Tang Dynasty: The poisonous scholar in the Eastern Palace, please abdicate and let the wise one take

Chapter 417: Huge profits, isn't this faster than robbing money?
What happened in Huzhou soon reached Li Chengqian's ears.

Upon learning that someone was working on the shipbuilding master, Li Chengqian's face suddenly darkened.

The reason why the Ministry of Industry summoned so many shipbuilders was to prepare the navy and transform warships to enhance their combat effectiveness, right?
How dare someone be so careless about this?
"Kill him. He deserves to be killed."

Li Chengqian snorted coldly and dropped the letter in his hand.

If Su Chen had not happened to go to Huzhou and discovered these things, I am afraid that the group of masters sent here would all be unqualified people.

How much effect can such a person have in the Ministry of Industry?

Li Chengqian didn't dare to think too much, for he was afraid that not only would they not work, but they would also ruin the whole pot of soup!

"Your Majesty, these are memorials sent from Huzhou, Taizhou, Yuezhou and other places."

Wei Zheng placed a pile of memorials in front of Li Chengqian. "In their memorials, these people have all impeached the King of Bingjian for abusing private punishment. I hope Your Majesty will punish them severely."

ridiculous.

Li Chengqian snorted coldly, and before he could say anything more, Duan Lun from the Ministry of Works said, "Your Majesty, in my opinion, those who want to severely punish the King of Side by Side must have had a thousand connections with those criminals, and they should be reprimanded one by one!"

Wei Zheng smiled but said nothing.

When the big tree falls, the branches and vines that are dependent on it will feel panic.

The fact that Ma Tao and others were dismissed from their posts by King Bingxiang was enough to prove that they were so frightened by this matter that they impeached Su Chen one after another.

"Master Duan is right."

Fang Xuanling smiled and said, "Those who are in collusion with each other and commit corruption and abuse of power must be severely punished."

Li Chengqian nodded, "In that case, I'll trouble Prime Minister Fang to handle this matter."

Fang Xuanling: "I obey your order."

"How is the training of Liu Rengui and Su Dingfang's new navy going?"

"Your Majesty, the two generals have selected 30,000 elite soldiers from various armies and have reorganized them for training. The weapons from the Ministry of Works have also been delivered to the barracks one by one."

Li Jing said in a deep voice, "At present, it will take some time to improve the spear skills of these 30,000 elite soldiers."

Li Chengqian smiled and said, "Su Chen often told me that marksmanship is developed through the practice of firing bullets one by one."

"These 30,000 new soldiers have never been exposed to firearms. Now that they have been reorganized, it is equivalent to re-enlisting with them."

The soldiers who had always used swords, spears, crossbows as their means of attack suddenly switched to using muskets. The change was so great that it must have been difficult for them to accept at first.

So, relatively speaking, it is not difficult to understand why these veterans became new recruits.

"The Ministry of Works must ensure that the new navy troops have sufficient ammunition to improve their marksmanship."

"Your Majesty, please rest assured."

Duan Lun smiled and said, "During this period of time, our Ministry of Industry has recruited nearly two thousand skilled craftsmen. Especially after the fire gun was improved, we added three production lines, which is enough to ensure the consumption of fire gun ammunition."

Compared with the previous single-shot muskets, the improved repeating muskets and Renyi muskets have an amazing rate of fire, and can consume thousands of bullets within a stick of incense.

If the Ministry of Industry's production level continues to stagnate, it will naturally be unable to meet the huge demand for ammunition.

Dai Zhou handed over the memorial with a smile, "Your Majesty, I have already calculated the number of muskets that Lu Dongzan and other envoys from other countries want to purchase. Please review it."

While submitting the memorial to Li Chengqian, Dai Zhou continued, "Except for the 1,000 muskets that the Arab envoy Ou De wanted to buy, the largest number of muskets was purchased by Tubo."

"In addition to purchasing our 500 muskets, Lu Dongzan also wants to purchase bombs."

Compared with other times, Lu Dongzan had personally experienced the explosion and had a very deep impression of the power of the bomb.

Now that they see that the Tang Dynasty is willing to do business with them, they naturally will not miss this opportunity.

Even if Li Chengqian and others did not mention this matter, he still wanted to give it a try. What if it worked?
Tubo possessed powerful firearms.

Whether it is researching and improving it or imitating it, it will make Tubo's strength rise to a higher level.

Li Chengqian looked at the memorial in his hand and said with a smile: "Lu Dongzan has a good idea."

"After all, when he was in Chang'an, he had seen the power of those bombs. Now he wants to buy bombs from us. It is reasonable for him to strengthen the combat power of the Tibetan army."

Everyone smiled and nodded.

The muskets used in the military parade alone were enough to cause envoys from various countries to fight and bleed.

If they knew that in the manufacturing bureau of the Tang Dynasty there were many bombs with power far exceeding that of muskets, wouldn't those envoys go crazy?

"Single-shot muskets can be sold to them, but forget about bombs."

Single-shot muskets have already been popularized on a small scale among the Tang army, and will be popularized to all armies in the future.

By then, even if they hide it, the surrounding countries will be able to obtain it through some means.

So, if you sell it to them earlier, you can still get a high price.

As for the chain gun and the Renyi gun, these two extremely powerful firearms, as well as the bombs, it is absolutely impossible for them to leak.

Once these things are leaked, it will most likely cause a fatal blow to the Tang Dynasty.

Li Chengqian pondered and said, "Can't the price be raised a little bit?"

Dai Zhou shook his head. "Your Majesty, we can't raise the price any further. If we raise the price any further, they might not even consider buying it, but resort to underhanded tactics instead."

Dai Zhou inhumanely asked for one thousand taels of silver for a single-shot musket. Even for a powerful dynasty like the Arab Empire, it was a sky-high price, let alone other small countries? Small countries such as Luzon and Goryeo wanted to buy muskets, but with their national strength, they could only buy a few hundred muskets.

The powerful state of the Arab Empire only purchased a thousand muskets. They wanted more muskets, but they did not have enough money.

Duan Lun nodded in agreement, "Your Majesty, the cost of our manufacturing bureau to make a fire gun is only about ten taels of silver, and the selling price of one thousand taels of silver is already a huge profit."

Duan Lun even believed that if Ou De, Lu Dongzan and others knew that the cost of making a musket was so low, they would probably curse at them.

A musket worth ten taels of silver, and you're selling it to me for a thousand taels?

Why don't you go and grab it!

Li Chengqian nodded, "Let's do this. To show our friendship and sincerity, we can give them some bullets as a gift."

Dai Zhou immediately laughed. His Majesty had indeed been with Su Chen for a long time and was very proficient in this kind of business method.

Compared to a musket costing one thousand and two taels of silver, those bullets could be considered gifts.

After all, these bullets are extremely easy to make. Even a small country like Luzon and Goryeo can easily make them after looking at the shape of the bullets.

Once these muskets are sold, the available money in the national treasury will inevitably increase dramatically.

Now that you have money, you naturally have to think about how to spend it.

"Now that the New Year is approaching, I am thinking of giving you all more salary so that you can have a prosperous New Year."

Li Chengqian smiled and said, "It just so happens that the Ministry of Revenue has done a big business, and there is plenty of money in the treasury."

Facing Li Chengqian's proposal, Gao Shilian shook his head and said, "Your Majesty should not be so extravagant."

Li Chengqian: "Duke Shen, I just want to give everyone some money."

Fang Xuanling smiled and said, "Your Majesty, Duke Shen must be worried that your Majesty's treatment of officials is too generous, causing them to slack off in their work."

That shouldn't be the case, right?

Li Chengqian frowned, "Where did you get this from?"

Gao Shilian stroked his beard and smiled, "Your Majesty, is it because of the Huzhou incident that you want to raise everyone's salary, so that the civil and military officials will abide by their duties and serve the public wholeheartedly?"

Li Chengqian nodded, "I do have such an idea."

Gao Shilian: "Then your majesty should not increase salaries for all, but should reward the best."

"Although the Ministry of Revenue has made a big deal and the treasury is full, no one knows what will happen next year!"

"If there is a disaster next year, there will definitely not be enough money in the national treasury to guarantee the lives of the people."

"Secondly, Your Majesty has increased his salary this year. Should next year's salary also be paid according to this year's salary?"

"But if the treasury is out of money, how will Your Majesty distribute it?"

"It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality."

"Your Majesty is merciful and wants all civil and military officials to appreciate this, but you cannot increase salaries on such a large scale."

Li Chengqian seemed to be thinking about something, "I thought this matter was too simple."

Fang Xuanling smiled and said, "Your Majesty is so kind-hearted. If the officials knew about this, they would surely be moved to tears."

Li Chengqian waved his hand, "That's not right. Now that the national treasury is rich, we naturally have to do something."

"Room Prime Minister."

"Just now, Lord Shen mentioned that we can reward the best. I think this is feasible."

"This year, the review and assessment of local officials must be strict, and those who handle government affairs seriously and treat the people well can be given special rewards even if their official positions cannot be promoted in a short period of time."

"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"

Fang Xuanling smiled and nodded, saying, "Since Your Majesty has this idea, I will arrange to sort out all the officials who have been dedicated to serving the people in recent years and give them special rewards."

Changsun Wuji clapped his hands and laughed, "Once your majesty implements this measure, those officials who are dedicated to serving the people will surely become role models for everyone to follow."

Upon hearing this, Li Chengqian's eyes lit up, "Yes, I will let them be role models!"

“Not only should we give them special rewards, but we should also let their deeds spread throughout the Tang Dynasty!”

"By then, newspapers all over the world will write down the deeds of these officials, so that the people of the Tang Dynasty will know how many good officials there are who sincerely work for them!"

Gao Shilian stroked his beard and smiled, "Your Majesty is wise and wise, which is a blessing to the Tang Dynasty."

Fang Xuanling and others also praised with smiles on their faces.

Once this matter becomes a system of rules and regulations, it will surely allow countless knowledgeable people and those who are dedicated to serving the people to stand out.

The Tang Dynasty will surely prosper.

"of course."

Li Chengqian smiled and said, "Those officials who exploit the people and commit corruption and abuse of power should also be recorded one by one so that the people can criticize them!"

"I'd like to trouble you, my dear ministers, to think carefully about this matter and come up with a reasonable rule."

"The minister obeys the order."

(End of this chapter)