Chapter 85: The Controversy over the Establishment of the Artillery Yard

Chongzheng Palace, that is where the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty dealt with political affairs, that is, the place of the early dynasty. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

Early in the morning, Emperor Lizong sat on the main hall in good spirits, on the dragon chair that the world was in awe, but his mood was very heavy, and the "Book of Songs" said: Under the Putian, it is not the king's land; On the shore of the land, it is not the king's minister. But what about Da Song? Not only did he not become a king, but he has always been a prince of a barbarian country, and now he is in danger of losing his country.

The strength of the Mongolian Empire, as everyone knows, how long can the Great Song Dynasty survive, the Zhao family's country, how long can this Jinluan Palace sit, he really has no bottom, but the news brought by Lu Wenxin this time made him seem to see hope, as long as those powerful artillery and rocket artillery are made and equipped with the Great Song Army, then no matter how powerful the Mongolian Empire is, there is nothing to do.

If he can hold the Zhao family for hundreds of years, he will be content, but when it comes to expanding the territory, he has long lost the confidence, let alone the energy.

The civil and military officials went to the palace early to wait for the emperor, Emperor Lizong sat on the dragon chair, looking down on the hall, only to see the right servant of Shangshu and the Privy Council envoy Ding Daquan, Pingzhangshi, the two provinces, the six ministries, the Hanlin Bachelor, the Chang Shi, the Imperial History, the Doctor, the Pavilion Bachelor, the Six Cao Shilang, the Seven Temples and other ministers also arrived.

These ministers also stood in an orderly manner as usual, and their expressions were solemn.

"Do you have a good song?" Emperor Lizong coughed lightly twice, and then asked.

"The emperor has a will, and today there is a book."

The chamberlain on duty stood on the Luan platform, facing the hall and shouted the decree, the voice was sharp, but the decibel was not small, and the hall was empty, so the voice of the chamberlain kept echoing in the hall, clearly penetrating the ears of every minister.

This is the emperor's technique, the emperor sits at a very high place, the surrounding environment is dim, so that the ministers look up and can't see the emperor on the dragon chair clearly, but the emperor can see the minister's every move and even a look, so that the ministers feel the majesty of the emperor.

Emperor Lizong looked at Lu Wenxin, the squire of the military department among the ministers, and today he was going to play the establishment of the artillery manufacturing institute.

Lu Wenxin naturally understood the emperor's intentions, and nodded slightly, of course, he couldn't be the first to stand up if he wanted to play, after all, he was not a high grade among these ministers.

"The minister has his own music!"

Li Boyu, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, came out of class, he walked a few steps closely, knelt down in front of the Luan steps, and saw that he was dressed in a second-grade court uniform, and he stood out among the ministers.

Emperor Lizong nodded and said, "What does Aiqing have to do?" ”

This Li Boyu, Emperor Lizong is very good at basketball, this person is a native of Xugan County, Raozhou, Duanping was on the Jinshi list in the second year, and later worked as a waiter in the Ministry of Works, and now he is a scholar and a waiter in the Ministry of Rites.

"The minister thought that he would be a prisoner in the palace to promote the biogas digester, and use the biogas produced by the dung water to cook on the fire, which is not in line with the etiquette system of my Great Song Dynasty, and I hope that the emperor will prohibit the construction of a biogas digester in the palace, which is the minister's detailed transcript." Immediately, an attendant came down to take it and transferred it to the emperor.

As soon as this remark came out, there was an uproar in the court, after all, the ministers all knew that the construction of the biogas digester was approved by the emperor, and no one dared to refute it at that time, but now Li Boyu, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, ran out to oppose it, no one knows whether this Li Boyu is crazy or stupid, isn't this against the emperor?

How do you know that Emperor Lizong is not annoyed, just gently close the fold and put it on the plate of the attendant on duty, what he wants today is to discuss the establishment of the artillery production institute, not to mention that this biogas digester is being built in the palace, which he himself is very optimistic about.

"This matter is put on hold for the time being, and if there is anything else to do with Aiqing, let's play it." Emperor Lizong laughed, but the expression on his face was unusually serious, and his cold gaze swept over the ministers, which frightened those ministers who were a little lower-level, and quickly lowered their heads.

"The emperor has decreed that the matter of the biogas digester will not be discussed for the time being, and the ministers will play if they have a book, and they will withdraw from the court without a book." The attendant on duty preached the message loudly.

Li Boyu hit a soft nail, he wanted to join Li Kang's book, but now he had to retreat to the court in frustration.

Seeing Li Boyu retreat gloomily, all the ministers did not dare to play, and the court was suddenly silent, and the needles could be heard.

"Your Majesty, the minister has a play!" A voice as loud as a bell was none other than Lu Wenxin, the squire of the military department.

"Lu Aiqing, hurry up!" Emperor Lizong said excitedly.

'Obey the order, the minister knows that the Mongolian barbarian country is always eyeing my Great Song Dynasty, but our Great Song army is mainly infantry troops, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to defeat the Mongolian cavalry in a head-on confrontation. However, a few days ago, a young man donated his design of artillery and rocket artillery, and the development of that artillery was progressing smoothly in the Ordnance Supervision Department, and the design of a more powerful rocket artillery was released. The minister thought that the emergence of this artillery and rocket artillery was a great revolution in military history, and if our Great Song Dynasty mastered the manufacturing technology of these two weapons and mass-produced them to equip the army, then the Mongolian barbarian cavalry, our army could easily defeat it. Therefore, the minister thought that the artillery production institute should be designed in the Ordnance Supervision Department, specializing in the study and production of artillery and rocket artillery, so as to increase the military strength of our Great Song Dynasty and create better conditions, and hope that the emperor will approve it! ”

This is the important thing that Emperor Lizong wants to hear, of course, he hopes that the ministers can agree, so he quickly stood up and said: "What Lu Aiqing said is extremely true, I don't know what everyone Aiqing thinks!" After speaking, Emperor Lizong's eyes were like torches and he looked at the ministers.

There was one person in the court, and it was Li Boyu, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, who only heard him object loudly: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that although what Lord Lu said has some truth, it is not in line with the etiquette system!" ”

"There's something wrong!" Lu Wenxin himself was also at the behest of the emperor, and the Lu family controlled part of the army of the Great Song Dynasty, and their strength was extremely strong, so he was not afraid of arguing with the Ministry of Rites Shangshu, who was much higher in grade than him, so he said angrily.

"Lord Lu, you are also a general with troops, you should know that the Mongolian barbarian country, what you fight is just barbarism, as long as my Great Song Dynasty formulates a reasonable strategy, just a Mongolian country, what is the way. What kind of artillery is just a weapon, and it doesn't play a big role. What's more, the mass production of such weapons, the cost of the people and money, I am afraid that it is not something that our country can bear. ”

Lu Wenxin was not afraid of him, and stood up and said loudly: "Lord Li's words are wrong, this artillery and rocket artillery are ingenious weapons, and they are the best weapons to restrain the Mongolian cavalry!" If I have this weapon, I, Lu Wenxin, promise to keep the Mongol army out of the country! Moreover, the manufacture of such weapons will not only not cost the people and money, but will promote the economic development of our DPRK. Therefore, it is very necessary to set up a separate artillery production institute in the ordnance prison! ”

Li Boyu is a relatively stubborn person, seeing that Lu Wenxin did not back down, and stood up and wanted to refute, how do you know that before he could speak, the emperor spoke: "All Aiqing, if you have any views on this matter, you can say it, I also want to take this opportunity to listen to your opinions." ”

With that, Emperor Lizong's cold gaze swept over the ministers again.