A great man of the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 1878: The era of queuing up to be shot

Wang Anshi entered the political hall.

Wen Yanbo's eyes were dim. He knew that the old party had no hope at this point.

And he himself has no hope!

If Zhao Shu chooses him to join the Political Affairs Hall, it means that there is still some hesitation in the minds of officials about the New Deal. Then he will naturally be able to use his skills to gradually bring the old party back together.

But Wang Anshi went in, which shows that the official's heart has never changed, and he will still focus on the New Deal.

Look at the lazy Shen An again. In a few years, maybe we will see him in the political hall.

Thinking of this, Wen Yanbo felt that the world in front of him was all black and white.

But Lu Hui was different. He was a fighter, a model of repeated defeats.

He is looking forward to being able to take charge of Yushitai.

Zhao Shu glanced at him and said, "Han Qing."

Han Qi almost agreed, but Zhao Shu also felt something was wrong, so he added: "The Third Secretary Han Qing."

Han Jiang was ecstatic when she left work.

"Han Qing can go to the Yushitai."

This is routine.

Whoever wants to enter the Political Affairs Hall in the future should first go to the Yushitai to hang out for a while.

Lu Hui's face turned pale, knowing that he was out of luck.

Wang Anshi left, and Han Jiang came.

When will his days end!

Then came the appointment of the third envoy, who turned out to be Wu Chong.

After Wu Chong thanked him, he nodded slightly towards Shen An.

No matter who serves as the third envoy, they must have a good relationship with Shen An.

With this God of Wealth squatting, Sansi will have a way out when in trouble.

"Tang Ren."

Tang Ren was out of work, and the look of tears in his eyes made Shen An wish he could kick him out.

Can't you be more promising?

What are you excited about?

"Deputy Envoy of the Third Department!"

Tang Ren knelt there and cried, and Shen An also felt his nose was a little sore.

Zhao Shu sighed: "It's not easy for you to come up step by step from below. I am making you the deputy envoy of the Third Division now just to show the world that if your ministers are diligent and capable, I will naturally use them according to their talents. If you only know how to camp. , I despise those people!"

Tang Ren stood up and raised his hands to Shen An when he turned around.

Shen An nodded slightly.

Zhao Shu said with a smile: "The changes in the court have been so great. I know that all the ministers should go and celebrate, so let's leave it at that."

The ministers resigned.

After leaving the main hall, Tang Ren came over to salute and said with tears: "If it weren't for the Duke of the country, how would I be today? The Duke of the country is the teacher of a certain life..."

It's rare for this guy not to be flattering, Shen An said: "Three divisions manage the country's finances, you have to do it well."

Tang Ren agreed, and then said: "I am so grateful that I don't know what to do..."

"Then don't do it."

Shen An felt that the most important thing for this guy to do was to be quiet.

He had just been promoted and was considered to be close to important ministers. At this time, he was a newcomer. Newcomers should be cautious, keep a low profile, and not be arrogant.

"Be careful with the killing stick!"

Shen An left these words and went to find Bao Zheng.

"You have been promoted to the second rank this time. I'm afraid you will be proud of yourself when you look back."

Upon hearing this, Bao Zheng said coldly: "That evil beast has been very out of control recently, wait until I get home and deal with him properly."

"Bao Gong is wise. But my family has already picked them up. Later when you leave the office, you can go directly to Yulin Lane. There is a ruler there."

Shen An left with a smile.

Bao Shou stole wine at Shen's house last time and got very drunk. Shen An had to cover it up for him, otherwise Bao Zheng would faint from anger.

Now it's better, Bao Zheng was promoted and Bao Shou was beaten, Shen An felt secretly happy.

After returning home, Shen An asked someone to pick up the Bao family first, and Bao Zheng came directly after leaving the office.

The two families gathered for dinner to congratulate Bao Zheng on his promotion.

The Wang family is also celebrating.

"Involved in political affairs, the next step is to be the last prime minister, or even the second prime minister."

Wang Yu said confidently: "Gong Bao will definitely become an official in two or three years, and Fu Bi is not young anymore, so I thought that within three years, you will become the second prime minister, and then the prime minister."

This judgment was very convincing. Wang Anshi said with a smile: "My father has thought about many things about the Song Dynasty over the years, and he also wants to put what he has learned into practice, so just wait."

Some families are happy, and some are naturally sad.

But at this moment, the Song Dynasty was like a carriage driving on the road, getting faster and faster. Those who run in the opposite direction of the carriage will only drift away until they can no longer be seen.

Shen An was drunk and felt so relaxed for the first time since the expedition.

When I woke up the next day, as expected, the Korean envoy came.

"No money?"

Shen An looked at the Korean envoy like a creditor, "Are you talking in your sleep?"

The Goryeo envoy shook his head, "Duke Yan, Goryeo...Goryeo's annual income is all spent, and it's not even enough..."

Shen An knew why it was not enough: Wang Hui expanded his army, and the army needed money and food. Goryeo, which was not considered wealthy in the first place, collapsed financially.

The so-called militarism is an example.

hehe!

"The Song Dynasty is also very difficult!" Shen An frowned and said: "The navy of the Song Dynasty just returned from the expedition of thousands of miles, rewarded the soldiers, repaired the ships, all of which cost money and food. Now the new third commander Wu Chong said that the Song Dynasty has no The rice is in the pot, do you understand?"

No rice for cooking?

These words were said so decisively that there was no room for discussion by the envoy.

"Go back. Goryeo has been passed down for many years, so you still have some foundation. Let the King of Goryeo clean out the warehouse. It's not a problem to get more than two million guan."

Shen An felt that he was possessed by Huang Shiren, so he went to snatch a Goryeo noblewoman back to warm his bed.

"The Duke..."

The messenger knelt down and the Shen family looked confused.

Zhuang honestly said: "Who's envoy would kneel down these days? Get up quickly and don't blackmail my husband!"

Shen An smiled and said, "This is a national debt, not a private debt. What's the use of kneeling down? Get up and go back and tell the King of Korea that it is proper to pay back the money quickly."

The envoy returned at this time, and it was estimated that the loan of two million guan would be due before he arrived in Goryeo.

"One more thing." Shen An said: "Once you don't repay the loan overdue, the interest will be compounded. If you don't understand, you can ask those who lend money."

The envoy's face turned green. After leaving Shen's house "reluctantly", he invited Zhao Shu again.

"The official is not free, His Highness is here."

Naturally, Zhao Shu would not see him, but the new crown prince Zhao Xu met him.

The envoy tried every possible means to explain, but Zhao Xu just said, "Xinnuo!"

Goryeo is also a Confucian cultural circle and knows what this means.

Whether it is between people or between countries, Xinnuo comes first.

If you lose Xinnuo, you are acting like a hooligan.

Of course, when you are strong enough to play rogue, you are the boss.

But flowers last forever, and when you are weak, these will naturally come back.

This is reincarnation.

When the envoy returned, Shen An entered the palace and invited the officials and ministers to watch a fire show.

She Hui was pulled out of Izumo Temple by Shen An with an angry look on his face. He couldn't let go when he saw Zhao Shu and others, "Brother Taoist, I still have a furnace of steel!"

Shen An said angrily: "I'll pay you if I'm crippled by refining!"

She Hui immediately became energetic and said, "I will compensate you for three furnaces!"

"It's easy to say!" The iron material for the third furnace of steel... it's not a problem!

She Hui regretted it and muttered: "I knew I would have asked for more."

When the group arrived outside the city, they saw the country soldiers already waiting.

"what is that?"

Zhao Shu saw something in the hands of the village soldiers and asked, "How does it look like the fire stick I saw last time in the countryside?"

Shen An's head was full of black lines, and Zhao Xu smiled bitterly.

"Your Majesty, this is a musket!"

Zhao Shu snorted, "What's the use?"

If it doesn't work, just use a fire stick.

"Can kill people!" Shen An felt that it was time for these sticks to accept the baptism of the new era, so he gave Huang Chun a wink.

Three hundred rural soldiers lined up in three rows and then began to load the ammunition.

What kind of match rope makes fire...

Shen An had been aiming at the flintlock gun from the beginning, so he kept holding it back until She Hui improved the flintlock device impeccably before launching the musket.

Han Qi said with a smile: "Your Majesty, why do you think this thing looks like a spear? There is a spear array in the army, which is very powerful for stabbing. But when I look at this... it's a little short. Shen An, this musket is But the fire-breathing one? It's the flames of a kerosene bomb, right? But I think it only works if you get close."

Shen An covered his forehead, but was very pleased.

Old Han actually thought of a flamethrower, and no one else had such a brain.

"Prepare……"

Huang Chun shouted loudly.

The village soldiers raised their guns.

Han Qi grinned and said, "Are you going to breathe fire? You're far away."

In fact, artillery is a large musket that uses gunpowder to propel projectiles to kill people.

But no one would have thought that the artillery could be reduced to such a small size.

"volley!"

Huang Chun shouted.

"Bang bang bang bang..."

Amidst the intensive gunfire, Zhang Baibian's first reaction was to block in front of Zhao Shu.

Zhao Shu was furious, but at this moment it was too late, so he stood on tiptoe and looked over.

Amid the smoke, the second row rotated.

"volley!"

"Bang bang bang bang..."

Zhang Baibian thought it was okay, so he got out of the way, but a gust of wind happened to blow the smoke over, covering Zhao Shu.

"Cough cough cough..."

Diao slave!

Zhao Shu really felt that Zhang Baibian was a unruly slave who refused to get out of the way sooner or later. Wasn't this intentional?

"volley!"

Third row shooting.

The gunpowder smoke gradually dissipated. Zhao Shu smelled the gunpowder smoke and asked, "Where were you hit?"

The target was some distance away, so I couldn't see clearly.

Shen An said: "Please come and take a look."

He took Zhao Shu and others into the target group, looked at the marks left by the lead bullets, UU Reading www.uukanshu. net Zhao Shu was excited.

"This... was this done by a musket?"

Shen An smiled, "Of course."

Zhao Shu reached out to pick out the lead bullet that was deeply embedded in the wooden target. He accidentally cut his fingernails, but the lead bullet was still firmly inside and motionless.

Han Qi was also picking at it, but he was more rude and used a long knife to chop.

He split the wooden target open several times, followed the cracks to find the lead bullet, and exclaimed: "How can such a small thing be so powerful?"

Zhao Shu turned around and said with piercing eyes: "Maybe kill the enemy?"

"Brother Chun!" Shen An nodded, and Huang Chun took the people there.

Later he returned with a flock of sheep.

Han Qi praised: "It's a good way to verify whether the gun can kill the enemy. By the way, one person can take a sheep home to eat hot pot later."

"This is a good idea, but you have to find the lead bullets first, otherwise you can't eat them."

"Prepare……"

The sheep were lazily ahead, unaware of the danger they were about to face.

"volley!"

"Bang bang bang bang..."

A row of muskets fired a volley, and most of the sheep on the opposite side fell down, and the rest ran away.

"volley!"

But the second row had already rotated up, and after a round of volleys, the sheep were completely wiped out!