subvert the late Tang Dynasty

Now Wu Biao has a lot of people under his command, with talents in all fields, who are responsible for research work.Now Wu Biao himself has become a comprehensive talent, dabbling in various aspects of knowledge.The development of this revolver this time can be said to be the successful development of dozens of them after more than a year of research and countless failures.

After the two revolvers were manufactured, these researchers did not feel that they had much credit, but admired the person who could design this blueprint and idea, and when they heard Wu Biao say that this blueprint was from Peijun Hou Zhuwen After drawing it, these people's admiration for Lord Hou was like a torrent of river water.

These people were all craftsmen themselves, including blacksmiths, handicraftsmen, and even some helpers in workshops.They were originally craftsmen at the bottom of society, and being able to work in such a place with such good conditions and such generous remuneration was simply a gift from heaven to them, no, it should be said that it was a gift from Peijun Hou Zhuwen to them.

Here they can be respected and treated generously. On several occasions, the Marquis of Peijun, who manages everything every day, even came to inspect their work in person, and kindly asked them about their daily life and research progress in various aspects. In the eyes, moved in the heart, everyone worked hard to do their work, and strived to do their best work.

In fact, there are reasons for Zhu Wen to do these things. In this era, no one knows the power of technology better than Zhu Wen. In this era of cold weapons, the role that hot weapons can play is simply unimaginable.Just like now, Zhu Wen only used simple explosives to win more with less, causing the enemy to suffer big losses again and again. With a mere 500 troops, they could kill 2 enemies, but Xu Huaiyu beat Lu Tang's [-] people so much that he lost his temper at all.

This is the power of technology.

The power that science and technology can play in war is huge, and the role it plays in life is also huge. For example, the cotton textile base opened by Zhu Wen in Bozhou, and the coal mine he opened.

The application of coal in China was very early, probably before the Western Han Dynasty, but the real widespread application was after the Song Dynasty.Because in the Tang Dynasty, wood-fired charcoal was used for heating instead of coal.In Europe, coal was not used until modern times. In the past, wood was burned, and they didn't even know about charcoal, let alone coal.

So when Zhu Wen mined coal in Bozhou, many people were very interested in this kind of thing that can be burned. It is very useful for cooking and heating, and it is much better than wood and charcoal.So a large amount of coal was easy to sell as soon as it was mined, and it was quickly sold to other feudal towns, in exchange for a large amount of silver, which made Zhu Wen pay a fortune.

Zhu Wen even used coal for ironmaking. Coal can not only be used as a fuel for ironmaking, but also as an additive for ironmaking.Iron smelting at that time was mainly block iron smelting, which required long-term forging, so iron was very valuable at that time, and an iron pot can be sold for five taels of silver is a good proof.When Zhu Wen was in Dangshan, his family didn't even have an iron pot, which shows how expensive iron is.

The reason why iron is expensive is that the production technology is not advanced enough. The solid-state reduction forged block steelmaking yield is low and the color is not good. The output is still low.

Zhu Wen came up with the blast furnace ironmaking method of later generations, using coke to make steel, and heating raw materials with coal.Zhu Wen opened a steel smelting plant in Bozhou, because Bozhou has a large reserve of iron ore, and opening a smelting plant near the mine also saves transportation costs.

As a result, the iron production in Bozhou has risen sharply, which not only meets the normal purposes of the four states in its own territory, and manufactures soldiers and armor, but can also be sold to nearby feudal towns. This time Zhu Wen made more money, selling iron than selling coal Get richer.

So for a while Zhu Wen's business was booming. Large quantities of steel, cotton cloth, and old wine were sold to various places, and supplies needed by the Xuanwu Army were transported from various places, as well as large quantities of silver. Without directly intervening, someone reported the latest situation to Zhu Wen all the time, which is tantamount to saying that Zhu Wen can know all aspects of the situation without leaving home.

Zhang Xiaohui also often helps Zhu Wen deal with some things, because she has become more concerned about various political affairs during this period of time, and she is smart, and she can see through all kinds of things, so sometimes she often gives Zhu Wen With an idea, Zhu Wen also looked at her with admiration.Zhu Wen said in his heart: "People say that in ancient times, women didn't understand anything, and they knew how to serve men because they were young ladies who didn't leave home. Now it seems that this theory is not true at all."

But Zhu Wen didn't know that there were very few women like Zhang Xiaohui in ancient times, and there was only one woman like Wu Zetian for thousands of years.

During this period of time, a lot of things happened in the court, the most important thing was the news that Tang Xizong was going to return to Chang'an. For Tang Xizong, returning to Chang'an was a big event, so of course he had to make good preparations.Wang Hui, who stayed behind in Chang'an, wrote a letter saying that Chang'an had been repaired, and the Daming Palace was only briefly repaired, because the current Li and Tang Dynasty is no better than before. The Daming Palace needs to be repaired, so that he can be more confident in front of the emperor.

But the key is that there is no money. There are only a few places that still pay taxes to the court, but it is good enough to be able to afford the expenses of the small court in Chengdu. Even the wars in the various towns use their own money. If you can't reward the army with money, where can you get the money to repair the palace?

After all, Chang'an was the place where Li Tang was prosperous. Of course, Emperor Xizong of Tang Dynasty Li Xuan could not live in Xichuan for a long time. It would be a matter of time before he returned to Chang'an.

After an agreement, Li Xuan planned to set off on the first lunar month after the Chinese New Year.

Time flies, a few months passed in a blink of an eye, and it was almost the end of the year, that is, in December of the fourth year of Zhonghe, a major event happened. On Wang Duo.

Wang Duo was originally appointed as the Jiedu Envoy of the Yicheng Army to govern Baima (Hua County) in Huazhou, and later transferred to the Jiedu Envoy of the Yichang Army.

As Jiedushi Wang Duo took dozens of servant girls and concubines, loaded several carts with gold, silver and jewelry, and went to the Yichang Army under the protection of [-] guards.

This Wang Duo is also an elegant person, traveling around mountains and rivers is also a leisurely way, anyway, he has a lot of money, and now most of Huang Chao's troops have been wiped out, and Qin Zongquan's troops were blocked to the south by Zhu Wen, even occupying the Eastern Capital Sun Ru had no choice but to escape desperately under the threat of Zhu Wen.

So of course Wang Duo has to take a good look at the scenery along the way. Wang Duo was a famous man in the court back then. Although Wang Duo is not as good as before, he is still an envoy. Officials from all over the way met him. Still have to curry favor, greet him with good wine and good food, maybe one day he will be hired again, and maybe Wang Duo will be used again.Because Wang Duo was reactivated once in that year.

But what Wang Duo never imagined was that someone would take a fancy to his few boxes of treasures and those juicy concubines.This person is Le Congxun, the son of Le Yanzhen, the governor of Weibo.

Le Congxun also did it on the spur of the moment, not planned. In his opinion, grabbing some gold, silver and women is nothing at all. Besides, Wang Duo is not so important now. Maybe the court will be happy if he kills Wang Duo himself. It's too late, how can you blame yourself?

Wang Duo's journey has been full of glory. Over the years, the ups and downs of the officialdom have allowed him to experience countless ups and downs, but it has also polished him as an old man in the officialdom. Isn't being an official just to make a fortune?So although Wang Duo is no longer the prime minister, he is still a Jiedu envoy, and there is still plenty of money.Bringing more than a dozen young and beautiful Ji concubines is no problem, how could he imagine that someone would think of him?

When Wang Duo passed a small hill that day, he smiled to the young concubines around him: "We're going to visit Weibo soon, and when we arrive in Weizhou, Le Yanzhen will definitely invite dinner and socialize again. This matter is too annoying, if you say master, I have been an official for so many years, and I have lost all my popularity, but the disadvantage of having a lot of popularity is that I have to socialize everywhere, and it is annoying to death..."

At this moment, a sharp arrow flew over from the small hill, pierced Wang Duo's throat directly, and the blood splashed on the faces of the two concubines next to him. They were smiling and listening to Wang Duo's words at that time. Will such an accident happen?When the blood splashed on their faces, the smiles on their faces were still there, but in an instant it turned into a scream at the top of their lungs.

Three hundred guards spread out in a hurry, searching for traces of the enemy, but they were annihilated by Le Congxun's ambush men with lightning speed, leaving no one alive, not even Wang Duo's servants and maidservants. Let it go, only the dozen or so young and beautiful concubines remained.

What Le Congxun wanted was Wang Duo's women and money, which is exactly what many people have been pursuing all their lives. Wang Duo never thought that the things he had accumulated all his life would be easily taken by Le Congxun for himself. have.

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