The artillery made by Xiao Jiu shined on the battlefield against the Qingzhou Army, and the news naturally couldn't be hidden.

Now Xiao Jiu wants to form a strong army, and it won't work without money, so he started the idea of selling artillery.

Just like Xiao Jiu's previous life, the beautiful country on the other side of the ocean secretly stirred up trouble all over the world, and took the opportunity to sell a large number of weapons to start an arms business.

The price of weapons that were originally low-cost has increased several times and sold to warlords and governments in backward areas, and it is difficult not to make people feel hot about the huge profits in them.

If possible, Xiao Jiu didn't want to sell firearms to other military organizations in Great Xia, but now he was also a clever woman who couldn't cook without rice, and he couldn't do anything without money.

Now Xiao Jiu plans to sell artillery and shells to the imperial court and the government soldiers in Jizhou and Yuzhou, and use the money and grain in exchange to expand the army.

Xiao Jiu only sells cannons and finished shells, but he has to firmly control the ratio of gunpowder in his own hands.

Now that Xiao Jiu has a certain strength, he is not afraid that he will be forcibly seized when he throws the card of artillery.

And once the big men of the side who hold the military power taste the sweetness, there will definitely be a shortage of such weapons of mass destruction.

It's just that how many casualties these shells will cause to the rebel army at that time is not something that Xiao Jiu can predict.

After Xiao Jiu made a decision and expressed his thoughts to his subordinates, those old men in Xiao Ziying naturally did not object.

Because these old people who started with Xiao Jiu from the very beginning all have a kind of blind worship of Xiao Jiu, as long as Xiao Jiu orders them, they will carry it out.

On the contrary, the chief bookkeeper Zhou Jin had a different opinion on Xiao Jiu's plan to sell the artillery to other forces so early.

Since seeing the power of artillery, Zhou Jin knew that this weapon with amazing lethality would be a sharp weapon for future battlefield attacks.

Now if Xiao Jiu can hold this card in his hand, it will undoubtedly be a dimensionality reduction blow to the opponent.

According to his line of thought, Lingshui County at this time should develop slowly and should not be in a hurry.

If the civil uprising and disaster are pacified, Lingshui County, which is in the Sanzhi area, will definitely be vigorously supported by the imperial court, which has eased up.

On the other hand, if the government soldiers in Jizhou and Yuzhou could not effectively suppress the rebels in a short period of time, Xiao Jiu and the soldiers of Lingshui County could also take the opportunity to move westward and seek more land and population.

According to Zhou Jin's view, Lingshui County is now at the time of great development, and as long as it waits for the right time, it can develop and grow rapidly.

But Xiao Jiu couldn't wait, maybe it was the identity of the traverser that made him think about things from a slightly different angle than Zhou Jin.

In his opinion, if the artillery could be sold to the imperial court, the swarming rebels would be suppressed and the northern frontier would be able to obtain a brief period of peace.

Once the situation stabilizes, agricultural commerce in various places will gradually return to normal, and more of their ideas can be realized.

Xiao Jiu has no shortage of ways to make money, but the turbulent situation has left him with no chance to show his strengths.

After making a decision, Xiao Jiu set about starting the expansion of the ordnance processing factory in Hare Mountain, preparing to produce a complete assembly line.

In addition to the cannons, Xiao Jiu is also preparing to make a batch of earthen mines and explosives packs.

At present, most of the siege equipment in Great Xia uses catapults to throw boulders, and if the stones are replaced with explosives, the power should not be underestimated.

After arranging everything, Xiao Jiu picked three cannons, prepared to send one each to Kyoto, Jizhou and Yuzhou, and prepared to arrange manpower for them to demonstrate on the spot.

Xiao Jiu believed that those officials would definitely drop their jaws after seeing the prestige of the cannon.

In addition to the shells, the barrels of these primitive redcoat cannons also had a certain lifespan, and with constant use, the breeches of these cannons were blasted out by gunpowder and trachoma of various sizes.

With Daxia's current iron-smelting technology, it must be expensive to imitate his own cannon, and Xiao Jiu has the steel smelted by the steel factory, and the cost of the cannon will be minimized.

Because Qingzhou was located in the eastern part of the Great Xia Kingdom, Xiao Jiu named these cannons the Eastern Cannons.

Xiao Jiu is not worried about the sales of these cannons, the only thing to consider is the pricing issue, when Xiao Jiu first told everyone that the price in his heart was still wondering if it was a little too high.

Who knew that Zhou Jin patted his chest and guaranteed that the price of these cannons could be sold higher, obviously Xiao Jiu still underestimated the financial resources of these prefectures and counties.

In the end, Xiao Jiu decided to send Zhou Jin with a delegation of 100 people to Jizhou, Yuzhou and Kyoto to meet with the heads of all parties.

……

Qingzhou City, the city lord's mansion.

In the back hall of the City Lord's Mansion, Lu Yaoliang listened to the report of his subordinates, his brows furrowed.

After dismissing the secret agent who went to Lingshui County to inquire about the news, Lu Yaoliang paced back and forth in the room alone for a long time, muttering constantly in his mouth.

"Cannon?"

Lu Yaoliang may have been dismissive of unfamiliar things before, but his 40,000 troops in Qingzhou were blocked outside Lingshui County and could not advance an inch, so he was also reflecting.

I have seen the power of the cannon, and I am still terrified when I think about the visually striking explosion.

Now Lu Yaoliang is desperate to control this unpredictable power, but he doesn't know how to do anything about the monolithic Lingshui County.

When Lu Yaoliang was entangled, the servant outside the room reported that Wen Jie was coming, and he had to temporarily put away his thoughts and pass Wen Jie in.

After Wen Jie entered the room, Lu Yaoliang beckoned him to take a seat like a friend, without a trace of shelf.

Unlike Lu Yaoliang's enthusiasm, Wen Jie's visit this time was to persuade Lu Yaoliang to reconcile with the imperial court, and was ready to take Lu Yaoliang's eldest son to Kyoto as a proton.

Listening to Wen Jie's slow words, Lu Yaoliang's mind was a little dazed, and he lowered his head in contemplation with an expressionless face.

Wen Jie didn't bother, just waited quietly for Lu Yaoliang to make a choice, and the atmosphere at the scene cooled down for a moment.

After a long time, Lu Yaoliang sighed helplessly and said, "I can let Lu Xu enter Beijing, and you don't have to write about it." ”

In the end, Lu Yaoliang acquiesced to Wen Jie's statement.

Wen Jie's Lu Yao's conscience is very clear in his heart, and now that the emperor of the imperial court has gathered the military power of Zhili and talked about the rebellion of the Wanzhou army, his power is no longer to be underestimated.

Jizhou and Yuzhou, which are separated between themselves and Kyoto, will definitely have thoughts about Qingzhou after cleaning up the civil uprising in their respective territories.

Previously, the holy decree of openly resisting the grain and conscription issued by the imperial court has touched the bottom line of the imperial court, and if the disaster is reversed, the emperor Qin Yu, who has free his hands, will definitely not let himself go.

Rather than leaving Qingzhou alone from the control of the imperial court, the emperor would definitely not hesitate to abandon himself and give Qingzhou to Jizhou and Yuzhou to maintain the balance of the political situation in the north.

At that time, will the remote Qingzhou really be able to resist the coalition sent by the imperial court to crusade against itself?

Lu Yaoliang didn't dare to continue thinking about it, and now the best way is just like what Wen Jie said.

Send protons to Kyoto, and then gather all the food that the imperial court wants to collect, and use it to dispel the emperor's concerns.