At the tender age of eight, he was hastily dragged out and made emperor!

"kill!!"

"kill--"

The deafening shouts of battle echoed and lingered in Shanglin Garden. The clouds on the distant horizon were as red as fire, and the setting sun slowly cast its golden light upon the earth.

The weather was still as cold as ever.

The cold wind felt like knives cutting into people.

Bathed in the glow of the setting sun, figures moved about one after another.

"Your Majesty's Imperial Guardsmen are really going all out."

"Yes, it's great to be young. You have so much energy, unlike us. After a long day, all we want to do when we get home is go to bed early."

"Do you want to sleep, or do you want to cuddle with your wife and make a baby?!"

"Ha ha……"

The crowd moved about, the men chatting as they walked. After a long day of hard work in the workshop, they relied on jokes to pass the time on their way home.

"What's wrong with having a baby?"

The man being ridiculed was named Tie San. Seeing his companion laughing uncontrollably, Tie San glared and said, "Since coming to Shanglin Garden, I, Tie San, have not only married a wife, but also had two sons. As far as I'm concerned, I want to have more children, whether they are boys or girls, I want to have ten or eight of them."

"Right now, my monthly salary in the workshop is five silver coins. Once I pass the assessment next month and my rank is promoted, my monthly salary will increase to eight silver coins."

"I only have one thought right now: have more babies, work hard in the workshop, accumulate enough points, and the little ones will be old enough to qualify for the selection and assessment of the Imperial Guard and the Heroine."

"You really dare to think so."

After hearing this, one person looked at Tie San in disbelief, "Do you think the selection and assessment for Yu Lin and Jin Guo are that easy? Even if you pass, you still have to go through two years of advanced training. Those who don't perform well during this period will be eliminated."

"Yes."

After hearing this, another person followed up, saying, "This selection and training started last year. Apart from the children who are registered and have received merits in the Armory Bureau and can directly enter the Imperial Guard and the Women's Guard when they reach the required age, the rest all have to be selected first and then trained. Now, 70% of the first batch that passed the selection have been eliminated."

"So what?"

Tie San said, "Whether or not we can stay is another matter. As a father, if I can't pave a way for my child and fight for an opportunity, how can I face my child in the future?"

"What are the Imperial Guards and the Women's Guards? They are places where His Majesty has taken care of orphaned and disabled children. Their fathers and brothers either died on the battlefield or were crippled. His Majesty values ​​them and has given them everything he can."

"We don't have to go to the front lines or fight. Working in the various workshops under the jurisdiction of the Armaments Bureau is tiring, but at least we have something to look forward to."

When the triathlete spoke, everyone in the group showed different expressions.

Despite the surprise some people had just given to Tie San, how could they not have had such thoughts in their hearts? After all, they knew how well the Emperor treated the Imperial Guards and the women of the palace when he was in the Shanglin Garden.

As registered artisans of the Military Equipment Bureau specially set up by the emperor in the Shanglin Garden, their lives before they gathered in the Shanglin Garden were turbulent and aimless.

After gathering at Shanglinyuan, it was tiring, but being able to eat well, receive money, and see one's family when returning home made it very fulfilling.

At least things are getting better.

This was something I never dared to imagine before.

In fact, for those at the bottom of society, having something to look forward to in life makes them more hardworking and dedicated than anyone else. It is precisely because of this that the apprentice craftsmen under the Armory Bureau set up by Chu Ling in Shanglin Garden have shown great fighting spirit and enthusiasm.

The rewards, in particular, have been very motivating for many people.

Their generation could only do the dirtiest and most tiring jobs and suffered a lot. They had no choice, but their descendants did not want to do the same.

When a tangible and visible path to promotion is laid out right in front of them, they will definitely try every means to seize it for their own offspring.

This is what Chu Ling wanted.

……

"The rosters of craftsmen and apprentices from all the smelting and forging workshops under the Shanglin Bureau are all here." At the Shanglin Bureau's headquarters, a eunuch with a complicated expression looked at the pile of rosters beside him and said to Zhao Guan, who was busy at his desk.

But as he spoke, the eunuch's expression became hesitant.

"Are all these apprentice craftsmen really going to be handed over to the Ordnance Bureau?"

"if not?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Guan put down his pen, looked up at the man, and said, "The reorganization of the Ordnance Bureau is showing increasing results under Cang Bu's impetus. Cang Bu has also sent people to take over all the land allocated to the Ordnance Bureau."

"His Majesty previously issued an edict ordering the Armory Bureau under the jurisdiction of Shanglin Garden to assist the Ordnance Bureau in establishing workshops throughout the capital region to increase iron production. Without transferring personnel to the Ordnance Bureau, how can this matter be accomplished?"

"But……"

After hearing this, the man spoke his mind.

"Nothing but."

Zhao Guan frowned and interrupted, "I know what you're thinking. You feel that if everyone is given to the Ordnance Bureau, then the Armaments Bureau won't be complete?"

"This idea is absolutely brilliant for our family!!"

"The iron and other materials stored in the current Armory Bureau are sufficient to support the needs of the other workshops for half a year. During this six-month period, the people who have been dispatched will surely be able to build workshops in various places under the overall coordination of the Ordnance Bureau and then put them into production."

"From now on, Shanglinyuan will no longer engage in industries involving the production of raw materials such as smelting and forging. In fact, the Armaments Bureau will be separated out in many ways."

"But no matter what we do, as long as it is His Majesty's decree, the Imperial Forestry Bureau must obey unconditionally. How to resolve these matters is something we must do well."

"Yes."

The man dared not say anything more.

"Go down."

Zhao Guan waved his hand in acknowledgment.

Watching the man's departing figure, Zhao Guan frowned slightly, but his thoughts were not on this matter at all, but on something else.

"Your Majesty, are you preparing for war?"

After receiving that imperial decree, this idea had taken root in Zhao Guan's mind. Zhao Guan was well aware of the scale of the Military Equipment Bureau in Shanglin Garden.

What advantages do the various wards under the jurisdiction of the Armaments Bureau possess?

Zhao Guan knew this even better.

Now, the Military Equipment Bureau, which is under the jurisdiction of the central government, has been thoroughly reorganized from top to bottom by the new head. Zhao Guan can certainly see that the emperor wants to make good use of the Military Equipment Bureau.

Although Zhao Guan stayed in Shanglin Garden, he was very familiar with the situation outside Shanglin Garden. In particular, when he learned about Zong Qingdao's rebellion, Zhao Guan could see that the emperor's long-suppressed fighting spirit was about to be revealed.

However, Zhao Guan had concerns in his heart. After all, if the Great Yu chose to fight at this time, would there be new turmoil within the Great Yu?

The thought of what he knew made Zhao Guan's heart pound, but he also knew that his thoughts were unimportant; what mattered was doing his job well!