"Governor, it's better to be farther away, right?" , Zaheil, the new secretary of the Firearms Division, said with doubts on his face. Ever since he had seen the cannon explode, he had an inexplicable fear of artillery. Even if the cannon was made right under his nose, it wouldn't put him at ease.

"It's okay! This distance is a bomb, and it can't hurt us! Li Chengji held the binoculars and said without worry.

At this time they were staying in a forest, not far away, a small river. Many craftsmen and guards were by their side. Everyone looked a little nervously at the entrance of the village, five miles away, where a cannon was being held.

The size is still about the same as last time, but the details have been changed. For example, the barrel of the gun is fired, which is more robust.

And seven miles directly in front of the cannon is a village. The villagers there were all moved, but the houses could not be taken away, and it happened to be a test firing range for artillery.

Seeing that Li Chengji was unmoved, Zaheil could not persuade him anymore. Then he said and raised the flag, and someone hurriedly waved the small red flag in his hand. The apprentice craftsman, who was standing by the cannon and holding the torch, immediately licked his lips nervously and resolutely lit the fuse.

Just listen to the sound of sparks burning from the leads. The apprentice didn't care about anything, and quickly spread the girl and ran into the woods. Li Chengji and the others also hurriedly covered their ears, looking at the ignited artillery in the distance with some nervousness and expectation.

Until there was a loud bang, and the birds in the forest were so alarmed that they flew out. Li Chengji and them reacted a little slowly and let go of their ears.

"Allah! Miracles, miracles! Zaheil exclaimed, looking at the half-ruined house. Li Chengji looked at it, but said with some dissatisfaction: "You still need to adjust the angle and enhance the firepower!" Only half of such a house was smashed. ”。

Although the houses in the village are not close, they are not too far apart. The artillery was facing each other again, and only half of it was blown up. This made Li Chengji a little dissatisfied.

When Zaheil heard this, he hurriedly said: "The governor has taught you a lesson! As long as there are one or two more improvements, it will definitely be in line with the Governor's wishes. ”。

Seeing his cautious appearance, Li Chengji also knew that some requirements were too high. After all, it's the first time to shoot a cannon, so it's good to be able to hit it. So the result is actually as good as expected.

He warmly encouraged a few words, and gave the craftsmen who participated in the development of the artillery three times the monthly salary. He also threatened that if the range and angle of the artillery could be greatly increased, the reward would be even more abundant.

At the same time, they sent someone to bring their families over, and they found a place to live near the Firearms Division. Anyway, within a radius of fifty miles, it was basically emptied. There are several green states that can be lived.

In this way, it not only ensures the confidentiality of the firearms department, but also fulfills the dream of reunion of the craftsmen.

It's just that since then, they have had little contact with the outside world.

However, in this era where you can survive if you have something to eat, freedom or something can be ignored.

After more than half a month, as the temperature rises day by day, the pace of summer is getting closer and closer. The fields in Khorasan are also coming to an end. A large amount of winter wheat was also gradually transported into Malu's granary through the purchase of administrative units at all levels such as villages, towns, counties, and counties.

A large number of knives, arrows, saddles, armor, and other utensils were produced through the work of the superintendent day and night. And as soon as possible, it was sent to various regiments to concentrate equipment. The old equipment that was replaced was basically renovated and sent to the border armies.

It was also a little hasty in the establishment of the border army before, so a lot of equipment was too late to prepare. Moreover, the number of border troops is quite large, and the productivity of the superintendent is also limited. In addition, in order to reflect the difference, Li Chengji has differentiated the treatment of the border army and the four major army corps.

Although the monthly salary is still the same, the welfare subsidies are different. As a result, within the Apologists, the border army has become the lowest-ranking unit. Within the four major legions, Li Chengji did not differentiate. But that's it! In future battles, each regiment will also add collective merits when calculating the military merits of the soldiers.

That is to say, whichever legion performs the best on the battlefield and the internal soldiers get the most credit and the greatest amount of merit is eligible to receive greater rewards at the corps level. This is for the entire corps, and in terms of honor, it belongs to all the officers and men of the corps.

Therefore, as soon as this regulation came out, the contest between the various legions immediately became white-hot.

At present, in the United Front Work Department, the generals are actively striving for the credit of attacking Gul. So that when the reward is awarded, his legion will not be crushed.

Li Chengji was annoyed by them and had to hide under the pretext of an excuse. As a result, the counselors of the General Staff Department were targeted by the generals of the United Front Work Department, and their ears could be grinded out of cocoons.

After staying up like this, the battle to capture Gul can finally begin. The counselors also breathed a sigh of relief, and they all came to Li Chengji to vent their bitterness.

Just then, Malu arrives with an unexpected group of guests.

"Governor of Great Liao Khorasan, meet the angel!" , Li Chengji led a group of courtiers and bowed.

"Governor, please get up. I came this time mainly to be entrusted by the Holy Lord to canonize you as the king of Khorasan and posthumously crown your father Li Shichang as the king of the river. And I want you to control the soldiers and horses of Khorasan, Khorezm, the Western Qarakhanid, the Eastern Qarakhanid, and the Gur, and protect the peace south of the Great Liao. Liu Yi, the eunuch of the Great Liao Court, said modestly.

Xiao Pengzhen, the supervisor of the Great Liao State in the Western Karakhanid State on the side, nodded at Li Chengji and the others, indicating that it was indeed the case.

The reason why Xiao Pengzhen came with him this time was because he had a good relationship with Li Chengji. So Yeluzizheng asked him to follow, so that Li Chengji could accept Da Liao's kindness.

It was also the alliance letter of Qu Qu that worked! Let Yeluzi and others, who found out the inside story, be frightened. took the lead and sealed Li Chengji, so as to appease one or two.

It's just that they didn't know that Li Shichang was still alive, so they rewarded Li Shichang in the name of posthumously to ease the previous relationship.

There are also rewards such as gold, silver, cattle and sheep, which can be regarded as the best thing to appease.

It can be seen that the threat brought by Qu Qu Lu to Da Liao is already very serious.

Although Li Chengji did not want to ease relations with Yeluzi in his heart. But Da Liao's reward is just in time. Because with the expansion of his territory, he also needs a name to better manage the officials under his command and rule the people under his rule.

This Khorasan king is just enough to meet this. In the future, when facing other forces, he can justifiably use the posture of a country to carry out the act of annexation.

Thinking like this, Li Chengji hurriedly looked to the north and thanked one or two. Eunuch Liu looked at it and couldn't help wiping the cold sweat on his head.