Become a feudal king from today

Five days later.

Jinling.

Zhao Xu's discount was in the hands of Zhao Heng.

After reading the contents on the brochure, he called Mi Yan and Dou Wei to the study.

"Your Majesty, the war in Jinzhou is urgent. How can we allow King Yan to train his troops calmly? We should take advantage of the Xiliang soldiers' unstable foothold to recapture Jincheng." Dou Wei bowed and said with a look of pride for the country and the people.

Zhao Heng looked at Mi Yan at this time, "What do Mi Aiqing think?"

"I disagree. Firstly, the Yanzhou Rebellion has been less than two months. The King of Yan's army needs to be repaired. Secondly, most of the King of Yan's soldiers and horses are recruiting new soldiers. If you rush to the battle, I am afraid that not only will you not be able to win, but you will lose your troops and generals. When the time comes, There will no longer be anyone to stop the chaos in the northwest." Mi Yan glanced at Dou Wei and said nothing.

"What Master Mi said makes no sense. When the King of Yan used 30,000 horses to fight against the Yuan family and defend the Yan Pass, why did he have to be so timid in dealing with Xiliang? Your Majesty, I thought that the King of Yan was cowardly." Dou Wei sneered. A sound.

Mi Yan laughed loudly, "Why is Prime Minister Dou so harsh on King Yan? If the Prime Minister feels that King Yan is timid, how about immediately dispatching Jingzhou soldiers and horses to Jinzhou?"

Dou Wei's expression changed immediately, "You are so messy. Now you are clearly talking about King Yan, why did you bring my Dou family in?"

"Aren't the Dou family your Majesty's ministers? When Jinzhou falls, can the Dou family just watch from the sidelines?" Mi Yan pressed forward step by step.

Dou Weiwei was stunned, rolled his eyes three times, and suddenly replied: "I suddenly feel that what King Yan said makes sense. I should give him time to train his troops calmly."

After Zhao Heng heard this, he pondered for a moment and said, "Since both my dear friends think so, I agree to King Yan."

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty." Mi Yan and Dou Wei bowed.

But Dou Wei's expression was quite unwilling.

With nothing else to do, Zhao Heng ordered Dou Wei to retreat, leaving Mi Yan behind.

The reason why he called Mi Yan and Dou Wei over today was because he had his own plans.

Dou Wei represents the officials of the powerful clan. As long as Dou Wei nods, there will be no objection to allowing King Yan to train troops.

There is no need to say it at the court meeting.

Mi Yan represents the influence of King Yan in the court.

This time he was asked to come here just to refute Dou Wei.

Because he knew that Dou Weiwei would definitely oppose King Yan's request.

Now that Mi Yan has said all the unpleasant things, he, the emperor, can just sit back and reap the benefits, and there is no need to argue directly with Dou Wei.

It had never felt better to him.

Of course, he also agreed with King Yan's idea of ​​training troops.

What he wants is to take back Jinzhou.

If King Yan is defeated because his new soldiers are not trained, the chaos in the northwest will be out of control.

Rather than do this, it would be better to delay March.

"Mi Aiqing is affected this time." Zhao Heng looked at Mi Yan with a smile on his face.

This time he deliberately let Mi Yan arrive first. Before Dou Wei arrived, the two of them discussed how to force Dou Wei to agree to this matter.

However, Dou Wei is afraid that he will hate Mi Yan even more.

"The emperor's words are serious. This is a matter between ministers. The world of Dasong is the world of the royal family. How can we allow Xiao Xiaoying to be a dog?" Mi Yan said.

Zhao Heng nodded slightly, "Dou Wei is able to dominate the court with one hand, and he will be assisted by the Ma family. From now on, his arrogance will become even more arrogant."

Sighing slightly, he showed a sad look, "At this time, I can only rely on you and King Yan."

Hearing what Zhao Heng said, Mi Yan looked excited, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will not let Dou Wei do whatever he wants."

"Okay." Zhao Heng nodded with satisfaction.

Let Mi Yan go back and he made a decree to send him to Yanzhou.

This time, the changes in Jinzhou and the Ma family made him feel a little uneasy.

Some people are becoming more and more unable to restrain their ambitions.

…

Bing Zhan Division.

Wang Ying raised a drill bit in front of Zhao Xu.

This is a long pole made of high carbon steel. One end of the long pole is tapered, and the shaft has six rows of transverse lugs.

"Well, that's right. Fix it on the water wheel and you can try drilling." Zhao Xu said.

The drill bit Wang Ying is holding now is the simplest drill bit style.

Naturally, it is incomparable to the twist drill bits used today.

The reason why this kind of drill bit is used is that the twist drill bit is too complicated and it is very troublesome for the craftsman to grind it. It takes ten days and a half to grind out one by hand.

So he chose this most basic drill bit.

To put it simply, this is a large needle.

But it is enough for drilling holes.

After all, the original industrial products were very rough and could not be as refined as contemporary ones.

Wang Ying nodded and called a craftsman to a workshop near the river.

While grinding the drill bit, Wang Ying asked the carpenter to make a water wheel.

Now, a wooden pole extends from outside the workshop.

Driven by the water wheel, it keeps rotating.

The king ordered the water wheel to be raised from the water, and the wooden pole stopped turning.

At this time, the craftsman compared the groove on the wooden pole and inserted the horizontal ear opening into the groove to fix it.

After the water wheel is lowered, the drill bit starts to rotate.

Seeing this, Wang Ying breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhao Xu smiled, and the hydraulic drilling machine was considered a success.

Next, I was finally able to drill the barrel.

"In addition to hydraulic drilling machines, let's build some hand-operated drilling machines," Zhao Xu said.

Originally, making a flintlock gun was a matter of no hurry.

But the sudden outbreak of war forced him to increase production in a short period of time.

This hand-operated drill press is as simple as changing the water wheel into something like a car steering wheel.

The craftsman shakes the wheel and it turns.

However, manpower is naturally not as powerful as water power, so the drilling efficiency will not be very high, but relying on more people can make up for it.

"Yes, Your Highness," the king responded.

At this time, a craftsman came over with a solid iron rod.

The two then directed the craftsmen to fix the iron rods on a fixed frame like a bench.

After adjusting the position of the iron rod so that the center is facing the drill bit, the craftsman moves the iron rod forward.

When the drill bit comes into contact with the iron rod, a small hole appears first. Then the drill bit continues to penetrate deeper and the hole continues to expand until it is as thick as the drill rod.

Then we trudged forward. At this rate, we could probably get one out in a day.

Although in Zhao Xu's opinion, this efficiency is quite low.

But Wang Ying and the craftsmen were dancing with joy as if they had built a nuclear bomb.

After all, this is a brand new skill of the Bingzhan Division.

Zhao Xu was also infected and had fun with the craftsmen for a while.

In any case, an important process of the flintlock gun has been completed.

And importantly, the success of the drilling machine laid the foundation for the manufacture of boring machines.

In addition to boring cannons, boring machines can also be used to manufacture steam engines.

Contemporary eighteenth-century steam engine cylinders were cut using boring machines used to bore cannons.

Coming out of the workshop, Zhao Xu ordered Wang Ying to add more water wheels.

Then he asked: "How is Wang Chong's firing device being made?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Wang Chong running towards him happily, holding a silver shiny thing in his hand.

When he came to Zhao Xu, he raised what he was holding and said, "Your Highness, did you arrive in time?"