The arrival of Pang Tong made Yuan Xi feel like a tiger, adding a leader, and the military commander finally had a real leader. Although his fifth brother Yuan Ping did a good job, he liked to lead troops and did not like literary affairs. Moreover, his heart for military generals was not as delicate as civil officials after all. Yuan Xi ordered Yuan Ping to come back from the county to hand over to Pang Tong.

In the governor's mansion, after the Yukun murder case, a group of old ministers left, and the young and strong sects began to take the lead. Some new policies began to be implemented rapidly. Without the original obstacles, the atmosphere in the mansion became much more peaceful and stable. A group of officials with serious corruption in the local area were directly pulled down and replaced by promising young people. The policies were in place and the officials were honest. The economy of each district immediately recovered quickly and the treasury gradually became full.

The four armies of the Iron Guards, Rage Tao, Blood Tiger, and Wind Cavalry under Yuan Xi were also silently recruiting people and cultivating them carefully. The number was mostly the same as the Japanese. Among them, the number of the Iron Guards was as high as more than 20,000, which was almost comparable to the total number of the four armies. However, this is also the largest number that can be supported at present. If the recruitment continues, the finances of the inner government will be unable to keep up.

Of course, to mention, the biggest move was Pang Tong's military command. After Yuan Ping came to Su County to hand over, Pang Tong immediately began to make drastic moves. He had a strong memory, sharp knowledge, rigorous logic, and innovative thinking. The number of military commands was almost doubled, spreading rapidly to every army under Yuan Xi's command, causing quite a stir. However, due to Yuan Xi's strong support, they were all suppressed. Pang Tong's management of the military command was even stricter than Yuan Ping. Two of them were directly punished after offending. One of them was disloyal to Yuan Xi, the other was directly involved in military deployment. As long as he became a third-level officer, he had to go to Su County for training for a period of time to test his loyalty. The scale of the military command and the system gradually improved, and Yuan Xi's prestige in the army became increasingly high.

About a month later, the Tiangong Academy, which was coveted and hoped by Yuan Xi, finally gained something. The sky-rushing cannon developed by Ma Jun was finally made. After countless experiments, it was finally able to be brought to Yuan Xi.

Not far from a low mountain outside Su County, hundreds of personal guards had surrounded the place. Yuan Xi, Yuan Ping, Li Ru, Pang Tong, Han Yan, Ju Hu, Jiao Chu and other senior civil and military officials appeared in front of him. Ma Yun, wearing official uniforms, led a group of personnel from Tiangong Academy, and was pushing a huge object blocked with black cloth to slowly walk over. Under him, four wooden wheels were constantly moving.

"Dean Ma, what is this?" Han Yan asked curiously after coming to the front.

Ma Jun smiled slightly and gently lifted the black cloth. Suddenly, one of which was two meters tall and had a rectangular body with a bracket on it. On the bracket was a long object like a scale rod appeared in everyone's field of vision.

"Young Master, dear sir, this is the sky-storming cannon developed by all the academicians in Tiangong Academy. The strike distance can reach 400 steps, the ascending height is 80 meters, and the stone weight can be 50 kilograms. It is easy to operate and has great power. In order to facilitate the walking of the army, we also specially made four wooden wheels, which will definitely become a weapon for our army to attack the city and the ground in the future." When Ma Jun introduced his invention, he talked brightly, without stuttering at all, and had a hint of fanaticism in his eyes.

"This is a stone throwing machine! Tong once saw it in an ancient book, but the maximum stone weighs only 20 kilograms, and the distance seems to be only 200 steps." After seeing it clearly, Pang Tong said in surprise.

"The Zhizhong is indeed very knowledgeable. This is really a stone thrower. It was originally not load-bearing, but he deliberately strengthened the leverage and increased his load-bearing and launching power. Now, if the stone is fast, it will definitely kill a piece of stone." Ma Jun said proudly.

"Haha, I'm just waiting for this thing to come out!" Yuan Xi touched it for a while, nodded with satisfaction, turned to look at the other ministers who were still confused, and smiled: "Deheng, let everyone see it. Remember that I told you that practice is the only criterion for testing results."

"Yes, young master" Ma Jun turned around and looked at the person who was controlling the sky cannon and shouted: "Shangshi!"

"promise!"

A few strong men immediately carried a huge stone, at least more than 40 kilograms, and walked over from not far away, placed heavily on the scale holder of the sky-surgent cannon, and the weight was immediately pressed down.

"Lock the target, the hill ahead, zip the lock for me." Ma Jun shouted, and had already been waiting for the three strong men in front of the sky-storm cannon. He quickly adjusted the direction. Then one of them pulled up a rope and with heavy force, the scale rod bounced up to the ground. The huge stone flew out instantly under the terrible reaction force. At least six or seven feet high, it had surpassed the height of the wall of an ordinary city, and the speed was quite fast. Like a meteor, the ministers' surprised eyes flew 400 steps away and hit the low mountain in the distance. Suddenly, a loud bang was heard, making a huge sound. After fog of dust in front drifted past, a large pit appeared.

"Okay, okay" Yuan Xi couldn't help but applaud. Although it was a bit unimportant compared to the planes and cannons in his previous life, it was definitely considered a magic weapon in this era.

The other civil and military officials were even more stunned. Pang Tong, who had learned about this aspect, woke up first. A trace of excitement flashed in his eyes and said loudly: "Young Master Tianyou, you have won the talent of Ma Jun! Our army was originally close to the grassland, with countless horses, and the cavalry could be invincible. The only thing we worry about was the obstacles of the city. Now with this weapon, the young master will definitely be invincible!"

"Shi Yuan said very well, but his top secret must be guaranteed. The defense of the young master and Tiangong Academy needs to be greatly enhanced, and the production method must not be leaked." After being surprised, Li Ru immediately reminded him seriously.

"Military advisor, don't worry." Yuan Xi nodded with a smile, looked at Han Yan and Ju Hu, the two housekeepers, and said with a smile: "The sky-rushing cannon is indeed very good, but due to load-bearing issues, there are also regulations on the size of the stones, and special preparations must be made. This is probably a little money, and the pressure on supplies and logistics will be greater."

Han Yan was stunned, then smiled bitterly, "Young Master, don't worry, for the great cause of my son, my inner palace is empty and I will not refuse."

"Yes, if you don't have strong military strength, how can you protect the country and the people? The young master doesn't have to worry. The inner government still has money," Ju Hu also supported.

"Okay" Yuan Xi smiled loudly and looked at Ma Jun and said, "Since the two housekeepers have agreed, the sky-rushing cannon has officially entered the military supply category. You can produce it vigorously for me. Ten days later, we will first create twenty sky-rushing cannons for me."

"No!" Ma Jun immediately responded, as long as the money is in place, production will be much easier.

"In addition, we must continue to work hard to develop and increase its range and weight. At present, this batch is OK for ordinary cities, but it is more difficult for those indestructible cities. Don't be complacent. Research and development of an endless process. In addition to the sky-storm cannon, any other project can also be launched directly. If you can't be busy alone, you can divide it into several groups. Do you understand?" Yuan Xi instructed.

"Ming, understand, please, please, please, please, young master, don't worry, I, we have decided to divide it into three small pieces, weapons, agriculture, water conservancy," Ma Jun began to stutter again.

"Okay, that's fine" Yuan Xi smiled.
Chapter completed!