"The power of the musket is indeed good, but I wonder if it can be used in the army?" Liu E was silent for a while after seeing the power of the musket, and finally asked the question that she was most worried about. After all, powerful weapons are not necessarily suitable for the military, and the battlefield is not determined by weapons alone. Otherwise, the Liao Kingdom would have been destroyed long ago, because the weapons of the Song Dynasty have always been better than the Liao Kingdom.

Li Zhang also knew that before he saw the musket on the battlefield, Liu E would definitely not agree to build muskets on a large scale, so he immediately spoke: "Grandma, if you still have any doubts, it is better to build a batch of muskets first to equip an army, and then send them to the battlefield after the training is completed. I heard that Hebei and Northwest are not peaceful, and I believe that muskets will definitely shine on the battlefield!"

Li Zhang's suggestion was exactly what Liu E wanted, so she nodded after hearing this. In fact, in addition to seeing the power of the musket with her own eyes, the most important thing is Liu E's trust in Li Zhang. Otherwise, if it were another person, Liu E would definitely not agree so readily.

"Just do what you said. Didn't Liu Shu participate in this matter? Then let him be responsible for making muskets. I will give him a dispatch, and he will pick the craftsmen himself. As for the army that uses muskets..."

When Liu E spoke at the end, she also showed a embarrassed expression on her face because she didn't know much about the army, and when ordinary troops needed to be mobilized, she also needed to pass the Privy Council. However, before the power of the musket was proven, she didn't want too many people to know about this.

"Empress, Hu Yan Shouxin has 500 men under him. I think he is rigorous in his military management and is from a general. His loyalty to the court can be guaranteed. In addition, he is also a guard of the imperial tomb, so he can be mobilized by the Empress without going through the Privy Council!" Li Zhang suggested again at this time, which was also what he had thought of before.

"You have thought about it all, but that's fine. Muskets and potatoes are both on the imperial tomb and are a distance from the capital, which is not easy to attract attention. In addition, there are muskets, which I think are all put together. Anyway, this is convenient. If muskets can really shine on the battlefield, it will not be too late to move back then." Liu E thought for a while and finally nodded.

"Thank you!" Li Zhang was also very excited to salute Liu E again. With Liu E's words, the muskets finally came to the stage of history. As for whether they can be officially equipped in the army, it depends on the performance of him and Hu Yan Shouxin.

Liu E has a lot of things to do. She stayed in Jingfu Palace for a while before leaving, but when she left, she took the musket away. As soon as Liu E left, Zhao Zhen immediately grabbed Li Zhang's arm and said, "Cousin, I..."

"No talk, it's impossible for you to give a musket!" Before Zhao Zhen could say it, Li Zhang blocked him and said, because he just found that Zhao Zhen's eyes glowing at the musket, and he knew what he wanted without asking. It's probably Liu E who saw this also saw this, so he took the musket away so that he would not fall into Zhao Zhen's hands.

"Cousin, why are you so stingy? I just want to take it over and shoot birds!" Zhao Zhen said with annoyance at this time. The little boy was very interested in weapons and other things. Zhao Zhen couldn't draw the bow now, so he was also very happy when he saw the musket. If it weren't for Liu E, he would probably snatch the musket immediately.

"I don't care what you're shooting, but the musket is too dangerous. It's not only easy to hurt people, but also easy to hurt yourself if it is not properly operated. If it's blown up, it's even more dangerous. So you should stay away from the musket in the future to avoid hurting yourself." Li Zhang solemnly warned Zhao Zhen at this time that even if the quality of the firearm was guaranteed, he would not dare to let Zhao Zhen play with such a dangerous thing.

"Cousin! I just want to play with it. At worst, I just want to collect it and not install that gunpowder?" Zhao Zhen begged again at this time, but Li Zhang was not moved at all. As a result, Zhao Zhen also used the kung fu to hold Li Zhang's arm. If he didn't agree, he would not let go. He learned this trick from Miaoyuan.

In the end, Li Zhang was also entangled by Zhao Zhen and had no choice but to say helplessly: "You are still young now, and it is still too dangerous to play with muskets. Let's do this. I'll give you a gun when you become an adult. Is this OK?"

"Adult? Don't you have to wait three or four years?" Zhao Zhen suddenly turned a bitter face when he heard Li Zhang's words, and then begged again, "Cousin can you get earlier? Otherwise, you see, when I get married, you will give me the musket, just treat it as a gift for my wedding?"

"Big wedding? Are you going to get married?" Li Zhang couldn't help but widen his eyes when he heard Zhao Zhen's words. Although Zhao Zhen was the emperor, it was too early to get married now. You should know that Zhao Zhen was only twelve years old this year. The ancients generally believed that men were adults at the age of fifteen. Of course, some people would let their children get married at the age of twelve, but after all, they are still a few. Generally, men get married when they are fifteen years old.

"Not yet, but I heard that some ministers have already suggested to the Grand Empress. You also know that I am the emperor now and have no other brothers. The Grand Empress and some ministers are worried about inheriting the throne every day, so they want me to get married early and leave their children." Zhao Zhen said a little depressedly at this time. The emperor was treated as a mate stallion, and he could not even decide on his own marriage, which naturally made him feel a little boring.

"Don't think too much about this kind of thing. Anyway, you will definitely not be able to make decisions about your marriage, and I can't make any decisions. But I promise you that if you get married, I will give you a gun, but you don't play around with it in normal times to avoid hurting yourself." Li Zhang finally felt soft-hearted at this time and nodded and agreed. At worst, you can give him your pistol at that time. Anyway, he has two, and the safety of the pistol is much better than the muskets he made.

Seeing Li Zhang agreeing, Zhao Zhen also screamed excitedly, and then hugged Li Zhang and turned around for a few times. Li Zhang was also startled and hurriedly asked him to put him down. After all, Zhao Zhen was shorter than him, and he was really afraid that Zhao Zhen would let go of his hand and fall to him.

It was still early, and Li Zhang was not in a hurry to go home. Of course, the most important thing was that Zhao Zhen and him had not seen each other for a long time, so they would definitely not want to let him go at this time, so Li Zhang chatted with him for a while, but as he chatted, he finally talked about the government.

"Cousin, Ding Wei is becoming more and more dissatisfied now. Not only is he arrogant in the court, but he even suggested that all officials be granted a higher title in the name of my ascending the throne some time ago!" When talking about the court, Zhao Zhen immediately expressed his dissatisfaction with Ding Wei to Li Zhang.

"The new king ascended the throne, which was originally a major event for everyone to celebrate. Ding Wei's suggestion was correct?" Li Zhang said with a strange expression when he heard Zhao Zhen's words, because there was no problem with this matter on the surface.

"It seems to be true, but Ding Wei took this opportunity to become Situ as Ping Zhangshi. I have never seen such a shameless person!" Zhao Zhen said angrily again at this time.

Li Zhang was also shocked when he heard this. Pingzhangshi was the prime minister, but the prime minister was not of the highest rank. There were also Taiwei, Situ, Sikong, and the commonly known as the Three Dukes. Although he had no real power, he was the highest minister. The third Duke was also the ultimate pursuit of all ministers.

Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, only Zhao Pu, who was appointed as the prime minister, was the founding father and the elders of the two dynasties. Now Ding Wei also appointed himself as the second in Zhao Pu, but in terms of prestige and ability, Ding Wei was far inferior to Zhao Pu and was not worthy of the title of Situ.

"Will no one object to Ding Wei do this?" Li Zhang suddenly spoke again at this time. Although Ding Wei is now in power, not all his followers in the court. Someone should oppose such a big thing.

"Of course some people object, and there are quite a few, but the eldest lady didn't know what she thought, so she actually agreed." Zhao Zhen suddenly said a little discouraged. No matter how he didn't like Ding Wei, it was useless, because the power was in the hands of Liu E.

Li Zhang was stunned when he heard this, but then he was shocked. With his understanding of Liu E, the other party would not be able to compromise with Ding Wei so easily. The only explanation is that Liu E might have done it on purpose, and the reason why she did this is easy to guess, that is, it is to play hard to get. As the saying goes, God wants you to perish, he will first make you crazy. Liu E is probably deliberately indulging Ding Wei. The more arrogant Ding Wei is, it means that he will be in trouble.

Thinking of the above, Li Zhang couldn't help but show a solemn expression. Ding Wei was going to be in trouble, which also means that there would be a big storm in the court. Fortunately, he has not entered the court yet, and he has Liu E, a big backer behind him, so there is no need to worry about standing in the wrong team or being involved.

"Cousin, what's wrong with you?" Zhao Zhen saw that Li Zhang didn't say anything, and immediately pushed him and asked.

"It's okay, but Ding Wei is probably going to be unlucky!" Li Zhang reminded with a smile.

That night, when Li Zhang returned home, he was surrounded by Li Er and Douzi. Xiuxiu even asked the ugly lady to prepare dinner for Li Zhang himself. Li Zhang also stayed at home for two days, mainly to accompany his family, especially Li Er. When he first saw him, he was so happy that he cried, and it was useless to coax anyone.

Two days later, Li Zhang was summoned to the palace by Liu E again. Because the new appointments of Hu Yan Shouxin and the other two were also brought down. He needed to help Hu Yan Shouxin and others take them back. Moreover, the appointments of the three were secret, and outsiders did not know.
Chapter completed!