Chapter 302: Greetings, Your Majesty

Zhang Anshi only hated to cross his arms and get up at this point.

However, at this time, we should keep a low profile, so we put on a look of calmness and calmness, and lightly patted Zhu Zhanji beside us.

Zhu Zhanji was still dumbfounded, like he couldn’t return to his senses for a long time.

Zhang Anshi held back the smugness on the edge of his mouth and said, “How’s it going, Uncle is okay, right?”

By now, eunuchs had already begun to come out carrying battered rabbits, as well as moose with a thousand holes in them.

One man was obviously not enough, so more and more eunuchs joined in of their own accord.

In this paddock, dozens of eunuchs began to get busy.

Only the hares here are not as intact as those that have been hit with arrows, and many of them, half of their bodies, are broken.

Zhang Anshi heart can not help but feel, or I Zhang someone heart good ah! Unlike these people who shoot arrows, must know that the arrow through the body of the hare, the hare did not die so quickly, must continue to bleed and struggle for a long time, which killed.

He Zhang Anshi this machine gun, simply than the Goddess of Mercy Bodhisattva is more kind-hearted, once hit, with the body of the hare, almost immediately killed, safe and painless, although the image of the death of the worse, but at least alleviate the suffering of the soul, which has been the great progress of humanitarianism.

Zhu Zhanji’s jaw was about to close, and then …… he heard a eunuch say, “A ……”

“Two ……”

“……”

“Seventeen only ……”

“……”

“Fifty-nine ……”

“……”

“One hundred and twenty-seven ……”

“……”

“One hundred and ninety-nine ……”

The place was quiet, and no sound came from anyone except the eunuch who was counting.

Everyone listened with bated breath, and many looked at Zhang Anshi’s small, erected cannon as if they had seen a ghost.

Obviously …… they have searched all the horrible memories in their minds, and they are absolutely unable to imagine that what they have seen today has such a horrible power.

This …… is a million dollars.

For those sons and daughters, it may just feel like fear.

But to Zhu Di, Qiu Fu, Zhu Neng and others, it was a completely different feeling.

Aside from being creeped out, their eyes were glowing.

This stuff …… this stuff ……

Imagine erecting one at the city gate, how many soldiers and horses outside, only to be unable to rush into the city.

If there were such a few of them when charging and killing, it was almost conceivable that as soon as the sound of this thing rang out, countless people would fall like cut wheat, and even if it only killed dozens of people in an instant, it would be enough to make the other side completely collapse.

There’s this thing ……

Into his mother, and what riding and shooting, this is not a big joke? Not to mention riding a horse, even if it is riding an elephant, it is not enough to fight.

Zhu’s breathing unconsciously began to be ragged.

And at that point, someone else was continuing to yell, “Two hundred and seventy-five.”

“……”

“Three hundred and eighty-five ……”

Although Zhang Anshi had previously known how powerful Little Cannon was, he was still flushed with excitement when he heard this amount.

Great, sure broke the record.

“Your Majesty, Your Majesty ……”

Finally, a eunuch hurriedly arrived at Zhu Di’s feet, bowed down, hissed, “has been calculated, shot dead hare four hundred and two, elk 27, wild boar six, in addition to …… the rest of the wildlife …… counted thirty nine head.”

This is already more than the sum of today’s Zhu Di as well as his honored ministers.

Chu: “……”

Zhu didn’t say anything.

Everyone was silent.

Instead, this time, Jin Zhong exclaimed, “Your Majesty, this school parade, Zhang Anshi first, not …… Wei Guo Gong this …… roundup, is since the three emperors and five emperors, Pangu opened the world since the first, I have looked through the history books, I have never seen such a Those who return with a full load, the Ministry of …… Military Affairs to recount the merits, Zhang Anshi should be the first warrior of my Daming.”

Chu: “……”

Zhu Yong several, this is also giddy, standing Zhu Yong not far away from the people, there are also many teenagers, shooting down the wildlife is also a lot of, more joyful, but now …… everyone s face can not help but draw, all the light, and now it is all gloomy up.

Seven, eight, it’s a game.

There are also a dozen or so that have been considered exceptional.

But now …… it’s all an ass.

Everyone’s battle records combined were no match for one Zhang Anshi.

Everyone was panting for the roundup, and when they got off their horses, they were all sweating profusely and breathing heavily.

But look at Zhang Anshi, but he is not red in the face, not gasping for breath, but also very relaxed.

The highs and lows are immediately apparent.

Seeing that the crowd still looked unresponsive, Jin Zhong then, with a joyful voice, deliberately exclaimed again, saying, “Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations, Your Majesty.”

Finally, the crowd responded.

Yeah.

It would be really stupid not to congratulate this.

Zhu Neng grinned, laughed, and took the lead in saying to Zhu Di, “Congratulations, Your Majesty, with this divine object in my Ming, there will be no more border problems in the north.”

Churchford and the others were also very sensible and bowed down.

Xu Huizu got excited and couldn’t help but glance at Zhang Anshi.

Anyone who’s ever led a soldier will know what this stuff is all about.

And any Taishan would feel that having such a multiplying son-in-law as Zhang Anshi is equivalent to picking up a treasure.

Xu Huizu wants to show a few points of reserve, after all, it is the son-in-law of the family Well, always show a few points …… I am not proud of the temperament.

But limited culinary skills did not allow it, for he tried to strain his face, but instead he puffed and giggled, and was so happy that he busied himself with averting his face, and could not bear to let the others see his amusement.

On the other side, Xu Jingchang also got complacent and cheerfully said, “This is my brother-in-law, this is my brother-in-law! My brother-in-law taught me a long time ago, to be a man, you have to use your brain, a man does not use his brain, how can he accomplish great things?”

It’s a smug look!

On the other hand, someone timidly said: “I think about it, my father married the Marquis of Baoding’s sister, that is, my mother, my mother has a brother, married His Highness the King of An’s daughter, that is, my aunt, my aunt’s father is His Highness the King of An, His Highness the King of An and married your little aunt as a consort, your little aunt’s older brother is the Duke of Wei, the Duke of Wei and married the Duke of Wei’s daughter as a wife. …… Calculating like this, I am also a relative of the Duke of Wei, but I am stupid, I can’t calculate clearly what I should call him, count it, I don’t think too much about it, and I will call him brother-in-law from now on as well.”

The teenagers muttered and all looked envious.

This thing is too shocking, has far exceeded their imagination, the crowd one by one flowed with the hala, weekdays a lot of teenagers, after all, out of the family of the Lord, which one does not dream of and father and grandfather general, gallop the frontier, but they were born after all, pampered, and refused to work hard, can not boil this and that kind of suffering.

Now it’s different, there is hope, carrying such a thing to the battlefield, who dares to come near, will shoot his mother, cats and dogs all retreat.

Zhu took a deep breath and finally calmed himself down.

So he said, “Secretary Zhang …… is listed as the first place, no, it is the first place in the hunt since the opening of the sky.”

Zhang Anshi was waiting for this moment, so he stepped forward and said, “Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace.”

What an honor it is to come in first on a test!

Instead, Zhu asked, “What is this?”

The crowd all looked at Zhang Anshi, each one thirsty for knowledge.

Zhang Anshi then said, “This …… is called a machine gun. It is the goodness of my heart, always see the battlefield, swords and guns without eyes, many of the enemy …… was hit by a cannon, knife and arrow wounds, a moment can not die, and then wailed for several days, only to the end of the blood and death, which pain, ordinary people can not imagine, so I was thinking, although we are with the enemy, but the gods have the virtue of good life, the killing has been heaven and earth is not benevolent, if Still teach them to suffer and die, is not my Ming dynasty, the style of the state of etiquette, so I uphold this good idea, leading the craftsmen day and night research, finally the emperor is not responsible for the good people, finally made this thing.”

The corner of Zhu Di’s mouth twitched, he was quick-tempered, and immediately said gruffly, “I only asked you what this is, how are you so nosy!”

Zhang Anshi: “……”

Jin Zhong came to the spirit, this kid has got at least ninety percent of Monk Yao’s true heritage ah! To be honest, not to go to be a monk, or to go to the street to give people a character reading and fortune telling, is really a pity, such a root and bone Qingqi, is also considered to be a hundred years hard to come across.

He immediately said, “Your Majesty, Wei Guo Gong said, is showing my Daming grace and prestige, I also see the killing on the frontier, the pain of wounded soldiers, medicine is difficult to cure, people still survive a breath, so wailing for days, miserable, I see this thing, the person who is hit by it is not immediately killed, but it is also really considered to be …… benevolent and generous. ”

Zhu Di waved his hand, “This gun is really mighty and teaches a lot.”

Zhang Anshi, however, said, “Your Majesty, I thought …… that the bow and horse can certainly sharpen people s hearts, but my Ming count on the bow and horse, but it is not enough to win.”

Zhu Di nodded, “Well …… you have a point.”

Zhu Di had to admit that his set, indeed, has been unrealistic, if it is in the Jingnan, but where the southern army has a few of these contraptions, I’m afraid that their own proud iron horsemen, are to be quickly torn open a gap, and can not be effective against the southern army at all.

Zhang Anshi said: “In fact, I have been thinking, the reason why I can have today, far better than the four barbarians, the fundamental place, lies in my country of the Middle Kingdom, traditionally more than the four barbarians have more skillful craftsmen, the first Zhou, the feudal lords, the conquest of the four barbarians, by virtue of the superb copper smelting, and to the time of the Qin and Han Dynasty, Qin and Han iron smelting, has been far more than the four barbarians, the Qin and Han forces were equipped with a large number of bows and crossbows, wearing armor, sharp swords, wherever they passed, they were invincible. At that time, the Qin and Han armies were equipped with a large number of bows and crossbows, wearing armor, sharp swords, and wherever they passed, the four barbarians were invincible.”

“But since the Wei Jin, the world is held in a group of only know the scriptures in the hands of the Confucians, the world’s great families, ignoring the apparatus, and attach importance to the scriptures, the result is that a large number of Hu people to recruit craftsmen, into the Central Plains …… From this, we can see that the craftsmen party for my Central Plains subdued craftsmen at all.”

“Let’s talk about this machine gun, if not for the countless craftsmen who put their hearts and souls into it, how can it be made? If this thing is on the battlefield, how many soldiers’ lives can be saved ……”

Zhu listened attentively but thoughtfully.

The rest of the generals, too, were in deep thought.

Zhang Anshi is obviously with a purpose, let the meritorious sons and daughters to learn the bow and horse, of course, is good, this can sharpen the heart of many people.

But there are people who are not born to be like their fathers and grandfathers from the army, these people …… why can not be cultivated in other directions in the past?

The status of the craftsman is too low, the scholar, the farmer, the industrialist and the businessman, the status of this craftsman, in Daming is not much better.

This essentially cuts off, for the vast majority of aristocrats and wealthy sons and daughters, any aspirations to be smiths.

But historically, the progress of science, certainly rely on some of the bottom of the artisans to promote, but in fact …… since the Industrial Revolution, the vast majority of scientists, but most of the aristocrats and wealthy merchants from the family.

It’s not that these people are smarter than the sons of the bottom.

Just because, the vast majority of the ordinary people, three meals a day is still difficult, in order to have enough to eat, have to do daily mechanical hard work.

And research and invention, many times, although appeared to envision, is the need to experiment again and again, before the success, it is impossible to bring any benefit, which an ordinary person, can afford such a time cost?

It is precisely the children of nobles and rich merchants, who themselves have had the opportunity to receive a good education since childhood, and at the same time, their knowledge of science may not necessarily come from the pressure of life, but very often, it is just purely out of the interest in science, and this is the driving force for them to push themselves to continue to deepen their research, and in the process of experimentation, they are also happy to go to the expense of a great deal of manpower and material resources, even if there are some research, even just useless, but failure is also something they can afford.

This is the problem, at the moment, the craftsman’s lightness, it is impossible for any rich merchants as well as noble children to contact engineering, even if there is any slight interest, will certainly be decisively prevented, because this is simply a strange shame for the family.

And want to do this, one of the most important thing is to change the concept of everyone, so that certain craftsmen, become the object of people’s admiration, and only then, there will be people begin to aspire to become those great craftsmen like the people, famous in history.

Instead of spending time, too much time, on the bow and horse and the four books that don’t interest you, you should put your ingenuity into advancing science.

Even if this progress is very small, and once it enters a virtuous cycle, the benefits to the entire world will be incomparably great.

So Zhang Anshi then said: “So I thought, under the saintly emperor, the scholar, farmer, industrial and businessman, no good and bad, these are all his majesty’s people, all of my great Ming have great merit, should be rewarded, and the crime, naturally, should be put to death.”

When these words came out, Zhu Neng several, the face is still smiling, they obviously to these words, not very cold.

But Jin Zhong, the Minister of War who came with him, looked at Zhang Anshi in surprise.

Jin Zhong, of course, was well aware that Zhang Anshi had begun ‘babbling’ again.

I am afraid that these words, when readers hear them, they will not be able to help but find them harsh.

It is good that Jin Zhong is also not a reader, he is a fortune teller from the origin of the warlock, so Zhang Anshi did not scold to his head, and he will be juxtaposed with business and industry.

Zhu Di, however, his eyes glowing, said, “I understand what you mean, Secretary Zhang means …… that these craftsmen, too, should be rewarded.”

Zhang Anshi also does not know whether Zhu Di is really confused or fake confused, obviously he said that …… people should not distinguish between noble and low and good and bad by occupation.

But …… Zhang Anshi was happy to see this, so he said, “Your Majesty, the credit they have made, what is it ……”

“If this is nothing to worry about, then my many honored ministers, all have to sweat.” Zhu Di calmly looked at Zhang Anshi said: “Zhang Qing said right, should be reported, Zhang Qing to prepare a book of merit to, where this is involved, sent to the Ministry of the Army, the Ministry of the Army should be knighted or given the world of work, in recognition of their achievements.”

Zhang Anshi, however, gazed at Zhu Di and said, “Your Majesty, is this considered military service?”

Only those with military service can be knighted.

Zhang Anshi feels that it is better to fight for the right to define this first, and once it is defined as a military achievement, then …… it will be justified.

Zhu Di was also atmospheric, and said boldly, “Such a great feat is of course considered a military achievement, and with this, wouldn’t a military achievement be at your fingertips?”

Zhang Anshi said, “On their behalf, I would like to thank Your Majesty for your grace.”

Zhu Di looked to the Ministry of War Secretary Jin Zhong: “According to my view, can draw up a craftsman merit statute, where there are craftsmen on my Daming national economy and people’s livelihood are meritorious people, when the merit to be rewarded.”

Jin Zhong smiled and answered, he begged for it, at least with this machine gun, he this Secretary of the Ministry of the Army, will be able to rest on his laurels.

Zhu Di was in a good mood, and after finishing the business, he said, “Come on, teach the people to burn wild foods and prepare the evening meal, and we will drink and have fun here tonight to celebrate the fact that Zhang Qing has won the top prize.”

The crowd said hooray.

Zhu, however, was still in high spirits, while on the other side, Qufu had already returned to his tent in flames.

He immediately put pen to paper and began to repair the book, this letter is sent to Zhu Gaoxu, Qiu Fu and Zhu Gaoxu have lifelong friendship, when Zhu Gaoxu wanted to fight for the crown, Qiu Fu is almost all the way to support Zhu Gaoxu.

Although Zhu Gaoxu failed in the end, the friendship was still there for Qiu Fu.

At this time, when he learned that there was such a thing, he immediately realized that it would be of great help to Zhu Gaoxu, who was far away in Annam.

That kid in Annan always teach people do not feel at ease, the battlefield things change rapidly, a little what mistakes, may be killed, and now this machine gun is the meat and potatoes, looking at know that the manufacture is not easy to hurry up and let people notify Zhu Gaoxu, hurry to Zhang Anshi to ask for a few doors to go with this thing, that is not a big kill quadrangle?

On the other hand, it is Ningyuan Marquis He Fu quietly back to his tent, also began to put pen to paper.

He Fu’s daughter, married to the King of Zhao Zhu Gao Su as a consort, and now their son-in-law and daughter is still in Java, although there are letters sent, are said to be all right, but He Fu but a little bit also assured.

At this time, his eyes were glowing, and he put up his pen to make a book, teaching this King of Zhao that no matter what, no matter how much he pays, he must acquire this item, and never skimp on the gold and silver. In short, bull is.

That night the great feast went on in good order.

Zhu was overjoyed.

Then he ordered Zhang Anshi to come closer and asked about the manufacture of this machine gun.

Zhang Anshi then answered one by one, “Your Majesty, this is a systematic project, first of all, there is a need for steel of sufficient strength, which needs to benefit from the improvement of smelting skills, in addition to this, there is also alchemy, I have found out that there is a dye that can be extracted to produce the formula needed for a new type of gunpowder. Beyond that, it will depend on the exquisite craftsmanship of the smiths ……”

Zhang Anshi said colorful, Zhu Di only seriously listen to the silence, although he did not quite understand, but it does not prevent him from trying his best to understand with interest.

After the wine was over, Zhu Di stroked Zhang Anshi’s back with a bit of pride and said, “This thousand-mile horse is also.”

Zhu Zhanji, who was seated next to Zhu Di, said, “Your Majesty, I am also a thousand-mile horse.”

“Right, right, right.” Zhu Di laughed loudly, “You are also a thousand-mile colt, my family’s thousand-mile colt, you will become a great man in the future.”

Zhu Zhanji then also rejoiced, and waited for Zhang Anshi to come out in the tent, drunk and staggering to go back to his own tent.

Who expected, under this night, there are dozens of people suddenly cut him off, see so many people scurrying out at once, and each lewd appearance, Zhang Anshi hit a jolt, all of a sudden the wine woke up.

Zhang Anshi hurriedly shouted, “Come on people, quickly bail …… out.”

“Brother-in-law.” Xu Jingchang pulled him back and said excitedly, “It’s me?”

“Who are you?” Zhang Anshi frowned at him, feeling that there was something familiar about this guy.

“I ah, I ah, Xu Jingchang ……”

Many of the teenagers in the back of the room were chattering and trying to climb up the ladder.

Zhang Anshi lifted his heart to slowly relax, fixed his mind, put on a look of honor: “How, you good end, how sneaky?”

Xu Jingchang said, “Brother-in-law, we want to see that machine gun.”

Zhang Anshi said, “What the hell do you know, don’t bump into it, it’s dangerous.”

Xu Jingchang was a bit lost, but he was not discouraged, but said, “We want to learn how to build it.”

“You guys want to learn?” Zhang Anshi looked at them suspiciously, then smiled kindly, “What’s the use of you guys learning it? Isn’t it just to let people know how marvelous you are, so that people will be impressed with you and know that you’re not drunkards?”

This sentence of cross-examination, just hit the heart of Xu Jingchang and others, they have nodded their heads and said, “Right, right, right, that’s what we think, brother-in-law …… we don’t have much to show for it, but now it seems to be familiar with the bow and horse is not much use, but it’s that thing, look at the freshness, brother-in-law pass it on to us, we’ll worship you Be a master.”

Said the man, one of them looking like he was about to pay his respects.

Teenagers of this age were the most malleable and happened to be the most inquisitive, at this time, they only hated to kowtow to Zhang Anshi.

Zhang Anshi heart to seek it, if the Duke of Dingguo have learned to learn the work, do the example, that craftsmen really is not a cheap industry.

Of course, he was not to show it immediately.

Zhang Anshi put on a bitter face and put on a difficult look and said, “In that case, it’s very hard to study this.”

This is really a pinch, how can the teenagers admit that they can not? They all swore, “We are not afraid of suffering.”

Zhang Anshi a look of deep thought, after a pause, only then said: “This way, you first go to the workshop there, step by step to learn. That place …… can have a lot of secrets, if you go, you can not easily enter and exit, go will have to obediently stay for a few months, then I will arrange.”

How could any of the people refuse to do so? One by one, they were overjoyed and nodded their heads in agreement.

Early the next morning, the early sun had just come out, but Zhang Anshi was called up.

A night of drunkenness, woke up feeling a little headache, reluctant to wash up, finally clear some of the head. Just out of the tent, will see also lost Ha stood here, a look of waiting for a long time.

Yiluoha joyfully said, “Duke Wei, congratulations, His Majesty has a gracious decree.”