In the palace!

Li Shimin listened to Pang De's respectful report on the matter of the firearms supervisor, and when he heard Merton's arrangement, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

"That's fine, so that the tragedy of the Divine Daoist will not be repeated." Li Shimin said.

Even he could not find fault with this fire prevention arrangement, so that the threat of fire in the firearms supervisor could be minimized.

And don't look at Li Shimin's usual unceremonious attitude towards Merton, but if he doesn't pay attention to it, he won't let the most elite hundred horsemen go to guard the firearms prison.

And Merton is not only very important to the Mo family, but also to the entire Tang Dynasty, the two ink art exhibitions fully prove the value of the Mo family and Merton, if Merton has a mistake, it is probably the biggest loss of Datang.

"In this way, this kid Merton is honestly staying in the firearms prison." Li Shimin was suddenly surprised and said, I haven't heard the news of the Mo family's toss for many days, and I really don't get used to it.

Pang De bowed and said: "Back to Your Majesty, Marquis Mo has been in the firearms supervisor for food and accommodation recently, and he has been urging the firearms supervisor to hurry up for several days, but he has not taken a step out of the firearms supervisor. ”

Li Shimin snorted coldly: "This kid shouldn't be here to save money, even to save money!" ”

Pang De grinned, did not answer this sentence, and presented a fold and said: "This is the fold of the double of the firearms supervisor presented by Mohou, and I also ask Your Majesty to approve it." ”

"Double it!" Li Shimin frowned.

Merton's kid is good now, he is not defeated by his own family, and he is defeated by the imperial court, and the craftsmen of the firearms prison are first placed in the Huangzhuang, and then free medical treatment, and finally the money is doubled, a typical ruined style.

He has no opinion on doubling these craftsmen, he attaches great importance to gunpowder, this kind of weapon that can destroy the city and destroy the pass, is the foundation of Datang's foothold in the world! After all, the craftsmen of the firearms superintendent have been restricted, and more compensation should be made.

However, when he saw one of the inconspicuous names on the fold, his eyes suddenly narrowed, and he said coldly: "Morton, you little catfish is really slippery, it turns out that you have this idea, and you also want to double it." ”

I saw that Murton secretly added his name to the fold, but unfortunately it was discovered by the sharp-eyed Li Shimin.

Li Shimin waved his hand, erased Morton's name, and said, "Except for this kid, Morton, everything else has doubled." ”

"Yes!" Pound replied.

"How's gunpowder made now?" Li Shimin breathed another breath, and suddenly asked with great joy in his heart.

Pang Deyu reported: "According to Deng Chongyu's report, the first batch of about 5,000 catties of gunpowder has been made, and it is waiting for the hundred horsemen to send it to the gunpowder base. ”

"Five thousand pounds!" Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction.

Merton, this kid spends a lot of money, but he is also neat in doing things, he can produce 5,000 catties of gunpowder in ten days, and when it is time to go on the expedition, he will definitely be able to produce tens of thousands of catties of gunpowder, which is enough for the battle of Tuyuhun.

For Merton's proposal to allow the production and storage of gunpowder, as well as various secrecy measures, Li Shimin's heart was even deeper.

"No wonder the secrecy work is done so well, even ......" Li Shimin smiled and paused to speak.

No matter how well Merton's secrecy work is, he still hasn't escaped his eyes, but the only thing that makes him angry is that he hasn't been able to crack Merton's cipher love letter so far.

"Don't let me hold on to the evidence!" Li Shimin sneered.

When Li Shimin's will to double his fortune was transmitted to the firearms prison, the entire firearms prison suddenly boiled.

"Thank you, Lord Sake!" All the craftsmen bowed heartily when they met Merton.

As an ordinary craftsman, all he wants is to support his family, although the task of the firearms supervisor is a bit dangerous and demanding, but when he sees the double portion, everyone's complaints have long since disappeared.

"That's what everyone deserves!" Morton smiled, but he couldn't help dripping blood in his heart, Li Shimin was so stingy, but everyone's money had doubled, but his was still unchanged, wasn't this an opportunity to retaliate?

It has been a full month since the re-establishment of the firearms prison, and tomorrow is a day off, and when the sun is setting in the west, one by one the craftsmen are escorted by hundreds of cavalry soldiers, and they all leave happily.

"Isn't Lord Mo going back?" Xue Rengui saw that everyone had already left, but Merton still had no intention of moving, so he couldn't help but ask strangely.

Mo Dun's face suddenly stiffened, and he shook his head and said: "Mo is entrusted by the emperor, and the firearms supervisor has not made an inch, so it's okay to return to Mo Mansion, so it's better to continue to specialize in firearms in the firearms supervisor." ”

Xue Rengui suddenly said with admiration on his face: "Lord Mo is really loyal, and he is a model for my generation. ”

Merton's face turned red, he didn't want to go back, but he didn't dare to go back, tomorrow was the day when the ink magazine was released, and Liang Zhu was going to be serialized for the next time, he didn't want to be blocked by the people of the entire Chang'an City to send blades, so he could only hide in the firearms prison.

"Captain Xue, didn't you go back either?" Merton hurriedly changed the subject.

Xue Rengui shook his head and said: "The last general's home is in Hedong, and he can't get home in just one day, and he has no relatives in Chang'an City, so naturally there is no place to go." ”

Merton nodded and suddenly asked: "I heard that Captain Xue was originally a son of a good family in Hedong, why did he suddenly remember to join the army and enter the hundred cavalry." ”

Xue Rengui glanced at Mo Dun strangely and said, "Speaking of which, this matter is also related to Lord Mo. ”

"Oh!" Merton suddenly raised his eyebrows and listened to Xue Rengui's words.

"When the Mohou first entered the country's prison, he even did three poems on the side, each sentence is popular, fascinating, farming in the original family, just some strength, listened to the three poems of Mohou, passionate, eager to immediately devote himself to the battlefield, after entering the army, just in time to catch up with the hundred horsemen to select people, in the heart of Chang'an City, joined the hundred horses." Xue Rengui said proudly.

Merton suddenly realized that the butterfly effect turned out to be the effect of his own side plug three poems, and with Xue Rengui's skills, joining the hundred horses must be the right intention.

"I didn't expect you and me to have such a fate, and it is God's will to be able to work together at this moment." Merton said weakly.

Xue Rengui nodded thoughtfully, and couldn't help but sigh at the wonder of fate.

"That's right! Mohou's ink journal is very fond of it, especially the Liang Zhu made by Mohou, I really don't get tired of reading it! Xue Rengui said excitedly when he saw the author.

"Really?" Merton laughed dryly.

"By the way, I don't know if Liang Shanbo will know about Zhu Yingtai's daughter next time?" Xue Rengui asked curiously.

"Uh-uh! The ink issue will be released tomorrow, and you will know it as soon as you see it, and there is no point in revealing it in advance. Merton fled as soon as he finished speaking.

"That's right!" Xue Rengui nodded approvingly.

Merton returned to the firearms prison and saw Xue Rengui who continued to patrol, and said silently in his heart: "I hope that after tomorrow, we will still be good friends." ”