Several people hid in the room, Xi Junmai personally lit the reserved gunpowder, and then ran back, although he didn't know the power of the gunpowder, but for Zou Yu's order, he still didn't discount.

"Squat!" Zou Yu looked nervously into the distance, and reached out to pull Xi Junmai, who was still standing.

As the gunpowder burned, in the expectant eyes of several people, it burned to the end.

"Boom!" A loud noise, several people were stunned, and then felt something, kept falling on the roof, looking around, the rockery was full of smoke, and the rockery, which was originally more than two meters high, has disappeared.

Zou Yu still underestimated the power of black powder, after all, there were so many big ones, and the vases that were tall were all filled, and it took a long time for the three of them to come back to their senses, and Zou Yu took the lead and walked out of the door.

"Quick! Fast! There was a rush to hear, and then a group of guards rushed forward with weapons.

"Calm down!" Zou Yu burst into a shout, and then ordered: "It's okay, fence this place!" When someone asks, they say I'm making popcorn! ”

The sound just now was too loud, and it was accompanied by the shaking of the ground, and the guards must have known that this was not popcorn, but since Zou Yu said so, of course it was executed like this.

"Whoa!" The guards clenched their fists, and then led the men out.

The three of them stepped forward to check, and now the smoke is gone, the rockery is gone, and the rockery stones, the nearest one is also a zhang away, and there is a big pit on the ground, and the soil is black and burning.

"It's... This... This is really a mountain crack! Fang Xuanling said.

"This thing is buried under the city wall, and the city wall can withstand it!" Xi Junmai trembled with excitement.

"You think too much, there is no problem with the general earth city, how can the fortified city have a chance to dig a hole? Even if there is a hole, it is difficult to blow it up, and the wall is thick and solid, but I don't want the rockery to be so easy. Zou Yu poured cold water on him.

"Then increase the amount of gunpowder, and if it doesn't work, blow up the city gate!" Xi Junmai's eyes rolled.

"The city gate can be blocked, but this method can still be used." Zou Yu nodded and said with a smile.

"What a weapon of the country! No wonder the prince attaches so much importance to it! Fang Xuanling sighed.

"Hmmm! The gunpowder department produces research, and as for production, I will arrange another department! Zou Yu said.

"The prince is wise, such a sharp weapon, it must not be easily known." Fang Xuanling agreed.

"Jun buy, you go and choose a thousand soldiers with a net worth and a foundation, and form a gunner! Find another 100 people, arranged next to the barracks outside the city, and be responsible for mixing gunpowder! Zou Yu glanced at Xi Junmai next to him and said.

"Whoa!" didn't expect this kind of heavy responsibility to fall on his head, Xi Junmai hugged his fists excitedly and answered loudly.

"Don't be too happy, the base craftsman will repair it for you, the personnel must be selected well, if there is a problem, you are the only one who asks!" Zou Yu glared at him and said. Placed outside the city, this is a must, Zou Yu doesn't want to be blown up in his sleep.

Xi Junmai can only be regarded as a fierce general when he leads his troops to fight, and if he wants a high level, it is estimated that he will not be able to achieve it, but there is no problem with loyalty, so Zou Yu decided to give him this task.

"My subordinates understand!" Xi Junmai replied solemnly.

"And! Remember, in the artillery camp, all open flames are not allowed, and iron tools are not allowed, even on shoes! This point is written for me as a military discipline and recited every day! Zou Yu emphasized.

"And what weapons do we use?" Xi Junmai was dumbfounded and asked in a daze.

"Sticks! Usually use wooden sticks when guarding, those who defend the periphery can bring iron weapons, bows and crossbows, and the inner circle can only be wooden sticks! After the can, you are not afraid of iron weapons, and you can bring weapons, but that is after you go to the battlefield. Zou Yu replied.

"So you don't need us at all?" Xi Junmai said regretfully.

"What? Do you still want to have nothing to do with two shots? Zou Yu said angrily, but he knew these guys, and he asked someone to make popcorn if he had nothing to do, just to listen to that voice.

"No, no!" Xi Junmai hurriedly shook his head and denied it.

"You build a good team early, and next year you can pull it out to blow up stones, build roads, and repair reservoirs!" Zou Yu said with a smile.

"Hey, hey! This is good! Xi Junmai immediately said with a smile.

"Don't be careless! If something really goes wrong, it's not a trivial matter! Zou Yu admonished again.

"Subordinates take it to heart!" Xi Junmai thumped his chest and said.

"Very good!" Zou Yu nodded with satisfaction.

After explaining, Zou Yu asked Xi Junmai to go and get busy, and he began to deal with the affairs himself.

"I plan to promote free education in Jinyang and Liaodong!" Zou Yu said to Fang Xuanling.

"Free education? Haven't we been doing it all the time? Fang Xuanling asked puzzled.

Zou Yu knew that Fang Xuanling was talking about night school, and every night, organizing the people and soldiers to study.

"That's for adults, I'm talking about children! Adults have fixed their minds and have things to do, so what they learn is limited, and I'm talking about education for children! Zou Yu shook his head and said.

"It's a good thing, but there are a few problems!" Fang Xuanling thought for a while and said.

"What's the problem?" Zou Yu asked.

"First, we are understaffed, and we don't have so many teachers to teach. Second, teaching children on such a large scale, the prince wants to break the family's monopoly on talents, which must be understood, even if they do not know the confrontation, they are bound to secretly resist; The third question is, how big is it needed? If it is bigger, will we be able to support it financially?

Although Liaodong has a bumper harvest of grain and meat, it is only enough for us, and the rest of the places are still in the tax-free period, should we wait for another year or two before promoting? Fang Xuanling asked.

"It is precisely because the family has a monopoly on education that I am in a hurry to cultivate talents by myself, and start training while I am now, so that I will not be controlled by others in the future; As for the scale, try to do it on a small scale first, so that if there is a problem, it is easy to find it in time and summarize the experience for the future. As for the free objects, it starts with the families of the soldiers, and it is also used as a kind of pension and reward for military exploits! Zou Yu explained.

"The prince is wise, starting with soldiers, not only to get their support, but also not too exciting to the family, so what should ordinary people's children do if they want to go to school? Who will do it? Fang Xuanling continued to ask.

"The children of ordinary people, as long as they want, receive the same income, or in the form of workmanship, instead of fees. As for the teachers, there are still some people in the Zou clan who are not used to officialdom, which is just right! Zou Yu said.

"In Jinyang and Liaodong, build one respectively, the scale is best to accommodate 1,000 people, all students, just go home once a month." Zou Yu continued.

"It's... Is there something wrong with Mengtong's long-term separation from his family? Fang Xuanling asked.

"This shouldn't be a problem, the school provides food and housing, and for them, it also reduces the burden on the family. Zou Yu thought for a while and said.

"That's too!" Fang Xuanling nodded.

"The subordinates thought that if there was an opportunity to study, the people would never give up!" has been silent, Fang Xuanling's secretary Ma Zhou, suddenly arched his hand and said.

"King Bin is right, children of poor families, it is not easy to learn." Fang Xuanling agreed. Although Fang Xuanling is not from a poor family, he also knows the suffering of his disciples.

"The people want their son to become a dragon! I will definitely send my child to school. Although Zou Yu didn't experience the difficulty of studying, he understood the mind of being a parent.

"Jackie Chan! The description of the prince's words is really appropriate, which fully reflects the mood of parents in the world! Fang Xuanling couldn't help but admire.

Zou Yu didn't know that this sentence hadn't appeared yet, so invisibly, he pretended to be forced again.

"I'm also a parent, so I realized this." Zou Yu waved his hand and sighed.

"The prince said it in a timely manner, and his subordinates also feel the same way, and I hope that my son will achieve something in the future!" Fang Xuanling, who is also a first-time father, sighed.

"Haha! With the tutor of the Fang family, your son will definitely not be bad in the future! By the way, Brother Fang, what's your son's name, and I haven't given him a gift yet, as an uncle? Zou Yu asked with a smile.

Fang Xuanling's son is more than a month younger than Zou Yu, Zou Yu doesn't know, this is also the chain reaction he provoked, if he hadn't appeared, Qin Qiong, Fang Yanqian and others would have broken through and returned to the Central Plains, and Fang Xuanling's son was only born now.

"In the Spring and Autumn Period, the sage of the Jin State was a sheep's tongue, well-informed, noble, and able to give way to the country, and was the virtuous minister of the Jin State at that time, Confucius called it "legacy", so the name of the dog was straight. Fang Xuanling said with a smile.

When Zou Yu heard this, he couldn't help but feel embarrassed, listen to others, and name his son, so meaningful, where he is like himself, just listen to it.

Next, Zou Yu proposed to expand the enrollment of medical schools, but this matter needs to depend on whether the Taoist side can provide the power of the teacher.

There is a shortage of manpower, there is a shortage of manpower everywhere, Zou Yu still decided to recruit from the people, learn from his wife Cao, and only move!

Notices for recruiting talents are posted everywhere, regardless of nationality or origin, as long as you have a skill. According to the ability, the decision is made, and we all know that Zou Yu attaches importance to craftsmen and people with skills, so after the notice is posted, there are still a lot of applicants.

These people were mainly worried that the imperial court would be recruited for free, so they did not come out, but now they know the imperial court better, so they came out to answer the call. There are also some mountain people who fled and hid in the mountains before, but now they have also come down the mountain.

The mountain people go down the mountain, mainly because now all the people are gathered together, as soon as they appear, they are very eye-catching, and stay in the mountain, they still need to go down the mountain to buy some daily necessities.

In the past, the situation was chaotic, and in some towns, you could still buy salt, cloth, medicinal herbs and other necessary materials, but now it is not possible, there is no road to the city, and the people have moved to the vicinity of the city, even if there are large settlements, there are soldiers in the town to guard.

Most of these soldiers were retired from the begging army, or disabled soldiers, and their loyalty to the court was very high, so the mountain people who had no way out had to go down the mountain to submit to obedience.

There are many blacksmiths, doctors, and scholars who are most in demand. The blacksmith entered the master's prison, the doctor entered the medical school, and the scholars were arranged according to their ability, either starting from a petty official or teaching Mengtong.

However, whether it is a doctor or a scholar, the first thing you need is to receive training, and you must pass the training before you can take up your post.

Scholars need to know what to teach, and at the same time what should be done as an official, and be an official must be pragmatic, this is Zou Yu's requirement for all officials, it is strictly forbidden not to pretend not to understand, and it is strictly forbidden for laymen to lead insiders.

Basic officials, each department must go around for at least three years before there is the possibility of promotion, otherwise it can only be leveled, which is included in the highest law of the Ministry of Officials.

As for doctors, it is necessary to enter the medical school for training, training in sterilization, hygiene issues, whether it is a wound or an instrument, must be sterilized. The instrument is sterilized at high temperature, and the wound should be cleaned with water if there is a condition, even if there is no alcohol, if there is no condition, at least it should be cleaned with water.

In the future, doctors who have not received medical training will not be allowed to practice medicine, which is Zou Yu's secret determination in his heart. He didn't want to see a handful of dirt to stop the bleeding happen to the doctor in the future.

For more than half a month, the outside world was calm, there were countless recruits in Jinyang, Zou Yu was really busy for a while, just because he promised to give Fang Xuanling a vacation, and after ten days, he called him back.

During this time, there is good news, Dou Jiande has withdrawn his troops, and Zou Yu did not let people chase and fight, but just ordered everything to stick to the original place.

Li Jing's class returned to the dynasty, Qin Qiong still returned to Yanmen County, and Zhang Zhongjian rectified the begging army, demanding that the number be increased to 50,000, which was the main force in foreign warfare in the future; Seven killings were changed to 30,000 people, and Qin Qiong led the guards to Yanmen County; Sharp arrows and swords guard Tong Pass; The greedy wolf stayed in Yuyang County, Youzhou, and in Yuyang, he could conquer Goguryeo, support Zhang Zhongjian and Luo Yi, and also guard against the Turks and the Murwei people; As for the other soldiers and horses, they can only be regarded as city guards, and their main duty is to guard the city.

After all, there are a lot of war deaths, as well as the placement of the disabled, just this part, there are a lot of things that need to be busy, but fortunately, the army can be handed over to Li Jing, and he only needs to control it roughly.

There is only one point, the reward of the generals on this expedition needs to be considered, official positions and titles are the same thing, and there must be material rewards.

There are some imperial doctors who don't like to sit in the clinic and don't like to teach students, so Zou Yu simply divided those few. Qu Tutong, Luo Yi, Fang Yanqian, three people with a lot of credit, not a small official position, and not a small age, Zou Yu equipped each of them with an imperial doctor.

At the same time, Zou Yu issued a decree that officials above the third rank and over the age of fifty would be equipped with an imperial doctor by the imperial court, and the imperial doctor would be stationed next to the official, and the imperial court would provide the imperial court.

No one is not afraid of death, the older you are, the more afraid of death, there is a royal doctor, long-term by your side, you can imagine how much life safety is guaranteed. Therefore, this decree was supported by everyone. Including the imperial doctor, I like it very much.

Because the imperial doctor is mainly waiting for the royal family, there is a way to accompany the king like a tiger, to treat the royal family, that is really worrying, for fear of prescribing the wrong prescription, but also afraid of the wrong diagnosis, that is a matter of losing the head. Now that the position is inconvenient, it has been changed to a waiting official, and the pressure is naturally much lighter.

Everyone was overjoyed, Zou Yu rewarded some ginseng, deer antler velvet and other medicinal materials, Luo Yi and the others were naturally very happy.

"It's so busy, I have to make you work early." Zou Yu said apologetically to Fang Xuanling, he thought it would be good for him to rest for a month, but he couldn't keep himself busy, so he had to call Fang Xuanling back, Zou Yu didn't want to do his best and die of exhaustion.

"Where does the prince speak, his subordinates are idle and bored, and it is better to do something." Fang Xuanling said with a smile.

"Haha, fortunately, King Bin helped, otherwise I would have called you back in three days at most." Zou Yu breathed a sigh of relief and laughed.

I have to say that Fang Xuanling's cultivation of Ma Zhou is very good, except for some major events, he can't make up his mind, and other affairs are handled in an orderly and very reasonable manner. Although this is inseparable from Ma Zhou's talent, it can't be done to this extent without a lot of practice, because of many problems, Zou Yu himself has to think twice before he can make a decision, and Ma Zhou is even more relaxed.

Professional things should be handed over to professional people to do, which is Zou Yu's principle.

"The subordinates are just running errands, and when it comes to the prince, he only sleeps for two or three hours a day, which is very hard." Ma Zhou said humbly.

"King Bin doesn't have to be humble, I know your ability, learn from Fang Shangshu well, release next year, govern the place, and the center will have to rely on you to help manage it in the future." Zou Yu looked at Ma Zhou sincerely and said.

"My subordinates thank you for your attention, I'm afraid that I will be disappointed!" Ma Zhou said gratefully.

"I believe in you!" Zou Yu got up, patted Ma Zhou on the shoulder and said.

"The prince is wise, Binwang is indeed a rare talent, as long as he goes to the local area to exercise and make up for the shortcomings of his experience, he is enough to take on a big responsibility." Fang Xuanling agreed.