"Don't worry, Mr. Zhuangyuan, our family has transferred a group of skilled craftsmen from the gunpowder factory. In addition, in order to keep the formula confidential."
"With the approval of the officials, our family has selected a few eunuchs from the palace to be responsible for the proportion of gunpowder."
"They are all old people in the palace, and there are people supervising them. At least we can guarantee that no one will leak it."
In addition, in order to ensure safety, the Shenlei Division was located more than thirty miles away from Bianliang, Tokyo, in a valley near the city wall that collapsed during the test that day.
In addition, the Imperial City Division's manpower was arranged in the surrounding area to ensure the concealment and safety of this divine Lei Division.
After Yang Douzhi explained in detail, he couldn't help but ask Gao Zhang.
"Master Zhuangyuan, now that the divine thunder medicine has been produced to a certain extent, I wonder what should be done next?"
The name "God Thunder Powder" comes from the Master's mouth. It is not only to distinguish it from the more common gunpowder in the Song Dynasty, but also to maintain the confidentiality of this powerful gunpowder.
After all, just hearing the name makes it difficult to connect the two things.
"Don't worry yet. This fire, um, this divine thunder medicine, just continue to produce it."
"These days, I have asked the Kaifeng Metal Workshop to trial-produce a device specifically used to launch divine thunder. I believe it will be ready in a short time."
"When the time comes, let's use it to test the effect."
"I dare to ask Zhuangyuan Gong, I don't know what kind of instrument it is..."
Hearing that the champion had come up with something new, Yang Douzhi couldn't help but his eyes lit up and he asked Gao Zhang.
"You must also know how much damage a grenade can cause."
After seeing Yang Douzhi nodding, Gao Zhang raised his hands and made gestures.
"If you have a device, you can throw a pack of divine thunder equivalent to thirty to fifty grenades at once into the enemy formation 250 steps away and explode..."
"..." Yang Douzhi stared blankly at Gao Zhang in front of him, looked at his gestures, and then heard the data.
Yang Douzhi almost said vulgar words such as "You are not bragging, are you?" on the spot.
But all he saw was Gao Zhang's calm and calm smile.
Yang Douzhi began to rack his brains and let his brain start to spin rapidly. He quickly slapped his thigh with a big hand, showing an expression of sudden realization.
"Could it be that Duke Zhuangyuan is planning to use the Eight Ox Crossbow?"
The Eight Ox Crossbow is definitely one of the several high-precision long-range military weapons of the Song Dynasty.
Not only is the craftsmanship very complicated, but the point is, it is very powerful. It can shoot an arrow like a shovel-like crossbow bolt on the city wall and penetrate several feet into the wall.
If there were people in front of him, he could just shovel off a dozen heads without even breathing.
"The Eight Ox Crossbow is indeed a good offensive and defensive weapon in the Song Dynasty, but it is difficult to move, not to mention that the Kaifeng Metal Workshop is a private workshop after all. How can it be used to make such important weapons for the imperial court..."
"It won't be easy to explain for a while. When you make it later, you will definitely test its power. Then you will know what it is."
While the two were whispering, Zhao Abban had already rushed over, holding a wooden box in his hand.
And what is contained here is the relevant information of Zhang Shuye, the Minister of Rites of the Song Dynasty.
This made Gao Zhang smile with satisfaction. Sure enough, he was indeed the predecessor of the Jin Yiwei of the Ming Dynasty and the secret service agency of the Song Dynasty.
When it comes to intelligence, we should do it here instead of just listening to the one-sided words of Wu Shangshu and Chen Shilang.
Here, there is information that is almost as thick as a book. It contains Zhang Shuye’s character relationship, the names of his parents, uncles, and brothers are listed in it, including who his wife is, how many concubines he has, and how many children he has. Everything is clear.
Of course, these are not the focus of Gao Zhang's inquiry, but the information about this person since he became an official.
What happened when he was in office, what was his performance in government affairs, or what kind of people he was closely related to.
These are the relevant information that the Imperial City Division focuses on recording.
From this information, a general impression of Zhang Shuye gradually appeared in his mind.
This man is indeed a talented man with both civil and military skills. He was proficient in the art of war when he was young. He served as the official of Lanzhou and joined the army under the influence of his father.
It was there that Lanzhou was located on the border of the Song Dynasty. It relied on the natural moat of the Yellow River to stabilize itself. Every year when the Yellow River froze, it was on alert to prevent Qiang invasion.
As a result, Zhang Shuye felt that this was not the solution, so he carefully inspected both sides of the Yellow River and realized that there was a place called Tiandu, between the five roads. The Qiang people who invaded the interior must first gather there.
They planned an attack strategy and finally succeeded in capturing the land. The imperial court built a garrisonable city called Xi'an Prefecture here. From then on, there was no Qiang trouble in Lanzhou.
And at that time, Zhang Shuye was just a young man who had just entered the official career.
After that, he successively served as the magistrate of Xiangcheng and Chenliu counties, and later became the deputy envoy of protocol, general secretary of Sheren, and magistrate of Ansu Army.
Later, the imperial court called him to take an examination and granted him a Jinshi background, and he was promoted to Yousi Yuanwailang.
After reading Zhang Shuye's information, Gao Zhang really had to be convinced. Wu Zhizhong and Chen Shilang were indeed right. Zhang Shuye was indeed a capable minister.
Moreover, he is a general and prime minister who is both civil and military, capable of lifting a sword when mounted, and writing when dismounted.
However, the last time his younger brother Zhang Kegong impeached the traitor Cai Jing, which angered the narrow-minded traitor, he was also implicated and went to take charge of the affairs.
Presumably when he was in Guanzhong at that time, he would hold a handful of grass at every turn and silently greet Cai Jing.
Perhaps this is why he fought so fiercely with Cai Jing after he returned to Beijing to take up his post.
After all, I didn't do anything and you came to mess with me. If I didn't mess with you, wouldn't it be even more unfair if I was messed with by you again?
Of course, this is just Gao Zhang's own imagination and speculation. Maybe the other party does not have such vulgar tastes as himself, and the only thing he cares about is his family, country and world.
In fact, my moral bottom line is also very high. I just wanted to consider the problem from the perspective of a victim. It does not mean that the dignified scholar has no bottom line as a human being.
Gao Zhang read all the information carefully and then breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing that Gao Zhang finally let go of the thick information, Zhao Abban on the side came up to ask in a very shameless manner.
"Master Zhuangyuan, why are you specifically looking for information about Zhang Shuye? Could it be that he provoked you?"
Yang Duzhiyi, who was beside him, felt something in his heart and took two steps forward. There was a hint of harshness in his soft voice.
"Don't worry, Mr. Zhuangyuan, our family and Zhao Yaban have been friends with you for many years. If something really happens, just leave it to our family to handle it. I guarantee it will be handled properly."
"..."
(End of chapter)
