I am the cook, but I am Li Er's son-in-law

"It's also. Qing. It's okay to ask someone to mine minerals in the future." Li Shimin's mouth was bald for a while, and he almost spit out the word "Qingque".

Other countries have those minerals, but Datang, which is unreasonably rich in resources, does not.

Li Tai is currently studying geography with Yin Xuan behind him, and some knowledge of ore identification is also included in that knowledge, well, let Li Tai dig mines in the future.

Just to reduce the fat of that body.

Yin Xuan didn't grab his words to make fun of him, but shook his head: "Why bother, just maintain an ecology, and it's best to get the big head from a foreign country."

"Sell them Liuli now."

"Just sell their cement in the future."

Wei Zheng blurted out: "Cement is such a key material, how can it be?"

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Yin Xuan: "The key is the key, but it is only the key to people's livelihood. I don't know what you officials are thinking."

"But cement is best used to build roads and build houses."

"They repaired the road, and they will be able to deliver supplies faster in the future. Isn't it a good thing?"

Yin Xuan stopped talking and didn't say much.

Several other people suddenly realized that they had not only thought of others getting to Datang faster, but also thought that their own group of people could go outside Datang faster.

Li Shimin talked to Yin Xuan about cement, and by the way, he urged the marriage by insinuating.

Yin Xuan was vague and perfunctory.

Green Apple is really hard to say, why everyone is urging him to do this kind of signing.

They had dinner and walked out of the restaurant.

Wei Zheng followed Li Shimin and walked out of the street. Seeing no one around, he asked, "What kind of title does Erlang want to confer on the store?"

Li Shimin shook his head: "No rush, wait for General Duan's triumphant return."

Wei Zheng's heart skipped a beat, and he frowned slightly: "Is Erlang planning to ascend to the sky in one step?"

Li Shimin shook his head: "You, I always thought that I would favor the store, and I knew that."

As he spoke, he paused and waved his hand.

"If this gunpowder is really meritorious, I will make him a county magistrate with a real nobleman. If the gunpowder is not as powerful as expected, then I will make him a magistrate with a false nobleman."

Wei Zheng heaved a sigh of relief and nodded.

The county son is a higher title than the county male. It sounds like gunpowder has merit, and it is not even as good as gunpowder.

But the . prefix is ​​a very important thing.

A real noble and a virtual noble are two very different things, even a county count who is a false noble would rather not have the title of county count, but also want a county man who is a real noble.

As the name suggests, the title of Xu Jue is just like its name. Although it has this name, this title is empty. There is no fiefdom, no land, and no private soldiers can be hired.

As for real nobles, even if they are small county men, they still have fiefs, land property, and can support a few private soldiers.

What is the use of a vassal?

In a few generations, even a title of title will be gone.

But these fiefdoms and properties are real, good things that can bless future generations.

If gunpowder is really as effective as it was in the experiment, and with the addition of cement, Fang Xuanling and Hou Junji will say something nice.

Wei Zheng came out hypocritically to argue again, and objected.

This is what happened.

But if the effect of gunpowder is not so good, Li Shimin can only stand up to the public opinion, have a court meeting with Wei Zheng, and then give Yin Xuan a county magistrate with great preference.

Um.
At that time, you can go to the restaurant and say, "That thief Wei Zheng is not a man, that is to say, His Majesty always appreciates talents, and against all opinions, he sealed you as a county magistrate."

It's also a great way to earn reputation.

Next, Li Shimin is eagerly looking forward to the return of Duan Zhixuan's class teacher, how much trouble can a small Tuyuhun cause?
It took Duan Zhixuan less than three months to bring it back. The army is still on its way back slowly, but he has some news to tell the court first, so he will come back first.

Tuyuhun and Datang are not far away, only more than 1000 kilometers away
in the hall.

Everyone looked at the old general in full armor, waiting for him to report his achievements in Tuyuhun.

Duan Zhixuan stood in the court hall wearing armor and a saber, but did not report his achievements. He opened his mouth and said in a muffled voice, "The magic weapon used by the minister in this battle is extremely powerful."

"When the firearm fired, the enemy's soldiers and horses were shocked."

"Then the projectile fell into the enemy's formation, killing dozens of people and injuring hundreds. The rest turned into birds and beasts, scattered and routed."

"The minister led another army and attacked Qiemo directly. Five bullets were sent hundreds of miles away, smashing the walls of the enemy's garrison city. Although the fortified soil is strong, it cannot stop the magic weapon."

"With only firearms, I killed more than [-] enemies and captured more than [-] horses."

"As for the minister's subordinates, there are only a dozen school generals. The horses under his crotch were frightened, fell and fell, coughed and coughed, but none of them died."

After finishing speaking, Duan Zhixuan's face was full of pride.

The last sentence was a bit embarrassing, but during the war, none of his subordinates died!
Although it took advantage of a firearm, unless it was an act of massacring a city, more than [-] people could be slaughtered in one battle, and one person was not injured by himself, and only a few people were injured for non-war crimes.

This is a great credit.

Li Shimin's eyes lit up. During the test, the power of the firearm was unusual. He was afraid that he would not be able to play such a big role in the battlefield due to acclimatization.

The reality still gave him a very good result.

In the court hall, hundreds of officials talked about it.

They also didn't expect that the thing called firearm could have such a big effect—even most of them had never heard of the name of firearm.

When did the imperial court come up with such a powerful thing without saying a word?
Li Shimin smiled slightly, and said softly: "That's right, General Duan, you have made great achievements in this campaign, I want to think about how to reward you."

Just as Duan Zhixuan was about to evade, he wanted to pronounce Yin Xuan's name in order to get credit for Yin Xuan.

Wei Zheng jumped out and landed with a slap, expressionless: "Your Majesty, I think something is wrong."

Li Shimin frowned slightly: "Oh, what's wrong?"

Wei Zheng bowed his head and said, "The great victory in this battle is due to the merit of firearms, not General Duan's. Not to mention General Duan, even if His Royal Highness Liang came down, he could easily achieve such a great victory."

Li Shimin's face was a little embarrassed.

Liang Wang is his son, a son who does not live up to expectations. Although he is young, he does all kinds of evil. He likes to beat those officials of the seventh, eighth and eighth ranks, and takes pleasure in bullying them. It can be said that he is ignorant Exemplary.

Duan Zhixuan raised his eyebrows, and there was some anger on his face.

He knew that Wei Zheng did this to claim credit for Yin Xuan, and most of this was discussed with His Majesty.

But. Although I was prepared in my heart, how could Wei Zheng deserve such a beating?