The object in front of him has surpassed the perception of artillery.

A full 35,000 catties of bronze were cast into this thing.

Yelu Yixin raised his head under the cannon, and when he stroked the barrel with both hands, he was trembling.

This is the reward he got after ruling out the crowd, and this is the result of his obstinate actions.

The cannon wall was nearly seven inches thick, and Yelu Yisin's hand was flat on it, with dark bronze sticking out on both sides. Just looking at the muzzle, the size of the inner diameter is probably the sum of the gun walls on both sides.

A circle of iron hoops firmly clamped the bronze cannon body, and when fired with a fire cannon, the barrel burst open. The first heavy artillery was sent to the west at the same time by more than 30 craftsmen, three masters, and two officials during the test firing. The second test had a thickened barrel, but after more than 10 rounds of test firing, there was an explosion, and a gap was blown near the bottom of the barrel, and a soldier was standing in that position, his upper body was scraped by fragments, and the whole thing was gone.

After that, the third cannon was equipped with iron hoops, and they were hooped up like hoops and barrels. Up to now, more than 20 test shots have been carried out, and the mountain rocks and city wall models of the test artillery site have been smashed again and again, and a set of effective cooling methods have been explored.

It was only at this time that this thirteen-inch cannon was declared a complete success. It was also reported to Yelu Yixin, attracting the Son of Heaven of Daliao to watch it in person.

If you do the math, it would take at least sixty cows to drag this heavy cannon. And the speed of movement is even slower, not even half of what a person can walk. If you want to send it from the rear to the front line hundreds of miles away, you can count it in ten days.

But such a huge cannon has a power comparable to its shape and weight, and can send hundreds of pounds of cannonballs to three miles away. It was a weapon that struck through the walnut-like fortresses, smashing the tall and thick walls like a hammer.

I believe that as long as this cannon appears under the city, it will immediately cause chaos in the city.

Fang Cai Yelu Yixin had already seen the scene of this artillery firing, and it was earth-shattering.

The platform with the huge cannon shook violently, and a flash of fire erupted from the muzzle of the cannon more than a zhang long, and the thick smoke of gunpowder shrouded a radius of several zhang, and it took a long time before it was blown away by the wind. The whistling sound of the cannonballs is indescribable, as if there is a dragon roaring in the sky. The moment it landed, it was like a meteorite falling and smashing on a city wall that had been built as a target. A huge crack burst out of the wall more than two feet wide, and the masonry on the wall collapsed from a third of the way to the wall.

"Xu Qingjia, what do you think of this artillery?" Yelu Yixin turned around triumphantly and asked a Han official at the end of the line behind him.

This is a Confucian student who came from Hebei, and it is said that he is still very famous. Yelu Yixin saw that he had worked hard all the way, and gave him an official position as a doctor of the country.

In the past, there was an agreement between the Song and Liao sides to repatriate fugitives, but now the two countries have severed diplomatic relations, and there are only commercial and trade exchanges. No one pays attention to the old promises. In the past two or three years, more than 2,000 Confucian scholars, craftsmen, and even criminals have come to Liao.

Yelu Yixin accepted so many Confucian scholars of the Southern Dynasty in one go, one was to make the Southern Dynasty court in Kaifeng unhappy, and the other was also hoping that a few virtuous talents could be unearthed among them. Don't want Han Gang's level, just have the level of Zhang Yuan and Wu Hao. Although he was disappointed later, he arranged for the vast majority of Confucian students to teach, and at the same time gave official positions to the most prestigious among them.

In Yelu Yixin's mind, this should be the most appropriate arrangement. Not to mention the measures to teach, those who have been named officials should be grateful to Dai De, at least like Zhang Xiaojie, who can speak comfortably.

But he was disappointed today, and that Dr. Xu raised his neck and asked loudly: "Dare to ask Your Majesty, the one who created this thing, the countryman?" Han people? ”

Yelu Yixin was splashed with cold water, and his face became gloomy, "What does the Qing family mean?" ”

Seeing Yelu Yixin's face, Zhang Xiaojie shuddered suddenly. As a close minister of the Son of Heaven who has followed Yelu Yixin for decades, he knew at a glance that the Son of Heaven had begun to get angry. I don't know if Nacuo Da is playing a trick to get away with it, and then a turn of events made Yelu Yixin feel better.

"Since the Han people here can build such a huge cannon, can't the Han people of the Southern Dynasty build it?" However, Dr. Xu continued to protest unexpectedly, "The Southern Dynasty is powerful, and it is not wrong for Your Majesty to be diligent in cultivating military equipment. But the solidity of the family and the country is not in danger in Germany. There are many soldiers, and the generals are wide, and the strength of the soldiers is not enough. The four people are stable, and the people's obedience is the foundation of governing the country. ”

'This is a big measure, is it spoiled in the south?' Talking nonsense here is fatal. ’

Zhang Xiaojie was thinking about it, when he saw Yelu Yixin already walking away with a blue face.

"Arrest him!"

As soon as Zhang Xiaojie spoke, Wan Yan Agu, who served as the guard, grabbed the newly sealed doctor, raised his arm upward, and slammed it to the ground.

There was a muffled sound, Zhang Xiaojie felt pain when he heard it, and Dr. Xu, who landed on his head, fell unconscious.

"It's stupid to read." Wanyan kicked again, and with a bang, the person woke up again.

"Your Majesty, what to do with him?" Zhang Xiaojie caught up and asked Yelu Yixin.

Yelu Yixin lowered his head and stroked the iron hoop at the end of the cannon, "Since people don't convince him, let the artillery convince him." ”

Zhang Xiaojie was stunned for a moment, and nodded hurriedly, "Chen understands." ”

The ministers gathered behind Yelu Yixin, and the Great Liao Emperor rubbed the rough outer wall of the artillery that had not been carefully polished, and said slowly, "My Great Liao, I don't need rotten Confucianism, and I don't need to read the Bible and read stupid fools. As long as there are craftsmen with hearts and feet, farmers who are good at planting, officials who know the law, and soldiers who are brave and brave to fight, Daliao will be fearless! Do you know why the Han people couldn't beat Da Liao in the past? He pointed to Dr. Xu, who was being dragged away in front of him, "It's all these things!" ”

"陛xià! Don't forget that the Southern Dynasty also produced a Hangang! ”

"I know what you're trying to say." Yelu Yixin turned around and sneered, "Han Gang is a great Confucian in the world!" …… Bullshit! Han Gang and Confucius have never been all the way. The trick of the dove occupying the magpie's nest let him play in the Southern Dynasty, let's not be fooled! ”

Yelu Yixin consciously said a very funny joke and laughed hoarsely twice.

When the ministers piled up a smile on their faces, he sank his face again, "The establishment of the Great Liao country does not depend on measures, and the governance of the country does not depend on measures, and now it does not need to rely on measures to create." It relies on the strength of the armor and the strength of the soldiers, the iron cavalry, and the ferocity of the artillery. If anyone thinks I'm wrong, let him come to me, and I'll let him understand! ”

The ministers stood in horror.

Yelu Yixin glanced at it, and then retracted it to his confidant, "Zhang Xiaojie, what do you say is the name of this cannon?" ”

Zhang Xiaojie's brain teaser turned, "The several heavy cannons that the Song people put in the imperial city are all named after the general, but in fact, they don't add up to such cannons. Up and down the Quartet, throughout the ages, there is no divine weapon comparable to this cannon, and Yichen is not a little foolish, it is better to be called the general of the universe. ”

Yelu Yixin was not interested in naming the weapon now. It doesn't matter if it's called shit, or it's called the emperor, it's actually all this cannon. But a good name can certainly inspire the loyalty of the craftsman, which is what Yelu Yixin values.

"Good!" He clapped his hands gently, "It's called the Great General of the Universe!" ”

…………………………

The Queen Mother's Luan has already left Jinmingchi and returned to the imperial city.

The annual dragon boat auction also decided the winner.

On the same day, in the same place, the fierce battle between the two championship teams competing for the championship has gradually stopped talking about it in the mouths of people in the capital.

The news of the new heavy artillery universe general of the Liao State has not yet reached Kaifeng, but as early as a month ago, the urgent military information about the successful manufacture of the Liao's fifteen-inch caliber super heavy siege cannon has been sent to the desk of every governor in the two prefectures.

However, Han Gang still doesn't know that the puppet emperor of the Liao State has exposed his old background - although Yelu Yixin's original intention may just be to add a little chaos to Han Gang, and stir up the dispute between the Taoist system within the Great Song Dynasty, which was already inseparable from the government, and stirred up a little more chaos.

An urgent letter from Jiang Ning was delivered to Han Gang and his wife at this time.

After Han Gang read the letter, he was silent, and Wang Yi's eyes immediately turned red. After discussing with his wife, Han Gang found his eldest son, Han Cheng.

The boy who has reached the age of fifteen is tall and jade, and his appearance is more inclined to the softness of his mother from the water town in the south of the Yangtze River.

It's already a big boy.

Han Gang looked at his second son with relief, but like all fathers, he didn't say his feelings, but ordered straightforwardly, "Go to Jiangning for your mother." ”

Han Cheng was stunned for a moment, he was going to start studying in Hengqu Academy in the summer, and this summer, he had to go to Gongzhou first to meet his grandparents. Visiting my grandparents in Jiangning is not on the agenda.

"Is it my grandparents who are sick?" Han Cheng asked with wide eyes.

He is indeed a clever child.

"It's your grandfather, who is not in good health." Han Gang looked at Wang Yi, who was silent after crying, "Your mother is inconvenient for a while, you have to pack up for two days before leaving, you take the car to Jiangning first." ”

Han Cheng understood that his father was the prime minister, so it was impossible to visit Wang Anshi, and his mother was also the prime minister's wife, so it was not convenient to go out for a long trip, and maybe he would have to take his younger brothers with him, so he would definitely have to prepare for a day or two.

"The child knows." Han Cheng agreed.

Grandpa's illness is a matter, and his parents' orders are a matter, so he agreed so simply. But being able to travel alone and go to the long-awaited Jiangnan also made him look forward to it even more.

Han Gang nodded, and was about to speak again, when a servant passed into the hall, "Xianggong, someone has come to the Yintai Division, saying that there is an urgent matter to notify Xianggong." ”

Han Gang's words paused for a moment, and then he turned to Wang Yi and said, "The imperial court has also received news from Jiangning now. ”

Han Gang was sure that the urgent mail sent to himself and the urgent report sent by Jiang Ning to the imperial court must have taken the same bus.

The health of the outgoing Zaifu has always been a concern of the imperial court. Wang Anshi fell ill suddenly, if the prefect of Jiangning could not report it as soon as possible, the court would not spare him afterwards, the queen mother would not spare him, and Han Gang would not spare him.

"Go and ask what it is, leave his name."

Han Gang would not go to see the little official who entered the Yintai Division, so he instructed the servant to confirm, turned back to his wife and children and said, "The southbound shuttle, the latest one today is half past nine in the evening. If you pack it up now, you can catch up. Thirty-eight hours later, we will arrive in Sizhou. ”

"Thirty-eight hours, that is, at noon the day after tomorrow, can you get to Sizhou?" Wang Yi finally had a little reaction, "Then you have to sleep in the car for two nights?" ”

"Just two nights." Han Gang felt that compared to the speed of the Bianhe River shipping, it was fast enough to reach the terminal in only one and a half days.

This is also thanks to the benefits of the universal use of clocks in production and life.

After the invention of the clock, there was an accurate train schedule, and the efficiency of the entire railway was doubled.

In every railcar, the front and last carriages are equipped with a table clock that allows the conductor to keep track of the time. There is a fixed time for passing through each station, and as long as the time of each train passing through the station is controlled, the vehicles can be prevented from colliding before and after on the railway. In addition, the use of turnouts and station marshalling also makes it possible for heavy-duty trucks not to affect the movement of passenger cars.

Therefore, there is a high-speed from Beijing to Sizhou in one and a half days, 24 hours, from the capital to Luoyang.

Han Gang knew from novels and history books in his previous life that in another world, a few decades later, there was a rebellion in the south, but it was wiped out by Tong Guan within a few months. Now that there is a railway, there are changes in the south of the Yangtze River, and within five days, 20,000 forbidden troops can reach Sizhou, and all of them will cross the river within ten days. Whatever the rebellion, it would be a fantasy to grow before the army arrived. This is the most immediate benefit of technological progress.

"When you arrive in Sizhou, you will transfer to the car and boat to go south to Jinling." Han Gang continued to command.

Once there are steamships, the railway will be laid from Sizhou to the Yangtze River, and the time from Beijing to Jiangnan can be reduced by another three. It's just a pity that there isn't one yet. But the car and boat that Han Gang arranged for his son to ride was already very fast.

"Official, why don't you let the second brother go with the slave family." Wang Yi was silent for a long time before, and then suddenly said.

Thinking about it, she still didn't worry about her son traveling alone.

"Mother, the child can!" Han Cheng immediately shouted.

"Rest assured. The second brother will bring a personal companion...... Shi Sheng stabilized the point and took him there. It is enough to find another old man who has been to Jiangning, plus two guards. All the way to the official car, the official ship, what are you afraid of? Han Gang comforted his wife, and then took his son back to the yard, "Go back and pack your things, you have to go out before eight o'clock." ”