In the end, Zhu Di did not send someone to the Ordnance Bureau to notify Tao Yiping and Yang Ting. Instead, he asked Guo An to draw the blueprint of the steel knife directly on the palace paper.
Then, directly send the servant to take Guo An to the Ordnance Bureau.
Tao Yiping and Yang Ting, who were wearing dark linen jackets and standing in front of a strange machine, were studying something and were startled when they saw Guo An appearing in front of them.
Immediately, he saluted with surprise on his face.
"teacher?"
"It's us!"
Guo An nodded slightly.
On the side, the Ambassador of the Arms Bureau who was following Guo An shrank his eyes.
The two deputy envoys in front of me are actually disciples of Dinghaihou?
Then why did he come to the Ordnance Bureau as a small deputy envoy and study these artifacts so intently?
He shouldn't have given these two troubles in the past few days, right?
Tao Yiping quickly rubbed his hands casually on his body a few times and asked, "I wonder if the teacher is here, but specifically looking for me and me?"
"Um!"
Guo An nodded again, "We want you to modify the musket!"
"Modified musket?"
Tao Yiping and Yang Ting immediately widened their eyes with anticipation.
"Teacher, don't know how to reform?"
Guo An took out the drawing and handed it to Tao Yiping.
Tao Yiping and Yang Ting hurriedly looked at it.
On the drawing, Guo An drew very carefully, including the handle of the bayonet, the dragon head, the dragon tail, the fixing holes and grooves, the scabbard...
Tao Yiping and Yang Ting, who were very familiar with muskets, immediately understood how to install the one-foot-seven-inch bayonet on the musket.
After reading it, Tao Yiping couldn't help but probe again and asked: "Teacher, just install a bayonet on the musket?"
Guo An asked quietly: "Is it possible that you can improve the performance and structure of the musket?"
Tao Yiping quickly said with a sneer on his face, "Teacher, calm down, I don't have that ability!"
Guo An glanced at it and urged: "Then make this steel knife for us honestly. After the production is completed, His Majesty will test it himself!"
"Your Majesty personally tested it?"
Tao Yiping and Yang Ting were startled and nodded repeatedly.
"Teacher, don't worry, just give me three days and I can forge it!"
Guo Andao: "Forge at least three pieces!"
"three item?"
Tao Yiping and Yang Ting couldn't help but be dumbfounded.
"I'll give you two five days!"
"Thank you teacher!"
"..."
After Guo An left, Yu Xineng, the ambassador of the Arms Bureau, came over.
"Yiping, Yang Ting, is that Marquis Dinghai really your teacher?"
"You are my teacher!"
Tao Yiping glanced at the boss who suddenly became humble in front of him with some confusion. Although the teacher was a Marquis, he was not on duty at the Ministry of Industry, so he couldn't be in charge of the Arms Bureau!
Yu Xineng said quickly: "Oh...Hey, since Marquis Dinghai is the second teacher, why do you two have to work so hard to do such dirty work?
Quickly go to the public room to rest and let them do the work! "
Tao Yiping and Yang Ting declined slowly, "Thank you very much, Ambassador, for your kindness, but the teacher will do these tasks himself. His Majesty is waiting for you!"
"We two don't dare to waste time!"
Yu Xineng laughed dryly and said quickly: "Look at my mind, I am really confused... Your Majesty and the Marquis have important matters. If you two need anything, just tell me directly!"
I will definitely support you..."
"Thank you, Ambassador!"
…
West of the city.
In Shenji Camp, two days after Guo An left.
Two internal officers in charge of logistics sent by Zhu Di entered the Shenji Camp, bringing with them two hundred thousand taels of silver.
In addition, there are fifty masters recruited.
The remaining masters will continue to come in one after another!
Liu Sheng announced a new training system for Shenji Camp.
"Twenty kilograms a day, running ten miles with a heavy load!"
"But, eat one meal of meat every three days!"
"Practice throwing grenades fifty times every day!"
"Spend half a day every day to learn literacy and arithmetic..."
“The entire army will conduct an assessment every half month, and the flag with the best performance will be selected and rewarded heavily.
The flag with the worst performance is selected and punished.
Those with good grades will eat meat, those with poor grades will be given up on meat for five days, and those with good grades will be given half a day to wash clothes..."
Below, the expressions of all the Shenji Camp soldiers suddenly changed.
Even the army generals' mouths twitched when they heard this.
"Commander, how to do this?"
"Yes, Commander, why do you have to wash clothes for those with excellent grades? How can we agree to such an insult?"
"snort!"
Liu Sheng snorted coldly and looked at the angry soldiers with a gloomy expression.
"This rule is set by the Marquis and cannot be changed in any way!"
"You all claim to be the elite of each army, why are you giving up before we even start?"
"The Marquis has given you so much money from His Majesty, one meal of meat for three days, and a special tutor to teach you, what else could you want to be dissatisfied with?
The Marquis said that if you can't learn, you should leave the Shenji Camp as soon as possible and go to the Five Thousand Lower Camp to stay. The Shenji Camp will not support useless people!
You and I, all of you, don’t even think about occupying the latrine and not shitting..."
"Commander, don't worry. The general and others are just men with a pound of meat, meat to eat, and special masters to teach them. How can you be timid in such a fairy-like life?"
"Exactly!"
"There are absolutely no cowards in our army!"
"I, Zuoye, will never be timid..."
"My right whistle..."
"My left whistle..."
With several generals from Yanshan Guard taking the lead, the entire Shenji Camp was in high spirits.
Even those who were still sane could only smile bitterly in their hearts, widen their eyes, and shout at the soldiers on the side.
They are all capable men, who is afraid of whom?
…
Five days later.
When someone came to the palace, Zhu Di summoned Guo An into the palace.
Guo An had already made a guess in his mind and quickly followed the eunuch into the palace.
really.
When Guo An entered the Fengtian Hall, he saw Zhu Di standing in the hall holding a musket with a bayonet, stabbing one after another.
The bayonet in front of the musket shone with cold light, and as Zhu Di waved the handle, it made people shiver all over.
However, everyone in the hall was full of joy.
After Guo An came in, he greeted Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi respectfully.
"The humble minister Guo An has met His Majesty and His Highness!"
"Hahaha, Guo Qing, please forgive me!"
Zhu Di greeted Guo An and asked, "Guo Qing, we didn't expect that installing such a bayonet on a musket would have such a miraculous effect!"
"As long as your Majesty is satisfied!"
Guo An also picked up a musket, and at the same time picked up a bayonet from the side and installed it on the musket. According to his memory, he played with it twice at will, then he couldn't hold it anymore and slowly raised the spear. .
"good!"
Zhu Di suddenly shouted and looked at Guo An, his eyes gleaming.
"We didn't expect that Guo Qing actually has such skills. Come on, let's practice with us!"
Guo An's expression changed, and he hurriedly handed the musket in his hand to Zhu Gaochi who was standing aside.
"Your Majesty, I just made random gestures, how can I be your Majesty's opponent?
Your Majesty, you'd better spar with His Highness! "
Zhu Di: "..."
Zhu Gaochi: "..."
Yishiha and all the eunuchs in the palace were also stunned.
How dare Dinghaihou do this?
After a while, Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but look embarrassed after he came to his senses.
"Teacher...Dad, the child is not in good health either, so he is no match for you!"
"snort!"
Zhu Di glared at Zhu Gaochi, "What is the use of such a strong body like yours?"
On the side, Guo An also nodded slowly.
"Your Highness, you have to believe in yourself and defeat ten enemies with one force! Your Majesty is very skilled in martial arts, but you have a strong body and great strength. His Majesty can't do anything to you for a while!"
Zhu Gaochi's eyes widened and he waved his hands repeatedly, "No, no, although I am strong, I don't actually have much strength.
Moreover, I am both a minister and a son of a man, how can I fight against my father!
This musket also has such a sharp bayonet..."
Guo An nodded in agreement, "Your Highness's utmost filial piety is the blessing of my Ming Dynasty!"
The corner of Zhu Gaochi's mouth twitched slightly, and he muttered: "The teacher also handed me the musket!"
"well!"
Guo An sighed helplessly and said seriously: "Your Highness, you seem to have gained a lot of weight in the past few days!"
"Um?"'
Hearing this, Zhu Di's expression condensed, and this time he began to look at Zhu Gaochi seriously.
The more he looked, the more he frowned.
Since he had been meeting Zhu Gaochi every day during this period of time, he really didn't notice that Zhu Gaochi was getting fatter.
But now, Zhu Gaochi seemed to have swelled.
"Teacher, I don't know. Ever since I came to the capital, I haven't eaten much every day, but I've been getting fatter and fatter!"
Guo Andao: "Does Your Highness eat a lot of meat and sweets every day?"
"How does the teacher know?"
Zhu Gaochi was surprised. He liked sweets, and the chefs in the capital were better at making sweets than those in the north. Therefore, his daily meals were mostly sweets and meat.
As for vegetables…
Guo An continued: "Your Highness eats very few vegetarian dishes!"
Zhu Gaochi nodded slightly again, "What the teacher said is correct."
Guo An said helplessly, "Your Highness, sugar and meat are high-calorie foods, with the most fat and carbohydrates.
His Highness eats the most of these foods every day. In addition, His Highness spends all day reviewing memorials in the palace, neither practicing martial arts nor exercising, so he is getting fatter and fatter! "
"Guo Qing, what are high calories? What are fat and carbohydrates..."
Zhu Di, Zhu Gaochi and others all looked puzzled.
"Your Majesty, high calories are... nutrition..."
Guo An thought for a while and then said: "Your Majesty, Your Highness, high-calorie food is the most nutritious food, and fat and carbohydrates are the components of our meat."
Zhu Di didn't dwell on these words and said directly: "So, Chi'er is getting fatter and fatter because he eats more meat and sweets?"
"Exactly!"
Guo An nodded slowly.
Zhu Di looked at Zhu Gaochi and said, "From now on, the meat and sweets you eat must be reduced by half!"
"this……"
Zhu Gaochi looked embarrassed.
However, facing Zhu Di's firm gaze, Zhu Gaochi could only nod slightly, "Yes, Dad!"
Guo An asked again: "I wonder if His Highness usually likes to eat some sweets and snacks?"
Zhu Gaochi: "..."
Zhu Di glared at Zhu Gaochi and said, "No more sweets and snacks!"
Guo Andao: "It's best, Your Highness, don't eat any snacks!"
Zhu Gaochi's face changed slightly and he said quickly: "Teacher, if you don't eat snacks, I will be so hungry that I can't help it!"
Zhu Di was stunned.
Although they eat three meals a day, the intervals are relatively long, and sometimes he is so hungry that he can't stand it.
Guo An thought for a while and said: "Your Highness can eat snacks with less sugar, or pasta. It will be better if you eat more fruits!"
"Don't worry, teacher, starting from tomorrow, I will try to eat as little sweets and meat as possible!"
Zhu Gaochi responded quickly.
He knew from the bottom of his heart that this teacher would follow him in all other matters, but when it came to eating and losing weight, this teacher was particularly caring and persistent.
And his parents, on this matter, actually had the same attitude as his teacher, which was very strange.
Zhu Di looked at Zhu Gaochi and said: "Humph, it's not about trying our best, but we must reduce it by 50...80%!"
Zhu Gaochi's face turned bitter and he quickly responded: "Yes, Dad!"
Guo An also nodded slowly, "Your Highness, try it first to see the effect!"
Zhu Gaochi nodded quickly.
Guo An looked at Zhu Di again, "Your Majesty, can this kind of bayonet combined with a musket be a sharp weapon for our Shenji Camp soldiers?"
"Can!"
Zhu Di nodded heavily, "This steel knife can not only be combined with a musket as a weapon to kill enemies. In addition, this steel knife is also useful in daily life!"
Guo Andao: "In this case, I would also like to ask Your Majesty to issue an edict to have the Ordnance Bureau forge a large number of steel knives and muskets of this style as the standard weapons for the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion!"
"good!……"
An edict was issued from Fengtian Palace.
Guo An also returned home, got into the study, took out banknotes, wrote some arithmetic formulas, and gave them to the guard Xu Yong.
"Give these mathematical formulas to Liu Sheng, the commander of Shenji Battalion. These formulas are how to calculate the angle and distance of artillery. Let the soldiers learn these formulas and then they can point the artillery in their hands to hit wherever they want!"
Hearing this, Xu Yong looked solemn and said, "Don't worry, Lord Marquis, the general will definitely hand over this calculation formula to Commander Liu and won't let anyone see it."
Guo An smiled lightly, "No problem, it's just some mathematical formulas. Even if outsiders look at it, they won't recognize it!"
"Don't worry, Lord Marquis, unless the general dies, no one will be able to see this formula!"
Xu Yong still looked solemn.
"As you wish!"
Guo An waved his hand helplessly, and Xu Yong took five Yanshan guards to personally escort him to Shenji Camp.
Half an hour later.
Inside the Shenji Camp.
Liu Sheng's eyes lit up when he saw the formula sent by Xu Yong, "Come here, prepare two artillery pieces and six shells for me. We want to test them."
"Here!"
Liu Sheng also got up and walked out.
He wanted to test the validity of these formulas himself.
In a testing ground within the Shenji Camp, Liu Sheng, his ministers Rude and Su Sheng, as well as several lieutenants, stood behind two artillery pieces.
Liu Sheng stared at the formula and calculated it, then shouted: "Come here, raise the muzzle of the gun by thirty degrees!"
"yes!"
Several soldiers turned the turntable behind the cannon very skillfully, and the muzzle of the cannon slowly raised.
"put!"
As Liu Sheng shouted loudly, a spark followed the fuse and sizzled into the rear of the artillery.
"Boom!"
There was a loud bang, and a plume of smoke came out of the muzzle.
The grass thousands of steps in front of them suddenly exploded, sending dust flying everywhere.
A soldier quickly ran towards the explosion point.
After a long while, the soldier returned.
"Reporting to the command, the explosion point is a thousand and ten steps away from here!"
"It was only ten steps ahead!"
Liu Sheng's eyes suddenly widened, and he said with surprise on his face: "Try another artillery, raise it to an angle of thirty!"
"Commander, the angle has been raised by thirty!"
"Fire up and launch!"
"Here!"
"Zizzi..."
"Boom..."
When another explosion occurred on the grass thousands of steps ahead, Liu Sheng looked at the soldiers on the side.
"Explore again!"
"Here!"
The soldier responded and ran forward quickly.
soon.
He ran back again with a happy face.
"Report to command, nine hundred and ninety-six steps!"
"Four steps missing?"
Liu Sheng was not surprised but delighted, "The angle has increased by ten again!"
"Here!"
"Light the fire, shoot off the cannon!"
"Here!"
"Boom..."
…
"General Qi, this time it's eight hundred and fifty steps!"
"Try another door!"
…
"General, this time it's 860 steps!"
…
"Hahaha, it's amazing, Master Hou is really amazing! No wonder, Master Hou must let those brats learn arithmetic!
As long as you can use this formula, wouldn't it mean that if you use artillery to bomb a bird thousands of steps away, you can kill it with one shot? "
"Yes, Marquis Dinghai is truly a genius!"
"..."
As the results of the formula and artillery tests came out, all the soldiers in the Shenji Battalion were filled with shock.
…
A few days later.
Several impeachment memorials entered the Fengtian Hall.
"The evil king is so lawless..."
After reading the memorial, Zhu Di's face was filled with anger.
"Dad, which vassal king made you angry?"
On the side, Zhu Gaochi, who had just rested, was startled by Zhu Di's anger and asked quickly.
"Hmph, take a look for yourself."
Zhu Di threw the memorials in his hand to Zhu Gaochi, who quickly started to read them.
"Uncle Dai Wang?"
Zhu Gaochi's eyes shrank when he saw the impeached vassal king.
Zhu Gui, the acting king, ranked twelfth.
Although her ranking is small, her mother is Concubine Guo Hui, the daughter of King Guo Zixing of Chuyang. Her family's power was a giant in the Ming Dynasty.
Then, his main concubine was the second daughter of King Xu Da of Zhongshan.
In other words, Zhu Gui's wife's family belongs to the lineage of the Duke of Wei, and is also closely related to the queen.
What troubles Zhu Gaochi the most is the content of the impeachment memorial.
"On behalf of King Zhu Gui, he committed murder to gain wealth, which made the people of the country miserable..."
"The acting king Zhu Gui killed people at will, robbed property, forced Datong soldiers and civilians to do hard work for the acting prince's palace, repair houses, and even abused them..."
"The king is doing a lot of construction..."
Another King Min of Qin?
Zhu Gaochi immediately had a headache and subconsciously looked at Zhu Di.
"Dad, what are you going to do with these memorials?"
"How can such a ruthless vassal king govern the vassal territory and protect our vassal in the Ming Dynasty?"
Zhu Di said angrily: "Chi'er, we are going to call King Dai to the capital and question him!"
"Yes, Dad!"
Zhu Gaochi responded.
Zhu Di added: "It just so happens that the New Year is coming soon, so we will also summon the other kings to the capital to have a good meeting.
Although the Imperial Examination is already too good, it’s not like no one can control them!
Moreover, aren't they also inquiring about the feudal king's salary reduction? Let’s make it clear to them together! "
"Father is wise!"
Zhu Gaochi nodded again.
...(End of chapter)
