Iron Dynasty

In the palace, the smell of smoked pig's trotters filled the whole courtyard.

Xiao Ming was seated in the main seat, while Qian Dafu was seated below him. There was a low table in front of the two of them. This was the table dedicated to eating in the Great Yu Kingdom. Usually, they sat on the floor when eating.

Seeing the rich dishes on the table, Qian Dafu's eyes suddenly lit up. He had really suffered enough for the past few months.

But before they could move their chopsticks, a servant suddenly came to report that it was Niuben, Lu Fei and others had arrived, and Pang Yukun and Chen Wenlong were among them.

His Royal Highness? Did you call them here? Qian Dafu asked strangely.

Xiao Ming said helplessly: How is it possible? They must have known the news of your return, and they can find an excuse to come over to eat.

Because Xiao Ming seldom held banquets every now and then like other princes, Lu Fei and the others from Niuben were really looking for every excuse to come to him for a meal.

Quite the taste of a big eater.

Hahaha, that's the case, but it's quite lively. The old slave has been out for three months. I'm afraid it will be another few months. I'm afraid I will be unfamiliar after this time. Qian Dafu said.

Xiao Ming nodded to the servant and motioned him to let Niu Ben and others come in.

It is rare for so many people to get together on weekdays. It should be a small meeting, and often eating and drinking together can deepen each other's feelings.

Steward Qian, you are really thin again. Pang Yukun bowed to Qian Dafu as soon as he came in.

Qian Dafu also stood up and greeted Pang Yukun and others one by one.

And Niu Ben and Lu Fei exchanged greetings, and their eyes turned to the dishes on the table, each with a gleam of light.

Sit down, you won't stop if you don't make this king poor. Xiao Ming sighed and asked Ziwan to prepare a few more tables and the kitchen to prepare a few more dishes.

His Royal Highness, this is not right. Today at Bowen College, I have been thinking about what you said, and now my head hurts. Why do you have to reward me? Luo Xin laughed.

Niu Ben and Lu Fei naturally knew that Luo Xin went to Bowen College.

Lu Fei laughed when he heard the words, His Royal Highness, Luo Xin came back and said that this place is round, and said that you said it. This is ridiculous.

When Niu Ben and the others heard this, they immediately burst into laughter. Only Chen Qi's expression remained unchanged because Xiao Ming had already told him about it.

Lu Fei was smiling, and when he saw Xiao Ming staring at him, he closed his mouth and swallowed.

Xiao Ming felt helpless for a while, it seems that he has become a joke in everyone's eyes now, if this is spread to Chang'an, I don't know how many people will laugh at him.

He said: It's enough to spread this word among you. Outsiders don't say it for the time being, so as not to cause trouble to this king.

Everyone nodded. In their opinion, if this matter spread out, it would indeed affect Xiao Ming's reputation.

The group sat down without mentioning the matter, and asked about Qian Dafu's situation these days. After learning that the saltpeter and lead ore were found, Chen Qi said excitedly, Your Highness, we can produce lead bullets now.

Chen Qi's voice caught the attention of Niu Ben and others.

Luo Xin asked, Bubble, what is this?

Chen Qi explained: His Royal Highness said that this lead bullet is poisonous, and if it hits people, it will be poisoned to death. If you use it against the barbarians, you will definitely scare the barbarians into shit.

Xiao Ming nodded. Since lead is relatively soft, it tends to release all the kinetic energy after hitting the human body.

At this time, the warhead that hits the human body will be severely deformed or even ruptured, resulting in a horn-shaped cavity in the human tissue, and the wound area is hundreds of times the cross-sectional area of ​​the iron projectile.

Secondly, the lead bullet will also instantly produce huge pressure on the blood circulation system of the human body and cause damage, and the damage ability is unimaginable.

And the pain of the injured is not only here, if the fragments of the projectile are not all taken out from the wound, the lead will cause lead poisoning to the human body. into the wound, causing infection.

At this time, even Hua Tuo could not save him if he was alive. And the process of dying will be very painful.

In addition, according to the data, 90% of the people who are directly hit by the lead shot in the head at a distance of 100 meters will die, 20% of the people who are hit by the limbs will die, and the rest can only be amputated.

And a hit near the heart is basically 100% dead. Therefore, in modern times, lead bullets are very disgusting and threatening in terms of destructive power, lethality, and humanitarian considerations, almost the same as the infamous bacterial weapon. match.

In the past, the British used a lot of lead bullets in the Crimean War and the Afghan battlefield, which still left a shadow in the hearts of the locals. Therefore, the Hague International Convention expressly prohibits the use of lead bullets.

Poisonous? Luo Xin's face was a little strange, Your Highness, really?

Xiao Ming nodded. Modern people know that lead is poisonous. The purpose of finding lead mine this time is to produce lead cannonballs as the third type of projectile after grape bombs.

Moreover, this lead bullet will be specially used to hit barbarian generals, not to mention a direct hit, as long as it is concentrated by the fragments of the lead bullet, it is basically not far from death.

At the same time, this lead bullet is also the bullet that the Qingzhou Army will use after equipping firearms, because it is much cheaper to use lead bullets than to use steel balls.

But the main purpose is to deal with the barbarians. He has been looking at the fertile land in Youzhou. If he really drives the barbarians away, not only can he see the barbarians from Shanhaiguan, but there are more land and population, that's what counts.

Niu Ben said at this time: The barbarians are doing everything they can to deal with us, and they can't be kind to the enemy. Your Highness, Steward Qian, you really made a great contribution.

Yes, in the Battle of Cangzhou, the number of slave soldiers who died was more than ten times that of the barbarians. These were all people living in the homeland of Youzhou, Lu Fei said.

Pang Yukun wanted to oppose this cruel cannonball. After all, what he accepted was the Confucian thought of benevolence, but Niu Ben and other generals in the army shared the same hatred, and he didn't say it in the end.

Because he felt that what Niu Ben and others said might be right.

Let's not mention this, today is to reward Qian Dafu, come on, let's have dinner together. Xiao Ming noticed Pang Yukun's expression.

At this time, Pang Yukun did not object, but he was relieved.

In today's school, he gradually felt the influence of the deep-rooted feudal ideology of Confucianism on him. He admitted that the son, the father, the father, the monarch, the minister and the minister are very beneficial to his rule.

However, the pedantic side is also hindering the progress of civilization. It is recorded in the science and technology database that in the Ming Dynasty, the study of folk astronomy was even banned. This is the Confucian idea of ​​strengthening centralization.