Mixed with salted fish in Hongwudang

Chapter 574 Timur's reward!

As the saying goes, move your mouth at the top, and break your legs at the bottom.

Timur and Waisi had no idea how high the demands they placed on the craftsmen.

After Timur and others left, he was in charge of making ordnance Daruhajawen Kuban, and immediately gathered all the skilled craftsmen to discuss how to complete the two tasks assigned by His Majesty the Emperor.

"Everyone, His Majesty issued a strict order this time, we must complete these two tasks, otherwise my life will be lost, and you will not have a good life!"

"My lord, we are naturally aware of the seriousness of the matter, but the task entrusted by His Majesty is really too difficult, it is not possible for us to achieve it at all!"

"Yes!"

"Leaving aside the making of the firecracker, we don't have the slightest clue about the granular gunpowder."

"We don't know the formula, and we don't know what technology Daming uses, so how can we make something like others!"

Jiawen Cuban also knows the difficulty of preparing granular gunpowder. If the ratio of this thing is slightly off, the effect may be greatly reduced.

But one of the two tasks must be completed, right?

"Then let's give up the matter of granular gunpowder first, and let's make firecrackers with all our strength first!"

"I don't care what method you use, you must imitate a few identical firecrackers for me as soon as possible!"

When everyone heard this, they immediately started discussing one by one.

Although they were amazed by the way the Great Fire Gun was shot, it hadn't reached the level of amazement.

They can't compete with Da Ming in terms of speed, but as long as they are given enough time, they can grind out a few rods that are exactly the same even if they use a drill bit.

"My lord, the main difficulty of the firecracker is drilling, which is the most time-consuming and labor-intensive. Even if it is three shifts, it will not be able to make it in ten and a half months!"

"As for the texture inside, there is really no way to do it. With our existing methods, we can't make textures as smooth as Daming's, and the pattern of the textures may also be out of shape..."

Jawin Cuban was furious on the spot.

"Do you want me to die!"

"I made it very clear just now, whoever can't do it will be executed!"

"I don't care what method you use, you must create exactly the same thing for me!"

"Even if it takes longer!"

When everyone heard that the time could be extended, they nodded with difficulty.

"If adults can buy more time, then we will naturally have a way to imitate it!"

"it is good!"

"Then let's get started!"

Jiawen Cuban immediately ordered the craftsmen to start with all their strength, open the furnace to pour iron bars, then fire and forge, and finally experienced old craftsmen drilled holes and so on.

Other accessories of the gunpowder were imitated at the same time, and the preparation of gunpowder did not stop. Instead, some experienced old craftsmen tried various methods on the granular gunpowder brought back by Waisi.

For example, look at the color, smell the smell, taste the taste.

Although the method is relatively traditional, the effect is not bad. One of the old craftsmen even tasted the taste of egg white from it.

"My lord, if your guess is correct, these granules of gunpowder are made from egg whites!"

"Egg whites?"

"Correct!"

"Egg whites are a very good binding agent..."

"Then quickly imitate it!"

The old craftsman showed a bitter face when he heard the words.

"My lord, it will take a long time to try and mix, otherwise you will never be able to find Daming's formula!"

"it is good!"

"I'll allocate a hundred craftsmen to you, and you can ask for money or things. As long as you can imitate this kind of granule gunpowder for me, I will definitely show you a merit in front of His Majesty!"

"Thank you, my lord!"

The Timurid Empire was a new empire, and it was thriving from top to bottom. Many people at the bottom got a class transition through their talents and military exploits.

Therefore, the craftsman will never doubt Jawin Cuban's promise, because as long as he dares to make a promise, it will be fulfilled.

While the craftsmen were imitating the Daming Fire blunderbuss and gunpowder in full swing, Timur had basically completed the reorganization of the crooked army.

Although the nominal commander of this army is still crooked, a large number of middle-level officers have been replaced by Timur's people.

After all, relatives belong to relatives, and when we really do things, we still have to divide them into monarchs and ministers.

Wai Si did not dare to express any dissatisfaction with this, and could only secretly swear in his heart that he must get rid of Timur's control in the future.

After Timur completed the reorganization of Waisi's army, in order to appease Waisi's emotions, he also selected a daughter of the same age from his harem children to marry Waisi to win over Waisi.

Although Waisi was dissatisfied, he still dared not refuse Timur's offer of marriage.In addition, he really needs the support of the Timur Empire, so he can only pretend to be Timur's son-in-law happily.

After Weisi married Timur's daughter, Timur finally fulfilled his ambition many years ago and successfully integrated the legal system of the Chagatai Khanate into his own name.

As for the territory of Chagatai, it already belonged to him in name.As long as he can defeat the Ming army and take back the Tianshan area from the Ming army, he will naturally become the Khan of that area!

Daming pushed two khanates horizontally one after another, which not only shocked Timur, but also frightened the Golden Horde in the northwest into a frightened bird.

Khan Timur Khogrut of the Golden Horde not only recalled the troops from the west to suppress Kiev, but even the troops from the south to defend the Timurid Empire. Some were used to defend the capital, and some were placed on the border for defense. With the invasion of Ming Dynasty.

As for Mahamu, who had surrendered, he also entrusted him with the important task of representing the Golden Horde as an envoy to the Timur Empire to discuss cooperation between the two countries and jointly fight against Ming Dynasty.

Mahamu came to Samarkand and finally saw his long-lost father.After the two hugged each other and cried, expressing their nostalgia for their homeland, they began to seriously discuss how to deal with the current crisis.

"Son, the Ming Dynasty's unification of the world is already unstoppable, we must not hit a stone with an egg..."

"what?"

"Father wants to surrender to Daming?"

Hao Haida nodded awkwardly.

"This is also a choice..."

When Mahamu heard this, he pushed his father away angrily.

"Father!"

"How can you have such thoughts, I, Mahamu, will never surrender to Daming, and vow to fight to the end with him!"

Hao Haida wanted to look at his excited son, and for a moment didn't know how to persuade him.

He has really seen how strong Da Ming is, and he has a deep fear of Da Ming.

But his son has been living on the grasslands and has never been to the hinterland of Daming, so he has no idea what Daming has developed into.

"Then try it, and I won't persuade you anymore as a father."

"But please remember one thing, don't rely on Timur, Timur is no different from Daming, they will devour you until there is not even a bone left!"

Mahamu nodded upon hearing this.

"Son understands!"

"The son intends to swing between the Golden Horde and Timur, and earn benefits from both sides!"

"All right!"

"You should be careful not to arouse the common hostility between the two countries!"

Mahamur left his father's mansion and lived in the inn provided by Timur to rest.

First, he was going to Timur on behalf of the Golden Horde this time, and second, he also wanted to draw a clear line with his father, and he didn't want to live with this surrendering faction.

The next day, under the leadership of court officials, Mahamur met with Timur and handed him the letter of credence of Khan Hugelut of the Golden Account.

Timur casually glanced at the credentials, then threw the credentials aside.

Because the credential does not say who is the main thing, this proves that Hugelut has not yet seen the situation in front of him clearly, and still holds the dream of the Golden Horde Khanate.

But he was very interested in Mahamu. This guy could run out with more than [-] young and strong under the siege of several armies of the Ming Dynasty. He was very courageous and capable.

"I heard that you brought more than [-] elites to seek refuge in Hugroot?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the foreign ministers had no other choice. When the Ming army attacked the Khan Court, the foreign ministers happened to lead the troops outside under the order of Dayuan Khan. On the orders of my Dayuan Khan, I was ordered to flee into the Golden Horde with people and leave the last spark for Dayuan!"

"My Dayuan Khan used my body as a bait to fight for a chance of survival for us, woo woo woo..."

Although Timur knew what Bei Yuan was, he still shed a few tears of sympathy when he heard what Mahamu said.

"I didn't expect Ugzihashiha to have such bravery. I underestimated him before!"

"Ugzihashha Khan has always taken the revitalization of the Northern Yuan as his own mission. Being captured by the Ming army this time is also forced by the situation. One day the foreign ministers must welcome the Khan back and rebuild the Great Yuan!"

Timur showed a knowing smile when he heard the words, this little guy can open his eyes and talk nonsense so smoothly at such a young age?
"You have a heart!"

"You go back and report to Hugelut, let him express the sincerity of the alliance between the two countries, and then talk about the alliance between the two countries."

"Foreign ministers take orders!"

When Mahamu came out of the palace, he was immediately stopped by a young man.

"Are you Mahamu?"

Mahamu stared at the young man on the opposite side for a while, and suddenly thought of a person, and asked tentatively.

"Could it be that you are His Highness Waisi who shares the same illness with you?"

Hearing the words, Wrong Thinking smiled bitterly.

"I've heard that you are a well-known wise man on the grasslands, and seeing you today really deserves your reputation!"

"I'm just thinking wrongly, I'm honored to meet His Majesty Mahamu!"

"It is also an honor for me to be able to meet General Waisi who defeated the Ming army!"

Although Wai Si lost troops and generals in the battle against Lan Yu, his record was already the best in these years, and he was regarded as the best famous general of the younger generation by the Timurid Empire, the Golden Horde and other Western Region countries.

Wai Si heard Mahamu's compliment, and once again showed a wry smile on his face.

"That's all for others to talk nonsense, why does brother Mahamu make fun of me like this?"

"The strength of the Ming army is rare in the world!"

"Even if I tried my best to break through the formation of the Ming army, I still failed to confuse the Ming army. In the end, I was almost surrounded by the Ming army."

Mahamu heard the words and agreed.

"Yes!"

"Da Ming is so powerful, he defeated millions of people in Khan Court just overnight, and he didn't even give me time to rescue..."

The two young people chatted more and more speculatively, and finally went to a restaurant in the city to drink and chat.

But both of them are very measured, they only talk about Daming, not their homeland.

Because both of them knew that Etimur was so shrewd that it was impossible not to send someone to watch them both.

But the two still secretly reached an alliance, and said they would share information.

However, what the two discussed most was the tactical skills of fighting against Da Ming.

"You are the one who really fought against Da Ming. Can you tell me about the real strength of Da Ming's army?"

Waisi shook his head and said.

"Hard to say!"

"Although Lan Yu is a famous general of the Ming Dynasty, the army he leads is definitely not elite."

"But even so, I still paid the price of more than 1 elite cavalry to escape from Sapphire."

"If it's against the elite under General Chang Sheng's command, I'm afraid I won't be able to run away even if I want to!"

Mahamu also had a heart palpitation when he heard the words.

"Yes!"

"Although I haven't fought against Chang Sheng, I heard from people who ran out of the Khan Court that Chang Sheng's army is very strong and numerous. They rushed into the Khan Court from all directions, and there was no chance for anyone to react."

"Until now, I haven't figured out how Chang Sheng led several 10 people trekking through the ice and snow, and how did he find our Khan Court?"

When the two chatted up to this point, they were silent to each other, and they didn't come back to their senses until the waiter in the restaurant stepped forward to ask.

"Come on, let's not talk about this, let's drink..."

"drink!"

When the two were drunk and carried back to their respective residences by the attendants, Timur was listening to his subordinates' reports.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Mahamu and His Highness Waisi didn't say anything outrageous, they were just discussing Ming's armaments and military system."

"Oh……"

"They really are two young fellows!"

Timur determined the behavior of the two of them, and ignored the matter, but picked up the first batch of imitation firecrackers placed in front of him.

"After more than ten days, they built such a thing?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, according to Master Jawin Cuban, who is in charge of building ordnance, this is already the limit that our imperial craftsmen can achieve."

"If you want to further improve, you can only go to Daming to study and visit, and learn from other people's technical means."

Timur shook his head helplessly when he heard the words, and wanted to send someone to visit and study in Daming, which was an almost impossible task.

"Pass down the order, whoever brings back craftsmen and mechanical blueprints from Daming will be rewarded with ten thousand gold!"

"Yes!"

"At the same time, send our people to go deep into Daming to conduct trade, and wait for an opportunity to steal Daming's technology!"

"Yes!"

As Timur spoke, he picked up a firecracker charge with familiarity, ignited it, and pulled the trigger towards a floor-standing vase placed in the palace.

With a loud "bang", the blue and white porcelain vase from Dayuan in the palace was instantly smashed into pieces.

"Go get Jawin Cuban in!"

"Yes!"

Not long after, Jiawen Kuban entered the hall tremblingly and paid respects to Timur.

"Wei Chen has seen His Majesty!"

"You did a good job. Although the imitation firecracker is a little weaker and less accurate, it can still be used barely!"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, this is all thanks to His Majesty's great blessing, and it is the result of the blessing of the true God. I dare not take credit for it!"

Timur snorted coldly when he heard the words.

"What should be yours is yours!"

"Promote Jawin Cuban to emir, and take charge of ordnance building, so you can learn about state affairs!"

"what?"

Jawin Cuban was stunned when he heard the words. He never thought that he would become an emir, a nobleman of the empire?

What shocked him even more was the last sentence of Yuwen Guozheng, which was a great honor and proved that he was qualified to participate in the military and political power of the empire.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your reuse!"

Timur looked at Jawin Kuban, who was short of breath, with a warm smile on his face.

"I'll give you three months, can you make [-] of these guns?"

"Three months?"

When Jiawen Cuban heard this, he turned from the joy of being promoted in an instant, and then fell into the boundless ice cave.

For the ten rods in front of him, he mobilized hundreds of the best craftsmen and spent more than ten days to build them.

If he is asked to make [-] rods, let alone whether there is enough time, so many craftsmen alone can't make it together!

"His Majesty……"

However, Timur's face sank before Jawin Cuban could evade the words.

"You can ask for anything you want, except for [-] firecrackers, not one less!"

When Jawin Cuban heard this, he immediately realized the seriousness of the matter.

"Your Majesty, the construction of this object is very labor-intensive. With the current number of craftsmen in Samarkand, I am afraid that it cannot be completed within three months."

"How many people do you want?"

"1 million people..."

"it is good!"

"I'm recruiting skilled craftsmen from all over the country, and I will definitely gather enough craftsmen for you before the end of the month!"

"As for other expenses, as long as you have needs, just ask, and the empire will satisfy them all!"

When Jiawen Cuban heard this, he could only bite the bullet and flatter him.

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

(End of this chapter)