That day, Wang Ningan accompanied Zhao Zhen to inspect the forbidden army camp. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Not to mention, in recent years, Uncle Zhao seems to have found a little bit of the feeling of being an emperor immediately, he has practiced his riding skills well, he is full of interest, and he also recalled to Wang Ningan when he recovered Youzhou, although His Majesty the Emperor only beat the drum, but he still talked about it and talked about it with relish.

The forbidden army in Xijing currently has more than 70,000 people, including 15,000 horse troops, all of which are commanded by Di Yong, the master of horses.

After returning from Qingtang, Zhao Zhen arranged the marriage of Di Yong and the princess, one is the noble eldest princess, and the other is the appearance of the Great Song Dynasty, they tied the knot, and they are really a good match.

From March and April, the capital is like a competition, there are marriages everywhere, sometimes you can catch up with three or four games a day, southeast and northwest, everywhere is the sound of firecrackers, festive gongs and drums, shaking the sky!

The most unlucky person is Wang Ning'an, more than 100 new science and technology scholars, most of whom have been arrested sons-in-law.

Wang Ningan can't be treated differently, he can only act as a matchmaker all over the world.

The geese in the capital have increased more than tenfold, and every time they go, Wang Ning'an's bitter gourd face is a few points better, and it really hurts to spend money!

This is the marriage, if you wait until you get married, you won't be busy with him to death!

It turns out that being a master is not such an easy thing.

Of course, Wang Ningan also knows that there are still many people who can't envy him, there are so many good protégés, when they grow up, who else can shake Wang Ningan's status!

He can only be busy and happy.

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Accompanying Zhao Zhen to the barracks, the emperor was very happy at first.

Last year, a pastoral supervisor was set up in Luoyang, and 3,000 horses were sent from Hebei.

After combining with local horses, after more than a year, Luoyang Horse Farm has more than 10,000 horses, and in a few more years, it will be able to supply the northwest armies.

Di Yong personally commanded the drill, and the soldiers performed very well.

Equestrianism, archery, weapons, fists and feet, everything made the emperor happy.

Zhao Zhen was overjoyed, so let them demonstrate the tactics of riding the wall, you must know that this is the stunt of the Wang family's army, and it can also be regarded as a magic weapon for the Great Song cavalry to defeat the enemy.

mentioned the wall tactic, Di Yong's face was very ugly.

He hesitated for a moment before telling Zhao Zhen that the imperial court had allocated a batch of armor, but most of them were unusable, and a few were strong enough, but they were heavy chain mail, which was not suitable for wall cavalry.

Zhao Zhen immediately asked people to bring the armor over.

In front of him, there was a pair of silver plate armor, which looked a little there, Di Yong took a saber and slashed it over, and under the knife, a black gap was suddenly revealed.

Wang Ningan approached, took a closer look, and immediately frowned.

The iron material of the armor is obviously problematic, the carbon content is not enough, the hardness is very poor, and it cannot resist the attacks of ordinary weapons, let alone armor-piercing heavy arrows.

Take a closer look, the forging process is not good, the outside is coated with a layer of silver powder, it looks silvery, that is, you can see it, put it on for the forbidden army, meet the festival, come out to show it, enough to bluff people. But when it really came to the battlefield, it was completely sent to death!

Zhao Zhen didn't expect the armor to be so bad, he cut a few pairs in a row, and sure enough, all the plate armor was not good!

In an instant, all the good mood was gone, and Zhao Zhen knew that it was related to ordnance, and he couldn't take it lightly. He did not rush to attack, but arranged for the Imperial City Division to investigate carefully.

After more than a month, Zhao Zhen finally figured out the problem, and then called all the ministers.

"Jia Xianggong, Han Xianggong, you have all led soldiers, how about absolute ordnance?"

Jia Changchao was dizzy when asked, and could only say honestly: "Ordnance is a soldier's treasure to protect and kill the enemy, and you can't underestimate it." ”

"And what if something goes wrong with the ordnance?"

"This ...... It should be severely punished! Jia Changchao didn't know who was unlucky again, and his mind kept turning.

"A few days ago, I went to the army, and the results I found were shocking!" Zhao Zhen waved his hand, and asked people to bring up two pairs of armor and put them in front of everyone.

The first pair of them is full of traces, which is very vicissitudes.

"This is the Battle of Youzhou, which our soldiers wear!" Zhao Zhen pointed to the first deputy and said: "You can count, how many traces of weapons on it, arrows, spears, knives, axes, all did not destroy this armor, and it is precisely with such a strong protection that my Great Song Iron Cavalry can look down on it, and kill the Liao soldiers in a hurry." Look at the second pair! ”

Zhao Zhen took out the Son of Heaven Sword and stabbed it violently, although it did not pierce through, but it left a deep trace.

Jia Changchao led the soldiers, and couldn't help but shake his head slightly, Zhao Zhen is old and weak, and he can still leave obvious traces, if he is replaced by a strong soldier, he is afraid that a sword will kill the armor soldier!

Zhao Zhen snorted angrily and looked at a few swords, and then scolded angrily: "This is the plate armor made by Xijing craftsmen, they are simply joking with the lives of soldiers." ”

Zhao Zhen sat back on the dragon chair and said angrily: "I arrested all the slaves and maids who were the craftsmen and prisoners, and put this armor on them!" Let the archers fire arrows in a volley, they have become hedgehogs! ”

"Ahh

Several prime ministers tried to control their emotions, but they were also frightened and exclaimed.

They really couldn't imagine that Zhao Zhen, who had always been known for his kindness, would do such a cruel thing.

Craftsmen and supervisors have always been in charge of eunuchs and generals.

The eunuchs of the Great Song Dynasty are not as good as the Tang Dynasty, nor can they be compared to the Ming Dynasty, the craftsmen are the supervisors, and the manufacture of ordnance is one of their few financial routes.

The slaves and maids also became more and more bold, and they did not notice that the boss had changed his temper, and they were unlucky.

"I severely punish these slaves and maids, just to tell the world that to build armor and weapons is to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, if you can't kill the enemy, you will die! Whoever is responsible for making weapons must treat themselves as soldiers who use weapons, and protect their own lives with the intention of protecting their own lives. Only in this way can the iron cavalry of my Great Song Dynasty be proud of the four yi! ”

Zhao Zhen was furious and continued: "In the past, I was negligent and connived at the craftsman's prison, and from now on, I am ready to abolish the craftsman's prison and hand over the manufacture of ordnance to the Privy Council. ”

Pang Ji took sick leave in the past two days, and Wang Gongchen, who was in charge of the Privy Council, couldn't hide his joy, and hurriedly bowed down, "The old minister must do his best to ensure the quality of the ordnance." ”

"It's not about doing your best, it's about doing a good job!"

"Yes, the minister understands!" Wang Gongchen Nuonuo agreed, Han Qi's eyes rolled, and he suddenly stood up, "Your Majesty, the quality of weapons and armor is poor, there are many types, and the regulations are different, it has not been a matter of one or two days for a long time, and the minister has the courage to suggest that this time it will be completely rectified, and all ordnance workshops will be handed over to the Privy Council, and an ordnance supervisor will be established to oversee all ordnance matters." If this is the case, it will definitely make the sword of the Great Song Dynasty sharp, the armor strong, and invincible. ”

Han Qi made a suggestion, which seemed fair and decent, for the sake of the Great Song Dynasty, but anyone with a discerning eye could see that his goal was the military workshop in Hebei.

Now the best ordnance of the Great Song Dynasty is all from Hebei, and the ordnance workshop in Cangzhou has come out to supply the Hebei Legion, and also supplies the forbidden army.

And the ordnance workshop in Heping County, Cangzhou, was created by Wang Ning'an, and many of them are the industries of the Wang family.

Who knew that Zhao Zhen didn't notice it at all, but nodded, "You should indeed be in charge of ordnance matters, Xianggong Wang, you have to work harder." ”

"Obey the order!" Wang Gongchen's voice was an octave higher, and he could barely hide the joy in his heart.

Just when he raised his head, suddenly Zhao Zhen added, "The Ordnance Supervisor must not repeat the mistake of the craftsman's supervisor, I definitely don't distrust Wang Xianggong, but the people below will inevitably disobey the yang and yin and fill their own pockets." Let Pan Su know the Ordnance Superintendent, responsible for the acceptance of the quality of weapons, as for the procurement of raw materials, all of them will be handed over to the Royal Bank for bidding, and you can only produce it! ”

Wang Gongchen poured up with a mouthful of old blood, hurry up and shut up, otherwise it will all squirt out!

Your Majesty, don't bring such a playful person!

The Pan family's hereditary generals, who are already familiar with ordnance, plus a royal bank, are equivalent to setting up the Privy Council, and they can't get any oil and water, is there any fun?

Wang Gongchen was depressed and wanted to die, just now he thanked Han Qi, but at this time, all that was left was to scold, surnamed Han, you are digging a pit for me to jump!

Han Qi also snorted, he was also very hurt.

It's just that what surprised him even more was that Zhao Zhen was decisive and ruthless in his accident, showing no mercy at all, saying that Jiang Gui's nature, Zhao Zhen was getting older and hotter.

"No matter who makes a mistake, I will not tolerate it, the slave and maid who are the craftsmen and prisoners have been disposed of, and there are still some people, I can't go unpunished!" Zhao Zhen looked at Su Gui on the side and gave him a look.

Su Gui immediately shouted at the top of his voice: "King Xuan is here!" ”

After a while, Wang Ningan hurried from outside.

"I've seen Your Majesty."

"Well, Wang Qing, I asked you to investigate the matter of Jiaozi, how did you find out?"

"Your Majesty, the minister has found out some clues and is about to be presented."

As he spoke, Wang Ningan took out a thick stack of things and asked the little eunuch to give them to Zhao Zhen.

Since the first year of Tiansheng, every year Yizhou Jiaozi will issue more than millions of jiaozi, less than hundreds of thousands of jiaozi, not only Bashu, neighboring Shaanxi, Huguang and other places, there are also a small number of jiaozi circulation.

Over the years, Jiaozi's issuance has exceeded 20 million yuan, and the principal has increased year by year, and it is only 950,000 yuan, which is only a book figure, and the reserve ratio is less than 5%.

"Your Majesty, the minister also found out that there are many Jiaozi who should have been recovered and destroyed, and they are still in circulation, and even those who are handed over to the subordinates, colluding with outsiders to privately print Jiaozi, seriously disrupting the money law!"

After Wang Ningan and Zhao Zhen discussed the matter of Jiaozi, he worked hard and sent someone to check the accounts of Jiaozi over the years, and also sent someone to Yizhou to get first-hand information.

These guys who have the power to print money have no scruples at all, they are simply to the point of doing everything, with them, Jiaozi has not become waste paper, it is a miracle!

"Moth, black sheep!" Zhao Zhen angrily reprimanded: "The officials who hand over the sub-affairs must be strictly investigated and punished, and in the future, the handover of the sub-affairs will be transferred to the Royal Bank, and Wang Qing will be responsible for the issuance of banknotes." ”

Zhao Zhen swept over everyone majestically, and said domineeringly: "Everyone, do you have no opinion?" ”