Zhang Shixun's cheeks turned purple in an instant, and he spoke many times, but couldn't say a word.
He really didn't read the Western Region's style and features files, not only did he not read it, but most of the officials in the court did not read it.
They are either busy impeaching Wang Zeng and Lu Yijian, or they are busy drilling into the fireworks and willow alleys, and they have free time to see Lao Shizi's Western Regions style files.
Qi Qi remained silent in Zhao Zhen's icy voice.
Zhang Shixun is considered to be on the gun, they are not willing to accompany Zhang Shixun to be punished.
The blind remarks were caught by Zhao Zhen on the spot and exposed on the spot, no one can save him.
A dead dao friend does not die a poor dao, it is the most fundamental way of being an official in the court.
"From now on, the errands on your hand will be handled by the servant Zuo. You will concentrate on staying at home and show me the Western Regions style files. I will test you every ten days.
I give you five chances, after five times, if you are still so ignorant.
I will give up all your officials, confiscate your wealth, and drive you out of Bianjing. "
Zhao Zhen coldly drank loudly.
The civil and military officials all bowed their heads, dare not say a word.
Anyone can tell that Zhao Zhen has been irritated by Zhang Shixun’s ignorance. Otherwise, he would not be in front of the Manchu Civil and Martial Arts, and would not leave Zhang Shixun at all. At this time, he ran to touch Zhao Zhen’s brow. , The end will not be too good.
Zhao Zhen today is no longer the Zhao Zhen of the past.
His kindness is only reserved for the few people in the court who really help him.
In the face of other people, he is only domineering, arrogant, and ruthless.
Zhang Shixun was trembling and crawling on the ground, and wailed: "The minister thanked the Lord Longen..."
Zhao Zhen snorted coldly and did not look at Zhang Shixun again.
Du Yan glanced at Zhang Shixun who was crawling on the ground, sighed inwardly, took a step forward, and said loudly: "Enlighten the official family, the minister has read about the Western Regions style files for half of the time, and the minister thought that the minister already knew something about the Western Regions. .
As far as the minister knew, the Western Regions did not prevail over Sichuan, so the minister doubted what was done in the emergency report of the Kou officials. "
When Zhao Zhen heard Du Yan's words, his expression lightened by three points, "Du Aiqing's sentence is enough to prove that Du Aiqing has listened to my instructions to read the Western Regions Style and Features File.
As Du Aiqing said, the Western Regions did not win over Sichuan.
Victory River is Kou Aiqing's newly changed name for Dachuan Valley to celebrate the victory of our army. "
"Dachuan Valley?!"
Zhao Zhen's voice fell to the ground, and Du Yan repeated the name of the place. He was slightly taken aback, and a simple map appeared in his mind involuntarily.
Without waiting for Du Yan to recover, I listened to Zhao Zhen continue to say: "I know that there are still people who don’t believe me. Chen Lin, pass the emergency report, let the Manchu civil and military see how my Kou Qing played It was a shocking victory."
Chen Lin took the emergency report from the Long case and delivered it to Lu Yijian.
Lu Yijian hurriedly accepted the emergency report and read it carefully.
Just as Lu Yijian was reading the emergency report, Zhao Zhen spoke again, "After reading the emergency report, don't pick faults, and don't talk about things such as warriors' domineering and suppression.
Kou Qing is a civil minister, not a military minister.
Is Kou Qing wrong? If you say it, it doesn't count, but I say it.
If anyone has objections, I can give him three thousand trophies of Japanese soldiers and let him lead them to the Western Regions.
If he can perform the same combat exploits, I will take back what I have just said. "
The civil and military officials looked very ugly, but they didn't even speak. They all looked forward to the urgent report in Lu Yijian's hand.
Lu Yijian quickly read the emergency report, and said with admiration: "Amazing... I'm not as good as I..."
While speaking, Lu Yijian handed the emergency report in his hand to Zhang Zhibai, who was waiting anxiously beside him.
After Zhang Zhibai got the emergency report, he couldn't wait to start reading.
Zhao Zhen saw that the emergency report fell into Zhang Zhibai’s hands, and slowly said again, "After reading the emergency report, let’s discuss together and see how to reward Kou Qing, how to reward the Japanese soldiers, how How to reward the righteous men who helped the soldiers kill the enemy, how to reward the Danshan tribe, who is willing to cling to my Da Song and help me to return to the 140,000 elite soldiers in the victory over Sichuan."
After Zhao Zhen said this, he stopped speaking.
The emergency newspaper was circulated in the hands of the civil and military officials.
Everyone who had read the emergency report had their eyes widened in shock.
Everyone who hadn't read the emergency report stood on tiptoe one by one, wishing to hurry up and see what was written in the emergency report.
After reading the emergency report, Wang Yunsheng, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, decisively handed over to Zhao Zhen: "The ministers congratulate the officials, and congratulate me."
Zhao Zhen nodded very satisfied after hearing this, "Wang Qing is good..."
When Wang Yunsheng heard this, a bright smile appeared on his face.
Du Yan frowned after reading the document.
Zhao Zhen saw that Du Yan's expression was wrong, and squinted slightly.
Du Yan bowed his hand to Zhao Zhen and pondered: "The minister wants to know what the red artillery, musket, and invincible landmine cannon are, and who made it, and why it is so powerful that it is more powerful than the crossbow made by the court Things are still at stake."
Zhao Zhen was taken aback for a moment, but he didn't expect Du Yan to ask this question.
He had never seen three objects, so he didn't know what the three objects looked like.
He only knew that Kou Ji had superb craftsmanship and the ability of a master craftsman, and could always come up with some very powerful things.
Zhao Zhen thought for a while and looked at Wang Yunsheng, "Wang Qing, tell the Manchu civil and martial arts, what are muskets, red artillery cannons, and invincible landmine cannons."
Wang Yunsheng has already turned to Kou Ji.
Therefore, Kou Ji did not hide him when he was building muskets, red cannons, and invincible mine cannons.
Instead, he specifically called him to a forging workshop outside the city, and personally explained to him three weapons.
And urged him to remember.
Because once the three weapons appear in front of people, they will definitely be asked.
If he can't tell why at that time, he will definitely be laughed at.
After Kou Ji's instructions, Wang Yunsheng was particularly concerned about the three weapons, so Zhao Zhen now asked him with confidence.
"Back to the official's house, muskets, red cannons, and invincible landmine cannons are all firearms developed by the Foundry Supervisory Committee of the Ministry of Industry and the Weapon Forging Workshop of the Forging Steel Workshop."
"firearm?"
The people who had seen the emergency report in the Chui Gong Hall were all taken aback.
Du Yan groaned: "I have heard of firearms, but firearms have limited lethality. When used in warfare, the effect is not obvious, and they have been abandoned outside of ordnance.
How did the Ministry of Industry develop firearms with great lethality
How is it forged? "
Facing Du Yan's question, Wang Yunsheng smiled and said, "Ordinary firearms are naturally not very lethal. But the firearms cast by our Ministry of Industry and the forging steel workshop are different.
Hundreds of tigers are rushing, and now they have been gradually sent to various military barracks, I believe you have all seen them.
The musket is a weapon that can be controlled by a single person based on a hundred tigers rushing forward.
The bowstring was replaced with gunpowder as a booster.
Use iron pills instead of arrows, as a killer weapon. "
Du Yan frowned and said, "The round iron pill is more lethal than a sharp arrow?"
Wang Yunsheng smiled and said: "You should be familiar with medicine puppets. When the medicine puppet explodes, it can shoot up to a hundred meters high. The wood chips carried into the air by it can also hurt people.
The same is true for iron pills.
Propelled by gunpowder, it is extremely lethal.
The leather armor pierced with one blow.
It is lighter than a crossbow and easier to maneuver than a crossbow.
More importantly, as long as you are an individual, with a little training, you can use the musket proficiently.
It takes two to three years to train a qualified crossbowman.
It takes only seven days to cultivate a musketeer. "
As soon as these words came out, all the civil and military officials in the hall took a breath.
The civil and military officials have never seen firearms, and have not intuitively experienced the lethality of firearms.
However, they can understand one thing or two about the time to train musketeers and crossbowmen.
What is the most powerful ordnance of the Song Dynasty
Step one? !
wrong!
The most powerful of the Song Dynasty is the crossbow.
Da Song possesses the most powerful crossbow in the world.
There is no way to compare its number in any country other than the Song Dynasty.
The crossbow is one of the main combat weapons of the Song Dynasty.
Plays a major role on the battlefield.
There is no shortage of bows and crossbows.
But the archer Da Song is very short.
If the appearance of the musket can replace the crossbow and can be easily manipulated, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers and horses will rise in a straight line.
Manchu Wenwu stared at Wang Yunsheng with shocked eyes.
Gao Fang asked impatiently: "What is the Red Cannon? What is the Invincible Landmine Cannon?"
Wang Yunsheng smiled and said: "If the musket is a crossbow, then the red artillery is equivalent to a bed crossbow. It is more convenient to operate than a bed crossbow, and more lethal than a bed crossbow."
"Ok… "
Wang Yunsheng groaned for a moment and said metaphorically: "A single shot of the bed crossbow can pierce a deep hole in the city wall. A single shot of the red cannon can make a huge gap in the city.
Combining the power of the catapult and the bed crossbow is the power of the Red Cannon.
As for the Invincible Landmine Cannon, it is like a medicine puppet buried in the ground. "
"With a bang from under the ground, it can not only overturn the soil above its head, but also overturn the horses and cavalry running on the soil to the ground."
"..."
Wang Yunsheng gave a general description, and Manchuria's civil and military expressions were dumbfounded.
Although Wang Yunsheng described it intuitively, they could roughly guess the power of the three weapons.
But they still want to see and see with their own eyes.
"Does the Ministry of Engineering have it, and can it be shown for all of us to see?"
Lu Yijian asked in a deep voice.
Zhao Zhen also looked at Wang Yunsheng very curiously.
Wang Yunsheng gave a wry smile, "No..."
Gao Chu Gong was anxious when he heard this, "It was made by the Ministry of Industry, but the Ministry of Industry will not."
Wang Yunsheng smiled bitterly and said: "It was made by the Ministry of Industry. It can be forged, but the Ministry of Industry did not."
Du Yan said with a black face: "Kou Ji's private possession of military weapons forging technology?!"
Wang Yunsheng rolled his eyes, "The stuff was developed by the staff of the Kou Officials. Do you think he needs to keep it private?"
Old Du Yan blushed, and said solemnly, "Why don't you dedicate such a military weapon to the court?"
Wang Yunsheng stretched out his hands, "I can't afford to offer it, nor dare to offer it."
As soon as this remark came out, the expressions of the civil and military men of the Manchu Dynasty changed.
Du Yan stared, rushed in front of Wang Yunsheng, and roared: "What do you mean by this?"
Wang Yunsheng said earnestly: "At the beginning of the development of artillery, red artillery, and invincible landmine cannons, both the Kouli and I asked the court to allocate a portion of the money for the development of new weapons.
But what do you do
All of you joined forces to prevent this, claiming that the court’s ordnance was sufficient.
Not only were we not allowed to develop ordnance, but even the land we applied for the court's approval for the construction of ordnance research sites was not approved.
Now that new ordnance has been developed, the court has seen the benefits and wants to take it.
Do you think the Kakuli Department will agree? "
Du Yan coldly snorted: "What can't be promised? It is our duty as ministers to contribute to the country. Moreover, Kou Ji presented new ordnance, and the court will not forget his merits, and will compensate him for what he did during the development of the ordnance. Money spent."
Wang Yunsheng said quietly: "Ten million, can the court get it?"
Du Yan stared in amazement, and said angrily: "Nonsense, even pure gold ordnance is not worth so much money."
Wang Yunsheng smiled bitterly, "I also told the officials in this way, and then the officials showed me a list. After reading the list, I couldn't say anything like that again.
I am not a craftsman, so I don't know the manpower, material, financial, and mental energy that a craftsman consumes when developing a new thing.
The Hundred Tigers Running Ahead was dedicated to the imperial court free of charge by the Ministry of Officials.
But do you know how much it was spent in the development process of Hundred Tigers Qiben
Full of millions.
From simplifying the bow and crossbow, turning the bow and crossbow into a tube, and then integrating the tube and crossbow, it seems simple.
In the middle, countless manpower and material resources were spent, trying step by step.
The same is true for muskets, red cannons, and invincible landmine cannons.
Especially the red artillery.
The whole weight is huge.
I have tried pig iron, wrought iron, copper, curb iron, steel, and many other materials.
In order to verify whether it is dangerous, it is often necessary to cast a dozen doors in batches and try them one by one.
Regardless of pig iron and wrought iron, you should be clear about the value of the three materials, copper, curb iron, and steel. "
Upon hearing this, Manchumen and Martial Arts opened their mouths one by one, not knowing what to say.
After a long time, Gao Chu sighed faintly, "In the old days, when my father helped Emperor Taizu to refine the bed crossbow, it really cost a lot of money."
Wang Yunsheng nodded slowly, and said: "The craftsmen have worked so hard and spent countless amounts of money and effort to develop things. The court only gave some copper coins as rewards, and they easily took them away.
If things go on like this, how can folk craftsmen make good things to the court
They only took things, escaped from my Da Song, went to Xixia, and went to Liao.
In Xixia and Liao Kingdom in exchange for high-ranking marquis.
Everyone knows that Kou Mansion has raised a large group of craftsmen, and they also know that these craftsmen can always develop good things that can benefit the country and the people.
I believe you all admire the fact that Kou Mansion has such a large group of experts.
But who of you really went to see in the courtyard where the craftsmen of Kou Mansion lived? "
Wang Yunsheng pointed his finger at himself, "I have been there. I have seen them working day and night to develop things. I have seen them consume a lot of precious materials in order to develop things."