Chapter 121: The Arms Business
This series of questions made Emperor Qianwu stunned on the spot.
Never since he took charge of the world had anyone spoken to him like this!
But after thinking about it carefully, Emperor Qianwu found that it was too reasonable!
If nothing else, if it is replaced by him, if there is no benefit at all, there will be no enthusiasm, and he will drag it out if he can, or even cut corners.
It's just that the current cadres are too poor!
This flood in Shangzhou has even laundered the treasury, and there is really no silver left.
Emperor Qianwu sighed and said helplessly: "What you said is right, but now the imperial court can't get any money at all!" ”
Li Changfeng did not expect the imperial court to come up with money now, he saw long-term interests, and Emperor Qianwu's approval of his statement was the most important thing.
Li Changfeng gave Emperor Qianwu a reassuring look, and said confidently: "What are you afraid of if the treasury has no money?" What this prince is best at is making money! ”
Hearing this, Emperor Qianwu was overjoyed, and hurriedly asked, "Do you have any other good ideas?" ”
Li Changfeng waved his hand and said, "This retainer hasn't thought about it yet, I'll tell you later, let's continue to talk about the artillery battalion and the musket battalion." ”
Emperor Qianwu did not dwell on this issue, nodded, and continued to discuss the matter of the artillery battalion and the musket battalion.
Soon, the specifics were settled.
For the sake of secrecy, the camp was chosen to be inside the Emperor's Imperial Mansion, which was a place that ordinary people would not dare to set foot in.
In the entire camp, except for Emperor Qianwu, no one was allowed to set foot on it, not even other princes.
In order to ensure the absolute loyalty of every soldier in the artillery battalion to the Great Commander, all of them had to be selected from the Imperial Forest Army.
This matter will not be announced to the public.
Of course, it is impossible to hide such a thing as sending 2,000 Royal Forest troops.
In order to ensure that the secret is not leaked, Li Changfeng has the right to kill all those who dare to spy on the two battalions.
In the end, Li Changfeng put forward another request, that is, to pull Li Jianye over and let him be responsible for the daily supervision and training.
The reason why Li Changfeng did this was on the one hand to completely reassure Emperor Qianwu and pin his hopes on Emperor Qianwu's trust, which was stupid in his opinion.
On the other hand, Li Changfeng himself wants to be lazy, he doesn't want to soak in the barracks every day, that life is too boring.
If Li Jianye is in charge of daily affairs, he can do whatever he wants.
In this regard, Emperor Qianwu naturally would not refuse.
When the sun was about to set, the two of them discussed the details.
Li Changfeng didn't care about the next thing, and he would go again after the personnel selection was completed and the camp construction was completed.
Just as Li Changfeng was about to leave, he thought of another thing, so he said: "Father, you have to give your son a piece of land." ”
Emperor Qianwu said helplessly: "What is it for?" You caused such a big mess in the Xuanzheng Hall today, how can you give land now? ”
Li Changfeng said with some contempt: "Whether it is to manufacture artillery muskets or to improve them, it is necessary to establish factories and scientific research institutes in local areas, which is an urgent matter, as for how to do it, it is your problem." ”
Emperor Qianwu glared at Li Changfeng, rubbed his eyebrows and said with some pain: "What else can I do besides giving you the land of My Emperor Village?" ”
Li Changfeng gave a thumbs up: "My father is really generous, and my sons don't want much, just a thousand acres!" ”
Emperor Qianwu's eyes widened: "Why don't you go and grab it?!" ”
Li Changfeng immediately shouted and complained: "To make artillery and muskets, you need a big steel mill, right?" Besides, artillery must be experimenting, how can it be done without a place? Bombardment? ”
Emperor Qianwu was speechless for a moment, and after a moment of silence, he said helplessly: "Okay, okay, a thousand acres is a thousand acres, can't I give it?" ”
Li Changfeng smiled: "That's good, there is one last thing, how can you do these without money?" Erchen didn't ask for much, so he took out 100,000 taels. ”
Emperor Qianwu stood up suddenly, and said angrily: "One hundred thousand taels? Some time ago, 200,000 taels were taken out from the flood in Shangzhou, and now there are less than 300,000 taels left in the empty treasury, how can you take out so much silver? Don't even think about it! ”
Li Changfeng smiled and said: "It doesn't matter if the treasury has no money, isn't your inner money rich?" ”
Emperor Qianwu immediately showed a vigilant look, and hurriedly said: "Don't you fight the idea of my internal money, so many people in the palace still rely on me to feed, didn't you say that the state pays for artillery and muskets?" Want to make money or don't want to invest? ”
Li Changfeng was overjoyed.
That's what I'm waiting for!
Since you don't want to invest, then don't want to get involved in the arms business in the future!
As for the little money invested, it was nothing to him.
However, he still made a look of embarrassment on the surface, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay! This Qian Erchen is out, and I have never seen your father who is so searching! ”
Seeing Li Changfeng's expression, Emperor Qianwu also felt a little embarrassed, and coughed dryly: "Xiao Jiu, don't blame me, the main thing is that Daqian is indeed a little poor now, and you can rest assured that your benefits will be indispensable in arms procurement in the future." ”
After pondering for a while, Emperor Qianwu added: "That's it, I'll just give you Baishi City as a fief, but not now, you just caused such a big thing, let's talk about it later, it's always okay, right?" ”
Hearing this, Li Changfeng's face was much better, and he nodded: "Okay, who made you the father of Erchen?" Let's take advantage of it. ”
"Stinky boy!" Emperor Qianwu scolded with a smile, glanced at the sky and said, "Just stay in the palace and have dinner." ”
Li Changfeng hurriedly shook his head: "Father, forget it, the ministers are almost tired from such a long carriage ride, and they have to go back to the house to rest." ”
He wasn't really tired.
It's that he really doesn't like the skills of the imperial chef in the palace, plus he eats out during this time, and the bird has already faded out of his mouth, so he just wants to go home and let the chef of Diandude give him a good meal.
Emperor Qianwu did not doubt him, waved his hand and said, "Get out, I will be upset when I look at you!" ”
Although he said this, there was no anger on his face, but there was a sincere expression of happiness.
You know, it's a great honor to be able to dine with him, which prince doesn't want it?
Only Li Changfeng's true temperament did not have the slightest pretentiousness in front of him, which made him feel the feeling of being truly regarded as a father.
Li Changfeng said with a sigh: "It's good to see that Erchen is annoying, and there will be nothing to summon Erchen in the future!" ”
Suddenly, Emperor Qianwu's good mood was gone.
Seeing this, Li Changfeng hurriedly left, without dragging his feet in the slightest.
It was already completely dark, but the inside of his mansion was brightly lit.
Knowing that Li Changfeng had returned to Beijing, Bingbing and Xiaotong had already asked the chef of Diandude to prepare dinner and stood at the gate waiting for Li Changfeng.
As Li Changfeng's personal maid, Xu Fenger naturally stood at the door to greet her, with a shallow smile on her face, but her heart was extremely complicated.
She had already received news that the Fengtian Society had lost two waves of elite men in a row, including a second-grade grandmaster, and the losses were extremely heavy.
At the same time, Master Feng also gave her a death order, and it was necessary to find out the details of Li Changfeng and find out if there was a great master hidden by his side.
This made her feel unbelievable, how did Li Changfeng do it?
It shouldn't be!
During the days when she served Li Changfeng, Li Changfeng was eating, drinking and having fun every day, and he could not be a master at all.
And the people around him didn't see any hidden masters.
She wanted to check, but she didn't know how to do it.
Just as she was thinking about this, Li Changfeng came in a carriage, Bingbing and Xiaotong hurriedly greeted her, and she didn't want to follow closely behind.
"Your Highness, you're finally back!" Bingbing was crying.
Xiaotong even shed tears directly, and sobbed softly: "I heard that Your Highness was assassinated, are you okay?" ”
Xu Feng'er was helpless, it was impossible for her to squeeze out tears, so she could only make a concerned look and ask, "Your Highness, is it really His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince who did it?" ”
Li Changfeng first hugged Bingbing and Xiaotong into his arms and comforted him, and then glanced at Xu Feng'er meaningfully and said, "Who else can there be besides her?" The whole Daqian is also because he has an enmity with me! ”
Hearing this, Xu Feng'er suddenly felt relieved.
Since Li Changfeng counted the assassination on Li Ji's head, then the looting of gunpowder will naturally be counted on Li Ji's head, so he won't come back to suspect her and Fengtianhui.
Li Changfeng didn't say anything more about it, and began to hand over Bingbing and Xiaotong, causing the two girls to laugh again and again, and walked towards the mansion.
Xu Feng'er's face was red, and she scolded the disciple and followed her to the restaurant.
Seeing the food made by Chef Diandude, Li Changfeng's index fingers moved and he feasted on it.
After eating for a while, Xu Feng'er thought for a while, and deliberately said with a look of admiration: "Your Highness saved millions of people in Shangzhou, you are really a good person of the first class in the world, and now there is no one in the entire capital who does not exaggerate your merits, I don't know how Your Highness opened a gap in Liyu Mountain, can you tell us about it?" ”
Li Changfeng laughed and said: "It's a little amazing to say this, that day, when the prince arrived at the foot of Liyu Mountain, suddenly a thunderbolt fell from the sky and split the cliff, which simply and easily solved the flood in Shangzhou!" ”
Xu Fenger secretly scolded Li Changfeng for being cunning, but she didn't want to say it but made up such an outrageous reason, she really took her for a fool.
However, she didn't want to ask, otherwise there would be a risk of exposure, so she showed a shocked look and said, "The folklore is actually true?!" That's amazing, isn't it? ”
Li Changfeng was noncommittal and continued to cook.
After being full of wine and food, under the service of Bingbing and Xiaotong, Li Changfeng rested.
Lying on the bed, Li Changfeng thought of the second prince Li Shou.
"It's time to clean you up!"
He didn't say to anyone that the second prince Li Shou assassinated him, and even let Li Ji carry this black cauldron, but it didn't mean that he would let Li Shou go.
Originally, he didn't want to fight with a prince with real power like Li Shou, but since the other party had killed him, he wouldn't sit still.
It is unrealistic to kill Li Shou at one time, and it must be done gradually.
Since Li Shou is so rich that he can afford to hire a killer in the world, the first step is to make him a poor bastard!
Li Changfeng began to plan in his heart.
(End of chapter)