Chapter 292: The Ambition of Thermal Weapons

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If it is said that the throne is not an ambition, what is the ambition, is it difficult to do it, it is really like Tao Yuanming, picking chrysanthemums under the east fence, leisurely appearing in Nanshan.

However, looking at Zhao Xin's expression, he is not like a hermit, and a four or five-year-old boy has the ambition of a hermit, how can he feel particularly awkward.

Of course, Zhao Xin also knew that this kind of thinking was a bit shocking and incomprehensible to people in this era, but Han Qi was a person he had always been more optimistic about, and if he could fool him, it would be very helpful for him to do the next thing.

He also knew that it should be very difficult to fool Han Qi, how could a prince who had already made it to the deputy of the Privy Council, who was only one step away from the highest position, or even half a step, follow him as a prince.

The center of the Northern Song Dynasty, in deciding the choice of prime minister, is actually quite arbitrary, this may be the only place where the emperor can decide, they are all outstanding people, all represent a force, many times, it is just the emperor's word to decide.

is like Fan Zhongyan who changed the law in Qingli, he is already the actual prime minister, looking at the overall situation, but his identity is only the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, as for Wang Anshi, when he participates in political affairs, he is just a squire, a doctor, and a governor.

In fact, to Han Qi's level, if he was approved by Renzong, the power leader could still do it.

"If I return to the palace, the other party may not attack on a large scale, but who can guarantee that when there is no hope, he will not take risks."

"This is a problem, and it is a big problem, if there is turmoil in the court because of my relationship, then I will die without redemption."

"Only if I quit is the only way to solve the problem!"

What Zhao Xin said was categorical.

Han Qi was stunned, there are some problems and some errors in such a statement, but this possibility not only exists, but also is very large.

But Han Qi also felt that this statement was not quite right.

If it is said that in the war, in order to let the soldiers fight to the death, the soldiers are indignant and say this, Han Qi will be very satisfied, but a 4-year-old child, a royal bloodline, or the only child of Renzong, it is no accident that when he grows up in the future, he must be the emperor's person, so he feels a little weird.

Seeing Han Qi's expression, Zhao Xin knew that Han Qi didn't believe it, although he was telling the truth, but what kind of person was Han Qi, for an official, integrity has never been his advantage, even if it is Fan Zhongyan, this millennium, the official with the highest ethics evaluation, there are also roundabout and sideways means, but it is not so dark.

Thinking of this, Zhao Xin thought for a moment and said, "Han Xiang should already know about the longbow and the fortress!" โ€

The last time Han Qi came to Miaojiazhuang, it was because of these two weapons, in this Baozhou Mutiny, the role of the longbow was very large, and the later training also showed the characteristics of the longbow, which was a weapon that changed the military system of the Northern Song Dynasty.

As for the fortress, in the defense of Miaojiazhuang, it has already shown its effect, after knowing the cost, Han Qi knows very well that this does not even need to try, as long as it is placed, it is enough to impress the military, and the Privy Council is already overwhelmed by the military spending in the northwest, they will not care about the role, as long as it can play a considerable role and save costs, it is logical to pass.

Han Qi didn't understand what Zhao Xin meant, but he still nodded and said, "That's right, two very good weapons." โ€

"I invented it?"

Han Qi was a little skeptical before, but when Zhao Xin said it himself, he was more or less surprised, these two weapons that were enough to change the entire Northern Song Dynasty military system and change the fate of the entire Northern Song Dynasty army were really invented by Zhao Xin, and he couldn't believe it before.

"My purpose is to change the fate of the Great Song Dynasty and enhance the power of the Great Song Dynasty, not to be endlessly involved in this matter!"

Han Qi thought about countless reasons, but he really didn't expect that the ultimate reason would be this, using instruments to change the entire Northern Song Dynasty, which no one had ever thought of, and it didn't feel reliable.

Just when Han Qi was confused, Zhao Xin said calmly: "What is the tool?" It's something that changes nature, changes the world! โ€

"The biggest difference between humans and animals is that they can use tools, and from this point on, man has gone to the dominance of the world!"

"In terms of human strength, people are not as good as large carnivores such as lions, tigers, bears and leopards, and in terms of fertility, they are not as good as small animals such as rabbits, but why is this the world of humans?"

"The claws of the lion, tiger, bear and leopard are very powerful, but humans can threaten them by picking up bows and arrows and putting on armor, which has become the starting point of the struggle between humans and nature!"

Seeing Zhao Xin's gushing narration, Han Xin couldn't help but interrupt him: "But Your Highness, it's humans and not animals who are fighting with us!" โ€

"That's right, but the theory is the same, although Da Song's weapons are a little better now, they haven't smoothed the gap, and even because of the relationship between horses, we are still at a disadvantage!" Zhao Xin said this, paused, and continued: "But what if you can continue to develop? โ€

"Keep going, is it a longbow?"

"No, the longbow can only get closer, or even slightly exceed, but it's not a huge generation difference!"

"A huge generation gap?"

"Think about it, if it is our forbidden army in the Northern Song Dynasty, compared with the army of the ancient times or the Zhou Shang, who can win!"

Han Qi was dazed for a while, he didn't understand what Zhao Xin meant, he really didn't know much about the ancient things.

"I'll do it another way, a heavily armed forbidden army, and an army that is not wearing armor, but only armed with sticks or hoes!"

"What is this, isn't this a civilian, the forbidden army is tantamount to slaughter against them!"

"That's right, that's what I meant!"

"You mean to say that there is a weapon that can slaughter the current forbidden army, which is impossible!" Han Qi shouted loudly.

No wonder Han Qi thinks so, in fact, if Zhao Xin was not a traverser, he would not have known that there would be a weapon that would end the era of cold weapons, with thicker and heavier armor and stronger and stronger personal abilities, in this era of hot weapons, being beaten to pieces.

Although it is said that in the era of hot weapons, people and generals are still very important, no matter how much people go against the sky, they cannot change their strategic disadvantages, and their backwardness in weapons and equipment will be beaten.

Zhao Xin didn't say anything, he just needed to let Han Qi understand his intentions, Han Qi's heart was also full of curiosity, but he didn't ask any more, some things, before he came out, he was a secret, and he couldn't ask more.

But looking at the longbow and the bastion, it is indeed a very good weapon, and if you look at it from this aspect, it makes sense.

"But you don't have to quit, you can do the same when you go back to the palace!" Han Qi opened his mouth and said, but the words became quieter and quieter, even he couldn't go on, the palace can, that's a joke, there is no manpower, no resources, just rely on Zhao Xin to do it himself.

Looking at Han Qi, Zhao Xin didn't continue to say his thoughts, the thermal weapon was too ethereal, even if there was already gunpowder to collapse the city wall, there was already a tree cannon, but there was still a way to go before the real artillery.

Of course, if Zhao Xin is not pursuing cheap, he can also use bronze cannons, and when gunpowder appears, the appearance of bronze running has become a possibility, because bronze has a very high smelting process as early as the Yin Shang period, which is nothing more expensive.

Take the current copper price, about 300 wen per catty, an 8000 jin level of ordinary copper cannon, the price is as high as 2400 guan, its power is far from comparable to the price, artillery, one or two have no effect at all, even if it is a powerful red-coated cannon, it will take dozens of cannons.

With the current economic state of the Northern Song Dynasty, it simply cannot afford such expensive artillery.

With the card system and the insight of the traverser, if you follow the step-by-step process, you can save the Northern Song Dynasty by decades, or even hundreds of years, and let the iron artillery appear in the Northern Song Dynasty, but this has little to do with epoch-making.

In fact, what made the cavalry completely withdraw from the stage of history was the result of the combined action of artillery and machine guns, especially machine guns, when the dense cavalry positions were torn apart by countless machine guns, it was the end of the cavalry, and the cavalry could only be sent to death.

Of course, Zhao Xin knew that if it was easy to say that simple artillery and flowering shells were relatively easy, artillery and rapid-fire guns in the modern sense were difficult, not to mention machine guns, maybe he had a solution, but it was the same as tree artillery, it was a one-off.

This is the case with the early Gatling guns, there is no need to solve the problem of reloading, as long as there are 100 barrels, the problem of resonance and impact is solved, and hundreds of bullets can be fired in an instant, but it is much more difficult to reload.

Zhao Xin will definitely popularize thermal weapons in the future, and even after it stabilizes, he will start the mode of building and climbing the science and technology line, but now, he doesn't want to say more to Han Qi, obviously, from the process of talking just now, Han Qi is not inclined to get closer, and he doesn't want to say so much.

After thinking for a while, he said to Han Qi: "Han Xiang, I have something I want to trouble you!" โ€

"What's the matter?"

"I hope that Han Xiang can help me send a letter through the channel of 800 miles of urgency."

After saying this, Han Qi was silent, Zhao Xin's meaning was very clear, the purpose of the 800-mile rush was also to pass on, it seemed that Zhao Xin said that he was retreating, not just talking, but thoughtful, and was about to refuse, because he knew very well that Zhao Xin's status with Renzong was passed on through his channels, then, in case Renzong was to blame.

But everything Zhao Xin said before made him hesitate, what if what Zhao Xin said was true?

Is it really possible to have a weapon that is an era higher than the starting human armor, and to crush the weapons of the infantry armor?

Impossible, this is a question that anyone can figure out, but whether it is the longbow fortress or the gunpowder that blew down the city wall, Han Qi felt that Zhao Xin was really the one who created miracles, and he didn't have so much persistence in his heart. Reading, a better reading experience.