When Yuan Tiangang was busy widening his divine stick road, Gao Ming was not idle, and after waking up from a nap, he left Furong Garden and came to the Weapons Prison.

He had come to inspect and supervise the construction of new cannons.

The "Super Kamui Invincible Fortress Cannon Enhanced Type 1" designed by Gao Ming at the beginning, that is, the kind of cannon that was later named "Thor's Fury", although its power is huge, but its shortcomings are not small.

Due to the long barrel of Thor's Fury, both reloading ammunition and cleaning up after firing have become very cumbersome, which is a very big drawback.

What's more, this kind of cannon consumes too much iron, and the speed of casting iron cannot keep up with the progress of casting cannons, and the craftsmen often build half of the artillery, and then go to smelt the iron, and then cast the cannon after the iron smelting is completed, which greatly delays the construction period.

It is precisely because of these reasons that Thor's Fury was discontinued after only two were built, and this second cannon, Gao Ming also gave it a very apt name - the out-of-print second cannon.

What is now being supervised by the Ordnance Supervisor is an improved version of Gao Ming's newly designed "Thor's Fury" - "Thunder's Fury".

Compared with the Thor Fury, which is more than five meters long, the barrel of the Thunder Fury is only about three meters, the diameter of the muzzle is about one hundred and twenty millimeters, and the effective range is about three hundred steps.

The barrel is shortened, which means that it is much easier to clean and reload ammunition.

The muzzle of the cannon is smaller, although the power has been reduced, but the accuracy of the shell of the smaller one has been improved to a certain extent, although the effective range is a little worse than the former, but it is enough to meet the siege requirements.

Moreover, Gao Ming also designed a pair of wooden baffles on both sides of the cannon, which can effectively prevent the soldiers operating the cannon from being shot by the bed crossbow of the blind cat touching the dead mouse.

In addition, the biggest advantage of Thunder Fury is that it is lighter, only about two tons, and it can be pulled away by just one horse, which is convenient for long-distance combat.

Li Shimin was also very satisfied with the Thunder Fury, and ordered the Ordnance Supervisor to cast this improved cannon with all his might, and asked the two major cities of Jingzhaofu and Luoyang to send the smelted pig iron to Chang'an, and cooperate with the Ordnance Supervisor to make cannons.

And what Gao Ming has to do is to come to the ordnance monitoring and inspection every once in a while, and by the way, check the quality of the newly cast cannon.

For example, at this moment, he was holding a wooden vernier caliper and speaking to Liu Tao.

"Liu Tao, the thickness of the barrel of this cannon is obviously not enough, do you see it? That's almost a centimeter off! ”

Speaking of this, he immediately patted the barrel of the cannon next to him, and then shook his head.

"There is a risk of exploding this cannon, even if you add a few more iron hoops, let's go back to the furnace and rebuild it!"

"Yes!"

Gao Ming knew that it was not easy for craftsmen to cast cannons, so his inspection of cannons was not too strict, if it was just a little difference in the length of the barrel and the size of the caliber, as long as it was not too outrageous, he would not say anything.

Only the thickness of the barrel is a factor related to the safety of soldiers' lives, so he is extremely serious.

Liu Tao knew Gao Ming's temper, so after hearing his words, he didn't make an excuse, but immediately asked people to mark the cannon, indicating that it needed to be rebuilt.

This time, the ordnance supervisor cast a total of seven new cannons, in addition to one that needed to be recycled, there was also one that was ordered by Gao Ming to add a few more iron hoops, and the remaining five fully met the requirements, which also made Gao Ming very pleased.

"Liu Tao, you have done a good job, you have lived up to my expectations of you, continue to work hard, and after you build all the cannons, I will guarantee you a good future!"

Liu Tao belongs to the kind of very "pragmatic" official, he has no lofty ideals, and his only expectation is to be promoted and make a fortune, so after hearing Gao Ming's words, he immediately thanked God and saluted Gao Ming.

"Thank you, Your Royal Highness the Prince, for cultivating!"

"Hahahaha...... Well said, well said! ”

After encouraging Liu Tao again, Gao Ming went out of the ordnance superintendent, and then came to the headquarters of the Royal Business Alliance on Suzaku Street.

Now the Tang Royal Club is under the management of Li Zhi, and it is no longer a smart industry, so the headquarters of the Royal Business Alliance has become Wu Mei's new place of work.

As soon as she entered, she greeted her.

"Mei Niang has seen His Royal Highness the Prince, what is the important matter of His Royal Highness?"

Hearing Wu Mei's words, Gao Ming immediately smiled and nodded.

"I can't say anything important, by the way, didn't I let you play with Wan'er and them in the garden? Isn't it usually just you here, won't you be bored? ”

"No!"

As soon as Gao Ming's words fell, Wu Mei smiled and shook his head.

"Now that the rugby league is lively, the concubine has to read the ledger every day, how can it be boring?"

Hearing her say this, Gao Ming could only nod.

"Okay, if you like it, but there are still more than three months left, and the rugby league between the left and right horsebacks is coming to an end, and then I'm afraid you'll have to be busy again!"

"Huh?"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Wu Mei's eyes widened in surprise, but she was not afraid, but happy!

"Great, the concubine is worried that there is nothing to do after the rugby league is over, but I don't know what you plan to do, Your Highness?"

"Beauty pageant!"

As soon as Gao Ming's words fell, Wu Mei's eyes widened again.

"Beauty pageant? Picking a beautiful woman? ”

"Yes!"

Speaking of this, Gao Ming immediately nodded, and then grinned.

"The average age of marriage for women in my Tang Dynasty is only fourteen years old, which is too small, so I decided to postpone it to sixteen years old, in order to make it acceptable to the people, so I decided to make a beauty contest to implement this policy by rewarding people."

Then, Gao Ming told Wu Mei what he had said to Li Shimin before, and when Wu Mei heard that the reward for the first place in the beauty pageant was 10,000 taels of silver, she was suddenly a little sluggish.

And after Gao Ming finished talking about all the rewards, Wu Mei's face was already full of admiration.

"His Royal Highness the Prince's reward is really attractive, especially the title of 'the first beauty in Chang'an', I'm afraid that many people will rush to it, so it is logical to delay the girl's marriage age, but Your Highness, do you have specific plans?"

"Of course!"

Hearing Wu Mei ask about this, Gao Ming showed a smile on his face again.

"I've asked the left and right guards to go to various states and counties to put up notices, on the one hand, to tell the people that girls need to be at least 16 years old to get married, and on the other hand, to publicize the beauty pageant, and by the way, let the officials of each state and county cooperate to complete the event."

Speaking of this, Gao Ming immediately stretched out his slap towards Wu Mei.

"The beauty pageant is divided into five parts, namely audition, semi-final, elimination, promotion and finals!"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Wu Mei immediately blinked.

"I don't understand it, but I feel so powerful......