As the Son of Heaven, Zhao Zhen knew better than most courtiers what iron-clad fire and thunder meant?

The Great Song Dynasty Firearms Bureau has been developing iron-shelled fire mines for decades, but they have not been built, so to speak, if the iron-shell fire mines could have been built ten years earlier, then the outcome of the Song-Xia War would have been completely different.

Zhao Zhen also saw this sentence in Fan Ning's debriefing report, and he immediately erased this sentence in the debriefing report in the hands of all Xiangguo with ink, and stopped Cheng Lin from asking about the matter.

This is the first absolute secret of the Great Song Dynasty, and it must not be spread out and fall into the hands of the Liao State or the Western Xia people.

Zhao Zhen couldn't even wait, and asked to go to the Firearms Bureau early the next morning to test the thunder, and he wanted to see the power of the iron-shelled fire thunder with his own eyes.

This time, Fanning brought back three iron-shelled fire mines, but he didn't bring back any of the craftsmen who made the fire mines, which is also Fanning's prudence, iron-shell fire mines are sharp weapons that can change the rules of war, and they must not be taken out easily.

Historically, at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, an iron-shelled fire thunder was finally created, but it was the Jurchens who carried forward the iron-shell fire thunder.

History is so cruel, if an iron-clad fire mine can be created in the middle of the Northern Song Dynasty, then the tragic encounter at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty is likely to be avoided.

At dawn the next day, Fan Ning took two of his entourage to Zhu Yuanfeng's carriage to the Firearms Division located outside Beicheng.

The official office of the firearms department is in the imperial city, and outside the city is the firearms manufacturing workshop and test ground, covering an area of about 300 acres, with about 500 firearms craftsmen, surrounded by high walls, and built a guard tower, 1,000 soldiers are stationed here, and the security is very strict.

Fanning and two of his attendants each carried a heavy wooden box to the gate, and eight soldiers stood guard at the gate, looking coldly at the approaching three.

Fan Ning put the wooden box on the ground, stepped forward and hugged his fists and said: "Come to the Firearms Division by the Son of Heaven, please inform the chief officer, and say that Kunzhou Fanning is here!" ”

Several soldiers were startled, it was actually Kunzhou Fan Ning, and the sergeant at the head stammered: "Please Fan Zhizhou wait, and I will report it." ”

After only a moment, a dark and fat man rushed out, with a smile on his face: "I'm really sorry, I didn't expect Fan Zhizhou to come so early, and Zhang Wenjin, the capital supervisor of the Military Weapons Division, was disappointed." ”

Fan Ning said lightly: "It is estimated that the Son of Heaven is also coming, and Zhang Dujian had better prepare to meet it." ”

"Thank you Fan Zhizhou for the reminder!"

Zhang Wenjin had already gotten the news yesterday, he hurriedly stepped forward and took the initiative to lift the wooden box, feeling quite heavy, and suddenly asked with surprise and joy: "This is the iron-shelled fire thunder?" ”

Fanning could see that the surprise on his face was from the heart, and his impression of him was a little better, so he smiled and nodded, "Exactly!" ”

"What does five hundred and ninety-four mean?" Zhang Wenjin saw that there was a row of numbers on the wooden box, and couldn't help but ask strangely.

"This is a moisture-proof wooden box, each iron shell fire mine is placed in such a wooden box, the wooden box is its number, A library means the finished product, B library means semi-finished products, C library means waste products, each iron shell fire mine, regardless of finished products, semi-finished products or waste products, have a number."

"What is the maximum number of the armory?"

Fanning smiled: "At the end of last year, it exceeded six hundred. ”

Fan Ning saw that his lips moved, and he knew what he wanted to say, and said with a smile: "The transfer of the iron-shelled fire thunder is approved by the Son of Heaven himself, and Zhang Dujian wants to transfer a few of them, and it must be approved by the Son of Heaven." ”

Zhang Wenjin let out a long sigh, "Old craftsman Song has been unknown to me for decades, but I didn't expect to create an iron-shelled fire thunder when I went to Kunzhou, and I'm the one who is unqualified!" ”

Fan Ning saw that he was quite self-reproachful, so he comforted him with a smile, "The creation of the iron-shelled fire thunder is not entirely the credit of Song Laojiang, but to a greater extent, it is a coincidence, and Zhang Dujian does not have to blame himself." ”

The two came to the reception hall and sat down, and a tea boy served hot tea, Zhang Wenjin couldn't help but ask again: "Does Fan Dujian think that the Son of Heaven will approve our Firearms Bureau to make iron-shelled fire mines?" ”

Fan Ning pondered for a moment and said: "I might as well say it bluntly, Kunzhou has also set up a firearms branch to make iron-shelled fire mines, this time I will return to Kunzhou, and I will bring thirty firearms and gunpowder craftsmen with each of them, they need to settle down in Kunzhou."

The meaning of the Son of Heaven, the iron fire thunder is made in Kunzhou, and when the conditions are suitable in the future, the finished products will be transported to the capital, and a special warehouse will be built to guard it closely. ”

Zhang Wenjin showed a look of disappointment on his face, of course he knew what Fan Ning said, how could it be possible to move his family to Kunzhou?

Zhang Wenjin asked unwillingly: "What are the specific conditions that Fan Zhizhou said when the finished products are shipped to the capital when they are suitable?" ”

Fanning smiled slightly, "On the eve of the outbreak of war!" ”

Zhang Wenjin was completely dead at this moment, and he estimated that he would not have the opportunity to carefully study the secret of the iron-shelled fire thunder.

Fan Ning said slowly: "If the iron fire thunder is created in the capital, can Superintendent Zhang guarantee that the Liao State or the Western Xia spies will not get its secrets?" ”

Zhang Wenjin was silent, he knew that the Western Xia spies were still a little weaker, but the Liao spies were pervasive in the Great Song Dynasty, and the firearms of the Song Dynasty were no secret in front of the Liao army.

Under the lure of heavy money, he did not dare to guarantee that his officials and craftsmen would insist on not divulging.

Zhang Wenjin sighed, "You're right, it's better to be cautious." ”

At this moment, an entourage rushed over and said urgently: "Qiyu Eunuch, the Son of Heaven has arrived!" ”

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Zhao Zhen, the Son of Heaven, came to the Firearms Bureau secretly, with only twenty personal guards, and arrived in a strict carriage, without any official accompaniment.

Zhao Zhen directly entered the test site of the Firearms Bureau from the side door, which covers an area of 100 acres, with various experimental buildings, wooden buildings, stone houses, and even a city wall dozens of zhang long.

There is a special VIP platform at the test site, but it is only one hundred and twenty steps away from the explosion point, and for paper fire mines, pottery fire mines, and porcelain fire mines, this distance is no problem, but for iron fire mines, one hundred and twenty steps is too close, and they will still be injured by iron fragments, and Fanning asked for a viewing point to be set up two hundred steps away.

The viewing point was moved two hundred steps away, and Zhao Zhen, the Son of Heaven, looked at the various buildings in the distance and asked with a smile: "What target does Fan Aiqing plan to use for the test today?" ”

Fan Ning bowed down and said, "Wei Chen brought three iron fire thunders this time, preparing to test the wooden house, the city wall and the stake array, does Your Majesty approve of it?" ”

Zhao Zhen smiled slightly, "I'll wait and see!" ”

Fanning gestured to his entourage, and the two attendants immediately picked up a wooden box and ran towards the test site.

These two entourages are the soldiers of the Kunzhou Firearms Branch who are specially responsible for testing iron fire mines, and they are very experienced, they wear iron armor and carry an iron shield on their backs, and they are very well protected.

The two entered a wooden house, and at this time, Fan Ning said to Zhao Zhen: "Your Majesty, please cover your ears, the explosion is extremely deafening." ”

When Zhao Zhen heard this, he hurriedly covered his ears, and Zhang Wenjin also hurriedly covered his ears, he knew very well that the explosion of iron fire and thunder was not trivial.

In a few moments, two soldiers rushed out of the hut, rushed dozens of paces before plunging headlong into the sand pit, covering their ears and covering their heads with iron shields.

At this moment, I heard an earth-shattering explosion, the smoke was filled, the wooden house was blown to pieces, and the roof, beams, and large and small pieces of wood rose into the air, flying three feet high, flying dozens of away, and crashing to the ground.

Although Zhao Zhen covered his ears, he was still shocked by the strong explosion, and his heart palpitated, and the sound of the explosion passed into his ears through his fingers, making his ears buzz.

After a while, the smoke gradually cleared, and I saw that the wooden house had completely disappeared, only a few wooden stakes were left standing in place, and a one-foot-deep earth pit appeared on the ground, and the stone house a dozen paces away from it also collapsed.

In fact, after the continuous improvement of craftsmen in the past two years, the power of the iron-shelled fire thunder made in Kunzhou has been three times that of the original iron fire thunder, which is close to the power of explosives.

All the people present were stunned, and after a while, Zhao Zhen sighed: "If there is such a powerful explosive weapon when fighting against Western Xia, Yuan Hao will probably already be a subordinate!" ”

"Your Majesty, do you want to continue the experiment below?"

Zhao Zhen looked at a wooden stake array in the distance and asked, "What effect will the iron fire and thunder have on the cavalry?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, just from the point of view of the explosive power, the threat is actually not big, an iron fire thunder explodes, the explosion force can reach up to three zhang, and the damage to the huge cavalry is very small, but if the iron fire thunder is filled with thousands of quenched iron nails, once it explodes, the cavalry within a radius of hundreds of steps will not be spared."

Zhao Zhen nodded, looked at the stake array again, and said to Fan Ning: "The stake array doesn't need to be tested, the remaining two iron fire thunders are all used to blow up the city wall, I really want to see if they can completely blow up this section of the city wall?" ”

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