please make me king

Chapter 424 Treasure
Zhang Shun told Zhang Dudu what he wanted in the future, and Zhang Dudu spread his hands helplessly, and said: "Look, my lord, I have many craftsmen under my command, besides blacksmiths, there are also coppersmiths and carpenters."

"Since the beginning of spring, we have been working day and night, jingling in the morning and evening, to build these agricultural tools. Now that we have to order ten thousand sickles, the artillery, armor, and hook guns of the rebel army may not be available for a while. "

"In my opinion, weapons, armor, and artillery are all prohibited by the imperial court, and it is most suitable for our smelting camp to make them. As for these agricultural tools, we only need to send someone to Yangcheng, and spend some silver. Buy them together and use them. Why bother to be so picky?"

Hearing the words, Zhang Shun had no choice but to smile bitterly and said: "It's a must, it's impossible! Our military discipline is awe-inspiring. If we don't kill or loot, how can we compare with other rebels?"

"Since I started my army, I have first defrauded tens of thousands of taels of silver from the big households in Zezhou City. Then, when helping the rebels out of trouble, I asked for [-] li of silver. Finally, in this Lushi County, I have seized tens of thousands of taels of silver. That's all."

"Now that the food in the army is running out, I have already ordered Li Baihu to spend all his money and go to Huguang to buy food and grass. Now that there is not enough food, how can there be any extra money to buy farm tools?"

Since Zhang Dudu took over the manufacture of frontier weapons, he has always had the idea of ​​casting heavy red cannons.It's just that the imperial court has its own laws, and all weapons must be manufactured according to the requirements of the frontier army, so Dudu Zhang has no chance to use them.

Now that he finally joined the rebel army, he thought he could flex his muscles, but he never thought that he would have to deal with these agricultural tools all day long. He was really "disgraceful to the hands of slaves"!

Where did Zhang Shun not know what he was thinking?I had no choice but to comfort him and said: "Fortunately, the rebel army opened up wasteland and cultivated fields, and cut down a lot of trees, reducing the pain of logging. I heard that now you have burned tens of thousands of catties of charcoal and started to make iron. Once everything is ready at that time, Then you can start a furnace to smelt iron and cast ten-thousand-jin Hongyi cannons!"

Seeing that Zhang Shun was still thinking about this matter, Zhang Dudu felt a little better, but he still couldn't help but muttered: "Tomorrow will be tomorrow, and tomorrow will be so much! When the officers and soldiers come over, no matter how much food there is, it will be cheap." other people."

Zhang Shun had no choice but to appease Dudu Zhang, and ordered him to build six or seven hundred hook guns for the new army to use.

There are two ways to install the handle of the gun head, one is called the gun head, which is to make the rear end of the gun head into a cylindrical shape, and put the gun handle into the cylinder of the gun head; The end is made into an iron stem, and then clamped into the handle of the gun, similar to the installation method of an arrow.

In the Warring States Period, the weapon with the tip of the gun was called a spear, while the weapon with a stile was called beryllium or scorpion, and the two shapes were clearly distinguished.

The first method is labor-intensive to build and easy to install; the second method is simple to build but complicated to install. Both methods have their own advantages and disadvantages.

In addition to weapons such as long-handled broadswords and three-pointed double-edged knives, which are still mounted on stiles, gun-headed mountings have become the mainstream of this era.It's just that if the hook gun adopts the first assembly method, it is easy to cause the gun head to fall off when hooking.

When Dudu Zhang suggested to Zhang Shun to use stiles, Zhang Shun thought for a while and asked instead: "If it is stiles, can it be guaranteed that they will rarely fall off?"

Dudu Zhang just wanted to save effort, so he didn't think too much.Seeing Zhang Shun's question, he was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Anyway, the stiles are slightly better than the stiles, and they are not so easy to fall off."

Zhang Shun knew what he was thinking, so he shook his head and made arrangements: "These more than [-] hook guns must not be well-made with me, and they are integrated in one piece. It's just that when the gun head and handle are made, a gap needs to be left for nailing. , Be careful not to fall off!"

Zhang Dudu almost cried when he heard the words, he tried so hard to save some effort, but he never thought that he would create another trouble for himself, and instead had to forge an extra set of nails.

Zhang Shun explained the matter clearly before returning to his residence contentedly.As a result, he had just entered the house, and before Liu Rushi could serve tea, Wukong reported: "Taojiawan Tao Taigong came to pay a visit!"

Zhang Shun couldn't be idle for a moment, so he had no choice but to order Wukong to lead him in.

Tao Taigong is the head of Taojiawan, and his status is similar to that of Sanchuan Jilu Sanye.Ever since the rebel army occupied Taojiawan, Tao Taigong "who knows the current affairs is a hero", so he changed his family and worshiped under Zhang Shun's command. After each market, he paid [-]% of the profits to Zhang Shun.

There was a fair in Taojiawan in the past, and it happened to make a small fortune, so he ran over eagerly, trying to curry favor with Zhang Shunlai.

That Mr. Tao was over sixty years old, and he had a serious hunchback, like a prawn.He bowed to Zhang Shun tremblingly, and the two sat down as host and guest.Zhang Shun frowned, seeing that this person was quite old, he was afraid that this person would have an accident in his cottage, so he wanted to drive him back.

When Liu Rushi served the tea, the two chatted for a while to communicate their feelings, and Tao Taigong ordered someone to offer one hundred and thirty-three taels of Wenyin.

Zhang Shun ordered someone to count it, put it away, and then wanted to bring tea to see off the guests, but it is not far away!
It never occurred to Tao Taigong to observe his words and demeanor, knowing that Zhang Shun didn't want to see him, and felt uneasy.He quickly stood up and said: "The official business is over, and there are still some private matters that bother King Shun. The old man got a treasure before, and he dared not be self-confident. He brought it specially and presented it to King Shun himself!"

When Zhang Shun heard this, he wondered: what treasures are there in this remote village?Could it be that he was lucky and picked up a piece of dog's head gold?Although this item is good, it is a treasure for individuals, but it is actually worth nothing to the rebel army of tens of thousands of people!
Zhang nodded by the way, to see what tricks he was showing off.Seeing that Zhang Shun agreed, Mr. Tao shouted loudly: "Taojiawan offers a treasure!"

After speaking, I saw a fifteen or sixteen-year-old young woman walking forward holding a tray covered with a red cloth in both hands.

Zhang Shun watched the woman for a while, seeing her clear eyes and good-looking face, he was a little bit worried.

He was about to ask what treasure it was, but he didn't think about it, the woman looked shy and almost dropped the tray in her hand.

Seeing this, Taigong Tao was shocked, and quickly dropped the crutch in his hand.Pounced like a tiger, and managed to stabilize the tray in the girl's hand.

Tao Taigong just wiped the cold sweat off his brow, forced a smile and said: "This is a little old son and granddaughter, young and ignorant, never wanting to be intimidated by King Shun's tiger prestige, almost dropped the treasure, please punish him by King Shun."

Zhang Shun has already been here, so why doesn't he know what this old man is thinking.This is one treasure, two free, buy one get one free!
However, Zhang Shun thought about the backyard where he almost caught fire, and felt a little palpitated.He smiled frankly and said, "What kind of treasure is it, can you have a look?"

"The little old man is presenting it for King Shun!" Taigong Tao smiled when he heard this, reached out and grabbed the red cloth and shook it, and then shook off the covering.

There was a burst of sunlight shining, and a cluster of multicolored spar was displayed in front of the woman like coral, which set off the woman like a nine-day fairy descending to the mortal world.

Zhang Shun smiled and asked, "What is this?"

Tao Taigong said proudly: "This is a five-color water jade. It seizes the good fortune of the heaven and the earth, and invades the mystery of the sun and the moon. It is the only way to become such a treasure. King Shun, please look, this thing has five colors: green, yellow, red, white, and black. It symbolizes the five virtues of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth. No one in the world can possess such a treasure except King Shun."

Zhang Shun watched it for a long time, but he was very happy.What do you think, this so-called "five-colored water jade" is actually just a large piece of five-colored crystal.

(End of this chapter)