When Yu Jiao left Kanjing Hutong, her mind was in a mess. She didn't know what to say to Yu Qizhe, nor did she know how to face him.
Suddenly, all the resentment in her heart seemed unreasonable.
After knowing the truth, people will recall many neglected details of the past. Yu Jiao suddenly remembered that every time Yu Qizhe went to Liu's house, he would only be "inappropriate" in his closeness to her behind people's backs. That time he said "but I don't want to be just your brother" was also behind people's backs. As soon as the older brother appeared, he said goodbye.
Every time he was alone, his eyes were always deep, complex, forbearing and restrained, but it turned out that it was all because of his older brother.
"What exactly are you planning on regarding Miss Yu's brother raising private soldiers?"
There were two jars of wine placed beside the patio of Kanjing Hutong. Lu Jin held one jar in his arms, raised his head and took a sip. He looked at the apricot tree in the corner and said, "I really can't understand why Liu Cifu, a noble man, would raise private soldiers in Lingnan."
Yu Qizhe held the wine cup with his slender fingers and sipped slowly. "Lingnan has been guarded by Annan Hou for many years. In the area under his jurisdiction, who can operate this matter under his nose without his consent?"
Lu Jin's eyes widened suddenly. "So, there is also the handiwork of Marquis Annan here? But Marquis Annan, Gu Wei, has guarded Lingnan for more than ten years, and his family is full of loyal heroes. It doesn't seem like he has any intention of being disloyal to the current emperor."
Yu Qizhe did not comment, only saying, "Forging armor is not only time-consuming and laborious, but also requires complicated skills. A set of armor has more than 1,860 pieces of fine iron armor, which requires forging raw iron thousands of times into fine iron, and then using leather belts and hemp ropes to stack and string the armor pieces together to weave the armor. It has always been uniformly forged by the forging house of the Ministry of Industry, and the splicing and forging also requires special techniques. The people are restricted by the backward smelting, and it is impossible to make heavy armor without the detailed drawings drawn by the Ministry of Industry."
Yu Qizhe paused, rubbing the cracked mutton-fat jade on his waist with his fingertips. "Even if I have the blueprint, I can't get the large amount of pig iron needed to make armor without strong financial resources, sufficient power and status, and the operation of each link."
The salt and iron industry has always been controlled by the government. The amount of pig iron needed for privately casting armor is huge, and private individuals are not allowed to mine it privately. If Liu Ziqi could get so much pig iron without going through the government, he must have privately owned an iron mine.
To mine secretly requires a lot of manpower, and it is really difficult to prevent the news from leaking out. It must be said that Liu Ziqi is a very powerful person.
"You think it's very likely that Liu Ci Fu knew about this, or even participated in it?" Lu Jin was shocked. He hurriedly covered his mouth and lowered his voice, "Could it be that Liu Ci Fu secretly colluded with the Annan Marquisate to rebel?"
Yu Qizhe looked calm, took a sip of wine, and said slowly, "This matter is of great importance, and it is not something that can be handled by Master Liu alone. Don't mention the words "raising private soldiers" anymore."
Lu Jin nodded, "Do you want to investigate the matter you told me to do earlier?"
"Investigate." Yu Qizhe uttered the word firmly.
Lu Jin was puzzled. "But when Young Master Liu went to Qingzhou to look for Miss Yu, wasn't her background already thoroughly investigated?"
Yu Qizhe looked solemn. "Now that I think about it, it's very suspicious. According to what the Liu family said, Yu Jiao was just the child of Liu Cifu after he had an affair in Huairou. The eldest son of Liu was born to Madam Liu. Why would he travel thousands of miles to find Yu Jiao, and even treat Yu Jiao better than the second daughter of the Liu family who was born to the same mother as him?"
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