In the palace!


    Li Shimin listened to pound''s respectful report to the firearms supervisor. When he heard Merton''s arrangement, he was relieved.


    "That''s good. In this way, Taoist priest Shenxiao''s tragedy will not be repeated." Li Shimin said.


    Even he could not find anything wrong with this fire prevention arrangement, so that the fire threat of the firearm prison would be minimized.


    And although Li Shimin is usually rude to Merton, if he doesn''t pay attention to it, he won''t let the most elite hundred horses go to guard the firearms prison.


    Moreover, Merton is not only very important to Mohism, but also important to the whole Tang Dynasty. The two ink technology exhibitions have fully proved the value of Mohism and Merton. If Merton has a mistake, it may be the biggest loss of the Tang Dynasty.


    "So, Merton stays in the firearm prison honestly." Li Shimin is surprised. He hasn''t heard the news of the Mohist School for many days. He''s really not used to it.


    Pound bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Lord Mo has been living and eating in the firearm prison recently. He has urged the firearm supervisor to hurry up for days, but he has not stepped out of the firearm prison."


    Li Shimin snorted coldly, "is this your boy to save money, even the meal money?"


    Pound grinned and didn''t answer this. He presented a memorial and said, "this is the discount for doubling the salary of the firearm supervisor presented by Marquis mo. please read it."


    "Double the salary!" Li Shimin frowned.


    Merton is a good boy. He can''t defeat his own family. He can defeat the imperial court. Moreover, for the craftsman of the firearm prison, he first resets the imperial villa, then provides free medical treatment, and finally doubles his salary. It''s a typical loser style.


    He has no objection to doubling the salaries of these craftsmen. He attaches great importance to gunpowder. This weapon that can destroy cities and pass is the foundation for the Tang Dynasty to base itself on the world! After all, the artisans in the firearms prison are restricted, and more compensation should be made.


    However, when he saw one of the obscure names on the memorial, he immediately narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "Merton, you little catfish are really slippery. It turned out that he wanted to double his salary."


    I saw Merton secretly add his name to the salary increase Memorial. Unfortunately, it was discovered by the sharp eyed Li Shimin.


    With a big hand, Li Shimin erased Merton''s name and said, "except for Merton, all the other salaries have doubled."


    "Yes!" pound answered.


    "How is the gunpowder made now!" Li Shimin breathed again and asked happily.


    Pang Deying reported: "according to Deng Chong''s report, the first batch of about 5000 kg of gunpowder has been made. We will wait for Baiqi to send it to the gunpowder base."


    "Five thousand jin!" Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction.


    Merton spends a lot of money, but he does things quickly. He can produce 5000 kilograms of gunpowder in ten days. When he goes on the war, he will be able to produce tens of thousands of kilograms of gunpowder, enough for the battle of Tuyuhun.


    Merton''s proposal for the production and storage of gunpowder and various confidentiality measures have won Li Shimin''s heart,


    "No wonder the secrecy work is so good, even..." Li Shimin smiled and stopped.


    No matter how well Merton did his secret work, he still couldn''t escape his eyes, but the only thing that annoyed him was that he hasn''t been able to crack Merton''s love letter to the password so far.


    "Don''t let me catch the real evidence!" Li Shimin sneered.


    When the will of doubling Li Shimin''s salary was sent to the firearm prison, the whole firearm prison immediately boiling.


    "Thank you, Lord sacrifice!" all the craftsmen bowed sincerely when they met Merton.


    As an ordinary craftsman, all he wants is to support his family. Although the task of the firearm supervisor is a little dangerous and demanding, when he sees the double salary, everyone''s complaints have long disappeared.


    "That''s what everyone deserves!" Merton smiled, but he couldn''t help bleeding in his heart. Li Shimin was so stingy that everyone''s salary doubled, but his salary remained unchanged. Isn''t this an opportunity to retaliate?


    It has been a full month since the reconstruction of the firearm prison. Tomorrow is a holiday. When the sun goes West, artisans leave happily under the escort of hundreds of riding soldiers.


    "Isn''t lord Mo going back?" Xue Rengui asked strangely when he saw that everyone had gone, but Morton still didn''t move.


    Merton''s face suddenly stiffened, shook his head and said, "Mo is entrusted by the emperor. The firearms supervisor has not made any achievements. It''s all right to go back to the Mo house. If you don''t, you''d better continue to specialize in firearms in the firearms supervisor."


    Xue Rengui immediately said with admiration: "Lord Mo is really loyal and a model of our generation."


    Merton''s face turned red. He didn''t want to go back, but he didn''t dare to go back. Tomorrow is the day when the ink magazine is released, and Liang Zhu will be serialized next time. He didn''t want to be blocked by the people of Chang''an city to send blades, so he had to hide in the firearms prison.


    "Captain Xue, didn''t you go back?" Merton quickly changed the topic.


    Xue Rengui shook his head and said, "the last general''s home is in Hedong. He can''t get home in ten days. He has no relatives in Chang''an city. Naturally, there is no place to go."


    Merton nodded and suddenly asked, "I heard that Xue Xiaowei was originally a good son of Hedong. Why did he suddenly think of joining the army and enter Baiqi."


    Xue Rengui looked at Merton strangely and said, "speaking of it, this matter is also related to Lord mo."


    "Oh!" Merton immediately raised his eyebrows and listened to Xue Rengui.


    "When Lord mohou first entered the Imperial College, he even wrote three poems about the frontier fortress. Each sentence is well-known and fascinating. He used to work in agriculture at home, but he has some strength. After listening to the three poems about the frontier fortress by Lord mohou, he is passionate. He wants to join the battlefield immediately. After entering the army, he happens to catch up with the selection of Baiqi. When he admires Chang''an City, he joined Baiqi." Xue Rengui said proudly.


    Merton suddenly realized that the butterfly effect was actually the effect of his own frontier fortress three poems. In addition, with Xue Rengui''s skill, it must be his due intention to join Baiqi.


    "I didn''t expect you and me to have such fate. It''s God''s will to work together at the moment." Merton said with a guilty heart.


    Xue Rengui nodded deeply, sighing the wonder of fate.


    "By the way, I like mohou''s Ink magazine very much, especially the Liang Zhu made by mohou. I can''t get tired of reading it!" Xue Rengui said excitedly when he saw the author.


    "Really?" Merton laughed.


    "By the way, I wonder if Liang Shanbo will know about Zhu Yingtai''s daughter next time?" Xue Rengui asked curiously.


    "Er, er, ink magazine will be released tomorrow. You can see that it''s meaningless to disclose it in advance." Merton said and ran away.


    "That''s right!" Xue Rengui nodded deeply.


    Merton returned to the firearms prison and saw Xue Rengui who continued to patrol. He said silently in his heart, "I hope we will still be good friends after tomorrow."