The Song Dynasty on the Sand Table

Chapter 132 If talking doesn’t work, I’ll beat you

When Wu Jialiang heard what the maids said, he felt a strange feeling in his heart.

But I couldn't tell what was so weird about it. When I walked into the study, I saw a young man dressed in royal clothes. He had a cute and handsome face. He was looking at the tree outside the window, motionless and speechless, like a sculpture.

Wu Jialiang saluted and said, "I am the Jimo County Magistrate, Wu Jialiang."

Zhao Ye: "No need to be so polite."

After saying that, Zhao Zai stopped moving and continued looking out the window.

Wu Jialiang felt something was amiss and said, "Your Majesty, I came to see you this time to discuss the supply of military supplies..."

Zhao Ye: "I understand."

A question mark slowly popped up above Wu Jialiang's head: What do you know? I haven't said anything yet?
He had no choice but to bite the bullet and said, "We need to forge a large number of weapons to resist the Jin army, but Jimo County does not have enough minerals. I would like to ask the prince to order the transfer of materials from the Zhaoyuan gold mine..."

Zhao Ye: "I understand."

Wu Jialiang: “!!!”

He suddenly woke up and realized what was wrong with him just now.

Why is it that this prince's speaking style is similar to that of Master Ye and Bruce Lee?

Basically, it's a non-answer.

If there is any difference, it is that Master Ye and Bruce Lee's answers to the questions are more advanced, while the prince in front of him is more dull and his answers are more rigid.

A terrifying thought occurred to Wu Jialiang: Could this prince also be a subordinate of Master Yue? At least his speaking style sounded like one of his subordinates.

Just as he was thinking about this, he suddenly saw Zhao Zai's eyes light up, slowly becoming radiant, his expression no longer stiff, his muscles seemed to soften a bit, giving people the feeling that he suddenly became more human.

Wu Jialiang was secretly shocked: I have seen this situation many times with Master Ye.

Zhao Ye said, "Hey, isn't this the Wu County Magistrate? What do you want from me?"

Wu Jialiang: “…”

He didn't listen to what I just said?
Wu Jialiang had no choice but to repeat what he had just said, adding his own observations from his trip to Jinan, and urged: "Your Highness, the Salt and Iron Transport Commissioner is cowardly in Qingzhou and can't take care of himself. We must requisition the Zhaoyuan gold mine, otherwise the gold mined there will only be pocketed by the officials in charge."

This time, Zhao Zai didn't give a dull answer. Instead, he smiled and said, "As for the Zhaoyuan gold mine, I've been planning to requisition it for a long time, but it's hard to explain to the Salt and Iron Transport Commissioner. Since the situation in Qingzhou is already like this, I won't be polite..."

Wu Jialiang was overjoyed.

Zhao Zai continued, "Mr. Gong is currently busy managing the defenses of Jiaoshui, Laizhou, and Jimo, and can't be away. Regarding the matter of taking over the Zhaoyuan gold mine, I'd like to ask County Magistrate Wu to go and take charge. This trip involves opposing the grain transport officials. Do you have the guts to do it?"

Ordinary officials really didn't dare to ask the Caosi for money.

But Wu Jialiang was no ordinary official. He raised his head and said, "I dare."

Zhao Ye nodded and said, "Go ahead! Oh, no, I have to go with you, otherwise the Caosi won't listen to you."

Wu Jialiang was immediately overjoyed, having accepted a great job: "By the way, Your Highness, I have another hero I would like to recommend to you."

Zhao Ye asked knowingly, "Who?"

Wu Jialiang: "My good brother, Guan Sheng. He is a martial arts expert, brave and prudent. He originally led troops in Jinan to resist the Jin bandits. However, he was plotted against by Jinan Prefect Liu Yu, who even wanted to use his head to gain credit for his crime. So Guan Sheng was given the seal of commander and came with me to Jimo, asking to follow the prince and resist the Jin bandits." Zhao Zai: "Such a hero, I will certainly make use of him. Take him with us to requisition the Zhaoyuan gold mine. Upon your return, I will assign him a commanding position."

Wu Jialiang was overjoyed: "Thank you, Your Highness."

He left the temporary palace. Guan Sheng and his companions were still waiting outside. They were all delighted when they heard what he said, especially Guan Sheng's young and lovely wife. When she heard that her husband had won the favor of the prince, she was so happy that she almost jumped up and felt that this life-and-death journey was worth it.

Guan Sheng: "Brother Jialiang, since the prince wants us to requisition the gold mine, then we should pack up and set off quickly. We should perform a great deed for the prince and show our ability."

Wu Jialiang nodded: "Okay!"

He arranged Guan Sheng's wife and children to live in his own home, and then quickly called up two hundred archers whom he had trained personally.

These archers were also completely different from when he first trained them.

Ever since Wu Jialiang returned from annihilating the Laiyang bandits with Madam Gong Er, he had changed his approach to archery training, deliberately imitating the Mandarin Duck Formation in his daily training...

Although he did not have the same strong training ability as Qi Jiguang, he was able to learn 30% to 40% of the level of Qi Jiguang's army's Mandarin Duck Formation by following the ready-made methods.

Later, Yue Wenxuan came to the county town and discussed with him the possibility of using the county craftsmen to make firearms, with the two sides splitting the profits 107:. (For those who have forgotten, please read Chapter )
He took this opportunity to add a batch of good equipment to his archers.

Two hundred archers formed more than a dozen mandarin duck formations, six of which were equipped with bird gun soldiers, with a total of six bird guns. In addition, he also had a tiger squat cannon.

This was the first tiger squat cannon built by craftsmen in the county. Everyone was very curious about it and gave it a name, called "Laoshan General Cannon".

As soon as Wu Jialiang pulled out his archer troops, Guan Sheng said he didn't understand.

"Hey, Brother Jialiang, what's wrong with your army?" Guan Sheng pointed at the musketeers and shouted, "What the hell are they holding? A strange iron pipe?"

Yu Fanwen tugged at Guan Sheng's sleeve and whispered, "That thing is a sharp weapon, very dangerous. With a bang, there was a hole this big in my stomach..."

He lifted up his clothes to show Guan Sheng that the sutured wound looked hideous and terrifying.

Guan Sheng took a sip of Jimo Lubao: "So fierce?"

He pointed at the Crouching Tiger Cannon again: "Where's that thing? What is it?"

Yu Fanwen shook his head: "I haven't been through it yet."

Guan Sheng: "Do you judge the power of a weapon by whether you've been hit by it?"

Yu Fanwen touched his waist knife and said, "No ordinary weapon can match this knife of mine. I can't get hurt even if I want to."

Guan Sheng: "Oh, my nickname is Guan Sheng the Great Sword, I also wield a sword, I'd love to have a sparring match if there's a chance."

The two chatted awkwardly for a while and forgot about the tiger squat cannon.

Just as the two of them were getting ready, Yue Wenxuan came in person, controlling the Zhao Zai figurine and riding a tall horse.

Guan Sheng quickly bowed deeply and took a peek, seeing that the prince looked very friendly and had no airs at all.

Guan Sheng couldn't help but think to himself: I thought the prince would be arrogant, but I didn't expect him to be so dignified and wise. He is countless times better than Liu Yu and his ilk. Following such a wise king, I will definitely accomplish great things.

(End of this chapter)