Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

With the relocation of the court of Yunguo, Xiao Cheng personally decreed to establish it, and gathered nearly all the high-level technical talents in Yunguo.

On the Jiangxin Continent named Ma Yangzhou, which is less than tens of miles away from Jiangling City, the Shenji Institute was re-established, and a large number of forbidden troops were stationed around it.Even on the river, there are specially arranged naval warships patrolling day and night, which can be described as heavily guarded.

However, such a heavily guarded, leak-tight place where no one is allowed to spy, today a team of chariots and horses came here, swaggering into it.

And with the arrival of this team of chariots and horses, the guards stationed around the Shenji Institute, which was already heavily guarded, were mobilized again and again, extremely nervous.

There are people with keen senses, as soon as they enter the Divine Mechanism Institute at this time, they will feel the hairs all over their bodies stand on end, and there are countless eyes from the secret, which suddenly gather on their bodies.Obviously, there are a large number of masters who are secretly defending.

This team of chariots swaggered into the Divine Mechanism Institute.

Xiao Cheng, who was dressed in normal clothes, pushed the boat and stepped down.

In front of the Shenji Institute, Gongshu Ban led the crowd, saluted Xiao Chengqi, and said loudly:
"Sir, see Your Majesty!"

Xiao Cheng waved his hand straight away, and said straight to the point:

"You must be more polite, quickly take me to see what you have made!"

Hearing what Xiao Cheng said, Gongshuban didn't hesitate, and immediately bowed and said:

"Your Majesty, please come with me!"

After finishing speaking, Gongshu Ban led the way and led Xiao Cheng towards the interior of the Shenji Institute.

Walking into the Shenji Institute, there are tall hydraulic forging machines everywhere, and the sound of forging "ping, ping, pong, pong" can be heard everywhere.

The new address of Shenji Institute was deliberately chosen on Jiangxin Island in the middle of the Yangtze River, in order to make the most of the Yangtze River's water conservancy!

Xiao Cheng followed Gongshuban to a remote corner of Shenji Institute.

This place has already been leveled up as a school field, and there are already many people waiting here for Xiao Cheng.

Seeing that everyone wanted to salute again, Xiao Cheng interrupted impatiently, saying:

"No courtesy! Let me see what you have prepared!"

It's really no wonder Xiao Cheng is so impatient, it's because of what Shenji researched today, but Xiao Cheng spent 1000 million taels of silver and took half a year to make it, how could he not pay attention to it?
[White Training Card, Gunpowder Workshop
Card Effect: Consume 1000 million taels of silver. After half a year of research, the gunpowder technology will be activated
Card description: Can hold medicine, light it with fire, it will explode with fire, the sound is like thunder, it can be heard hundreds of miles away, and the area is more than half an acre, the fire will penetrate even armor and iron]

That's right,

Today, the mysterious thing that makes Xiao Chengdu so impatient is gunpowder!

It is ashamed to say that Xiao Cheng is in charge of the huge Yunguo, with countless talents, but until today, with the help of Ceka, it took Yunguo half a year of taxes to produce gunpowder. s face.

But when I really got to the bottom of it, I couldn't blame Xiao Cheng for this matter.

In today's world, warriors are already outstanding in combat power, and the army is also blessed by the army.After the world was upgraded, it was blessed with the vision of the army's luck, and the destructive power was sufficient. …

Primary gunpowder is not as destructive as a warrior of the sixth or seventh rank.Xiao Cheng doesn't understand the more advanced ones.

If this strategy card hadn't been drawn half a year ago, it is estimated that Xiao Cheng would not be distracted to try to light the gunpowder technology tree for the time being.

Gongshuban naturally didn't dare to whet the appetite of the current emperor, and when he heard Xiao Cheng's urging, he immediately nodded to his craftsmen.

Not long after, I saw craftsmen walking over cautiously holding several objects of different shapes, which were quite different from the guns and cannons Xiao Cheng had imagined.

The first finished product looks like an arrow with a strange shape.

"Your Majesty, before the army needed to prepare rockets, cotton and linen impregnated with oil were used as arson objects for fire attacks. And this gunpowder arrow was improved from this. Compared with ordinary rockets, gunpowder arrows are more powerful. The fire is more difficult to put out!"

When Xiao Cheng saw this, his heart moved, he nodded slightly and said:
"Convenience and preservation?"

"Compared to rockets that cannot catch the tide, gunpowder arrows only need to keep the gunpowder in peacetime, and it is more convenient to refill the gunpowder in wartime."

Seeing Xiao Cheng nodded and did not continue to ask, Gongshuban pointed to another spherical object and introduced:
"Your Majesty, the name of this thing is Huolong, Yumeng Shao, asphalt, etc., and gunpowder is balled into a ball, wrapped in paper and hemp as a shell, ignited when used, and set on fire with a catapult to attack the enemy."

"In addition, fumes and poisonous medicinal materials can also be mixed in the rotation school to spread the poison with smoke. Or you can add barbed caltrops, broken porcelain pieces, etc., which can be used to create barriers and injure the enemy after burning."

Hearing these words, Xiao Cheng was slightly taken aback.

Compared with such killer weapons as muskets and artillery, this thing may not be as powerful.But it sounds really disgusting!
"I've tried it, and the strength of this fire is not too great. Without armor, and without kung fu practitioners, it can only cause serious injuries that are difficult to treat."

Speaking of this, Gongshu Pan pointed to the cast iron gourd-shaped thing next to him, and said:
"So I and a group of craftsmen have researched this 'Iron Cannon'. It is shaped like a gourd and has a small mouth. It is made of cast iron to hold medicine, and it is lit with fire. When it ignites, the sound is like thunder. Hearing it hundreds of miles away, it is very powerful!"

Hearing this, Xiao Cheng's eyes flickered, and he couldn't help asking:
"How powerful is it?"

"Within one foot, it can penetrate two layers of iron armor. Within three feet, leather armor can't block it!"

When Xiao Cheng heard this, he immediately waved his hand and asked someone to demonstrate.

On the side of the Divine Machine Institute, it has already been prepared.

In the center of the leveled school field, there are more than ten dummies wearing various armors.

The ignited iron cannon was precisely thrown into the pile of dummies.

There was only a "boom" sound, and the iron cannon exploded, and the power of the explosion sent smoke and dust everywhere.Its sound was like thunder, and it made everyone's ears ringing.

Xiao Cheng gently pushed away the loyal guards in front of him, and looked forward.

The smoke and dust cleared, and the dummies on the school grounds had all been blown to the ground.

Not long after, dummies wearing all kinds of armor were moved in front of Xiao Cheng.

The closer it was to the center of the explosion, the more astonishing the lethality.

In addition, within the same range, the damage of various armors is also different.

Among them, the cost is the most expensive. The heavy armor composed of various armors receives the least damage, and only some fragments break through the defense. …

In the past few years, the plate armor developed by Shenji and forged by hydraulic machinery has roughly the same defense as the mail armor.

However, plate armor is cheap to manufacture and easier to forge. In the past two years, it has gradually replaced the mail armor in the army.

And leather armor is the last.Wearing this thing, facing the impact of the iron artillery, it is basically the same as not wearing armor.

Because of the problem of gunpowder filling and forging, it is naturally impossible for this iron cannon to explode like a cannon and blow people to pieces.

But looking at the armor pierced by the iron sheet in front of him, it also shows the power of this thing.

With such power, it is obvious that it can be used on the battlefield!

Seeing this, Xiao Cheng was very happy, but couldn't help but said:

"It's powerful, but I'm afraid the throwing distance is too short, and it won't have much effect. But is there any way to throw this thing out?"

What Xiao Cheng said was actually intended to guide and point out the direction of firearms development.

Although the power of this iron cannon is not small, but in Xiao Cheng's impression, the power of the cannon that has been corrupted for more than ten miles is still too different!

Hearing Xiao Cheng's words, Gongshu Pan pondered for a while, and said:

"Although this iron cannon is big, it's still not heavy enough. Even if it's on a trebuchet, I'm afraid it won't be able to throw it very far..."

Compared with the stones on the trebuchet, the iron cannon is a bit lighter, but it cannot be thrown too far.

Xiao Cheng heard the words and continued to remind:

"The explosion of gunpowder also has impact. Can we start from this aspect?"

Gongshuban frowned slightly, constantly thinking about the feasibility of this method.

The more he thought about it, the more Gongshuban felt that this method was feasible, and he felt a little itchy in his heart.

If it weren't for the fact that His Majesty is still in the Divine Mechanism Institute at this time, I'm afraid he would turn around and leave immediately to explore and test the thoughts in his mind!

As for Xiao Cheng himself, he also has only a half-knowledge about artillery, so he can't say anything more, so he can only mention it here.

Looking at the pensive Gongshuban, Xiao Cheng patted him on the shoulder, and said softly:

"Don't worry about this matter, you go back and explore slowly. If you figure it out, I will still reward you!"

"As for these things, you lead the craftsmen of the Shenji Institute to prepare some and send them to the front line for the frontline soldiers to try. You also send a few craftsmen to record the areas worthy of improvement!"

Even though gunpowder has the disadvantage of being prone to moisture, it needs to be used depending on the weather, and care must be taken when storing it.

But it is enough, it can be used on the battlefield!After all, it needs to be used more on the battlefield to improve its shortcomings faster and promote development.

And today's gunpowder, as long as it is used properly, not to mention how lethal it is, but at least it can be as good as the phenomenon of luck manifested by the army back then, catching Xia Jun by surprise!
After explaining, Xiao Cheng looked around at the people present at the Shenji Institute, and said loudly:

"Wai Lang, a member of the Ministry of Industry, lost his class and made great contributions to the development of gunpowder. He was rewarded with the Viscount Jingyang, and he was given an official uniform and a silver seal."

"The rest of the officials will be promoted to one rank and given a hundred taels of gold. One should be a craftsman and rewarded with a hundred taels of silver. Those who have made outstanding achievements and worked hard will be awarded the official title of the Ministry of Industry!"

This reward was not small, and everyone was rewarded. Naturally, all of them were ecstatic and excited. They all bowed down and saluted. The mountain shouted and thanked:...

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Afterwards, Xiao Cheng stayed in the Divine Mechanism Institute for another period of time, inspected various secret locations, and then left contentedly, and set off to return to Miyagi.

But before Xiao Cheng went back, Wang Zhi, the supervisor of the East Factory, and Lu Bing, the envoy of Wei Yiwei at the sticky pole, had already found here, and they came to Xiao Cheng's frame together.

"His Majesty!"

As soon as Xiao Cheng pushed the window of the car, he saw the two people who were ashamed, bowed their heads and confessed their crimes.

He frowned, looked at the two, and said in a deep voice:

"what happened again?"

The two chatted, and finally Wang Zhi gritted his teeth suddenly, lowered his head and said:

"Your Majesty, there is news from Yongzhou, Jiangyang County, and Jianchang Mansion. The three adults who were ordered to inspect corruption cases in various places, all, all...all were assassinated!"

When Xiao Cheng heard this, his expression changed suddenly, and he asked in a cold voice:
"What happened to the three of them together?"

As Xiao Cheng's face darkened, the surrounding atmosphere suddenly became deep and dignified, making one feel a little breathless.

The power of the Son of Heaven has reached such a level!
Even Wang Zhi, who had been waiting by Xiao Cheng's side for a long time, was so frightened that he dared not speak at this moment, his legs softened, and he fell to his knees directly.

Seeing Wang Zhi knelt down, Lu Bing on the side pursed his lips, and quickly answered:

"Your Majesty, although the three adults were assassinated, fortunately His Majesty bestowed the Shang Fang Sword, which was blessed with His Majesty's majesty, and it was even more miraculous. It directly blocked the disaster for the three adults, so it was only a little frightened, and nothing happened! "

After finishing speaking, Lu Bing also quickly knelt down, lowered his head and confessed:

"This matter was caused by the Embroidered Clothes Envoy of the State of Xia! The minister was negligent, and the guards accompanying him were even weaker in guarding. This incident caused accidents to the three adults. Please punish the three adults!"

"Dongchang's ineffective supervision has caused Xia Guoxiu's envoys to act recklessly. It is all the fault of slaves. Your Majesty please punish them!"

Xiao Cheng, who heard that Di Renjie and the others were actually not serious, finally calmed down a little at this moment, and said in a deep voice:

"Xia Guo's embroidered clothes envoy? This movement is really fast enough!"

Before the people Xiao Cheng sent to strengthen the guard force arrived, Xia Guo's side had already started.

Xia Guo's Feng Chu was indeed difficult to deal with.

If it weren't for Zhong Zizhuo, one of the high-level embroidered envoys of Xia State, I am afraid that the harm caused to Yun Kingdom by the embroidered envoys would be even greater!
Xiao Cheng squinted his eyes, and a stern look flashed across his eyes, and he immediately said:

"Let the Ministry of Rites send someone to ask Xia Guo to assassinate my important minister, Dayun, what is his intention?"

"If Xia Guo doesn't give an explanation, I will personally lead the army and go to Jinling City to ask for an explanation!"

Hearing what Xiao Cheng said, everyone present was shocked.

Why is His Majesty's tone so tough today?

But after thinking about it, since the imperial court moved to Jiangling as the accompanying capital, the ruling and opposition parties already knew that the war between the two countries was imminent.

What a good reason to launch an army crusade to assassinate an important minister of another country!Now that His Majesty is so tough, I'm afraid he just wants to use this opportunity as a reason to send troops to attack Xia Guo!

And the guesses of the crowd are naturally not wrong!
At this time, in the backpack of Xiao Chengjin's finger, a white card was shining with a miraculous light.

[White Zeka, pre-emptive strike
Card effect: After using this card, within three months, all troops move by 1, attack by 1, and morale increases by 30%.

Card Description: Take offense as defense, take the enemy bandits first.Be preemptive and don't give the enemy a chance to breathe. 】

As the card description says, strike first and get the first chance!
Now the country of Yun is strong and strong, with elite soldiers and horses.Coupled with the strategy card that was drawn, Xiao Cheng will not wait for Xia Guo to attack first, and then be forced to fight back like the previous two times...

Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan