Su Song's report suddenly made Zhao Xi a little confused, and his thoughts that had not been sorted out became even more confusing.
The prince's personal guards, that is, the Imperial City Guards in both light and dark aspects, also suffered casualties. From the beginning, Zhao Xi did not consider the cause of death of these people. It was also the stage of the court's grand ceremony and there was no time to consider it thoroughly.
All the funeral arrangements for casualty detection were handled by Wang Zhongzheng, and the honor he deserved was not diminished, and the compensation he deserved was no less. After Su Song said this, Zhao Xi realized that he was indeed at that time, because of his emotions.
What is the impact of force?
"Zhongzheng, can the cause of death of the injured and killed subordinates be determined by others?"
Wang Zhongzheng fell to his knees again. But Zhao Xi couldn't blame this unlucky guy at this time.
"Going back to Hui Guan's house, I checked the work of the Imperial City Division and found that the casualties were all injured by arrows, and the fatal injuries were concentrated on the head and neck due to the armor..."
"Where's the armor?"
"Go back to the official house and collect them all and hand them over to the workshop city."
Wang Zhongzheng saw that the officials were in a good mood, so he spoke fluently.
"Officially, it was the Imperial City Department that sent those armors to the Workshop City according to regulations. If I can identify these details..."
This regulation was formulated when armor and firearms were first produced. In order to avoid the leakage of armor and firearm craftsmanship, Zhao Xi would formulate relevant regulations for the recycling of firearms and armor with Su Song and others from the beginning.
In later terms, the amount of information is a bit large, and Zhao Xi needs to understand it.
According to regulations, as long as the workshop city produces new firearms in batches, uses new technology to modify the military, and old weapons are recycled, stored, and destroyed. In other words, the first generation of gunpowder and muskets should not exist at all.
Unless there is a major flaw in the management of Gongfang City. But Su Song can report it like this, which means that Gongfang City has done relevant work.
Although Su Song is not the city lord of Workshop City, the rights that Zhao Xi has given Su Song are even higher than those of the city lord.
This means that there is no possibility of poor firearms management in Gongfang City, and there is no possibility of the inventory of old firearms being leaked.
Is there someone powerful enough to make firearms? This is more serious than leaking firearms!
"Zirong, a craftsman from the firearms workshop..."
"Back in the official family, the firearms workshop is manufactured step by step in accordance with the government's requirements. Basically, each step is independent of each other, and the craftsmen in the finished product workshop are carefully selected."
"So far, no craftsman has escaped from the workshop city alive. Moreover, the regulations of the firearms workshop in the workshop city are that even if they leave the city, they must go with at least three people. At the same time, the Imperial City Secretary and the workers
The Fangcheng Guards are strictly guarding the craftsmen of the firearms workshops, so there should be no possibility of leakage of the craftsmanship."
In fact, all the systems of Gongfang City Firearms Workshop were formulated with the participation of officials. Under such a system, there should be no possibility of craftsmen leaking their craftsmanship.
Moreover, the treatment of the craftsmen of the firearms workshops is comparable to that of the fourth-rank courtiers of the imperial dynasty. Even their families are provided with a living by the Workshop City. It can be said that they are completely supported by the Workshop City.
Su Song believed that no one could give these craftsmen such higher treatment that they could be tempted to betray the imperial court, betray the workshop city, or even betray his family.
The most important point is that even in the workshop city, apart from the fact that the craftsmen in the firearms workshops are familiar with each other, the craftsmen in important positions are kept secret even from the court, and only a few specific people have a list of these craftsmen.
If these craftsmen are tempted to rebel, there may be problems between the official family, the owner of the workshop, the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, and Su Song. This is impossible.
Su Song can figure it out, and Zhao Xi can also figure it out.
"Zirong, how about the firearms warehouse?"
It's not that Zhao Xi doesn't trust Su Song and the managers of Gongfang City. The more this time comes, the more he needs to rule out all possibilities.
"After returning to the official house, after discovering the remains of firearms, the first thing I did was to check the firearms warehouse. After the inventory, no one in the firearms warehouse was leaked. All inventory and destruction records are detailed down to every musket and every warhead.
It’s all correct.”
Is it possible that there is really a force that makes firearms? Zhao Xi is not sure. To be honest, as far as black gunpowder is concerned, the real so-called craftsmanship is purification and proportioning, or Su Song's various subsequent additions and experiments, what else can we talk about?
Not much progress.
If someone devotes himself to this aspect and prepares it for a long time, it will not be difficult to prepare gunpowder with certain power.
This is really a big event, and it can even change many plans and strategies of the imperial court.
"Announcement of the cabinet..."
"Officials, I think..."
"Zirong, if there is another way to make gunpowder, it may change the general trend of many strategies of the imperial court. There are some things that need to be discussed by the imperial court."
"Guan Jia, I may not have made it clear. Judging from the residues, the residues at the scene of the attack on the prince were not gunpowder made by other non-Gongfang City. I am saying that the residues of those gunpowders are actually the first generation of offensive and defensive battles.
, remnants of second-generation gunpowder.”
"If the gunpowder production process outside of Workshop City is used, or if someone prepares the gunpowder formula, it may be exactly the same as the one in Workshop City earlier!"
This is a bit contradictory. Zhao Xi looked at Su Song and seemed to be considering what Su Song said.
There is no problem with the inventory count in Workshop City, and there is no problem with the craftsmen in Workshop City. The process flow in Workshop City is also quite strict, but gunpowder residue belonging to the manufacturing process in Workshop City has appeared...
What did Su Song want to explain? Zhao Xi could feel that there was something in Su Song's words.
Zhao Xi felt that she was out of ideas or a little disorganized regarding the attack on the prince.
Also, the more overly important things are, the easier it is for people to think biasedly. Although Zhao Xi has always warned himself to calm down, due to some reasons deep in his heart, Zhao Xi has never completely calmed down.
Today, Su Song reported a problem with firearms, which Zhao Xi paid special attention to... which further confused Zhao Xi's already somewhat messy thinking.
If you want to see the true nature of the incident, the best way is to stay out of it...
"Zirong, please send me the accounts of all firearms production and import and export..."
Zhao Xi felt that he had to really calm down at this time, put aside the incident itself as much as possible, and look at the incident from another perspective.
Whether it is the prince or other related people, Zhao Xi needs to completely put it aside and purely consider this matter.
"I have brought the production and import and export accounts of all firearms. I will submit them to the steward."
As Wang Zhongzheng came in, two eunuchs came in carrying a pile of account books.
He must have gone astray. Judging from various signs, Su Song seemed to understand the direction...