Chapter 176: A thousand pounds of burden

After hearing the war, it was time to give rewards. Chen Wanrong was stunned and thought to himself, "This is too fast, right?" He hurriedly stood up and listened to the rewards.

At this moment, all the eyes of the ministers were gathered on Chen Wanrong. It can be said that without Chen Wanrong there would be no artillery, without artillery, without artillery, without artillery, there would be no such great victory, and Ruizong would not have such great achievements. All of this is because Chen Wanrong, Chen Wanrong was the initiator, what kind of official would Ruizong be appointed to him? This is the most concerned issue for the ministers.

Chen Wanrong was also concerned about this issue, and his heart was pounding. Chen Wanrong was not interested in being an official, but this credit was achieved by Chen Wanrong with one blow. Ruizong rewarded him with recognition of his credit, and this is the most important point. Anyone who changed to Chen Wanrong's situation would be as excited as he did.

Is it more exciting to recognize your own efforts?

Ruizong looked stern and said, "Wanrong, you will make cement next. Cement has a great relationship. Therefore, I would like to give you a scattered official so that you can make cement. Just be the Captain Zhaowu!"

"Ah!" As soon as Ruizong finished speaking, a sound of surprise came from the hall.

The Zhaowu School Captain is a sixth rank, which is much worse than the second and third rank officials like Dou Huaizhen and others. Chen Wanrong is the key figure in this victory. According to the ministers' ideas, Ruizong rewarded Chen Wanrong this time, not the third rank, but also the fourth or fifth rank. Ruizong only awarded him a sixth rank, which felt like he was not as rewarded as possible.

However, when I look back, it's already amazing!

Chen Wanrong's current rank is from Chengfenglang at the eighth rank to the sixth rank, and soared to the full tenth level. Level 10, what is this concept? It has never appeared in the history of the Tang Dynasty. Such an promotion speed is not amazing, but amazing, and the ministers have to be shocked.

Chengfenglang is a civil servant, Zhaowu's lieutenant is a military servant, and Chen Wanrong was granted the title of military merits and has already gone from civil servant to military.

"Level 10? Oh my God, I've been promoted to level 10?" Chen Wanrong was dizzy and could not imagine it. He hurriedly said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

There were countless times when Ruizong promoted his ministers to his ministers. After the ministers were promoted, they were all happy and couldn't even close their mouths. There was nothing like Chen Wanrong so surprised. This was the first time Ruizong encountered him. He looked at Chen Wanrong with great interest, and felt very fresh.

Princess Taiping took the lead and said, "Congratulations to Wanrong!"

Li Longji also came to congratulate: "Chen Wanrong, congratulations!"

Of course, the ministers would not fall behind. They would congratulate Chen Wanrong for praise and fear of the queen. You said, I said, Chen Wanrong was busy and worked so hard before he could deal with it.

When they calmed down, Ruizong looked at Geshuhan and said, "Geshuhan helped Chen Wanrong to train artillery, and made great achievements in the battles of Shibao City and Doma. Defeating Sangwang created conditions for Cheng Xiaotian to capture the floating bridge on the Nujiang River. Later, he led heavy infantry to aid Cheng Xiaotian, and swept across the tens of thousands of troops of Jide Zuzan with 20,000 heavy infantry, preparing for the army to cross the Nujiang River. During the decisive battle, he rushed forward with the artillery, used a plan to dismantle the fighting spirit of the Tubo army, and captured the great remarks alive. I specially named Geshuhan as the general of the upper town!"

The upper town will be in the sixth rank, and it is only one level away from Chen Wanrong.

In terms of military merit, Geshuhan is definitely not inferior to Chen Wanrong, and it should be said that he is even better than Chen Wanrong. However, Chen Wanrong was the initiator of the entire war, but Geshuhan was not. It is normal that his reward was slightly worse than Chen Wanrong.

This is another rocket speed promotion. Although the ministers knew that Ge Shuhan made great contributions this time, it was inevitable that Ruizong would reward him, but they didn't expect that he would be so rewarded that he would almost catch up with Chen Wanrong.

Needless to think about it, Geshuhan made his mark in this battle, which has attracted the attention of Ruizong. He has a bright future. A new military star is about to rise. The ministers dare not not get close to him. They are busy congratulating him. After a while of old age, they calm down.

Next, Ruizong promoted to Wang Shaohua's third level. He had been fame and fortune before, so it was normal for him to reach the third level.

Before Ruizong could speak, the eyes of the ministers fell on Liu Fuqing. Liu Fuqing captured Jide Zuzan alive, and this contribution was quite great. As for the reward, it depends on Ruizong's mood. Such contributions can be big or small, and there is a lot of room for it.

Liu Fuqing suddenly felt at a loss for the ministers and looked embarrassed. Chen Wanrong patted his shoulder to express comfort.

Ruizong's eyes stopped on Liu Fuqing and said, "Liu Fuqing fought bloody battles and killed many enemies. I feel so relieved! Capturing Jide Zuzan alive is of great significance! Just be the general of Zhongzhen!"

The Zhongzhen general is at the seventh rank, and is only three levels away from the upper town general of Geshuhan. Liu Fuqing is a soldier and has become a seventh rank official at once. Although the reward of Ruizong is quite good, it is still very appropriate. After all, it is too exciting to seize Zanpu, and the credit cannot be said to be small.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Although Liu Fuqing knew that he had a heavy reward, he still didn't expect that he would rise to such a high level all at once, and his head was buzzing, and even his words were a little bit uneven.

However, Ruizong's reward was not finished yet, and he said: "Give Liu Fuqing another 1,000 taels of gold!"

One thousand taels of gold is ten thousand taels of silver, which is naturally not the same for a wealthy businessman like Chen Wanrong. However, for Liu Fuqing, a soldier from a poor family, it is astronomical. It is no problem to buy land and marry a wife.

Liu Fuqing, who was already a little dizzy, was even more surprised. He was stunned for a long time before he realized: "Thank you, Master!"

Ruizong smiled and said, "Liu Fuqing, your family was not well off when you were a child. You have been hitting hares and pheasants to make up for your family since you were a child. Your eyes are very poisonous. If Jide Zuzan wants to escape from you, he is dreaming. You can buy a piece of land and marry a wife. Remember, don't spend money on evil ways! I will calculate your gold for you. If you use it incorrectly, don't blame me for being punished!"

The contributions like Liu Fuqing are often a hot-headed person, and they are fine if they spend time, eating, drinking, and gambling. After the Ruizong's stern speech, Liu Fuqing didn't even dare to have this idea and hurriedly said: "The emperor's advice, I will remember it."

Ruizong nodded and said, "Issuing an order to hold a banquet tonight. Wanrong, Geshuhan, Wang Shaohua, Liu Fuqing and officials above the third rank are all attending. Today, I am a small banquet. When all the soldiers who went to the war come back, I will have a banquet for the ministers."

This is a small banquet, which is set up specifically for Chen Wanrong and others. This is the supreme glory.

"Wanrong, you hand over the meritorious book of the artillery to Saburo, and Saburo will reward him according to the military law." Ruizong ordered.

This is what it should be, Chen Wanrong responded.

Ruizong continued: "Wanrong, you have just returned, the dust has not been washed away, I wanted you to rest for a few days before talking. Unfortunately, the border is urgent and there are many things to do. I will arrange what you want to do now."

Now that he has tasted the sweetness of being a great and promising king, he is eager to destroy the Later Turks, Khitans, and Dashi in one breath. Naturally, he is very tightly grasping this time, and one minute of time needs to be used as two minutes.

"Please give me the Hadith of the Emperor!" Chen Wanrong, Geshuhan and the others said in unison.

Ruizong nodded and said, "Wanrong, I have read your letter, discussed it with my younger sister, Sanlang, and ministers. They all believe that cement is very important to the Tang Dynasty. You can imagine that if there is cement, the Tang Dynasty could build more and better roads. What would it look like? The transportation in the Tang Dynasty would be more developed and could travel smoothly without any obstacles, which brings endless benefits to the convenience of goods and exchanges.

"Furthermore, Tubo, the Western Regions, and the Northern Regions all need good roads. The Tang Dynasty has been thinking of ways, but there has been no good strategy. If cement is made, the Tang Dynasty can also build roads to Tubo, the Western Regions, and the Northern Regions. Once something happens in these most unstable places, the iron cavalry of the Tang army will arrive soon.

"Wanrong, no matter how difficult it is, he has to make cement!"

Ruizong was ambitious, which made Chen Wanrong particularly excited: "I understand!"

Qin Shihuang practiced straight roads and scolded future generations for nothing. In fact, people who are familiar with history will not be unclear about how big the straight roads play in history. It is precisely because of the straight roads that solved the transportation of food, grass and weapons in the northern army that Meng Tian defeated hundreds of thousands of Xiongnu in the Hetao area and recovered the Hetao victory.

What really works in the straight road was in the Western Han Dynasty, not the Qin Dynasty. The King of Chu Xiang Yu turned his back on history, not only making a big fable, but also destroying everything Qin Shihuang did, whether it is good or bad. Even if the water conservancy project built by Qin Shihuang was stripped of him, he would be devastated wherever he passed.

Liu Bang is different. Not only can he keep the useful projects left by Qin Shihuang, but after becoming emperor, he also continued to carry out some projects that were not completed in the Qin Dynasty. This is why Liu Bang was able to become emperor and Xiang Yu could only commit suicide in Wujiang.

The Western Han Dynasty basically inherited the Qin Dynasty's road network. Some straight roads were not completed, but the Western Han Dynasty continued to repair them. It was precisely because of the developed transportation that Emperor Wu of Han could let go of his hands and feet to fight the Huns. You can imagine that in the "decisive battle in Mobei", Emperor Wu of Han dispatched hundreds of thousands of troops, and the elite cavalry alone sent out 100,000 and hundreds of thousands of infantry.

So many troops were not fighting in the mainland, but had to cross the desert and attack the Huns' king's court and Langjuxu Mountain. This logistics alone was a huge difficulty. Emperor Wu of Han successfully solved these problems, and only Wei Qing and Huo Qubing could succeed and defeat the Huns to a slump.

Although Ruizong did not say the word "straight road", he understood the meaning very clearly, that is, he planned to undergo a major renovation of the existing roads of the Tang Dynasty after the cement was made. What would it be like? The Tang Dynasty was full of cement roads and "highways" everywhere, which made people dizzy if they thought about it.

Not to mention, Ruizong also wanted to build the road to Tubo, to the Western Regions, and to the North, which was a visionary measure. If these unstable places have convenient transportation, instability will become stable. The significance is no exaggeration to praise them no matter how hard they are! Chen Wanrong's burden is not heavy, but a heavy burden, and the impact is more profound than building artillery.

Ruizong also said something that made Chen Wanrong extremely excited: "Wanrong, in order to make the military weapon surveillance better cooperate with you, from now on, the military weapon surveillance will be left to you for the management."

"I'm in charge of military weapons?" Chen Wanrong was so surprised that he almost fell out his eyes, and then he was very excited when he thought about it.

Through working together some time ago, Chen Wanrong has some understanding of military weapon surveillance. He is really a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger. There are many skilled craftsmen in it, but one thing is that they lack theoretical guidance. Theory is Director Chen Wanrong. If Chen Wanrong handed over the theory of modern technology to these masters, what would be the consequences?

Countless and far-reaching products will be made! Sulfuric acid, nitric acid, hydrochloric acid, phosphorus fertilizer, potassium fertilizer, and even nitrogen fertilizers with extremely high technical content will be made.

By then, the agriculture of the Tang Dynasty will surely make a leap with fertilizers. The crops in the farmlands will grow happily, and every family will have a full meal. The Tang Dynasty is really a paradise!

This vision was so tempting. Chen Wanrong couldn't help but feel excited. He was even more excited than fighting on the battlefield. He shouted: "Thank you, the emperor! I will definitely live up to the emperor's high expectations!"

Chen Wanrong decided to do a big battle in the Tang Dynasty and have a scientific and technological revolution to raise the Tang Dynasty's scientific and technological level to a whole new level! In Chen Wanrong's lifetime, the machine roared and dared not think about it, but as long as the foundation was laid and the seeds were sown, then this day would come sooner or later!

Ruizong knew that Chen Wanrong was the kind of person who was unsure of being able to speak. He must be very confident when he said this, and he couldn't help but be very excited.

"The second thing is to expand artillery immediately. During the period when you were fighting in Tubo, the military weapon supervisor built nearly 200 artillery pieces. I'm waiting for you to come back and use them." Ruizong said happily: "If there were no artillery pieces in this great victory, the Tang Dynasty would not have destroyed Tubo. Therefore, I decided to form a large number of artillery pieces in the Tang Dynasty, the more artillery pieces, the better. Now, only about 200 jails are built, and there will be more in the future. It's okay to build hundreds of jails, and thousands of jails are built."

Chen Wanrong expected that the expansion of artillery was not expected to expand the artillery with such a big fanfare. If there were thousands of artillery pieces, the use of artillery would not be like the battle against Tubo this time, but was only used to attack. Thousands of artillery pieces were gathered together, and set up formations, and bombarded the Turkish cavalry. What would that be the scene?

That was a big killing! The Turks were definitely suffering heavy casualties!

"The emperor is wise!" The ministers knew the importance of artillery and agreed in unison.

Ruizong looked at Chen Wanrong and said, "Wanrong is still responsible for the expansion of artillery!"

"Ah!" Chen Wanrong was very surprised and looked at Ruizong in surprise: "Your Majesty, I have a lot of things to do, so it's better to leave this matter to others!"

Ruizong smiled and said, "Wanrong, I know you have a lot of things, so I will give you a helper. As your deputy general, Geshuhan is mainly in charge of the expansion of artillery. Wang Zhongsi, Wang Shaohua, and Liu Fuqing will all give you. They are all expeditions to Tubo with you and are very familiar with artillery. With them, you can concentrate on making cement. If you have any questions, they can ask you for advice. The artillery was made by you. If you have any questions, you know the most. You said, "Who else can you use if I don't need you?"

If we say that the person who knows the most about artillery must be Chen Wanrong. During this expedition to Tubo, artillery has a very powerful effect, but it is only part of its power. Even the heroes, such as Zhang Shuo, only thought that artillery could be used to attack the tough situation, but did not know that artillery could be used in a concentrated manner to effectively kill the enemy.

Although Geshuhan is a talented general of a generation, after all, the gap between the times is there, and it is impossible for him to understand all the uses of the Fire Department in a short period of time. The artillery won the reputation of "God of War" by the result of countless people's exploration. It is too demanding to ask Geshuhan to complete it alone.

Chen Wanrong had nothing to say about Ruizong's appointment and had to accept the order.

Ruizong continued: "The artillery soldiers who went on this expedition have all returned except for the one hundred people who stayed in Tubo, which is very good! Based on them, a group of people were drawn from the Longwu Army to expand the artillery!"

"Is it drawn from the Longwu Army again?" Ge Fushun was very unhappy and had to respond.

Ruizong finally said: "The soldiers who returned from war and missed their homes the most was their relatives. Now there is still some time before dark. Even though I still have to be prosperous, you will go back to reunite with your family and talk. At night, we will come to the banquet again!"

This was simply a matter of saying that Chen Wanrong's heart was gone. Chen Wanrong returned to Chang'an and had already flown to his home. He had long wanted to see Yiren, but Ruizong had a lot of things to do, so he had to follow him.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Chen Wanrong and the others thanked each other in unison, especially happy.

As soon as he left Hanyuan Hall, Chen Wanrong called Brother Shuhan and Wang Shaohua and said, "We can't go home yet, we have to settle the brothers first."

The artillery returned from the battle and had no base yet. If it was not arranged, Chen Wanrong would run back and would make a joke to the soldiers. Chen Wanrong wanted to go home, but he couldn't do such a thing.

Anyone who has been on the battlefield knows that the love of life and death formed on the battlefield is better than brothers and relatives. Chen Wanrong feels sorry if he doesn't settle them down.

"General Chen, are you worried about your brothers not having a resident?" Ge Fushun came over with a smile and said, "The prince has already said that you should let your brothers go to the Longwu Army camp. Anyway, the brothers of the artillery are also Longwu Army, who will follow whom?"

Before Chen Wanrong could speak, Ge Shuhan revealed: "General Ge, don't you want to benefit from us? Artillery is the greatest contribution!"

Ge Fushun punched Geshuhan on the shoulder: "General Geshu, I not only want to benefit from my brothers, but also from yours. When do you think you will be able to enjoy the celebration wine? "

Chen Wanrong took over the conversation and said, "Since it's a celebration wine, of course you celebrated us!"

"Oh! The disaster comes from the mouth!" Ge Fushun slapped his forehead heavily and laughed: "No problem! The artillery brothers are all from the Longwu Army. They won the battle, and our Longwu Army won the battle! This celebration wine is counted as our Longwu Army!"

Ge Fushun spent a lot of effort to train the Dragon Martial Army. The artillery’s contribution is the biggest among the 100,000 Tang troops. He felt that there was light on his face and was so happy that he said this very happily.

After a few jokes, everyone rushed to the place where the artillery rested, and at the order, they drove towards the Longwu Army camp. When they heard that they were returning to the Longwu Army camp, the artillery soldiers were all happy. That was the feeling of going home. How could they not be happy?

As they walked along the way, they were extremely brisk and soon arrived at the Longwu Army camp. But there was one thing. When they arrived at the main camp, they were stunned when they saw the scene in the Longwu Army clearly.
Chapter completed!