Relying on the advantages of physical strength, horses and a unique way of life, the nomads on the steppe did not have to be in a difficult place to live, they settled wherever they went, galloped across the country, and plundered the hard-earned gains of the farming people.

Although the agrarian people have advanced production methods and a more perfect and rational social organization structure than the nomads, the constraints of physical strength and combat methods make them completely inferior in the confrontation with the nomads, and they can only passively defend and be beaten everywhere. When the dynasty is prosperous and the armor is strong, it can occasionally defend and counterattack, giving the nomads a painful blow, but once it encounters natural and man-made disasters, the dynasty declines or even the centralized power collapses, and it is often a tragic disaster......

It is not that the combat effectiveness of the farming people is much worse than that of the nomads, but that the innate survival methods of both sides determine that one side can attack wantonly, hit with one blow, and escape thousands of miles; The other side can only defend passively and be beaten everywhere.

Agrarian civilization, nomadic robbers, agrarian people have contributed the greatest strength to the development and progress of human civilization, nomads are when the agrarian peoples are weak to fight and eliminate the agrarian peoples in order to obtain their benefits to the greatest extent, the impact of agrarian civilization on human history is positive, nomadism is often negative, they are too low-level, they do not understand and do not want to produce just want to plunder.

However, with the rise of hot weapons, especially the advent of body-controlled weapons, the nomads' proud offensive methods have completely lost their effectiveness, and the advantages of coming and going like the wind and unscrupulous have been lost.

Powerful and easy to handle, a powerless and easy-to-use weapon can easily kill a Turkic knight who has been trained all his life and is covered in armor......

The era of cavalry is coming to an end, and the rise of thermal weapons is unstoppable.

The gunpowder exploded in the almost confined barrel space, releasing a huge kinetic energy to push the solid shells out of the cannons, and the solid shells burst out of the soft ground, plowing the ground into a deep trench, and then slanting into the depths of the soil.

The craftsmen who witnessed this scene at the test site were dumbfounded and dumbfounded......

What would happen if such a solid iron pellet was shot out by artillery and fell into the enemy's camp?

What if there were ten of these cannons?

What about a hundred?

A cavalry charge with a fart, a bow and arrow throw with a fart!

As soon as the cannon sounded, the enemy's bones and muscles were broken in an instant, and flesh and blood flew sideways!

The craftsmen have not yet recovered from the shock, and Fang Jun has already begun to tell Wang Erxiao beside him: "Hurry up and make five bronze cannons, and strictly experiment one by one to ensure that they will not explode." Then, according to the drawings given to you by Ben Hou, make more solid bullets, shotguns, and chain bullets, and the sailors have begun to secretly investigate the equipment, personnel, and travel patterns of the pirates, and will go to sea to suppress the bandits in about five days, which is a good opportunity to experiment with the power of various shells. ”

Wang Xiaoer hurriedly nodded in agreement, keeping it in mind.

Even if he had long been surprised by Fang Jun's various magical methods, but now that this "cannon" made by his own hands can have such infinite power, Wang Erxiao is still shocked and can't believe it......

*****

His Majesty Li Er, who is the most intolerant of heat weather, is reluctant to leave when he arrives at Kunming Pool, Kunming Pool is vast and vast, Yuzhangtai is surrounded by water, the breeze is slow, the heat is dispersed, and it is cool and pleasant. It's just that the sailors who were originally practicing again had already been driven away by His Majesty Li Er, and they were angry when they looked at their wilting fake tricks......

Sitting barefoot on the brocade couch with a mat, loosening his neckline, he took out a pear that had been chilled for a long time from the silver basin filled with ice cubes beside him, put it in his mouth and took a hard bite.

A pear was not eaten, and the waiter was well-giving, and Ma Zhou asked to see him.

His Majesty Li Er waved his hand casually, the chamberlain withdrew, and Ma Zhou walked in.

As a member of the Zhongshu House, Ma Zhou is the "No. 1 Secretary of Tianzi" beside His Majesty Li Er, so he naturally has to accompany him here to handle government affairs for the emperor.

Holding two battle reports in his hands, and presenting them with respectful hands, Ma Zhou said: "Your Majesty, the battle report that has just arrived in Huating Town." ”

His Majesty Li Er was stunned for a moment, but swallowed the pears in two bites, wiped his hands with a brocade hand, and said strangely: "Fang Jun's house is fighting again?" It doesn't make sense...... "After thinking about it carefully, with Fang Jun's prestige in Jiangnan now, no one will provoke him without opening his eyes, the rebellion of the Shanyue people has just been exterminated, even if it is impossible to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, but without decades of recuperation and recovery, it will not be able to play any tricks. As for the pirates, a battle report has been sent some time ago, and the victory has been completed, and the amount of money and goods seized is considerable, but the sailors are just starting out, and they should focus on training the warriors, and although the idea of training with war is good, it is unlikely that they want to exterminate all the pirates, and there must be a gradual process.

Ma Zhou's expression was a little strange, he hesitated for a moment, and said, "This...... It's not a war report. ”

His Majesty Li Er sank his face: "Didn't you just say that this is a war report?" ”

The emperor was angry, although it did not come out, but the coercive momentum was really terrifying. For Ma Zhou, His Majesty Li Er is extremely appreciative and extremely loving, and has always kept him by his side to focus on training, hoping that he can become a pillar of the country in the future.

But the more you value it, the more you can't tolerate some small mistakes.

Just now it was said that it was a war report from Jiangnan, but now it is not a war report?

Ma Zhou realized that he had made a mistake, and he felt empty, and said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty forgives the sin, it is a mistake by Weichen." However, although this is not a battle report, it was sent to Beijing by the head of Fang University through an expedited 800-mile ......"

The eight-hundred-mile expedited is the highest-level information circulation method in Datang, and it can only be used when delivering battle reports. Fang Jun used the method of delivering the battle report to deliver an official document that was not a war report, which caused Ma to not straighten out his thoughts and make a slip of the tongue.

His Majesty Li Er's face was very ugly.

Fang Jun, this awesome mallet!

Did you make a little achievement in Jiangnan and start to your tail triumphantly? actually used 800 miles to urgently submit official documents, which was simply lawless, and regarded the imperial court system as nothing!

Damn boy......

He stretched out his hand to take the official document presented by Ma Zhou, and scolded in his mouth to open the fire paint on the seal: "This little bastard is really a headache!" Tell me how Fang Aiqing, such a steady gentleman and wise man, gave birth to such a great son......"

Ma Zhou couldn't cry or laugh, and he also felt that Fang Jun's move was inappropriate, but he couldn't speak out and echo His Majesty Li Er, so that he would be misunderstood as a villain who "made a small report".

He secretly observed His Majesty Li Er's face to see if His Majesty Li Er was really angry. Who knew that the look on His Majesty Li Er's face scared him a lot!

I saw that His Majesty Li Er originally took out the letter paper from the envelope with one hand at random, but after looking at it a few times, the curse in his mouth disappeared, his eyes were straight, his face was full of disbelief, and even the hand holding the letter paper was trembling slightly......

Ma Zhou chuckled in his heart, and said in his heart that this Fang Er had made a big deal in Jiangnan again? What could have shocked His Majesty to such an extent?

He had a good relationship with Fang Jun, and he was very worried, so he asked in a low voice, "Your Majesty, what is the matter in the letter?" ”

His Majesty Li Er didn't seem to hear him speak, his eyes were staring at the letter, as if there was a "Yan Ruyu" with a national color and fragrance hidden in the letter......

Ma Zhou secretly complained about Fang Jun, you said you just stayed in Jiangnan honestly? With your identity, status, and background, as long as you can train a sailor, even if you can't achieve the task of integrating Jiangnan assigned by Your Majesty, it is still a proper achievement.

There was a sound of footsteps behind him, a little messy, obviously not alone.

The waiter at the door said: "Zhao Guogong, British Gong, Liang Guogong ask to see ......"

His Majesty Li Er did not react.

The chamberlain was sweating a little, but the emperor didn't say anything, not knowing whether to shout again, or simply quit and tell the emperors that they were gone......