In Bianliang City, there are skilled craftsmen, crouching tigers, hidden dragons.
Yang Lin gave an order, and the Long Live Battalion invited all the fireworks manufacturing craftsmen near Kaifeng Mansion to Zhaodefang.
The craftsmen had never seen such a big official before. They gathered in Zhaode Square and were restless, waiting nervously for Yang Lin to arrive.
Yang Lin rolled up his sleeves, pressed his hands and smiled: "We are all famous fireworks manufacturers. I wonder if you have heard of rockets?"
The word rocket appeared in the Northern Song Dynasty. Northern Song officers Yue Yifang and Feng Jisheng created flying weapons powered by gunpowder.
This kind of rocket is composed of an arrow body and a cartridge. The cartridge is made of bamboo or thick paper and is filled with gunpowder. The front end is sealed, and the rear end leads to a fuse. After igniting, the gas generated by the burning of the gunpowder is ejected backward.
The reaction force of the gas pushes the rocket forward, killing enemy soldiers in flight.
With the rapid development of science and technology in later generations, the lethality of rockets has been greatly enhanced, but the principle is still the same as that of the rockets of the Northern Song Dynasty, and then the jet generates power.
A thin old man stepped forward and said, "Could it be a rocket used by the Imperial Army?"
"That's right."
When everyone heard that they were talking about their old profession, they were all eager to try it. Rockets are simply too simple. All the fireworks must be lofted now, otherwise they will not be sold at all.
Yang Lin smiled and said: "I want something that won't explode. I just need to carry something into the air. The higher it goes, the better."
After everyone heard this, they all patted their chests and said, "Don't worry, Young Master, the rocket will not be a problem."
Yang Lin thought to himself, on the day of the victory ceremony, I will gather petals from all the flower beds in Bianliang and give Zhao Ji a shower of flowers. The artist emperor will be overjoyed.
Just as I was thinking about it, Yang San came in and said loudly: "Da Lang, there are guests coming to the door."
"who?"
"Captain Gao Qiu."
Yang Lin frowned and said to himself: "Gao Qiu, why did he come to me?"
When they came to the flower hall, Gao Qiu was sitting in the hall, holding a tea cup. When he saw Yang Lin coming out, he stood up and said, "Young Shaozai, we have an uninvited guest here to bother you. Please pay attention to Haihan."
"Haha, what did the captain say? It's too late for Yang to be happy when the distinguished guest comes to visit."
Don't reach out and hit the smiling person. Everyone is fighting to the death behind your back, but you still have to be polite in front of your face.
Gao Qiu smiled and said: "Young Zai, I was advised by the Young Zai some time ago to send the dogs to Zhengzhou to train the victorious soldiers. I am here today to express my gratitude."
After saying that, he clapped his hands, and a few boys came in carrying a few boxes. There were just some gold, silver and jewelry on the left and right.
Behind them were six young girls of thirteen or fourteen years old, wearing emerald green robes and combed buns, usually dressed as servant girls, but all of them looked very iconic.
Yang Lin said with a smile: "You're too polite, Lieutenant. I am just appointing talents to serve the Song Dynasty, to be loyal to the Song Dynasty, and to share the worries of His Majesty."
With a slight wave of her hand, Liao Yunniang behind her instructed the servants in the courtyard to carry the box in, and took the six maids to the backyard.
Gao Qiu's servants all retreated, and then he lowered his voice and said: "Eunuch Liang from the Ministry of Internal Affairs has asked me to bring a message to the young master. If it is useful, the young master can speak.
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Yang Lin almost choked when he took a sip of tea. After swallowing it, his face became as heavy as water. He thought for a long time and said: "The expenses of the Ministry of Internal Affairs have always been withdrawn from the Ministry of Household Affairs. Now that the Long Live Camp has a penny, it is used as an internal treasury for Your Majesty."
After all, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is a place that serves the emperor. If Eunuch Liang doesn’t give up, Long Live Battalion is willing to give 10% of it.”
Gao Qiu almost jumped up. You are too ignorant of praise. Hidden Prime Minister Liang Shicheng spoke, and you will give 10%?
You know, as long as Liang Shicheng no longer opposes the Long Live Camp, the Long Live Camp's income will more than double.
What's more, Liang Shicheng revealed his intention to cooperate. In this way, with the combination of the two forces, they will easily have the energy to drain the Song Dynasty.
According to historical statistics, Liang Shicheng controlled more than a hundred bureaus with real power. Even in the Song Dynasty, redundant officials were serious. One hundred yamen with real power was a force that should not be underestimated.
But Yang Lin didn't want to work with this old eunuch to drain the people of the Song Dynasty. What's the point of accumulating so much money?
Is it convenient to help the gold people save and let them grab it?
Gao Qiu left Zhaodefang in disgrace and went straight to the Ministry of Internal Affairs without even returning home. Liang Shicheng had just returned from the emperor and was washing his face.
Gao Qiu breathed calmly and bowed respectfully: "Mr. Enfu."
"How?" Liang Shicheng asked softly while letting the palace maid clean her face.
"That Yang Lin is so arrogant that he doesn't know how high the sky is and how high he is."
Liang Shicheng's voice gradually became colder and he said, "What did he say?"
"He is willing to give 10%."
With a bang, the porcelain basin in the palace maid's hand was knocked to the ground by Liang Shicheng, who was so frightened that she dropped her hands and trembled.
Gao Qiu softened his heart, winked, asked the palace maid to step back, and stepped forward: "The official talked to him for a long time, but the boy just refused and said it was a lot of money, and he still took 10% from himself."
Liang Shicheng wiped his face, squinted his eyes and said nothing. Gao Qiu suddenly felt a little chilly.
The eunuchs of the Song Dynasty did not have much power at the beginning. Mainly from the mid-Tang Dynasty until the fall of the Tang Dynasty, the domineering eunuchs of the internal ministers reached a peak.
The eunuchs at that time were simply wanton and lawless, killing the emperor's concubines at will, and establishing a new king was as easy as drinking water. Compared with the eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty, in addition to being famous, they were just a bunch of childish people in terms of power and crimes.
Because of this, when the Song Dynasty was founded, as the status of civil servants and officials increased, the lives of the eunuchs became more and more difficult. As long as they were civil servants, they dared to point their noses at the eunuchs and scold them. The vigilance of the internal ministers and eunuchs was unprecedented.
Since the middle of the Song Dynasty, the status of internal eunuchs has gradually improved. Li Xiantong can go out to lead the army, and Liang Shicheng can take the title of hidden prime minister. Countless powerful officials have taken refuge in his disciples and been promoted.
The ministers and eunuchs have gradually become almost equal to the civil servants and officials. In the past, civil servants and officials could get involved in forbidden matters. Now, as Liang Shicheng becomes stronger, he almost has the say.
The official Zhao Ji also seemed to trust his ministers more, and resented the civil servants for dictating his own life in confinement. There were also very obscure rumors that the eunuchs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs had done a lot to take over the throne.
Therefore, after Zhao Ji came to the throne, he had the utmost trust in his ministers, which made the civil servants very depressed. In private, they often missed the days when civil servants could have a say in the emperor's private affairs.
During the Huizong Dynasty, the imperial city of the Song Dynasty was banned. Except for the official Zhao Ji, everyone was basically under the leadership of Liang Shicheng. Many concubines, princes and daughters also had to look at the faces of the hidden ministers.
Such a person took the initiative to show his kindness and make peace, but Yang Lin only gave him 10% of the benefit.
Liang Shicheng was so angry that his hands and feet were numb with anger. No one had given him this feeling for a long time.
Liang Shicheng really didn't want to fight with Yang Lin anymore. Other things were fine. This guy set up a police station in the prison and raised Yang Jian's status ten times or a hundred times.
Now that the officials favored Yang Jian and Yang Lin, they became the officials' eyes, ears, and mouthpieces. Their daily opinions were the channels through which the emperor knew about the outside world. Together with the Imperial City Secretary, they were inseparable from these two Yangs.
It was Liang Shicheng who secretly promoted Liu Qingshui to be promoted to Imperial City Secretary. At that time, he thought that Liu Qingshui was impulsive and had no scheming, which would be easy to control. In addition, his sister was a concubine from a poor family and had no foundation at all.
Act according to your own eyes.
Who would have known that this kid got to know Yang Lin. Although he had no scheming intentions, his two brothers were both human spirits, and they looked like two monkeys with their tails inserted. These three guys came together to take care of the emperor's food, drink, entertainment, palace guards, etc.
Travel ceremonials and grand celebrations are directly covered.
The officials did not wait for a long time, and moved directly to Genyue, which was the home base of the Long Live Camp.
If things continue like this, the status of the Hidden Prime Minister will not be maintained.
There was no real conflict between Yang Lin and him, it was just a struggle of interests. As long as he was willing to show his attitude and the energy of his men cooperated with Yang Lin's various ideas, the Song Dynasty Court would not be able to control the situation.
What's hateful is that whether it was the Cuju League or Genyue Shoushan, which brought endless wealth, this kid swallowed it all himself and gave some to Cai Jing from time to time. The emperor had money that he couldn't spend all, but he didn't have it for himself.
I didn't show any sign that I would come here often to have fun.
This time Yang Lin actually raised the bar a bit, which made the Liang family misunderstood and thought that this guy was going to take the initiative to make peace. After careful consideration, Liang Shicheng decided to give up the past feud and make peace with everyone to make money.
Who knows, he took the initiative to send it, which made people feel humiliated. Yinxiang took action and could only get 10%, which was not as good as Li Yan and Zhu Meng who had paid more filial piety before. If word spread, Liang Yinxiang would beg for food from Yang Shaozai.
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Liang Shicheng was sulking for a long time. He opened his eyes and said coldly: "Go back. Go out and tell someone to call Wang Fu."
Gao Qiu wished he could leave immediately, apologized, and slowly retreated.
His power came from the support of Liang Shicheng, but now he has little relationship with Liang Shicheng. The command of 600,000 forbidden troops is the source of wealth for generals like them.
Now that the gods are fighting, it will inevitably affect the fish in the pond. Gao Qiu made up his mind to hide and sit on the mountain to watch the tiger fight.