Song Dynasty's Ignorant Prince

When we got to the edge of the weapons prison, there was obviously a blank space there and other places. It seems that the ancients also paid more attention to safety precautions for such dangerous things. Moreover, Zhao Ji also found that the people here stored potassium nitrate, sulfur, and charcoal powder separately to avoid the danger of explosion.

"Your Majesty, this is the flaming gun 1" Yuan Duomi handed something to Zhao Ji with some enthusiasm.

Zhao Ji's eyeballs popped, what the hell, this is a burst gun!

This is a bamboo, yes, it is a bamboo tube with a thick arm, thicker at the front, thinner at the back, and plugged with wood at the end.

"This, how is this used?" Zhao Ji was a little dumbfounded.

Yuan Miduo was very excited. This was the most important technology. Although the emperor had attached great importance to it before, he did not come in person. This time, he was finally able to show his power in front of the emperor. Yuan Miduo asked people to bring some sand and put the sand in. ,

"Your Majesty, then put in some rocks or iron and set fire here..."

Only then did Zhao Ji discover that there was an ignition hole on the side of the cylinder.

"Then, with a bang, a lot of stones or iron blocks will be launched. If you are hit at close range, your head will bleed. It's very powerful!" Yuan Duomi's face showed a very proud look.

I'm speechless, mainly because this flash gun is too far from the pistol in Zhao Ji's impression, and it's really not reassuring to be made of a bamboo tube!

"So, how far can this thing be shot?" Zhao Ji took the one-foot-long stun gun and was really disappointed. He was too embarrassed to keep this kind of thing.

Yuan Miduo didn't find Zhao Ji's disappointment, and was still very excited to report, "We have tested it, and it can reach as far as 300 meters, but at that time it was no longer powerful, and it was still very powerful within 100 meters!"

"So, how many times can I use it?"

Yuan Duomi was a little embarrassed by this question, touched his head, and said ashamedly, "It can only be used about five times, and even some of them will explode if they can't stand it once, and will also injure the person who uses it. But Your Majesty, We're looking for something to replace..."

Zhao Ji could see that this Yuan Duomi was a real pragmatic person who knew a lot about most of the workshops. After pondering for a while, he said, "Then how would you feel if you were to be in charge of this flash gun project?"

Yuan Duomi was stunned for a moment, and without thinking much, he immediately said, "Wei Chen takes orders!"

"Well, let's take the stun gun as a separate project. You are the junior weapon supervisor. My only requirement is to make a smash gun that can be used in actual combat!" Zhao Ji's eyes lit up, staring at Yuan Duomi in front of him.

"Wei Chen will definitely live up to His Majesty's expectations!" Yuan Duomi knew that the Military Weapons Supervisor was a sixth-rank official, and he was raised one level higher than he is now, and let him be in charge of this project alone. It can be seen that His Majesty attached great importance to him, and was immediately excited. Trembling all over.

Patting the other party's shoulder, Zhao Ji continued, "As long as this can be done well, it is no problem to be awarded an official or a title!"

Afterwards, Zhao Ji even invited Yuan Duomi to have dinner together. Yuan Duomi packed up and came to Xinghualou and sat down carefully.

There were only him and the emperor on the table.

Zhao Ji said to Yuan Duomi, "I have a few suggestions for improvement. You can listen to them. They may not be correct. If there is something wrong, you can correct it yourself. Everyone in the workshop should be encouraged to do research.

As long as the improved explosives are researched, I promise to give a hundred liang silver reward! "

Yuan Duomi was startled all of a sudden. One hundred taels of silver, that's one hundred taels of money, and if it was changed to copper coins, it would be ten thousand copper coins. He now only has twenty taels of silver a month, and one hundred taels is five months' salary, which is a huge sum of money. Not to mention that for ordinary workers, those people are 200 wen a day, 6 taels a month, and 100 taels are equivalent to their two-year salary!

"This, are you really giving it like this? It's very different from before!" Yuan Duomi said with emotion, it seems that the person who invented gunpowder just got a pig as a reward.

Zhao Ji laughed and didn't explain much about it. Of course, the previous practice was inappropriate, which greatly affected people's enthusiasm for invention and creation, "This is just a reward for improvement. If something useful can be invented, the reward will be 10,000 silver Two, my golden words are not false!"

Although it was only said when the two of them were together, Yuan Duomi had no doubts at all. His body trembled with excitement, and his fiery heart was pounding. . And not only will there be monetary rewards, but they will go a step further and become a fifth-rank official, or even a fourth-rank weapons supervisor, right?

Of course, these are not the real goals of Zhao Ji, and he continued, "I think the flash gun should be made of steel as a container, so that it can withstand the force of the explosion. Do you think it makes sense?"

Yuan Duomi shook his head, frowned and said, "Your Majesty may not know that iron cannot be used at all, it is too heavy, and I am afraid there is not that much iron to use..."

In fact, the latter point is the real reason. In the Song Dynasty, the smelting technology of iron and steel was immature, and it was all artificial metallurgy, and the efficiency was very low. Therefore, a high-quality and inexpensive bamboo tube was used as the main body of the burst gun.

"Of course I know about this situation, but these things will always be resolved. The key is that you learn to try, and naturally I and your ministers will solve the problem... By the way, also, everything must be kept secret, and any disclosure is strictly prohibited. !"

About the technology of gunpowder Zhao Ji certainly knew its importance. The Chinese Dynasty invented gunpowder very early, but it was only used as a firecracker, and was later invaded by Western powers. Now that Zhao Ji is the emperor of the Song Dynasty, that cannot be allowed to happen.

On the one hand, we should try our best to keep it secret and not let this technology go out. On the other hand, we must actively develop and maintain advanced nature.

After eating, Yuan Duomi was accompanied by a few big inner guards. This was Zhao Ji who stayed to protect Yuan Duomi, and of course it was also a form of surveillance. Of course, Zhao Ji can't trust a person as soon as they meet. In addition to supervising on the surface, he will have other means, such as controlling Yuan Duomi's family and letting them move to Tokyo...

But the strange thing is that Zhao Ji didn't find a workshop of fierce fire oil, it is said that there is no oil output here. Zhao Ji remembers the Daqing Oilfield, there should be oil there, and he must send someone there to develop it well. This kind of resource cannot be wasted!

After returning to the court, an edict was issued through the Zhongshu Department: "In order to encourage inventions and creations, the court has specially set up rewards. Any invention of new things will have a great impact on life or production. After confirmation, you will receive a silver pattern. A reward of one hundred to ten thousand taels!"

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