Great Martial Arts Auxiliary System

Chapter 819 Saltpeter Ice Making
The entire Duke's Mansion did not make any adjustments because of Shangguan Qiuyu's arrival. What happened in the past is still the same now.

On the surface, the Duke's Mansion is calm, but in fact, the entire Duke's Mansion has already been emptied by Shangguan Qiuyu.

Because the system space exists, all this can be said to be done quietly, without anyone discovering the slightest flaw.

When the Heavenly Gate of the Outer Territory opens, Shangguan Qiuyu can take someone's feet and slip away if nothing can be done.

Ever since Shangguan Qiuyu came to Yucheng, Yucheng, which was always peaceful, has been ups and downs because of Shangguan Qiuyu's arrival.

From time to time, there will be an inexplicable big movement, so that the whole Yucheng is disturbed and disturbed.

Xuanyuanjing came in a hurry this time because Shangguan Qiuyu sent people to send a large amount of ice to the three major armies outside Yucheng after the Ding family successfully produced a large amount of ice two days ago.

Although Shangguan Qiuyu's small move did not seem to be a big deal, it was this move that made all the soldiers feel more favorable towards him, the Major General Shangguan.

Sometimes power and money are not necessary to buy people's hearts. In many cases, a small care can also make a group of soldiers swear their allegiance to the death.

At the right time, a small matter made all the soldiers feel good about him, which was something Shangguan Qiuyu never thought of.

But after thinking about it for a while, Shangguan Qiuyu was relieved. For all the low-level soldiers, they all wished that they had a good boss who could understand him.

Apart from the Northern Legion, the other two major legions, although Shangguan Qiuyu has no control over the affairs of the other two major legions, but don't forget that Shangguan Qiuyu is the grandson of Shangguan Xiong, the Duke of Zhenguo.

As a military prince, he might lead them someday in the future.

Therefore, because Shangguan Qiuyu was able to think of the trivial matter of sending them ice cubes to relieve the heat, the soldiers of the two major armies gave them a preliminary understanding of Shangguan Qiuyu.

Although this is only a preliminary understanding, what lies behind this is far from being as simple as it appears on the surface.

One must know that Duke Zhenguo is far away in Xichuan, and the entire Yucheng military force, except for the Northern Army, which is controlled by Tie Ying, will unconditionally obey Shangguan Qiuyu's words.

Who in the other two major armies would take care of him, Shangguan Qiuyu, the major general of the Shangguan family?
However, after going through this incident, everyone had a preliminary impression of him, Shangguan Qiuyu.

And this initial impression will, to a certain extent, transfer the trust of all the officers and men from Shangguan Xiong, Duke of Zhen Guo, to Shangguan Qiuyu.

In this way, as long as all the soldiers agree that Shangguan Qiuyu can represent the Duke of Zhen, Shangguan Xiong, it will definitely have a great effect on the prestige of Shangguan Qiuyu himself.

Of course, he is not a brainless person. Although this move is intended to buy people's hearts, he also divides people into buying people's hearts.

Except for the three major legions outside the city (including the northern legion), he didn't reach out to other central legions that were stationed at the gates of Yucheng.

After all, the Central Army Corps stationed in Yucheng was too sensitive behind the scenes, and he didn't want anyone to say that his Shangguan family had ulterior motives.

The three major armies of Yucheng, no matter what, they still belong to the military, and the military has always been controlled by their cheap grandfather.

If he buys people's hearts, everyone will not think there is any problem. After all, as long as there is no accident, Shangguan Qiuyu will inherit everything in the Zhenguo Mansion sooner or later.

However, although the Central Army Corps is still under the military's jurisdiction in name, it is essentially sent by successive emperors, and the military has no way of interfering with it.

Therefore, Shangguan Qiuyu was not stupid enough to touch the string of the royal family.

However, some things are most afraid of favoring one another. Shangguan Qiuyu's move naturally made the soldiers of the other three major armies happy, but the soldiers of the Central Army stationed in Yucheng felt very uncomfortable.

After all, others have it, but they don't. This kind of psychological gap can be imagined.

Therefore, in order to prevent Shangguan Qiuyu from taking this opportunity to extend his hand into the Central Army, the royal family immediately sent Xuanyuan Jing as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

The ice cubes needed by millions of soldiers would not be enough even if the royal ice cellar was emptied. Therefore, the royal family naturally turned their attention to Shangguan Qiuyu.

Five hundred Extinguishing Bows seems to be expensive, but compared to the future, the royal family directly controls the source of ice production, saltpeter.

Among them, how could the profit be comparable to that of five hundred God Extinguishing Bows, which almost added a tax to the royal family or the court.

With the birth of a large number of cheap ice cubes, its wide range of uses will inevitably increase the price of saltpeter.

Even so, Shangguan Qiuyu did not want to keep it a secret until the end.

He knew that he had gradually aroused the jealousy of the royal family, and his unscrupulous means of accumulating money made the royal family feel worried.

The power of the Shangguan family in the military and private soldiers is already second to none in Yu Dayu.

If Shangguan Qiuyu's various methods of raising money are added, the royal family is deeply afraid that as time goes by, the power of the Shangguan family will become larger and stronger.

How can the royal family feel at ease in such a family that the royal family can't check and balance such a family that has power and power, and soldiers who have soldiers.

For things like ice cubes, which are so cheap that even ordinary people at the bottom can afford them, the royal family will never allow the Shangguan family to monopolize them, after all, the impact is too great.

No matter how loyal the Shangguan family is, so what?
If a family can't even be controlled by the royal family in the end, how can people rest assured?

Furthermore, Shangguan Qiuyu is not like the predecessors of the Shangguan family in the past, and his performance makes people feel that he is loyal.

At least Prince Xuanyuanjing didn't think that Shangguan Qiuyu would be loyal to the royal family.

Any Shangguan Qiuyu who puts interests first, in the eyes of Xuanyuan Jing makes him extremely uneasy,
In addition, Shangguan Qiuyu didn't grow up in Shangguan's parents since he was a child, so the royal family's influence on him can be said to be minimal.

In the past, the ancestors of the Shangguan family would spend a period of time in contact with the princes when they were young, and at the same time be instilled with the idea of ​​​​loyalty to the emperor.

Therefore, this is also the reason why the ancestors of the Shangguan family have devoted themselves to the country.

As for the present Duke of Zhenguo, Shangguanxiong, he must have also been loyal to the imperial court and the royal family back then.

Otherwise, the old man would not have objected to his son and the Saintess of Sansou Palace back then, which would have caused his son to resolutely leave Shangguan's house.

From where it can be seen that between the court and his son, the old man resolutely chose the court and chose to be loyal to the royal family.

As for why the old man tolerated Shangguan Qiuyu's behavior, Shangguan Qiuyu said that he didn't know.

Perhaps only Shangguan Qiuyu's cheap grandfather, Shangguan Xiong, the Duke of Zhen, knew this question best.

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(End of this chapter)