Jiang Liang explained: "It's not just prestige, it just so happens that this year belongs to the Spear Society, which is in charge of the daily affairs of the five gangs. Besides, in addition to my father's face, Xu Da Xiao'er Pingwa is your apprentice, which is one of the reasons why they are willing to agree. ”

"No matter what, our hired silver is indispensable, and even those thirty handlebar-style food, they have been waiting in the barren mountains and mountains for a long time, and eating is a problem!"

"Don't worry, President Xu sent a few cooks, and after seeing you today, he also rushed there, and the first batch of fruits should be shipped back tomorrow!"

With all the purpose of coming in mind, Li Zhi also ended the dinner very quickly, everyone was busy with the task, and Li Shao left him alone.

Without his expression, Li Zhi understood what he meant: "Brother Bo Tao, when I return to the military department tomorrow, please keep it a secret for the time being, and only talk about Fang Huashangshu alone, he knows what to do next, and knows how to make a comprehensive arrangement!" ”

It is related to the future development trend of the military industry, he has already had in-depth exchanges with Li Qi and Li Fanghua, ordnance is for combat services, and there is a big difference between the types of standards between the standing army and auxiliary equipment, no matter how to build bows and crossbows, round shields, Mo knives, horse lances, and armor in the future, which arsenal will be involved in the specific handover, there is a lot of knowledge in it, and Li Qi and Li Liang have discussed it separately.

Both are the royal descendants of the Li family, and there are factions in the same way, and in this kind of situation, Li Liang and Li Shoulin, who are the envoys of the three states of Guannei Province, Henan Province, and Hedong Province, have the most right to speak.

is like Li Shao and Li Botao, who are the generals of the Right Martial Arts, who belong to the line of the crown prince Li Xian, and are not the same faction as Li Qi and Li Liang's old ministers of Gaozong.

Although because of Li Zhi's relationship, Li Shao has shown signs of factional turning, but it is related to the future military secrets, and it is not yet the time to reveal it to him, after all, Li Xian will ascend the throne and sit in the palace in a year, regardless of whether there is a curtain behind the military queen to listen to the government, Li Zhi must always be on guard against Li Shao's throwing direction to change again.

Regarding such a major change as the development of the military industry, it is actually not a secret matter, just like the Tang Dao incident at this time, Li Zhi also communicated with Gaozong and the two princes, and it is okay to be known by Li Shao in advance at this time.

Even so, it is related to the importance of the future military strength and national strength of the entire Tang Dynasty, no matter which side Li Shao belongs to, he will not dare to leak it out easily.

At this time, Li Zhi pointed out that he reported to Li Qi, the secretary of the Ministry of War, alone, and was actually tactfully expressing the importance of it.

Hearing Li Zhi's narration, Li Shao smiled and said: "I am close friends with Brother Shoushan, and after a few years of relationship, I don't belong to the Songwang Mansion, but through his joint title, I know how to make trade-offs in the future." But now is not the time to take refuge, just like the situation is confusing now, no one knows the future direction of the situation, and he can be regarded as another way to taste the courage! ”

He didn't have much surprise when Li Zhi said this, Li Yu, the leader of the forbidden guards, Li Yu and Li Shoushan, the leader of the Forbidden Guard, are the three generations of the Song Palace, and he is the cousin of Li Ying, the boss of the three generations of the direct line, the latter is the big leader of the internal guard team, and he is a member of the emperor's escort force, a typical descendant of Gaozong.

Since Li Shao said this, he must have passed many tests of Li Ying, so it can bring Li Zhi a great sense of trust.

Including the Ming Palace, the Jiancheng Palace, the Nanjiang Wang, and the Xuan Wangfu, they are all the same faction, and these are also Li Zhi's direct allies, and it is not a secret in Chang'an City, Li Shao must have seen the future trend of the market.

Around these forces, there will be the establishment of the current Chang'an City Special Economic Zone, although the name is through the mouth of Gaozong, if you want to continue to live in Chang'an City in the future, it is the wisest move to befriend them.

"In this case, I won't say anything, how to develop the military industry in the future, in fact, it will be handled by Fanghua Shangshu himself, and I can only provide all kinds of processes. You can tell him about our deliberations tonight, I was going to go back to Chang'an City and talk to him again. But that's fine, it's up to you to inform you in advance, which will help her trust you in the future! ”

"Actually, this is what I want to explain to you alone, since Mr. Li already knows everything, it saves me a lot of words!"

Despite this, Li Zhi also knew that there were some things that could not be easily revealed, just like Li Shao was currently only in contact with the Songwang Mansion, and the purpose of this person to keep himself was to secretly communicate with him to dispel some of Li Zhi's defenses.

Until Li Shao disappeared into the night after saying goodbye, Li Zhiwu sat there and secretly rejoiced, not only because of this person's refuge, but also because of the relief that this news brought him.

The reason is very simple, knowing that Li Xian is about to succeed to the throne and has the heart to lean over, and does not insist on such a huge backer, it is obvious that Li Shao, a huge hidden danger of the Empress Wu, has already realized it.

Li Xian is the first person in the royal family surnamed Li, and he will also be greatly controlled under the suppression of the Empress Wu in the future, so that the larger family of people in the Song Wangfu will become the first target of the Empress Wu, which shows that Li Shao has enough long-term views on the problem.

This kind of indication shows that in the future, there will only be more and more royal families surnamed Li to take refuge, and the Chang'an City Special Economic Zone is their safest place to live.

At least so far, the situation is gradually approaching his heart, you must know that Li Shao's identity is very important in the military, Li Zhicai has a deep feeling at this moment, and he will of course feel relieved.

After thinking about it for a short time, he heard the clanging sound of the blacksmith's workshop not far away, and he got up and hurried there, and spent the rest of the night there.

In the afternoon, the first furnace of high-quality steel finally became a qualified crossbow body, thanks to the low-temperature steelmaking furnace that Jiangshan had renovated before, and also thanks to the successful testing of several sets of formwork made overnight.

Several craftsmen of the Jiang family screened iron sand from iron ore, smelted it into honeycomb steel, and then folded and forged it repeatedly with an iron hammer to form its current appearance.

Despite its rough appearance, the unpolished crossbow body caused a chorus of cheers from everyone present.

Mingxin and Li Shao rushed to Chang'an City early in the morning, and the Jiang County Commander had arranged the Jiang family compound to guard before going to the county office.

"I'm looking forward to the next assembly of the finished product, once the quality of such a crossbow meets the design requirements, it is an earth-shattering event, and it is from the hands of a few of us, or it is completed in such a simple workshop!"

It was Na Ri Song who spoke, and after the joy of everyone, he couldn't wait for the master to operate, at this time he personally started polishing, his mouth was not idle, and his eyes were flashing with joy.

In front of the furnace in another place, the furnace was hot, reflecting the red of people's faces, and there were craftsmen who were constantly picking up the hammer, sweating like rain in the red sparks.

After smelting, forging, beating, burning, quenching and other processes, under the irradiation of the furnace fire, the layers of luster are dizzy.

Li Zhi said with a smile, "Everyone present is a hero, I have a suggestion, if the first crossbow is successfully developed, a monument will be erected in front of this workshop, and the names of all of us today will be engraved on it, the purpose is not to go down in history forever, but to inspire the development personnel of a series of military products in the future." Its significance is to show future generations, everyone has made a significant contribution to Datang, this kind of forging secret method can not be shown, and it can not let everyone pay silently! Of course, everyone's bounty will be distributed separately! ”

As soon as these words were spoken, those who were busy in front of the stove also stopped, and another sound of excitement resounded.

Compared with the bounty, these craftsmen care more about the reputation of the industry, Li Zhi is not wrong, since the relevant craftsmanship cannot be publicized to the outside world, but the merits of all the people involved in the knowledge cannot be erased.

There is a special record of the nameplate stele, but also indicates that their name will be handed down, such a crossbow developed, but it can be called a major invention that changed the course of history, a crossbow, can replace dozens of soldiers, its significance is no less than the development of gunpowder.

And not only fame, Li Zhi's deliberate arrangement, but also the hidden purpose of showing merit to the royal family, it is not an accident to receive recognition at the national level in the future, in that case, most of the ordinary craftsmen on the scene will be proud, maybe because of this change of identity class.

"This is a good idea, the craftsman makes steel and casts the sword, and in his bones is the craftsman complex that cannot be forgotten and cannot be put down, and each artifact is their emotional expression, and it also contains the craft aesthetics of this era. In their hearts, they want to tell the people of later generations that the most real existence in the distant past, that kind of stone tablet is their credit, and it can survive in the world for a long time like inheritance! ”

That Risong also temporarily put down the work in his hand, raised his head and said with feeling.

Jiang Han nodded frequently, "Or the text, you think long-term, this is for the sake of others, especially those of us who have no meritorious titles!" ”

Everyone thought so, and Li Zhi smiled and continued: "There is no particular order, but the surname Li must come first, and my name is just that, not only because there are records in the relevant inheritance, but also because of the rewards that may come from the national level in the future!" ”

This does not mean that he is a noble person, but has a distinctive character of the times.

With Li Zhi's current second-rank title, he naturally cannot be placed side by side with ordinary commoners, etc., there are strict constitutional requirements for the class structure of the Tang Dynasty, and there is a world of difference between the rights of the privileged class and the common people, but it cannot be touched, and his name cannot be ranked first.

Jiang Cheng laughed, "That's inevitable, your merits don't need to be noted here, they will be recorded in the public history books, and you don't expect these to change your fate, on the contrary, this dynasty is because you are changing!" ”

Li Zhi shook his head, "I don't dare to agree with the second uncle's high reputation, once he inherits it, it will cause suppression!" He clapped his hands at everyone, "Okay, masters, the words of Fang Cai are not jokes, and about the reward of two hundred taels per person, it will be awarded on the spot after the finished product is completed!" This is only a reward for the development of the crossbow, only on behalf of me and Zhengqing Wenqitang, there will be dozens of hundreds of new products waiting for us to develop in the future, I hope that the craftsmen present can be like today, and I will continue to cooperate for a long time! ”

The craftsmen applauded thunderously, there were Jiang family, residents and soldiers of Cliff Mountain, all of whom were from poor backgrounds without exception.

Two hundred taels of silver may have been obtained by them for more than ten or decades, not to mention that there will be dozens of the same opportunities waiting for them, and what it means is self-evident.

With such an opportunity to keep it for themselves, where will these people have other choices, so in the applause, there are both cheers and gratitude, and those with tears in their eyes are already quite reserved.

As far as Li Zhi is concerned, even he never thought that today's idea of inspiration would actually bring great surprises to the future military manufacturing, because among these people in front of him, there were several achievements of the generation of casting masters, and because of them, they invented and created many unique designs, which became his huge auxiliary force.