Son of Song Dynasty

Chapter 242
Zhao Dezhao also got the information that the Battle of Shuiluo City was over, and the special envoy and imperial eunuch on the border of the town had already left for Beijing, and they would arrive in about a day or two.

"Father! I think, in fact, there is no need for any special rewards. We, the soldiers and civilians of the Song Dynasty, fought against the Northern Han Dynasty for ourselves. To protect the country and the people, we are protecting ourselves, and we are safe. How can we get extra rewards?" Say it!"

"Since it is for myself, it is what should be done. If extra rewards are given, they will be separated from our soldiers and civilians of the Song Dynasty. Therefore, I think that it is only necessary to treat Yuanzuo to a big meal, or give him a head It’s best if you let the cow eat what he wants.”

After hearing what he said, Zhao Kuangyin's eyes lit up, and what he said was true.

Going north to fight against the enemy was not for me alone, but for the entire Song Dynasty, which included the relatives and families of these soldiers, and naturally included themselves.

Since he has done what he deserves, verbal praise is fine, so why must he give him a separate material reward.

What Zhao Kuangyin thought of at this time was actually a bad habit of the Song Dynasty that was hard to change.

That is, there has always been a custom among the superiors and subordinates at all levels. As long as the subordinates complete a task assigned by the superiors, they will inevitably ask for rewards, and the superiors are also willing to give corresponding rewards.

Not to mention wasting a lot of money in this way, it also created a bad habit for the subordinates to pay a price no matter what they do.

This long-standing habit, it seems that it is really time to change it.

Why not take this Shuiluo City victory as a starting point and take the opportunity to clean up the military style.

Because Zhao Yuanzuo was not an outsider, if he took the general's surname as the knife, he would feel a little bit guilty after all.

With this idea, Zhao Kuangyin became even happier. Not only did he enjoy hunting today, but he also visited some good things in the Imperial Grain Institute, and he felt even better.

But as a king, Zhao Kuangyin also knew that he was always happy when he was content, so he planned to go back to the palace to rest.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Dezhao stopped him again, and mysteriously ordered someone to fetch it.

Zhao Kuangyin faintly felt that he was afraid that something good would happen again.

"Dezhao! What did you ask someone to get?"

Zhao Dezhao smiled slightly, took a handful on purpose, and didn't speak for now.

Zhao Kuangyin also waited with a smile, and he has gradually become accustomed to his son's mystification.

After a while, someone presented a long knife.

Zhao Kuangyin was greatly surprised, "Dezhao! You are..." He took the long knife and weighed it.

"Father! This is the Hengdao recast by Erchen according to the style of Modao in the Tang Dynasty! But I shortened the size slightly, and the weight is still the same."

Mo knife, also known as chopping horse knife, is a long-handled sword in Tang Dynasty.

It is a double-edged knife, usually one zhang long, and some weigh as much as fifteen catties.

It was first used in the army during the Kaiyuan period, and it has developed greatly since then. Some of the army specially set up Modao teams and Modao generals.

"New Book of Tang" has a record of "Mo Dao after five thousand arrays", which is said to have evolved from the Han Dynasty Zhan Ma Jian.

Mo Dao is mostly held by infantry, which is good for cutting horses.

When the Tang Dynasty was first established, there were not many war horses, but it was still possible to defeat the Eastern and Western Turks and destroy the powerful horse nation in history. It can be said that it relied on this kind of sword.

Mo Dao created countless miracles for the Tang Dynasty and made great contributions.

But after the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, in the Song Dynasty today, it is on the verge of being lost.

That's because, in a country, the cost of raising a Modao team is too high, it is simply an army of nobles.

And not only does it require a lot of money, but there are other requirements that are very difficult to meet.

First of all, the construction of Modao requires a lot of funds, and the requirements for raw materials are also extremely high.

Steel with insufficient toughness and strength cannot be made into a Modao at all.

The kind that breaks at the first touch is not suitable for use at all.

Then the manufacturing process is too complicated, and there are not many craftsmen who can make this knife in the whole country.

The last point is the quality of the sergeant.

Mo Dao Dao is one foot long and weighs fifteen catties. It can cut horses before the horses step on their heads, and then kill people.

After the horse was chopped off four hooves, the man on the horse was thrown off before he touched Mo Dao's hand because of his short weapon.

Therefore, such a heavy Mo Dao requires a tall and strong swordsman.

It is really difficult to meet the above conditions at the same time, so Modao slowly withdrew from the historical process of the Chinese nation's dynasties.

And Zhao Dezhao remembered this incident, and he achieved the above requirements by virtue of his own strong strength.

Therefore, Mo Dao was brought back to the stage by him.

Only this time, he made some changes to the Mo knife, that is, changed the original length of the knife from one foot to eight feet.

Because the quality of the steel has been greatly improved, the weight has also increased naturally. It takes at least [-] catties to make a one-foot-long knife, which is a bit cumbersome.

So he shortened the size and kept the weight the same.

The lethality is basically the same, no, it should be said that the lethality is far stronger than before,
Because the knife is shorter, the stress is stronger, and the steel quality is greatly improved, both the sharpness and strength are also greatly improved.In the past, it took two swords to kill the enemy, but now only one sword is enough.

Zhao Kuangyin himself was the founding emperor of the country immediately. When he saw the Mo Dao, he immediately understood its importance, and his hands trembled with excitement.

"Father! This is a sword made of refined iron developed by my son himself. It has been tempered at least three times. Although it cannot be said to cut through iron as well as clay, it will immediately make great achievements and kill the enemy with ease!"

The new steelmaking furnace made by Zhao Dezhao can burn coke to a high temperature of [-] degrees. The refined iron forged at this high temperature can be called the highest strength at that time.

Zhao Kuangyin wiped the blade, and knew the power of this knife from Laura's eyes, "How many have you made now, can it reach mass production?"

"Father! The requirements for this thing are too high from the material to the steel mouth to the furnace temperature. I have been building it for a month now, and only [-] have been produced! As for whether it can be mass-produced, it depends on the quality of materials such as iron ore and coke." If you can keep up, it will cost too much money!"

Zhao Kuangyin understood immediately upon hearing this that he was asking for conditions from himself again, but he was not angry about this.

Good things do cost money, there is no reason not to give anything, but to have more and better things, not to mention that it was made by my son.

"You take out all the knives, and I will take forty of them! As for the materials and money, you can go to the Ministry of Industry to ask for it! The Ministry of War also needs to cooperate with you. If the two departments dare not cooperate, I will cut off their money." head!"

Got it!

Zhao Dezhao thought to himself, what he wants is your words.

With money and power, I can do anything.

Zhao Kuangyin ordered the guards to bring forty Mo knives, hurried back to the palace, and immediately summoned Shi Jianzhi, the governor of the imperial city, to enter the palace.To try the knife yourself.

(End of this chapter)