Bianjing.

The news of the Yanmen Pass of the Liao State has already touched the nerves of the court.

The privy envoy Zeng Bu had already ordered the Yanmen Pass area to make strict preparations, and a large number of earth-shattering thunderbolts were mobilized to the front line.

"Rest assured, all the cities on the front line have been transformed into fortress structures, and with the Divine Arm Crossbow and Heaven-Shaking Thunder, even if the Liao State sends troops, it will definitely not be cheap." Zeng Bu said with confidence.

The Great Song Dynasty was already good at defending the city, and with the existence of earth-shattering thunder, the Liao army would definitely not be able to afford the losses caused by the siege.

"The Liao army is attacking the city, and the Great Song Dynasty is naturally not afraid! I am afraid that the Liao army will not lead the army to attack the city, plunder the people of the Great Song Dynasty, and even gather a large army, follow the example of the Battle of Lanyuan, and attack Bianjing directly. Lu Dafang said worriedly.

The officials couldn't help but flash a trace of worry, the battle of Lanyuan in the past made Song Chen extremely afraid of Liao.

Zhao Xu sneered: "I am not a true sect! At this moment, when it is not the true sect, the Great Song Dynasty has a thunderstorm that shakes the sky, not to mention the 200,000 Liao army, even the 400,000 Liao army can't break through Bianjing, the Son of Heaven guards the country, the king dies Sheji, this year's coin is abolished! ”

The battle of Pingxia City gave Zhao Xu great courage, especially the amazing earth-shattering thunder, which made up for the lack of force in the Great Song Dynasty, although the attack was insufficient, but the defense was more than enough.

"The official family is sage, and the ministers are willing to advance and retreat with the official family." Zhang Dan said solemnly.

He was originally advocating being tough on Liao, not to mention that the Great Song Dynasty had already prepared, had sufficient money and food, and had a thunderstorm in hand, if the Liao State started a war, the Great Song Dynasty would have a great chance of winning.

Although the neutrals in the court were worried about the Liao State going to war, the earth-shaking thunder in their hands emboldened them and agreed to test the Liao State's reaction.

Just as the Manchu officials were anxiously waiting, an eight-hundred-mile expedited fast horse galloped into Bianjing.

"The Liao army has retreated!"

When the hundred officials of the court got the news, they couldn't help but be stunned, they didn't expect that the Liao State would really withdraw its troops.

"Really?"

Zhao Xu said in surprise.

The herald said: "Liao Emperor Yelu Hongji is outside Yanmen Pass, asking to see the earth-shaking thunder of the Great Song Dynasty, and the general uses the earth-shaking thunder to practice a hundred breaths, and the Liao army is silent. ”

"Can Emperor Liao agree to the Great Song Dynasty's Silk Road Plan!" Zhang Dian said eagerly.

The herald said truthfully: "Emperor Liao said: If the income of the Silk Road cannot reach twice the annual coin, how much less, the Great Song Dynasty will make up for me!" Otherwise, the Liao State will raise a large army and investigate the Song State for betraying the alliance. ”

"Liao Guo agreed so easily!" Lu Dafang said in disbelief.

The officials of the Manchu Dynasty couldn't help but look happy, they didn't expect to abolish the New Year's coin so easily.

At the moment, hundreds of officials couldn't help but look at Fan Zheng, when Fan Zheng proposed the Silk Road plan to replace the Song Dynasty's New Year's coin, the Manchu Dynasty officials thought it was a fool's dream, how could the Liao State give up suppressing the Great Song Dynasty and give the Great Song Dynasty a chance to breathe.

But they didn't expect Emperor Liao to agree to Fan Zheng's plan so easily.

"In my opinion, Emperor Liao is just old and faint! For the sake of a princess who resembles Xiao Guanyin, he promised to give up the New Year's coin. ”

"Definitely! Emperor Liao is just judging the situation! The earth-shattering thunder of the Great Song Dynasty is an artifact for defending the city, and the Liao army is just retreating in the face of difficulties! If you have to fight, the Liao army can't afford to lose. ”

The hundred officials were excited, and scolded Fang Xuan one by one, trying their best to belittle the Liao State.

And Fan Zheng originally went from being a sinner who everyone shouted at to damage the diplomatic relations between the Liao and Song dynasties, and became a hero who abolished the New Year's coin.

"This time to abolish the New Year's coin, Fan Aiqing should be the first to contribute!" Zhao Xu said with great joy.

Baiguan nodded approvingly.

The appearance of the earth-shattering thunder gave the Great Song Dynasty a big surprise, although the Liao State still has the advantage at present, and the Great Song Dynasty is not without the power to fight back.

"Wechen is ashamed." Fan Zheng said modestly.

Lu Dafang said coldly: "Don't be too happy, Emperor Liao's move must be to temporarily paralyze my Great Song Dynasty, once you find a way to fight against the earth-shaking thunder, there will be a battle between Liao and Song." ”

The excitement on the faces of the hundred officials stagnated slightly, anyone who knew that the Great Song Dynasty had abolished the New Year's coin without authorization, and the Liao State would definitely not be reconciled, if the Liao State found a way to deal with the earth-shaking thunder, it would definitely redouble its revenge on the Great Song Dynasty.

Seeing this, Fan Zheng laughed and said, "Liao is just a paper tiger!" Of course, its territory is vast, and it has the advantage of cavalry! However, there are many Han and Liao in the country, as well as the Jurchen, Mengwu and other departments, the people are not united, and the domestic rebellion is continuous, and the control of the various departments is greatly weakened. ”

Zhao Xu nodded, and even he sensed that the Liao State had indeed declined. Over the years, the various ministries of the Liao State have rebelled, and they all relied on the help of the Jurchens and Western Xia to suppress them! Coupled with successive rebellions, today's Liao State is not invincible.

"Liao is a paper tiger!"

The important ministers of the Manchu Dynasty couldn't help but smile bitterly, they didn't expect Fan Zheng's heart to be so big-hearted and dare to ignore the Liao State so much.

"As for the Liao State's cracking of the earth-shattering thunder, it depends on who is better in gunpowder weapons. Wechen begs to change the law to the weapons supervisor! Fan Zheng said solemnly.

"Changing the Weapons Supervisor?"

Baiguan couldn't help frowning, all along, the ordnance supervisor has always been the most inconspicuous existence in the imperial court, what is the point of changing the law ordnance superintendent?

Even Zhao Xu was full of doubts.

Fan Zheng said solemnly: "Compared with the Liao Kingdom, the only advantage of the Great Song Dynasty is in the armor, the divine arm crossbow is like this, and the earth-shaking thunder is like this, and who is the hand of these armors?" ”

"Craftsman!"

Zhao Xu blurted out.

"Not bad! Craftsmen are the hope of the Great Song Dynasty to defeat the Liao State, only by producing the strongest bow and crossbow, the strongest armor, and more powerful gunpowder weapons, the Great Song Dynasty can possibly defeat the Liao State, and how does the Great Song Dynasty treat the heroes who defeated the Liao State? Fan Zheng asked rhetorically.

"Cheap!"

Fan Zheng didn't wait for the hundred officials to answer, and sneered directly.

"Craftsmen are not allowed to be officials, they are poorly paid, and they serve frequently, many craftsmen are unbearable, and there are constantly deserters."

"What's more, officials deduct money and food from craftsmen, pretend to help private interests, and mobilize craftsmen for personal gain."

Fan Zheng counted the hardships of the craftsmen of the Great Song Dynasty, and the officials of the Manchu Dynasty could not help Hao Ran.

"Craftsmen are lowly people, and if they are treated too much, they will only be pampered and coquettish!" Yushi Yang said disdainfully. He studied the books of the sages for decades, where could he afford to look down on lowly craftsmen.

Fan Zheng retorted angrily: "The soldiers went to the front line with the weapons and armor produced by the craftsmen, and the lives of the soldiers were all in the hands of the craftsmen, and you actually called them lowly people, how ironic, no wonder the Great Song Dynasty was defeated in successive battles." ”

Yang Wei's face turned red, and he retorted angrily: "The way to win is in people's absence, and Fan Taicheng is inevitably too dependent on foreign objects." ”

The other ministers also nodded one after another, agreeing with Yang Wei's humanism, and disapproving Fan Zheng's weaponism.

Fan Zheng shook his head and said, "Why can the battle of Pingxia City be won?" Could it be that Fan is not a born general? ”

Yang Wei was speechless for a moment, I have to say that the battle of Pingxia City was indeed won by weapons, and without the earth-shattering thunder, it would be impossible for the Song army to kill 50,000 Western Xia soldiers.

Fan Zhenglang said: "The importance of a satisfactory armor to a soldier is self-evident, it can not only increase the survival rate of soldiers on the battlefield, but also help soldiers to overcome obstacles in the war and be invincible, but in the battle of Pingxia City, Weichen found that the armor of soldiers did not fit at all. ”

"Doesn't fit?" Zhao Xu exclaimed.

Fan Zheng nodded and said: "There are only three types of armor in the Great Song Army, but there are more than three combinations of tall, short, fat and thin, and many soldiers are wearing ill-fitting armor to fight. ”

Zhao Xu's face was suddenly embarrassed, such nonsense, it was strange that the Great Song Dynasty was undefeated.

Fan Zheng said solemnly: "Now that the cavalry of the Great Song Dynasty is unfavorable, and the natural barrier of the sixteen states of Yanyun has been lost, the Great Song Dynasty wants to defeat the Liao State, and must reuse the craftsmen, as long as the weapons of the Great Song Dynasty have been suppressing the Liao State, the Liao State is better than cavalry shooting, and the Great Song Dynasty is better than the armor weapon, so that the Liao State has always been afraid of the Great Song Dynasty and did not dare to go south." ”

Zhao Xu nodded slightly!

"The ministers asked the officials to abolish the lowly status of craftsmen, improve the treatment of craftsmen, and reward craftsmen for their inventions." Fan Zheng bowed solemnly.

He came from later generations, and naturally knew the role of craftsmen, and the only thing that the Great Song Dynasty could win over Liaoxia was science and technology.

Once the firearms of the Great Song Dynasty broke out and the force increased greatly, it would be possible to stand tall under the repeated attacks of Liaoxia Jinmeng.

"Exactly! Ling Fan Zheng served as the ordnance supervisor and changed the law to the ordnance superintendent. ”

The appearance of the earth-shattering thunder made Zhao Xu very interested in firearms, and with a wave of his hand, he directly agreed.

Naturally, the new party and the old party will not pay attention to the small ordnance superintendent, and no one will oppose it at the moment.

So far, Fan Zheng's proposal to change the French military weapons prison has been successfully passed.

…………………………

Inside the Armory Prison!

"Abolish the Craftsman Ranks!"

"Improve the treatment of craftsmen!"

"Reward artisans for inventions!"

When Fan Zheng came to announce the announcement on behalf of Zhao Xu, it immediately caused an uproar in the Ordnance Prison.

"Thank you, Lord Fan, for speaking up to us craftsmen." An old craftsman with tears in his eyes.

"Thank you, Lord Fan!"

A group of generals said solemnly.

They are the strongest craftsmen in the world, but their treatment is extremely poor, and future generations can only be craftsmen for generations, and they are not allowed to take the imperial examination, which can be described as disheartened.

And Fan Zheng took the initiative to speak in front of the officials, which gave them renewed hope.

Fan Zheng looked around at the generals and said solemnly: "From now on, the firearms department is divided into the Jiafang Department, the Crossbow Department, and the Firearms Department, which are respectively responsible for the research and development of more powerful bows and crossbows, stronger armor, and more powerful firearms. ”

"Ahh The generals couldn't help but look bitter.

Seeing this, Fan Zheng frowned and said: "As the military supervisor of the imperial court, his performance is really unsatisfactory, the divine arm crossbow is offered by the Western Xia general, and the earth-shaking thunder is created by a certain doctor of Fan, and the armor supervisor can not even make armor that does not fit, and the Great Song Dynasty has been defeated in successive battles, so you are not without responsibility." ”

"I'm ashamed!" Armament supervisor Cheng Moyue and the generals said with shameful faces.

In these years, the ordnance supervisor has indeed done nothing, and even the armor produced is not even comparable to that of Western Xia.

"For the matter of the armor not fitting, the official has invited the excellent clothing embroidery girls of the people to formulate various styles and specifications, and the firearms supervisor must let every soldier wear the armor that fits." Fan Zheng said solemnly.

"Yes!" Mo Yue said with an embarrassed face, "I also ask Lord Fan to give the general some time, and the general will definitely not disappoint Lord Fan and the official family." ”

Fan Zheng shook his head and said, "No! Fan Mou has always been in the direction of getting rid of the disease, and the official must see the results of the prison in the shortest possible time. ”

"The shortest amount of time?"

Mo Yue was suddenly taken aback, and looked at Fan Zheng in disbelief, Fan Zheng's new official took office three times, so he was too anxious.

Fan Zheng shook his head and said: "The biggest shortcoming of the Great Song Dynasty is the cavalry, Fan wants to build two kinds of cavalry, one is heavy cavalry, the men and horses are armored, and the strongest protective armor should be used as light as possible."

"One is the light cavalry, wearing the lightest armor to protect as much as possible, with bows and crossbows, and the two wings cooperate in battle."

Not bad!

What Fan Zheng wanted to build was the famous Tiefutu and the Kidnapping Horse in later generations, and it was difficult to see results in a short period of time if the firearms wanted to be innovated, and the Tiefutu and the Kidnapping Horse of the Jin State were the best tactics to restrain the Liao army, and Fan Zheng decided to copy them in the Song army to guard against the Liao State.

"The armor with the strongest protection requires the lightest weight, and the lightest armor requires the most protection possible."

When Mo Yue heard Fan Zheng's request, he was dumbfounded,

"Lord Qiqi Fan, there is a way to have both worlds in the world." Mo Yue smiled bitterly, if the armor wants to be protective, it must be heavy, and if it wants to be light, the protective power will inevitably decline.

Fan Zheng said solemnly: "If all of them are used in Western Xia, how can they do it? ”

"Monkey Armor?" Mo Yue couldn't help but stagnate.

"In the battle of Pingxia City, Fan captured a piece of the armor worn by the Western Xia Iron Harrier, which was extremely light, but extremely tough, and could even rush to the city wall with a strong crossbow, which was enough to meet the needs of the Iron Floating Massacre." Fan Zheng said excitedly.

Fan Zheng stretched out his hand and waved, and Xiao Li put a deformed armor in front of the generals.

Mo Yue stepped forward solemnly, and said with a wry smile for a long time: "The Qizi armor seized by Lord Fan is smelted by cold forging technology, and it is not a secret in our opinion, but this method needs to be forged constantly, which is extremely time-consuming and labor-intensive, especially the requirements for iron materials are extremely high, and the iron materials of my Great Song Dynasty cannot meet the cold forging standards at all." ”

"Iron is iron! Since the iron of Western Xia can be cold forged, the iron of the Great Song Dynasty can also be cold forged, just to find a good solution! This official has a reward of 1,000 guan here, and whoever can crack the cold forging method and create a cold forging armor will be rewarded with 500 guan! Crafting the lightest armor will also reward you with 500 pieces! Fan Zheng said lightly.

In an instant, all the craftsmen suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, five hundred guan was a full ten years of salary for them, and all the craftsmen at the moment were excited, and the Qizi armor on the ground was quickly divided.

There will be brave men under the heavy reward, and five hundred times are close at hand, and no one wants to give it up.

Ten days later!

A pair of well-equipped cold forging armor and a pair of light cotton armor were placed in front of Fan Zheng.

"Lord Qi Fan, the Ordnance Supervisor has fulfilled his mission!" Mo Yue said excitedly.

He never imagined that under the stimulation of huge wealth, the Weapons Supervisor would work together to crack the forging method of cold forging armor in a short period of time.

At the same time, it also created a cotton armor with good protection, but almost half lighter.

Seeing this, Fan Zheng couldn't help but smile slightly, the craftsmanship of the craftsmen of the Great Song Dynasty was the best in the world, and it had been suppressed all along, but once it was released, it immediately burst out with amazing creativity.

There is something at home, and the update is unstable, and it will be made up later.

(End of chapter)