Datang: Li Er, are you teaching me how to do things?

Chapter 451
Li Yun once again resumed his previous life. He no longer manages the affairs of the manufacturing bureau, but only formulates the regulations, which will be managed by the people from the Ministry of Industry again.

However, Li Yun left a message. He said that if the craftsmen of the Manufacturing Bureau were treated unfairly, they could come to him at any time.

He has time to hang out with Hu Mingyue or Hou Shaoping again.

On this day, Li Yun was drinking in Hu's restaurant, while Hu Mingyue stood behind Li Yun, giving him a shoulder massage.

A guard rushed over in a hurry, it turned out that the imperial court wanted to recruit.

Li Yun bid farewell to Hu Mingyue, and then hurried to the palace.

Not long after, Li Yun came to the Taiji Hall and met Li Er, Changsun Wuji, Wei Zheng, Li Ji, Xiao Yu, and other ministers.

Almost all the adults from the six departments of the imperial court came.

In addition to these people, Li Yun also saw a middle-aged man who was clearly dressed differently from the Han people.

This person is strong and has a brave spirit. His eyes swept over Li Yun, and his face became more dignified.

"Your Highness, this is Tuoba Xiang from the Party Headquarters."

Changsun Wuji made an introduction to Li Yun, and he then told Li Yun about Tuoba's purpose in coming to Chang'an.

It turned out that Tuoba brought a thousand scimitars of excellent quality to the escort, and wanted to donate this batch of scimitars to Datang. At the same time, he hoped to get another city as the residence of the Dangxiang tribe. land.

Tuoba Xiang also said that as long as Datang is willing to take them in, they are willing to donate [-] high-quality scimitars to Datang every year.

Hearing this, Li Yun paused slightly.

Li Er naturally knew the existence of steel knives. At this time, the so-called high-quality scimitars of the party members did not mean much.

However, the party members are very good soldiers. If they can take refuge in Datang, it will also be beneficial to Datang.

So even if Li Er doesn't like Dangxiang's scimitar, he will never miss the power of Dangxiang.

Thinking of this, Li Yun smiled, and then said: "How is the quality of the scimitar?"

Changsun Wuji saluted, "Your Highness, the scimitar is indeed a good knife, sharp and tough."

Li Yun turned to Tuoba, "Mr. Tuoba is willing to transfer the machete making technology to Datang?"

Tuoba Xiang's eyes widened, his face flushed a lot, and his breathing became rapid. He looked very angry, and then suppressed his voice, as if trying to suppress his anger.

"Your Highness, the party cannot agree to this."

Li Yun saw it in his eyes, and he could tell from Tuobaxiang's expression just now that this big man is actually a very good actor, and his heart is deeper than his appearance.

He nodded, followed by a salute, and then said: "Mr. Tuoba, I was just trying to test it out just now. Datang has no interest in Dangxiang's scimitar."

Tuoba Xiang narrowed his eyes and looked at Li Yun in confusion.

His eyes were full of suspicion.

Tuobaxiang was not a fool. After he came to Chang'an, he sent people to investigate the situation of Datang Weapons, and finally got a piece of news.

It is said that a few days ago, a Goguryeo person made a deal with a senior official of the Datang Ministry of Industry, and almost stole the technology of smelting swords from Datang.

Another point is that the cavalry they encountered on the official road that day were actually soldiers from Shengzhou.

It is said that many of the weapons shipped to Shengzhou were defective. This time they came to ask the Ministry of Industry for their crimes.

Combining these two points, Tuoba Xiang believes that the Ministry of Industry of Datang is seriously corrupt, and another point is that Datang's smelting technology is very general. Not only can they not make good knives, but there are also a lot of defective products.

So when he heard Li Yun's words at this time, Tuoba felt very ridiculous.

He thought it was Li Yun putting gold on his face.

It's not that Datang doesn't need it, but it's too much. It's just that this is the negotiating skill of the Han people who want to get hard.

Li Yun saw Tuobaxiang's gaze, and naturally understood what the other party meant.

He smiled, and then saluted, "Father, the steel knife that I told you a few days ago has been refined, today is a good opportunity, and it can just be presented, so that all adults and Mr. Tuoba can take a look at it Tang's new sword."

Li Er knew about the steel knife a long time ago, he laughed, "Okay, Yun'er, quickly bring it up for me to see."

The ministers actually didn't know about the steel knife forged by the manufacturing bureau, and only Duan Lun had heard about it, but Li Yun didn't deliberately try the knife in the manufacturing bureau, so the people in the manufacturing bureau only knew that the steel knife was sharper.

But Duan Lun is not clear about the specific advantages compared to the previous iron knife.

Not long after, a group of guards came to the Tai Chi Hall with steel knives.

No more, no less, Li Yun asked the guards to bring up a thousand.

The shiny blade of the steel knife immediately attracted the attention of the ministers.

Li Ji stepped forward and fetched a steel knife, and then slowly danced the knife. He slowly increased the speed, and finally danced so fast that it was very beautiful and full of momentum.

Li Yun asked someone to place a log.

Li Ji swung the steel knife and easily split the wood.

"Good knife, good knife."

Li Ji put away the knife and shouted excitedly, "This steel knife is sharper than the previous iron knife, and I feel stronger."

Li Yun nodded, "Yes, this steel knife is an upgraded version of the iron knife. It is better than the iron knife in all aspects, sharper, stronger, and stronger."

"It's more durable, and it's not easy to rust. It can be polished once, and it can last for two or three months without polishing."

When the ministers heard the words, they went over to pick up the steel knife and waved it around.

Whether it is Changsun Wuji or Wei Zheng, even though they are civil servants, they still have some kung fu.

After the test, he was full of praise.

"Good knife, good knife, Your Majesty, if this batch of steel knives can be equipped on a large scale, my Tang Dynasty will definitely sweep Yunei."

"Your Majesty, what a great knife, it's so good, I can't wait to take these big knives to the grassland."

"Your Majesty, give me a thousand such steel knives, and I must defeat Tuli."

Not only were some people praising the sword, but some even thought that equipped with such a steel sword, Datang would be able to defeat everyone.

Tuobaxiang didn't speak all the time, he watched the performance of the important ministers of the Tang Dynasty quietly, he felt that these people were acting to him, in order to show that the Tang Dynasty didn't need the scimitar of the party, and then lowered the price.

He has a lot of contact with the Han people, and he knows the methods of the Han people.

If it was another party member, they might have been very flustered.

He felt that his mission had failed this time, but Tuoba Xiang was very calm.

He felt that he had no problem, their scimitars were still far superior to all Tang weapons.

The officials made a fuss for a while, and Li Yun said with a smile: "Mr. Tuoba doesn't seem to believe in the quality of Datang steel knives."

Tuoba bowed to Yi, and then said: "I dare not, I'm just not sure."

Not sure, isn't it just suspicion?

Li Yun raised a steel knife, "Mr. Tuoba, we can try it."

(End of this chapter)