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Chapter 160 IX Behind closed doors

Chapter 160 IX Behind closed doors

The morning dynasty in Dafeng capital, which had been suspended for many days, finally resumed. Amidst the angry crusade of civil and military officials, Prince Jing justly read out the eight crimes against Zhu Daguan, and asked Emperor Chengwu to remove Zhu Tianjiang from the post of Minister of Punishment.

Emperor Chengwu accepted King Jing's request, and the unlucky senior official Zhu's great achievements disappeared, and he returned to the original point, continuing to be his security envoy of the Security Council.However, it can't be said that he didn't get any benefits at all, at least he had the title of Prince Shaobao and the official referral of a first-rank official.

The third prince Xiaoliang Wang Xuanle and the old lady Fu Wang Bingkun reopened the case of the guilty minister.Xuan Le's trial was even more straightforward, dividing the criminals into three groups according to their ranks.Regarding the group of criminal officials headed by Martin Tian, ​​Xuan Le announced that all of them would be dispatched to the wild west in the spirit of benevolence.As for the other criminal officials, those who were imprisoned were not beheaded.Regarding this point, Wang Bingkun has no objection, what he wants is the title of "criminal minister", and he doesn't really want to kill them all, besides, there are many of his disciples among them.

Dafeng Capital started from Xuancan's usurpation of the throne, and now it has finally come to an end.The people gradually calmed down from the chaotic order and resumed their normal life in the past.

Senior official Zhu was sitting on a rocking chair in the mansion, making blushing jokes with Guo Yingyuer.After the turmoil some time ago, Mr. Zhu can finally enjoy his life in peace.If Prince Jing and Mrs. Guo hadn't been watching closely, he would have kept the two maids overnight.

Zhu Er hurried in from the front yard. Seeing Zhu Er appearing, Guo Ying and Yu'er hurriedly straightened their clothes and sat upright, maintaining their ladylike demeanor.

"My lord, all the blacksmiths and foundry masters you want to invite are here, and some of them are famous swordsmiths that Zhu San has found in various places." Zhu Er stepped forward to report.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Tianxiang sat up abruptly, "Great, let's go, take me to meet them. Yingzi, Yu'er, I'm afraid I won't have time to accompany you these two days, I have to be busy with business. "

Yu'er nodded understandingly, "Well, it's okay, Seventh Sister and I are preparing to hold a poetry competition in the capital, so just don't forget to participate."

"Tianxiang, do you want to build weapons? Don't forget to make me a good sword." Guo Ying was not interested in the poetry competition. When she heard that Zhu Tianxiang had found so many blacksmiths and foundries, she immediately attracted attention. interest of.

"Silly girl, this time I'm not going to make swords, but a batch of magic weapons." Zhu Tianjiang said while stroking Guo Ying's head, got up and followed Zhu Er to the front yard.

After the last siege battle with Xuanming, Zhu Tianjiang decided to build a batch of 'advanced' weapons as a backup.It's just that he was not interested in chemistry in his previous life, which made gunpowder a weakness.

In the front yard, fifty or sixty simple middle-aged elderly people stood in the yard, looking at the mansion of the legendary Zhu Daguan.Both the blacksmith and the foundry master are low-level craftsmen, and it is rare for them to enter the official mansion in their life.As for the few good swordsmiths among them, they are quite recognized by the society.

Zhu Tianxiang walked slowly, these people saw that Zhu Tianxiang was so young, they didn't connect him with Zhu Daguan who rescued Dafeng twice.

Zhu Tianxiang clasped his fists with a smile and said, "Masters, I'm Zhu Tianjiang, and I'm saluting my masters."

Hearing that the young man in front of him was Zhu Tianxiang, the youngest first-rank official in the dynasty, everyone fell to their knees with a huff.

"Caomin pay respects to Mr. Zhu~!" A group of craftsmen shouted loudly.

"Get up~ you're welcome~ come here, move out the tables and chairs, and invite these masters to sit down." Zhu Tianjiang smiled and ordered.

Not long after, the servants of the mansion moved out six or seven square tables, and a group of craftsmen and masters sat down cautiously around the square tables.Most of these people were sent by Zhu San from other places. They didn't understand what Mr. Zhu was trying to build, and invited so many colleagues.

Zhu Tianjiang looked at the crowd and asked with a smile, "Excuse me, how many swordsmith masters are here? Please stand up."

As soon as Zhu Tianxiang finished speaking, a dozen or so people stood up cautiously.

"Well, very good, I want to ask, how much silver do you earn a month?" Zhu Tianjiang looked at the ten or so swordsmiths and asked.

Everyone looked at each other, and one of them said cautiously, "Master Zhu, this is not how we calculate in this business. The more you earn, the less you earn depends on the craftsmanship, and the second depends on how many big family members make an order."

"Oh, then~ let's put it this way, according to the best master among you, how much does he collect in a year?" Zhu Tianjiang asked again.

The dozen or so people looked at each other again, and the one who spoke just now pointed to one of them, "Master Zhu, Master Huo is a senior in our industry. Last year, he estimated that more than 200 taels were recorded."

After the swordsmith finished speaking, the master surnamed Huo showed a smug expression on his face.In this line of work, he is still a relatively well-known figure.

Zhu Tianxiang nodded, "Okay, yes, everyone, please sit down."

After Zhu Tianjiang finished speaking, he said again to the crowd, "How many casting masters are there, please stand up."

Quite a few stood up at this moment, the foundry master was different from the swordsmith, they specialized in burning ore.And swordsmiths use finished refined iron to refine it again, so swordsmiths have a much higher status than them.

"How much do you collect in a month?" Zhu Tianjiang asked.

"My lord, it depends on whether the shopkeeper will give you a reward. If you run into a good one, you can get a tael of silver a month." One of the middle-aged uncles said honestly.

"Okay, everyone, please sit down."

After Zhu Tianjiang finished speaking, he asked the blacksmith about his income again.Blacksmiths are slightly taller than casting masters, and they are both hard-working craftsmen.

"Listen everyone, I invite you to come here because I want to concentrate everyone's skills and abilities to open a foundry. As for the income, Master Jianjian has 400 taels of silver per year, which can be withdrawn in advance. It can be withdrawn in advance. My only requirement is that you must act according to my arrangement. If everyone agrees, we can sign a contract, and I will cover all food, drink, clothing and housing." Zhu Tianjiang said to everyone in a loud voice.

This surprised these people badly, especially those blacksmiths and foundry masters, who thought it was a bit unbelievable.Some people may earn one or two hundred taels of silver in their lifetime.Including those master swordsmiths, there is no disagreement, such a good thing is hard to find even if you play a lantern.

Zhu Tianjiang immediately ordered Zhu Er to sign a contract with these people, and selected ten people for a centralized meeting.Zhu Tianxiang took out the sketch he had drawn and asked the ten people to see if they could build it according to the requirements.The sketches were very simple, Zhu Tianjiang drew a few 'cannons in red' according to his own memory.With Dafeng's current level of ironmaking and casting, these things can be produced. If it is more advanced, it may explode as soon as it is fired.Not to mention, after several people's research and analysis, it was actually said that it could be built.However, the foundry master first pointed out that a large amount of concentrated ore is needed, otherwise the quality of the iron produced will not meet the requirements.

This Zhu Tianxiang reassured them, although the Dafeng concentrated ore is more expensive, it is not a problem to buy it with his financial resources.Since these people are capable of making red cannons, Zhu Tianjiang immediately ordered Zhu Er to lead these people to Anyuan County in secret.

Zhu Si is currently the magistrate of Anyuan County, which has become Zhu Tianxiang's base.To manufacture these things, it cannot be in the capital.If Emperor Chengwu finds out, maybe he will make a wedding dress again.With the creation of these secret weapons, Zhu Daguan is also preparing to surprise the world, which is the capital of his life.

Ever since Zhu Tianxiang was dismissed and returned to his original post, all the officials in the capital seemed to see Emperor Chengwu's dislike for Zhu Tianjiang. Since then, Zhu Daguan has become an unpopular official again, and the Ancha Yuan has become an idle office.In his leisure time, Zhu Tianjiang asked Emperor Chengwu for a few days off, and came to Anyuan County in person to inspect his 'Arsenal'.

Zhu Si has been stationed in Anyuan for nearly two months, and the small county town has become an independent kingdom under Zhu Si's governance.Zhu Si's boss, Dingyuan Fu Yin, knew that he belonged to the evil god Zhu Tianxiang, so he didn't dare to intervene in Anyuan's affairs.As long as Zhu Si doesn't come to trouble him, it will be a high incense.

The foundry base facilities are very simple, but under the high passion of the master craftsman, the first furnace of molten iron was quickly fired.The swordsmith went back to the furnace to refine it, and finally forged the first red cannon in the hands of three groups of craftsmen from different fields.

According to the current gunpowder ratio, Zhu Daguan personally conducted a firing experiment.When the ejected iron eggs smashed a big hole in a wall, the officers and soldiers under Zhu Si cheered loudly excitedly.But in the eyes of Daguan Zhu, it is simply making garbage.From the looks of it, it still needs to be improved on the shells, at least to be able to knock down a piece to be satisfied.

Zhu Tianxiang drew a few new blueprints, and asked Zhu Si to modify these shells according to the principle of "Thunderbolt", and then install the red cannon on the car.

Zhu Tianxiang stayed secretly in Anyuan for more than a month before rushing back to the capital.Ever since Empress Feng Wanqiu was deposed in the capital, Concubine Rong has not held a grand ceremony for her establishment.Now that the capital has been stabilized, Emperor Cheng Wu chose a good day and auspicious day, and by holding a succession ceremony, he summoned all the prefects from all over the country into the capital.

In the imperial palace, Emperor Chengwu held the secret performance outside the pass in his hand, and his brows were wrinkled into a ball.According to the report from the spies of the Tianqing Kingdom, it is said that a capable person suddenly appeared from an inconspicuous tribe in the Tianqing Kingdom.He actually led the clansman to defeat the four major clans in a row, and he has the power to dominate the Tianqing Kingdom.If this is true, it is not a good thing for Dafeng.The tribes of Tianqing Kingdom are tough, and because the tribes attack each other, they have no time to take care of Dafeng.Once Tianqing is unified in the hands of one person, I am afraid that Dafeng will face a big disaster.

"Wei Zhan, what do you think of this?" Cheng Wuhuang looked at Wei Zhan.

"Your Majesty, the leader of the rising tribe in the Tianqing Kingdom is called Zhan Khan. It is said that this person is extremely brave and can open a thousand-jin bow. At present, only the Yangjin clan is left undefeated among the Tianqing five clans. I think we can secretly support Yangjin." One clan. Even though the Yangjin clan were our enemies in Dafeng in the past, but if they fall now, the next target of the Wu clan will definitely be the fertile fields in the north of Dafeng."

"Support? Let Wen Ruhai send troops there. In that case, once the Yangjin tribe is defeated, the Wu tribe will have an excuse to attack." Emperor Chengwu said worriedly.

"No, Wen Ruhai must not move when he is stationed at Hukou Pass. If the northern camp moves, Zhou Yantian may also take the opportunity to go south. I think it's better to let Zhu Tianjiang lead a small group of people and go secretly. With this kid My ability may help the Yangjin clan to turn defeat into victory. Even if it is unsuccessful, it will not expose my Dafeng's purpose. In addition, let Zhu Tianxiang fight against the Tianqing people, and also accumulate some experience for defeating Tianqing in the future " Wei Zhan said in a deep voice.

Emperor Cheng Wu put down the memorial in his hand, and nodded slightly, "This kid has been idle for two months, it's time to pull it out for a walk. When the ceremony is over after the ceremony, let this kid go north secretly. In order not to attract others' attention, see Come here, I have to give this kid a crime, and it is only appropriate to publicly exile him from the capital!"

After Cheng Wuhuang finished speaking, he looked at Wei Zhan, Wei Zhan smiled wryly, and thought that Zhu Tianxiang was really unlucky, and he would be charged with helping Dafeng with his work.

"Come here, tell Zhu Tianxiang to have an audience!" Cheng Wuhuang ordered Wei Zhenghai.

"Hold on, Your Majesty, I'd better discuss this matter in person. With Zhu Tianjiang's stubbornness, I'm afraid it will take a lot of talking." Wei Zhan said.

Emperor Cheng Wu chuckled, "That's fine, this brat wants to raise conditions with me again. Wei Zhan, I'll leave this matter to you."

Wei Zhan agreed to withdraw from the Qian Palace, and after leaving the palace, Wei Zhan didn't go directly to Zhu Tianjiang, but went straight to the General's Mansion of the Guo family.