Chapter 478: Little Brother is Too Interesting
"What? Do you want to buy our Ming musket? No, no, absolutely not, Your Majesty will never agree! Liu Hongjian couldn't do it three times in a row, and his head shook like a rattle.
"Xiao Wang is just asking casually, just kidding, just kidding, Youming doesn't have to take it seriously." Seeing Liu Hong's gradual refusal, Li Qi hurriedly laughed.
Sure enough, how can people sell us firearms in active service!
I heard that the musket didn't need to be ignited, and it was still far away, alas, even if he had this kind of killing weapon in North Korea, he would definitely not sell it to other countries!
I am really delusional, the god of war of the Ming Dynasty is so polite and virtuous to entertain us, but we have problems and embarrass others, I really don't know what to do.
"It's okay, brother, brother can understand you, who doesn't want to create a stable environment for the people under their rule?
It's just that there are nearly one million soldiers in the Ming Dynasty, and they all need to be equipped with new muskets, and your majesty also has difficulties. Liu Hong's face was gradually full of apologies, at least in Li Liang's opinion.
"It's for my brother, it's for my brother to make it difficult for my brother, and I will stay in the capital of Daming to make amends for my brother!"
It was not easy to make such a powerful bull in Daming, even if Li Liang returned empty-handed this time, he could be regarded as earning, because he no longer had delusions about the new musket.
When he arrived in the capital, Li Liang really pulled Liu Hong to go to the restaurant, Liu Hong gradually pretended that the writer had a strong wife and was not allowed to drink, but Li Liang was willing to believe it, and bluntly said that in their North Korea, men want to do whatever they want, and then they insisted on pulling Liu Hong to a very elegant restaurant.
Since ancient times, most business has been negotiated at the wine table, and when people are drunk, it is easy to let down their guard and talk a lot.
How good the words are, say all the things that should be said and what should not be said in one breath.
This is the case with Li Liang now, he didn't expect Daming's God of War to be so poor, so how many glasses did he drink? The tongue is starting to spin anymore.
"If you don't blow it (yes), our Ming firearms are invincible even if they fight all over the world!
Hehe, I don't know what firearms my brother is using now? Hiccupโ" Liu Hong said drunkenly.
"Alas, Brother Xian doesn't know, Brother Wei's side has just escaped from the control of the Jurchens, and the barbaric Jurchens destroyed all the firearms in North Korea, and only allowed North Korea to keep a standing army of 50,000.
Now, although it has received great grace from the Ming Dynasty and made North Korea see the light of day again, where to find firearms to assemble North Korean soldiers for a while, alas, it is all blamed on the incompetence of the brothers, and anyone can bully them. โ
Li Liang looked sad, the bag insulation in this restaurant is very good, and there are no outsiders in the house, Li Liang began to buy miserably.
He was really miserable, and the Wa Kingdom came to bully him and rob him.
Meng Gubing also bullied him and robbed him when he came.
When the Jurchens came, they still bullied him and robbed him.
"Don't be anxious, brother, help brother think of ideas." Liu Hong gradually sympathized.
The heart said who can be blamed, who made you focus on infighting, today to engage in this subordinate, tomorrow to engage in that general, engaged in a decade or two, the worse it gets, the more it is done, the combat effectiveness of the North Korean soldiers in the end is not as strong as the Ming guards.
The question is, the guards of the Ming Dynasty have the combat effectiveness of wool?
"If my brother can help my brother get some half-used muskets, I don't know if my brother will dislike it?" Liu Hongjian suddenly put his arms around Li Lian's shoulders and said in a low voice.
"What? Half-old? But the Ming army is on active duty? Li Liang also lowered his voice when he heard this.
"Of course." But he is about to retire, Liu Hong gradually said.
"That'...... There is no problem with the quality. Li Liang was overjoyed, this newly befriended little brother really didn't have anything to say.
"No, no, there is a problem with the package return!" Liu Hong gradually swore an oath.
"How can you dislike it? How many are there, for all brothers! Li Qi gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice, this guy naturally thought that his little brother was going to help him smuggle, and smuggling arms was a matter of losing his head.
His little brother is so interesting that he is willing to take risks for the sake of his subjects, Li Liang said in his heart, he must be careful, even if he is exposed, he must do his best to ensure that the little brother is thorough, and he can't let his brother's kindness chill his heart.
"Hey, brother don't be in a hurry, here's the thing, although I can't persuade Your Majesty to sell you new firearms, but I can try to persuade Your Majesty to replace the firearms for the Ming army in Beijing, as for these replaced firearms...... Hey. โ
Liu Hong gradually gave Li Liang a look, and stopped at the point, but he said in his heart that you still want it because of the national strength of North Korea, and you can't buy all the pants.
"That'...... Will His Majesty sell it to his brother? Li Liang has no bottom in his heart, if he used to estimate that it would be no problem, but now that he is the lord of the guilty country, he has just submitted his credentials, where is he embarrassed to come to Chongzhen to buy arms at this time.
"Well, that's a problem, let me think about it!" Liu Hong gradually frowned slightly.
Li Kui poured Liu Hong a glass of wine at the right time, and at the same time, his face was full of hope, he wanted Daming's firearms too much.
"There it is! Now His Majesty is discussing with the Ministry of Rites the matter of returning tribute to the Korean envoys, but brother, you also know that the Ming Dynasty has just carried out a large expedition now, and the national strength is very large, if the elder brother takes the initiative to advise at this time......"
The two discussed in the restaurant and agreed to go to see Chongzhen together tomorrow, and Li Liang was grateful, so he had to personally send Liu Hongjian to the county king's mansion.
At noon on the second day, thinking that Uncle Chongzhen should have gone down the morning court, Liu Hong gradually dressed up and entered the palace.
"Liu Qing is here, sit down." Chongzhen said gently.
In the warm pavilion, Chongzhen sat on one side with Han Yu, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and several other officials from the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Households, and Li Liang sat on the other side with several officials from the Korean State.
Han Yu was still a little surprised, there was no need for the Korean lord to come in person to discuss the matter of returning tribute, I don't know what kind of excitement this Li Yu came over, but Chongzhen didn't say much, and he couldn't say anything.
"Yo, it's all here, I wonder what you're talking about?" Liu Hong gradually pulled up a chair and leaned in, and looked at Li Liang, Li Wei was secretly happy in his heart, and then Liu Hong gradually glanced at Chongzhen secretly, and a trace of cunning flashed in Chongzhen's eyes.
Several other officials of the Ministry of Rites were speechless when they heard this, what else could they talk about with the North Korean envoys? What are they here for? Isn't that clear?
Alas, bitter! Several household officials also sighed secretly.
"My lord, we are discussing the matter of returning the tribute to Korea." Han Yu, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, replied.
"Oh, you talk, let's just come over here." Liu Hongjian didn't say anything, he poured himself a glass of water, and saw that the Korean lord secretly smacked his tongue.
The heart said that this is in front of His Majesty the Ming Emperor, how can the little brother be so presumptuous.
Han Yu, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, handed over the tribute account that had been negotiated with the Ministry of Household last night to the North Korean officials, and the North Korean officials immediately presented it to Li Liang, who took the account and scanned it slightly and returned the account.
As soon as the household officials saw this situation, they immediately quit, and said in their hearts that this is still the household department tightening their belts to save you, do you dare to be dissatisfied?
The household officials were about to go crazy, but Li Ju stood up.
PS: The previous chapter should be 477 chapters, and there are no missing chapters, but they are written incorrectly.