please make me king

Chapter 170 A New Journey
After the sacrifice was over, everyone looked excited, even Zhang Shun, who had always been calm, was a little elated.He himself didn't expect that the sacrifice would have such an effect, it was as if he passed the pillow to the sky when he was sleepy, and now Zhang Shun doubted whether he would be the real son of the sky.

In order to hurry, he pretended to say that the wind and rain along the way was a test from the heavens, but it turned out that the heavens have fulfilled it here, which is really not too clever.Especially the subordinates who have not experienced the Mengjin flood incident, this time they were shocked by the celestial phenomenon.

After the rain, the sky cleared up, and a rainbow hung in the blue sky. Everyone looked at the misty mountains below the mountain and the lush green grass and colorful flowers on the top of the mountain. They felt as if they were in a dream.Only the gentle mountain wind, cool on the face, reminded everyone that the scene just happened in real life.

The worship was over, the wind and rain stopped, the mountain road was still difficult to walk, and the people who had been tossing for a long time were still in a state of distress, but their expressions were obviously different from when they came.Not only are everyone more motivated, but everyone's awe of Zhang Shun has also been raised to a higher level.

This time even Zhang Shenyan, who has always been gossip, fell silent. Although this kind of celestial phenomenon is not impossible, God and Zhang Shun cooperated so well that one has to doubt that this son is God's own son. .

After Zhang Shun led them down the mountain, Zhang Shun didn't say anything or give orders, but the news about Shun Wangping quickly spread in the camp.At the beginning, some people didn't believe it, but as the information leaked out, things became more and more exaggerated, and some people even said convincingly:

"At that time, there was heavy wind and rain on the mountain, lightning and thunder, and the lord ordered people to set up three animals and offered sacrifices in person. Only a thunderbolt sounded, and the clouds cleared and the fog cleared. Emperor Shun's golden body appeared from the sky, and he issued a decree, saying: 'Er They are also my descendants, and now they return to their ancestors to obtain the appearance of double pupils, which should last for three hundred and eight years in the world, and you should go further, and don't ruin my reputation'."

What he said was so eloquent, if not for Zhang Shun's personal experience, he would have almost believed it himself.Zhang Shun couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Three people become tigers, ten thousand people become dragons!"

Although this prophecy was widely circulated in the camp, Zhang Shun obviously felt that the morale and loyalty of his generals and soldiers had greatly improved.However, Zhang Shun himself did not lose his mind, on the contrary, he entrusted the construction of the camp to Hong Niangzi, and he personally led Li Shi'an and others to study the new Western cannon.

After many shooting tests and comparisons, Zhang Shun got a lot of data and came to the following conclusions:

First, the western cannon is well-made, and its design is more reasonable than that of the tiger crouching cannon. Its range and accuracy are both higher than that of the tiger crouching cannon.Zhang Shun believes that one of the reasons is that the bore of the Western cannon has been milled to make it smoother and rounder; the other is that the double diameter of the Western cannon is higher than that of the tiger squatting cannon. The length of the former is about [-] times the caliber, while the length of the latter is only ten times the caliber.

Second, from the perspective of lethality, the larger the caliber of the artillery, the stronger the lethality. This is also an important reason why the well-made Western cannons could not suppress the tiger crouching cannons at that time.From this point of view, small-caliber Western guns are not practical weapons on the battlefield.

Third, from the perspective of firing shotguns, the lethality of Western cannons of the same caliber is not as good as that of Tiger Crouching Cannons.Zhang Shun believes that the main reason is that the Western cannon has a large diameter and is not scattered enough when firing cannonballs; while the tiger crouching cannon fires cannons with a larger area and better lethality.

Fourth, according to Zhang Shun's experimental research on Taiping vehicles, it is found that the largest transportation capacity in this era should be the transportation capacity of this type of Taiping vehicles.Originally, the transport capacity of the Taiping car could reach about [-] catties, but after Zhang Shun's improvement, the transport capacity was only [-] catties.

From this point of view, if you want to make artillery, no matter what type, it is best not to exceed three thousand catties. Strictly speaking, it should be no more than three thousand catties together with dragging objects such as gun mounts and gun bodies.

Based on the above data, Zhang Shun initially designed three types of artillery.The first is the super-large caliber mortar, imitating the principle of the later "unconscionable gun" and the Ming Dynasty's bowl-mouth gun. The weight is controlled between [-] and [-] jin, and it is specially produced for super-large caliber flowering ammunition.

The second type is the large-caliber Western cannon-type Tiger Crouching Cannon, which adopts the advanced shape of Western cannons to make cannons with a caliber ten times the length, and is specially designed for large-caliber solid bullets and shotgun shells.

The third type is a medium-caliber Western gun, which imitates the Western shape and is designed as a field gun that mainly shoots solid bullets.After war screening, compare the advantages and disadvantages of the second and third types, and then decide which model is the main one.

In view of the technical difficulties of the first two types of artillery, Zhang Shun did not design them hastily for the time being. On the contrary, he had a Western cannon, so he could scale it up and design a large-scale Western cannon for field use.

As a result, after Zhang Shun's preliminary calculations, it was possible to enlarge and design a heavy Western cannon with a length of about eight feet and a diameter of about four inches, capable of firing ten catties of iron and weighing three thousand catties.But at this time, the camp was still under construction, and Zhang Shun had no iron material in his hands, so he couldn't cast it.

It happened that the team rested in this valley for a few days, so Zhang Shun intentionally led the team to search for some iron materials near Yangcheng, so that the team could reorganize and leave the camp the next day.

It is about [-] to [-] miles from the Shunwangping camp to Yangcheng. Zhang Shun's team marched lightly, and normally they could reach Yangcheng in two or three days.

As a result, Zhang Shun's team reached the vicinity of the "Arbor of Xicheng" mentioned by Zhang Shenyan on the second day. He was very curious about how steep this place was, so he simply walked an extra [-] miles to check it out.

Zhang Shun went to the mountain to take a look, and sure enough, the Xicheng arbor lived up to its reputation.According to later generations, Xicheng Mountain is a typical karst geological landform.There are large and small limestone funnels all over the ping. It is said that there are "72 Dulong nests, 124 ghost grinding mills, and 360 small iron pots" in Yangcheng a long time ago.

It is said that after it rains in Xicheng Mountain, most of the rainwater seeps into the ground along the funnels of these karst caves.According to Zhang Shun's analysis, there should be a huge karst cave under the mountain, or it is more appropriate to call it an "underground river".

There is also a temple on Xicheng Mountain, which is the Temple of King Tang who begged for rain.This King Tang is Shang Tang, the founder of the Shang Dynasty, that is, Shang Tang of Yao, Shun and Yu Tang. He is also a generation of holy kings who created the Shang Dynasty for more than [-] years.

Hearing this, Zhang Shun couldn't help feeling very regretful. Although he boasted that his family had a dynasty of three hundred and eight years according to the prophecy, no one would think too much of the continuation of the country.This Shang Dynasty is more than two hundred years older than itself, which is really enviable.

But fortunately those three hundred and eight years are no longer in his hands. Thinking about it this way, Zhang Shun felt a little better.

After making preliminary calculations on the lawn on the top of Xicheng Mountain, Zhang Shun wanted to give up on King Shun Ping, which was more than double the size of King Shun Ping.It wasn't until Zhang Shenyan told him that this place was only sixty miles away from Yangcheng that Zhang Shun calmed down.

Looking at the terrain and resources, this analysis of the city and mountain is a first-class good land, with steep walls like a city, and there are lakes and water sources. If Zhang Shun's prediction is not bad, there should be a lot of fish in the underground caves, which can be used as food supplements. It couldn't have been more perfect.

However, this place is too close to the county seat, so it is easy to be surrounded by officers and soldiers.Unlike Shunwangping, which is not only located in the deep mountains and jungles, but also at the junction of the four counties of Yangcheng, Qinshui, Yicheng and Yuanqu, these four counties belong to Zezhou and Pingyangfu.

Not only did it cause difficulties for the officers and soldiers to encircle and suppress, but if there was any disharmony, Zhang Shun and other ministries would have the opportunity to rush into Huaiqing Mansion, which is not far away.The Huaiqing Mansion is under the jurisdiction of the Chief Political Commissioner of Henan Province, and it is not under the same jurisdiction as the Chief Political Commissioner of Shanxi Province, which has caused difficulties for the officers and soldiers to encircle and suppress.

After thinking about it, Zhang Shun found that Shun Wangping was more suitable for the current needs of himself and the others, so he resisted the idea of ​​moving the camp.However, based on the principle of not being wasted, Zhang Shun deliberately left more than a dozen reliable people to establish a stronghold here.

In this way, we can observe the intelligence of the enemy coming and going, and secondly, we can warn the movement of Yangcheng and give Shun Wangping an early warning.Seeing Zhang Shun's ability to hold back his greed, Zhang Shenyan also had means and determination, he couldn't help admiring Zhang Shenyan.

He thought to himself: This son is so scheming and cunning, I am afraid that Emperor Chongzhen, who is good at women's hands, cannot deal with him.Fortunately, the Daming family has a big business and should be able to stabilize the situation.

That Zhang Shenyan has been in the center for a long time, after all, he has different views. At this moment, he is still like most people in Ming Dynasty, thinking that Mingjun is in power, and he is determined to forge ahead.Who would have thought that such a building would collapse within ten years.

Zhang Shun didn't know what Zhang Shenyan was thinking, after he finished making arrangements for the "Dongping" matter, he saw that it was getting late, so he arranged for the soldiers to camp and rest.

Tangwangping and Shunwangping are completely different. They are both high and steep, with alpine meadows. They are located in the east and the west, so they are called "Dongping" and "Xiping" respectively.

That night Zhang Shun sent his soldiers to look for pools in the caves on the mountainside to catch fish, and they caught hundreds of large white fish.Zhang Shun kept a few of them to entertain one of his generals, and distributed the rest of the white fish to his soldiers.

In this era, materials are scarce, and people's lives are difficult. It is not easy to eat enough, let alone eat meat?These people usually only eat meat during the festivals, but now they can actually eat fish, and all of them turned into gluttons, eating and drinking.

Until the second day, when Zhang Shun was about to break out of the camp, the big guys were still unwilling to leave.Zhang Shun originally planned to act in military law, killing a few assassins to establish his prestige, but seeing these people staring at him eagerly, he couldn't do it for a while.

Fortunately, Zhang Shun was quick-witted. After thinking about it, he gave an order: "Where is Zhao Yutou? You are older, and you are tired from driving and horses all the way. You may hurt your body. You should choose a hundred soldiers here to be responsible for catching white fish for everyone." Fish, can I make it into dried fish?"

Zhao Yutou was born as a boat fisherman. This fishing business is his old profession, and it is convenient for him to improve his life. How could he disagree?He readily agreed.

By the way, Zhang left a hundred young people from Mengjin Ferry, and let Zhao Yutou lead the fishing, while he led more than a thousand people all the way to Yangcheng.

The previous magistrate of Yangcheng was cut off by Zhang Shun, and the new magistrate has not yet taken office.I don't know if the superiors didn't have time to arrange it, or because the county magistrate was afraid that the rebels would not dare to take office. Anyway, Zhang Shun easily entered Yangcheng County with his "prestige" last time.

The people in Yangcheng know that "Thief Qingtian" is very easy to get along with, and they are not surprised or surprised, and live their lives normally.Sure enough, when Zhang Shun entered the city, he didn't disturb the people, but sent soldiers to buy some iron materials, cloth, grain and so on.

As the saying goes, "rabbits don't eat grass beside their nests." Anyway, he looted a lot of silver taels in Zezhou last time. At this moment, he can't do looting and tarnish his reputation.

The people of Yangcheng were quite wary because Zhang Shun attracted "Zijin Liang" and others last time, but seeing that Zhang Shun did things fairly, those businessmen saw the business opportunity and came to the door one after another, or promoted their products , or simply ask Zhang Shun to place an order for him, and then send it to the designated place.

There were even a few bold people who beat the grievance drum at the gate of the county government office, asking Zhang Shun to uphold justice for him.Zhang Shun couldn't get away for a while, so he had to appoint Zhang Shenyan to be in charge of the trial, and Yang Cheng was beaming with joy.

After finally getting the job done, Chen Jingzhi led a spy over.Zhang Shun glanced at him suspiciously, then Chen Jingzhi quickly said, "My lord, this is the messenger of the Second Master, and I have a letter for you."

This Chen Jingzhi had a bit of grudge against Zhang Shun before, but now after the "Shun Wang Ping" incident, he respects Zhang Shun a lot.

When Zhang Shun saw that the spy had presented the letter, he checked it and opened it, only to see the following content written crookedly on the letter:
Brother "Optimus Prime", I "Zijinliang" knew I was sorry for you, but the imperial court dispatched Xuanda governor Zhang Zongheng to participate in the encirclement and suppression of our rebel army.Now we should work together to tide over the difficulties.

Handwritten by the second master "Zijinliang".

Xu Ziyuan listened in front of him, couldn't help sneering, and said to Zhang Shun: "This man is capricious and despises the Lord, why should he care about him?"

Zhang Shun thought for a while, then smiled and said, "Ziyuan is too fussy, the second leader is the ally of the rebel army, and now he is calling the rebel army to fight against the officers and soldiers. This is a public matter, how can you abolish the government because of personal interests?"

Hearing this, the spy couldn't help but cupped his hands in admiration, and said, "'Optimus Prime' is really righteous!"

Zhang Shunsheng accepted it, and asked, "Where is the second master? Can you mention where we meet?"

"The second master is in the city of Zezhou, and he found out that the officers and soldiers were subordinate to Lingchuan. He seemed to want to spy on the city of Zezhou, so he summoned a rebel army to destroy it!" the man replied neither humble nor overbearing.

Zhang Shun was very surprised and asked, "Who are you? You are not like an ordinary messenger or spy."

"My name is He Jin. Everyone loves me. I have a name called 'Zuo Jin Wang'. I am silent and unknown, and I have never misled the shopkeeper." The man laughed.

Zhang Shun also laughed, and said: "You are so brave, you have already declared yourself king openly."

"The law of Zuojin, six liang of coptis, one or two of Evodia, are designed to vent anger. My 'Zuojin King' is different from that Zuojin pill, it does not vent anger, but only vents open fire. How can I not be called a king?"

Zhang Shun laughed loudly and said: "Good ambition! Then we will work together to vent the fire of Zhu Ming!" Then he ordered the whole army to leave Yangcheng and head west to Zezhou.

　Four thousand words, two chapters merged into one, the author is too lazy to separate it, let's read it together!
　　
　
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