Pirates are not completely isolated from the shore, some people still need to sell their stolen goods through their contacts on the shore, and some even bribe the officials on the shore to provide them with reliable information and cover up.

Therefore, after a long time, the news that the navy holds a secret weapon of victory spread to the outside world. At first it was a small area, and then it continued to expand, and even reached the ears of the officials in the capital, so some people asked the officials of the Ministry of War about it. thing.

In fact, by this time, some officials of the Ministry of War had also heard about it, and they felt itchy in their hearts that such a winning weapon should be popularized in all armies. The navy is not under the jurisdiction of our Ministry of War, it is directly under the orders of His Majesty, and has not spent a cent of money from the court."

These words made those officials who inquired about the news belatedly realize that, yes, the current strength of thousands of people under Yan Mu's hands is completely raised by the Shipping Department led by Gu Zhao, otherwise when he proposed to build a navy However, it is also impossible for Yan Mu to obtain such a large amount of autonomy, so that others cannot get a share of it.

After confirming the establishment of the navy, I don't know how many people are eyeing it. Unfortunately, not everyone has such a good relationship with Gu Zhao and spent so much money to support Yan Mu's construction of the navy.

Although the money came from nothing, but besides Gu Zhao, who else has the ability to get so much money for nothing with just a few words?

So even though they are jealous of the establishment of the Navy's officials, they can only be jealous. Now that the Navy is established, there is no way to pick this fruit.

The military officers were also discussing this matter in private, because it was related to Yan Mu, thinking about what Yan Mu had done in the past, some people suddenly remembered something that had been forgotten long ago.

"Do you still remember the commotion when Yan Mu was in the southwest, during the road construction period?"

"Ah, you mean the rumor that the mountain god was angry? Could it be that the rumor is true? It's not the real mountain god who is angry, but the secret weapon that artificially creates a big movement like the mountain god's anger?"

"This time, it's not rumored that Yan Mu has a secret weapon that looks like a thunderbolt in his hand. When he throws it out, he blows up everyone. If he throws it out to blow up the mountain, wouldn't it have the same effect as the mountain god's anger?"

"That's not it! You're right when you say that, good guy, this kid hid it so deeply. He had this thing in the southwest back then, and he didn't use it until the navy was built."

"Does His Majesty know about this?"

"How could your majesty not know what stupid things you asked? Didn't your majesty know that Yan Mu had such courage to use it? You guys underestimated Yan Mu too much. Although he usually looks arrogant, but with this appearance Can His Majesty always favor and trust him? This kid Yan Mu is really stupid and arrogant, he is smart." If he is not smart, even his own father will get down.

See what you said, Yan Mu is not stupid, they are stupid, right?

In the end, these words reached the ears of the cabinet ministers, who were both surprised and happy. The happy thing is that if Da Zhou really has such a winning weapon, why worry about foreign troubles?That should be widely promoted in the military.

The cabinet ministers discussed privately differently from other ministers. They directly asked His Majesty that such sharp weapons could not be controlled by Yan Mu alone.

The emperor and the princess did not expect that the news could be kept hidden forever. The last time Yan Mu used it to blow up the mountain to open the way was already fooled. This time it is not easy to fool, but it can also prove one thing, that is There were indeed people on the shore colluding with the pirates, otherwise, how could things at sea have spread to the shore, and it spread so quickly, obviously someone was behind the push.

The emperor was very calm and would not get angry because of this. When the water was clear, there would be no fish. No matter how the official team rectified it, all kinds of problems would not be eliminated. The only thing to do was to investigate and deal with problems.

Facing the questions from these ministers, the emperor nodded calmly: "Yes, the imperial court is indeed developing a secret weapon. Since it is a secret, it must not be disclosed to the outside world. Moreover, it is still immature in the research and development process, and it cannot be disclosed to the outside world. Otherwise, once it is detected by unknown forces and used to deal with the Great Zhou army, the consequences will be unpredictable."

The emperor did not say that the initial prototype was made by Gu Zhao, because such firearms are very important. Once people find out, they may attack Gu Zhao directly and control Gu Zhao. Isn't it the same as mastering the weapon? Have such a sharp weapon?

"It's been three or four years. Because of the high cost and the fact that it can be used for long-range attacks after development, I simply handed it over to that boy Yan Mu. Now it seems that the boy has done a good job."

Yan Xiangxi also listened calmly to her father fooling the cabinet ministers, leaving aside Gu Zhao, an important figure, in his words, well, this kindness is something she needs to learn.

No one, including Yao Shoufu, thought that the imperial court had been silently developing such a sharp weapon for three or four years. At first, he wondered whether this matter might have something to do with Gu Zhao. Most of those new things were related to Gu Zhao, and they were introduced by the Ministry of Industry one after another. They also appeared because of the changes in the reward and punishment system brought about by Gu Zhao's entry into the Ministry of Industry, and it was difficult to separate the relationship with him.

But it has been so long, maybe it has nothing to do with Gu Zhao, he believes that there are still many capable people in the court.

"Your Majesty, is this sharp weapon mature enough to be promoted to other armies?" Especially at the border gates, there is no need to worry about those foreigners knocking on the gates, or even counterattack and drive them away completely.

The emperor pressed his eyebrows: "I can't say that I am very mature. That thing is too dangerous. If I accidentally blow it up, it will be my own people. Because naval battles are too dangerous, they will use such dangerous firearms, and there is a little bit of danger." , that is, the cost of manufacturing such firearms is too high, and it is impossible to fully promote it, and the imperial court cannot afford it.”

Yao Shoufu offered his opinion sincerely: "Then you can equip less. Since His Majesty calls this a firearm, can you build a firearm battalion? I believe it can have a very good effect on deterring the enemy."

Of course, the emperor didn't think about this idea, so he nodded and said: "I also have this idea. I originally thought that when the fleet returns this time, if the harvest is not small, then we can start preparations. Otherwise, you can go to the Ministry of Households. Tell me, let’s see if the Ministry of Accounts can allocate a sum of money.”

Thinking of dealing with the officials of the household department, especially the minister of the household department, several ministers looked at each other, dumbfounded. It is not easy to get a large amount of money from that guy. Why don't you just follow what your majesty said and wait for a while Time, anyway, the outside world is just rumors, and the specific situation of the secret weapon is not very clear.

Moreover, as long as the imperial court does not explain, outsiders will not be able to know how many secret weapons the imperial court has in their hands, and the deterrent effect will not be weakened by this.

After these words, some people wanted to inquire about the news from the cabinet, and the cabinet ministers all had serious expressions on their faces: "Since they are all secret weapons, of course they are secrets. Secrets can be called secrets if they are easily pried out?"

This left those who wanted to know the inside story speechless and unable to refute.

The common people are only happy when they hear these rumors, they will not break the casserole and ask the end, anyway, if the imperial court has secret weapons in hand, then those vicious pirates at sea will not be a problem at all, I didn’t see that the navy has won several battles and is equipped with secret weapons If the Chinese navy defeats those pirates, there is no need to worry about the safety of the fleet going out to sea. Now all we need to do is wait for the fleet going out to sea to return smoothly.

What's more, they were a little happier. With such a powerful secret weapon in the imperial court, there was no need to worry about the invasion of foreign enemies. They could live a peaceful and peaceful life.

Under such circumstances, there were actually some officials who read Yan Mu's book at the court meeting, thinking that such a weapon was too lethal and against the peace of heaven, and made a lot of fuss. Before the emperor could say anything, the military officer jumped out and sent The person sprayed it, but the other civil servants didn't stand by him, they helped him to talk to the military officer. There were a few people who wanted to join in, but when they saw the battle, they stayed in their team and didn't make a sound. .

In fact, most civil servants do not agree with this view, saying that too much lethality is against the peace of heaven, so shouldn't weapons such as knives and guns and group attack weapons not exist?What does the court's army rely on to protect the people from foreign enemies?Do you have to rely on your fists and legs to fight with your physical body?

After the court meeting, this matter spread to the neighbors in the market, and the common people scolded the official. Why didn't this kind of official go to the battlefield to see for himself? Don't talk about the distance, let's talk about the near ones. There are no such powerful weapons in sea warfare. How many lives will be used to fill them up?That would kill more people than fighting on land, and there is no way to escape at sea.

Many ordinary people have contributed money to the Department of Shipping, even if it is a couple of taels, it is a sense of participation, and it has something to do with their immediate interests, so it is impossible to let off the officials of Shen Yanmu, they have nothing to do with that official , but there are always servants in the official's family who want to go out to buy vegetables and shop, so those servants find that they are either besieged and scolded or they can't buy much fresh vegetables when they come out. Who would have thought that there would be such a development trend?

Moreover, the official didn't know that he was being targeted by the emperor. The emperor wanted to know whether it was his own pedantic idea or someone with ulterior motives behind him. The former was better, while the latter was heinous.

Being targeted by the emperor, this official can only pray that he will not make any mistakes, otherwise he will be caught by the emperor immediately, and it will be too late to regret it.

Not only did some people make a fuss about this at the meeting, but even the Ministry of Industry, and some officials found out that someone was inquiring about information openly and secretly, and secretly bribed people. This matter was reported to the Minister of the Ministry of Industry and the emperor. How could they not know that these people wanted to inquire? What is it? It is the secret weapon. They thought it was secretly developed by the Ministry of Industry. In fact, it is not bad to say that, but these things have been unilaterally controlled by the emperor. The Ministry of Industry has guessed it, and other officials do not know about it. .

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