The training results of the guards were extremely impressive. All the guards passed the various lines set by Zhao Yanxun.
These people are all elites in the Forbidden Army, and Zhao Yanxun is not surprised to have such achievements.
This time, Zhao Yanxun was all given rewards to the top 40 guards with comprehensive scores.
At the same time, he also officially announced that in half a month, the ten most elite people would be selected from among the guards to form a new team led by him.
This made the guards even more enthusiastic. Everyone was thinking about these ten places and wanted to become Zhao Yanxun's personal followers.
After watching the guards training, Zhao Yanxun came outside the palace warehouse.
The warehouse is managed by Dian Shu, so the person accompanying Zhao Yanxun at this moment is Dian Shuzheng Wu Hong.
Wu Hong is in his thirties and looks like a good old man. At this moment, he is very respectful in front of Zhao Yanxun.
At this moment, eight boys slowly walked out of the warehouse carrying two large wooden boxes.
"Your Highness, the things have been brought out!" Wu Hong said respectfully.
With a "bang" sound, the wooden box was placed in front of Zhao Yanxun.
"Open it and take a look!" Zhao Yanxun said slowly.
The box was opened immediately, and inside were pieces of armor, all of which were fish scale armor.
These armors were brought by Zhao Yanxun from the capital and are high-quality products made by the Craftsmanship Bureau.
Logically speaking, a feudal king who is away from home cannot own these things under any circumstances.
But Zhao Yanxun was favored by the emperor after all, so the emperor naturally agreed to his "little" request.
But Zhao Yanxun also knew what was right, so he didn't ask for more when he left the capital. Currently, there are only ten pairs of armors in the palace.
But this little thing is far from enough. In Zhao Yanxun's heart, he must at least give the guards something to do.
"Your Majesty, the craftsmen from the Gongzheng Institute are here!" Huo An reported from the side.
"Let them come over!" Zhao Yanxun said in a deep voice.
Since the armor is not enough, the most effective solution is to let the craftsmen in the palace make it themselves.
"See you, my lord!"
Gong Zheng and several blacksmiths bowed to Zhao Yanxun in a polite manner.
These craftsmen have dark and rough skin, but their bodies are extremely tight and thick, which is obviously the result of many years of forging.
"Look at these armors, look carefully!" Zhao Yanxun motioned to the workers and others to get up.
Although he didn't understand the deeper meaning, Gong Zheng still led several blacksmiths and carefully came to the box.
The craftsmen are laymen, but the blacksmiths are all experts. Seeing the armor is like seeing a work of art, and everyone's eyes light up.
After they fiddled with it for a few times, Zhao Yanxun finally said, "You are all skilled craftsmen, can you make these armors?"
When they heard that Zhao Yanxun wanted to make armor, the craftsmen were shocked.
They all know that making armor privately is a serious crime of rebellion and will cost the whole family their heads.
Upon hearing this, Huang Zhongchang, the chief engineer, said: "My lord, making armor privately is tantamount to conspiracy..."
Zhao Yanxun took a step forward and stared at Huang Zhongchang.
After he lowered his head, Zhao Yanxun said: "Even if it is regarded as treason, it will be my responsibility and I will not implicate you!"
Seeing the anger in Zhao Yanxun's words, Huang Zhongchang was really in trouble at this moment, so he did not dare to say another word.
Seeing that the craftsmen were all scared, Zhao Yanxun said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, nothing will happen. I have asked the emperor for permission to cast weapons, and the emperor has approved it!"
This was Zhao Yanxun's nonsense, but people like Huang Zhongchang would never have imagined that Zhao Yanxun could be bold enough to falsely pass on imperial edicts.
Seeing that everyone's expressions softened, Zhao Yanxun breathed a sigh of relief, as long as he frightened them.
"Okay, now you can tell whether these armors can be made!" Zhao Yanxun said in a deep voice.
After being silent for a while, Huang Zhong said: "The prince is asking you a question, why don't you answer it quickly!"
At this time, an older craftsman stood up and answered, "Your Majesty, our skills are not good, so the armor we imitate may not be as good as the fine armor in the box!"
Being able to imitate it made Zhao Yanxun feel a lot more at ease.
"As long as you can imitate it, once you make a few more pairs of armor, practice makes perfect!" Zhao Yanxun finally showed a smile.
How many more times do we need to build? How many more do we need to build? Huang Zhongchang, the engineer, was secretly speechless.
I saw Zhao Yanxun turning behind him and saying to Huo An: "Every time they make a pair of armor, they will be rewarded with twenty taels of silver if it passes the inspection. Remember it!"
"Slave, I remember!"
"The reward is given to the craftsmen with your own hands!"
"Yes!" Huo An nodded.
When they heard that they could get twenty taels of silver for making a suit of armor, the craftsmen became very happy.
They are people who have been miserable all their lives. Twenty taels of silver is like a huge sum of money to them.
What's even worse is that one pair of armor costs twenty taels of silver, so what about two pairs, three pairs... ten pairs?
At this time, Zhao Yanxun was heard laughing and saying: "The more you work, the more you will gain. While making the armor, you can bring more apprentices. Anyone who has children or nephews in the family can bring them to learn skills and be your helpers!"
"yes……"
After signaling to the boy next to him to put away the armor, Zhao Yanxun asked: "With your current abilities, how long will it take to make a pair of armor?"
The blacksmith who answered thought for a while and then said: "Return to the prince, at least half a month!"
This is actually very fast. Making the armor plates is a big project. After they are built, they have to be strung together one by one.
"How long will it take after you become proficient?" Zhao Yanxun then asked.
This question is difficult to answer, but since Zhao Yanxun asked, the craftsman could only bite the bullet and answer: "Within ten days!"
"Okay..." Zhao Yanxun praised.
Looking at the nervous craftsmen around him, Zhao Yanxun said with relief: "Don't worry, I won't set a deadline for you, just do your best..."
"But one thing is that the quality of the armor must pass the standard!"
Zhao Yanxun's tone was extremely serious, and all the craftsmen bowed their heads in response.
Zhao Yanxun then asked these craftsmen to retreat, and then gave some instructions to Gongzheng and Dianbuzheng.
One is to let Gong Gongzheng strictly supervise the work, and the other is to ask Dian Shuzheng to pay the money and food. In this matter, the two of them must cooperate sincerely.
Zhao Yanxun could have left this matter to Guan Hetai, who would have taken charge of both the Gong Zheng Office and the Dian Book Office.
But Zhao Yanxun attached great importance to this, so he came in person.
When zombies break out in the future, the guards must be fully armed so as not to be helpless when facing monsters.
Zhao Yanxun has completed the two major events today.
So he walked to the back house. After a while it would get dark and it would be time to have dinner.
Walking in the corridor of the palace, Zhao Yanxun was thinking about what to do next, when Lin Quan came hurriedly towards him.
After meeting Zhao Yanxun, Lin Quan whispered: "Your Majesty... I have found out about that matter clearly!"
Hearing this, Huo An knowingly waved away the accompanying young eunuch.
"Say it!" Zhao Yanxun's face was expressionless.
He had many things to arrange, and he didn't know which one Lin Quan was going to talk about.
Lin Quan then said: "Longyou Dusi, there are only two directly affiliated Qianhu offices in the city, responsible for the defense of Yuanyang City, but neither of them is full... The two Thousand Household offices combined are only more than 1,200 people!"
"Only so many people?"
Zhao Yanxun was deeply surprised that Dacheng, the majestic capital of Longyou, was actually guarded by only a thousand people.
"When troops were deployed in the northwest, the Longyou Dusi mobilized a lot of troops to support the border pass. From the capital to the guard post, more than half of them were taken away!" Lin Quan told the truth.
When the troops in the northwest are already on horseback, why are they still fighting? Zhao Yanxun was unable to complain.
