Two days later, Fanning found an old craftsman who specialized in making fine craftsmanry in the East Erjo Sweet Water Alley, where famous craftsmen gathered, and handed him the drawings of the iron chamber and gears.

If successful, a strong string can be transferred from the first gear to the last.

But if you don't say that this is a crossbow part, it is estimated that no one would have imagined that the old craftsman took the job and offered ten yuan, and the two sides agreed to deliver it in five days.

In the past two days, the county government has approved the application for the construction of a private wharf, agreeing to Fanning to build a private wharf on the Cai River.

At noon, Fan Ning was having lunch in the small dining hall, and suddenly, Jiang Jiancheng hurriedly ran in, saw Fan Ning at a glance, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief, he hurriedly stepped forward and whispered a few words to Fan Ning.

Fan Ning was stunned for a moment, "But I'm still eating!" ”

"Oops! Come back and eat, I'll let the dining hall make it for you alone, hurry up and follow me! ”

"Senior brother, what's so urgent?" Cao Shixiao asked.

"The Son of Heaven summoned me into the palace, but I'm still eating!"

As soon as Fanning's voice fell, Qi Brush on the other side gave him four big whites, just pretend! Beware of being struck by lightning.

Fan Ning smiled, got up and said, "I'll go change my official uniform, and I'll go to the palace right away!" ”

A quarter of an hour later, a special carriage of Guozijian drove into the palace at high speed, and slowly stopped at the parking lot in the palace, Fan Ning got out of the carriage and walked quickly in the direction of Ziwei Palace.

In the imperial study, Zhao Zhen was carefully reading the report written by Fan Ning, he had read it three times, the Song Dynasty had never been a conservative dynasty, and foreign trade was extremely prosperous, the key was whether there was a chance.

Now that Zhao Zhen suddenly discovered that there were such vast grasslands and forests overseas, which did not belong to any country, how could he not be excited?

Any emperor has an ambition to open up territory, in order to compete for the Hexi Corridor, open up the Silk Road and obtain the land of horse breeding, Zhao Zhen did not hesitate to fight with the power of the whole country and the Western Xia, but in the end he failed to succeed, which made Zhao Zhen feel very painful.

But the West is not bright in the East, and a report by Fanning opened a whole new window for Zhao Zhen, allowing him to see another world, and he is immersed in overseas frontiers these days.

There are also several maps on Zhao Zhen's imperial case, including a complete map of the territory under the jurisdiction of the Tang Dynasty's Heishui Prefecture, which was found in the library, which clearly depicts the existence of Sakhalin Island, and a copy of the Heishui Prefecture's memorabilia to the imperial court, which contains some descriptions of it by Tang officials.

'The cave says that the island has a territory of thousands of miles, the north of the island is bitterly cold, the winter is covered with heavy snow covering six feet, the late spring is melting, but the south of the island is unusually warm, the forests are lush, the pastures are vast and abundant, and the coast is not frozen all year round........

This shows that Sakhalin Island originally belonged to the territory of the Tang Dynasty and was under the jurisdiction of the Heishui Governorate, which legally proves the legitimacy of the Great Song Dynasty's seizure of this large island, which should be called a return.

It was this map and the folds that enabled Zhao Zhen to completely dispel the last trace of scruples, and he made up his mind to seize Sakhalin Island and Maoren Island.

But for Maoren Island, Zhao Zhen has never been able to find the corresponding map, but since the existence of Sakhalin Island has been confirmed, it should also mean that Maoren Island is real.

At this time, a eunuch reported at the door: "Your Majesty, Fanning is here!" ”

Zhao Zhen suddenly perked up, "Quick!" Let him in. ”

After a moment, Fan Ning walked in quickly, bowed and saluted, "Weichen see Your Majesty!" ”

"Sit down!"

A eunuch brought an embroidered pier, "Thank you, Your Majesty!" Fanning sat down.

Zhao Zhen smiled slightly: "What are you busy with these days?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, Weichen is making money these days!"

"Make money?"

Zhao Zhen was a little strange, so he smiled and asked, "What are you doing to make a living?" ”

"Your Majesty, the ordnance supervisor is offering a reward of 10,000 yuan to recruit a strong crossbow that can shoot through the enemy's armor from a hundred steps away, and Weichen wants to win this 10,000 yuan reward, and he has been thinking about this matter these days."

Zhao Zhen's eyes lit up, this reward was approved by him two years ago, and he still remembered it vividly, he hurriedly said: "But there is progress?" ”

Fan Ning took out a drawing, got up and presented it, "This is a drawing drawn by Wei Chen, some of the parts in it are being made by someone, please take a look at it!" ”

Sooner or later, Fanning will have to hand over this drawing to the Ordnance Superintendent, but how can his ownership be guaranteed? He thought about it, and it was best for the Son of Heaven to vouch for it, so he kept this drawing with him and looked for an opportunity to present it to the Son of Heaven.

Zhao Zhen opened the drawing and looked at it carefully, he was attracted by Fanning's design of five gears, he looked at it for a while and asked, "Tell me about your ideas?" ”

"Your Majesty, the key to killing the enemy with crossbow arrows is strength, Wechen considered lengthening the crossbow body and extending the crossbow teeth back by one foot, Wechen calculated that the power of the crossbow fired in this way would be three times that of the original crossbow arrows, but with the strength of ordinary soldiers, it was absolutely impossible to pull such a powerful crossbow string.

Therefore, Weichen considered the principle of trebuchet, designed a set of gears, and used a copper rod to pull the large gear to drive the small gear, so that the bowstring, which could not be pulled by manpower, could be easily pulled apart through the gear.

Wechen estimated that this new crossbow would kill at least two hundred paces and could easily shoot through the enemy's armor. ”

Zhao Zhen nodded again and again when he heard this, Fan Ning said very reasonably, the trebuchet can throw dozens of catties of boulders to three hundred steps away by a dozen people, and it is to use the ingenuity of the machine to save effort, and he feels that this new crossbow can really be realized.

Zhao Zhen smiled: "This drawing is placed here by me, if it is realized, I will reward you twice!" ”

"With His Majesty's promise, Weichen doesn't have to worry about not getting the money."

Zhao Zhen couldn't help laughing when he heard him say something funny, "If your new crossbow meets the requirements, how can the money of the imperial court be so easy to take?" ”

Zhao Zhen put the drawings in the basket next to him and turned the topic to today's topic.

He handed the Tang Dynasty scroll and map he found to Fan Ning and said with a smile: "You take a look at this information first!" ”

Fan Ning carefully took this three-hundred-year-old scroll, and slowly unfolded it on the table, it turned out to be the scroll of the Heishui Governor's Mansion, he looked at it carefully, and said happily: "It turns out that Sakhalin Island belongs to the Tang Dynasty, so it is natural for the Great Song Dynasty to take it back." ”

Zhao Zhen nodded, "I also think about it this way, but I can't figure it out, how can there be a coast that doesn't freeze in all seasons?" ”

Fanning knows one thing about this, Sakhalin Island and Hokkaido are one of the four major fishing grounds in the world, and it is normal for the southern coast of Sakhalin Island to not freeze due to the warm current and the cold current.

"Your Majesty, maybe it has something to do with the temperature of the water, the sea over there is relatively warm, so the coast is not frozen, but Weichen believes that the top priority now is not Sakhalin Island, but Maoren Island and Tamna Island, when does Your Majesty plan to send someone to investigate?"

Zhao Zhen pondered for a moment and said: "Two days ago, Di Qing took the initiative to ask me for help, willing to open up territory for the Great Song Dynasty, but I considered letting him go to the south to quell the rebellion outside the mountains, and he recommended to me that Zhao Zongshi be responsible for the exploration of the two islands, I want to ask your opinion, who do you think is more appropriate to explore?" ”

Fan Ning suddenly understood, this must be the meaning of the Cao family, using Di Qing's mouth to recommend Zhao Zongshi and give Zhao Zongshi the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, since Zhao Zhen deliberately mentioned him, he had obviously decided to let Zhao Zongshi go, Fan Ning didn't want to waste energy on Zhao Zongshi, but he wanted to give the Cao family an explanation.

Fan Ning smiled and said: "After all, it is overseas to open up territory and avoid territory, Weichen is in favor of being led by the children of the royal family, and Weichen wants to recommend a deputy envoy, this person has been to Maoren Island and Tamna Island, His Majesty also knows this person, and it is most suitable for him to be the guide." ”

Zhao Zhen suddenly became interested, and asked with a smile: "Who has been to Maoren Island and Tamna Island?" ”

"Uncle Cao Tong!"

Zhao Zhen suddenly laughed dumbly, it turned out to be his brother-in-law, of course he knew that his brother-in-law was obsessed with immortal paths, and he traveled around all year round, and he had no interest in being an official.

"Cao Tong has been to Maoren Island and Tamna Island?"

"Exactly, when the old man of the Cao family celebrated his birthday, I heard that Uncle Cao Guo had been overseas, so I talked to him for a long time, and it turned out that he really went to Maoren Island and Tamna Island, and he told Weichen a lot about the situation of Maoren Island and Tamna Island, and Your Majesty can talk to him specifically."

Zhao Zhen was immediately interested, his brother-in-law had actually been to Maoren Island, so he really wanted to ask him.

"When does Your Majesty plan to send someone to Tamna Island and Maoren Island to investigate the situation?"

"I plan to send a trading fleet to Silla and Japan in a month's time, and use trade as a cover to secretly explore Tamna Island and Maoren Island, if everything is as we judged before, then I will start to prepare, and start the official implementation of overseas plans in two years."

Speaking of this, Zhao Zhen said slowly to Fan Ning: "The Liao State has a lot of spies in the capital, and the fewer people who know about this matter, the better." ”

"Weichen understands, he must be tight-lipped!"

Fan Ning said goodbye and left, Zhao Zhen pondered for a moment, picked up the new crossbow blueprint drawn by Fan Ning, and he immediately ordered: "Spread my will, Supervisor Luo of Xuanjun Weapons Supervisor come to see me quickly!" ”

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