Become a feudal king from today

"Really? Your Highness."

When Wang Chong heard this, he immediately became energetic.

The two came to the courtyard dedicated to Wang Chong in the Military and War Department.

On the stone table in the yard, he spread out the drawings.

"In addition to artillery, I am planning to develop these firearms. The principles are similar to artillery, but they are much smaller and can be held by soldiers." Zhao Xu pointed at the flintlock gun on the drawing and said.

This was drawn by him himself.

Wang Chong's eyes were fixed on the things on the drawing, and he was quite shocked.

Even though it was just a picture, he could imagine how gorgeous it would be once it was made.

"Is this official really responsible for building this?" Wang Chong's excited voice was distorted.

When he entered the Bingzhan Division, he had never completed anything independently. He had only made some small attachments.

Zhao Xu shook his head, "No, this kind of firearm involves a variety of processes. What you need to do now is this part of the firearm, the firing device."

Wang Chong's smile froze. After all, he was only partially responsible.

"Your Highness, I want to make this thing independently."

Looking at the drawings, Wang Chong's eyes were full of pleading.

Zhao Xu shook his head, "It's not that I underestimate your ability, you can't do it."

As the popular saying goes, the principles for building nuclear bombs are open to the world.

Why are only a few countries able to independently manufacture nuclear bombs?

It can be seen that behind an achievement, it needs the support of a strong industrial system, and it cannot be created by just making it.

In this purely agricultural era of Dasong, the industrial base was almost zero.

Therefore, before building artillery, he must first solve the problem of making iron and steel.

Then came the issue of the artillery model. Once these two were complete, the War Division had the ability to manufacture artillery.

In contemporary times, the flintlock gun was born in Europe in 1547 and was installed for two hundred years.

But flintlock guns could be made during this period because the fine watch industry was already prosperous.

Have the ability to manufacture fine accessories.

Same thing.

Yanzhou's flintlock gun, barrel, firing device, and flint all need to be solved before manufacturing can go smoothly.

In this problem, he planned to drill out the barrel directly from cast iron to solve the problem of the barrel exploding and the inner wall being uneven and weakening its power.

But in this case, a water-driven drilling machine must be developed first.

The firing device is the core component of the flintlock gun.

The flint is clamped on the firing device, and when the trigger is pulled, the flint falls, striking a spark and igniting the gunpowder.

The structure of this component is relatively complex and has a spring wheel structure.

What he wanted Wang Chong to do was to make this thing wholeheartedly.

As for flint, it is relatively simple. The fire sickle used by the ancients requires flint to strike sparks to ignite it. There are many smooth stones on the river bottom.

All of the above require multiple techniques, which is why he said Wang Chong couldn't do it alone.

Even if he did it alone, it would take a lot of time.

The most important thing is that the firing device cannot be made by copying the drawings.

The steel required for the spring wheel structure requires spring steel.

"Your Highness, do you still not trust me?" Wang Chong became more and more aggrieved, but still refused to give up.

Zhao Xu remembered that Wang Ying said that Wang Chong was complacent because of some small achievements during this period.

So he laughed twice and said, "Then you make this firing device first. Once it's done, I will give it all to you."

"Yes, Your Highness." Wang Chong was delighted.

After ordering this matter, Zhao Xu returned to the palace.

At the gate of the palace, he saw a carriage.

The carriage was hung with bead curtains and the inside was red curtains. It looked like a carriage for my daughter's family.

With a trace of doubt, Zhao Xu entered the palace.

I saw Xu E standing in the middle of the yard, looking at him with a smile.

"Miss Xu." Zhao Xu called.

When Yancheng was besieged, he heard from Feng'er that Xu E and the people from Tianxiang Tower helped guard the east gate.

He was originally going to come to express his gratitude, but he had so many things to do that he forgot about it.

"Your Highness." Xu E bowed with a low body and a hint of reluctance in her joy.

During this time, she witnessed with her own eyes that King Yan grew from a crazy and foolish prince who even the Zhang family looked down upon to a vassal prince who could not be ignored and was in charge of the four counties.

It's just that the more noble King Yan is, the farther she feels the distance between herself and King Yan.

"Your Highness, I was ordered to meet with the capital, and I came here specifically to say goodbye to Your Highness."

When Zhao Xu was about to speak, Xu E said.

"Miss Xu is leaving?" Zhao Xu was stunned for a moment, feeling slightly disappointed.

After all, Xu E helped him a lot during this period, and there was also ambiguous warmth.

Xu E nodded, "Tianxiang Tower was originally in Yanzhou to help His Highness and fight against the Yuan family. Now that the Yuan family has suffered heavy losses and is no longer His Highness's opponent, there is no need for Tianxiang Tower to be in Yanzhou."

Zhao Xu heard this and said: "In this case, can't we still tell who the owner of Tianxiang Tower is?"

Xu E nodded, "In addition to saying goodbye, I came here for this matter. The owner of Tianxiang Tower is actually an old friend of His Highness."

"Old friend?" Zhao Xu was slightly surprised.

Xu E chuckled, "Your Highness, remember Princess Changle!"

"Princess Changle!" Zhao Heng was surprised when he heard this.

The princess of Changle was originally named Nian Yujiao. After she was adopted by King Chun as her adopted daughter, she changed her name to Zhao Yujiao.

His father, Nian Heng, came from a poor family, but was admired by Zhao Heng for his outstanding talents and became the Minister of War.

This is rare in Dasong.

Five years ago, when Zhao Xu was still not crazy, Zhao Heng made an impromptu decision to make Zhao Xu and Nian Yujiao enter into a marriage contract.

After all, princes from other powerful families would not bother to marry Nian Heng's daughter.

But the good times did not last long. The next year, Nian Heng was collectively impeached by powerful officials, who were falsely accused of embezzling hundreds of thousands of military pay.

Immediately, Nian Heng was beheaded by Qiu Wen.

Nian Yujiao's mother was so heartbroken that she passed away within three months.

At this time, Princess Chun came forward and adopted Nian Yujiao.

When Zhao Heng's mother, Mi, found out, she took the initiative to break off the engagement.

After all, Nian Yujiao is already Zhao Xu's cousin in name.

"I didn't expect it to be her? It's just a weak woman. It's really surprising how he has such abilities." Zhao Xu's mood was ups and downs.

Xu E did not answer, but said: "Now His Highness can trust the Nu family."

Zhao Xu nodded and shook his head.

Although he and Nian Yujiao were engaged, they had only met a few times and there was no friendship.

Nian Yujiao's Tianxiang Tower was definitely not built for him.

Moreover, he did not believe that Nian Yujiao could establish such an intelligence network throughout Dasong.

After thinking for a while, he said: "I'm afraid there is someone behind Princess Changle, and it must be King Chun!"

Recalling the naive Prince Chun who arrived at Yancheng with the military supplies list, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his back.

The water in Dasong seems to be quite deep.

"I don't know about this slave family. The slave family is only sent by the princess." Xu E refused to admit it directly.

Zhao Xu stared at Xu E, "If you tell me this, they will definitely be prepared to reveal their identity. Aren't they afraid that I will report this to the court?"

"I was not sure before, but the emperor spared Yuan Li lightly and asked the Yuan family to check and balance His Highness. The princess was sure that His Highness would not betray her." Xu E also looked directly at Zhao Xu, "The princess also asked the slave family to bring a message to His Highness. "

"What did you say?" Zhao Xu tried hard to recall Princess Changle's appearance, but it always seemed unclear.

"The emperor's favorite thing will always be himself. It was like this twenty years ago, it was like this four years ago, and it will be like this in the future. I just hope that His Highness will take care of himself." Xu E said slowly.

Zhao Xu was startled for a moment. Twenty years ago was the time when Zhao Heng ascended the throne.

Four years ago was the time when Nian Heng was beheaded.

Major events occurred at both time points.

After saying this, Xu E bowed and said, "Your Highness, the slave family has left."

"See you later." Zhao Xu opened his mouth and finally said this.

This time Xu E came, not as charming as when she met him in the past, but more distant.

Perhaps, everything is just a coincidence.

Nodding, Xu E left the palace and boarded the carriage.

He looked up at the plaque of the palace.

Putting down the bead curtain, she asked the groom to drive to the south gate.

On the carriage, Xu E seemed to have lost all strength and leaned against the wall of the carriage.

Xiaohuan sighed and said: "Miss, you should have known that today, you and I, like all the women in Tianxiang Tower, are just tools. No matter how true our hearts are, they are still fake in the eyes of others."

Xu E said in a daze: "I know, so what? The moth knew it would die, but didn't it still throw itself at the fire?"

As she spoke, she shed tears.

The carriage left the south gate and continued south along the official road.

Less than a mile away, there was a sudden sound of horse hooves.

Then Xu E heard a familiar voice, "Miss Xu, please stop the car."

"It's Xu Lie." Xiaohuan opened the bead curtain, and sure enough, Xu Lie was sitting on the horse.

"What's the matter, Commander Xu?" Xu E wiped away her tears in the carriage and got out of the carriage.

"Your Highness asked me to give this to Miss Xu." Xu Lie got off his horse and took out a pair of golden steps from his arms.

"His Highness also said that he would never forget Miss Xu's kindness. If Miss Xu has any difficulties in the future, she can come to Yanzhou to find him."

Xu E took Jin Bu Yao, and a bright smile suddenly appeared on her face, "Commander Xu, please thank His Highness on my behalf."

Xu Lie nodded, glanced at Xiaohuan, reined in his horse and galloped back.

After staring blankly at Yancheng for a while, Xu E got on the carriage.

Touching Jin Buyao, there was a slight smile on her lips.

The palace.

Zhao Xu was still recalling the advice Princess Changle asked Xu E to give him.

He suddenly had a hunch that he might not get any good response this time.

Sure enough, seven days later, a handwriting from the capital confirmed his suspicion.

At the same time, there was news from Dong An.