Steel Dynasty - Chapter 269

[Chapter 269 Artillery enters Chang’an]

The mountain wind blows, with a hint of roaring sound.

At this time, Xiao Ming said: “Everyone, today my king came to the Equipment Department, one is for the artillery, and the other is to reward the outstanding craftsmen among you. Those who have merit will be rewarded, and those who have made mistakes will be punished. This is what I want to do.” The king has always adhered to the principles that I promised you when you entered the various workshops in Qingzhou, and now I will fulfill this promise.”

As soon as Xiao Ming finished speaking, many craftsmen showed excitement.

Chen Qi had recorded their achievements before, and they had been waiting for this day.

Then Xiao Ming said: “The names I read now will be lifted from the status of slaves, obtain Qingzhou household registration, and have all the rights of Qingzhou people from now on.”

“Song Changping, Deng Huaiyuan, Yin Xingjian, Chen Wei…”

One by one, Xiao Ming’s names changed from came out of his mouth, and the craftsman whose name was called trembled with excitement.

Chen Qi then looked at a young craftsman standing at the front. This craftsman was only in his twenties. He had tears streaming down his face.

He originally thought that his destiny would be to give birth to sons as slaves and daughters as prostitutes, and to be a pariah for generations, like livestock.

But now, everything has changed.

He had also doubted that King Qi was just talking casually and would not really give them freedom.

Many slaves have this idea, so they live in ignorance, living one day at a time, and ringing the clock as a monk every day.

But the difference is that he remembers his father’s words, no matter what situation he is in, he must be honest and work conscientiously.

Therefore, he has been working hard, and it was precisely because of his efforts that Chen Qi brought him from the Equipment Department to the Military Workshop, and also made him the captain.

Not only did the improvement in his situation not satisfy him, but he also worked harder. After three months of research, he finally found a continuous casting method to improve the efficiency of artillery casting.

For this reason, Chen Qi praised him greatly in the workshop and promised to take credit for him. In fact, he did it.

Glancing at Chen Qi, Song Changping’s tear-filled face burst into a smile.

“…Ge Ming.” After reading the names of the thirty craftsmen, Xiao Ming said: “These thirty slave craftsmen are no longer slaves from today on. The household registration military workshop will handle it for you. Song Changping has made outstanding contributions, not only I will get the Qingzhou household registration, and your family will also get the Qingzhou household registration. I will buy a house for you in Qingzhou City. From now on, your family can be reunited. Are you satisfied?”

“Satisfied!” Song Changping shouted. , he knelt down slowly with his hands clasped in his fists. He kowtowed repeatedly and cried: “Thank you, Your Highness, thank you, Your Highness!”

Xiao Ming stepped forward and helped Song Changping up. He said to the craftsmen: “I know that there are many of you. People don’t believe me, but you should believe it now. As long as you work hard, everything is possible in Qingzhou. Not only can you be free, but your children can go to school in Qingzhou and even become officials in the future.

” Ming’s voice was loud and deafening, and many craftsmen lowered their heads in shame. They were fed up with the deception of wealthy officials and no longer believed in anyone, but now they discovered that they were wrong.

Now they regret it very much. Thinking of the time when they laughed at Song Changping, they wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl in. Now that Song Changping is free, they are still slaves. If they had known this, why bother in the first place.

But at the same time, they also secretly made up their minds to work hard to get rid of their slave status.

Looking at the various expressions of the slave craftsmen, Xiao Ming thought that his goal had been achieved, and he would create a social atmosphere in which hard work was followed by happiness.

Because now he needs slaves, and the people in the fief must also work hard. Victory in one or two wars is not enough to prove that Qingzhou will be stable from now on.

Be cautious and walk on thin ice, this is what everyone should remember.

After rewarding the slave craftsmen, Xiao Ming also rewarded the craftsmen registered in Qingzhou. This time the reward was to encourage them. After all, money was their biggest need for them.

After offering rewards based on merit in the military workshop, Xiao Ming returned to Qingzhou. Taking advantage of the momentum of the military workshop, he asked Qingzhou to implement similar reward measures in various workshops.

At the same time, newspapers also cooperated in publicizing the matter. After so much effort, he had only one purpose, which was to increase the enthusiasm of the craftsmen.

After all, there is a big difference between positivity and passivity. A passive craftsman who turns into a positive state can at least increase his work efficiency by more than three times.

Before the New Year, when the Qingzhou workshop was very lively because of rewards and punishments, one hundred export-type artillery pieces from Qingzhou also arrived in Chang’an.

In the study, Xiao Wenxuan is correcting the memorial.

At this time, Feng Deshui suddenly ran in all the way. Because he was running too fast, Feng Deshui suddenly became unstable and fell at Xiao Wenxuan’s feet.

Xiao Wenxuan smiled and said: “De Shui, it’s not the New Year yet, why are you so prostrate to me?”

Feng Deshui got up, grinning in pain, but still said with a smile: “Your Majesty, this old slave is not doing such a big gift today. , but he ran too fast and fell. Your Majesty, King Qi’s artillery has arrived at the firearms camp.

“The artillery has arrived, are you serious?” Xiao Wenxuan stood up suddenly, grabbed Feng Deshui and shook him. Excited.

“Your Majesty, this old slave’s bones are falling apart.” Feng Deshui smiled bitterly, “This old slave has never deceived Your Majesty.”

“It’s really here!” Xiao Wenxuan laughed when he heard this. At this time, he put down the brush in his hand He walked out and said: “Take me to have a look quickly!”

Feng Deshui hurriedly chased out, “Your Majesty, slow down, put on your mink fur, don’t get cold.”

Xiao Wenxuan was not willing to stop at this moment. , he seemed to be back when he was twenty, walking strong and flying.

For him, it was more than just a hundred cannons, it was a moment when the royal family reasserted its supremacy.

For this reason, he asked Feng Deshui to notify all Chang’an dignitaries to go to the firearms camp. He wanted everyone to see that the Forbidden Army had artillery.

Let some officials bring this news to the masters behind them.

Firearms Camp, at this time, one hundred artillery pieces from Qingzhou were lined up in the camp, and the artillery pieces were covered with gray canvas.

Outside the camp, the soldiers were heavily guarded. Some generals who had received the news arrived in advance, but they could not let any generals outside the firearms camp enter without an order.

The soldiers in the firearms battalion looked at these things covered by canvas and were very curious. They didn’t understand what this thing called “artillery” looked like.

Xiao Wenxuan left the palace and went directly to the south gate of Chang’an City. The firearms battalion was stationed outside the south city.

Feng Deshui has notified various important civil and military officials to come and see this powerful firearm. This is also the time for Xiao Wenxuan to show his strength to the vassal king with a different surname.

(End of chapter)