Several principals of the Yaozhou Porcelain Guild talked in detail in the Prime Minister's Mansion for more than half an hour, and then left with heavy hopes. Although the prime minister did not make it clear, he did suggest that the rules of the guild should be universally respected, such as minimum wages and working hours. The guilds were implicitly encouraged to infiltrate the workshops that recruited the outcasts, and encouraged the outcasts to demand more wages.

Liu Yi watched them leave thoughtfully, and secretly sighed that this shopping mall was like a battlefield. These guild elders have been holding back, but they have secretly collected many rumors that are unfavorable to the newcomers, including hurting people by lowering prices, squeezing and exploiting apprentices, passing off inferior goods, fabricating and slandering peers, and so on. It's a pity that because each workshop is closed and the external precautions are very strict, no tangible evidence has been obtained in the case of lynching in the workshop.

Returning home from the mansion, Mrs. Lu lowered her official robe for Liu Yi and said in a low voice: "Those two Kanto scholars died in a foreign land, and the Bachelor's Mansion is raising money to donate to their families, and the slave family wants to take out fifty yuan of private money. The two Kanto villagers were supposed to visit in the afternoon, but she only waited for the news of their deaths, which inevitably made people feel sorry for her, and then hoped that the real murderer would be brought to justice as soon as possible.

Liu Yi's heart moved slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "The dead are gone, and the living are not good." The house donated 500 yuan, let's talk about doing our best. Seeing that he did not think that the victims were from the Kanto region and ignored them, Lu Shi's eyes were overjoyed. She put aside the prime minister's official robe and dressed him in a light and loose regular robe. After changing the robes and clothes for the prime minister, Lu went to serve dinner. However, today he only faced Liu Yi, and he stopped talking.

Seeing her like this, Liu Yi walked in front of him and said softly, "Madame seems to have something on her mind?" ”

Lu Shi was silent for a moment, and asked in a low voice, "Xianggong, has there been any clue to the mastermind behind the assassination?" ”

Liu Yi was slightly stunned, and said in a deep voice: "The imperial court is strictly investigating, and it will definitely be able to return justice to the two of them." "The specific progress of the case, but the tight-lipped is tight.

"It's clearly those profiteers!" Lu Shi's face was flushed, and he said indignantly, "Lock those cannibalistic workshop owners out of prison, and naturally bring the real culprits to justice." "Although she was born in the dust, she has a chivalrous temperament and is so uneven. Therefore, after the Dongren Society failed to ask to see Liu Yi, they turned to the friendship of their fellow villagers to ask to see the prime minister's wife.

Liu Yi smiled slightly, he was familiar with the woman's temperament, he took her in his arms, and said with a smile: "If the lady makes the Chang'an order, she will definitely be able to make the young people flee when they hear it." Lu knew that his husband would never reveal the facts of the case, but he still couldn't help but ask, gave him a blank look, and said angrily: "The court is so powerful, knowing that those are traitors, do you want to let them go unpunished?" She gently tied the knot in the straps of her robe with her hand.

After a long time, I heard Liu Yi seem to be talking to himself, and Lu Shi pricked up his ears to listen carefully, but he was reading a "Zhuangzi" in a low voice: "...... Liang Yu is more knife, cut also; The clan is more knife, and it is folded. The knife of this minister has been nineteen years, and thousands of cattle have been solved, and the blade is new to the sword. There is a gap in the other section, but there is no thickness in the blade; There is no thick into the room,..... I saw that it was difficult to do, and I was stunned, and I was too late. The knife is very small, and it has been solved, such as the land commission. Stand with a knife, look around for it, be full of ambition for it, and hide it with a good knife......"

Lu Shi realized that her husband was perfunctory, snorted, stretched out his finger and tapped on his chest, broke free from his arms, and hid in the inner room in a flower and willow. Liu Yi smiled slightly, shook the sleeves of his robe, and Shi Shiran followed.

It is easy to find the firearms department in the general's mansion the past officers have a gray face and the lowest chest mark knighthood and the yamen with the least hanging pennants on the wall is. Generals Wang Yunzhong and Zhang Shanfu jointly prepared for the establishment of an artillery battalion for field warfare here, and the meeting was not yet over. General Yang Shaojie of the Ordnance Department did not attend for some reason, but only invited the caster of light and heavy field artillery, and Master Chun Yuzhen was present to explain the performance of the new artillery.

Only a small percentage of the sergeants of the newly built artillery battalions came from the fire battalions of various cities, and most of them were from the infantry and cavalry battalions. In just ten days, the contradictions have been fully manifested. The infantry sergeant looked down on the gunners, saying that they had always hid behind the city, and that they were scoundrels and afraid of death. The gunners looked down on the cavalry sergeants, saying that these people had never even seen gunpowder, let alone artillery. Many gunners said that the other sergeants were a little more powerful than the minmen, and that they only served as coolies in the artillery battalion. If it weren't for the officer's bullet pressure, there would have been several group fights. Even the infantry troops, cavalry troops, and the former artillery officers were not convinced by each other.

"It's really difficult to find someone who is well expected to lead the whole battalion." Wang Yunzhong put the roster of officers and soldiers on the table and pushed it to the middle, as if the farther it was pushed, the farther away it would be from trouble. Ordinary battalions are elected from top to bottom. However, the experimental field artillery battalion is absolutely not good. Judging from what we have learned in the past ten days, the truly skilled gunners are arrogant and arrogant, but they are not recommended by many sergeants. If it was really recommended, Wang Yunzhong was really worried that the sergeants would nominate a reckless man who knew nothing about artillery. The reckless man can also become a "fierce general" in the infantry cavalry, but there is a greater chance of killing his own people here.

Zhang Shanfu, the general of the marching division, took the roster and turned the pages one by one with an expressionless face. If it was an ordinary battalion, the marching division would have strongly recommended the candidate. However, the firearms battalion was so special that the lieutenants and centurions of the marching division had only heard the sound of artillery at most, and had not even touched it. And what about the officers of the original city artillery battalion? Looking at the past line by line, the title is either a public servant or a material official. Let such people lead those commanders and superiors who have come down from the battlefield? There are even two Chehou who came over from the Chengying Army? "Don't even think about it." Zhang Shanfu couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head, secretly regretting that because he attached too much importance to the firearms battalion, the selected sergeant was afraid that he would not be proficient. He frowned, but said in his mouth: "Among the officers who are familiar with artillery, there is not a single military merit title who serves the public?" ”

"Not really." "yes." "yes." Several marching commanders next to him echoed one after another. The gunners of the city fire artillery battalion have almost never been on the battlefield, and the few military achievements and low titles are rare in the entire Xia Kingdom. No wonder he can't hold his head up in the army. Over time, many of them have become tired of habits, lack a sense of honor, bully novices, and reject dissidents.

Wang Yunzhong's black face was hot, but it was inconspicuous, and the long history of several firearms divisions around him was also speechless. Lowering his head and looking at the knight mark on his chest, although he was slandered in his heart, he could only endure the ridicule of the people in the marching division. The marching division is the most important military division of the General's Mansion, strategizing and winning thousands of miles away. The title of general is personally received by His Majesty the Emperor, and the position of the general in the military government is unshakable. However, the Raptors crossing the river can't be so point-in-cheek, and the Firearms Division is still counting on relying on artillery battalions that can be used for field battles.

The Firearms Division once proposed that only elite artillery battalions be selected from the city's fire artillery battalions to form field artillery battalions. The marching division said unceremoniously: "As for you city defense gunners who have never been on the battlefield, there is no sergeant protection from other arms, whether it is an infantry battalion or a cavalry battalion, five hundred people against five hundred, rush up and slaughter them directly." There was also a marching Sima who said: "To deal with those city defense gunners, how can you use the infantry cavalry battalion, and it is enough for the officials to catch quickly." "The Xia army has always advocated decisive victory in field battles, and the military camps are not built in the city. The contempt for the city defense army has been deep in the bones for a hundred years. Even if the military classics handed down from the founding dynasty repeatedly emphasized the role of firearms and fortifications, this mentality could not be eliminated.

There was silence at the conference table, and the marching division had already waited for the firearms department to offer to appoint a well-respected officer to serve as a lieutenant, and then the firearms division itself would subdue the gunners who were above the top. The people of the Firearms Division stiffened their faces and showed the momentum of guarding the capital, and they did not give in to death.

The atmosphere in the council hall was very depressing, and neither of the two military commanders would give in. Only the people in the Ordnance Department have a relaxed expression, and the sworn enemy of the Ordnance Department is Cao Cao, the coordinator of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and he has a transcendent status in the General's Mansion. In the tense air, only the sound of a bang-boom-boom gently flipping the roster of officers and men could be heard.

Suddenly, someone coughed to break the silence, and said in a deep voice: "Generals, this Marquis Zhao De is a great expert in artillery. ”

All the officers turned their heads to look together, and when they saw that it was Chun Yuzhen, a cannon casting master who had been sitting silently on the side, who had been sitting silently, they couldn't help but be surprised. Zhang Shanfu and Wang Yunzhong frowned at the same time, craftsmen from the civilian sector should not have attended this meeting, but the status and attitude of the Ordnance Department are really delicate, the two generals are unwilling to offend the Ordnance Department alone, neither of them is more true, and of course they will not discuss the personnel in the army with a craftsman. Who would have thought that this Master Chunyu would take the initiative to speak.

Being watched by everyone, Chun Yuzhen embarrassedly put down the roster, pushed it to the middle of the table, and explained: "General Zhang asked just now, it just so happened that I knew this Marquis Zhao Deche, he is a great expert in artillery. He rubbed his hands together, as if he was ashamed, hiding something.

"Really?" Wang Yunzhong remembered that he had also taken a photo with Zhao De, a centurion from the Chengying Army, and he had a good impression of him. is not very old, his military merits are not low, and his title is already a marquis. Among all the sergeants in the firearms battalion, only Zhao De and Wang Tongdeng were promoted to the titles of Marquis of Che.

Zhang Shanfu also remembers Zhao De. The coercion of the crown prince of Lumei and the seizure of the army in battle have to be impressive.

"Zhao De?" Zhang Shanfu stared at Chun Yu Zhen suspiciously, "He is actually proficient in artillery?" ”

"Exactly," Chun Yuzhen couldn't take a lot of care and stammered a little, "Zhao Chehou's familiarity with artillery is no less than mine." As soon as he said this, the officers present were in an uproar. Zhang Shanfu and Wang Yunzhong could hardly believe their ears. In this era, because firearms were not yet widely used in the world, the art of casting and manipulating artillery, artillery technology and artillery tactics were all mixed together. Chun Yuzhen is a master of cannon casting, and he is naturally also a master of testing guns. The elite gunners who operate this new type of artillery are all trained by him, and it can be said that they are apprentices who have not entered the door wall. Chun Yuzhen said that Zhao De's attainment in artillery is no less than his, so who else in the artillery battalion can match?

Zhang Shanfu curled his fingers, and his knuckles slammed on the roster of officers and soldiers: "Zhao De, the centurion of the seventh battalion of the original Chengying, the title of Marquis of Che." ”