wild trail

Chapter 266 Court Meeting ([-])

The first case in this world started with an adultery and homicide case. Although it was not a shocking case, it was also a good start for Xia Kingdom's justice.

"Shangshu of the Ministry of War, tell me about your situation!" Wang Lang said to Lin Huo.

"Returning to Your Majesty, the Ministry of War has nothing major to do recently. It is still hunting wild animals. The wild animals from Yancheng to Linhe City have basically been wiped out. Now the army is advancing towards Tongshan City." Lin Huo said respectfully.

Wang Lang nodded and said: "Good job, the task of exterminating wild beasts cannot be stopped, we must ensure that extraordinary people can travel freely in the country. By the way, from now on, the expedition team will be assigned to the Ministry of Military Affairs. Now the two The expedition team is far from enough, I decided to let go of the expedition plan, and all male Chinese who are interested in this work can participate.”

"The minister leads the decree!" Lin Huo said respectfully.

The situation of the five ministries has been reported, and there are basically no major problems. He, acting as Minister of the Ministry of Officials, also said: "The Ministry of Officials is represented by me. Now I have formulated some laws, and I will hand them over to After the Ministry of Criminal Affairs and the military regulations are formulated, I will hand them over to the Ministry of War. People from the two departments must learn to read characters in the shortest possible time. It will be a joke if they don’t even understand the laws.”

"Your Majesty, I have recently learned to read with the Minister of Rites, and now I can recognize hundreds of characters, and I can still understand the basic things." Kong Yi said somewhat complacently.

"Very good. In the future, we must continue to maintain this attitude of learning. It is not enough to understand the basics. It is necessary to be able to read fluently, which is the law." Wang Lang said solemnly.

"I will study hard." Kong Yi said respectfully.

"Everyone has done a good job during this time, and you can also see that Xia Kingdom is getting better day by day, and the people of the country are becoming rich, which is our ultimate goal."

After a pause, he continued: "After the construction of the two cities, the Ministry of Industry should focus on making tools and weapons. Now the first batch of horned dragons are about to grow up, and the second batch of dragon eggs are still hatching. , these horned dragons will be put into use soon, and your Ministry of Industry will make as many farm tools as possible in the future."

Hearing this, Mu Feng quickly said: "Your Majesty drew a sample before, making farm tools is not too difficult. We are improving the bed crossbow now, and now we have made a lot of progress. I believe that the new The bed crossbow can be equipped to the army."

Wang Lang became interested when he heard the words, and said, "I'll go to your Ministry of Industry to have a look later."

"I respectfully welcome Your Majesty!" Mu Feng said hastily.

Wang Lang nodded, and said, "This court meeting will end here, and the Minister of the Ministry of War will keep it for a while! Retire from the court."

Except for the forest fire, the rest of the officials slowly withdrew.

"Your Majesty, I don't know what is the purpose of letting the minister stay?" Lin Huo asked.

"About the expedition group, I want to tell you in detail. I still pay more attention to the expedition group." Wang Lang said slowly.

"Your Majesty, please speak."

"You can also see the receipts of the expedition group in the past few years. I plan to set up an expedition group in the Ministry of War. The officials in charge at this time will let Zhao Dashu of the first expedition group be in charge. This person's performance in these years is very eye-catching. , Use his experience to teach those who want to go out to explore, so that the possibility of the expedition team surviving will be greatly increased."

Lin Huo nodded and said: "Your Majesty is right, this Zhao Dashu is indeed a good talent."

"Well, after the establishment of the expedition team, the focus of the expedition will be to explore the east. I guess there is an ocean in the east that I mentioned before. The products of the ocean are very rich. At that time, we will push the territory of Xia Kingdom there."

"Your Majesty, is this ocean so important?" Lin Huo asked suspiciously.

"Yes, although the sea is more dangerous than the land, but in the future, if we want to leave the land and explore the ocean farther away, we must have enough sailing ability. We don't have this condition in the inland now, and we must go to the sea. Only by the sea." Wang Lang said solemnly.

In his heart, he is still yearning for sailing. He has been deep inland since he was a child, and he has never been to the seaside in his life. The largest body of water he has ever seen is the lake in Yancheng. He is very curious about the mysterious ocean.

"I've made a note, I'll proceed with this matter!" Lin Huo said respectfully.

Wang Lang nodded and said, "There's nothing to do here, come with me to the Ministry of Industry and see what the new bed crossbow looks like."

"I'm also very curious!" Lin Huo said with a chuckle.

Accompanied by their guards, the two came to the Ministry of Industry.

When the officials of the Ministry of Industry saw Wang Lang's arrival, they hurried out to greet him.

"Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, take me to see that new bed crossbow!" Wang Lang laughed.

"As ordered!"

After Mu Feng finished speaking, he led Wang Lang towards the weapon making workshop of the Ministry of Industry.

Walking into a small courtyard with brick walls, Wang Lang found that it was as busy as a construction site.

The carpenters were busy using tools and trimming the wood, and the ground was full of fine sawdust.

After a while, Mu Feng brought Wang Lang to a thatched hut.

"Your Majesty, this is the new bed crossbow!" Mu Feng said, pointing at the big guy in front of him.

Wang Lang stepped forward to take a closer look, and sure enough, he saw that the bed crossbow was very different from before, not only the appearance was much more beautiful, but also the structure had undergone many changes.

The inside of the crossbow groove is wrapped with a very smooth polished copper sheet, and many bronze parts are added to the key parts of the crossbow body.

The most important thing is that the previous bed crossbow used a rope to pull the string, but now, this new bed crossbow removes the rope and uses a one-in-one movable card slot instead of the rope, and there is something like a trigger, to unleash the arrows.

Although he has not seen the actual effect of this bed crossbow, he knows that this bed crossbow is definitely much more advanced than the previous ones.

"That's right. I think this crossbow is much more powerful than before. After it's done, I'll hand it over to the Ministry of War!" Wang Lang said with satisfaction.

Mu Feng nodded and said, "Your Majesty, do you want me to demonstrate this crossbow for you?"

Wang Lang smiled and said: "No need, I looked carefully, there is nothing wrong with this bed crossbow, I can give you a suggestion, on the basis of this bed crossbow, improve it, see if it can be made smaller, Let a soldier be able to move it, if it is done, this thing is much more convenient than bows and arrows."

Mu Feng frowned, stroked his chin and thought carefully for a while, and said, "Your Majesty's idea is very unique, and our Ministry of Industry will try our best, but we can't guarantee that we can do it."

"There's no rush for this matter, you can think about it after you have finished the farm tools!" Wang Lang said disapprovingly.

(End of this chapter)