"Your Majesty, this is the conclusion given by the master craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry after reading the drawings!"
At this time, another guard came forward and handed over the memorial.
Emperor Xia muttered: "Read it!"
The guard said cautiously: "The master craftsmen said that the structure is not complicated. The difficulty is how to ensure the unity of all parts. They guessed that His Highness Ninth Prince may have used new weights and measures."
"But it only takes half a year to completely replicate the firecracker and figure out how to mass-produce it!"
"Where's the gunpowder?" Emperor Xia pondered.
The guard replied: "As for the gunpowder, we have prepared a lot of it according to the formula. It is susceptible to moisture, flammable, and explosive. However, if we want to achieve the power of the Sky-shattering Thunder configured by His Highness Ninth Prince, we may need to go further. Let’s explore, Your Majesty, why not invite His Highness Ninth Prince back to the capital and ask for his guidance?”
Emperor Xia snorted: "Please come back? Do you think he will come back?"
The guard paused: "This..."
Emperor Xia waved his hand and said: "Okay, let's put the other things aside for now. Regarding the confiscation of the Xiao family and the annihilation of the family, you will get a charter as soon as possible. Remember, I would rather kill than let go. I want to eradicate the roots!"
"promise!"
…
Seven days later, Cangzhou City.
Qin Yun bid farewell to Ji Wuming, Zhao Yuzhi and others who were seeing him off one by one.
As well-known young talents from the Ji family and Zhao family, under the arrangement of their elders, they naturally wanted to get closer to Qin Yun.
Especially the Ji family. Although Ji Qing did not come to the capital this time, he asked Ji Wuming to take a message back. If anyone dares to flirt with Qin Tian again, he will chop him up!
It was these words that saved the Ji family from the purge caused by the Qin Tian rebellion.
It is said that after Qin Yun and the others left, hundreds of members of the Xiao family in the capital were taken directly to the prison, and their heads were collectively beheaded at Caishikou the next day.
And the Xiao family's hometown is supervised by the Jinyi Guards, and everyone in the fifth uniform will be killed.
Just when the Xiao family was in trouble, tens of thousands of heads were chopped off!
The whole of Daxia and even neighboring countries are talking about Qin Tian's rebellion. Even if Qin Yun and others rushed to Cangzhou, they would have heard about it.
"Your Highness, Beizhi and others were sent here. Marshal Ji sent three thousand elite soldiers to serve as His Highness's private soldiers. Marshal asked Beizhi to send a message that Han Weilong's 30,000 black-armored troops have marched north to fill the line in accordance with the imperial decree!"
"It is said that the Tianlang tribe has been making constant moves in the Hexi Corridor recently. Marshal Ji now has no choice but to temporarily stay in Longxi to prevent the counterattack of the Western Region Protector!"
Ji Wuming handed over three thousand elite military symbols.
Qin Yun took it with a smile: "Marshal is interested!"
Ji Wuming cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, take care!"
On the other side, Shen He, a member of the Shen family, was holding something in his hand.
"Your Highness, this is the map given to you by Shen Shangshu. It includes the details of the islands south of Qiongzhou. However, there are no large ships in Daxia. These are all left behind by the Zhao Dynasty. The specific situation now is also unknown. .”
Qin Yun: "Thank you Master Shen for me and give him chilled lychees next time!"
Shen He looked at the carriage behind him: "Your Highness, you must be kind to Miss Shen. Your Majesty said that if His Highness is in trouble, he will send someone to the capital to find him."
"But don't think about money. The imperial court is poor, and being able to help His Highness reduce taxes for three years is the limit!"
Qin Yun: "How come this father-in-law is not willing to give up even a little bit of dowry?"
Shen He lowered his head and said nothing, took out another map from his sleeve, and said in a low voice: "This is a proven iron mine in the east of Qiongzhou. The court does not know about it. It was discovered by the Shen family. Your Majesty, please keep a low profile." !”
Qin Yun's eyes lit up, my dear father-in-law, he is worried that there will be no iron ore to develop.
Although there is southern Yunnan, Qin Yun's development goal is obviously not there.
Although he is now granted the title of King of Zhennan, southern Yunnan, western Sichuan, Luochuan and Qiongzhou are under his jurisdiction, and even the taxes of Luochuan have to be turned over to the court.
As for the rest of the land, they are mostly undeveloped mountainous and barren land. There are many chieftain tribes in Qiandi, and Qin Yun has no time to take care of them now.
The road to Qiongzhou requires taking the waterway from Cangzhou, passing through Tongzhou, first heading east and then heading out to sea from Yuzhou to Qiongzhou.
When Emperor Xia learned that Qin Yun specifically wanted a barren island, he thought Qin Yun was deliberately showing weakness and simply gave it to him with a wave of his hand.
But this also caused Tongzhou and Yuzhou to become obstacles for Qin Yun to connect western Sichuan and southern Yunnan.
Of course, these problems are not big. As long as Qiongzhou develops, whether through commerce or pure force, Qin Yun believes that the land of these two states will be within his grasp sooner or later.
Daxia was actually a dynasty where the prefecture and county system and the feudal system coexisted, somewhat similar to the Han Dynasty.
In terms of seniority, both Tongzhou and Yuzhou were crowned princes by his uncles.
However, in their generation, the throne has been reduced to the third-class county prince. In front of Qin Yun, a first-class prince, they dare not take the airs of their elders.
When Qin Yun's soldiers and horses arrived outside Tongzhou City, the Tongzhou Prefect and the Tongzhou King who was granted the title of Tongzhou came to greet them in person with their whole family.
That attitude is called enthusiasm.
The old King of Tongzhou was over sixty this year, and he had many wives and concubines. His eldest son was already over forty, and he and his younger brothers and sisters greeted him outside the door.
"I have met His Royal Highness Prince Liang!"
The prince of Tongzhou treated each other with courtesy, so Qin Yun naturally didn't put on airs.
"No need to be polite, Your Majesty, I am just passing by!"
A group of young princesses, county lords, and young masters looked curiously at the prince who came to the capital. In their worldview, a prince from the capital is like a wealthy relative from a big city.
It is an existence that they cannot reach!
However, Qin Yun was already prepared and took out candies from the carriage behind him and threw them to these little guys.
Shen Yue, Liu Guanguan, Jiang Yingying and others also came out to meet them, and the atmosphere soon became harmonious.
What, where did the little doctor go?
Of course she was left in the capital by Emperor Xia, and she was leading people to demolish Prince Liang's Mansion at the moment!
"Qin Yun, you are a big liar. You promised to take me away. Okay, if you leave, I will demolish your home!"
Liu Jin and all the Jinyi guards on the side looked at each other.
But now they can't afford to mess with the little medical fairy. They are treated as first-class and can come and go from the palace at will. I heard that an unknowing concubine scolded her yesterday and she was thrown into the cold palace in the afternoon to think about it.
Now hers is in Shangjing City, and it's like a crab walking sideways. And because of the identity of the little medical fairy, it naturally attracted the pursuit of the noble princes in the capital. Even King Longqing shamelessly said that he wanted to marry the little medical fairy.
But they were all tricked by the little medical fairy with poison.
Almost no one who wanted to get close to her had an easy time, and the second prince was rejected countless times.
However, there were still people in Shangjing who became good friends with her.
The so-called same-sex attraction, this person is Bai Wanqing who is as big-hearted as her.
She was also present when the little medical fairy demolished the house.
"Sister Zi Yan, there's no way you can do this to dismantle me!"
The little medical fairy snorted: "I can't take advantage of this bastard!"
Liu Jinxin on the side raised his voice, "My little ancestor, you can just scold Qin Yun, but you can't scold His Majesty!"
If someone listens to this, the little doctor will be fine, but Liu Jin will suffer a lot.
Fortunately, Bai Wanqing spoke up in time.
"Sister Zi Yan, there are actually many interesting places in the capital. For example, there are many exotic flowers and plants in the garden of my Bai family, and there is also the Zhenlong Pharmacy left by the old medical fairy."
"Why did the old man leave things at your house?" the little medical fairy muttered.
Bai Wanqing smiled: "I heard that it is a prescription that doctors all over the world cannot crack. My old man would like to invite you to take a look."
The little medical fairy looked at Prince Liang's Mansion: "But I haven't finished dismantling it yet. If I don't dismantle it today, I will be upset!"
Bai Wanqing smiled and said: "You can only be happy if you take it apart once. If you think of Qin Yun next time, don't you have no place to vent?"
"I have a good idea? It can not only let you vent your resentment, but also make Qin Yun heartbroken."
"What can I do?" asked the little medical fairy.
Bai Wanqing: "I will help you find a special painter to draw pictures of your heroic deeds when you dismantle the house and send it to Qin Yun. Send one picture after each dismantling. He will definitely be furious."
The little medical fairy's eyes lit up: "Why didn't I think of this? Sister Bai, you are indeed as smart as me!"
"That is, how about we walk to Bai Garden?"
"Let's go, Xiao Dezi, keep taking it apart!"
"promise!"
…
In the imperial study room of the imperial palace, Emperor Xia was reviewing the memorials from the Ministry of Household Affairs, with officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs kneeling below.
"Deficit, shortfall, no money... What's the point of raising waste like you?"
"Your Majesty, the Great Xia has been fighting continuously, and now the southwest cannot collect taxes for at least three years. Even if we are clever women, it is difficult for us to make a living without rice!"
"Then we will continue to trouble the people. The Northern Qi Dynasty has stationed 400,000 troops on the border. Autumn is about to come. How can you bear to let my soldiers wear summer clothes to defend the country?"
"Send an order to levy an additional war tax!"
"Your Majesty, you must not do this, the people are already suffering unspeakably!"
At this time, Shen Wansan cupped his hands and said.
"Your Majesty, I have a plan to solve our urgent need!"
"explain!"
"The imperial court should introduce a land equalization tax, that is, it will no longer collect taxes based on the head of each household, but will collect taxes based on the per capita land holdings."
Xia Huang paused: "What's the difference?"
Shen Wansan looked around at his colleagues. Emperor Xia waved his hand, and all the ministers bowed their hands and retreated.
