Emperor Renzong of the Great Song Dynasty

Zhao Yiyi signaled Bai Yutang to show him the bag.

This kind of fierce thunder is made of new materials obtained by Han Zhang in an accident, and there are only twelve pieces in total.Han Zhang blew up three by himself, Bai Yutang blew up one, and Liu En blew up one. Now there are only seven left in the bag.

Zhao Yiyi took out a fierce thunderbolt and turned it around in his hand: "Han Zhuangshi, what is your fierce thunderbolt made of?...Forget it, there is no need to talk about it."

One is to think that this thing is Han Zhang's "hidden weapon". People in the world have been licking blood with blades all year round, and they have a lot of selfishness about the things they live and live in. I'm afraid they can't be completely honest for a while.two is……

He didn't understand this at all, and it was useless to listen to it.

"You just tell me, how much does this thing cost?"

"cost?"

Han Zhang was stunned for a moment, and thought about it: "This... this thing was made by grass people by accident. Because of its great power, they didn't dare to make more preparations. They only made these twelve self-defense pieces. Probably... the cost should be Around four or five hundred coins?"

Two or three hundred...

The corner of Zhao Yiyi's mouth twitched: "Twelve pieces, four to five hundred?"

Han Zhang nodded: "Probably so, but Caomin did it unintentionally at that time, and the materials may have been wasted. If I were asked to prepare it again, it should be less expensive than now."

Zhao Yiyi was thoughtful.

During Han Zhang’s extensive production, the cost was maintained at four to five hundred guan. After fine production, the cost should be reduced by a large amount.

Then the cost can be further reduced after the introduction of large-scale centralized assembly line production...

If the cost can be reduced to one or two hundred yuan to make twelve such powerful fire mines, then he can equip them all for Di Qing's new army.

For the time being, he can still afford this amount of money.

but……

"I thought, this fierce thunder seems to be a little smaller."

He carefully put Menghuolei back into the bag, and handed it back to Bai Yutang: "Come on, Young Xia Bai, take it carefully."

"Since it has such a grand name as Menghuolei, why only make it a hidden weapon the size of a chicken? If it is made bigger and thrown with a trebuchet, it might even blow up the city wall."

Bao Zheng nodded repeatedly at the side, that's right, the official, that's what the minister meant.

Han Zhang smiled wryly and said: "This... a grassroots, a gangster, dare to blow up the city wall. The size and power of the hidden weapon usually used for self-defense are enough."

Compared with the blood and rain of the emperor's generals, the grievances and grievances of the people in their arena are like playing house.No matter how fierce they were, there were at most 20 people fighting with weapons, unlike the emperor, who would blow up the city wall if they disagreed.

Zhao Yiyi smiled and said, "Why should Han Zhuangshi belittle himself? I think you have a lot to do. Why stick to mere Jianghu affairs. You see, the fierce fire mine you invented is so powerful. If it is only used as a hidden weapon for self-defense, It’s too embarrassing.”

"And..." He cast a tactful glance at Bai Yutang, "I see that Young Hero Bai is highly skilled in martial arts, so he doesn't seem to need this thing for self-defense."

What he really wanted to say was, don't you understand the temperament of your future fifth younger brother? Take him a bomb for self-defense, and you won't be afraid that he will blow up Tokyo City.

Bao Zheng said: "I think what the officials say is very true."

Throughout the ages, what is fought is a siege of a city.The so-called siege is to attack a city wall as thick as a bastard shell.The enemy shrank behind the city wall, and they would never leave the city until the water and food were cut off.

Of course, under the confrontation between the two sides, it is difficult to say whether the defenders who have been entrenched here all year round and have granaries in the city and have food in their homes will run out of food first, or the attacking side who came from afar will run out of food first... It is hard to say.

Flowing water does not compete for the first, what is contended for is a torrential flow.Whoever stops the flow first will die.

The only way to break this confrontation is to tear down the city walls and win or lose.

However, how to dismantle it?

Not to mention anything else, let's just say that the city wall of Bianliang City where Zhao Yiyi is now sitting in is impenetrable by his uncle, grandfather, and father. Can't hammer it open.

As long as the defenders in the city are still in their minds and are not crazy enough to open the city gates and sing empty plans to invite the enemy to enter the city, it is impossible to be breached.

But this is all based on the current science and technology.

If □□ appeared in advance... the artillery appeared in advance...

No matter how thick the city wall is, it is impossible to withstand the power of the shells.

Can't I have two shots if one shot doesn't work?

As long as there are enough shells, you can always explode your bastard shell.

Because of this, after the last afterglow of the cold weapon era ended, the military defense status of the city wall plummeted.Most modern countries have demolished the walls that originally guarded the city in exchange for the convenience of transportation.

Anyway, it is useless to need it, and it also hinders urban traffic, so what to do with it.

Zhao Yiyi said: "Han Zhuangshi and Jiang Ping are old acquaintances, right? I remember that Jiang Ping recommended two people to open mines in Shanxi earlier. One's surname is Han and the other's surname is Xu. It should be Han Zhuangshi, right?"

Han Zhang hurriedly said, "It's the Caomin."

Zhao Yiyi said: "Since you two are old acquaintances, I can say something clearly. I wonder if Han Zhuangshi is interested in helping Jiang Ping open a factory in Bianliang?"

The □□ factory must be opened. As his chief financial officer and factory owner, Mr. Jiang Ping, he is naturally duty-bound.

...But Jiang Ping does seem to be a bit too busy, so he has to find a way to help him.

It is best to be a businessman with a chivalrous heart.

For a person who smells too much of copper, Zhao Yiyi dare not hand over these important properties to him.

Han Zhang slightly hesitated.He originally dug coal with Xu Qing in Shanxi, and this time he came to Beijing to reconcile accounts with Jiang Ping and deliver the goods—most of the coal they dug out was sold to Jiang Ping's factory.

As a result, he was about to be poached by the emperor to open a factory with Jiang Ping. To be honest, he was a little confused.

Zhao Yiyi said: "Han Zhuangshi, you don't know how happy I am to see your fiery thunder tonight."

Han Zhang was even more confused: "Huan... Huanxi?"

Can his fiery thunder make the emperor happy?

Zhao Yiyi smiled and said: "That's right. Although you use it as a hidden weapon for self-defense, I have seen more possibilities in it. The most important one is, as I just said, making it a Several times larger, and then throw it out with a trebuchet. Then the landslide and the city will collapse when it hits it, and it will really have the demeanor of fierce fire and thunder."

Of course, the principle of artillery is not so simple, but the most urgent thing is to coax people first.

Zhao Yiyi said: "You are also considered to have traveled the rivers and lakes, and you have seen a lot. You should know a little bit about the situation in the northern Liao Kingdom. Then the Liao Emperor finally killed the king of the Southern Academy who opposed him the most. Now everyone in their country In danger, there are not many people who dare to resist him anymore. Liao has been fighting for many years, and the national power is empty. After a year and a half, the team will be tidied up, and it is bound to go south again."

Going south again, one is to thresh grain and supplement the treasury that has been emptied due to years of internal fighting, but to avenge the hatred of the year.

It was Kou Zhun who used a divorce scheme to push the current Liao Emperor onto the stage of internal fighting. Although Kou Zhun has resigned now, the Liao Emperor may not let go of his hatred for the Song State in a reasonable manner.

Zhao Yiyi said: "Although we have a new army, Liao's army is strong and strong. If the whole country really came, it would be difficult for us to deal with it. But now with this fierce fire and thunder, we can gain the upper hand."

He said with a little hope: "The Liao army is here, let's hit them with one cannon, and beat them upside down. When we encounter a city wall blocking the way, we can shoot them over again, and the city will collapse. So, why are we afraid of the Liao Kingdom? Hengdao Immediately cross Baigou and regain Youyun Sixteen Prefectures!"

Han Zhang was so excited by him: "Guanjia, do we really have a day to recover Youyun?"

Youyun Sixteen States is the eternal pain in the hearts of Song people.The rich states and counties and border barriers that were ceded to Khitan in those years have always been in the hearts of every Song people who cherish the country.

As a man of the rivers and lakes, Han Zhang has a lot of blood, and when he heard that You Yun could be regained, he immediately couldn't sit still.

Zhao Yiyi nodded: "Of course. My country of Song is rich, the new army is strong, the commander is good at fighting, and with the help of the fierce fire and thunder artifact, do you still worry about not being able to beat the Khitan in the north who has been exhausted by internal fighting?"

Han Zhang immediately patted his chest, and said righteously: "Governments, if there is a place where grass-roots can be used, grass-roots are obliged to do so!"

There are too many places where you can be used.

Zhao Yiyi stood up and patted him affectionately: "Han Zhuangshi, great job! Song Dynasty needs talents like you!"

We need patriotic high-tech talents like you!

"I'll approve a note for you, you take it back to Jiang Ping, he will naturally know what to do."

Anyway, Jiang Ping is quite proficient in building factories, so he should be able to build the first factory in a short time.

The safety of this □□factory is the top priority. It must be far away from residential areas and close to water, otherwise it will be no joke if there is any danger.

From this point of view, in fact, the vicinity of Bianliang City is not suitable for building a factory at all...

He turned to look at Han Zhang.

It is said that Jianghu is really a treasure land. Xia Yuqi was able to build steam engines before, and Han Zhang was able to build fierce fire mines later. Such talents should not be buried...

He touched his chin.

How can we unearth them all?

... Is there any similarity between Xia Yuqi and Han Zhang that he has overlooked?

He looked at Han Zhang, who was still immersed in passion, and Bai Yutang, who was almost as excited as Han Zhang.

In fact, this kid is also a hot-blooded young man, who had devoted himself to joining the army to defend his family and country before.

Zhao Yiyi squinted at him.

Xia Yuqi is his master, and Han Zhang is his future second brother... Judging by their current appearance, they should have had a deep friendship before they became sworn brothers.

Young Xia Bai, you are really amazing. I only have two technological SSRs in my hand, and they are all related to you.

Seeing the emperor looking at him with that unfathomable gaze again, Bai Yutang shivered out of thin air.

So cold.