This point, in Zhao Xin's opinion, is not a problem, the official position is jointly managed by the emperor and the ministers, there is a set of system, and when the lord is this thing, it is also an official position system, but there is no such absolute, the concubine's rank rises, and the matter of directly shadowing several children abounds, as long as it is not too excessive.

The same feudal marquis and Feng Gong, you are an ordinary clan, just a duke, but he is the same as the duke of the slaughter, he is also honored, and the former is too far from the latter.

Han Qi also believes that Zhao Xin's move can be realized, ordinary clans, close relatives, many are crowned county dukes, Zhao Xin's identity is honest, it is no problem to be crowned king or even county king, as long as he can grow up, even when Renzong abdicates, he will become the supreme emperor.

Now, for some reason, he has retreated, but instead pursued an ordinary title that he had never looked at in his eyes before, from a king to this, no one will refuse this, and the strength behind the scenes will definitely be promoted, because as long as this position is determined, the identity of Zhao Xin will no longer exist.

Lord, it belongs to the joint management of the government and the clan, if Renzong agrees, if the forces behind the scenes agree, there will not be many people in the entire court who will refuse.

A small title, not to mention not letting out the news, most of them don't know who Zhao Xin is, but when Zongzheng and the emperor are unified, for the sake of the stability of the court, they have reached this point and still don't agree?

But what's the benefit? This is Han Qi's question, is it just for freedom, for the purpose of studying those weapons?

Han Qi asked this question on the spot, but Zhao Xin didn't say it anymore, he couldn't tell Han Qi that I have the ability to accumulate power, and I can be like Taizu in the future.

That Han Qi didn't explode on the spot, although Han Qi was kind to him, Zhao Xin knew that he was different from Sun Ji and others, he was a scholar, and he was a strong man who would stand in the position of slaughtering and fuking in the future, he was just approaching him because of Renzong's order to protect him, if he proposed a rebellion, or if he was in a yellow robe, Han Qi would definitely abandon him without hesitation.

No matter how well he says it, the scholars have formed a whole set of methods for managing the government, and they are unlikely to change it, and the mainland countries are more afraid of the sea than exploration.

The critical moment came to an abrupt end, leaving Han Qi a little depressed, but soon, Han Qi also figured it out, there are some things that can't be explained thoroughly, he can't guess Zhao Xin's plan, and he doesn't want to guess, but one thing is certain, the weapons that Zhao Xin will study in the future must be more powerful than the longbow and the fortress, and he wants to know what it is.

But where to start? However, Han Qi quickly found the topic, that is, what the hell was that thing that blew up the city wall.

He also asked Sun Ji the same question, and Sun Ji said that it was gunpowder, but he knew the power of gunpowder, even if it was concentrated so much, it could not be so big.

The Northern Song Dynasty was a dynasty with rapid development of science and technology and very intensive innovation in all aspects, gunpowder appeared, and it appeared in the forbidden army, but when Han Qi concentrated almost all the gunpowder in the forbidden army, almost filled a coffin, but when the fuse was ignited, there was no earth-shattering explosion, just a brilliant fireworks.

That's right, it's fireworks, the release of gunpowder, there is a lot of technology, Zhao Xin made the coffin, not only the gunpowder used in it is purified and granulated gunpowder, but also the sealing is very good, everything is completely sealed, which can produce a huge effect.

These gunpowder of the Northern Song Dynasty is not pure, not not high, it is not high, and the ratio is not very perfect, it itself is made from fireworks, with huge fireworks characteristics, not enough power, and it has not blown up anything, but it shows Han Qi a beautiful scene, but this is the scene that Han Qi does not want to see.

He wanted a lethal weapon, not such fireworks, which is probably the greatest irony.

This point has always been incomprehensible to Han Qi, and when he asked Sun Ji, Sun Ji didn't even know about himself, because Sun Ji didn't know what this gunpowder was.

Gunpowder is very important, and it is also the beginning of the era of thermal weapons in the future, even if it is for large-scale popularization, it is a secret thing, Zhao Xin can still trust Han Qi, since Han Qi asked, tell Han Qi that it is gunpowder.

Seeing Han Qi's performance, Zhao Xin smiled and hurriedly explained that there is a difference between gunpowder and gunpowder, real gunpowder is very powerful.

And these in the Northern Song Dynasty army, at best, are just some fireworks, compared to ordinary gunpowder, he has more colors, but in terms of power, it is not good.

Not to mention, Zhao Xin provided granular gunpowder.

Granular gunpowder is purer and more powerful, but because of the granularity, the combustion is quite sufficient, and it is mostly used for guns and artillery charges.

It's just that this thing, for the time being, Zhao Xin is not ready for large-scale production, gunpowder is very difficult to produce compared to soap and cement, and it is also very difficult to expand the scale, especially for cement, for reinforced concrete structures, the effect is not very good, the power of black powder is small, for particularly large city fortifications, it does not play a big role.

This point, during the Anti-Japanese War, was particularly obvious, when the Eighth Route Army did not have heavy firepower, in the face of the devil's turret, there was no way, you know, the Eighth Route Army could not only produce a large amount of black powder, but also a small amount of yellow gunpowder, the quantity was relatively small.

Compared with higher-end gunpowder, which uses various nitric acids and compounds, ordinary black powder is easier to obtain, and even if there is no saltpeter mine, artificially made nitrate, it can produce large quantities.

However, the equivalent of black powder is not good, even if it concentrates a large mass, it is impossible to exceed the defense, unless the amount reaches a certain order of magnitude, but in the era of thermal weapons, it is impossible to give you a chance, just like the era of cold weapons, to send 12 coffins under the city wall.

This is also in the sweeping period, the strength of the Japanese artillery tower, no way, in the plain area, can only through the traffic ditch, tunnels and other methods, through the Japanese blockade line, later, get a heavy mortar infantry artillery, this has a certain amount of attack ability.

Han Qi had also heard Sun Ji say it before, but he just felt that it was so easy to capture a city, why not use such a weapon, if he got it, the Song army would have a lot of improvement in its ability to attack fortifications.

Sun Ji told him that this gunpowder did not have much effect on the fortress, and Han Qi at that time had already prepared to promote the construction of the fortress on a large scale, but at that time, he only considered that this gunpowder had no effect on the fortress, and since this was the case, he would not give it if he did not give it.

But later, when he calmed down, he suddenly thought that the core of the fortress was cement, and if the cement did not leak out, the city defense of other countries would still be the original city wall, and it was even inferior to the city wall of the Northern Song Dynasty.

This black powder also has a huge effect, even if the quantity is small, it doesn't matter, the attack on Baozhou Chengdu brought 12 coffins, which should be able to provide some.

Zhao Xin didn't want gunpowder to enter the battlefield earlier in this era, but Han Qi didn't give up at all, and kept asking what if he didn't give it.

Looking at Han Qi's coercion and temptation, Zhao Xin was also very helpless, he wanted to say, Han Xiang, you are very religent, if you don't get gunpowder, it won't be over.

But what Han Qi said is also very reasonable, if the Northern Song Dynasty still wants to expand, even now, it is a bit too much to attack Liao, Liao's national strength is strong, and it still has millions of troops, especially at the junction with Hebei, which is also the focus of Liao's defense.

It is an unwise choice to face the Liao State, it is still okay to attack the Western Xia, this gunpowder will become an important means of attacking the city.

In fact, the reason why Han Qi is such a scoundrel, no matter what, if he wants to get this gunpowder, his purpose is really Western Xia.

The battle of Haoshuichuan can be said to be Han Qi's biggest defeat, it has been pressed in his heart for a long time, if he can retaliate back on the Western Xia side, it will be good for Han Qi, the city defense of Western Xia is okay, but what is it on the border, until it reaches in, there is a higher one, if the Northern Song Dynasty can establish an advantage in the field with the help of the longbow, then it is okay to attack with the help of this.

Compared with the heavy and bulky engineering equipment that takes a lot of time to prepare, these explosives are really not many two coffins, a carriage, and six carriages, which are inconspicuous among the tens of thousands of troops.

Moreover, to capture a city, it is not necessary to be the same as Baozhou, an attack on three sides, as long as a city wall is broken, it is difficult for the defenders to block, maybe 4 coffins, or even less, can also play a role.

What Han Qi said is also very reasonable, and there are not many gunpowder for this, at most it is about 10 times that of Baozhou City, and it still has to pay for procurement, this point, Zhao Xin can't refuse, he can only make it,

Fortunately, in the card system now, there is no such thing to do, so it is better to spend some time here.

After Han Qi promised a lot of things, Zhao Xin still agreed to Han Qi's request, promising that as long as there was a place to stay, he would provide an average of 1 cart of gunpowder every month, which was not so little in the coffin, it was a carriage of carriages, which was almost three or four cubic meters, and a carriage was equivalent to four or five coffins.

The number is still a little less, but Han Qi is already satisfied, the offensive against Western Xia is not to say that it will be opened when it is opened, from the fortress and the longbow to the army, it will take time, and even the flexible use is the same, one car a month, a year's time, it is enough to accumulate gunpowder to conquer more than a dozen cities.

It looks inconspicuous, but if they can fight steadily and steadily in the field, suppress the Western Xia army, and capture more than ten cities, it is equivalent to saying that the door of Western Xia is open to them, not to mention destruction, it is no problem to suffer heavy losses, and the revenge of the first battle of Haoshuichuan may be avenged.