Emperor Sun made his fortune from scratch

At present, some of the sources of ordnance of the Zhaowu

army were looted from the Zhang family, and the other part was purchased from the Nanzheng Lan family; with the rapid expansion of the number of the Zhaowu army, Li Zhao purchased more and more ordnance.

The problem is that Lan's heart is too dark, and the armament is getting more and more expensive. Last time, I also recommended heavy armor to Yang Zhi, and the price of a pair of heavy armor was three hundred taels, which was simply a money grab.

Li Zhao had to buy not only ordnance, but also food to feed everyone in the three cottages. In the past two months alone, 100,000 taels have been spent on the purchase of grain from Nanzheng, Liucheng and other places.

Although the amount of money stolen from the Zhang family is huge, it is estimated that it will not last even three months at the current rate of consumption.

Fortunately, some time ago, a large amount of silver was brought from Xihengling, otherwise the situation would be even more difficult.

Deng Xin and Yang Zhi are both from Hanzhong and are familiar with the situation in Hanzhong, so they plan to let the two go to Nanzheng to recruit some blacksmiths or craftsmen.

Li Zhao decided to establish an ordnance department on Heihuling, specializing in the creation of various types of ordnance. If you blindly rely on the Lan family, it won't be long before the whole army will have to eat dirt.

After Yang Zhi knew Li Zhao's thoughts, he said: "This matter needs to be low-key, and the last general suggested that it is best not to recruit craftsmen from Nanzheng, and they can go to other cities." "

Why?" Li Zhao wondered.

Nanzheng is the capital of Hanzhong, and there are various craftsmen in the city, far more than other cities.

There was a hint of hatred in Yang Zhi's eyes, "The last time I met with Steward Zheng, this person threatened me that if the cottage built its own ordnance or bought it from other places, the Lan family would immediately cut off the supply." The last general even suspected that the Lan family might use other despicable means.

Li Zhao was angry, and his voice was cold, "Bear with it for the time being, and then settle accounts with them in the future." After a pause, he said: "Go to Liucheng and Guangyan to recruit craftsmen." Don't be stingy with money, take people first. If they really don't want to come, you two can do whatever you want.

"Bows and crossbows are mainly made of wood, so it's easier to do. However, to make long knives and armor, it is necessary to use pig iron, which is controlled by the government and is not easy to buy. Deng Xin said.

"No matter how hard it is, find a way to do it. Every blacksmith shop went to ask where their pig iron was bought from. Ben Shuai doesn't believe in evil, and he can't buy things if he has money. Li Zhao said sharply.

"It takes less time and effort to forge a long knife. But armor is different, and a pair of armor can take at least a few months. Deng Xin said.

"Let's start with the long knives. "

The main role of armor is to "reduce injuries", helping soldiers to go from fatal injuries to serious injuries, from serious injuries and disabilities to minor injuries, and minor injuries to abrasions. But to expect to be invulnerable with armor, don't even think about it. In peacetime training, the soldiers will also be trained to deal with the armor soldiers. The last time the Zhang family was attacked, many of the Zhang family soldiers were still killed in armor. Moreover, wearing armor will also consume a certain amount of physical strength of the soldiers.

"This mission is very important, I hope you don't disappoint Ben Shuai. Li Zhao said solemnly.

"Don't worry, we will do our best. The

two did not delay long, and immediately led people down the mountain.

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After Zhang Xingyuan and Zhang Xingmao returned to Nanzheng, they first sold a few shops of the Zhang family, and sent half of the money they earned to Wang Jing's mansion.

Then he went to see Wang Jing and asked for permission for them to take away 2,000 soldiers from Nanzheng and 1,000 soldiers from Luxian County, go to Liucheng, and exterminate all the cottages near Liucheng.

Wang Jing hesitated a little and asked: "These cottage pariahs can really be easily destroyed, and there won't be any trouble, right?"

Zhang Xingmao swore and said: "Please rest assured, my two brothers have already found out." These untouchables, who don't even have swords, how can they resist our army. He added: "After this victory, thirty percent of the captured will be given to adults."

Wang Jing's eyes were full of greed, "Since you are all ready, let's do it." The

two brothers were overjoyed and hurriedly expressed their gratitude.

I thought this was the end of the matter, but I didn't expect something to happen.

Yang Mingsheng, the Taishou of Luxian County, was shocked when he learned of this and rushed to Nanzheng overnight.

"Xiaguan has seen Lord Wang. Yang Mingsheng saluted.

Wang Jing was unhappy with Yang Mingsheng's sudden arrival, he was very disgusted with this person in his heart, and Yang Mingsheng did not cooperate with him in many things.

"I heard that the adults are going to send troops to exterminate all the cottages outside Liucheng, but is there such a thing?" Yang Mingsheng asked.

"Is there anything wrong with this?"

"This move is very inappropriate, those people who live in the cottage were originally ordinary people in Hanzhong. Unable to make ends meet, he was forced to flee to the mountains. If the adults encircle and suppress them again, won't they be given no way to live? Yang Mingsheng's attitude was a little excited.

"Bold! Nonsense, this official has always loved the people like a son. Those are rebellious people, who do not obey the discipline of the government, and should have been killed a long time ago.

"Ants are still alive, let alone human. Nowadays, I can't even make a living. When they find that there is no way out, will they really be willing

to wait for death?" "What if they are unwilling to wait for death, what can these untouchables do?" Wang Jing looked disdainful.

"I advise adults not to underestimate them, once something happens, it will be too late to regret it. Yang Mingsheng still insisted.

"Shut up, you're full of gibberish. Do you know how many of our Daqi troops are in Hanzhong, with 50,000 people? Even if they really dared to rebel, an army of 50,000 could kill them in an instant. "

Your Excellency.......... Yang Mingsheng still wants to persuade again.

Wang Jing had lost patience and waved his hand, "Okay, if you're done, go back." I have the military power in Hanzhong, and the 1,000 soldiers in Luxian County, even if you don't agree, I can transfer them.

Yang Mingsheng was very angry, did not leave, and looked at Wang Jing deadly, "If your Excellency insists on using soldiers, I will go to the imperial court, and I believe that Your Majesty will judge right and wrong."

Wang Jing was instantly furious, stood up, pointed at Yang Mingsheng, and said fiercely: "Okay, okay, you go and play." The official will also play to the court on this matter to see who can fight whom.

Yang Mingsheng brushed his sleeves and left.

After he left, Wang Jingqi dropped several vases in a row, gritted his teeth and said: "It's really a bastard, it should have died a long time ago."

Knowing that Yang Mingsheng would definitely go to the imperial court, Wang Jing decided to make a preemptive move, quickly wrote a memo, and sent it to Jinling as soon as possible.

He was not worried in his heart, Yang Mingsheng did not have a backstage. And behind him stood the three princes, and Wang Guifei would also help him speak.

For Wang Jing, whether it is the affairs of Hanzhong or Yang Mingsheng's non-cooperation, it is not the most important thing.

What really matters is the dispute between the DPRK and China for succession. Emperor Qi was slightly younger than Emperor Wei, but he was also over fifty years old. Recently, news came out that the emperor was unwell. As a result, the competition for the throne between the princes became increasingly fierce, and the ministers of the DPRK and China also stood in line.

If the three princes can succeed to the throne, Wang Jing will soar. As for the extermination of the rebellious people in Hanzhong, it was just a trivial matter for him.

But what he didn't expect was that in addition to Yang Mingsheng's opposition, Nanzheng generals Shi Mu and Chu Zhongyun also resolutely opposed sending troops. Wang Jing had no choice but to give up temporarily.

Shi Mu also reminded Wang Jing that there were powerful people in the city who sold ordnance without authorization, and this matter was not trivial, and suggested that he strengthen the control of pig iron, but Wang Jing was unhappy and ignored it.