Qingyu Case: Female Minister of Dali Temple

When she saw Chen Shao, her eyes lit up slightly and she stood up quickly: "Why are you here, young master?"

"I'm free today, so I came to see you guys." Chen Shao glanced at her and Zhang Ruyuan's table and asked gently, "How long will it take to finish the investigation?"

Quan Shuyu looked at the account book on the table and said, "We have already checked it for the first time. This is the second time. It should take another seven or eight days to finish it."

"Then there's no need to rush." ​​Chen Shao said to Zhang Ruyuan and the others, smiling, "You all seem to be so busy that you are exhausted. You no longer have the energy of youth. Put down the account books in your hands and take a day off."

Zhang Ruyuan and his companions were exhausted from dealing with account books all day. After hearing her words, they cheered excitedly, stood up in unison, bowed and thanked her, and left happily.

"Don't just stand there, let's go." Chen Shao gestured to Quan Shuyu.

Quan Shuyu smiled and glanced at Chan Yi before following her and leaving the accounting office.

"Checking the accounts is important, but your health is more important." Looking at her increasingly thin body, Chen Shao shook his head, "Have you not been eating well in the past two or three months?"

Quan Shuyu looked at Chan Yi and asked with a smile, "Is Chan Yi complaining to you again?"

Chan Yi laughed and said, "When the young master didn't come, you kept thinking about him. Now that the young master is here, you're tearing down the bridge. You're really ungrateful."

Quan Shu's face turned red. "When I have some free time, I'll treat you to a meal and thank you properly. That should be ok, right?"

"As long as you are willing to spend money, it's always possible." Chan Yi said.

Chen Shao let the two of them play around until they reached the military tent. Seeing that it was still early and there was no place for them to play in the Metallurgical Supervisory Office, he turned around and went to the Military Equipment Supervisory Office.

Chan Yi was not a person who did not know the seriousness of the matter. Seeing her like this, she pulled Quan Shuyu and followed her.

The last iron house was about to be dug out. Fu Jiu was happily wandering around. He saw Chen Shao, Chan Yi and Quan Shu Yu coming here from afar. He thought there was something going on and hurried over to greet them.

Chan Yi waited for him to get closer and said, "You are messing around like this. Have you already dug the iron house?"

"It's almost there," Fu Jiu answered while looking at the whole book. "I haven't seen you for a while. What have you been doing?"

Chan Yi rolled her eyes at him and said, "Do you think everyone is like you? You have no moral integrity."

Fu Jiu scratched her head, not knowing how she had offended her to make her so angry, but she still muttered, "I haven't seen her for a long time."

Quan Shuyu held Chanyi's hand and said with a smile, "I'm in the account office at the iron mine, and you're the supervisor at the military equipment bureau. We both leave early and come back late, so it's naturally difficult for us to see each other."

"I remember now," Fu Jiu grinned, "Have you finished your account?"

"Not yet," Quan Shuyu glanced at Chen Shao, "Master saw that we stayed in the accounting office all day, so he forced us to take a day off."

"You should take a day off," Fu Jiu agreed. "Your face is so pale and your eyes are dark. It looks like you haven't had a good rest for a long time."

Several people followed Chen Shao, chatting and laughing, and soon arrived at Jiashufang.

Chen Shao stopped outside the Jia Office Square and ordered Fu Jiu, "Go and get me a hundred crossbow arrows of various types."

"Then please wait a moment, sir." Fu Jiu was excitedly going in and out of various offices and neighborhoods.

Soon, he returned with a few people, carrying a hundred crossbow arrows: fifty Dahuang crossbow arrows, fifty Fuyuan crossbow arrows, fifty Dahuang crossbow machines, and fifty Fuyuan crossbow machines.

After a rough inspection, Chen Shao signaled Fu Jiu to return the crossbow arrows and crossbow trigger to the military tent.

Then she found Gu Feiyan again.

Gu Feiyan has already started defusing the bomb.

Chen Shao stood outside the pit, watching her defuse the bomb while thinking about the negotiations with the Shan State.

It's definitely not okay to say it directly.

First of all, it was obviously telling the other party that there was internal strife in Datong.

Secondly, Shan State has always been a vassal state of Datong. Even in the face of crisis, Datong cannot lower its posture, as this would easily lead to the other party putting on airs and demanding a high price.

While she was thinking, Gu Feiyan had already defused a bomb. Seeing that she didn't say anything, she took another bomb and started defusing it.

Chen Shao's eyes followed her movements. When she had defuse the bomb in her hand and was about to get a new one, he was about to call her out when her words "break the whole into small pieces and distribute the troops in several routes" suddenly flashed through his mind.

The Shan State had more than one general.

The princelings of the previous dynasty were doing business with them.

There was absolutely no need for her to expose the princelings of the previous dynasty.

She only needed to do business with one or two of the generals for the Fuyuan crossbow arrows.

The Shan State was a loose organization, with competition between generals.

If one or two generals use weapons better than the big yellow crossbow, then there is no need to worry about the other generals not coming to attack us.

As long as they came to her, she could use them to encircle and wipe out the power of the former prince's party in Jiannan Road.

Thinking of this, Chen Shao waited until Gu Feiyan had defused the bomb in her hand, then immediately called her and said, "I have something to talk to you about."

Gu Feiyan came out of the pit, "Tell me, what's the matter again."

Chen Shao expressed her thoughts and then said, "Two questions. First, based on your understanding of the Shan Kingdom, which two generals do you think should be chosen to do business? Second, does the General of the State have any dealings with the Shan Kingdom? If so, I would like to ask you to cooperate."

Gu Feiyan raised one eyebrow, as if smiling: "You asked these two questions, which are really interesting. Tell me, if you were me, how would you answer these two questions?"

Chen Shao smiled and said, "It's indeed an inappropriate question."

Gu Feiyan didn't mean to find fault with her.

Although they belonged to two different interest groups, they still had the friendship of being modern people. After thinking about it, she said, "Based on my understanding of the Shan Kingdom, if you really want to divide them and defeat them one by one, you can choose one of the Mighty General, the Cavalry General, or the East Guarding General."

He further explained: "They are the three most powerful armed forces in Shan State. They all want to suppress each other, so it is right to go after them. We can't say that we have any dealings with them, but we can still manage to take the lead."

Chen Shao smiled and said, "As long as I can take the lead, that's enough."

Gu Feiyan took off her bomb disposal equipment and handed it to the elite soldier beside her. Then, she followed her and walked towards the iron mine, saying, "In fact, I don't need to take the lead. You can go to them with the Fuyuan crossbows and they will do business with you. Think about it, Shan is adjacent to our Datong. How could they not know what kind of crossbows we use in Datong? It's just that they are scattered and each has its own forces. That's why they can't train a large number of talents and produce our crossbows. They can only settle for the second best."

"I know what you said makes sense," Chen Shao said, "but time is tight and I just want to avoid taking detours."

Gu Feiyan laughed: "You call this avoiding detours? You call this not wanting to take detours at all."

Chen Shao said: "As long as things can be done, you can say whatever you want."

Gu Feiyan asked: "If you don't let me say whatever I want, what else can you do?"

Chen Shao said: "I can only beg you."

Gu Feiyan chuckled, and after a while, she said half-truthfully, "I thought you would bribe me with half of the property of Mengshe Smelting Prison."

Chen Shao glanced at her and said with a half-smile: "I also thought that this is a consensus that does not need to be announced."

Gu Feiyan sighed: "No wonder you came to me, and it was so natural for you to come to me."

Chen Shao said: "Shouldn't it be possible?"

Gu Feiyan nodded: "Of course you should."

They looked at each other and smiled.

Returning to the military tent, Gu Feiyan saw the crossbows and crossbow machines piled up in the tent. She kicked the Fuyuan crossbow machines and crossbow arrows and said, "There's no need to take these things out. Just take a few Fuyuan crossbow machines and crossbow arrows."

After a pause, he suddenly changed his tone and said, "Take them all. They've all been produced, so don't waste them. When the time comes, we can sell the Fuyuan crossbows and arrows to them at the price of the Dahuang crossbows and arrows. We can sell these obsolete Dahuang crossbows and arrows to them at half the price."

"You want them to fight among themselves?" Chen Shao asked.

"The princelings of the previous dynasty have been developing in Jiannan Road for so many years, their power must be considerable," Gu Feiyan said coldly, "If you want to eliminate them in one fell swoop, it will inevitably cause unrest. Shan State knew that the weapons sold to them by the princelings of the previous dynasty were far inferior to the Fuyuan crossbow machine and crossbow arrows, but they were still willing to buy them at a high price. What kind of thoughts they have in secret is simply exposed. They have wolfish ambitions, so why should we be soft-hearted!"

After Chen Shao gave her a thumbs up, he took the ink block from Chan Yi's hand and started to grind the ink for her himself.

While she was writing the letter, Chen Shao thought for a moment and said, "Since we want them to fight among themselves, why not write a few more letters and invite them to come and discuss in detail. Once we reach an agreement, we can pick one or two companies for long-term cooperation."

Gu Feiyan paused while writing the letter and looked up at her: "It would be fine if she didn't understand, but once she did, she rushed towards Jia Xu."

Having said this, he took another piece of paper and started writing again.

A total of thirteen letters, big and small, were written, one to each of the existing armed forces in the Shan State.

After handing the letter to Chen Shao to read, Gu Feiyan handed the letter to an elite soldier and ordered him to deliver it to the Shan Kingdom.

After the elite soldier took the letter away, Gu Feiyan asked, "Think about it quickly. Do you have anything else to ask of me? Don't wait until I start to get busy and then ask again."

"You go and do your work first," Chen Shao said, "I'll come back to you when I have it."

"You are so rude!" Gu Feiyan said as she walked out.

Everything that needed to be done has been done.

Next, it’s all about waiting.