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Chapter 121 Launch

　　When Li Yunyao was escaping the summer heat in Mount Wutai, news came from Zhe Saihua that the iron cannon had been cast and tested successfully.

　　The iron cannon is shaped like a long-necked vase lying down, with an oval abdomen for the ignition door. The mouth is long and thick, and the mouth expands slightly. The gun body is five feet long, the iron wall is two inches thick, and weighs about three hundred catties, so it needs to be transported by cart. The ammunition that uses gunpowder, flame nitrate, and charcoal to cause explosive damage to the enemy is a copper ball with a primer in the middle. When the iron cannon is fired, a flame will be generated inside to ignite the fuse, and the bullet will fall. , it will explode, causing damage to those around it.

　　Zhe Saihua tested the iron cannon at Yangwu Village at the foot of Huangwei Mountain in Nao County. Although the structural diagram of the iron cannon and the formula of the shells are very clear, even if there is only a slight error, the result will be completely different. Therefore, Zhe Saihua adjusted and tested more than ten times before finally succeeding.

　　The people near Huangwei Mountain thought that something had happened, but there were loud thunderous noises every now and then, and Yang Ye didn't tell the truth, only that he was mining iron ore.

　　The existence of the Iron Cannon must be kept secret, otherwise if the Khitan knew about it and sent spies in to steal the secret, Da Song would lose a card when he faced them.

　　On the day of the test launch, Shen Ji was also present. She, Yang Ye and Zhe Saihua stood at the gate of the village and watched from afar as the five iron cannons bombarded the target on the mountain, not only crushing the boulder and The sheep also blasted out several deep pits.

　　"With such a sharp weapon, how can our Great Song Dynasty be afraid of the Khitan again?!" Shen Ji thought that this was her wife's "invention", and she was proud of it, and she also had a sense of pride and ambition. She could never forget the Khitan last winter. The shame brought to Daizhou, now finally has a chance to avenge the shame!

　　Regarding the disposal of these five iron cannons, Yang Ye has already thought about it, one in Yangwu Village, two in Yanmen Village, one in Pingxing Village, and the remaining one in Dashi Village. These places are all important military towns. .

　　Shen Ji and Yang Ye reported this happy result to Boss Zhao, and it just so happened that the iron artillery on the side of the Military Weapons Supervision was also developed--the speed of its successful test was even faster than that of Zhe Saihua. After all, the Military Weapons Supervision gathered The world's top skilled craftsmen.

　　Boss Zhao had already seen the power of the iron cannon, and was so happy that he rewarded Li Yunyao with 200,000 yuan and a hundred pieces of cloth. When he learned that she was pregnant, he also sent many tonics to Daizhou.

　　After the rewards were over, Boss Zhao issued an edict to allow Daizhou to manufacture artillery shells by itself, but each batch should not exceed 100 shells, and each time he had to report to the Privy Council to purchase materials. to manufacture.

　　Not only that, in order to further control the quantity and whereabouts of iron cannons and shells, Boss Zhao strictly forbids the folks to purchase large quantities of some materials in the gunpowder formula, such as sulfur and saltpeter.

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　　After Boss Zhao's rewards were delivered to Daizhou, Shen Ji wandered around them for a long time before happily saying to Li Yunyao, "The officials are so generous!"

　　Li Yunyao didn't expect that Mr. Zhao would have such a generous reward, she asked, "Is it really because of this?"

　　Shen Ji said: "How can I know what the official is thinking? But I heard that when the official was watching the test of the iron artillery in the suburbs of Bianliang, the king of Wuyue was in Bianliang. In Song Dynasty, he dedicated the thirteen prefectures and an army under his control to the official family. When the official family was happy, they named King Wuyue the King of Huaihai, and his sons and subordinates also received their own rewards."