I was a prince in ancient times

"My lord." Fu Zheng saluted Xie Anlan slightly.

Xie Anlan nodded, looked slightly surprised at the long line of people behind him, and asked, "Master Hou, what is this?"

Fu Zheng looked a little uncomfortable, bearded and stared at the faceless soldiers of his family who were shoving behind him, and said with a bit of resentment, "They all came to buy saddles from the prince."

Fu Zheng's original intention was that he would come to Xie Anlan to discuss with Xie Anlan first, and then go back to make statistics with his subordinate cavalry and make a unified purchase.

As a result, these unsatisfied soldiers and ruffians ran to the mansion where King Chen stayed in the middle of the night and waited to buy, for fear that they would not be able to grab one.

As a result, he had no choice but to use his identity to overwhelm others, and then he squeezed into the front position.

Xie Anlan smiled slightly, "It's no problem to buy saddles, but now the saddle workshop can't produce much in a day, the Lord Hou brings so many people, I can't guarantee that everyone can buy them."

When Xie Anlan said this, the soldiers who lined up behind were in a hurry, especially those who were slightly behind, let alone those in front, and went up by themselves.

Seeing this situation, Fu Zheng twitched the corners of his mouth again.

shame.

Don't say it's his soldier when you go out in the future, just for a saddle, as for it.

Instead, he said, "How many saddles are there in the prince's hands? Fu Zheng wants them all."

The soldiers who were vying for each other in the back, upon hearing this, stopped fighting for positions, and looked at Fu Zheng with disbelief.

There are four words written on the face and heart: Shameless!

They came to line up early because they knew there were few saddles. If Wei Yuanhou was not their immediate superior, would they have agreed to him jumping in line? !

If you jump in the queue, you just jump in the queue, and you have to buy it all, who is it?

If it weren't for this person being Lord Hou, their petulant temper would have exploded on the spot.

"General Huo took a batch away yesterday, and the workers were shocked by the war. Now there are only three or five saddles." Xie Anlan was telling the truth. As for the situation outside the city yesterday, people are stupid, let alone doing things. .

Fu Zheng nodded, took the money bag on his waist and poured out five pieces of silver from it to Xie Anlan, the meaning was self-evident.

Xie Anlan was also polite, took the money, and said with a smile, "I will send someone to Lord Hou to send it to the barracks later."

"Then what about us?" All the soldiers who watched the deal being made felt suffocated in their hearts.

They lined up all night, and they were picked peaches just like this?

"Yeah, what about us?"

"My lord, you can't favor one person over another, and you can't rely on him for everything just because Hou Ye is Hou Ye."

Seeing that someone had spoken, the unreconciled soldiers rushed to speak out what was in their hearts.

They are all soldiers who guard the frontier all the year round, they don't have so much fancy in their hearts, they can say whatever they want, and it's easy to get along with each other.

Fu Zheng's face darkened, and he looked at the other person who said just now, remembering his appearance.

Xie Anlan raised her hand with a smile on the other hand, suppressing their complaints, "Everyone be quiet, the saddle workshop has just opened, and the output is low because of the war. Now that Yicheng is guarded, the workshop is also If it can be stabilized, the production will increase one after another, and I assure you that everyone can buy it."

When all the soldiers heard Xie Anlan's assurance, they all felt relieved.

The reason why they are so eager is not because they are afraid that the prince will run away.

The prince was here to supervise the army, now that Yicheng is defended, he is about to go back.

I can't stay in this miserable Yicheng forever.

The saddle was made by the prince. Once the prince leaves, they won't be able to buy it.

Moreover, every time a pair of saddles are made, His Majesty has to subsidize a tael of silver out of his own pocket. It is okay to say that there are few saddles, but there are more saddles...

They are not worried about His Majesty's repudiation, but the state treasury's situation, and the whole world knows about it.

Now the government can still maintain normal operation, it is entirely because His Majesty is subsidizing with his own private treasury.

These soldiers have simple thoughts, and their thoughts can be expressed on their faces. Xie Anlan couldn't see it, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, soldiers, you are guarding the frontier for the Yong Dynasty, and His Majesty is watching it. Ten thousand taels of silver is considered a reward for you all."

"Swear allegiance to His Majesty to the death, and defend the Yong Dynasty to the death."

The officers and soldiers suddenly turned red and shouted excitedly.

They are proud to have such an emperor!

Fu Zheng, who had just taken his subordinates to the next army, had not yet had time to be proud, and his face was as black as pot ashes.

Xie Anlan is buying people's hearts for His Majesty in front of him, where should he put his face and dignity?

But he couldn't refute it.

The rebuttal is that he is not loyal to His Majesty!

Thinking again that Xie Anlan should belong to his son-in-law, her chest started to hurt again.

He wanted to go back and strangle that wicked girl more and more.

Fu Yunwan, who is far away in Qingzhou, is also miserable now.

Every day before dawn, I have to get up to copy Buddhist scriptures, and I can't finish copying one book until late at night. However, my aunt wants her to finish copying a hundred copies within a month, otherwise she will be taken care of by family law.

She copied day and night, and slept no more than two hours a day to finish it.

Before she could breathe a sigh of relief, her father sent someone to bring her four teaching mothers-in-law, asking her to learn various rules.

For the slightest mistake, the cane that taught Granny Xi was pulled off, beating her so painfully that she was punished not to eat.

She was born in this place where every day should not be done and the earth is not working well, so she couldn't find anyone to complain about.

She regretted it.

If she had married Prince Chen obediently and coaxed him back then, she would not have suffered these hardships now.

But it's too late to say anything now.

She had no choice but to grit her teeth and get through it. As long as she made it through, she would definitely repay those who made her uncomfortable today, in the future!

"Snapped--"

A cane was drawn on her arm, and beside her stood a ferocious mother-in-law, who stared fiercely and said, "Miss, what are you thinking? The most taboo thing to do when walking is to lose your mind. When you lose your mind, the bowl on your head Unsteady, once the bowl is unstable and falls, it breaks the rules."

Perhaps it was to verify what the mother-in-law said, as soon as her words fell, the bowl on Fu Yunwan's head fell, and it shattered into pieces.

"I... I didn't mean it." Fu Yunwan panicked, subconsciously took two steps back, her eyes were filled with tears, she couldn't help but look pitiful.

This ferocious mother-in-law did not whip her with a cane this time, but said coldly, "Miss, I don't need to say more about the rules. If you break a bowl, you will miss a meal. There is no dinner for tonight." It's up to you."

"Yes." Fu Yunwan lowered her eyes, covering the resentment in her eyes with tears.

Since the cavalry saw the quality of the saddle, [-] cavalry were willing to buy the saddle, which seemed to be too slow for the workshop.

The current Yicheng was temporarily preserved, but no one knew whether the Grassland Department would make a comeback. After all, Jingcheng and Weicheng were still in the hands of the Grassland Department. Without the obstruction of the Yanhe River, it would be easy for them to attack.

Whether it was for the cavalry of the Yong Dynasty or to prepare for the next battle, Xie Anlan had to speed up the progress of the workshop.

Speeding up the progress meant that sufficient manpower was needed, so he had to let go of the conditions to recruit people.

This time he plans to directly recruit 200 people.

Lu Chengjiao had no objection to recruiting people, but he still couldn't help reminding Xie Anlan, "Your Highness, the workshop recruits so many people at once, good and bad are mixed, and we have to find someone who cares about the management."

After a pause, he continued, "In addition, there are too many people and it is easy to cause trouble. Although the wages paid by His Highness are neither high nor low, they are enough to feed a family in this war-torn land. If the army no longer needs saddles, they will be sent home. It has to be handled properly so that they don’t cause trouble.”

More than 200 people means two hundred families, and a family of three to five people adds up to almost 1000 people. Adding in the neighbors who stir up trouble, it would be too embarrassing to make a fuss.

It's not like this kind of thing didn't happen before, and it was finally settled by the owner's money.

After all, scholars, farmers, businessmen, and workers are ordinary people who hire people to work. If they make a fuss, business people will naturally suffer.

Of course, it is not ruled out that they are afraid of His Highness's status and dare not make trouble.

Lu Chengjiao just informed Xie Anlan of these bad things that might happen in advance, so that he could be prepared, so that he wouldn't be at a loss when things happened.

Xie Anlan lamented that Lu Chengjia is indeed a businessman who can see through people's hearts. If he were placed in modern times, maybe the two would become evenly matched opponents.

However, this time he did not guess what Xie Anlan was thinking.

"Disbanded, why should I be dismissed?" Xie Anlan lay on the recliner that Lu Chengjia bought from somewhere, and rocked comfortably.

"But only [-] pairs of saddles are needed, and they will be gone after they are finished. Could it be that His Highness has other livelihoods?" Sitting opposite Xie Anlan, Lu Chengjiao carefully peeled the orange peel for him, even the white tangerines on it ripped off.

Xie Anlan glanced greedily at the oranges that Lu Chengjia was peeling, and said with a smile, "Who said that only [-] pairs of saddles will be made? After finishing the military business, there are no other people's business to do."

The movements in Lu Chengjiao's hands stopped, a little annoyed, he made a limited mistake.

Only saw the immediate benefits, did not look at the long-term place.

The cavalry in the saddle army needs it, and other people with horses naturally need it too.

Looking at the entire Yong Dynasty, there are more than [-] horses.

"Besides, when I do other people's business, I don't only charge one or two taels. Speaking of it, I have to thank you for keeping the price of cowhide so low. Selling a pair of saddles to others for two taels of silver, I can not only make him money , and let him be grateful to me."

Xie Anlan once asked someone, even a pair of cowhide boots that don't cost much leather can be sold for about one or two taels, and he charges two taels of silver for a pair of saddles, those who can afford horses will naturally not fail to pay .

"Besides, after finishing the saddle, I can still make a series of goods such as leather boots, leather clothes, leather bags, etc. I am afraid that there will be insufficient manpower, so why would I disband the workshop?"

Xie Anlan had already thought about these things before he did them. Originally, he was afraid that the people of this world would pay too much attention to their status as scholars, farmers, businessmen, and would not be able to recruit people if they refused to work in the workshop. Now, after hearing what Lu Chengjia said , He put his heart in his stomach.

Seeing Xie Anlan's complacency, Lu Chengjie raised his eyebrows, "So His Highness planned Chengjia from the very beginning, and kept taking cheap leather from me to enrich His Highness's own pocket."

At first, Lu Chengjie thought that if he earned less than [-] skins, he would be able to get the gunpowder in Xie Anlan's hands. But who knows, what Xie Anlan was planning was all his skins from now on.

A piece of skin earns one or two half less, 10,000+ pieces...

"I saw that you were very happy when you signed the contract." Xie Anlan stopped shaking the recliner, and looked at the orange in Lu Chengjie's hand anxiously.

"Heh..." Lu Chengjie sneered, clenched his fingers, squeezed the freshly peeled orange into juice, and put the residue in front of Xie Anlan, "Please, Your Highness."

Xie Anlan, "..."