Start Being a Vassal King Today - Chapter 60

[Chapter 60 Steady Progress]

Three days later.

“General, there are five seriously injured people who have not been rescued, and the others have recovered. If you continue to take the medicine, there should be no big problem.”

Early morning.

Li Xingjian reported to Mo Di the situation of the wounded soldiers.

In the past few days, he and his senior brother Hu Yan have been taking care of the wounded soldiers in the west courtyard.

Mo Di stayed in the post house that Zhao Xu prepared for him.

This is his request to King Yan.

After all, General Yanguan’s contact with the prince alone will definitely cause criticism.

So apart from normal contact with King Yan, he didn’t want to get too close to King Yan, so as not to cause trouble for himself and King Yan.

Although he is in Yanzhou, there are countless pairs of eyes staring at him.

“Well, King Yan really has some skills.” Mo Di threw down the scroll.

Although he didn’t go to the palace these few days, he heard a lot about King Yan’s deeds in Yan County at the posthouse.

Every one of them surprised him unceasingly, and made him deeply feel the difference between this King Yan and other princes.

“As he said, if this medicine is used in time, more soldiers can be saved.” Mo Di said slowly.

Then he walked out, “Let’s go to the palace and ask King Yan how he plans to sell it, and return to Yanguan after deciding on this matter.” After

finishing speaking, the group of people came to the palace again.

After the gatekeeper informed them, he came back and led them into the living room.

“His Highness’s medicine is really effective. After I return, I will write a note to His Majesty to praise the medicine.” Mo Di said with a smile.

Then he changed his tone, “I just don’t know how Your Highness plans to sell this medicine?”

Mo Di was nervous these days, and Zhao Xu was equally nervous.

But after learning that most of the wounded soldiers improved, he was relieved.

He also guessed that it was time for Mo Di to come to him.

Hearing this, he said: “To be honest, the general, the spirit brewed by the palace must be used in the secret preparation process of this medicine. The cost is not low. For such a big bottle, it probably costs a tael of silver.”

He held a A small porcelain bottle with a thin neck, only about 100 milliliters in capacity.

Five thousand of these small bottles can be filled with medicinal wine made from one ton of garlic.

A normal wounded soldier only needs three to five bottles.

“A tael of silver!” Mo Di almost sprayed Zhao Xu’s face with a mouthful of tea.

“You might as well grab it.” He whispered in his heart.

From his arrival in Yan County to today, he feels good about King Yan’s behavior.

It wasn’t until now that he discovered that King Yan was actually a profiteer.

“Is it expensive?” Zhao Xu deliberately showed doubts in his eyes, “A soldier’s salary is two taels a month. Isn’t it worth it for three or five bottles to save a soldier’s life? General, you are a soldier, you should understand that a hundred The value of war veterans, it would be a pity if they died due to minor injuries.”

Mo Di looked at Zhao Xu, silent, because what he said made sense.

One thousand taels of silver cannot buy the life of an elite veteran.

After pondering for a while, he said: “I’m afraid I will have to report this matter to His Majesty at the end. If His Majesty agrees, we can purchase it. After all, Yanguan needs a lot.”

“It doesn’t matter, the king can wait.” Zhao Xu smiled road.

It is better for this advertisement to hit the court.

As for him selling one tael of silver, it is indeed a bit expensive compared to the low cost.

But he is so expensive.

It would be better for the military pay allocated by the state treasury to be in his pocket than to be in the hands of Da Song’s powerful clan.

Give him, he can also resist foreign enemies.

Giving money to powerful families, do you think they have no money to rebel?

“Since that’s the case, I will take my leave. When I have news, I will send someone to Yan County to pick up the goods.” Mo Di got up and saluted.

Zhao Xu returned a salute, left the palace with him, and sent Mo Di to the gate of the city.

Watching the figures of the group disappear into the smoke and dust of the official road, he sighed softly.

The reason why Yanzhou has been able to stay in chaos these years is because of this veteran guarding Yanguan and deterring the Yuan family at the same time.

He can live to this day, and he should also be thanked.

Otherwise, when he recruits the royal family’s army, the nobles of Yan County may raise their troops to attack the Yan Palace.

And this time, Mo Di only came here for the secret medicine even though he took one bite at a time.

But he knew in his heart that a secret medicine for healing would not be enough for him to do it himself.

The reason why he came here was probably to find out his reality in person.

In this way, if Yanzhou is in crisis, he may be able to use himself as a help.

But from this point of view, the veteran is not optimistic about the current situation in Yanzhou.

“Your Highness, why have so much iron ore and coal entered the city in the past two days.”

He was thinking, when Liu Fu behind him suddenly pointed to a team of carts pulled by donkeys, which were full of iron ore.

Not far behind the convoy, there were still people carrying limestone.

Xu Lie knew about this, so he couldn’t help laughing.

“His Royal Highness’s method is really effective. Look at this busy person, the military commander doesn’t have to worry about anything now.”

Zhao Xu put the matter of Yanguan out of his mind, and remembered the task he gave Dong An and others some time ago .

After counting the time, it’s almost here.

So, he immediately turned around and went to the firm.

At this time, the commercial bank was much deserted than in the past.

He asked, and these wealthy children were still busy.

“How much money have they raised in total these days?” Zhao Xu asked.

Worried about people cheating, the raw materials purchased for Bing Zhansi were all paid by the palace.

He also deliberately asked Qin’s accountant to watch.

“It’s already 130,000 taels.” Qin accountant checked and said.

Zhao Xu nodded, he didn’t feel sorry for Yin Zi.

The raw materials bought by these silver will eventually become the armor on the soldiers.

The more they buy the better, since they’re always needed anyway.

Just as he was asking, Dong An and Yang He came over noisy.

“Admit defeat, the principal of the firm is mine.” Dong An laughed with his face up, “If you call me big brother, I may be able to advise Your Highness to make you the deputy principal.”

“Fart, you will lose, tomorrow I have a boatload of briquettes out of the city.” Yang He jumped.

Swearing at each other all the way to the business house, the two immediately stopped talking when they saw Zhao Xu, and came over to salute with a smile.

“Looking at you, you’re pretty sure.” Zhao Xu said with a smile.

The two looked at each other, “Your Majesty, winning or losing is only between the two of us.”

“No cheating, right?” Zhao Xu teased.

“Of course not.” The two shook their heads like rattles.

Zhao Xu nodded, and asked the two how to buy the goods.

While speaking, many children of the wealthy family came back one after another.

Compared to Dong An and Yang He’s complacency, they were all a little downcast.

Zhao Xu was a little puzzled.

Do these two guys really have real talents?

Tomorrow, he would like to ask Tsui Hark and the others how they handled their affairs.

“Tomorrow is the last day.” Zhao Xu said, “The officials of the commercial firm will make a decision at that time.”

After leaving these words, he got up and went to the Military Division.

At this time, Wang Ying was experimenting with craftsmen in steelmaking, using a graphite crucible.

“Your Highness is really amazing. These two days, the Warehouse Division’s warehouses have been full, and you don’t have to worry about raw materials anymore. You can devote yourself to studying the skills His Highness ordered.” Seeing Zhao Xu, Wang Ying boasted fiercely.

Looking at the molten steel in the crucible, Liu Fu shook his head and clicked his tongue. This was the first time he had seen this thing.

He couldn’t help putting away his contempt for Wang Ying.

“Well, that’s good, how about the steel made from this crucible?” Zhao Xu asked.

He looked up.

The molten iron from the blast furnace not far away flows into the pool below.

The craftsman by the pool began to stir vigorously.

Afterwards, the steel-making craftsman scooped up the molten iron with a ceramic spoon and put it into the crucible.

When the time is up, it is poured into a mold, which is a wide ceramic plate.

The shapes carved on it are like pieces of fish scales, which are the molds used to cast the scales.

(end of this chapter)