C188 The Treasured Saber Was in a Rotten Stall
C188 The Treasured Saber Was in a Rotten Stall
Just a moment ago, the emperor wanted Zhao Wuji to report to the elders. He even said that if Zhao Wuji did not comply, he would take his descendants as well!
Who would have thought that because of a policy suggestion, the first three dukes and the grand Grand Preceptor would be forced to return home?
All the officials could not help but feel sad for the death of a rabbit.
Indeed, it was not bad to not do it well. Doing more would be more wrong. In a high position, one should not look at how glorious it was. However, it was also fraught with danger. It was possible that he would get into trouble just because of one sentence and lose everything in an instant.
But in the next moment, Zhao Wuji actually stood up again!
As the saying went, a centipede dies, but it doesn't freeze. As the Grand Preceptor, he naturally had to struggle.
His Majesty's eyelids twitched a little as he asked in a deep voice, " Oh? It seems that a failure will not be enough to dispel the Grand Preceptor's devotion to the country. Then please speak, Grand Preceptor. "
Zhao Wuji raised his eyebrows and spoke with confidence and confidence in front of all the officials and the emperor. He spoke of the method Situ Ping'an had mentioned and embellished it with extravagant words.
This strategy shocked the entire court!
Dividing copper coins into small amounts of money? There was even super large amounts of money? A large amount of money could be worth one tael of silver? Or even more?
If that was the case, not only would the problem of the copper mine be solved, even the problem of daily storage and transportation would be directly solved!
This was simply... A divine plan!
His Majesty was also stunned.
He opened his eyes wide and looked at this old official who had been in power for several decades. For a moment, he said, "Why didn't you say this earlier?"
As soon as he said this, everyone immediately understood what His Majesty was thinking.
Zhao Wuji also heaved a sigh of relief. He smiled bitterly and said, "This old official just thought of this plan. This old official also blamed himself. Why didn't you think of it earlier? It could help His Majesty solve his problem."
"Sigh... No matter. I have thought of it after all. This plan is very good. Everyone came to discuss how to deal with this matter. Oh, right, Grand Preceptor, I heard that you have a little grandson. Quite quick-witted. He also got a Rank-4 in his last evaluation, right? Young people should go and train. Don't think about having fun all day long. He delayed a great time."
This sentence was a criticism on the surface, but in fact, it was a direct order to give Little Master Zhao an official position!
This could be considered a great reward.
After all, everyone knew very well what kind of bear Little Master Zhao was. According to their knowledge, he could only rely on Zhao Wuji's status to get an idle position.
His Majesty's words were clearly to give him a better position!
Zhao Wuji was overjoyed and hurriedly thanked the Lord for his graciousness.
The atmosphere in the entire Imperial Court had changed from stifling to harmonious.
Everyone stood out and expressed their views on this plan.
On the same day, they really decided on the exact implementation of this policy.
First of all, it was the wrong policy from before, so it shouldn't be directly abolished.
After all, it had already been abolished before. If it was abolished yesterday, if one was abolished today, and another was abolished tomorrow... Wouldn't His Majesty's decree become worthless? At that time, if any of the decrees were to be issued, everyone would have to wait for a few days. They would see if it would suddenly be abolished, and the execution of this decree would be greatly affected.
Since there would be a better way to turn the tides in the future, it would be better to keep this decrees for now. Even if it was harmful, it would not be able to harm them for a few days.
As for this new policy, he had to do it.
And before it was released, he still had to do some preparatory work.
This new copper coin needed to be designed and then forged. Because the production of copper ore was too small now, the forging process was obviously much longer.
Then, they would create a law and release it. If this was completely done, a few months would pass.
This was also the result of His Majesty personally ordering them to speed up.
Very soon, this news reached Xiao Yun's ears.
He narrowed his eyes and thought for a while, then sighed helplessly.
He had indeed given them a chance to live, but they did not have the confidence. He could not be blamed for that.
The plan now was to build the Gold Hidden Pavilion as soon as possible, so that when the time came for him to use them, he would not be able to use them at all.
Although he had calmed down, the whole world was still in chaos.
There were big and small chaos.
For example, there was a small chaos in front of the Xiao family.
Leng Feng patted his armor and was the first to rush in front of Shangguan Qing'er. He said loudly, "Miss Shangguan, everyone knows about my relationship with Young Master Xiao. He was wearing a pair of pants, but his head was not even on his neck. That's a very close relationship! Now that I want to sell this treasured saber, how can I not sell it to me? No, if Young Master Xiao was here, he would definitely give it to me! Aiya! Miss Shangguan, don't stop me, I've brought all the gold! How can you not sell it?"
A dozen or so ceremonial knives were placed on a table in front of the Xiao mansion's main entrance like garbage.
They were casually piled up and even pressed against each other. Usually, if it was a stall like this, no one would want to take a look at it.
But now, it was different.
People looked at it with burning eyes.
Shangguan Qing'er rolled her eyes at Leng Feng.
Yes, she had promised him that she would talk to her young master. But if her young master did not agree, what could she do? You want to build a relationship here? I don't even dare to sell my own family members, how can I sell them to you?!
Thus, she simply ignored him and directly walked to the front of the stall. She got a servant to set up a wooden stick with a white wax stick and wrapped it with a few layers of straw mat.
Then, she explained to everyone, "This white wax stick, whether in terms of hardness or size. It's the same as the bones in our arms, and these few layers of straw mat... Just like human flesh, you cut the straw mat... You can cut open the skin and break the wooden stick, and this bone can also be broken."
Someone immediately chimed in, "That's true. Don't look at how the white wax stick is dry on the outside, but it's damp inside! It's so elastic that it can kill people. Sometimes, when this stick hits the arm, the arm might break. It won't break. Ordinary wood can be cut off with a woodcutter in an instant. However, the white wax stick could not. The knife only cut a little bit when it went in. The knife was embedded inside. It couldn't be pulled out unless one exerted force! Our bones are also like this. Sometimes, if the knife is not cut enough, this blade will be embedded in the bone, and it's also very difficult to pull it out."
"You know about it again?"
"What's wrong?"
"You've chopped someone before?"
"I... I've never cut people before? But I've killed pigs before. A pig's bones are sturdier than a human's. That's right, right? "
"That's true..."
With each word, everyone had a certain understanding of this grass-woven white wax stick.
Shangguan Qing'er was not in a hurry. After they had finished speaking, she took out a ceremonial knife from the side.
With this move, the pure copper polished light emitted a golden glow. The entire set of equipment appeared to be beautiful! When matched with the slender blade body, it was a little longer than an ordinary long blade. No matter how one looked at it, it was slender and handsome, and coupled with the decorative patterns and sporadic gemstones, coupled with Shangguan Qing'er's tall and slender figure...
It was indeed a beautiful sight!
No matter how one looked at it, it was enough to make one fall in love with her.
Everyone's spirits were immediately lifted as they stared at her with sparkling eyes.
Shangguan Qing'er casually flicked her wrist.
Ceng, ding!
The moment the long knife left its scabbard, the moment the tip of the knife came out, it touched the copper mouth on the scabbard. Suddenly, there was a soft sound, clear and long!
Was it pleasant to hear?
If it was pleasant to hear, then it was good steel!
No matter how hard he tried to forge the iron, the sound was dull, and there was no sound at all.
Those who could make such a crisp sound were all famous weapons in the martial arts world!
How else could he say that it was called a "treasure releasing a dragon's roar?"
This crisp sound could also directly reflect the elasticity and sharpness of the treasured saber. No matter how one thought about it, it was sharp!
This sound was the first to be heard!
"Aiyo! It's really the same as the rumors. This guy, what kind of steel is this? My iron stick can't produce this sound!"
Indeed, everyone started discussing as their eyes lit up.
"Look, this long blade is blue! Just like what they said, it is blue and incomparably sharp!"
"Yeah, even if it's not sharp, just this beautiful blade alone, this glaring cold light is definitely a divine weapon!"
Shangguan Qing'er heard the discussions below and looked at their exaggerated expressions. She could not help but curse in her heart.
"They are indeed a bunch of people who have never seen the world."
She could say that because she had seen Xiao Yun create the Sun and Moon Dual Blades.
Compared to them, these blades were really nothing.
But she never would have thought that the forging standards in this world were just like that.
It was simply impossible to refine a furnace of good steel.
Xiao Yun had used a great method to forcefully raise the furnace temperature by several hundred degrees! This resulted in alloy appearing very easily, and the steel refined was especially fine.
Compared to the ordinary forging furnace that was less than 1,300 degrees in the past, it could be said to be stronger by a century!