"Your Majesty, this dragon and phoenix dressing table is also a rare treasure. These orbs are luminous pearls. Please demonstrate them!" Cui Chengxiu said.
All the ministers were surprised. The largest dragon ball was about the size of an egg, and the smaller one was also about the size of a pigeon egg. When counted, there were probably more than thirty. This... the night pearl alone was more than twenty. Wan Liang!
Zhu Youxiao naturally nodded in agreement. Such a publicity opportunity was something he couldn't ask for!
At that moment, Wei Zhongxian asked someone to bring the prepared thick black cotton cloth and surrounded the dragon and phoenix mirror.
"Haha, I'll be the first to take a look!" Zhu Youxiao walked in.
After a while, he walked out with a smile on his face and said: "It's really luxurious. You should go and see it!"
All the ministers lined up to watch.
This is dedicated to the queen, and there will be no chance to see it in the future, so no one is polite.
Keshi was the third one to go in. After she entered, her eyes immediately showed greed. She stroked the huge luminous pearl, but she cursed in her heart: "How can a bitch like Zhang Yan enjoy such a treasure? Sooner or later it will It belongs to my wife!”
In the mirror, Keshi's face was extremely distorted, and it took a while for her to return to normal.
After the observation, all the ministers were amazed. No one said anything about whether Cui Chengxiu's two hundred thousand taels was worth it!
"Haha! This auspiciousness is indeed priceless! In my opinion, the dragon and phoenix dressing mirror given to the queen is worth hundreds of thousands of taels! And this dress mirror cannot be priced in silver taels! I am so blessed with this auspiciousness! Determined to rejuvenate the Ming Dynasty!"
Zhu Youxiao showed off and was in a very comfortable mood!
Wei Zhongxian quickly had the dressing mirror installed, and the dragon and phoenix mirror given to the queen was received by the young eunuch in Kunning Palace.
"Although Cui Qing has made mistakes, the merits of offering auspicious auspiciousness are equal to the merits and demerits! I hope Cui Qing can take this as a warning! If he does it again, he will be severely punished!"
Zhu Youxiao gently uncovered it. Cui Chengxiu burst into tears of gratitude and returned with thanks.
Yang Lian saw Cui Chengxiu pass the test without any danger, but the emperor was now in great power, but he could no longer persist! And the shock brought by this auspiciousness has made everyone still not come back to their senses.
Zuo Guangdou was also horrified. Although this so-called dressing mirror was a play between Huang Xiao and the emperor, the mystery in it gave him a higher understanding of their talents!
After Zhu Youxiao returned to his position, he said calmly: "I also have something today that I want to share with all the ministers!"
All the officials were stunned.
Zhu Youxiao shouted: "Take a knife made by the Ministry of Industry and present it to me!"
The eunuch who had been prepared took a knife and handed it to him.
"Master Cui, how much does this knife cost?"
Cui Chengxiu broke into cold sweat again!
I said straight in my heart: Mom, it’s still over, can’t you say something else? This wave keeps coming again and again. Who can bear it?
Yang Lian's brochure was talking about this weapon. He just breathed a sigh of relief, but he didn't know that the emperor brought it up again, which made Cui Chengxiu horrified! He knelt on the ground in court, trembling and speechless.
Yang Lian and others were all surprised! His Majesty just pardoned Cui Chengxiu from this crime. Why is this being used as an argument now? But given this opportunity, he wished Cui Chengxiu would make a fool of himself in court.
Yang Lian stood out from the crowd and said: "Your Majesty, the swordsmanship department quoted three taels, but in fact it only cost two taels!"
Zhu Youxiao nodded and waved his hand, and the little eunuch next to him presented a knife.
Zhu Youxiao stood up and said, "Zuo Qing, how about you come and take a look at this sword?"
Zuo Guangdou was startled and stepped forward to take it.
He drew the knife from its sheath!
The knife was extremely heavy in the hand, and the blade exuded a faint blue luster. Everyone felt a coldness approaching!
"What a knife!" Zuo Guangdou weighed it and praised it.
Zhu Youxiao smiled slightly and said: "Master Cui is holding the Ministry of Industry knife. You two, Zuo Qing, try to chop it with each other."
"Ah!" Cui Chengxiu was dumbfounded!
The officials were also shocked. What kind of operation is this?
It was taboo to display weapons in the Jinluan Palace, but this was the emperor's suggestion, and the ministers had nothing to say.
Now that the emperor has made such a strange request, everyone is curious!
Zuo Guangdou was eager to try, and Cui Chengxiu was fighting with both sides.
"The sword has no eyes, I'm afraid that's inappropriate, Your Majesty..."
Zuo Guangdou held a sharp knife in his hand and shouted: "Your Majesty has an order, don't say anything more! Watch the knife!"
"kill!"
Zuo Guangdou drank it and slashed it down with his sword.
Cui Chengxiu hurriedly struck with his sword!
There was only a crisp sound, and the horizontal knife in Cui Chengxiu's hand was broken from it. Then there was a clang, and the broken knife fell on the gold brick.
With a plop, Cui Chengxiu fell back and sat on the ground!
Cui Chengxiu almost peed with fear! Staring at Zuo Guangdou with a pale face! This guy just tried the knife when he tried it, shouting to hit and kill with such ferocity that he almost cut himself. If he was scratched by this knife, he would definitely die!
Attack, break the knife, sit on the ground!
This change was so fast that no one had time to think about it carefully. When they came to their senses, all the ministers turned pale with surprise!
Zuo Guangdou felt extremely relieved when he saw Cui Chengxiu's embarrassed state!
"Haha! Congratulations to Your Majesty for getting this precious sword!"
Zhu Youxiao smiled slightly and said, "How about you all take turns to look at it and set a price for this sword based on your eyes?"
Li Banghua, the left minister of the Ministry of War, immediately took the sword from Zuo Guangdou.
His curiosity aroused, he took a strand of hair, placed it on the blade of the knife, and blew it down in one breath. The hair immediately broke into two pieces, and everyone onlookers gasped.
"Blow your hair and break it, it's really a precious sword!"
"It's such a pity that iron is like clay. There is a gap!"
"A true divine weapon!"
…
All the ministers praised it and guessed its value one by one.
Some people say a hundred taels, some say hundreds of taels, and some say a thousand taels...
Zhu Youxiao was secretly happy when he heard that a knife costing just a few dollars was actually said to be worth such a high price. If he hadn't been thinking about the order, he would have liked to sell a few of them in court.
Principal Zhu stood up and said with a smile: "My dear friends, you are very wrong this time! Although this sword is sharp, it is not worth that much money!"
All the ministers were stunned. Zhu Youxiao smiled calmly and said calmly: "This sword is worth one or two taels of silver!"
"What?"
The ministers were all shocked and couldn't believe their ears. Such a magical weapon only cost one tael of silver, which was twice as much as the cost of the Gongbu sword!
This is impossible!
Zuo Guangdou was the first to realize that this knife should have been produced by Song Yingxing at the Dahuangzhuang Iron and Steel Plant! His Majesty's move should be the same as Yi Guanjing's, in order to raise funds to develop Dahuang Village!
After he understood it, he immediately stood up and said loudly: "Your Majesty, if this knife only costs one tael of silver, I would like to ask your Majesty to order the Ministry of Industry to stop making it and purchase this knife instead! In addition, other equipment can also be used as well. Purchase this!"
Zhu Youxiao was very happy. Zuo Guangdou actually said what he wanted to say again and again today, which was really rare!
Cao Qincheng, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Li Chunye, Minister of the Ministry of War, Cui Chengxiu and others all looked ugly. According to Zuo Guangdou, this would have cut off a huge source of wealth for the two ministries!
Shao Fuzhong, the second assistant to the Minister of Hubu, secretly breathed a sigh of relief. If the weapons were purchased at this price, the life of the Hubu would be much easier!
The Donglin Party members are overjoyed. On the one hand, this can weaken the power of the Eunuch Party, and on the other hand, it is a great good thing for the country and the people!
Li Banghua, the left minister of the Ministry of War, could no longer despise Zuo Guangdou. He stood up and said loudly: "I second the proposal! If the soldiers at the border have such sharp weapons, our army's combat power will be doubled! We will have a better chance of winning against Jiannu!"
Yang Lian also stood up and said: "I second the proposal! This weapon is of high quality and low price. Purchasing it will greatly save the court's expenses!"
Wei Zhongxian, the eunuch, can't speak. He doesn't care about these things for a long time. In his words, our family is the eunuch who wants to be crowned king!
When everyone in the eunuch party saw that Wei Zhongxian didn't express anything, they had to worry secretly. Cao Qincheng, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, kept winking at Cui Chengxiu, but Cui Chengxiu just ignored him.
Today he charged forward and suffered a lot. Now he is still in shock, so he doesn't want to take a trip into this muddy water!
Cao Qincheng coughed helplessly and said: "I also agree with Zuo Yushi's words. I think this sword must have been made of fine steel using a new smelting method. How can such a military and national weapon be free from the outside world?" It is recommended that it be incorporated into the Ministry of Industry and produced uniformly by the Ministry of Industry.”
Zhu Youxiao smiled coldly and said: "Cao Shangshu's guess is correct. This is a new smelting method, but this is the result of painstaking research by others. Why should I give it to you, the Ministry of Industry?"
Cao Qincheng hesitated.
Zhu Youxiao said: "Your Ministry of Industry spends millions every year, has thousands of craftsmen, and hundreds of officials, big and small, but have you ever improved a single skill?
If you can figure out this method of smelting fine steel, I will still let you continue production for three to two cents!
Cao Qing, do you dare to accept this? "
