Chapter 6: Know how to advance and retreat, know gains and losses
The next morning, Fang Jun woke up just as it was getting light.
After marching for more than half a year, I have already developed a biological clock. I wake up at dawn, which is more punctual than the alarm clock.
Breaking away from the obsession of Xiao Shuer's beautiful arms and pink legs, she turned around and covered her fair and attractive body with the quilt, then put on her clothes, opened the door and walked out.
Naturally, a maid attended him and went to the room next to him to wash up and change into a set of green straight clothes. His hair was all tied up on the top of his head and fixed with a hosta. His eyebrows became clearer and his temples were as sharp as a knife. The whole person looked energetic and clean.
Refreshing.
Fang Jun's appearance was originally handsome, but his complexion was slightly dark. Now coupled with the calm demeanor of a man of high status, he looked like a good young man in the world.
He could see that the eyes of the little maid who was serving him were shining brightly, and she was eager to marry her. However, she also knew that this Erlang of his was an upright and self-possessed man, and would never be lustful. He had never insulted his maid, and could only bite her.
She pursed her lips with a look of infatuation, but she didn't dare to show it at all.
The Fang family's family tradition is known to the world for its purity and integrity.
After breakfast, Fang Jun led a large group of soldiers, rode horses through the city, and went straight to the gun station in the south of the city.
Liu Shi had already been waiting at the door. When he saw Fang Jun, he hurriedly stepped forward to salute.
Fang Jun turned over and jumped off the horse, threw the whip to Wei Ying behind him, stepped forward and patted Liu Shi on the shoulder, smiled and praised: "Well done!"
Liu Shixi was heartbroken and said hurriedly: "I don't dare to be the Marquis and praise me. I'm just lucky enough to fulfill my mission."
When Fang Jun went north last year, he entrusted the Guns and Artillery Bureau to Liu Shi and ordered him to be diligent and maintain continuous research and development and improvement while ensuring the production speed of gunpowder and guns. He must not rest on his laurels and stand still.
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Liu Shi did a very good job.
Nowadays, the production scale of the Gun Bureau has fully doubled, occupying a large area of land on the west bank of Kunming Lake. There are continuous sheds, towering blast furnaces, dozens of newly built forging hammers driven by the water conservancy gap, and a constant flow of skilled craftsmen.
Absolutely.
Fang Jun has handed over the errand of the left minister of the Ministry of War, and the right minister of the Ministry of War Guo Fushan has finally achieved success and been promoted to the first level. Although there is still no Minister of War to take up his post, he is like a boss of the Ministry of War.
However, no one in the Ministry of War was jealous.
Guo Fushan has no ability, but he is tactful and good at assessing situations. The so-called top leader is more like a big housekeeper, taking care of all the chores. Real talents such as Liu Xi, Cui Dunli, Du Zhijing and others have their own foundations and compete with each other.
, and also knew that no one could suppress anyone for a moment. Instead of being promoted by the other few, it would be better to let Guo Fushan serve as the left minister of the Ministry of War...
As long as you don't get what I can't get, then everyone will be happy.
It's not about scarcity, it's about inequality...
Fang Jun had some plans for placing Liu Shi in the gun bureau.
The Liu family in Hedong is considered one of the more prominent aristocratic families, but the richest one is their ancestors, and now they are gradually declining. But a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, especially the aristocratic families, which have always been interdependent and intertwined.
, the relationship with various gates and valves is far-reaching and extensive.
You watch him decline before your eyes, but maybe some generation will come up with a stunningly talented person who can make a comeback overnight...
The Liu family of Hedong and the nobles of Guanlong have always been married to each other. Their own strength is not weak, and they have constant contact with the powerful people of Shandong. They are even the uncle-in-law of King Li Zhi of Jin Dynasty. He seems to be a "second or fifth boy" who wanders among the clans.
I don't take him seriously, but he has a wide range of contacts and is well-mannered.
It can be said that no matter how the political situation of the Tang Dynasty changes in the end, the Liu family in Hedong seems to be able to easily become the target of all parties, with a transcendent status...
As for those who were tricked by Fang Jun and had to go around poaching and offending people, and going against various yamen and various clans, it didn't matter at all.
If you make friends with someone and offend someone, you will really offend that person to death.
If everyone is offended, no one will be enemies with you...
"For the sake of your hard work, let me give you a piece of advice. Don't pay attention to the storm above the court. The wind and waves are too big. The Liu family in Hedong may not be able to withstand even one wave. The small body will be broken into pieces.
, there will be no burial place... As long as we hold on to this place and show the tangible results to His Majesty, then the status of the Liu family in Hedong will be as stable as Mount Tai."
Standing at the door of the Gun Bureau, Fang Jun stood with his hands behind his back and spoke earnestly.
In fact, he didn't like Liu Shi. He was too selfish, too soft-spoken, and more petty than wise. But perhaps it was this kind of person who was able to deal with all the forces without falling.
In terms of survival ability, this kind of person is better at...
As long as Liu Shi can always stand at the center of the political power, he can keep the gun situation stable.
Compared with Liu Shi’s character, this is the most important thing...
Liu Shi was overjoyed and immediately expressed his position: "As long as the Marquis supports Xiaguan, Xiaguan will guard this gun and artillery bureau for the rest of his life and will not go anywhere. Let this gun and artillery bureau continue to develop and grow and become the most solid spearhead of the Tang Dynasty."
Hedun, let your hard work always shine brightly!"
Originally, Liu Shi had a very strong desire for politics. He believed that since he had become a relative of the King of Jin, in those turbulent days, as long as he could push the King of Jin to ascend to power, he would naturally follow the rising tide and become a prime minister.
Assistance is absolutely no problem.
Who doesn’t want to have great power and shine on the family tree?
However, after a series of blows, Liu Shi finally understood that the little cleverness he thought he had was not a scumbag in front of the real boss...
Now that he could get Fang Jun's promise to hold on to the artillery station, he was already satisfied.
The battle in Mobei certainly achieved Fang Jun's glorious reputation as "the greatest military exploit of the Tang Dynasty", but it was also the emergence of the musket that burst out with dazzling light.
Everyone knows that without muskets, Fang Jun would not have been able to dash forward and destroy everything, and he would not have been able to repeat Shi Yanran's unparalleled military exploits in defeating the wolf and Ju Xu!
Now, in both the government and the opposition, at home and abroad, everyone's eyes are fixed on the gun and artillery bureau.
As long as we can firmly hold the Gun Bureau in our hands, this is a solid power. Looking at the military, who dares to support us without caution?
With Fang Jun's support and the strength of Liu's family in Hedong, this gun bureau is his own. No matter how envious others are, they will never be able to take it away!
This is the foundation for his life, Liu Shi!
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Fang Jun nodded slightly, looking at the continuous buildings and the towering gun station in front of him, he didn't say a word for a long time.
He could support Liu Shi in taking control of the gun bureau, but he had to stay away from here.
There were a lot of knowledgeable people in the Tang Dynasty. Even though they were relatively unfamiliar with firearms, after studying the naval battles of the Royal Navy and after the Battle of Mobei, everyone could see the power of muskets and artillery, and could predict the future wars.
Because firearms caused huge changes.
Change means turmoil, but also means opportunities.
But who is an ambitious and ambitious person who can watch such an opportunity slip away?
If he continues to be in charge of the Gun Bureau, he will inevitably lead to resistance and ostracism from everyone. In this era when the aristocratic families are so powerful that even His Majesty Li Er has to retreat and adopt the appeasement strategy, Fang Jun can only avoid his prominence and keep a low profile.
Never underestimate the most famous politicians in history.
These guys are cunning and ruthless. Maybe they can't help Fang Jun, but they will definitely extend their black hands to the gun bureau.
Either get it or destroy it...
The most important thing is that Fang Jun noticed that His Majesty Li Er has probably become wary of powerful firearms. Destroying the firearms will naturally not do it. After all, His Majesty Li Er is a generation of emperors with far-sighted vision, majestic talent, and he knows
What kind of help can the power of firearms bring to the Tang Dynasty?
But he is also afraid that firearms will shake his rule.
Then it will be possible to weaken the gun bureau...
However, Fang Jun knows that any invention requires the support of the entire society and long-term continuous research and development, and continuous improvement over time can lead to qualitative changes from quantitative changes.
He could only provide the most primitive development steps of firearms and light up the first technology tree, but for the future, he was powerless and could do nothing to help.
When it comes to more spiritual chemistry and physics knowledge, he really doesn't understand it...
He understood that for firearms, his historical mission had been completed.
All that's left is to stand aside from a distance, watch it silently, and protect it as much as possible so that it can gain the attention of those in power for a long time and develop well. Until one day a big star can do it.
Based on the basic "Physics" and "Chemistry" he compiled, he lit up and fired primers, automatically loaded ammunition, and even precision-guided artillery shells...
Take a deep breath and suppress all thoughts.
Fang Jun ordered: "Find some skilled craftsmen for a certain person, and I'm looking for some bamboo strips, rice paper, hemp rope..."
Liu Shi hurriedly hurriedly asked, "Master Marquis, what are you making?"