In danger, he traveled through time to save her, and the black-bellied prince doted on her

Mu Jinan came to the outside of Cangqiang Palace. It was a spacious place outside the palace, and several people were wiping the long-handled Mo Dao used by the heavy infantry.

This type of Mo Dao is extremely advantageous and has great lethality in battles against nomadic cavalry.

The sword weighs fifteen pounds, is about seven feet long, the blade is three feet long, and the handle is four feet long. When a strong man holds it, both the man and the horse will be smashed to pieces, and there is no one who can stop it.

A young man with a heroic and majestic face asked, "Are you the new Minister of War, Lord Mu?"

Mu Jinan responded, "Yes, you are?"

"I am Wang Huaiyang from the Military Affairs Department."

Mu Jinan asked him, "Are you and Wang Huaiyu brothers?"

Wang Huaiyang bowed and said: "Yes, he is my brother"

The new queen of Qi Wang Li Che is Lu Zhifu of Fanyang Lu clan. Her sister Lu Zhiluo married Wang Huaiyu of Langya Wang clan, and was a brother of Wang Huaiyang. His mother was Cui of Qinghe clan, who was both civil and military.

Mu Jinan pleaded for King Qi last time and he escaped a disaster. The news spread quickly and Wang Huaiyang also knew about it. He looked at Mu Jinan with a happy expression.

Mu Jinan said respectfully: "I want to see our weapons"

Wang Huaiyang hesitated, and Mu Jinan asked, "Sir Wang, what's the problem?"

Before Wang Huaiyang could speak, he heard a voice from behind: "A woman can come to the Ministry of War and become a minister."

Mu Jinan turned around and saw a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties, wearing a purple official robe. This man was the Minister of War He Cheng. He did not hide the contempt in his eyes at all.

He Cheng has a very good relationship with Shen Yuzhong in private, and influenced by him, he wants to continue to create trouble for Mu Jinan so that she will give up.

Mu Jinan knew that this person was difficult to deal with, and she didn't want to offend her boss right after taking office, so she pretended to be respectful:

"I am Mu Jinan, the Minister of the Ministry of War. I am honored to meet you, Lord He."

He Cheng waved his sleeves and said sarcastically: "A young lady, instead of staying in the boudoir, you show your face in public and even want to touch the weapons of Sheng Kingdom."

The windows of the hall were instantly filled with people, as if waiting to see her make a fool of herself. One of them whispered:

"I heard that Lord He had some conflicts with General Mu when he was young, so he will definitely make things difficult for his daughter."

"Master He is right. For a woman to come to the Ministry of War is just a formality, but she should not be a minister. It is probably okay to be a minor official. The position of the minister is originally..."

One person said: "Keep your voice down, don't let anyone hear you."

Little did he know that Mu Jinan had already done his homework before coming here, and that Lin Xiang, the treacherous old fox, would not let him have it so easy.

The position of Vice Minister of War was designed by many parties, including Lin Xiang, Shen Yuzhong, Li Heng...and no one knew who decided to give her the position.

Prime Minister Lin has been in the court for many years and would not take Mu Jinan's life-saving kindness to heart.

In Mu Jinan's mind, he was just a chess piece used to delay An Xuan's rebellion, and he and he would never be friends.

Mu Jinan said respectfully:

"Master He, when I was at the Nangong family in Xuanzhou, Jiangnan, my uncle mentioned your reputation and praised you as a rare genius in weapon design. I admire you very much and would like to ask you for advice."

There was a hint of surprise on He Cheng's stern face:

"But Nangong Xingjun..."

Mu Jinan raised his eyes and looked at him: "That's right"

He Cheng had a look of admiration on his face. He put his hands behind his back and raised his chin:

"The Nangong family in Xuanzhou, Jiangnan, is good at forging weapons. They have made many fine swords in our dynasty. They have ingenious ideas, exquisite designs, and hidden mysteries. When it comes to design, his ability is not small."

"Why don't you just follow him and learn? Why did you come all the way back to Chang'an?"

Mu Jinan lowered his voice, with a hint of sadness:

"I have been away from my hometown since I was young, and I miss it very much"

She didn't want to make too many enemies in the court, so she approached He Cheng and whispered:

"Sir He, I just wanted to be a small official, but now the matter has been settled."

"Young Master Song Hao is very intelligent. Apart from the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Rites is a good place for him to go. The Ministry of Justice is a good place for him to go. I will definitely mention Young Master Song to Your Majesty."

He Cheng had three sons, all of whom served in the court. When he was nearly forty years old, he had a daughter named He Qi Xin. It was said that he would not allow her to step out of the yard even when it was raining or windy, and he doted on her very much.

She married Song Hao not long ago, and Song Hao is He Cheng's son-in-law.

He Cheng had always wanted to use his connections to get his son-in-law appointed as the Minister of War.

Mu Jinan knew that he felt that she had taken Song Hao's official position and was making things difficult for him at every turn. To solve the problem, she had to find out the root cause. She was willing to bow her head temporarily just to achieve her goal in the end.

He Cheng sighed, his eyes a little hesitant, but he felt that the matter was already decided, and it would be disrespectful to have so many people watching today, so he would settle the score later.

He snorted coldly: "I have something else to do" and left

Mu Jinan followed Wang Huaiyang to the armory. The armory was bright and tidy, and each weapon was wiped clean and neatly arranged.

Wang Huaiyang was a man who was efficient and methodical. He managed his subordinates with clear rewards and punishments and was very popular.

Although Mu Jinan had seen many swords, spears and arrows in the Nangong family, the armory here was more complete and she was a little dazzled.

Wang Huaiyang pointed to the lacquered carved weapon rack, on which were placed several knives, and patiently introduced them:

"Our soldiers in Sheng State often use horizontal swords, Mo Dao, and barrier swords."

After walking a few steps, he pointed at the rows of bows and arrows:

"These are the commonly used bows and arrows, longbows for infantry, horn bows for cavalry, short-range bows, and crossbows. Each soldier has one bow, thirty arrows, bamboo arrows, wooden arrows, soldier arrows, and crossbow arrows. This is Hulu."

Mu Jinan reached out and touched Hulu, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and said:

"This Hulu is used as a pillow by soldiers when they sleep during war. Due to the special material and forging process of Hulu, even if the enemy is thirty miles away, they can still distinguish it."

Wang Huaiyang's serious expression softened, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth:

"Master Mu actually knows all this?"

Mu Jinan looked at Hu Lu carefully and said modestly:

“Just heard of it”

She put down Hulu, pointed at the arrow and asked:

"How many arrows are there?"

Wang Huaiyang sighed, and shook his head with a lonely look:

"Arrows can penetrate armor, so they are precious. The treasury is empty now, so the soldiers only have other arrows."

Mu Jinan nodded and lowered his brows, cursing in his heart:

"Emperor Ming used the treasury to add tens of thousands of palace maids to his harem, but there were so few good weapons like this."

Wang Huaiyang took her to the east and continued:

"This is a spear and a halberd. A soldier can be equipped with a long-range bow, a spear for long-range combat, and a sword for close combat, three types of weapons."

Mu Jindao asked him: "How many people use the Mo Dao?"

Wang Huaiyang: "Less than 20% of the Mo Dao is proficient. This sword has very high requirements for the height and body shape of the soldiers."

"Besides, the Mo Dao is not easy to forge and is very precious."

Mu Jinan looked around, walked closer and asked in a low voice:

“Apart from these, is there anything else?”

Wang Huaiyang nodded: "Of course we have them, ladders, wooden curtains, battering rams, heavy crossbows, and many more are not here."

Mu Jinan blinked and asked tentatively:

"Besides these, are there any other things that have fire, are very powerful, and have a long range, such as gunpowder, cannons, etc.?"

Wang Huaiyang frowned:

"Gunpowder? This substance is mostly used for alchemy. It was once used to make fireball weapons, but it was poorly designed and could easily injure our troops when fired. And we don't have much money to buy sulfur, saltpeter, etc."

Mu Jinan lowered his eyes and sighed, then asked:

"Besides Lord He, who else in the Ministry of War is better at forging weapons?"

Wang Huaiyang's eyes flickered, and he hesitated:

"I know a thing or two about this."