After raising the emperor, he always wanted to marry me

Liu Dasheng's breakfast stall opened, and the soybean milk that had been ground in the middle of the night was tumbling in the wide-mouthed cauldron, and the seven or eight bamboo steamers on the side of the pan were also steaming.

After the first pot of soybean milk was boiled, two well-dressed men in court clothes came over and sat down at a small table with familiarity. Among them, the older man had a gentle and handsome smiling face , whispered: "Boss, as usual."

"Hey, okay, wait a minute." Liu Dasheng quickly shook off the towel on his shoulders, wiped the table, turned around and put a large bowl of soybean milk from the cauldron between the two of them, and took a basket The steamed stuffed bun and two small empty bowls were placed neatly between the two of them, and they greeted with a smile: "Use it slowly, both of you."

"Thank you." Han Mochu nodded at the boss, scooped out soy milk from the big bowl and poured it into the small bowl in front of Gu Xiu: "Your Highness, please."

As the sun rose higher and higher, Liu Dasheng's breakfast stall also became lively, but no matter how many people came and went, no one dared to approach the table of Han Mochu and Gu Xiu.

Although this place is at the foot of the emperor inside and outside the capital, no one has ever seen anyone in court clothes sitting at such a small stall to eat.And looking at the colors of the court clothes of the two, it is obvious that these two people are important figures in the court.

"Boss, the copper coins are on the table." Han Mochu took out ten copper coins from his purse, spread them on the small table, got up and left.

"Okay, okay, go slowly!" Lao Liu hurriedly rubbed the flour on his hands on the apron, went to the small table for the two to collect money and bowls, wiped the sweat from his head, and continued running Go back to the stove and get busy.

"Hey, old Liu, who were those two nobles just now?" Wu Er, a hauler in the same village of old Liu, stretched his neck and looked at the backs of Gu Xiu and Han Mochu walking away, and couldn't help asking curiously.

"You don't know? That's His Royal Highness Zhanwang and Han Canjun from his mansion." Old Liu rolled the dough in his hands without looking up: "You don't know that this is the back wall of Zhanwang's mansion? Come to me every day to have breakfast before going to court."

"Oh, then, old Liu, haven't you made a fortune? Such a noble person eats and drinks with you, and you will be rewarded a lot, right?" Wu Er heard this and looked at Liu Dasheng enviously.

"How to get rich? Did you just see that those two gave me an extra penny?" Old Liu gave Wu Er a look, and put two bowls of soy milk for Wu Er and put it in front of the person: "Just tell me, My soy milk costs three pennies a bowl, and that Han Canjun asked me on the first day he came, would it be okay to charge five penny for two bowls of soy milk in a big bowl? Just to save one penny for two bowls of soy milk. .. tsk tsk..."

"Ah?" Wu Er opened his mouth incredulously: "His Royal Highness Zhan Wang is the current county king, not counting military achievements and annual rewards, he can get a salary of 8 to [-] taels a year, and the land and real estate bestowed by the emperor to collect How can you say that the tax is not so poor?"

"Hey, what do you know?" The conversation between Wu Er and Liu Dasheng attracted another person, and that person was none other than the little comprador in the family of a sixth-rank officer in Gu Xiujun's family. Inside story: "This His Royal Highness the King of War is really the first in history."

The little comprador unreservedly gave everyone a thumbs up at the booth: "This His Royal Highness is only sixteen years old, and he is in charge of the 20 royal army in the camp in the suburbs of Beijing. , The first thing to do when returning from the expedition is to distribute the general's merits and rewards to the families of the fallen soldiers. A while ago, His Majesty decreed to add weapons to the army. Without saying anything, he took out more than one hundred thousand taels of silver and filled the hole himself. You still call him stingy? Every time my master comes back, he said that he would be willing to die a hundred times in battle with Prince Zhan in this life."

"Yes, I've heard that too. In order to save money for the army, our Royal Highness doesn't even need the servants and ceremonial guards rationed by the palace. When we go out, we will join the army with Na Han and a horse. , there are only a dozen boys in charge of cleaning. Even the old lady who cooks and does laundry is the widow of a fallen frontier army family. Alas... such a good prince, you can’t find another one in Bianjing. "

"So, His Royal Highness Zhan Wang is really a virtuous king." Listening to everyone's narration, Liu Dasheng secretly vowed that when Gu Xiu and Han Mochu came back tomorrow, he would fill the big bowl of soy milk even more.

After all, he also has to support his family, so there is only so much he can do.

The Wangshi Camp in the suburbs of Beijing.

After the court meeting, Gu Xiu and Han Mochu directly changed their armor in the battalion. Although they are not in battle right now, they will not slack off in the army for a day.

Inside the tent, Gu Xiu handed the roll of blueprints arranged by someone yesterday to Han Mochu's hands and said, "Master, these are the blueprints you want. I'm going to patrol the camp first."

"Okay, I'm afraid I'll be busy today." Han Mochu held the roll of blueprints in his arms, shook his head and smiled.

In the army, Gu Xiu and Han Mochu each performed their duties.

One will lead the troops to practice, and the other will make up for the weakness and shortcomings of the entire military camp in the camp.

In order to prevent more poor people like the Wang family and the Xu family in Beijing and even the whole country, Gu Xiu asked the king Gu Hong for a decree, allowing him and Han Mochu to have the weapons and armors that he and Han Mochu had in the army. Make the necessary improvements.

In order to save combat power and reduce casualties, heavy weapons with long range and high lethality are indispensable on the battlefield.

In addition to those mountain crossbows that made great contributions to the Mohe Border Pass, catapults are also indispensable.

At present, the catapults used by Wang Shijun are still Mr. Yi Wei and Mrs. Yi about 60 years ago!When the ancestors conquered the world, Mr. Yi made the shape, thinking that such a catapult could open the gate of a city within two hours.

But this year, as time goes on, the city defenses and frontier fortresses in various places have been heightened and reinforced, and the original shape is no longer suitable.In addition, the wheelbase on both sides of the original catapult is too wide, it is difficult to push, and it requires the joint efforts of four people to operate.

What Han Mochu had to do was to increase the throwing range and reduce the weight of the chariot, so that the siege soldiers could save energy to the greatest extent and reduce the difficulty of operation.

This is easier said than done.

Catapults are different from crossbows. Not only do they need extremely detailed drawings, but they also need a lot of force arm tests. At least hundreds of experiments are required to ensure that they are foolproof.

Han Mochu took the old blueprints and drew and drew, revised and revised, and made a scale model about the size of one square with the remaining materials in the army, and first carried out experiments in the tent bit by bit. Busy, it's night again.

Gu Xiu held the lamp in his hand and went to his tent, which illuminated his eyes brightly: "Master, are you going back to the residence today?"

"I'm afraid I won't be able to go back." Han Mochu looked at the messy data in front of him, and rubbed his sore eyes: "Fortunately, tomorrow is not a great dynasty, so it will be done after a while."

"Okay, then I'll send someone back to the palace to inform Aunt Wu that she doesn't have to supper today, and let her go to bed early." Gu Xiu sat in front of Han Mochu and helped him sort out the complicated numbers.

"Oh, it would be great if Mr. Yi was here." Han Mochu read the few pages at hand over and over again, and sighed sincerely: "Mister is best at these matters above arithmetic."

"Otherwise, tomorrow I will assign forty capable soldiers to you, and go directly to the library to find a catapult. You can ask the craftsman to modify it and try again. Isn't it much faster than it is now?"

"It's a good idea, but does Your Highness know how much the catapult cost? What if I change it to a broken one?"

"If it is damaged, report the war damage to the Ministry of War, and go to the Ministry of Accounts to clear the debt." Gu Xiu said without hesitation.

"Your Highness, did you report the war damage when it wasn't a war? Your Highness, have you forgotten the faces of those military officials?" Han Mochu put his forehead on his forehead and said with a smile, "I have seen enough."

"Then I will compensate you with your salary." Gu Xiu's tone could not be refused: "It's best to do what you do, so you can do it. I will take care of money, food and military equipment for you."

The stability and firmness in Gu Xiu's eyes made Han Mochu startled slightly, and he didn't know when Gu Xiu, a child, didn't need him to worry too much.He originally wanted to hold Gu Xiu's hand and help him grow up slowly.Later, I wanted to hold his shoulders and walk further with him.But now, Gu Xiu was able to stand shoulder to shoulder with him, supporting his back.

Looking at Gu Xiu's eyes, Han Mochu nodded seriously, and said softly, "Okay, I obey."

The next day, Gu Xiu and Han Mochu rode their horses to the court meeting in the palace to have an appointment, and they skipped a round of large and small dinner parties and went straight back to the barracks.

With the support of real catapults, Han Mochu's progress in reforming weapons really got twice the result with half the effort.

In just seven or eight days, Han Mochu's first accurate catapult was refitted.The shooting range can reach double the original range, and only two people are required to operate, and the weight of the wooden wheels is increased, so that the movement of the entire catapult becomes smoother.

In the future, he will be even more invincible if he sieges cities and loots land.

Zhanwangfu, in the study.

Han Mochu fiddled with the beads of the abacus like an old accountant who was careful with calculations.

"Your Highness, I have calculated that the price of remanufacturing a catapult is 59 taels. There are 1000 taels and 37 units in the army, and the total needs are 7 taels."

It was another day and night in the dead of night, Han Mochu and Gu Xiu sat opposite each other in the Zhanwang Mansion, Gu Xiu sketched the ledger, and Han Mochu flipped the abacus: "Including the cost of the giant crossbow, nest cart, wooden wall and chariot reconstruction, the total is 13 Thirteen thousand and four hundred taels."

"What if armor is added?" Gu Xiu picked a sum in the account book and asked.

"Armor is the most expensive item. Unlike these large weapons, armor can be remade. If Your Highness wants to replace the 20 royal troops with new armor, it will not be possible without 500 million silver." Han Mochu casually dialed a few An abacus bead: "I haven't counted the feathered arrows and spears that His Highness has added to the army these days! What about the guns?"

"Alas." Gu Xiu sighed vaguely: "Right now it's just an army of the Peking University Camp, if it's promoted across the country..."

"Your Highness, don't have to sigh. The Ministry of Household Affairs allocated a total of more than 600 million taels of military expenditure to various places this year, and a total of 1804 million taels was allocated to the camp in the suburbs of Beijing. Excluding military pay, horses, food and grass, and necessary expenses, there is still a total of 21 million taels. Place 12 taels." Han Mochu skillfully flicked the abacus beads: "Your Highness still has 100 taels left in the treasury, and this year's report of war damage and military equipment ministers can still get 5 taels from the mouth of the Minister of the Ministry of Households. Two, the sum of these items is enough for His Royal Highness to well-arm the Wangshi barracks under his name."

"Master, did you include your yearly service?" Gu Xiu couldn't help frowning when he heard the string of exaggerated numbers.

"I only have a total of 800 taels of annual tribute, and the festival reward is only 3000 taels. Where can I put it all in?" Han Mochu shook his sleeves and put on a look of breeze: "Your Highness, the life in the palace is even more. However, it shouldn’t be too shabby in terms of favors and courtesy, I must save some money, and I can’t really let His Highness go around to play the autumn wind.”

"Cough." Gu Xiu clenched his fists and covered his mouth to clear his throat: "Why don't Master keep an extra 1000 taels?"

"Your Highness is really generous." Han Mochu smiled and shook his head and put the abacus beads back in place, then raised his eyebrows lightly at Gu Xiu: "Your Highness's money should be kept for military expenses, I can afford His Highness."