Zhang Shixun's cheeks turned purple in an instant, and he opened his mouth many times, but he couldn't say a word.

He really didn't read the style file of the Western Regions, not only did he not read it, but a large number of officials in the court didn't read it.

They were either busy impeaching Wang Zeng and impeaching Lu Yijian, or they were busy drilling into the fireworks and willow alleys, and they had the leisure to read the Western Regions style dossier of Lao Shizi.

In Zhao Zhen's cold voice, the civil and military officials all remained silent.

Zhang Shixun is loaded at gunpoint, and they are not willing to accompany Zhang Shixun to be punished together.

Blind nonsense was caught red-handed by Zhao Zhen and exposed on the spot, no one could save him.

Dead friends do not die in poverty, which is the most fundamental way to be an official in the court.

"From now on, the errand in your hand will be handed over to your subordinate Zuo Shilang to deal with. You just concentrate on being at home and give me a good look at the Western Regions style dossier. Every ten years, I will test you.

I gave you five chances, and after five times, if you are still so ignorant.

I will remove all your officials, confiscate your property, and drive you out of Bianjing. ”

Zhao Zhen drank coldly.

The civil and military officials hung their heads in unison, not daring to say a word.

Anyone can see that Zhao Zhen has been angered by Zhang Shixun's ignorance, otherwise he would not have left Zhang Shixun in front of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military, and at this time he ran to touch Zhao Zhen's brows, and the end would not be too good.

Today's Zhao Zhen is no longer the Zhao Zhen of the past.

His kindness was only reserved for a few people in the court who sincerely helped him do things.

In the face of others, he is only domineering, arrogant, and ruthless.

Zhang Shixun trembled and prostrated on the ground, wailing: "Thank you, Lord Longen......"

Zhao Zhen snorted coldly and didn't look at Zhang Shixun again.

Du Yan glanced at Zhang Shixun who was prostrate on the ground, sighed secretly in his heart, took a step forward, and said loudly: "Qiguan family, the minister has already read more than half of the dossier on the style of the Western Regions, and the minister thinks that the minister already knows something about the Western Regions.

As far as the minister knew, there was no victory in the Western Regions, so the minister suspected what the Ministry of Kou had to say. ”

Zhao Zhen heard Du Yan's words, and his face softened by three points, "Du Aiqing's words are enough to prove that Du Aiqing has listened to my instructions and read the Western Regions style dossier."

As Du Aiqing said, the previous Western Regions did not win the Sichuan.

Deshengchuan is the name of Kou Aiqing, who specially changed the name of Dachuan Valley in order to celebrate the great victory of our army. ”

"Tagawa Valley?!"

Zhao Zhen's voice landed, Du Yan repeated the name of the place, was slightly stunned, and a simple map involuntarily floated in his mind.

Without waiting for Du Yan to come back to his senses, he heard Zhao Zhen continue: "I know that there are still people who don't believe it. Chen Lin, pass on the urgent report, and let the Manchu Dynasty civil and military see how my Kou Qing won an earth-shattering victory. ”

Chen Lin took the urgent report from the dragon case and sent it to Lu Yijian.

Lu Yijian hurriedly took the urgent report and read it carefully.

Just when Lu Yijian was reading the emergency report, Zhao Zhen spoke again, "After reading the emergency report, don't nitpick, and don't say anything about the need to suppress in order to avoid martial artists."

Kou Qing is a civil minister, not a military minister.

Is Kou Qing wrong, you don't count what you say, I only do if I say it.

If anyone has any objections, I can give him 3,000 Japanese soldiers and let him lead them to the Western Regions.

If he can do the same, I'll take back what I just said. ”

The faces of the civil and military officials were very ugly, but they didn't speak, and they all looked forward to seeing the urgent report in Lu Yijian's hand.

Lu Yijian quickly read the emergency report, and said with admiration: "Amazing...... I'm better ......."

As he spoke, Lu Yijian handed the urgent report in his hand to Zhang Zhibai, who was waiting anxiously beside him.

After Zhang Zhibai took the urgent report, he couldn't wait to start reading.

Zhao Zhen saw that the urgent report fell into Zhang Zhibai's hands, and slowly spoke again, "After you read the emergency report, let's discuss it together, and see how to reward Kou Qing, how to reward the Japanese soldiers, how to reward those righteous soldiers who helped the soldiers kill the enemy, how to reward the Danshan Department who is willing to attach to my Great Song Dynasty, and in the battle of Victorious Sichuan, help me to break the yellow head and return to the Danshan Department of 140,000 elite soldiers." ”

After Zhao Zhen said this, he stopped talking.

The urgent report was circulated in the hands of hundreds of civil and military officials.

Everyone who read the emergency report was stunned.

Everyone who has not read the emergency report stands on tiptoe one by one, eager to hurry up and see what is written in the emergency report.

After reading the emergency report, Wang Yunsheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, decisively bowed his hand to Zhao Zhen and said: "The minister is the official family, and I am congratulated by the Great Song Dynasty." ”

When Zhao Zhen heard this, he nodded with great satisfaction, "Wang Qing is good......

When Wang Yunsheng heard this, a bright smile appeared on his face.

After Du Yan read the paperwork, he frowned.

Zhao Zhen saw that Du Yan's expression was wrong, and squinted his eyes slightly.

Du Yan bowed to Zhao Zhen and said in a deep voice: "The minister wants to know, what are the Hongyi cannons, muskets, and invincible mine cannons, and who made them, and why they are so powerful, and they are even more beneficial than the bed crossbows and other things made by the imperial court." ”

Zhao Zhen was slightly stunned, he didn't expect Du Yan to ask this question.

He hadn't seen any of the three objects, so he didn't know what they looked like.

He only knew that Kou Ji was highly skilled, had the ability to be a craftsman, and could always come up with something very powerful.

Zhao Zhen thought for a moment and looked at Wang Yunsheng, "Wang Qing, you tell the Manchu Dynasty civil and military affairs, what are the muskets, Hongyi cannons, and invincible mine cannons." ”

Wang Yunsheng has already taken refuge in Kou Ji.

So when Kou Ji built muskets, red cannons, and invincible mine cannons, he didn't hide from him.

Instead, he was specially summoned to the forge workshop outside the city and personally explained to him the three weapons.

And told him to keep it in mind.

Because once the three weapons appear in front of people, they will definitely be asked.

When the time comes, if he can't say why, he will definitely be laughed at.

Wang Yunsheng has been advised by Kou Ji and is particularly attentive to the three weapons, so when Zhao Zhen asks now, he is confident.

"Back to the official's house, muskets, Hongyi cannons, and invincible mine cannons are all firearms developed by the Ministry of Industry Foundry Supervision and the Forging Steel Workshop and the Weapons Forging Workshop."

"Firearms?"

The people who had read the emergency report in the vertical arch hall were all stunned.

Du Yan muttered: "I have heard of firearms, but the lethality of firearms is limited, and when used in warfare, the effect is not obvious, and they have been abandoned outside the ordnance.

How did the Ministry of Industry develop firearms with great lethality?

And how is it forged? ”

Wang Yunsheng faced Du Yan's question and said with a smile: "Ordinary firearms naturally don't have much lethality. However, there is a difference between the firearms cast by our Ministry of Engineering and the steel forging workshop.

Hundreds of tigers are running together, and now they have gradually been sent to the barracks of various armies, I believe you have all seen it.

The musket is a weapon that can be controlled by a single person on the basis of a hundred tigers running together.

Gunpowder was used instead of a bowstring as a boost.

Iron pellets were used instead of arrows as a weapon for killing. ”

Du Yan frowned and said, "The round iron pellet is more lethal than a sharp arrow?" ”

Wang Yunsheng said with a smile: "You should be no stranger to the medicine puppet. When the medicine puppet explodes, it is enough to shoot hundreds of feet into the air. The pieces of wood that it carries into the air can also hurt people.

The same goes for iron pills.

Driven by gunpowder, it is extremely lethal.

The leather armor pierced with a single blow.

Lighter than a bow and easier to maneuver than a bow and crossbow.

What's more, as long as it is an individual, with a little training, he can use the musket proficiently.

It takes two or three years to train a qualified crossbowman.

It takes only seven days to raise a musketeer. ”

As soon as these words came out, all the civil and military officials in the hall gasped.

The civil and military officials had never seen the musket, and they did not intuitively experience the lethality of the musket.

But they understood a thing or two about the time it took to train musketeers and crossbowmen.

What was the most powerful weapon of the Great Song Dynasty?

Step Armor?!

Wrong!

The most powerful thing in the Great Song Dynasty was the bow and crossbow.

The Great Song Dynasty had the most powerful crossbow in the world.

Its number, no country other than the Great Song Dynasty, can not be compared.

The bow and crossbow were one of the main combat weapons of the Great Song Dynasty.

It plays a major role on the battlefield.

Bows and crossbows, there is no shortage of Great Song Dynasty.

But the crossbowman Da Song is very short.

If the musket appears, it can replace the bow and crossbow, and can be easily manipulated, and the combat effectiveness of the Great Song Dynasty soldiers and horses will skyrocket.

The Manchu Dynasty Wenwu stared at Wang Yunsheng with shocked eyes.

Gao Di Gong couldn't wait to ask, "What is the Hongyi Cannon?" And what is an invincible mine cannon? ”

Wang Yunsheng said with a smile: "If the musket is a bow and crossbow, then the Hongyi cannon is equivalent to a bed crossbow. It is more convenient to operate than a bed crossbow and more lethal than a bed crossbow. ”

"Hmmm......"

Wang Yunsheng pondered for a moment, and said metaphorically: "A single shot of the bed crossbow can pierce a deep hole in the city wall." The Hongyi cannon can make a huge gap in the city with one shot.

Combine the power of the trebuchet with the power of the bed crossbow and the power of the Red Cannon.

As for the invincible mine cannon, it is like a puppet of medicine buried in the ground. ”

"The sound of an explosion from under the ground can not only lift the dirt above its head, but also the horses and cavalry running on the dirt to the ground."

“……”

Wang Yunsheng gave a general description, and the Manchu Dynasty civil and military officials were stunned when they heard it.

Although Wang Yunsheng's description was very intuitive, they could roughly guess the power of the three weapons.

But they still want to see it with their own eyes.

"Does the Ministry of Industry have it, can you take it out for all of us to see?"

Lu Yijian asked in a deep voice.

Zhao Zhen also looked at Wang Yunsheng very curiously.

Wang Yunsheng smiled bitterly, "No ......"

Gao Zuo Gong was anxious when he heard this, "The Ministry of Industry made it, and the Ministry of Industry will not have it." ”

Wang Yunsheng smiled bitterly: "It's right that it was made by the Ministry of Industry, but the forging process is not available in the Ministry of Industry." ”

Du Yan said with a dark face: "Kou Ji's forging process of secretly hiding heavy weapons of the military state?!" ”

Wang Yunsheng rolled his eyes, "The thing was developed by someone from the Ministry of Kou, do you say he needs to keep it private?" ”

Du Yan's face turned red, and he said in a deep voice: "With such a heavy military weapon, why don't you dedicate it to the imperial court?" ”

Wang Yunsheng spread out his hands, "I can't afford to offer, and I don't dare to offer." ”

As soon as these words came out, the faces of the Manchu Dynasty and the civil and military forces changed.

Du Yan glared, pounced in front of Wang Yunsheng, and roared angrily: "What do you mean by this? ”

Wang Yunsheng said seriously: "At the beginning of the development of artillery, Hongyi artillery, and invincible mine artillery, I and the Ministry of Kou Officials both invited the imperial court to allocate a part of the money for the development of new ordnance.

But how do you do it?

You joined forces to stop this, claiming that the imperial court's ordnance was sufficient.

Not only were we not allowed to develop ordnance, but we were not even allowed to apply for the approval of the imperial court for the construction of the land where the ordnance research site was built.

Now that the new ordnance has been developed, the imperial court sees the benefits and wants to occupy it by force.

Do you think the Ministry of Officials will agree? ”

Du Yan snorted coldly: "What can't you promise?" Contributing to the country is our duty as ministers. Moreover, when Kou Ji presented a new ordnance, the court would not forget his merits and would compensate him for the money he spent on developing the ordnance. ”

Wang Yunsheng said quietly: "Ten million guan, can the court get it?" ”

Du Yan stared at him in astonishment, and said angrily: "Nonsense, even if it is a pure gold ordnance, it is not worth so much money." ”

Wang Yunsheng smiled bitterly, "I also told the Ministry of Officials like this, and then the Ministry of Officials took out a list for me, and after reading the list, I couldn't say anything like that."

We are not craftsmen, so we don't know how much manpower, material resources, financial resources, and mental effort a craftsman expends when developing a new thing.

A hundred tigers are running together, which is dedicated to the imperial court by the Ministry of Kou for free.

But do you know how much it cost in the development process of a hundred tigers?

That's a million.

From simplifying the bow and crossbow, turning the bow and crossbow into a barrel, and then integrating the barrel and crossbow into a bundle, it seems simple.

In the middle, it took countless manpower and material resources to try out step by step.

The same goes for muskets, red cannons, and invincible mine cannons.

Especially the Hongyi cannon.

The total weight is a hundred pounds.

It has been tried with pig iron, wrought iron, copper, ferricon, steel, and other materials.

In order to verify whether there is danger, 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 copper, iron, and steel. ”

When the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty heard this, they opened their mouths one by one, not knowing what to say.

After a long time, Gao Di sighed faintly, "In the past, when my father helped Emperor Taizu refine the bed crossbow, he did spend a lot of money. ”

Wang Yunsheng nodded slowly, and said: "The craftsmen worked hard and spent countless money and effort to develop things, and the imperial court only gave them some copper coins as rewards, so they easily took them away.

In the long run, how could the craftsmen of the people create good things and present them to the imperial court?

They will only take things and escape from our Great Song Dynasty, defect to Western Xia, and defect to the Liao Kingdom.

In the Western Xia and Liao kingdoms, he exchanged for high-ranking officials and marquises.

You all know that Kou Fu has a large group of craftsmen, and you also know that these craftsmen can always develop good things that can benefit the country and the people.

I believe that you are all very envious of such a large group of experts in Koufu.

But who of you really went to the courtyard where the craftsmen of Kou Mansion lived? ”

Wang Yunsheng pointed to himself with his finger, "I've been there, I've seen them sleep day and night in order to develop things, and I've seen them spend a lot of precious materials in order to develop things. ”