Across the Water Margin: Officials of Ximen

In addition to my brother and Zhujiazhuang's brother, many local tyrants and wealthy businessmen from Yanggu County and Dongping Prefecture, as well as county magistrates and county officials from Yanggu County, Dongping Prefecture Prefect and Bingma Dujian were all invited.

For brothers and old friends in other places, such as Zhang Qing from Dongchang Prefecture, Shi Wengong from Zengtou City, Wei Dingguo and Shan Tinggui from Lingzhou, Xin Zan from Licheng, Zhou Tong and Yue Fei from Tangyin County, Ximen Qing sent an invitation letter.

Zhao Mingcheng and Li Qingzhao, Murong Yanda, Qin Ming, and Huang Xin from Qingzhou, Qin Hui and Wang Ya from Mizhou, Zhang Mengfang and Zhang Tuanlian from Mengzhou, Xu Ning and Ling from Tokyo Zhen, Huang Wenbing, Wang Ting and others from Jiangzhou, and Ximen Qing also sent letters and expensive gifts announcing the good news.These are useful people, Ximen Qing naturally wants to keep in touch with them and maintain a close relationship.

While contacting relatives and friends from various parties, Ximen Qing continued to study muskets secretly with Tang Long behind closed doors.

Inspired by Ximen Qing, Tang Long has now handmade several matchlock guns and two bronze cannons, and quietly tested them with Ximen Qing.

During the test, Ximenqing found that the bronze cannon cast by Tang Long using the existing technology was too crude and cumbersome to meet the needs of field battles, so he asked Tang Long to devote his energy to the improvement of the matchlock gun.

To develop muskets, it is necessary to meet the requirements of refining gunpowder, steelmaking and mold casting barrels, and solid bullets.

Because of the gunpowder formula provided by Ximenqing, Tang Long has already formulated the most suitable black powder for muskets. Now he is working hard to solve the problems of stable quality and moisture-proof storage, and make technical reserves for the future.

Steelmaking is also not a problem, because the Chinese have already mastered the method of steelmaking.After the development process of "block smelting method" - "hundreds of steel smelting" - "steel frying method", Qimu Huaiwen, a famous metallurgist in the Northern Qi Dynasty, invented the steel pouring method during the Southern and Northern Dynasties. The weapons made by this method are tough and sharp .

As early as the Han Dynasty, the Chinese began to use coal as fuel and to smelt iron.During the Northern Song Dynasty, the use of coal to smelt iron was quite common.As a result, the temperature of the iron smelting furnace is increased, thus speeding up the smelting process and improving the production efficiency of the iron smelting industry.

Later, the steel filling method continued to develop.In the Song Dynasty, pig iron sheets were embedded in the middle of coiled wrought iron bars, and the steelmaking furnace was sealed with mud for smelting, with better results.Tang Long and his subordinates naturally mastered these latest pouring steelmaking techniques.

In steelmaking in Yanggu County, there is no need to worry about fuel.Coal is already produced in the Shandong area, especially in the southwest, where there is a lot of coal. Yanggu County and surrounding counties all produce coal.Therefore, Tang Long's weapon workshop can obtain a lot of coal for steelmaking nearby to meet the needs of steelmaking, without having to purchase far away, which also saves Ximen Qing a lot of money.

With gunpowder and steel, all that is left is to mass-produce barrels, powder chambers and solid bullets with molds.Under the guidance and inspiration of Ximen Qing, Tang Long made many molds and produced several different matchlock guns to test the shooting effect.

In the original history, although the Song Dynasty already had the consciousness of making gunpowder guns, people at that time still used bamboo tubes as barrels, which obviously could not have much range and lethality.Ximen Qing's time travel inspired Tang Long and other craftsmen to directly pass the stage of bamboo tube and wooden tube, and entered the era of steel gun barrel.

This is a change that transcends the times. Ximen Qing believes that as long as Brother Tang Long is given some more time, he will definitely try to produce a gunpowder gun with practical power.

However, when Ximen Qing was in the online forums before crossing, he also read some netizens' popular science, and knew that matchlock guns are still quite troublesome in actual combat applications.Therefore, Ximenqing's ultimate ideal goal is to be able to surpass the matchlock gun and research and manufacture a sudden fire gun.

If the musket can be manufactured and mass-produced, coupled with the bayonet invented by later generations, it will really meet the needs of developing musketeers who can fight independently in the future.With this, Ximen Qing can create a firearms army that can truly sweep the world.

What Ximenqing is doing now is to provide Tang Long with ideas and ideas for future generations, and let Tang Long lead people to experiment repeatedly, accumulate experience and technology, and cultivate more skilled talents.On the other hand, Ximen Qing accumulated a lot of wealth through various profiteering businesses and robbing robbers, so as to meet Tang Long's needs for researching weapons and mass production in the future.

Mastering advanced technology is the foundation of Ximenqing's future.

Chapter 355 Going to Bianliang Again

While Ximenqing was busy with various business and weapon development, "Flower Arm" Lu Xiaoyi returned to Ximenbao and brought back the latest information about Liangshanbo. In the end, Liang Shanbo won the victory and annexed the gang of robbers in Mangdang Mountain.

It turned out that after Liangshanbo was defeated in Dulonggang, Yanggu County, the crisis of lack of money and food in the cottage became more and more serious. It was really difficult to survive only by robbing the merchants who passed by Liangshanbo, and they had to go down the mountain to borrow food from wealthy families.

After the loss of Song Jiang's troops, the robbers in Liangshanbo knew that they were defeated by the powerful manors such as Ximenbao and Zhujiazhuang, so they dared not go north to borrow food, so they had to turn their attention to Jeju in the south.

At this critical moment, Chao Gai and Song Jiang couldn't care less.Chao Gai, the owner of Dazhai, personally led his troops to the edge of Dongxi Village, Yuncheng County, his hometown, and ransacked that Xixi Village.Song Jiang, the owner of the second village, was even more ruthless. He led his troops back to Yuncheng County and "borrowed" the food from Songjiazhuang and Huandao Village up the mountain, and killed Zhao Neng and Zhao De, both heads who came to arrest the robbers.

If it hadn't been for the shame of the "beautiful bearded man" Zhu Dian, the savior, and not going to rob the villages near Zhujiazhuang, the entire Yuncheng County would have been overthrown by these two bandit leaders.

When Chao Gai and Song Jiang robbed Yuncheng County, and then went southeast to rob around Jeju City, the officers and soldiers often came out to arrest the robbers, which broke several major events for his two village owners.Chao Gai and Song Jiang simply crossed Jeju City, entered Zhaoyang Lake from Liangshanbo, and went to Peixian County, where Xuzhou and Jeju are connected, to borrow food.

This move of the Liangshanbo robbers broke the rules of the world and annoyed another group of robbers.

In Mangdang Mountain, Pei County, Xuzhou, there was also a group of robbers entrenched there and robbed houses.In the eyes of the gangsters, Xuzhou was their territory, and all the big families in Pei County were under their control.The robbers in Liangshanbo crossed the border to borrow food in Peixian County. There is no doubt that they did not respect the morals of the world, and they must be severely punished.

The leader of the bandit's village is called the "Devil Lord of Confusion" Fan Rui, he is from Puzhou, he was a master of Quanzhen in his early years, it is said that he has learned the magic of demons, can call wind and rain, and is good at using meteor hammers.

Fan Rui occupied Mangdang Mountain, Pei County, Xuzhou, and together with "Nezha with Eight Arms" Xiang Chong and Li Gun, "Flying Sage" gathered three thousand soldiers and horses, and robbed houses in Xuzhou.

Hearing that the Liangshanbo bandits robbed the big households under his control, Fan Rui, the "demon king of the world", was furious and threatened everywhere to annex Liangshanbo.

Chao Gai, Song Jiang, Wu Yong, Gongsun Sheng and others are not kind, so how can they allow the existence of bandit gangs secretly fighting against Liang Shanbo on the East and West Roads of Beijing?

Since ancient times, colleagues have been enemies, and the two groups of robbers who wanted to strengthen themselves fought on the border between Jeju and Xuzhou, and it was a firefight.

After a great battle, the bandits in Liangshanbo were stronger and defeated their opponents. Na Xiangchong and Li Gun were also captured alive by the Liangshan army.

After Xiang Chong and Li Gun were captured, Fan Rui could not stand alone and could no longer fight against the Liangshan army, so he had to surrender to Liangshan, and the three leaders went up to Liangshan together to join the gang.

After this battle, Liang Shanbo won three more leaders and more than 2000 minions, extending his sphere of influence to the southeast to Xuzhou, and his strength has recovered.

The inertia of this history is really great!Unexpectedly, the three of Fan Rui went to Liangshan.Why didn't I think of this gang of robbers in Xuzhou?If I thought of them earlier, it would be nice if I snatched their cottage first!After hearing Lu Xiaoyi's report, Ximen Qing couldn't help sighing in his heart.

Today, Ximenbao and Liangshanpo are facing each other, so we must be careful.Ximenqing asked Lu Xiaoyi to continue to monitor Liang Shanbo's movements, and at the same time trained the army and horses in preparation for another battle.

In the blink of an eye, a month has passed. Ximenqing held a banquet in Ximen Fort and celebrated the full moon for his three children.

The arrival of many heroes and officials from various prefectures and counties caught the eyes of the local wealthy businessmen in Yunzhou, and they all secretly thought in their hearts that the number one wealthy family in Yunzhou is none other than Ximen's family, and they will have more goodwill with him in the future .

Shi Wengong arrived as promised, and after seeing the infant Ximen Chong and Ximen Rong, he liked them very much and took them as his apprentices.

Xin Zan also stood out among the guests and recommended to Ximen Qing the poetry and books he would teach these children in the future.Ximen Qing naturally agreed.

Ximenqing just didn't want to take away Xin Zan's kindness, so he accepted Xin Zan first.He hadn't remembered that his brother was Xin Qiji's grandfather.

You know, the dragon Xin Qiji in the poem was taught by his grandfather Xin Zan!Xin Zan is willing to teach these three children, but it is Ximen Qing's blessing.

After holding the full moon wine for the children and seeing off a group of distinguished guests and friends, Ximen Qing and Tang Long set foot on the second trip to Bianliang, Tokyo to visit Xu Ning and Ling Zhen according to the plan years ago.

As the captain of Ximen Qing's bodyguard, Jiao Ting is naturally inseparable from Ximen Qing.He selected twenty capable bodyguards and followed Ximen Qing to Bianliang, Tokyo.

Because of the hostile relationship with Liang Shanbo, Ximenqing naturally would not go south to Yuncheng County. He, Tang Long and Jiao Ting chose to go west, passing Dongchang Mansion to Daming Mansion, and then going south from Daming Mansion to Bianliang, Tokyo .

A group of Xiaoxing stayed overnight, and arrived outside the city of Damingfu within a day.

Daming Mansion is the most powerful city in Hebei. It was built as the accompanying capital in the second year of Emperor Renzong's Qingli reign in Song Dynasty, and it was called "Beijing".At that time, Daming Mansion had a population of more than one million, second only to Bianliang City in Tokyo, and was the most prosperous place in Hebei.

In the second year of Emperor Renzong's Qingli reign, Khitan gathered heavy troops in Jizhou, east of Yanjing, intending to wait for an opportunity to invade south.

After the news reached Bianliang, Tokyo, Song Renzong summoned civil and military officials of the imperial court to discuss countermeasures urgently.Many people advocate moving the capital west to Luoyang.Others advocated making peace with the Liao Dynasty.

The prime minister at that time, Lu Yijian, was an official in the Daming Mansion and was very familiar with the situation north of the Yellow River.In response to the remarks of the Westward Movement School and the Peace Talking School, he said something different: "The Khitan has to cross the river. Although the city is high and the city is deep, how can we rely on it? I heard that the Khitan was afraid of the strong and insulted. Luoyang, died to demonstrate. It is advisable to establish a capital name, and to show that the generals will personally conquer, so as to defeat their schemes."

The meaning of Lu Yijian is: If the emperor moves the capital to Luoyang, the Khitan will cross the Yellow River without resistance.At that time, no matter how high the city wall was, no matter how deep the city was, it would be difficult to stop the enemy's attack.

The Khitan people are afraid when they meet the tough, and bully the timid.Hastily moving the capital to Luoyang is to show weakness to the enemy, and it is difficult to show the power of the court.This is like opening the door to steal, it will only attract the eyes of the enemy.

Therefore, not only should they not move westward, but they should also establish a capital named Daming to show the emperor's determination to conquer in person, so as to crush the Khitan's plot to invade the south.

Daming Mansion was an important military town north of the Yellow River at that time, and it had the tendency of "controlling Heshuo and locking the key to the north gate".That is to say, the Daming Mansion controls a large area of ​​territory north of the Yellow River and guards the northern gate of Kaifeng Mansion in Bianliang, the capital of Song Dynasty.Sticking to the name will block the enemy's passage across the Yellow River.

Chapter 356 The Celebrity of Daming Mansion

After some deliberation, Song Renzong adopted the correct proposition of Lu Yijian, and built the Daming Mansion as the capital in May of that year, naming it "Beijing".

When Khitan heard that the Song Dynasty had established an accompanying capital in Daming, he was really timid, so he dismissed the idea of ​​this southward invasion.

As a result, the newly built accompanying capital Beijing became the fourth capital of the Song Dynasty, known as Beijing Daming Mansion in history.The Daming Mansion is divided into the outer city and the palace city. The outer city has a circumference of 48 miles, and the palace city has a circumference of three miles. The whole Beijing Daming Mansion is quite majestic.