The rest of the people were dumbfounded, to be precise, they no longer had the confidence to dare to fight, and those who were a little rational knew that once white phosphorus fell on people's heads, they would definitely die.

After being silent for a long time, King Xian finally couldn't help but speak:

"Love... Qing, if such a vicious thing is controlled by the country, how should our army respond? ”

"It depends on how the defenders use it, and it is expected that they will not be able to use it in artillery projectiles for the time being, so they can only defend the city and dump it with fire arrows, or throw it with throwing machinery, and there is nothing to fear. Our army only needs to avoid opposing them and doubting that they will be attacked. There will be no such catastrophe.

In addition, the minister suspected that although the guards produced white phosphorus, they could not produce it in large quantities, so it was relatively limited. If it can deplete its reserves in large quantities, it is not a matter of concern. ”

"Why did Aiqing conclude that Weiguo could not produce white phosphorus in large quantities, could it be that Aiqing also knew the method of making it?"

"The minister did not dare to conceal it, the minister did know how to make white phosphorus, but because this thing was too dangerous and inhumane, he did not make it. Moreover, the high heat of more than 200 days in a year in Xian is really not conducive to the production of reserve white phosphorus. ”

The birth of white phosphorus is just like early chemistry, before the principle of chemical reaction was thoroughly understood, most of the early chemical inventions came from accident, such as nitric acid, black powder, white phosphorus, thundermercury, and nitrocellulose, all of which were discovered by chance.

White phosphorus was first discovered by alchemists when they were refining urine, and by adding lime and sand to the urine, white flocculent was obtained, thus obtaining white phosphorus. Later, white phosphorus was extracted from bones, which became a common means of obtaining white phosphorus in large quantities in the early days.

The calcined livestock bones are mixed with carbon and quartz powder and heated over the fire to produce white gas, which is then introduced into water to obtain white phosphorus. This process can only be made by dry distillation, so as long as there is a ceramic dry still, it can be introduced into the water to obtain white phosphorus.

At present, there are bronze and pottery distillation utensils used to distill rice wine into water to obtain liquor, and there are also dry stills for refining flower petals and red sandalwood to extract sesame oil, so there is no technical bottleneck.

It is not excluded that the Black Turban Army has been exploring for more than ten years, and has accidentally mastered some other chemical formulas, otherwise it cannot be explained that the appearance of sulfuric acid, aqua regia, and calcium carbide will be the result of systematic research, Bailiyan would rather believe that these are all accidents, if it is accidental, the appearance of white phosphorus may also be accidental.

Modern industrial production of white phosphorus requires professional equipment and operation, phosphate rock is the main raw material for the production of white phosphorus, there is no possibility of using livestock bones to obtain phosphate on a large industrial scale, first of all, the cost is too high, the efficiency is too low, and large-scale production cannot be realized.

It is only possible to calcinate and crush livestock bones and dry them together with quartz powder and carbon powder, so that they can obtain a relatively considerable yield and turn discarded livestock bones into treasure.

But taking a step back, the proportion of white phosphorus that can be extracted from livestock bones is still limited, and each catty of bones can produce seven or eight percent of white phosphorus at best, less than one or two, but the harm of one or two white phosphorus is enough to be fatal, and it is quite cost-effective from this point alone.

Of course, the acquisition of white phosphorus is extremely dangerous, Bailiyan has reason to believe that the process of extracting white phosphorus from Weiguo also needs to pay the price of life, so the amount of white phosphorus obtained by calcining bones is limited every year, and it needs long-term accumulation and storage, and its reserves will not be too much.

And it can only be produced in areas with low annual average temperature in the south, and it cannot be put into use in the summer heat, which is the biggest fatal injury of white phosphorus, and its ignition point is only 40 degrees, and any hot heat can detonate at any time.

To produce white phosphorus in Xianguo, it is not impossible, and even phosphate rock can be used for industrial production, but the danger is obvious, more than 200 days of high temperature in a year, the production of white phosphorus can only be stored in water, and when the temperature drops in winter, it can be fished out and dried, during which decomposition and deterioration may occur, and the health hazards of personnel can not be ignored.

"Since Aiqing can also make white phosphorus, the widow thinks that it is better to be prepared, and while the autumn is cool, you might as well make a batch of white phosphorus for our army."

"The minister will do his best, but I wonder how the king and you are going to reply to the envoy?"

King Xian was still shocked, looked at Nuo Yiyan and Gao Xun, and asked the two:

"How do Nuo Qing and Gao Qing think they should deal with this matter?"

Promise said:

"Back to the king, the minister thinks that it will first look at how the Jin State responds, since the defense of the country is so rampant, there must be other means for its negotiations with the Jin State, and my country will not be advantageous to make a rash decision. It's better to wait and see what happens, and if you don't respond, you're responding. ”

"Gao Qing thinks so too?"

"King Qiqi, the barbarians who defend the country are angry, although it is rampant for a while, but a war is inevitable in the future, so we should prepare for war quickly."

Gao Xun's main battle, Nuo changed his previous radical and relatively conservative words, and King Xian was still uncertain after thinking about it for a long time:

"Let's go, let's all disperse, Yongxing Hou stays."

"No......"

The crowd spoke in unison and dispersed one after another.

When it was gone, the king of Xian said to Bailiyan:

"Aiqing told the widow truthfully, can our army defeat the country?"

"The king can rest assured, even if there is white phosphorus in the defense of the country, our army can still win, and it is a big victory."

"What Fang Aiqing said is really intimidating."

"Not all of them. The power of white phosphorus is real, and the key is how to use it. At present, the princes of various countries have a hundred craftsmen far less than our Xian country, so it can not make full use of the harm of white phosphorus, on the contrary, our Xian country's craftsmanship is becoming more and more sophisticated, which is not comparable to it, even if our army does not use white phosphorus, only the artillery can give a blow, enough to reach 200,000 elites. ”

"With Aiqing's words, the widow is relieved, it seems that it is really a false alarm."

King Xian breathed a sigh of relief, his tense nerves suddenly relaxed, and most of the anger on his face suddenly disappeared, and then he continued:

"What are Aiqing's plans for the envoy?"

"Don't hide it from the king, what Lu Jia did was really out of his ministers' expectations, I thought that Wei Guo should have good things to say before coming to peace, but I didn't want him to coerce our court and ministers by means of intimidation, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a robber and bandit."

The current patriotic country relies on its strong armed forces, and what he has done has made Bai Liyan think of the "bandit logic", which was originally to make peace, but instead used force as a threat, how rampant and arrogant. However, in the final analysis, I don't know how thick the sky is.

The matter of the guard envoy Lu Jia's contempt for the court and intimidation of the Xian King caused a lot of civil and military officials to boil, and the opinions of the main battle were different, but after a day, he did not see any reaction from the eldest grandson's envoy Chai Xiang, and he still dive in the tomb carelessly, as if the tide set off by the Wei Kingdom had nothing to do with him, and such an abnormal move was incredible.

In the next few days, the guard envoy Lu Jia entered the palace twice, but was rejected by King Xian, and Lu Jia found a unique way to harass Nuo Yiyan's mansion.

Time in a blink of an eye to the beginning of December, Mooney finally set off for the south after a delay of half a year, King Xian held a grand ceremony to send Mooney's delegation out of the city, Bailiyan with the forbidden army guard of honor to send him far away, all the way to the king's family outside the city.

"Thousands of miles of mountains and rivers are blocked, your Excellency takes care all the way, if there is any inconvenience, you can send someone to see at any time, but wherever you can, you will do your best."

"I will bring your kindness to Your Majesty, and I hope I will see you again in the future."

"I think so."

Bai Liyan raised his hand and gave a deep salute, and Mooney returned the salute:

"Then don't leave it here, in your words, there will be a date later!"

"Huh...... There will be a period later. ”

Mooney is open-minded by nature, and if it weren't for the war, he might have been able to make friends. Seeing the mission drifting away, Bailiyan asked Gudapa and Figos to give Mooney another ride, and I don't know when I will see him next time.

When the mission was far away, Gongliang Xiu, who accompanied him, immediately stepped forward and said:

"Jin Xuedi people will not die if they destroy my heart, I am afraid there will be no next time."

"There will be, and soon."

Bai Liyan affirmed, full of confidence in his heart, Gongliang Xiu thought for a while and hurriedly asked:

"What did you make a deal with Mooney that didn't work out?"

"The opening of trade between the north and the south is beneficial to them and to us, and it is better to do something mutually beneficial than to shed blood in a war. In a short period of time, they could not continue to go north to the Central Plains, rather than being trapped in the south, it was better to open trade and continue to trade and exchange with each other, which would be of great benefit to them.

As for the future, Ben Hou can't take care of it, so let's get through the things in front of me first. ”

Before Mooney set off, Bailiyan had a deep conversation with him, which was not only a deterrent, but also a persuasion to stop the evil idea of the Northern Expedition, and that it would be beneficial for everyone to open up trade between the north and the south. In general, the demand of the Central Plains for the south is much less than that of the Jinxuedi people for the Central Plains, and this trend is more obvious after the industrialization of the Xianguo.

The greatest advantage of the Jinxuedi people is still spices, furs, precious stones, dry goods, wool blankets, wood and precious herbs, and a large number of cash crops are cultivated and stored, and increasing production is more beneficial for their long-term trade, while a large number of economic products will occupy more lower and manpower, which can further weaken their armed forces.

In the future, the Central Plains traded with them with local products and industrial products, and if the new currency of Xianguo could become a transaction currency approved by Jin Xuedi, it would establish the unshakable economic position of Xianguo in the southern hemisphere.

As long as the future monarch is not too loser, under the control of industry and modern education, he should always be able to level the slave society and unify the territory.

The back of the mission was getting farther and farther away, and Baili Yan turned Feiyu and walked slowly on the way back to the city, saying to Gongliang Xiu as he walked:

"Brother Luja has an idea."

"What you provoked, this doctor is a foreign minister, it's not appropriate to talk about the affairs of your country."

Gongliang Xiu shirked, Bai Liyan felt angry, he said with a cold face:

"Don't prevaricate Benhou, I know that Wei Guo must have sent an envoy to your Gongliang clan to lobby your father, and he arrived in Chengling long before Lu Jia. There should always be news coming these days, don't you know it? ”

"If you have already guessed, why bother asking?"

"If it weren't for Ben Hou's question, wouldn't Brother Gongliang feel that the actions of the two countries of Weiguo and the eldest grandson are not boundary?"

"Yongxing Hou is saying that the eldest grandson sits like a mountain and is not afraid of defending the country at all, and it is contrary to common sense to defend the country by force."

"Isn't it?"

"What did your two staff say?"