Ye Yongjia only stayed in Ninghe for one day before escorting the two prisoners back to the capital. After several interrogations by Dali Temple, the file was finally placed on the desk of the then Prime Minister Liu Zhennian. Liu Zhennian reviewed the case many times and decided to deal with the case of the county magistrate first. He ordered the magistrate to be taken to the market and beheaded, and a new official was elected and took office immediately.
Wu Sijing's problem is much more difficult to deal with. He was sent here by a Westerner. If he is convicted without authorization, he may cause unnecessary trouble and affect the establishment of the factory in Beitang. Then he and Yan Wen planned to take back Wu Sijing's properties one by one, and only imprisoned him in the capital prison without taking any action.
Ye Yongjia, who had achieved great success in this turmoil, also gained more favor from Liu Zhennian and others. For a time, there were many people in the court who were flattering him, and they even gathered in front of his mansion and begged to visit him.
Liu Zhennian was worried about this matter and called Ye Yongjia specifically: "Although you have gone through many hardships and have experienced a lot, you can easily forget everything and become complacent once you succeed. Your new policy has not yet been fully implemented, so you should have a clear head." , continue to maintain your original low profile. From tomorrow on, you'd better refuse those officials, and you're not allowed to accept bribes or do illegal things. Otherwise, I will ignore my past feelings and punish you severely!"
Ye Yongjia kept these words in mind. After returning home, he ordered his servants to strictly prohibit outsiders from visiting and concentrate on waiting for the casting of the thousand bird guns.
"Report to Lord Shangshu!"
Cai Xianqing walked quickly, his sleeves fluttering in the wind. He ran straight to the central hall of the Ministry of War Office. With a slight joy on his face, he saluted Ye Yongjia: "Master Ye, you have finally managed to survive these few months. ! The last batch of shotguns from Beitang have been sent to the court and are ready to be shipped to the border."
Ye Yongjia was so happy that he couldn't help saying the word "good" twice, and walked out and said to Cai Xianqing: "Since Wu Sixing was captured and returned to Beijing, there have been many good news. After the first few batches of guns were obtained by Suidi's new army, , has repelled the enemy's attacks many times, and the effect is so obvious that even those who oppose it now don't dare to jump out."
"Should we bring more lead?" Ye Yongjia asked next, "I told them last time that Suidi was spending a lot of money."
"The number should be quite large, this time there are twenty barrels filled." Cai Xianqing sighed, "It seems that Governor Du Qing still doesn't know how to teach musketry, which is why the lead is wasted like this."
"Isn't it true that there was a report yesterday," Ye Yongjia said, pulling out from under a pile of documents. "It said that a sergeant was killed due to a mistake in firing the cannon, and that another man had been selected to join the new army. The one who exploded the barrel There have been a lot of problems, and this is the biggest headache. But I can’t blame Du Du, he has always tried his best.”
"Now we need to go together to correct this problem." Cai Xianqing said.
"Mr. Cai should stay in the Ministry of War. What he said before becoming Prime Minister is also true. How can it be unbecoming for two officers of the Ministry of War to run away all day long?"
Cai Xianqing curled his lips disapprovingly: "Oh, he is old and confused, are you also confused? The Ministry of War has not had any important business recently. Unless the sky is falling down here, I can barely keep him."
Ye Yongjia smiled bitterly and said, "You are almost seventy this year, right?"
Cai Xianqing suddenly became angry: "Previously, people thought I was an actor. How could I have known that I, an actor, had risen to the top and became a high official? Now that I have been an official for many years, you think I am too old. Don't you know that I still have nine percent of my strength?" If you don’t use it, I’m afraid you won’t be able to use it all in your lifetime!”
"Since you are ambitious, I will no longer stop you," Ye Yongjia said seriously, "We will pay homage to the Prime Minister and go to Suidi!"
The shotguns and lead were carried into the warehouse by groups of soldiers. Du Qing supervised them while welcoming two guests he hadn't seen for a long time.
"I don't want to talk about my difficulties," Du Qing pressed his hands on the barrel and looked at Ye Yongjia. "After all, the court has entrusted me with such a big burden. I can't let down the country. What do you have to criticize? Although Frankly speaking, I should be humble and teachable.”
After hearing this, Ye Yongjia said straight to the point: "I don't have any other opinions. The main thing is that the commander-in-chief does not understand the New Army well enough and is not cautious enough."
Du Qing clasped his fists: "I'd like to hear the details."
"Fireguns are quite delicate and are not comparable to ordinary weapons. Those who choose to use them must be cautious," Ye Yongjia said slowly, "Why don't we go to the school field first, equip these shotguns, and have the new army line up."
"Yes. I will make arrangements now!" Du Qing accepted Ye Yongjia's proposal without any doubt.
Three thousand five hundred new soldiers lined up neatly on the school field. They all straightened their bodies and had bright eyes. Ye Yongjia sighed that Du Qing had really worked hard on these soldiers.
"Your Majesty, please review." Du Qing stood aside and invited Ye Yongjia to step down from the general platform.
Ye Yongjia walked past the first row of sergeants. Just when everyone thought nothing happened, he suddenly stopped and turned around to look directly at a soldier.
This soldier was half a head taller than Ye Yongjia and a little fat. He just looked down at him.
"May I have your name?"
"The villain... The villain has no name. His surname is Liu. He is the eldest in the family. He is called Liu Da in his hometown. He is the captain of a team in the new army." He answered nervously.
"Still the captain?" Ye Yongjia's expression showed surprise, "Okay, Captain Liu, you can demonstrate how to fire a gun for everyone."
Liu Day was stunned: "Sir, you have to set a good target..."
Ye Yongjia waved his hand: "No need to set up a target, just demonstrate the process of firing a gun."
Liu Da did not dare to speak, so he immediately walked out of the queue and stopped in an open space. He took a little gunpowder, shook the muzzle of the gun for a long time, and then it was almost fixed. He sprinkled it in, and then compacted it with a wooden stick. Then he took the lead and put it into the muzzle of the gun. He opened the fire door again, poured some gunpowder into the hole, shook it a few times, but was still uneasy and confirmed it again.
Just as he was putting the match rope on, Ye Yongjia suddenly asked: "On the battlefield, are all these actions completed by one person?"
Liu Da didn't know what Ye Yongjia meant by this question. He frowned and couldn't think about it for a long time.
"If Shangshu asks you, answer truthfully. Why are you nervous?" Du Qing reassured.
Liu Da had no choice but to straighten up and said: "Master Ye, these actions are all completed by one person, why do you need help from outsiders!"
Ye Yongjia smiled, as if he was not satisfied, and said, "You go ahead."
Liu Da hurriedly held the blunderbuss with both hands, pressed the trigger from a distance, and shot out the lead. The people around him couldn't help but cheer.
"Okay, you can go back." Ye Yongjia raised his hand and asked him to go back to the queue first, his eyes were heavy, "Hurry up, the next one will pick up."
