Datang: Empress mother-in-law sent Li Er to test me

Li Jing said solemnly: "What a powerful weapon..."

Fang Xuanling looked at Duan Lun and asked, "Duan Shangshu, do you understand?"

Duan Lun shook his head, then pointed to the flintlock gun on the table, and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, can you show this to me?"

Li Er smiled and handed him the flintlock.

Duan Lun held it in his hand, looked at it carefully for a while, then shook his head and said, "I don't understand."

Then he said again: "However, I feel that this thing is similar to a bow and arrow."

"Can't it?" Cheng Yaojin came back to his senses, hurried over, looked down at the flintlock and said, "I didn't see the bowstring either."

Li Er smiled and said: "This is the mystery of the flintlock gun. In my opinion, it is much stronger than bows and arrows."

As he spoke, he slowly told them the advantages of the flintlock.

Chapter 446 Establishment!Zhechong Mansion named after Pingkang Square

After Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Li Jing, Duan Lun, and Cheng Yaojin heard it, their expressions changed from surprise at the beginning to dullness after hearing it.

This flintlock gun can make a child who has no strength to restrain a chicken, like a well-trained archer, kill a person at a distance of [-] meters?

From this alone, the five realized the importance of the flintlock.

Cheng Yaojin clicked his tongue and said: "If this thing can be used on the battlefield, it will definitely change the situation of the war!"

Li Jing nodded solemnly and said, "Yes!"

A flintlock doesn't look like much, but what if there are thousands of flintlocks?

Equipped with flintlock guns, Zhechong Mansion is like thousands of extra archers on the battlefield!

Where is Turkic strength?Isn't it strong in bow and arrow and horseback?

With a flintlock gun, even if you are on the plains, you don't have to be afraid of Turkic bows and arrows anymore!

Thinking of this, Li Jing's eyes became even hotter.

"Hahaha, there are more gods!"

At this moment, Li Er suddenly laughed a few times, picked up the explosive bag, and said to them: "This thing is stronger than a flintlock gun!"

"What?!" Li Jing sat up abruptly and said in surprise, "Stronger than a flintlock?"

Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Duan Lun clicked their tongues. Do they have stronger weapons?

Cheng Yaojin rubbed his hands and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, how can you use this thing? I want to see how powerful it is!"

"That won't work."

Li Er shook his head and said, "There is only one copy of this thing. If you want to try it, you can make more and you will have a chance to try it."

Li Jing asked curiously: "Your Majesty said just now that this thing is more powerful than a flintlock gun. How can this thing be so powerful?"

Li Er pondered for two seconds, thinking about seeing the scene of the explosive package exploding with Zhang Dun outside the city, he said in a deep voice, "I will give you an example."

"Take the gate of Chang'an City as an example. If the gate is closed, how will you break it?"

Li Jing said without hesitation: "It must be a siege equipment."

After finishing speaking, he added: "Of course, it would be best if the door can be called open."

Li Er scolded with a smile: "If you can tell the door to open, why would I use this example?"

He patted the explosive bag and said: "The pharmacist just said that if you want to break through the city gate, you have to use siege equipment, but the siege equipment is troublesome to manufacture and requires a lot of manpower to use."

"But it's different with this thing."

Li Er grabbed the fuse of the explosive bag and said, "If you put this thing under the city gate and ignite this place, the city gate will explode!"

"What?!" Not only Li Jing and Cheng Yaojin stood up suddenly.

Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Duan Lun's expressions changed, and they also sat up straight, looking at it with burning eyes.

Li Er took a panoramic view of everyone's faces and smiled with satisfaction. He looked the same as them when he saw the power of the explosive package.

Fang Xuanling suddenly said: "Your Majesty, where did you get this thing?"

Li Er smiled and said, "A little gadget made by Zhang Dun."

Is this still a gadget?

Everyone looked at each other and clicked their tongues secretly.

Cheng Yaojin excitedly said: "If my soldiers in the Tang Dynasty can be equipped with this thing, what Turks are there to be afraid of!"

"That makes sense!" Duan Lun said excitedly, "Your Majesty, transfer Zhang Dun to the Ministry of Industry, and don't let him go to Honglu Temple, where talents are buried!"

Li Er waved his hand and said, "Honghe Temple cannot do without him now."

The people in the Turkic Mission did not have any good problems.

If he left, Feng Ran and Tang Jian would not be able to deal with Zhi Shi Shan Guang.

If something goes wrong, it will be even more difficult to clean up!

For the current Honglu Temple, Zhang Dun is no different from a needle that fixes the sea. How can he go to the Ministry of Industry now.

Seeing what Duan Lun wanted to say, Li Er tapped the table lightly and continued, "I already have an idea."

"I plan to hand over the forging of this thing to Honglu Temple. What do you think?"

Give it to Honglu Temple?Everyone heard the sound of strings and knew the elegant meaning, and instantly understood that His Majesty meant to hand over the production of explosive kits and flintlock guns to Zhang Dun.

Fang Xuanling frowned and said, "What should I do if Zhishi Shanguang finds out?"

Li Er smiled and said: "The place where this thing is made can be placed elsewhere. As for where to put it, let Zhang Dun worry about it."

"Also, I plan to set up a Zhechong Mansion in Chang'an City."

Li Er continued: "Zhang Dun is the captain of Zhechong."

Zhechong Mansion is the name of the military mansion, the grassroots organization of the military system in the Tang Dynasty.

Zhechong Mansion is divided into upper, middle and lower grades.

There are 200 people in the upper class, 1000 people in the middle class, and 800 people in the lower class.

Each prefecture has one captain of Zhechong, one captain of Guoyi on the left and one captain of Guoyi, and one each of Biejiang, Changshi, and Bingcao Canjun.

In the entire Tang Dynasty, there are currently more than 600 Zhechong mansions, and there are not many soldiers and horses.

But Li Er understood that once the explosive packs and flintlock guns were mass-produced, it would be wishful thinking to equip them in various Zhechong mansions.

Even if it was possible, the soldiers of the various Zhechong mansions would not know how to use flintlock guns, and they would not be able to form combat power at all.

It is likely to be self-defeating.

Instead of this, it is better to set up a new Zhechong Mansion, and then lead the army and train soldiers with people who can use flintlock guns.

This will achieve the best results in the shortest possible time.

As a result, the newly established Zhechong Mansion's Captain Zhechong naturally had to be Zhang Dun.

Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Li Jing, Duan Lun and Cheng Yaojin all nodded and said at the same time: "Your Majesty is wise."

"Then it's settled."

Li Er smiled, and immediately made a decision and said: "The newly established Zhechong Mansion will be named after Pingkang Fang for the time being, and it will be called Pingkang Zhechong Mansion. It is a first-class Zhechong Mansion with 200 people."

"In addition, add another 800 people to Pingkang Zhechong Mansion."

Li Er thought for a while, and said: "A total of 2000 people, of which [-] soldiers are trained by Zhang Dun, so he must train the soldiers to use flintlock guns to kill the enemy."

"The remaining 800 people are responsible for forging flintlock guns and developing explosive kits."

Li Er said, his tone paused, he looked at Duan Lun, and said with a serious face: "Duan Aiqing, you are the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, so you must cooperate with Zhang Dun well. Whatever materials he needs, you can just give them. You can't be careless about this matter!"

Duan Lun hurriedly bowed and said, "No!"

Li Er said again: "Xuanling, I want you to come up with a decree, and then send someone to deliver it to Zhang Dun!"

"The minister obeys the order!"

Fang Xuanling cupped his hands slightly and said.

"Next, let us wait and see."

Li Er looked at the five people present, his eyes flickered expectantly and said: "I really want to know what surprises Zhang Dun can bring to me!"

Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Duan Lun, Cheng Yaojin, and Li Jing looked serious, and they also had a look of anticipation in their hearts. They also wanted to know how Zhechong Mansion equipped with flintlock guns would behave on the battlefield.

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Soon, Fang Xuanling drew up the imperial decree, Li Er took a look at it, and asked the eunuch in the palace to take the imperial decree to Honglu Temple.

Chapter 447 You are Ping Kangbo, the source of soldiers is not simple?

"Young Minister of Honglu Temple, Ping Kangbo and Zhang Dun accepted the order!"

After the eunuch in the palace came to Honglu Temple, he found Zhang Dun and directly took out the imperial decree and read it out:

"From now on, the Pingkang Zhechong Mansion will be established, Zhang Dun canonized as Zhechong Captain, and two thousand soldiers will be led by the Pingkang Zhechong Mansion!"

"In addition, His Majesty has a decree. From now on, the flintlock gun and other things will be made by Zhang Dun. The craftsmen should come from Pingkang Zhechong Mansion. The Ministry of Industry will fully cooperate. Thank you!"

After reading the imperial decree, the eunuch in the palace handed the imperial decree to Zhang Dun solemnly and said, "Zhang Shaoqing, please accept the decree."

Zhang Dun looked at him dumbfounded, forgetting to take over the imperial decree, and only had one thought in his mind.

What is the old man doing?

Isn't this finding something for me to do!

According to his thinking, it should be the emperor who handed over the manufacture of explosive kits and flintlock guns to the old man.

Provide the manufacturing process at most.

How come in the end, it became my business again?

Moreover, how could a Pingkang Zhechong Mansion be established so well?Also let him serve as the captain of Zhechong?

Isn't this letting him lead the army? !

"Zhang Shaoqing, hurry up and accept the order."

Seeing him frozen in place, the eunuch in the palace kept urging him.

Zhang Dun came back to his senses, took the imperial decree from him, and then said solemnly: "Dare to ask my father-in-law, why did your majesty suddenly establish the Pingkang Zhechong Mansion? Do you still want me to be the captain of Zhechong?"

The eunuch in the palace looked at him strangely, "Zhang Shaoqing, you should know the reason of this the most, right?"

Zhang Dun choked, he really knew why this second uncle had no hair on his mouth!

Is that what I told you when you brought back the dynamite and the flintlock?

"Eunuch is busy."

He sighed, bowed his hands to the eunuch in the palace, and then watched him leave.

"Brother Zhang, what does the edict mean?"

At this time, Tang Jian strode in and asked curiously.

Feng Ran also walked in and looked at him curiously.

When the eunuchs in the palace came, they already knew that it was His Majesty's imperial edict to Zhang Dun, so they stood outside the door and listened to the movement inside.

They all listened to the words of the imperial decree.

But no matter how I think about it, I don't understand.

Feng Ran was puzzled and said, "Zhang Shaoqing, how could Your Majesty let you be the captain of Zhechong?"

Zhang Dun said in a low tone: "I don't know that."

"You do not know?"

Tang Jian rolled his eyes, you didn't know it was a ghost!

"Let me take a look at the imperial decree."

He took the imperial decree from Zhang Dun without hesitation, opened it and looked at it, his brows became tighter as he looked at it, and said: "Brother Zhang, what do you mean by the flintlock gun and other things in it? "