You know, the current cost of a bronze cannon is only thirty-six taels of silver, and the price of a bronze cannon is half that of an iron cannon.
The price of one hundred taels of silver for a cannon is not bad at all!
"Then……"
Zhu Cixiang pondered for a moment.
"Let's make three hundred statues first!"
After hearing Zhu Cixiang's words, Song Yingxing in front of him nodded.
"Okay! Your Highness!"
Normally, it takes a long time to make a cannon, but if you use the iron mold casting method, the speed will be much faster. Song Yingxing is not too worried about the speed issue.
The only thing you need to worry about is actually the problem with the cart underneath.
How to make the iron cannon accurately enough on the carriage frame without it wandering around?
Thinking of this, Song Yingxing frowned slightly.
This requires calculation of torque and balance, and then there is the problem of the white iron of this iron cannon. Can it be solved? Otherwise, the only way is to thicken the barrel, which will inevitably increase the pressure of the cannon. weight.
Zhu Cixiang could also see that Song Yingxing was thinking. He smiled slightly, smiled at Song Yingxing and Wang Zheng in front of him and said: "Then you two gentlemen are busy first, I will leave first!"
"Your Highness, walk slowly!"
"No need to give it away!"
With that said, Zhu Cixiang waved his hands towards Song Yingxing and Wang Zheng who were standing aside, with a smile on his face, turned around and walked out of the mansion.
Just walked out of the mansion.
Li Xi, who had been standing next to Zhu Cixiang, hesitated for a moment, looked at Zhu Cixiang in front of him and said, "Your Highness, I have to remind you that the silver in our warehouse is almost less than one million taels!"
"So fast??"
Zhu Cixiang was slightly stunned.
He remembered very clearly that he had swept away many treasuries, and then sold the properties of many large households and confiscated the properties of many large households.
There were at least nearly three million taels of silver in the warehouse at the beginning!
It has only been more than a month, how come there is less than one million taels of silver left?
Zhu Cixiang looked at Li Xi standing aside with some surprise.
With a wry smile on his face, Li Xi said to Zhu Cixiang in front of him: "Your Highness, your stall is too big. Although it is only a Shandong store, you distributed food to the refugees first.
Then we began to popularize education for all, and then we expanded our First Guards Army, plus the newly built First Guards Army, which consumed a lot of silver.
Also, you have recently carried out some projects in various major prefectures and counties, including city defense reinforcement..."
As he said this, Li Xi's scalp was already numb.
The speed at which the man in front of him spent money really made Li Xi see what it means to spend money like water!
There are more than three million taels of silver. In just over a month since I came to Shandong, I have produced more than two million taels of silver. Now it has even dropped below one million taels of silver!
At this rate, the remaining one million taels of silver will not last long!
Thinking of this, a hint of helplessness flashed in Li Xi's eyes.
In fact, he had wanted to remind His Highness the Crown Prince for a long time, but he had never found any suitable opportunity. This time he finally found such a suitable opportunity, and he quickly reminded Cheng Hao.
After hearing Li Xi's words, Zhu Cixiang pondered for a moment.
"It's okay! Just hold on tight, we will have a new amount of money coming soon!"
Zhu Cixiang smiled slightly and said to Li Xi in front of him.
Hearing Zhu Cixiang's words, Li Xi was slightly stunned. He looked at Zhu Cixiang in front of him with a hint of confusion in his eyes.
Where does the money come from? The money from the Jiangnan area? But it’s not the time to collect taxes yet.
It seems that His Majesty doesn’t have much money in his hands!
Where does the money come from?
Zhu Cihong didn't explain anything to Li Xi.
He heard from people from the Bloodscale Society yesterday that Li Yan's troops had already arrived at Qufu City!
I wonder how much money can be collected from this robbery in Qufu?
Zhu Cixiang had some expectations in his heart. Presumably Yanshenggong’s accumulation over so many years would not disappoint Zhu Cixiang!
Sometimes, it is difficult for the court to intervene in some matters. For example, when facing people with special status like Yan Shenggong, the court cannot directly confiscate their homes.
Because doing this will definitely make all the scholars in the world furious.
This kind of thing definitely cannot be done.
But just because you can’t do it yourself doesn’t mean others can’t do it!
A glimmer of light flashed in Zhu Cixi's eyes. The intruders robbed Yanshenggong's mansion, and he took the intruders under his control. Isn't this reasonable?
With this idea in mind, Zhu Cixiang returned to Xingxing with a puzzled Li Xi.
At this time, Li Yan was already a successful father-in-law in Qufu City.
The magistrate of Qufu City simply abandoned the city and fled, but the Kong family in Qufu was not so lucky.
"We are willing to surrender! We are willing to accept Dashun as the orthodoxy of destiny! I am the 64th generation descendant of Kong Sheng, Kong Yanzhi!"
Kong Yanzhi knelt directly in front of Li Yan, wearing official uniform, holding the seal and some belongings of the Kong family in his hand, and surrendered to Li Yan in front of him.
There was a somewhat panicked look on his face.
The Kong family was already in chaos at this time.
Looking at Kong Yanzhi in front of him, Li Yan frowned slightly.
Are these the descendants of the most holy master?? Now they have become so spineless? In order to survive, they don’t give up any face at all.
Whoever comes can be surrendered?
"I don't care who you are, Kong Yanzhi, tell me where the money that your Kong family has earned over the years is hidden, and I will spare your life!"
Li Yan said slowly towards Kong Yanzhi in front of him with a cold expression.
After hearing Li Yan's words, Kong Yanzhi's expression changed slightly, he wanted to say something else.
"Li Hu!"
Li Yan didn't bother to talk to Kong Yanzhi in front of him. He was very disappointed now. The bloodline left by the sage master had fallen to this level, which made Li Yan very disappointed.
"Yes! General!"
Li Hu on the side had a ferocious expression on his face, rubbed his hands, and slowly walked to Kong Yanzhi's side.
Soon, Kong Yanzhi told everything like pouring beans into a bamboo tube.
Hearing the huge wealth hidden by the Kong family, even Li Yan, who was prepared, was shocked.
The Confucius family actually controlled at least 80% of the land in Qufu!
His scope even extends beyond Qufu, controlling a full 3,000 hectares of fields! That’s equivalent to 300,000 acres of fields!
This number is really scary!
Li Yan's eyes showed a hint of wonder.
In addition, it is said that the Kong family was also involved in maritime business and often used the ports in Shandong to trade with the Fuso Kingdom. Therefore, the Kong family is now very wealthy.
There are nearly four million taels of silver! Tens of thousands of gold!