Chapter 65: Tiger Squat Cannon

Li Kang hurriedly made a look and led everyone out, Li Xiang also saw it, and it was the eunuch who came in from the gate, and a few guards, no need to guess Li Xiang also knew that this time the emperor summoned their father and son, it must be for the matter of muskets. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Li Kang led everyone to kneel down in front of the eunuchs, and shouted long live!

The eunuch nodded, and then said with a smile: "Lord Li, get up, our family is under the emperor's dictation to bring the two of you into the palace to meet the emperor." The emperor is waiting for the two, let's go! ”

Li Kang stood up with a few people, and said again: "Father-in-law, I'm tired!" ”

The eunuch said politely: "Lord Li is polite, our family is also doing things for the emperor, there is nothing!" ”

Li Kang nodded, walked to the eunuch's side, stuffed a silver ticket into the eunuch's hand, and then whispered in the eunuch's ear: "Father-in-law, do you know what happened when the emperor announced that my father and son entered the palace to meet him?" ”

"This ...... We don't know either, but today's squire of the military department, Lord Lu, has seen the official family, so it must have something to do with this! The eunuch silently took the silver ticket and put it into his wide sleeve.

The father and son followed the eunuch all the way to the palace, and they searched and checked, of course, these are all rules, and they are afraid that someone will assassinate the emperor.

It was still in that imperial study that Li Kang and Li Xiang, father and son, were here for the first time, and of course it was not the first time to see the emperor.

Before Li Kang and Li Xiang entered, they heard a familiar voice in the imperial study: "It's Li Aiqing, come in and talk!" ”

Li Xiang was also a little puzzled, is this like what the emperor should say to a small official? It's a bit like an elder or a friend welcoming them!

If you come, you will be safe, Li Xiang thought in his heart, the emperor is also a human being, and he must be reasonable, and he will not punish them indiscriminately.

The father and son followed the eunuch into calligraphy, and at this time, Emperor Lizong had personally greeted him, and the father and son were about to kneel, but Emperor Lizong reached out to support them and prevented them from kneeling.

Emperor Lizong laughed and said, "The two Aiqing are exempt! Today, let's not talk about friendship as a monarch and a minister, but as a friend! Sit down and talk! ”

At this time, the eunuch wondered in his heart, why did the father and son get such treatment? The emperor greeted him in person, not to say, but also to say what friends, this is really a strange thing every year, this year is especially a lot, he wants to break his head and can't understand, but there is one thing he understands, this father and son are only afraid that they will be rich and expensive in the future, but they can't be offended!

The eunuch knew that the task was completed, and there was nothing to do with him here, so he hurriedly retreated, and there were only three people left in the study, Li Xiang, Li Kang and his son, and Emperor Lizong.

Emperor Lizong smiled and said, "Li Aiqing, you father and son must have guessed what I summoned you here for this time, right?" ”

Li Kang hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, Weichen doesn't dare to speculate on the holy will!" Please ask the emperor to make it clear 1"

Emperor Lizong laughed and said, "Li Aiqing, didn't I say it, today we are friends and talk!" It's like the day we met on the street, isn't it very talkative? Today, I also want to ask you, what kind of object is that iron musket, and can it be used by my Great Song Dynasty? ”

Li Xiang stood up and replied: "Your Majesty, that iron musket is made by Weichen using the occasional meteoric iron from outside the sky, so it cannot be copied, and I hope the emperor will see it!" ”

Emperor Lizong looked at Li Xiang with burning eyes, stroked his beard and said, "Oh, there is such a thing? Can the iron musket be seen by me? ”

Li Xiang nodded and said, "Of course there is no problem!" But please be careful, the emperor, this musket is quite powerful, when playing, you can't easily move the mechanism, in case it goes off, it will be troublesome! ”

After that, Li Xiang took out the pistol from his arms, held it in both hands, and sent it to Emperor Lizong!

Li Xiang was also thinking that the emperor was also careless and bold, if he was an assassin, then the emperor would have become a ghost under the gun. But on second thought, the reason why the emperor dared to do this was because he did not know the power of the pistol, and he also believed that the father and son did not have the intention of harming him.

Emperor Lizong took the pistol from Li Xiang's hand, and felt that this thing was too heavy, no wonder Li Xiang said that it was made of meteoric iron outside the sky, thinking that he didn't lie to himself, but the shape of this iron musket is a little too different from the bamboo musket made by the ordnance supervisor, this iron musket is too exquisite, it is simply a work of art.

Emperor Lizong held it in his hand and looked at it for a long time, but he didn't understand it, so he raised his head and asked, "Little Li Aiqing, what is the principle of this iron musket, can you solve my doubts?" ”

Seeing that the emperor asked, Li Xiang also knew that it would not work without explaining, so he nodded and said, "Yes, Your Majesty!" This iron musket is a new type of gunpowder made by Weichen, which fires iron projectiles to kill and injure enemies. Your Majesty, please look at this barrel, it must withstand the high pressure generated by the combustion and explosion of gunpowder, and it must not be deformed or exploded. The current bamboo musket, because the strength of the bamboo itself is not high, so the pressure it can withstand is small, and the speed and force of the projectile are also small, so its lethality is relatively small. Unlike this iron musket, the projectiles it fires are as fast as lightning, so they can penetrate more than an inch thick wooden plank, and if it hits a person, it can penetrate through the body. This iron musket is made of extraterrestrial meteorite iron and has been tempered for thousands of years, and there will never be an explosion of ordinary iron casting. ”

Emperor Lizong said with understanding: "I see! It's no wonder you're not imposed. ”

Li Xiang's body bent slightly, and he said loudly: "Your Majesty, although this iron musket cannot be made in batches, Weichen has an iron cannon design dedicated to the emperor!" This artillery is called the Tiger Squat Cannon, the barrel can be made of wrought iron, it is loaded with 10 taels to 50 taels of gunpowder, the shell is cast by pig iron, the bullet is filled with dozens of small bullets, it is fired and hit 200 steps away, and it is broken and hurts people. The head and tail of this cannon are 2 feet long, the head of the cannon is erected by two iron claws, the shape resembles a crouching tiger, due to its light weight and small size, it is very suitable for cavalry to carry directly with war horses. Of course, this cannon can also be enlarged to make a longer and more powerful cannon, which can be mounted on a gun carriage and pulled by horses. ”

Emperor Lizong was shocked: "Little Li Aiqing, can this cannon really be made?" And is it as powerful as you say? ”

Li Xiang nodded and said: "Your Majesty, Wechen has only made a preliminary design, of course, Wechen wants to come and can make it, but it all depends on the craftsmanship of the Ordnance Supervisor." ”

After speaking, Li Xiang took out a design drawing from his arms, which was a design drawing of the Ming Dynasty artillery directly printed by the super 3D printer, which should be able to be produced at the technical level of the late Southern Song Dynasty. If it were a modern cannon, it would have been impossible to make it at all. Of course, Li Xiang can still use super 3D printers to print modern weapons, but it can't be mass-produced, and Li Xiang doesn't know how many things can be printed with super 3D printers, and too advanced weapons appear in this world, which is neither explained nor necessarily a good thing.