Start Being a Vassal King Today - Chapter 174

[Chapter 174 Glass]

“5.4 million taels of silver!”

Successfully obtained the monopoly rights, Zhao Xu sent away three merchants.

At this time Yang He raised his fingers, he was so excited that he didn’t know how to count.

“Look at you worthless, what is this little money?” Zhao Xu said.

As far as he knew, each of the eight powerful families was as wealthy as an enemy.

Shen Yan, known as the richest businessman in Ningzhou, is said to have a family fortune of tens of millions.

And this person is just a relative of the Xie family.

A foreign relative is like this, which shows the strong strength of the Xie family.

In contemporary history, such ancient riches abound.

Just like the eight major Shanxi merchants in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, each of them had tens of millions of taels of silver.

Therefore, the little money he saved was really nothing.

Furthermore, people have accumulated wealth for more than ten years, decades, and powerful families have accumulated wealth since the establishment of the country.

It is unrealistic to think of surpassing immediately.

However, he is confident that with the expansion of the commercial territory of the firm and the increase in the types of goods in the palace, it will not take long for his wealth to surpass them.

“It’s not that the lower official is worthless, it’s the first time that the lower official has seen so much money.” Yang He was still sighing.

Zhao Xu smiled, “This is just the beginning, and you will see much more wealth than this in the future.”

Yang He nodded, his eyes full of yearning, and he said: “Your Majesty believes in Your Highness, follow His Highness, Your Majesty It becomes more and more interesting day by day.” The

two chatted for a while, and Zhao Xu asked Yang He to find Xie Hua and the others.

People come all the way, and they should entertain them for business cooperation.

Yang He left.

Zhao Xu called Xu Lie, and under the protection of the guards, he went to the Military Division.

Now that powerful businessmen can’t help but participate in his business territory, it is even more necessary to produce higher-grade goods that can be used for liquor and perfume, that is-glass.

This glass can not only provide the most high-end packaging for the Wangfu, but it is also an expensive commodity in itself.

Goods packaged in glass will be more expensive.

However, he will not despise more money.

In the north is Beidi, and in the west is Xiliang.

This is the center of two storms.

Now the real war has not yet come, once the situation deteriorates sharply, he will face continuous wars.

And wars are fought for money.

He can’t imagine that one day his soldiers guard the artillery on the battlefield, but they don’t even have money to make ammunition.

Therefore, he needs to accumulate silver now, and then exchange it for a large amount of supplies, in case of a rainy day.

Arrived at the Military Division.

Zhao Xu didn’t mention the glass, but went to the Cannon Workshop first.

This is the yard designated by Wang Ying after the Bing Zhansi mastered the cannon-making craft.

“How many cannons have been built now?” Zhao Xu asked.

Commerce and trade are the source of income for the fief, and the Military Division is the cornerstone of the fief’s security.

Therefore, he has always attached great importance to Bing Zhansi.

The Bingzhang Division is also directly subordinate to the Wangfu, and is under his personal jurisdiction.

“Returning to Your Highness, eighty cannons have been built.” Wang Ying said, “The cost of one cannon is about two thousand taels of silver.

” With fifty cannons, Yancheng needs two hundred cannons.” Zhao Xu said.

He is not random.

It is based on the current situation in Yanzhou.

First of all, if Beidi comes to attack, whether Yanguan can hold it is a question.

If the city of Yanguan is broken, he will have to face Beidi people alone.

At that time, only the royal soldiers and artillery could keep the city.

The second is the problem of the Yuan family.

If one day the Yuan family is determined to eradicate him and the army comes to attack, he doesn’t want to lose any city.

At that time, the role of placing artillery in each city was reflected.

Of course, if none of these situations arise, the artillery will not go to waste.

It is entirely possible to install these artillery pieces on battleships.

“Your Highness, this is more than two million taels of silver.” Wang Ying reminded.

In addition to being in charge of the manufacture of artillery, he is also in charge of the accounts of the Military Division.

Since the cannon was made, money has flowed out like water, and he himself is afraid.

“When will this king be short of your military commander’s money, just let it go.” Zhao Xu wiped his sweat secretly.

It’s really fortunate that the powerful merchants sent money, otherwise he really couldn’t support it.

Seeing Zhao Xu’s indifferent face, Wang Ying felt reassured and stopped talking.

Of course he hoped that the military commander would not be short of money.

In this way, Bing Zhansi can go all out for production.

“Has the field artillery been built?” Zhao Xu continued to ask.

“Returning to Your Highness, not yet, but the iron molds for the field artillery have been completed today and can be produced immediately.” Wang Ying said, “According to Your Highness, the shells used by these two field artillery weigh eight catties each, and four catties each.

Zhao Xu nodded, these are two field guns with different calibers .

Compared with the 24 catties shells of the siege guns, it is much lighter, but the advantage lies in the light weight of the artillery.

Pulled by horses, it can be moved flexibly, and can be moved at any time according to the change of formation.

If you encounter it in the wild, you can quickly build an artillery position.

After these field guns are installed in the royal army, they will undergo corresponding training to cooperate with the soldiers in combat.

After checking the cannon model of the field cannon, Zhao Xu asked Wang Ying to continue to watch the production of the cannon.

At the moment, this matter is the most important, and there can be no mistakes.

As for the glass, he thought it would be fine to let Wang Chong do it.

So he waved to Wang Chong who was following behind Wang Ying’s ass.

Wang Chong’s expression brightened immediately, and he ran over, not forgetting to give Wang Ying a smug look on the way.

The two of them have been secretly rivalry.

Wang Ying felt that although his son Wang Chong knew all kinds of skills, he acted too boldly.

For example, the gunpowder given by King Yan, this kid almost blew himself up.

But Wang Chong thought that his father was too cautious. Although he didn’t make mistakes, he could only follow the steps.

“Your Highness, the little one is here.” When he came in front of Zhao Xu, Wang Chong laughed happily.

Zhao Xu patted him on the shoulder, “Don’t be so petty and self-proclaimed, you did a good job with the gunpowder and shells last time, so I’ll give you the Ninth Rank Sicao who is the smallest in the military division.”

Wang Chong was so happy when he heard this . Jumping up, he hurriedly said: “Thank you, Your Highness, I will definitely do a good job and serve His Highness.”

Although Si Cao is only an official in charge of a specific workshop in the War Division, for example, there is a Si Cao who is dedicated to watching the artillery. , Iron and steel smelting also have specific Si Cao staring at it.

But he was overjoyed, because it proved his ability to his father.

A smile appeared on the corner of Wang Ying’s mouth, but before Wang Chong looked at him, he immediately restrained himself, still with a cold look.

Seeing this, Wang Chong curled his lips.

Zhao Xu turned his eyes around the father and son, and shook his head helplessly.

Pulling Wang Chong to the yamen of the Bingzhang Division, Zhao Xu said to Wang Chong: “This king has something to tell you. It is the same as the matter of gunpowder. This matter is very important and should be completed as soon as possible.”

Wang Chong nodded, his expression became serious.

At this time, Zhao Xu asked someone to take a pen and paper, and began to write on it.

(end of this chapter)