"Ah -" Dou Rong let out a low exclamation, pushed Han Qing away, and fled back to her room. From her ears to her neck, she was as red as a cooked crab.
In the city where Han Qing lived in his previous life, kissing in public in subway stations was commonplace. Therefore, he didn't feel any embarrassment. He smiled, raised his hand and opened the door, "Is it Brother Zhang? Please wait a moment.
I’ll go over after changing my clothes.”
After that, he went to the bedroom and changed his clothes for the guests. However, only halfway through changing, he felt his heart begin to drop heavily again.
It was not because outsiders interrupted me while kissing Dou Rong, but because I heard the name Kou Zhun.
A few days ago, when he heard for the first time that the imperial court had sent Kou Zhun to clean up the mess on the Yongxing Military Road, he had the same feeling in his heart.
However, after searching through the memories of the former owner of the body, he could not find any "festival" between the latter and Kou Zhun.
Unfortunately, he was unable to have real communication with the remnant soul, so no matter how hard he speculated, he could not figure out why the body's former owner, the remnant soul, was so disgusted with Kou Zhun, so he had to put this matter aside for now.
Anyway, according to history, Kou Zhun will become the famous prime minister of the Song Dynasty sooner or later. But he has never thought about becoming the emperor's arm or the emperor's master. Therefore, there will be very few opportunities for the two parties to interact in the future, and he can't figure out what's going on before his body.
The dispute between the master and Kou Zhun did not have much impact.
Who would have thought that he had no intention of provoking Kou Zhun. But Kou Laoxi'er had not forgotten him. He had just arrived at Yongxing Military Road and he hurriedly came to his door.
"Can you give me some hints? What on earth did Kou Laoxi do to you?" Han Qing rubbed her left chest with her hand while no one was around, and said to herself.
The remnant soul of the former owner of the body still could not come up with any picture of the two parties having conflicts or direct interactions. However, Kou Zhun's resume quickly emerged in his mind.
Kou Zhun, courtesy name Pingzhong, was from Weinan, Jingzhao Prefecture. He was selected as the number one scholar by Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty more than 20 years ago. If it weren't for the fact that he already had a wife in his family, he would have almost become the consort.
Although he did not become Kou Zhun's father-in-law, Emperor Taizong still favored Kou Zhun. And Kou Zhun was born to be a famous minister. No matter what he was assigned to do, he would receive unanimous praise from everyone above and below him.
As a result, at the age of thirty-one, Kou Zhun served as deputy envoy to the Privy Council and officially entered the Central Committee of the Song Dynasty.
At the age of thirty-three, he became the Chief Minister of Political Affairs, giving him power and status equal to that of a deputy prime minister.
At the age of thirty-five, Kou Zhun publicly remonstrated and asked Emperor Taizong to establish a crown prince, single-handedly pushing the current emperor to the position of crown prince.
Although it is said that there is only one emperor and one minister, after today's officials ascend to the throne, they can never forget Kou Zhun's original support for them. Therefore, when they gradually established their own team, they still let Kou Zhun serve as a counselor.
Whenever there is a situation where others are helpless, or the safety of the Song Dynasty is affected, Kou Zhun is the first person in the minds of today's officials to put out the fire.
Therefore, this time there was a big mess on the Yongxing military road, and the officials sent Kou Zhun over again.
"You said you have little arms and legs. If you compete with a deputy prime minister, no matter whether it's justified or not, you can't take advantage of it!" After quickly flipping through the resume that appeared in his mind, Han Qing said to himself again.
In his mind, the previous owner of the body was at most a third-generation official, or a third-generation retired department and bureau-level official. Kou Zhun, on the other hand, was a powerful deputy state-level official, or even half-full state official.
The two sides are not of the same order of magnitude at all. If there is a conflict, there is no chance of winning. Kou Zhun does not need to take action at all. With a slight cough, countless smart people will rush up and "beat to death" the former owner of the body.
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Therefore, no matter what prejudice the former owner of the body had against Kou Zhun, he didn't want to pay attention to it anymore. He grinned bitterly in the mirror, then turned around and went out.
Zhang Huan was waiting outside the door, already a little impatient. Seeing that Han Qing finally showed up, he quickly reminded in a low voice, "Jiajun, Kou Shenzheng's temperament is not as easy-going as my capital prisoner. I'll see you later."
If you have him, you must not rely too much on your talents."
"Thank you, Brother Zhang!" The two sides had fought side by side more than once. Han Qing knew that Zhang Huan was a bit arrogant, but he would not harm himself. Therefore, he smiled and handed over to the other side.
"The magistrate Wu Zhe Weizhong of the Northern Division of Kaifeng Prefecture is also here. He was born in the Zhe family of Fuzhou, and is a general like you. He is about the same age as you. This time he is here to investigate the case of the fire in the grain depot. The details should be
He is in charge. Kou Shenzheng is mainly responsible for sorting out the officialdom of Yongxing Military Road." Zhang Huan was extremely attentive and continued to introduce him in a low voice while leading him to the temporary camp.
"Thank you, Brother Zhang. I'll just deal with it carefully." Knowing that Zhang Huan had good intentions, Han Qing smiled and handed over his hand again.
According to his perspective in the 21st century, if the officials at all levels of Yongxing Military Road had previously covered up the Red Lotus Sect, how serious would the liquidation be after the Red Lotus Sect's rebellion failed?
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In a short period of time, I am afraid that I will have to go up to the economic and strategic pacification envoys, and go down to the county bookkeepers and village inspections, and I will have to go through the sieve one by one. In comparison, the fire in the grain depot in Jinniu Village has become a trivial matter.
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After all, the evidence chain from beginning to end of the case was extremely complete. As long as the officials investigating the case did not cover up the case, they could sort it out clearly in just ten minutes.
"In the past few days, I have repeatedly thought about the uses of gunpowder and found that it can be used not only to create poisonous fog and blow up walls." Having conveyed all the information he wanted to convey, Zhang Huan quickly turned the topic to his own interests.
, "If all the poisons in the jar in front of the crossbow were replaced with arrows, nails, etc. After it exploded, wouldn't there be no living things left within a radius of five feet?"
"Brother Zhang, you might as well give it a try. I have only used iron sand before, and the effect is only average." After hearing this, Han Qing's eyes suddenly lit up and he encouraged with a smile.
"How much should I increase specifically, 20% or 30%? Although the Red Lotus Sect was destroyed too quickly, the Party Kites had no time to take advantage of the situation. However, Zhang always felt that sooner or later they would come back again. So, he wanted to use a crossbow.
The chariots and feather arrows cooperated to intercept their cavalry. After all, the range of the crossbow is more than twice as far as that of the feather arrows." After hearing Han Qing's support for his idea, Zhang Huan immediately became energetic and explained the problems he encountered.
Tell the truth about the goals you hope to achieve.
"What you mean is to strike in stages. First use the gunpowder crossbow to intercept part of it, and then use gunpowder arrows to deal with the remaining part." Han Qing was a soldier after all, and he immediately understood the opponent's intention.
"Brother Jiajun's eyes are as bright as a torch. This is exactly what I envisioned." Zhang Huan immediately found his confidant and responded with cupped hands.
The war horses run extremely fast. They can cover a distance of 150 meters in seven or eight fingers. The war between the two countries is different from the battle to suppress the Red Lotus. The scale of the former battle is higher than that of the latter.
Several times, even dozens of times.
Once the iron kite of the party launches a large-scale charge, the archers of the Suppressing Army can at most release three rounds of gunpowder arrows to intercept them. They may not be able to frighten all the horses and flee.
Moreover, if the party members learn to plug the horses' ears with silk wool, the deterrent effect of gunpowder arrows on the horses will have to be discounted a few more times.
If the crossbow is used 200 steps ahead to intercept the previous round. Then, the gunpowder arrows are responsible for dealing with targets within 100 steps, and the interception efficiency will be doubled.
After all, the wooden jar at the front of the crossbow can hold two to three kilograms of gunpowder. The noise and power caused by the explosion are far beyond that of a gunpowder arrow.
"I don't have relevant experience, but I can give it a try. First install it at 10%, then 15%, 20%, and 30%. Repeat the verification and record the best result. Then install the medicine according to the best result."
Seeing Zhang Huan's frankness, Han Qing thought for a moment and truthfully told the truth about the test methods he knew.
Without waiting for Zhang Huan's response, he quickly suggested, "In addition, it is best to arrange another layer of interception force between the crossbows and bows. A range of about 150 steps is enough."
In this way, the two-layer fire interception network became a three-layer. No matter how brave Dang Xiang Tieyaozi was, I am afraid that only a few could get close to the Song Army's main formation.
"You mean, a small crossbow? You don't need a crossbow. The range of the divine arm crossbow is about the same." At this moment, Zhang Huan was all focused on dealing with the Xixia people, and he immediately frowned and responded. (Note:
The Divine Arm Crossbow, also known as the Divine Arm Bow, is a kind of crossbow. When the Song Army and Xixia fought, both sides used it.)
"Loading the Divine Arm Crossbow is still too troublesome. You need to step on it with your feet. And the amount of gunpowder that can be tied to the crossbow rod is not much more than the gunpowder arrow." Han Qing thought for a while and shook his head in opposition.
"There used to be a Fuyuan crossbow in the army. It was actually a small crossbow that required four people to operate. It met your requirements. However, because it was not powerful enough, it was rarely equipped anymore. This time we have gunpowder.
We can build a few more and try them out." Zhang Huan was very professional in combat and quickly proposed an alternative.
"The key is that it should be easy to load and the shooting speed should be fast!" Han Qing didn't know much about the appearance of the Fuyuan Crossbow, so he frowned and put forward his selection criteria.
The two of them proposed several alternative weapons one after another, but they were rejected one after another due to various shortcomings.
As a result, before he knew it, he had arrived at the gate of Li Jihe's camp.
The so-called Zhongjun Xingyuan is actually the original state government office.
Liu Dezhao, the former governor of Gyeongju, was fond of luxury and made the state government office look like a small palace. As a result, he took advantage of the Red Lotus Sect after only a few days of enjoyment.
After the Red Lotus Sect captured Zhouya, they also used it as their own chief rudder and put it in order. As a result, before the furnishings inside were neatly arranged, the chief rudder became the residence of Li Jihe, the governor of the Zhenrong Army.
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He was about to take Han Qing to meet with the political advisor of the dynasty. Zhang Huan did not dare to continue to drag him to discuss gunpowder. He quickly stopped talking and asked the brothers on duty to come in and report. Then, taking advantage of this time,
He signaled Han Qing to rearrange his clothes and calm down.
After the two of them had tidied up again, the brother who was responsible for the announcement also finished the formalities. He walked forward with a smile and led the two of them into the main hall.
"Han Qing, who holds a humble position, has been ordered to come and be dispatched by the governor!" Han Qing also had a temporary title of recording affairs and joining the army on his head. Therefore, as soon as he entered the main hall, he saluted Li Jihe.
He thought that there would be a lot of red tape in the officialdom to be cleared next, and he was ready to respond to Kou Zhun's questions. Unexpectedly, Li Jihe just smiled and waved his hand, and then went straight to the topic.
"No need to be so polite, Jiajun. The one who came to see you today was mainly Kou Shenzheng. He wanted to ask you to go back to Ding'an County and act as county magistrate for a few days. I couldn't resist him, so I had to ask him directly.
Your own thoughts. But you don’t know, Jiajun, what do you think?”