In the main hall of the Kyoto Imperial Palace, Qin Yu carefully looked at Zhou Jin, who was standing with his hands tied, and couldn't see any expression.

"How many pieces of this artillery Xiao Jiu have?"

Listening to Qin Yu's slightly questioning tone, Zhou Jin still looked calm and light.

"Emperor, there are only a few artillery pieces in Lingshui County."

Listening to Zhou Jin's slow speech, Qin Yu didn't believe it, but he didn't expose it, just quietly continued to stare at the other party.

The scene was a little deserted for a while, and seeing this, Zhou Jin had no choice but to continue to say to Qin Yu: "Emperor, you must know that this artillery is cast of 100 steel. ”

"Even if all the financial resources of Lingshui County are exhausted, they will not be able to build a few."

When Qin Yu heard this, he was unwilling to continue to make a fuss about the cannonball, but asked about the cannonball and the gunpowder that triggered the primer.

For the cannonballs, Zhou Jin naturally knew everything and told the production process 1510.

After all, even if he tried to hide it, the skilled craftsmen in Kyoto would be able to disassemble the structure of the cannonballs.

But the ratio of gunpowder was something they couldn't easily decipher.

Therefore, Zhou Jin only used the cannonballs without talking about the core gunpowder, and firmly controlled the technology in the palm of his hand.

Qin Yu naturally understood that the kind of raw materials filled in the shell was the key, but Zhou Jin didn't want to say it, and he couldn't help it.

Faced with this weapon that can subvert people's cognition, Qin Yu still decided to deceive the other party.

"Zhou Jin, I know that you don't know the core thing."

"But the whole world is not the king's land, do you still want to continue to hide it for Xiao Jiu?"

Qin Yu suddenly scolded Zhou Jin, causing several palace people standing on the side in the main hall to be full of spirits.

And Zhou Jin looked at Qin Yu, who suddenly asked questions, but he didn't panic because of this.

"Emperor, I, Zhou Jin, am just a small county town owner, and I have no right to know about this military aircraft event."

"I really don't know the geometry of the raw materials for artillery projectiles."

After speaking, he bowed and knelt directly in the main hall.

Seeing this, Qin Yu couldn't continue to ask, although he didn't know whether what Zhou Jin said was true or not, but if he continued to ask, he was afraid that it would backfire.

You must know that between Lingshui County and Kyoto, Jizhou and Yuzhou are separated.

Thinking about this, Qin Yu settled down, let Zhou Jin get up and gave him a seat to start discussing the value of this artillery.

Regarding the cannon offered by Lingshui County this time, Qin Yu knew that Xiao Jiu would definitely not be sent to Kyoto in vain.

If you want to get more cannons and shells to use, you must exchange them at an equal price, just like the batch of military crossbows that Wang Meng ordered in Lingshui County before, and buy them in the form of arms sales.

Qin Yu also checked the military crossbow made in Lingshui County before, although he thought the workmanship was good, but that was the case.

Now the two cannons pulled all the way from Lingshui County are different, compared to the crossbow, which still belongs to the category of cold weapons, the power of the cannon is enough to suppress the heavy weapon of the first army.

Qin Yu wanted to get the method of making the cannon, but Zhou Jin couldn't ask anything if he didn't let go, so he had to think about using the form of procurement to see if he could exchange a few pieces.

After Qin Yu was ready to negotiate the value of the cannon with Zhou Jin, Zhou Jin doubled the price given by Xiao Jiu before leaving and reported it to the other party.

In addition to the two artillery pieces that were pulled to Kyoto, three more will be included in the follow-up and will be sent to Kyoto in the near future.

What Xiao Jiu really wanted to sell was not the thick barrel, but the gunpowder and cannonballs when used.

Of course, when these cannons reach the end of their useful life, they will have to buy new ones.

The price of the cannonballs was quickly finalized, and each cannonball would be sold to the imperial court at dozens of times the cost price.

In addition, Zhou Jin also received an edict from the emperor that allowed him to go to the capital for trade.

With this, shochu, ironware, and other goods produced in Lingshui Prefecture can be sold directly in the Kyoto area.

You must know that now the entire northern border has been affected by drought, and only the emperor called Kyoto at his feet to be peaceful.

Although Kyoto has experienced a lot of turmoil before, it does not affect the huge amount of money and food that those dignitaries in the city have.

The people in Kyoto City are not as popular as the rest of the prefectures and counties, and these people can form a powerful purchasing power when they come together, and Xiao Jiu has also planned for a long time.

When Zhou Jin came out of the palace, he also announced the perfect end of the trip to Kyoto.

After that, Zhou Jin lived in Kyoto City for a few days before returning to Lingshui County.

During this period, many people in the city came to secretly contact Zhou Jin or some Xiao Zi Battalion soldiers, but Zhou Jin refused all of them, and even specially issued a gag order to the accompanying soldiers.

During his stay in Kyoto, Zhou Jin refused a group of strangers who came to inquire about him, but went to Dazai Li Li's house for a private visit, and sent two letters to the concierge of Li Mansion before leaving.

The letters were naturally written by Xiao Jiu, one was for Li Li, and the other was naturally for his only daughter Li Luoyao.

After leaving Kyoto, Zhou Jin and his entourage, who traveled lightly, did not rush back the same way, but went to Yuzhou along the way.

Although the cannon that was originally going to be sent to Yuzhou was directly detained by Qin Yu in Kyoto, Zhou Jin felt that it was still necessary to take a trip.

Not to mention the sale of cannons to the Yuzhou army, let's just say that now that all parts of the country are expanding their armaments, then Yuzhou Mansion will inevitably need a large amount of pig iron to forge blades.

This time, Zhou Jin's 100-person mission not only brought cannons, but also a lot of steel knives produced in Lingshui County.

The quality of this blade is not to say that it is the best in the world, but it is enough to crush the "waste products" made by the state capital.

In addition to visiting the governor of Yuzhou, Zhou Jin had the idea of exploring the disaster situation in Yuzhou by the way.

Just when Zhou Jin rushed all the way to Yuzhou, different scenes were also being staged in Kyoto.

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Kyoto, Imperial Palace.

Qin Yu sat on a chair in the study and looked up at the roof as if thinking, while Yun Bi on the opposite side stood silently with his hands tied.

It didn't take long to hear Qin Yu talking to himself with emotion.

"I didn't expect this Xiao Jiu to be an infatuated person."

Zhou Jin had been closely watched by Qin Yu when he was living in Kyoto before, and after learning that the other party had gone to Dazaifu to pay a visit, he directly summoned Li Li.

After hearing that Xiao Jiu had a secret affection for Li Li's daughter, Qin Yu was constantly thinking about how to take advantage of this opportunity.

After thinking about it for a long time, Qin Yu made his own decision.

"Spread the decree, crown Li Li's daughter Li Luoyao as a Kyoto singing and dancing teacher, and give Xiao Jiu the marriage of Lingshui County."

As Qin Yu's voice fell, the eunuch in the study quickly drafted the edict and sent it by Yun Bi.

Now Xiao Jiu is no longer the dispensable little person he was at the beginning.

Not to mention the cannons brought by Zhou Jin this time, just occupying Lingshui County in Qingzhou to block the Qingzhou army that came to crusade was enough to make these courtiers look at it differently.

At the beginning, Qin Yu sealed Xiao Jiu as the Lingshui County Commander completely to prevent Lu Yaoliang, who was far away in Qingzhou, as a nail to be nailed in Qingzhou to disgust the other party.

But with the passage of time, Xiao Jiu gradually gained a foothold in Lingshui County, which is located on the border of the three states, which was somewhat unexpected by him.

It is undeniable that Xiao Jiu is indeed a talent, and the decree to marry at this time is also to let Xiao Jiu have a greater sense of belonging to the imperial court.

Besides, it's not your own daughter who married out this time, so why not use someone else's daughter to give you a favor?