Seeing Sun Ran and Fa Jing leave, Tao Seventeen stepped forward and said, "Thank you, official." In the past few days, I have been annoyed to death by my grandson! ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "This grandson is so slippery, his words cannot be trusted." When he was arrested earlier, he said that the bronze objects he received were all calculated according to their weight and according to the price of copper. Now I know that he received a fixed fee of fifty yuan from Ciyuan Temple. Seventeen, have you ever calculated how much copper you can buy for fifty dollars? The ones we found in his house are worth fifty times! ”

Tao Qiyi patted his head: "As soon as the official said, it's really like this!" Could it be that this old man also hid bronze objects privately? ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Whether he has a private collection of bronze utensils, or he has money in his hand, he wants to rely on the money of Ciyuan Temple by doing things there from you, and he must find out in the future." Let him cast a bronze bell for Ciyuan first, if this bell is cast well, it is fine, if it is not cast well, hum-"

Tao Seventeen said: "Even if the bell of Ciyuan Temple is cast, the officials can clean him up." This old man, who has cast bronze and iron tools all his life, has good skills, but he refuses to do it well in my place. ”

Du Zhongxiao raised his head suddenly: "What, he usually does things secretly and treacherously?" ”

Tao Seventeen shook his head again and again: "On the contrary, let him do whatever he wants, very hard." However, he does what others say, and never speaks when casting. Sometimes it is broken, and he sees it in his eyes, but he does not open his mouth. ”

Hearing this, Du Zhongxiao breathed a sigh of relief: "I see. This old man's mind is clearly messing around with you, deliberately making people think that he is useless. It's just that he is afraid of showing his ability and being favored by others, and when the time comes, he is not allowed to leave. The careful thinking of a small businessman, this old man's vision is so good, no wonder he can only hide in the countryside to make money. ”

Tao Seventeen nodded yes. This kind of careful thinking is not harmful, but it makes Tao Qiqi hate itchy. I know that he has the ability, but he won't help you. He cast things badly, he looked innocent, and put all the blame on others.

Du Zhongxiao didn't need to worry about such a small businessman, otherwise he would have a way to clean up Sun Ran. There is a huge disparity in status between the two, and Sun Ran's little tricks are useless in front of Du Zhongxiao.

Let Ciyuan Temple collect copper, then cast the bell, and take the initiative to help Sun Ran, Du Zhongxiao has his own intentions. The iron cannon cast in Xiangzhou now, although it is easy to carry, is too small. For defending the city, the equipment for attacking the city is sufficient, but for the siege, it is far from enough. To change the current situation of the Sanya forbidden army resisting firearms, larger artillery is needed to show them their power.

A cannon of several hundred catties or even thousands of catties, with the current iron, there is no certainty. Without a long time of experimentation, Du Zhongxiao did not dare to act lightly. In the early days, the cannon was still cast in copper.

Du Zhongxiao is now in charge of the Qing important ministry, and the official does it easily, but his subordinates have no resources, and many things cannot be done. Sun Ran can cast hundreds of catties of bronze bells, and there is a way to cast hundreds of catties of copper cannons, which is a rare opportunity.

If Sun Ran successfully casts the bronze bell of Ciyuan Temple, Du Zhongxiao can write off his previous affairs. Provide the raw materials himself and let him try to cast a bronze cannon. missed this opportunity, Du Zhongxiao didn't know when he would be able to be a landlord again.

The king of Beizhou is at his residence, Wang Bei sits in the middle, the party members Zhang Luan and Bu Ji are on both sides, and the Maitreya leader from the nearby state army sits at a long table, eating meat in large pieces and drinking wine in large bowls, which is very lively.

After three rounds of drinking, Zhang Luan said loudly: "Today, the brothers gathered together to discuss major matters to welcome the heavens!" ”

Bu Ji said: "A few days ago, I waited for a bath and fasting, and I sincerely divined and got an auspicious lot. In the spring of next year, when Maitreya comes into the world, he will kill all the demons in the world and open a peaceful and prosperous world. We will welcome the will of heaven and the people, and take the world of the Zhao family! ”

The crowd applauded.

Someone said: "In the past few years, the imperial court has been defeated in the northwest in successive battles, the government has looted people's wealth, the people are unbearable, and there are many uprisers. Not to mention far away, in the past few years, there have been incidents in the military and soldiers of Yizhou and Yizhou, but it is a pity that they have been spun up and down, and they cannot become a big thing. We need to learn from their lessons and plan in detail. As soon as the banner of righteousness is raised, the incense people follow us with their heads up, and they should not be careless. ”

Zhang Luan said: "I convened you today to discuss this matter. ”

There is a lot of discussion below, and there is everything to say. Some suggested that on the appointed date, several states would raise their flags together, seize the city first, and then make contact. Others gathered their forces in one place, focusing on capturing one or several states and confronting the imperial court. There are different opinions, and there is nothing reliable.

Seeing that no one put forward any constructive suggestions, Zhang Luan raised the wine bowl, drank a large bowl of wine with everyone, and said loudly: "Our brothers and the incense lord have consulted, and the incense people in all states will do things on the New Year's Day. At the time of the New Year, most of the officials in the government go to the temple to pray for blessings, and there is no one in the city to guard it, which is the best time. Let's go to several states together, first open the armor warehouse, take the sword and gun, kill the Taishou, and take the city of Honshu first! ”

Everyone applauded together.

Only Pan Fangjing, who was sitting next to Zhang Luan, said: "In my opinion, this matter can't be so reckless. There are many talented people in our incense community, but there is a lack of people who are famous and can give advice. When I heard about three points in my spare time, what kind of hero is the queen? In the first half of his life, he was displaced, defeated repeatedly, and did not have a city. Only with the assistance of Prime Minister Zhuge Cheng did he first get Jingzhou, and then take Yizhou, and have a foundation. Our brothers, there is a shortage of someone like Prime Minister Zhuge now. Without such a person in charge of the overall situation, it is difficult to create a foundation. ”

Zhang Luan said: "According to my brother, who is the current Prime Minister Zhuge ? ”

Pan Fangjing said: "Now Jia Changchao, who knows the Daimyo Mansion, is full of poetry and books, and no one in the world knows his knowledge?" He is known for his learning, and for decades, he has lectured on the history of the Bible to today's officials. If you have his help, you can achieve great things! ”

Bu Ji on the other side said with a smile: "This Jia Xianggong is a prime minister, but I am afraid that he will not have the talent of Wolong." He is good at history and knowledge, but I am afraid that he has not read a few military books, and he will not be able to march and fight, so what is the use of coming! ”

Pan Fangjing said: "That's not what I said. These scholars have the world's affairs hidden in their chests, and their words are worthy of us racking our brains and thinking about it for countless hours. Not to mention the previous dynasty, even the founding of Taizu in this dynasty is also thanks to the secretary of Zhao Pu. You don't hear people say, for many years after the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, the Queen Mother didn't call Zhao Pu's name and called him the secretary. Until Emperor Taizong, he said that the secretary should do his best to assist and not compare with his own children. It is conceivable that in order to achieve great things, there must be such scholars under him. ”

Wang Ze, who was on the throne, saw Pan Fangjing insisting and said to him: "Brother, even if it is as you said, how can you recruit Jia Xianggong?" ”

Pan Fangjing said: "We will wait for the action, welcome the heavens, and meet the will of the people, and the big things will be done." As long as I meet Jia Xianggong face to face and tell him that he has a chance to break the sky, a character like him naturally knows that he should follow the true destiny. ”

Bu Ji smiled and asked, "What if Jia Xianggong doesn't know the secret of heaven and arrests his brother and tortures him and leaks our secrets?" ”

Pan Fangjing said angrily: "I have a sharp blade, if Jia Xianggong doesn't know the heavenly opportunity, it can be seen that it is not the person we are looking for, just kill him with a knife." If I don't kill him, I'll end myself, and I'll miss a big deal! ”

Seeing that Pan Fangjing was careless and said seriously, the others were silent.