"Anding County male, cavalry captain, right to mention the ignition superintendent." Li Zhang looked at his series of titles and was also a little confused, although he had long known that the official titles of the Great Song Dynasty were confused, and they were also divided into various ministry officials and Jilu officials, etc., but when it was his turn, he found that the reality was far more complicated than he imagined, such as his three titles, the first is a knighthood, the second is a lord, and the third is the real minister.

"Originally, at your age, it was not easy to be crowned a cavalry lieutenant from the fifth grade, but you are a relative, so I have fought for you for the title of founding man, I hope you will not live up to the high expectations of the mourning family for you in the future!" At this time, I saw Liu E also looking at Li Zhang with a smile and said, today she specially summoned Li Zhang to the Vertical Arch Palace, just to announce the reward for Li Zhang.

"Aunt Xie, but why haven't I heard of this firearms supervisor, could it be that the imperial court has set up a special prison for firearms?" Li Zhang first saluted Liu E, and then asked, the title and rank in front are not important, at most they determine his status and status, and the last minister is the most important, but the manufacture of firearms has always been under the jurisdiction of the three divisions, and there has never been the title of firearms supervisor.

"Yes, you played well in Gyeongju some time ago, especially Cao Wei praised the musket, which made the court pay more attention to the musket, plus the gunpowder recipe you offered, which made the gunpowder extremely powerful, and some craftsmen also made a few new firearms, plus the establishment of the musket army in the border army, the demand for gunpowder and muskets increased greatly, so I discussed with several prime ministers and decided to set up a firearms superintendent, and all matters related to the production of firearms were handed over to the firearms superintendent to manage." Liu E nodded with a smile at this time.

Li Zhang is Liu E's publicly admitted nephew, so to a certain extent, Li Zhang's interests are consistent with her interests, and the better Li Zhang's performance, the more beneficial it will be to Liu E, so she is more and more satisfied with Li Zhang.

"But can I handle such an important task as the firearms superintendent?" Li Zhang was a little unconfident at this time, because the firearms supervisor was not like the previous firearms workshop, but needed to coordinate all aspects of things, and the affairs in charge were also very numerous, and Li Zhang was also the first time to accept such a challenge, so he was also a little worried that he would mess things up.

"The gunpowder was originally offered by you, and the musket was also made by you, so I have confidence in you, and that Liu Shu will also be your deputy this time, responsible for the firearms supervisor and the young eunuch, he has experience, but his qualifications are a little worse, let him be a young eunuch to cultivate his prestige first, you will definitely not stay in the firearms supervisor all the time, and when you are older in the future, I will still have reuse, and then the firearms supervisor will be handed over to Liu Shu to manage." Liu E smiled and said to Li Zhang, Liu E is Li Zhang's old acquaintance, and the two cooperate more tacitly.

Hearing that Liu Shu helped him, Li Zhang finally put his mind at ease, he knew Liu Shu's ability, and there should be no problem with him helping him, but Liu Shu's background is not very good, and he belongs to the official turn, so the future is limited, otherwise the position of this firearms supervisor should be his now.

"By the way, because the firearms supervisor has just been established, the grade of the firearms supervisor is one level lower than that of the general supervisor and the capital water supervisor, but in the future, as long as the firearms supervisor performs well, the grade will be upgraded sooner or later." Liu E reminded again at this time.

In fact, the establishment of the firearms superintendent also encountered some resistance, such as the refusal of the third department to hand over the firearms, and the other superintendents did not want to share power with themselves, but at Liu E's insistence, the firearms superintendent was still established, but the lower grade was a compromise with these opponents.

"Thank you, lady, I understand this!" Li Zhang also knew the meaning of Liu E's words, and immediately saluted Liu E again.

Seeing Li Zhang's sensible appearance, Liu E couldn't help but nod with satisfaction, and then she thought of Zhao Zhen's wedding, so she spoke again: "The queen's candidate has been decided, and Your Majesty has also agreed, speaking of which, this time it is also your credit." ”

"The eldest lady is polite, if it weren't for the eldest lady's deep understanding of righteousness, I'm afraid that no matter how much I persuade Your Majesty, I won't listen." Li Zhang is also very modest at the moment, it is also interesting to say, originally Liu E supported the Guo family, Zhao Zhen liked the Wang family, and there was only one Zhang family left to be ignored, but he didn't expect the snipe and the clam to compete for the fisherman's profit, and the last to ascend the queen's throne was the Zhang family, and in the original history, this Zhang family has no record except for participating in the election.

"Merit is not arrogant, if the ministers in the court are like you, the mourning family will be much more worry-free!" Liu E looked at Li Zhang in front of her and couldn't help but say with some emotion, when she said this, she also deliberately turned her head to look at a picture posted on the wall next to her.

Since Liu E took power, she feels that the most difficult thing is not to deal with government affairs, but to intrigue with the ministers in the court, these ministers are all very deep in the city, and they may fall into their trap if they are not careful, of course, Liu E is not easy to deal with, for example, when she first ascended the throne, she found an excuse to ask for the list of relatives of the ministers, and then made a chart and pasted it on the wall.

Hearing Liu E's praise, Li Zhang also hurriedly said a few words of modesty, but he still had a little pride in his heart, in fact, he didn't care about his own interests, but as a later generation, after coming to the Great Song Dynasty, he would always look at the Great Song Dynasty with an outsider's gaze, so that his mentality was more detached and not easy to be affected by foreign objects, which Li Zhang in his previous life could not do, which was one of the benefits of crossing.

"For your reward, the official edict will be issued soon, and there is also the matter of His Majesty's wedding, you must also start to prepare, although you will go to the firearms supervisor to take office, but you must also go to Your Majesty more to see, there are some things that still need you to do, and you may have to work harder then." Liu E spoke again at this time.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty's wedding, I will definitely go to Your Majesty's place often!" Li Zhang also said again, although there are many rules for the emperor's wedding, it is generally similar to the wedding process of ordinary people, and some things also need to be brought forward by the most trusted person around Zhao Zhen, Li Zhang, as his cousin, is his only friend, so he definitely needs to be responsible for some things, and Li Zhang knows these without Liu E's explanation.

Liu E nodded with satisfaction again when she heard this, and then suddenly smiled again: "Your Majesty is getting married, you are two years older than Your Majesty, is it time to think about your marriage?" ”