My uncle's name is Zhu Di

Chapter 309 The Scary Xu Jingchang

For a whole day, Zhu Di's ears were filled with the sound of rumbling guns, earth-shattering, and the sun and the moon were dark... Zhu Di had seen firearms before, and he charged against firearms, and he had never been vague.

But today's firearms made him completely dumbfounded, the smoke filled the air and was deafening.

The soldiers fired serially skillfully, and the artillery behind them roared.Zhu Di asked himself, even if he personally commanded the troops, he would not even try to break through the firearms.
And it is very likely that there will be no bones left on the spot.

"Second, is this firearm so powerful?"

Zhu Gaoxu said with a sullen face: "Father, I didn't believe it at first, but after I practiced it, I realized that the power of firearms is so terrifying. At the beginning, Jianwen's subordinates had [-] to [-]% of their abilities. I'm afraid our father and son will be enraged on the spot. .”

Zhu Di's face was ashen, and he hummed for a long time: "What is he? He can't use it at all. Only my subordinates can have such powerful firearms. Second child!"

Zhu Di whispered: "Aren't you planning to develop the coal mine in Yuanzhou Prefecture, Jiangxi Province, and prepare to produce firecrackers?"

Zhu Gaoxu nodded, "My boy has exactly this intention. It's just that there are too few craftsmen in his hands, and he can't do it."

Zhu Di took a breath, and said seriously: "Don't worry about this matter, my father will transfer people from the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War for you, and prepare a batch of craftsmen for you. Don't worry, if you want money and people, you only need to An army of one hundred thousand firearms! Do you understand?"

"understand!"

Zhu Gaoxu nodded vigorously, and Zhu Di returned to the palace full of emotion.

As soon as he left, Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help wiping the cold sweat off his forehead. He looked back at Xu Jingchang who was smiling, and hurried over.

"I said cousin, you almost scared me to death just now, you really dare to come up with any idea!"

Xu Jingchang's face sank instantly, "King of Han, what are you talking about? Why don't I know?"

Zhu Gaoxu was dumbfounded, don't you know?Do you have the face to say you don't know?

The artillery is not powerful enough, you let the gunpowder be embedded in advance, didn't you do this?
How dare you tell me you don't know?
"Cousin, do you want to stay out of it?"

Xu Jingchang smiled and said: "I was not in the middle of the matter... The military exercise was conducted by Qiu Fu, the governor of the Fifth Army, the firearms were made by you, and the soldiers were also from the Imperial Army. It has nothing to do with Jin Yiwei. You insist on involving me... You have black and white letters ?"

Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu was speechless for a moment, while Xu Jingchang smiled and patted Zhu Gaoxu's shoulder meaningfully, you are still a little tender.

When doing things in the court, when it is critical, there must be black and white records and records.

If you leave evidence, you will leave a handle. In other words, if you don't have evidence, you will be framing an important official of the court.

Xu Jingchang has no choice but to let Zhu Di strengthen his confidence and develop firearms, and he also knows very well that firearms are the direction of the future.

The only problem is that the current firearm is still a bit lacking, and needs to be added to increase its power, so that Zhu Di can strengthen his confidence.

Of course, if something goes wrong, he will not be responsible.

What, you said framed Han Wang?

Which eye saw it?
And based on the principle that whoever makes the most profit is the culprit, Zhu Gaoxu made a lot of money in the next firearms business, and he must be the black hand behind it.

Anyway, our Duke Ding is clean.

This is how to do a big thing with ease, just talking and laughing.

Xu Jingchang was elated and returned to the mansion. Today's Xu Mansion has a few more guests.

Or a distant visitor from Yunnan.

The person who came was Xiping Hou Musheng.

It is very interesting that he came to Xu Mansion. Mu Sheng's elder brother is Mu Chun and Mu Ying's son. Their relationship is about Sun Jian, Sun Ce, Sun Shiwan... Two generations of father and brother have brought Xiping to the Mu family. The title of Marquis, hereditary guarding Yunnan.

Now that it is in Mu Sheng's hands, it is natural to expand the foundation and bring the Mu family to a higher level.

Then why did he go to Xu's house?

The reason is also very simple. Mu Sheng's elder sister was married to Xu Zengshou, who was also Xu Jingchang's biological mother, so Xu Jingchang still had to call Mu Sheng uncle.

This is the intricate relationship between Xungui.

Why did Xu Zengshou send a letter to his brother-in-law Zhu Di, but Zhu Yunqi didn't find out at first, and didn't kill Xu Zengshou until the end?

Of course, from Empress Xu's side, Xu Zengshou wants to face Zhu Di and his brother-in-law... But Xu Zengshou's wife is from the Mu family, and the Mu family is Zhu Biao's staunch supporter. If you doubt Xu Zengshou, you won't be afraid of chilling the hearts of others ?

You have me I have you!
This is the horror of the Xungui Group... In the face of this group of people who are intricate and powerful, you really have nothing to do.

In addition to raising the butcher's knife like Zhu Yuanzhang and killing them, they can only be allowed to grow wildly and control the power of the court.

In fact, is the Mu family really that simple?

Not really.

Muying's original wife was the daughter of Feng Guoyong, Song Guogong Feng Sheng was his wife-in-law, and Feng Sheng's daughters were married to Zheng Guochangmao and Zhou King Zhu Wei.

Chang Mao is the eldest son of Chang Yuchun, and the elder brother of Zhu Biao's concubine Chang. Zhu Xi is Zhu Di's good brother and has the deepest affection... So, the complexity of Xungui's network far exceeds the imagination of outsiders .

The in-law relationship alone can fool most people.

You say which side they are from, really don't draw conclusions lightly.

Xu Jingchang saw Mu Sheng with a smile on his face, and asked him to sit down after seeing the ceremony.

Mu Sheng had a smile on his face, "Mr. Ding, is the peacock I entrusted to send over a while ago still fun?"

Xu Jingchang hurriedly said: "Okay, it's fun! That brat Xianzhong is always chasing after him."

Mu Sheng said with a smile: "This is a good thing. People say that Amoy girl is a coincidence, and Amoy boy is a good one. I will send a few more later. There are not many other things in Yunnan. There are as many rare and exotic animals as you want. .”

Xu Jingchang smiled and nodded, "Thank you, Uncle."

Mu Sheng waved his hands again and again, "It's a little effort, I came to Beijing this time, firstly to congratulate, and secondly, I also want to ask for advice. The imperial court sent Zhang Fu troops to target Annan. Is there any plan to use soldiers?"

Xu Jingchang smiled slightly, "Yes, and no."

Mu Sheng was very surprised, he tried to lean forward and said, "Could it be difficult to say?"

Xu Jingchang smiled and said: "It's really hard to say, whether to fight or not, how to fight, I haven't decided yet. The current court is like going to a big banquet alone, chewing a... Japanese kingdom, holding a... ...Halleh, you're still staring at one...Annan! It takes a lot of effort to eat all three of them."

Mu Sheng pondered for a while, and understood what Xu Jingchang meant. He dared to say that Annan was not the first priority, not even the second.

Mu Sheng originally thought of taking advantage of the opportunity of soldiers to make some military exploits and take a step up, but now it seems that it is not so easy.

"Mr. Ding, what should we do next in Yunnan?" Mu Sheng sighed, "I heard that Duke Cao was on an envoy to Liaodong, and Duke Cheng was supervising troops to fight against Japanese pirates... Everyone has things to do, so we can't either." idle."

Xu Jingchang smiled and said: "It's a good thing to be willing to use troops abroad... But it doesn't have to be a big move. It can't be eaten by a whale, and it can be gradually eaten away."

Mu Sheng's eyes lit up, but he pondered again.

"This private use of troops, will there be a problem of starting a border quarrel without authorization? What if the court pursues it and says that we have ulterior motives, what should we do about this matter?"

Xu Jingchang smiled slightly, "Uncle, then don't use soldiers!"

"No soldiers? Then, how do you gobble it up?"

Xu Jingchang smiled and said: "There is no such thing. They are not soldiers and horses of the imperial court, but they have certain combat power and can deal with other tribes?"

Mu Sheng chatted with Xu Jingchang for the first time, he only felt that this person really deserved to be the first rank in the dynasty, but he couldn't figure it out for a while.

"I still hope that the Duke of Ding will say it clearly."

Xu Jingchang said with a smile: "It's very simple. It is to organize some people and act as militiamen, let them expand the territory in front, and the imperial court will follow."

Mu Sheng frowned, and then smiled wryly, "Mr. Ding, you may not know that those chieftain tribes are not easy to bully. They are very fierce and familiar with the terrain. Even if you send elites, you must be careful. Without their weapons and armor, they are definitely not the chieftain's opponents, sending people there will only cause heavy casualties!"

Xu Jingchang laughed again, "That's true, but as far as I know, the Mu family is best at using firearms. As for firearms, they don't require much rigorous training, they are easy to learn, and they are amazingly powerful. "

This time after Xu Jingchang finished speaking, Mu Sheng was even more embarrassed.

"Mr. Dingguo, to tell you the truth, we have no shortage of firearms, but firearms are the country's sharp weapons, and there is still a shortage in the army, especially good firearms, which are even more rare. Every firearm must be used with care, and it will not be easy. Damaged. If you take it out casually and hand it over to the common people, I'm afraid the court will not agree."

Xu Jingchang nodded when he heard this, "Okay, I know about this, uncle will take a rest with me first to recover his energy, if you have anything to say, we can talk about it later."

Mu Sheng agreed, and stayed in the Xu Mansion.

One day, two days, and on the third day, Mu Sheng finished his breakfast, opened the residence newspaper, and immediately saw an important news.

For border residents, the imperial court is going to give them the right to use firearms. Nine borders, coastal areas, southwest... People who are facing personal safety can apply to the imperial court, and register and make a book, and the firearms they get must have a number.

After holding firearms, if you use firearms in disputes with the people of Ming Dynasty, you will be punished immediately.Secondly, these firearms have a limited range. If you leave the frontier state capital with a firearm, you will be severely punished, and you will be killed without a proper reason.

As for some people who live in border areas and lack money, they can apply to the imperial court for rent, as long as they return the firearms within the agreed period of time.

Mu Sheng looked at this series of detailed regulations, and was dumbfounded... It is not difficult to grant firearms, but within three days, he drew up such a detailed regulation and publicly announced that his nephew's authority is really Kind of scary.

(End of this chapter)