Li Jingnan saw that Hua Qingxue's face had changed, and immediately became nervous, "What's wrong?" Could it be that something is wrong with the weapon? ”

Hua Qingxue was silent for a while and told him, "Some time ago...... A few Liao soldiers sneaked into the barracks and kidnapped our craftsmen. ”

When Li Jingnan heard this, his eyebrows almost stood up! "The Liao soldiers have infiltrated the Qingzhou camp?! What about Fu Tingye? He didn't find out?! ”

"The other party disguised himself as a seriously injured Qi soldier and was sent to the barracks, and the general did not know." Hua Qingxue didn't mention that she was almost taken captive, she only sighed faintly, "The Liao soldiers are prepared, we can't guard against it, and the general can't take care of everything." ”

Li Jingnan slapped the table in anger! Even the teacup that drank winter melon tea just now shook a few times.

"These Liao dogs! I'm going to kill them all sooner or later! ”

Li Jingnan grew up in the shadow of the Liao army's invasion of Daqi for as long as he can remember, and his hatred for the Liao people can be described as deep-rooted.

And Hua Qingxue, at first, didn't have much feeling for these two countries, but as the relationship with Fu Tingye and Li Jingnan became closer and closer, and she lived and lived here, she gradually developed feelings for Daqi.

Correspondingly, she also began to have resistance to Da Liao, especially after the matter of Liu Blacksmith, although Hua Qingxue is not a Qi person, her position is basically the same as that of Qi people.

Hua Qingxue's voice was muffled: "The Liao soldiers are not moving now, they must be rushing to make new weapons, once the weapons are completed, they will attack again." ”

Li Jingnan's little face sank, and the good mood just now was swept away.

Although he is young, he also knows very well that Daqi's national strength and strength are too weak and weak compared to Daliao, and taking the initiative to attack is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg! But waiting passively for the other party to knock on the door is really aggrieved!

Finally, Hua Qingxue made a new weapon, he thought he saw hope, but he only won one game, and was taken away by the craftsmen who made the new weapons by the Liao soldiers!

Could it be that the world of Daqi really can't be defended?

"Okay, don't frown your face, frown every day at such a young age, beware of aging quickly in the future." Hua Qingxue didn't want Li Jingnan to have too much baggage, so she tried her best to relax her tone, "Don't worry about the barracks, the general is already stepping up the training of a group of archers to reinforce the long-range attack capability of the army, I also mean the same, the Liao soldiers make the surrounding countries cold in the name of iron cavalry, we don't need to fight hard." ”

Li Jingnan remembered that Hua Qingxue made a bow with a range of four hundred paces, his mood improved slightly, and he nodded approvingly, "That's right, we should also develop our own advantages in the future, if we can't fight the cavalry, we will fight the long-range archers!" ”

After he finished speaking, his face was worried again, "But...... The Liao people's riding and archery skills are very good, in case they figure out this kind of bow one day, then we ......"

"It's a matter of time." Hua Qingxue said.

Li Jingnan was stunned and looked at Hua Qingxue in a daze.

"Once on the battlefield, there will be damage, as long as the Liao soldiers capture a few of our bows and arrows, disassemble the structure, and find craftsmen to ponder for a few days, they will definitely be able to find the mystery." Hua Qingxue's voice was still soft, but the words she said were extremely cruel, "So it is only a matter of time before the bow and arrow are copied, we can't pin all our hopes on the bow, it may help us win once or twice, but it will never be permanent." ”

Li Jingnan listened, his little face tightened, and he pursed his lips and was silent.

Hua Qingxue knew how much he wanted to give Liao Bing a heavy blow, so she would be very unbearable to look at Li Jingnan like this......

"Come on, I'll show you something." Hua Qingxue stood up and took Li Jingnan to the west room.

The close eunuch Xiaodouzi also followed with low eyebrows and lowered eyes.

Hua Qingxue seemed to be very evasive, and said to Xiaodouzi: "You wait outside first." ”

Xiaodouzi was stunned, and then went to see Li Jingnan.

He has always been close to him, even if Li Jingnan squatted in the thatched house, he never left half a step!

Besides, the emperor didn't speak, why should she?!

Li Jingnan almost didn't think about it, and waved his hand in disgust, "Wait outside." ”

"......" Xiaodouzi hung his head and stood under the eaves in an orderly manner.

Hua Qingxue immediately closed the door.

"What are you going to give me? Such a mysterious ......" Li Jingnan walked into the house curiously and saw that the entire wall was full of wooden shelves! It was filled with handmade soap, and I was amazed!

"Wow! …… You did it all alone?! ”

"Yes, after I become proficient, I will make two pots a day." Hua Qingxue casually took a piece and handed it to him, "Did you run out of those I gave you last time?" Don't use it, use this new batch of soap, it's better than the original. ”

Li Jingnan nodded again and again, and was not polite to her, "Then you can pack me more, and I'll send a few pieces to the queen mother." ”

When Hua Qingxue heard this, the Queen Mother would also use her handmade soap? It's an amazing feeling!

She laughed and said, "Okay, then I'll decorate everything for you, and you can reward the minister's daughters and help me advertise!" ”

"What do you mean by advertising?" Li Jingnan looked at her inexplicably.

"That's what it means to promote it."

After reading the handmade soap, Hua Qingxue walked to a table, picked up a handful of paper with various strange patterns, rummaged through it a few times, took out a few sheets from the paper and handed them to Li Jingnan.

"I haven't shown the new weapon to a second person yet." Hua Qingxue's tone was tinged with rare pride, "If you make it, I can guarantee that even if this thing is stolen by the Liao soldiers, they won't be able to do it." ”

When Li Jingnan heard this, he didn't dare to underestimate it, and looked at it seriously.

But when he looked left and right, he couldn't tell what was drawn on the paper......

"What is this?" He looked at the piece of paper in his hand upside down, "It's so round, you can't split or chop, how do you use it when you go to the battlefield?" ”

"To go with these." Hua Qingxue handed him a few more pieces of paper.

Li Jingnan still can't understand it.

He was a little discouraged, "You tell me directly, what's the use of this thing?" ”

"This is called gunpowder, and you can understand that it is a firecracker that is a hundred times more powerful than fireworks." Hua Qingxue put all the drawings in front of him and explained them one by one, "Once the gunpowder is made, we can start making rockets, muskets, and artillery, each weapon has great lethality!" ”

"Than fireworks...... A hundred times more powerful? Li Jingnan felt a little unimaginable, and his expression became a wrinkled ball.

Probably because of ...... In this Great Qi Dynasty, the power of fireworks and firecrackers is too weak, and the common people can hear it at most.

Hua Qingxue felt that the problem should be in the purification process, which caused the saltpeter to not play its due role.

In fact, during the Song Dynasty, gunpowder weapons were already very developed, not only the prototype of muskets, but also the earth-shaking thunder and thunderbolt cannons were born in the Song Dynasty.

It's a pity that although the Great Qi Dynasty is close to the Song Dynasty in all aspects, its military strength is ...... It's hard to put into words.

The primitive ancient gunpowder, that is, saltpeter, sulfur and charcoal, did not attract people's attention, and it was difficult to apply it on the battlefield, but after improvement, potassium nitrate, sulfur, and charcoal were combined according to a certain ratio, and the power was great! Almost the same as postmodern explosives!

Hua Qingxue's biggest headache now is not the production of gunpowder, but the selection of materials for the lead part, which must be flammable, uniform speed, and have a certain moisture resistance.

The most conservative method is to use cotton thread to weave into a thick thread, the disadvantage is that it is too easy to get damp, and it is very likely to be extinguished in the middle of the event in bad weather.

The lead does not work, and no matter how powerful the artillery is, it will not be able to exert its power.

Hua Qingxue is still trying to find a way to refine sodium chlorate.

- Sodium chlorate releases oxygen when heated, oxygen is the best combustion, and as long as it is mixed with cotton thread, it can solve all the problems she is worried about.

These questions are too difficult for Li Jingnan to understand, and Hua Qingxue can only explain them roughly.

“…… In short, the general has agreed to me to set up a firearms battalion, and he has sent men to assist me, and if it goes well, we will soon have the first artillerymen. Hua Qingxue put away the drawings she had recently drawn, and there was some yearning in her eyes, "They will definitely become the most brave team of soldiers in Daqi." ”

"But he didn't report it to the court!" Li Jingnan frowned, a little worried.

Such a big event, even if you want to do it, you must report it to the court first!

"The general may be worried about me...... Hua Qingxue smiled embarrassedly, "He was afraid that I would be punished if I failed, so he helped me carry it around, and reported to the imperial court, didn't he have to wait for the imperial court to approve it?" It's going to be a long time coming. ”

Li Jingnan reluctantly accepted this explanation, and said a little unhappily: "Don't worry, as long as it is for the benefit of the country and the people, I will definitely approve it!" But...... It is true that the distribution of silver taels from the treasury is not fast, and my father has been exempting taxes and recuperating during his reign, so these years have been ...... There really isn't much money in the treasury. ”

Hua Qingxue nodded in understanding, and her tone was very sincere, "The first emperor is a good emperor. ”

A simple and plain sentence, for some reason, Li Jingnan felt a little sour when he heard it.

It had been so long since the Emperor had died, and he had never heard anyone say that about his father...... Even the queen mother, when she mentioned her father, she didn't agree with it.

He deliberately raised a big smile, wanting to hide his reddening eyes, and said, "It just so happens that I'm on a private visit, so I'll live here with you for a few days!" See how you make a new weapon, how? ”

Hua Qingxue smiled and nodded, "Okay, let you see, remember to go back and allocate money to me when you are satisfied, although the general said that he has money, but I am a little worried that he will be swollen and fat, after all, if this thing is really to be mass-produced, it is not an overnight thing, nor is it a matter of tens of thousands of taels of silver......

Li Jingnan had already raised his head arrogantly, "Then you have found the right one for me, Fu Tingye is a great general, how much can he earn every year?" Even if the king can collect taxes and collect money in the name of private, he is also the king who has just been crowned this year, and he can't save much money! No matter how empty the treasury is, it must be richer than Fu Tingye! ”

Hua Qingxue couldn't help but laugh when she heard Li Jingnan showing off her wealth.

Li Jingnan saw her laughing, and he laughed too.

He couldn't explain why he trusted Hua Qingxue so much.

Maybe it was the short time when it was difficult for Qiu to rely on each other? …… Maybe it's because Hua Qingxue always has strange theories coming out of her mouth?

She was full of incredibleness, like those pancreatic soaps on the wooden shelves, and she said she did it.

Many unthinkable things seemed to her to be easy to do.

So......

Li Jingnan looked at the stack of drawings on the table and thought: This time, she will definitely be able to do it.

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