At the end of Song Dynasty: I want to be the master of ZTE

Chapter 7 Tianlei
"Your Majesty, I have collected more than [-] kilograms of saltpeter and more than [-] kilograms of sulfur. Wenzhou deserves to be one of the four seaports." Yang Shichang's voice was filled with uncontrollable excitement.

It is indeed exciting to collect so many ingredients in one day.

"This thing is the key to resisting thieves. The more the better. Don't slack off. When the country recovers, I will have at least one county king." Zhao Shi decisively drew the big picture.

Yang Shichang ate it happily and said with a grin: "This is your Majesty's advice. I just have to work hard and don't dare to take credit."

"Don't gossip, just show me." Zhao Shi said.

"I will lead the way for Your Majesty."

The production of gunpowder is in Jiangxin Temple, which occupies a total of seven separate courtyards. The first courtyard is for the production of nitrate, and the person in charge is Chen Nan, the second son of Chen Wenlong.

After the ceremony, Chen Nan took Zhao Shi to visit.

The so-called making saltpeter is to grind saltpeter into powder, which is actually very simple.

"Fifty young people here take turns pushing and grinding, day and night, and have prepared [-] kilograms of saltpeter powder." Chen Nan explained.

"Being kind and keeping upright is really reliable." Zhao Shi praised.

"Chen Wen cannot govern the people, and Wu cannot lead the army. Because Your Majesty has taught me to lead the army, he is just diligent and does not dare to take credit." Chen Nan said.

Zhao Shi said: "Being upright and being too modest is a matter of great importance. It cannot be said to be unimportant. I will never rest assured if you are not your minister."

The tiger father has many dogs, and Chen Nan is like this, otherwise he would not be in charge of the nitrate production. The same is true of Jiang Wanzai's nephew, Jiang Anguo, and Lu Xiufu's youngest son, Lu Zili, who are in charge of sulfur and charcoal respectively.

In addition to the person in charge, Zhao Shi also chatted with the teenagers.

These teenagers are all loyal descendants, influenced by their parents, and have a blood feud with Meng Yuan, so they are absolutely loyal.

If there was no need to rush to make gunpowder, Zhao Shi would definitely take him with him to teach him as a future officer corps.

At this time, for the sake of military needs, we can only talk a little bit and get familiar with each other.

The production of gunpowder is divided into seven steps. What really needs to be kept secret is the synthesis in charge of Yang Shiyao, the granulation in charge of Yang Shilong, and the fuse in charge of Yang Shichang.

After watching the production of gunpowder, Zhao Shi went to the filling house, and the person in charge was Zhao Zhenglian, the second granddaughter of Zhao Jifu.

A round pottery ball, with iron and porcelain fragments inside, covered with thick linen cloth, filled with one and a half kilograms of gunpowder, compacted, a wooden handle plugged into the mouth of the ball, with a hole in the handle connected to the fire wire, with a total weight of three and a half kilograms. Select those with extraordinary physical strength to throw it.

In fact, it was a large wooden-handled grenade. Zhao named it Tianlei.

According to the calculation that the power of black powder is one-tenth of TNT, one is equivalent to the power of two grenades. We still have to give it a try to determine the specifics.

Looking at more than a hundred finished products, Zhao Shi smiled and said: "Chinese people are full of ambitions. They don't like red makeup and prefer armed weapons. This is just right for the second sister."

"Thank you for your compliment, Your Majesty." Zhao Zhenglian replied happily.

Her idol is Liang Hongyu, who loves to dance with knives and guns the most, so she didn't want to marry at the age of 20. Now that she has received such praise, she is so beautiful that she can't wait to take her to the battlefield.

It's impossible. No matter how embarrassing the situation is, it's not enough for a woman to go into battle.

After visiting the gunpowder factory, Zhao entered Wenzhou City with the finished grenades and headed straight for Huagai Mountain.

The northern city of Wenzhou faces the river, and the city wall is also a river embankment. Non-navigators are not allowed to climb it. To the east is Huagai Mountain, on which the city wall stands tall and dangerous.

There are few residential buildings on the mountain, and there is a school ground, and the army is stationed here. Zhao Shi arrived, and the whole army lined up to pay homage, and then ended with three shouts of long live.

"Go, try the power of the thunder!" Zhao Shi excitedly pulled Jiang Wanzai.

In the school field, two hundred sergeants stood in line. They were all selected thunder throwers. They had a unicorn arm protruding and the requirement was to throw it far.

In front of the queue, there are ten circles of wooden stakes with a range of twenty steps (one foot on each side is one step, about 1.5 meters).

"Jiang kills the prisoners." Jiang Wanzai shouted.

"The general will be here." The big man at the front of the queue replied as he stepped out of the queue.

"Follow Marquis Yang Du Yu's instructions." Jiang Wanzai said.

"Wei." Jiang Shalu responded.

Du Yuhou was the deputy of the commander of all the armies. Yang Shichang's was the imperial guard Du Yuhou. The leader Zhao was the guard and was actually responsible for the preparation of gunpowder.

Yang Shichang took a thunder bomb and gave it to Jiang Shalu, asking him to try the weight and find the feel.In order to ensure safety, Jiang Wanzai pulled Zhao Shi back a hundred steps away, and then summoned a row of shield bearers to stand at the front.

Then, Zhao Shi couldn't see anything.

For the sake of safety, I endured it.

But Zhang Shijie couldn't help complaining: "If you step back so far, you can't see anything."

Lu Xiufu retorted: "The experiment the day before yesterday, the sound was like thunder, the flames soared into the sky, and there were no boards left on the boat, how can we be negligent?"

Zhang Shijie said: "How much did you use the day before, and how much do you use today? It's really unnecessary."

"Your Majesty is responsible for the country, safety is the first priority." Jiang Wanzai stopped the argument with one sentence.

All the sergeants were curious and looked forward to it, but they did not dare to discuss or make any noise.

This is evident from Jiang Wanzai's strict military management.

After a while, Yang Shichang retreated. Jiang Shalu weighed the thunder bombs, took a deep breath, and lit the torch.

Pull out the fuse from the wooden handle and ignite it. After throwing it vigorously towards the piles, he immediately threw himself into the pit next to him.

Boom~
Zhao Shi only heard a loud noise, followed by a crackling sound.

"Ouch~" Zhang Shijie cried out in pain, covering his forehead and squatting down.

"Is Privy Zhang injured?" Zhao Shi asked hurriedly.

"It was hit, it's just a little pain, it's not worth mentioning." Zhang Shijie winked and said, "It is indeed a magical skill taught by His Majesty, and its power is amazing."

At this time, the shields were removed, and everyone went forward to take a look. When they got closer, they found the disgraced Jiang Shalu still lying in the pit, dumbfounded.

Zhao Shi shouted: "Qing can't afford it now, when will you wait?"

"Young man..." Jiang Shalu hurriedly got up, looking quite embarrassed.

Zhao Shi praised: "You risk your life to test the power of thunder, you are a true hero!"

"Villain... villain..." Jiang Shalu rubbed his head and grinned stupidly.

Zhao Shi said: "Become a minister, and when you have received enough heads of Yuan captives, you will be General Tianlei!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Jiang Shalu hurriedly bowed down.

"Get up, let's go take a look together." Zhao Shi smiled.

The throw was not accurate. It was two steps away from the outer wooden piles. The nearest wooden pile fell down and broke, with flames attached to it. Some of the wooden piles behind were tilted and densely covered with deep holes.

After careful measurement, it was determined that the explosion range was ten steps, and death was inevitable within ten steps. The effective killing range was twenty steps, with either death or injury. Within a hundred steps, the fragments were still powerful.

Except for the gunpowder cost, it's perfect.

Zhang Shijie bowed his head and bowed: "Your Majesty, I have ordered you to collect raw materials from various places. When I prepare enough thunder, I will return to Lin'an!"

Yang Liangjie paid his respects and said, "Your Majesty has received destiny and possesses magical powers, so he will definitely revive the country!"

Lu Xiufu bowed and said: "Your Majesty is destined by destiny, long live long live long live!"

"Long live long live long live!" All the troops bowed down one after another, and the mountains roared and the tsunami roared.

The crowd was so excited that they might have been crushed by Kublai Khan in person.

"Pingsheng!" Zhao Shi faced the crowd, raised his hands in vain, and said: "Those who destroy the captives are also the ministers, soldiers and people! Those who restore the country are also the ministers, soldiers and people! If the top and bottom work together, the country will be consolidated forever, and the internal and external are united, and the country will last forever!" "

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty." Jiang Wanzai stood up, and everyone followed suit.

Zhao was about to blow a few words when suddenly an army of soldiers rushed towards him.

"Commander of the Palace...Commander of the Palace..." Before anyone arrived, the voice came first. The soldier ran wildly and lost his footing. He fell to the ground. He didn't even bother to get up and shouted: "Yuanlu is coming..."

The voice was terrified, like the sky was about to fall, as if the end of the world had arrived.

(End of this chapter)