Chapter 3271 The rights and interests that the Great Song should enjoy

After a pause, Zhao Xing then added: "No, since you left, the manufacturing bureau has been studying the use of mathematical methods to calculate the power of gunpowder, they use accurate weighing to calculate the amount of gunpowder fired by a pound of projectiles, and then wrap each part of gunpowder in cotton paper, a piece of gunpowder is a paper packet, and different packets can be added according to the firing distance." With this precise measure, our artillerymen and musketeers will shoot more accurately and faster.

In addition to this, we have also measured new gunpowder, and we have found three products that can replace gunpowder, one is a by-product of the manufacture of pancreas (soap---- which I call glycerin. This glycerin was treated with alum oil (the name used by ancient Chinese alchemists for sulfuric acid, but in fact Zhao Xing was talking about nitric acid here), and it produced a violent explosion. It's a pity that we can't control this explosion, it seems to shake slightly, and even when it is made, the speed at which the alum oil drips in too quickly will produce an explosion. We've lost more than a hundred researchers for this, and my workshop has been blown up several times.

But after that, we made a thermometer---- and then we discovered the secret to the development of this glycerin bomb: to control the temperature below 3 degrees, which is the usual autumn weather temperature in Guangzhou, and in this condition, the glycerin bomb is stable.

Later, we treated the cotton with alum oil and found that the cotton burns quickly, can also be used as explosives, and is extremely stable with very little smoke. We also found that if the cotton was soaked in glycerin, the explosion of this new type of explosive was more violent......

Ladies and gentlemen, what is civilization, this is civilization! We keep creating. We don't stick to the old ways, we leave those barbarians far away through continuous innovation, and use this creation to bully them---- this kind of humiliation is the natural power given to the creator by the gods.

We have the right to bully those who do not want to make progress, and to eliminate them in the competition for survival, to occupy their land, and to enjoy their resources. This is Da Song! It is the power of the Great Song Dynasty over the South China Sea! The current Nanyang is a ripe fruit in front of my Great Song Dynasty. We can enjoy everything they have to offer with just a touch of our hand! If you don't take it, you will be punished by heaven!

So far, Huang Da and they have not solved the problem of storage and transportation of the two bombs, but their research has made us know. There is not only one explosive in this world, but there are many things that can explode and produce great explosive power, and it has yet to be discovered by us--- and I am sure that in the near future, they will always find a solution, or an application. This creativity inevitably gives us more power!

For now. These two explosives are too powerful for ordinary barrels and barrels to withstand their explosive force. And we are constantly studying new gun barrels and cannon barrels, and now the frequency of gun replacement in Guangnan must be as fast as the frequency of Song officials replacing their concubines. When the results of the research are produced, I believe that our artillery and muskets will be more powerful, and by that time ......"

Zhao Xing's words stopped abruptly.

He did not introduce the third explosive.

Yuan Yeping kept flashing his eyes while Zhao Xing was speaking, and when Zhao Xing paused for a moment, he immediately said: "Since the Nagato Hall has such a great ability, why bother to entangle with the cautious people of Hokkaido?" We just need to build a small city there. Set up four small cannons, and then those who follow me prosper, and those who oppose me die, and the whole of Hokkaido will become our territory--- Nagato Hall has a close relationship with the ministers, I believe that as long as the Nagato Hall opens, the ministers will definitely agree. ”

In Japan, the Kwantung Samurai are fighting fiercely for power with the Emperor. Zhao Xing once used money to buy the land near Nagato, and then even expelled the original lord of Nagato and embezzled the land of several nearby lords. At that time, the Emperor of Japan was struggling with the powerful Kwantung Samurai Order. There was no time to take care of Zhao Xing's expansion. Thereafter. In Japan, where turmoil is frequent, Nagatoryo, who has no quarrel with the world, is a rare place of peace. On the one hand, the ministers continued to obtain a large number of Song luxury goods from Nagato. While enjoying the generous taxes paid by Nagato, they coveted Nagato's wealth, and at the same time, they once again acquiesced to Nagato's expansion.

After Zhao Xing gained a firm foothold in Guangzhou, the Song merchants of Nagato became more and more straightened under Zhao Xing's strength, and after that, the status of Nagato and Japan changed abruptly, and the Japanese daimyo and lords no longer wanted to take advantage of Nagato, but feared that the Song merchants in Nagato would find a reason to help one side of the battle, so that the balance of war was tilted.

Yuan Yeping has been managing the local forces of Tamna Island for Zhao Xing in recent years, and after the foundation of Tamna Island was stabilized, he also served as Zhao Xing's agent, and returned to Changmen from time to time to show off his might. With the change of Nagato's status, now that he, the "expelled man", is back in the Genji family tree, the Kwantung Samurai Regiment is trying its best to win him over, and the ministers are also afraid that Nagato, who has always been inclined to the court, because of the variable of Genyehei, he fell to the Kanto Samurai Order, so he recently decided to increase Zhao Xing's title, and Genyeping ran back with the emperor's edict this time.

At this time, the whole country of Japan was in the "mass Great Song Dynasty admiration madness", they not only did not resist their own citizens as officials of the Song Dynasty, but felt that this was a great honor rewarded by the Celestial Empire. In order to prevent Zhao Xing's official title in Japan from being out of the flow compared to the Song State, the ministers specially presented Zhao Xing with the title of "General of Zhengyi", ----and in the seemingly normal history, there was also a Japanese in the Southern Song Dynasty who was a minor official in the Song Dynasty, and Japan immediately presented him with the honorary title of "General of Zhengyi". After the Japanese died, his family cried and shouted that he should be buried in the "Celestial Empire" (his tomb still exists today).

Because of this identity, Yuan Yeping's advice just now also has an unusual meaning. He came with a reward from the Japanese emperor, and he also knew that Zhao Xing didn't think so, so he didn't solemnly ask Zhao Xing to receive the official title of the Japanese state, but he instigated Zhao Xing to open his mouth and asked the emperor to reward the frozen island in the north. This also means that as long as Zhao Xing is willing to pay symbolic taxes for the barren land in the north, the Japanese court will not be able to ask for it.

Zhao Xing is also a cheap and not white master, in his memory, Hokkaido has always been a territory that the Japanese did not pay much attention to, to the Ming Dynasty, Cossack immigrants migrated to Hokkaido, the Japanese called it "Ezo", acquiescing to the ownership of the northern land by the group of Cossacks.

At this time, if he came forward to claim sovereignty over Hokkaido. And is willing to pay a certain amount of taxes symbolically, it is estimated that the Japanese court must be happy in their hearts---- even the frozen land can be taxed, how can they refuse.

"Land, my thirst for land is endless, even if it is a frozen continent--- according to your wishes. Asking the emperor for a reward for the northern territories ......" Zhao Xing blinked, thought about it in his heart, and added: "That territory even freezes the sea in winter, and the port cannot be used at all, only in summer can be used as a temporary resting place." So the tax can't be set too high, and I'm willing to pay about 100 percent---- only this figure I can accept. As far as Zhao Xing knows. Hokkaido is a large fishing ground, and in the cold water, the marine life grows slowly and the fish is exceptionally tender, and Hokkaido's inexhaustible ice happens to be what it needs most in this ancient world, which lacked preservation technology. Moreover, the white sailors who were stranded in Guangzhou were very good at whaling and processing, and with their leadership, Zhao Xing believed that he would occupy that land. You won't lose money.

Since whaling is an extremely lucrative industry, why can't it be done in the hands of Zhao Xing?

Yuan Yeping agreed with a bitter face, and after a while, he cautiously tried to say, "My lord, aren't you in a hurry about this?" …… I finally returned to Da Song, I just want to enjoy it, if the adults are not in a hurry, I will go back next spring. ”

Zhao Xing nodded lightly in approval. He turned around again and instructed Chen Buqun: "When you take those tributary vassal kings to the north." We must press the distance and strive to arrive in Yangzhou after the Tianning Festival. Then slowly go north. ”

Chen Buqun replied: "Teacher, I understand what you mean, but I'm a little worried, the chieftains I brought are at most the kings of a tribe overseas, and let them impersonate the country to pay tribute, this matter is ......."

Zhao Xing grinned and laughed silently.

In the matter of creating fake tributes, no matter how Zhao Xing calculates, he is at most a retailer. Zhao Xing still remembers a legend he had heard in the real world: the legend that Zheng He had led the king of the Maldives to pay tribute. As a result, during the "celebration of the 600th anniversary of Zheng He's voyage to the West", the Maldivian lady replied in the face of CCTV's invitation that in the history of their own country, the king has never left the country......

History is like this, if you investigate carefully, those tributary envoys are nineteen who came to cheat money, Chen Buqun didn't know, he was worried, but Zhao Xing didn't panic at all.

This is a matter of all officials participating in the fraud, no one dares to say what they really want, Zhao Xing smiled and comforted: "It's okay, the Guangzhou Tongue People Guild will send someone to accompany those people to Beijing, you just have to unload these people in Yangzhou, other local affairs have nothing to do with you---- of course, it has nothing to do with me."

This is a performance, such as the drama and song and dance performed by the forbidden army, no one will investigate their true identity, Your Majesty does not want to be investigated, and the hundred officials do not want to be investigated, at most we only provide travel tools. ”

Shuai Fan interjected on the side: "There was such an example in the Sui Dynasty, saying that all the expenses of the envoys who came to pay tribute were borne by the imperial court, and in order to show the wealth of the Celestial Empire, they did not spend money to eat in restaurants, and the government paid for them. In order to show the wealth of the Celestial Empire, they also tied colored silk on the trees to make the whole city appear colorful and splendid.

Every time I read history, I read this and think, why should this money be spent on outsiders, why should it be spent on its own people, why do they always seem so kind to outsiders? I didn't expect that you and I would have to help play such a farce today. ”

Zhao Xing smiled bitterly and replied: "Before this, I had already told King Duan in a private message about the tributary scam, hoping that he would be able to reach the heavens to listen--- but no one in the court cared if they were true or not, they only needed a court of all nations, and now I have also figured it out, this is a performance, the participants are all plays, they are just playing the role of the king, why bother to take --- drama performance seriously, how can you not pay, so the court rewards." It should be! I have asked each envoy to bring only one national gift to Beijing, and I hope that the imperial court will also give them a national gift, so that the imperial court will not spend much, and it will not cost the people and money......

Shuai Fan sighed: "Speaking of which, we are all the ones who contribute to this matter, if we don't destroy Dali and subdue Nanyang, the imperial court will not move this thought......"

Zhao Xing laughed dumbly.

Shuai Fan miscalculated the character of the little emperor.

The little emperor has always been under the oppression of the Empress Dowager Gao. Empress Dowager Gao died suddenly, and it happened that the little emperor was in the period of youth rebellion, and he was eager to prove his skills, eager to surpass his father Emperor Song Shenzong, so even if there was no Zhao Xing to do tricks in Nanyang. The submission of Western Xia would also make the little emperor celebrate with great fanfare, in order to prove his merits to the people--- in real history, the little emperor did just that!

At the same time, Zhang and other members of the New Party also need this drama, and they need to prove to the people and the people of the world that their policy is right! Act in accordance with their local policies. ushered in the grand scene of "all nations coming to court".

And the estrangement between Zhang and the little emperor also forced him to need such a celebration. to curry favor with the little emperor and prove his skills......

This is what Zhao Xing said: this is a fraud with the participation of the whole people. Everyone in the game is awake, they all know that they are performing, so no one pursues the truth, and afterwards, they will cover up the truth to create a false picture of prosperity.

This "prosperous era" came a year earlier than normal history.

After the Guangming Pagoda gathering, Chen Buqun then sent an advance team to the Yangtze River and began to clean up the waterway. Control the number of ships in the Yangtze River waterway in order to free up the waterway to meet the tribute envoys. In the nervous anticipation of the ministers of the imperial court, the Tianning Festival was long overdue.

On the same day, with the permission of the Privy Council, the advance team of the Quang Nam Navy began to close the Yangtze River, allowing only boats to move slowly along the river on the right side, and a large area from the center of the river to the left bank was vacant. Watch the grand celebration of the coming of all nations.

It's noon. With the sound of a few cannons, several huge masts first appeared on the edge of the skyrim. Then, the flagship of the First Fleet of the Quang Nam Navy, Zhenyuan, appeared in the river

The people along the shore let out a cheer, but then their cheers were in their throats, and there was a suppressed sound of consternation.

After the mast of Zhenyuan appeared in the heart of the river, it did not stop. Immediately afterwards, there were masts appearing in the sky, these ships were all thousands of materials (500 tons) gunboats of the same level as the Zhenyuan, specially for this celebration painted red sails full of wind power, their huge bodies under the blowing of the sails, arrogant one after another in the middle of the river.

They were followed by supply ships of about 600 materials (300 tons), fast sailing ships of about 200 materials (100 tons), and arson ships of about 50 tons...... In the blink of an eye, the forest-like dense masts were all over the river. This huge fleet was arranged in a neat formation, and all the ships were covered with colorful flags, and they were like a moving iron wall, or like a Tarzan that had been pressed down sharply, showing everyone the power of iron and fire.

In front of such a huge armed force, the people watching along the river could not say a single word of exclamation, but only felt that the atmosphere was solemn and made their legs weak.

In front of this fleet, the officers who greeted them were speechless, and they opened their mouths and watched in a cold sweat as the fleet pressed against them.

While the officials were in shock, the Zhenyuan raised a series of five-color flags, and then, the horn sounded, and countless small windows pushed into the side of the warship, and countless round metal pipes poked out of the windows in turn. In an instant, these metal pipes emitted a puff of white smoke one after another, and only later did the rumbling sound of cannon sound be heard in the river......

This time the fleet fired empty bombs, this kind of loud action, Yangzhou officials have also seen before, for example, when the forbidden army is performing, they like to release thunderbolt fireballs to set off the atmosphere of the scene. But the sense of oppression from the cannon is far more powerful than a thunderbolt fireball. Its rumbling roar was full of destruction, and the fire and smoke brought people endless fear, so that the cannon rang out for a long time before Yangzhou officials gasped, and one official forced a laugh and joked: "It turns out that the thunderbolt fireball in Quang Nam is released with a tube, and this sound is louder than the one thrown into the ground." ”

As he spoke, the Giant Ship Zhenyuan turned its rudder.

Black powder can make a huge gunsmoke, after the salute is fired, the huge body of the Zhenyuan is shrouded in gunsmoke, with its rudder, first the sharp angle of collision through the thick fog, and then, its huge body little by little from the smoke of gunpowder, like a demon out of the abyss of hell, pounced on the Yangzhou dock.

Far away, Yangzhou officials only felt that the lines of the Guangnan warship were smooth and the body was huge, but when the warship sailed into the dock, the officials really realized how huge the body of the warship was, they stood on the shore, looked up at the deck of the ship, and only felt that the deck of the ship was unattainable, and many people raised their heads too high, so that they fell off the black gauze hat.

Zhenyuan put down the suspension ladder, at this moment, the ships passing by the center of the river still fired salutes in turn, the entire river was shrouded in thick gunsmoke, the heaven and earth were filled with rumbling thunder, the Ministry of Rites presided over the greeting of the officials of the Li Fan Yuan in the deafening cannon sound to meet the suspension ladder, on the boat, climbed down the suspension ladder a Guangnan sailor, the first impression of the sailor to the officials of the Li Fan Yuan was: demon, very demonic.

The sailor was dressed in white, except for the cuffs and neckline inlaid with a few red decorations, and his chest was covered with small shiny pieces of iron, which flickered in the sun. The hat he wore on his head was also very strange, as if he had accidentally buttoned someone's pot to his head, the iron pot was painted red, and there was a bunch of white tassels in the center of the pot hat.

The most outrageous thing is that he also wears a pair of white gloves and a pair of purple sunglasses on his face.

The man stepped on the ground and began to arrange his clothes, and the official of the Li Fan Yuan whispered to the person next to him: "I have often heard how strange the demon army in Guangnan costume is, but now I look at it, it is indeed a demon." It's more demonic than I thought! ”

Sure enough, after the sailor sorted out his military uniform, he ran to the official of the Li Fan Yuan in a positive posture and reported to himself to the door of the "demon": "She Zhengnan, the first brigade, the fourth battalion, the thirteenth capital, the fifth general of the Guangnan Economic and Strategic Division, and the utility general, was ordered to escort the tributary envoys of the Nanyang vassal states to arrive. ”

The official of the Ministry of Rites headed by him stood up proudly and replied with a smile: "This official, so-and-so...... We are here to greet you. ”

After a pause, he lowered his voice again and persuaded him warningly: "General She, this is a celebration of the imperial court, as a court official, why don't you wear the official uniform of the imperial court, but you have to wear this demon costume---- this is too bewitching!" ”

She Zhengnan blinked and asked curiously: "My lord, this is my official uniform, what's the matter, isn't this official uniform good?" ”

The official of the Li Fan Yuan also wanted to explain, but a person next to him stepped on him with his foot and whispered in his ear: "It is rumored that the people in the camp of the general of Guangnan are all Yi people from Guangxi and Guangdong, and these Yi people are originally people from outside the country, so it is not strange that they wear anything?" My lord, this person's surname is She...... The tiger in Quang Nam is known as unprovoked. ”

The officials of the Li Fan Yuan immediately came to their senses, immediately put on a smiling face, and nodded frequently: "Yes, yes, this costume is really charming...... Well, where are all those emissaries of the foreign domain? Why haven't you seen them come down yet? ”

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