Daqin: I was overheard by Zulong

Chapter 147 It's Beautiful
"How is this possible?" All the important ministers of the Qin Dynasty present were shocked. This is not a trivial matter. Why did the supervisor report it now?Right Prime Minister Feng Quji suddenly became angry.

"Jianzheng, are you serious? Why didn't the prisoner report it immediately? Daqin craftsmen are registered and made, so how could they disappear all of a sudden? What about those craftsmen? Could it be that they were all eaten?"

Daqin's management of craftsmen is very strict, and there are even specific punishments for this matter. If someone illegally recruits craftsmen, it is the same crime as rebellion, but it will force the barbarians and confiscate all their property.

The general supervisor Zheng said with a stern face, "Right Minister, this is indeed true. The Prince's Mansion has recently recruited a large number of craftsmen. Except for Xianyang City, all craftsmen with good skills in the entire Guanlong area, especially craftsmen who make weapons, They’ve all been recruited.”

"What? The Prince's Mansion?" Li Si and Feng Quji looked at each other strangely, and stopped talking.

There is no way to say this, the prince's behavior is very taboo, but no matter the prince's mansion or the chariot general's mansion, and even the papermaking mansion, printing mansion and salt mansion under the current prince's mansion have the right to recruit craftsmen.

But what does the prince intend to do by recruiting so many craftsmen who make weapons into the mansion?Could it be that the prince has other thoughts?
This was the thought of all the important ministers of the Great Qin Dynasty present, but no one dared to say it out. After all, it would be disrespectful to say that the crown prince had unruly intentions without evidence.
Ying Zheng naturally saw what the courtiers were thinking, but he didn't believe it at all. It was not just as simple as a father believing in his son, but Ying Zheng really knew Zhao Yi too well.

Zhao Yi was too lazy. If it weren't for his hard work, he wouldn't even be too lazy to be the prince, let alone rebel and ascend the throne.

It's just that he suddenly recruited so many weapon craftsmen, not for the purpose of rebellion, maybe it's to create some big project for him, but I haven't heard of any big activities in the Prince's Mansion recently, so why?Ying Zheng expressed curiosity.

"I'll settle the craftsman's matter." Ying Zheng changed the subject, "Jianzheng, besides the craftsman's problem, is there any other reason?"

"Yes." Jiang Zuojian nodded immediately and said, "Actually, your Majesty, there are not enough craftsmen, and it is easy to solve. After all, we only need to dispatch from all over the world, but the next problem is the most deadly, because there are not so many. Material!"

"The current Mo Dao is all made of fine iron, and each one weighs up to 51 catties. When it is actually made, even if the waste product is not considered, at least [-] catties of pig iron will be consumed!"

"But Your Majesty, in Daqin, only Zhaodi has pig iron mines, and the output is only a few thousand catties. Even if all the pig iron mines in Daqin's year are used to make Modao, it may not be enough."

As soon as the words of "Jiang Jian" came out, the expressions of all the courtiers present suddenly changed, and even Ying Zheng's expression became helpless.

Most of Daqin's current weapons are still bronze, and the number of blacksmiths in Daqin itself is small, not to mention that iron ore mining is not fully paid attention to now, so it is true that Daqin's annual iron production is not enough Make Mo Dao.

"Hey, can't we use bronze to make Mo Dao?" Feng Jing was a little unwilling and couldn't help asking.

"Bronze is soft, and it is actually very reluctant to use it to make arrows and swords. It is because of my Daqin's excellent craftsmanship that it can meet the needs of the army. But Master Changshi, this is a Modao, a Modao weighing more than 50 catties. Bronze can't satisfy the sharpness of the Mo Dao!"

Jiang Zuojian's words left everyone speechless. Bronze weapons are indeed not as sharp as iron weapons, and the wear and tear is too high. That is, because of Qin's strict craftsmanship system, Qin's special weapons exist.

Daqin soldiers usually use crossbow formations and bronze swords as their main force when fighting in the field, because cavalry is not the main force, and most of the infantry are long spear soldiers, but those weapons do not use a lot of bronze, and they are sharp enough to deal with battles.

No one expected that the making of Modao turned out to be Daqin's current shortcoming, and everyone suddenly fell silent.

"Then can we use half of the iron ore to make Modao every year, so we should be able to make a hundred Modao a year?" Feng Jing was still not reconciled.

"Impossible!" Before the supervisor could speak, Feng Quji, the right minister, directly vetoed it, "Don't talk about half of the pig iron, even a thousand catties of pig iron may not be squeezed out."

"If I remember correctly, these Mo knives are still accumulated from the pig iron that has been in prison for the past few years. Now the pig iron mines in Daqin are all registered and made, and they are specially allocated for civilian use. Once they are misappropriated, the Ministry of Civil Affairs will immediately Chaos!"

"Ah? This doesn't work, that doesn't work, so what should we do? Could it be that there will always be only four Mo Dao fighters in the Mo Dao camp?" The generals immediately exploded, and soon quarreled with the civil servants.

Looking at the noisy ministers, Ying Zheng also became upset, but soon his eyes lit up and he thought of the prince.

If you are in trouble, look for the prince!This has become Ying Zheng's habit now. He believes that as long as he goes to see the prince, Zhao Yi should be able to think of a way for him, whether it is pig iron or Mo Dao.

"Jian Zheng, you go down first. I will find a way." Ying Zheng waved his hand and asked the general to leave first. Then he waved to the ministers, "You all go back too. I want to deal with Mo Dao's matter." Think about it."

"This...yes!" Only then did the officials notice that Ying Zheng's face was not very good-looking, and none of them dared to disturb them any more, so they hurriedly agreed and retreated, but when they walked out of the palace gate, they all looked displeased. Willingly.

"Oh, it's so easy to find a good thing that can restrain cavalry, but I didn't expect to be unable to build it!"

"There's no way. If we had done what Zhao Guo did earlier and replaced bronze with iron, we wouldn't have so many troubles."

"To put it lightly, iron ore is so easy to find. Even if there is enough ore, the refining process is still the same as that of Zhao Di. It is not as simple as you think."

"In that case, I can't think about it in the past few years, my God, I'm so unwilling!"

"However, you can use those Mo knives. Our family will use them as weapons in the future. You don't have to be afraid of any opponent no matter how strong you are on the battlefield. You can cut him with one knife!"

"Just talk about it, it's a beautiful idea, you will be willing to be His Majesty..."

After the ministers left, Yingzheng returned to the imperial study, but the more he thought about it, the more unwilling he became. He wanted to sweep Liuhe, whether it was Donghu or Yueshi, were Yingzheng's goals. Even if he couldn't do it this year, he would have to do it in the next few years.

But the issue of the cavalry has always been a huge rock in Ying Zheng's heart, so after knowing that Mo Dao can restrain the cavalry, Ying Zheng's heart is like a cat scratching.

(End of this chapter)