Although Zhao Yan told Zhao Shu in advance to cover his ears, Zhao Shu still felt that his chest was shaken, and then a hot wind blew, mixed with a lot of dust, which made him feel even more uncomfortable, and he couldn't help coughing loudly again. In contrast, the older Empress Dowager Cao had a normal complexion, and even showed a hint of joy, because the greater the power of the grenade, the greater the help to the Great Song Dynasty.

After a while, the dust was blown away by the wind, revealing the ground where the grenade was located, only to see that the green bricks on the ground had been shattered, revealing the dirt below, and the surrounding ground was also black, with a strong smell of saltpeter.

"It's true! It turned out to be real......" Looking at the damage caused by the grenade in front of him, Zeng Gongliang, who was most familiar with weapons, muttered to himself with a sluggish face, he suddenly felt that the martial arts scripture he had compiled before always needed to be overhauled, especially the description of gunpowder and the application of related tactics, which needed to be revised.

"If there was such a sharp weapon back then, why would it be the defeat of Haoshuichuan!" In contrast, Han Qi whispered to himself with a gloomy face, the defeat of the good water river in Western Xia back then was a stain that he could not erase in his life, and now seeing the power of this new gunpowder weapon, he couldn't help but think of the shame back then.

Ouyang Xiu, one of the several ministers, also looked at Zhao Yan in shock, when he heard that the grenade was from Zhao Yan's hand, he was even suspecting that the Bow Crossbow Courtyard was cheating with Zhao Yan, but now the facts are in front of him, so he has to believe it, but what he can't figure out is that with a gentleman like Zhao Yan, how can he understand both medical skills and weapons, this is not reasonable at all?

"Hahahaha~, Yan'er, you did a good job, with such a sharp weapon, my Great Song Bingfeng will be even sharper, if the western thieves dare to commit another offense, they will definitely be taught a cruel lesson!" Although Zhao Shu's health is not very good, his attitude in military affairs is relatively tough, and after seeing the power of gunpowder weapons such as grenades, the first thing that comes to mind is the headache opponent of Western Xia.

Seeing the happy appearance of Zhao Shu and the others, Zhao Yan secretly despised it, a small primordial grenade can make these decision-makers of the Great Song Dynasty so happy, if he can get weapons such as muskets and artillery in the future, wouldn't it make them jump up with joy, and even be happy and sad.

After seeing the power of the grenade, Han Qi and the others no longer had any doubts about the previous report of the Bow and Crossbow Academy, and Zeng Gongliang, who was in charge of the military aspect, immediately said goodbye to the Empress Dowager Cao and Zhao Shu, he wanted to meet the craftsmen who made gunpowder in person, and then discuss with the officials in the Bow and Crossbow Courtyard how to mass-produce this weapon? In addition, the use of this new type of firearms and which armies should be prioritized also need to be worried about by Zeng Gongliang, a privy envoy.

After Han Qi and the ministers left, Empress Dowager Cao glanced at Zhao Yan and said, "Third brother, you have done a good job in gunpowder, but don't be complacent, don't mess around in the future!" When Empress Dowager Cao said this, she turned her head to Princess Shoukang next to her and said, "Third sister, I'm tired today, you help me go back to rest!" ”

Princess Shoukang was worried that Zhao Yan would be punished for something else, but she didn't expect it to be a good thing this time, and Zhao Yan was able to understand gunpowder, which surprised her even more, and she didn't react until now, until she heard the words of the Empress Dowager Cao, she agreed, and helped the Empress Dowager Cao to leave, but when she left, she turned her head to look at Zhao Yan from time to time, as if it was the first time she knew her younger brother.

Zhao Shu took his two sons to send off the Empress Dowager Cao, because his health was not good, so the father and son returned to the vertical arch hall next to him, and when Zhao Shu sat down, he immediately asked Zhao Yan eagerly: "Yan'er, is this grenade today also something you learned from the dream world?" ”

"This ......" Zhao Yan hesitated, the education of later generations did not teach people to make grenades, but he still replied, "Father Qi, it can be regarded as what Erchen learned from the dream world, in fact, the weapons used in that world are gunpowder weapons, but there are many types of gunpowder they use, and Erchen can only prepare one of them now, but there are many kinds of weapons that use gunpowder, and today's grenade is only one of the simplest, in addition to muskets, artillery, etc." ”

Hearing Zhao Yan say this, Zhao Shu and Zhao Yan's eyes lit up again, especially Zhao Xu, who asked eagerly: "Third brother, I heard your introduction to muskets and artillery before, I have always been yearning for these two weapons, now you can make grenades, if you work harder, you should be able to make muskets and artillery, right?" ”

Regarding Zhao Yan's words, Zhao Yan smiled bitterly and said: "Big brother, the principle of using muskets and artillery is not complicated, but the key is that the manufacturing technology and manufacturing materials are very high, for example, the manufacturing materials of these two weapons are best made of copper, of course, iron can also be used, but the quality requirements for iron are extremely high, and the manufacturing process must also reach a certain level!" ”

The above is definitely not Zhao Yan's excuse to shirk, but it is true, whether it is a musket or an artillery, the requirements for materials and craftsmanship are extremely high, and if you want to use iron to make muskets and artillery at the beginning, it is obviously a little unrealistic, and the process is not up to it at all, in contrast, it is simpler to make artillery and muskets with copper, and the only drawback is that it is too expensive.

Hearing Zhao Yan say that he wanted to use copper to make weapons, Zhao Shu and Zhao Ji both smiled bitterly and glanced at each other, the Great Song Dynasty originally used copper as money, for ordinary people, copper is actually money, and the Great Song Dynasty's money is exquisite, and it is often transported to surrounding countries, and the copper money in the country is not enough, and even some places have to cast iron money to circulate, which shows how the Great Song Dynasty is short of copper, if copper is used to make weapons, I am afraid that the entire Great Song Dynasty will have to go bankrupt in a few years.

"Third brother, don't think about making weapons out of copper, but you really can't do anything about making muskets and cannons out of iron?" Zhao Ji asked unwillingly again, he really wanted to see the scene of the Great Song army using these two new weapons to slaughter the Western Xia and Liao ** teams.

This time, before Zhao Yan could speak, Zhao Shu, who was sitting there, took it and said: "Xu'er, I understand Yan'er's words, if you want to use iron to make artillery and muskets, the key is not Yan'er, but the level of my Great Song Dynasty craftsmen, and now the level of my Great Song Dynasty craftsmen is not good, so I can only use precious copper to make it, and only when the level of craftsmen improves in the future can I use cheaper iron to make weapons." ”

As soon as Zhao Shu spoke, Zhao Yan was also like a ball leaking air, in fact, he also understood it just now, but he was unwilling in his heart, so he wanted Zhao Yan to think of other ways, but unfortunately there seems to be no way to have the best of both worlds in this world, and Zhao Yan can only give two paths with huge flaws.

In contrast, Zhao Shu was still a little too lazy and a little uncontrollable, only to see Zhao Shu then said: "Yan'er, it is obviously not possible to use copper to manufacture weapons on a large scale, but you see whether this is good, my father can try to allocate some copper to you, and then you lead the craftsmen to use these copper to try to make artillery and muskets, and wait until a certain amount of technology has been accumulated, and then use iron to make them, and then as long as these two weapons can be made with iron, they can be mass-produced and equipped with the army." ”

Zhao Yan was also stunned when he heard Zhao Shu's words, he didn't expect the other party to make such a big determination to develop muskets and artillery, even if it was to use copper trial production to accumulate experience, the copper spent every year was definitely not a small amount, but soon he shook his head and said: "Daddy, this method is indeed feasible, but you must know that it takes a long time to invest in accumulating a certain amount of technology, and even if it is a trial production of artillery and muskets, it will only be some of the most primitive gunpowder weapons, and the lethality is not strong if it is not far away, It is simply impossible to achieve the effect you want, and it is difficult for the Great Song to achieve an overwhelming military advantage. ”

Hearing Zhao Yan's explanation, Zhao Shu couldn't help but sigh, he also knew that he was too anxious, there was no good thing in this world that fell from the sky, if he wanted to enhance the military strength of the Great Song Dynasty, he had to rely on his own efforts, it was absolutely impossible to take a trick, and Zhao Ji next to him also shook his head in disappointment again.

Seeing Zhao Shu and Zhao Ji's disappointed expressions, Zhao Yan also felt unbearable in his heart, and immediately spoke: "Daddy, the initial investment in artillery and muskets is too large, and my Great Song Dynasty needs money everywhere now, so this matter can be put aside for the time being, but Erchen knows a lot of miscellaneous things, maybe he can improve on the basis of the existing weapons of the Great Song Dynasty, and increase the power of some weapons, so that the time is short and the investment is less, and the soldiers who use weapons can also adapt to the improved weapons faster, There is no need to relearn a weapon that they are unfamiliar with, and it can be said that it is the most suitable for the current situation of my Great Song. ”

Hearing Zhao Yan say this, Zhao Shu and Zhao Ji once again showed hope, since Zhao Yan can understand the manufacture of gunpowder weapons, maybe he will also know other weapons, after all, all aspects of the dream world are much stronger than the Great Song Dynasty, as long as Zhao Yan can improve some commonly used weapons, it will definitely greatly enhance the strength of the Song army.

Thinking of this, Zhao Shu immediately clapped his hand and said, "Okay! Since Yan Er has this ability, then don't waste it, the military manufacturing of my Great Song Dynasty is divided into the Bow and Crossbow Courtyard and the North and South Workshops, I think it is better to merge them and reorganize them into the weapons supervisor of the previous dynasty, and then Yan Er is in charge, so that you can better improve the weapons of my Great Song Dynasty. ”

Zhao Yan didn't expect that his kind words of comfort to Zhao Shu would make the other party make such a big decision, and also let Zhao Xu, who only appeared when he was the emperor, suddenly appear in advance to the present, and what is even more unfortunate is that his idle days seem to be over, and if he has to manage such a big prison in the future, I am afraid that he will be so busy that he will not even have time to sleep, which is not in line with his original intention.

Thinking of this, Zhao Yangang wanted to refuse, but when he looked up, he saw Zhao Shu and Zhao Xu's eyes full of hope, which made him not know how to speak, and finally had to say, "Daddy, the matter of being in charge of the ordnance supervisor is too heavy for Erchen, can you let Erchen think about it for a while before giving you an answer?" ”

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