Meng Gong said angrily: "They sent a batch of fire sticks and you accepted it? Even if there is nothing you can do, why don't you report it to the general! If the soldiers go to war with such weapons, do you know the consequences?"
Xu Yousi was left speechless by the interrogation. He only swallowed dryly and sweat poured down his back.
"Come here, push him down and behead him."
"ah."
Xu Yousi was shocked and screamed. He didn't care so much. He shouted loudly: "Why do you kill me? I am not guilty. I didn't make this weapon. The imperial court sent such a thing. You go to the imperial court."
What's the use of looking for me?"
Meng Gong looked at him coldly and said: "So now I am not looking for you, but I want to kill you and use your head to correct military law."
As soon as he finished speaking, Meng Gong waved his hand and ordered his men to drag him out and behead him in front of the entire army.
"Dong dong dong,,,"
As the drums sounded, the 10,000 soldiers of Meng Gong's camp and civil and military officials at all levels gathered, and Zhao Yun also came with the team.
Soon, Xu Yousi was escorted up, along with a bunch of inferior weapons. Everyone was shocked, but they also guessed the reason why Meng Gong was playing the drum.
Meng Gong looked serious and said: "Ordnance is related to the survival of soldiers, the success or failure of the battle, and no one can be careless. The judge, Xu Yousi, knew that the ordnance was inferior, but still kept it in the warehouse without reporting it. The crime will not be pardoned.
I will behead him now in front of the whole army. I hope you will remember the lesson and not do it again."
Xu Yousi cried loudly, but no one dared to intercede for him. When he saw Zhao Yun was there, he cried loudly: "Your Majesty, save me, Your Majesty, save me. This matter has nothing to do with me. It's all under the arsenal of the imperial court."
The weapons that were brought were not because I was greedy for ink, but I am innocent."
Zhao Yun walked up to Xu Yousi, took a look, and said in a cold voice: "There is no small matter for a soldier. You dare to neglect such things. How can I be wronged by killing you?"
Zhao Yun's words completely sealed Xu Yousi's fate.
Soon, the axemen chopped off Xu Yousi's head, blood spurted out, and many of the shocked officials turned pale with fear.
Then Meng Gong lectured the entire army again before dispersing everyone. Later, Meng Gong found Zhao Yun and told him the whole story.
Zhao Yun looked stern and ordered his guards to notify Cao Youwen, Jiang Wanzai, Peng Yibin, and Xia Gui, asking them to also strictly check the ordnance situation and report any problems immediately.
Shortly after the order failed to be issued, Cao Youwen and four others came in a hurry.
It turned out that there was also a problem with their ordnance, and 30% of the weapons were worn out and damaged, but they had not been used yet, so the problem was not discovered before.
Cao Youwen was furious and said: "Although the previous weapons had problems, there were not so many. If we go to the battlefield, wouldn't it be a dead end?"
Zhao Yun frowned, feeling that the situation was serious and there must be something fishy involved.
So Zhao Yun inquired in detail and found out that they had all received the weapons issued by the Lin'an Armory three days ago, and the weapons in question were from this batch.
What's even more detestable is this batch of weapons. They were the first batch of weapons distributed by the Lin'an Armory after the founding of the New Army. The first batch was just like this. It can be imagined that there is definitely something wrong with it.
Zhao Yun was furious and immediately ordered people to go to Lin'an Armory to pick up the person and brought him to the military camp for interrogation.
The person in charge of the Lin'an Armory was the promotion officer Li Chong, who was a civil servant.
Li Chong entered the tent and saw Meng Gong, Cao Youwen, Peng Yibin and other generals standing on the left and right. He also saw a pile of broken weapons on the ground. He immediately knew what was going on.
Taking a few steps forward, Li Chong raised his hand to Zhao Yun, who was sitting in the upper position, and said, "Your Majesty, Li Chong, has met."
Zhao Yun pointed to the swords, guns and shields on the ground and said, "Can you see if these weapons were shipped from the armory under your jurisdiction?"
Li Chong leaned over and touched it, took a few glances, then raised his hand and said: "Reporting to your majesty, this weapon was shipped out from the armory under my jurisdiction. It was signed and signed by me three days ago.
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"It's better for you to do it."
Zhao Yun's tone gradually turned cold, "Then tell me why such inferior weapons are transported to the army. Don't you know that these weapons are used by soldiers to kill the enemy and save their lives on the battlefield?"
"I know."
"How dare you transport it out even if you know it?" Zhao Yun suddenly had a murderous look on his body.
Li Chong was horrified, but he had no choice at this time. He knew that if he made a mistake, his life would be directly ruined.
Li Chongqiang calmed himself and said: "Your Majesty, the weapons in the armory have not been used for many years. It is normal for them to be damaged and worn out. This is the same as the old grain in the granary. This has been the case in all dynasties. Even now in the armory,
There are still many ordnances that are dilapidated and inoperable."
"You know it can't be used, but you still dare to send an army of supplies. How many brains do you have?"
"Your Majesty, please calm down, and please allow me to finish speaking."
"you say."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Li Chong thanked him, and then continued: "Your Majesty, our government builds ordnance. We make a lot of weapons every year and the cost is huge, so the weapons inventory is always sufficient.
As for the various armies, imperial guards, garrison troops, county soldiers, and militia, only the imperial guards and garrison troops participated in the war. The other armies were only in name only and had no combat capabilities. Therefore, the quality of the weapons was in their hands.
There is no difference.”
Zhao Yun nodded, knowing that Li Chong's words were the basic facts of the Song Dynasty's army today.
Li Chong saw Zhao Yun nodding and recognized his words, so he continued: "It is precisely because many weapons in their hands are mostly for display, so when the armory allocates weapons to various armies, in order to avoid waste, they will use a certain proportion as appropriate.
Transport out some of the weapons that have been damaged for a long time to keep the overall weapons in the armory at a acceptable level. As for this ratio, it is generally around 30%."
After speaking, Li Chong was well prepared. He took out an account from his sleeve, raised his hands high, and presented it to Zhao Yun.
"Your Majesty, this is the summary record of weapons coming in and out of the Lin'an Armory in the past ten years. It also contains records of weapons that have been damaged for a long time. The number of weapons that have been damaged for a long time is basically between 20% and 30% every year. I am absolutely telling the truth.
Please take a look at it, Your Majesty."
The guard king martial artist stepped forward to take the account and handed it over to Zhao Yun.
Zhao Yun carefully looked through it for a while, and it turned out that it was exactly what Li Chong said. Among the weapons shipped out of the armory every year, the proportion of old and damaged weapons in the total shipments was between 20% and 30%.
According to Li Chong, this kind of out-of-treasury ratio has been maintained for nearly a hundred years. It has been done like this for a hundred years. If we want to hold him accountable, there is really no way to hold him accountable because he was not greedy or took advantage of it.