Physician of the Song Dynasty: Zhang Kai and Li Qingzhao have a private life-long contract

"really?"

This time, everyone was moved by it,

Zhentian Lei was originally the trump card of the Song Dynasty. With Liaoxia possessing Zhentian Lei, the advantage of the Song Dynasty will gradually disappear. But now that the Song Dynasty has a more powerful Tianlei with sugar added, it will regain its dominance. Upside.

Fan Zheng nodded solemnly and said: "Yes! Now the Ordnance Supervisor has developed a new type of Thunder Thunder, and I have asked the officials and three ministers to personally verify it."

"Can!"

Zhao Xu and the three prime ministers looked at each other and nodded excitedly.

The Song Dynasty was able to be in the situation it is today, thanks to the Thunderous Thunder. The two pacifications of Xia City caused heavy losses to Xixia, and even made the powerful Liao Kingdom dare not advance against the Song Dynasty. Now the Ordnance Supervisor has developed a more powerful Thunderous Thunderbolt. Lei, Da Song Chaotang naturally couldn't wait to see it.

In the weapons prison!

Hearing that the officials and the Prime Minister were once again inspecting Zhentian Lei in person, the master craftsman Zuo Moyue did not dare to neglect and led everyone to the testing site.

"This is the new Sky Thunder!" Zhao Xu frowned.

He found that the thunder in front of him was no different from the last time he saw it.

Fan Zheng replied: "Don't worry, officials. The power of the thunder does not lie in the appearance, but in the gunpowder formula."

At the moment Fan Zhengfan was reaching out to make a move, Mo Yue personally secretly prepared the traditional gunpowder formula and the new gunpowder formula, assembled two identical thunderbolts on the spot, and placed them in the test site.

Following Fan Zheng's order.

"boom!"

"boom!"

With two loud bangs, the entire test site was filled with smoke.

"Lord Fan, the old-fashioned Thunderbolt has a lethality of fifteen steps, and the new Thunderbolt has a lethality of thirty steps!" Mo Yue stepped forward to inspect it in person and came back to report solemnly.

"This kind of power..." Zhao Xu was shocked. The new grenade with icing sugar has been significantly improved in terms of sound and power.

Fan Zhengzheng said: "In the two battles of Pingxia City, the Xia army often used cold-forged armor as strong as iron kites to climb the city, causing huge casualties to our army, and the power of the new Thunder Thunder is enough to break iron." The kite’s cold-forged armor.”

"Okay!" Zhao Xu couldn't help but exclaimed.

"In addition, the weapons supervisor also created a small thunderbolt that can be held in one hand, but its lethality is almost the same as that of the old thunderbolt. With a wooden handle underneath, it is enough for those who are good at throwing it. Enough to throw it sixty paces."

At that moment, Fan Zheng picked up a long thunderbolt, which turned out to be the wooden handle grenade of later generations.

Due to the limited power of black powder, only a large amount of thunder can exert great power. Nowadays, the power of gunpowder added with sugar has greatly increased, which made the famous wooden handle grenade appear in the world.

At that moment, Fan Zheng personally lit the fuse of the grenade and threw it towards the testing ground in front of him. With a roar, thunder thunder sounded in the testing ground sixty steps away.

"The lethality is within fifteen steps!" Mo Yue reported back after investigating.

"The wooden handle shakes the sky and the thunder is wonderful!"

When Lu Dafang saw this, he praised him.

The traditional thunderbolt is too bulky and can only be defended at a close distance. However, this wooden-handled thunderbolt can be thrown sixty steps by a doctor. If it is a trained warrior, it can be thrown further.

For a long time, the Song army used thunder to defend, and could only wait until the enemy troops attacked the city before they could counterattack.

Now with the handle Zhentian Lei can throw it up to sixty steps. Coupled with the advantage of the city wall and its explosion range, the defensive range is enough to cover a hundred steps away. This has greatly improved the Song Army's defensive capabilities.

"Our common frosting can have such wonderful effects!" Zhao Xu said in surprise.

He never imagined that adding icing sugar to the gunpowder formula would be so powerful.

Fan Zheng shook his head and said: "Ordinary sugar frosting naturally does not have such a strong effect. The most precious white sugar is added to the gunpowder."

"Sugar!"

Hearing this, the three prime ministers frowned in unison. The sugar was extremely white and crystal clear. Only high-ranking officials could afford it. Fan Zheng actually used it in gunpowder. This new type of thunderbolt seemed to be easy to use, but it was expensive. It’s too high!

Zhang Dun couldn't help but have a headache. The Song Dynasty was already short of finances. Today's good financial operations depended on the turnover of 5 million treasury bonds. The huge increase in the cost of Zhentian Lei would definitely make the Song Dynasty's finances even worse.

"So Fan proposed that the soldiers set up a sugar cane farm and refine the sugar themselves. In this way, the cost can be reduced to the greatest extent for military needs." Fan Zhengzheng said.

Zhao Xu was suddenly moved, turned to look at Fan Zheng and the three prime ministers, and asked: "What do you think, dear friends!"

Lu Dafang thought about the astonishing power of the new Thunderbolt and the high price of sugar, and finally nodded.

Zhang Dun and Su Song also nodded helplessly. They were coveting the new Thunderbolt, but they couldn't afford the high price of sugar, so it was imperative to use soldiers to set up a sugar cane farm.

It is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice, and Fan Zheng's method is already the best method.

"Besides this, I have one more thing to ask of you!" Fan Zheng continued.

Zhao Xu was in a good mood and said, "Fan Aiqing just said it doesn't matter!"

Fan Zheng said solemnly: "I sincerely request that the new gunpowder formula be classified as top secret. Only five people including me know it! It must not be leaked!"

Lu Dafang frowned and said: "Do you suspect that the court officials are colluding with Liao Xia? This is absolutely impossible. We, the scholar-bureaucrats, are all loyal to the emperor and the country, and there is no way we can rebel against the Song Dynasty."

Zhang Dun also looked at Fan Zheng with an unkind look. Fan Zheng's move did not mean that he suspected Zeng Bu of suspicion.

Fan Zheng smiled bitterly and said: "Of course Fan does not doubt the loyalty of the courtiers, but Fan does not believe in the knowledge of the courtiers. I, the scholar-bureaucrats in the Song Dynasty, loved books and literature. Weapons manufacturing in the Song Dynasty is recorded in detail. Shen Kuo's "Mengxi Bi Tan" even introduces the gunpowder formula and the top craftsmanship of craftsmen one by one. Nowadays, these two books are circulated in folk bookstores, and are used by nomadic peoples such as Liao and Xia. The reason why we were able to compete with the Song Dynasty for so long may not be due to mastering the advanced craftsmanship of the Han people. Let me ask you all the dynasties, which dynasty was as difficult as the Song Dynasty."

The faces of all the prime ministers suddenly darkened, because what Fan Zheng said was not unreasonable. The Song Dynasty occupied the Central Plains. The reason why the Song Dynasty did not have the upper hand in foreign wars was that in addition to the lack of horses, the lack of advantages in weapons was also a top priority.

"What Fan Taicheng said is true. Now that we, the Song Dynasty, have finally gained an advantage in gunpowder, we must not miss this opportunity again." Su Song solemnly said.

Zhao Xushen took it seriously and said: "What Fan Taicheng said is true. The new gunpowder formula is related to the national destiny of the Song Dynasty. Who dares to leak it? The Yi tribe dares to leak it! In the name of the doctor, 30,000 soldiers are allocated to set up a sugar cane farm. All the sugar needed for the weapons inspection will be used." Purchased in the name of the doctor.”

The ministers couldn't help but shudder. This was probably the first time that the Song Dynasty paid so much attention to a secret skill!

"The officials are wise!"

Fan Zheng saluted solemnly.