Five years as county magistrate, hundreds of millions of kilograms of grain shocked Li Shimin Chapter 370 The firecracker returns early, and the plans of all countries are ruined
Chapter 370 The firecracker returns early, and the plans of all countries are ruined
"You know acupuncture, right?"
Fang Yuan pondered for a moment and said.
"Yes, yes."
Xu Changjin nodded repeatedly, with hope in his eyes.
"Follow me."
Fang Yuan nodded.
Whether you really know how to do acupuncture and massage, you will know once you meet Sun Simiao.
It’s good to have a doctor in your house. If you have any questions, go to him directly. If you don’t have any problems, you can also go to him.
Xu Changjin immediately stood up and followed, and another girl also followed.
It was still early and Sun Simiao was still awake and resting in the yard.
Sun Simiao had a separate courtyard and a maid dedicated to serve him.
Du Miaoyan once told him that if he wanted to invite his children or apprentices to live with him, he could.
But Sun Simiao's idea was that when people are old and don't like to live with their younger generations, they only need two maids to occasionally help with work.
"Dr. Sun, haven't you slept yet?"
Fang Yuan walked into the yard with a chuckle.
"Fang Xiaoyou, you haven't slept either."
Sun Simiao patted the chair next to him but did not get up.
"Someone gave me two girls. Please help me see if they know acupuncture."
Fang Yuan sat down, pointed at Xu Changjin and said.
"Know acupuncture?"
"Then you have to give it a try."
Sun Simiao became interested and waved to the maid.
As he is old, he has seen many female doctors, but female acupuncture is rare.
For someone as young as Xu Changjin, he said he knew acupuncture at the age of fifteen or sixteen, which really surprised him.
Soon, the maid came closer and brought a pair of acupuncture treatments.
"Put a few needles at will."
Sun Simiao pointed at the maid and chuckled.
There were no questions, allowing Xu Changjin to express himself freely.
"Thank you, Dr. Sun."
Xu Changjin took a deep breath and pulled out the silver needle according to his movements.
In the blink of an eye, Xu Changjin inserted a needle into the back of the maid's hand.
This was just an appetizer. After one injection, Xu Changjin twitched again and inserted the needle again.
One needle, two needles, three needles...nine needles were quickly inserted into the back of the maid's hand.
At a glance, the acupuncture is arranged in an orderly manner, and the length of each needle inserted into the body is almost equal.
"Yes, it's a good piece of material."
"Want to train? You can leave it to me."
Sun Simiao chuckled.
It's really good, but that's just it.
In his opinion, there are too many talented people.
People like Xu Changjin seem a bit ordinary.
"You are lucky to be favored by Dr. Sun."
"You should also stay in the yard and listen to Doctor Sun."
Fang Yuan was a little surprised.
But I still kept Xu Changjin directly.
Regardless of whether Sun Simiao really fell in love with Xu Changjin or he just said that for his own sake.
It would be good to at least leave the two of them to Sun Simiao for the time being, and then investigate their backgrounds before deciding how to treat them.
"Thank you, sir, thank you, sir!"
Xu Changjin and another girl were so excited that they knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
They thought they were going to die, but unexpectedly they turned around and were left alone in the end, as if they could still be taught.
As the Minister of Household Affairs, Fang Yuan also respectfully addressed the other party as Doctor Sun, which shows that the identity of Doctor Sun is not simple.
"Doctor Sun, go to bed early."
Fang Yuan stood up and said goodbye to Sun Simiao.
Xu Changjin and another maid were left behind.
The issue of accommodation was naturally arranged by Sun Simiao.
After leaving Sun Simiao's courtyard, Fang Yuan returned to the room and told Du Miaoyan about the incident.
Du Miaoyan expressed surprise at the situation of the third prince of Goguryeo and asked Fang Yuan to investigate the situation of Goguryeo before making a decision.
The night passed like this.
The next day, representatives from various countries were hung out in Honglu Temple.
The imperial court did not say anything about the sale of fire guns, and almost no one paid attention to them.
On the one hand, it was what Li Shimin meant, and on the other hand, Fang Yuan and others were indeed very busy.
The Tang Dynasty destroyed Tuyuhun, but there were many things to do after the war, such as compensating the wounded, collecting land, etc.
There are also the reconstruction of Qingzhou, etc., which are all top priorities, and they are not just envoys from a few countries.
When Fang Yuan and others ignored the envoys from various countries, the envoys from various countries also had their own ideas.
Honglu Temple, in a room.
The envoys from various countries gathered together openly and without fear of being known by the officials of Honglu Temple.
They feel that they will be stared at anyway, so there is no need to hide, they can just gather together and watch their surroundings.
"I thought Datang would not sell us fire guns."
"Even if you know how to sell, you won't be able to sell us good things."
Envoy Xue Yantuo was the first to speak.
This temporary gathering is a matter of firecrackers.
Everyone came here because of the firecrackers, and now we are also discussing the issue of firecrackers.
"I also think Datang will not sell it to us."
"Fireguns are weapons they use to scare us or even kill us. There is no reason to sell them to us."
The Western Turkic envoy nodded with deep understanding and said in a deep voice.
It is estimated that except for the third prince of Goguryeo, no one else here thought that the fire gun would be sold to him.
"Since we all agree that the firecrackers will not be sold to us, why don't we find a way to get them?"
The Japanese envoy said with a gloomy face.
After he finished speaking, everyone looked at him with a bit of contempt in their eyes.
The way the Japanese envoy knelt in the Tai Chi Hall yesterday made everyone feel deeply contemptuous.
"I heard that the fire gun has been around for many years, but it has been controlled by the research institute for so many years, which shows how strict it is."
"So it's impossible to snatch the firecrackers from the institute, but I heard that the imperial court supported 40,000 firecrackers to go to the battlefield and they haven't come back yet. We can consider snatching them from these people."
The Japanese envoy ignored everyone's disdainful looks and continued.
"You can try this!"
"But do we have enough people?"
Everyone looked at each other and nodded.
They have already investigated and found that the institute is surrounded by flat land and there is no cover.
At the same time, the institute is very large, and it is difficult to enter the institute, and it becomes even more difficult to snatch the fire blunderbuss.
But if you can rob the gun from other places, it is definitely better than robbing it from the institute.
It's just that facing the army, it may be difficult for people who have not been rigorously trained to get in and out of the army safely.
"The four armies of the Tang Dynasty have not returned yet. Only Li Jing's army is still on the way. We can definitely mobilize experts from China."
The Japanese envoy continued to put forward his own ideas.
He had long thought of snatching Datang's gun instead of buying it.
Because buying is destined to be very expensive, so if you can grab it, grab it.
If a country is not easy to rob, then unite with other countries and try.
"I agree!"
"Immediately rush 800 miles to repair the book and go back!"
The Silla envoy nodded heavily.
Immediately everyone expressed their opinions, and the final decision was five to two.
As for those who have not expressed their stance, Goguryeo and Tubo.
"Do you two want to participate in it, or do you want to be alone?"
The Japanese envoy and others looked at Gao Tianzhi and said in a deep voice.
It doesn't matter whether you participate in it or stay aloof, but you can't expose it.
"Come on, I'll try my best to allocate manpower."
The Tubo envoy said solemnly.
He disagreed because Tubo's terrain was high and it would take longer for the news to be sent back, making it inconvenient to deploy manpower.
"Of course I will also participate."
Gao Tianzhi understands that if he does not participate, he will be isolated.
Soon, everyone continued to discuss specific strategies and guidelines in detail.
The fact that envoys from various countries gathered in a room and did not allow officials from Honglu Temple to approach quickly spread the news, and eventually Li Shimin also knew about it.
"I'm not a prisoner, so what's the problem if I meet him in private?"
Li Shimin said this.
So the people below did not interfere.
Time passed slowly, and the day passed like this.
Chang'an City slowly returned to its usual calm, and there were no longer so many people exchanging banknotes.
The queue in front of the bank is no longer as scary as usual, and the number of people has dropped sharply several times.
With the persistence of Fang Yuan and others, Datang Baochao finally regained its due credibility.
Lu Xia and others who were far away in Liaozhou also completed Fang Yuan's instructions and returned to Chang'an City to report their work to Fang Yuan.
After three days in a row.
Fang Yuan appeared at Honglu Temple and summoned the envoys from the seven countries.
"Dear envoys, I am very busy lately, so I'm really sorry."
"Now we have finally prepared 14,000 firecrackers. Each person can buy up to 2,000 firecrackers."
"Among them, there is a fire gun and five copper coins!"
Fang Yuan said loudly.
Smile slowly and look at everyone present.
"Five Guan?!"
Someone exclaimed.
Five guans per stick, two thousand guans equals ten thousand guans.
A thousand copper coins are equivalent to ten million copper coins.
Ten million, but my country’s annual fiscal revenue is not even ten million.
"There is no way, our research costs are high!"
"And you also know how lethal the fire gun is!"
Fang Yuan shrugged and said disapprovingly.
This price was decided by him without even Li Shimin passing it.
The raw materials for making fireguns and so on are all produced in the research institute, and only the people in the research institute know about them.
After several days of deliberations at the institute, we finally came to the conclusion that the cost of a fire gun is close to a copper coin.
The cost price is consistent, so if you sell it for five pieces, there’s no problem, right?
"Master Fang, isn't it a little expensive to have one five-guan stick?"
The envoys from various countries said sarcastically.
The destructive power of fire guns is great, but since everyone has fire guns, there is not much difference.
Moreover, the various countries have decided to seize the Tang Dynasty's fire blunderbuss. Is it unnecessary to buy the Tang Dynasty's fire blunderbuss?
The main reason is that the plan is still being implemented and they have not yet obtained the gun, so they dare not refuse Fang Yuan immediately.
"It's understandable that you think it's expensive."
"But the institute has put in a lot of effort from research and development to the present, and spent many days and nights without sleep to create it."
"The cost of raw materials for making fire guns alone is close to four copper coins. If you include labor, there won't be much profit."
Fang Yuan sighed and said.
The envoys from various countries looked at each other, half-believing Fang Yuan's words.
Indeed, the fire blunderbuss must have been made after countless sleepless days and nights.
But how much is the manufacturing cost? They are full of doubts and think it is impossible.
"Master Fang, we need to think about it for a few days and reply to our king."
Lu Dongzan said in a deep voice.
It was too expensive, and he would rather wait and see if he could get the gun.
The one you grabbed is even better, not only does it cost nothing, but it also comes with quality assurance.
Envoys from other countries nodded one after another, also wanting to delay.
"Of course it's possible."
Fang Yuan smiled slightly and said.
After a casual chat, Fang Yuan was ready to leave.
But as soon as he took a step, Fang Yuan stopped and turned back.
"By the way, I forgot to tell you."
"The firecrackers on the front line have returned early. If you are interested, you can go to the streets to see what the firecrackers look like."
After Fang Yuan finished speaking, he really left.
The envoys from all countries were stunned for a moment, and they didn't come back to their senses until Fang Yuan left.
The guns on the front line have returned early?!
Then all the hard work that I have been doing for so many days has been in vain?!
So now there is only one thing, and that is to buy Datang’s Fire Gun at the price of five quid?!
Representatives from various countries were undecided. After looking at each other, they unanimously decided to go out of Honglu Temple and watch on the street.
Soon, the envoys from various countries saw a carload of firecrackers coming back from outside the city. They were tied to the carriage without any cover.
It is as long as a sword, black and shiny, and it makes people obsessed with it.
The common people have long known that the crowds on both sides of the street are all here to see the firecrackers.
Common people already know that it was precisely because of the fire blunderbuss developed by the research institute that the Tang Dynasty completely defeated the four countries.
Now, I finally see what the fire gun looks like, and I want to touch it with my own hands.
However, every carriage carrying firecrackers is guarded by two guards holding firecrackers.
In addition, there is an army escorting the carriage team to guard against anyone approaching.
"Damn it!"
"Why did the Fire Gun return so early?!"
"Is there still a chance to grab it now?"
"There is no chance now, we don't have the manpower."
"Damn, what a coincidence, there must be a mole among us, right?"
"Thinking too much, the fire gun has obviously come back long ago, before we planned it."
The envoys from various countries cursed each other one after another and were very angry.
They have been staying up late these days to discuss countermeasures for robbery.
But now it seems that all efforts are in vain, because the gun has returned.
Nowadays, if you still want a firecracker, there is only one way, which is to buy it from the research institute.
Five sticks and one stick!
The envoys from various countries returned to Honglu Temple with a heavy heart.
Not long after, they gathered together again to discuss whether to buy a firecracker?
"Prime Minister Lu, for what reason did you Tubo support Tuyuhun?"
Messenger Xue Yantuo suddenly asked.
After saying this, the Western Turkic envoy also looked at Ludongzan.
"A man from the Tang Dynasty came to me, claiming to be Qiwang of the fifth surname. He offered good terms and said you would take action."
Seeing everyone looking at him, Lu Dongzan pondered for a moment and then spoke bluntly.
"So do we!"
"I have investigated and found that Qiwang, the fifth surname, has a very high status in the Tang Dynasty. It is said that he can control the replacement of imperial power."
"I heard that the problems that are occurring in various places in the Tang Dynasty are all caused by the Five Surnames and Qi Wang... Do you think we can cooperate with them?"
Envoy Xue Yantuo said in a deep voice.
After the words fell, everyone's expressions changed and they looked at each other.
"What's the use of cooperating with them?"
"They don't have any guns after all."
Gao Tianzhi asked in confusion.
"Create problems with them, put pressure on Datang, and lower the price of fire guns!"
Envoy Xue Yantuo said in a deep voice.
"It is possible to put pressure on Datang, but I think it is a bit difficult to lower the price of fire guns."
"Moreover, don't forget the results of Tuyuhun. Do we really dare to fight to the death with Datang?"
Gao Tianzhi shook his head and said.
Fang Yuan secretly sent him a message, asking him to help other countries purchase fire guns.
This is the condition for the two of them to cooperate. He can only work hard to make other countries see the reality clearly and buy fire guns together.