope is difficult to ignite when it encounters a tide, and it cannot be used if it is rainy, although the Western musket has all kinds of drawbacks, but it does not have to be caused by the fire rope, and it can be used in a cloudy and rainy day." Li Wanyun said.

"How much does the prince need, and when does he need it, I will send someone to do it." Xiao Chen couldn't say more.

"Twenty thousand." Li Wanyun pondered for a moment, "Be sure to send it to Minzhou before the winter solstice." ”

"Lord Wang, 20,000 is too much, and those Western merchants I know may not be able to raise them in a hurry." Xiao Chen expressed embarrassment.

"At least 10,000 sticks, otherwise it will not be enough, you go back and take my order, go to the household to get the silver, no matter how much money you have to buy, this is what this king begs you to do, but you can't let you contribute money and effort." Li Wanyun said.

"Yes, before the winter solstice, 10,000 muskets will definitely be delivered!" Xiao Chen: This can be regarded as a military order.

It is said that the Western Ocean is here, thousands of miles away, and the sea is dangerous and dangerous, who can guarantee a smooth journey?

Besides, with less than two months to go until the winter solstice, it would be difficult to buy such a large number of muskets in such a short period of time, let alone guarantee that they will be delivered on time.