The one who answered Li Xuan was not the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, but Liu Bagou. Now the Minister of the Ministry of Industry of the Tang Dynasty: Blacksmith Yang is leading a few apprentices to build muskets and other weapons day and night. He will not waste time.
Shi appeared in the court to argue with Liu Bagou and the others.
Liu Bagou said: "Back to Your Majesty, the Ministry of Industry has already built three muskets!"
Hearing this number, Li Xuan's great enthusiasm disappeared without a trace in an instant. He thought that after such a period of time, Blacksmith Yang and the others would be able to make more than ten muskets.
But I didn’t expect there were only three!
However, he also knew that under time constraints, it was actually not easy to make three guns. Making blunderbuss these days was completely dependent on the blacksmith hammering it with hammers, which was quite difficult.
Blacksmith Yang and a few apprentices were able to build three in such a short period of time, which is actually relatively fast. This is because Blacksmith Yang and the others showed their spirit of ownership and accelerated the speed of building. If it was for those of the Ming Dynasty,
It’s up to the craftsmen to build one, and if one person can build one in a month, that’s pretty good.
But I understand, but the number of these blunderbuss is too small, and it cannot support Li Xuan's ambitions for the Guards!
According to Li Xuan's plan for the Guards, after the Guards completes its expansion again, the number is expected to reach eighty.
At least twenty of them must be musketeers, and the rest must be sword and shield soldiers, spearmen, etc.
This forms an army with a small number of troops, but a complete range of arms and capable of fighting!
But now it seems that it will take at least two months to obtain more than twenty muskets, and this time is intolerable to Li Xuan.
Because Li Xuan knew very well that the Ming army outside the mountains must be preparing to launch the next round of encirclement and suppression in the mountains, and this time is estimated to be within two months.
If it's too late, the Ming army probably won't be able to complete the preparations, but if it's too late, I'm afraid those local officials won't be able to explain to their superiors.
Furthermore, you still have to consider spring plowing!
The armies of the Ming Dynasty were all garrison troops, and the garrison troops needed to work in the fields. During the spring plowing time, they had to go to the fields and cultivate the fields. They had no time to fight, otherwise they would starve to death.
Therefore, they most likely launched the attack before spring plowing. This time may be January next year, and it is unlikely to be postponed to February, because February is the time of the Waking of Insects, and spring plowing matters will be busy at that time.
It is now mid-November, and there are still about two months left before the Waking of Insects, and during this period, the Ming army is very likely to enter the mountains again.
Of course, it is not ruled out that the Ming army would choose to attack after spring plowing, that is, after February, around March or April.
If the Ming army enters the mountains after spring plowing, it will naturally be a good thing for the Tang Dynasty, because it will give them more preparation time. Taking advantage of these few months, the Tang Dynasty can attack the newly recovered
The people of Jiguan Mountain, Black Tiger Village, Huanggui Mountain and Qingzhuang will be further integrated and the army will be better trained.
Moreover, the Guards, which Li Xuan had high hopes for, would also be able to obtain a sufficient number of matchlock guns by then.
But no matter when the Ming army comes, it will be a major crisis for the Tang Dynasty. If you can survive it, you can survive. If you can't resist it, you will be finished.
After the meeting, Li Xuan went to the blacksmith shop to see how the matchlock guns were being made. After discovering that Blacksmith Yang still only had three apprentices to build the weapons, he waved his hand and sent them directly.
Seven or eight smart, studious, strong and strong men came to be Blacksmith Yang's apprentices.
After all, Blacksmith Yang and the others need to make not only matchlocks, but also other swords and farm tools. Such a large workload only relies on Blacksmith Yang and his three apprentices. How long will it take?
After telling Blacksmith Yang not to hide his secrets and to teach the new apprentices with all his heart, Li Xuan went to the playground to see his guards as usual.
Today's Guards have been training for many months, and have initially met Li Xuan's requirements for them in terms of formation and discipline. As for other aspects, Li Xuan himself does not understand, and can only formulate training plans based on some experiences of later generations.
, As for whether these training plans are useful, to be honest, Li Xuan himself has no idea whether the Guards he created will be able to fight by then.
When he was not sure about other aspects, Li Xuan could only ask the Guards again and again to increase their formation and discipline training.
Because these two things are the only ones that are indispensable for any army, there is nothing wrong with practicing more.
After spending an afternoon with the Guards, and discussing the training plan with the seven or eight team captains he personally selected, he personally directed the training of the Guards. After that, Li Xuan was exhausted.
Back to the backyard.
After going back, I don't know what happened. This time, Dong Yunyun didn't give him a look. Instead, she was very enthusiastic. It was as different from the sarcastic remarks last night.
Li Xuan didn't know what happened, but he didn't bother to ask. Anyway, as long as he could enjoy the beauty in his arms, he didn't bother to talk about it.
Early the next morning, Mrs. Ye did not come to help him dress and groom like yesterday, but Zhuer took care of him.
Li Xuan tried some tricks on Zhu Er and made some insinuations. He learned that Ye and Dong Yunyun had a long conversation yesterday and they had a very happy conversation. However, Li Xuan couldn't find out what was said because Li Xuan couldn't tell.
Pearl herself didn't know.
Li Xuan estimated that Dong Yunyun was probably showing off her feminine power and used the majesty of the royal empress to suppress the Ye family.
But Li Xuan is not worried about Ye. After all, she was personally selected by Queen Mother Bai, and looking at her curvy figure, she knows that Queen Mother Bai is counting on Ye to give her a fat grandson. Queen Mother Bai will take care of her.
, Mr. Ye should not suffer any grievance.
Today, Li Xuan felt that Dong Yunyun's attitude towards him was obviously better, even better than before Mr. Ye came. After finishing his work in the afternoon, Li Xuan returned to the backyard, and when he and Dong Yunyun were standing in front of the window, Li Xuan pulled
She didn't even struggle with her little hands, but then Li Xuan took the next step and hugged her waist again.
When Li Xuan hugged her before, Dong Yunyun would usually struggle. Regardless of whether she wanted to or not, she would still struggle. Only when she couldn't get out of her arms would she shyly fall into Li Xuan's arms.
However, this time, she did not struggle, but naturally followed Li Xuan's big hand and leaned into Li Xuan's arms.
This is a good sign!
Could it be that Ye's arrival gave her a sense of crisis or something?
Thinking of this, Li Xuan felt that he needed to test it a little more, so the hand around Dong Yunyun's waist slowly slid. The sliding amplitude became larger and larger, and he gradually climbed up, trying to climb to the peak!
Dong Yunyun was not a stupid person, so she could clearly feel Li Xuan's big hands touching her body, but although her face was already red, she did not stop him.
It wasn't until Li Xuan's big hand covered her peak and was still exerting a little force that her body trembled slightly, and she quickly reached out to hold down Li Xuan's restless hand, and at the same time said with some shame and anger: "No.
Move!"
Li Xuan looked down at her, whose face was already flushed, and said immediately: "Well, don't move!"
But after a few breaths, Dong Yunyun said again: "If you still move, I will ignore you if you do this again!"
Not long after, Dong Yunyun lowered her voice and said, "Don't reach in, they will come in!"
After a moment, the door of the room was suddenly pushed open, and Dong Yunyun with a red face ran out of it. At the same time, Li Xuan in the room was leaning against the window, with a smile of successful conspiracy!