Five hundred flintlock muskets, a neat team, not only the few rooms in the palace were envious, but even King Qian who was standing at the head of the city watching the team go away was jealous.
He turned back to Xia Jing who was standing beside him and said: "Five hundred flintlock guns, the princess is really generous! Your arrogant methods really make us jealous!"
After hearing this, Xia Jing sneered, not giving him any face: "Your Majesty was born into the royal family and grew up in a wealthy and wealthy country. Now he is a wealthy state. How come he has not made any progress and is still so short-sighted?"
After hearing this, King Qian's smile froze on his face. From the corner of his eye, he saw other followers turning their heads to the other side. Needless to say, they turned their heads away deliberately after hearing this.
The behavior of his entourage and Xia Jing's words made King Qian lose his face and made him even more embarrassed.
But he lived up to his reputation as the number one playboy in the capital. The embarrassment only lasted for a moment. After that, he returned to normal and snorted: "Princess is becoming more sharp-tongued and sharp-tongued now. I'm lucky if I don't get pissed off when I talk to you!"
Although he peeked at her flintlock skills, he did not pierce this layer of window paper after all. However, Xia Jing did not care about his face at all and directly exposed it to the public. It was really unreasonable and very troublesome.
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Xia Jing now looked away from the distant team, turned to King Qian, and looked at him seriously.
Prince Qian was a little uncomfortable being stared at by her, so he heard her say: "It seems that the troubled times have made your prince's face thicker and thicker."
Hearing what she said, no matter how thick-skinned King Qian was, he blushed slightly at this moment.
However, he said unwillingly: "One person's armed strength is not really strong, only the whole palace is strong. Since the princess's iron workshop can produce flintlock guns, it is better to produce more to give this king's team
Some equipment?"
Although King Qian didn't know the difference between a flintlock gun and a matchlock gun, it didn't stop him from knowing the power of firearms. If he wanted the palace to be invincible in this troubled world, equipping him with powerful firearms would be the confidence.
Hearing his natural words, Xia Jing was not happy. She didn't like to hear these words. "Listening to your words, people who don't know would think that these flintlock guns are like sowing beans. If you plant one, you will get a lot of harvest."
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With that said, Xia Jing stopped walking down the tower, "Your Majesty, does he know how many processes are required to produce a flintlock gun? Such a high-tech weapon is not a sword, gun or club, and it cannot be made just by making it."
There was a coldness in King Qian's eyes, "Then what the princess means is that you want to equip only Xiao Wu with the flintlock gun?"
Xia Jing didn't care about the coldness in his eyes, but she also knew that it was unreasonable to equip her own team alone.
After all, when King Qian is here, the world will recognize her as the princess. Without King Qian, no one in the world will care who she is.
The advantages of her occupying the position of Princess Qian outweigh the disadvantages, as it makes it easier for her to do things. Since she is taking advantage of his power, she must not be too ruthless.
Therefore, Xia Jing shook her head, "Currently we can only supply Xiao Wu temporarily. When the production efficiency of flintlock guns improves and Xiao Wu's team is fully equipped, we will supply them to you."
So it’s not that I won’t provide it to you, it’s that I feel powerless now.
After hearing her correct words, King Qian was satisfied and stopped complaining.
The two gentlemen and close officials who were following behind breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from their foreheads. Fortunately, the princess finally relaxed.
Otherwise, the prince might send them out to negotiate with the princess in the end.
If so, they are still the ones in trouble.
After returning to the palace, the two enemies separated in the front yard.
Xia Jing went directly to the backyard, while King Qian went to the study in the front yard.
Entering the study, he asked Zeng Yan, who followed him in, "How is the situation there, boss?"
Zeng Yan glanced at the two gentlemen, took a step forward and replied, "My uncle, the wound is healing well and he can get out of bed and move around."
King Qian nodded expressionlessly and didn't ask him any more questions.
Now that the eldest son is dead, the eldest son will rely on his eldest grandson Ding'an and his two brothers to support him from now on.
Zeng Yan was not surprised when he saw King Qian's reaction, but he still sighed and felt a little regretful.
Grandpa Li Chengshang has been trained intensively by the prince since he was a child, and he has read poetry and books. However, he did not want to be crippled by an accident when he came to Lingnan, and now he has become a cripple.
This time, although Li Chengshang regained his life due to an infection in his stab wound, he suffered from high fever and was in coma for three days. Later, he woke up, but his brain was burned out.
The old man who returned to the palace now is just a fool. He only eats and sleeps every day, and just stares at the ants on the ground and has fun.
The biggest shock to him becoming like this was the eldest wife. The eldest wife almost collapsed. The two brothers Li Ding'an and Li Dingrong were worried all day long. Their father turned into a fool. They were directly eliminated from the succession team of the palace. They lost
inherited power.
During this expedition, Dafang originally wanted to ask his grandson Li Ding'an to lead the troops and accompany the team on the expedition, but King Qian did not agree. Something had just happened to Dafang, so it was better to give them time to slow down.
King Qian sat at the desk, pulled out a Di newspaper from a pile of official documents, and threw it on the table, "The autumn harvest is about to begin in the north. Whether it is Beidi occupying the Gyeonggi area or the rebels occupying Qingzhou and Yanzhou, there are some
He is ready to move south to plunder more land, materials and people.
Jiankang is now facing a formidable enemy and is preparing for war. But how to prepare for war? I can’t imagine how the military preparation camp in the capital can withstand the simultaneous attack of two armies."
A few months ago, the new emperor issued an edict to let the troops of Youzhou, Jizhou, Yuzhou, and Xuzhou surround and annihilate the rebels led by Qin Lang. However, as the imperial court moved south, its control over the north and other places was reduced, leaving the north
Several states neglected the decree issued by Jiankang, and surrounded Qingyan and Qingzhou without attacking.
It was precisely because soldiers and horses from several states did not implement the imperial decree that the rebels slowed down in Qingzhou and Yanzhou.
No, seeing that the autumn harvest was coming, they began to get energetic again and wanted to regroup and go south to plunder land, materials and people, so as to expand their strength.
The two gentlemen frowned after hearing this.
After a while, Mr. Zhang said with a solemn expression: "Let's not talk about the soldiers and horses of Beidi. Let's just say that the imperial court is facing difficulties against the rebels. Add in the cavalry of Beidi. I really can't think of how the imperial court can resist?"
If the soldiers and horses from all over the country work hard for the king, it may be possible to turn defeat into victory. However, most of the soldiers and horses from all over the country are working in their own way. How will the next battle be fought?
When King Qian heard this, he couldn't hide his sorrow on his face. He said: "If the rebels go south and wreak havoc, then the lives of Xuzhou and Yangzhou will be devastated and the people will be displaced. There may be another wave of refugees after the autumn. The water far away cannot save those close by."
Fire, I can only do my best to make more preparations to prepare for the wave of refugees in early winter."
As soon as these words came out, everyone present basically understood what King Qian meant. It was impossible to gather troops and go to Jiankang King Qin, but he was willing to make more preparations to welcome the refugees and resettle them.
In fact, for the wave of refugees after autumn, it was almost already winter by the time they arrived in Lingnan.
But the only good thing is that the winter in Lingnan is not cold. If the government can do something, the refugees can survive this winter safely.
In the coming year, these refugees who have escaped will be the best population to enrich Lingnan.
Several people present felt relieved after listening to his words. They were afraid that King Qian would be motivated and drag the only soldiers and horses in Lingnan to serve the king. By then, the outcome of the tired soldiers from the long journey against Beidi or the rebels would be unpredictable.
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At the same time, they also secretly sighed in their hearts. Even though the prince looked like a dandy and ignored worldly affairs, he was actually quite cunning.
But when he met the princess, it was like a hungry wolf meeting a hedgehog. He had nowhere to go, and he was even more helpless against her.
Zeng Yan, who knew the internal affairs of Lingnan best, said: "Your Majesty, don't worry about this. Since we came to Lingnan, the external transportation of grain and grass has been banned. There are a lot of taxes collected after the summer harvest. Plus the grain harvested this autumn, it is enough for us to cope with it."
It will be harvested next summer.”
After hearing this, Qian Dian felt confident. Fortunately, Lingnan had two crops a year. If it was one season a year like in the north, he would be really afraid of being blinded by the refugees.
Mr. Zhang disagrees with Zeng Yan's words. As a counselor, he obviously has a longer-term vision.
Just listen to him say: "What Butler Yan said is based on normal conditions, Lingnan's grain and grass can last until next summer's harvest. But don't forget, the army has just set off to conquer the south. If Annan is a little more difficult to deal with, the two armies will confront each other."
The consumption of money and food is a bottomless pit, this is one of them.
Secondly, if another accident occurs in the Central Plains, resulting in an increase in the number of refugees and their influx to Lingnan, then our pressure will double, and we will be in short supply of food and grass for the winter.
Regarding the above two points, we must prepare in advance and take precautions to avoid being caught blind and falling into a dilemma."
King Qian was very embarrassed after hearing what he said, "Sir, what you said is right. If Beidi and the rebels start an attack, it will undoubtedly make things worse for the court.
It's just that Lingnan is already the border, and further south is the sea. Even if we want to buy grain and grass from other places, we have no way."
Mr. Zhang sighed, "There are too few soldiers available to the imperial court. Unless an edict is issued to the king, the chaos in the world will be so widespread that there are no soldiers from anywhere willing to send troops to help?"
Let's not talk about distant places, let's talk about King Qian, he is the ancestor of the new emperor. This direct royal family is not willing to send troops to serve the king, let alone the feudal officials in charge of troops in other places.
King Qian heard that the affairs of the imperial court should not be thought or discussed, and he would have a headache whenever these rotten affairs of the imperial court were involved.
He waved his hand and said, "Zeng Yan will go down first and prepare according to the original plan. We will take it one step at a time in the future. There is no rush for now."
After hearing what he said, Mr. Yan opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't speak again.
Zeng Yan followed the order and exited the study, then went to the warehouse to collect some medicinal materials to send to the main room. On the way, he met Xia Jing who was about to go out.
He and the boy behind him holding the medicinal materials hurriedly saluted her: "I have met the princess."
Xia Jing glanced at the medicinal materials held by the servant, and asked with concern: "Are you going to the main room? Has the boss's wound recovered well?"
Zeng Yan: "Back to Princess, my uncle has recovered well from his wound."
"That's good." Xia Jing nodded and didn't ask any other questions. She knew that the boss was stupid. If he asked more questions and was listened to by interested people, he would be suspected of taking pleasure in his misfortune.
After leaving the city, Xia Jing went directly to the military camp on the outskirts of the city.
The personnel of her personal guard battalion who are staying in Fucheng and those who have no missions all live here.
Xiaowu's soldiers also lived here, so the camp was not small. In addition, Xia Jing later expanded a part of it, so the camp occupied an even wider area.
Entering the camp, the guard squadron leader Ye Fei directly ordered a thousand elites to come out.
Seeing the gathering of a thousand elite soldiers, Xia He was itching to know where he was going to take these thousands of elite soldiers.
So, relying on the fact that she was his sister-in-law, he trotted up to Xia Jing and asked: "Princess, are you bringing these thousand elite soldiers to do something big? Can you take me with you?"
Xia Jing saw him approaching and raised her eyebrows in surprise, "Why are you here?"
Xia He smiled awkwardly, and then he remembered that his family didn't know when he came to the military camp. From his sister-in-law's tone, it seemed that his cousin hadn't told her yet.
He adjusted his military robe and said with a naive smile: "That's what you see. I envied my cousin for being able to lead troops at a young age, so I followed him here."
Xia Jing twitched the corner of her mouth and turned her gaze to the elite man with his head held high.
Seeing that Xia Jing was ignoring him, Xia He scratched his head, looked at the elite who were forming the team, then looked at Xia Jing, and finally mustered up the courage to ask again: "Sister-in-law, can I follow the team?"
Xia Jing frowned slightly and glanced at him, "Do you really want to go?"
Xia He nodded hurriedly, "I think so!"
It was no longer his place to pacify Annan. If he didn't follow shamelessly this time, when would he have the chance to make a contribution?
Xia Jing didn't know what he was thinking. Since he wanted to experience it, she agreed to take him there without much impact.
The team set off until they reached the seaside. When Xia He saw several ships docked at the pier, he realized that the team was going to sea by boat.
"Little princess, where are we going?"
Xia Jing took her maid and bodyguard onto a larger ship, "You'll know when we get there."
Before boarding the ship, Xia He noticed that this pier was newly built, and that the location of this pier was quite secretive, not in the bustling Fucheng pier.
Seemingly thinking of a possibility, he asked: "Princess, this pier was not built by you, was it?"
Hongmei looked back at him and replied for Xia Jing: "Second Young Master has really good eyesight. This is the pier newly built by the princess. As for the purpose, we all know it well."
"." Xia He was speechless. He asked just because he was curious about the purpose of the dock here. Otherwise, why would he ask this when he was full?
He didn't get the answer he wanted, and it was obvious that Xia Jing didn't want to answer him directly.
In order to relieve his embarrassment, he looked around, and this look really made him discover something.
Xia He pointed to the sailboat not far away and asked: "Why is that ship different from the one we are on?"
This time it was Ye Fei who answered him: "That is a soft sailing ship of the Xiyi people. The hull is narrower than the hulls made by our Yu Dynasty, so it is faster than the boats under our feet in windy conditions."
Much more."
"The ship of the Xiyi people?" Xia He looked at Ye Fei, then looked at Xia Jing's expression, thinking a little too much for a moment.
But he was also aware of current affairs and did not inquire into the root cause. Some things were just like what Hongmei Maid said, and everyone just knew them well.
After all the elites got on the boat, Ye Fei checked the situation on the boat and came back to report: "Princess, everything is ready and we can set sail."
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