Chapter 187: Why?
This is what Li Shimin himself promised Zhang Zheng at the Yuanri Dynasty meeting. Today, Zhang Zheng will give an explanation of his proposal to set up a firearms bureau.
The Firearms Bureau is also the top priority of Zhang Zheng's layout of Datang. In Zhang Zheng's memory fragments, almost the entire Zhenguan Dynasty, there were large-scale wars every year.
And Zhang Zheng wants to lay the foundation of a hundred years of peace for the Tang Dynasty, in addition to the road of culture and education, strong force is also indispensable.
According to Zhang Zheng's idea, it is best to be able to take down all the threatening enemies around Datang in Zhenguan, or directly incorporate them into the territory of Datang.
After Li Chengqian ascended the throne, he would use the strength of the whole country to develop the culture, education, people's livelihood, and science and technology of the Tang Dynasty.
The first step of this technology is the Datang Royal Academy and the Firearms Bureau. And once the wheel of history is changed by Zhang Zheng, then an invincible huge empire will forever stand in the east of this world.
Those suffocating blood and tears, war and darkness, will never have a chance to reappear, and Datang will leave them far behind.
There is no country in the world that lasts for 10,000 years, but there can be races that last for 10,000 years, and just thinking about it makes people excited.
And whether this first step can be successfully stepped out depends on today's court meeting, so Zhang Zheng rarely got up early in the morning.
…… After washing, Zhang Zheng walked quickly to the front yard, and Zhang Gongjin's carriage was already waiting at the door.
Zhang Zheng jumped into the carriage with a brisk step, and Zhang Gongjin, who came later, was a little entangled in the horse and carriage.
In the end, he couldn't withstand the cold and chose to step into the carriage.
"Father, how do you say Your Majesty will decide?" As soon as Zhang Gongjin got into the carriage, Zhang Zheng asked his father a little impatiently.
After all, although Li Shimin rejected Zhang Zheng's proposal that day, Zhang Zheng could still see that Li Shimin was still very moved by his proposal.
Seeing his son's appearance of scratching his ears and cheeks without any patience, Zhang Gongjin replied angrily: "How does the old man know." Seeing that his father refused to speak, Zhang Zheng still asked reluctantly: "Tell me your guess, tell me about it." "What kind of person is Zhang Gongjin, a general who has been up and down in the sea for half his life, or a general with real power, ranking at the top of the power of the Tang Dynasty.
There can be several such people in the entire Datang, and they can be counted in one slap. If you talk about understanding Li Shimin, Zhang Gongjin is definitely one of the best.
So for this kind of thing, it's naturally appropriate to ask Dad. Zhang Gongjin thought about it for a while, and took this opportunity to teach this little son, pondered for a while, and said to Zhang Zheng: "Well, if the old man guesses, Your Majesty will agree to your proposal." Hearing his father say this, Zhang Zheng's eyes instantly lit up.
"Why?" Zhang Zheng couldn't help but ask.
"Because of this matter, it is generally beneficial to Datang. And now the only resistance in the court ......" Speaking of this, Zhang Gongjin paused, saw Zhang Zheng listening to himself with a serious face, organized his language, and continued: "Now the resistance of the court may come from the military department. ”
"Why?" When Zhang Zheng heard this, he couldn't help but be slightly shocked in his heart, and asked rhetorically. It stands to reason that there is no conflict between this matter and the Ministry of War.
To put it another way, if the Firearms Bureau is successfully established, it will be beneficial to the Ministry of War. A new, powerful weapon is developed, and it must be tested on the enemy.
Zhang Zheng can pat his chest and guarantee that under the power of firearms, those fierce nomads and hostile forces will become ethnic minorities who can sing and dance in the territory of the Tang Dynasty.
This will greatly reduce the production investment and R&D costs of the Ministry of War for cold weapons. In addition, the accounting pressure on the soldiers' military merits will also be greatly reduced, which is good for Datang and the military department.
Why does the resistance come from the Ministry of War? Seeing his youngest son's puzzled look, Zhang Gongjin slowly guided Zhang Zheng's thoughts, and asked with a smile: "That's right, it's the Ministry of War, do you think the Ministry of War will strongly support you in this matter?" Zhang Zheng frowned slightly and asked, "Shouldn't you vigorously support yourself?" And Zhang Gongjin did not answer Zhang Zheng's doubts this time, but threw a look of his own thought at his son.
Since he wants to train Zhang Zheng, it is natural to teach him to think by himself, instead of running to ask himself about everything.
After all, in Zhang Gongjin's imagination, Zhang Zheng will need to stand alone in the near future. Now that he has a rare opportunity to educate his son, Zhang Gongjin will not miss it.
Instead, he slowly guided Zhang Zheng to think and weigh up.
"Father means that the Ministry of War may intervene to obstruct His Majesty from facilitating this?" Zhang Zheng asked rhetorically again, but this sentence sounded like nonsense, so Zhang Zheng didn't expect his father to answer.
"It shouldn't be~" Zhang Zheng muttered to himself, and then thought about it. Unexpectedly, Zhang Gongjin answered Zhang Zheng's doubts this time, smiled, and said affirmatively: "It's not possible, but inevitable." After listening to his father's affirmative answer, Zhang Zheng's brows furrowed even tighter.
Since Daddy said that the Ministry of War would obstruct it, it would be. Zhang Zheng had a blind confidence in Zhang Gongjin, but he still couldn't think of a reason for the military department to do this for a while.
"The reason, there is no reason at all." Zhang Zheng subconsciously wanted to reach out and grab his hair, which was a habit he often had when he encountered things he couldn't figure out.
But he didn't catch it, because the big hand that had been wearing thick calluses grabbed Zhang Zheng's hand. Zhang Gongjin shook his head and said: "You are going to go to the court later, your hair is messed up, and it is strange that the ceremonial officials do not participate in your deceit." The arm was grabbed by the father's strong big hand, Zhang Zheng's irritability in his heart decreased slightly, and he said to the father: "The child can't think of a reason." Zhang Gongjin put down Zhang Zheng's hand, wondering if he was in a hurry.
After all, the youngest son still hasn't set foot in the court, and his understanding of power is too shallow. On the way back from the Yuan Day Dynasty, the few words I mentioned seemed to be a little early.
A child from an ordinary family, at this age, is still making trouble all day long, but he wants him to think about the darkest gray area of these court centers...... Zhang Gongjin shook his head, even he needs to think about these things for a long time.
And Zhang Zheng has never been in power.
"It's already good, it's good." Zhang Gongjin said silently in his heart. Then he smiled: "Don't think about it if you can't think of a reason, remember what your father said to you that day." You're a little bit short, just a little bit short. ”
"How much is a little bit?"
"Hehe, just a little bit."