Chapter 31: Gunpowder Bureau
Zhou Tong was defeated.
Overnight, the news spread throughout Tokyo, and all the martial artists knew that Zhou Dong, the Tianzihao Sect who was in charge of the Jingshi Imperial Boxing Gym, was defeated by the disciple of the Nine Heavens Xuannu.
Defeat simply, defeat completely, without any suspense, is pure defeat.
Overnight, Wang Han, the personal disciple of the Nine Heavens Xuannu, also became famous in Tokyo.
It is not only the name Wang Han that has risen, but also the martial arts of the Nine Heavens Xuannu. Some people say it's Tai Chi, some people say it's Wing Chun, although the name is different, but the essence of boxing is the same, they are all soft, light and fluttering, just like a woman dancing.
But this is just the appearance, the seemingly casual dance, but every move implies the avenue of the world, the power of heaven and earth. As strong as Zhou Dong, Zhou Dong, who stepped on a green brick with one foot, was defeated under such moves, which shows the power of the boxing method passed on by the Nine Heavens Xuannu.
For a while, in the hook column and in the tile shop, everyone was discussing Tai Chi and Wing Chun, and in the end they were at a stalemate, simply not having two names, collectively known as Xuannuquan. Among them, the most talked about is the Xuannu boxing's Zama, which is said to be tied into a woman's posture when she is unsolved, which has aroused public speculation about why there is such a posture in Xuannu boxing?
Could it be that the Xuannu is also the same as the women of ordinary people's families, and she also needs to be relieved?
Soon such blasphemy was stopped, the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty did not allow the people to talk about the gods and goddesses, and the government also gave Nezama a reasonable explanation, this kind of horse step is not the move of Xuannu boxing, but the Xuannu for the disciple to be invincible, specially tailored for men. If you practice this kind of inner horse step well, you will never be afraid of being kicked in the crotch during the hand-to-hand fight.
People think about it carefully, and it is really the truth, if the horse is clamped in the knees, the enemy has no crotch to kick. For those who have good deeds, they asked around about Wang Han's address and said that they would visit and personally appreciate the power of fairy boxing. As a result, he was told that after Wang Han's victory, the official family gave him the title of Yuqing Great Sect Shenxiao Lingwu Protector, and left him in the palace to discuss the subtleties of Taoism.
Yuqing Great Sect Shenxiao Lingwu Protector, it sounds fierce, but in fact, it is useless, and Wang Han is angry when he mentions this title.
However, he said that he competed in Zhou Dong that day, and Wang Han originally had the idea of smearing oil on the soles of his feet when he saw the situation, but as soon as he joined hands with Zhou Tong, he realized that the master was wrong.
Zhou Tong's boxing technique seems to be strong, but it is actually a good thing, and it doesn't hurt at all.
Although Wang Han couldn't figure out why the master would release water to himself, the situation was obviously in his favor.
As early as when he was studying in the Royal Boxing Gym, Wang Han often practiced with his master, and the master and apprentice had a tacit understanding. Therefore, it is easy to make a play in front of the officials and ministers.
The only flaw is the last move to volley the mandarin duck legs.
It is true that the mandarin duck leg is Zhou Tong's stunt, but the timing is wrong. Any practitioner knows that the most taboo thing to fight against others is to face the normal state of the enemy's body to vacate, because he has no support, it is easy for the opponent to seize the opportunity to counterattack. Therefore, high-power stunts such as volley flying legs are used when the enemy is weak or unable to resist.
For example, Zhou Dong fought against the master of the Liao Kingdom, he first kicked the crotch of the master of the Liao Kingdom, and when the opponent was screaming and covering his crotch, he quickly used his flying legs to kick him under the ring, and fell to the back of the head and died. If he hadn't kicked someone else's crotch first, how could people watch being kicked by him.
Therefore, in order to make up for this mistake, Wang Han hurriedly released his words, and Xuannu specially passed on her own trick to Zama, in order to prevent Zhou Tong from kicking his crotch. In this way, those who will listen to it will not doubt.
After the competition, the official family was overjoyed, and wanted to make Wang Han a general on the spot, but was scolded by Zeng Bu, saying that Wang Han had no meritorious service, why should he be a general?
The official family went down and said that he would be the commander of the Dragon God Guard, but Zeng Bu was scared again.
If the official family retreats, then he will be a martial arts doctor. Zeng Bu re-scolded: "Official, I am the ancestral system, the military attache is promoted, there should be military merits, since the Taizu opened the dynasty, the general has not entered after a hundred battles?" How can you rise to the top in the name of ghosts and gods? ”
When Zhao Ji heard this, although he was angry, he was helpless, and finally gave him a Taoist title, Yuqing Great Sect Shenxiao Lingwu Protector, which is second only to him The title of the Yuqing Sect Master Subtle Daojun Emperor, which can be regarded as a comfort to Wang Han.
Wang Han was overjoyed and grateful on the surface, but in his heart he scolded Zeng Bu thousands of times, and in just one breath, Wang Han had an indescribable incident with all the women in Zeng Bu's family in his mind.
Although he failed to be an official, the name of the Xuannu disciple was preserved, and now Wang Han has a blue Taoist robe given by the official family, which is the same as Lin Lingsu, and gave him a Taoist fish talisman, you can enter and leave the palace at will, of course, you can't go to the harem.
But having this privilege is enough, and the officials will do it sooner or later, and they are not in a hurry to do it.
After the competition, Wang Han did not discuss the subtleties of Taoism with the emperor as the outside legend said, but was assigned by Zeng Bu and went to the Gunpowder Bureau.
Zhao Ji wanted to do it for Wang Hanguan, Zeng Bu scolded him three times in a row, and Zhao Ji was angry and black-faced, and he didn't look at Zeng Bu.
Zeng Bu had a shy old face and said to Wang Han, since there is a firearm to defeat the enemy, why don't you make a sample first, let the Privy Council evaluate the power, and then give it to your job.
This is what Wang Han himself said before, five days to create a secret weapon to restrain cavalry.
In this way, Wang Han didn't say much, he knew that Zeng Bu didn't like him, and he didn't like Zeng Bu, so he was afraid that if he said a few more words, he couldn't help but beat Zeng Bu.
Even if it is not easy to fight in the palace, I will go to his house at night to fight, just like beating Lu Qian.
If you want to make firearms, go to the Gunpowder Bureau, which specializes in the production of all kinds of artillery, rockets, thistles, fireballs, etc. At this time, the gunpowder was mainly black powder, and the weapons made were not very powerful. For example, rockets are bound to black powder on feather arrows to explode, and when ignited, they can ignite dry things such as grain and grass tents, and they can also blow up people's faces with black faces. Artillery is used to fire projectiles, and the most powerful artillery only fires more than 500 meters, which is slightly farther than bows and arrows.
As for the fireball, the fireball terrestris is launched with a stone thrower, which can be 800 meters away, and the fireball will quickly burn the enemy when it explodes.
But such firearms are not what Wang Han wants, and the cavalry nemesis that Wang Han said must be explosives.
The Tokyo Gunpowder Bureau is located in the northwest corner of the outer city, and next door is the crossbow workshop, which specializes in the production of various types of bows and crossbows, and in the past there is the armor storehouse, which specializes in the production of armor and ironware, and artillery is also produced here. There are more than 5,000 workers in the three factories, all of whom are in military positions.
It is said that the Gunpowder Bureau can build 3,700 rockets, 500 fireballs, and 300 thistles a day. The crossbow workshop produces about 7,000 crossbows of various types every day, and more than 20,000 feather arrows. The legendary three-bow bed crossbow is made by the crossbow workshop, and then sent to the border gate, and assembled by the border crossbow workshop.
As for the armor warehouse, the number of workers is the largest, mainly to create all kinds of knives, axes, guns and arrows, but the armor is not much, mainly leather armor. Artillery can also do more than ten a day, and the number is very small, because at this time in the war, artillery is not the protagonist.
After Wang Han saw it, he was very satisfied, the Great Song Dynasty already had a simple assembly line prototype, and with a little push, he could enter the industrial society.
The official in charge of the production and operation of the Gunpowder Bureau was named Song Wen, who was a six-grade supervisor, and was very kind to people, and after reading Wang Han's official documents, he learned that Wang Han was here to manufacture and develop new firearms, so he didn't ask too much, and directly gave a technician as Wang Han's assistant, and went to busy with other affairs.
It's okay like this, no one is watching, Wang Han can let go of his hands and feet.
I asked the assistant's name first, and replied that his name was Ling Wei, a person from Yanling, who had spent ten years in the Gunpowder Bureau, and knew everything about all the affairs in the bureau.
Wang Han was overjoyed, so he asked Ling Wei to bring a few things, such as saltpeter, sulfur, sawdust, cotton, etc., which were all rare things. Cotton, in particular, is only grown in the south and is rare in the north. Wang Han asked for cotton, but the Gunpowder Bureau didn't, so Ling Wei ran home and pulled a piece of cotton wool out of the quilt.
But before the Northern Song Dynasty, people's textile was mainly based on silk and linen, and cotton was developed in the Southern Song Dynasty.
Wang Han was very depressed about this, and said to Ling Wei: "If you have channels, you can buy kapok seeds and promote them in the north in large quantities, which are much more useful than silk and linen." ”
Ling Wei was puzzled and humbly asked for advice, Wang Han said that cotton has all kinds of benefits, it can be used for clothes, it can be used for quilts, and the key is that cotton seeds can be squeezed for oil, can be lit and eaten.
What Wang Han wants to do is to make explosives, and it is not convenient for him to make nitroglycerin under the current conditions, so he will make the simplest one. I don't know if it was because of the deterioration of thinking after the crossing, or other reasons, Wang Han was a little vague about the production method of explosives in his head, and he tried and tested repeatedly, did not think about tea and rice, forgot to sleep and eat, and it took three days to complete the work and make a satisfactory yellow powder.
During this period, Ling Wei has been following around, eating and sleeping together, never leaving, Wang Han was hungry and he went out to buy food, and when he was thirsty, he handed water, leaving an excellent impression on Wang Han.
After the success of the yellow powder test, Wang Han said to Ling Wei: "It's so hard, I should give you a fortune, so I will copy down the formula of yellow powder, and don't give it to others, it will be of great benefit in the future." ”
Ling Wei saw the power of the yellow powder with his own eyes, Wang Han only used a very small amount to put it into the stone lock hole, and after the detonation, the stone lock was torn apart, and the air vibration could be felt from a distance of twenty steps, which was incomparable to the black powder.
With yellow powder, the next step is the manufacture of the Super Sky Monkey, which is much simpler, black powder explosion is not good, but it is excellent to use it as a flight jet. Wang Han made a shell with mud wrapped in many arrowheads, the front part was explosives, the back part was gunpowder, and the outside was made of pulp paper to make flying wings and diversion wings, which became the first handmade rocket after crossing to the Great Song Dynasty.
The rocket is three feet long, with thick wrists and a slender and thin appearance, but its power cannot be underestimated. Wang Han made five, one of which was mixed with black powder and used as an incendiary bomb.
When the rocket was made, it was reported as quickly as possible, and the words were extremely exaggerated, saying that once this thing was installed in batches, it would be able to sweep through Liaoxia within three years.
When the report was raised, the officials attached great importance to it, and the important ministers of the DPRK and the Central Committee, the confidential officials of the Privy Council, etc., under the leadership of the officials, organized a huge observation group to watch the power of the rockets.
Wang Han took the rocket and first introduced to everyone that the structure of the rocket, the front section is the explosion part, and the back section is the pushing part, so that everyone can understand that how far the rocket can fly is nothing more than the lengthening of the power part in the back section.
Today, the main thing to show you is the power of the explosion in the previous section.
Everyone stood up, the forbidden army led five inferior horses in advance and tied them at a distance of 300 steps, Wang Han introduced them to everyone, in order to make it convenient for everyone to watch, so the gunpowder in the rear section was controlled at 300 steps away, and in the real actual combat, the rocket was launched five miles away.
After a lot of rambling, it was finally time for Wang Han's performance, with an order, Wang Han personally lit the fire, watching the lead grow shorter, and a stream of red fire erupted from behind the rocket butt, pushing the rocket to roar out of the bracket, mixed with a sharp sound of breaking the air, carrying Wang Han's hope, heading towards the goal.
In order to enhance the killing effect, Wang Han deliberately asked five horses to be tied into a plum blossom pile.
The distances are measured in advance with test shells, so there is no suspense about hitting the target.
With a loud bang, a cloud of green smoke burst out in the middle of the five inferior horses, although the fire was small, but the momentum was very large, two horses were lying directly on their sides and flew out, and one horse in front of them leaned forward suddenly, directly breaking the horse's neck.
Wang Han choked excitedly, jumped up and down, and waved excitedly at everyone, "See it?" Did you see that? The horses have been blown up, so powerful, what else does Xia Liao use to fight us? ”
Wang Han jumped and shouted excitedly, waved his arms, jumped and jumped, he stopped jumping, and the joy on his face gradually solidified.
Because the whole scene, except for himself, everyone was very calm, and it seemed that they were not interested in the power of the rocket.
Seeing that Wang Han was embarrassed, Zhao Ji nodded and praised, "It's not bad." ”
Looking at the others, they all looked at Wang Han with a serious face, looking at Wang Han with strange eyes, as if they didn't understand, but they just put a large firecracker, what is there to be happy about?
Wang Han was so embarrassed, panting, and saluted Zhao Ji, "I implore the official family to move, come and take a look, and you will know the power of this rocket at a glance." ”
Zhao Ji nodded, smiled, and led everyone forward to the explosion.
Of the five horses, two were burping and three were panting, with a few blood holes in their bodies, gurgling and bleeding.
Wang Han excitedly explained to everyone that this is still a primary rocket, because the time is in a hurry, the materials are not enough, so the power is not great, and it will be bigger in the future, one shot can kill more than ten horses, if it forms a battle formation, it will be launched in batches, regardless of the enemy's thousands of troops, it will also be called that he has no return and turns into ashes.
Wang Han said excitedly, but the people around him were at a loss, and even more, chatting in the back, the weather is good, yes, the sun is also good, well, this kind of weather is suitable for hunting.
Wang Han became irritable and wanted to scold.