The Reborn Lao Tzu Is the Emperor

Chapter 1261 Additional Ordnance
Arms are double-edged swords, which can make the imperial army of the Song Dynasty invincible.But at the same time, if the Imperial Army of the Song Dynasty broke out in chaos, it would be very difficult to end.

In fact, in the past, the major military regions, and even the commanders of many armies have asked Zhao Dongting to expand their armaments, just like they did to the Flying Dragon Army, but Zhao Dongting just suppressed him.The Flying Dragon Army is the elite of the elite, and there is something different about defending the imperial city.

If the major forbidden armies had the same ammunition and equipment as the Feilong Army, then the Feilong Army would no longer be the Feilong Army.

After a long time, Zhao Dongting still did not make up his mind, and only said to Li Qingyun: "Since the major workshops of the Military Industry Department are quite free, I will give you a task. You send orders to the major workshops to make another [-] pieces. The Shenlong Gun, five hundred projectile launchers, and sky cannons came out."

Li Qingyun was quite puzzled, "Your Majesty, you want to..."

By this time, the Ministry of Military Industry has even manufactured the munitions of the major navies and nautical teams.He really didn't know what Zhao Dongting was going to do with so many more arms.

One hundred thousand Shenlong guns, this is already an extremely huge number.

Even in the current Great Song Dynasty, the total number of Shenlong guns is actually no more than [-].

Zhao Dongting didn't intend to hide it from Li Qingyun, saying: "I plan to sell these arms to Xixia."

Li Qingyun was even more startled, and immediately stood up and cupped his hands to remonstrate: "Your Majesty, I think this is inappropriate."

Zhao Dongting was stunned and said, "Why is it wrong?"

Li Qingyun said: "Although Xixia has become a vassal, it is still a country outside the vassal. We sell so many arms to them. If there is chaos in Xixia in the future, wouldn't it be a big problem? Moreover, if we sell so many arms because of Xixia's surrender Give the arms to Xixia, after that, countries like Liuqiu and Mayi who have bowed their heads to the Song Dynasty will also ask the emperor to sell arms to them, will the emperor agree or not?"

Without waiting for Zhao Dongting to answer, he went on to say: "If you don't agree, Your Majesty, I'm afraid it will cause dissatisfaction among all the countries. Although I am not afraid of the Great Song Dynasty, it is not a good thing after all. Bullet barrels and other things are the foundation of our Great Song Dynasty's prosperity, and all countries will have such weapons in the future, if there is chaos, can our Great Song Dynasty be invincible again?"

Zhao Dongting pondered deeply.

Because he agreed to Li Xiushu last night without hesitation, and he was also in a good mood, so he didn't think about it so much in a short time.

And Li Qingyun used to be an admonisher, so what he said was quite straightforward.

This made Zhao Dongting hesitate a bit.

He didn't let all the Imperial Guards of the Song Dynasty be equipped with Shenlong guns, because he really didn't want such hot weapons to flood.

As long as General Fire is sold to Xixia, it will be true as Li Qingyun said just now, and he will not be able to control it.

Even though he can control the amount of arms sold to various countries, no one dares to conclude that countries cannot prevent these arms from being released.

But Li Xiushu had already agreed to it, and Zhao Dongting didn't want to go back on his word.

This made him feel a little bit in a dilemma for a moment.

It took a long time before Zhao Dongting said to Li Qingyun: "Master Li is right. If that's the case, then we will sell less arms to Xixia, and cut the Shenlong blunderbuss in half. In addition, the arms supply of the six major military regions will be increased by another [-]% .”

Zhao Dongting only thought in his heart that in the future, Shenlong Gun and other items would inevitably be exported to other countries.If Song Dynasty wants to maintain its current dominance, it must have much more arms than other countries.

Li Qingyun was slightly stunned, but he didn't expect Zhao Dongting to be unwilling to withdraw his order, he asked in confusion, "Why did the emperor decide to sell arms to Xixia?"

Zhao Dongting was a little dumb for a moment.

It can't be said that I had a crush on Li Xiushu last night, and I agreed casually.

Fortunately, at last, he did not agree to give Li Xiushu the manufacturing methods of Shenlong Gun and other things.

After coughing twice, Zhao Dongting tried his best to pretend to be upright, and said with "painful words": "Xixia is now a vassal state of our Great Song Dynasty, and suffered heavy losses when we quelled the domestic rebellion. Our Great Song Dynasty, as a dynasty, always We can no longer stand by and watch. Only by providing Xixia with these weapons can we ensure that the Xixia Emperor can quell the civil strife in the country,"

Li Qingyun looked at Zhao Dongting with a little strange eyes.

The empress of Xixia just arrived yesterday, and the emperor suddenly came to him today to talk about it.It was hard for him not to ponder whether there had been any negotiations between the emperor and the Empress Xixia.

Immediately he said: "Although what the emperor said is reasonable, I think that selling the general fire to Xixia is still more harmful than beneficial. You have also told me, Your Majesty, that all kinds of arms are the foundation of our Great Song Dynasty, and they must not be spread outside. Therefore, I still beg the emperor to take back his order."

Zhao Dongting couldn't laugh or cry.

This is really shooting yourself in the foot.

It is not good to delegate all the power.Although the ministers did not dare to disobey his orders easily, they also had their own ideas and would not obey him in everything.

This kind of thing also has advantages and disadvantages.

He looked at Li Qingyun and said bitterly: "But I have already agreed to the Emperor Xixia."

Li Qingyun pondered for a while, "If that's the case, I have an idea. We might as well resell them for rent, rent these arms to Xixia, and take them back after they quell the civil strife in the country. In this way, our Great Song Dynasty can still Owning these firearms alone, we still look down on other countries, so we don’t have to worry that if things change in the future, we won’t be able to gain much advantage in arms.”

Zhao Dongting's eyes lit up.

He did not expect that Li Qingyun, who was actually quite rigid in thinking, would be able to make such a suggestion.

It seems that Li Qingyun is a little different now from before.

Looking at the leopard in the pipe, it can also be predicted that the thinking of the courtiers in the Song Dynasty will no longer be as old-fashioned as before.

Reselling for rent, even Zhao Dongting thought it was a good idea.

At least it can control countries to beg Da Song to sell arms to them for various reasons.

You want to buy ammunition?

Okay!

You have a battle to fight?
Who are you fighting with?
What benefits can Da Song get?
This not only allows Zhao Dongting to gain insight into the national conditions of various countries, but also makes all countries subject to the Song Dynasty.If you want to rent arms, you have to be honest with Da Song first.

In Zhao Dongting's heart, the more he thought about it, the happier he became.

Thinking is also gradually clear.

Immediately he said to Li Qingyun: "Li Aiqing's suggestion is correct, then do as you wish!"

Li Qingyun also showed joy on his face, "The emperor is wise."

Then he asked Zhao Dongting again, "Then about replenishing the armaments of the major military regions..."

Zhao Dongting thought for a while, and said: "Although Dali and Xin Song Dynasty have been destroyed, there are still countries outside our Great Song Dynasty such as Yue Li Dynasty and Japan that are hostile to our Great Song Dynasty. Tubo, Bagan and other countries are also hostile to our Great Song Dynasty. My Great Song Dynasty is quite defensive, and I don’t want to have more contacts with my Great Song Dynasty. What’s more, the Yuan Dynasty is still eyeing my Great Song Dynasty. The matter of adding arms to the major military regions is still done according to my wishes. When the configuration is raised to [-]%, grenades, sky cannons, and hot air balloons will add another [-]%. In addition, the garrison in each prefecture should also provide some Shenlong guns. Each garrison will provide [-] Shenlong guns from your Military Industry Department. Two hundred grenades and sky cannons. As for the city defenders and the Social Security Bureau, they are also provided with some ammunition to deal with emergencies. But there is no need to worry about these. I will tell you the number of Shenlong guns that will be equipped."

He scratched his head, "The Ministry of Military Industry now focuses on manufacturing naval ordnance, and then prepares to provide Xixia's ordnance. After these are completed, prepare the ordnance of each army."

Li Qingyun had a wry smile on his face, "What you said just now, the emperor, the major workshops of our military industry department may have to be busy for three or two years."

However, he did not refuse.

Zhao Dongting laughed and laughed: "It's safe to be prepared. Since you are free, it's okay to make more ammunition for backup."

"The minister obeys the order."

Li Qingyun clapped his hands and agreed.

Zhao Dongting waved his hand, "Then Li Aiqing, you should step back now!"

Li Qingyun bowed and went out.

This is how the Song Dynasty's replenishment of arms was settled.

Zhao Dongting looked down at the memorial again.

Li Goudan on the side looked at him again and again, hesitant to speak.

This was noticed by Zhao Dongting, he raised his head and asked with a smile: "God, do you have anything to say to me?"

Li Goudan said casually: "Your Majesty, has it been nearly ten years since the Song Dynasty's thunderbolts and grenade launchers have been popularized in the army?"

"Yes!"

Zhao Dongting was a little surprised and replied, "Why do you suddenly ask this?"

(End of this chapter)