Become a feudal king from today

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Xu E looked overjoyed after hearing the first half of the sentence, but fell into worry for the second half. ReadМ

"You don't need to know for the time being." Zhao Xu pondered for a while and said.

Nodding, the worry on Xu E's face eased slightly.

Today, only King Yan can save Princess Changle.

She knew this very well.

After the emperor sent the marriage decree to Prince Chun's palace, Changle did not drink a drop of water or eat a grain of rice for three days and three nights.

Even if you want to starve yourself to death, you are still willing to get married.

In desperation, she advised Princess Changle to come to Yanzhou for rescue.

If King Yan can come to the rescue, Princess Changle will wait with hope.

If she still goes to the grassland to get married, she will die.

"Thank you, Your Highness. I will send you a letter now and wait at Tianxiang Tower." Xu E said, "If Your Highness can save the princess, my master and servant will have nowhere to go. Live under the protection of His Highness."

Zhao Xu was startled for a moment. Xu E meant that she and Princess Changle would live in Yanzhou from now on.

But yes, it seems they have nowhere to go.

He didn't care about this.

She saved Princess Changle partly to repay Princess Changle's favor.

No matter what her original purpose was.

After all, without her help, he would not be able to gain a foothold in Yan County.

The second purpose is to take revenge on Beidi.

The two of them are at war, and Beidi can humiliate him like this.

Naturally, he can also humiliate Beidi, without being disrespectful.

As for protecting the two of them, he may offend the court, but he is not afraid.

The powerful clans have separated themselves with great fanfare, and it is only a matter of time before Dasong is torn apart.

In this state, there is no need for him to restrain himself when doing things.

After all, Zhao Heng had to rely on him in order to survive for a while longer for Da Song.

"Of course this is great. Yancheng can only have two more magnificent beauties, which will only make it shine." Zhao Xu smiled softly.

When Xu E heard this, she smiled, and there seemed to be autumn water in her eyes.

Then I thought of something, and suddenly it dimmed again.

After bowing, she said: "Your Highness, it's getting late, so I won't bother you anymore."

"Well, Feng'er, send it to Miss Xu." Zhao Xu said, looking at Xu E strangely.

In the past, this little girl wanted to stick around when she came, but now she wants to avoid suspicion.

Shaking his head, Zhao Xu no longer thought about it. A woman's heart was like a needle in the sea. It was not something that a straight man like him could guess.

Not half an hour after Xu E left, Xu Ke arrived at the palace.

"Your Highness, there are more than thirty people stationed in Tianxiang Tower, and the lower officials are already being watched," Xu Hark said.

Zhao Xu nodded when he heard this, "King Chun, how is your investigation going?"

"After the people from the Fourth Academy arrived in the capital, they have been keeping an eye on King Chun, but King Chun has been eating, drinking and having fun, and nothing unusual was found. However, Princess Changle and Xu E went on several intensive trips, which seemed mysterious," Xu Kedao said. .

"Is this King Chun really hiding too deep, or is he really innocent?" Zhao Xu couldn't help but frown, "Continue to stare, and from now on, the states and counties controlled by the Dou family and other powerful families will also Let’s investigate together and provide the king with a summary document every three days.” Zhao Xu said, the more chaotic the situation, the more important the information is.

After a pause, he continued: "I will ask Liu Fu to allocate another sum of money to your fourth hospital. Your information must be faster and more accurate."

"Your Highness, the money from the Fourth Courtyard is enough, there is no need to allocate more money." Xu Hark suddenly felt a pressure.

This made him feel very guilty. He thought that the Fourth Academy was not good enough.

It is far less important than the role played by the royal army and government offices, and it is even less effective than the newly established Black Shark pirates.

"I know what you are thinking. Careful work requires a lot of investment, and failure is common. But don't be discouraged. Good hunters sometimes lose a few rabbits." Zhao Xu said with a smile.

Zhao Xu's words reminded Xu Ke of the time when he first joined Yanwei.

At that time, I was not afraid of anything.

"My subordinate will definitely be the best hunter." Tsui Hark said through gritted teeth.

He believes that as the personnel under the four academies become more and more sophisticated.

The ability of the Fourth Academy to obtain intelligence will become stronger and stronger.

The two were talking.

At this time, Feng'er came over to report that the king should invite him to the War Department.

Thinking of something, the humiliation that Zhao Xu felt provoked by Beidi because of the marriage immediately disappeared.

After getting on the horse, he went straight to the Bingzhan Division.

If he guessed correctly, Wang Ying should have improved some flintlock guns and turned them into rifled guns.

really.

After Zhao Xu arrived at the Military Division, Wang Ying immediately led him to the school grounds.

"Your Highness, this rifling is really difficult to pull." Wang Ying picked up a rifled gun and pointed at the spiral rifling inside. "The official asked three craftsmen to work day and night, and it took half a month to pull out a rifle. A gun barrel."

Zhao Xu took the rifled gun and looked into the barrel.

The recessed rifling lines are smooth and the twist distance is equal, which meets the standards of rifled guns.

Hearing this, he said, "Are you worried about improvements anymore?"

"I really can't hide it from Your Highness. There are currently more than 100,000 flintlock guns in the army. Even if I arrange three thousand people to improve them, it will take nearly two years to complete the improvement. Not to mention the tapered lead bullets that Your Highness wants." Wang I couldn't help but shake my head and sigh.

But while he was talking, his eyes were wandering around.

Zhao Xu rolled his eyes when he saw this, "Your king probably wants me to hand over the first batch of steam engines I built to your war department, right?"

Wang Ying has never been good at lying, and he can detect it at a glance.

As the saying goes, the one who is close to the water gets the moon first, and Wang Chong is Wang Ying's son.

Wang Ying must know the great power of the steam engine, so he is naturally jealous.

At present, Wang Chong's compound steam engine has been successfully developed, and the next step is to produce one by one.

He Wang Ying is naturally jealous.

"You don't need to tell me, the first batch will definitely be given to your military department." Zhao Xu said.

Picking up the rifled gun, he said: "But before that, I want to try the rifled gun to see if you have mastered the rifling."

When he came, he passed the area where the rifling was engraved. The craftsmen fixed the barrel on a wooden bench and fixed the broach at the other end, pulling it back and forth continuously.

This is manual rifling.

Rifled guns appeared in the 15th century, but they were also widely equipped in the 19th century.

The cost of rifled guns is also one of the reasons why they have not been equipped on a large scale.

After all, the material of the broach itself was not easy to make at that time, not to mention that a barrel often took a month to make.

"Your Highness, please!" Wang Ying immediately asked someone to bring gunpowder and conical lead bullets.

The loading method of a rifle is the same as that of a flintlock.

So, Zhao Xu just played with the conical bullet for a while and then stuffed it in.

This conical bullet is similar to a gyroscope, but the bottom of the gyroscope is slightly concave.

In this way, when the gunpowder explodes, it will expand the bottom of the bullet, seal the gun chamber, and achieve maximum power.

"Bang..."

Aiming at the wooden board in the distance, Zhao Xu pulled the trigger.

After the white smoke and the huge roar ended, his body shook.