At night, Wutai City New County Yanei.

Liu Xing held the dragon coin template that Yelu Bashen had just created according to his own requirements and looked at it, then stood up from the chair.

After pacing and thinking for a while, Liu Xing stood in the hall and said to Yelu Bashen: "Brother Yelu, although this template is well-carved, once it is put into casting, how many dragon coins can you make every day with the ability of a casting camp?" ”

After answering the question, Yelu Bashen said: "Marshal, based on the current manpower and material resources of the foundry battalion, it can mint 1,000 gold coins, 10,000 silver coins, 100,000 big coins and 1 million small coins every month. ”

Hearing this, Liu Xing looked back at Su Quan on the side: "Su Quan, how many reserves do you have now for those dragon coins that you made before that have not been officially used?" ”

Su Quan answered, and immediately got up and replied: "Back to Marshal, three thousand gold coins, thirty thousand silver coins, and three hundred thousand big coins, but the small money is less, only two million and two hundred thousand pieces." ”

"Why is there so much less money?" Listening to his answer, Liu Xing asked with some unhappiness on his face.

"The main reason is that our army's iron reserves and the iron materials obtained by the market cannot meet the needs of making three million small coins." After Su Quan finished speaking, he looked sideways at Yelu Bashen, and then said: "The reason why our army is short of iron materials is also because the Yelu brothers have to rush to make firecrackers and transfer a lot of iron materials. ”

At that time, Liu Xing issued an order that as long as Yelu Bashen needed it, Su Quan must give priority to ensuring the supply of iron needed to build the firecracker.

At this time, Su Quan looked at him as he spoke, and Yelu Bashen thought that Su Quan was shirking responsibility, so he immediately hugged his fists and said: "Marshal, the matter of rushing to make those iron guns that you drew the pattern was done by your subordinates, and the iron materials were also the ones you asked Master Su to give priority to ensuring the supply, not that your subordinates delayed the minting of dragon coins." ”

Seeing his performance, Liu Xing knew that he was afraid that he would blame him for affecting the opportunity to use dragon coins to get golden dogs and plunder property.

With a faint smile, Liu Xing waved his hand and said, "Brother Yelu doesn't need to be so nervous, if the dragon coins are to start circulating, our army must also save at least 100,000 gold coins and the silver, copper, and iron coins that should be exchanged." I asked you two to come and discuss with you whether we can suspend the minting of dragon coins. It is a matter of converting all iron materials to cast iron guns to strengthen the combat power of our army. ”

"What?" Su Quan was shocked when he heard this, and turned his head to stare at Liu Xingdao: "Marshal, do you want to stop the dragon coin minting?" ”

Nodding heavily, Liu Xing said, "Yes, I want to suspend the minting of dragon coins." Because you two should have also heard that in the battle of Xinzhou Donggu, the 200 iron soldiers of our army made it impossible for thousands of Jingou to leave the camp, killing and wounding thousands of them without causing almost no self-damage. That's why I want to equip the whole army with iron guns, so that the golden dog can taste the power of a thousand guns when he attacks. ”

Although Su Quan and Yelu Bashen had not seen the power of the firecracker, it had already spread throughout the army at this time, and they had naturally heard about it.

At this time, when they first heard that Liu Xing was going to suspend the minting of dragon coins, the two of them were still a little confused and puzzled. Now when they heard that Liu Xing was going to use the iron material for coinage to make more firearms, smiles appeared on their faces.

"Marshal, since you have decided, your subordinates should do their best." Jeruvarshin smiled and stepped forward first to make a statement.

Then Su Quan also bowed his hand and said: "Please rest assured, although you are now in charge of the subordinates to patrol the city and assist in the defense, but with the friendship between your subordinates and all kinds of merchants and travelers for so long. Not to mention that you have to ask the Yelu brothers to build a thousand firearms, even if you give everyone in the army a firecracker, the required iron materials can be quickly raised. ”

Seeing that the two of them had no objection when they heard that they were going to vigorously build firecrackers, Liu Xing said happily: "Okay, wow, since Brother Su, you are sure that you can raise all the iron materials, then I will let Brother Yelu strive to make 5,000 firecrackers as soon as possible, and let all the brothers in the army have one shot." ”

"Ahh

didn't expect him to just talk, but Liu Xing took it seriously.

After losing his voice and exclaiming, Su Quan forcibly controlled his mind and said to Liu Xing: "I'm just talking, marshal, why are you still serious!" Now that Wutai is building a camp and Koujiazhuang is also building, even if his subordinates can raise a lot of iron materials from those merchants from all walks of life, they don't dare to really ensure that the Yelu brothers can get the iron materials needed for 5,000 guns in the short term! ”

"You can say it, you can't do it, what nonsense are you talking to me!"

His face sank, Liu Xing glared at Su Quan and said, "I have asked Sun Yujiang to suspend the construction of Koujiazhuang, and the construction of Wutai City is now mainly made of stone." I don't care, you have to do it for me, otherwise I'll let you run twenty miles around Wutai City every day. ”

"Don't, don't, don't, marshal, don't punish me to run around the city, I'll go and prepare iron with all my might, so as to supply Brother Yelu as much as possible?" As soon as he heard that Liu Xing was going to physically punish him, Su Quan was immediately so frightened that he begged with tears. ”

Seeing that his face immediately turned into a crying and mourning look, Liu Xing couldn't help but smile slightly, but his face was still very firm and said, "Okay, you mean that." If you can't raise enough iron materials so that the Yelu brothers can go all out to build the firecracker, you are ready to go to Ben Shuai every day for twenty miles! ”

After saying this to Su Quan, Liu Xing didn't give him a chance to speak again.

Looking back at Yelu Bashen, Liu Xing asked, "If the iron material is sufficient, I wonder how many firecrackers you can make every day, Brother Yelu?" ”

Lowering his head and thinking slightly, Yelu Bashen quickly said to Liu Xing: "Based on the current manpower and material resources of his subordinates, he should be able to produce a hundred firecrackers per day. However, his subordinates can make firecrackers with all their might, and the marshal can think that even if there are enough firearms and not enough gunpowder, they will not be able to really let our army use the full power of firearms. ”

No matter how much gunpowder there is, it is more practical to make a lot of iron knives and guns.

"Gunpowder, it's not a problem." Liu Xing had actually thought about the issue of gunpowder before calling the two of them, so he just smiled after hearing Yelu Bashen's words.

After laughing, Liu Xing suddenly looked at Su Quan again and said, "Of the more than 3,000 cross slaves, I will immediately transfer 1,000 to you." You send troops to watch them every day, and scrape me in the streets and sewers of the Hunter Valley, which are the raw materials that can be used to make gunpowder. ”

After thinking for a while, Liu Xing continued to say to Su Quan: "Then you let those cross slaves collect human and animal feces in Wutai City and Koujiazhuang every day and transport it to the Hunter Valley. Several septic tanks were dug at the foot of the west hill to carry the excrement. ”

"According to my estimates, based on the daily excretion of people and animals in Wutai, Koujiazhuang and Hunter Valley, the available raw materials should be enough for a daily output of 5,000 catties of gunpowder." Having said this, Liu Xing thought about it again and added, "In addition, you have to issue orders to the whole city. The manure of each household was to be collected and handed over to the crucifers to collect. It was then transported into the Hunter's Valley, placed in the septic tank, waiting for the powder to be produced, and left for the crucifixers to scrape it off for gunpowder. ”

"Let the cross slave be the night incense?" After listening to Liu Xing's words, Su Quan immediately spoke: "It's just the night incense and the powder crystals on the shaved feces, the marshal actually needs to use thousands of people?" Isn't this a little too cheap for those golden dogs? ”

Hearing what he said, Liu Xing smiled coldly and said, "Of course it won't be so cheap for them, just let them be night fragrant women." Collecting those quartz is just their job for an hour or two a day, and you can still let those crucifixions do other drudgery the rest of the time. As for what to do, it's up to you. ”

After Liu Xing's words were finished this time, Su Quan's face also showed a sinister smile: "Marshal, are you serious, outside of the time of collecting pink crystals, those cross slaves are all responsible for assigning things to them by their subordinates?" ”

Nodding slightly, Liu Xing also changed into clothes and smiled sinisterly: "Yes, how to play to death is your business, I will give you the right." Master is not afraid that you will play to death those golden dogs, but what I am afraid of is that you have no ability to play until they are worse than dead. ”

Play Dead Cross Slave! Yelu Bashen saw the expressions on Liu Xing's and Su Quan's faces when they spoke, and after hearing such a conversation between the two, he couldn't help but shudder, and said secretly in his heart: It's okay, it's okay, I haven't had much to fight against this deputy marshal of the Red Turban Army. Otherwise, I'm afraid that there will be my Khitan people who will be tortured by him......