In the next few days, He Qiu stayed at home, accompanied his wife, and became a twenty-four filial husband.

gave a report to his father-in-law, Zhu Di, in a sincere tone, but only expressed one meaning, I quit and went back to accompany my wife.

This made Zhu Di feel angry and funny, and he didn't know whether to praise He Qiu for having a deep relationship with his daughter, or to scold him for being cheating and cheating.

But soon Zhu Di didn't have the heart to think about He Qiu anymore, because the commander of this expedition to the Northern Yuan, Lan Yu, had already arrived in Beiping City.

In order to avoid being targeted by Lan Yu and picking out mistakes, Zhu Di's recent actions have been much smaller, and he has the attitude of leaving everything to Lan Yu to do, but what Zhu Di thinks in his heart, it is unknown.

When Lan Yu arrived in Beiping City, the first thing he did was to inspect the armaments.

Looking at the mountains of armor and swords piled up in several major arsenals in the city, Lan Yu squinted, so much equipment is really extravagant.

In the past, when Lan Yu followed him on the expedition, he had never fought such a rich battle.

He looked carefully at the plates of armor placed in the arsenal, which were all made by He Qiu using the steel smelted in the blast furnace and then made with a hydraulic forging hammer, it looked like two steel plates were sewn together before and after, but in fact, it was very convenient to wear and take.

Wang Bi, Marquis of Dingyuan, rushed in from outside with a look of surprise.

"Marquis Yongchang, I tried it just now, the weapons here in Beiping are more than twice as good as those in our army!"

"The weapons on both sides are often the weapons in our army with the edges open, but the weapons in Beiping are still intact."

"The armor is even more amazing, within fifty steps, the strong arrows can't advance an inch, the fire gun can't be pierced, and the weight is much lighter than the ordinary Mingguang armor."

"Who supervised these things, and they should really be appreciated."

Lan Yu smiled noncommittally, "You forgot to say the same thing, the armor made in Beiping City is cheaper than what we wear, the quality is better than ours, and the price is cheaper than ours." ”

Wang Bi was even more excited, and said, "Isn't it! I really don't know how King Yan did it, if we had such good equipment when we went out in the past, how many fewer people would have died in the brothers! In the past, after a big battle, it was necessary to change three knives, but if it was replaced with the weapon of King Yan, one might be enough. ”

Lan Yu suddenly looked at Wang Bi with a smile and said, "Does the Marquis of Dingyuan want to meet this person who made these weapons?" ”

Wang Bi was very surprised, and blurted out: "Of course I want to see it!" ”

Then he was a little puzzled: "Yongchang Hou still knows who did this?" ”

Lan Yu said: "That's natural, this person is still the marquis of my dynasty." ”

Wang Bi didn't come up with it when he wanted to break his head, Daming and that Hou Ye are proficient in ordnance manufacturing.

But anyway, I'm going to see people soon, and Wang Bi doesn't want to bother thinking about it so much, isn't it clear when he sees people?

……

Liangxiang Houfu, study.

He Qiu looked at the invitation in his hand and felt a headache.

He said to himself: "Why is it Lan Yu again, what is he looking for me to do this time." ”

He Qiu was a little resistant to Lan Yu in his heart, after all, since he crossed over, Lan Yu assassinated Zhu Di two or three times in a row, all of which were resolved with He Qiu's help, and the beams of the two must be getting bigger and bigger.

What's more, He Qiu is planning to rebel with Zhu Di, no, it can't be said to be a rebellion, it should be said that in the future, it will be difficult to fight together, and Lan Yu, the hardcore prince

G is not a one-way man.

After hesitating again and again, He Qiu gritted his teeth and decided to go to the banquet, although there may be no good banquet, but this is Beiping, the territory of Zhu Di, the king of Yan, and it is not easy for Lan Yu to make some small moves.

Before going over, he still told Zhu Di first, so that he could also prepare and be vigilant.

Lan Yu set up a banquet in the barracks, and the old god waited for He Qiu to come freely.

The Marquis of Dingyuan on the side was still a little anxious, muttering why he hadn't come yet, he was really curious about this marquis who had never met and was good at making ordnance.

You must know that the people who can be crowned marquis are generally their old brothers, who have worked hard together for many years, but he Wang Bi really hasn't heard of any brother who is good at this.

He Qiu came soon, Lan Yu smiled and invited He Qiu to sit down, and began to eat, ignoring Wang Bi, who was about to burst his eyes.

Why is this person so young, and he is already a Hou Ye? Is this the descendant of any brother of any family?

Wang Bi couldn't hold back the curiosity in his heart, and asked, "This little brother, dare to ask what your title is?" ”

He Qiu was concentrating on eating, and when he heard someone asking, he casually returned: "Good country." ”

Wang Bi's eyes were confused, and Lan Yu couldn't help laughing: "The Marquis of Dingyuan is lonely and unheard." This good country candidate previously offered a good seed with a yield of dozens of stones per mu, so he was given the title of good country candidate by His Majesty. ”

Wang Bi was taken aback, "Dozens of stones per mu?" ”

Then his face was solemn, "A good country is really a Buddha of ten thousand families." ”

He Qiu said very modestly: "It's just luck, and I have to thank the saint, if it is replaced by the Tartars of the Northern Yuan, I will offer such a good breed, but I am afraid that I will not be crowned." ”

Lan Yu warmed up the scene and said with a greeting: "Everyone is the Hou Ye, don't be so hypocritical, it's better to call each other by name, be happy." ”

Then he turned to the equipment, "He Qiu, these weapons you made are of good quality and the price is so low, but is there any trick?" ”

Wang Bi was confused when he heard it, why was Yongchang Hou so unparticular, and he directly began to ask other people's family secrets?

He Qiu smiled: "There is no secret, it's just that the furnace is good, and the iron smelted is naturally good, and this iron-smelting workshop has been handed over to the imperial court, and in the future, generals from all over the Ming Dynasty can use such good equipment, and this time the 150,000 army is just a change of clothes." ”

Wang Bi was overjoyed when he heard this, stood up regardless of etiquette, and bowed to He Qiu: "Thank you to the soldiers in my army, if you had such equipment a long time ago, there would be more than just a few brothers, and you wouldn't have to be disabled." ”

He Qiu waved his hand, "It's not worth mentioning, it's not worth mentioning, it's all loyal to the country." ”

Lan Yu played with the wine glass in his hand and asked thoughtfully: "He Qiu, you handed over such a valuable iron-smelting workshop to the imperial court, so what reward do you want?" ”

He Qiu smiled very easily and said, "I hope that Your Majesty will allow me to open an iron-smelting workshop at that time, specializing in civil use, casting iron plows, hoes, etc., and also save the people from part of the suffering of farming." ”

You must know that since the Han Dynasty, most of this salt and iron have been monopolized by the state, but anyone who sells iron and salt without permission is a felony to kill the head.

But the salt law has always been stricter than the iron pipe, and the profit is too high.

In Daming, private mining and ironmaking are still allowed, but if you want to make large-scale iron, you must still have the endorsement of the imperial court.

After all, at the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, all parts of the country were wasteland, just to encourage farming, but also to have sufficient agricultural tools, not to let go of private iron smelting, only the supply of official workshops, is completely insufficient.

He Qiu asked Zhu Yuanzhang for a mouthful, allowing him to purchase iron ore and coal ore on a large scale, after all, the ordinary private iron smelting workshop of the Ming Dynasty would definitely not be able to achieve as big as he imagined.

Lan Yu thought thoughtfully, "Really? He Qiu, you are really a high wind and bright festival. ”

He Qiu always felt that Lan Yu's words were weird, so he slowly shut up, and after hastily eating with the two of them, He Qiu said goodbye in a hurry, and he didn't want to stay for a moment.