Chapter 118 Everything Must Be Prioritized by the Court

At the same time, Liu Jing did not return to the villa.

As soon as he left the court, Liu Ju expressed his concerns.

However, what surprised Liu Jing was that after he said a few words, he realized that Liu Jing had made up his mind, so he stopped talking and went back worriedly with his eldest son Liu Jin and third son Liu Yuan.

Logically speaking, since he had defeated Li Guangli this time, the entire palace did not need to be moved to a remote place, and he even “suppressed” Li Guangli. In any case, Liu Ju and others should be happy.

Of course, perhaps because of this “suppression”, it did not meet their expectations.

In his opinion, it would be best to achieve the previously set goal and let Li Guangli really follow those soldiers who died on the battlefield…

However, the reactions of the ministers in the court and Liu Che’s “trust” in him made this goal, which should have been agreed upon, become a pipe dream!
Liu Jing could see it.

Most officials of the dynasty had no intention of punishing Li Guangli, including Emperor Liu Che.

If it weren’t for the Liangzhou incident, Li Guangli might have returned without any problems this time.

Even his victory over Li Guangli this time was interpreted by those officials as relying on the advantage of “tools” and making plans in advance, so that Li Guangli was not at a loss for a moment…

“No matter what, do your own thing first.”

Next.

Liu Jing returned to Lu Jie and others.

They were making the final handover with the Qimen Army and the people sent by the Shaofu and Taipu, while returning the armor and war horses.

On the other hand, the number of saddles and horseshoes needed by the Menyu Lin and Taifu during the statistical period was counted.

During this period, in addition to the 5,000 people in training, nearly 40,000 people were working day and night to make saddles and horseshoes.

The materials were all transferred by Liu Ju and agreed by Liu Che, but even so, the amount of leather, iron ore and other things accumulated in the past month was still too small.

Before Liu Jing set out this time, he asked and found out that in addition to the 5,000 saddles that had already been made, there were only about 3,000 more saddles.

These can be equipped to the Qimen Army and the Yulin Army as soon as possible.

“Your Highness, by order of His Majesty, these 5,000 troops are to stay in Shanglin Garden and participate in all daily training of the Yulin Army. They are not allowed to go out without permission. Anyone who violates the ban will be executed!”

Liu Jing received this order as soon as he arrived.

He lamented that although Emperor Liu Che did not agree with Liu Quti’s advice, he still took some precautions.

However, this was not what Liu Jing expected.

Even when this ban was announced to these five thousand troops, their first reaction was not panic or anger, but cheers of jubilation!
Everyone’s face was filled with smiles. The torment of waiting seemed to have completely disappeared. Many people couldn’t help but howl loudly, while others even had tears in their eyes, feeling that they had really jumped from the ground to the sky.

because……

This “ban” that seems to have kept them confined in one place is, in their view, more of a recognition!
Liu Che’s approval!
Where is Shanglinyuan?
Royal Garden.

This time they brought their families along, brought here by Emperor Jing’s grandson, just for this moment!
Let your family live in peace in Chang’an!
Before this, when Liu Jing selected these 5,000 troops, he had deliberately selected “good family men” – even those in the disaster relief team brought their families with them.

Those land rogues and those who acted alone were screened out during the selection process.

The purpose is to stimulate their desperate and desperate desire to fight.

Today, all the efforts during this period have borne fruit.

So from the first moment I saw Liu Jing coming.

Voices of gratitude from the bottom of the heart suddenly rang out.

At first it was a little chaotic, but soon their voices gradually merged into one.

In the end, it was like a tsunami, shaking the sky!
“Greetings to the Grandson of Emperor Jing!”

“Greetings to the Grandson of Emperor Jing!”

now.

Liu Jing walked over step by step and came to the front of the crowd. Their gratitude seemed to be integrated into the cheers, accompanied by the clanging sounds.

That was the sound of the armor that had not been taken off, and the movements were too violent, causing them to collide with each other.

This scene.

The officials who accompanied the group were so frightened that their eyelids trembled.

The Prime Minister is right.

The behavior of Emperor Jing at that moment was simply terrifying!
Some people have even looked into the distance and the Jianzhang Palace is still within sight, but I don’t know if Your Majesty heard the scene and the sounds just now.
“Take off your armor, lay down your weapons, and go home immediately. At night, people from all camps and villages will go to the place where we train every day to celebrate this great victory and eat and drink well!”

After Liu Jing signaled for everyone to be quiet, he immediately made the announcement.

In an instant, there was another round of cheers.

Next, Liu Jing discussed with the people sent by the Grand Coachman and the Junior Householder, calculated the number of saddles needed and their prices, and then quickly took everyone back.

……

Jianzhang Palace.

Liu Che looked at the figures in the distance that had disappeared.

He turned around and found that Huo Guang, Jin Midi and others all looked as if they wanted to say something but hesitated.

Liu Che knew without a doubt that they had many questions.

But Liu Che didn’t say anything. These issues were rather sensitive, and they didn’t dare to say anything for a while.

“Just ask whatever you want to ask.” Liu Che finally spoke.

“Your Majesty, those saddles are easy to make. May I ask whether we should only let Jing Huangsun and his men make the saddles? Wuxu Taifusi…”

It was Sang Hongyang who asked a seemingly harmless question at the first moment.

Beside him, Jin Midi looked at the other person deeply. This issue was not insignificant, but of great importance. Without mentioning the distant issues, he would talk about the near ones, which could directly test His Majesty’s thoughts.

“What are you thinking? How can such an important matter be handed over to them alone? Let the Imperial Household Department and the Imperial Household Department also start to do it.”

The Han Dynasty’s salt and iron industry was officially operated during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han. All processes, including mining, transportation, smelting, and iron casting, had to be controlled by the government!
There were also corresponding “iron officials” in each county of the thirteen states. In addition to managing iron ore and iron tools, these officials were also responsible for the “distribution” of iron farm tools.

Saddles, including horseshoes…

It is truly a “government-run” enterprise!
It can be seen that in the future, this considerable income will belong to the court.

As soon as Sang Hongyang heard it, he said without hesitation: “Your Majesty, you can let me be in charge of supervising it.”

Liu Che nodded in agreement. He would not miss such a huge “income”.

“Your Majesty, should we give Grandson Jing the right to sell it?”

At this time, Sang Hongyang continued to ask: “This is related to the fundamentals of the salt and iron monopoly. Horseshoes and saddles both require iron.”

The salt and iron monopoly was the “foundation” of Sang Hongyang’s administration, and also his long-term channel for making huge profits.

To some extent, today’s statement by Grandson Jing that Chang’an should be sold out is already an overstepping of the line!

Liu Che also frowned slightly.

This time, Liu Jing once said that he would make those people richer than Chang’an after his great victory over Li Guangli.

It is undeniable that these artifacts are bound to become popular in Chang’an.

Even though droughts are frequent, there are still wealthy families living in the area surrounding the capital, and this is a huge source of income.

Thinking of this, Liu Che said without hesitation:

“I’m afraid the imperial court will suffer a lot in equipping the army this time. Everything must be done with the imperial court first.”

(End of this chapter)