I do research in ancient times

Chapter 212

This cannon test became a secret.

The main reason is naturally related to the military situation. Before the production capacity of the coastal artillery has become combat power, everyone must keep this big secret.

But Twelve Lang felt that his father and a few uncles had seen the sky and raised their faces, and they hadn't covered up the embarrassment of his weak feet in the cannon test field.After all, the cousin who was still bragging about being a "tough guy" before, couldn't even stand up after being hit by ten rounds of shells, and almost peed his pants in fright.

Gee.

Brother Feng pouted.

Although he is also soft-footed, but he is not bragging!I can clearly recognize my own weight.

It's not like those old men who had to support each other when they left, and rode home desperately, almost missing a ditch on the road.

However, after this battle, the mass production of coastal defense guns was put on the agenda.

Jiu Ling City has opened up new workshops to recruit workers, and some of them are oriented towards women, who do delicate work such as gunpowder ratio.At the same time, Mo Zong’s newly built secret iron workshop is also recruiting apprentices, who are mainly responsible for making crucibles, crushing raw materials and blowing wind. The main process of crucible steelmaking still needs to be checked by experienced craftsmen in the blacksmith workshop. There is a gap in employment in ordinary iron workshops.

Hiring, Hiring Everywhere!

Apprentices who entered Jiuling Lake had to pass examinations and undergo identity verification. The former was led by Mo Zong, while the latter was completed by sideline troops.The news was spread through the female workers working in Jiuling City. It was a small-scale targeted recruitment, which was convenient to block the news, find out the details, and prevent unknown people from entering the workshop.

The Yongxiguan Dadu Protectorate openly recruits miners in Ding'an City and border towns. It does not have too many requirements for personnel, as long as they can work and want to make money. Although the salary is not high, it can support the whole family. It is still barely enough to come down, thus absorbing many refugees who lost their homes due to the war.

Seeing a lot of people coming, most of the guards simply built simple houses near the Liushan Iron Mine for these refugees to live in.And the family members of these refugees with working ability opened up wasteland and cultivated fields nearby, raised chickens and spun cloth, and gradually developed a small town centered on a mine.

Everything is running in an orderly manner under the supervision of the Black Armored Army.

High-quality ore is continuously transported out of Liushan, but its whereabouts are unknown.And this action naturally aroused the attention of all parties in the Central Plains.

"I ordered the Feng family to send troops to support Changfeng Pass, but there is still no movement from the Feng family?"

Emperor Guangtong flipped through the memorial on the imperial table, and glanced at the officials.

"Zhongli, what do you think?"

He Yue Jingsheng, Minister of the Ministry of War, wanted to pretend to be a quail to pass the test, but he was nominated as a big name as soon as he went to court, so he had no choice but to take a step forward and replied.

"Your Majesty, the Feng family...there is no news from the Feng family."

Emperor Guangtong (King of Dongshan) frowned.

"What do you mean by no news? The Feng family voted for the false king?"

He Yue Jingsheng shook his head quickly after hearing His Majesty's question.

"As far as I know, the Feng family has not surrendered to the enemy, and the Feng family has not responded to the order issued by the false king."

"Ah."

Emperor Guangtong sneered.

"So you want to become a king on your own?"

"Resisting the order and disrespecting it, intending to rebel, what should be the crime?"

Dismissal, beheading, ransacking the house, implicating the nine clans.

But the problem is that the imperial court has not distributed food and salaries to the frontier army in Yongxi Pass, nor has it sent personnel to supervise. Even Feng Bosheng's Fengyin is in arrears, so it is strange that he is obedient.

When His Majesty ascended the throne, the frontier army was confronting Hu Qi, and no one wanted to go to the bitter cold of the frontier pass to suffer, so they ignored the Yongxi Pass when awarding rewards, thinking that those military households would not know how long they could last, and it would be troublesome if they got involved.

But who knew, the bumpkin really turned around. Not only did he take over a large piece of land on the west line of Yanling, but he also took back Shizikou with lightning speed, and pushed the border to Tangla Mountain north of Wuzhi River.In this way, the sphere of influence of the Feng family has far surpassed that of Yongxiguan, and it can vaguely rival Shouping County King.

Damn!

Emperor Guangtong (Dongshan King) was so angry that his liver hurt.

The three points of the world already made him feel aggrieved, if the fourth party comes out, what is the difference between him as an emperor and a prefect? !

"out……"

Just when he was about to send troops to fight for rebellion, the words that had already spouted from his mouth were suddenly stopped, and Dongshan King almost bit his tongue.

It is natural to ask for rebellion, but the most important thing now is the false king Sima Liang who is close at hand! (West River King)

Although Dongshan King is arrogant and tyrannical, he is not stupid, so he naturally knows which is lighter and which is more important.

In the final analysis, Feng Bosheng's surname is Feng, not Sima. Even if he supports his own soldiers, he dare not raise the flag to rebel. This world is still controlled by the Sima family!

Now if there is a war with the Feng family, then he, Sima Ye, will be the enemy. If the Feng family joins forces with Sima Liang, then he, Sima Ye, will fall into a land of eternal doom!

The Feng family is now a favorite, and the Lu family, who has not seen Qinggui who has not entered the court for a hundred years, can't bear their temper, and hastily went to Yongxiguan to discuss marriage? !As long as Sima Liang has not voted for Yongxiguan, there is still room for change in this matter, so he can turn a blind eye to it for the time being and adopt a soft policy for the time being.

After he has dealt with the two fake kings, he will turn back to deal with the Feng family. If the Feng family knows the person, they will be granted an idle official title. It doesn't matter if they don't. Kneel him.

Thinking of this, Sima Ye swallowed a sigh of relief, and said in the same way as before.

"Out... out people. The Ministry of Rites pulls out a list. The Feng family has made great contributions to the country for generations. I can't treat the heroes badly."

"I heard that Feng Bosheng's eldest son is not yet married, and the Ministry of Rites will select a few suitable ones, and I will give Feng Bosheng's son... a matchmaker!"

He originally wanted to say that it was a marriage offer, but he thought that the Feng family might not be willing to agree, and that if the good things didn't work out, they would end up with enemies instead, so he changed his words to being a matchmaker.

If Feng Bosheng refuses to agree, it means that the Feng family is ignorant of flattery and rejected the kindness of the Tian family, but it's not that he is forcing the marriage under pressure.

Doesn't that old boy Lu Tao want to get married?He also came to make a complete set, and by the way, explore the details of Ding'an City, to see how the Feng family will choose? !

When the news came out, the aristocratic families in Dingfeng City were a little bit upset.

Needless to say, the top aristocratic families He Yue and the Shi family, His Majesty has no princess, so the young lady who chooses to marry will naturally come from a high-ranking family.

The He Yue family and the Shi family are both in the first class of the family lineage, so naturally they look down on the Feng family who can't even get up to the last class. The little ladies in the family are all crying and wiping their tears. The family asked them to go out to die.

A vulgar military family!He couldn't even enter the Yunfu Academy, and he didn't know how many big characters he could read. He was afraid that he could only wield knives and guns without any interest.

The Feng family is far away in the bitter cold of the border town, far away from the prosperity of the Central Plains, and their food and clothing costs are probably the same as those of the common people, and they also face the precariousness of the barbarians.

The rest of the family is not much better, the Channing Peng family has already fallen into gloom.

There is no other reason. News came from the palace early this morning that His Majesty intended to ask the concubines to recommend a virtuous and virtuous sister in the family. A certain concubine hesitated for a long time but could not name her. She was slapped by the furious Majesty and deposed as a commoner.

Even though he came from a small family, he had brought a large sum of money into the palace before.His majesty is so strict now, presumably because the recent war has been hindered and he is in a bad mood.

Among the four concubines in the palace, except for Xue Huiyue, the concubine who has always been disfavored, who has no family support, the other three are all from aristocratic families in Dingfeng City.Concubine Liang is the third wife of the Peng family. She was awarded the title for her meritorious service in recommending cotton cloth. In the later period, the family spared no effort to support His Majesty in fighting against rebellion. Concubine Liang was very powerful in the palace.

However, I know the situation of my family, the price of Xihai cloth has been rising, even if the Peng family is rich, it is a little bit powerless, and I need to use my family resources.

Patriarch Peng was so restless that he couldn't sleep. The top of his head, which was already exposed to light, became more and more translucent recently, and his hair fell out in handfuls.Now hearing the news from his daughter from the palace that His Majesty intends to select a young lady from the aristocratic family to marry the eldest son of the Feng family, Patriarch Peng instinctively wants to refuse.

But when he thought about it again, he felt that this matter might be a turning point.

Among other things, this Feng family has a close relationship with the merchants of Xihai. If they can get married with the Feng family, wouldn't it be equivalent to getting on the line of Xihai? !

At that time, it is not impossible to send the things of Channing City to the Western Regions and open up another business route to make money, which can just make up for the family's shortfall in supporting the war!

In this way, His Majesty's favor can be won, and a strong support can be formed, which is a good deal.

But, how about sending that girl there?

"My lord, my empress said... I recommended the fifth lady to His Majesty."

Chief Manager Wang Desheng approached and said.

"The concubine Liang said that the fifth lady is in her young age and has a good face, but her background is slightly insufficient, so she is suitable for marriage with the Feng family."

what.

Patriarch Peng secretly laughed in his heart, and immediately understood what his daughter was thinking.

Wu Niangzi is a girl from a separated family. She is notoriously beautiful. The daughter is worried that her favor will be separated by her cousin, so she came up with the idea of ​​sending her to the border town.

"What does Your Majesty say?"

Patriarch Peng lowered his voice and asked.

"But yes?"

Wang Desheng shook his head.

Hearing that His Majesty laughed, he ordered the third lady to recommend another one, fearing that the fifth lady would be lucky. "

call.

Patriarch Peng breathed a sigh of relief, not knowing whether it was happiness or worry.

The fifth lady won His Majesty's favor without offering a cloth, but the third daughter had to continue to spend money, and she always felt that the gain outweighed the loss.

"Your Majesty, Peng Si is married, Your Majesty and Peng Wu have a secret relationship, and there is no one to recommend Concubine Liang this time."

The maid who had been following Xue Huiyue said softly.

"I heard that the Lu family intends to marry the Feng family, why don't you tell Your Majesty about the Lu family's twins..."

She was interrupted only halfway through her sentence.

Concubine Xue Huiyue waved her hand and said in a cold voice.

"Don't mention it at this time."

"But……"

The maid was still not reconciled, and tried to persuade her again.

"Your Majesty has been treated so harshly, how can she look like a noble person? The affairs of the Lu family are a great achievement, His Majesty's merit... ah!"

She still didn't finish speaking this time, a sharp dagger had already pierced her back.

Xue Huiyue pulled out the blade, took out the handkerchief to wipe off the blood on it, and stared coldly at the maid who had fallen limp to the ground.

"If you have other thoughts, it's too dangerous to live."

"Twins are a big taboo in Lu Lang's life. Once the incident happens, he will have nowhere to stand, and those wolves of the Lu family will attack him."

"Because he doesn't think I'm dirty, he promises me a future, and I will live up to him in this life!"