"Song De, are you serious about this? If you dare to lie to me, you know what will happen!" Yang Xun said coldly.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, this old slave will never dare to deceive Your Highness. This matter has been witnessed by the late Emperor. When your father made the engagement for you, this old slave was with the Late Emperor. He saw it with his own eyes and heard it with his own ears!" Song De said quickly.
Yang Xun nodded. It's interesting to say that. It turns out that he has a daughter-in-law whom he is married to, but he just doesn't know if this daughter-in-law is good-looking or not?
"I ask you, have you ever seen this Lan Suisui?"
"Back to the prince, I have never seen him before." Song De said with some embarrassment.
In ancient times, the daughters of wealthy families basically stayed at home. Besides, Song De stayed in the palace all day long, so it was understandable that he had not seen her.
"Then what does Tingyang Hou look like?" Yang Xun asked again.
Speaking of Tingyang Marquis, Song De immediately showed admiration: "Tingyang Marquis, he is eight feet tall, has a strong back and a strong waist, has a lot of strength, and his appearance is so majestic and domineering that he is like a demon god coming to the world!"
The corner of Yang Xun's mouth twitched. It sounded like this Tingyang Marquis was another humanoid titan, and he didn't look very good!
If he was handsome, then Song De would definitely not describe him so ambiguously.
Presumably, the daughter born from such a life will not fare well. Maybe she will still be a dinosaur. Isn’t Cai Wenji sweet?
Well, it’s okay if you don’t want this father-in-law!
Thinking of this, Yang Xun immediately said: "This matter is a grudge from the previous generation. Dad has never told me about it, so there is no need to mention it again. Eunuch Song, if you are tired from the journey, follow me back to Beiyan City to rest. , and then set off back to Beijing!"
After hearing this, Song De naturally understood that Yang Xun was determined not to send troops. Although he still had a lot to say, he finally swallowed it and followed the team angrily.
With the escort of the Xuanjia Army, the road was smooth and Yang Xun and his party returned to Beiyan City smoothly.
After Yang Xun asked Cai Wenji to settle Naren, he planned to take a nap. After all, he was too tired last night!
At this moment, the housekeeper came to report that Liu Zheng was outside the palace asking for an audience. Yang Xun had no choice but to call him in. It happened that Yang Xun also had something to explain to him.
Soon, Liu Zheng came to Yang Xun under the leadership of the housekeeper, and immediately saluted: "Your Majesty, Liu Zheng, I have met the prince. Due to the busy government affairs, he did not have time to go out of the city to greet the prince. Please forgive me!"
Yang Xun smiled slightly: "Master Liu, there is no need to be polite. Master Liu, the imperial court has ordered us to send troops south. What do you think of this matter?"
Yang Xun asked this because he wanted to test Liu Zheng to see if he was an official of Daqian or Beiyan.
Liu Zheng frowned and thought over and over again: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking frankly. There are two reasons why Your Majesty cannot send troops. First, King Pingnan has united with the southern barbarians and is very powerful. It is said that he has half a million people under his command. Although we, Northern Yan, are strong, we cannot be aggressive with them. Besides, we, Northern Yan, have many cavalry and there are many mountains and forests in the south, which is not conducive to cavalry attacks. It may be inappropriate to send troops hastily."
Yang Xun nodded, Liu Zheng's analysis was quite accurate: "Continue."
"Secondly, the court has now changed its emperor. It is said that the eldest princess Li Miaoyin has ascended the throne. It is natural law that a woman can become emperor. The court will be defeated and the great cadre will be destroyed. We, Beiyan, should conserve our strength and recruit troops. When the time is right, the army will go south. , to dominate the world!”
As soon as these words came out, Yang Xun looked at Liu Zheng with a somewhat meaningful look.
Unifying the world is a treasonous statement, and it is to punish the nine tribes. Liu Zhengneng said it without hesitation, obviously showing his loyalty to Yang Xun!
It seems that this guy's heart is still towards Beiyan.
"Well, I understand. By the way, have you found the yard I asked you to find last time?" Yang Xun asked.
"Going back to the prince, I have already finished the work. The courtyard is next to the prince's palace. It used to be the residence of a wealthy gentleman. However, this wealthy gentleman was involved with Zhao Zhengxiong and his house has been ransacked. The prince can use it at any time." Liu Zheng said.
Yang Xun smiled slightly. Yang Xun didn't know whether the wealthy gentleman was really related to Zhao Zhengxiong, but Liu Zheng's efficiency did make Yang Xun very satisfied.
What Yang Xun wants is the result, and it doesn't matter what the process is.
I have to say that Liu Zheng is a flexible and quick-thinking guy, and he is indeed a capable assistant.
"The reason why I asked you to find the yard is because I plan to establish a military industry department that specializes in creating inventions and building military equipment. I have already found the craftsmen. I will ask them to report this afternoon. You will be fully responsible for this military industry department. , this is the drawing that I made recently, take a look!"
With that said, Yang Xun handed over all "Methods for Making Wuhou's Chariots", "Methods for Refining Salt", "Methods for Making Cement", and "Design Drawings of Zhuge Liannu" to Liu Zheng.
Liu Zheng also looked at it carefully out of curiosity, but his eyes widened the more he looked.
If this thing called cement can really be made, then Beiyan's city walls will become extremely strong, and all 108 cities in Beiyan will be built into iron cities!
Liu Zheng also thought that this cement could also be used to pave roads and make official roads smoother. This would not only speed up the march of the army, but also speed up the transportation of goods by merchant travelers, which would greatly improve Beiyan's economy.
As for Zhuge Liannu and Wuhou's chariot, although he, Liu Zheng, was a civil servant, he could see how powerful these two weapons were. Moreover, he also heard that Zhuge Liannu had been used at Tianmen Pass. It was said that he could fire ten shots in a row. Crossbow arrows.
When he first heard the news, he was still marveling at who invented the Zhuge Liannu, but he didn't expect that this genius was the prince!
What shocked Liu Zheng the most was the method of refining refined salt. If mineral salt could be turned into refined salt, wouldn't money pour in?
With money, you can recruit troops and buy horses. Why won't Beiyan soar into the sky?
He was originally hesitant about doing things for Yang Xun, but now that he saw these things, his doubts suddenly disappeared.
Just as he had thought before, Yang Xun was not some idiot who was incompetent in civil and military affairs at all, but a genius who was rare to see in a century!
And Liu Zheng also knew how important these things were, so Yang Xun gave them to him, which showed Yang Xun's trust in him.
This kind of trust did not exist even when the old prince was alive.
As the saying goes, a scholar will die for his confidant. Liu Zheng has secretly made up his mind that he will follow Yang Xun for the rest of his life!
"Master Liu, these drawings are very important and must not be leaked. No one except the craftsmen is allowed to view them!" Yang Xun ordered.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, Xianguan will protect these drawings with his life. If these designs are leaked, Your Majesty can kill Xianguan first! In addition, Xianguan will notify the states and counties to block all salt mines in Beiyan!"
