Become a feudal king from today

Three days later. ReadМ

"General, five of them were seriously injured and could not be rescued. The others have improved. If you continue to take medicine, there should be no big problem."

early morning.

Li Xingjian reported to Mo Zhai the situation of the wounded soldiers.

In the past few days, he has been taking care of the wounded soldiers in the west courtyard with his senior brother Hu Yan.

Mo Zhai has been staying in the post house prepared for him by Zhao Xu.

This was his request to King Yan.

After all, General Yanguan's contact with the prince alone would definitely cause criticism.

Therefore, in addition to normal contact with King Yan, he did not want to be too close to King Yan, so as not to bring trouble to himself and King Yan.

Although he was in Yanzhou, there were countless pairs of eyes staring at this place in the court.

"Well, Prince Yan is indeed quite capable." Mo Zhai dropped the scroll.

In the past few days, although he did not go to the palace, he heard a lot about King Yan's deeds in Yan County in the post house.

Every thing among them surprised him, and he felt deeply that this King Yan was different from other princes.

"As he said, if this medicine is used in time, more soldiers can be saved." Mo Zhai said slowly.

Then he walked out, "Let's go to the palace and ask King Yan how he plans to sell it. After deciding on the matter, we will return to Yan Pass."

After that, the group came to the palace again.

After the gatekeeper informed them, he came back and ushered them into the living room.

"Your Highness's medicine is indeed miraculous. When I return, I will make a note to Your Majesty and praise this medicine." Mo Zhai said with a smile.

Then he changed his tone and said, "I just don't know how His Highness plans to sell this medicine?"

Mo Zhai has been nervous these days, and Zhao Xu is equally nervous.

But he was relieved after learning that most of the wounded soldiers were getting better.

He also guessed that it was time for Mo Zhai to come find him.

Hearing this, he said: "To be honest, General, the liquor brewed by the royal palace must be used in the secret preparation process of this medicine. The cost is not low. For such a big bottle, one bottle will probably cost one or two silver."

He was holding a small porcelain bottle with a thin neck, which had a capacity of one hundred milliliters.

The medicinal wine made from one ton of garlic can fill five thousand of these small bottles.

A normal wounded soldier only needs three to five bottles.

"One tael of silver!" Mo Zhai almost spit a mouthful of tea onto Zhao Xu's face.

"You might as well go and grab it." He screamed in his mind.

From the time he arrived in Yan County to today, he felt good about King Yan's character.

It was only now that he discovered that King Yan was actually a profiteer.

"Is it expensive?" Zhao Xu deliberately showed doubts in his eyes, "A soldier's monthly salary is only two taels. Isn't it worth saving three or five bottles to save a soldier's life? General, you are a military man, you should understand that a hundred The value of war veterans is that it would be a pity if they died due to minor injuries.”

Mo Zhai looked at Zhao Xu and was speechless, because what he said made sense.

One thousand taels of silver cannot buy the life of an elite veteran.

After pondering for a long time, he said: "I'm afraid this matter will have to be reported to His Majesty. If His Majesty agrees, the purchase can be made. After all, Yanguan needs a lot."

"It doesn't matter, I can wait." Zhao Xu smiled.

It would be better if this advertisement reached the imperial court.

As for selling it for one tael of silver, it is indeed a bit expensive compared to the low cost.

But that’s why it’s so expensive.

It is better for the military pay allocated by the treasury to go into his pocket than to go into the hands of the powerful people in Dasong.

Give it to him, and he can still defend himself against foreign enemies.

If you give money to powerful people, do you think they have no money to rebel?

"In that case, I will take my leave. When there is news, I will send someone to Yan County to pick up the goods." Mo Zhai stood up and saluted.

Zhao Xu returned the gift, followed him out of the palace, and then sent Mo Zhai to the city gate.

Watching the group of people disappear into the smoke and dust of the official road, he sighed softly.

The reason why Yanzhou has been able to remain in chaos in recent years is because of this veteran guarding Yanguan and at the same time frightening the Yuan family.

He should be grateful to him for being alive to this day.

Otherwise, when he recruits the royal family's troops, the wealthy people in Yan County may raise their troops to attack the Yan palace.

And this time, even though Mo Zhai came one by one, he only came for the secret medicine.

But he knew in his heart that a secret medicine to heal wounds would not be enough for him to take action personally.

The reason why he came here was probably to explore his true identity personally.

In this way, if Yanzhou is in crisis, he may be able to use himself as a helper.

However, from this point of view, the veteran is not optimistic about the current situation in Yanzhou.

"Your Highness, how come so much iron ore and coal have entered the city in the past two days?"

Just as he was thinking about it, Liu Fu suddenly pointed to a cart pulled by a team of donkeys behind him, which was filled with iron ore.

Not far behind the motorcade, there were people carrying limestone.

Xu Lie knew about this and couldn't help but laugh.

"Your Highness's method really works. Looking at how busy he is, the Bingzhang Division has nothing to worry about now."

Zhao Xu threw the Yanguan matter out of his mind and remembered the task he had given Dong An and others some time ago.

After calculating the time, it's almost time.

So, he immediately turned around and went to the trading house.

At this time, the trading house was much deserted than before.

He asked and found that these wealthy children were still busy.

"How much money have they withdrawn in total these days?" Zhao Xu asked.

Because they were worried about cheating, all the raw materials purchased for the military commander were paid for by the palace.

He also specially asked Qin Zhangfang to keep an eye on him.

"There are already 130,000 taels." Qin Zhang checked and said.

Zhao Xu nodded, he didn't feel sorry for Yinzi.

The raw materials purchased with this silver will eventually be turned into armor for soldiers.

The more they buy, the better, since these things will always be needed anyway.

Just as he was asking, Dong An and Yang He came over noisily.

"Admit defeat, the director of the trading company is mine." Dong An looked up and laughed, "If you call me big brother, I may be able to advise His Highness and let you be the deputy director."

"You will lose if you fart. I will have a boatload of coal cakes outside the city tomorrow." Yang He jumped.

After quarreling all the way to the trading house, the two men immediately stopped talking when they saw Zhao Xu, and came over to salute with a smile.

"Looking at you, you are very confident." Zhao Xu said with a smile.

The two looked at each other and said, "To be honest with Your Highness, winning or losing is only between the two of us."

"You're not cheating, right?" Zhao Xu looked joking.

"Of course not." The two shook their heads like rattles when they heard this.

Zhao Xu nodded and asked them how to buy goods.

While talking, many children from wealthy families came back one after another.

Compared to Dong An and Yang He's pride, they were both a little downcast.

Zhao Xu was a little puzzled.

Do these two guys really have real talents?

Tomorrow he would like to ask Tsui Hark and others how they handled things.

"Tomorrow is the last day." Zhao Xu said, "The officials of the commercial bank will make a decision then."

After leaving these words, he got up and went to the Bingzhan Division.

At this time, Wang Ying was experimenting with steelmaking with the craftsmen, using graphite crucibles.

"Your Highness is really amazing. The warehouse of the War Department has been full in the past two days. I no longer have to worry about raw materials. I can devote myself to studying the skills that Your Highness has asked." Seeing Zhao Xu, Wang Ying praised him fiercely.

Liu Fu looked at the molten steel in the crucible, shook his head and clicked his tongue. This was the first time he had seen this thing.

He couldn't help but put away his contempt for Wang Ying.

"Well, that's good. How about the steel smelted in this crucible?" Zhao Xu asked.

He looked up.

The molten iron from the blast furnace not far away flows into the pool below.

The craftsman beside the pool began to stir vigorously.

Afterwards, the steel-making craftsman used a pottery spoon to scoop out the molten iron and put it into the crucible.

After the time is up, it is poured into a mold, which is a wide ceramic plate.

The shapes carved on it are like fish scales, which are the molds used to pour the scales.