Five days later.

Jinling.

Zhao Xu's memorial came to Zhao Heng's hands.

After reading the contents of the note, he called Mi Yan and Dou Wei to the study.

"Emperor, the war in Jinzhou is urgent. How can the King of Yan train calmly? It is enough to take back Jincheng while the Western Liang army has not yet established its foothold." Dou Wei bowed and looked glaring for the country and the people.

Zhao Heng looked at Mi Yan at this time, "What do you think Mi Aiqing?"

"I dare not agree. One of the rebellions in Yanzhou has passed less than two months. The King of Yan's troops need to be repaired. The second of the King of Yan is mostly recruiting new soldiers. If you respond hastily, you are afraid that not only will you not win, but you will lose your troops and generals. Then no one will save the chaos in the northwest." Mi Yan glanced at Dou Wei, and was not slow.

"Mr. Mi said this very reasonably. When King Yan fought against the Yuan family with 30,000 people and guarded Yan Pass, why did he need to be so timid when dealing with Xiliang? The emperor, I think that King Yan is a timid battle." Dou Wei sneered.

Mi Yan laughed loudly, "Why is Prime Minister Dou so harsh to the King of Yan? If the Prime Minister thinks that the King of Yan is afraid of fighting, it is better to dispatch Jingzhou troops to Jinzhou immediately, what about?"

Dou Wei immediately changed his expression, "You are making trouble. Now you are clearly talking about the King of Yan, why did you bring my Dou family in?"

"Aren't the Dou family the minister of Your Majesty? If Jinzhou falls, the Dou family can watch the wall?" Mi Yan pressed step by step.

Dou Wei was suffocated, and his eyes turned three times, and suddenly replied: "I suddenly felt that what King Yan said made sense, so I should give him time to train calmly."

When Zhao Heng heard this, he pondered for a moment and said, "Since both of his beloved ministers think so, I will agree to the King of Yan."

"The emperor is wise." Mi Yan and Dou Wei bowed and said.

But Dou Wei's face was quite unwilling.

There was nothing else, Zhao Heng ordered Dou Wei to retreat and leave Mi Yan.

The reason why he called Mi Yan and Dou Weiguo today was because he had his plans.

Dou Wei represents the officials of the powerful clan. As long as Dou Wei nodded and allowed the King of Yan to train troops, there would be no objection.

There is no need to say it at the court meeting.

Mi Yan represents the influence of the King of Yan in the court.

This time I asked him to come here to refute Dou Wei.

Because he knew that Dou Yi would definitely oppose the request of King Yan.

Now Mi Yan has to say anything ugly, and he, the emperor, needs to reap profits and does not need to argue directly with Dou Wei.

For him, this feeling was unprecedentedly good.

Of course, he also agreed with the idea of ​​King Yan training.

What he wants is to retake Jinzhou.

If the King of Yan was defeated because the recruits were not trained, the chaos in the northwest would be out of control.

Rather than doing this, it is better to delay March.

"This time Mi Aiqing is burdened." Zhao Heng smiled and looked at Mi Yan.

This time he deliberately asked Mi Yan to arrive first. Before Dou Wei came, the two of them discussed how to force Dou Wei to agree with this matter.

However, in this case, Dou Wei is only afraid that he will hate Mi Yan even more.

"The emperor's words are so serious. This is the duty of the minister. The world of the great praise is the royal world. How can we allow small flies to fight for the poor?" Mi Yan said.

Zhao Heng nodded slightly, "Dou Wei is in the court and will receive help from the Ma family. In the future, his arrogance will be even more arrogant."

With a gentle sigh, he showed a sad look, "At this moment, I can only rely on you and the King of Yan."

After hearing what Zhao Heng said, Mi Yan looked excited, "Don't worry, my elders, I will not let Dou Wei do whatever he wants."

"Okay." Zhao Heng nodded with satisfaction.

When Mi Yan went back, he drafted an order to send it to Yanzhou.

This time, the incident between Jinzhou and the Ma family made him feel a little uneasy.

Some people are increasingly unable to control their ambitions.

...

Military War Office.

Wang Ying held a drill bit in front of Zhao Xu.

This is a long rod made of high carbon steel. One end of the rod is conical and has six rows of horizontal ears.

"Well, that's right. You can try drilling the hole by fixing it on the water wheel." Zhao Xu said.

The drill bit that Wang Ying holds in his hand is the simplest drill bit style.

It is naturally incomparable to the twist drill bits used in contemporary times.

The reason for using this kind of drill bit is that the twist drill bit is too complicated and it is very troublesome for craftsmen to polish it. It is hand-ground and cannot be polished out even if it is ten days or half a month.

So he chose this most basic drill bit.

Simply put, this is a large needle.

But it is enough to drill holes.

After all, the initial industrial products were very rough and could not be as fine as contemporary.

Wang Ying nodded and called a craftsman to a workshop in Linhe.

While grinding the drill bit, Wang Ying asked the carpenter to make a water wheel.

Now, a wooden pole reached in from outside the workshop.

Driven by the water wheel, it cannot rotate.

Wang Ying asked the water wheel to rise from the water, and the wooden pole no longer turned its head.

At this time, the craftsman compared the groove on the wooden pole and fixed the horizontal ear opening into the groove.

After the water wheel descends, the drill bit rotates.

Seeing this, Wang Ying breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhao Xu smiled and the hydraulic drilling machine was considered successful.

Next, we can finally drill the barrel.

"In addition to the hydraulic drilling machine, we will build some hand drilling machines." Zhao Xu said.

Originally, building a flintlock rifle was a matter of no hurry.

But the sudden outbreak of war made him need to increase production in a short period of time.

This hand-cranked drilling machine is simple, it is to change the water wheel into something like a car steering wheel.

The craftsman can turn the wheel by shaking it.

However, human power is naturally not as powerful as hydraulic power, so the efficiency of drilling will not be very high, but it can be compensated by relying on a large number of people.

"Yes, Your Highness." Wang Ying said.

At this time, a craftsman came over with a solid iron rod.

The two of them also directed the craftsman to fix the iron rod on a fixing rack like a bench.

The position of the iron rod was adjusted, facing the drill bit in the center, and the craftsman moved the iron rod toward it.

When the drill bit comes into contact with the iron rod, a small hole appears first, and then the drill bit continues to penetrate deeper, and the hole continues to expand until the drill rod is as thick as it is.

Then I moved forward with difficulty. As I was like this, I guess one could drill out a day.

Although in Zhao Xu's opinion, this efficiency is quite inefficient.

But Wang Ying and the craftsmen were as if they had built nuclear bombs and were dancing.

After all, this is another brand new skill of the Military Affairs Office.

Zhao Xu was also infected and had a happy time with the craftsmen.

No matter what, an important process of the flintlock rifle has been opened.

And importantly, the success of the drilling machine has laid the foundation for the manufacturing of the boring machine.

In addition to being able to bore the cannon, boring machines can also be used to make steam engines.

The cylinder of the contemporary steam engine in the 18th century was cut out using a boring machine with a boring cannon.

After leaving the workshop, Zhao Xu ordered Wang Ying to add another water wheel.

Then he said: "How is Wang Chong's firing device made?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Wang Chonghuan running towards him happily, holding a silver shiny thing in his hand.

When he came to Zhao Xu, he raised the thing in his hand and said, "Your Highness, is it timely that the officials come here?"
Chapter completed!