The strongest Marquis in history

"So I deduce that Cao Xuan will not attack for the time being. I conclude that what Cao Xuan has to do now is to maximize the use of his weapons, gain a firm foothold in Liangzhou, expand to the Western Regions, and expand his power."

"In this way, on the one hand, we will wait for the merchants of the Haixi Empire to continue selling weapons. Because of such weapons, Cao Xuan will definitely buy them in large quantities. On the other hand, it will increase our strength."

"After Cao Xuan can make it himself, and even has large-scale weapons, and he still has enough territory, he can go to war."

"That's exactly the case, we have a certain amount of time to prepare."

"During this period, we need to further stabilize Qi and clear Bashu. Of course, how to resist this weapon must also be carried out. For a while, I can't think of how to resist. I can only arrange people first to try to steal some rifles back. "

Zhuge Feng said: "As long as we know the situation of the rifle, then we can consider the countermeasures. Even if there is a war, we can deal with it calmly."

After Wang Qi listened to Zhuge Feng's analysis, his mind gradually cleared up, and he thought about the situation clearly.

This is what you can hear when you listen together.

If one more person analyzes it, the overall situation will be different, so that you won't be able to analyze things clearly by yourself.

Wang Qi said: "I agree with my brother's analysis. We will follow this strategy in this battle, first solve the problems in Bashu, and then deal with Cao Xuan's affairs with all our strength."

Zhuge Feng said: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Wang Qi's eyes were sharp, and he said: "However, we can't make rifles now, but we still have to plan to make our own weapons, which can at least withstand such a large-scale rifle attack."

Zhuge Feng sighed, "It's hard!"

"It's not difficult!"

Wang Qi shook his head.

In terms of resisting the attack of rifles, although Wang Qi is temporarily unable to manufacture rifles, for Wang Qi, it is possible to manufacture landmines and simple hand grenades, which is enough for him to contain the opponent.

As long as it can stop the opponent's attack, the rifle is powerful, but it may not be effective.

At least it can be blocked.

Zhuge Feng was a little surprised, and said: "How does Your Majesty plan to deal with it? If rifles really exist, it's easy to kill at a distance of one or two hundred paces, but it's not easy to really resist."

Wang Qidao: "Brother, let's wait and see. After listening to my analysis, I've already figured it out."

"That's good!"

Zhuge Feng nodded, but he didn't ask any more questions.

He is aware of Wang Qi's nature, he will never talk nonsense, let alone talk nonsense, as long as he says something, he will definitely do it, Zhuge Feng believes in this.

Wang Qi said: "Brother, hurry up, I'm thinking about defending against rifles now. In addition, regarding the matter of attacking Shu Kingdom, it should be put on the agenda as soon as possible, so that more people from the Intelligence Bureau can contact father. We must enter Shuzhong as soon as possible and rule the world. "

"I understand!"

Zhuge Feng nodded.

He got up and resigned, and went to work on the next thing. The Ministry of War was in charge of military affairs. With this matter, for the time being, he had a lot of things to do, and he also had to plan to deal with the vassal Zhang Tianyi, which was a heavy burden.

Sitting alone, Wang Qi mobilized the memory in his brain to think carefully about the production methods of grenades and landmines, but when it comes to landmines and grenades, gunpowder is required without exception.

Wang Qi first wrote the formula of gunpowder, as well as the production equipment, technology and process.Then, I extracted grenades, landmines and other weapons from my mind. Once such weapons came out, they would have a huge impact on the battlefield.

The battlefield will also become more cruel.It's just that even more powerful weapons have appeared in the west now, and Wang Qi can't let it go, and even has to speed up the research and development.

Wang Qi didn't sleep all night. He wrote down the production methods of weapons involving gunpowder, mines, and grenades. After finishing everything, the sky was bright.

Another morning.

The weather in August is already hot.

After a little cooler at night, as the sun rose, the scorching heat began to fall on the city again, and the whole world began to heat up, gradually becoming hotter.

Wang Qi got up to wash up, and meditated for a while to rest his mind. His energy was already very good, and after a simple rest, he had recovered.

Wang Qi directly arranged for people to summon Moliu, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, to enter.

He is the person in charge of the Ministry of Industry.

In recent years, Qi's weapons have become more and more powerful, and other aspects such as forging farm tools have made great progress, and Mo Liu has made great contributions.Under the leadership of Mo Liu, the Ministry of Industry produced many good items.

Chapter 782 Development of Gunpowder

Wang Qi's eyes were sharp, and he said in a deep voice: "Mo Liu, I called you here this time because there is an extremely important matter that I want to entrust to you to complete. Even this matter is related to the life and death of our Qi country."

When Mo Liu heard this, his spirits lifted.

From Wang Qi's tone, he knew that the matter was unusual.

It must be a huge thing.

Mo Liu solemnly said: "Your Majesty, please order, no matter what it is. Even if you go through fire and water, I will definitely complete your majesty's arrangement."

The former Mo Liu was just a fugitive. Although he came from Dazhou's Tiangong Workshop, without Wang Qi, he would have to die in a foreign land.Because of Wang Qi, Mo Liu could become a Shangshu today.

This is the gratitude in Mo Liu's heart.

No matter what Wang Qi entrusts, even if Mo Liu dies, he will definitely complete it.

Wang Qi smiled and said: "Things are more difficult, for sure, and quite dangerous. But there is no need to go through fire and water. It's just that this matter is a secret, and it must not be leaked at all."

Mo Liu said solemnly: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will gather a group of craftsmen alone, all of them will be quarantined and will not communicate with the outside world. No news will be leaked until it is completed. I will personally take charge of this matter."

Generally speaking, the development of weapons, or other secrets, are all isolated.

Mo Liu has some experience in this kind of thing.

Wang Qi nodded, and then gave Mo Liu the manuals for making gunpowder, grenades, and landmines, and said in a deep voice, "These three weapons you want to develop are related to the future of Qi, so be careful. You choose people first. , and then select the location separately. In addition, I will arrange personnel from the Intelligence Bureau to keep an eye on this situation to avoid omissions."

"The minister obeys the order!"

After Mo Liu took it, he didn't watch it for a while.

The expression on his face was even more serious.

Wang Qi mentioned that this thing is related to the future of Qi State, one can imagine how serious this is.

Mo Liu thought for a while, and said, "Your Majesty, I will arrange the personnel. However, the choice of location, what I consider is Zhongnan Mountain. After all, Zhongnan Mountain is close to Chang'an, and it will not have too much influence. , inaccessible.”

"Even if we are in Zhongnan Mountain, it is not easy to reveal our whereabouts. There is even Sanqing Temple in Zhongnan Mountain. If you really need help, you can ask Sanqing Temple for help."

Wang Qidao: "Yes, the location is Zhongnanshan. However, when it comes to the Sanqing Temple, no secrets should be leaked. This matter is currently the top secret of Qi State."

"Yes, I understand."

Mo Liu nodded solemnly, he didn't have any questions in mind, so he left the palace and returned to his office. He just opened the book at this time, and the first thing he read was gunpowder making.

After he read them all, especially Wang Qi's description of the power of gunpowder, which was enough to break mountains and break rocks, to collapse bridges, etc., Mo Liu was speechless after reading it, which was unheard of.

It was even more difficult for him to understand, how could Wang Qi know about such weapon making.

It can only be said that this is born knowing.

Mo Liu calmed down and continued to look down. It took him nearly two hours to read everything carefully. The expression on his face was already full of shock.

Grenade!

mines!

According to Wang Qi's explanation, the two simple weapons are not too difficult to make.But the power of this weapon is enormous.If such a weapon is used properly, even a grand master will have to be hated.

Mo Liu has already fully understood why it is made separately and must be kept secret.This weapon is not kept secret, once it is spread out, the stability of Qi will be affected.

This is absolute confidentiality.

Mo Liu thought in his heart, actually making gunpowder should not be difficult.After all, according to the production process, as long as the raw materials are gathered, the arrangement can be made directly, and he doesn't need to bother to think about it.

Mo Liu temporarily closed the booklet, thinking about the production and the candidates.

First of all, it's about site selection.

Then, there is the selection of personnel.

As one of the six ministries, the Ministry of Industry naturally has considerable rights. To arrange all the equipment and raw materials for making weapons, it only needs to be transferred, and there will be no major problems.

The biggest problem, on the contrary, is the selection of personnel, and there must be no mistakes.

Theoretically speaking, many craftsmen under the Ministry of Industry were brought out by Mo Liu himself, which is equivalent to Mo Liu's apprentices, and they are all trustworthy.The problem is that we must put an end to big mouths and leaks of information.

In case someone drank some horse urine, he would speak out directly, and the news would leak out.Therefore, the selection of people needs to be carefully considered.

Mo Liu didn't even eat lunch, so he wrote down the candidates he trusted, and then screened them one by one.

In the end, only ten people remained.

These ten people, without exception, were apprentices brought out by Mo Liu himself.As far as the Ministry of Industry is concerned, these people are all master craftsmen in their own right, and they have already been trained as teachers.

Mo Liu arranged for someone to notify, and within a short period of time, everyone was brought and stood in the office one by one.

The leader is Kang Dalei.

His age is in his thirties, he has a strong body and strong arms.Especially those hands are full of calluses. He is the most proud craftsman under Mo Liu's sect. When it comes to forging various instruments, he is extremely proficient, and there is a tendency that the blue is better than the blue.

The weapons Kang Dalei forged were no less than Mo Liu.

In addition, he is equally proficient in other siege equipment, bows and arrows, and agricultural tools that the people need.The same forging process, in the hands of Kang Dalei, forged is not the same.

Mo Liu nodded and said, "The ten of you are all cultivated by this old man. After a few years, you are all doing well, and you are doing well now. But, can this old man trust you?"

Kang Dalei said: "Teacher, don't you know us yet? No matter what, you say yes, even if we go through fire and water, we will definitely complete it. If you have anything to do, just say it."

"Teacher, just tell me."

"Our life is given by the teacher, and we guarantee to complete the tasks given by the teacher."

"Yes, make sure to complete the task."

One by one, they kept expressing their opinions.

They have all forged relatively confidential weapons, and they all know that when it comes to important tasks, it is definitely impossible to make them in public, and they must be kept secret, or even temporarily disappear from people's sight.

Mo Liu nodded and said, "Since you are all prepared for this, the old man will say it directly. Now, our Ministry of Industry has undertaken the most secret weapon manufacturing."

"The first is a weapon called gunpowder; the second is a weapon called a grenade; the third is a weapon called a mine. These three weapons are now being developed in the direction of Zhongnan Mountain in the southwest of Chang'an."

"I'll give you one day to go home and make some arrangements. Remember, all news must not be leaked. You leave with me, it's just that you can't go home temporarily because of work matters."

"Once someone leaks it, it's not a matter of killing anyone, but a matter of killing the nine clans."

Mo Liu said in a deep voice, "Now, do you understand everything?"

"understand!"

Everyone answered in unison.

Kang Dalei took the initiative: "Teacher, what kind of object is it? I have never heard of the things you mentioned."

Mo Liudao: "You don't care what you do, it will be arranged when you arrive at the location."

"Yes!"

Kang Dalei stopped talking.

He and a group of people left immediately.

Mo Liu is temporarily in the Ministry of Industry alone, and he needs to connect with Chen Qinglong's intelligence bureau to ensure the stability of the news.Although what is made cannot be leaked, the specific matters need to be taken care of by the intelligence bureau personnel.

In addition, the raw materials involved, as well as the manufacture of weapons in Zhongnanshan, the housing, and the place for research and development, these can be easily prepared and built while preparing, but they all need to be coordinated and arranged by Mo Liu in advance.

Mo Liu himself is the Minister of the Ministry of Industry. This time, before the weapon is manufactured, he has to go and watch it in person, so he must arrange the affairs of the Ministry of Industry in advance and let the Minister of the Ministry of Industry take care of things.

During his absence, the Ministry of Industry must also operate.

Everything was arranged, and another day passed.In the early morning of the next morning, all the craftsmen headed by Kang Dalei had already arrived at the office of the work department, and found Mo Liuqi to report.

Mo Liu had already coordinated well, and without further delay, he set off for Zhongnan Mountain with his people.

Chapter 783 Both children and children

The time has entered September, and the autumn wind is gradually rising.

The sky in Chang'an, even though the sun was still shining, became slightly cooler.

In the golden autumn and September, the whole country of Qi is already busy with the autumn harvest, and it is a busy scene.The biggest harvests are now mainly concentrated in the six states of Qingzhou, Bingzhou, Youzhou, Jizhou, Yangzhou, and Xuzhou. After all, these are the areas that Wang Qi occupied before.

Compared with other places such as Yanzhou and Yuzhou, it is much worse.It will take a certain amount of time to spread the sweet potatoes and so on until next year, but it will be a matter of time.