Zhang Changde was born in the military, so he was naturally very familiar with the matter of soldiers and armor.
The armor displayed by Ji Lie was simple and thick, filled with cold light.
Just from the appearance, you can tell that it is extremely sophisticated.
"Is this...is this the armor made by Craftsman Lu?"
Zhang Changde murmured to himself.
He knew that Ji Lie ordered Lu Ban to build armor, but he did not expect that the armor would be so sophisticated.
"Yes, Chande can try it on."
Ji Lie said with a smile.
"How can I use such excellent armor?"
Zhang Changde waved his hand quickly, thinking that this armor was for Ji Lie's own use.
But Ji Lie shook his head and smiled,
"It was originally built for you, Changde, how could you not do it?"
Hearing this, Zhang Changde was extremely surprised.
He hesitated for a moment, but finally couldn't restrain his love for this set of armor.
"Then this subordinate will be disrespectful!"
Zhang Changde's excited heart and trembling hands carefully put on the Mingguang Armor.
Although I have seen how sophisticated the Mingguang Armor is, it is a different feeling when I actually wear it.
Compared with the armor of the current generation, the Mingguang Armor is undoubtedly much lighter.
Zhang Changde didn't feel any restriction at all when he moved around.
After he was fully dressed, he felt a heavy sense of oppression just standing there!
Zhang Changde picked up the Tang Hengdao on the side.
The blade is straight and straight, with a cold light shining, and you can tell it is extremely sharp at a glance!
He raised the horizontal sword, looked at the wooden stakes prepared by Ji Lie in advance, and took a deep breath.
With a loud roar, the waist and horse united.
The horizontal knife in his hand struck at the wooden stake diagonally with lightning speed.
Only a slight "click" was heard, and the wooden pile was easily divided into two parts like tofu!
Looking at the smooth gap and the unharmed horizontal knife in his hand, Zhang Changde was stunned.
Compared with Mingguang Armor and Tang Hengdao, the high-end armor issued by the imperial court that he used on daily basis was simply a defense!
Seeing Zhang Changde's shocked expression, Ji Lie couldn't help but secretly laugh.
joke.
Among the thirteen armors of the Tang Dynasty, the Mingguang Armor ranks first.
Among the four types of Tang knives, Mo Dao is the most famous, but it is only suitable for battlefield fighting.
The Hengdao is a saber worn by government officials, policemen, and forest guards, and is most suitable for small-scale battles.
It is no exaggeration to say that the Thirteen Tang Armors and the Four Tang Swords established the supreme Tang Dynasty when all nations came to dynasty!
"It's just a pity that there is not enough iron material now, so we can only make three hundred more armors at most."
Ji Lie shook his head and said with some regret.
After all, iron is controlled by the imperial court.
Buy some iron materials and build armor that won't attract anyone's attention.
But if you want to trade on a large scale, it is easy for the government to detect it.
Not to mention that Gongsunhe is eyeing him. If he catches the evidence and brings it to the court, it will be troublesome.
There are also several iron mines in Youguo's fiefdom.
When Ji Lie truly takes control of the fiefdom, he can then build armor on a large scale and assemble it for the guards.
"Three hundred pairs are enough!"
Zhang Changde was a little elated, nodded heavily and said,
"As long as there are three hundred armors like this, even if three thousand black bandits come again, my subordinates will never take it lightly!"
"That's good."
Ji Lie smiled and nodded.
After the two talked for a while, Zhang Changde left holding the Mingguang Armor as if he had found a treasure.
Not long after he left, Laifu walked in with Yang Dehou.
"This subordinate has met the prince!"
After being responsible for gathering intelligence for the palace, Yang Dehou could be regarded as Ji Lie's subordinate, so he no longer called himself a villain.
After the two exchanged pleasantries, Yang Dehou took out a wooden box and opened it, revealing a stack of thick papers.
"In recent times, my subordinates have been secretly acquiring fields in accordance with the prince's instructions."
"Half a million dollars has already been spent, and almost 20,000 acres have been purchased."
"These are the land deeds, but most of these fields are of middle and lower quality and are not considered fertile land."
Ji Lie had already expected what Zhang Changde said.
Those nobles who eat people without spitting out their bones must have had fertile land in their hands for a long time, so how could they sell it to others?
"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Yang."
Ji Lie nodded slightly and then ordered,
"By the way, I still have something to do. I want to ask Dong Yang's family for help."
"My lord, just tell me."
"From tomorrow onwards, please ask Dong Yang's family to help spread the word, saying that the palace is recruiting people to come and cultivate the king's fields."
"Only 30% of the output is collected every year, and nothing else is needed."
As soon as these words came out, Yang Dehou couldn't help but be surprised.
"Thirty percent output, isn't that too little?"
"It is the lack of people that can achieve the goal of being alone."
Ji Lie smiled slightly.
…
Nowadays, the autumn air is crisp and clear, the autumn harvest has just ended, and autumn planting has not yet begun.
Many idle people were gathering at the city gate to chat.
At this moment, a dark-skinned old farmer suddenly whispered,
"Oh, you know, the palace is recruiting people to cultivate the royal fields."
"So what? We have planted well for the Gongsun family. Do you want to go over?"
"That's right, unless the rent charged by the palace is low, I won't be too lazy to run away."
The rest of the people were disapproving.
"Hey, you were really right!"
The old farmer smiled mysteriously,
"The palace only accepts 30% of the output, and apart from that, it doesn't want anything else!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone couldn't help but commotion.
"Zundu is fake?"
"Don't lie to us. How can you only charge 30%?"
In Youzhou today, land annexation is extremely serious.
Those wealthy noble families occupied more than 90% of the land.
The common people who lost their fields had no choice but to work as tenants for the nobles.
They worked hard for a year and had to hand over most of their harvest.
The few rations left behind can barely sustain the family's livelihood.
Once something unexpected happened, the common people could not cope with it at all and could only sell themselves into slavery to the nobles.
In addition, whenever the wealthy nobles have any kind of labor, they must also obey.
Otherwise, they would have no land to cultivate.
So when everyone heard what the old farmer said, their first reaction was that he was talking nonsense.
"I tell you such good things, but you still doubt me!"
"People like you really can't keep up with the heat even if you eat shit!"
The old farmer smiled disdainfully and said,
"Forget it, if you don't believe it, you can go to Gaolaozhuang outside the city and have a look."
"I heard that people from the palace are recruiting people there!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he staggered away, leaving behind a group of farmers looking at each other.
"How about we go take a look?"
"I think it's feasible. At worst, the trip will be in vain."
"But if we really only receive 30% of the output, then we will give the Gongsun family nothing to do!"
"that is!"
"Let's go, let's go together!"
As one of them took the lead, the others followed closely behind him, heading towards Gao Laozhuang.
