Snowflakes were falling all over the sky. The fields, the military camp, the guards on duty at the gate, and everything around them were enveloped in the falling snowflakes.
Su Lu put on his cloak and entered the North Camp of the capital. He saw the new flying bird covered in large clumps of snowflakes.
Danni, the real veteran said, a dozen officials from the Ordnance Office came to greet her, their faces were red with excitement, and the white breath they exhaled seemed to be filled with a hint of happiness.
"It's done, the new bird is done."
Dani looked at Su Lu and said happily, with unconcealable joy on her cheeks.
On the school grounds, the bird that had completed its test flight stood quietly in the open space, covered with a light layer of snow. The large wings on the top of the bird were gone, replaced by crossed wooden leaves.
"My lord, the method you mentioned is indeed feasible. This new type of bird can breathe several feet faster than before."
The true veteran Taoist said with a smile, grinning from ear to ear with joy.
Qingfeng was rubbing her hands beside her, her tone full of pride:
"Our flying birds are very powerful. One of them can handle five or six of the original flying birds without any problem. Your Majesty, are we going to fight the Taixi people or destroy the British people? This time we will make them look good."
Su Lu patted the shell of the flying bird. The knowledge from the previous life was not completely useless. At least the change in the flying bird's driving method could still be used.
It is a pity that gunpowder has lost its original power, otherwise why would it be afraid of the powerful crossbows of the Taixi people.
But success is good, Su Lu told Dani:
"From now on, we need to conduct multiple test flights, accumulate experience, and conduct comprehensive comparisons with the original birds. After locking the model, we will update it."
"Also, the improvement of crossbows and crossbows must also be carried out simultaneously. Birds are just vehicles, and the real victory depends on crossbows. If our crossbows are not good, the Taixi people will dare to fight to the death."
Dani nodded, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, the improvement of strong crossbows has been ongoing. The strong crossbows of the Yingte people are inherently inferior to those of the Taixi people, and the ones we imitate are not as powerful as the Yingte people. Naturally, we cannot slack off."
Su Lu nodded. Accompanied by Dani, he checked the improvements of the ballista and put forward his own opinions on the possible changes to the ballista. After all, this is a weapon of war for a long time in the future. Han Guo can
Whether it can withstand the encirclement of Yingte and Taixi, the weight of the ballista is very heavy.
Improvements in conventional ordnance were also being carried out, but Su Lu knew very little about it and did not put forward suggestions for improvement, which disappointed the officials and craftsmen of the Ordnance Department who were full of expectations.
Dani led a group of people and surrounded Su Lu out of the camp. Su Lu encouraged him a few more words, then turned around and got on the carriage and went back to the city.
The curtain of the carriage was lowered, cutting off the two worlds inside and outside. Su Lu ordered Lin Gang beside him:
"The Ordnance Department is an important weapon of the country. I noticed that some of the craftsmen's clothes are in tatters, and the regular robes of the guardsmen on duty are also shabby. I have issued a special reward. Those who are in charge of the Ordnance Department and above will be given ten sets of cotton-padded clothes. You can decide by yourself.
Size up."
"The officers and soldiers on duty in the Ordnance Department will be rewarded together and promoted to the first level of honorary rank."
Lin Gang jotted it down quickly, with some confusion on his face. He glanced at Su Lu and stopped talking.
Su Lu leaned against the carriage and glanced at Lin Gang:
"Ask, if you have anything to ask, just ask."
Lin Gang's face turned red, and he spoke after a long while:
"Second brother, improving birds and manufacturing ordnance. This is the job of the Ordnance Department. If you do it well, you should do it. It is a matter of eating the emperor's salary and being loyal to the emperor. Their salary is enough. They will reward you with ten sets of cotton-padded clothes.
Isn’t this too heavy?”
Su Lu pondered for a while and then spoke:
"Being mean and unkind is a taboo for those in power."
"Looking through the history books, the reason why people died in all dynasties was all because those in power were unkind and unkind, which caused the people's resentment to boil, and the heroes of the world rose up to overthrow the unkind and unkind rulers."
"Lingang, you have to remember that greed is human nature. If this nature cannot be restrained, man himself will perish. If the rulers of a dynasty cannot restrain their greed, then the dynasty will perish.
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Lin Gang looked confused and looked at Su Lu. He was a little confused. Aren't we discussing how the reward was too generous? It became the reason for the demise of all dynasties. However, he seemed to have learned a lot. Following the prince
It's good to be around.
The carriage drove into the palace and stopped in front of the bedroom.
Su Lu got off the car and before entering the courtyard of the palace, he heard Su Yun scolding Daya.
"Come back quickly. If the princess wants to see the snow, take her there. What if she catches the cold?"
When Su Lu entered the courtyard, he saw Su Yun standing at the door of the hall, scolding Da Ya amidst the crowd of palace ladies.
Da Ya was also surrounded by a group of palace maids, holding Su Yi and standing in the snow watching the snow. Little Su Yi saw snowflakes for the first time and was so happy that she couldn't stop giggling.
Seeing Su Lu entering the courtyard, all the palace ladies knelt down one after another.
Su Lu waved his hand, "It's still snowing, so there's no need to kneel."
"Da Ya, why did you come into the palace when you had time? You are married and it seems like you have disappeared."
"And Erya, once you get married, it will be as if you are no longer in the palace."
Da Ya lowered her head when she heard the words and her voice was low:
"My lord Mingjian, it's not that Da Ya doesn't want to go to the palace to meet the prince and the princess. She actually married and followed her husband. My master has served as state shepherd and was transferred back to the capital three days ago. As soon as the servants settled down, they came to pay homage to the princess and the prince."
Su Yun came over and snatched Su Yi away, saying angrily:
"Humph, I don't know that you didn't want to work for your master, so you came back to see the prince and me."
Da Ya's face changed, she groaned and didn't dare to speak.
Su Lu sighed and ordered:
"Okay, now that you're here, Su Yun, please treat Da Ya well. Chang Ning, take the little princess to have a rest. It's the time when the child's brain is developing. He needs to sleep more, otherwise he will be a fool when he grows up."
Da Ya looked at Su Lu in surprise and secretly kept these words in her heart.
Su Lu ordered Gao Dabao to bring a recliner, wrapped in a cotton robe, and watched the snow at the entrance of the hall, while thinking about the current situation.
Cao Hua unified his army to attack the Tang Dynasty and had successively defeated Shangshan Jiedu Mansion, Sanchong Jiedu Mansion, and Dongting Jiedu Mansion. They were not far from the Tang capital.
As the war progressed, the surrounding area gradually became unstable.
Jiameng Pass in the Western Region originally had only sporadic traces of Taixi troops. As the war progressed, more and more Taixi soldiers began to appear. Birds, ballistas, and even powerful crossbows all appeared.
The Thais are determined to interfere in this war.
To the east, Su Ping reported that the large ships of the Yingte people had appeared in the sea off Wangjiang for a month in a row. If it weren't for the powerful ballistae on the top of the mountain in the east of the port, these large ships might not have all hit Su Ping's nose.
went.
However, there was no other way. The Han Dynasty did not have a navy, and by recruiting Wenjiang to surrender, it only had a navy on the inland river. Compared with the Yingte fighting ships, it was still far behind.
Although the craftsmen of the Lu family have built their own fighting ships, it is a pity that the navy before the Han Dynasty lacked too much power and did not have a fleet capable of going to sea. They could only let the Yingte people show off their power on the sea.