Chapter 399: Tentative

A huge hot air balloon rose slowly over the palace. August 1 Chinese? ㈠㈧㈧㈧???㈧㈧?
Standing on the hot air balloon, Xiao Wenxuan looked at Chang'an City easily with a telescope, like a tiger also patrolling his fief.
"Father, you will definitely not regret buying this hot air balloon. This hot air balloon can not only conduct surveillance and surveillance of the entire Chang'an city at high altitude, but also take a hot air balloon to escape when it is in danger. One hundred thousand taels is really cheap. Now." Xiao Ming continued to bewitched.
Xiao Wenxuan was moved just now. Now Xiao Ming persuaded him again, and he immediately strengthened his determination. He said: "After the wedding, you will return to Chang'an. At that time, I will send you the money, but this man controls the hot air balloon. You have to train for your father."
"Father, please feel at ease about this." Xiao Ming was delighted, "Father, do the military still need hot air balloons?"
"Of course, at least one for my left and right military guards, this is my personal guard, and how much money is your gun." Xiao Wenxuan simply discussed all the questions together.
"This musket is cheap, one hundred taels of silver per musket." About the musket, Xiao Ming didn't dare to ask for too high a price. After all, the demand for muskets was more than that of artillery.
And after cost calculation, the price of producing a matchlock gun is only about six taels of silver. After all, matchlock guns do not have the complicated mechanism of flintlock guns. All they need is a barrel. One hundred taels is already a black-hearted businessman. The price is up.
"So five thousand dollars is five hundred thousand taels."
Xiao Wenxuan frowned. He measured the materials of artillery and muskets. In his opinion, one artillery can produce hundreds of muskets.
Calculated in this way, the price of the musket should be around thirty or forty taels, and Xiao Ming must have sold it up.
Although his heart is clear, Xiao Wenxuan is not ready to bargain with Xiao Ming, but is ready to accept the price. He said: "One hundred taels is one hundred taels. First buy five thousand. If the effect is good, continue to add."
Xiao Ming was overjoyed when he heard this. He explained: "Father, this is just the price of the gun, not including ammunition."
"I understand, isn't it the same with your artillery?" Xiao Wenxuan's eyes were burning and he suddenly said, "Although your price is high, I am willing to accept it. Do you know why?"
Xiao Ming's heart was stunned. He was also surprised that Xiao Wenxuan did not bargain this time. This one hundred tael was his offer. He thought Xiao Wenxuan would cut it to about forty taels.
"Father is wise, he knows everything well, and the children are ashamed." Xiao Ming said honestly.
Looking at the prosperity of Chang'an, Xiao Wenxuan said: "Because of your contributions, from today onwards, I don't need to pay tribute to the barbarians. It is not as good as giving you the sacrifice of millions of taels of silver to the barbarians every year."
Xiao Ming suddenly realized that Xiao Wenxuan did not expect Xiao Wenxuan to have this thought, so that Xiao Wenxuan made a profit.
"Father's opinion." Xiao Ming smiled, "As long as the father can support the children, the children promised that they will not let the barbarians cross the Shanhaiguan pass, and if the barbarians dare to attack from Zhaodi again, the children will dare to lead the cavalry to intercept them. The food road."
"Well, this is exactly what I thought. Now you are the only one who can fight the barbarians in the Great Yu Kingdom. At this time, the heavy soldiers are placed in Shanhaiguan. The barbarians naturally dare not move. Ming'er, the safety of the royal family rests on you alone. , I can give you what you want as long as it is not excessive, but I hope you don't let the father down." Xiao Wenxuan said bitterly, this is his real thoughts at this time.
He is getting older, and he has been exhausted all these years, and he doesn't want to go through major changes anymore. Now he only wants the rest of his life to be stable.
"Father, please rest assured, the sons and ministers will surely guarantee the comprehensiveness of the great Yu country."
Xiao Ming was delighted, Xiao Wenxuan's words were acknowledgment of his current status, as long as he was not excessive, he could give it, which meant that he was now a well-deserved celebrity in the palace.
Xiao Wenxuan nodded with satisfaction and continued: "Lijingmen has found out that the person who assassinated you this time has something to do with the Shanxi merchants of Liang Kingdom. There are only two answers now, one is your brother's work, and the other is a barbarian collusion. What the Shanxi merchants have done is currently being investigated by the emperor. It is estimated that it will be revealed in a short time."
"Second brother." Xiao Ming thought for a while, and suddenly, everything became reasonable now.
If the assassination is successful, indeed the second prince will gain the most. For one thing, whether the assassination is successful or not, this will expose the prince’s absurd incompetence, and once the prince is deposed, he will be the heir in the right place.
At the same time, if the assassination is successful, he will be able to get rid of his own formidable enemy, which is simply killing two birds with one stone. This abacus is too shrewd.
Unfortunately, no matter how careful the plan is, there are loopholes, otherwise Xiao Wenxuan would not list the second prince as a suspect.
"It's probably him, but it's still unclear. This is the thoroughness of this assassination plan." Xiao Wenxuan also had a headache. He said, "If this is really the work of the second prince, you want your father. How to deal with it."
Xiao Ming wanted to say that he should be cut according to the law, but he suddenly heard an example in the history books. Shengsheng swallowed back what he was about to blurt out. He respectfully said: "Just by the father's disposal, after all, he is my second brother, he is not benevolent. , I can't be unjust."
Xiao Wenxuan's pupils shrank, and he fixedly looked at Xiao Ming for a long time, then he suddenly smiled and said, "Ming'er, you are fine, so I feel relieved."
A cold sweat broke out behind Xiao Ming, and Xiao Wenxuan was really testing him.
If he is determined to kill the second prince, then Xiao Wenxuan will definitely conclude that he has a vicious mind and will not take into account brotherhood ~ EbookFREE.me~ If he can kill the second prince now, he will certainly not be merciful in the future.
In this way, he has to weigh how to treat him.
Now that he assumes a benevolent and righteous appearance, Xiao Wenxuan is naturally relieved. In this way, he has a strong performer for the name cast.
"..."
After subtly avoiding Xiao Wenxuan's temptation, Xiao Ming felt distressed for a while and didn't know what to say.
Xiao Wenxuan didn't seem to want to explain either, so he said, "Let's go down. You have brought me a lot of surprises this time. There are still ten days left before your wedding day. Please push all these other things and concentrate. Preparing for the marriage, Fei Yue'er is a famous beauty in Chang'an. He is also proficient in chess, calligraphy and calligraphy. In the future, she will be a good helper. You should treat her well. Moreover, Fei’s family members are all over the world. Talents are coming out in large numbers, and your fief lacks talents. Now that you marry with the Fei family, you can recruit some talents from the Fei family."
Xiao Ming let out a sigh of relief. This matter was hiding. He said, "I will go back and prepare now."
(To be continued.)