"Guys, please don't look at me like this. I'm not that person who doesn't know how powerful I am. Dear Prince"
Ling Zhen knew that a few people had misunderstood and said quickly. Seeing that a few people didn't believe it, Ling Zhen looked around again. The tiles in the outer city were not big, and there were no programs. There were only some people who came to eat at night.
"Guys, there is no gunpowder at all in the Tokyo armored warehouse, only some cannons. The cannons without gunpowder are just a pile of scrap metal and can't cause any trouble. As for the weapons, armored bows and crossbows, that is even more of a joke. Now inside The items are all scrap metal, rags, and rags, and they are all in short supply. They wish they could burn them with fire, destroy the corpses, and wipe out all traces of the corpses, leaving no trace of evidence."
Ling Zhen said in a low voice.
"Is this Jia Zhan warehouse a warehouse for storing equipment? This Jia Zhan warehouse in Tokyo is responsible for the armor stomachs, weapons, crossbows, fireworks, and stone cannons of hundreds of thousands of forbidden troops. Is it as miserable as you said?"
Lu Zhishen frowned and looked at Ling Zhen and asked.
"This master is also from the military?"
Ling Zhen looked at Lu Zhishen in surprise. Someone who was so familiar with Jia Zhanku must have been in the military. There were too many injustices in the military, and there were many who became monks and retired. Lu Zhishen's figure also looked like an old soldier.
"Since the Forbidden Army has been under the control of Gao Qiu, no new weapons have been sent to the Jiazhan Treasury. What has been sent are old things that have been eliminated from unknown sources. They are used to make up for the loss and embezzle military expenditures."
Ling Zhen said in a low voice.
"This damn dog officer dares to steal even this money. How can this army fight? Is the dog officer behind the scenes so cruel when the soldiers on the front line are fighting bloody battles?"
Lu Zhishen was furious after hearing this. He knew very well the significance of equipment to the army. The combat effectiveness of the Song Dynasty army was all based on these equipment. Without good equipment, how could the army resist foreign enemies? Filling one's own pockets in this way is entirely for personal gain at the expense of the world.
"You call them dog officers, but what can't they do?"
Sun Lei sneered and said, if these treacherous officials and corrupt officials in the late Northern Song Dynasty had such a trace of conscience, they would not have suffered the Jingkang Disgrace.
"How many?"
Ling Zhen was startled by the conversation between the people in front of him. There was something wrong with the way these people spoke.
"Brother Ling Zhen, forget about the weapon, the stomach, and the gunpowder? This thing seems to have no other use, right?"
Sun Lei looked at Ling Zhen and asked.
"Hey, there was originally some, but on the Double Ninth Festival, His Majesty the Emperor went up to a high place to have a banquet with all the ministers who wanted to see the fireworks. The gunpowder in the armored warehouse was all made into fireworks. It should have been replenished when it was used up, but the superiors said that there was no money, and there was still money. To say that gunpowder is of no use except that it looks good when exploded is a waste of national money. The new drug for this experiment was paid for by myself."
Ling Zhen said helplessly, reaching for his waist, and suddenly realized that he had spent all his money on the pack of gunpowder. Gunpowder is very expensive, especially saltpeter and sulfur. It is even classified as a top-grade medicine and a medium-grade medicine. Its uses There are many and they are expensive.
Ling Zhen's face turned red instantly. He originally wanted to invite the people in front of him to drink, but now he is penniless. What should he do?
"Such an enemy-killing weapon is used to make fireworks! It's hard to find medicine on the border. If there were enough firearms, how much blood would the soldiers shed? The emperor turned a blind eye and used it for pleasure. He is really stupid and unethical."
Lu Zhishen became even more angry after hearing this. Artillery was very popular at the border. Powerful long-range weapons were used by defenders to deal with the enemy.
Ling Zhen didn't dare to speak as he listened. The words of the people in front of him became bolder and bolder. Even if they scolded those people, many people secretly scolded these corrupt officials, but the emperor couldn't scold them casually. That was The crime of decapitation.
"What are you talking about? Drink!"
Sun Lei saw that Lu Zhishen was getting more and more outrageous, and he was afraid that he would get angry and say something, kill him in the palace, and seize the bird throne. Li Kui, a bully, is easy to tame, but Lu Zhishen's violent temper is hard to persuade.
"Aren't you just ordinary people?"
Ling Zhen asked, looking at the people in front of him.
"Haha, it depends on who sees it."
Sun Lei laughed.
"Brother Ling Zhen, you caused quite a lot of trouble today. I'm afraid you'll be punished heavily this time, right?"
Sun Lei laughed and asked again.
"Hey, this isn't the first time this has happened. Those people in the Gunpowder Bureau don't know anything. Even if they don't allocate funds, they always delay me in testing new drugs. I'm afraid I will be hit with dozens of military sticks this time. Just be locked up for a few months.”
Ling Zhenyi's face turned bitter when he talked about these things, he shook his head and sighed.
"I am obsessed with the study of gunpowder and artillery, but most of the court officials are Confucian scholars and martial artists. They can only play with pens, or they only know how to kill enemies with swords. They cannot understand the mysteries of gunpowder and firearms at all, and they are unwilling to accept this Stuff. They only believe in Machiavellian tactics and sword-fighting."
Ling Zhen took a sip of wine and said helplessly. It was obviously an invincible weapon, but no one understood it and suppressed it blindly. He didn't understand what those high officials were thinking.
"As long as I have enough money and people, I don't even think I need to be afraid of Liao and Xixia. My artillery can blast those foreign races into the sky!"
Ling Zhen drank a large bowl of wine, belched and complained. No one in the entire Song Dynasty knew more about firearms than him. He explained the benefits of firearms to Shangguan several times, but he was always rejected. Those laymen were not interested in firearms. Firearms are scorned, always thought to be heretical, difficult to use, and not worthy of elegance.
"There is nothing wrong with what you say. Firearms are the main road, the weapon of the military, and the foundation of the country!"
Sun Lei said with a smile, firearms are things that can change the world.
The grassland peoples who have been at war with the Central Plains for thousands of years finally surrendered to Maxim and became good at singing and dancing. What thousands of years of killing each other could not do, the emergence of a machine gun can easily do it. .
However, although gunpowder was invented in the Central Plains and was the first to be used in the military, due to the fact that traditional thinking has not changed for thousands of years and always has a repulsive and suppressive attitude towards new things, it was the West that truly promoted firearms.
Although there were many firearms in the Northern Song Dynasty and they also ushered in great development, they were never really taken seriously and there was no large-scale production equipment. This also led to the later helplessness of dealing with the Jin people who went south. If the Northern Song Dynasty used the national strength of the Northern Song Dynasty to vigorously develop firearms, the Liao Kingdom What kind of? What is a golden man? What is Mongolia?
"This brother has a vision. If all the civil and military officials in the dynasty had such a vision, why would they lose every year!"
Ling Zhen cupped his fists and said to Sun Lei.
"Haha! I'm afraid if you and I are willing, the people in the temple won't be willing."
Sun Lei laughed. The first person who was unwilling was probably Zhao Ji. He only liked having fun and flattering people, and most people who did practical things would not tolerate him.
"It wouldn't be a pity for my brother to be an official with his talent."
Shi Qian also laughed and said, but he did not explain it clearly to Ling Zhen. Sun Lei was not someone who could submit to someone else's anger. If he saw Sun Lei being angered, none of his brothers would agree without Sun Lei taking action. It's not like Li Kui shouted, kill the emperor and seize the bird throne.
"What a pity, what a pity!"
Ling Zhen shook his head and said, it is rare to meet someone who understands the beauty of firearms, but he also knows what the officialdom of the imperial court is like nowadays. If you enter it, you will only be at the mercy of others.
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