Chapter 643: Decision

The icicles under the eaves of the Arms and Staff Department melted under the sunlight, and the ice water fell, dripping into small holes on the ground.

Regarding the trigger fire tube, Zhao Xu carefully explained the principle to Wang Ying.

"So that's it." Wang Ying suddenly realized.

If it were just these four materials, he would only know the fact but not the reason.

After King Yan said this, he figured out why these things together could ignite the gunpowder in the grenade.

Sighing softly, Wang Ying said, "I didn't expect that this unprepossessing grenade would have such a sophisticated structure."

Zhao Xu smiled, "This is just the beginning. Weapons will only become more and more sophisticated in the future. You must be prepared."

Wang Ying nodded. He understood what King Yan meant.

He needed to keep up with the times like Wang Chong and others, otherwise he, the head of the Arms and Staff Department, would be eliminated.

"I understand. Now every day when I go home, I will ask Wang Chong for advice on knowledge that I don't understand."

"Yes, this kind of spirit of asking questions is needed." Zhao Xu said.

After a pause, he asked again: "Do you have the confidence to make this wooden-handled grenade independently now?"

Wang Ying nodded, "If this thing cannot be made, my official robe will be worn in vain."

"In this case, arrange production from now on, and it will not be long before the royal army will use it. "Zhao Xu exhorted.

After explaining this matter, he returned to the palace.

The Japanese maritime alliance was cracked by him, and yellow gunpowder and grenades were being produced at full speed.

Next, he needed to face the second Lucheng League.

In his opinion, this league would undoubtedly reach a consensus on attacking Yanzhou.

They must know that a long-term confrontation would be more disadvantageous to them.

Therefore, three to six months after the end of the league, the war against Yanzhou will break out.

However, this time is not completely controlled by them.

Once the yellow gunpowder and wooden-handled grenades are stored With sufficient preparations, the initiative was completely in his hands.

As expected, as he guessed, three days later, Dongying Beidi and the powerful families held an alliance in Lucheng as scheduled.

On the fifth day, Qi sent envoys to Yancheng for the second time.

This time, the old tune was repeated. The envoys of Qi officially told him that Dongying, Beidi and the seven powerful families had formed an alliance.

If he did not choose to surrender, he would face a war against the Yan alliance.

Zhao Xu naturally disdained this and just said "get out".

"It's really a fox pretending to be a tiger, a pig's nose with a big onion inserted to pretend to be an elephant, do you think this can scare us Yanzhou? It's ridiculous. "

In the meeting hall, the Qi envoy left in disgrace, and Liu Fu sneered in disdain.

Chang Wei was there too.

When the second Lucheng meeting began, he returned to Yancheng, because the palace would certainly make corresponding arrangements based on the results of this meeting.

Continuing Liu Fu's words, he said: "As your highness said, time is on our side now. With the natural barrier of Jinhe, they can't even think of causing trouble in Yanzhou. During this period, we just need to wait patiently for the yellow gunpowder and wooden-handled grenades. "

He learned about this firearm as soon as he arrived in Yanzhou, and for this, he wanted to hug the King of Yan and kiss him a few times.

Before, he scratched his head when he thought of the street fighting in the siege of the city in the south.

With this firearm, it will be much easier to conquer the city in the future.

And he believes that this grenade is by no means just for street fighting.

In his mind, there are already several ways to use this wooden-handled grenade.

When he returns to the barracks, he lets the soldiers practice throwing fake wooden-handled grenades.

So, what a bullshit alliance to attack Yan, in his eyes It is not worth mentioning here.

Compared with Liu Fu, Chang Wei and other old officials and generals in the palace, the court ministers who came from Jinling were all frowning.

Although they were once the pro-war faction in the court, this alliance to attack Yan really scared them.

The Beidi alone in this alliance was the nightmare of Dasong back then.

Now it also includes seven powerful families and a Dongying across the sea from Dasong.

How can they not be worried when such a huge force unites to attack Yanzhou.

But the King of Yan and his own The old subordinates seemed to be relaxed about this matter, which made them unable to say the negative suggestions in their mouths.

Yang Feng looked at Chang Wei and other generals, and then looked at his former subordinates.

Then, he shook his head helplessly.

The longer he lived in Yancheng, the more he found that the officials and generals trained by the King of Yan had a spirit different from that of the court officials.

Especially when facing difficulties, the difference between this and the old court officials became more obvious.

The King of Yan and his subordinates were often not afraid of hardships and were full of fighting spirit, while the court ministers were submissive. Yes, he was undecided.

This completely different situation made him feel a sense of enlightenment.

Even if Yanzhou was handed over to the court ministers, it would probably become the same as the previous Dasong court in the end.

So, at this moment, he supported the King of Yan very much, and also supported the King of Yan to exclude Emperor Zhao Heng from the core of government affairs.

Let Zhao Heng eat, drink and have fun, and let the officials from Jinling take some idle positions.

After a pause, he said: "The old minister supports Your Highness. If Your Highness can use the old minister, the old minister will go through fire and water without hesitation."

Zhao Xu looked at Yang Feng and smiled.

The old ministers from Jinling still centered on Yang Feng and Mi Yan.

Yang Feng's statement was basically to suppress different voices.

Although Zhao Xu didn't care about the voices of these old ministers from Jinling at all.

However, he felt it was still necessary to maintain harmony in the court.

During this period, many officials, merchants and royal family members fled from the south one after another. Adding together, these people reached 80,000.

This number is not much for Zhao Xu. After all, Jinling was once a prosperous city with a population of nearly 1.5 million.

These people came with wealth and now have become the main consumer force in Yancheng.

He also counted on these people to prosper Yanzhou's business.

Therefore, on the surface, we have to give them some face.

With Yang Feng's support, there was no objection to the strategy of the Yan Alliance.

At this time, a minister suddenly came out: "Your Highness, I have something to report."

Zhao Xu looked over and saw that this was an old minister who came from Jinling. He was a member of the royal family. He was currently serving as the clan magistrate. His name was Zhao Fan.

Realizing something, he asked: "What's the matter?"

"Your Highness, since the Jinling Rebellion, the monthly salary of the royal family members has been suspended. Now many members of the family are living in distress. I hope that Your Highness will be kind and can restore the monthly salary and annual salary. Otherwise, the royal family members will live on the streets, which will bring shame to the royal family. ”

When Zhao Fan said these words, Liu Fu's expression changed slightly.

Throughout the dynasties, the royal family has been supported by the court, but this has also become a heavy financial burden for each generation of the court.

In fact, when these royal families first arrived in Yanzhou, someone proposed it, but the King of Yan refused to agree.

Now, Zhao Fan, the clan leader, raised this issue in front of King Yan.

It proves that the royal clan is becoming more and more anxious about this matter.