Judge of the Song Dynasty Chapter 782: Civil and military affairs in parallel

Chapter 782 Civil and Military Parallel

Zhang Fei still doesn't quite understand Zhao Xu's complaints.

As everyone knows, there are no big things in industry and commerce, and there are no small things in literati.

No matter how good a businessman is, no matter how big the issue is, the ruler can ignore it, so he is just a businessman.

But once the literati started to care about it, no matter how small it was, it was still a big deal. Zhao Xu was also very scared and quickly made up for it, otherwise, something would happen.

This task naturally fell on Zhang Fei.

Because Zhao Xu didn’t know how to do this.

However, there is still a legal difference between theoretical knowledge and actual inventions, especially since the Copyright Law has been enacted before and has been written into the "Provisional Law".

Without this method, how could Yan Jidao have made so much money for Di Newspaper Institute with his stories? This is because in many places, no one dares to use pirated copies.

It is obviously inappropriate to use literati's articles for motivational purposes.

It can only be reflected in the form of rewards.

Zhang Fei suggested to Zhao Xu that we create a grand prize to fool, oh no, to appease these literati.

Moreover, you have to create a gimmick.

Academic articles on state governance are named the Mencius Award.

It’s a gimmick to name this grand prize after an ancient saint.

The reason why Confucius is not used is because his status is too high, and Zhang Fei is a little afraid to use it. However, Mencius' status began to rise significantly during the Song Dynasty, and he was highly praised by the literati of the Song Dynasty. Sima Guang and Wang Anshi both respected Mencius.

Because Mencius’ thoughts can effectively alleviate the current social conflicts in the Song Dynasty, and at the same time, the relationship between monarch and ministers emphasized by Mencius is also very consistent with the idea of ​​co-governing the world.

In Mencius's thought, the monarch treats his ministers like his own brothers and feet, and the ministers will treat the monarch as their own heart; the monarch will treat his ministers like dogs and horses, and the ministers will treat the monarch like passers-by; the monarch will treat his ministers like dirt and grass, and the ministers will treat him like a passerby. The king will be like an enemy.

It is a two-way relationship. Many ministers in the Song Dynasty thought so. If the monarch is unhappy with me, I will not coax you. I will go back to my hometown to farm, and no one can do without the other.

This Mencius temple began to worship in the fourth year of Jingyou in the Northern Song Dynasty (1037).

But it has not been deified yet. Naming it after Mencius will not offend and add weight.

Since there is a literary award, the military man cannot be left behind, otherwise, something may happen again. The key is that Zhao Xu attaches great importance to military development.

Therefore, the Taigong Award was established for academic articles on military matters.

This grandpa is Jiang Taigong.

It will be evaluated jointly by all the scholars.

Evaluated every five years.

Then the emperor personally decreed a reward - a bonus of 10,000 yuan.

In short, the cards are sufficient.

As soon as this news came out, it immediately detonated the literary world.

The literati were ecstatic!

Mencius Award.

Listen to this name.!

Awesome!

And it is Zhuge Grand Scholar who will make the assessment.

This is professionalism.

Besides, the election only takes place once every five years, and the imperial examination only lasts three years, which shows how important it is.

With all these bonuses, as soon as this award was announced, it immediately became the highest honor for literati.

Emperor?

Even if the emperor didn't personally issue the decree, it doesn't matter. The emperor knows a lot about chickens, and he is just a mascot for awarding awards.

The literati expressed great satisfaction with this.

One factor here is that the rise of the Imperial College has led to the gradual weakening of the imperial examination, and the imperial examination only involves young students, not all literati.

There has never been a stage for literati to discuss swordsmanship in Mount Huashan and compete for the best in the world.

Although there is no first place in literature, literati are very fond of competing for superiority. Especially the literati of the Song Dynasty were very good at this because the political environment was relatively tolerant. When they were young, Wang Anshi and Su Shi wrote articles and comments every day. Current affairs, criticize the prime minister.

This award comes at just the right time.

No one complains about incentives anymore.

The literati are all ready to take this prize as their ultimate goal.

Not long after the award was established, the first batch of winners were announced. These were actually appointed by Zhao Xu, the twin stars Wang Anshi and Sima Guang.

The Zhuge scholars did not refute this. After all, in the past ten years, the imperial court was their duo, and the current political structure was also established by the two of them.

This is indisputable.

But the winners were works, not people, for the two articles they originally published in celebrity newspapers.

One is an article written by Wang Anshi on his New Deal philosophy. The main idea is that those who enrich their family will benefit the country, and those who enrich their country will benefit the world. If you want to enrich the world, you will benefit the world.

No matter what Wang Anshi thought at the time, it was almost the same as the current trend of national development.

The other article is about Sima Guang’s article on the Public Security Bureau.

The success of the Public Security Bureau is even more uncontroversial.

It definitely lives up to its name.

Zhao Xu is also quite satisfied with this.

But as soon as the news came out, the two men were immediately called dogs.

Are you worthy?

This is the literati.

Wen Wu is the first.

They cited articles by Wen Yanbo, Ouyang Xiu, Fu Bi and others. Take a look. Isn’t this more beautiful than those two articles?

What.

Are the scholars of Zhuge blind?

Or is there an inside story?

Zhao Xu expressed that he was tired.

What do you want?

Zhang Fei also hurriedly explained in the newspaper that the criteria for winning the award are that one must be creative. For example, no matter how good or correct the writing is, you will definitely not be able to win this award, because it is only an award. Policy, rather than a theory worth studying and with sufficient evidence to prove its feasibility.

Don’t scold me first, understand the rules before talking.

Three divisions.

"Although these three articles are not very good, they are always original and to the point. Good, good!"

Wang Anshi closed the newspaper, nodded with a smile and said: "This is how this award should be. As for what Sima Junshi said before about recuperating and recuperating, who doesn't know? But it can't solve the problem at all. This is how this award should be awarded. ."

Xue Xiangdao: "But those people outside don't care at all, and they also slander my husband, saying that the key to the country's grand situation lies in the public prosecutor's law, not because of my husband's new policy.

But the **** thing is, they turned their backs and scolded Sima Xianggong. I think they were just plain jealous. ”

"This is the nature of a scholar."

Wang Anshi laughed and asked again: "By the way, is there no one in the court who can defend me?"

Xue Xiang nodded and said, "Of course."

Wang Anshi said: "It's not popular to talk about it now, you have to publish an article."

"Huh?"

Xue Xiang was stunned for a moment, "Didn't my husband never care about these things?"

"I don't care, but the New Deal does." Wang Anshi said: "This award does not mean much to me personally, but it is an affirmation of my New Deal philosophy, which is crucial. If you want to To continue the New Deal, more people must agree.”

Xue Xiang nodded in agreement.

Without Wang Anshi’s New Deal, he would not be where he is today. This concept is very important.

Wang Anshi said again: "No, they are still used to opening their mouths and not writing. In this case, you send someone to Di Newspaper Institute and ask Di Newspaper Institute to cooperate with each college to develop a newspaper for the college. Publish articles specifically for the teachers and students there. Those teachers and students will definitely be very happy. Besides, the Mencius Award also requires the same, and it must be published before it can be entered into the selection."

But as he said this, something suddenly occurred to him and he said to Xue Xiang: "I'd better go by myself. You've been busy calculating tax coins recently, and you're quite busy. Besides, this article is not what you're good at."

Xue Xiang thought to himself, you don’t have to say the second half of this sentence.

Of course, Wang Anshi said that his writing was not good, and he had no temper!

But then Xue Xiang thought about it, he also had to practice writing, he also had his own political ideas, and he also wanted to win the Mencius Award.

Zhang Fei, who was about to go out, had just stepped out of the gate and met Sima Guang walking towards him.

"Zhang Fei has seen... ah! Bachelor Sima, your face..."

When he was about to salute, Zhang Fei suddenly noticed some red rashes on Sima Guang's face. He couldn't help being frightened and quickly distanced himself.

Sima Guang was very unhappy and said: "Isn't this all thanks to you?"

"Me?"

Zhang Fei pointed at himself in surprise, and quickly explained: "I did not poison Bachelor Sima."

Sima Guang said: "Do you want to win the Mencius Prize?"

"Well, what does this have to do with Bachelor Sima's face?" Zhang Fei asked curiously.

Sima Guang said: "Why do you give me the Mencius Award? You know clearly that you proposed the law of public security and the legal system. Isn't this sincerity embarrassing me?"

"But this has nothing to do with Bachelor Sima's face..."

"It's because this award was given to me that I felt very uncomfortable. As a result, I got this red rash in the past two days."

"Huh?"

Zhang Fei was stunned when he heard this.

Sima Guang couldn't stand this kind of thing. When he was asked to be prime minister, he was not worthy of life and death. This time, the game was so big and he was pushed to the forefront. He was allergic.

Zhang Fei was also drunk.

Sima Guang said anxiously: "Before the award is awarded yet, you should quickly think of a way to give this award to you. I deserve it."

Zhang Fei was slightly startled, shook his head and said: "I'm afraid that's not possible. This is awarded by the official personally and cannot be changed at will. Besides, I think it is reasonable and reasonable to award Sima Bachelor!"

Sima Guang puffed his beard and glared: "Don't you feel hypocritical when you say this? You still don't know what is going on?"

Zhang Fei asked: "But the article was indeed written by Bachelor Sima yourself, and everyone knows that the public security system was also written by Bachelor Sima. If this is not awarded to Bachelor Sima, who should be awarded it?"

"You!"

Sima Guang pointed at Zhang Fei.

"Me."

Zhang Fei wanted to cry but had no tears. After all, this was not a law given to the legal system, but a system given to the public prosecutor and the procuratorate. At the beginning, he still recommended Sima Guang's judicial reform through Xu Zunzhi, because at that time he was just a small Erbi , he was even more inappropriate. Suddenly, he had an idea and said: "Actually, I also want to win this award. How about, Bachelor Sima, you write an article for me to brag about me, so that I can have the right to win this award." ."

Sima Guang was immediately overjoyed, nodded and said: "Okay, okay, I'll help you write it, I'll help you write it."

"But say it well."

Zhang Fei said: "Sister Sima can write anonymously, and no one can tell that it is Sima's writing style."

Sima Guang nodded repeatedly: "Of course I know this."

Zhang Fei said: "Also, Bachelor Sima cannot say that this public security system was suggested by my father-in-law, or that it was my idea."

Sima Guang asked: "Why is this?"

Zhang Fei said: "Although it was my father-in-law who gave the suggestion to Bachelor Sima at the beginning, there is no evidence. My father-in-law didn't even publish an article. It would be even more confusing to bring him in."

Sima Guang asked curiously: "How to write it?"

"Blur this point." Zhang Fei said: "The main emphasis is on my contribution to the public security organs."

Sima Guang thought for a while, nodded and said: "Okay, I'll just follow your words."

Just as he was talking, Long Wu suddenly drove the carriage to the door.

Sima Guang turned his head and asked, "Are you going out?"

Zhang Fei nodded and said: "There is something urgent at the charity foundation. I have to go and take a look."

"Go and do your work! Leave this article to me."

"Scholar Sima, I am really not greedy for fame. I am entirely here to help Bachelor Sima."

"I know. I'm very grateful too."

Sima Guang even handed over his hand to express his thanks.

Zhang Fei hurriedly said: "I don't dare! I don't dare!"

I laughed secretly in my heart, this old man is really.

After Sima Guang left, Zhang Fei also hurriedly got on the carriage. Of course he was not going to the charity foundation, but to watch the new firearms with the emperor.

In the western suburbs, the headquarters of Dianqian Division.

The people stationed here are all the emperor's personal troops. If the emperor wants to escape, he will definitely take this group of people with him.

Testing new firearms here means that this is the highest military secret of the Song Dynasty.

After all, the Liao State's spies were not for show, and the Liao State had always been trying to obtain the Song Dynasty's gunpowder.

Boom!

A loud noise.

Zhao Xu, who was sitting on the high platform on the east side, was so frightened that he stood up and watched a black shadow draw a beautiful arc from the sky, making his eyes open like bells.

Bang!

There was another loud noise, but a wooden fortification three hundred steps away was directly blown down, and then a thick cloud of dust rose from the ground.

After a while, Zhao Xu came to his senses. He looked around and saw no large trebuchet, so he couldn't help but ask: "What kind of weapon is that?"

"I don't know either."

Zhang Fei scratched his head and thought to himself, didn't I ask them to invent the musket? How did he come up with the cannon? This was really a surprising breakthrough.

The emperor and his ministers immediately walked quickly to the open space next to the ground.

But he was stopped by the guards downstairs. The chief of the guard told the emperor that if the emperor wanted to come in person, all the gunpowder must be removed.

Professional!

After waiting for a long time, Zhao Xu and Zhang Fei entered the venue.

"Did that **** egg come out of this 'copper mortar' just now?"

Zhao Xu pointed to the thing on the ground that looked like a mortar but not a mortar, and looked like a bell but not a bell. He was very surprised because this thing was much shorter than he expected, and it looked thicker.

It turned out to be a mortar. Zhang Fei said secretly.

He was not surprised by this. Since the muskets had already come out, this was the principle anyway. Changing to metal was not impossible with the current technology. The key was the research and development cost and the emperor's attitude.

The craftsmen's idea is also very simple. The container is smaller and stronger, and more gunpowder can be put in it, which will naturally be more powerful.

So this mortar was built.

Chief Superintendent Chen Wudao of the Ordnance Supervision: "Reporting to Your Majesty, I just fired, and it was this thing that was completed."

Zhao Xu was surprised and said: "Such a small thing, its power is no less than that of a catapult, it's really powerful."

In the past, those who could throw stones were trebuchets. This was the first time he saw stone projectiles thrown in this way.

Chen Wu immediately said: "Reporting to your Majesty, we can actually make a more powerful firearm, which is more powerful than the current trebuchet."

Hearing this, Zhang Fei frowned secretly and thought to himself, this guy wouldn't have some tricks up his sleeve to defraud the charity foundation of donations, would he?

Zhao Xu said: "Then why not do it? Is it because the school is too small and they will be beaten out?"

"No, that's not the case."

Chen Wu quickly explained: "The main reason is that it is too expensive, so we can't make it. This firearm alone uses more than 500 kilograms of copper."

Zhao Xu gasped, this copper is money!

Chen Wu said again: "To be honest with you, the biggest drawback of this firearm is that it is too expensive. We borrowed the copper here from the Third Division. Some people even think that if it is used on the battlefield, , might be stolen by soldiers."

This is absolutely possible. If you steal this lump of copper, you will be rich! Zhang Fei asked: "Can't we use iron?"

Zhao Xu nodded repeatedly.

Chen Wu replied: "Prosecutor Zhang, please don't underestimate this firearm. It seems relatively simple, but it was actually developed by more than 20 of the best bell-casting craftsmen in our capital. The process is very complex. . We also tried to use it to cast iron, but the effect was not good and it was very likely to explode.

We are thinking about trying it with copper first to see if this firearm is feasible. If Your Majesty thinks it is possible, we will then find a way to make it with iron. ”

To produce this kind of weapon, casting is definitely still used at the moment, because the Song Dynasty was a big copper coin casting country, and the copper casting process was relatively mature. If forging was used, many technological breakthroughs would be needed to complete it.

For iron, it won’t work for the time being.

Zhao Xu nodded repeatedly after hearing this, "Of course it is feasible. It is much more convenient than a trebuchet, and it requires less manpower. Two or three people can complete it."

Chen Wu added: "In addition, we have also developed a copper firearm."

"Really?"

Zhao Xu hurriedly said: "Hurry up and take a look."

But I saw a soldier coming up with a one-meter-long firearm. It was about half copper pipe and half wood. The caliber was similar to the previous bamboo tube. Then it was **** with iron hoops and leather. There were also There is a circle of spikes.

Zhao Xu didn't show much surprise about this weapon. It was similar to the one he saw last time, except that the bamboo tube was changed to a copper tube and became longer.

Zhang Fei suddenly said: "Shaojian Chen, I remember I made some suggestions to you, changing the wooden part into a handle that is convenient for shooting. Why are you so accustomed to using this handle?"

Chen Wudao: "We have tried Zhang Prosecutor's suggestion, but if we just want to facilitate shooting, it will not be convenient to use it to kill the enemy after getting close. For this reason, we also have spikes on the iron hoops, which are used for shooting. Kill the enemy after getting close."

Yes! This has to be used as a mace! Zhang Fei nodded, "That's true."

At present, it is absolutely impossible for Xiang Chun to rely on musketeers to keep the cavalry away.

After Zhao Xu and Zhang Fei retreated to a distance, they saw a group of soldiers coming up for one hundred people, divided into twenty-five groups of four. In front of them were twenty-five soldiers holding giant shields. In front, there happened to be a gap in the giant shield. Among the remaining three people, one was responsible for loading, one was responsible for igniting, and one was responsible for shooting. They placed one end of the firearm on the gap in the giant shield and the other on their shoulders. On top, the soldier standing next to him immediately stepped forward to light a fire.

After seeing this, Zhao Xu asked Chen Wu: "It's just a demonstration of firearms, why do so many people need to be used?"

Chen Wudao: "Your Majesty, the power of this kind of firearm can only be seen if it is fired in volley."

Zhao Xu nodded.

After a burst of uneven sound, I was suddenly confused by the smoke, but I saw that the dummy about fifty steps away had been beaten into a sieve.

For this kind of firearm, they use gravel and iron filings as ammunition, unlike the small cannon just now, which uses stone bullets.

Zhao Xu personally stepped forward to inspect the results. It was indeed much more powerful than the bamboo tube last time. Coupled with the bronze cannon just now, he agreed more with Zhang Fei's previous statement.

At present, although they may not seem as good as bows and arrows, the prospects of firearms are unlimited and their power can continue to increase, but bows and arrows have reached a critical point.

"This firearm is good, but it's just too expensive."

Zhao Xu sighed: "It would be better if it could be replaced with iron."

This copper is really too expensive, and it has to be used for minting coins. The Song Dynasty's finances simply couldn't afford it, and it was impossible to manufacture it on a large scale.

Chen Wu immediately said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will definitely work hard to develop the artillery."

Zhao Xu smiled and nodded, then looked at Zhang Fei and said: "Zhang San, Mr. Chen and the others have developed such a powerful firearm. Could your charity foundation donate more?"

Zhang Fei nodded quickly and said: "The charity foundation will double its donation to the weapons inspector next year. I wonder what your majesty will do."

Zhao Xu pondered for a while and said: "It's still a little less, but that's it for now. I'll donate more next time."

Zhang Fei nodded: "Yes."

Isn’t this enough? Then don’t donate twice as much next time?

Chen Wu was ecstatic and very motivated!

You must know that only a small part of the donations from charitable foundations are used for research and development losses. Most of them are bonuses given to officials and craftsmen, and the main raw materials are still provided by the imperial court.

Without the support of those bonuses, how could those craftsmen rack their brains every day to develop firearms.

Only those who have the right to be brave will be rewarded with great rewards.

Taking advantage of Zhao Xu's first move, Zhang Fei whispered: "Young Master Chen, honestly speaking, is this really the best? Or are you saving some money and planning to ask for more donations from the charity foundation?"

Chen Wu hurriedly said: "As for Prosecutor Zhang, even if we dare to lie to you, we would not dare to lie to His Majesty. This is the crime of deceiving the emperor."

"Really?"

Zhang Fei nodded and said: "Now I regret teaching you this trick. It can easily double, and the charity foundation can't handle it."

Chen Wu said hey: "Prosecutor Zhang is too modest. Now the charity fund still lacks this little money."

"I knew it, I knew it."

Zhang Fei pointed at Chen Wu, "You must be watching."

Chen Wu was laughing.

Then Zhang Fei and Zhao Xu came to the attic of the Royal Garden, where the food and wine were ready.

After inspecting the new firearms, Zhao Xu was also very happy. He had a few drinks with Zhang Fei before he was willing to give up.

Zhang Fei said: "Your Majesty, if you can make a more powerful firearm, even if it is made of copper, you have to make it!"

He knew in his heart that if he wanted to change to iron, he would still have to develop metallurgy, which would be a relatively long road, but with the current situation, he might not be able to wait that long.

Zhao Xu nodded and said: "I know it too, but the imperial court does not have so much copper, and the copper has to be used to mint coins."

Zhang Fei thought for a while and said: "Nowadays, tax coins are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Although the Legislative Council requires that copper be used as capital, the Legislative Council has not stipulated in what form the copper should be stored, cast into firearms, and released. There’s also copper there!”

Zhao Xu nodded and said, "What do you mean?"

Zhang Fei said: "On the one hand, we are studying iron for use in future firearms, and now we are asking them to step up the development of mature firearms, and then let go of manufacturing to prepare for this unexpected need. In addition, we can also secretly purchase copper weapon, used in firearms manufacturing."

Zhao Xu thought for a while, nodded and said: "That's it. I also want to think about how powerful this final firearm is."