If Ma Sheng sent dozens of carts of saltpeter, Liu Chan could refine more saltpeter, produce black powder for future mass production, and prepare the goods in advance, which would make the emperor Liu Chan happy.
Then these more than 10,000 war horses.
Liu Chan will be even happier.
The reason is simple.
Although black gunpowder has been developed, Liu Chan has not yet had the idea to actually use black gunpowder in war. Maybe it is just left as a trump card for the end.
At the same time, there is another very critical issue.
If you want to use black powder in future wars, you still need to solve many problems, such as casting and smelting technology, because if you want black powder to show its power on the battlefield, you need to cast cannons that can be used to launch artillery shells.
With regard to the casting technology of the Three Kingdoms era, if you want to cast a usable cannon, in addition to the technical difficulties, the cost is too high. Currently, if you want to make cannons, you can still make money in the water.
,Flower in the Mirror.
But horses are different.
Once you have a horse, you can put it to use immediately. The Han Dynasty has always been extremely lacking in powerful cavalry troops.
Now there are more than 10,000 war horses in Liangzhou and Hetao, which has done Liu Chan a big favor.
After Zhuge Liang's report was over, Liu Chan asked for Ma Sheng's five thousand Liangzhou horses in front of all the ministers, and at the same time appointed several ministers to listen to his command.
Emperor Liu Chan liked war horses.
Prime Minister Zhuge Liang, who was in charge of the military of the Han Dynasty, naturally liked war horses very much.
But——
In front of the civil and military officials of the court, the emperor demanded that 5,000 war horses from Ma Sheng be requisitioned as tribute. Can Zhuge Liang refute the emperor's face in public?
He really wanted to refuse.
But he can't.
Because no matter how you say it, Liu Chan is still the emperor of the Han Dynasty.
And no matter how great his merits are, he is only the prime minister of the Han Dynasty.
The prime minister rejects the emperor, what is the difference between this and rebellion?
There was no other way, so Zhuge Liang had no choice but to part ways.
Put five thousand Liangzhou war horses under the control of Emperor Liu Chan.
Zhuge Liang compromised.
In addition to his need to abide by the righteousness of the emperor and his ministers, there is another very important reason, that is, he needs to set an example for the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty. Even if he holds the military power of the Han Dynasty, once the emperor orders it, he will obey it unconditionally.
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Zhuge Liang can do this.
How dare others be so presumptuous?
Speaking of Liu Chan, he was naturally overjoyed to get five thousand Liangzhou war horses.
However, he did not immediately arrange to form a cavalry team.
Because he still has something important to do.
After the disbandment of the dynasty, a small banquet was held in Weiyang Palace. In addition to Prime Minister Zhuge Liang, Imperial Censor Xu Shu and other important officials of the court, there was naturally the new Liangzhou Governor Ma Sheng.
"The daughter meets her father!"
Before the banquet begins, in the flower hall.
The noble Ma E came to Ma Sheng with joy and gave a big gift to his father.
"I don't dare," Ma Chengcheng said in fear, "Your Majesty is now the imperial concubine of the Han Dynasty, and the minor ministers are just ministers of the Han Dynasty. The etiquette between monarch and minister must not be abolished."
Ma Sheng is really scared.
If he had been in Liangzhou in the past, he would have accepted it happily.
Because Ma E is his biological daughter.
But it's different now. This is Chang'an, Weiyang Palace, the imperial palace of the Han Dynasty.
Moreover, the Emperor Liu Chan, the Prime Minister Zhuge Liang, and the imperial censor Xu Shu were all in the flower hall at the moment. How could he, a minister who had just surrendered to the Han Dynasty, dare to accept the gift from the imperial concubine?
However, as soon as Ma Sheng finished speaking, Emperor Liu Chan said with a smile: "My dear, don't panic." As Liu Chan said this, he stepped forward to help Ma Sheng up and said, "In the court, you are a minister, and I am a minister."
Sir, you are the elder in the court, my father-in-law, and my biological father."
"Children salute their father," Liu Chan said calmly: "I love you, you can bear it, I love you, you can bear it."
"Your Majesty!"
When Ma Sheng heard this, he was very moved.
Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu on the side also agreed with Liu Chan. After all, this was not a court, but a private banquet. Moreover, Ma Sheng returned to the Han Dynasty for the first time, and Liu Chan convinced people with his reasoning. If this matter spreads, more people will know who the Emperor of the Han Dynasty is.
A respectful emperor.
Before Ma Sheng could react, Liu Chan also bowed slightly and saluted Ma Sheng. This shocked Ma Sheng, but Liu Chan said with a smile: "In addition to this salute of mine, I am saluting my father-in-law as a son-in-law."
In addition, this salute is also a salute to your beloved on behalf of the great man."
"Liangzhou is extremely important to the Han Dynasty;" Liu Chan said: "I entrust Liangzhou to Aiqing, and I hope that Aiqing will work hard to govern and guard the gate for the Han Dynasty."
"Your Majesty!"
When Ma Sheng heard this, he immediately saluted and said: "I would like to thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."
"My dear, get up quickly!" Liu Chan helped Ma Sheng up and said with a smile: "I have another piece of good news that I want to tell my dear." After saying that, he took Ma E's hand and said, "E'er is pregnant with the emperor.
Son, Aiqing will be your grandfather soon."
"Really?" Ma Sheng was immediately overjoyed.
Ma E smiled, nodded and said, "Really, it's been more than two months."
"Okay, okay!" Ma Sheng said excitedly.
A few people exchanged simple greetings for a while, and then the banquet began.
This banquet should be regarded as a family banquet.
It was held for Ma E and his father Ma Sheng.
Although Ma'e didn't marry in Chang'an for a long time, there were some days when she didn't see her father. Ma Sheng's visit to Beijing just happened to allow her to get together with her father for a short time.
At the banquet, Ma E changed from her usual naughty character in Liangzhou.
She toasts to her father Ma Sheng from time to time.
Amid a burst of laughter, Ma Sheng suddenly felt that he should have surrendered to the big man long ago.
Let alone Liangzhou, it cannot compete with the Han and Wei Wu. Even if it is located in a corner, it is surrounded by powerful enemies. In the south, there are the Han who are determined to revive the Han Dynasty, in the north there are the Xiongnu tribes, and in the west there are Di
Qiang.
Submit to the Han.
Smart move.
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Ma Sheng did not stay in Chang'an for long, only three days before returning to Liangzhou.
Before leaving, Zhuge Liang made a special statement to Ma Sheng.
In addition to managing Liangzhou well, he was also given an important task, which was to raise more war horses for the Han Dynasty and maintain good relations with the various tribes in the Western Regions.
Because Zhuge Liang knows very well that now that the territory of the Han Dynasty has expanded, security and stability are naturally the most important things. For example, the tribes in the Western Regions cannot be allowed to harass the Han Dynasty now.
After Ma Sheng left.
Liu Chan also started to get busy.
First, dozens of carts of saltpeter were transported into the palace, and the eunuchs in charge of refining were asked to work hard to refine all the raw saltpeter into usable saltpeter.
At the same time, a large amount of saltpeter was transported into Weiyang Palace.
This will inevitably arouse doubts among the ministers in the DPRK and China.
They didn't know that saltpeter could be made into gunpowder because they didn't know what gunpowder was.
But in order not to make the courtiers suspicious.
Liu Chan used saltpeter to make some ice cubes and sent them to important officials in the court.
Prime Minister's Mansion.
Huang, Zhuge Liang's wife, looked at a square piece of ice and said excitedly: "Your Majesty is very talented. Since you can think of using saltpeter to make ice, you won't have to worry about the scorching summer weather in the future."
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This chapter has been completed!