Seeing a look of panic flash across Chai Jin's face, Sun Tu's lips also curled up, but his tone remained calm: "Now your life and death are only a matter of my thoughts. I don't even have to do it myself to kill you." Placed in a place of no return, I hope Mr. Chai, Mr. Chai, can think carefully before making a decision."
The muscles on Chai Jin's cheeks trembled slightly, and then he said: "Do you think this can scare me? With just these few words, you want me to bow to you and the Song Dynasty court? Don't Forgetting my origins, why did our Chai family fall to the point where we have to rely on others today? Wasn’t it because we were plotted by the Zhao family?”
"Is this why you joined Liangshan regardless of your identity?" Sun Tulue asked with squinted eyes, but Chai Jin's answer was a cold snort. This made him laugh dumbly: "Unexpectedly, Chai Daguan, you really have some ideas, but you found the wrong way. Do you think it is possible to achieve great things with those bandits in Liangshanbo? In my opinion, they are just a group of grass bandits after all. , they are just a bunch of rabble, don’t look at the commotion now, it is because the imperial court does not really regard them as a serious threat, if they really anger the imperial court, I can wipe out the entire Liangshan village with just one place in Shandong!"
Chai Jin wanted to say that he was boasting about Haikou, but when he thought about the several defeats of Liangshan Army at his hands, and even himself falling into his hands this time, he couldn't express such doubts. All he could do was hum again: "People like you don't know what brotherhood is at all. They only know how to use each other. How are they any different from animals?"
Sun Tu didn't get angry because of these words. He just smiled and shook his head: "Think about it again. Should you sacrifice your life for justice or submit to me? But one thing I can tell you is that it is not necessarily necessary to belong to my account. It's considered surrendering to the Song Dynasty court!" As he said this, he stood up and said, "My patience is not unlimited. I will give you two more days to think about it carefully. Whether you live or die is actually up to you."
Chai Jin was startled by his statement that surrendering to him did not mean surrendering to the imperial court. He didn't even notice when Sun Tu and the others left. It wasn't until a while later that a strange look appeared on his face. He looked like: "What do he mean by this? Could it be that Sun Tu actually had other intentions?" Then, he suddenly thought of his identity as a descendant of the Chai family. Could it be that Sun Tu was so insistent on wanting to Was it because of his identity that he accepted it
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this judgment was reasonable, which made Chai Jin's body tremble violently again, but it was not from cold or fright, but from excitement. Maybe, this is really an opportunity!
"The governor is really good at what he said, and he was really moved by what he said." After he got out of the house, Zhu Biao couldn't help but admire him. He was present during the whole process just now and saw Chai Jin's reaction in his eyes: "We have been unable to make him waver in the slightest even with hard and soft tactics. How did you do it?"
"Actually, it's very simple, because I have already determined that he has no desire to die, so I have taken the initiative in this conversation from the beginning." Sun Tu explained with a smile.
"But he clearly showed that he was not afraid of death before..."
"Appearing that he is not afraid of death is not the same as truly not being afraid of death." Sun Tu glanced at him and patiently explained: "The lack of fear of death he showed was just a disguise, so that he could tell me
We cannot use force against him. But in fact, this official Chai was unfortunately very lucky, so how could he really want to die? "
"Has the Governor actually seen through your mind a long time ago? How did he do it?"
"It's very simple. If a person really wants to die, will he be put under house arrest here with peace of mind? Also, he is so particular about food and clothing, how can he not cherish his own life? Just ask him from the guards Whether it's smokeless animal charcoal or delicious food, I can already tell that he doesn't actually want to, or even dares to die. As long as he masters this, he will naturally not be able to escape my control."
Only then did Zhu Biao understand the whole story and couldn't help but praise again: "The Inspector's eyes are really sharp. I can't hide anything from you. I admire you for your humble position."
"The matter has not been decided yet, so don't rush to flatter me. I will leave this place under your care from now on, and I will have a conclusive result within two days." This is why Sun Tu brought Zhu Biao here, because all the generals in the city He had the least connection with Chai Jin. Others, including Wu Song, had been beholden to Chai Jin, so this kind of persecution could only be left to Zhu Biao.
Zhu Biao didn't have any psychological burden, so he immediately agreed with fists in his hands.
After coming out of this house, Sun Tu was not in a hurry to return to the military camp. Instead, he rode to the door of another house two or three streets away. Like the courtyard where Chai Jin is under house arrest, the guards here are also quite tight. And if you look closely, you will find that there are guards in all four directions of the house. In addition, there are only two empty houses nearby. From the perspective of defense, even To get over Chai there.
More importantly, everyone knew that the lieutenant general of the house army who had Chai Jin under house arrest was known to everyone. Even many common people knew that Sun Dujian imprisoned a certain prisoner in a certain house in the city, but only a few people knew about this house. It’s just people.
Using the incision code to open the back door of the house, Sun Tu was able to enter this seemingly ordinary courtyard. After seeing more than 20 Qingzhou veterans inside wearing armor and with swords and guns unsheathed, he was even more excited. Nodding with satisfaction, he continued walking inside, and soon came to a courtyard blocked by an iron gate. It wasn't until Sun Tu showed his identity with the token he carried that he, now the nominal and de facto master of Qingzhou, was able to enter it unimpeded. Just this series of defenses can show how important this place is to Sun Tu and Qingzhou.
There were many bottles, cans, and colorful paper boxes piled up in the yard. At this time, a middle-aged man came out with a bottle. When he saw Sun Tuhou, he was stunned for a moment, and then bowed and saluted: "Little one." I have met Sun Dujian." Even so, the joy and excitement on his face could not be concealed.
When Sun Tu saw this, his eyes immediately fell on the bottle in his hand: "How about it, can it succeed this time?"
"It should be much stronger than the ones made twice before. Captain, please step back and take a look." As he said this, he put the bottle on the open space, pulled up the cloth on both sides, and then took out a fire The fold came, and after blowing it, it was attached to a thin string about a foot long that was dragged on the mouth of the bottle.
The thread burned quickly, and the sparks spread and penetrated into the bottle. At the same time, this person also hurriedly stepped back and completely pulled up the cloth, and he was waiting there expectantly. After a while, there was only a muffled bang, and the bottle shattered, and the fragments flew out in all directions, hitting the cloth.
Some fragments tore holes in the cloth and jumped out.
Sun Tu's eyes lit up when he saw this scene, and the middle-aged man's face was even more excited. He clenched his fists with both hands and shouted loudly: "It's done! I finally did it!" The voice came out, and he immediately Attracting people from several other rooms, some men dressed similarly to him ran out in a hurry: "Really?" Then after looking at the damaged cloth, they all exclaimed. : "It's really done!"
It wasn't until they cheered a few times that they realized Sun Tu was approaching, and they hurriedly saluted him: "I've seen the governor."
"No need to be polite!" Sun Tu also had a happy face. He walked over and patted this person on the shoulder: "What's your name? You've really accomplished a great job this time. I thought you would have to spend a few more months. Only then can I explore the way out, but I didn’t expect that it would already be effective in less than two months.”
"Little man Ding Yin." This man was so excited that his face turned red. After a moment, he thought of something and said, "Actually, this is not just my work, but the result of everyone trying together again and again. Moreover, if not everyone When the supervisor gave us samples at the beginning, we never imagined that a few simple things together could be so powerful!"
"Gong is work, and everyone deserves credit. Moreover, this gunpowder is much stronger than what I gave you before. Don't worry, as long as the thing is made, I will never treat you badly!" Sun Tu promised happily. , his eyes once again fell on the cloth that was scratched by the fragments of the porcelain bottle, and he already had expectations in his heart. If the gunpowder was really produced and put into battle, then his Qingzhou Army would be enough to fight against the powerful northern cavalry!
Yes, what is going on in this tightly guarded house, which is regarded as the top secret in Qingzhou City, is the research and development and improvement of gunpowder. This is an important move that Sun Tu started to arrange after he returned to Qingzhou from Xixia and successfully seized power. .
Having visited Liao and Xia before, Sun Tu had seen the strength of the armies of these two countries. Although the Qingzhou Army may not be weaker than them, how many armies in the entire Song Dynasty could compare with the Qingzhou Army? Not to mention that the strongest military today does not come from these two countries, but from the Jurchen Jin Kingdom.
Since he knew that the Song Dynasty might suffer a lot from the war with these countries, Sun Tu could not sit still and wait for death. Training the soldiers and horses of various states to make them stronger as soon as possible is only one aspect. What he cares more about is the development of firearms. As a firearm, its foundation lies in the power of gunpowder, so finding relevant craftsmen to study gunpowder has become the key.
Sun Tu's only advantage was that he had already stored a lot of fireworks from later generations in his warehouse. However, due to safety considerations, the power of these fireworks was not very good, so he took out the gunpowder inside and asked the craftsmen to use it. as a basis for improvement.
After one or two months of research, they really lived up to Sun Tu's trust and greatly improved its destructive power based on the original gunpowder. Although it still looks a bit crude at this time, as long as you take this crucial step, the rest will become a matter of course.
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Second update today. . . . . . No more lateness. . . . . . It’s such a wonderful day on the first day of the Lunar New Year. I wish you all a Happy New Year again. Of course, the most important thing now is good health. . . . . . .