I [Imperial] Am Not This Kind of Man: 79. Fire and medicine

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Although Pei Ling breathed out a bad breath for herself, Qin Nuo still didn't have a good face when she saw him again.

The two met in the yard of the government office just arranged by the Gewu Division.

Pei Ling, dressed in Tsing Yi, with bright eyes, is under a big tree in the east of the yard, holding an open crossbow in her hand. Surrounded by a few officials with gray beards, they were all veterans of arithmetic from the Ministry of Industry, and there were a few craftsmen, including Zhao Ding.

Seeing the emperor coming, everyone bowed down and saluted. Qin Nuo raised his hand.

"I came here today to see how the new weapon is being developed? I didn't expect the general to be here."

Pei Ling got up with a comforting smile in her eyes: "Gewusi just made another improvement to the Kaitian crossbow, the minister will come and try it."

Speaking, handed the bow and crossbow to Qin Nuo.

After fiddling with it twice, Qin Nuo immediately discovered that the new version of Kaitian Crossbow 2.0 is more sophisticated and detailed than before, and the handle is equipped with a hinge, which can be folded.

When folded, a chopstick is about the same length, of course it is thicker.

"Before the emperor said that if the long handle can be folded and carried, it can be equipped for daily use in the army on a large scale, the minister ordered the craftsman to try it." Pei Ling laughed.

The last time I met at the Pili Camp, Qin Nuo did talk about this. The Kaitian Crossbow has a long range and can fire multiple shots. It can be used as a weapon for later generations. It's a pity that it's too big to be portable. And the bowstring is easy to pull and wear during transportation. If it can be improved into a foldable type, it will not only greatly reduce the difficulty of transportation, but even a boudoir girl like Huo Youjian can also use it for self-defense.

Unexpectedly, I just proposed an idea, and he was really tinkering with it.

"How is the power?" Qin Nuo opened happily, aiming at a target fifty steps away.

Pei Ling stepped forward to help, correcting his posture, moving gently and respectfully.

Qin Nuo pulled the trigger and an arrow penetrated the target and nailed it to the wall.

At the same time, there was a backlash, Qin Nuo was caught off guard, leaned back, but felt his body warm.

It was Pei Ling who caught him from behind.

Qin Nuo stood firm, glanced at him, and said with a smile: "Pei Qing is really careful." There was one word that was not said. In the past, no general was so considerate. Do you feel that your nephew has caused trouble and feel guilty?

Pei Ling smiled: "Although this improved version is small and easy to carry, its recoil is not small. It is a pity, and it will be improved by the craftsman."

After a pause, he said in a low voice: "Before the juniors were young and ignorant. Because of the battle on the line, they walked around at will after the key was released. They disturbed the holy driver. I am really ashamed."

Qin Nuo replied: "Leader Ren and Leader Pei are responsible for the inner palace guard. Let's forget it this time, just pay attention to it in the future." Although I was still annoyed in my heart, I couldn't really punish the two of them. Even if they find other excuses in Yanwutang, at most they can only beat the two to vent their anger, and the same punishment Pei Ling has already executed for herself, and now he whispered an apology, it can only be temporarily exposed.

"Thank you, the emperor for his generosity."

Pei Ling secretly rejoiced that Qin Nuo didn't want to let the news of his martial arts ability leak out, and secondly, he didn't know what Pei Tuo was doing. Feifeng Pavilion is within the scope of the East Palace, surrounded by free and closed palace rooms. As officers on duty, the two went up and planned a rotation route, which they could barely explain.

Qin Nuo continued to put his mind on the open crossbow in his hand.

After shooting several times in a row, with defense, the recoil is easily resolved.

In the end, Qin Nuo was delighted to discover that the power was more than 90% of the previous one! After all, this kind of bow, the crossbow uses the power of its subtle organ box, and the folding changes on the bowstring and crossbow handle will not affect the power of the organ.

Qin Nuo tried the connection several times and couldn't put it down. He didn't put down an arrow box until he shot it empty. Sighed: "With this thing, the military has become more powerful, but it's a pity that the manufacturing site is too slow."

Before Kaitian crossbow, thanks to Qin Nuo’s help, although it was successfully developed, this kind of bow and crossbow organ box are too complicated and exquisite. Old craftsmen who have been immersed in this way for decades cannot make it successfully, so the progress has been Very slow.

The era of handicraft industry is such a tragedy, after all, there are no high-density precision tools such as lathes.

Pei Ling smiled and said: "The minister also arranged for craftsmen to simplify the production procedures of the Kaitian crossbow in accordance with the emperor’s opinion, and split it into multiple parts. The simple ones were completed by ordinary craftsmen, and the precision Only the old craftsman is needed, and the speed has been doubled."

Before, Qin Nuo was worried that the production speed was too slow, so he proposed assembly line operation. But Pei Ling and Huo Donglai opposed it at the same time. The Kaitian Crossbow is now considered the number one secret of the military aircraft. There are too many artisans involved, and the confidentiality will be greatly reduced.

Later, even they couldn't stand the backward production speed, so they took a compromise, and made the less important parts by outside craftsmen. Among them, the most important central box still had to come from a dozen old craftsmen. Make.

Up to now, more than half a year has passed, and only more than 500 frames have been produced. It's okay to support a small war, but it's still far from being popularized on a large scale.

"If it is against Beishuo in the future, if this thing can form a battle formation, with all arrows, it will become the natural enemy of the cavalry." Pei Ling sighed.

"I have also heard from them in the Yanwutang before that to deal with the cavalry horses in Beishuo often requires the lives of the northern soldiers and horses. If this can be used to reverse the battle, it will not be in vain for the general to work hard for many years. "Qin Nuo smiled.

Being an emperor, I have more information. Qin Nuo had seen the development process of Kaitian Crossbow, and it was far more difficult than he thought. Over the course of several years, a huge amount of money was invested. The Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Industry complained and asked to stop the project several times. For a period of time, it turned out that Pei Ling invested money to support it.

The nobles of this era are very rich, and Pei Ling also has many commercial roads in northern Xinjiang in his hands, and his daily financial resources are rolling in, but it takes a certain amount of determination to be able to contribute his own money.

On this point alone, how can Qin Nuo not let Qin Nuo take a high look at the person in front of him.

Pei Ling moved the bowstring: "The Kaitian Crossbow is effective against ordinary cavalry, but if it is against the Iron Buddha, I am afraid it may not be effective."

Tiefutu is the most elite cavalry unit in Beishuo. From knights to horses, they are all wearing elite armor. They are almost invulnerable and rampage on the battlefield. The soldiers and horses of Northern Xinjiang have lost many battles over the years.

It was Pei Ling's several big victories. Once he faced the elite of Shangtiefutu, he could only stand still and could not continue to expand the results.

"I have a new idea about Tiefutu." Qin Nuo smiled.

Pei Ling followed Qin Nuo to the corner of the backyard, in a separate small courtyard.

Unexpectedly, the emperor would come at this time, and several young officials inside knelt to the ground in a hurry.

They all had a dirty head, and they were polite to say that they were dirty. The faces of a few people were covered with black, dust and mud, especially the headed one. Even the official robes were covered with dust, and there were several holes in them. He was originally a fat man with black face, but now he is even more sloppy.

If this appearance is shown to Yushi, it is indispensable to impeach a person who is deficient in appearance and is not serious.

Qin Nuo was surprised: "You did an experiment just now?"

"Uh, the emperor mentioned some procedures before, the ministers really couldn't help but tried a little bit."

Qin Nuo's face sank: "Fuzzy, can things like explosives and drugs be tested casually?"

He hurried around a few people and came to the yard. Sure enough, there is a big hole in the center of the yard, and earth and rocks fly across. Fortunately, this yard is vast, plus it had rained two days ago, and the soil underneath is moist, so the pit is not too terrifying. Qin Nuo still frowned.

Shi Yongchang followed, seeing that the emperor looked unhappy, and only honestly said: "The ministers knew they were wrong."

He was originally a student of the Hanlin Academy. This shameless black fat man was one of the three people selected by Qin Nuo to help review the memorial. After working and unemployed for a day, he had no ambitions and chose to enter the Wenhua Pavilion as a editor. It was a leisurely and unpopular job. He thought he would be able to hold the iron rice bowl for a lifetime. After hearing the news of Qin Nuo's opening of the Bureau of Statistics, he unexpectedly recommended himself and wanted to be deployed here.

Qin Nuo just inquired and realized that this guy was born in a wealthy business family. He likes to engage in charcoal, wood, stone and other activities at home. He also personally deployed fireworks for the New Year’s celebrations and sold them in his own shop. For the popular, made a lot of money. I have always been interested in the way of searching things, but the court did not pay much attention to these trails. The family was too tight, expecting him to study hard and glorify the lintel, so he had to give up his hobby and concentrate on the imperial examination. He was overjoyed when he heard that the Gewu Division recruited craftsmen who knew how to do fireworks, and he quickly recommended himself here.

After checking this person's resume, Qin Nuo felt it was available and approved the transfer. And gave him an extremely important task.

In this era, fire and medicine have shown their rudiments, but they are only used as decorations during the New Year celebrations, or used when the theater troupes conjure tricks, because they are easy to cause fires and their popularity is not high.

There is also a special fire tube in the Weapons Department of the Ministry of Industry, which can launch fire bombs, but its main function is fire attack. Attacking the opponent's granary and setting fire is not significant in terms of killing the enemy.

The transformation of gun and medicine into weapons and giving them unparalleled lethality is exactly what Qin Nuo desperately needs.

Afterwards, Qin Nuo personally talked with Shi Yongchang for a long time, including some ideas about things like fire and medicine, and found that this kid had some insights into the way of chemistry. Hearing Qin Nuo's suggestion, his eyes lightened even more, and he couldn't wait to try it.

Qin Nuo specially allocated this remote yard for them, and dispatched more than a dozen craftsmen who are good at this way to cooperate. I thought it would be good to get results in two years. Who knew that this guy was so eager to experiment and started to mix things in his yard.

Fortunately, he repeatedly warned before that the yard is only used for scientific research, and experiments should go to Zhuangzi outside the city.

It doesn't matter if the yard is really blown up. The Ministry of Industry is not short of these two buildings. If one of them is killed, it is hard to find talents with knowledge in chemistry in this era!

Shi Yongchang was reprimanded, and Qin Nuo asked about the progress of the experiment. Pei Ling listened beside her, silently.

Leave here. Pei Ling followed Qin Nuo. After a while, he smiled and said: "The emperor is really fantastic. If fire and medicine can really increase their power, they will be able to shine on the battlefield." After a pause, he continued. , "But the best use of this thing should be to siege the city, against the Beishuo cavalry, I'm afraid it may not be effective."

Qin Nuo scratched his head in distress, "I also understand that I will find a way again."

The two broke up at the gate of the Gewu Division, Qin Nuo returned to the palace, and his expression gradually became solemn on the road. He couldn't let Pei Ling know everything, especially the secrets of the gun and medicine formula.

Actually, fire and medicine can really be made into artillery, even against cavalry in the process of marching, it is also extremely lethal. Perhaps the power of the explosion cannot be compared with later generations, but it can be improved! For example, it is filled with sharp iron needles and iron sheets, and the poison and medicine in this world are quite advanced. The murder weapon is hidden in the ammunition, and the poison is smeared on the weapon...

Hey, I seem to be more and more anti-human!

But this is the case in this savage era. If you don't kill, others will come to attack you.

Qin Nuo sighed helplessly and returned to Qianyuan Palace.

Shortly after Qin Nuo left, Pei Ling also left the Gewu Division. He rode a horse on the road slowly, followed by a dozen guards.

Zhao Ding is among them. Because the development of the Kaitian Crossbow was transferred to the Gewu Division, Mr. Zhao also took up a position in the division.

Pei Ling was about to go to the camp of Perak, and she happened to follow Zhao Ding on the road.

Riding out of the city and strolling in the green woods, Pei Ling was in a very good mood today and said with a smile: "The fire and artillery proposed by the emperor seem to be very powerful, but it is a pity that there was no such thing in the attack on Nanchen. A sharp weapon. For Shang Beishuo, I'm afraid the effect of this thing is not significant."

"General, don't worry, with the Kaitian crossbow, why can't I catch all the wild wolves of Beishuo in one go." Zhao Ding said vigorously. Speaking of Bei Shuo, there is still lingering hatred in his eyes.

Zhao Ding was originally from northern Xinjiang, and he has been a craftsman in the army for generations. With his good craftsmanship, he is also wealthy in the local area. He has a sweet wife and a son at home and lives in peace. Unfortunately, a Beishuo invasion later completely shattered the happy life. Both parents in the family were killed by Beishuo cavalry, and his wife was taken into captivity and disappeared because of her outstanding appearance. At that time, Zhao Ding and his wife were newly married, and his wife was still pregnant.

After this tragedy, Zhao Ding desperately wanted to live, joined the army, bravely killed the enemy, and nearly lost his life on the battlefield several times. Later, because of abdominal injuries, most of his work was lost, and he could only retreat to the second line.

Because he had accumulated military exploits before, he was considered to have some land fortune, but he was unwilling to retreat, always thinking about the hatred of his early years, thinking about continuing to serve in the army.

Later, I happened to meet Pei Ling and discovered that he was extremely talented in ordnance casting, so he was recruited again and became an officer of the Defender Axis Camp.

Following Pei Ling to fight for more than ten years, he has killed countless Beishuo. Later, Pei Ling returned to the capital. He was old and his old injury relapsed, so he also came back and started the Zhao family workshop.

Speaking of the past in Northern Xinjiang. Even though many years have passed, Zhao Ding is still heartbroken.