Chapter 62 Section IX

Things don't always go as planned. On the one hand, Shi Yue's proposal for the reform of the Military Weapons Supervision is to realize his ideal step by step, but on the other hand, it is undeniable that he hopes to divide Lu Huiqing's power and regain part of the influence over the Military Weapons Supervision; Unexpectedly, at this critical moment, Chen Yuanfeng improved Zhentianlei and invented "Thunderbolt Bombing", and Lu Huiqing made a decisive decision and wrote a letter "Building Thunderbolt Bombing Yard". Efficiency requires putting this weapon into production and equipping the army.Because gunpowder needs to be carefully researched and manufactured, and corruption leads to higher costs, the so-called "thunderbolt bombs" at that time cost 2,500 yuan each, which is equivalent to more than eight months' salary of a low-level Xiang army. Considering This kind of weapon is gone when thrown out, and it cannot be used repeatedly. It is really quite expensive.If you also consider the various protections and precautions required when transporting to the front line, and the money spent on it, then the "Thunderbolt Bomb" can be regarded as the most expensive weapon in the Song army.

But Lu Huiqing has this "courage".Maybe he doesn't care how much it costs because it's not his money anyway; maybe he just wants to spend a little more so he can get a chance to profit from it.Regardless of the reason, in short, he single-handedly contributed to the birth of the Thunderbolt Bombing Academy, and without training, he dared to send this weapon to the battlefield for Wang Shao's army to use - Shi Yue couldn't imagine it at all: no For any training and technical guidance, Lu Huiqing just wrote a letter to Wang Shao, telling him how to use this weapon! But from Lu Huiqing's standpoint, he never expected that Shi Yue would suddenly put forward the idea of ​​reforming the Military Weapons Supervision.Shi Yue's "Military Supervision Improvement Notes" uses convincing propositions to show the world his influence on the military superintendence - different from what Shi Yue thought, Lu Huiqing didn't care about the power of the military supervising department Although he did receive a lot of kickbacks from the Military Weapons Supervision Department, he did it quite covertly, and he was not afraid of being exposed during the reform process.

What Lu Huiqing really cares about is that Shi Yue used his excellent creativity to weaken the glory that should be deserved for the invention of "Thunderbolt Bomb" - the improvement of the Military Weapons Supervision, which undoubtedly means that the Military Weapons Supervision was not successful before. How can a well-run institution need improvement?There is a hidden criticism of oneself in this.On the other hand, Lu Huiqing deeply knows that every successful suggestion of Shi Yue will increase the weight of this young man in the emperor's heart. The weight will become heavier and heavier...

When the emperor announced that the Shiyi Division was under the jurisdiction of the Third Division and dismissed Lu Jiawen, Lu Huiqing's eyelids twitched. He noticed that Wang Anshi didn't have much reaction to this, but just sighed slightly.Everyone tacitly knew that the Market Exchange Law had already existed in name only.The next step is the improvement of military weapons supervision, and Shi Yue's suggestion was quickly approved in principle.The next step is the detailed rules for the implementation. The selection of specific officials still needs to be carefully discussed by Zhongshumen...