I was a prince in ancient times

The next day, Liu Guangyan, Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Deputy Battalion Commander of the New Fire|Pharmaceutical Battalion, came to Chenwang Mansion early in the morning.

To be honest, he really didn't want to come to the Prince Chen's Mansion.

Even when he received this appointment, he only felt a bolt from the blue.

He tossed and turned and didn't sleep well all night. He kept thinking whether there was something wrong with him that offended His Majesty, so he sent him to Prince Chen.

After all, his boss, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, is about to reach the age of becoming an official, and the Ministry of Industry is the most suitable position for him to succeed him. These two years are the most critical time for him, and no mistakes can be tolerated.

And Prince Chen...

Everyone in the imperial capital knows that this Prince Chen is the most asshole and most naughty of all the princes. Sending him to such a prince is not the same as sending him to the frontier?

Although His Majesty confided with him last night, talking about how prudent this matter was, and how much he trusted him, he was greatly moved, wishing he could immediately be overwhelmed, but as long as he thought that His Majesty would send him to the Prince Chen, he would feel like a lump in his throat, unable to sleep or eat. install.

The words of last night were like the food eaten by the death row prisoner before he left. It looked delicious, but after swallowing it, he found that there was a poison hidden in it.

Thinking about it again, when the country is in turmoil right now, he should focus on his own position, not on a meaningless person like King Chen.

Suddenly feel bleak future, disheartened.

Holding the 5000 taels of silver from His Majesty, standing outside the impoverished Prince Chen's mansion, he didn't even want to knock on the door.

However, he didn't want to knock on the door, but the door opened automatically.

The one who opened the door was none other than Fu Bo, who got up early.

Xie Anlan told him yesterday that there was a guest coming to the door today, so he deliberately got up early to open the door, but he was still a step late.

Seeing that the other party was wearing a fourth-rank official uniform, Uncle Fu hurriedly greeted him and welcomed him into the main hall.

Because the palace was about to come, Lu Chengjiao also got up early, took Lu Chuyi and Chaoyun Chaolu and two maids, and roughly cleaned the palace.

Lu Chu watched helplessly as his young master was wiping the tables and chairs with a broken rag, and snatched it away angrily, "Master, you are a princess now, you can't do these rough jobs, you have to pay attention to your identity."

Lu Chengjie didn't realize that something was wrong, took out the rag, wrung it dry in the bucket, and continued to wipe it, "It's still the same as before, don't be constrained by the status of the princess, besides, there are only two or three servants in the palace now, don't care What identity is not identity."

Lu Chengjie was very clear about his own position, he was just married by Xie Anlan as a decoration, he had the name of a princess, but he was not a princess, so how could he have any identity.

Lu Chuyi curled his lips, "There are few people in the palace. It's not that you care about the prince's face. I'm afraid that the prince will think that he is eating soft food and won't buy more. Otherwise, relying on the young master's family background, why is the palace so poor?"

Lu Chuyi really didn't understand what his young master was thinking.

This is a marriage bestowed by the holy decree, and it is Lu Guogong's grandson, and it is a marriage from the Hou's mansion. Even though there are all kinds of mistakes in the middle, the young master of their family doesn't have to be so humble.

In terms of family background, in terms of character, in terms of talent and appearance, the young master of their family is no worse than Prince Chen, so he is not worthy of the position of a mere princess in this area.

Why did his young master make himself look like a housekeeper in the palace, without the slightest awareness of becoming a princess.

"On the first day of the lunar new year, don't be dazzled by the position of the princess. You must know that the marriage is a good marriage between two surnames, and I married the prince blindly. I didn't match at first. I can bear the name of this princess in the palace. It's enough to live here." Lu Chengjia saw Lu Chuyi's thoughts, but he didn't agree with them.

He doesn't think that by marrying into the palace, he can be the master of the palace. On the contrary, he is more cautious than before, because in the past he was still free, and his life and death were controlled by himself, but from now on, Chen One word from the king can decide his life or death.

Being born as a man, but being trapped in this backyard like a woman, he has also been unwilling, but what can he do if he is unwilling, the matter is a foregone conclusion, he has no other choice but to accept his fate.

Just like ten years ago.

"But... but young master, you have already married into the palace, and you have also received the imperial seal. From now on, the palace will be your home, so you don't have to do this." Lu Chuyi tilted his head, really thinking about it.

"Home?" Hearing this word, Lu Chengjiao felt a sharp pain in his heart like a needle prick. Looking at the courtyard full of fallen leaves, his eyes were far away, and his voice was soft and hoarse, "I have no home for a long time..."

When Lu Chu first saw that Lu Chengjia was unhappy, he pursed his lips tightly, and stopped talking to make the young master angry.

At this moment, Uncle Fu led Liu Guangyan into the door, and Lu Chengjia put away his grief for the past in an instant, as if nothing had happened.

Xie Anlan yawned and walked out from behind the column.

Lu Chengjiao's face turned pale in an instant, not knowing how much Xie Anlan had heard of the conversation he had with the first day of junior high school just now.

"Your Highness...why do you wake up so early?"

"Just woke up, haven't woken up yet." Xie Anlan half-closed his eyes, and seemed to be a little slow to react.

Lu Chengjie calmed down and said, "I'll go fetch some water for His Highness to wash up."

"No, no, I'll go by myself." Xie Anlan said and walked to the kitchen.

When Xie Anlan came out of the kitchen, she felt refreshed. She strode into the front hall and met his deputy battalion commander.

"Liu Guangyan, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, pays homage to His Royal Highness Prince Chen." Liu Guangyan's expression became even more disheartened when he saw Xie Anlan, but he still saluted in an unmistakable way.

Xie Anlan wasn't polite to him either. After sitting down, she asked directly, "The matter is urgent, so let's settle it quickly. Have you chosen the camp site? Are you ready? How much is the budget?"

Liu Guangyan, who is in his forties this year, got up from the ground tremblingly. At first, he was a little dazed when he heard Xie Anlan's straightforward question.

In the officialdom for more than ten years, no matter whether you have a question or answer with a superior or a lower official, you will inevitably speak a few words in an official tone. This is the first time you have met someone like Chen Wang who directly questioned you as soon as he came up.

After being stunned for a moment, Zheng replied truthfully, "I just received the order last night, so I hurriedly decided on the site of the camp, and summoned some craftsmen, as well as 5000 taels of silver from His Majesty as the camp capital."

Xie Anlan nodded, making it clear.

Xie Cangming gave the money directly to Liu Guangyan, which meant that the money was not from the treasury, but from the emperor's own private treasury.

Alas, they are all poor.

After Xie Anlan finished feeling, she said directly to Liu Guangyan, "Give me all the money."

Liu Guangyan immediately tightened his hands, his face was ashen. Just now he was still feeling in his heart that the prince's work efficiency was quite high, and it seemed that he was not as good as what the outside world said. Unexpectedly, he was still too young!

Where is Chen Wang's efficiency in handling affairs? He even blacks out the money given by His Majesty.

Seeing Liu Guangyan's haggard appearance, Xie Anlan smiled with resistance on his face, almost forgetting that he was also known as a gambling addict.

He no longer forced Liu Guangyan, who couldn't hold back the official hat, to give money, but turned his attention to Lu Chengjie outside the main hall.

Sensing Xie Anlan's gaze, Lu Chengjia entered the main hall a little cautiously, seeing Xie Anlan nodding his head, he realized that he had no wrong intentions, so he was relieved.

"Princess." Liu Guangyan saluted again when he saw Lu Chengjiao.

Lu Chengjiao nodded slightly, then looked at Xie Anlan puzzled.

"Just right, I want to talk to you about saltpeter, that is, the purchase of ground cream." Xie Anlan pointed to the chair opposite the table, signaling Lu Chengjiao to sit down.

"How do you want to buy it, Your Highness?" Lu Chengjiao was not slow to react. When Xie Anlan entered the palace yesterday, he guessed that the saltpeter would definitely be of great use in the future, so he bought it aggressively. See you again this time to talk to him It was actually Xie Anlan who bought and sold, and combined with the servant of the Ministry of Industry who came to the door early in the morning, he knew that Xie Anlan was definitely in charge of the gun|powder.

"I want to buy all the white saltpeter in your hand, as well as the subsequent supply contract." Xie Anlan went straight to the point. Anyway, Lu Chengjia has a fifth of his shares in the saltpetre in his hand, so the fat will not flow to outsiders.

"No problem." Lu Chengjiao raised his eyebrows and responded heartily. He stocked up so much saltpeter just to catch up with this shareholder and earn a quick sum of money. Naturally, he couldn't ask for it.

"Your Highness, I won't be sloppy with you in riding a boat. This white salt is usually used for alchemy and medicine. The market price in the capital is [-] Wen a catty. I don't want a high price, so what about this market price?" Lu Chengjiao watched his words while talking.

Xie Anlan didn't rush to bargain, but instead asked, "How much stock do you have now?"

"One thousand two hundred catties." Just these, he almost emptied the capital.

Xie Anlan did the math, the materials needed for one catty are one catty (16 taels) of saltpeter, two taels of sulfur, and three taels of charcoal. If an army of 3000 people is to be deployed, each person needs at least three to five taels, plus In addition to the loss during the production process, it would take about 1000 catties of saltpeter, which is [-] taels.

"If I order [-] catties, can it be as cheap as [-] Wen a catty?" Although it is my own business, I have to bargain.

"Don't look at the mere ten cents, but it also includes all kinds of expenses for labor and food for opening and transporting the Kuang." Lu Chengjie didn't agree with Xie Anlan's bargaining price just because he was the prince. Bi and Xie Anlan calculated, "Combined with the recent tense war, it is hard to say whether we can recruit people. Even if we recruit people, His Highness must have heard about the current food prices."

"That's not how the account is calculated. Although the market price is [-] yuan, if you open the space, it is equivalent to picking it up for nothing. Only a few dollars can be spent on artificial and material resources. Boss Lu, making money can't charm your conscience."

"His Royal Highness, it's a little too much for you to say that. You must know that we have to risk our lives when we open the Kuang. The money we make accidentally is not enough to compensate. In addition, the distance is far away, whether it is by water or land. They all require horsepower and manpower, and His Highness is used to rich clothes and fine food, so he doesn't know the sufferings of the world."

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The two of you came to me, talking dryly and eloquently, and finally signed 45 catties of saltpeter at a price of [-] Wen.