Vol 8 Chapter 399: Gun

  Zhao Hai entered the study of the Emperor Xian and saluted the Emperor, but the Emperor did not let Zhao Hai get up. Instead, he looked at Zhao Hai and said, "Zhao Hai, let’s talk about it. What have you been doing with the Twelve Guards these days."
When Zhao Hai heard the immortal emperor’s tone, he knew that the immortal emperor must be aware of the training of the twelve guards. He quickly said: "If you return to your majesty, the twelve guards have started training recently, but because of their long time No training was conducted, so the minister only allowed them to train in platoons. The purpose was to let them know the importance of discipline. Only in this way can order and execution be prohibited. Because the twelve guards lacked ordnance, the two sides did not give ten. The second guard issued any new ordnance, and the previous ordnance of the twelve guards was no longer usable, and was later ordered by the minister to make farm tools for farming, so now the twelve guards can only use bamboo poles as weapons , Conduct simple queue training." Zhao Hai answered seriously.
Hearing what Zhao Hai said, the emperor slapped the table and said loudly: "You still know, why do you need to train like this? Are you not afraid of shame? My face is lost to you, do you know? Now Xiandu calls you General Zhugan, how about it? Does this name sound good?"
  Zhao Hai hurriedly said: "Your majesty calms down, and the minister is guilty, please punish your majesty." Zhao Hai didn't say anything more, just asked the immortal emperor to punish him.
The Immortal Emperor looked at Zhao Hai, took a deep breath, and then said in a deep voice: "I also know the situation at the Twelve Guards. It is not easy for you now. The left and right sides will not give you ordnance, and I don't have any weapons. Ordnance, even if it’s Qinglin Mountain that can produce some ordnance, it's all supplied to other armies, so you still have to insist on it for a while. It would be better if we can solve the ordnance problem by ourselves, but I don’t think it is necessary to train with bamboo poles. ."
"Your Majesty Rong, there is a reason why the ministers use bamboo poles for training. There are large unowned bamboo forests in the twelve-guard garrison area. The bamboos in the bamboo forest are very tough. Therefore, the minister is going to use those bamboos to make use of those disciples. Cleaver knotted bamboo strips, and then twisted into bamboo rods, such bamboo rods will be very hard, and also have strong toughness, the most important thing is that as long as the tip of the gun is installed, it is a long spear which is the most economical The cost is a kind of weapon, so the minister asked those sergeants to use bamboo poles as weapons for training so that we would need a lot of bamboo poles and no one would doubt that we could chop more bamboo and make gun poles. With the spearhead, we also have weapons, so the minister asked them to use bamboo poles as weapons for training."
  Xiandi was taken aback when he heard Zhao Hai say this, and then he looked at Zhao Hai with a little puzzled: "Really?"
  Zhao Hai hurriedly said: "It is true. Your Majesty Minister has a prepared gun here, please take it out."
Immortal Emperor nodded and said: "Okay, take it out." Zhao Hai responded, and then he moved his hand, and a long pole about ten feet long appeared in front of him, and he lifted the pole with both hands. stand up.
The emperor pointed at the gun, and Wei Xiaode immediately took the gun and took it in front of the emperor. The emperor took a look at the gun and found that the gun was only thick in one grip, not completely round. There was some pressure in his hand. The most important thing was that there was a layer of hemp rope wrapped around the barrel of the gun, which made the entire barrel of the gun look rough and a little bit pierced.
The immortal emperor looked at the gun barrel and said, "This is the barrel you made? Why is this rough hemp rope used outside?" The immortal emperor really doesn't understand why such rough hemp rope is used outside. It's not very comfortable in your hand.
  Zhao Hai hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, because the bamboo strips are entangled with this hemp rope, so that the gun barrel made will not be slippery, and it will be very strong."
The emperor took the gun and twisted it with his hand, and the gun was unscrewed, and the bamboo strips inside were all separated. The emperor took a closer look at the bamboo strips inside, and it was indeed all bamboo strips of the same thickness. , And after a simple polishing, it looked very good, and the emperor couldn't help but nodded.
Then the emperor handed the gun pole to Wei Xiaode next to him, and then said to Zhao Hai: "You have a good idea. Then, I will let them make some gun heads and give them to you, and you will go back and take a good look. Train, I hope the twelve guards can become an army in your hands. As for the rumors this time, let him go. Let the left and right sides be proud for a period of time. Later, when there is a chance, it is not too late to clean up them."
Zhao Hai responded, and the Emperor Xian said, "Get up." After Zhao Hai thanked him, he stood up. Emperor Xian took another look at the gun pole, and then he sighed slightly and said to Zhao Hai: " Speaking of it, I am sorry for you. It was the twelve guards I asked you to go to, but they did not give you any help. I am sorry for you."
  Zhao Hai hurriedly said: "Your Majesty must not say that. The minister dare not be. Your Majesty has taken care of the minister very much. This time, the minister is not good, and he did not report to your majesty in advance. Please forgive me."
Immortal Emperor waved his hand, and then he sighed lightly: "The two phases of the left and right have recently given all the ordnance to the armies of the cities below. Not only have all the armies of the cities replaced their weapons, but they have also begun to expand. It is clear that you are coming for me, but your twelve guards will not give you a single weapon. Otherwise, you will not be training with bamboo poles."
Wei Xiaode said at this time: "Your Majesty, the old slave feels that this matter can be mentioned at the Great Court, and the left and right sides can directly distribute ordnance to the twelve and four guards, but there is no need to make too many demands. If you want to come to the left and right, they should agree, but the ordnance they gave to the twelve and four guards must be the most broken, but as long as they give it, then the twelve guards can make those weapons into spearheads. Then they have weapons."
The emperor thought for a while, nodded and said: "Okay, the next big dynasty meeting, you should mention it to Grandpa Liu. It's best to just get this matter done directly, I won't mention it, otherwise, it's a matter of both sides. Various conditions must be set again, and if I mention such a thing, it will seem like showing them weakness, so this matter is still up to you."
Wei Xiaode hurriedly responded, and the emperor turned his head and said to Zhao Hai: "Zhao Aiqing, you are going to be wronged again in this matter." To be honest, the emperor really feels that I am sorry for Zhao Hai, Zhao Hai is the leader of the twelve guards. , Now that his army has no weapons, but he can't help Zhao Hai too much. This is really unreasonable.
Zhao Hai quickly said: "Your Majesty does not need to be like this. This is what the minister should do. As long as he can serve his majesty, the minister will not feel wronged." Zhao Hai's words made the emperor grateful for a while, and the emperor stepped forward. He patted Zhao Hai on the shoulder and said: "Okay, Zhao Hai, you are good, you go back first, and you should train when you need to train. This is the last time I will take care of the twelve and four guards. Everything in the Second Guard and Fourth Guard City is thought to be your master. Go ahead."
Zhao Hai responded and bowed to the immortal emperor, and then exited the immortal emperor's study. The immortal watched Zhao Hai leave, then turned his head and glanced at the rough barrel of the gun. He sighed slightly, and then he was cold again. He snorted, and then said: "Left and right sides, good, really good, it is really cruel to force the generals under the minister to use such weapons."
Wei Xiaode also spoke at this time: "Your Majesty, the left and right sides are now expanding their army. Once they have completed their expansion, it will be difficult for them to be suppressed. Your Majesty, do you think we should think of ways to suppress them. Them."
The emperor thought for a while, then shook his head and sighed: "Now we are basically in a state of balance with the left and right sides. They want to expand their army, but even if their expansion is completed, their military strength will be the same as ours. Among them, if we suppress them at this stage, they will definitely counterattack. They may not be able to attack the twelve guards. After all, the twelve guards have not formed combat effectiveness, but they will attack the frontiers. In that case, it will only be more troublesome, so let's bear with it first."
Wei Xiaode nodded, and then said: "Your Majesty, the chamber of commerce formed by the two parties recently and our Dongwei has been more robbing people. Under their coercion and temptation, some businessmen have invested in them. , Now in the cities of the fairy world, there are about two levels of merchants controlled by us, and about two levels of merchants controlled by the left and right phases, and the remaining merchants, they have begun to automatically grab groups and combine them. The situation is almost obvious. Whoever can win these grouped businessmen will become the biggest winner."
  Xiandi nodded, and then said in a deep voice: "You said those businessmen have already started to hold a group, can they really survive it?"
Wei Xiaode shook his head, and said in a deep voice: "This is really hard to say, but your Majesty, the prices of some commodities on the market have risen a lot. Obviously those merchants are planning to increase prices to make up for the high amounts. If the tax loss continues in this way, I am afraid that the price of the materials on the market will soar, which is also very dangerous."
Hearing what Wei Xiaode said, the immortal emperor was stunned. Then his face changed involuntarily. He then said: "I said before that the agricultural tax cannot be increased, but if the price of the goods rises, it will be equivalent to a disguised form. If the agricultural tax is raised, the world will really be in chaos by then. If that is the case, then it will really be over."
Wei Xiaode said solemnly: "Yes, Your Majesty, so at this time, the old slave felt that we must find a way to not increase the price of the product, because once the price of this product rises, it is not easy to drop it. Up."
The immortal emperor nodded, and then said: "Come here, call Liu Banban." The immediately responded, and then went to call Liu Zhong. For such a major event, the immortal emperor felt that it was necessary to have it. Liu Zhong was present, and he was sure of discussing with them. When it was the two of them, he worried that there was no good way.
Soon Liu Zhong arrived at the study of the immortal emperor. After giving the immortal emperor's gift, the immortal emperor asked Wei Xiaode to tell Liu Zhong about the things they had discussed before, and Liu Zhong looked solemn after hearing Wei Xiaode's words. It is indeed very difficult, and he has no good way for a while.