Chapter 143: Reward
The Saving Party can be killed
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Ten shields were placed on the gates, and the Emperor himself looked at them one by one.
It's not just the hole, it's the shape of the hole that shows that the person behind it can be shot.
The emperor's expression could not hide his excitement.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, and the speed of winding." A military general said excitedly, "Shicai, this young general has ten shots in a row, but he is panting and shaking, which is completely impossible if he is placed on a heavy crossbow, because it is easy to exert force when stepping on his feet."
Hearing him mention the young general, the emperor turned his head to look.
There was a young man standing beside Fan Jianglin, and the bow and crossbow had been removed and could not be brought to His Majesty.
"Whose family are you?" The Emperor asked.
Saturday Lang knelt down to give a salute.
"The sixth son of Zhou Yue is the sixth son of Delang, and now Zhao Cheng, the Northwest Economic Strategy Division, is the third class of Zhou Ji." He said aloud.
The young man is heroic and high-spirited, and he looks pleasing to the eye, the emperor nodded and smiled.
"Good archery, reward." He said, and then paused, "Jin right guard."
Fourth Order!
Liu Liulang gasped in his heart, he had killed the enemy in the northwest for two years, but he had only been promoted to the first order, and at this time, when he tried the bow and crossbow in front of the emperor, he was suddenly promoted to the fourth order!
Looking at the officials around again, the generals didn't react, the generals who could stand in front of the emperor were of a very high level, in their eyes, there was no need to mention a right servant, so they naturally wouldn't go to their hearts, and the civil officials, although they were not satisfied with the emperor's confession of rewarding officials, but they also knew that they were on the rise at this time, and there was no need to be bored.
Besides, it's just a military attaché, if you try to be a civil official, you will dare to scold the emperor on the spot with a red face and a thick neck." Thank you." The attendant next to him hurriedly reminded.
Saturday Lang came back to his senses and shouted thank you loudly.
The emperor was not displeased with his gaffe, but praised him with a little joy.
Liuliulang, who stood up, had a somewhat complicated feeling in his heart.
I ask you for a favor.
Do her a favor, do her a favor, and you can get an official and knight, who is helping whom?
He was still stunned, and Fan Jianglin continued to speak.
"Your Majesty, this bow and crossbow can also be verified by others." He said.
The Emperor shook his head with a smile.
"No need to try." He said, "I believe in you."
Face? Hurt face? Compared with the merits of the Northwest, it is a big deal to be angry and dismiss the face of a little woman's family.
A little woman, it's just a lot of small temperament.
Fan Jianglin knelt down and kowtowed when he heard this.
The emperor's face was smiling, and Gao Lingbo, who was standing on the side, was also smiling, but this smile was a little cold.
His gaze fell on Fan Jianglin, and then turned to the shield on the side.
"Sure enough, the big killing weapon is about the same size as a heavy crossbow, and it looks more sophisticated, and now it takes ten days to make a heavy crossbow in the bow and crossbow courtyard." He said, looking at Fan Jianglin with a smile on his face, "I don't know how long it will take you to use this one?"
When these words came out, the stunned Liulang shuddered violently, no, Gao Lingbo was poisonous!
The law stipulates that the people are not allowed to hide crossbows privately, and those who have five bodies can be killed, if Fan Jianglin makes this bow and crossbow is not reported privately, whether it is before or after entering Beijing, it is always inappropriate for ten days and half a month, although the emperor is happy now and will not think about it, but he can't stand being mentioned in the future to provoke two sentences, and the emperor will definitely suspect his intentions.
He opened his mouth to grab the conversation, but he was still a step too late.
"This bow was made roughly, and the people worked day and night, and it took six days." Fan Jianglin said. With a little shame.
And my sister only took three days.
That's impossible! Gao Lingbo almost blurted out. I gritted my teeth to block it.
And the other officials around him had already shouted loudly.
That's impossible!
And the emperor has already taken a step forward with excitement.
"Six?" He asked. "Really?"
Fan Jianglin nodded.
"Xiaomin does not deceive Your Majesty." He said.
"You're alone?" The Emperor asked again, breathing a little heavily.
Fan Jianglin nodded again.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Quick, let the Bow and Crossbow Courtyard be built, gather and deploy everyone, all the craftsmen, and build a hundred frames in ten days! Send to the Northwest, send to the Northwest! I want to give them a big gift for His Majesty! The generals beside the emperor shouted a little frantically.
No Yushi came out to reprimand this military general's misdemeanor, because they were all stunned by this.
That's impossible. That's impossible.
"Also, Your Majesty, Xiaomin's crossbow is made of wooden feather arrows." Fan Jianglin added.
The shouting suddenly stopped.
And also......
The Emperor felt his breathing stop for a moment.
"You don't need Ling Yu," he said in a trembling voice.
"Yes, it's good to use wood chips, and also, the crossbow body and crossbow arm don't need cow tendons and horns, mountain wood can be used, plus hemp rope...."
And also...
Fan Jianglin's voice was still speaking, but it was a little far and close in the emperor's ears.
The powerful lethality is surprising. But that's not the most surprising.
The most important thing is money.
Armaments are the most expensive, and who doesn't want strong soldiers. But as for the money, it's not too much to smash into it, the key is that the treasury is really poor, and there are so many abandoned houses in the palace that can't be repaired, the emperor has saved enough, but he still feels poor.
That's why there are always ministers who accuse belligerence of being harmful, and it's really too much investment and a cost to the country.
Now that this problem has been solved, this crossbow is not only a hundred times more lethal than a heavy crossbow, but the cost is less than half that of a heavy crossbow!
The emperor looked out of the corner of his eye, and sure enough, he saw a few courtiers who were frowning and seemed to have something to say retracted their feet.
They also obviously know that they can't attack and refute it in terms of cost.
What Fan Jianglin said was so good, one sentence saved him from having a tug-of-war with the ministers in the court.
What does this mean? It means that it is not impossible for the whole army to be equipped with such crossbows!
All the army! All the army!
“…… Wet without absorbing... It's just that it's a little faster than a heavy crossbow..."
Fan Jianglin's voice continued, and the emperor's hands were about to tremble.
"Someone. Come. Go and tell me the math. Count, the whole army is equipped ... Equipped..."He shouted, halfway through the shouting, he remembered that he didn't know the name of the crossbow, and looked at Fan Jianglin busily, "What's its name?" ”
Fan Jianglin kowtowed again.
"Xiaomin hasn't given a name yet, please give it a name to Your Majesty." He said.
The Emperor looked under the city gate, and the bow and crossbow had been put away.
"The Divine Bow... God....God Arm Bow... It's called the Divine Arm Bow. He thought for a moment and said.
"Congratulations to Your Majesty on acquiring this artifact." Gao Lingbo was the first to shout.
Although he hated to death in his heart, he was not confused about when to say anything.
Suddenly, the people around knelt down and shouted, and the people at the city gate shouted. The people under the city gate immediately shouted as well, and suddenly the mountain cry was surging like the waves of the sea.
The Emperor couldn't help but laugh again.
Okay, good, this birthday is really good!
After receiving the people's congratulations, the emperor turned around and drove back to the palace, and a number of ministers, relatives and relatives of the emperor followed to the banquet in the palace, including Fan Jianglin and Liuliulang were also invited in.
"Fan Jianglin, I want to reward you, what do you want?" The Emperor said, sitting on the dragon chair. The excitement had not yet dissipated, and his normally pale face had a rare flush.
Fan Jianglin kowtowed.
"The small people just want to kill the enemy and serve the country. Now that he is disabled, he can't draw a bow and arrow, so Xiaomin wants to make bows and arrows for others to kill the enemy, which can be regarded as Xiaomin's fulfillment of his wish. He said.
The Emperor nodded with relief.
"I have appointed you as the head of the Imperial Domain, and sentenced to the military supervisor of the Bow and Crossbow Academy." He said. [Note 1]
As soon as these words came out, a gasp sounded in the hall.
If it is said that the speed at which Shicai promoted Liulang at the city gate is not small, then compared with this time, even the military attachés present are a little uncalm.
"Your Majesty, is it a book to discuss?" An official stood up and said.
The emperor's face sank.
"Have you agreed on the war in the northwest?" Instead of answering, he asked.
The court official was choked and had to retreat.
Anyway, although the official position is high, in fact, it is just to go to the bow and crossbow courtyard to supervise the construction of the bow and crossbow, and he is just a craftsman.
Thousands of dollars buy bones, encourage more people to contribute ideas and materials for the great benefit of the country, this trick has been used since ancient times, and it is also very normal to say that it is a thing of the past.
Fan Jianglin kowtowed and thanked him.
"The one who made the horseshoe is also your brother?" The emperor asked, thinking of something.
Fan Jianglin responded.
"At that time, my sister sent seven of us to the battlefield, saying that we would give a skill according to each of our strengths and preferences, and the fourth brother was good at raising horses, so my sister taught the skill of horseshoes, and now I am disabled, so my sister will give another skill to kill the enemy." He said.
As soon as these words came out, the emperor's face suddenly changed, and the faces of the people in the hall also changed.
Jiang Wenyuan is finished.
Gao Lingbo closed his eyes slightly, only feeling a little dizzy.
From the lethality of the bow and crossbow to the ease of manufacturing without costing money, one knife after another was thrown out, until the last one was also the sharpest one that pierced the emperor's heart.
Seven brothers, according to their respective strengths and preferences, each given a skill, there are already two people who choose their own killing skills, and they can all be called militaristic weapons, so if the remaining five people are good at what they like and what amazing skills will they get?
No one knows, because those five are dead, and they are no longer good at it and will no longer express their preferences....
Mistaken country.
This is a misguided country.
As long as you think of this, you will think of these five people, and when you think of these five people, you will think of them dead, and when you think of them dead, the emperor will think of this incident.
With the accumulation of thoughts day by day, Jiang Wenyuan not only couldn't stay in the northwest anymore, but he didn't want to settle down in the emperor's heart for the rest of his life.
Good, good, what a ruthless Jiangzhou fool!
People are not as good as the sky, but I didn't expect that there are still people who are overpowering the sky.
"Sir, sir."
At this time, Chen Shao, who was sitting in the courtyard of the house playing chess and eating tea with his father, was interrupted by the little guy.
I don't know what happened in the palace, but everyone can see what happened in front of the city gate.
Chen Shao was surprised when he heard this, and waved the little guy away, and the old lady Chen dropped the chess pieces in his hand.
"Jiang Wenyuan is finished." He said, looking at Chen Shao and smiling meaningfully, "It turns out that she is really helping you."
Chen Shao nodded, his expression was still a little surprised, a little abrupt and a little stunned.
"It turns out that she asked me to urge the emperor to give a reward, so as to give the emperor a gift." He said slowly, "It is precisely because of this gift that the clouds and rain have been turned upside down."
Divine Arm Bow!
What a killer!
"What are you worried about, what is there to worry about, what about angering the emperor, what about being taboo and disgusted by the emperor, it turns out that she doesn't rely on this at all." He shook his head and sighed, "It turns out that she relies on strength, which is really impossible to refuse, and it is not the illusory benefit of the immortal technique."
The status is mediocre, there is no family to rely on, and the reputation established is like a castle in the air, but what if under this prestige is a solid merit and the great benefit of the country?
"I can't see through it, I can't see through it.' Chen Shao muttered.
Before the words fell, I heard another voice outside the door.
"Husband, congratulations to the master, congratulations to the master." The two little guys ran in and kowtowed.
Congratulations? For the emperor, it is appropriate to say congratulations at this time, but what is there to be happy about Chen Shao, who resigned and abdicated the throne at home?
"Master, the eighteen ladies were praised by the emperor for their dedication to the book, and the book was written by the emperor, please give the book to the prince." The little guy kowtowed and shouted.
What the?
Chen Shao stood up in surprise, and even Old Lady Chen couldn't hide his surprise.
At the banquet in the palace, Chen Bainiang was kowtowing to thank her, turning around under the envy of countless eyes, holding the edict given by the emperor in her hand.
Although I have dreamed many times, the moment I take it true, I can't dream of that kind of feeling in my dreams.
Chen Banniang walked down slowly, she didn't know if her expression was still the same, but her eyes were already a little sparkling and she couldn't see the road clearly, but she raised her head and walked steadily.
"Today is the happiest day for me, and it is the biggest birthday gift I have ever received on my birthday."
The emperor on the throne smiled and raised his glass.
In the main hall, a mountain suddenly shouted long live, the palace music sounded in unison, the dancers danced, the ribbons and clouds flew, just like the fairyland on earth.
It was quiet in the remote Qingwang Palace, and the excitement over there could not be transmitted at all.
The king of Jin'an and the king of Qing also set up a banquet, because King Qing was stupid. It is rarely brought to people. Not to mention such an occasion to add to the emperor's blockage.
"Come on. Taste this. King Jin'an said, while feeding a mouthful of tea soup to King Qing.
King Qing was really happy to eat the mutton with one hand, and avoided it unhappily.
"Beware of choking." The king of Jin'an County patiently persuaded him, and finally fed half a lamp, and then looked at the waiter standing in front of him, "So, there are three people who have been rewarded?" It seems that Your Majesty has had a really good birthday. ”
The chamberlain smiled and nodded yes.
The King of Jin'an smiled slightly.
"Just be happy." He said.
The chamberlain bowed his head and retreated, and looked at the young man who was sitting in the room and drinking slowly with a marigold, and closed the door.
At this time, pedestrians on the main road outside the capital couldn't help but look curiously at a new tomb in the wasteland not far away, where a girl with a basket was standing, and a woman in a cloak was sitting on the ground.
Balmy autumn day. The sun shrouded the woman through the branches and leaves, obscuring her description.
Cheng Jianniang stretched out her hand to hold a tombstone, and there were chisels and other tools for carving tombstones scattered at her feet, and after a while, she picked up a chisel hammer from it and began to beat the tombstone slowly.
"Fan Stone."
"Xu Maoxiu"
"Xu Layue"
"Fan San Chou"
"Xu Bang Mallet"
My sister has come to erect a monument for you.
The new tomb, the ancient acacia, the maidservant, and the lady sitting on the ground, constitute a picture of the wilderness, so that a few scholars passing by the roadside are stunned.
"It's a pity, it's a pity, such as a beauty, but with a hammer chisel in hand, if it is replaced by Fuqin, it will be fine." One muttered.
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Note 1: Taken from the deeds of Li Hong's dedication to the arm bow of the Song Dynasty. "Song History and Soldiers", Li Hong did not find the specific reward back then, in short, the reward was so generous that the official position was not small, and the ancient imperial court was eager for these magical and fresh technologies. (To be continued......)