It's just that the power of black powder is limited, and it is difficult to cause large-scale damage, so it has not been taken seriously.

Part of the reason for this is the problem with the gunpowder formula used by the ancients.

In addition to the inherent charcoal, nitrate, and sulfur of gunpowder, the gunpowder formula of the ancients also sandwiched other things inside.

As a result, the power of gunpowder became smaller.

become unappreciated.

Kou Ji smiled at Zhu Neng and said, "The gunpowder I use is different from other gunpowder, so it is slightly more powerful. ”

The ancients have been adding gunpowder, but few have done subtraction.

Kou Ji only needs to remove the unnecessary things in the gunpowder recipe to restore the pure black powder.

Although the power is still limited, it is far stronger than the power of other gunpowder in the Great Song Dynasty.

Zhu Neng stared at Kou Ji and said in astonishment: "Don't you even have to rob the errand of the gunpowder kiln?" ”

Zhu Neng felt that Kou Ji was a little vicious.

Kou Ji has shot one after another, and has already grabbed a lot of power from the Ministry of Labor, and now seeing that most of the power of the prison will fall into the hands of Kou Ji, Kou Ji is not satisfied, and he is still eyeing the gunpowder kiln.

Gunpowder kiln made.

It is the official workshop of the Great Song Dynasty to make good medicines.

In Jiangning, Jiangling, Daimyo, Kaifeng and other prefectures, there are workshops.

It is mainly used to make medicine puppets, artillery and other materials for folk entertainment.

Kou Ji shook his head and smiled, "I don't care about trying to make a gunpowder kiln for that little bit of power. The formula for gunpowder was researched by the craftsmen of my house.

At the same time, they also developed a weapon called the Fire Ballista Meteor Arrow.

Very practical. ”

When Zhu Neng heard Kou Ji's words, he urged Kou Ji to get a fire crossbow meteor arrow and try it.

As for the thing mentioned in Kou Ji's mouth, which was researched by the craftsmen of Kou Mansion, Zhu Neng automatically ignored it.

Nowadays, the whole country knows that there are skilled craftsmen in the Kou Mansion, who can not be able to create many things that are beneficial to the country and the people, and at the same time create many strange things.

Now that Kou Ji mentioned that the craftsmen of Kou Mansion had made fire crossbow meteor arrows, Zhu Neng had no doubts.

Even if the craftsman of Koufu took out the hot air balloon tomorrow and sent it to the sky, then Zhu Neng would not suspect anything.

As for why the craftsmen of Kou Mansion are so capable, and why there are so many skilled craftsmen in Kou Mansion, there are not many people to investigate.

Isn't it normal that Koufu is willing to give money to craftsmen and recruit skilled craftsmen, and the craftsmen in Koufu are more capable?

As long as the craftsmen of Khao didn't make anything too far from reality.

The whole country will not have any suspicion of the Kou Mansion.

That's exactly what Koji wants.

Many new things, coming out of a person's hands, will inevitably lead to suspicion and speculation.

But coming out of the hands of a group of people, then no one doubts.

As for the name of creating these things, hanging on someone else's head, Kou Ji didn't care at all.

Kou Ji saw that Zhu Neng wanted to see the fire crossbow meteor arrow, so he asked Chen Jing to go to the workshop, took one, and let Zhu Neng try it.

Fire crossbow meteor arrow, is a group of arrows launched by the bamboo tube, with bamboo as the tube, two feet five inches long, external use of cow tendon, hemp, iron wire, lacquer, fish glue entanglement, containing gunpowder, horse and arrow ten branches, dipped in tiger medicine, the barrel is bent back with a wooden handle, ignite the medicine letter together, suitable for foot combat, than ordinary arrows The power is increased.

This object was invented in the Ming Dynasty and is one of the few practical firearms in the Ming Dynasty.

Kou Ji just borrowed it.

Koji can also take out muskets, cannons, etc.

But taking out muskets and artillery is inevitably a bit shocking.

Not advisable.

So let's use fire ballistae and meteor arrows first, so that people start to touch firearms.

And then little by little they put out muskets and cannons.

It makes people feel that muskets and cannons were slowly developed by the craftsmen of Koufu on the basis of fire crossbow meteor arrows, so as to dispel people's doubts.

Otherwise, directly take out the muskets and artillery, and while people are amazed by their power, they will inevitably investigate their origins, and under the root of the matter, the secrets of Kou Ji's body will probably be exposed.

For the sake of his own life, Kou Ji felt that it was better to take it step by step.

Zhu Neng held the fire crossbow meteor arrow, and felt that this thing was extraordinary.

Although he hadn't tested the Fire Crossbow Meteor Arrow yet, just by looking good, Zhu Neng felt that this thing was quite lethal.

Under Kou Ji's guidance, Zhu Neng took the fire crossbow meteor arrow and lit the fuse.

"Puff puff ......"

The gunpowder propelled ten arrows and burst out.

It plunged straight into the big tree not far away.

Seeing this, Zhu Neng's eyes lit up, holding the fire crossbow meteor arrow in his hand, and said with a little excitement: "Can you use it to try leather armor, cloth armor, paper armor, and iron armor?" ”

As a battle-hardened veteran, after seeing the power of the Fire Ballista Meteor Arrow, he immediately wanted to know more about its power.

Kou Ji nodded with a smile and agreed, and sent someone to get the various armors that Zhu Neng wanted.

Zhu Neng took the fire crossbow meteor arrow with great interest, and tested the damage of the fire crossbow meteor arrow to various armors.

A layer of leather armor, tied to a tree.

The group ignites the fuse of the Firebolt Meteor Arrow, and the Firebolt Meteor Arrow's arrow bursts out and passes through.

The same is true for three-layer leather armor.

The same is true of the cloth armor.

Normal iron armor can also pass through, and it can also sprout half an arrow.

But in front of the armor made of steel, it did not have much effect.

Three-layer paper armor that also has effective defense against fire crossbow meteor arrows.

However.

Even so.

Zhu Neng was still holding the fire crossbow meteor arrow, admiring it.

"It's really a weapon of the country...... It is lethal and easy to carry, and with this thing, some bows and crossbows in the army can be discarded. This will greatly reduce the baggage escort in the army.

Make me 10,000 first, and I'll equip all the Dragon God Guards with it. ”

Zhu Neng did not hesitate to place an order for 10,000 planes to Kou Ji.

Zhu Neng, as the person in charge of the Dragon God Second Guard, still has a lot of autonomy in armaments.

However, the armaments of the forbidden army barracks are basically inscribed with the barracks to which they belong.

Prevent the leakage of ordnance and its private use.

"Yes...... But I don't care about the barracks to which the fire crossbow meteor arrow is inscribed. ”

Kou Ji smiled and agreed to Zhu Neng's request.

Anyway, he created the Fire Ballista Meteor Arrow, just to pave the way for muskets and artillery.

Being quickly applied to the military is naturally what he wants to see.

Zhu Neng knew why Kou Ji said this, and patted his chest and promised: "Relax, I will naturally keep an eye on those little cubs in the barracks and not let this flow out." ”

Kou Ji smiled and nodded.

Zhu Neng held the fire crossbow meteor arrow and exclaimed: "Like this kind of sharp weapon, it should be equipped with all the soldiers of the forbidden army." When I go back, I will write to the court and advise on this matter. ”

Kou Ji just smiled and didn't say much.

If Kou Ji expected it to be true, the notebook that Zhu Neng handed over would largely sink into the sea.

There are not a few people who donate various kinds of ordnance to the imperial court every year.

But the court rarely responded.

Shi Pu, the former Jizhou regimental training envoy, is a living example.

When he was in Jizhou, in front of the first emperor Zhao Heng, he practiced rockets, fireballs and other objects, and he must have had the intention of making the imperial court pay attention to firearms and use firearms in war.

Nearly 20 years have passed since he offered firearms.

The imperial court still did not pay attention to firearms.

Kou Ji accompanied Zhu Neng to wander around Ruishengzhuang, and packed a cart of fire crossbow meteor arrows, steel helmets, steel armor, and steel knives for Zhu Neng, and let Zhu Neng take them away from Ruishengzhuang.

The implementation of fire crossbow meteor arrows will not attract too much attention from the government and the opposition, nor will it cause the government and the opposition to shake.

For this effect, Koji is very satisfied.

Moisturizing things silently is what Kou Ji wants.

Doing things vigorously is what Wang Anshi, Fan Zhongyan and others should do.

After sending Zhu Neng away, Kou Ji summoned Chen Jing, Wang Tiansheng and others and gave them orders.

"Now Ruishengzhuang has become an important place for military aircraft, and I believe that in the near future, the imperial court will send soldiers and horses to garrison it. You have to build a wall between the steel forging and weaving workshops as soon as possible.

Avoid disturbing your life when the garrison comes. ”

Chen Jing, Wang Tiansheng and others naturally responded to Kou Ji's orders.

Because they knew in their hearts that whatever Kou Ji told them to do, it was for their good.

"Kou Gong Department rest assured, we will definitely let the young people on the Zhuangzi build a wall as soon as possible."

Chen Jing and the others agreed.

Kou Ji nodded in satisfaction.

The steel forging workshop on Ruisheng Village is about to become an important place to help the imperial court cast ordnance, and it is inevitable that the imperial court will send soldiers and horses to garrison it.

Kou Ji also made a preparation in advance.

After Kou Ji finished instructing Chen Jing, Wang Tiansheng and others, he took a carriage and walked to Bianjing.

When I passed by the market on Ruishengzhuang, I stopped for a while.

The market of Ruishengzhuang is located on both sides of the houses where the people live in Ruishengzhuang.

After only more than half a year of development, it has become very lively.

There are more than 100,000 people living in Ruisheng Village, and the demand for daily consumables is huge.

Those shrewd businessmen will not miss this opportunity.

After the first salary in the weaving workshop in Ruishengzhuang was distributed to the people, merchants began to sell things in Ruishengzhuang.

The merchants carry things into Ruishengzhuang, and they are often bought out.

After the merchants saw the purchasing power of the people in Ruisheng Village, they simply rented a shop in Ruisheng Village and did business directly on the village.

Now.

The more than 600 shops built on the village have been rented out.

Among them, fifty percent of the money went into Zhao Zhen's small treasury.

Thirty percent of the money went to Kou Ji.

There are also 20% of the money, which has become the salary of the gentlemen in the private school of Ruisheng Village.

Kou Ji stayed in the bazaar for a while, but found that there were few people in the bazaar, so it was inevitable that there would be some chaos.

I thought about it for a while, and I should send some people over to manage the bazaar.

After a bit of a stop at the bazaar.

Kou Ji went to the private school in Ruisheng Village to have a look.

The private school in Ruisheng Village is very large, far larger than the steel forging workshop.

It's a bit inappropriate to call it a private school.

It's better to call it an academy.

Although the houses inside are simple, there are many dolls running between the houses.

There are tens of thousands of people.

There were also many gentlemen who taught, as many as 700.

Some of them came to admire, and some of them were selected from the people of Ruisheng Village.

Look at those gentlemen, with the dolls shaking their heads and reading.

A faint smile appeared on Kou Ji's face.

But when his gaze fell on the old men outside the private school, his gaze became a little more gloomy.

It's not that Koji thinks anything of these old men.

But it was the reason why these old men appeared here that made him very unhappy.

Outside the private school in Ruisheng Village, there were no old people gathered before.

It wasn't until the person who took the flower flower put his hand into Ruishengzhuang that the old men gathered outside the private school.

Nominally, they were basking in the sun.

But in fact, he was guarding against those who were shooting flowers, and continued to put his hand into Ruishengzhuang.

Looking at those old men, Kou Ji felt that it was necessary to show a look to the imperial court and establish a yamen in Ruishengzhuang to manage the people and punish criminals.

With this idea.

Kou Ji asked people to drive back to Bianjing.

Back to the house.

He wrote a letter by hand and sent it to the palace.

Miyazato was quick to respond.

A long letter written by Zhao Zhen was sent to Kou Mansion, changing Rui Shengzhuang to Ruian Town, setting up a yamen, setting up a county lieutenant, assisting Kou Ji, and managing Ruian Town.

Although the town of Ryan is only a town, it is equivalent to a small county.

It's just that at the foot of Bianjing City, all of them are under the jurisdiction of Bianjing City, and no county can be established.

That's why it's a town.

The inner court will send someone to do this, and there is no need for Kou Ji to ask more.

In the letter, Zhao Zhen not only told Kou Ji about Ruian Town, but also invited Kou Ji to the palace.

Kou Ji is actually reluctant to enter the palace in the near future.

I don't even want the Manchu Dynasty to know that there is such a person as him in the court.

Now there is a lot of trouble in the court for the power of the Ministry of Help.

It is the best choice for Kou Ji to sit on the house and reap the profits.

If you appear in the court, you will inevitably be drawn into the disputes in the court.

In the end, he had to go into battle shirtless and fight with the Manchu civil and military forces.

You can use the power of others to achieve your goals, so why do you want to go into battle shirtless?

But the things mentioned by Zhao Zhen in the letter made Kou Ji have to go to the palace.

In a few months, it will be time for Zhao Zhen's wedding.

Now all the women from all over the country have been sent to Bianjing City.

Now he is in a side hall in the palace, and he is being trained by the grandmothers in the palace.

After passing the training, she will become Zhao Zhen's concubine.

At that time, the imperial court will hold a grand wedding for Zhao Zhen and the queen selected by Zhao Zhen.

It was for this reason that Zhao Zhen invited him into the palace.

Kou Ji changed into court clothes in the house, took a carriage to Donghua Gate, and with his waist card, he went all the way to the side hall where Zhao Zhen was waiting for him.

As soon as he entered the side hall, he saw Zhao Zhen's brows locked, supporting his head with his hands in a daze.

Chen Lin hunched over and stood beside him like a statue.

Kou Ji entered the side hall and arched his hand: "Minister Kou Ji, see the official family." ”

Hearing Kou Ji's voice, Zhao Zhen suddenly came to his senses.

He was not confined to vulgar etiquette, and beckoned to Kou Ji: "Kou Ji, come here." ”

Kou Ji stepped forward.

Zhao Zhen patted the dragon chair he was sitting on.

That means for a reason.

Invite Koji to come over and sit with us.

It's just that dragon chair, is it something that Kou Ji can sit on?

Kou Ji shook his head decisively, "It's better for the minister to stand......"

Zhao Zhen said seriously: "There are no outsiders here, and no one will talk nonsense." ”

Kou Ji rolled his eyes.

I really want to remind Zhao Zhen.

Didn't you see that Chen Lin's old frown had already been raised?

Kou Ji couldn't resist Zhao Zhen's enthusiasm, but he couldn't sit on the dragon chair, so he kicked Chen Lin and scolded: "Why don't you go and move a stool for this official." ”

When Chen Lin heard this, she was not angry.

Not only did he put down his eyebrows, but he also moved a stool for Kou Ji very obediently.

After Kou Ji sat down, he stared at Zhao Zhen and said, "The official family invited the minister into the palace to let the minister help manage your marriage?" ”

Zhao Zhen sighed secretly and said, "My marriage, after the Queen Mother and the Grand Master have discussed, it has already been handed over to the Ministry of Rites, and you are not needed to ......."

Kou Ji was slightly stunned, and said in a deep voice: "Then you said in the letter that you asked me to enter the palace to help you manage the marriage." ”

Zhao Zhen sighed again, and said with a little displeasure: "I have invited you several times, but you have refused to enter the palace, so I can only make this decision." ”

Kou Ji's eyes narrowed in astonishment.

Unexpectedly.

Zhao Zhen, who has a pure temperament, actually learned to make strategies.

Kou Ji was secretly sighing in his heart for Zhao Zhen's growth.

Zhao Zhen thought that Kou Ji was sulking about being deceived, and said in a slightly soft tone: "I am just a brother like you, if you don't often enter the palace to accompany me, I will be alone in the palace, and it will be boring."

Sometimes I even feel that being an emperor is not as good as the world says.

Not only can you do what you want.

It's like being in a cage.

No day of freedom. ”

Hearing this, Kou Ji decisively glanced at Chen Lin.

Chen Lin hugged the dust, looked at the nose with his eyes, and looked at his heart.

Zhao Zhen continued: "Don't look at Chen Lin, he won't embarrass you anymore for the matter of calling me your brother. ”

Kou Ji stared at Chen Lin in amazement, and was even more stunned when he saw that Chen Lin really didn't move.

Seeing this, Zhao Zhen explained: "There is a popular saying among the people, called an apprentice and half a child. You are the only protégé of your father, and you are also half of your father's son, so it is not an exaggeration for me to call you a brother.

That's what I told Chen Lin, and Chen Lin also agreed with me. ”