"Old Zhao, you want to use 100,000 sets to claim credit from His Majesty?”
Su Chen looked at Ying Zheng with a faint smile. The latter raised his eyebrows, nodded and said,"
"That's right. This item is of great use to the Imperial Court. His Majesty will definitely be happy if he knows about it.”
"Conceal?"
Su Chen's mouth twitched." Old Zhao," he said with a glare," 100,000 sets? Why don't you go rob them?!"”
" Master Su, don't be too excited. Perhaps you're a little too excited..."
" This item can be bought with money," Ying Zheng said awkwardly." As long as the Imperial Court knows about it, they will definitely spend a lot of money to get it done!"”
"Yes, yes, yes. Master Su, we may not have that much money, but the Imperial Court can!”
Wang Ben nodded in agreement, and Su Chen sneered as he got off his horse and said,
"Naive thinking. Do you know how long it took to forge this three-piece set?”
"How long?"
Ying Zheng asked subconsciously.
"It took a full ten days to find the raw materials, dig the raw materials, and then forge the finished product.”
This was not Su Chen's exaggeration, but the truth.
Horseshoes were even more difficult to forge than the curved shaft plow.
Hard steel and wrought iron had to be used as raw materials, or else the hardness and flexibility would not be enough.
Great Qin could not forge steel and wrought iron, so Su Chen had to use the Stir-Fried Steel Technique to forge these treasures.
At first, Su Chen thought that the steel frying method was quite easy to use, but he realized it when he put it into practice.
It was too difficult!
Why?
During Great Qin's era, they still used firewood to forge. The temperature was not high enough, and the impurities in the ores could not be removed!
For this, he had to use a higher-temperature charcoal fire as fuel!
Su Chen personally went to find coal near Jibei City and got someone to mine it for coal roasting!
There was no other way.
There were no coal mines in this era. According to historical records, coal mines only began to be mined during the Western Han Dynasty.
It was only during the Song Dynasty that coal was used in large quantities!
With coal, steel and wrought iron could only be forged at high temperatures. Unfortunately, the cost of time was very high.
Adding on the fact that the blacksmith had smithed according to Su Chen's blueprint, it took ten days to complete this three-piece set!
One could imagine how low productivity was these days.
Perhaps this was why horseshoes took nearly a thousand years to be forged in his previous life.
One set would take ten days to make?
Ying Zheng and Wang Ben looked at each other with deep regret.
In that case, mass production was really a problem.
If they had such a divine item, how could the Xiongnu and Yue stop the Great Qin's cavalry?!
"Master Su, can we speed up the forging process if we send more craftsmen?”
Ying Zheng looked at Su Chen, who thought for a moment and said,"
"Can you provide 100,000 craftsmen and 10 million coins? If possible, he might be able to speed up the process.”
One hundred thousand sets of three-piece cavalry equipment. Su Chen estimated that if he could have a large amount of funds and manpower.
Perhaps he could make 100,000 sets in a year!
After all, they had to mine, dig for iron, and look for mines and coal mountains. Without funds, they could not support themselves!
If the imperial court really had the ability, Su Chen would not mind pushing for these tools!
Once he succeeded, the Xiongnu in the northern borders would no longer be a problem!
100,000 craftsmen?
Ten million coins!
Ying Zheng drew in a sharp breath. If it was a hundred thousand craftsmen, he might be able to do it if he gathered all the craftsmen in the country!
Ten million coins!
I can't do it!
Now that the entire country was farming vigorously, the national treasury was spending money like water. Although Ying Zheng was far away in Jibei, he was very clear about this.
The national treasury was already empty!
How could he possibly get 10 million coins?
Ying Zheng looked at Su Chen with a troubled expression and said,"" Master Su, I'm afraid the imperial court doesn't have the money. This…"
"Then there's nothing I can do. I have to have money. Otherwise, it'll be difficult to do this.”
Su Chen sat down at the side, thought for a moment, looked at Ying Zheng and said earnestly,"
"Old Zhao, I know that this matter will be of great benefit to Great Qin, but now that agriculture is booming, there are some things that cannot be rushed.”
"Take it step by step. Once the foundation is firm, we can easily defeat the Xiongnu and the Baiyue in the future.”
"You mustn't inform the Imperial Court of this matter, or else it will backfire!”
Su Chen was very clear-headed.
The construction of the Great Wall, the opening of galloping roads, large-scale construction, north and south Baiyue drive North Xiongnu.
In history, the First Emperor was too impatient and eager to succeed, which led to his failure.
Now that Great Qin had expanded its agriculture, it had already exhausted all of its national strength.
This was inappropriate!
He had to take things one step at a time. It would not be too late to consider this matter when the food came out in autumn and winter!
"Master Su, why can't we inform the Imperial Court?”
Ying Zheng couldn't help but look at Su Chen, who rolled his eyes and said,"
"His Majesty has always been arbitrary and decisive.”
"As long as he feels that there are benefits, with his personality, he will do it at all costs even if he has to squeeze the people!”
"Now that farming has finally begun, if Your Majesty does something foolish, won't all our previous efforts be wasted?”
Wang Ben was speechless.
Ying Yinman: "??"
Ying Zheng: "?!!"
These words were indeed true. Ying Zheng basically did not consider the opinions of others when he issued decrees, whether he refused or resisted.
As long as he felt that there were many benefits, he would just do it!
When these words fell into Ying Zheng's ears, it made him feel a little embarrassed. He looked at Su Chen and said unwillingly,"
"Chief Su, half a year later, the spiritual canal will be opened and we will be going south to conquer the Baiyue. The mountains and forests there are dangerous, and it will be difficult for Great Qin's soldiers to enter.”
"If we have such a divine item, it would be like adding wings to a tiger. It would be equivalent to saving the lives of hundreds of thousands of Qin soldiers.”
"Think of a way?"
Su Chen rolled his eyes at Ying Zheng and said,""Do you really think I'm omnipotent?”
"Yes, yes."
Ying Zheng nodded subconsciously. The corner of Su Chen's mouth froze. Becoming his diehard fan?
"Sigh, to put it bluntly, we lack money and food. If we have money, everything will be easy!”
Su Chen sighed and shook his head. Suddenly, an idea struck him, and he raised his head to look at Ying Zheng, saying,"
"Old Zhao, what did you do with the carts of paper I gave you last time? Those could be used to make money!”
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