Fang Mao stood on the bow of the boat and looked straight at the horizon in the distance. After a few months, he finally saw the place where he set out again. Guangzhou couldn't help but feel excited and said, "Come on, come on, Guangzhou is here."

The sailors ran to the bow of the boat and looked at the increasingly clear Guangzhou, and couldn't help but cheer. At this moment, they truly felt the joy of the wanderer returning to their hometown.

I don’t know which sailor’s eyes are good, but when I saw a busy scene on the pier, I screamed and said, “Look, look, look, so many boats.”

Fang Maoxun looked at the sound and saw countless imperial workers busy carrying the goods onto the ship. The ships drove into the dock one by one, and after loading the goods, they hurriedly left. The ships were in and out, flowing endlessly. From a distance, they looked densely packed with ships and mast forests. Although the Guangzhou Wharf was busy, it was not as yet like this. Fang Mao couldn't help but be confused and murmured to himself: "Why are you so busy?" No one can answer this question.

Just when Fang Mao couldn't figure it out, the boat stopped at the dock. Fang Mao jumped down, grabbed a man in charge, and asked, "Brother, why are you so busy? What are you pretending?"

The imperial guard had not answered yet, but heard a Buddha's name ringing and said, "Amitabha, Lord Fang, are you safe?"

Fang Mao didn't have to look at people, just by listening to the sound, he knew who this was. It was Master Mingxia who held his fists and said, "How can Master? Mr. Fang is polite."

Master Mingxia put his hands together and said, "Mr. Fang is happy to be back. Why don't you see Master Su?"

"Master is worried about it. Lord Su has traveled far away, and he has gone to Dashi." Fang Mao asked, "How long has it been since sir?"

"I just arrived for a while. Just like the adults, I saw the busy scene here and didn't understand why." Master Mingxia asked, "What is the harvest of Master Fang?" Master Mingxia fell into the big staining vat of the world, and was exposed to the secular spirit. As soon as I met, I found out about the interests, which was a bit of a bad smell.

"The bonus is 300,000 taels. If the purchased goods are taken, there will be another bonus of 200,000 taels, which is a total of 500,000 taels." Fang Mao and Master Mingxia walked side by side and asked, "The master's profit must be very good."

Master Mingxia shook his hand and said, "Master Fang is so proud of me. The current silver and the purchased goods are only about 100,000 taels."

Fang Mao said a little puzzledly: "The master's journey is closer, why did he come back today?"

Master Mingxia smiled and said, "I have talked to a few fellow Taoists for a few days and put it aside for some time, so Lord Fang laughed."

During this national crisis, state affairs should be the priority and return as soon as possible. Master Mingxia actually went to tell the monk, but he didn't take state affairs seriously. Fang Mao had a little thought in his heart. Master Mingxia seemed to see through his thoughts and said, "According to several fellow Taoists, the steel knives in Damascus used Indian iron ore sand. Without Indian iron ore sand, Damascus knife was a little inferior. It is said that the purchase volume of the Ili Khanate was increasing." He looked at Fang Mao and saw that he was a little confused and explained: "The Ili Khanate was a Khanate established by the Mongols in Damascus."

(Note: Damascus knife is made of Indian iron ore sand. Later, due to the loss of technology, Damascus knife became a terrifying sound. In 2002, an American successfully re-imitated it with Indian iron ore sand.)

Fang Mao suddenly realized that Master Mingxia had gone to spy on military affairs. He was very moved and said, "The master is anxious for the national crisis, and Fang admires it. The master means that the Tartars have new trends there and should report them to the emperor."

"That's right." Master Mingxia nodded.

"Master, Lord Fang, don't be fine." Chen Yizhong came with a few followers and bowed to the two of them.

Fang Mao looked at Chen Yizhong and found that he hadn't seen him for several months. Chen Yizhong was very rejuvenated and became much younger and more energetic. His spirit was very different from when he was separated. Perhaps because his mentality was good and his food was quite fragrant, his health naturally improved, and he said, "I have met the Prime Minister."

Master Mingxia yelled the Buddha's name and said, "Amitabha, I have met the Prime Minister."

Chen Yizhong hurriedly stopped him and said, "Master, Lord Fang, I'm exempted, I'm exempted. It's really a gratifying thing for you to return at the same time. How's your income?"

Master Mingxia laughed and said, "I only cost 600,000 taels of silver, and Lord Fang is about 500,000 taels of silver. Haha, I am a person outside the world who actually talks about silver, which is more vulgar and more vulgar."

Chen Yizhong smiled and said, "Master is so serious. Master is concerned about the national crisis. This is the true Buddha's heart. Two people have gained a lot. If you are like the two, just three trips will be equivalent to the tax income of the court for one year."

They talked about silver and were happy for the gain of one million taels of silver. What they never expected was that the largest amount of silver that went out to sea had not yet come back. The amount of silver could really be said to have obtained a mountain of gold, and one million taels could only be considered a small amount.

Fang Mao asked in confusion: "Prime Minister, why are you so busy here?"

Chen Yizhong pointed to the busy dock and said, "These are all supplies prepared for the court and transported to Lin'an."

As soon as he heard the word Lin'an, Fang Mao suddenly became anxious and said, "Prime Minister, how is Lin'an now?" What he asked was what Master Mingxia thought, and he looked at Chen Yizhong and others to give the answer.

"It's good, it's bad." Chen Yizhong said an irrelevant sentence, which made Master Fang Mao and Mingxia unclear. Chen Yizhong glanced at the two and smiled: "On the good side, Lin'an not only did not fall, but also won several great victories and annihilated 120,000 Tartars."

"Okay!" Fang Mao shouted excitedly. Master Mingxia was also happy, but he acted implicitly and nodded and smiled.

Chen Yizhong continued: "From the bad point, winter is here, hunger and cold will bring great tests to Lin'an. Our batch of supplies, as well as the supplies prepared by Lu Xiufu in Fuzhou, will be transported to Lin'an to solve Lin'an's urgent need."

Master Mingxia and Fang Maofang Shi suddenly realized and said, "So that's it."

Master Mingxia shouted the Buddha's name and asked, "Lin'an is surrounded, even if we transport materials to the vicinity of Lin'an, we can't enter the city. May I ask the Prime Minister, do you have any tricks?"

Chen Yizhongqian said: "The master is so serious. What is the trick? The military strategy says: 'Before the army moves, food and grass will go first'. We are the opposite. The army moves first, and the food and grass will go first. General Zhao has already set off in advance." The other Fang Mao said: "Now the ship is tight. Hurry up the cargo, load the cargo, and go north quickly. Rescue is like putting out a fire. Just work hard and don't rest."

Fang Mao accepted the order happily and said, "Okay."

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On the Fuzhou Wharf, Lu Xiufu saw Zhao Liangchun off and said, "General Zhao, when you see the emperor, please refer to Lu."

Zhao Liangchun was dressed in military uniform and said, "Please rest assured, Lord Lu, Zhao should report to the emperor truthfully." He pointed to the busy dock and said, "Please Lu is diligent in state affairs, has a night of clothing and food, recruited and trained so many troops, and prepared materials like mountains. It is a great achievement. The emperor will be happy to know it." Fuzhou Wharf is similar to Guangzhou Wharf, and it is all about ships coming and going, flowing like a shuttle.

"General Zhao has been awarded too much." Lu Xiufu Qian said: "Lu is just doing his duty as a minister and dare not express his merits. General Zhao is concerned about the national destiny, so Lu dares not keep you for too long. General Zhao please board the ship."

"People Lu take care of themselves, there will be a date later." Zhao Liangchun clasped his fists, turned around and said, "Rise the anchor." The ship slowly left the dock and headed north.

From a distance, the ships lined up in a long row and sailed northward. The ship carried not supplies, but troops.

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On the inland path two hundred miles away from the coastline, cavalry lined up in a long row and rushed north. People were like dragons and horses were like tigers, with extraordinary aura.

After research, Zhao Liangchun decided to divide the reinforcements into two parts, part of which was the cavalry on land, because the ships were tight, and they could not be transported all. Infantry went on sea routes, which could save physical strength. You should know that there would be a fierce battle when you arrived in Lin'an, and it would not work without sufficient physical fitness.

(Note: According to my opinion, if Xie Daoqing had not lost his fighting spirit in history, the Southern Song Dynasty would have adopted the suggestions of Zhang Shijie and Wen Tianxiang and vowed to defend Lin'an to the death. It would be impossible to repel the Mongolian army by relying on the military strength of Lin'an at that time. If you want to win the battle of Lin'an, you must get reinforcements from Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi.)

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The sky was snowing and the earth was white. This was the first winter Li Jun spent in this world. At that time, the ecological environment was well protected. China was in an agricultural society and had no modern industry at all. There would be no warming problems caused by carbon dioxide emissions. The temperature was very low and cold.

Although there are some fox fur clothes in the palace, Li Jun went to watch the cannon test fire. He couldn't do it special and naturally he wouldn't wear it. He was wearing an ordinary soldier's outfit and felt very cold. He couldn't help but breathe a breath of heat in his hands and said, "It's really cold this day."

"Yes." Gundam continued: "How could the winters in previous years come so early this year. It was all the bad luck that the Tartars brought to Lin'an."

He was really good at choreography, but he actually thought about it. Li Jun couldn't help but smile and said, "You, you really know how to think about it."

There were ten bronze cannons on the ground, each cannon was covered with a piece of red silk, and there was a big red flower on the red silk, which was quite joyful. Li Jun strode to the cannon, looked at it for a while, and praised: "No, not bad, there are actually ten, not many. This is a good treasure." He said to Huang Yongshan: "Thank you for your hard work."

Huang Yongshan hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, I am not working hard at all."

"It's not hard yet. Your eyes are like rabbits, and people have lost several times." Gundam rarely couldn't get along with Huang Yongshan, and said very caringly: "You should pay more attention to rest."

Gundam has always been unable to get along with Huang Yongshan, but today he has changed his temperament and cared about him. Huang Yongshan was very surprised and was a little flattered. He hurriedly said, "General Gao said where he went. I am very happy that I can contribute to the court. Even if I die, I will never regret it."

Gundam's face immediately pulled down and said, "Don't think of giving up, you kid. The equipment you gave is only enough for less than 20,000 people. You just want to escape responsibility by death, don't even think about it."

Li Jun knew that Huang Yongshan had done his best and excused him: "General Gao, you are making things difficult for him. Think about it, it took a lot of time to carve the first machine tool for Master Zhang. He also had to produce machine tools and steam engines, and he had to produce scale and benefits one by one. It was already a great achievement for him to produce equipment of 20,000 people in such a short time."

Huang Yongshan was very moved and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

"If the emperor hadn't pleaded for you, I would have punished you to guard the Ten Days City." Gundam stroked his white beard and smiled. There was no such thing as punishing Huang Yongshan to guard the city. It seemed that he was looking at Huang Yongshan as if he was caring about his children.

Li Jun stroked the cannon and said happily: "With this thing, we can form our artillery unit, and we don't have to worry about the Mongolian cavalry. We can first form an artillery unit of 1,000, and then 10,000, and then 10,000, and then 10,000,000, and then 10,000,000," Li Jun knew the power of artillery well. Thinking that if there were 100,000 artillery units and fired at the Mongolian cavalry, it would definitely be a man who was overturned, and Li Jun was a little fluttering.

Although artillery was known as the "God of War", the Song people didn't know what it was, and it was quite a waste of talent. Wen Tianxiang, Gao Da, Liao Shenggong, Zhao Qian and Huang Shengcai didn't believe it and looked at Li Jun hesitantly.

Gundam, who spoke quickly, asked, "Master, although the Tartars are annoying, I still have to think that the Tartars' cavalry is indeed amazing."

What he said was a big truth, and Wen Tianxiang and the others nodded in agreement.

"For you, the ancients, you naturally don't understand the power of Xiao's artillery, but I know the power of artillery." Li Jun smiled secretly in his heart and said, "General Gao, if you don't believe it, let you see it. Let's start."

"Abide by the order." Huang Yongshan said to the gunner: "Fire the gun."

The gunner stuffed the shell into the barrel and ignited the fuse. The flames flashed. Ten guns fired one after another. A ball of fire appeared next to the flagpole with red silk hanging in the distance. The red silk swayed and did not fall down. The flagpole was a target and did not hit it. Huang Yongshan felt a little embarrassed and said, "I missed it, come back."

"Look at this distance, I'm afraid it's not three thousand meters. Such a long range is incomparable to the range of cannons in modern society at most ten or twenty kilometers, or even dozens of miles. But it's already a great achievement to have such a long range in the first trial production." Li Jun comforted him and said, "It's already very good, don't try again. Let's go over and take a look." He walked in his head with big strides.

Wen Tianxiang and the others followed Li Jun to the bullet, and saw large pits appearing on the ground, snow and mud and stones flying everywhere. The explosions they had seen were fake zha medicine bags. They had never seen such power. They were stunned and stood there in a daze, even forgot to speak.

After a while, they cheered. Liao Shenggong became excited and fully utilized his military talent, saying: "If this artillery is concentrated and fired volleys into the cavalry team like a zha medicine bag, the cavalry of the Taurus will definitely be a living target."

Since the emergence of artillery, people have been studying corresponding military theories, but it is regrettable that they were used scatteredly at the beginning of the emergence of artillery. It was not until Napoleon that he concentrated on using artillery. Friends familiar with Napoleon's life knew that what he was best at was using artillery, which led to great success.

Li Jun never expected that Liao Shenggong's military talent was surprisingly high, and he could see the great value and use of artillery at a glance. He was about to praise him, but Wen Tianxiang said: "Although what General Liao said is reasonable, artillery has never appeared before, so it's better to be cautious." His words were tactful and expressed opposition.

Since Li Jun and Wen Tianxiang got along, they knew that he was an upright and selfless person, but sometimes they didn’t know how to adapt. What surprised Li Jun the most was that Wen Tianxiang was quite lacking in military skills, not as good as Liao Shenggong, saying: "What Lu Shan said is not without reason. We have only such a little artillery, and there is still a long way to go before we form a huge artillery unit, and there are still a series of technical difficulties to overcome. Of course, General Liao was right, artillery must be used in a concentrated manner to be powerful."

(Note: I personally think that Wen Tianxiang in history does not know much about the way to adapt. When the Yuan army arrived at the periphery of Lin'an, Song Ting discussed peace and sent Wen Tianxiang to make peace. He was too striking and angered Boyan, so he caught Zhenjiang and fled to Lingnan by sea. I kept thinking that if Wen Tianxiang was more flexible, that peace might not be successful. Under the conditions at that time, if he could make peace, it would be beneficial to Song Ting, and he could gain more time.)

After a pause, Gundam and the others listened intently and said, "Castial soldiers are an ancient army and will not be expelled from the battlefield because of the use of artillery. However, artillery poses considerable threat to cavalry and has great damage, which is of great benefit to us. So, we must form this artillery."

In fact, Li Jun didn't say anything, that is, what really drove the ancient cavalry out of the battlefield was the large use of armored troops. Before World War II, all countries had considerable cavalry, and after World War II, the cavalry quickly withdrew from the war. Li Jun was not easy to say this clearly.

Liao Shenggong once again showed his military talent, and then Li Jun said: "Your Majesty, I think that in actual combat, before the attack is launched, the artillery will be prepared first with firepower before the attack is launched. After achieving sufficient killing effect, the infantry and cavalry will launch an attack together. No matter how many cavalry there are, they will be wiped out."

"Oh my God, his military talent is surprisingly high!" Li Jun was surprised by Liao Shenggong's military talent and said, "Han Qinhu commented on Li Jing's words that Li Jing can discuss military affairs with Sun Wu, who else can be Li Jing? General Liao, you are our Li Jing. Who else can be discussed military affairs with Sun Wu? "

Li Jun quoted an allusion, which was Han Qinhu, a famous general of the Sui Dynasty. He was also Li Jing's uncle and Li Jing discussed military tactics. He admired Li Jing's talent. He said that only Li Jing could talk about military tactics with Sun Wu and Wu Qi. If Han Qinhu said that Li Jing had become a very famous military strategist in Chinese history.

Li Jun quoted this allusion because he was shocked by Liao Shenggong's military talent and sighed in his heart that if he hadn't accidentally discovered Liao Shenggong's military talent and improved him, such an outstanding talent as the corruption of the Song Dynasty would have been buried.

This evaluation is very high. Liao Shenggong said: "The emperor praised it, but I really dare not compare it with the predecessors. I summarized it from the bombing of the Tatar cavalry by the zha medicine bag. Whenever the Hui cannon is used to bomb the Tatar cavalry, the casualties of the Tatar cavalry are much greater. The lethality of the soldiers swing the zha medicine bag is limited, which is caused by excessive firepower. I just want to create a more powerful weapon. If it is used in a concentrated manner, the end of the Tatars will not be far away."

In the past six months, the zha medicine bags have been used a lot. Wen Tianxiang and the others are very familiar with it. When they heard Liao Shenggong mention it, they suddenly realized: "Yes, that's right."

"The Hui guns bombed, and one blown up and one piece, the zha medicine bags would be much less powerful. If General Liao hadn't mentioned it, I would have never imagined it." Gundam said excitedly.

"It took Guderian more than ten or twenty years to study armored warfare, and it took him even longer to concentrate the use of artillery. He was so amazing that he had such insight. The wisdom of the ancients was so infinite!" Li Jun sighed in his heart and said, "General Liao, when we form our artillery troops in the future, you will be responsible."

This is a great trust, and Liao Shenggong was very moved and said: "The emperor has sent me to go through fire and water."

Li Jun said to Huang Yongshan: "The artillery has been built, but it cannot be really put into actual combat. You have to build the artillery well before it can be transported and put into actual combat."

Huang Yongshan said regretfully: "The emperor blames me. I am incompetent. I have not solved the withdrawal device yet. I cannot press the cannon on the cannon stand. Please rest assured that I will do my best to build it as soon as possible."

"This is the tragic feeling of immature technology." Li Jun sighed in his heart and comforted Huang Yongshan, saying: "Don't misunderstand, I have no intention of blaming you. Under our current conditions, it is already amazing to be able to create it. Don't be anxious, just solve this problem slowly. If it really doesn't work, use a rigid device. Although the firing rate is much slower, it can still be used."

With rigid devices, the recoil is too high, and the firing rate will be much slower. If the retardation device is used, the firing rate of the artillery can greatly increase. Unfortunately, the industrial level of the Southern Song Dynasty did not meet the requirements and could not be made. This problem is understandable. The first machine tool was carved by hand. It is already amazing to be able to make the artillery on the basis of being poor and innocent. How dare Li Jun ask for anything else?
Chapter completed!