Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 328 Top Secret

Zhao Zhen left with great satisfaction, leaving behind Fan Ning's oral order to reward Kunzhou firearms craftsmen.

Fan Ning was still checking the effect of the explosion on the firearms testing ground. The gate of the testing ground opened, and the craftsmen swarmed in. Everyone heard the violent explosion, but the emperor was present, and they were not allowed to enter. Now they are allowed to enter, and everyone Scrambling to squeeze into the proving ground.

On the test site, a ten-foot-long section of the city wall has completely disappeared. This section of the city wall is made of large bluestones, which is taller and stronger than the Dongcheng City. Only gravel and silt remained.

Even Fan Ning was secretly shocked. They didn't build a city in Kunzhou for experiments. He didn't expect that the shock wave of Iron Fire Thunder would be so powerful that it completely collapsed the city wall. Of course, the premise is to dig a hole in the city wall. Put the iron fire mine in the city wall and blast it, so that it will have an effect.

Of course, any civilization has an evolutionary process, and the firearms of the Song Dynasty are the same. If the Song Dynasty did not accumulate enough firearms foundation, even if Fan Ning made another invention, the craftsmen might not be able to make it.

It is precisely because of the evolution of paper fire mines and porcelain fire mines, as well as a large number of experiments for the development of iron fire mines, that gunpowder and firearm craftsmen can deeply understand the principle of making iron fire mines proposed by Fanning.

Only in this way can the iron fire mine be perfectly created, and the yield rate is extremely high.

At this time, Zhang Wenjin stepped forward and sighed: "Everyone knows that the iron fire thunder is much more powerful than the porcelain fire thunder, but how could it be so powerful?"

"Zhang Dujian now understands why the emperor refuses to put Tie Huo Lei in the capital for manufacturing!"

Zhang Wenjin nodded, "Why don't I understand that the Liao Kingdom has already obtained the firearm technology of the Song Dynasty, not a few years later than ours, Xixia also has porcelain fire mines, but whether it is paper fire mines or porcelain fire mines, the power They are all too small, and they all dismiss them, but rockets are widely used. If they know that the iron fire mine is so powerful, they will definitely get the iron fire mine technology at any cost and means, which is very important for city defense Da Song, who is the master, is really a disaster."

Fan Ning was silent for a moment and said, "It's rare that the Son of Heaven is so calm and rational. This is the great Song Dynasty's luck!"

The Tiehuolei experiment was over, and Fanning's main business was basically over, leaving him to busy himself with his own affairs.

After returning from the Firearms Bureau, Fan Ning first came to our Zhumen Inn near Xinqiao in the inner city.

The Zhumen Inn is Zhu Yuanfeng's property. There are three in the capital. They are well-known in the industry. They are high-end inns. Apart from a three-story wooden building, there are six independent courtyards.

The officials who came back with Fan Ning this time and a dozen of their subordinates lived here. Three private courtyards were arranged for them in the inn, and the room and board were very comfortable.

Fan Ning came to the inn and found the chief officer Yang Xian. Fan Ning looked at the elegantly furnished courtyard and asked with a smile, "How are you doing these two days?"

"Reporting to the envoy, everyone eats well, lives well, and is very satisfied!"

Fan Ning nodded and said, "Call everyone together, I have something to say!"

After a while, everyone gathered in the courtyard, Yang Xian took a look and said to Fan Ning: "Master, basically everyone is here."

Only then did Fan Ning say to everyone: "Today my business is over, and there is still a month to go. If you want to go home, you can go home to visit relatives. The fleet will depart on April 26th. As long as everyone arrives in Jiangdu before April 25th, that’s all. In addition, the emperor will reward some colorful satin, and everyone will have a share. I will ask Mr. Yang to distribute it to everyone. Go and see your parents, wife and children!"

What Fan Ning said made everyone cheer. Fan Ning told Yang Xian a few words, gave him a token, and asked him to take a few people to Zhuji Money Shop to collect the satin and silver taels. After he arranged his men, Fan Ning Only then went to the Kistler Museum.

Now Fan Ning didn't need to hire an ox cart for his legs. Zhu Yuanfeng gave him a large and gorgeous carriage. Of course, Fan Ning only borrowed it temporarily. After he returned to Kunzhou, this carriage would still be placed in Zhu Yuanfeng's residence.

The carriage is very spacious, and sitting on the soft seat is like sitting on a large sofa, which is much more comfortable than the narrow bench in an ox cart. Fanning looks at the bustling street outside through the sheer curtain on the window For some reason, he suddenly began to miss Kunzhou, that young and vibrant land.

The day before yesterday when Fan Ning came to the Kistler Museum, the second uncle happened to be out. As the major shareholder of the Kistler Museum, Fan Ning didn't even enter the gate.

Fan Tiege was in the shop today, and as soon as he walked to the door, he heard Fan Tiege’s voice, “I’ve made it clear that the amber wood auction will be queued up early in the morning the day after tomorrow. Return empty-handed like last time."

Fan Ning couldn't help laughing. The second uncle is really interesting. Doesn't he know that his son is still worried about what to do with the amber wood?
In the shop, six clerks lined up in a row, Fan Tiege was giving them a lecture, Fan Ning walked into the door and said with a smile: "Second Uncle, let me tell you something!"

"Aha! You brat is finally back."

After not seeing each other for two years, Fan Ning found out that the second uncle should be renamed Fan Tiehammer. He looks round like a big meatball and has gained at least twenty catties.

Fan Tiege jumped forward, hugged his nephew, rubbed his hair and said with a smile: "What do you want to tell me?"

Fan Ning smiled and said: "This time Mingren brought back more than 300 pieces of amber wood. He doesn't know what to do with them. Second Uncle will find a market for him!"

There was a burst of laughter in the store, and the guys turned their heads to cover their mouths and laughed. Fan Tiege blushed with anger, and waved his hands, "You are all gone!"

The guys all went to work, Fan Tiege said angrily: "For this amber wood, I begged my father to sue my grandma everywhere, but I didn't expect that brat Ming Ren to tease his father like this, so I will deal with him properly later."

"Ming Ren came back last year, and you didn't ask him to bring some? Amber wood is a specialty of Kunzhou, so it shouldn't be difficult for Second Uncle, right?"

Fan Tiege said resentfully: "Who made it impossible for you to get the news? He had already left when I thought about it last year."

"It will be fine in the future. Kunzhou will open an official pigeon letter soon, and my second uncle can send a message if necessary."

Fan Tiege frowned, "Could it be that the two of them still refuse to come back?"

Fan Ning didn't want to say much, so he smiled and said, "Ming Ren will go to Beijing in two days, Second Uncle can ask him himself!"

Fan Ning stopped talking, and went directly to the newly expanded store. The old store and the new store next door were not completely integrated, and there was still a half wall in between. The first floor of the old store was still selling Taihu Lake. But the other half of the new shops sell Shoushan stones, of course they are not selling ordinary Shoushan stones, they are all high-quality steatite, such as peach blossom steatite, hibiscus steatite and lychee steatite, etc., all here, carved into various Various figures, animals, trees and flowers are basically small decorations the size of a fist, which is why the size of frozen stones is generally small.

At this time, Fan Ning suddenly found a four-leaf screen against the wall, which was made of very precious ebony wood as the base frame. , like peach blossom petals blown by the wind, extraordinarily beautiful.

Fan Tiege stepped forward and said with a smile: "This is the treasure of our shop. I found a large peach blossom steatite early last year and cut it into four pieces to make this screen. The nephew of the Empress Dowager Liu wanted to buy it for [-] yuan." Download it, and none of us agreed."

Fan Tiege patted Fanning on the shoulder again, "This is a wedding gift from the store!"

Fan Ning quickly waved his hand, "This is the treasure of the store, I can't take it."

Fan Tiege smiled and said: "You and Ape's members together account for [-]% of the store. This store belongs to you. What can't you want?"

"A shop is a shop, and a member is a member. These are two different things."

Fan Tiege said again: "Actually, the shop is still a treasure of the shop. Speaking of it, I hope you can agree."

Fan Ning was taken aback, "Promise what?"

Fan Tiege took out a Taihu Lake stone and asked with a smile, "Do you remember it?"

Fanning's eyes widened, and he blurted out, "This is my travel stone!"

This Taihu stone is exactly the rock he gave to Zhu Yuanfu for travelling. The base is made of red sandalwood. Fan Ning asked puzzled, "Isn't this in the hands of Mr. Zhu?"

"This was given to you by Mr. Zhu, and it is temporarily placed here. I feel that it is much more tasteful than the peach blossom steatite screen. It happens that there is a copy of the picture of traveling in the mountains and rivers in the store. I want to use it as a town hall. The treasures are displayed in the shop."

Fan Ning thought for a while and said, "Let's do this! Whether it's a peach-blossom stewed stone screen or a mountain travel stone, they are all mine, but if I display them in the store, if someone wants to buy them, they will have an excuse."

Fan Tiege smiled happily: "This is a good idea. Let's deal with it like this, and it will save us from explaining to the guests how many people want to buy this peach blossom and stewed stone screen. Now there is a reason."

"How about Tian Huangshi?"

Fan Ning asked with a smile: "Why doesn't Second Uncle talk about what I care most about!"

"It's hard to say, let's go upstairs and talk about it!"

Fan Ning went up to the second floor. The two rooms on the second floor have been joined together to form a large and spacious lobby. There is a room at the back for the on-duty clerk to sleep at night. The yard at the back has also been built as a warehouse. The stones are locked in the warehouse at night.

Of course, the second floor mainly sells Tianhuangshi, and also sells some other things, such as sea pearls, hawksbill shells, conchs and other valuables that Mingren brought back from Kunzhou. In the future, amber wood will also be sold here.

Fan Ning found that the Tianhuang stones displayed were all low-grade ones, not of steatite level, not even a single sample, and as for Zhu Zhe's sculptures, he hadn't even seen them.

"Second Uncle, what's going on? Is Tian Huangshi out of fashion?"

"It's not that it's unpopular, but it's too precious. Do you think it's still the same as it was five years ago?"

"How precious is it?"

"It is so precious that Tianhuangshi is no longer a strange stone, but a treasure."

Fan Tiege smiled wryly and said: "Although our mine is still ours, the imperial court has implemented control, just like gold and silver mines. Shoushan River has [-] garrisons. It is strictly forbidden to steal Tianhuangshi. The Tianhuangshi we mined must be sold to the imperial court. Then we, like jewelry stores all over the world, have to pay high prices to buy from the imperial court."

Fan Ning heard it a bit unbelievable. Although Tian Huangshi is rare, it is not so rare. It is even more precious and rare than in the Ming and Qing Dynasties!

"When did it start?" Fanning asked anxiously.

"Beginning in October last year, now an ordinary Tianhuang stone is worth a hundred guan, and an egg-sized frozen stone Tianhuang costs at least a thousand guan, which is beyond the reach of ordinary literati."

"Then how much stock do we have? The government didn't make a decision!" Fan Ning asked anxiously.

"The government didn't touch us. I announced that there are only a thousand yuan in stock, and there are only a few hundred yuan left in Dongshi Tianhuang."

"What about physical inventory?"

Fan Tiege looked back at the stairs, and then lowered his voice and said to Fan Ning: "We actually still have more than 3 Tianhuang stones in stock, of which the frozen stone Tianhuang is about 2 yuan. This is the top secret of the store. There are only you, me and Zhu Pei. I know that Tian Huangshi is currently stored in the warehouse of Daguan Zhu in Mudu Town."

(End of this chapter)