The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 56 Blacksmith
The training results of the guards were extremely impressive. All the guards passed all the lines set by Zhao Yanxun at the beginning.

These people are the elite of the Forbidden Army, Zhao Yanxun is not very surprised to have such achievements.

This time, Zhao Yanxun rewarded all the top forty bodyguards in terms of comprehensive performance.

At the same time, he also officially announced that after half a month, ten of the most elite guards would be selected and a new team led by him would be formed.

This made the guards even more enthusiastic, and everyone was thinking about these ten places and wanted to become Zhao Yanxun's personal follower.

After watching the training of the guards, Zhao Yanxun came outside the warehouse of the palace.

The warehouse is managed by Dianbo, so at the moment Zhao Yanxun's side is Dianbo Zheng Wu Hong.

Wu Hong is in his 30s this year, and he looks like a good old man. At this moment, he is very respectful in front of Zhao Yanxun.

At this moment, eight servants slowly came out of the warehouse carrying two large wooden boxes.

"Your Highness, the things have been brought out!" Wu Hong said respectfully.

With a "bang", the wooden box was placed in front of Zhao Yanxun.

"Open it and have a look!" Zhao Yanxun said slowly.

The box was opened immediately, and what was inside was a piece of armor, all of which were fish-scale iron armor.

These iron armors were brought by Zhao Yanxun from the capital, and they are exquisite products made by the Craftsmanship Bureau.

It stands to reason that a feudal lord who goes out to feudal lords cannot own these things no matter what.

But Zhao Yanxun was favored by the emperor after all, so the emperor naturally agreed to his "little" request.

But Zhao Yanxun also knew how to measure, so he didn't ask for more when he left Beijing. Right now, there are only ten sets of armor in the palace.

But these things are far from enough. In Zhao Yanxun's heart, at least one set should be given to the guards.

"My lord, the craftsmen from Gongzheng Institute are here!" Huo An reported from the side.

"Let them come over!" Zhao Yanxun said in a deep voice.

Since the armor is not enough, the most effective solution is to let the craftsmen in the palace make it themselves.

"See Your Majesty!"

The worker was leading a few blacksmiths to salute Zhao Yanxun in a polite manner.

These craftsmen have dark and rough skin, but their bodies are extraordinarily tight and thick, which is obviously the result of many years of iron work.

"Look at these armors, take a closer look!" Zhao Yanxun signaled Gongzheng and the others to get up.

Although he didn't understand the meaning behind it, Gongzheng brought a few blacksmiths to the box cautiously.

The craftsmen are laymen, but the blacksmiths are all experts. Seeing the armor is like seeing a work of art, and everyone's eyes are shining.

After they fiddled with it a few times, Zhao Yanxun said: "You are all skilled craftsmen, can these armors be made?"

Hearing that Zhao Yanxun was going to make armor, the craftsmen were horrified.

They all know that forging armor without permission is a serious crime of treason, and the whole family will lose their heads.

Gongzheng Huang Zhongchang heard the words and said: "My lord, making armor privately is tantamount to conspiracy..."

Zhao Yanxun took a step forward, his eyes fixed on Huang Zhongchang.

After he lowered his head, Zhao Yanxun said: "Even if it is regarded as treason, it is the responsibility of this king, and you will not be implicated!"

Seeing the anger in Zhao Yanxun's words, Huang Zhongchang was really distressed at the moment, and he didn't dare to say another word.

Seeing that the craftsmen were all scared, Zhao Yanxun said in a deep voice, "Don't worry, nothing will happen. The king of forging weapons has already asked the emperor for an order, and the emperor has granted it!"

This is Zhao Yanxun's nonsense, but people like Huang Zhongchang would never have thought that Zhao Yanxun could be so bold as to falsely pass on the imperial decree.

Zhao Yanxun breathed a sigh of relief seeing everyone's expressions softened, as long as they can scare people away.

"Okay, now you can talk about whether these armors can be made!" Zhao Yanxun said in a deep voice.

After being silent for a long time, Huang Zhong said: "My lord asked you something, why don't you answer it quickly!"

At this time, an older craftsman stood up, hooked his waist and replied: "My lord, my skills are not good, and the imitated armor may not be as good as the fine armor in the box!"

Being able to imitate, Zhao Yanxun felt much more at ease.

"It's fine if you can imitate it. Once you make a few more armors, practice makes perfect for this thing!" Zhao Yanxun finally showed a smile.

How many more times do you need to build?How much is this going to make?Gongzheng Huang Zhongchang was speechless to himself.

Zhao Yanxun turned to Huo An behind him and said, "Every time they make a pair of armor, they will reward 20 taels of silver after passing the inspection, remember it!"

"Slave remembers!"

"The reward is hand-delivered to the craftsman!"

"Yes!" Huo An nodded.

Hearing that if you make a pair of armor, you can get 20 taels of silver, and the craftsmen were very happy.

These people have been miserable all their lives, and 20 taels of silver is no different from a huge sum of money to them.

What's more terrible is that one pair of armor is exchanged for 20 taels of silver, so what about two pairs, three pairs... ten pairs?

At this moment, Zhao Yanxun said with a smile: "The more you work, the more you get. While making the armor, you can bring more apprentices, and those who have nephews at home can bring them to learn skills and be your helpers!"

"Yes……"

After signaling to the servant next to him to put away the armor, Zhao Yanxun asked: "Based on your current skills, how long will it take to make a pair of armor?"

The blacksmith who answered thought for a while before saying: "Go back to the prince, at least half a month!"

In fact, this is already very fast. Making nail pieces is a big project, and after they are finished, they have to be strung together one by one.

"How long does it take to become proficient?" Zhao Yanxun continued to ask.

This question is difficult to answer, but since Zhao Yanxun asked, the craftsman could only bite the bullet and answer: "Within ten days!"

"Okay..." Zhao Yanxun praised.

Looking at the nervous craftsmen around him, Zhao Yanxun said in relief: "You don't have to worry, the king won't set a deadline for you, just do your best..."

"But one thing, the quality of the armor must pass!"

Zhao Yanxun's tone was extremely serious, and all the craftsmen bowed their heads in response.

Then Zhao Yanxun asked these craftsmen to step down, and then asked Gongzheng and Dianbuzheng some words.

One is to let Gonggong Zheng strictly supervise, and the other is to let Dian Buzheng pay the money and food. In this matter, the two of them must cooperate sincerely.

Zhao Yanxun could have handed over this matter to Guan Hetai, and both the Gongzheng Office and the Book Office were under his control.

But Zhao Yanxun attached great importance to this, so he came in person.

In the future when zombies break out, the guards must be fully armed so that they will not be powerless in the face of monsters.

For today's two major events, Zhao Yanxun is considered to have completed them.

So he went to the back house, and it would be dark in a while, and it was time to have dinner.

Walking in the corridor of the palace, Zhao Yanxun was thinking about what to do next, but Lin Quan hurriedly walked towards him.

After meeting Zhao Yanxun, Lin Quan said in a low voice: "My lord... that matter has been found out!"

Hearing this, Huo An waved away the accompanying eunuch knowingly.

"Say it!" Zhao Yanxun expressionless.

He had arranged many things, and he didn't know which one Lin Quan was going to talk about.

Lin Quan then said: "Longyou Dusi, there are only two Qianhu offices in the city that are directly under the control of Yuanyang Prefecture, but they are not full...the two Qianhu offices add up to more than 200 people!"

"Only so few people?"

Zhao Yanxun was deeply surprised that there were only more than 1000 people guarding Dacheng, the capital of Longyou.

"When using troops in the Northwest, the Longyou Dusi mobilized a lot of troops to support the border. From the top of the Dusi to the guards, half of them were taken away!" Lin Quan told the truth.

It's time to use troops in the Northwest. Why are you still fighting?Zhao Yanxun couldn't complain.

(End of this chapter)