The beginning is the emperor

Chapter 19

An additional reward of 1 gold, or 100 taels of silver, every month can improve morale in this way, and it is well spent.

Wang Xuan, the commander of the legion, continued on the side: "Your Majesty, there are currently about 1800 people in the legion. They are organized according to the Shiwu system, and they are all infantry."

Ren Tian gave a faint hum. In ancient times, the military establishment was basically a corps system. In short, there were five troops and one corps commander; two corps and one commander; five corps and one commander; five corps and one commander. Set up one head of the village; two villages of one hundred, one hundred generals; 500 people, five hundred masters and one person; 1000 people, two to five hundred masters and one person.

That’s basically how Centurions and Thousands came to be.

On the school field, in addition to completing daily training, all soldiers also have to fight each other, and there are many types of training.

Ren Tian got up, went directly to the open space of the camp, looked at the weapons and equipment, picked up a long gun at random, and was stunned when he saw the attributes on it.

Weapon: Bronze Spear

Attribute: Damage 10-15
Introduction: An ordinary bronze spear.

Ren Tian looked at Wang Xuan: "Why are the weapons used by the Imperial Guard still bronze weapons? What about iron weapons?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, there is no iron ore in Xinguo, and the supply of iron ore is insufficient, so it is impossible to use iron to make weapons. If necessary, we must purchase iron ore from neighboring countries."

Ren Tian was speechless for a while, how did the bronze wares fight with others?

He understands it now, and the beginning of the whole game is considered to be in the Spring and Autumn Period.

"Send an order to purchase a batch of iron ore, and first replace all the weapons of the Imperial Guard with iron!"

"Yes."

……

Being an emperor is not easy, and there are many things to worry about.

In fact, sometimes it is not easy to be a courtier.

Fang Ren took several officials from the new country and quickly headed to a neighboring county along with a caravan.

Linchuan County runs east-west and looks a bit long and narrow. It is considered to be in a plain area. To the east of Nan County is Ping County. Both of these county towns are from Xinguo, and next to Ping County is Mi County.

Although the road is bumpy, Fang Ren's speed is still very fast. The most important thing is that Mi County is really not far away.

Soon, Fang Ren arrived in Mi County, took two small officials, and entered the yamen of Mi County.

Mi County is considered to be free and independent at present, but it cannot be called a country, and Mi County is governed by an official named Xie Dang.

"Thank you county magistrate."

Fang Ren saluted: "On behalf of His Majesty Xin Guo, I came to negotiate with Mi County on trade."

Xie Dang's face was full of joy: "Xinguo and this county are both counties of the same origin. Although this county is independent, they are brothers and sisters. Presumably His Majesty Xinguo should also agree to continue the trade. After all, Mi County is short of food, and Xinguo Grain reserves are plentiful."

"Xie County Magistrate, it is true that our country has abundant food reserves, and we are willing to trade with Mi County, but our country has recently been enthroned by the new emperor and is vigorously repairing the city, which consumes a lot of money, and even needs to use food instead of wages. So food storage is not very rich."

Xie Dang frowned slightly: "Xinguo is unwilling to trade with Mi County?"

"No, it's just that His Majesty believes that the price for Mi County's purchase of Xinguo's grain needs to be renegotiated."

When Xie Dang heard this, his face was slightly cold: "What does this mean? Does Xinguo still want to take the opportunity to raise the price? Our Mi County has already used the market price for acquisitions, which is very fair."

"Xie County Magistrate, now Mi County is short of food. According to the market price, Mi County naturally makes a profit. I hope Mi County's purchase price can increase by [-]%."

Up to 130% is a copper coin of [-] Wen per stone.

Xie Dang's face changed immediately: "This is impossible, you are taking advantage of the fire!"

His expression suddenly turned cold, and Fang Ren continued to persuade.

It's just a pity that no matter how he persuaded, Xie Dang's expression was quite cold.

"Needless to say, Xinguo did such a thing, it really chills me. This county and Xinguo are separated by a narrow strip of water, and they are counties of the same origin. To put it bluntly, even if Mi County was robbed and starved to death by Qinglong Village, I would not make this deal with Xinguo."

Fang Ren was a little anxious: "Thank you, Magistrate, the price is actually easy to negotiate."

"Since it's easy to negotiate, how about I lower the original purchase price by [-]%?"

Xie Dang sneered.

Not long after, Fang Ren came out of the county office with a depressed look. He never expected that the conversation would break down like this!
Originally, he had expected that even if Xie Dang did not agree, he could actually continue to negotiate. The purchase price was like a tug-of-war. The two parties would negotiate and then settle on a satisfactory figure. Unexpectedly, Xie Dang refused directly.

He couldn't figure out why Xie Dang refused. You must know that Mi County only relies on Xinguo. If you want to buy food, you can only buy from Xinguo. Jiangliu is to the south, Qinglongzhai is to the north, and Tuan County is not very developed in the east. , is also within the range of looting in Qinglongzhai.

As long as he thinks that he failed to fulfill His Majesty the Emperor's instructions, and even made such a big mistake on his first day as an official in the court, Fang Ren can predict that his political career will be bleak.

The two little officials who followed Fang Ren didn't say a word.

Fang Ren frowned, remembering Ren Tian's previous words in the court.

"Forget it, you two will spread the news first."

Fang Ren said something in front of the two little officials, and the two little officials nodded and hurriedly dispersed.

Fang Ren, on the other hand, simply waited opposite the county government office. He also had no hope and was thinking about how to deal with the emperor's anger after returning.

This time, not only did the trade fail, but the relationship between Mixian County and Xinguo became so tense, I'm afraid it will not end well.

Fang Ren thought distractedly as he sat in the teahouse opposite the county government office, pouring tea and waiting for the results of the two clerks.

I don't know how long I have been waiting, but from morning to afternoon, the two little officials did not come back. It is indeed quite difficult to find a needle in a haystack like this.

"It's over, it seems that there is no way to get His Majesty to pardon me."

Fang Ren frowned, and at this moment, a small official hurried into the teahouse.

"Master Fang, we found someone."

"Oh?"

Fang Ren's eyes lit up: "Who is it?"

The clerk stepped aside and saw a person coming from outside the teahouse.

This person looks ordinary, wearing a headscarf and ordinary clothes, with piercing eyes and an extraordinary temperament.

The man came to Fang Ren and looked at Fang Ren, and Fang Ren also looked at him.

"You said it, but it was true?"

Fang Ren smiled slightly: "Of course, as long as you are a real talent, you will naturally be appreciated by Your Majesty."

The man also smiled slightly: "In this case, lead the way, I am very interested in the position of commander of the Imperial Guard."

(End of this chapter)