Father, I am back to fight!

Chapter 109

After Hu Yanqing left, Emperor Liang looked at Qin Yu and said, "Yu'er! You were the first to defeat Hu Yanqing's conspiracy. What reward do you want? Tell me boldly. As long as it's within my power, I will grant it to you!"

"Your Majesty! I dare not have any unreasonable thoughts. If possible, please reimburse me for the money I spent on replacing the Red Flame Iron Cavalry's armaments!"

Qin Yu said neither humble nor arrogantly.

Qin Yu knew very well that he had made great contributions three times in a row, and each time the reward given to him by Emperor Liang seemed to be a huge reward, but in fact it was a huge trap.

This time he didn't even mention the reward, but asked me to ask for it myself. It was obvious that he was testing me!

Qin Yu is not a fool and will never be fooled by Emperor Liang. No matter what Emperor Liang says, as long as the money is there, it will be fine!

"you sure?"

Emperor Liang's expression changed slightly, and he looked at Qin Yu in disbelief.

Qin Yu's performance just now was definitely that of a young dragon, so he asked Qin Yu to propose the reward himself. He thought Qin Yu would ask for a reward that would help him consolidate his position as the crown prince. At the very least, he would be polite and let him, the emperor, make the decision.

But who would have thought that Qin Yu's request was only to reimburse the money spent on replacing the Red Flame Iron Cavalry's armaments. How much money could that be?

"Father! I am absolutely certain!"

Qin Yu rolled his eyes at Emperor Liang and said with certainty.

You old bastard, you want to continue to cheat me? No way!

Blood Dragon looked at Qin Yu as if he were a fool. It was obvious what Emperor Liang meant. This was a great opportunity for Qin Yu to stay in Kyoto and expand the Prince's power, but he actually gave it up!

Was his head really kicked by a donkey?

"Tell me how much silver it cost to replace the Red Flame Cavalry's armaments. I'll have someone from the Ministry of Revenue send it to you later!"

Emperor Liang said coldly.

"Your Majesty, I spent a total of 4.5 million taels of silver. I don't want the change. Just reimburse me 4 million taels!"

Qin Yu replied.

The cost of replacing the Red Flame Iron Cavalry's armaments does not exceed 20,000 taels of silver. However, the quality of Damascus steel is far superior to that of Frost Iron, so its price must be more expensive than Frost Iron, which is reasonable.

"How much? Four and a half million taels!"

Emperor Liang's eyes widened instantly.

Chen Zhong and other military officers were also dumbfounded. They had just thought that steel was made from iron, so the price must be very cheap and could be used to equip the entire army!

But the price Qin Yu said was so high that it made everyone drop their jaws. Five thousand people cost four and a half million taels. For the hundreds of thousands of troops in Daliang, that was an astronomical figure!

"Father! If it were just weapons, it would only be one million and a half taels at most. But the entire set of Red Flame Iron Cavalry equipment is made of Damascus steel, so it's so expensive!"

"Furthermore, Damascus steel is corrosion-resistant and rust-resistant. With this equipment replacement, the Red Flame Cavalry won't need to replace their armaments for at least ten years!"

Qin Yu said in a deep voice.

Emperor Liang looked at Qin Yu with a gloomy face. He didn't believe what Qin Yu said, but he had no way to refute it. After all, no one knew the price of steel.

However, Xuelong and Yuwen Chengqing knew that the steel was refined by Qin Yu using iron and charcoal. No matter what, the price could not exceed 100,000 taels!

This Qin Yu actually dared to cheat Emperor Liang of his money so blatantly. This is a typical case of cheating his father!

"Five hundred thousand taels is no small sum, Li Wei! After the court session, you will give the Crown Prince four and a half million taels of silver!"

Emperor Liang said with a dark face.

Li Wei's face turned even darker. All the money raised in the last fundraising was collected by Emperor Liang into the national treasury, and it was also a special fund to be used to improve the treatment of the soldiers in the army.

The Ministry of Revenue is empty, what can he give to Qin Yu!

However, since Emperor Liang had already issued an order, he dared not disobey the Emperor Liang's honor and immediately said, "I obey your order!"

Then, Li Wei turned his eyes to Shangguan Xiong!