This King Zhou is not stupid

Guang Chengzi pointed at Di Xin, but was speechless.

At this time, hundreds of chariots poured out again from the gate of Sishuiguan, forming a torrent of chariots that stopped outside Sishuiguan, and several long daggers protruded from the chariot, and a cold light appeared.

Guang Chengzi felt a headache when he saw this chariot, and there was no other reason. If this chariot rushed into Xiqi's army, it would be like a tiger entering a herd of sheep!

Look at Xiqi's old-fashioned chariot again. There is no comparison between the two-wheeled chariot drawn by horses and the opponent's spiked chariot.

"The army retreated to Qishan!"

There is no need to siege the city at all, and it cannot be attacked.

Xiqi's army retreated, and the shouts in Sishui Pass were loud, but Di Xin frowned.

"Guang Chengzi withdrew now, does he have a way to attack the city?"

Although the soldiers came to block the water and cover it with soil, it would be difficult if they didn't know Guang Chengzi's strategy.

Guang Chengzi did have a strategy. Inspired by Di Xin's chariot, he planned to make a big effort to build a new war weapon!

And he already has an idea.

"Brother, why are we retreating?"

"Xiqi's troops are insufficient, so if we rush to attack the city, there will be losses. Hmph, if that's the case, then we will make Xiqi an instrument that can attack the city!"

"But brother, how should we make it?"

Just as Guang Chengzi was about to answer Shen Gongbao that he didn't know, he accidentally caught sight of the armor the general was wearing. He narrowed his eyes slightly, as if thinking of something.

This armor is similar to a chariot.

"I understand, this is God's will!!!"

Guang Chengzi smiled and said: "I have already thought of a way to fight against the Yin Shang chariots and the tall city wall of Sishui Pass, and even the other four passes cannot be stopped, so as to completely take down the Yin Shang!"

Di Xin didn't know about this, and if he knew, he would definitely complain.

Sure enough, the saying 'war can drive scientific and technological progress' is true.

Xiqi's army was stationed in Qishan, while Guang Chengzi started technology research and development with a few senior brothers. It has to be said that Yuxu still has a lot of talents.

If they want to create a living thing, it is very difficult, and often need to consume a golden elixir and precious materials. Nezha used lotus root, golden elixir and three fire dates at the beginning.

This fire jujube is comparable to the innate spiritual root of the purple-patterned flat peach!

But if it is just to create a dead object that can move, it is a piece of cake for them. As long as the problem of power is solved, the design can be developed in a whimsical way.

Among them, the human form and animal form are most suitable for imitation, because this is an acquired and wonderful design, even an innate design.

The structure of human joints and animal joints is well known to the students of Chanjiao, but they still prefer humans to animals.

Xiqi began to do a lot of construction work, recruiting workers and materials.

A big plan quietly began to emerge.

At the same time, Sishui was closed here.

A day later, Xing Tian pulled the iron-eating beast lying on the ground out of the Ten Jue Formation, and placed the iron-eating beast in front of Di Xin.

He knelt down on one knee and replied: "My lord, Xing Tian lived up to his entrustment and completed the task. The iron-eating beast is willing to surrender to Yin Shang!"

The corners of Di Xin's mouth twitched.

He looked at the trembling iron-eating beast with its head in its arms, and then looked at Xing Tian who didn't have many scars on his body.

This product is invulnerable, and the army is like no one's land.

Oh, by the way, so is Xing Tian.

'Maybe this is the Yandi tribe's way of negotiating, calm down, calm down. Di Xin comforted himself in his heart.

Then he said to Xing Tian: "Xing Tian, ​​you have nothing to do, first take the iron-eating beast down, and let the beasts in the ground repair the food and drink supply, if he is disobedient, then beat him up!"

"Xing Tian takes orders, but my lord, why don't you let me go to the front line and kill that shameless Ji Faxiaoer!"

Why didn't Di Xin think about it? Kong Xuan had already suffered a loss last time, so could Xiqi suffer a second time?

He pretended to be profound and said: "Let's put this matter aside for now, I have my own arrangements."

On Chaoge's side, Di Xin has already started to modify the flying boat.

Chapter 250 Three: Bullets, Cannonballs, Bombs, and Gunpowder

Although it is now a time of war, the people of Chaoge still live their lives in peace. It is nothing more than the price of special products in Xiqi has increased a lot.

It's not that you can't live without those special products, so how should the people live is how they live, even Xiqi's side is similar.

Di Xin is still leading the people of Chaoge to climb the technology tree.

"Remember, airships are divided into two types from now on: civilian and military. Civilian use is mainly large. While ensuring durability, the cargo capacity and passenger capacity should be expanded as much as possible; while military airships must be strong enough, it is best It has iron armor plates, and the carrying capacity does not have to be large, but it must be flexible enough."

What Di Xin said was written down on paper by the civil servant behind him as he walked. He was smart enough to use a wooden board to support his writing so that his writing would not be messed up.

And Di Xin was also talking while walking under the porch in the palace.

"The shipbuilders must be in charge of the design drawings, no matter how much money is spent, as long as the money is not embezzled and spent on the right way, no matter how much money is spent!"

Compared with the money for raising the army, the money for this research and development is almost drizzle.

"But every large expenditure must be checked by the Ministry of Human Resources, and I don't want to enrich someone's wallet."

"Your Majesty, you don't need to be suspicious, and you don't need to be suspicious of your employer. Will this kind of investigation annoy some people?" the civil official asked.

Di Xin stopped in his tracks, turned around and looked at the civil servant, who suddenly lowered his head and dared not look directly at Di Xin.

"Annoyed? Then tell the orphan clearly. If those people still want to find oil and water in the sale of salt, spices, and meat products, then they have to tell the orphan what money should be moved and what money should not be moved, otherwise they will There is no chance to search for oil and water again."

Di Xin's momentum was so strong that the civil servant swallowed.

Indeed, the small benefits obtained from selling salt, spices, etc. are far more than the money allocated by the treasury, and many civil servants have also made a fortune as a result.

They were not greedy, they just executed the orders from above as soon as they were issued, so as to seize business opportunities, and then monopolized the industry. Even if they handed over part of the treasury, they still made a lot of money.

Di Xin didn't stop such ministers. Even if they didn't go to business, there would be relatives who went to business. He still understood the truth of 'If you want a horse to run, you have to feed the horse'.

Moreover, the prices of the outside world are managed by special officials, and the prices will not be inflated. As long as the horse is not so greedy that it is richer than the national treasury, Di Xin will not touch him.

As for wanting to falsely report prices in the palace?Wen Zhong is not blind, the Qing court's tricks of a few cents outside an egg and a few taels of silver in the palace are not easy for Wen Zhong.

Di Xin didn't allow this to happen either. Why didn't the Old Summer Palace disappear at the beginning? It wasn't because Lafayette used all the money for birthday banquets. As a result, the navy had no money to buy ships, and the army had no money to build guns.

In addition, Xiqi's rebellion also made Di Xin discover some problems, that is, the problem of empty pay.

This is really impossible to find out until the time of war.

"Also, I just want to see how the arrow is made."

"Arrow?" The civil servant didn't understand Di Xin's sudden reversal. He was talking about corrupt officials before, so he turned to the arrow.

"That's right, Arrowhead. I haven't been on the battlefield for a long time. Are today's arrowheads still made the same way as before?"

"My lord, that's true. The current arrowheads are still made by pouring them into molds."

The last time Di Xin saw the Zhentian Arrow, the design of the Zhentian Arrow is not a triangular shape, but a double ridge shape, which looks more like a "shaped" shape, and there is nothing wrong with this design.

However, if Dixin wants to make bullets, he has to study the production process of arrowheads. Bombs are simple. After the round porcelain is sealed and filled with gunpowder, it is an earth bomb. The lethality of broken porcelain pieces is definitely strong enough. .

"No, no, no."

Di Xin shook his head again and again, the civil servants were puzzled.

"Why did the king shake his head?"

"Handcraft can't keep up with the rhythm!"

The production of arrow pouring seems to be efficient, but it is actually quite time-consuming. Although pouring is a common method of making metal products, it is not suitable for mass production.

Even for the refining subject, it should not be possible to refine arrows in batches, after all, the quality of refining is mainly based on quality, not quantity.

"In this way, you go to the third part of the Yaoyaoling, and then inform the other princes, inform these people, and say that Chaoge encourages artists in various handicraft industries to create efficient new methods. If you can develop Chaoge, you will be rewarded."

"My lord, is there a standard for this heavy reward?"

"Looking at the results, if the research is effective, you can even be appointed as an official and a marquis."

It's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice. It's true that Di Xin has knowledge in his head, but the level of craftsmanship in the Yin and Shang Dynasties really lagged behind. If it was the handicraft of the Ming Dynasty, good guy, Di Xin can make even a simple breech-loading rifle come out.

"Your Majesty understands, what else can Your Majesty do?"

"It's fine for now."

Di Xin thought for a while, but didn't think of anything, so he waved the official to leave, while he sat in the back garden thinking about things.

'The triggering device of a firearm is relatively simple. As long as you tell the craftsmen or carpenters the structure, they will definitely understand. The problem is that bullets are difficult to make. Gunpowder is flammable, and it is easy to explode when carried in barrels. Although bullets and ammunition wrapped in paper gunpowder can be used. It is easy to carry, but this is still the practice of a muzzle-loading gun, a muzzle-loading gun..."

Although muzzle-loading guns are an indispensable step in the historical development of firearms, Di Xin looks down on muzzle-loading guns from the bottom of his heart.

Di Xin is sure that a carpenter can make this kind of structure, as long as the barrel and triggering device are made of metal.

'The problem is the ammunition... The ammunition cannot be mass-produced, everything is empty talk, and the firearms are fire sticks. '

For projectiles, Yin Shang can make them. Although the bearings of the wheels are of a very old-fashioned design, they are indeed filled with round spherical bodies.

Di Xin tapped his fingers on the stone table, thinking about inspiration.

Even cannons are simpler to make than bullets. After all, artillery shells are big, so you can use the pouring method, or use solid bullets more directly, smashing a hole in the city gate.

Bombs are still the old routine. Porcelain bottles with gunpowder are comparable to fragmentation grenades.

"No, you can't just think on your own, you have to ask some people to think with you!"

Di Xin got up, left the back garden, and rushed to Chaoge Brothers Academy.

At this time, the Chaoge Brothers Academy was already bigger than it was a few years ago. The multiple expansions allowed it to accommodate more students, and some students have even become teachers of the academy.

The arrival of Di Xin made many newly enrolled monks exclaim in surprise, and some monks were already familiar with it, and looked away after a few more glances.

When Zhao Gongming heard that Di Xin was coming, he naturally went out to greet him.

"Your Majesty, I didn't inform the poor Dao about leaving the palace this time, so I'm going to welcome you from afar." Zhao Gongming said politely.

"It's okay, I came to the academy to ask for help. I'm really sorry for disturbing the work of teachers and principals."

"In any case, the king's needs are the most important thing!"

Zhao Gongming immediately welcomed Di Xin into the room to sit down, but the teachers were still teaching and had to wait until noon to have time.

Chapter 250: The sword has a sharp edge, is there a fault in the sword?

At noon, it is the time for the students and monks to do their own activities, and it is also the time for the teachers to rest.

But Di Xin savagely occupied this time and gathered the teachers of Chaoge Brothers Academy together.

"Gu has a bold design, please listen to Gu's words, teachers."

Upon hearing the bold design, many immortals showed interest. Di Xin also continued: "Since ancient times, there have been many ordinary weapons, but I got the Qiankun bow and the sky-shaking arrow a few days ago, and I suddenly got inspiration!"

Di Xin said with great emotion: "The bow and horse vibrate, the string is full, shoot the sun and the moon, and the stars fall. I can't help but think that the principle of bow and arrow is to shoot the arrow with the tension of the bowstring, so as to achieve the degree of long-distance injury. , then, if you use other methods, can you also reach the level of bow and arrow?"

Di Xin explained the principle of his new weapon to all the immortals in extremely concise words.

The immortals are also more interested. Although a new weapon is not a big achievement, it is still attractive to the immortals.

"Gu's idea is very simple. It is to throw and shoot an object at an extremely fast speed to achieve the purpose of harming the enemy. Gu found that if the ingredients are not properly proportioned during alchemy, it is easy to blow up the furnace. Gu After a long time of research, I finally discovered its principle."

Di Xin took out a broken bamboo. Everyone knows the characteristics of bamboo. It is hollow in the middle. Di Xin has already dug a hole in the bamboo, and at the same time filled it with gunpowder with the right ratio, and stuffed a piece of cotton in the hole. strip.

Afterwards, Di Xin demonstrated on the spot.

He took out a torch and lit the cotton sliver, and the cotton started to burn instantly, and burned into the bamboo in a few seconds.

with a snap.

The bamboo was blown to pieces, and the immortals stared wide-eyed. They didn't see any clues. How did Di Xin break the bamboo?

"This is an experience I got from the explosion of the alchemy furnace. The impact of the explosion must have broken the bamboo."

Di Xin did not mention the force generated by the expansion of the gas. After all, this statement is a bit too scientific.

As for the impact, it is very simple and easy to understand.

"After the impact blasted the bamboo, the pieces of the bamboo scattered all over the place. Gu then thought, if the flying direction of the bamboo pieces is controllable, wouldn't it be a sharp weapon!"

Some immortals instantly understood Di Xin's thoughts.