Ever since he visited the iron workshop in the north of Xiajing City, King Qian has been struggling with one thing these days, that is, whether or not to move this broken yamen to the north of the city.
That day he couldn't hold it in any longer, so he asked Mr. Zhang, "The princess wanted to move the Yamen to the north of the city. What did you think of this?"
Mr. Zhang reminded: "Your Majesty, please don't forget the background of the princess when she said this. At that time, she was forced by several aristocratic families to have no choice but to decide to move the Yamen to the north of the city, thereby boosting the popularity of the north of the city."
King Qian looked troubled, "It is precisely because of this that I am troubled, but relocating the government office requires a lot of money, which is a burden for Lingnan, which is now waiting for a new one."
"Relocating the Yamen to the north of the city can boost the economy in the north of the city and increase taxes on the palace. In the long run, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages. Now that the palace has salt fields, the palace can afford this expenditure."
Mr. Zhang was really speechless at the prince's expression that looked like he was being cut off.
King Qian said, as a person in power in a place, the local financial expenditure is really painful. "The palace can afford this expenditure. What I am worried about is that the military and government in Lingnan will use money in all aspects. The palace's money is simply not enough."
I just want to save a little bit on various expenses.”
Mr. Zhang stroked his beard, thought for a moment, and said, "If the prince is unwilling to take the money from the treasury, I have a way to solve it."
"What can you do? Don't tell me whose house is being raided again?"
When Mr. Zhang heard this, he wanted to roll his eyes. He really looked down on him, didn't he?
"My lord, confiscating homes is not a long-term solution after all. I never expect to get rich by confiscating homes."
"Oh." King Qian looked at him in surprise and asked with some anticipation: "Sir, why don't you tell me about your good strategy in detail?"
Mr. Zhang coughed lightly and said, "Ahem, well, Wei Chen also got the inspiration from the princess."
"The princess bought all the wasteland in the north of the city. At that time, Wei Chen asked her what was the use of buying so much depreciated land?" Mr. Zhang looked at King Qian, "What do you think the princess said?"
King Qian asked casually: "How do you say that?"
"The princess said that when the north of the city becomes prosperous, the land there will be sold for sky-high prices."
King Qian was a little confused by his rhythm, "Is there any connection between the sky-high price in the north of the city and my relocation of the government office?"
Mr. Zhang said softly: "By analogy, if the princess's land can be auctioned, then our land can also be auctioned."
King Qian: "."
When Mr. Zhang saw King Qian, he still looked confused. This time, he did not try to trick people's appetites, but made a ploy, "Since we are going to move the Yamen to the north of the city, the original site of the Yamen will now be abandoned. Instead of being abandoned, we might as well reuse the waste.
Put it up for auction in the government office, and the one with the highest price will get it."
"I believe that the price of a house with a very large area on Main Street will not be too low. Maybe the money from the auction will be more than enough to build a government office in the north of the city. By then, won't the prince need to allocate funds from the government treasury?"
"Crack!"
King Qian slapped himself on the forehead and said suddenly: "Why didn't I think of this?"
"Sir, you are indeed well-deserved for your reputation as a strategist. You still have an idea."
Mr. Zhang did not dare to take credit, "The prince gives you the reward, but the humble minister is just picking on others."
"No matter whose idea it was, since we have decided to move the government office this time, we will try to auction the old site and communicate with the buyer then. The old government office site can be transferred, but we will not do it until the new government office is built.
Move away.”
Mr. Zhang complimented: "The prince is still thoughtful, so we will do as the prince said."
After solving a problem, King Qian was in an unprecedented good mood. He laughed and said: "Okay, I will leave the auction to you. Didn't Princess Chengbei leave a piece of land for the Yamen, so let's use it first. You go
Recruit some migrant workers and choose an auspicious day to start construction."
Once the matter was discussed, everything was prepared in full swing.
The ancient talent market in Fucheng was nothing more than an open space in the city.
Early every morning in the open space, men would come here one after another looking for work. They would stand here and let their employers choose them or take the initiative to recommend themselves to the employers.
But generally speaking, there is less work and more people, more monks and less food. Some people who have no skills and rely on brute force often have to wait from morning until afternoon without finding work.
This situation has been alleviated in recent times, that is, a large-scale workshop has been built in the north of the city. Many people have worked there for a period of time and earned some money, which has temporarily alleviated the family's plight.
Therefore, there were many people in the open space who had been waiting for a long time. Even so, there was no sign of urgency on their faces.
That afternoon, those who stayed here thought that today was just another day of waiting with nothing to gain. Unexpectedly, in the middle of the afternoon, a steward wearing a brocade robe came unexpectedly.
He stood in the middle of the open space and announced that the new government office in the north of the city would need work, but any masons, carpenters, and strong men who could spare time could sign up.
As soon as these words came out, the whole place was in an uproar.
We just recruited people to build a workshop in the north of the city some time ago. What does it mean to have a new government office here?
Could it be that the government office is moving to the north of the city? Why did King Qian like the deserted and chaotic north of the city?
Such a deserted place can be favored by the nobles of Tianhuang. Is it good Feng Shui or Feng Shui?
As soon as the news came out, businessmen with a keen sense of smell seemed to smell the smell of copper coins. After the construction of the new government office started, they quickly ran to the government office to find the owner Bo to buy the wasteland in the north of the city.
When Lord Bo heard the purpose of these people coming here, he couldn't help but shook his head, "The wasteland in the north of the city has been bought long ago. You guys are late."
The merchants were shocked, "Who was the first to take the lead? Now that we have bought all the wasteland in the north of the city, we don't want others to follow us to drink soup! This is simply unreasonable!"
The merchants complained and complained, and then asked unwillingly: "Who is this person? He bought the north of the city. Even one person can't use up so much land. Can you help us ask him about the land transfer?"
After being entrusted by the person, the owner smiled and said: "She left a message. She has no intention to transfer it for the time being. She will notify us when she wants to transfer it. I will inform everyone at that time. Do you think it is okay?"
So what if it’s not good?
They didn't even know who bought the land, so they could only place their hopes on the owner, hoping that he would notify them in time.
Besides, after listening to the steward's words, the men in the open space rushed to queue up to sign up, fearing that if they were late, the quota would be full and they would not be recruited.
If you fail to sign up, you will lose a lot of money. Once you sign up successfully, you will basically have a regular job in the next few months. At least this year's living allowance for your family will be fully earned back.
This steward is Zeng Yan, the steward of the palace.
Zeng Yan and the steward who helped register were surrounded by men.
Especially in the hot afternoon, when men have been outside for a whole day, their clothes are soaked with sweat, then dry again, then dry again, and again, you can imagine how strong the smell of sweat is.
Zeng Yan's face changed due to the smoke, and he shouted loudly, telling everyone not to crowd in line and not to be anxious. As long as they have the skills and the strength, they will definitely want it.
But everyone was so distracted by their fixed jobs that no matter how loud he was, the only thing they worried about and cared about was this job.
Zeng Yan was almost nauseated by the stench of sweat coming from him!
Xia Jing has been keeping her ears off the outside world these days and only cares about steel smelting technology.
To smelt pig iron into steel, the temperature in the furnace must reach at least 1,700 to 2,000 degrees. To reach such a high temperature, traditional wood burning is definitely not possible.
In order to smelt good steel, she spared no effort in manpower and financial resources, and sent people to search for coal mines in the Nanling Mountains. Let alone find one, it should be an area to be precise.
The coal mines in this area have an astonishing amount of underground storage. If it is exclusively supplied to Lingnan, the coal underground can be burned by everyone for dozens or hundreds of years without any problem.
After several days of experiments, she finally smelted steel that she was satisfied with.
After this matter came to an end, Xia Jing had the energy to pay attention to the things around her.
No, it was just a coincidence that she had a rare free time that day. She came to the workshop again, and when she got off the carriage, she discovered the construction site in the distance.
After asking, Ye Fei told her: "Princess, the prince has decided to move the government office. The construction site currently under construction is the new government office construction site."
Xia Jing was stunned, "When did the prince make the decision? Why didn't I know?"
"Just a few days ago." Ye Fei scratched his nose. It was not convenient for him to answer the following questions. As subordinates, they should not interfere with the affairs of the master and his wife.
Xia Jing nodded clearly and got into the carriage silently.
When the carriage returned to the palace, when passing by the garden, they met King Qian on the tree-lined avenue who was exercising in the garden before the sun went down.
She stopped as she passed him.
King Qian was sweating profusely and noticed someone passing by. He wiped his sweat and turned around to look over.
He didn't expect it to be Xia Jing, so he was slightly stunned.
In just this moment, Xia Jing asked: "Are you willing to give up the money?"
"ah?"
King Qian was asked a question that had no beginning and no end, leaving Monk Zhanger confused.
Xia Jing saw that he was stunned, so she explained, "I asked you to build a new government office, why are you willing to spend money?"
After hearing this, King Qian felt a little distressed in his heart, but his face was very arrogant. He snorted coldly, "What do you mean by this, Princess? Is it possible that in your mind, I am such a stingy person? You are unavoidable
You underestimate your husband and me!"
Xia Jing didn't tolerate him. She rolled her eyes in front of him and tried to take advantage of him, emphasizing that they were husband and wife? But she didn't suffer from amnesia!
King Qian looked at her expression and asked with a smile: "Why, you don't believe me?"
Of course Xia Jing didn't believe him and looked at him suspiciously, "Have you recently obtained new sources of wealth or discovered new ways to make money? Otherwise, with your iron-rooster nature, you really wouldn't be willing to spend a large sum of money to build a new Yamen.
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After hearing this, King Qian was obviously angry and wanted to swear, looking down upon others!
He snorted coldly: "You haven't heard that Shibie will look at me with admiration for three days! Don't always look at me with the same old eyes!"
"oh."
Xia Jing responded lightly, knowing that she couldn't get an answer from him, but it didn't matter, she didn't have to know about it. The reason why she asked today was just out of curiosity.
King Qian looked at her and said, "Oh," and walked past him. He quickly stopped her and said, "Princess came back very early today. Are you finished with your work?"
"Ah, yes, what's the matter with you?" Xia Jing leaned on her back with her hands, a bit ignoring him.
"I just want to ask, you have been busy in the iron workshop recently, have you figured out anything good?"
Yo ho!
This old dude has a very sensitive sense of smell!
Xia Jing nodded, without any intention of hiding anything, "You guessed it right, I have figured out something good, steel that is harder than iron and more flexible."
"Steel?"
"It's steel!"
"Hiss!" King Qian took a breath of air and confirmed in disbelief: "Is it the legendary steel that is as hard as meteorite?"
Xia Jing didn't know what meteorite was, so she thought about it and said, "It's almost the same. A knife forged from this steel can cut iron like mud."
Hearing this, King Qian breathed a little heavier.
Xia Jing was very satisfied with the shock effect. She raised her lips slightly and said, "If the prince wants to use steel in his military workshop, you can order it from me. I will definitely give you a discount as a family, and I will put you first. Others who want to order have to queue up."
back."
King Qian gritted his teeth and pointed at her. "This little girl is only interested in profit. She doesn't care about the relationship between husband and wife at all. She is really heartless and unjust."
The key is that he clearly knows that she is plotting against him, yet there is nothing he can do against her.
Whoever asks others to take one step and think ten steps will be stronger than him at every step, and if he wants to become stronger, he must follow her steps, he has no choice.
Falling into her scheme, King Qian was very depressed.
In the past, he despised submissive women, who were just like wooden beauties, lifeless.
Now there is a thorn in the house, but he can't pick it out and keeps breaking it off. As long as he doesn't follow his lead, she will prick you, causing you pain and happiness.
"If you want to do business, you have to first see the seller's goods, right?"
Xia Jing smiled and nodded, "You are right, you are welcome to inspect the steel smelted in the iron workshop at any time."
"Then we will go to your workshop tomorrow and you will accompany us. Then we will treat you to a meal by the way."
Xia Jing said dissatisfiedly: "To do business with you, I have to sacrifice my rest time to accompany you, chat with you, and eat with you!"
After hearing this, King Qian smiled and said in agreement: "You three will accompany me, and I will be waiting for your full companionship tomorrow."
It's best to have sex with her at night.
Ha ha!
Some things often don't go as planned, and the plans for the next day can't keep up with the change!
King Qian and Xia Jing made an appointment to go out together, but before they left the house, they met soldiers who came to deliver a message.
After asking, I found out that the soldier was a messenger under Li Chengmu.
Usually we stay up all night in the team, but today we are here to deliver a message.
From what the messenger said, Xia Jing and the others knew that Li Chengmu would be back with his team today.
Xia Jing checked the paint on the envelope in front of King Qian and saw that it had not been opened before opening the envelope.
Li Chengmu said a few things in the letter, which he read in ten lines at a glance.
King Qian couldn't wait to ask: "What does Xiao Wu's letter say? But is there anything important to report to this king?"
Xia Jing was too lazy to answer him one by one, so she handed him the letter directly.
In the letter, Xiao Wu reminded Xia Jing not to go out today and ordered her servants to clean out the warehouse in her yard.
"Xiao Wu, what do you mean?" King Qian weighed the letter dissatisfiedly, "I asked you to clean out the warehouse. He brought you a gift when he came back from wandering around. Since he brought a gift, why didn't you tell me to clean it out too?
Out of the warehouse? How many gifts has he prepared for you? "
Xia Jing could probably guess in her mind that she had achieved a good result in the bandit suppression this time. The reason why all the spoils were given to her was of course because she had been helping him raise his five thousand new soldiers.
Regarding King Qian's sour words, she retorted: "Since you are jealous, then why don't you help each of Xiaowu's soldiers get a set of equipment?"
A set of equipment, including armor, is about twenty taels, and with other ordnance, the total is about thirty taels per set.
The whole army has 5,000 men. How much will it cost?
"The princess is so cruel, you want to cut off my flesh!"
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