When Zhao Yan said that he had designed the second function of this bed crossbow, he motioned to the old craftsman Zhu Hong to leave, because the next words would involve the secrets of the weapons superintendent, and Zhu Hong was also self-aware of this, so he went out of the backyard and personally guarded the door, so as not to overhear the conversation between the county king and the two officials.

"Judge Shen, I think you and Su Jucheng both know that the Gunpowder Administration could not be used as a separate agency, but because this king has built a lot of money to the official family, the Gunpowder Administration has been separated from the bow and crossbow department." Zhao Yan changed his words at this time, and suddenly mentioned the Gunpowder Department in the Ordnance Prison.

"I see, I was also strange at the beginning, although the new grenade produced by the Gunpowder Department is amazingly powerful, but the number and scale of craftsmen are not enough to single ** signature, I didn't expect it to be the king of the county." Su Shi also said at this time, although his appearance was much worse than Shen Kuo just now, Su Shi didn't care much about it, after all, these were not what he was good at.

"Yes, the reason why I set up a separate gunpowder department in the first place is because in the future, gunpowder weapons will be popular in the world, and even change the current form of war, in which grenades are just the simplest gunpowder weapons, and what I want to say next is a weapon that is enough to determine the outcome of the war!" Zhao Yan said very solemnly at this time.

"The weapon that decides the outcome of the war!" Although Shen Kuo and Su Shi have been shocked many times today, they still can't help but be shocked again when they hear Zhao Yan's words, in their concepts, although weapons are very important to a war, the key factor that determines the outcome of the war is people, although some army equipment is poor. But as long as the morale is high and not afraid of death, a well-equipped army can be defeated, so they do not think that any weapon can decide the outcome of the war.

Although Zhao Yan is not a weapon-only theorist, after seeing all kinds of powerful weapons in later generations, he also has to admit that when hot weapons begin to appear on the battlefield, the soldier's personal bravery is slowly no longer important on the battlefield, and the protagonist of the battlefield has become a contest between the weapons in the hands of the soldiers. And what he's going to say now. It is a weapon that transcends this era.

Thinking of this, Zhao Yanchang took a breath, then looked around, making sure that there would be no eavesdropping. Only then did he speak: "The Gunpowder Administration only produces one type of weapon now. That's grenades. But if we make the grenade a little bigger, and then transform the bed crossbow in front of us, and turn the middle of the bowstring into a pocket. Then shoot that large grenade into the enemy's army, hit the ground and then explode, you can imagine how amazing the effect would be! ”

Since the last time Zhao Shu wanted him to show the artillery and muskets, Zhao Yan has also been thinking about this matter, but the quality and craftsmanship of artillery and muskets are too high, and even if the original front-loading guns and muskets are revealed, the power is very limited, for example, the artillery can only shoot solid bullets with limited lethality, and the range and shooting of muskets may not be as good as bows and arrows.

It is also in this situation that Zhao Yan finally thought of a tricky way, that is, to make use of the conditions of the current Great Song Dynasty, the first most primitive flowering bullet is actually an enlarged grenade, as long as the burning time and range of the lead are calculated, the cannonball can explode when it lands, as for the way to shoot the cannonball, it is simpler, for example, you can use a trebuchet, but this thing is too bulky, so Zhao Yan thought of the bed crossbow again, and the cost of the bed crossbow is too expensive, so he thought of the torsion spring, The cost will be greatly reduced, and after solving this problem, the flowering bullet can be used on the real battlefield.

Shen Kuo and Su Shi, as the two highest-ranking officials in the ordnance prison, naturally have seen the power of the grenade with their own eyes, when they heard that Zhao Yan was going to enlarge the grenade, and then shoot it into the enemy's army, a scene of stumps flying around immediately appeared in their minds, and even they were even more excited to think that the roar of gunpowder like thunder and the smell of gunpowder smoke would make the horses panic, so when this weapon was applied to the battlefield, it should pose a huge threat to the cavalry of Western Xia and Liao, This was definitely great news for the Great Song army, which was mainly composed of infantry.

"The idea of the king of the county really makes the lower officials extremely admired, obviously we have bed crossbows and grenades in our ordnance prison, but there are more than 10,000 people in the ordnance superintendent, including the lower officials, but no one has thought of this, which really makes me feel ashamed!" Shen Kuo saluted Zhao Yan with a sincere expression at this time, although he had only known Zhao Yan for less than a day, he had already been impressed by Zhao Yan's talent.

Su Shi also admired Zhao Yan's talent, and immediately bowed and said: "The idea of the king of the county is really an eye-opener, dare to think that no one dared to think before, and this idea is completely feasible, when this weapon is applied to the battlefield, it will be the day when the power of my Great Song Army will be greatly enhanced!" ”

Being able to make the two historical celebrities so praised, Zhao Yan also felt a little fluttery all over his body, and hurriedly humbled himself a few words, and then told them to keep this matter secret, and wait until the new bed crossbow and cannonballs he designed were manufactured, and then it was not too late to report this matter to the imperial court, and then Zhao Shu, Han Qi and others could be brought in to demonstrate, I believe that after these people saw the effect of the weapon, they would naturally know how to use it.

For Zhao Yan's advice, Shen Kuo and Su Shi also deeply agreed, after all, no matter how good something is, it must be made, especially something like a weapon, it must be made to make people see the real effect, otherwise just by one mouth, I'm afraid no one will believe it at all.

Then Zhao Yan asked people to prepare the carriage, Zhu Hong took several sons and sons-in-law to disassemble the bed crossbow and put it on the car, and then sent it to the ordnance prison, among which Zhu Hong was involved in the design of this new bed crossbow, so he was temporarily borrowed by Shen Kuo from Zhao Yan, and when he taught the steps of making this new bed crossbow to the craftsmen in the ordnance prison, he would naturally let him back.

After watching the carriage transporting the bed crossbow leave, Shen Kuo and Su Shi also immediately said goodbye to Zhao Yan, they all planned to do their best to realize Zhao Yan's idea after they went back, although today's time is not early, but at least they can make some preliminary preparations, and even list the people they need.

Zhao Yan wanted to chat with Shen Kuo about mathematics, physics and chemistry, and exchange food experiences with Su Shi, but seeing that they were in a hurry to go back, he also knew that the two of them were definitely not in the mood to talk today, so he didn't keep them anymore, but personally sent them out of the mansion, and even sent them across the Qingshui River.

Just when Zhao Yan and the three of them were standing by the bridge to say goodbye, when Wang Qi, the head of Zhuangtou who was working in the vegetable field in the distance, saw Zhao Yan, he immediately put down the hoe very excitedly, picked up the firewood knife next to him and cut off two Chinese cabbages that were growing vigorously in the vegetable field, and then came to the roadside to wait.

Wang Qi watched these Chinese cabbages grow up day by day, and his mood was getting better and better, not to mention whether it was true that the Chinese cabbage that the king of the county said could be stored until the winter, even if it was not true, judging from the yield of these Chinese cabbages, they would definitely not be able to lose, plus there were no other vegetable farmers to grow Chinese cabbage, so they could definitely sell it at a good price, and it was precisely because of this, so when Wang Qi saw Zhao Yan today, he cut two cabbages and came to the side of the road, planning to wait for Zhao Yan to send away the guests and then send them over, so that the king of the county could taste it first.

"Hey, isn't this a big cabbage?" After Su Shi said goodbye to Zhao Yan, he was about to board the carriage with Shen Kuo, and when he unintentionally swept past Wang Qi, who was standing on the side of the road, he saw that the other party was holding two vegetables that he was extremely familiar with, which made him also a surprise, and the action of getting into the car also stopped.

"It's really a big cabbage, since I came to the capital, this is the first time I've seen this kind of dish." At this time, Shen Kuo also saw the cabbage in Wang Qi's hand, and couldn't help but say at the moment, he is from Qiantang, Hangzhou, Su Shi is from Sichuan, and both of them grow cabbage in their hometowns, and they used to eat it often, but after coming to Tokyo, they have never seen this kind of dish again, and now they suddenly see it, and naturally feel a little novel and cordial.

Zhao Yan also remembered that Su Shi and Shen Kuo were both southerners at this time, and immediately stepped forward and smiled: "The two of you are officials away from home, and you must have not tasted the flavor of your hometown for a long time, these Chinese cabbages are all planted by this king, it is better for the two of you to bring some back now, so that the family can taste it!" ”

"That's it, thank you to the king of the county, I said that Xia Guan hasn't eaten hometown food for four or five years!" Su Shi is a bold character, and a few cabbages are not worth rejecting at all, so he immediately accepted it very happily. Seeing Su Shi accept it, Shen Kuo couldn't refuse, so he also thanked Zhao Yan and accepted it.

At that moment, Zhao Yan asked Wang Qi to chop a few more cabbages and send them over to put them on the carriage, and then watched the two of them leave in the carriage, as for the design and manufacture of the new bed crossbow next, Zhao Yan didn't plan to care anymore, just wait to see the effect after completion, anyway, with Shen Kuo, the greatest scientist in ancient times, he would definitely not be disappointed.

Thinking of this, Zhao Yan was in a good mood, and with the design of the new bed crossbow, he finally got Zhao Shu's entrustment right, which could also allow him to rest for a while with peace of mind. At that moment, Zhao Yan personally went down to the vegetable field to chop the two largest cabbages, and hummed a little song leisurely while returning home with both hands, and at the same time pondered in his heart that he should use cabbage to make a few special dishes, so that the two sisters and Cao Ying could taste the taste of this vegetable. However, as soon as Zhao Yan returned home, he encountered something that made him very difficult. (To be continued......)

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