Chapter 552 Forming a Firearms Battalion
After the second session started in the afternoon, Gu Chan gained confidence and answered questions more calmly and confidently than in the first session in the morning.
Yan Li saw that Gu Chan suddenly seemed to be a different person, and her face became ugly. She originally expected that Gu Chan would be embarrassed at this Jiangnan Poetry Fair, but how could she have imagined that Gu Chan would show off in the first performance? He showed his unusual strength and gained everyone's recognition.
This made her hate Gu Chan even more and wished she could be cut into pieces.
It's a pity that Gu Chan is not someone she can easily offend now, so she can only swallow her anger for the time being and continue to answer questions in the second competition.
However, she didn't pay much attention to the second test question presented by the academician on the poetry platform. She just glanced at it briefly and began to answer. She also didn't notice at all that Gu Chan was on the next few test questions. I did some tricks and copied the answers I had memorized in advance without thinking.
This just fell into Gu Chan's trick.
Since it was already dark after the second competition, the old academician announced that the results of the second competition would be announced tomorrow morning, and then ended today's poetry competition.
Everyone also left Wanshu Garden and went shopping in Jiangnan Academy. At this time, the streets outside were also very lively, and there were many people going shopping.
All in all, as an annual grand event in the Jiangnan area, it naturally brings together talented men and women from all over the Yangtze River. Needless to say, how lively and relaxed everyone is at night.
In a study room at the back of the academy.
At this time, Gu Chan was sitting with the old academician, looking at the answer sheets that everyone had handed in.
The old academician sighed and said, "There are too many answer sheets. There are hundreds of them. I can't finish them in a while. Why don't you, Lord, go and do your work first. I will lead all the academicians to check the answer sheets tonight. Let's compete tomorrow." How about I report back to you after we get started?”
"Then you have to investigate carefully. This is a great opportunity to find out the mastermind behind the secretly changing test questions. Don't miss it." Gu Chan reminded.
The old academician nodded affirmatively.
Gu Chan said no more and left the matter to the academicians. She got up and left the study, took Yuan Jie all the way out of the academy, and then returned to the Lord's Mansion in a carriage.
More than an hour later, the two returned safely to the lord's mansion.
In the front lobby, Yan Kuan was sitting on the chair on the right, his face looking ugly.
In the afternoon, he completed the handover with Xu Ziguang, then came over with the county magistrate's official uniform, hat and seal, and has been waiting until now.
Wei Xing could sit in the lobby and chat with him at first, but as there were other things to deal with in the lord's mansion, Wei Xing could only leave him behind.
So you can imagine how bored he was waiting.
When Gu Chan came in, he was slumped in a chair alone, already distracted.
Gu Chan smiled lightly and said, "Master Yan, I'm sorry to keep you waiting."
Yan Kuan was frightened for a moment, then quickly came to his senses, stood up and bowed to Gu Chantang.
Gu Chan waved her hands indifferently, walked to the front of the table and sat down, waved and said, "Master Yan, sit down and talk slowly!" "Lord, I have been sitting all day, and my buttocks are hurting, so I better stand for a while. Come on!" Yan Kuan replied.
After saying that, he immediately picked up the county magistrate's three-piece suit and presented it to Gu Chan.
Gu Chan took the three things, put them on the small table next to her, and said to Yuan Jie, "Take two people to the warehouse at the back and bring me the cannon inside."
"Yes, Master." Yuan Jie responded respectfully, immediately called two servants, and rushed to the warehouse with her.
Yan Kuan asked in confusion, "Lord, what does this mean?"
"I plan to set up a separate firearms camp, and you will be the general of this camp." Gu Chan said straight to the point.
Yan Kuan immediately said with sincerity, "Lord, I was just the commander of the patrol yamen before. I can't even compare to a deputy general. How can I be a general of a large camp? You are promoting me."
"Don't talk nonsense. You have to do it now, even if you can't. Otherwise, once Zuo Wangfeng leads his army to attack Jiangnan City after the poetry meeting, not only Yan Xishan and the others will not be able to survive, but you will also be finished." Gu Chan said coldly.
Yan Kuan had a grimace on his face and didn't know what to say.
He admitted that what Gu Chan said was not wrong at all. As the commander of the Jiangnan City Patrol Yamen, he was also an important figure in the Second Prince's Party. Since the Crown Prince wanted to eradicate everyone in the Second Prince's Party, how could he escape?
Therefore, in this case, it is indeed possible to do it or not.
Gu Chan said in a solemn tone, "Didn't the Second Prince buy a hundred artillery pieces from me before? After so long, the shopkeepers of the iron shop should have almost finished building them. There is still half a month after the poetry meeting. Time, I will let them work overtime and try to build a hundred artillery pieces before the offensive and defensive battle. Then you will have to lead the brothers in the firearms battalion to come to me. "
"Lord, according to your previous announcement, this offensive and defensive battle is just a military exercise. Will there not be a life-and-death situation between the soldiers on both sides? If we really use weapons like artillery, if someone dies, then But what should I do?" Yan Kuan said worriedly.
He knew very well that Gu Chan had almost killed Xuanyuan Lie with that cannon, so he naturally understood the power of this new weapon.
If this thing is really used, causing heavy casualties to Zuo Wangfeng's soldiers and causing civil strife, that will be troublesome.
Gu Chan said with a serious face, "As long as I give the order, you can lead the brothers from the firearms battalion to fire on their warships. I don't ask you to kill people!"
"Then you have to give your subordinates some time to study it carefully. Otherwise, I dare not say that I will not be able to hit the soldiers on the warship." Yan Kuan said cautiously.
"Don't worry, I will personally teach you how to use the artillery and teach you some skills in a while. Then you can take my artillery and go back and take your people to practice. Anyway, no matter what, in the past half month, you have to Form a firearms battalion of 1,000 people for me." Gu Chan directly gave the order to die.
"Yes, Lord Lord." Yan Kuan affirmed.
As soon as he finished speaking, Yuan Jie led two of his men and pulled the cannon that had previously blasted Xuanyuan Lie out of the lobby.
Gu Chan immediately stood up and walked out with Yan Kuan.
Then she explained to Yan Kuan about artillery in the yard outside, and taught him how to fire the cannon.
Half an hour later, Yan Kuan, who had almost understood it, led the people to pull the artillery and left the lord's mansion. According to Guo Chan's instructions, he went to summon his group of officials to discuss the establishment of a firearms battalion.