Hee Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 193 Lu Gongche and Thunderbolt

Everything in the Juxian Hall has been prepared, and it is just waiting for the arrival of talents from all walks of life. This is the top priority of the Governor's Mansion at the moment, and everything else has to be sidelined. Nothing is as important as talents.

Talent is the cornerstone of a great cause, the foundation of prosperity, and the foundation of a stable dynasty. Without the help of talents from all walks of life, Yuan Xi alone is not enough. Even if he is in Daqiyu, it will not help.

A dynasty is the gathering of countless talents to manage the people under its feet and safeguard the security of the country.

After three hurried days, the exams for each county were finally over, and the list of personnel, assessment questionnaires, and rankings were all sent over one by one.

Li Ru, Han Yan, and Pang Tong immediately turned on the lamps and stayed up all night looking through the pages. The first step of the assessment showed some signs, that is, Yuan Xi didn't have time to spend the night in the Quhua room he had just accepted. The time was too tight. The talents who have passed the customs should arrive in Ji County one by one in two days, so they must get a certain understanding within a limited time.

For those who passed the first round of assessment this time, there were 37 people from the Wendian, all of whom were from poor families, plus the original gentry eleven, a total of 48 people, and 29 people from the Wudian, all of whom defeated the Eighth Emperor within a stick of incense. There are only 15 soldiers in Qidian, but this is compared with the second palace of civil and military affairs. In fact, this number has exceeded Yuan Xi's prediction. After all, what he wants is not ordinary carpenters, but innovative thinking. It is difficult for well-informed scholars to read and write, let alone them.

There are 95 people in the three halls. Although it doesn't seem like many, it is already extremely rare for a single state. It shows that all the counties have put their hearts into it. If these people can be used properly, they will have a huge impact on Yuan Xi's great cause. help.

In the middle of the night, it was pitch black outside, but in the inner hall of the Governor's Mansion, the lights were still brightly lit. Yuan Xi looked at a copy of the governance strategy written by a scholar in his hand, and nodded slightly. He had already read four copies, and they were all good. , although there were no shocking actions, but the words were very solid, without those gorgeous and hypocritical words, which was what he needed most.

Around the time of Zishi, Li Ru, Han Yan, and Pang Tong all arrived at the same time, and it was obvious that they all had something to gain.

"Liu Quan, prepare some late-night snacks." Seeing this scene, Yuan Xi immediately ordered that they would probably talk for a long time.

"promise!"

After the three of them saluted, Yuan Xi said: "Everyone, don't be polite, Shi Yuan, please tell me about the situation of Qidian first."

"No..." Pang Tong responded, and immediately took out the first kraft paper, gently opened it on Yuan Xi's desk, and said excitedly: "My lord, this is a man named Lu Yu from Yuyang County. Tong and Ma Jun watched it together. If it can be realized, the future city will no longer be hindered by our army, but its deterrent power is even stronger than that of the sky cannon."

"What!" Yuan Xi immediately looked over in amazement, and saw a huge monster jumping on the paper, like a chariot with several floors. The chariot was several feet high and tens of feet long. Each floor has ladders to go up and down.

"According to Lu Yu's explanation, this is called Lugong Chariot. It is said that it was invented by Jiang Ziya. The height of the chariot can be even with the city wall, and it can carry hundreds of soldiers. Equipped with machine crossbows, poisonous arrows, guns, halberds, knives and spears, it is an ordinary city. It's like walking on flat ground," Pang Tong introduced carefully.

Hearing this, Li Ru and Han Yan walked over curiously, and the four of them formed a circle.

"This thing is so big!" Han Yan said in surprise after taking a look.

"Looking at the size, can it travel far?" Li Ru asked with a slight frown.

"It can't travel far. It's too big. Even when it's siege, it needs hundreds of soldiers to push it. It can only be made temporarily. This is his only shortcoming," Pang Tong said seriously.

"That's too troublesome. The temporary production takes too long, which is not conducive to the response on the battlefield," Han Yan said.

"Indeed, although this thing is a novel idea, it can only be used as a clever strategy and cannot be used as a conventional weapon," Li Ru nodded.

Yuan Xi smiled slightly, "It's a tricky question, but it's really rare for Lu Yuneng to have such an idea. With this alone, after he comes, he can be arranged to join Tiangong Academy immediately and enjoy first-level treatment. Let him Make a model of this bus for me, remember, every detail must be recorded, and no one can read it unless there is an order from Xi."

"promise"

"Is there any more?" Yuan Xi asked again expectantly.

"There is another one, but this view is so amazing that even Ma Jun finds it too difficult, and he is still in the process of developing it, and there is not much progress yet." Pang Tong took out another blueprint from his cuff, flipped through the After opening it, I saw something like an iron ball drawn on it.

"What is this?" Han Yan asked curiously.

"It's called Thunderbolt, and it was drawn by a man named Mo Jin in Shanggu County. He said that there is saltpeter in the iron ball, and the saltpeter will explode when heated. Once developed, the power of the explosion is astonishing, like thunder. It was used to break the city, but because it was too shocking, I don’t know how many ridicules it received, and I didn’t have much money, so I originally planned to give up, but this time the opening of the Qi Temple gave him a glimmer of hope,” Pang Tong said.

"Explosion" Han Yan and Li Ru were suddenly surprised.

Yuan Xi looked at the rough figure above, and a look of shock flashed across his face. Isn't this the roughest version of the grenade in later generations?He knew that gunpowder was one of the four great inventions of China, but he did not expect someone to discover it in this era. However, the model of this thing is not important, the key is the configuration of gunpowder, which is the most difficult and dangerous.

"Niu'er, Niu'er" Yuan Xi suddenly shouted loudly after thinking for a while.

"My lord has orders." Hu Niu'er rushed in quickly.

"Immediately take someone to Shanggu County and take someone named Mo Jin over in person. Don't stay for a moment, and he doesn't have to take the exam. Xi wants to talk to him in person," Yuan Xi said suddenly and extremely seriously.

The three of Li Ru were taken aback for a moment, and Lord Hou seemed to attach great importance to this thing.

"No!" Hu Niu'er quickly turned around and rushed out.

"Master Hou, have you seen this thing?" Pang Tong asked suspiciously. It has collected many books, but it has never heard of such a weapon. Just listening to it is a bit of a fantasy.

Yuan Xi smiled faintly, "It's hard for Xi to say now, everything will be clear when I meet Mo Jin."

The matter of gunpowder is too important, he can't say it now, and no one will believe it if he tells it. He decided to take control of this aspect himself, and he can't let anyone know at the moment.

"It seems that Qidian has gained a lot this time, Shi Yuan, do you have any more?" At this time, Li Ru suddenly asked with a smile.

"No, the others are not bad, but they have been recorded in Tiangong Academy, so it's not surprising." Pang Tong shook his head lightly.

"Haha" Yuan Xi laughed loudly, and said: "Enough, completely enough, with Lu Yu and Mo Jin here, the recruitment of Qidian has reached the standard, Shi Yuan, you have to work hard, and the assessment still needs to be strictly implemented. Maybe there are still some that haven’t been revealed, for these people, we must care and love them, we must not let them be wronged, once we accept them, we will take their wives and children along with them.”

"promise"

"Okay, next, military commander, tell me about the personnel of the Wudian. Are there any outstanding people?" Yuan Xiyanhan asked excitedly. The most important thing in ancient wars is manpower, and generals are the essence of manpower and where the arrows are. , is crucial.Not to mention Zilong and Niuer's level, he would be extremely satisfied if he could have the military strength or specialties of Shi A, Li Fei, and Li Shang's level.

(End of this chapter)