On Chinese New Year's Eve, Zhao Kuo led the hundred officials of Zhao Guowen and Wu to sacrifice the dead soldiers at the Valhalla.

"I don't know why, but after the sacrifice, it really feels different." Pang Xuan glanced back at the huge stone tablet and whispered.

"It is useless to sacrifice alone, but when there is a steady stream of human sacrifices, and the incense is endless, it will have some effect in the dark. Especially today is Chinese New Year's Eve, and all places in the Zhao Kingdom will worship ancestors and relatives who died in the war." Le Yi looked at the sky in the distance and said slowly, "Maybe this is called faith, an ancestral belief linked by blood and culture."

Standing in Valhalla, even he will be infected by the solemn atmosphere and burning incense, not to mention those soldiers, every soldier who comes to offer incense will strengthen his belief in protecting his family and defending the country.

"You know this?" Lian Po stopped and looked at Le Yi in surprise.

"I learned a little bit from that old guy Zou Yan." Le Yi nodded.

"I heard that the king sent someone to look for Zou Yan, but he didn't find it?" Tian Dan asked curiously.

"Yan Guo said that he had returned to Qi State, Qi Guo said that he had gone to sea, and before leaving, he said that there were three immortal mountains on the sea, and he was going to become an immortal. The king of Qi also sent him a large ship and some sailors." Wei Wuji also walked out, exhaled a long breath, and spat out the depression in his heart.

"The big ship and the sailors will not come back." Le Yi said.

"Why?" Lin Xiangru asked curiously.

"It's not the first time he's done this kind of thing, every time he takes a group of people to go, and then he encounters a storm, the boat capsizes, everyone dies, and he is the only one who escapes back, not only is King Yan and King Qi not angry, but they feel that he is a person with a destiny, and let him go ......next time" Le Yi said a little speechless.

"Zou Yan is actually very capable, my Yan country is located in the northeast, and many places cannot be cultivated, Zou Yan has researched a kind of millet that can resist the cold, which solves the problem of grain and grass in Yan country. Later, King Yan Zhao died, King Yan Hui succeeded to the throne, and Wang Zhujun entered Zhao, Zou Yan was arrested and imprisoned by King Yan Hui because he argued for Wang Zhujun and scolded King Yan Hui. Chestnut said.

"He still knows how to farm?" Zhao Sheng said.

"He studied the five elements of yin and yang, and according to him, everything is in the five elements of yin and yang, so ...... Farming is also counted." Chestnut said.

"It's a pity to die out there." Zhao Sheng sighed.

"Don't worry, you won't die." Le Yi shook his head and said.

"Tomorrow the widow will go to the army, which of you will go with me?" Zhao Kuo walked out of Valhalla, saw everyone gathered together, and asked.

The army did not have a holiday during the Chinese New Year, and there was no chief officer in various places, although it was unlikely that the countries would launch an attack, but Zhao could not be unguarded.

When all the officials from all over the country return to their positions and Zhao Guo's reform is on the right track, the soldiers can go home to visit in batches, but before that, they still have to prepare for war at any time.

"I'll go." Lian Po said.

Everyone has no opinion, except for Zhao Kuo, the highest prestige in the Zhao army is Lian Po, even Le Yi and Tian Dan can't compare.

Lian Po has been fighting for Zhao for decades, and every soldier knows Lian Po.

Zhao Kuo looked at the civil official, according to the custom, the civilian official and the military general each have one person.

"I'll go." Zhao Sheng said.

"Okay, then my uncle and General Lian Po will follow me to the army." Zhao Kuo nodded.

Back in the palace, Bin and Zhao Bao, Feng Ting, and Wei Wuji's grandsons were firing artillery battles, Zhao Zheng and a few young people were watching the excitement on the side, and Po Nu was staring at his mother's arms, looking around curiously, as if looking for where the sound was made.

Gunpowder has been made, one sulfur, two nitrate and three charcoal, Zhao Kuo has always remembered it deeply.

As for the material, it is not a problem, although there is very little natural sulfur in the Central Plains, but that group of alchemists have long had the technology to purify sulfur.

Hedong Yanchi is a good place, salt is produced in summer, nitrate is produced in winter, and Wei State can say hello and buy it cheaply. Not to mention charcoal.

However, the power of the black powder produced is really not good, and it can only be used for artillery battles, and it still wants to be used in military affairs

Forget it.

Under the attack of the legion, the power of the bow and arrow is eight streets away from gunpowder, and it can shoot farther, unless Zhao Guo can make cannons and tanks, otherwise these black powders ...... It's really not as good as a bow and arrow.

Moreover, the aura of heaven and earth has been rising again recently, and the power of the legion's attack will be further improved, let alone black powder.

This is also the reason why Zhao Kuo didn't take out this thing in the original Battle of Changping, if there is no aura, it can still scare and scare people, because of the existence of aura, even the effect of scaring people is gone......

Gunpowder has indeed had a very great effect when it has developed to a certain extent, but the primary product that has just been invented can only be used for entertainment.

Just like the steam engine, someone made a prototype in the first century AD, albeit just a toy...... When it is actually used mechanically, it will be more than 1,600 years later......

However, gunpowder does not need to wait that long, although it cannot be used in the military, it can also be made into artillery battles, matches and the like.

During the Warring States period, it was very difficult for people to make fire, and those with better conditions could afford to buy a fire sickle. If the conditions are not good, you can only use flint and steel to keep trying, and the poorer ones don't even have flint, so they can only rub other people's, or eat cold food or raw food.

Perhaps this is one of the reasons why civilians are prone to diseases and have a low life expectancy.

It is much more convenient to have matches, you can buy a pack for three dollars, you can use it for a long time, the price is uniform in the world, the price is far lower than that of the sickle, as long as you are not a particularly poor household can afford it.

Including selling to other countries is at this price, of course, if the governments and businessmen of various countries secretly raise prices, Zhao Kuo will not be able to control it.

Anyway, the Zhao Chamber of Commerce is at this price, and their secret price increase will only indirectly help Zhao Guo gain the hearts of the people.

This price minus the freight, in fact, Zhao Guo has not made much, after all, the entire Zhao Kingdom adds up to less than one million households, and one package per household is only three million, and it has not spread yet, but it is only popular near Handan and Yecheng.

However, Zhao Kuo didn't expect this thing to make a lot of money, anyway, he couldn't lose money, and it was better than stability.

In contrast, the price of artillery battles is much higher, and those who can afford artillery battles are rich people, and they are not slaughtered for nothing.

In order to slaughter a few more big dogs, Zhao Kuo also sent a few boxes of artillery to Qi and Wei for free, and then asked the Zhao Chamber of Commerce to send a large number of artillery to the capitals and important cities of these countries.

In this era of lack of entertainment activities, Zhao Kuo believes that artillery battles will definitely be loved by the monarchs of various countries, and it will not be a problem to drive the whole country to set off artillery under the effect of upward and downward effects.

"We have to find a way to make a few more festivals so that everyone has an excuse to set off fireworks." Zhao Kuo thought that in order to stimulate consumption, some unscrupulous businesses in later generations could make all kinds of Valentine's Day in white and black, except for Qingming, all festivals were Valentine's Day.

He felt compelled to follow suit.

It's okay to celebrate the monarch's birthday.

The birthday of the queen or the queen mother, let's celebrate.

On the anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, it is reasonable to celebrate.

There is also the monarch who has given birth, the monarch's child is full moon, the monarch's child is crowned, and the crown prince is established......