Ma'am, your vest fell off again

Chapter 306 Borrowing Gunpowder

"It doesn't matter, it's not too late to know now, lord, such a good opportunity, don't miss it, you really don't think about it?"

"Everything this king wants, I will take it back by myself, without the help of others!"

"King Li, I know you are quite capable, but those who achieve great things must make friends with more people. I just want a drop of little Phoenix's blood. After I get it, I will help you ascend to the crown prince. The emperor will also do his best to help."

Anyone would be shaken by this kind of temptation, but Li Junhao just looked at him coldly for a moment, "I don't want to say the same thing a second time, please come back, the national teacher."

The national teacher didn't expect that he would refuse. After being shocked, he drooped his head in despondency, "Oh, my lord, think it over carefully, I'll come back later."

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Li Junhao's response, he has already left the mansion in a hurry.

After solving the national teacher, Li Junhao went back to the side courtyard, and Fu Xuanrong continued to sit on the teacher's chair calmly at this moment, "How is it? Send it off?"

"Well, you don't have to pay much attention to him in the future, just send someone to throw him out."

"Actually, it's just a drop of blood, and it's not a big deal." If a drop of blood can change the cleansing, that's what she wished for.

"No." The national teacher is mysterious and proficient in alchemy. He is afraid that something will happen if this drop of blood is really taken away.

Since Li Junhao objected so much, Fu Xuanrong didn't intend to continue to provoke him, "How about the refugees recently?"

"Still arguing, with no results."

"Tsk, the efficiency of your group of people is really low. When the quarrel is over, the day lily should be cold."

"The number of refugees is very large, at least 2 people. It is really difficult to come up with a suitable solution at any time."

Fu Xuanrong rubbed her chin, "Actually, I don't think so. The refugees, whether they are doing well or not is another matter. The most important thing is to find a place to settle down. Why don't you set up a few factories and let them be self-sufficient?"

"factory?"

"It's similar to Zhuangzi and the like. Pick some simple jobs. For example, women can weave cloth, and men can do other things. There is always a suitable one. In this way, it will not only give them a livelihood, but also prevent the court from Isn’t excessive loss killing two birds with one stone?”

Li Junhao pondered for a moment, "It's indeed a good idea, but most of the ministers in the court declined and were unwilling to take over. I don't know who to send."

"Of course, choose one between Song Wenzhi and Chen Ziyi. Those two guys have been very free these days, especially Song Wenzhi, who actually went to fight grasshoppers with a group of dignitaries. It can be seen that they have a lot of free time."

"Well, I'll think about it."

Most of the time, after staying in the court for a long time, one's thoughts will be limited instead. It is really rare for someone with such a clear mind like Fu Xuanrong.

After listening to Fu Xuanrong's proposal that day, Li Junhao and Song Wenzhi and Chen Ziyi discussed it, and finally the two decided to go together. After all, there are some vicious people among the refugees, and it is inevitable that they would be a little apprehensive to go alone.

The emperor has been having a headache for many days about the question of whether these people will stay or not. Finally, someone took the initiative to stand up. How could he reject the request?Hastily wrote down the booklet and sent the person out, and for a while, everyone in the hall breathed a sigh of relief.

As soon as the refugee issue was resolved, those ministers who had shrunk back in the past came out again, giving advice on everything, as if they hadn't exhausted their energy.

When Song asked one of them to ask for money, they would find excuses everywhere to withhold it, as if what they were searching for was the money in their pockets.

Seven days later, the refugees had been settled initially, but the urgent documents sent back from the Northwest brought the situation of the court into a mess.

"Your Majesty, the war in the northwest is urgent, and there is an urgent shortage of food, grass and steel armor. Shall we send someone to send some over immediately?"

The emperor's face turned black, "I just sent a batch two months ago, and said that the battle situation has stabilized, why are they being beaten back again and again, my Bei Ao soldiers are all dead!"

This sentence of scolding was scolded even by Gu Shaoqing.

Li Junhao frowned, cupped his hands, and said, "Father, the enemy's steel armor is several times that of our Beiao, so it is reasonable to be defeated. The royal cast iron master has tried his best to make weapons and send them to the front line, but there are still too many weapons." The gap is too large."

"Didn't I already order to send people to dig a lot of gunpowder and iron and stone? Why are they still scarce?!"

"Returning to Father, although our North Ao has a vast land, we rarely find a place where we can collect a large area, so we have to go back and forth to delay the time and progress."

The prince fanned the evil wind aside, "Your Majesty, the Royal Father handed over the Iron Casting Institute to you before, and it stands to reason that you should be fully responsible for all the armor and equipment on the front line. Now the progress is too slow, but you have found a suitable excuse Is it inappropriate to shirk responsibility?"

Li Junhao glanced at him vaguely, "If Brother Huang thinks I'm incompetent, I'm willing to give up the right to be in charge of Cast Iron Academy."

"you……"

"Enough!" The emperor yelled angrily with a headache, "Now that the country is in crisis, you two brothers don't know what to do together, but you are still arguing about this kind of thing here, it's just ridiculous!"

The crown prince and Li Junhao knelt down to plead guilty, "I know my mistake."

"What's the use of knowing what's wrong? The most important thing right now is to resolve the matter in the northwest. Food and grass are easy to talk about. It's not impossible to deliver if the court is crowded, but armored combat readiness..."

"Father, if it really doesn't work, we can only temporarily purchase iron stones and gunpowder from other countries."

The emperor was deeply repulsed by this kind of transaction, "Bei Ao is a big country in Kyushu, if I buy all these things from other small countries, wouldn't it be a loss of face for a big country?!"

"No matter how important the royal family's face is, it will not be worth the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers in the Northwest. Father, I am willing to take over this matter." Gu Shaoqing has been fighting bloody battles in the Northwest for more than a year, and must not drag on any longer.

Li Junhao's words hit the emperor's weakness. He hesitated for a moment, but agreed, "Then it's up to you to arrange it. It's just that we don't have many good friends with Beiao. Who do you plan to ask for help?"

"Western Shu, Chu Mohua."

Bei Ao and Xi Shu have become allies. Although they don't go much in the weekdays, at least there is a treaty. Now that Bei Ao is killed, Xi Shu has no reason not to help.

"Xishu is Xishu. You are preparing for these days, go out of the customs yourself, and escort everything back."

"Yes, I will definitely not let my father down."

Once this matter was finalized, it quickly reached Fu Xuanrong's ears. Although she was a little worried, she didn't say much.

Gu Shaoqing is Li Junhao's benefactor and even her friend. Due to emotion and reason, this trip to West Shu is inevitable.

(End of this chapter)