Chen Shiyi and Zhang Yin actually got together with Zhang Yanling by chance. Strictly speaking, they did not fully recognize Zhang Yanling. Or they really thought that this person had such great abilities that they deserved them.
Allegiance. I just feel that this person is quite effective in his actions, and with his noble status and courage, I can make friends with him.
Zhang Yanling made a promise to Chen Shiyi and helped Zhang Yin solve his worries. Naturally, the two of them were close to and grateful to him. In their hearts, they thought that Zhang Yanling was standing on the first floor of the high-rise building.
, they are people who can help and make friends with each other. But now, they discovered that Zhang Yanling's wisdom, strategy and knowledge are far higher than theirs. Zhang Yanling is actually standing on the clouds.
With the replacement, appointment and dismissal of important personnel in the Yamen, Zhang Yanling's control over Nanzhen Fusi Yamen was gradually strengthened. Zhang Yanling also ordered the launch of screening and testing operations against some Jinyi Guardsmen.
Even the personal guards who participated that night had gone through some secret tests. For example, they were suddenly arrested separately in secret, tortured, and lured with money and beautiful women to see if they would be able to do it under such circumstances.
Betrayal. Or be tempted.
This behavior lasted for half a month. As a result, there were more school captains with bruises and swollen faces in the yamen, as well as the Jinyiwei captain who was dismissed for no reason. All the Jinyiwei who participated in the incident that night passed the test, and some ordinary school captains also passed the test.
This kind of sudden attack and test. As a result, Zhang Yanling's personal guard battalion also expanded to more than 150 truly capable captains. They have all passed the unknown test of this kind of assault, and have certain abilities.
Military skills and literacy.
During the purge and rectification of the yamen in the past month, the atmosphere in Nanzhen Fusi yamen was upright. Naturally, all the remaining members of Shen Liang's party were eliminated, and some of the people he had befriended before were also marginalized. The evil spirits in the yamen were undisciplined.
The style of work has gradually been corrected.
Zhang Yanling has no intention of using these people from Nanzhen Fusi's Yamen to do anything big. He only needs the loyalty of Zhang Yin, Chen Shiyi and the personal guards. As for the rectification of other people, it is to let them
Just be honest, don't cause trouble, and make your life in Nanzhen Fusi Yamen more comfortable.
While the purges in the yamen were in full swing, the civil construction works of the Xishan Manor's workshops were also in full swing under the scorching sun.
Zhang Yanling attached great importance to this matter. Not only was he generous with money, but he also participated in it personally. For the smelting furnace, Zhang Yanling went to Xu's house for two consecutive days in mid-June to persuade Xu Gao and invite Xu Gao.
Gao helped him to supervise the construction of the smelting furnace.
But what he didn't expect was that Xu Gao politely but resolutely rejected Zhang Yanling's invitation for some reason, which made Zhang Yanling feel frustrated for two days in a row.
Zhang Yanling was naturally angry, but there was nothing he could do about it. People like Xu Gao were actually very difficult to deal with. Unless he wanted to, it would be difficult for him to help him. Moreover, such people could not be treated with common sense.
Relief before
In terms of the benefits brought to him by economic cooperation, Xu Gao did not care about the size of his official position. Xu Gao made it clear that he could resign from his position as a doctor in the Yu Heng Qing Li Division of the Ministry of Works. He would not be disgraced because of this.
Change your mind.
Zhang Yanling had no choice but to give up. However, Zhang Yanling believed that this matter would have little impact. After all, no one could build the smelting furnace without Xu Gao. All he had to do was look for smelting craftsmen and find someone who could build it to guide him.
Already.
Xu Youtang was very helpless. She really wanted her father to help Zhang Yanling, but she also knew that her father had a bad temper and she could not convince him. It was inappropriate to hurt the relationship between father and daughter for this matter.
However, Xu Youtang is also very tenacious. She secretly stole some manuscript sketches from Xu Gao's study about building a smelting furnace and the timing and proportion of heat for adding white soil to smelt refined iron. You know, those are Xu Gao's.
When a treasure is locked in a wooden box, Xu Gao personally holds the key.
For this reason, Xu Youtang even persuaded and colluded with her mother to do this with her. Mrs. Xu was also a warm-hearted person. She had long been disgusted by her husband's bad temper. In addition, she had a good impression of Zhang Yanling, and her daughter seemed to be in harmony with her.
There was some unclear relationship between the marquis, so Mrs. Xu decided to help her daughter. So she bought
After drinking a lot of good wine, Xu Gao, who loved drinking, was drunk by Mrs. Xu for several nights in a row. Mrs. Xu took advantage of Xu Gao's sleep to steal the key and gave it to Xu Youtang. Xu Youtang went to the study and took out the draft of the book.
, and then copied and transcribed it overnight. After four nights, Xu Youtang finally transcribed the relevant sketch information.
You wouldn't know if you didn't do some research. After doing some research, Xu Youtang discovered that the smelting furnace used to smelt the high-strength steel that his father talked about was definitely not an ordinary smelting furnace. If ordinary construction methods were used, it would not be able to meet the requirements for producing refined steel.
After learning about this, Xu Youtang quickly informed Zhang Yanling. Zhang Yanling had already found two master smelters. When he heard about this, he was dumbfounded.
Xu Youtang comforted Zhang Yanling and said that she would leave everything to her. With all the data and drawings copied in hand, Xu Youtang was confident that she could understand the secrets and complete the matter.
Zhang Yanling has no choice but to place her hopes on Xu Youtang. However, Xu Youtang does have the spirit and ability to study, which was clearly demonstrated when making the gun, so Zhang Yanling does not doubt her
Ability. But time waits for no one. Hongzhi seventeen years
Half a year has passed, and a new era is coming. The new dynasty will face more stormy challenges. Some basic team and preparations must be completed as soon as possible. Otherwise, it is likely to be caught off guard. Only what is in hand is available.
With some strong capital, Zhang Yanling can rest assured.
A month passed, and by mid-July, the basic civil construction work of paving roads, renovating and building houses in Xishan Manor was almost completed. An unavoidable problem was finally put on the agenda, which was the need to start the construction of the smelting furnace.
On July 11, Zhang Yanling took Xu Youtang to Xishan Manor. After half a month of intensive study, Xu Youtang felt that she had basically mastered the construction method of the smelting furnace, so she confidently requested to go.
The group set out early in the morning, and when they arrived at the Wild Dog Ridge of Xishan Manor at about 1 o'clock in the morning, they looked around and saw that everything in front of them had changed drastically.
The last time Zhang Yanling came to Wild Dog Ridge was in mid-June. A month later, Zhang Yanling almost didn't recognize the place at all.