That day, Wang Ning'an accompanied Zhao Zhen to inspect the imperial guard camp.

It’s true that Uncle Zhao seems to have found a feeling of being an emperor in the past few years. He practiced riding well. He was full of interest and recalled to Wang Ning'an when he regained Youzhou. Although His Majesty the Emperor had only beaten the drum, he still kept talking about it with relish.

The imperial guards in Xijing currently use more than 70,000 people, including 15,000 horse soldiers, all of which are commanded by the prince-in-law Di Yong.

After returning from Qing Tang, Zhao Zhen arranged for Di Yong to marry the princess, one was the noble eldest princess and the other was from the Song Dynasty. They tied the knot and were really worthy of it.

Starting from March and April, the capital city is like a competition, with marriages everywhere. Sometimes it can catch up with three or four games a day, with firecrackers everywhere, and festive gongs and drums everywhere!

The most unlucky person is Wang Ning'an, more than a hundred new Jinshi, and most of them were captured by his son-in-law.

Wang Ning'an cannot treat him differently, and can only act as a matchmaker all over the world.

The geese in the capital have increased by more than ten times. Every time they walk, Wang Ning'an's bitter melon face has won a few points. It hurts to spend money!

This is the engagement. If you wait until you get married, you won’t be too busy to death!

It turns out that being a master is not that easy.

Of course, Wang Ning'an also knows how many people still cannot envy him. With so many good students, who can shake Wang Ning'an's status when they grow up!

He can only be busy and happy.

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He accompanied Zhao Zhen to the military camp, and the emperor was very happy at first.

Last year, a pastoral prison was established in Luoyang and three thousand horses were sent from Hebei.

After being combined with local horses, in more than a year, there were more than 10,000 horses on the Luoyang Horse Farm. In a few years, it will be able to supply the northwest army.

Di Yong personally directed the exercises, and the soldiers performed very well.

Equestrians, archery, weapons, fists and feet, all of them made the emperor happy.

Zhao Zhen was happy and asked them to demonstrate the tactics of the fence. You should know that this is the unique skill of the Wang family army and it is also a magic weapon for the cavalry of the Song Dynasty to defeat the enemy.

When it comes to wall-style tactics, Di Yong's face looks very bad.

He hesitated for a moment before telling Zhao Zhen that the court had transferred a batch of armor, but it was mostly unusable. There were a few that were strong enough but heavy chain mail, which was not suitable for wall cavalry use.

Zhao Zhen immediately asked someone to carry the armor.

In front of him was a pair of silver-shining plate armor, which looked a little bit. Di Yong took a saber and slashed it over. With one slash, a black gap suddenly appeared.

Wang Ning'an approached and looked closely and frowned.

The iron material of the armor is obviously problematic, it contains insufficient carbon content and has poor hardness, which cannot withstand the attacks of ordinary weapons, let alone heavy arrows that break armor.

If you look closely, the forging process is not good either. There is a layer of silver powder on the outside, which looks silvery, which means you can see it. If you put it on the imperial guards, when you encounter a festival, you will show it. It is enough to be fooled. But if you really get to the battlefield, you will be completely desperate!

Zhao Zhen didn't expect that the armor would be so bad. He cut a few pairs of them. Sure enough, all the plate armors were not good!

In an instant, all the good mood was gone. Zhao Zhen knew that the matter involved in the armour was not to be taken lightly. He did not rush to have an attack, but arranged for the Imperial City Department to investigate carefully.

In more than a month, Zhao Zhen finally figured out the problem and then called his husbands.

"Grandpa Jia and Grandpa Han, you have all led troops, how about absolute weapons?"

When Jia Changchao was dizzy when asked, he could only say honestly: "The ordnance is the treasure of soldiers protecting the enemy, so it should not be underestimated."

"What if there is something wrong with the ordnance?"

"This... should be severely punished and not loaned!" Jia Changchao didn't know who was in trouble again, and his mind kept turning.

"I went to the army a few days ago, and the results I found were shocking!" Zhao Zhen waved his hand and asked someone to lift two pairs of armor and put them in front of the husbands.

The first pair is full of traces on it, which is very vicissitudes of life.

"This is what our soldiers wear in the Battle of Youzhou!" Zhao Zhen pointed to the first deputy and said, "You can count how many traces of weapons there are on it, arrow shooting, spear stabbing, knife chopping, and axe chopping, all of which did not destroy this armor. It is precisely because of such strong protection that my Iron Cavalry of the Song Dynasty can look down on me and kill the Liao soldiers in a hurry to retreat. Look at the second deputy!"

Zhao Zhen pulled out the Emperor's Sword and stabbed it suddenly. Although it did not penetrate, it left a deep trace.

Jia Changchao led the soldiers and couldn't help but shake his head slightly. Zhao Zhen was old and weak, and he could still leave obvious traces. If he were replaced by a strong soldier, he would be afraid that the soldier would be killed with one sword!

Zhao Zhen looked at the swords a few times, and then angrily shouted: "This is the plate armor made by the Xijing craftsmen. They are simply joking about the lives of soldiers."

Zhao Zhen sat back on the dragon throne and said angrily: "I have captured all the servants who are in charge of the craftsman and put on them in this armor! Let the archers shoot arrows at once, and they have become hedgehogs!"

"ah!"

Several prime ministers tried to control their emotions, but they were so scared that they exclaimed.

They really couldn't imagine that Zhao Zhen, who had always been known for his kindness, would do such a cruel thing.

The eunuchs and generals have always been responsible for the craftsmanship.

The eunuchs of the Song Dynasty were not as good as the Tang Dynasty, nor the Ming Dynasty. They worked as supervisors and made military weapons, which were one of their few ways of wealth. They have always been full of disadvantages. In the past, Zhao Zhen turned a blind eye and just lived a mediocre life.

The servants became more and more bold, and they didn't realize that the boss had changed his temperament at all, so they were in trouble.

"I severely punish these slaves to tell the world that building armor and weapons means to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy. If you can't kill the enemy, you will die! No matter who you are responsible for making weapons, you must treat yourself as a soldier using weapons, take the idea of ​​protecting your lives, and protect the soldiers. Only in this way can my Iron Cavalry of the Song Dynasty be arrogant to the four barbarians!"

Zhao Zhen was furious and continued, "In the past, I was negligent and indulged in the craftsmanship. From then on, I plan to abolish the craftsmanship and hand over the manufacturing of the armed forces to the Privy Council."

Pang Ji took sick leave these two days, and Wang Gongchen was in charge of the Privy Council. He couldn't hide his joy and bowed quickly, "The old minister must do his best to ensure the quality of the military."

"It's not just about doing your best, it's necessary to do it well!"

"Yes, I understand!" Wang Gongchen agreed. Han Qi's eyes turned and suddenly stood up. "Your Majesty, the quality of weapons and armor is poor, with a wide variety, and the regulations are different. It has been a day or two. I dared to suggest that this time we must thoroughly rectify all the ordnance workshops to the Privy Council, establish a military weapon supervisor, and manage all the ordnance matters. If this is the case, it will surely make the Great Song swords and swords sharp, the armor strong, and invincible."

Han Qi made a suggestion, which seemed fair and appropriate. For the sake of the Song Dynasty, anyone with a discerning eye could see that his target was the military workshop in Hebei.

Now all the best military ordnances in the Song Dynasty come from Hebei. The ordnance workshops in Cangzhou supply the Hebei legion and the imperial guards. If it weren't for the craftsman's supervisor, the whole world would have to be replaced with military ordnances made in Hebei.

The ordnance workshops in Heping County, Cangzhou were all created by Wang Ning'an, and many of them were the Wang family's industries. Han Qi's ability to beat snakes and sticks is indeed great!

Who knew that Zhao Zhen did not notice at all, but nodded, "It is indeed necessary to be in charge of military affairs. Wang Xianggong, you will have to work harder."

"I obey the order!" Wang Gongchen's voice was eight degrees higher, almost unable to hide his joy.

Just as he raised his head, Zhao Zhen suddenly added, "The Arsenal Supervision must not repeat the mistakes of the craftsman as a culprit. I am definitely not distrustful to Gong Wang, but the people who are doing things below will inevitably disobey and give them personal pockets. Let Pan Su and the Arsenal Supervision be responsible for inspecting the quality of weapons. As for purchasing raw materials, they will be given to the Royal Bank for bidding. You just need to do so!"

Wang Gongchen gushed up his old blood, shut up quickly, otherwise he would all spit it out!

Your Majesty, don’t bring such a playful person!

The Pan family inherited the generals and were familiar with military ordnance. In addition, the Royal Bank was equivalent to emptiing the Privy Council. They could not get any oil and water. Is there any interest?

Wang Gongchen was depressed and wanted to die. He just thanked Han Qi, but at this moment, he was the only one who cursed. The surname Han, you are digging a hole and asking me to jump!

Han Qi also groaned, he was also very injured.

But what surprised him even more was Zhao Zhen's decisive and cruelty in the event of the incident, and he showed no mercy at all. It was said that Jiang Gui's nature was, and Zhao Zhen became more and more stingy as he got older.

"No matter who makes a mistake, I will not tolerate it. I have dealt with the servants who are the craftsmen, and there are still some people, and I cannot help but punish them!" Zhao Zhen gave him a wink at Su Gui on the side.

Su Gui immediately shouted at the top of his voice: "God of King Xuan!"

Not long after, Wang Ning'an hurried from outside.

"I've seen Your Majesty."

"Well, Wang Qing, I asked you to investigate Jiaozi's affairs, how did you do it?"

"I have found some clues to you when I open my majesty and am about to submit them."

As he said that, Wang Ning'an took out a thick stack of things and asked the eunuch to give it to Zhao Zhen.

Since the first year of Tiansheng, Jiaoziwu in Yizhou will issue Jiaozi, which can be distributed from one million yuan to hundreds of thousands of yuan every year. Not only Bashu, but also in nearby Shaanxi, Huguang and other places, there are also a small number of Jiaozi circulation.

Over the years, Jiaozi's issuance has exceeded 20 million guan, and the principal has increased year by year, only 950,000 guan, which is only the book number, and the reserve ratio is less than 5%.

"Your Majesty, I have also found that there are many Jiaozi that should have been reclaimed and destroyed, and are still in circulation. Even Jiaozi's affairs colluded with outsiders and privately printed Jiaozi, which seriously disrupted the money law!"

After Wang Ning'an and Zhao Zhen discussed the matter of Jiaozi, he put in effort to check the accounts of Jiaoziwu over the years, and sent someone to Yizhou to get first-hand information.

These guys who have the power to print money have no scruples at all, and they are doing everything. With them, Jiaozi has not turned into waste paper, which is a miracle!

"Beasts are bad horses!" Zhao Zhen angrily rebuked: "The officials of Jiaoziwu must be investigated and dealt with strictly. In the future, Jiaoziwu will be transferred to the Royal Bank, and Wang Qing will be responsible for the issuance of paper money."

Zhao Zhen swept over everyone majestic and said domineeringly: "Dear husbands, have no objection?"
Chapter completed!