Chapter 214 Persuasion

Wubei Temple was the department in charge of weapons and equipment in the Yuan Dynasty. The Military Weapons Bureau is a subordinate unit of Wubei Temple, which is mainly responsible for the production and use of various weapons, that is, the arsenal. Among them, the largest is the military weapons bureau of the capital. All kinds of advanced firearms are produced in the capital, and the equipment is also given to the troops guard of the capital. The military weapons bureaus in various places mainly produce all kinds of cold weapons, knives, spears, bows and arrows. The main craftsmen in the Military Bureau are blacksmiths.

Taizhou, as an important town in the north of the Huainan River, Wubei Temple has set up a military weapon bureau here. The military equipment of several nearby roads is transferred from here.

Tang He took his two hundred-man teams and went straight to the Military Bureau.

The streets here are still quiet, chaotic and defeated, mainly concentrated in the north of the city. In the southwest corner of Taizhou City, it has not been affected. Nearby are dilapidated houses, and some of the lowest-level citizens live here, or can also be called slums.

In the middle of these houses, the huge house looks more eye-catching. At the south gate, there are several soldiers standing guard.

They didn't know what had happened. Zhao Lian ran away, and other officials in Taizhou City also ran away. The command system had already been paralyzed. No one gave them an order to retreat, and they did not encounter the defeated soldiers who fled. Therefore, everyone was guarding the door tremblingly.

Inside the Military Bureau, the craftsmen had long been awakened by the explosion in the north of the city. Many of them vaguely guessed that there must be a lot of gunpowder used in such a powerful explosion. Compared with ordinary people, they have a kind of ** for weapons.

"Listen to the explosion, I'm afraid the gate will collapse, right? Can the troops in Taizhou City withstand it?

"You can't talk nonsense. Be careful of misfortune."

"I just received so many bows and arrows from us the day before yesterday. The soldiers defending the city should expect this attack, right?"

"It's hard to say, if it's true, why would someone be blown up at the door?"

"Listen to the sound of fire, it's dense. I dare say that there must be at least a few thousand."

"Don't talk about it. Even the grisons in most of the capital are not equipped with thousands of them."

"You count, each fire, and the loading time is included. How much firepower do you need to have such a dense and continuous firepower?" Although they rarely make fire, most people know that the firing of fire is a very troublesome process, loading, pounding, ignition and shooting from the front of the gun. Therefore, an amazing number is obtained: it takes at least a few thousand fires to have such a large firepower. This is the advantage of Tianque. It is easy to load, fast rate of fire, and has a long range. One Tianque is worth ten ordinary fires.

"I think, Taizhou is hanging this time. Let's get ready to run away!"

"Can you rush out of the door? Don't forget that as a craftsman, we will always be a craftsman. Our identity cannot be changed. Without the above order, we can only die.

The household registration system is like this. Once you become a craftsman, you will always become a craftsman, just like a salt person. As long as you become a salt person, you can only boil salt for generations.

Suddenly, there was a "bang" sound of fire outside.

They were immediately shocked. They were talking about it just now because the fire was far away. Now, right in their ears, what will be the fate of these people waiting for them?

Tang He rushed to the Military Bureau with people. His men, with more than 20 firemen, followed him closely and saw the guards outside the door of the Military Bureau. Without hesitation, he immediately ran and completed the process of loading bullets. At the same time, he raised Tianque and actually shot in the march!

Because the streets are tortuous, when they start shooting, the distance between them is less than 200 steps.

With the sound of fire, the guard soldiers were killed by gunmen before they could escape their lives.

Tang He went up and kicked open the door.

"Don't move, whoever moves will be killed!" The soup is like thunderstorm.

Last time, he fled from Taizhou City in embarrassment and was hit by an arrow. Today, although he did not blow up the gate in person, Tang He was still very satisfied when he came here again after entering the city. If the eldest brother hadn't told him that the task of the Military Weapon Bureau was more important, he would have gone to the government office to find Taizhou Yin and let him have a look and send someone. If you catch yourself, you'd better do well, but let him become a prisoner.

The spear soldiers followed.

"Wh, th, thuff." Several arrows flew in.

"Ah!" A spear soldier was hit by an arrow, and the arrow was inserted into the chest, and it was hopeless.

Secret whistle! In such a big house, there is a secret whistle! Without soup and instructions, the firemen had already found the place to shoot arrows: in a large house in front of them, the windows were poked with a few holes. They immediately poured their bullets into it without hesitation.

"Ban, bang, bang." More than 20 fires kept shooting inside.

After three rounds of shooting, Tang He waved his hand, sent two soldiers forward, approached the house, lit a grenade, and threw it in.

"Boom!" With a loud noise, the two soldiers kicked open the door and the body lying on the ground inside. It turned out that this was the guard's bedroom. Hearing the sound of fire outside, as soon as they picked up the bow and arrow, Tang He had already broken into the door. Therefore, they pulled their bow in an attempt to delay the time. As a result, they added grenade to the powerful fire. Next, all of them will be killed.

The spearmen then pushed forward, and the firemen covered behind and pushed open the door of the middle courtyard. A huge workshop-style venue appeared in front of Tang He.

In the east, there is a small ironmaking furnace. At this moment, there is no fire yet. In the west, there are all kinds of newly created weapons. In the middle, there are anvils. Many people stand in a corner of the field, silently looking at the uninvited guests.

"Brothers, don't be afraid. We are the rebels who come to save everyone from the sea of suffering!" Tang He tried his best to pretend to be harmless to humans and animals, but unfortunately, his face was very weak.

The craftsmen have no way out, and they are surrounded by spearmen. Although there are weapons on the ground, no one dares to pick them up. They are just craftsmen, not soldiers.

The Rebels of Xinghua? The craftsmen looked at a loss. They stayed in the military equipment bureau and had no contact with the people outside at all. They had no way to understand the situation outside. They still knew nothing about Zhang Shicheng.

"What do you want to do with us?" A bold blacksmith asked.

"I want to save you from the sea of suffering!" Tang He racked his brains and finally remembered the eldest brother's words: "We are here to liberate you. Look at you, stay here all day long and work for the tars. However, the tars don't treat you as human beings at all. To make it clear, you are just tools of the tars. After we come, you will be free. You don't have to be slaves to the tars anymore!"

The blacksmiths looked at Tang He in disbelief: "Your Excellency, do you mean that we can go casually? You don't have to stay in this shabby place and work all the time?"

"Of course, if everyone is willing to farm, we will immediately implement the equal land system here in Taizhou. Everyone can get five mu of land, and within three years, all kinds of taxes will be exempted." Tang He said.

Farming? These people have been fighting for iron all their lives and going out to farm, which is really a little uncomfortable. Although it is divided into five mu of land and exempted from three years of tax, this cake is very powerful, but it is a little difficult for them.

However, this self-own body is still very attractive. They heard the people in front of them say that they are free and can walk casually. At present, there are many people who want to step out to see what Taizhou City looks like. They have been in Taizhou City for several years and have not visited the streets of Taizhou.

However, this is not the purpose of Tang He. The eldest brother's order to him is to take all these craftsmen back. It's not easy to let them go and find them back. Now the people who are urgently needed in the base are these people.

As a rebel, you can't take people directly like the tartars, so Tang He continued to say according to the eldest brother's meaning: "If you don't have a better place to go and don't want to farm, I can give you a more suitable place." Tang He said, "How much money do you earn every month by making iron here?"

"One hundred yuan a month, and it will always be deducted and sent to your hand, which will not exceed 60 yuan." A blacksmith said.

"If there is a place that gives you 20 cents a day and pays your money on time at the end of each month, would you like to go?" Tang He asked.

"Of course I'm willing to go!" A blacksmith said, 20 cents a day, which is six cents of silver every month, and it is not in arrears. Who doesn't want to go to such a good thing?

"Is there really such a good thing?" Another young blacksmith whispered.

"If you don't want to go, I won't force you to stay. As I just said, I can go out directly and wait to get five mu of land for everyone. If you are willing to stay, I will welcome you with both hands." A man came in outside and said in a low voice.

"Big brother is here!" Tang He turned his head and saw Zhang Yang's familiar figure, followed by a team of guards.

He took down the camp and destroyed the main force in the city. Zhang Yang left most of the firemen to guard the collapsed gate. At the same time, he immediately sent people to renovate the city. He hurried to the Military Bureau, because this was the place he valued most, and there were the talents he needed most.

When they saw that the fierce man in front of them was so respectful to the people who came in, they knew that the person behind them should be the leader. The blacksmiths were thinking about whether to stay and continue to be a blacksmith to earn six cents of money a month, or get five mu of land and live honestly? Also, will the officers and soldiers fight back?

"You want so many of us, do you want us to build weapons?" One of the blacksmiths dared to ask. Help the rebels fight weapons. If they are caught by the officers and soldiers, they will at least have to divide the corpses. Instead of this, it is better not to earn this large amount of silver. They grow under the silver power of the Tatars, and they are still afraid of thetars in their hearts.

"Yes, it's to build a weapon, and it's to build this weapon." Zhang Yang answered affirmatively, taking a guard beside him, skillfully pulling the pull rod, shooting, aiming, shooting, and then shooting, aiming and shooting.

The whole action was completed in one go. The blacksmiths only heard two fire sounds of " bang, bang" and saw that the flag representing the Military Bureau behind them fell from the flagpole.

The first sound interrupted the thin line on the flag, and the second sound interrupted the flagpole!

The blacksmiths were stunned. Although the fire shot was only a target a hundred steps away, they had never seen such a high accuracy. Taizhou Military Bureau has also built a small number of fire bullets, but no bullets can be found after 50 steps.

They opened their eyes wide and looked at the strange fire in Zhang Yang's hand. The long gunpiper, with a bright sharp knife at the front end, and a wooden gunp, especially the strange device on the gunp. The pull rod was loaded with gunpowder and warheads as soon as it was moved? It's incredible!

Many people's eyes are full of doubts and expectations. They really want to figure out what kind of mechanism is in it? They are also keenly aware that this weapon is simply ahead of all the weapons of the court!

"What you need to build is this Tianque. If you are willing to do it, follow me. If you don't want to do it, I won't force it." Zhang Yang's voice, which is rich in magnetic surname, echoed in the Military Bureau.

"Let's go with you! With this weapon, I'm sure I can do it!" A blacksmith said that when it comes to the tar, in fact, no one likes it. When they work, they will also be next to the tar's whip. They live a slave life here.

"Yes, we'll go with you!" Many blacksmiths have realized that with this kind of weapon, are they afraid that they can't defeat the tartars? What officers and soldiers are you afraid of!

Zhang Yang nodded with satisfaction. They were thoughtful and know everything. They volunteered to work at the base, which was naturally different from what they forced to work. With these blacksmiths, their base could produce Tianque in large quantities.

"Bersheng!" Zhang Yang shouted.

"There is, big brother!" After Li Bosheng opened the gate, he always followed Zhang Yang with several of his own people.

"You immediately take this group of blacksmiths back to the base. Arrange their lives well, and everyone should pay a house fee of one or two pieces of silver first.

One or two pieces of silver? Home expenses? The blacksmiths were glad that their choice was very correct. Before they could work, they gave one or two pieces of silver first. Usually, they could make so much money in a year. Their hearts were full of worship for Zhang Yang. After going there, they must work hard.

"Guards, you escort Bo Sheng back to the base." Zhang Yang continued. This time, it was just a surprise attack. When Li Bosheng went back, it was difficult to guarantee that he would encounter the harassment of a small group of tartars and send his own escort to ensure that they were foolproof. If he lost one person, he would be distressed. All the guards are equipped with Tianque, and their combat effectiveness is very strong.

"Be Sheng, after arranging to the base, let them build the parts of Tianque first, and leave the pipe to the most skilled people." Zhang Yang said the words "most proficient" very heavily.

Li Bosheng understood that the biggest secret of Tianque is the production of the tube. The line is engraved in the tube, which greatly improves the accuracy of the lead bullet. This is the trick of Tianque. This group of people have just arrived at the base and have to be tested before they can be exposed to these secrets. However, now the tube has two libraries. What the house needs is the parts that are built. These things don't have much secret in themselves.

"Yes, brother, according to your assembly line, I will ask each of them to be responsible for building a component, so as to improve their proficiency." Li Bosheng replied.

Li Bosheng took the blacksmith out of Taizhou City from the north gate and went straight to the base by water.

Zhang Yang and Tang He then took people to the government.

Taizhou has 60,000 households, which are Shangzhou. There are four grades of Dalu Huachi and Zhou Yin rank, six grades of the same rank, seven grades of judge rank, one member of the governor and one member of the prosecution case, and all kinds of small sesame officials.

However, with Zhang Yang's siege, most of the officials immediately disappeared without a trace, as if they had evaporated from the city of Taizhou. In addition to catching a judge Li Huafu, there were only some small people.

"Brother Huafu, it's all right." Tang He asked carelessly. "Tang He" When he was in Taizhou, Tang He had seen Li Huafu. At that time, Li Huafu was riding on a horse. Tang He just looked sideways on the road next to him, and he was still very impressed.

"Bah! The thief is also worthy to make friends with me!" Li Huafu said.

"The general trend of the world, if you combine for a long time, you will be divided, and if you divide for a long time, you will be divided. Can't Brother Huafu see through the general trend of the world now? Zhang Yang looked at Li Huafu, who was tied up, and asked.

"The general trend of the world? Now there are bandits everywhere, but the court will definitely calm down these turmoil! The jumping clown was trampled to death in front of the Mongolian army!" Li Huafu said.

"How dare you be tough and slap!" Tang He scolded.

Immediately, a soldier came over, slapped, and wanted to fan it down. As ordinary people, what they usually hate most are these high-ranking and dominent officials.

"slow!" Zhang Yang shouted in time. He could see that Li Huafu was a literati. With this slap, he was afraid he could fan off two teeth.

"Now the world is in turmoil, and the people are living in poverty. The fundamental reason is that the tars have never regarded the Han people as human beings. They enslaved us and bullied us. You are also a Han Chinese. Can't you feel it? The largest officer in Taizhou is Dalu Huachi. This position must be held by the Mongolians. He is not timid. It's okay to lead the army to fight. Can he do the government affairs of Taizhou? Zhang Yang asked.

That's true. Originally, government affairs should be the duty of Zhou Yin, but Dalu Huachi is above Zhou Yin. If Zhou Yin wants to do anything, he must first be approved by Da Lu Hua Chi. This is simply a kind of humiliation. All Mongolians are superior to others, just because they are the ruling race.

"Although Tartars have taken over the world, they will not govern the world. I hope you can see that under my governance, Taizhou will become a place for everyone to live and work in peace and happiness. Everyone has food and clothes to wear, instead of Zhumen's wine and meat smell, and there are frozen bones on the road." Zhang Yang said.

Although this Li Huafu is a little pedantic, he is not ignorant. Zhang Yang's subordinates are most lacking in cultural people. Moreover, this person obviously has backbone. In front of him, he can still maintain his faith and persify him. This Li Huafu will definitely become his helper. .

"Big brother, big brother!" A messenger ran in and interrupted Zhang Yang's ideological work that he still wanted to continue.

"What's the matter?"

"Tarters, the sentries we deployed outside found that a large number of tartar cavalry returned quickly from the north. It is expected that they will arrive at the North Gate in half an hour!"

(to be continued)