Great Song

Alkali silver needs to be calcined white water chestnut, mixed with ferrosilicon, fluorite, etc., and then smoldered after grinding. Only then did the kiln be forced to produce a pill furnace that could be smelted.This is not the end, the method of proportioning, the degree of firing, the technique of mixing ingredients, after trying everything, half a month has passed.There was also a furnace accident. Fortunately, Baoyingguan's alchemy room was specially made, and there were perfect protection and fire extinguishing methods, so it did not cause a major disaster.

After all the tossing, the three serious refiners all looked ashamed and black-eyed.Only Su Song is a little more particular, she only lost a lot of weight, and her beard can still be kept clean.

"It's really troublesome to make this alkali silver, and it's expensive." Su Song is now the chief steward of the Military Weapons Supervision, and he can still settle the accounts.Thousands of pens are cast, and only a small amount of finished product comes out, which is really equivalent to silver.The assembly of the whole army is definitely not worthy of it.And it's too dangerous. He was on the sidelines when the furnace was fried, so he was really surprised.Refiners like Ling Xiaozi and Chi Liaozi would also cause accidents in the furnace, not to mention other people.

Zhen Qiong coughed: "The preparation methods can all be adjusted. Doesn't it make me figure out a safe preparation method for such a powerful elixir like Huxin Pill? Alkaline silver is a new refinement, and I still need to try it slowly. Nephew Xuanshuang, get some alkali silver and burn it for Supervisor Su to see."

Now that Duan Xuanshuang is used to being called "Nephew", without changing his face, he took a few strips of alkali silver and threw them into an iron bucket, and then threw a piece of ignited paper into it. The silver thread burned violently, shining white, and smoke came out.It is completely different from the movement of burning wood and coal, and even more dazzling than the incandescent flame of steelmaking!

Su Song couldn't help squinting her eyes, amazed in her heart.This Alkaline Silver has such brightness during the day, if it is changed to a dark place or at night, it will definitely blind people for a short time.He seemed to have made a mistake at first, this thing might be more suitable for night battles.If you throw larger alkali silver bullets at the enemy camp, it will have a miraculous effect!

"Hey, when you see the real thing, you know what I said is true, right?" Zhen Qiong said with a smile, "You can also add some alkali silver to your signal flare, and it will definitely shine white at night, and it can be seen for miles!"

"Ling Xiaozi is really different!" Su Song sighed, "It just so happened that the siege operation also made the shell and the new smoke ball you wanted, why don't you go and have a look?"

When Zhen Qiong was busy making alchemy, he was not idle. He arranged for the siege operators to prepare gunpowder, and studied how to make the power of the medicine less powerful and the sound louder.There are quite a few particularly loud firecrackers on the market, and efforts have also been made in the ingredients.This kind of thing that the folks have, the master craftsman of gunpowder has worked hard to figure it out, and there is a clue.As for the smoke ball, it is even better at gunpowder making.However, what Zhen Qiong asked for was not the compatibility of the medicine, or how poisonous it was, but to make people choked with tears and breathless, which was much simpler.

Now that Alkaline Silver is available, Zhen Qiong, the initiator, naturally has to go with him to siege the city and continue to develop Palm Thunder.

Zhen Qiong didn't respond, and asked first: "How is the Han family doing recently? Is there a thief showing up?"

"With the imperial guards guarding, which Xiao Xiao dares to do anything wrong?" Su Song stroked his beard with a smile, "Just don't worry, Ling Xiaozi, no one dares to touch the whole Han family."

After the two decided to develop the palm thunder, Su Song reported it to the emperor, emphasizing the benefits of this thing for the battle formation.Of course, it is necessary to mention the root cause of this matter: because Ling Xiaozi rescued an abducted girl, he had a feeling in his heart, and wanted to punish the bandits in the sewer ditch in Tokyo, so as to restore peace to the world.Su Song is a Jinshi who is good at poetry and prose. He is a great talent who can practice daily life notes and know how to make patents. It is not easy to write this story in a sensible and touching way.

After reading the memorial, the Son of Heaven was also moved by the mind of Clerk Ling Xiao, and was really worried that he would be harmed by others during alchemy, so he sent the Imperial Army to guard the Baoying Temple, and by the way sent someone to look after his family members—that is, the Han family. .This is not a matter of a few officials in the Kaifeng government office. Even the gangsters who kill people and rob goods, they have to weigh it when they see the imperial army, right?Not to mention, the person standing behind Han Miao is Han Xianggong, those shrewd and cunning rats, how could they touch the tiger's whiskers so easily.

"It's fine!" Zhen Qiong immediately ignited her fighting spirit again, "These thieves! They made me miss my wedding leave, just wait!"

He just got married, the imperial court should give nine days of marriage leave!These days, he was supposed to be with Daguan Han sweetly, but now he is nestled in the alchemy room and hasn't come home for half a month, which really annoys him.If it wasn't for the safety of Daguan Han, how could he be so desperate?Do those thieves really think they are easy to bully?

Su Song: "..."

You are married to a man, and you still want a wedding leave? !No... Zhen Qiong was almost taken aback, and the corners of Su Song's mouth twitched.Fortunately, this Xiaodao was not allowed to meet the emperor, otherwise the memorial written by himself would have been impeached for being false.

After coughing, Su Song controlled his expression and nodded solemnly: "What Ling Xiaozi said is true. The carriage is outside, let's go there quickly."

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"Has Qiong'er not come back yet?" Mrs. Han called Han Miao early in the morning.

Grandma was always worried about Zhen Qiong, and she had to ask her three times a day these days. Han Miao didn't bother, and patiently explained: "Qiong'er has been summoned back, and she will be able to leave the customs in a few days."

The newly made firearms are meant to deal with bandits in the sewers, so naturally the news cannot be leaked in advance.Han Miao didn't go into details to his grandmother, but only talked about what happened to them during the Lantern Festival, and Zhen Qiong had to practice alchemy behind closed doors if they wanted to eliminate the banditry.

Although I don't know what pill to make, it can clear up the bandits.But Mrs. Han still quite agrees with Zhen Qiong's choice.After all, she had heard the stories in "Ghost Fan Tower" when she was young, and even her best friend back then had abducted children at home.

It would be best if these villains could be eradicated.However, if you just got married, you have to live separately, which always makes people feel bad.Mrs. Han patted her grandson's arm and sighed softly, "I just wronged you."

Han Miao smiled and supported his grandmother's hand: "What's wrong with this? Didn't the eldest father and father also go out to do business and not return for several months? The man's ambition is everywhere, and Qiong'er is determined to save people and wipe out bandits. Help grandson accumulate blessings."

Mrs. Han liked to hear these words, she nodded again and again: "Isn't it that the fairy-like figure was married back by Miao'er. It's the best!"

Smiling and comforting his grandmother a few more words, Han Miao went out, ready to go to the shop.Before and after the carriage, as usual, several forbidden soldiers followed, it was like ghosts and gods.Now there are guards from the imperial guards outside Baoying Temple and several mansions in the Han Mansion, presumably it was Qiong Er's wish.He wasn't afraid of those little thieves, but being so carefully cared for, he still couldn't help but smile.

I just hope that the fetish can be produced soon, so that those who are looking forward to returning can return home as soon as possible.

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"Did palm thunder really come out?" Hearing the servant's report, Zhao Xu suddenly became excited.The long-awaited artillery has not moved for a long time, which really makes him a little anxious.Unexpectedly, just after Shangyuan, Su Song wrote a memorial, saying that he wanted to make new firearms.

Zhao Xu was a little disappointed when he heard that it was only used in sewers to clear out bandits.Although he also hopes that there will be no "Anle Cave" or "Ghost Fan Tower" in Beijing, so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment.But compared to the ambition of regaining the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun, it is still far behind.

Fortunately, Su Song also mentioned that this thing can be used in battle, which cheered him up.In the future, to recover the city, it is necessary to fight against Liaoxia warriors. If you can gain some advantage in street fighting, that would be good.It was precisely because of this that Zhao Xu happily allocated funds for Baoying Temple and the siege work, and sent the forbidden army to guard the Han Mansion, so that Zhen Qiong would not have to worry about the future.

As a result, this Clerk Ling Xiao really lived up to expectations and made a new type of firearm!

"Order the two of you to go to the school grounds quickly, I want to see what happened!" Zhao Xu didn't even say "Zhen", stood up excitedly, and walked out of the hall.

So in the royal school grounds, a high platform was set up again, and the emperor brought the important officials of the two governments to review the new firearms.

"It's only been a few months, and a new firearm has been made. Ling Xiaozi is really a genius!" As a master of firearms in the world, Zeng Gong stroked his long beard with a smile on his face.He knows the power of firearms, it is really not easy to be so ingenious and repeatedly present strange things.Besides, this is a firearm after all, if you boast about it now, even if someone reedits the "Martial Arts" in the future, his name will have to be mentioned.

On the other hand, Chen Shengzhi, who just took office as the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, looked a little dignified: "Now that Li Liangzuo of Xixia is mourning and a woman is in power, maybe the frontier can be stable for a while. Why is Ling Xiaozi so anxious?"

Li Liangzuo, the king of Xixia who was still on the border last year, died of illness suddenly in the twelfth lunar month.This news can make the DPRK and China have a good year.Now that the young emperor has succeeded to the throne, and the Empress Dowager Liang controls the government, I don't know how long it will take.The Xixia border can also be stabilized, but it is not the time to raise troops.

On the side, Han Qi said indifferently: "I heard that Ling Xiaozi made this thing to clear up bandits in the sewers. After all, Tokyo is the most benevolent place, and it is the duty of the court princes to let the people live in peace."

The hat was buttoned too much, Chen Shengzhi couldn't say anything for a while.Zhao Xu also breathed a sigh of relief, and his heart was inevitably a little up and down.Although Su Song said that this thing could be used in battle, he couldn't figure out whether it was true or not.A firearm that can't even damage the sewer ditch has limited damage.Can this be used on the battlefield?

Just thinking about it, Zhen Qiong and Su Song came to the Imperial Palace hand in hand.Su Song first saluted and said: "Report to the official, the arrangement below has been completed. Although the clatter of palm thunder is loud, it doesn't hurt anyone. You can review it here."

This time the high platform is really not far from the test firing site.Zhao Xu looked at the goats yelling "baa baa" in the circle below, and couldn't help but said: "The thunder in the palm really can't even hurt the sheep?"

"Not necessarily. Maybe I will be scared to death." Su Song rarely made a joke in front of the emperor.

Zhao Xu laughed, nodded and said, "Try it."

Zhen Qiong, who was standing on the side, quickly fumbled from her sleeve, took out a pair of black glasses, and handed them over: "The palm thunder is too bright, the officials might as well wear these."

What can you see when you make lenses with black glass?Zhao Xu just wanted to refuse, but Su Song also nodded in agreement: "The light is dazzling, the officials should take it to see it, so that they can see it more clearly."

Taking the glasses in doubt, Zhao Xu took a closer look.These glasses are still with legs, and they can be pinned behind the ears, which makes them look even uglier.Do you really want to bring it?

However, after thinking about the previous experience, Zhao Xu put his sunglasses on the bridge of his nose without hesitation: "Let's start."

Everyone's heart trembled, and many veterans also narrowed their eyes obediently.Ling Xiaozi said glaring, it must be glaring, it's better not to resist.

The soldiers below received the order, and immediately someone holding a chubby object walked to the sheepfold, and when there were still thirty or fifty steps away, they stopped.

"It's not even a stone's throw away." Someone said.If you can't control the enemy at such a short distance, you will be countered.Liao and Xia soldiers are good at shooting, so it seems that such a throw is not an advantage.Is this thing really for dealing with thieves in the ditch?

As soon as he finished speaking, the soldier ignited the medicine in his hand and threw the ball out.A burst of dazzling white light immediately appeared in front of everyone, followed by a loud bang, which seemed to blow down a mountain.

Even if they squinted their eyes, many people couldn't help the pain in their eyes and burst into tears.Zhao Xu was not flashed by the light, but could see the movement of the explosion clearly.The sound was astonishing, no less than when the Huxin Pill exploded.However, the goats in the sheep pen rushed around like crazy, and there were two frightened hooves, it seemed that they were not injured?

Surprised, he took off his sunglasses, and Zhao Xu hurriedly said: "Go and check, is it true that the sheep were not hurt?"

"This thing is made of paper. Although the sound is loud, it will not hurt people. It is also wrapped in oil paper, which has a certain moisture-proof effect." Su Song said with a smile.

Word came from the people below, and sure enough no sheep were hurt.Now Chen Shengzhi was a little speechless, could it be that it was really used in the sewer?

On the contrary, Zeng Gongliang wiped away his tears, and immediately said: "This thing is very good for night attack! It can definitely scare the enemy and startle the horse by the way. It is also useful to grab a doorway or an alley during a battle. What's more, if you change the ingredients, you can catch people by surprise!"

The flash does not distinguish between friend and foe, and it will not be of much use in a frontal battle.But after the enemy got used to such things, he suddenly threw one that would explode, and the effect was astonishing.The paper ones are louder and brighter, so can't they be replaced with iron ones filled with explosives?

Zhao Xu's eyes lit up, and he immediately showed joy.Su Song said again: "There are also smoke balls. Prickly ash and mustard powder are added to the ingredients. The smell makes tears flow, and the effect is not bad."

"Try it!" Zhao Xu said immediately.

So the poor flock of sheep suffered another devastation.I saw that after the ignition was thrown, the smoke ball sprayed out a large cloud of thick fog, which lasted for a few breaths.Not to mention sheep, even the imperial guards at the downwind could not help coughing.

"If you throw this object in the ditch, the thieves will either run away, or catch you with coughing and breathless." Zhen Qiong puffed up her chest and said quite proudly, "It's like smoked mice, and they are afraid of those Did the rats escape?"

"Okay! Clerk Ling Xiao has done a great job this time!" This time without Zeng Gongliang's reminder, Zhao Xu can see the benefits of the smoke ball.If the wind is in the right direction, make it bigger and throw it into the enemy camp, maybe even the enemy's horses can be destroyed.It should also be of great use in street fighting, or even when seizing city gates.

Chen Shengzhi's expression also changed. Isn't this used for war?After all, we still need to raise troops!It is true that he is the Deputy Envoy of the Privy Council, but he only regards the Privy Council as a way to advance, and he still wants to be the Prime Minister, so why would he want to fight in office?

However, before he could "speak honestly and impartially", Su Song laughed and said, "Whether this thing is useful or not, you have to try it on the spot. It's just that the palm thunder is a military weapon, and it should not be given lightly to others. Why don't the officials order it?" The imperial guards are holding it, go to the Ghost Fan Tower, and rescue those women and children who were robbed by the thieves?"

Zhao Xu laughed: "Su Qing is really dedicated to the people."

Forbidden army training, where is it used in the end, do you need to elaborate?Su Song's words are very reasonable and appropriate.

"Thieves and bandits are rampant in the sewer, it's time to clean it up!"