Paper Maker: This is the end of the Ming Dynasty in Liaozhai

Chapter 164 The Meishan Lineage and the Yinshan School

Under the leadership of Hou Yuangao, Su Hao came to a shed. In a corner of the shed, a three-meter-long cannon was very conspicuous. In addition, there were more than a dozen bowl-mouth cannons, tiger crouching cannons, etc. The small cannons, but judging from the rust spots, these things are probably not young, at least not younger than his grandfather, whether they can be used is one thing.

"Qianhu, this is Hongyi Cannon."

Hou Yuangao said in a deep voice: "This kind of artillery is very powerful. If it falls into the crowd, it can kill at least dozens of people. However, this kind of artillery is also easy to explode."

Hearing the explosion, Su Hao said with a serious expression: "The manufacture of any Hongyi cannon must be strictly supervised. Cut corners are not allowed. Every cannon must be signed. Any mistakes will be investigated to the end."

He has been in Jinyiwei for so long, and he also has a deep understanding of Daming's army. In fact, Daming popularized firearms during the Yongle period, and the powerful firearms made the men on the grassland become good at singing and dancing.

It's a pity that even the best firearms can't help being greedy. Since Yongle, the world has been peaceful, and there has been no great war. The rough ones only cost half a tael of silver, not to mention artillery, and the profits in it are big enough to tempt many people.

As a result of the shoddy manufacturing, the probability of blasting the chamber is higher than that of shooting, and every shot is a walk before the gate of hell.

It's just that before the Tumu Fortress, the generals hadn't lost their power. As generals, they also knew that the firecrackers and artillery were very useful. In addition, the government had not been completely corrupted, and the crudely made firearms were still limited.

However, after the Tumu Fort, the civil servants were in power, and the bureaucrats had collapsed, and those literati had no military knowledge, so they didn't care about the role of firecrackers and artillery, and those who could cut corners were all reduced and reduced, directly reducing the powerful firearms troops. Back to the era of cold weapons.

If it weren't for this, Nurhachi's dance moves must be very proficient now, and the dancing posture must be very moving, but it is a pity that there is no such thing in the world.

"The lower officials must strictly check."

Hearing Su Hao's words, Hou Yuangao quickly responded.

"Ah."

After nodding his head, Su Hao continued to ask: "How many materials are there for gunpowder?"

Hou Yuangao replied: "It's eight thousand catties."

"Remember to store them separately, so there will be no accidents."

Su Hao nodded his head. In the past two or three years, he has already had people buy gunpowder raw materials everywhere. Just to avoid attracting attention, he has always been secretly bought by people. Otherwise, it would be worth [-] to [-] catties. Pediatrics.

However, the eight thousand catties of gunpowder is enough for defending the city. He is not going to make firecrackers now. Bows and arrows are more suitable for defending the city than firecrackers, and now all craftsmen who can make firecrackers are transferred by him to make them. For artillery, I don't have the time to make firecrackers. It is simply used to launch artillery and make primitive grenades. Eight thousand catties of gunpowder can be used for a long time.

What's more, the people he arranged outside are still continuing to purchase raw materials for gunpowder, and it should be fine if they persist for a few years.

It's a pity that the power of the current gunpowder is still too small. Even if the explosion of a hundred catties of gunpowder is only in a large range, it is not as powerful as a thunderbolt, thunderbolt, and it is still useful for third-rate warriors.

If you are dealing with a second-rate fighter, the opponent can escape the explosion range before it explodes. With the speed of a second-rate fighter, let alone a step of ten meters, four or five meters can still be done. Any delay can kill a second-rate warrior.

However, it is not bad to use it to clean up ordinary soldiers on the battlefield. With the strength of the armored paper man, he can carry a bomb of one or two hundred catties, and his speed is much faster than that of ordinary people, which can completely cause a lot of damage.

It's just that this can only be done on the battlefield. After all, he can't go anywhere with hundreds of thousands of catties of gunpowder. It is rare to deal with a large number of ordinary people. Now he still has forty or fifty thunderbolt bombs on his body. When it is time to use them, these thunderbolt bombs are more effective than gunpowder.

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Zichuan, Huanshan.

In the middle of the night in the mountains, a bustling street suddenly appeared. Countless red and white lanterns were hung high, illuminating the entire street and filling the street with a strange atmosphere.

There are people coming and going on the street, there are men and women, old and young, nuns and monks, and Taoist nuns, but most of them are dressed in strange ways. Breath, and most of the face is not good.

On both sides of the street, there are stalls one by one, but they are different from the stalls in ordinary markets. The goods on these stalls are all kinds of strange things, including blood-stained copper coins, scorched wood, gloomy nails, and weird bugs...

What's more, a lacquered red coffin was placed!

Two Taoist priests in Taoist robes, one old and one young, walked slowly on the street. The young Taoist stood next to the old Taoist, looking at the stalls on both sides of the street, the young Taoist couldn't help muttering: "Master, why do these people make the street so gloomy?" Damn, at first glance, it looks crooked."

Although the young Taoist priest's voice was very low, there were no ordinary people who could come to this kind of place. The next moment, hundreds of people around looked at the young Taoist priest at the same time, and the atmosphere froze instantly, adding a kind of eerie atmosphere.

Seeing this, the old Taoist frowned, and took a step forward, exuding momentum, and a golden pattern appeared on the Taoist robe.

Seeing this pattern, everyone's face changed, and then they looked back in dissatisfaction.

Tianshi Mansion!
Although dissatisfied with the words of the young Taoist priest, the golden lines represented that the two came from the Tianshi Mansion, and they were not life and death enemies, and they did not want to provoke the people of the Tianshi Mansion.

Seeing that everyone looked away, the old Taoist turned around and said angrily: "If you dare to talk nonsense again, don't even think about going out with me in the future!"

"Master, this disciple dare not!"

The young Taoist said quickly, his face was still full of fear, he really felt the breath of death just now, if not for his master, he had a hunch that his end would definitely not be much better.

On an attic not far away, two middle-aged men in long robes looked at them from afar.

If there is a circle of leftist warlocks, they will definitely be able to recognize the identities of the two, Dong Shichang, the leader of the Meishan Dharma Line, and Xie Bing, the leader of the Yinshan School.

"Tianshi Mansion!"

Seeing that the old Taoist scared away hundreds of people just by revealing his identity, Dong Shichang snorted coldly, "What a name!"

"It can't be helped, who made them orthodox recognized by the court."

Xie Bing shook his head, the strength of these small sects was not enough in front of Longhushan.

Hearing Xie Bing's words, Dong Shichang could only sigh. Although the Meishan lineage did have some reputation in the Meishan area, compared to Taoism, a sect recognized by the imperial court and whose followers are all over the Ming Dynasty, the Meishan lineage is basically unrecognizable.

After a moment of silence, Dong Shichang said: "Brother Xie, I heard that Jinyiwei Qianhu from Jinan Mansion rebelled and took Jinan Mansion, did you hear?"

"I don't know about such a big thing."

Xie Bing asked suspiciously: "It's just that this matter has nothing to do with us?"

Heretic warlocks have always stayed away from the court, and no matter how big the troubles in the court are, they will not be involved.

Dong Shichang said calmly: "That Qianhu learned from the lineage of the paper maker."

"Brother Dong intends to participate?"

Hearing this, Xie Bing's eyes showed strange colors. Although Dong Shichang didn't say it clearly, the meaning in his words was obvious.

"Left warlocks are not recognized by the world. Now that someone is rioting, if you can use the power of the dragon to make my Meishan lineage become orthodox, it's not impossible to take action."

Dong Shichang said calmly: "Brother Xie, your Yinshan faction is not well received by the world either."

Hearing Dong Shichang's words, Xie Bing was also silent. The ancestor of the Yinshan lineage is Xie Wuli, a Taoist, and their Xie family is inherited from Xie Wuli.

Their patriarch Xie Wuyi combined the Maoshan method and witchcraft, and also fused some of the magic of Lushan, Pu'an and other schools to form the Yinshan method. However, although Xie Wuyi has a little reputation among Taoists, he is called Liuhu San Immortals, but the Yinshan lineage is not accepted by Taoism, and can only become a branch of heresy.

Because the Lord of the Yin Mountain, the King of Ghost Power, and the Great Emperor Pangu are enshrined, the method is heavy on Yin, and the flag is used to dispatch troops and generals. They are good at adjusting souls, exorcising souls, locking souls, etc., and they practice ghosts. Falling into evil ways and harming the people, so they are not welcomed by orthodox Taoists.

"Although Conglong's achievements are good, the probability of Qianhu's failure is too high."

After pondering for a moment, Xie Bing sighed: "And he is still using the banner of the White Lotus Sect. Even if we join, we may not be taken seriously."

Over the past few hundred years, the White Lotus Sect has had countless riots, and these heretic sects have never participated in it. The main reason is that the White Lotus Sect has formed its own line. Even if it really changes the world, they will not be sealed. To become orthodox, the greatest possibility is to merge into the White Lotus Sect and become a branch of the White Lotus Sect.

"I've inquired. That Qianhu just borrowed the name of the White Lotus Sect."

Dong Shichang said calmly: "His catguards only regard him as the master, they don't believe in other gods, and they don't allow other White Lotus Sect members to preach under his command."

"So, we also have a chance?"

Hearing this, Xie Bing was also a little moved. The imperial court included all the methods of Taoism, including the method of building foundations of Taoism. Although Xie Wuli, the ancestor of the Xie family, was also a member of the Taoist family, Xie Wuli would not Taoism's foundation building method, so the Xie family's inheritance is also flawed.

If you really have the opportunity to achieve Conglong Gong, even if you can't be sealed as orthodox, it is possible to obtain the foundation-building method of Taoism and fill in the inheritance of Xie's family. Even being recognized by Taoism and becoming a branch of Taoism is not Impossible, after all, the Yinshan lineage has a long history with Taoism.

"I'm going to let a few of my disciples join that Qianhu first."

Dong Shichang said calmly: "If he really has the possibility to succeed, I will persuade Meishan's lineage to completely rely on him."

Hearing Dong Shichang's words, Xie Bing raised his eyebrows. Although the Meishan lineage was only inherited in the Meishan area, it has been passed down for thousands of years. Now it is said that there are still heretic warlocks who are masters of martial arts in the Meishan lineage. If they all join, who The absolute power of Qianhu has risen sharply.

More importantly, based on the influence of the Meishan lineage in the Meishan area, even if that Qianhu couldn't stay in Jinan, as long as he got to Meishan, he could definitely use the influence of the Meishan lineage to raise an army again.

"In that case, I will take this bet with Brother Dong."

After a long time, Xie Bing made a decision in his heart. The heretic warlocks have always been rejected by the court, and most heretic warlocks live in affluent lives, and there are very few who dare to make trouble. Su Hao, as the descendant of the paper maker line, is more likely to accept them. It's worth their gamble.

"Then wish us the best of luck."

Dong Shichang picked up the wine glass on the table, Xie Bing also picked up the wine glass, and they clinked glasses without saying anything.

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Cangzhou.

As the water transportation was cut off, merchants left the dock one after another, and the entire water transportation terminal suddenly became deserted.

State Yamen, Shandong Governor Wang Congyi, and Shandong General Soldier Yang Guodong surrounded a huge topographic map.

"Mr. Yang, now that the rebel army has captured Dongchang Mansion and cut off the water transportation, His Majesty is furious and ordered us to get through the water transportation as soon as possible and restore the water transportation to normal. What do you think should be done?"

On the map, a small flag was planted at the location of Dongchang Mansion and Jinan Mansion, and Wang Congyi frowned.

"Difficult."

Yang Guodong sighed: "Governor Wang also served as the magistrate of Dongchang Mansion before, and he knows the terrain of Dongchang Mansion well. Besides, those rebels also took away the grain in Dezhou and Linqing Prefecture. There is no shortage of food and water." , wanting to capture it is definitely not something that will happen in a short while."

Although the two of them have already rushed over, soldiers from all over the country are still on their way. There are not many soldiers in Cangzhou now, and it is impossible to stop the rebels from transporting grain.

Hearing Yang Guodong's words, Wang Congyi could only sigh. He had stayed in Dongchang Mansion for several years, and he knew better than anyone else how difficult Dongchang Mansion was. Surrounded by arch bridges, there is no place to deploy an army at all, and it is impossible to even siege the city.

The inability to besiege the city means that the opponent cannot be prevented from leaving the city, and the canal is not far from the Fucheng. If there are fewer troops guarding the canal, the opponent can easily swallow it. If there are too many troops, there is no place to station.

"If you can't do it, you have to do it!"

After pondering for a while, Wang Congyi gritted his teeth and said: "In any case, the water transportation must be resumed. If the water transportation is interrupted, the imperial court will not be able to afford the food and grass for the frontier army, the Beijing camp, and our place. If the water transportation cannot be resumed for a long time, the imperial court will definitely blame us. !"

Since the imperial court has appointed them to counter the rebellion, they have only two paths to follow. If they succeed, they will be promoted and get rich; If you can't do it, you are incompetent and dereliction of duty.

If you can't do it, then replace it with someone who can. The court's attitude is as simple as that.

Hearing this, Yang Guodong didn't say anything else, just stared at the map, frowning in thought.

(End of this chapter)