Royal Gold Magistrate

"A big deal?" Li Yuanzhao's eyes lit up, "What big deal?"

Speaking of doing things, he is very interested, especially doing things with Lao Fang is extraordinarily happy.

Moreover, it was even related to gunpowder weapons. He was also very greedy for this thing, and now there is a finished product so soon.

Fangzheng didn't answer in a hurry, and dragged him to a remote place outside the hall.

Seeing no one around, he whispered, "Hunting."

"Hunting?" Li Yuanzhao smiled. "Hunting is interesting. Do you hunt with gunpowder weapons?"

"That's right! I want this thing to become a blockbuster. I wonder if His Majesty is interested in hunting?"

Li Yuanzhao thought for a moment: "Yes, my father likes hunting very much. I took me to hunt twice when I was young, but it became rare after that. I almost never went out in the past two years."

"Old Fang, where are you going to hunt? The hunting gardens in the capital have been abandoned for a long time, and it would be better to hunt in autumn. Now the weather is getting hotter and hotter, and this time is not suitable."

Fangzheng said together: "It's really inappropriate. Don't we still need time to arrange it? It's okay to leave it deserted. Let's get more wild animals and throw them into the hunting grounds before autumn."

"It's better to get some ferocious beasts like tigers, leopards and wolves. That will be interesting. Then we will call all the officials over."

Li Yuanzhao said in surprise: "Old Fang, I remember that you are not very interested in these things. I think gunpowder has the power to open mountains and crack rocks, just show it on the spot."

"Your Highness, you have to pay attention to a process in everything you do. This minister has a design, so you just say if you want to do it. Can't Liu Jin get those beasts? Let him get some."

"I'm quite interested, but how much do you want? What if you get too much, the beast gets out of control, and all the officials are present, what if there is an accident?" Li Yuanzhao hesitated.

Fang Zheng nodded secretly in his heart.

The crown prince is much more stable than before, and he has begun to consider the safety of all officials.

If this was done a few years ago, I would have liked to put people and tigers in the same cage to watch the fun.

"Since you want to pursue excitement, then follow through to the end!" Fangzheng shrugged his shoulders, "Don't worry, Your Highness, there will be plenty of guards to protect you and gunpowder weapons, so there will be no trouble."

"Those weapons, I promise you won't be able to put them down!"

Li Yuanzhao clapped his hands excitedly and said, "Let's do it! I don't dare. A man should do something wild. I'll go back and let Liu Jin get him dozens of tigers."

"Although I don't hunt much, I'm very good at bow and horse. I'll let you see the strength of Bengong!"

"Hey! Just two, Your Highness! The main thing is to get more animals like deer and roe deer." Fang Zhengyi hurriedly stopped him.

Wipe, get dozens of heads, thanks to your words.

If the county can manufacture submachine guns, it is almost the same. The current muskets can only win by quantity. If you want to kill a tiger, you don't know how many shots you need to fire.

The last time I hit a wild boar, I almost lost my life.

"Well, I'm just kidding. Where can I get so many tigers? There are wolves, and there are a lot of them." Li Yuanzhao laughed.

"Then don't worry, I will leave this matter to His Highness, and let Liu Jin be more careful."

Li Yuanzhao glanced at Fangzheng with a smile on his face and said, "Old Fang, you are working so hard for Kaihai, right?"

Fangzheng nodded: "Your Highness, just wait and see."

The pocket watch is only the first step, to arouse the imperial court's attention to foreign technology, the second step is to exaggerate the power of gunpowder, and the third step...

Fangzheng is not in a hurry, it is related to the future direction of the world, every step must be steady and planned.

It's best to come down with the whole set and strive to change everyone's ideas one by one.

The trouble is still with the courtiers.

Jing Digui is the emperor, and he doesn't do whatever he wants.

Fangzheng can deal with the big leaders but the people below cannot deal with them one by one.

Even if he persuaded the emperor, the next one would jump out every now and then to make trouble for himself, and he couldn't stand it.

It is absolutely impossible to brainwash these smart people in the court with one mouth and one picture. Now the only thing that can defeat stubborn ideas is real huge benefits or crises.

Fortunately, I have a lot of experience in the whole thing, and the cards in my hand are strong enough.

By the way, it's okay to take advantage of this opportunity to arrange for the old man to be safe!

Li Yuanzhao said: "Okay! Since you value this matter so much, then I won't ask any more questions, just tell me if you need help."

"But... I have something to do." Speaking of this, Li Yuanzhao gradually became shy, "Didn't Jin Yiwei recruit new recruits to hand over to me for training? Lao Fang, I am good at training soldiers!"

"No problem, Your Highness, the newspaper office is preparing to recruit new recruits for Jin Yiwei, let's take a look together."

......

Inside the newspaper office, there was a busy atmosphere. A group of malnourished reporters were devoting their lives and youth.

As soon as Li Yuanzhao arrived at the door, he sighed: "Old Fang, what kind of medicine did you give them that night?"

"Although I think it's good to work overtime, but their virtue is a bit too much now."

"It's already dinner time, why don't you go to eat?"

Fang Zhengyi was very satisfied: "Your Highness, don't worry, I asked Xie Xian to give them bonuses. There are also resident doctors in the newspaper office. If they are too tired, someone will remind them to rest. I think they work so hard, they should add some more afternoons." Tea or something, find someone to give them some fruit snacks every day."

"Fruit snacks? That stuff doesn't help you sleep, what if you're really exhausted?" Li Yuanzhao curled his lips.

"It counts as absenteeism, let his family lose money."

"It still has to be you, I learned..."

The two jokingly walked inside, Xie Xian, Shen Yi and others were all there, but there was one more new face.

Lao Qi, a carpenter in Taoyuan County.

The three of them were muttering and chatting around a big wooden box in the house.

It wasn't until Fangzheng coughed twice that the three stood up and greeted quickly.

Old Qi bowed slightly: "Master, I brought the clock you asked for, and the house just finished delivering it, Miss Xiaotao took it."

Li Yuanzhao had already stepped up to check it out, and Fangzheng said in surprise, "It was built so quickly!"

Lao Qi nodded: "Yes, master, the young people in the research institute are very interested in this thing, and they have already eaten through the research day and night, and it can be done well with a little modification."

"But it's more troublesome than a pocket watch. This one has to be wound."

"Didn't the county say it was going to open a watch shop in the capital? The county government asked me to ask you how to sell it?"

Fang Zhengyi also specifically explained that there are pocket watches, clocks and other things in the county, and sent several copies to the capital as soon as the research was successful. They did it so quickly, I really didn't expect it!

How much to sell?

Fangzheng squeezed his chin in deep thought, looked at the crown prince and Shen Yi who were studying the clock, and waved to Xie Xian and Lao Qi.

The three of them walked to the corner, and Fang Zhengyi whispered, "How much does this clock cost?"

Lao Qi replied: "It's not expensive, but it's made big for convenience. In fact, more than half of the bottom is an empty wooden box. Not counting labor, the material cost in the county is probably... less than five taels."

"Sell 5000 taels."

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