Start Being a Vassal King Today - Chapter 155

[Chapter 155 Financial Difficulty]

“Four miles away.”

“Four miles.” When the number was said, Chang Wei and the generals gasped.

Chang Wei was stunned for a while, and then slowly exhaled, “Your Highness is truly a god.” The

test was a great success, and everyone returned to the palace.

The generals suddenly became extraordinarily attentive.

“Hey…Your Highness, drink tea.”

“Hey…Your Highness, I will beat your legs at the end.”

“…” The

Palace of the Palace.

Chang Wei had an idiotic smile on his face, Feng’er couldn’t stand it anymore, his eyes were weird.

For the other generals, someone brought him tea, someone poured him water, someone beat his legs, and someone squeezed his shoulders.

“Say something quickly, fart quickly.” Zhao Xu couldn’t take it anymore, and yelled at a group of sweaty old men.

Chang Wei stood up, stood in front of Zhao Xu, and asked like a cannonball: “Your Highness, how is the output of this artillery? When will it be trained and when will it be deployed in the army?” The

generals all pricked up their ears.

The power of this artillery completely convinced them.

In the past, the army boasted of personal bravery, saying that they could catch firecracker shells with their bare hands.

Now they absolutely dare not boast that they can catch artillery shells empty-handed.

“The output is still good. We can still do more than 100 doors a month. The training can start now. Let the former firecrackers be the artillerymen. We have to wait for the artillerymen to be proficient in the deployment.” Zhao Xu said slowly.

When Chang Wei and the others heard the words, they all laughed, and that was it.

When he went back, he let the artillerymen train desperately, at least a month to make it look like there were a hundred artillery pieces in the army.

Mo Yu sighed and said: “If this thing is placed at the head of Yanguan City, why worry about Beidi going south…” Before

he finished speaking, he saw the generals staring at him one by one.

Chang Wei was gearing up, “Mo Yu, although you are from Yanguan, if you leak the news of the artillery, don’t blame us for being rude.” The

others nodded in agreement.

Mo Yu swallowed.

This cannon is King Yan’s secret weapon, and it is intended to strike the enemy by surprise.

If such a powerful weapon is spread out, it will inevitably attract prying eyes from many parties.

“What do you think of me, Mo Yu? Since I have served Your Highness, I will only have Your Highness in my heart from now on.” Mo Yu’s chest thumped loudly.

Now even if his father puts the knife on his neck, he will not leave.

Since he entered the palace and joined the army, the excellent weapons and armor of the soldiers of King Yan opened his eyes.

More importantly, there is no intrigue here. From the generals to the soldiers, everyone has the same ambition, which is to defend the land and resist the enemy.

Unlike Yanguan’s generals, he only sees himself getting promoted and getting rich.

Now, King Yan’s army has added such a sharp weapon.

In his opinion, only here can he realize his dream of expelling Beidi.

“That’s good.” Chang Wei’s eyes softened.

Lu Chang, Bai Shang and other generals patted Mo Yu on the shoulder, implying that this is their own.

Zhao Xu nodded slightly.

He is not at ease with those who are in Cao Ying and their hearts are in Han.

With Zhao Xu’s promise, the generals felt comfortable.

Bow and salute, and bid farewell to him.

They couldn’t wait to go back to the barracks and study how to use artillery on the battlefield.

As soon as the generals left, the servants informed Liu Fu that he had come.

“Your Highness, what’s wrong with these generals, they seem to have given birth to sons one by one.” When he came, he ran into Chang Wei and the others.

This group of guys winked at him, quite proudly.

“It’s about the same as giving birth to a son.” Zhao Xu said with a smile.

It is estimated that for a long time in the future, these generals may regard the artillery as their own sons.

Liu Fu didn’t understand what he meant, but he had something important to do right now, so he didn’t mention it.

Holding the account book in his hand, Liu Fu was heartbroken, “Your Highness, the money can’t be spent like water, the treasury will be empty.”

Zhao Xu looked at the expenditure and surplus on the account book, feeling a pain in his heart.

Gongcao continued to pay, and when he came back, he allocated a sum of money to the ship’s department.

Before that, there were expenditures for tooth banks, expenditures for pro-military soldiers, soldiers’ salaries, and expenditures for officials’ salaries.

Moreover, in order to cope with the upcoming recruitment of recruits, the Bing Zhansi purchased a huge amount of raw materials.

Now add the manufacture of artillery.

Several items added up to the treasury’s silver fell off a cliff.

“There is also Shanggu County. Now all the expenses are spread to the Wangfu. Those local wealthy families will not pay a tael of silver. Your Highness, if this is the case for a long time, Shanggu County will only become a burden.” Liu Fu gritted his teeth.

He just came back from Shanggu County, where he lived every day like years.

The officials there were all obedient to him.

Implementation of the promulgated decree is difficult.

The powerful families will always find various reasons to delay the implementation of the decree.

Every time he sees the officials of the Hao family in Shanggu County, he can’t wait to kill them with a knife.

Zhao Xu frowned, and he asked, “Have they handed over the land they occupied?”

“If you hand it over, it means you didn’t pay it?” Liu Fu said angrily: “After the lower officials returned the land to the people, the local wealthy families secretly ordered the idlers to coerce and lure the people to sign the contract of sale. The lower officials found out about such cases. Not just one, but in the end, they can only deal with individual children of wealthy families.”

“It’s true that there are policies at the top and countermeasures at the bottom.” A smile emerged from the corner of Zhao Xu’s mouth, but the smile was very cold.

Time is precious to him, and he doesn’t have that much time to play with the Upper Valley County Howards.

Now it’s time to think of a way to exterminate these wealthy families and let the royal government’s government order pass through.

So he said: “This king has a solution, once and for all.”

“Please advise, Your Highness.” Liu Fu was delighted.

“Check for corruption!” Zhao Xu spat out two words.

There are no rich officials who are not greedy in office.

As long as corruption is investigated, all of these rich families will have to go to jail.

Liu Fu’s face changed, “Your Highness, you are really forcing them to rebel. The private soldiers of Shanggu County’s wealthy family are not a small number.”

“A few days ago, this king was a little worried about the loss of troops, but now he is not worried It’s gone.” Zhao Xu said.

Aren’t they arrogant? He wanted to see if it was their guns or his guns.

“Since His Highness said so, I can rest assured.” Liu Fu suddenly felt that the anger in his heart dissipated instantly.

Since following King Yan, his wish has always been to release the people from the land of the Hao family.

This has never changed.

Now Yan County has done it, but on King Yan’s territory, Shanggu County is still like a piece of porcelain that hasn’t been wiped clean.

Now, he’s going to wipe him clean.

Zhao Xu nodded. After Zhang Kang’s incident, he realized a lot.

You can’t always wait for these guys to set you up.

This time, he wants to get rid of these scourges with open schemes, not conspiracy.

“Your Highness, there is still money.” Liu Fu reminded before leaving, with a resentful expression.

Zhao Xu waved his hand to let him leave with peace of mind, expressing that he knew what to do.

After Liu Fu left, Zhao Xu frowned in pain.

This is just the beginning. As the stalls get bigger and bigger, there will only be more and more places to use silver in the future.

At the moment, we must broaden our sources of income.

Thinking of this, he suddenly remembered.

Tong San has been walking for a long time, even if he walks slowly back, it is time to arrive at the capital.

(end of this chapter)