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Chapter 398

Chapter 398

At this time, on the streets of the capital, with the passage of time, the depression caused by the Jianlu invasion of the capital has become less and less obvious. As the food is no longer so tight, the flow of people on the streets is also returning to the previous level.

Among the hustle and bustle of people, some strong men in brocade clothes hid in the crowd, pretending to look at the surrounding shops, but their eyes never fixed on one place.

In the middle of these strong men in brocade clothes, Emperor Chongzhen was dressed in casual clothes, surrounded by Fang Zhenghua and other five or six people, watching the excitement on both sides of the street with great interest.

But to be honest, although the Daming capital is already one of the busiest and most prosperous cities in this era.But in the eyes of Emperor Chongzhen who traveled from the later generations, it was actually just that, and it was still not as lively as the later generations.At least there will be no traffic jams on the street at this time.

Emperor Chongzhen wandered around, and when he saw a store he was interested in, he would go inside to have a look.But every time he entered, five or six people including Fang Zhenghua and other personal guards entered together, which immediately made the shop look crowded.Because of this, after he arrived, it was boring to enter not very big shops.

As he was walking, he suddenly saw a shop selling ironware in front of him. Emperor Chongzhen immediately thought of firearms, artillery, swords, swords and halberds.

During this period of time, he was also worrying about the equipment of the new army, especially the artillery. It took a very long time to build one, at least three or four months, and there were various flaws, which made him very dissatisfied.Although a huge reward was offered for the craftsmen to find a solution, until now, no satisfactory solution has been presented.Now that he saw the blacksmith shop, he became a little interested and walked over to have a look.

"Guest officer, please come inside!" The man who was busy at the door saw that Emperor Chongzhen was wearing brocade clothes and had entourages, so he knew that he was a rich man, so he hurriedly greeted him and greeted him hospitablely, "All kinds of iron utensils in my shop are well-made. Affordable price, guarantee your satisfaction.”

But he couldn't get close to Emperor Chongzhen, and was blocked by the guards arbitrarily, which made him a little embarrassed.Emperor Chongzhen waved his hand, walked inside, and asked with interest on his face, "What kind of ironware do you have in this shop?"

That guy should have seen the world, and he knew that some rich kids have a lot of rules, so he didn't care about being stopped, but immediately greeted the guests inside, and warmly introduced: "There are all kinds of iron bars in this shop." Farm tools, as well as iron tools for road construction, digging, and gravel, are all made of high-quality iron materials, if you don’t believe me, take a look..."

As he spoke, he pointed to the various samples displayed inside with his fingers.

Emperor Chongzhen walked into the store and took a look around, and he found that the store was relatively large, with all kinds of household iron utensils, such as iron pots, iron forks, etc., as well as iron plows and shovels used in the fields, and even the clerk just introduced Hoes, hammers, awls, etc.Anyway, a lot of variety.

Seeing that the clerk seemed to be welcoming a wealthy customer, the shopkeeper hurried over to entertain him.But at this moment, another person hurried in at the door.Before the man came in, he yelled loudly: "Shopkeeper Wang, hurry up and pack thirty hammers, the big ones, twenty iron cones, and five hundred hoes. Hurry up, the car will be here soon."

After entering the store, this person saw that there were quite a few people in the store, and he was a little taken aback. Then he saw the shopkeeper, and said to himself, "Hurry up, checkout!"

The shopkeeper obviously knew him, he was a regular customer, and after a little apology to Emperor Chongzhen, he hurried over to entertain the man.

Emperor Chongzhen noticed that they should be doing business frequently, as soon as they met, they settled the accounts first. They used Daming banknotes to settle the accounts, and neither party had any objections, obviously they were used to banknote settlements.

This is much faster than the physical settlement of silver and silver, and the settlement is conveniently completed in a few clicks.Then the shopkeeper yelled towards the backyard, reminding the people inside to pack and deliver the goods.

After finishing these things, the shopkeeper turned around and asked the man with a smile, "Liu Tou, how is the road repaired?"

"It's still early, the road has to be widened, and it will take a lot of work when we encounter a large rocky field!" Liu Tou replied when he was idle.

When Emperor Chongzhen heard it, he immediately remembered that the road they were talking about should be the official road from the capital to Tongzhou that Liu Mao reported to him.After this road is repaired, the goods from the south can reach the capital faster after passing through the canal to Tongzhou.

However, road construction in this era is all done by manpower. Not only is the speed slow, but also a lot of manpower is used. This person bought these hammers and hoes at one time, and it can be seen that they are only temporary supplements.

Thinking of this, he became a little curious, walked over and interjected: "It seems that your shop is not very big, do you have so many ironware reserves?"

Hearing this, the shopkeeper misunderstood, and quickly replied with a smile: "Guest officer, you don't have to worry, it's just the quantity, my shop has ready-made ones, even if the quantity is several times larger, my shop can also give it to you." You rush out of work. You see, you can order as much as you want, and the price is also negotiable if the quantity is large!"

The person on the side was looking at the Emperor Chongzhen at the same time, but after a short look, he said: "I'm afraid this young man doesn't buy often? Just these iron things, once the molten iron is boiled and poured into the mold, it's almost ready, and it can be spent." How much time!"

After finishing speaking, he even pointed to the outside and said, "There are also ironware sellers in the past few stores, all of which are the same. But I can tell you the truth, only this one has the best ironware, and the price is the cheapest. Fairness, no lie!"

When Fang Zhenghua and the others saw the man claiming to be his elder brother in front of the emperor, they immediately glared at him. As long as the emperor frowned, they would immediately step forward and take him down.

However, Emperor Chongzhen obviously didn't care, and just asked a little curiously: "Is it possible that the mold will not be damaged if it is used too much? Or have you prepared several spare ones?"

One of the reasons why artillery is difficult to make is the mold.Therefore, he asked more curiously.

Hearing his words, the man and the shopkeeper both laughed.When Fang Zhenghua saw it, he immediately shouted "Bold!"

This drink immediately made the laughter of the two people freeze on their faces.When Emperor Chongzhen saw it, he quickly waved his hands and said with a low voice, "Go aside!"

After finishing speaking, he cupped his fists and said sincerely: "Please teach me a thing or two."

When the shopkeeper came back to his senses, he quickly laughed and said, "It's okay, it's actually very simple, those molds are made of iron, and they won't break easily!"

"Is it made of iron?" Emperor Chongzhen asked curiously when he heard it.When he inspected the military battle bureau, he saw that they were making cannons, but they were all molds made of mud!

(End of this chapter)