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Standing on the hot air balloon, Xiao Wenxuan took the telescope and looked at Chang'an City with a relaxed demeanor, like a tiger patrolling his fiefdom.

"Father, you will definitely not regret buying this hot air balloon, this hot air balloon can not only be used for reconnaissance and monitoring of the entire Chang'an City at high altitude, but also can escape in a hot air balloon when encountering danger, 100,000 taels is really cheap." Xiao Ming continued to bewitch.

Xiao Wenxuan was moved just now, and now that he was persuaded by Xiao Ming again, he suddenly strengthened his determination, and he said: "After the wedding, you will return to Chang'an, and I will send you the silver at that time, but you have to train this person who controls the hot air balloon for your father." ”

"Father, you can rest assured about this." Xiao Ming snickered in his heart, "Father, does the army still need hot air balloons?" ”

"Of course, at least one for my left and right guards, this is my personal guard, and your musket is more than silver." Xiao Wenxuan simply talked about all the issues together.

"This musket is cheap, a hundred taels of silver per musket." Regarding the musket, Xiao Ming didn't dare to ask for too high a price, after all, the demand for muskets was much more than that of artillery.

After cost calculation, the price of producing an arquebus is only about six taels of silver, after all, the arquebus does not have such a complex structure as a flintlock pistol, and all that is needed is a barrel, and one hundred taels is already the price of a black-hearted merchant.

"So five thousand is five hundred thousand taels of silver."

Xiao Wenxuan frowned, he weighed the materials of artillery and muskets, in his opinion, one artillery could produce hundreds of muskets.

Calculated in this way, the price of the musket should be around thirty or forty taels, and Xiao Ming will inevitably sell it at a higher price.

Although his heart was bright, Xiao Wenxuan was not ready to bargain with Xiao Ming, but was ready to accept the price, he said: "One hundred taels is one hundred taels, buy five thousand first, and if the effect is good, continue to add more." ”

Xiao Ming was overjoyed when he heard this, and he explained: "Father, this is only the price of the gun, not including ammunition. ”

"I understand, isn't it the same with your artillery?" Xiao Wenxuan's eyes burned, and he suddenly said: "Although your price is high, I am willing to accept it, do you know why?" ”

Xiao Ming was in his heart, he also wondered that Xiao Wenxuan did not bargain this time, this one hundred taels was his offer, he thought that Xiao Wenxuan would cut it to about forty taels.

"The father is wise, he knows everything well, and his son is ashamed." Xiao Ming said honestly.

Looking at the prosperity of Chang'an, Xiao Wenxuan said: "Because of your merits, from today on, I no longer need to pay tribute to the barbarians, and this annual offering of millions of taels of silver to the barbarians is better than giving it to you." ”

Xiao Ming suddenly realized, he didn't expect Xiao Wenxuan to have this thought, so Xiao Wenxuan made money.

"Father, the emperor is high." Xiao Ming smiled, "As long as my father can support Erchen, Erchen promises that he will not let the barbarians cross the Shanhai Pass again, and if the barbarians dare to send troops to attack from Zhao Land again, Erchen will dare to lead the cavalry to cut off their grain routes." ”

"Well, this is exactly what I think, now you are the only one who can fight the barbarians head-on in the Dayu Kingdom, at this time, the heavy troops are placed in Shanhaiguan, the barbarians naturally dare not move, Ming'er, the safety of the royal family depends on you alone, as long as you don't want too much, I can give it to you, I just hope you don't disappoint your father." Xiao Wenxuan said bitterly, this is what he really thinks at this time.

He is old, and he has been emaciated all these years, and he doesn't want to go through big changes, and now he just wants to have a stable second half of his life.

"Please rest assured that my son will definitely protect the integrity of the Great Chongqing Kingdom."

Xiao Ming was secretly happy in his heart, Xiao Wenxuan's words were an acknowledgment of his current status, as long as it was not excessive, he could give it, which meant that he was now a well-deserved celebrity in front of the palace.

Xiao Wenxuan nodded with satisfaction and continued: "Lijingmen has found out that the person who assassinated you this time has something to do with the Jin merchants of Liang State, and there are only two answers now, one is done by your second brother, and the other is by the barbarians who colluded with the Jin merchants. ”

"Second brother." Xiao Ming thought about it, and suddenly it suddenly dawned on him, and now everything became reasonable.

If the assassination is successful, it is true that the second prince will benefit the most, and whether the assassination is successful or not, this will expose the absurd incompetence of the prince, and once the prince is deposed, he will be the rightful heir to the throne.

At the same time, if the assassination is successful, he will be able to get rid of himself as a strong enemy, which is simply killing two birds with one stone, this abacus is too shrewd.

It's a pity that no matter how careful the plan is, there are loopholes, otherwise Xiao Wenxuan would not list the second prince as a target of suspicion.

"It's probably him, but it's still impossible to say for sure, that's where the assassination plan comes in." Xiao Wenxuan also had a headache, and he said: "If this matter is really done by the second prince, how do you want your father to deal with it." ”

Xiao Ming wanted to say that he should be beheaded according to the law, but he suddenly sounded an example in the history books, swallowed back the words that were about to blurt out, and he said respectfully: "Leave it to my father alone, after all, he is my second brother, he is unkind, I can't be unrighteous." ”

Xiao Wenxuan's pupils contracted, and he looked at Xiao Ming fixedly for a long time, and then he suddenly smiled and said, "Ming'er, you are very good, in this way, I will feel at ease." ”

A layer of cold sweat broke out behind Xiao Ming's back, and Xiao Wenxuan was really testing him.

If he is determined to kill the second prince, then Xiao Wenxuan will inevitably conclude that he has a vicious heart and will not take into account the feelings of his siblings, and if he can kill the second prince now, he will definitely not show mercy to the prince's subordinates in the future.

In this way, he will have to weigh how to treat him.

Now that he is putting on a look of great benevolence and righteousness, Xiao Wenxuan is naturally relieved, and in this way, there will be a strong executor for the petition.

“……”

Cleverly dodged Xiao Wenxuan's temptation, Xiao Ming felt bitter in his heart for a while, and didn't know what to say.

Xiao Wenxuan didn't seem to want to explain, so he said: "Let's go down, you have brought me a lot of surprises this time, and there are still ten days before your wedding, you can push it all these other things, concentrate on preparing for the marriage, Fei Yue'er is a famous beauty in Chang'an, and she is also proficient in chess, chess, calligraphy and painting, and she will be a virtuous helper in the future, you should treat her well, and the protégés of the Fei family are all over the world, and the Fei family is even more talented, your fiefdom lacks talents, and now after marrying the Fei family, On the contrary, you can recruit some talents from the Fei family. ”

Xiao Ming breathed a sigh of relief, this matter was avoided, and he said, "Erchen, go back and prepare." ”

(To be continued.) )