Shop of All Worlds: The First Customer Princess Jinyang

Chapter 111 The stingy emperor
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, it seemed to make sense.

He saw that Li Shimin and Qin Shihuang had empty hands and no shopping carts around them. Didn't that mean they didn't buy anything?
Why didn’t you buy it?
Isn't it because we have no money?

It is impossible that he did not buy anything because he looked down upon the things sold by the immortal.

The things that the immortal gave you are not ordinary.

How could I look down on it?

But neither the Emperor of Tang nor the Emperor of Qin are people who are short of money, right?
There can’t be no good stuff. Take it to the immortal to exchange it!

"wrong."

"Neither Emperor Tang nor Emperor Qin is short of money."

"How could they have no money?"

Zhu Yuanzhang expressed his doubts.

"Besides, according to historical records, after Emperor Qin conquered the six kingdoms, he took a lot of treasures from them."

"It's impossible that he doesn't have treasures to exchange with the immortals."

"And the Emperor of Tang, too. If I remember correctly, he had Wang Xizhi's "Lanting Preface."

"Even if he doesn't have the treasure, he can definitely take the "Lanting Preface" to the immortal to exchange it."

"It's just a painting. Even if it was written by Wang Xizhi, it's just a painting."

"Compared to the things from the immortals, what is the Lanting Preface?"

Zhu Yuanzhang expressed his thoughts.

Queen Ma nodded in agreement, and then said:

"But what if they don't want to?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned when he heard this:

"You mean, they are unwilling to exchange the precious treasures in their hands?"

Queen Ma said:

"Yes, although Emperor Tang and Emperor Qin have many treasures, it does not mean that they are willing to use these treasures to exchange."

"If it is exchanged with gold or silver, it may not be a big deal for them."

"But if we have to exchange it for precious treasures, no one would be willing to part with it."

Zhu Yuanzhang thought about what Empress Ma said, and it seemed to be true.

He doesn't really care much about treasures.

Moreover, after seeing the things sold in Ye Jiangnan’s store, he thought even less of it.

These things are no match for what the immortals have.

"I don't know what the Emperor Tang and Emperor Qin are thinking. How can those treasures compare to what the immortals sell?"

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and sighed.

"Let's persuade them next time. Don't lose the watermelon to pick up the sesame seeds."

Upon hearing this, Queen Ma said calmly:

"You persuaded them?"

"Aren't you afraid that they will ask you to borrow money in the end?"

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said:
"We don't have any money. Even if we want to lend them money, we don't have any money to lend them."

What Zhu Yuanzhang said was true.

Although he became the emperor, he really had no treasures.

It cannot be said that he doesn't have them, but the treasures he has are not the same as before.

at the same time.

The two "stingy emperors" in Zhu Yuanzhang's mind gathered in Li Shimin's imperial study.

This time, Qin Shihuang did not return to his own Great Qin, but brought Meng Tian and a few others to come to Li Shimin.

Since they both bought books, they planned to study each other.

In other words, the two of them "share resources", which can save money on buying books.

Zhangsun Wuji, Meng Yi and several other civil officials gathered together to study books on farming and farm tools.

Cheng Yaojin, Meng Tian and Wang Ben are all skilled in acting and martial arts.

The martial arts skills that Li Shimin bought were called: Five Tigers Breaking Door Sword.

This martial arts manual is cheap, but the sword techniques contained in it are extremely exquisite.

In addition, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty basically all used Tang swords, so Li Shimin bought this martial arts book.

Cheng Yaojin flipped through the book and sighed:

"This Five Tigers Door-Breaking Sword is indeed exquisite."

"Many of the moves are extremely ferocious!"

"If our army learns this martial art, we will be invincible!"

Meng Tian frowned and said:

"Although this martial art's moves are extremely fierce, the knife is not as useful as the sword."

Wang Ben nodded and agreed:
"Yes, and the knife breaks easily, so it is definitely not suitable for fighting."

"Plus, the northern Huns mainly ride horses, so it's not convenient to use a knife."

Cheng Yaojin frowned and said:

"The knife breaks easily, how come?"

"Basically, our army mainly uses swords."

"And we can also use swords to deal with foreign soldiers on horseback!"

Upon hearing this, Meng Tian and Wang Ben were somewhat skeptical of what Cheng Yaojin said.

It's not like they haven't used a knife before, so how could they not know whether it's good to use or not.

"You don't believe me, Old Cheng?"

"Okay, okay, I, Old Cheng, will take you to see how powerful Tang soldiers are with swords!"

Cheng Yaojin said excitedly.

After saying this, he looked at Li Shimin who was chatting with Qin Shihuang over there and said:
"Your Majesty, General Meng Tian and General Wang Ben do not believe how powerful our Tang soldiers are with swords!"

"How about I take them to see it for themselves?"

Li Shimin, who was chatting with Qin Shihuang, suddenly lit up his eyes when he heard Cheng Yaojin's voice.

I was worried that I couldn't find a place to show off to Qin Shi Huang, but now I have the chance, right?
"can!"

"I'll go with you too!"

Li Shimin said with a smile.

He was prepared to show Qin Shi Huang the power of his Tang Dynasty soldiers.

This saves Qin Shi Huang from always talking about how powerful his Qin army was.

"Qin Huang, how about we go and see the might of our Tang soldiers?"

Li Shimin said to Qin Shihuang with a smile.

"Okay! Let me see for myself which is better, your Tang Dynasty soldiers or my Qin Dynasty soldiers!"

Qin Shi Huang said in a deep voice.

Li Shimin nodded and instructed outside the imperial study:
"Come here, show off!"

Upon hearing this, the eunuch outside immediately went to prepare the sedan chair.

Changsun Wuji and his companions had no interest and stayed in the imperial study.

...on the way.

Inside the sedan.

Qin Shi Huang asked Li Shimin curiously:

"Emperor Tang, what you meant just now is that your Tang army mainly fights with swords?"

Li Shimin nodded slightly.

"That's right, my Tang army basically uses horizontal swords as weapons."

Qin Shi Huang wondered:

"Hand-sword?"

"What kind of knife is this?"

"My Qin soldiers rarely use swords as weapons."

"The knife is not as well made as the sword."

"And knives are particularly complicated to make, and they are not as sharp as swords."

"And the knife is not very suitable for use in formations. It is not as useful as the halberd and the spear."

The Qin Dynasty rarely used swords as weapons, and it was for the reasons mentioned by Qin Shihuang.

The main thing for the Qin soldiers is to coordinate and cooperate in combat.

This is what Qin Shi Huang said about forming a square formation to annihilate the enemy.

If you use a knife, it will be difficult to form a square formation.

However, this is one of the reasons.

The other thing is that the knife is complicated to make and its quality is far inferior to that of the sword.

Swords have been used for such a long time. After Qin Shihuang unified the six kingdoms, he absorbed the sword-making techniques of the six kingdoms. Swords are much better than knives in terms of sharpness and hardness.

Therefore, it can be said that the soldiers of the Qin Dynasty did not use swords as weapons.

"Qin Huang, you are talking about the kind of sword from your Great Qin."

"The swords made by my Great Tang are much sharper than those made by your Great Qin."

"The hardness of the knife is even more indescribable!"

Li Shimin said.

"I won't tell you more. Once you've seen it, you'll understand!"

The sedan chair went out of the palace and came to the training ground.

This is the training ground for the Qianniu Guards.

This is where the Qianniu Guards usually train.

The eunuchs have already informed that Li Shimin is coming here.

All the Qianniu Guards at the training ground had already gathered there, standing in formation waiting for Li Shimin and his party.

As soon as Qin Shihuang arrived, he couldn't help but look at these soldiers.

These soldiers all had murderous looks in their eyes and serious expressions.

Qin Shihuang knew at a glance that these soldiers had been on the battlefield and killed people.

If you have never killed anyone, you won't have such an expression.

Meng Tian and Wang Ben also realized the complexity of these soldiers.

Having led troops in battles for many years, they can tell at a glance that these soldiers are not simple.

These don't look like ordinary soldiers who have been to war.

Li Shimin glanced at Qin Shihuang, then smiled and introduced:
"Qin Emperor, this is the Qianniu Guard of my Tang Dynasty."

Upon hearing this, Ying Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at those soldiers who were tall and well-equipped.

"I'll have someone demonstrate it to you, so you can see how powerful my Qianniu Guards are."

As Li Shimin spoke, he observed Qin Shihuang's expression.

He wanted to see whether Qin Shi Huang would be shocked by his Thousand Bull Guards.

After Li Shimin gave the order, the Qianniu Guards standing in the training ground began to move.

These Qianniu Guards were waving their swords.

Their movements were in unison, and every time they swung their weapons, they let out an angry roar.

Angry shouts rose into the sky, revealing endless murderous intent.

Qin Shihuang, Meng Tian and Wang Ben looked at the Qianniu Guards below and were secretly shocked.

I didn't expect that the Tang Dynasty soldiers were so brave.

From the way these soldiers swing their swords and the changes in their formations, one can tell how powerful these soldiers are.

"General Meng, how do you think these soldiers compare to your Meng family army?"

Wang Ben asked Meng Tian.

Meng Tian looked serious, frowned and said:
"Hard to say."

"But if we really compare the flowers, the Meng family army is no match for the Qianniu Guards to a certain extent."

Wang Ben looked at Meng Tian in surprise and said:

"You actually gave such a high evaluation!?"

Wang Ben was very shocked.

The Meng family army has always been the pride of the Meng family, and no one is allowed to blaspheme it.

Unexpectedly, Meng Tian actually said that the Meng family army was not as good as the Qianniu Guards of the Tang Dynasty.

This was something he had never expected.

"Let's not talk about anything else. Just take the equipment of Qianniuwei. Do you think you can compare?"

Meng Tian asked back.

Wang Ben looked at the armor worn by Qianniuwei and the silver sword in his hand.

He finally understood what Meng Tian meant.

In other words, judging from the equipment alone, the Meng army was no match for the Tang army.

But apart from the equipment, it’s hard to say about the other aspects.

Ying Zheng looked at the Qianniu Guards and admired them secretly in his heart.

He looked at Li Shimin and said in a deep voice:

"Emperor Tang, your Qianniu Guards are indeed magnificent, and can be compared with my Meng Family Army."

When Li Shimin heard what Qin Shihuang said, he said proudly:

"Qin Emperor, the Qianniu Guards are my personal guards and have a heavy responsibility."

"Not only must we protect the imperial palace, but we must also charge into battle for the Tang Dynasty at critical moments."

"If they are not powerful, who can protect my safety?"

Qin Shi Huang heard this and asked happily:
"Oh? You mean, they won't go to the battlefield?"

He thought that these Qianniu Guards were soldiers fighting on the battlefield.

If so, how powerful would the Tang army be?

If I face such a Tang army, I will probably be defeated.

Now that Qin Shihuang knew that the Qianniu Guards were Li Shimin's personal guards, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, I didn’t go to the battlefield, otherwise I would have been defeated.

(End of this chapter)