Chapter Seventy-Six: Abundant Talents
Grandpa Xu's energy is really not small, and the proposal of the permanent left and right commanders of the Shenji Battalion was directly vetoed by the imperial court. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
At the same time, the consequences of Wei Liangdong's assassination were also revealed, the prefects of Yingtian, Zhenjiang, and Songjiang were deposed, and the Fengyang prefect and Wei Commander were directly escorted to Jingshi for questioning because of the rebellion of the Holy Mother of Mary.
There were more than a dozen vacancies in the entire Nanzhili at once, and Chang Wei, the celebrity in front of Wei Liangdong and the henchman of Grandpa Xu, was naturally valued. Both sides intended to let him hold important positions, but Chang Wei had a reason, not only pushed back the kindness of both parties, but even wanted to resign from the official position of the envoy of Beizhen.
Wei Liangdong naturally didn't allow it, so in order to win him over, he had to promote his relatives and friends.
Due to his military exploits, Fu Zhouzi was promoted to the governor of the Chinese military in Nanjing.
Fu Zhouzi's year can be described as a big ups and downs and a comeback. First, he was demoted from the staff of the third rank to the governor of the Nanjing Five Armies of the fifth grade, and now he is directly promoted to the senior official of the second rank under the coordination of Wei Liangdong and Xu Hongji.
The Governor's Office of the Chinese Military Governor in Nanjing was responsible for rectifying the equipment, training soldiers and horses, stationed at Wusongkou in Songjiang Prefecture, and guarding the mouth of the Yangtze River.
Chang Tong was also promoted from the Qing official of the Nanjing Criminal Department of the fifth grade to the prefect of Zhenjiang of the fourth grade, and became an important member of the party.
He Chong took over the official position of Chang Tong's Zhengwu Pinlang.
"Songjiang is the mouth of the Yangtze River, Zhenjiang is the confluence of the canal and the Yangtze River, both of which are important nodes on the south bank of the Yangtze River.
Chang Wei and his relatives and friends have always been confined to Nanjing and Suzhou. Nanjing is where Ying Tianfu is located, it is the southern capital of the Ming Dynasty, the status is transcendent, and there are many constraints on training and building guns in Nanjing, and it is easy to be interfered with, although there is now the support of Wei Liangdong and Grandpa Xu, but this is also equivalent to being manipulated by both sides, which is very unfree.
Chang Tong became the prefect of Zhenjiang and held the power of one party, things became completely different, and Chang Wei could run Zhenjiang into his own territory.
Zhenjiang is 400 miles away from Nanjing, 300 miles away from Suzhou, 300 miles away from Yangzhou in the north of the Yangtze River, and at the same time sits on the Yangtze River and the canal, the transportation is extremely developed, and the north-south freight and even overseas freight have to pass through here, and can also get the support of his mother's Huang family.
Although Chang Tong was only 30 years old, his six years of experience in officialdom had honed his old and mature official methods, and not long after he took office, he seized the feet of Danyang County Commander for corruption and bribery, and ordered him to resign from the old man. Ordered his cousin Huang Chongyao to temporarily receive the county order.
Hearing that Chang Wei was going to make a musket, Huang Chongyao sent him a firearms album, Chang Wei saw that it was the prototype of a flintlock pistol, and after questioning, he learned that this cousin was a disciple of Bi Maokang, the right attendant of the Nanjing Military Department.
He is good at firearms, proficient in Western-style muskets, and has been studying the improvement of bird guns for many years. Chang Wei used the techniques he learned in the system gun technique to build a few flintlock pistols, and then returned to Nanjing to meet Bi Maokang to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this gun with him.
Bi Maokang was immediately shocked when he saw the flintlock gun, praised him greatly, and immediately wrote to his friend, Xu Guangqi, a native of Shanghai County, Songjiang Prefecture.
The letter stated: "The flintlock pistol was improved on the basis of the revolver musket, the clockwork wheel of Tessie was removed, the flint was clamped to the jaws of the hammer, and a blow anvil was provided on the side of the fire hole, and when firing, the trigger was pulled, and under the action of the spring, the flint was hit heavily on the edge of the fire door, and sparks appeared, igniting the gunpowder and firing it." The firing process is greatly simplified, the firing rate and shooting accuracy are improved, and the ease of use ......"
Xu Guangqi, a big celebrity, Chang Wei has long admired him, and took this opportunity to visit Xu Guangqi in Shanghai with letters and flintlock pistols.
After seeing the flintlock pistol, Xu Guangqi was pleasantly surprised, but his attitude towards Chang Wei was quite cold, and he said: "Chang Daren is proficient in equipment, and he can do what his predecessors cannot, the old man admires, and it is good that such a sharp weapon as the flintlock pistol should not fall into the hands of crooked ministers!"
Xu Guangqi's thorny words suddenly reminded Chang Wei of his resume: Xu Guangqi served as the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, and studied for bachelors and other important official positions, and then resigned for offending Wei Zhongxian, so he wrote a new book on agricultural politics in his hometown of Shanghai County.
Chang Wei smiled slightly and said: "Mr. Xuanhu, don't want to treat Xiaosheng as Wei Liangdong's party, Xiaosheng has to marry Wei Liangdong as a last resort, and he is definitely not a treacherous person, I hope Mr. Xuanhu will see this clearly." ”
"Oh!" Xu Guangqi's eyes were shining, he didn't expect Chang Wei to make his position so straightforward, so his attitude has been much more friendly, and even his title has changed, "Since Chang Xie Yuan knows the harm of Wei Eunuch, why not stay away from them, so as not to damage his name?" Chang Xie Yuan should be the first name of Tianfu Qiu in high school in the year of the weak crown, and he will definitely be admitted to the Jinshi and enter the Shi on the right path in the future. ”
"Don't hide it, sir, Xiaosheng was poisoned by a traitor last year and almost died, he has long lost his heart for the imperial examination, and he has despaired of his career. Chang Wei vaguely pointed out that his experience was related to the eunuch party.
Xu Guangqi's color changed suddenly: "At this time, the eunuch party is so presumptuous! In that case, why don't you go to the book of impeachment? Brother Ling has real power in the court, and he will definitely not give up." ”
Chang Wei Zhengse said: "Wei Eunuch dictatorship, if I act rashly, it will just hit the stone with an egg, but it will harm my life." I will keep a useful body and find another way, and one day I will bring down the eunuchs!"
Perhaps thinking of what happened to him, Xu Guangqi pondered for a long time, shook his head and asked, "Fearless came this time, in addition to discussing the musket with me, is there anything important?"
Chang Wei didn't talk nonsense, and directly stated his purpose, "Mr. is proficient in Western studies, can you help me build guns and cast cannons?"
Xu Guangqi looked excited, and after a while, he shook his head and said: "The old man's life's work is only the first draft, and it will take a year or two to complete, so I can only live up to your good intentions." ”
Chang Wei said regretfully: "Mr.'s work is important, but the kid is presumptuous!"
In fact, without the help of others, Chang Wei can completely mass-produce and install the flintlock pistol, but what he wants is continuous investment.
Daming also has professionals in this area, but everyone is doing amateur research for their own battles, even if there are Bi Maokang, Xu Guangqi such far-sighted people, but there is no systematic inheritance, which is also a major drawback in China for thousands of years.
Chang Wei wants to treat the study of guns as a professional study, and to bring talents together to exert the power to transcend the times and create history.
However, Xu Guangqi's next sentence made him ecstatic.
"Song Yingxing, a newcomer in Fengxin, Jiangxi, is far better than the old man, I wrote a letter and asked him to help you, how about it?"
Song Yingxing had studied with Xu Guangqi for a period of time, and although he was not an official disciple, he had the friendship of teacher and student, so Xu Guangqi knew his talent.
Xu Guangqi was afraid that Chang Wei would despise Song Yingxing, so he introduced Song Yingxing's knowledge and ability to him in detail.
How could Chang Wei, a big celebrity like Song Yingxing, not know? However, the current Song Yingxing is an unknown little person, who has entered Beijing many times in a row to take the examination, and the name of Sun Shan has made Song Yingxing give up the heart of the imperial examination and teach and treat his mother in his hometown with peace of mind.
With Xu Guangqi's letter, Chang Wei invited him again as a Danyang County Cheng, and soon received Song Yingxing's reply.
In addition to Song Yingxing, Bi Maokang also sent his disciple Zhang Jimeng, nephew Bi Dengfu, and Bi Denghan to help.
On this day, Xue Qian came to report that Shu Tianhe, the broken sword of Beigumen, and the owner of the gate broke through the formation and asked to see him.
Chang Wei was overjoyed, "Beigumen came just right!"