"These two guys don't have a fuel-efficient lamp!" Listening to the sound of footsteps gradually fading away, Zhang Qian closed the window and shook his head gently.

Zhou Jianliang was determined to bring more alcohol back to the Shuofang Army. Guo Nu knew the real production capacity of the Gunpowder Department and really wanted to help him. However, as the newly appointed chief clerk of the Gunpowder Department, Guo Nu did not dare and it was not convenient for him to double the output of gunpowder when he first took office!

Especially when his former chief clerk was his senior brother and immediate boss, Guo Nu needed to be more cautious. Therefore, he and Zhou Jianliang fought tacitly for Zhang, the new young supervisor today.

In this way, the loser can claim that he is inferior to others and has to take his craftsmen to work overtime to fulfill his promises. The winning side also feels at ease if he pulls away twice as many "gunpowder" as pre-approved.

After Zhou Jianliang left, the production capacity of the Gunpowder Department could be reduced to around 10,000 kilograms per month. Who would have thought that if Zhou Jianliang would let the Gunpowder Department work overtime like Zhou Jianliang, please refer to the precedent and knock down Guo Nu, the chief clerk, with his fist.

Both brothers are very smart and know how to grasp the right position and not let him, the newly appointed young prisoner, be embarrassed. But he didn't think about it. Zhou Jianliang took away 20,000 kilograms of "gunpowder". The Emperor Yingtian Shenlong in the palace was still unable to sleep?

Ten days ago, when the Emperor Shenlong was chasing the court, he heard Zhang Qian mention that the Gunpowder Bureau was leaning against his Daming Palace. That night, he couldn't wait to order the military weapon surveillance to move to the Weiyang Palace Forbidden Garden outside the city within a month. For this reason, he even took a big stroke and allocated one-quarter of the forbidden Garden and the palaces and halls inside to the military weapon surveillance for use! (The Weiyang Palace was a royal garden in the Tang Dynasty, with thirty miles east and west and twenty miles north and south, and the imperial guards were stationed here all year round.)

"Hu" Thinking of Li Xian's suspicious and fickle appearance and severely lacking insecurity, Zhang Qian put down the third alcohol stove that had just been assembled and exhale.

That day, Sha Chongyi, Lu Zhengming and Jiang An continued to slander, and were refuted on the surface, but in fact, a thorn was buried in Li Xian's heart. Although Li Xian, who was seriously insecure, promoted Zhang Qian several levels to him on the surface, the mainland cut off the possibility of him entering the court in the short term.

The military weapon supervisor was a junior supervisor, a fifth-rank high-ranking official, and a Taizhong doctor dismissed from the fourth-rank. That day, the holy disciple who fell on Zhang Qian's head was in no time. It was enough to reward him for Zhang Qian's offering of windmills, wells, and his achievements in sacrificing his life to protect him.

However, unlike Zuo Cheng, the former military weapon supervisor, who also served as a doctor in the Ministry of War, Zhang Qian, the military weapon supervisor, is a real military weapon supervisor. Apart from the three departments of armor, arch, crossbow, and gunpowder, there is no need to worry about anything else.

In other words, although Emperor Yingtian Shenlong Li Xian was very grateful to Zhang Qian for sacrificing his life that day to attract the crazy giraffe, he also recognized Zhang Qian's powerful ability when he made alcohol, windmills, and wells. He did not think that he was qualified to enter the court and participate in the decision-making of national affairs. Therefore, he played to his strengths and avoided his weaknesses, handed over the entire military weapon surveillance to him, and let him, the young surveillance, go to the trouble.

Anyway, if the troubles are broken, the Tang Dynasty will lose tens of thousands of dollars at most and will not shake its foundation. If it goes well and then creates a powerful weapon that is more powerful than "gunpowder", all the civil and military officials in the court will definitely praise it together: The emperor knows people and uses it well!

Moreover, Zhang Qian could not make trouble or give up. Just six days ago, the chief supervisor of the Military Equipment Supervision retired and returned to his hometown on the grounds of being old. As usual, a minister of the Ministry of War served as the minister. This minister was Zhang who once recommended Zhang Qian! "If you don't serve as a doctor, you won't serve as a part-time job. I'm happy to be at ease!" Zhang Qian shook his head and started to assemble the fourth one.

Nine days ago, when he found out that Zuo Cheng, the former military weapon supervisor who had handed over to him, had one more part-time job as a fifth-rank doctor than him. While expressing his admiration for Li Xian's emperor's mentality, he could not help feeling a little sad.

However, I have thought about it these days that there is more money, less work, and a high status. Don’t you have to worry about being found lazy by your boss. Isn’t it the thing you dream of?

As for national decisions, I became a doctor of the Ministry of War and attended the court meeting. Who would listen carefully to what I said?

He has no qualifications and no foundation, and does not belong to any faction. When he goes to the court meeting by himself, what else can he do besides kneeling at the door and staring blankly?

What's more, the current chaos in the Tang Dynasty may not end after the death of the Dragon Emperor Li Xian. During this period, the more frequent he appears in the court, the less safe his life is. It's better to hide in the military weapon surveillance and take a group of craftsmen who can be called "national treasure level" to develop new products and make some money.

Of course, it would be even better if you could find a way to erase the engagement of Ruby Girl while making money.

The Tubo king is only four years old this year, and it is a bit unreasonable to find a wife who is thirteen years older than him. The age difference between the two sides is too big, and their beliefs and eating habits must be very different. They are also tired of each other when they get married. How about helping him change to a Turkic or Uighur wife? At least they have similar views and can they have a common language?

If you want to help the ruby ​​girl erase the engagement, it is definitely not enough to rely on offering a windmill, Jijing and helping the emperor to lead the giraffe away. Even Yang Qian's status as a servant, he can't do anything that can't be done, and the military weapon supervision and the military weapon supervision will definitely not be able to change it.

Therefore, Zhang Qian must find foreign aid as soon as possible. Foreign aid must be the kind, which can give Emperor Shenlong’s confidence and confidence, so that he does not have to worry about the military’s elder who came to the Tubo region!

So far, Zhang Qian, a military veteran, has no relationship with him. Although his Hualushui business has expanded rapidly with the full support of the Guo family. However, the influential major shareholder of Liushen Commercial Bank is currently limited to the three Duke's mansions that initially joined forces to consign "magic medicines". Moreover, the depth of the entanglement between the other party and him is far from reaching the point where Zhang Qian can stand out for him at any cost.

According to what Zhang Qian has learned in private over the past few days, the Duke of Baoguo, Duke of Kui and Duke of Qiaoguo had no influence in the Tang army. Duke of Baoguo Duke Duke Duke Duke died early, and later generations followed his instructions and took the initiative to retreat from the Tang army. The other two companies were honors that were just restored under the leadership of Li Xian two years ago, and have not yet become a climate.

So, after choosing and choosing, Zhang Qian found that his only choice was Shuofang Jun.

At present, the Tang Dynasty was in the east, south and west directions, and there was no war. Only in the north, the Turks rekindled and tried to cross the Yellow River and seize the land in the clouds as his foothold for continuing to invade the south in the future. The Shuofang Army, where Zhou Jianliang, the commander of Guoyi, was blocking the Turks' way southward.

After the continuous internal infighting of the Wuhou Dynasty, the famous generals and their direct descendants, Xu Shiji and Cheng Mingzhen, were either destroyed or exiled to the smoky land of Lingnan. The combat effectiveness of the Tang army was no longer as good as before. However, the Turkic tribes, led by the Mochu Khan and Asanhwan, became more and more brave.

Now, the Tang Dynasty and the Turks have repeatedly tug-of-war for several natural ferries at the bend of the Yellow River. Although the Tang army still wins more than loses less, it is basically a dream to recreate the glory of Li Jing and Xu Shiji's battle to capture the enemy chief in one battle!

Especially in winter, the Yellow River freezes, and the Turks divide the army into multiple strands and can launch sneak attacks anytime and anywhere. However, the Shuofang Army suffered from the long defense line and was passive everywhere.

Zhang Renyuan, the chief general of Shuofang, wrote to the court many times, requesting to concentrate the troops in the entire north and resolve the Turks in one battle. They were rejected by Li Xian on the grounds that "the national treasury is empty and unable to support too many troops." In desperation, he asked the court to allocate funds to build a city along the Yellow River to guard important places, and the court did not respond for a long time.

"Isn't it unfair to guard the treasure pot, but I can't even raise the money for building a city?" Zhang Qian suddenly smiled and turned to take care of the stove near the window, which was cooking chicken soup.

The stove is made of cooked iron, because it cannot solve the problems of cooked iron thinning and chimney rolling. Therefore, this stove, which was temporarily rushed to by craftsmen, looks very ugly.

But its ugly appearance does not affect the effectiveness of the stove. Especially after the furnace is filled with fragrant charcoal specially supplied to officials, it not only makes the whole house heat turbulent, but also takes into account the new young master's desire for the mouth.

The red copper hotpot is just a gift to Zhang Renyuan, a commander and senior officer, and is also a trick to connect with each other. Today, what he really wants Zhou Jianliang to discover and beg for him to give is actually this ugly stove.

This product is simple in technology, low in cost, and is suitable for large-scale promotion. After entering the Shuofang Army, it can immediately solve the problem of winter cold protection that has plagued the soldiers for many years.

Once this thing was promoted in the northern part of the Tang Dynasty, the place where the Shuofang Army was stationed immediately became a Jinshan.

The largest open-pit coal mine in Asia, the Junggar Coalfield, is now lying under the butts of the Shuofang Army soldiers. It is so shallow that the flood can rush the raw coal out of the surface.

As for labor, since the Turks have crossed the Yellow River, they can't let them go as soon as they want. Instead of killing prisoners every time they catch prisoners, it's better to let them dig coal.

The Yellow River is adjacent to the mining area. With the current abundant water level of the Yellow River, most of the other sections of the river can be connected to ships except the Hukou Waterfall.

"When ships filled with coal go downstream...haha..." Thinking of the Shuofang Army who cried poor every day, suddenly became the richest army in the Tang Dynasty, the clouds on Zhang Qian's face were wiped out.
Chapter completed!