Wei Zheng shook his head and replied, "Lord Wang, you just said that this is a year later..."

"Maybe within this year, we have already bought the title deed in the hands of King Jin. Moreover, no one knows what will become of Shanxi and Taiyuan in a year's time? ”

In fact, there was a sentence that Wei Zheng did not say in his heart, that is: "A year later, I have already passed through Guò Tuntian in my hands and mastered a large amount of grain that the imperial court did not have." Not only that, but it also has tens of thousands of elite Haw Par troops and 100,000 local garrisons. ”

"With such a huge strength in hand, I no longer need to look at the imperial court and His Majesty."

"When the time comes, if this King of Jin really wants to snatch back these tuntians from his own hands, then don't blame yourself for being polite, provoking yourself, and even the King of Jin will clean up together... Wei Zheng is confident, in the face of the more than 100,000 troops in his hands, and in the face of the millions of loads of grain that he is about to hand over to the imperial court, Emperor Chongzhen, who is far away in the capital, will definitely think about whether to stand on his side, or for the sake of King Jin, who cannot provide him with the slightest help, he will push himself to the opposite side. ”

Thinking about it, Wei Zheng was not so arrogant that he directly revealed his thoughts to the two subordinates in front of him who had just served him.

Under Wang Yang's thoughtful gaze, Wei Zheng directly opened his mouth and ordered: "General Wang, after you go down, you will immediately transfer five hundred elites from the army to surround the Jin Palace" in the name of protecting the Jin Palace. Since the King of Jin has proposed that we send troops to protect him, then we will have a thorough protection. Anyone who wants to enter the Jin Palace, must be interrogated clearly, and we must not be allowed to hear the news that we are in Tuntian, Taiyuan Mansion. Leak to King Jin...."

"Lord Wang. Your first priority is. After General Wang completed the siege of the Jin Palace, he immediately organized the displaced people to carry out Tuntian to ensure the stability of Taiyuan Mansion......"

In the next half month, every state capital in Shanxi was requisitioned by Wei.

Under the rectification of a series of iron-fisted measures by Wei Zheng, Shanxi officialdom directly became unprecedentedly clear. Of course, as the initiator and implementer of the entire plan, Wei Zheng has also gained a lot...

In addition to the fact that every state capital in Shanxi has installed a large number of henchmen who are attached to him. The biggest gain is nothing less than the income from the robbery of corrupt officials and corrupt officials.

When Wei Zheng returned to the Datong Governor's Mansion, in addition to a few talents found along the way, there were hundreds of carts full of various finances.

At the gate of Datong City, after greeting Zhou Shuyuan, who came to greet him, Wei Zheng directly pointed to a few behind him, and for the Daming officialdom, a few officials who were completely out of the stream said: "Military advisor, these people are all brought back by me along the way." The ability is not bad, you first arrange for them to go to the Governor's Mansion to do some paperwork and other things. After a period of observation. Then, according to their specific abilities, they will be assigned specific positions..."

"As for the silver stolen from corrupt officials and corrupt officials, I will immediately arrange for someone to count and put it into the treasury......"

For these officials, Zhou Shuyuan didn't show too much surprise on his face.

Because of the rules of the Ming Dynasty since the founding of the People's Republic of China, once a literati becomes a Xu official, even if he has the ability, it is impossible to become an official through the imperial examination.

Therefore, among the officials at the bottom of the Ming Dynasty, there are indeed a large number of talented people. Including himself, he was also born as a Xu official, and by chance, he became a military advisor of the Tiger and Leopard Army, and then he had his current status.

However, when Zhou Shuyuan heard Wei Zheng say that the hundreds of carts behind him were all loaded with property, a stunned and shocked expression appeared on his calm face......

According to the calculation of a big car containing 50,000 taels of silver, hundreds of big cars in front of you means tens of millions of taels of silver.

What Zhou Shuyuan didn't expect was that in the middle of these carts in front of him, in addition to most of them used to hold silver, there were also a small part, all of which were filled with gold and valuable antique calligraphy and paintings, which were rare and exotic treasures-....

If all the contents of these carts were converted into silver, they would be worth at least fifteen million taels.

Under Wei Zheng's gaze, Zhou Shuyuan, who was shocked, directly asked: "General, these belongings are all obtained from your raid in Shanxi..."

After receiving Wei Zheng's affirmative answer, the shock on Zhou Shuyuan's face was quickly replaced by anger.

Then, with a face full of hatred, he said: "I really didn't expect that there are so many corrupt officials and corrupt officials in one Shanxi, and they have embezzled so much silver... Now I finally know how there are so many homeless people in Shanxi who can't even eat a full meal. It turns out that the money in the hands of the common people has been eaten by these corrupt officials and corrupt officials..."

After some emotion, Zhou Shuyuan continued: "However, this silver is really timely..."

Speaking of this, Zhou Shuyuan directly regarded this place as the study of the Governor's Mansion, and reported: "Your Excellency the Governor, don't you know....In the more than 20 days since you left, the silver of our Governor's Mansion has been spent like flowing water. ”

"Although the first shipments of the refined salt and glass workshops brought us more than two million silver trucks, the silver was still not enough to spend..."

"If you come back five days late, the money in the treasury of the Governor's Palace will be spent..."

"Well, now, with this silver, whether it is the expansion of the Haw Par Army or the expansion of the Equipment Division, you can let go of your hands and feet, and you will never slow down because of the problem of silver..."

Among all the layouts in Shanxi, the most important thing for Wei Zheng is the Equipment Division.

Without the weapons and ammunition produced by the Armament Division, there would be no way for the Haw Par Army to expand its army.

The Haw Par Army has no way to expand its army, and it does not have enough strength and the imperial court to protect all the layouts it has carried out in Shanxi...

Therefore, after hearing Zhou Shuyuan mention the Equipment Division, Wei Zheng's eyes lit up directly, and he subconsciously asked.

"Strategist, what's going on... Didn't I say when I left Datong that other plans can be stopped, except for the expansion of the Equipment Division, so that the Equipment Division can quickly start production, and this plan cannot be stopped......."

Zhou Shuyuan hurriedly shook his head and explained: "General, don't worry, the subordinate knows the importance of the Equipment Department to us, and in the past month, I have almost stayed in the Equipment Department..."

"After a month of development, the most important component of the Armament Division, the firearms workshop, has begun to go into production. Not only that, but in order to ensure the supply of iron, we have fired several small iron mines......"

"Thanks to our efforts, the capacity of the firearms workshop has increased from 1,000 per month a month ago to 3,000 per month now... According to this development momentum, after half a year, after all the workshops under the Equipment Department are put into operation, the output of the firearms workshops will be directly increased to 5,000 rods per month. ”

"Not only that, but the artillery workshop under the Armament Division has also been put into production ... Using our method of producing musket barrels, the artillery workshop has succeeded in creating twenty medium-sized Franc cannons out of fine iron..."

"Compared with the artillery ordered by the imperial court, the artillery we built was made because of the use of fine iron, and the wall of the barrel was very thin. Not only is it lightweight, but it also has a longer range ...

"In addition, the flowering shell that you specially explained, the general, and the ammunition workshop have also created a sample ......"

"After testing, although some shells exploded after they landed, and even worse, they exploded directly in the air, and there were still some hidden dangers... However, according to the feedback from the artillery regiment, the power of this flowering shell is very high, and it is hoped that the ammunition workshops will immediately produce it, and a small number of troops will be equipped for training ...

After listening to Zhou Shuyuan's introduction to the Equipment Division, the expression on Wei Zheng's face has changed from calm at the beginning to excitement, then from excitement to excitement, and finally from excitement to shock...

Then, he ordered directly to Zhou Shuyuan: "Military Division, the matter here will be handed over to you....I have decided, I will go to the Equipment Division immediately....I don't really look at these equipment, I feel uneasy..."

After a day of galloping, the tired Wei Zheng finally walked into the former Lingqiu County Ya, which is now the headquarters of the Equipment Division.

In the face of Wei Zheng, who came in a hurry, although his face was already old, Wang Tiezhong, the director of the Equipment Department, who was shocked, directly showed a complex expression of surprise and surprise on his face.

Quickly walked in front of Wei Zheng, knelt on the ground, and said excitedly: "Your Excellency, see the governor..."

"Wang Lao..."For Wang Tiezhong, a skilled old man, Wei Zheng has always called him Wang Lao.

Therefore, as soon as Wang Tiezhong knelt on the ground, Wei Zheng walked into the county office quickly and helped him up...

Then, he said with emotion: "At such an old age, don't kneel....you have to keep your body, continue to work for the Equipment Division, and produce more and better weapons and equipment for the Haw Par Army......

Wang Tiezhong was excited, and his words were full of trembling.

Under Wei Zheng's gaze, he said excitedly: "Please rest assured, Lord Governor, this old bone can work for at least a few years, and he will definitely help your Excellency manage the Equipment Division..."

Wei Zheng nodded, and bluntly stated the specific purpose of his coming: "Elder Wang, the reason why I came in such a hurry is because after listening to the introduction of the Military Equipment Division, I was anxious to see the results of the Equipment Division..."

"It's still an hour before it gets dark, and I'd like to see the artillery made by the artillery workshop and the flowering shells produced by the ammunition workshop......"

After a steel cannon barrel weighing no more than 500 catties appeared in front of Wei Zheng, Wei Zheng's first thought was: Isn't this a heavy mortar that often appears on the battlefield in later generations...

Yes, it is a heavy mortar, the only difference is that this heavy mortar does not have a special bracket, and the barrel is thicker, the barrel wall is thicker, and the tail of the barrel has a small hole inserted into the arquebus... (To be continued......)