The breeze blows through the willow wall, and the flowers bloom in March and fall with fragrance.
The great events in the imperial court, the bloody storms in the martial arts world, and the falling heads, none of these had anything to do with Zhao Que.
Zhao Que has brought Xue Xuexuan to the Feng family in Jingzhou, but Xue Xuexuan is wearing a veil, making it impossible to tell her identity.
The relationship between the Xue family and the Feng family is not very good, and they can even be considered enemies.
The Feng family is an arms supplier.
Perhaps there were some families specializing in mechanical engineering in the past, but there is no doubt that the Feng family is the most powerful among them.
Ten years ago, the eldest son of the Feng family was a quartermaster. He missed opportunities during a battle, resulting in the deaths of many soldiers, and was captured by Xue Da.
Even if the head of the Feng family pleaded in person and even brought along several high-ranking officials from the court, it was of no use.
He was killed by Xue Da with a single blow, and from then on the relationship between the Xue and Feng families reached a freezing point.
Of course, Emperor Da Gan also played a role in this, and he didn't even speak for the Feng family at that time.
Instead, he said that everything was decided by the Duke of Zhenguo, just to make the Feng family and the Xue family turn against each other.
It is even hard to say whether the eldest son of the Feng family missed the opportunity to fight or not because of Emperor Da Gan's instigation.
In the eyes of Emperor Da Gan, it is better for such a powerful Duke Zhenguo to be isolated and helpless.
Although Xue Xuexuan had not returned to Jingzhou for a long time, she still had to be prepared for any eventuality. If she was recognized, the weapon might be lost.
The two waited in the reception room.
The head of the Feng family came out personally to receive the two guests, but he did not recognize their identities.
But they were generous and paid 10,000 silver coins as a deposit.
Spending 50,000 silvers to order a weapon, the Feng family has lost a lot of business to such a big money sponsor, so naturally they have to meet him in person.
"Do you two have any requests?" The head of the Feng family was a middle-aged man in his sixties, tall and strong.
The Grandmaster, with thick calluses on his hands, asked the two of them in detail when he saw them.
"We need a mechanical weapon that can be modified according to actual combat conditions.
When transformed into a sword, it needs to be three feet long; when transformed into a spear, the blade needs to be six inches long, for a total length of seven feet..."
Xue Xuexuan came here with her requests already prepared and explained them in detail.
The head of the Feng family felt a headache after hearing these requests, but it was easy to deal with as long as the money was in place.
It’s easier to ask for more details, but if you don’t give enough details, it will be more troublesome.
"I understand the lady's request. The project will be completed in one month." The head of the Feng family accepted the deposit, asked for some detailed parameters, and made arrangements.
"Then we'll come in January." Zhao Que nodded and left the Feng family.
After walking outside, Xue Xuexuan finally breathed a sigh of relief and patted her bulging chest: "Fortunately, I was not recognized, otherwise my weapon would be ruined.
I've learned a lot about weapons these days, so it's all in vain."
"It doesn't matter, isn't there still Gongshujia?
If the Ruofeng family refuses to forge it, we can go ask the Gongshu family. Seeing this, Zhao Que also smiled and said, "It's not possible for us to have money and not be able to spend it."
Xue Xuexuan shook her head when she heard this.
Looking at the beggars running back and forth in Jingzhou City, he explained: "Do you think I came to the Feng family just because I think the Feng family has a deep foundation and rich experience?"
"Isn't it?" Zhao Que thought that if he stayed in Jingzhou for a month, he could go around and see the sights.
Xue Xuexuan shook her head: “Brother Que, you have never known about the family aristocracy, so naturally you don’t know these things.
As far as I know, the Gongshu family is different from the Feng family. They don't accept private orders at all.
They never made weapons for private individuals, but only forged various tools for large families and the imperial court.
There are no exceptions, so I came to the Feng family to ask first, as long as I don't reveal my identity."
"I see. If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known that Gongshujia had such a rule. I've learned something new.
But what if they see that you have broken through to the Grandmaster level, think you are a genius, and want to invest in you?" Zhao Que seemed to be thinking about it. He really didn't know that the Gongshu family had any rules.
Xue Xuexuan is only seventeen years old now, but she has already become a master. Her talent is extremely terrifying.
Of course, if we only look at the speed of cultivation, there are even more terrifying ones. The fourteenth prince of Dagan, who cultivated on the fairy island, became a congenital at the age of thirteen and a grandmaster at the age of fifteen. This is a true monster.
However, this is also because Xue Xuexuan is basically free-range, Xue Da doesn't care much about her, and she follows Zhao Que around to play.
The fourteenth prince entered the fairy island at the age of six. He must have been practicing in everything from eating, drinking, defecating and urinating. With the guidance of a famous teacher, it is normal for him to be fast.
"Having good talent doesn't necessarily mean one can break through to the level of a celestial being." Xue Xuexuan didn't think too much about it. What Dagan lacks the least is geniuses, but how many celestial beings are there?
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Capital city.
After the Eighth Prince presented this idea, Emperor Dagan pondered for a moment.
Although he didn't agree directly, he had already started to take action.
But of course he wouldn't let Lao Ba alone know the question, he revealed it to all the candidates.
This will give them plenty of time to think about their answers.
Now students from all states have gathered in the entire capital city, which is overcrowded. Most of the major restaurants and post stations are almost full of people.
The court even paid to rent some houses from the people because there were not enough spaces.
The common people were quite happy about this. It was a great thing that they could get money and also have good relationships with these scholars.
Da Gan is not short of money now. It can be said that the national treasury has never been so rich.
You know, even before the Great Gan, there were about 200 million silver dollars in taxes and other income every year.
But military spending, expenses for local officials, and construction and maintenance expenses, which one doesn't cost money?
The national treasury basically doesn't have much money left, and a surplus of 10 million every year is considered good, but it is different now.
After the five levels of officials were killed, there must have been hundreds or even thousands of them, big and small.
The confiscation of property for one official was estimated at 10,000 taels. After all, they were all officials from the capital, so how could they be short of money? This was still an undercount.
This is tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of silver coins, and this is just cash, not counting other assets and rare treasures.
This balance is basically equivalent to half a year's worth of tax revenue and ten years' worth of tax revenue in the national treasury.
And this is just a rough estimate. How much silver was taken during the confiscation of property? Was it three or five times, or more than ten times? Perhaps only the Emperor Dagan himself knew.
However, there is still a side effect, which is the collapse of the entire official system.
If the examination fails to attract enough talents, the operation of the imperial court may be in trouble.
However, due to the corruption of the imperial examination system, about 50% of talented people never became officials.
This admission can also fill the gap.
The entire capital of Dagan now has nearly 100,000 students, and this is the number after screening from counties and prefectures.
After January, it will be the preliminary round for the final exam.
The third prince, the eldest prince, and the fourth prince have also received this news.
After asking his staff, they also made preparations.
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