"I am here on behalf of the imperial court to issue orders to An'er and others. Manager Zhang did not come to see me, but asked you, a woman, to come forward. What's the point?"

In the reception hall of the Governor's Mansion, the envoy of the Yuan Dynasty stood in the center of the hall, raising his chin with a very dissatisfied expression.

The monkey scolded: "This is the wife of our manager, please forgive me for being rude!"

Apart from Qin Lingjun, the only person receiving the Yuan envoy was Monkey.

The envoy was stunned for a while, then he raised his hands to Jun Qin Ling and said with a smile: "So you are the daughter of General Qin, so disrespectful!"

Whoa!

Qin Lingjun pulled out the long sword from his waist, inserted it on the table in front of him, and said with a frosty face: "If you mention my late father again, I will send you to see him immediately!"

Yuan Shi was startled and said quickly: "Don't mention it, don't mention it! I wonder if Madam represents Manager Zhang?"

Qin Lingjun said calmly: "Just say what you want and I will tell him."

The Yuan envoy took out an imperial edict from his sleeve, cleared his throat, and said: "I have been ordered by Your Majesty to seal General Manager Zhang, my subordinates..."

Just when he was about to read, Qin Lingjun interrupted.

"No need to be verbose, just say what you mean. Although I am a woman, I am also very busy and do not have much time to accompany you!"

Yuan Shi's face suddenly became ugly, and he suppressed his anger and said: "Your Majesty made General Manager Zhang Taiwei and Prime Minister Zuo of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. His officials were also made officials according to their ranks. The troops under his command are still under the control of General Manager Zhang, and he is also given Longyi.

,Royal wine..."

"Okay!" Qin Lingjun waved her hand.

Yuan Shi said: "Did the lady agree?"

Qin Lingjun said calmly: "Stop dreaming! Go back and tell the Tatar Emperor that this is our country of Han people. Let him go back to Mobei, and maybe he can save his life!"

Yuan Shi said angrily: "You rude woman, how dare you disrespect His Majesty!"

The monkey choked back: "How dare you, such a rude Tatar, be disrespectful to our lady!"

Envoy Yuan shook his head and said: "I know I can't talk to you anymore. Get out of the way. I want to see Mr. Zhang!"

Qin Lingjun waved his hand and said: "Monkey, send him out of the city!"

Yuan Shi said anxiously: "Wait a minute, even if you don't want to issue an imperial edict, you can always let him go!"

"Who should I let go?" Qin Lingjun finally had an expression on her face.

The Yuan envoy raised his head and said: "Of course it is your Excellency Xuexue, the envoy of the Privy Council of our dynasty!"

Qin Lingjun asked again: "What are you going to trade for him?"

Yuan Shi rolled his eyes and said: "As long as you release the Snow Snow Palm Envoy, His Majesty will issue an order to make General Manager Zhang a Taiwei, Prime Minister Zuo of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, and all his officials..."

Qin Lingjun said angrily: "Monkey, see the guests off!"

Yuanshi hurriedly said: "Slow down, slow down, what do you want to do before you are willing to let me go? If you have any demands, you can make them!"

Qin Lingjun said: "We can release Xuexue, but you can use ten people in exchange!"

Yuanshi was stunned and said: "Which ten people?"

"Monkey, give him the list!"

The monkey agreed and handed Yuanshi a note. The latter took it and looked at it, wondering: "Who are these people?"

Qin Lingjun said: "They are all officials from the Ministry of Industry!"

Yuanshi asked in shock: "What do you want them to do?"

Qin Lingjun said coldly: "You don't need to ask anymore, the conditions have been given to you. As for whether your Tatar emperor agrees or not, you can go back and ask him! Monkey, see off the guests!"

Yuan Shi followed the monkey and left with a confused look on his face.

It is now May, and Zhang Yangquan is busy with a new round of late rice planting work, and has even personally visited Zhenzhou and Tongzhou.

This time the late rice will be planted in all the cities under his jurisdiction, and the seeds are the best grains obtained by the Agriculture Bureau after a year of propagation.

When Qin Lingjun came over, he was counting how much field tax he could harvest this year. After counting, his face was very happy, and he didn't notice Qin Lingjun's arrival at all.

Yangzhou is indeed one of the most fertile lands in the world. Coupled with its unique high-yielding rice, just four cities can easily support an army of 200,000.

Of course, in addition to rice, the implementation of the land rental system is also very important, which greatly promotes people's enthusiasm for farming.

With the help of these two points, he can raise more than twice as many troops as others with the same land and population.

The biggest problem right now is that the site is too small!

Now that the threat from the Yuan army has disappeared, he can finally expand his territory and cross the Yangtze River south!

When I was lost in thought, Qin Lingjun's voice came from beside me: "What are these symbols?"

Zhang Yangquan turned around and said with a smile: "A statistical symbol that can greatly simplify the calculation process! By the way, how was your reception of Yuanshi? Did he mention exchanging Xuexue?"

Qin Lingjun moved a chair and sat down next to him, saying, "Bring it up!"

Zhang Yangquan said: "That's good, I guess the Tatar Emperor won't refuse."

Qin Lingjun said in confusion: "We already have Jia Ban, why do we need to change craftsmen? Those people's craftsmanship should not be as good as Jia Ban!"

Zhang Yangquan smiled and said: "Jia Ban also has his weaknesses. In the future, industrial progress cannot be achieved by Jia Ban alone. We need more talents!"

Qin Lingjun hesitated and said, "I feel like you value craftsmen particularly, even more than scholars!"

Zhang Yangquan nodded and said: "I do value craftsmen more. They are all people who do practical things, and their status should not be so low!"

Qin Lingjun stared at him for a while, then suddenly said: "Are you trying to come up with something new?" Her eyes were full of expectation.

Zhang Yangquan laughed and said: "It's not a new thing, it's Yuan Ting's handgun, but what I want to get is a more advanced handgun!"

Qin Lingjun had seen handguns and muttered: "Handguns also use gunpowder. As long as you use your improved gunpowder, they should be more powerful than bows and arrows, but it is difficult to aim like bows and arrows!"

Zhang Yangquan said: "The reason why it is difficult to aim a hand gun is because it requires one hand to light the fire and the other to shoot, so it is naturally inaccurate. The new gun I want to develop can simplify the ignition and can be completed with only one hand."

Light the fire and shoot, and the other hand can be used to aim!"

Qin Lingjun said happily: "If we can really do this, it can indeed become a powerful weapon!"

Zhang Yangquan touched his forehead and said with a smile: "Let's improve step by step first. Sooner or later, this thing will completely eliminate bows and arrows!"

Qin Lingjun nodded. What Zhang Yangquan said back then gradually came true. Now even if he suddenly said that he wanted to pick the moon from the sky, she was willing to believe it.

"Actually..." Zhang Yangquan suddenly said: "Without these people, I can develop a novice gun. We can trade Xue Xue for Tuo Tuo, and I believe Emperor Yuan will agree!"

Qin Lingjun shook his head and said: "No need!"

Zhang Yangquan stared at her and said: "Why, don't you want to take revenge?"

Qin Lingjun looked out the window and said leisurely: "Actually, since we captured Jiangdu, I have gradually understood one thing."

"What's the matter?"

"A person's position is different, and the things he considers are different. Tuotuo wholeheartedly thinks about the Yuan court and is loyal to the Tatar emperor. He is not the despicable person I thought before."

Zhang Yangquan nodded and said: "Yes, although I prefer that Yuan Ting be filled with people like Xuexue, Yexian, and Hama, but emotionally speaking, Tuotuo is more respectable!"

Qin Lingjun was silent for a while and said: "I remember you said before that there will be a good opportunity to assassinate Tuotuo in the future, and you should be referring to now, right?"

Zhang Yangquan hesitated for a moment and nodded.

"Did you guess the current situation at that time?" Qin Lingjun stared at him and asked.

Zhang Yangquan could only bite the bullet and said: "It's almost right. Tuotuo was in Xuzhou at that time. When we captured Jiangdu, Tuotuo would definitely come to attack. As long as the war is not going well, Hama in the DPRK will attack him!"

Qin Lingjun nodded and suddenly said: "Husband, after this battle, the imperial court will not attack us again, right?"

Zhang Yangquan said without hesitation: "Of course! In fact, if we win the Battle of Gaoyou, Yuan Ting's destruction will be inevitable!"

Qin Lingjun said: "Although we won this battle, the strength of the imperial army seems to be stronger than we imagined. If Chahan and Dong Tuanxiao lead the army, I'm afraid we may not be able to win!"

Zhang Yangquan could understand Qin Lingjun's worry about gains and losses, and said: "You don't have to worry, the Tatar Emperor will only use Hama and Xuexue more in the future, and their internal conflicts will get bigger and bigger!"

Qin Lingjun said: "But Dong Tuanxiao and Chahan have not been charged, and Yang Tongguan has also been promoted! I'm worried that this battle will wake up the Tatar emperor!"

Zhang Yangquan laughed and said: "If there is a hole in a ship, the people on the ship will temporarily put aside their conflicts and repair the hole together."

"Are you saying they are building holes now?"

Zhang Yangquan said: "Yes, their current unity is just an illusion. When they find that the cave repair is not good, they will no longer care about others and only consider their own retreat. Then there will be even greater divisions!"

Qin Lingjun said: "What if it is repaired?"

Zhang Yangquan smiled and said: "Jesters like Hama and Xuexue are still reused. Do you think it is possible to fix them?"

Qin Lingjun smiled and said: "When you say that, I really admire the Tatar Emperor's temper. If I had someone like Xuexue under my command, I would want to kill him with one knife. The Tatar Emperor actually treats him as a treasure!"

"The emperor is so high up, how can he know what's going on down there? Do you think Hama would say bad things about Xuexue in front of Emperor Yuan?"

Qin Lingjun said thoughtfully: "So, the higher your position, the easier it is to be deceived?"

"Exactly."

Qin Lingjun suddenly thought: "Then do you think we have been deceived by the people under our command?"

Zhang Yangquan was stunned for a moment and said: "Probably not."

Qin Lingjun glanced at him and said, "Maybe the Tatar Emperor thought so too!"

Zhang Yangquan laughed and said: "It makes sense. People who are deceived can't find out by themselves. Madam, do you have any ideas?"

Qin Lingjun blinked and said, "After the meeting, we will make secret visits to the residences of the officials below. What do you think?"
Chapter completed!