Chapter 71: An Independent and Strong Man
"Your father glared at Ying Bu at that time. At the moment when the chariots of both sides touched, General Xiahou's spear flew in the air, and its tip could not be seen. Ying Bu turned the spear in his hand and blocked it in front of himself, so that no water could penetrate it! General Xiahou flew up and used a move called "Flying Fairy from the Sky". The spear pierced Ying Bu's throat..."
Inside the Zhou residence, everyone gathered around Liu Chang and listened to him tell stories.
Liu Chang's words were vivid and he would sometimes imitate them himself. Not only the children, but also some servants in Zhou's house were interested in what Liu Chang said. They stood in the distance and secretly listened to Liu Chang's narration. Liu Chang stood on the small chariot, holding a wooden stick in his hand and gesturing. The battle situation he described became more and more exaggerated, gradually moving towards the direction of the Romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties. If Liu Chang continued to talk for a while, he might be on the path to the Investiture of the Gods...
Xiahou Zao was terrified and stunned by what he heard.
"Is my father so powerful???"
As he listened, he suddenly burst into tears.
Liu Chang was stunned, "Why are you crying?"
"I stole his chariot before and broke it. If he knew, would he do something to me?"
Liu Chang patted his chest and said loudly: "Don't be afraid, I'm here, what are you afraid of? Given my friendship with General Xiahou, as long as I open my mouth to persuade him, he will definitely spare you!"
Only then did Xiahou Zao stop crying.
Luan Bu, who was not far away, shook his head helplessly and lowered his head to eat, pretending that he heard nothing.
Empress Lü finally agreed to let Liu Chang go. She did not object to Liu Chang playing with these peers, but she made a request that someone must follow him. The unlucky Luan Bu began to follow these unlucky children and ran around Chang'an. When they caused trouble, Luan Bu had to clean up the mess.
During these days, Luan Bu didn't know how many officials and soldiers in the county government he had met . Anyway, he was famous in Chang'an.
There was no official who didn't know him. When powerful people occasionally passed by, they would glare at him fiercely and ask him to keep those little guys under control.
Luan Bu also wanted to manage it, but he was really powerless!
Luan Bu himself was injured. That guy named Xiahou Zao was simply a fool. He tried to dodge but failed and was hit by his chariot. Fortunately, it was a small chariot. If it was a real chariot, Luan Bu would have died with Ying Bu.
If you say he did it on purpose, he burst into tears after the collision. If you say he did it unintentionally, the collision was so accurate!
Luan Bu looked at this group of wild boys and kept swearing in his heart: I will never get married and have children in this life. Anyway, I already have an adopted son, and my family will never be extinct. Anyway, he is annoyed by the sight of children now. If he didn't care about the identities of these boys, he really wanted to kick them away!
Liu Chang was bragging to everyone about the war in Huainan, and he spoke as if he were on the battlefield, and everyone was fascinated by what he said.
Liu Chang sighed again .
Zhou Shengzhi was probably used to playing the supporting role, so after Liu Chang sighed, he quickly asked, "Why did the king sigh?"
"Before, the adults were fighting in Zhao Dai, and we couldn't follow them. Now they are fighting in Huainan, and we still can't follow them... I only hate that I am young!"
Zhou Shengzhi pointed at the crowd again, "Why don't you ask the wise men for advice? They may have a solution!"
Luan Bu's mouth twitched. Please don't offer any more suggestions!
Liu Chang looked at the group of wise men in Chang'an, his eyes quickly swept over Xiao Yan who was sucking his nose, and fell directly on Chen Mai.
Chen Mai pondered for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, we are still young and I am afraid we can't do anything big... But if Your Majesty wants to do something, we will definitely help you with all our strength!"
"Yes! We will definitely help you with all our strength!"
Liu Chang nodded. It seemed that he had to make the decision himself.
Unfortunately, his mother did not allow him to meet his teacher, otherwise, the teacher might be able to tell him what he could do.
Liu Chang suddenly thought of the day when Shang Fang ordered the making of the plow, and a light bulb suddenly flashed in his mind.
"How about we open an iron mine, mine iron and make steel?"
Chen Mai was stunned. "My king... this is quite difficult... I need to get permission, find a place to mine, and hire thousands of people to mine... This is not easy to do."
"Permission is not difficult to obtain! Isn't that what the Prime Minister is in charge of?"
Fan Kang said excitedly: "I remember that we have a relative who mines in Shangjun... He also sent someone to give my father a gift. The sword he gave was really sharp, and my father liked it very much... I can go find him and ask him to tell us where the iron ore is. If he tells us, we can give him some money . If he doesn't, we will kidnap his daughter!"
"I know his daughter very well!"
Liu Chang cursed: "We are not bandits! How can we rob someone's daughter? Um... is that girl pretty?"
"Your Majesty, the main problem is manpower... Others hire slaves to mine... The government directly uses criminals. We have no money, no food, and no criminals. How can we mine?"
"Yeah, this is too troublesome, let's change to something else!"
"Yes, mining and iron smelting are what merchants do. We have to do big things!"
When everyone heard the difficulty, they gave up immediately and started discussing it endlessly.
"Shut up!"
Liu Chang stopped everyone, frowned, and said seriously: "Now the country is exhausted and in need of reconstruction. The people have no solid farm tools, and the soldiers have no sharp weapons. Iron is the only thing that can change all this. How can this be called a trivial matter?"
"As for the difficulty, I know it is extremely difficult, but should we give up just because it is difficult? Is this what a real man should do? How is what we have done compared to pacifying Huainan? If our fathers could do it, why can't we do it?"
"We must do good things that benefit the country and the people, and we must do them well! When my father and the others come back, we will let them see that we are not inferior to others!"
Chief Liu's few words directly inspired these little guys. They immediately started screaming and said that they must do this well.
Luan Bu shook his head helplessly. The young master's idea was good, but it was quite difficult to actually do it.
The children gathered around Liu Chang, eagerly waiting for him to give them orders.
"Your Majesty, we have no money, how can we solve this problem?"
"That's easy! I have some connections with the officials in the Shangfangtai, and they respect me quite a bit. As long as I ask them, they will definitely agree!"
"As for the permission issue, that's easy to handle. I have some connections with the Prime Minister, so maybe he can help us!"
"Don't worry about the mineral resources. I have many friends. Who in the world doesn't know my name, Liu Chang? All I need to do is ask, and all this won't be a problem."
Liu Chang said solemnly.
Chen Mai hesitated, "My King... didn't you say that we should rely on ourselves to accomplish great things? If we rely on others for everything... how can we..."
Liu Chang waved his hand, "If you have the help but don't use it, you are an idiot! We proposed this matter, and we will handle the whole process, no problem!"
He gave orders to everyone, asking them to do their best to find out information about mining and iron smelting to see if they could find someone to cooperate with them. Then, he took Luan Bu back to the palace.
While walking on the road, Luan Bu couldn't help but say, "Your Highness... the people of Shangfang will not help without the order of Your Majesty..."
Liu Chang was full of confidence. "What's so difficult about this? I'm sure they won't dare to object! If they do object, I have many rich friends and can always gather the money!"
With this confidence, Liu Chang hurried to Shangfang Mansion after returning to the palace.
But soon, Liu Chang came out angrily again.
"You actually refuse to agree?!"
"Do you really think I have no other options?!"
"Since Shangfang doesn't agree, I will handle this matter myself! You will regret it later!"
Liu Chang cursed loudly in front of the Shangfang Mansion and left angrily.
"Shang Fang Ling, we shouldn't provoke the young master..."
"Alas, I have no choice. Without your Majesty's order, how can I dare to make my own decision on such a big matter?"
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"Mother~~They don't help me~~"
Liu Chang stood in front of Empress Lu and cried.
