As for the matter of developing military power, Suhang did not inform the young emperor and planned to wait until the matter was completed before telling him.

The leader of the village brought the group of craftsmen to the Prime Minister's Mansion. The leader was already very old. He used to make cold weapons. He made some swords, axes, farm tools, etc. It can be said that he had seen the weapons of various dynasties. Moreover, they also

We are all from the same family. After all, the ancients had a tendency to hide their crafts. Especially these craftsmen, whose skills have been passed down from generation to generation and will never be passed on to outsiders!

The old craftsman who was the leader at that time also spent a lot of time in the military camp with Yan Shu's grandfather Zheng Bojing. Until Zheng Bojing was framed and killed by Wang Youxiang, all those who followed Zheng Bojing were dismissed.

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When they were deposed and had to go far away, it was the village owner who asked people to bring them back. Later, when Suhang gave the village owner some firearms books, the craftsmen like them saw the firearms books.

Finally, they were shocked, because in their common sense, they had never seen such a gunpowder-based weapon, so they worked hard to absorb knowledge like a hungry tiger rushing for food, striving to make it themselves.

Suhang naturally understood how shocked they were by such weapons. After all, in the history of his time, firearms were almost only available during the Ming Dynasty. Why did they exist during the Ming Dynasty? It was because the Ming Dynasty people were defeating Japan and Japan.

When the Portuguese pirates were fighting, the matchlock guns, also known as Huotong, were captured from them. Only then did the Ming Dynasty realize the power of this weapon.

The Japanese were also the first people in Asia to come into contact with matchlock guns. This was due to their trade with the Portuguese and Dutch at that time!

Therefore, since Suzhou and Hangzhou know a little bit about this historical event, they will naturally think that in this parallel space, they can develop their military power as soon as possible before Japan, so as not to be bullied by other countries!

That’s why Suzhou and Hangzhou want to find some people with basic knowledge to send them to study abroad!

"Are these slightly younger ones all your sons?" Su Hang asked the old craftsman, but even these slightly younger ones are almost thirty or forty years old!

The old craftsman had a dark face and small scars left by sparks on his arms. He had a pair of bright eyes. He bowed to Su Hang and said, "Mr. Prime Minister, these three are my sons, and this one is my nephew.

His parents passed away early, and they have been old since he was a child. I raised him!

"Well, it's really admirable that the old gentleman is so affectionate and righteous! I wonder if the old gentleman would like your four children to go to Western Europe?"

The old craftsman's eyes immediately lit up. They had already learned the whole story from the village owner on the way here. Now, hearing the prime minister ask this question, the old craftsman was flattered!

"It's their blessing that the Prime Minister can like them! Being able to work for you, the Prime Minister, is also a blessing for our family!" the old craftsman said respectfully.

Su Hang showed a pleased smile, "Very good, thank you old gentleman for your help. Then you can go down and rest first. Eat and drink well these days, and be ready to go at any time. However, I hope that the old gentleman can keep it a secret. No one can

It can be said that not even your own wife can say it."

"I understand, I will definitely keep my mouth shut!"

After seeing off the craftsmen, Su Hang returned to his study to read the memorials submitted from various places, especially those from the northern Xinjiang region and Yunnan. He was eager to know what was going on now. Unfortunately, Su Hang was in the capital and was involved in worldly affairs, so he could not get over at all.

Ren Er came over and knocked on the door and said, "Master Prime Minister, there has been a sneaky person hanging around the door these days. Today he was finally caught by the retainers. Do you want to go over and have a look?"

Su Hang put down the memorial, stood up and went out to open the door.

"Prime Minister, that's him, he's always been sneaky." Ren Er stepped forward and grabbed the man's hair, forcing him to look at Su Hang.

Suhang was shocked when they looked at each other. This person turned out to be Yan Shu's cousin!

That's right, the old Marquis and the Chi family's father and son have gone to the frontier to reclaim wasteland. Cousin Yan Shu has also lost his support and has completely become a bereaved dog!

I have been busy dealing with political affairs these days, and I have forgotten this incident. It must have been when I raided the Marquis's Mansion that day, this man ran out secretly, but I didn't expect that this man actually dared to come to the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Su Hang felt that he was extraordinarily courageous!

"I'm... here to find my father!" Cousin Yan Shu said with a smile on his face.

Without the protection of the old Marquis, cousin Yan Shu had nowhere to go. In the past, he could still be called Young Master in Doujiazhai. When he was in the Marquis's house, he was also regarded as an uncle. He was usually pampered and would not give up for five pecks of rice.

, when he was raiding the Marquis's house, he got out of the dog hole in the backyard. After going out, he kept his name anonymous, but he had no skills and could only do some hard work. One day he saw Yan Shu holding Wanwan and Wanwan on the street.

Aqiao went out to go shopping, but he could only pull goods for others like a mule. He felt so pitiful for a moment that he thought of coming to the Prime Minister's Mansion to find his father and ask his father to help him.

He felt that since he was his son, he would not sit idly by and watch, so he came over to guard him, but unexpectedly, he was arrested by these highly skilled retainers!

Su Hang laughed angrily, stepped forward and pinched cousin Yan Shu's chin. Cousin Yan Shu was in pain and couldn't help but scream, but Su Hang had no intention of letting him go.

"When the house was demolished, I remember that your pregnant wife was arrested, right?" Su Hang despised him from the bottom of his heart. This kind of person is cold-blooded and ruthless!

Cousin Yan Shu didn't say anything. To him, no one else's life was as precious as his!

"You came at the right time. I was thinking that I would come to see you after I had settled the political affairs. I didn't expect you to be so angry that you couldn't bear it!" After saying this, Su Hang took out the musket from his waist.

, aiming at cousin Yan Shu’s forehead.

The coldness of the cold gun muzzle pressed against his forehead scared cousin Yan Shu so much that he almost peed his pants.

"When you betrayed the entire Doujiazhai, didn't you think that today would happen? Do you know that your betrayal led to the death of many brothers, and... the child in Yan Shu's belly!" Su Hang's right hand

The ring finger was already pulling the match rope. As long as the match rope was pulled, the gunpowder grains would burst out and shoot through cousin Yan Shu's head due to the great elasticity.

"No... Su Hang, I beg you, I know I was wrong, just consider that I am Yan Shu's cousin, please spare me!" Yan Shu's cousin begged for mercy tremblingly,

But I was complaining in my heart why I had to come to the Prime Minister's Mansion to try my luck this time! Although those dirty and tiring jobs are hard, they won't kill me!

"Suhang...I beg you, I'm your cousin, just look at me..."

"Shut up!" Su Hang interrupted him coldly and said scornfully, "You can even abandon your own wife and children. What else in the world can't you betray? Weren't you particularly arrogant when you betrayed your father?

What! Besides, the leader of the village is not your biological father. Strictly speaking, the leader of the village is your adoptive father. If you can treat him cruelly like this, is there anything in this world that you can't do! Today I will

The Prime Minister will personally do justice for Heaven!"
Chapter completed!