Chapter 261 Military Trade

"My condolences to Ma Yushi..."

At Ma Yuan's mansion, Mi Yan looked at Ma Yuan who seemed to have lost his soul and sighed. read

When Ma Yuan was sent back to the mansion, he became like this.

Just as he was thinking about how to continue to comfort him, he suddenly heard a burst of noise and saw Yang Feng striding over.

Also coming at the same time was Mo Kuan, the eldest son of Mo Zhai.

"Lord Mi."

Seeing Mi Yan, Yang Feng and Mo Kuan bowed.

Mi Yan returned the gift, looked at Ma Yuan and sighed slightly.

Seeing this, Yang Feng came to Ma Yuan, sat down opposite him, and said loudly: "Can Yu Shi find out who killed Ma Xuan and his son just by sitting like this? This will only hurt the kisser and make the enemy happy." ”

"Gong Yi Guo is right, Yu Shi Ma, the court is in chaos right now, and you can't just let it go down like this."

Ma Yuan's eyes gradually brightened, and he sighed quietly, "The reason why my brother sent Ma Chong to the capital was because he was greedy and ruthless. When Ma Han was young, he almost died several times. My brother suspected that he was related to him. But he couldn’t find any evidence, so he was sent away.”

After a pause, he continued: "So this son must hate his father and his brother deeply. Now that he is in charge of the Ma family, I guess I am afraid that I will be expelled from the Ma family. So you should go. I am Useless."

Mi Yan and the three looked at each other, and Mi Yan shouted, "Ma Yushi, what are you talking nonsense about? Without the Ma family, you are still the Yu Shitai of Dasong. There is King Yan behind you, what are you afraid of!"

"Prince Yan?" Ma Yushi unconsciously muttered these two words, and suddenly his eyes widened.

Yang Feng and Mo Kuan both nodded to him at this time.

"You mean King Yan supports me?" Ma Yuan looked at Mi Yan and asked tentatively.

Mi Yan nodded affirmatively and said, "His Royal Highness often mentioned Ma Yushi in his letters to Concubine Mi, and he greatly appreciated Ma Yushi."

When Ma Yuan heard this, his eyes became brighter.

Mo Kuan said at this time: "Don't Ma Yushi want to continue the investigation? No matter whether the Ma family father and son were killed by bandits or someone else, the truth must come to light."

Ma Yuan glanced at the three people's faces one by one and nodded slowly.

Mi Yan is the uncle of King Yan, and Mo Kuan's younger brother is in King Yan's army.

And Yang Feng has always admired King Yan very much.

Now with the addition of him, a new force seems to have arisen in Dasong Chaotang.

"King Yan."

He read again.

In this case, what else does he have to fear? He doesn't have nothing.

Thinking of Dou Wei's face during the court, how could he let him cover the sky with one hand and do whatever he wanted in the court.

Furthermore, Mo Zhai's case has not been solved, and the death of his brother and nephew is still a mystery. How can he be willing to not pursue it to the end?

He stood up and said: "You are right, there is King Yan, there is still the truth that needs to be found out, otherwise I will die in peace."

When the three heard this, they nodded at the same time.

Although they didn't say it directly, they had a clear understanding.

From now on in the court, they will become the mouth of the emperor and the shield of King Yan.

…

Yanzhou.

The day after Zhao Xu ordered troops to be sent to Feihu Pass to rescue the people of Jinzhou, the palace welcomed a special guest.

Han Qi, the pastor of Qizhou.

"Your Highness, I have admired you for a long time. When I saw you today, your Highness is indeed graceful and graceful." Han Qi sat at the bottom of the reception hall, with a smile on his rosy face.

Zhao Xu smiled, and after Han Qi finished speaking, he said: "Hanzhou Mu has been praised. Qizhou and Yanzhou are adjacent to each other, and they are also neighbors. It is reasonable to send someone to visit Han Zhoumu. However, there are many things during this time, so forget."

Han Qi smiled awkwardly.

In his opinion, King Yan was mocking him, after all, it was him who should send people to visit.

So he said: "I haven't forgotten it, but I was afraid that someone in the court would gossip, so I never dared."

"Oh? Then why is Zhou Mu coming to Yancheng in person this time?" Zhao Xu asked. In fact, he had already guessed it.

Han Qi chuckled and said, "With your Highness's intelligence, I should have guessed it. Your Majesty has promised that we can purchase artillery from His Highness, and I hope that His Highness will fulfill his promise."

Zhao Xu thought that was indeed the case.

Now that he has figured it out, he no longer sells it, so he said: "Since it is the emperor who said it, there is no reason not to sell it. How much does Han Zhoumu plan to buy this time?"

"Three hundred gates." Han Qi leaned towards Zhao Xu.

"Okay, a cannon costs 8,000 taels. I will transport it myself and pay a 50% deposit first." Zhao Xu was not polite at all.

His purpose in selling artillery is to make money from powerful people.

After all, he was unhappy with the powerful people, but he didn't hate Yinzi at all.

"Eight thousand taels! In the capital, the emperor clearly sold us five thousand taels a door." Han Qi almost jumped up.

Zhao Xu said: "The emperor sold you five thousand taels. This is a favor price. Who said that my king's artillery can only be sold for five thousand taels?"

Han Qi was suffocated. The news from Jinling did not seem to say that.

"But it's too expensive. Three hundred doors is 2.4 million taels." Han Qi felt a pain in his body.

"How can you defeat the Yuan family if you are not expensive? How can you retreat from Beidi if you are not expensive? Fireguns are cheap. Do you want Hanzhou Mu?" Zhao Xu smiled softly.

When Han Qi heard this, he almost broke his silver teeth.

Logically, he should have come to Yancheng long ago.

But no one wanted to give money to King Yan in vain.

So after getting the artillery from Jinling, they sent the best craftsmen to copy it.

But the results were far from satisfactory.

For some unknown reason, the artillery they built exploded instantly.

After several failed attempts at imitation, he received a message from Han Zheng, asking him to go to Yancheng to buy it.

After all, Qizhou is close to the water and has the advantage of being the first to get the moon.

"Your Highness, that's true." Han Qi laughed awkwardly, "But can't I give you silver with one hand and cannon with the other?"

"Yes, but I can only supply the goods to those who paid the deposit first." Zhao Xu yawned lazily.

Since the Han family has made a move, he believes that other powerful families will come one after another.

As for these powerful families coming so late, he also has some guesses in his mind.

It would be abnormal if they didn't imitate the cannon after getting it.

But he was not worried at all. Even if it was a white iron cannon, the one they made would not be better than the one made by the Arms and Arms Department.

The only thing was that the quality of their iron was not as good as his.

Moreover, they had no idea about the process of casting cannons. There must be many sand holes and bubbling places in the cannons.

The rate of explosion of such cannons is very high.

"This..." Han Qi hesitated.

Zhao Xu's patience gradually disappeared.

He was in no mood to beat around the bush with these powerful families. They were not that familiar with each other and did not like each other.

Business is business, so just don't do it.

He also had to supervise the production of flintlock rifles.

So he said: "If the governor of Hanzhou is reluctant to spend the money, please go back. You can buy my cannon or not. You don't have to buy it."

Hearing this, Han Qi immediately became anxious and said hurriedly: "Buy it, your subordinate will buy it!"