Shenji House, Ministry of Industry. ↑ Top Novel, www.

Li Yuanba flickered back and forth, and finally said that the old man left the palace and came to the Shenji Mansion.

For this mysterious Shenji Mansion, Li Yuan can be said to have heard of it for a long time, after all, there are many artillery pieces every day, and Da'an Palace is not far from the Shenji Mansion, so it can be said that it is the key interference object.

If it weren't for Li Yuan not caring, I'm afraid that this Divine Machine Mansion would have already moved places.

"Lord, this is a secret letter sent by the Ministry of War this morning, because the prince was not in the mansion at that time, and the people below forgot about it at that time, so they didn't send the secret letter to your mansion......"

The new head of the Shenji Mansion was selected by Li Yuanba from Tianjiwei, and he was Li Shimin's confidant, named Li Rui.

Speaking of which, this Li Rui is also unlucky enough, he was originally the righteous son of Yang Ruohai, the former head of the Sui Palace, but because he offended the prince, he was cut off his children and grandchildren.

Yang Ruohai accepted this righteous son just to be able to pass on the ancestry, and now that Li Rui's descendants are gone, Yang Ruohai directly turned his face and denied people, and kicked Li Rui out of the palace ban.

Without the protection of Yang Ruohai, the chief manager, all the people who Li Rui had offended before jumped out, sneering at Li Rui one by one, punching and kicking him...... It can be said that those days were simply a taste of the warmth and coldness of the world for him.

At this time, Li Shimin appeared, he saved Li Rui, and showed him various interests, although Li Rui also knew that Li Shimin helped him with selfish intentions, but at that time, in order to survive, he could only accept.

Later, as the Tang Dynasty raised troops to defeat the Great Sui, Li Rui's role was finally highlighted, and finally when the Tang Dynasty's army broke through the palace, he secretly built a huge underground organization to help the Tang Dynasty.

It is precisely because of this that Li Rui can be regarded as having a firm foothold in the Tang Dynasty, and he is desperately loyal to the then King of Qin, that is, the current Tang Emperor Li Shimin.

And the reason why Li Shimin's henchman was selected in Tianjiwei to come to Shenji Mansion to be the chief manager. Li Yuanba also has his own considerations.

Well, for such a large institution as the Shenji Mansion, there must always be a steward to manage it, and he, the lord of the mansion, can't stay in the Shenji Mansion all the time for various reasons, so it is still necessary to find a steward.

As for the second one, it is even simpler, the Shenji Mansion controls the research and development and production of various firearms, and each of those powerful firearms is extremely powerful, such a powerful institution, that is, Li Yuanba's own brother, is controlled by anyone. I'm afraid that they will all be suspicious of Li Shimin.

Even Li Yuanba, after Li Shimin saw the power of firearms, he would inevitably be a little worried.

is to find a confidant of Li Shimin, and it is also to appease Li Shimin's heart.

Li Yuanba took the secret letter handed over by Li Rui, and did not open it immediately, but showed a meaningful smile to Li Rui, and said, "Li Rui, tell me, the pharmacist sent such a secret letter." What is it? ”

Li Yuan also pricked up his ears when he heard this, and he was also very curious about this matter.

Li Rui frowned and thought about it, and suddenly his eyes lit up. Said: "Lord Wang, although the slave maid has never read this secret letter, you can guess that the responsibility of my Shenji Mansion is to develop and develop firearms. In addition, two days ago, the prince made the power of firearms public...... Think the content of this secret letter should be related to firearms? ”

Li Yuanba laughed. Just as he was about to say something, a guard Ding of Zuo Ling, who was guarding the door, trotted in, and when he saw Li Yuanba, he was obviously stunned, and then seemed to think of something, and hurriedly ran over and saluted: "The little one has seen the prince!" ”

Xu is old man has not seen Li Yuanba for a long time, and the young man's face is a little red, and his expression is strangely excited.

"Oh? Is there anything wrong with such a hurry? Li Yuanba waved his hand at the soldier and said.

After hearing Li Yuanba's words, the soldier of Zuo Lingwei subconsciously put his feet together and said: "Back to the prince's words, there is a person outside the mansion who claims to be Zhang Shigui, the squire of the military department, who wants to enter the mansion and ask to see Chief Li!" ”

Zhang Shigui? What did he come to do?

Speaking of which, this Zhang Shigui is also a famous general in the Tang Dynasty, his real name is Zhang Hu, and later changed his name to Shigui, and his ancestral home is Shangwen Village, Yuxian County.

"Go and invite him in!"

Li Yuanba thought about it, his eyes swept to the secret letter in his hand, and he thought that this guy must have come for the matter of firearms.

"Hahaha, Manager Li, it's really not easy to see you!"

Before anyone arrives, the sound comes first.

Hearing this voice, Li Yuan's father and son all had smiles on their faces.

After the time when there was no tea, the soldier led a middle-aged man who was seven feet tall, with a red face and a three-inch short beard under his chin, into the main hall.

Zhang Shigui walked into the Ministry of Industry and just wanted to say a polite word to Li Rui, but saw Li Yuan and Li Yuanba sitting on the high chair.

"Uh...... Weichen Zhang Shigui, I have seen His Majesty the Emperor Taishang, and I have seen His Royal Highness King Wu! ”

Where did Zhang Shigui dare to slack off, and hurriedly saluted the two.

"Excuse me!" Li Yuan waved his hand and said; "Zhang Aiqing, you are not in the military department to prepare for the war with Xue Yantuo, what are you doing here?"

"Yes, my Divine Machine Mansion is not a good place!"

Li Yuanba also looked at Zhang Shigui with a smile and said.

Seeing the expression on Li Yuanba's face, Zhang Shigui couldn't help but blush, because the day before yesterday, he saw the power of firearms in the Wuwang Mansion, and he had been thinking about wanting to get some firearms here in Li Yuanba to equip the Tang army.

"His Royal Highness Mingjian, the lower officials, and the colleagues of the military department, after seeing the power of the firearms in the hands of the temple god Wuwei, they were very envious in their hearts, thinking that if they were equipped with the generals of the guards, they would definitely be able to shine. That's why I sent a secret letter to the prince, hoping to get the method of making firearms here from His Highness! ”

Anyway, it's already here, Zhang Shigui simply said frankly.

Agree or disagree, it's all this knife!

Li Yuanba laughed when he heard this, and said: "Lord Zhang, you have a good idea, the firearms in this king's Shenji Mansion have spent a lot of manpower, material resources, and financial resources, and then after hundreds of thousands or even millions of times of real yàn and improvement, they can be safely handed over to the Shenwu guards and generals to use!" Therefore, whether it is in the safety of weapons or the supply of ammunition, we can rest assured. ”

"Hey...... Lord Wang, we naturally understand this truth! Zhang Shigui touched the short beard under his chin with some embarrassment, and said, "But you also know that equipping one more firearm can also give the soldiers more chances to survive on the battlefield!" Moreover, as the prince of my Tang Dynasty, if Xia Guan wants to come, the prince will definitely support Xia Guan! ”

"Hahaha......" Li Yuanba laughed and said: "Lord Zhang doesn't have to buckle the hat for this king, this is something that is beneficial to my Datang, and this king can still make a choice!" ”

The meaning of Li Yuanba's words has been clearly expressed, as long as it is beneficial to my Datang, I will support it.

Zhang Shigui was not a fool, so he naturally heard the meaning of Li Yuanba's words, and he hurriedly made a big gift to Li Yuanba, saying, "Thank you, Lord Wang!" ”

"Hahaha, Lord Zhang doesn't have to be so polite! Your military department is also thinking about my Datang. Besides, the research and development of firearms by this king's Shenji Mansion is also for the sake of the imperial court, in order to make my Datang more powerful. ”

Speaking of this, Li Yuanba turned his head to look at Li Rui and said: "Li Rui, tomorrow you will select some craftsmen who are good at the manufacture of firearms that have been developed from various divisions in the Fuzhong to report to the Ministry of War, with the strength of the Ministry of War, I believe that they will soon be able to manufacture firearms in batches, and at that time, the strength of my entire Datang will rise by hundreds or even thousands of grades, how can the barbarians from all over the world be the opponent of my Datang?" ”

Hearing Li Yuanba's words, Zhang Shigui was overjoyed, thanked Li Yuanba again and again, and at the same time slapped Li Yuanba's ass.

In fact, Zhang Shigui can be regarded as a soldier who has experienced a hundred battles and crawled out of the pile of dead, so he naturally understands the importance of firearms for the victory of the war.

If it is a firearm, not to mention anything else, just the bird gun equipped in the hands of the god and the guard, it can definitely change the old form of war, and it can also improve the survival rate of the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty's guards.

……

"Alright, the matter is settled, De'er, should you show me the power of this firearm?"

After Zhang Shigui left with excitement, Li Yuan suddenly became a little impatient.

"Father, the son has just done the right thing, is it possible that you want to see Zhang Shigui return disappointed?" Li Yuanba rolled his eyes helplessly and continued: "And it's just past noon now, if you use firearms at this time, then none of the people in Chang'an City want to take a nap!" ”

Li Yuan's face darkened at that time, and without saying a word, he stepped forward and slapped Li Yuanba on the back of the head, and said at the same time: "You stinky boy, are you teasing me?" ”

"Oops!"

Li Yuanba pretended to touch the back of his head, and said with grievances: "Father, the sons and daughters don't have any manpower, although there are also real people in this Shenji Mansion, but they also have a lot of things......"

Just when Li Yuanba was still about to cry out, suddenly the Zuo Ling guard Ding rushed over again, and when he saw Li Yuanba, he immediately reported: "Your Highness, Su Dingfang, the general of Shenwuwei, sent someone to receive firearms, and he is now asking to see him outside the mansion." ”

When Li Yuanba heard the news, his eyes lit up, and he hurriedly ordered: "Let him come in quickly!" ”

The soldier answered, turned and galloped away.

After a while, I saw a seat in the aftermath. Alarm. The black young man in combat uniform, with two bars on his shoulders and two bauhinia flowers, walked in, and when he saw Li Yuanba, he immediately put his feet together, stroked his heart with his right hand, and said in a loud voice:

"Shenwu Wei Zhonglang will Zhao Sanpao, I have seen His Majesty the Taishanghua Emperor, and I have seen His Royal Highness the Martial King!"

"Flat!" Li Yuan waved his hand, motioning for Zhao Sanpao to get up, and at the same time looked him up and down with some confusion for a long time, and said, "Your name is Zhao Sanpao?" Did I see you somewhere? (To be continued......) R527