Steel Dynasty - Chapter 204

[Chapter 204 Small victory]

” Your Majesty, forgive me!”

The ministers had never seen Xiao Wenxuan so angry. Cui Hao was frightened and immediately apologized.

“Hmph, you are all standing on the dry bank with high-sounding looks. Do you think I am really a fool? If you cannot take back the land of Youzhou, it will be the territory of the barbarians.” Xiao Wenxuan continued.

Then he scanned the entire Chengqing Hall and said: “Since you don’t agree with King Qi’s method, okay, now I will give you a chance. No matter who wins the land of Youzhou, I will reward that land to whoever you dare to “Is that so?”

The civil servants headed by Cui Hao immediately shrank their heads and did not dare to speak. They could only express their words, but when it was their turn to actually go to the battlefield, they were all trembling with fear.

After waiting for a long time, no one spoke, Xiao Wenxuan sneered, “It seems that no one else is willing to go to the grassland to fight for me. In this case, I agreed to King Qi’s request. As a reward, I agreed to King Qi’s request.” .”

“Thank you, Father!” Xiao Ming bowed and said.

I have to say that Xiao Wenxuan just now finally looked like an emperor, showing off his domineering attitude.

Xiao Wenxuan sat down on the dragon chair again and looked at King Wei, “King Wei, what reward do you want?”

“Your Majesty, I just want to ask King Qi to sell some artillery to me.” Wang hesitated and said.

The third prince heard this and said warily: “It’s understandable that the three emperors uncle, King Zhao, King Liang and other northern vassal kings need artillery to defend against the barbarians. I wonder what the third prince’s purpose is in wanting this artillery?”

“King Wei, the third prince said that. That’s right, what do you want with this artillery?” Xiao Wenxuan also frowned.

King Wei sighed at this time and said: “Your Majesty, you don’t know. I want this cannon to defend against Japanese pirates coming from the sea. In recent years, my merchant ships going out to sea have often been robbed by Japanese pirates, and there are even more Japanese pirates.” The coast is raging, and my brother is in dire straits. Moreover, the Japanese pirates come ashore in thousands or tens of thousands every time. After plundering, they return to the sea. It is really a headache. “

Speaking of the Japanese pirates, the third prince suddenly stopped talking, because King Chu’s fiefdom had also been attacked by Japanese pirates. This was a reason. He said: “Father, King Chu’s fiefdom has also been invaded by Japanese pirates. In this case, I think what the Third Emperor’s uncle said is reasonable.” King

Wei looked at it.

Looking at the third prince, he thought that the third prince was really smart, so he immediately changed his mind and supported him, which meant that King Chu could successfully purchase artillery.

Xiao Ming stood aside and watched. The more demand for this artillery, the more money he would make.

However, the Japanese pirates mentioned by King Wei made him frown.

This Japanese pirate naturally refers to a certain island country. In history, Japanese pirates often harassed coastal areas, and there seemed to be Japanese pirates here, but Xiao Ming didn’t have much memory of Japanese pirates.

“Well, let me think about this again.” Xiao Wenxuan did not agree to King Wei immediately.

He was a little annoyed at this time. Xiao Ming and King Wei were not economical lamps. They did not want the rewards of the Eight Classics, but they actually gave him problems.

Seemingly tired, Xiao Wenxuan said something to Feng Deshui, and Feng Deshui immediately said: “If there is something to do, go back to the court.”

This morning, Cui Hao stumbled. Not only did he fail to master the artillery skills, but he was scolded by Xiao Wenxuan. People with discerning eyes. Everyone can see Xiao Wenxuan’s current attitude towards the barbarians.

It can be seen that the war faction will become the loudest group of people in the court in the future.

After the court was over, the ministers left one after another.

This time Xiao Ming got the result he wanted and was naturally very satisfied. King Wei was a little worried and depressed. He exchanged greetings with Xiao Ming and said he would treat Xiao Ming to a drink another day and hurried away.

Xiao Ming secretly laughed in his heart. It was a lie for the King of Wei to ask for this cannon to defend against the Japanese pirates, but it was true that he threatened the King of Chu and King Yan with this cannon.

After leaving the Chengqing Palace, Xiao Ming was about to leave the palace. At this time, Feng Deshui suddenly came over and said to Xiao Ming: “Your Highness, the Emperor is waiting for you.”

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ming followed Feng Deshui and circled to the back of the Chengqing Palace. Xiao Wenxuan stood next to In the pavilion.

“Father!” Xiao Ming bowed and said.

Xiao Wenxuan turned around, looked at Xiao Ming and asked slowly: “There are only you and me, father and son. Tell me the truth, how powerful is this artillery?”

“Father ?”

Your Majesty, I dare not say nonsense. This artillery evolved from a fire barrel. It is dozens of times more powerful in terms of power and range. With the strength of the city and the power of the artillery, the soldiers will fight to the death and defend the city without any problem. “

Xiao Ming told the truth.

Nodding, Xiao Wenxuan said: “You must be aware of the current situation in the Chongqing Kingdom. The reason why I dare not send troops to help you is because I am afraid that King Zhao and others will take the opportunity to make trouble, not because I am ruthless. Cui Hao’s words today are conclusive, I I don’t know who gave him the idea.”

“My father has already seen it, and I am worried that my father will really let him hand over the artillery technology,” Xiao Ming said.

“If it were twenty years ago, my father would definitely ask you to hand it over.” Xiao Wenxuan suddenly sighed, “But now that my father is old, he should always think about the Xiao family’s foundation. I can rest assured that this cannon is in your hands. After all, you are a member of the royal family.”

After a pause, Xiao Wenxuan continued: “But although I will not force you to hand over your artillery skills this time, your first batch of artillery will be handed over to the Imperial Guard. Do you understand

? , Father.” Xiao Ming said.

Xiao Wenxuan continued: “So when will the first batch of artillery arrive in Chang’an?” He was also very interested in this artillery.

“Half a year.” Xiao Ming said.

“Half a year?” Xiao Wenxuan was very angry when he heard this, “Why does it take so long?”

“Father, the production of this artillery is very cumbersome, and I don’t have enough artillery in Cangzhou City. I have to come to Cangzhou first, and then, This artillery requires a lot of coal and iron, and even a clever woman can’t make a living without rice.” Xiao Ming complained bitterly.

For Xiao Ming, he just drew a big pie for others to see. He agreed to sell the artillery, but he had the final say when it was provided.

“No, it’s too slow. I will see the first batch of artillery in three months. If you don’t have coal or iron, I can give it to you. If you don’t have silver, I can allocate it to you. These artillery must be equipped with the Forbidden Army as soon as possible and be equipped in the city of Chang’an. Head.” Xiao Wenxuan said sternly.

It seems that Xiao Wenxuan was so eager to get the artillery because he still held grudge against the last humiliation by the barbarians and the vassal king with a different surname.

He said: “In this case, I can only do my best, but in three months I can only provide twenty-four cannons, and each cannon is ten thousand taels of silver. I hope my father can give the silver to me first… “

Huh, I knew you would take the opportunity to ask for a price, eight thousand taels a door, and you can make up for it yourself,” Xiao Wenxuan said arrogantly.

Xiao Ming pretended to be embarrassed, “In that case, I’ll just suffer some losses.” He thought to himself, if he had known better, he would have raised the price a little more.

(End of chapter)