The news of the reconquest of Nanchang in the Da Song Daily spread quickly. After the recovery of Nanchang, it meant that after the Mongols conquered Xiangyang, all the state capitals were returned to the Great Song Dynasty. It's certainly something worth promoting.

The newspapers of the Great Song Dynasty were all publicly distributed, and there was also a stack of newspapers on the table of the Mongolian ambassador Uri Buhuachi, and the first was the newspaper of the Political Affairs Hall, the Great Song Daily. After reading the news of the reconquest of Nanchang, the expression on the face of the Mongolian ambassador was completely different from the expression of the patriots of the Great Song Dynasty.

After reading it several times, the Mongolian ambassador put down the newspaper. The Great Song Dynasty recovered all the lost territory, which meant that they could do something externally. Da Yuan is an example, since the withdrawal of the troops of the southern expedition, the great yuan has been in full swing to prepare for the westward expedition. If it weren't for the westward crusade, the Mongol Great Khan Kublai Khan would have had no reason to sign a peace treaty with the Song state at all.

After feeling uneasy for a while, the ambassador decided to hurry up and finish reading the rest of the news, and then went to visit the officials of the Ministry of Industry of the Great Song Dynasty. Let's see if we can get the gun truck thing done. After conquering Lin'an, the Mongols copied out some materials on the production of one-pound cannons. Coupled with the captured craftsmen of the Southern Song Dynasty, Dayuan's imitation of the artillery of the Song Kingdom has achieved initial results, and the craftsmen have been able to pour a pound of pig iron cannon more skillfully.

However, the Song State artillery car could only be produced by Zhao Jiaren's side, and attempts to imitate it failed repeatedly. According to the Mongol soldiers who had seen the artillery of the Song Kingdom, the body of the gun carriage looked quite slender. When it was imitated, it was made of wood, and it was impossible to make it so small. Casting iron can reduce the size, but pig iron is too brittle and can easily break after bumps. Wrought iron is tougher than pig iron, but the price of wrought iron has led these people to abandon the use of wrought iron altogether.

The content of the "Great Song Daily" is mainly in the following categories, except for the recovery of Jiangxi, the others are all related to the government and politics. Related to the expansion is probably the construction of plantations in the South China Sea, which has always existed. The latest is the announcement by the Song State that it has acquired a palm from Xiniu Hezhou. Originally, the palm oil extracted from the palm obtained from Fusang Zhou was only suitable for leather care oil, and the palm oil extracted from the palm obtained from Xiniuhe Zhou was suitable for use.

Every time he saw these contents, Wu Li Buhuachi felt deeply suspicious of what kind of country the Great Song Dynasty was. After arriving in the Great Song Dynasty, Wuli Buhuachi saw the world map for the first time. For the first time, he also knew that the so-called Abbot Continent was a distant continent that only the powerful fleet of the Great Song Dynasty could reach there. The military performance of Da Song, who has such water ability, makes him feel that he is not compatible.

Seeing that there was nothing new in the newspaper, Wu Li changed into Hanfu and went to the Ministry of Industry of the Great Song Dynasty. Because I have been here several times, the staff of the Ministry of Industry have not been surprised. The person who received Uri Buhuachi was an official from the Ministry of Industry, and this official didn't wait for Uri Buhuachi to speak, and said directly: "Ambassador, I'm going to move." We'll have to talk about the gun carriage for a while. ”

"Not after a while." Uri Buhuachi hurriedly said. Recently, the Great Khan has sent an envoy in the hope that the matter can be resolved as soon as possible. According to the messenger privately, the Mongol attempt in this regard met with great failure, and only heavy wooden carts could bear the recoil of artillery. However, the large wooden cart had no mobility at all, and the Song army's artillery could follow the army, and this kind of mobility was what the Mongol army needed.

Even if Uri Buhuachi's tone was tough, the Ministry of Industry official remained unmoved, and he said in a nonchalant tone peculiar to bureaucrats: "It's up to us whether it works or not." Now the Ministry of Industry is going to move in a big way, and a lot of work has to be stopped first. ”

"Why don't you do anything?" Wu Li Buhuachi couldn't figure out how there could be such a situation under the Great Song system.

"This move requires the removal of a lot of materials and official documents, which have to be archived and sealed first. Wait until you move to the house. It will take a few months to toss, to say the least. The Ministry of Industry official replied.

As for why the Great Song Dynasty did this, the Mongolian ambassador Uri Buhuachi could not understand. What he could understand was that Da Song didn't want to negotiate with him now, and he said in a tough tone: "This can't be done!" ”

In the face of such a threat, the Ministry of Industry official would glare in exasperation, "Ambassador, we have the final say." You don't know the rules so much, don't come to us in the future. With that, the Ministry of Works officials got up and left, leaving Uri Buhuachi in the reception room.

Depressed in the reception room, Uri sighed in his heart at Song Guo's current tough attitude. Before Zhao Jiaren came to power, how could the Song State dare to speak to the Mongolian envoy like this, let alone put the Mongolian envoy aside. So the ambassador got up and left the Yamen of the Ministry of Works, and went to the Ministry of Rites. The Ministry of Industry can do this, but the Ministry of Rites cannot. The gun carriage was so difficult to build, Wu Li Buhua could imagine the idea that Song Guo was unwilling to sell, and if he wanted to persuade Song Guo, he had to start with the Ministry of Rites.

When he arrived at the Ministry of Rites, Wu Li said to Chen Qingnian, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, "If Song Guoken sells gun cars, many things can be discussed." ”

"We're going to change some traitors." The Ministry of Rites Shangshu bluntly put forward the request. In fact, the Ministry of Industry's statement was originally discussed between the two sides, and the recovery of Nanchang meant that the Great Song Dynasty had restored basic stability. What is needed at this point is a reckoning with the previous ones. At this time, those who stayed in the Song Kingdom and were arrested were basically ignorant shrimps, such as Lu Wenhuan, Fan Wenhu, Xia Gui and other famous Southern Song Dynasty officials who had fled to Mongolia. If you become a thief and punish the thief, then let the traitor take chances. Only by getting them back and killing them can we really deter those who have betrayed the country.

"Give me the list." Uri replied with a little broken jar. He knew that Zhao Jiaren had also sold a batch of artillery to Mongolia before, and at that time, the Great Song Dynasty ruthlessly exchanged a batch of calves. The beef available on the market in Da Song now probably proves that those calves are breeding quite well. With such a precedent, the gun carriage can probably be replaced, as long as Zhao Jiaren is satisfied.

After giving the list, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu went to Zhao Jiaren to report the matter. When I arrived at the door of the office, I saw Li Tingzhi, the governor of Longxing Mansion (Nanchang), coming out of the office. Everyone knows that this Zhizhou has not recovered because Nanchang, so he temporarily stayed in Lin'an for leisure. Now I should be able to go to the local government. However, looking at Li Tingzhi's expression, Chen Qingnian, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, felt that things were probably not so simple.

After entering, he didn't look very happy to see Zhao Jiaren. Chen Qingnian hurriedly told Zhao Jiaren the latest progress. After asking, Chen Qingnian couldn't help but want to make sure again, "Captain, is it really okay to sell it to the Mongolian artillery car?" ”

"I don't know what exactly you're referring to?" Zhao Jiaren asked rhetorically.

"That is, after Mongolia gets the artillery wagon, it will not affect us at all." Chen Qingnian hurriedly explained, and after finishing speaking, he felt that it was not accurate enough, he groaned for a while and added: "We can easily deal with those Mongolian artillery trucks. ”

"Where in the world is there such a good thing." Zhao Jiaren replied, "The Mongols are not stupid, if the artillery carriage is flashy, how can they be in such a hurry to use it." Just as the Mongols spent so much effort on it, they insisted on copying our artillery. Artillery and artillery carriages are inherently one, and artillery after having artillery carriages can exert strong combat effectiveness. ”

Hearing this explanation, Chen Qingnian's expression became serious, and he asked, "Then why did the captain give them to them." ”

Zhao Jiaren also replied solemnly: "Because I believe in progress." ”

"Progress?" Chen Qingnian had heard of this word, but the use of this word in the Great Song Dynasty was not the same as later, so he also took a little effort to associate this word with 'upward'.

Zhao Jiaren nodded, "Progress!" If we rest on our laurels and only think about conquering the world with what we have, we will lose more than we gain by selling artillery trucks to Mongolia. If we continue to make progress and continue to build more advanced weapons, we can rely on our strength to expand our superiority with Mongolia. It is useless for Mongolia to have artillery wagons. ”

This truth is very easy to understand, but Chen Qingnian has also worked at the grassroots level, and he said with a wry smile: "It's not easy to make continuous progress like this." ”

Every time he heard these words, Zhao Jiaren had a good impression of the Jinshi in his heart. Although they are often full of nonsense, they really have the basic qualities they should have when it comes to such fundamental issues. Yes, where is it so easy to progress, every progress requires a huge effort. Before the advent of the scientific system, progress required a great element of luck. And even with scientific advances, intellectual progress is more difficult.

Chen Qingnian was not a member of the society, so Zhao Jiaren didn't bother to tell him about these things, he just said calmly: "As a captain, I want to lead everyone to make progress together." Those gun trucks will not be used by our Great Song Dynasty now, and the gun trucks also have a service life, and after three years, the life of these gun trucks will be almost at the end. Naturally, we won't sell to Mongolia at that time. ”

"Aren't they imitations?" Chen Qingnian continued to ask.

Zhao Jiaren wanted to explain the difference between cast iron wheels and pig iron and wrought iron. But Chen Qingnian is not a member of the society, and Zhao Jiaren feels that there is no need for him to understand such profound scientific knowledge. So Zhao Jiaren said: "Our iron has its own secret recipe, and the Mongolians can't learn it anyway." ”

As soon as he heard the secret recipe, Chen Qingnian showed a deeply approving expression. In this day and age, secret recipes are as convincing explanations as the gods. Immortals are an explanation of the world, and it is really not the original intention to create these concepts in the first place to become a tool for deception.

After sending away Chen Qingnian, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Zhao Jiaren began to consider whether it was the right choice to send Li Tingzhi to Nanchang to be Zhizhou. Just now he had a conversation with Li Tingzhi, and Li Tingzhi actually expressed his hawkish position that he would severely suppress the rebels in Jiangxi.

Zhao Jiaren was not opposed to attacking the leaders of the Ming Sect, but he was resolutely opposed to suppressing the rebels who were willing to honestly go home and farm. So the conversation with Li Tingzhi before made me very unhappy. In addition, intelligence shows that Li Tingzhi himself is very close to Empress Dowager Yang. This made Zhao Jiaren even more disgusted.

It would be nice if the Ministry of Officials could evolve to the level of the Organization Department. A fantasy popped up in Zhao Jiaren's heart.