Chapter 236: factory tour
Zhang Su and Xue Ji first went to the garden to appreciate the early blooming plums, and chatted privately about King Yan's marriage.
Xue Ji was surprised when she heard that Li Bilian didn't like King Yan, and said, "The reincarnation of Ziwei Xing is not so bad, right? Why can't Chonglan like him, even Li Bilian can't like him?"
Zhang Sudao: "Young people have their own ideas. Women want to pursue their own careers and lives. I support 100%. I heard that Zhao Cong is very masculine, and he doesn't really like Li Bilian. Li Bilian is not stupid. If he succeeds to the throne in the future, the Three Palaces and Sixth Courts will be unavoidable. Which woman with confidence is willing to give a man a concubine in a yard? It's you, are you willing?"
If the emperor is not single-minded about Xue Ji, Xue Ji will only take advantage of him for her achievements, and will not be sincere to him.
Xue Ji said, "What does the uncle want me to do?"
Zhang Sudao: "Let's not rush to give the decree first. On the one hand, I don't know what the turning point is yet. On the one hand, I will observe Zhao Cong's temperament, and finally, on the other hand, slowly reveal the problem and then talk about it. I will wait until Zhao Cong can be more mature. If we can solve problems more honestly and treat marriage more sincerely, maybe both Chong Lan and Bi Lian are willing to marry him."
Xue Ji murmured: "Show all the problems?"
Zhang Su said: "All parties are wrestling with each other, and none of the great powers will be happy for Ziweixing to marry those Xian'e who are expecting to be Ziweixing's favorite concubine. These women just want to be happy and rely on their fathers and brothers to choose cheap, but they don't belong to any powerful faction. A woman who has neither merit nor the protection of destiny can't live long to become the queen of Ziweixing, and can't bear the arrogance. If you look at people in the world, you will have to toss, and there will be endless rotten peach blossoms. How can Zhao Cong solve it. If it weren't for destiny In this way, we only have so many years, no mortal minister will accept the empress after we leave, I really hope that Jing An will inherit the empress."
Xue Ji was of course selfish towards her daughter, but she already had political insight. Being an empress is not the kind of eloquence that is the least white, and it needs to be based on readily available interest groups. The emperor's immediate family was dead, and Jing'an's mother family was her fox demon, and there would be no one to be near in the future.
The princesses of the Tang Dynasty, which were more open than the current dynasty, all failed. When it comes to the secular favor of the current dynasty, only a woman with civil and military skills like Shishu can succeed. And Jing An is only five years old now. After ten years, they will all retire. Jing An is only fifteen years old, so time will not allow it. She doesn't have any political experience at all. I'm just afraid that her heart is full of girlish hearts. Isn't it a joke for such a girl to be the emperor?
Xue Ji sighed: "On behalf of Jing'an, I would like to thank my uncle for his favor. I don't expect her to have such a great future. I only hope that her life will be smooth and happy. I will tell the emperor not to give her marriage first."
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Zhao Cong didn't expect to agree to give the marriage, but it was delayed at this time. He was also keenly aware of the power of this little girl Li Bilian, and she was also a woman who could reject him.
At this time, Zhao Cong didn't think of marrying Han Ying and others to spoil him, and let Chong, Li and others regret it.
Princess Xiu also knew that King Yan was choosing a concubine. This afternoon, she brought a beautiful girl to visit Prince Yan's mansion, which was not far from Prince Yan's mansion. Zhao Cong had been away from home since he was a child, so he was estranged from Princess Xiu. Because Princess Xiu had given birth to a son, she could become the emperor's biological mother in the future. She felt sorry for her son's adoption and was happy to have such wealth.
When the two met, they could no longer be called mother and son, and Zhao Cong called her Auntie.
Zhao Cong left her to have dinner, and before leaving the mansion, Princess Xiu said: "Princess Yan has not entered the door yet, and there is no one in charge of internal affairs in your mansion. It's too "cold". It's an excellent one, and everything is appropriate, so I'll stay and take care of you first, and I'll be relieved."
Zhao Cong knew about this cousin, who was three months younger than him. Before he left home to study art, he played together when he was a child, but he had been away from home for too many years, and if she didn't show up, his impression of her would be blurred.
Zhang Zhenzhen looks like the first lotus blooming, and the temperament is small and jasper, which is especially easy to make people feel close. However, Zhao Cong felt that Princess Xiu was too confused. No matter what he said now, he had already adopted it. The queen didn't give her a maid, so she sent her niece to him in a grand manner.
It wasn't that Princess Xiu knew that Zhang's family was too low, and she had no other connections to fall back on. She wanted her own son to protect her family's wealth and honor, and at the same time to keep herself close to the future emperor in the future.
Princess Yan could never be Zhang Zhenzhen, so she sent her to cultivate her feelings first. He is a prince, and he will always give her a rank in the future, which is different from ordinary concubines.
Zhao Cong said: "Ms. Zhang is still waiting in her boudoir. She should be busy talking about the marriage. I really want to find a job in my house, and I am not busy at this time."
Zhang Zhenzhen's pretty face was instantly congested, and her eyes were wet. Princess Xiu said, "His Royal Highness, I mean let Zhenzhen wait for you by your side."
Zhao Cong shook his head and said, "Auntie, don't worry about these things. I haven't gotten married yet, so what does it look like to have a concubine by my side?"
Concubine Xiu said: "In the future, when the concubine enters the door, of course it will be a mistress of the family, and Zhenzhen will also respect her, but now that the marriage has not been set, and the wedding date is unknown, there will always be someone in your house watching, and you will also need to be around you. Someone knows."
Zhao Cong said: "No need, auntie take it back. Thank you auntie for your concern."
Zhao Cong's refusal was too direct, which made Princess Xiu disappointed and dissatisfied. He was obviously his own son. He went out to study art for many years, but he finally came back and became someone else's son.
Zhang Zhenzhen also lowered his head no further, and the atmosphere was awkward, so Princess Xiu had to leave with her niece.
Princess Xiu blew a gust of cold wind at night, and after returning home, she had a headache and a fever.
At this time, not only Princess Xiu was intentional, but girls such as Han Ying and Zhe Yuelan were all waiting for good news from the palace. Because they really admire Zhao Cong's appearance, and know that he will most likely inherit the throne, they are conceited about their beauty, and they are willing to go to the harem to get Li Bo's indescribable favor.
But a few years ago, there was news from the palace: It was said that the Lord Protector of the Country gave King Yan a look, saying that he should not marry early in his life, and the marriage would be delayed for two years.
This is like a basin of water pouring on the heads of those noble ladies who have a lot of love.
The world is like this. Women are not like men. When they reach the age of nineteen, they have not decided to be an old girl. The King of Yan has to choose a concubine at the age of nineteen. When a woman is nineteen, compared with the girls of fourteen, fifty-six, she loses some of it. advantage.
If they wait any longer, it will take a greater risk for them.
Therefore, these girls who intend to go to Bo Chong put their resentment on Zhang Su's head, wanting her to show up as a woman, alone in charge of Chao Gang, and insinuate her backside to Si Chen.
Li Gongfu's family, Li Gongfu and Xu Jiaorong are in a very complicated mood, just because their husband and wife are ready for their daughter to become Princess Yan, and they are not able to become Princess Yan at this time, they are full of confusion.
Li Bilian expressed in front of Li Gongfu and his wife that she did not want to marry King Yan. Xu Jiaorong heard that Li Bilian said that she had gone to Zhang Su to beg her, and that her wife loved her, so she said that King Yan should not marry early.
Xu Jiaorong couldn't grasp the meaning of the royal family. After all, Bi Lian should also look at other people's age. If the queen still likes Bi Lian, they would not be able to marry her to another family without permission. If the queen has other plans, then they should go earlier. The acquaintance will let her go to others, so as not to embarrass the queen. After all, the queen also said that she wanted to hire Li Bilian.
Xu Jiaorong is well-versed in the world of people and knows the stakes involved. She has no idea, so she asks Bai Suzhen where she is going.
Bai Suzhen said: "Sister, don't worry, since I promised you at the time, I will naturally take responsibility. Sister, see if this is okay. Let the children wait for another two years. If King Yan can marry someone else's girl, Then make Bilian betrothed to us Shilin."
Xu Jiaorong knew that Xu Shilin was outstanding, so she hurriedly said, "How is this worthy?"
Bai Suzhen said, "Why can't you be worthy? If it wasn't for the Empress who suddenly said that she would choose a concubine for King Yan, she liked Bilian, and I meant it too.
Bai Suzhen knew that Xu Shilin was a mortal in this life, and naturally hoped that he would be well. Even if Li Bilian didn't marry King Yan to be the future queen, she taught her by herself, and was favored by her uncle. , Who in the Three Realms has this blessing? If it wasn't for the overall situation, Bai Suzhen really didn't want to take advantage of King Yan.
Bai Suzhen said again: "Sister, but I still have to tell the truth, you can't say this, after all, this is about the Queen and King Yan. If Bilian finds out and shows it outside, it will ruin the children's well-being. separated."
Xu Jiaorong said: "Okay, I understand, I will listen to you."
Li Bilian happily worked as an "assistant" by Zhang Su's side again. Since Xue Ji became the queen, Bai Suzhen has been in charge of those common business and personnel matters - equivalent to the rear protection of Zhang Su Group, Cen Biqing, Xue Deer acts as an intelligence spy, and Zhang Su has few useful assistants around him. With her current status, she doesn't have time to teach one from scratch.
Twenty li of the twelfth lunar month on this day, the emperor has sealed the pen, and the officials have all taken leave to prepare for the new year.
Only the private factories are still working, and the arsenal under Zhang Su's name has not yet had a holiday.
The arsenal was built in the southern suburbs and was supervised by Zhang Su's "nephew", the actual disciples Qingfeng and Mingyue. The two were born in Li Shun's Taoist children. They knew some characters when they were young. They were taught the Taoist scriptures by Li Shun, and they could refine gunpowder. Although their hands-on ability is not as good as that of professional craftsmen, they have gained some experience with Zhang Su, and they are much more pragmatic than those jinshi who only read the four books and five classics and then talk about it.
Zhang Su took Li Bilian and made an appointment with King Yan, the commander of the four capitals of Gyeonggi who had just returned to the capital, Chong Han, and asked Chong Han to bring Chong Lan to the arsenal in the southern suburbs.
The County Master's Mansion, Prince Yan's Mansion, and Duke Yi's Mansion are all near the Imperial City.
Zhang Su took Li Bilian and four entourages. Although it was the cold and twelfth lunar winter, they all rode on horses and did not take a car. Soon they met King Yan and Chong Han. King Yan also brought only four young guards. In addition to his younger sister, Chong Han also brought a scribe, three sons, Chong Ming, and four personal guards.
When they greeted each other, facing Li Bilian and Chong Lan at the same time, King Yan also felt a little embarrassed, and Chong Lan also felt embarrassed, but Li Bilian thought that Zhang Su had broken her marriage with Zhao Cong, and she was quite proud look.
Li Bilian rode on a black horse outside the customs and said with a smile: "Little Master, I haven't seen you for a few days. You are a little relieved."
Li Bilian only thinks that Chong Lan is worried about her marriage. How can she know that because of immortality, Chong Lan also has a knot, and it is not the relationship of King Yan.
Chong Lan said: "I felt a cold half a year ago."
"Half a month ago, oh, it was when we were out hunting." Li Bilian glanced at Zhao Cong at this time. Zhao Cong was a smart person, so she couldn't help thinking: Could it be that Chong Lan is not ruthless towards me, she thought I would Sad about getting married?
The two daughters were in front of him at the same time, and he didn't know who to choose, but both of them had rejected him, and he didn't seem to be the one to choose.
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Zhang Su and Chong Han were chatting about the construction of the Four Great Imperial Guards in Gyeonggi. Zhao Cong had just entered the court, and he was not familiar with these matters, so he was only watching.
Zhang Suhu said: "The emperor told me the other day that after the new year, King Yan will also enter the court to experience. The emperor said that he wanted King Yan to go to the official department, which was also a cultivation heart, but I rejected it."
Chong Han couldn't help thinking to himself: Although the Protector of the Country is talented, King Yan is very likely to be the future monarch. Isn't it too disrespectful to say this.
Zhao Cong can raise the corners of his mouth in front of Han Ying, Zhe Yuelan and other women, with eyes that look like a smile but not a smile, which is really different in front of Zhang Su.
Zhao Cong said: "Master Uncle must have a better arrangement."
Zhang Su smiled and said: "It is a more difficult task. Studying in the Ministry of Personnel, although you can quickly understand the officials of various positions, but His Highness is still young, you should have more experience at the grassroots level. The Northern Expedition is the national policy of the Celestial Dynasty at this time. Military training is still very important. Nowadays, no one in the clan leads troops except Ting En. Since you are the King of Yan, who will lead the troops if you don’t?”
Chong Han said: "Which army does the county master want His Royal Highness King Yan to bring?"
Zhang Sudao: "General Chong is the commander of the four capitals of Gyeonggi. He has 200,000 forbidden troops in his palm. I want King Yan to select 40,000 infantry and elite cavalry to form a new army, adopt new equipment, try new tactics, and be able to move quickly. raiding troops."
Chong Han said: "Is that the elite of the elite?"
Zhang Su smiled and said, "I don't know. It depends on His Royal Highness King Yan."
Zhao Cong knew that this would be an unprecedented challenge, but he also believed that the protector of the country really wanted to assist him. He was a distant clan with no foundation in the court, and now Zhang Su gave him military power. As long as he can lead him well, he is the real dragon son.
The arsenal covers an area of 1,000 mu, of which the factory warehouse and dormitory buildings occupy more than 200 temples, as well as a shooting range of 800 mu. This is also thanks to Zhang Su who killed all the worms, and the whole good land in the suburbs of Beijing has become ownerless. In her capacity, she can get a lot of meritorious deeds from the emperor. In the past, there were thousands of acres of fertile land under the name of the moth gate, and more than 1,000 acres was really nothing.
It is her "grandchildren" Qingfeng and Mingyue who manage the arsenal for Zhang Su, who are actually Zhang Su's disciples. They are from Li Shun's Taoist children. They are orphans. They have followed Li Shun to read the Taoist scriptures since they were young.
I can read and meet many people since I was a child. These two points are relatively rare among mortals. I have studied Taoism and knowledge under Zhang Su for nine years, and managed business in the south for three years. At this time, I can stand alone. one side.
Qingfeng and Mingyue brought the factory workers, craftsmen, and stewards to greet them. After the pilgrimage, Li Bilian saluted their blessed bodies and said with a smile, "Uncle Qingfeng and Uncle Mingyue, I've been in Beijing for more than a year. come see me."
Qingfeng smiled and said: "You still have the face to say, we are so busy, you come to see me, I think you don't care about us at all."
Li Bilian said: "This is really unfair, I only say that you are the same as Aunt Qing, what kind of secret work you are undertaking, I will not ask."
Mingyue said: "The little girl is so big."
Li Bilian smiled and said, "So, it is time for Martial Uncle Mingyue to marry an aunt for me."
Mingyue said: "I am a Taoist priest."
Li Bilian said: "The Taoist priest also married. Isn't Wang Daoling a Taoist priest? He has all married."
Qingfeng hurriedly said: "You are not busy talking about the old days, the uncle is here, don't miss her."
Zhang Su smiled and said, "It's okay, I'm used to having her chattering in my ear."
Mingyue said: "She's still the same as before, and it's up to her father. But girls talk too much, so it's not easy to marry."
Li Bilian said: "Uncle Mingyue, you just said that you are a Taoist priest, you are still old and not serious."
Zhang Su smiled and said, "Don't worry Bilian, a talkative woman can marry. I talk a lot, can't I marry too?"
She is a tough chicken, didn't she marry Bai Fenghuang?
Li Bilian said, "Madam, you are not helping me at all, just like them."
Zhang Su laughed, and then went to the factory room to rest for a while.
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boom! boom! boom!
Although there were three deafening loud noises, more than 200 meters away from the shooting range, dust was flying, and the mounds above were blown up.
Chong Han, Zhao Cong, Chong Lan, Li Bilian, and the attendants present all turned pale and their ears buzzed.
Qingfeng was very proud in his heart. He didn't show it on his face, but looked calm, and asked Zhang Su: "Is Shishu still satisfied with this range and accuracy?"
Zhang Sudao: "It's not bad to be able to reach this level."
Qingfeng said: "The test gunners below are the most difficult to teach. They have to learn how to calculate the ballistic trajectory with the front sight and the rear sight according to the formula of the uncle, so that the accuracy can be achieved like this. All the fiddling in the past is not the same as this."
Chong Han is a veteran of hundreds of battles, and said: "The county master, in my opinion, this is a powerful weapon for siege!"
Zhang Sudao: "If it is a northern expedition, it is necessary to siege the city. You can't fight in the field, and the cavalry is not as good as others, and the siege of the city is not as good as others. When they invade, they can capture the people as cannon fodder, and we can't imitate it. If we are not under the rule of the Han people for a hundred years, we cannot slaughter the Han people. On the other hand, when the northern expedition continues after the Yanyun is defeated, we will not find the honest people to be the cannon fodder in front of us, and some of them are strong. city."
Chong Han can basically understand some of her new terms. When talking about the common people as cannon fodder, he couldn't help but think of the battle they fought in front of the Nancheng Gate during the national disaster. Bei Di was driving the common people to become cannon fodder.
Chong Han said: "How many firearms can be produced in a year?"
Qingfeng said: "We have been poor for three years, and after several trials, we have not yet mass-produced. It took us a lot of effort to find craftsmen, and then we asked the craftsmen to slowly fulfill the requirements of our uncle. This cannon It looks like a long empty tube, but there are actually many doors. The supply of iron and copper is a problem, and it must be made of two metals. Pig iron is too brittle and wrought iron is too soft to master. The melting point causes more bubbles and the structure is rudimentary, because copper is too expensive, I have tried all iron before, and it was scrapped in a few moments.”
At this time, the cannon-casting technology used in the "New Ming Dynasty" period experienced by Zhang Su. The martial arts world was considered to be the end of the Yuan Dynasty, and there were already cannons. In Yitian's original book, the navy ship that Zhao Min took Zhang Wuji to go to Spirit Snake Island had guns on board, but the design was not as mature as the later ones.
This superstitious Celestial Dynasty will take more than two hundred years in the morning, but the technology difference of ancient feudal society is not so big, because it does not involve the technical conditions of the industrial age.
This gun adopts the shape and structure design of the modern Xiyi gun. The barrel is long, the wall thickness is large, and the caliber is large. The overall shape is gradually thickened from the muzzle to the tail, which is in line with the principle of high to low chamber pressure when gunpowder burns.
Technically, the iron core copper body casting method, which can be realized relatively quickly, is adopted: the melting point of copper is far lower than the properties of iron, and after the iron tire is cooled, it is cast in a mud mold to cast the copper wall.
The iron core copper body combines the advantages of the iron cannon and the copper cannon to avoid their disadvantages. The cannon wall is thinned, the cannon body is lighter, the cost is cheaper than the copper cannon, and it is durable.
Zhang Su looked at Chong Han's expectation, and smiled: "Now that the test has been successful, military experts like General Chong think it's good. Does General Chong want to test the equipment for the forbidden army in Gyeonggi?"
Chong Han said: "If this cannon can be equipped with the Imperial Army, and the homeland of Yanyun can be won, it is just around the corner!"
Zhang Su laughed, then coughed and said, "This arsenal is my private property, but I have invested all my money here in the early stage."
Chong Han said, "The county lord is as beautiful as a goddess and is naturally beautiful. The lower officials have never seen the county lord put on powder. What kind of money does the county lord need?"
Zhang Sudao: "General Chong, this kind of talk is to deceive ignorant little girls like Lan'er and Bilian. A man's mouth is the most deceiving."
Chong Han, an old man in his fifties or sixties, didn't blush when he heard this. He was the first person to cooperate with Zhang Su. As early as when she rescued the emperor with Jin Chan's escape from the shell, he had seen her "lower limit". To be able to bring a stack of "Spring Palace" books to Bei Di's generals is a straightforward proposition.
Zhang Su added: "Bilian, be careful of men cheating you in the future. The kind of man who doesn't want to pay for you and ask you to post it back, will be like General Chong, rhetoric and compliment you. Don't take this kind of words seriously, otherwise When I was old, there was no coffin book."
Li Bilian said: "I won't believe it. I always see the essence through the surface."
Chong Han said: "Okay, county master, you can let me introduce this kind of gun to me, and then quote a price, and I will write a memorial to the privy. When the book arrives at the political affairs hall, don't you still want to review it and submit it to the emperor? You Give me a direction, everyone, hurry up."
Zhang Su smiled and said, "Government is government, and business is business."
The King of Yan suddenly said, "Why not let the craftsmen of the Ordnance Department make it?"
Zhang Sudao: "I designed this cannon, I invented it (no blush), and I also provided the craftsmanship. Why did I give it to the Department of Weapons for nothing? If the imperial court can arbitrarily compete with the people for profits, there is a secret recipe for the people. When it is presented to the court, there is no creativity among the people in the end. In the end, the celestial dynasty will be in full force, and foreign enemies will not be able to stop it. Moreover, once it is made by the government, and the officials are staring at it, the cost will be much higher than that of private creation. In addition, that way If there is no demand, the court will have to keep relevant redundant officials and officials, which is an unwise burden on the finances of the Third Division. If it is made privately, it operates well and is responsible for its own profits and losses. Only good things and good services can be sold. , to control the cost to make more profits. For the imperial court, the only disadvantage is that now I am a monopoly, and in a short period of time, no one can build it except my factory.”
When Zhao Cong thought about the doorway, he realized the beauty of it. If it is made by officials, the enthusiasm of officials and craftsmen is definitely not high.
Zhang Su has already brought everyone over to teach and shoot artillery, and then Zhang Su also said: "I want to let the recruits trained by King Yan form an artillery battalion first."
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