The emperor knew very well that Zhao Chen did not show off his rabbit or eagle.
But it is true that as long as Zhao Chen agreed to it, nothing seemed to have happened.
So Lao Li was trying and wanted to ask Zhao Chen how much it cost to get the crossbow ready for him.
Hou Junji felt a sudden slap in his heart.
The emperor asked Zhao Chen how much it cost, wasn’t that equivalent to agreeing to Zhao Chen’s request?
But where does this money come from?
Hou Junji didn't believe that the emperor would take money from his private warehouse to Zhao Chen.
Even if the emperor has money in his private treasury.
As for the Ministry of Revenue, it is even more impossible to use money to do this thing.
Then this money...
Could it be that you have to go out of the Ministry of War?
Hou Junji was a little nervous. He felt that he should think of some ways to prevent this from happening.
A group of folk craftsmen didn't even dare to raise their heads.
They had heard of Zhao Chen's name, but no one would have thought that someone would actually dare to discuss business with the emperor.
Moreover, the talk was so calm.
According to Zhao Chen's words, the emperor would not agree to the conditions he proposed later, so he would not give it to the emperor.
In the past, it was said that those who were brave enough to survive and those who were timid enough to starve to death.
Craftsmen all felt that when Zhao Chen was a child, he must have regarded leopard courage as a food, otherwise how could he be so bold?
Moreover, what did Zhao Chen say just now?
It is guaranteed to be within 150 feet of the bed crossbow, and the power of the bed crossbow can be stringed into five candied haws.
Isn't this a joke?
The crossbow arrows they had seen before were only one hundred feet away at most, which was the ultimate killing weapon that scared everyone.
Now Zhao Chen can make a bed crossbow that can shoot 150 feet?
The craftsmen didn't believe it in their hearts, and their eyes were full of doubt when they looked at the ground.
Zhao Chen felt that if he didn't ask Lao Li for some benefits, he would let him bleed.
This guy will definitely come to disturb him from time to time in the future.
This time, a lion has to open his mouth.
In this way, if the emperor asks him for help in the future, he must first touch his pocket if he has money.
Zhao Chen called this money labor fees.
As for whether the emperor has money, Zhao Chen can't control that much.
"For the first business, I'll give you a half-fold, and I'll charge you 300,000 yuan!" Zhao Chen and the emperor stretched out three fingers and said with a smile.
When the emperor heard about 300,000 yuan, his face twitched twice.
At first, he thought that Zhao Chen would only have a benefit of 10,000 or 20,000 yuan, so he would just grit his teeth and give it to him.
But now...
This is no longer a lion's mouth.
Zhao Chen clearly wanted to copy him, Li Shimin's home.
Three hundred thousand guan, where did he get so much money?
Is this a half-fold?
Old Li is now thinking, why don’t he just get a fracture of Zhao Chen!
Hou Junji was also shocked.
It is said that Zhao Chen is very unscrupulous in his business, but he didn't believe it before.
Now I have seen it.
Even the emperor dared to take such a bad move, and others were kneaded by Zhao Chen in his hands.
The craftsmen feel that they may not be alive to leave here today.
It’s not because they can’t solve the problem of bed crossbows.
But they saw it, heard things that they shouldn’t have seen or heard.
In order to keep it secret, the emperor must not kill them.
This Zhao Jungong is really a crazy man!
Even the emperor dares to knock on the emperor's bamboo snatch!
"What are you kidding? I have so much money to give you?" Old Li was in a dilemma.
Since Zhao Chen dared to open this mouth, he was naturally confident of solving the problem of this bed crossbow.
Thinking of what Zhao Chen said, five candied haws could be stringed within 150 feet, the emperor felt itchy.
Just like the first time I saw the power of the Sky Cannon, he was extremely looking forward to the kind of bed crossbow that Zhao Chen mentioned.
"You have money to give the Ministry of War 500,000 guan to make this useless garbage, and you don't want to give me a weapon made 300,000 guan?"
"But it doesn't matter. Just think of this thing yourself, I'll go back first!"
"Oh, by the way, it will be 400,000 yuan tomorrow." Zhao Chen took two steps behind his back, stopped and added with a smile to the emperor.
The emperor's teeth were broken.
Seeing that Zhao Chen was about to disappear, he quickly shouted to him: "You wait a moment."
"Your Majesty!" Hou Junji was stunned.
First of all, no matter whether Zhao Chen mentioned the crossbow can be made or not.
The Ministry of Revenue will definitely not publish the 300,000 trump card.
The emperor paid the money himself, so he didn't even think about it.
What should I do?
The Ministry of War won 500,000 trump cards and threw them all into it.
The emperor would definitely let his Ministry of War produce these 300,000 trump cards.
Where can Hou Junji find so much money?
"Your Majesty, what Zhao Jungong said may not be true, and 300,000 guan is really too much."
"The Ministry of Revenue will definitely not take this money!" Hou Junji and the emperor persuaded.
He can't let the emperor agree to Zhao Chen's conditions now.
Otherwise, he would have gathered...
"The Ministry of Revenue has no money, so you can raise money from the Ministry of War."
"Your Ministry of War has received 500,000 guan. If the goods are not done well, the money must not be returned to His Majesty?"
"Shangshu Hou, what do you think!" After Zhao Chen said that, he looked at Hou Junji with a smile.
Zhao Chen didn't want to help the emperor do this for no reason.
First, because the emperor got used to it later, he came to ask for help from himself even though he was still fine.
Then he won't have to do anything else from now on.
Another one is naturally thinking about cleaning up Hou Junji.
The 500,000 trump cards from the Ministry of Revenue were given to the Ministry of War.
Now the bed crossbow has no effect at all, is Hou Junji responsible?
Could it be that the 500,000 ounces of the national treasury were really wasted?
The emperor certainly would not allow it.
Compared to other ways to deal with Hou Junji, Zhao Chen still likes to let Hou Junji know that he is dealing with him, but he has no way to do anything.
Open conspiracy can make people vent their anger more than undercover arrows.
"Your Majesty, all the 500,000 stags allocated by the Ministry of Revenue have been used for research on bed crossbows."
"Where can the Ministry of War still hand over the money?"
"Please give a clear explanation!" Hou Junji quickly defended.
The Ministry of War was indeed used up, but not all of it was used on this research crossbow.
In addition to the materials, labor costs, and other miscellaneous expenses required by the research institute.
Most of them were used by officials from the Ministry of War for food and drink.
Some people even become much more greedy.
It is very common for officials to be greedy.
If the bed crossbow is successfully developed, nothing will happen.
But now...
"Hou Qing, 500,000 guan, have you used up in three months?"
"Do you think I'm a fool?" the emperor frowned.
He said that the military weapon supervisor was developed within three months because he hoped that they would be faster.
But in three months, 500,000 guan was used up?
Are they pouring copper plates into the river every day or what?
"I don't dare." Hou Junji said hurriedly.
How dare he treat the emperor as a fool?
He just couldn't make up that much money.
The craftsmen saw that the emperor was angry, and they didn't even dare to breathe.
They are really scared now.
Fearing that the emperor would kill them in anger.
And the county lord in front of him dared to ask the emperor for 300,000 guan?
Chapter completed!