I was engaged in infrastructure construction in the Han Dynasty [Transmigration Book]

Huo Guang was slightly surprised: "Whatever?"

Liu Tan said: "The mutual market is different from others. It is our own business to build a city in Dunhuang, and the reason is very normal, but the mutual market... This has to be done by the center. Anyway, I don't care, what kind of building they like to build Whatever it is, as long as there are our sites and shops, and even the guarding of the exchange market, if the emperor doesn't personally order it, we don't care."

Of course, in addition to this problem, there is another important point that economic development cannot always rely on the imperial court. In other words, the imperial court can guide it at the beginning and don’t care too much later. It only needs to formulate rules and let the market economy develop by itself. is the best result.

Only in this way can a hundred flowers bloom in the market, and the imperial court can only exist mainly as a monitoring system.

However, the concept of the market economy is too complicated, and Liu Tan has only a half-knowledge of these. He only knows that it is not good to control too much, so he can't explain more, so he has to choose a reason that is the easiest to convince Huo Guang.

Huo Guang thought about it, and it was indeed the case. The northern border country is too close to the exchange market, or the exchange market is basically within the scope of the northern border country. Around the exchange market, Liu Tan has already come up with a lot of money-making ideas, and the only way to continue I'm afraid it will make people jealous.

Huo Guang said: "Then you want to send envoys to Beijing?"

Such a big matter may not be clearly written in the letter, and someone must be sent to explain it clearly.

Liu Tan simply said: "Let Jiang Chong go. Anyway, he is in charge of the negotiation and knows more about the details. If someone else goes over and can't explain clearly, it will be bad if he is misunderstood instead."

Huo Guang originally wanted to say that Jiang Chong is not suitable now, but after thinking about it, Liu Tan must have considered this issue. He still chose Jiang Chong, and naturally he had his considerations.

Jiang Chong was also a little surprised when he learned that he was going to be sent to Beijing, but he still packed his bags well, and came to say goodbye to Liu Tan before leaving, and asked Liu Tan what he could and could not say by the way.

Liu Tan waved his hand and said very grandly: "There are no secrets in the northern border country that you can't see. You can answer whatever the father asks you, but... do you know why I sent you instead of your subordinates?"

Although Jiang Chong knew everything about the negotiation, the negotiation was not due to him alone. There were countless people around him who cooperated, and those people were also good choices.

Jiang Chong was a little puzzled: "I don't know."

Liu Tan hooked his finger at Jiang Chong, and Jiang Chong immediately came over, Liu Tan whispered: "Your face is a defect but it is also evidence. If someone asks you after you pass, don't be shy, just tell them that last year the Huns The situation of going south, how serious it is, how serious it is, understand?"

Jiang Chong came to a sudden: "Your Highness is asking my minister to sell miserably?"

Liu Tan stretched out his hand and patted him on the head: "Isn't your mouth sharp during negotiations? Can you speak? What is misery? This is seeking truth from facts!"

Jiang Chong supported his hair crown and said hastily: "It's the minister who said something wrong, but...the minister doesn't understand. Your Highness should make it clear. I'm afraid I will get the wrong meaning and spoil His Highness's business."

Liu Tan said: "It's nothing, just let these people know that the northern border country is not safe at all."

Seeing that Jiang Chong was still puzzled, he said, "Even though the process of repelling Wushilu was tortuous, the result was good, not only good, but also very good. It can be said that in recent years, in the battle between the big man and the Huns, It’s rare to achieve such a result, but I’m happy but also worried, what if Chang’an thinks it’s easy for us to win?”

Jiang Chong understood, and immediately understood what Liu Tan meant.

No one in Chang'an knows the current situation of the Northern Kingdom. Even if the Huns come again and the Northern Kingdom wants to ask for help, they will not think that the Northern Kingdom is really dangerous.

Since blasting coal mines can repel the Huns, let's blast them again.

Anyway, the coal mine is not theirs, and even now many people are looking for the existence of the coal mine. If they find it, the explosion of Liu Tan's coal mine will make them lose a competitor.

Others don't say that King Qi and King Changyi will definitely think so.

What Liu Tan wanted to stop was these people's mouths, and he couldn't let them flatter and kill him. The current strength of the northern border country was simply unable to compete with the Xiongnu.

Even the bombing of the coal mine failed to drive away Wushilu. If it wasn't for Lu Xuan's appearance, what is the situation now?

After Jiang Chong understood, he immediately said: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I know what to do."

Liu Tan patted him on the shoulder and said, "Of course I'm relieved of you. Also, it's not a big deal on your face. You are doing this to defend the northern border country, the big men and the people. It's your fault." Meritorious, how can you not be used because of a little injury? Do you see that the people in Shuofang City are afraid of you?"

Jiang Chong's eyes turned red. In fact, until now he has no regrets about his original choice, but he is a little apprehensive, always feeling that his official career is unclear.

Now with Liu Tan's affirmation, he was relieved, wiped away his tears and said, "It's just that those people in Chang'an may not know... I'm afraid I'm going to lose His Highness's people."

Liu Tan said, "I'll tell you a way."

Jiang Chong looked up at Liu Tan, and Liu Tan said: "Whoever dares to laugh at the scar on your face, you can beat him, if you can't beat him, let the guards around you beat him, well, I will give you a hand from the thousand-member regiment later. Choose a few guards, they are very obedient now, although they may not fight very hard, but their strength is good, it should be enough."

Jiang Chong:? ? ? ?

What kind of solution is this?

He coughed lightly and said, "Your Highness, gentle, gentle."

Liu Tan sneered: "I've laughed at you in front of you, what's so polite about it? If they hold you accountable, just say I agree."

Jiang Chong was taken aback: "Your Highness?"

Liu Tan said: "Remember, those who go out from the northern border country can eat everything but not suffer."

Jiang Chong was moved and funny at the same time, this style is really the style of the King of the North.

After Liu Tan mentioned Jiang Chong, Gongshu happily ran over and said, "Your Highness, it's out."

Liu Tan took a look at the new hand crossbow, and found that there was indeed a small sword case underneath, but it was different from the vertical one he imagined, similar to a magazine. A few, but because the crossbow is wider, it is not a hindrance, and the height of the arrow box is basically the same as the trigger.

Liu Tan looked at it and asked, "How many sticks can you put?"

Gongshu was also very proud and said: "Fifteen!"

Liu Tan was a little pleasantly surprised. He originally thought it would be good enough if he could put ten.

He turned his head and went to the shooting range to try it out. The speed of loading the arrow is not too slow. After all, it still needs to be wound. As long as the crossbowman moves fast enough during this process, theoretically speaking, the speed of loading the arrow can also keep up.

Liu Tan was rewarded with gold when he was happy, and there were also a lot of cloth and copper coins by the way. The gold was rewarded with linzhi gold. Time to brag for future generations.

The real practical ones are of course cloth and copper coins.

Liu Tan had someone call Wei Deng over and asked, "Is this overall production difficult?"

Gongshu also thought for a while and said: "It shouldn't be too difficult. The craftsmen in His Highness' hands can make it, but in terms of materials...because the whole crossbow is made of bronze, it may be more expensive."

Liu Tan waved his hand: "That's not a problem!"

Gongshuyi originally wanted to say that it would be fine for them to make a small amount, but when he heard Liu Tan say that, he swallowed everything—he almost forgot that their Highness, the King of the Northern Realm, had copper mines in his hands.

After Wei Deng came over, he tried the hand crossbow, and immediately held it and was reluctant to let go.

Liu Tan said with a smile: "In the future, there will definitely be yours, so return this to others first."

As the number one crossbow, this thing still has commemorative significance, and Liu Tan thinks that Gongshu should also want to keep it.

Wei Deng was a little bit reluctant, but Liu Tan had already spoken, so he didn't say anything, but said with emotion: "If only stepping crossbows could be so convenient, my father often regretted that there were too few stepping crossbows, and he could use stepping crossbows." There are too few people."

Liu Tan was stunned for a moment, then slowly turned his head to look at Gong Shuyi: "Look..."

Gongshu also said with some difficulty: "The grassroots think...it's a bit difficult."