After some consideration, Tang Ming didn't show any ideas for Hou Xian, and he didn't even comfort him. The pen %fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info only said to help him inquire about the emperor's meaning and then serve tea and give it away, although Hou Xian was unwilling, but he had no other way but to go home and wait for the emperor's decision.

A thousand flintlock pistols of length have been sent for a few days, and the careful Tang Ming also has a simple instruction manual attached to it, with Yao Guangxiao's cleverness, he must be able to understand what he means, and it is estimated that this will also come in handy. It's just that I don't know how effective it is, and there has been no news from the front so far.

Tang Ming was still very worried about this matter at the moment, after all, the time was in a hurry at that time, and he only tried a few times before sending the gun out. This will not be so sure in his heart, but he has recently made a lot of flintlock pistols, and he has already collected hundreds of them to be sent to Jeju Island for samples.

The first batch of merchant ships is almost completed, and Tang Ming will be able to send this flintlock pistol to the merchant ships, and after Jeju Island and Daming are traded, he can not only know the situation there more frequently, but also drive the economy there and lay a good foundation for his second hometown.

Tang Ming on Daming's side no longer values it so much, and the only people who can worry about him here are Yao Guangxiao and Zheng He. But Zheng He has already sailed to the sea, and he doesn't have much to worry about here, if he hadn't promised Zheng He to help watch the treasure shipyard, he would definitely want to return to Jeju Island to be his emperor.

There are always some fetters in the world, Tang Ming is also helpless at the moment, Jeju Island still has a long way to go if it wants to be really active, and I don't know how the academy over there will go? At this moment, Tang Ming suddenly missed the leisurely life on the island.

In the wasteland of the far northern frontier, Zhu Di's Northern Expeditionary Army was encamped here. The 100,000-strong army had been here for nearly ten days, just because hundreds of elusive people dragged him here.

But there was no longer the bald mood of the past in the barracks, but the sergeants were full of happy smiles on their faces. As soon as Tang Ming's flintlock pistol arrived, Zhu Di immediately selected a thousand soldiers from the sharpshooter battalion, and found two hundred good players from them, and it took two days to become familiar with the performance of the flintlock pistol.

Early this morning, he protected the two sentinels from the camp, and by noon all of them had not only returned safely, but also brought nearly ten corpses with them. These ten corpses are the ones who have been hiding outside the camp and are specially attacking the sentinels.

In the handsome tent, Zhu Di seemed extremely happy, the problem that had plagued him for many days finally had hope of being solved, so it was strange that he was unhappy.

Compared with Zhu Di's elation, Yao Guangxiao behaved very calmly, as if the victory in front of him had nothing to do with him, and he was silent with his eyes slightly closed.

"Young Master Yao, today's victory is worth celebrating, but why are you still sullen when you look at your face?" Zhu Di, who was in a good mood, was made by Yao Guangxiao, and his excitement was reduced a lot.

Yao Guangxiao opened his eyes, barely squeezed out a smile, and said bitterly: "Your Majesty, this victory is certainly worth celebrating, but there is no need to care too much. This time we can have such a good result, one is that we are surprised, twenty take advantage of the weapon, the old minister estimates that the enemy will already know the weapon we use, and the next time we encounter it, it will definitely not have such an effect, so it is really difficult to make a conclusion about winning or losing. ”

Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, he suddenly felt that what Yao Guangxiao said was not wrong at all, this flintlock pistol is indeed magical, it doesn't need to be ignited like the fire system, just fill the ammunition and gently pull the trigger to fire, its speed and accuracy are incomparable to the previous fire system.

When he started to test the gun, he was really taken aback, and it was really inconclusive that he could have such results this time. Fortunately, although the news of the victory did not become the final result, it did improve the morale of the sergeants of the entire battalion.

Nodding, Zhu Di admitted Yao Guangxiao's opinion, but he didn't want to stop like this, so he said to Yao Guangxiao: "Young Master Yao, why don't we divide the two hundred sharpshooters into two, test it again, and if it is feasible, we will immediately leave the camp and set off." ”

"Iron needs to be struck while it is hot, the emperor is reasonable, we should indeed take the opportunity to inflict the greatest losses on the enemy while the enemy has not yet come up with a crack, and the old minister feels that we should continue to send troops!" Yao Guangxiao agreed with Zhu Di's proposal, and indeed should maximize the effect of this first temptation, otherwise when the enemy reacts, then they will lose a lot.

Just as the two were about to arrange to send troops again, the guards guarding outside the account came to report the letter from Nanjing, and presented the envelope they received and retreated by themselves.

Zhu Di simply tore open the envelope in front of Yao Guangxiao, took out the letter paper and glanced at it casually, and a smile suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth. After a while, he said to Yao Guangxiao: "Weihai Hou, this kid can make Hou Xian miserable!" ”

"Where do you start?" Yao Guangxiao, who was standing on the side, asked suspiciously.

Zhu Di no longer spoke, but directly handed the letter to Yao Guangxiao, and after taking it carefully, Yao Guangxiao also smiled slightly: "It's no wonder Tang Ming for this, his original intention was to take the opportunity to train those dead soldiers, and Hou Xian's greed for merit was rushed in without saying hello in advance, and in the end, he could only blame himself for this matter, and he couldn't blame others." ”

"Then according to the young master's intentions, how should I give Hou Xian this warning, it is said that although he killed and injured a lot of his subordinates this time, he also killed thirty people from the Jianwen Yu Party, whether to make up for the merits and forget it or add another punishment to show his example."

Zhu Di always had that smile on his face, but the seemingly casual words made Yao Guangxiao's brows furrow. There are two meanings in and out of his words, although he is pointing directly at Hou Xian on the surface, he is not talking about Tang Ming inside.

This time, Tang Ming not only completed a thousand flintlock pistols ahead of schedule, but also guaranteed quality, so it stands to reason that he should make a big credit. But Hou Xian's East Factory will lose so much, and Tang Ming can't get rid of it, so how to deal with Hou Xian is equivalent to disposing of Tang Ming.

Fortunately, Tang Ming had already mentioned in the letter that he could not take the credit this time, but he had to keep some flintlock pistols as samples for him to keep for himself. The letter did not mention how much it would keep, and Yao Guangxiao agreed to him without much thought.

And at this moment, Zhu Di used these credits to offset Tang Ming's small mistake, which seemed to be a bit excessive. But Yao Guangxiao didn't need to worry about these anymore, so he simply replied: "Tang Ming, this kid offered a flintlock pistol to share the emperor's worries, it is his honor as a courtier, and besides, he is still young and should not be promoted, this matter can be left to the emperor, and the old minister will not have any objections." (To be continued.) )