Goose Three Kingdoms

Chapter 626 A mistake
The next day, Dongxiang Ice Rink.

In the sunny morning, Xu You, who had taken a bath and changed into new clothes, was led by his guards to the pavilion beside the ice rink.

To shelter from the wind, temporary wooden walls were erected on three sides of the pavilion.

The wooden boards made by the steam saw are then planed by craftsmen. The boards are tightly spliced ​​together and have a smooth surface. Each wooden wall has an illustration painted on both sides, each with an idiom and allusion.

Xu You observed the wooden walls as he walked. Behind him were two Dongxiang guards, each holding a tray of books.

On the ice rink, Black Bear was wearing leather pants, a down jacket, and skates, and was galloping freely on the ice rink.

He has great coordination, so even if he wanted to fall, his body would instinctively correct itself.

At this moment, he was wearing a mink hat and half-cover goggles made of brown crystal on his face... If nothing unexpected happens, all puppet Taoist soldiers will be equipped with this kind of half-cover goggles as standard in the future to hide their rigid eyes.

Ice skating is as exciting as flying a sword.

There are also skiing and windsurfing, but unfortunately when he wanted to go skiing, his secretary Lang dared to die in front of him.

In the pavilion, after Fa Zheng invited Xu You to sit down, he took out two small red and white flags and repeatedly waved flag signals towards the ice rink.

Fa Zheng was also helpless. The ice rink was very large and the black bears attacked very quickly, so ordinary people could not catch up and could not give accurate notification.

The only way is to repeatedly signal with flags. Compared to other expensive gaming activities, skating has no extra expenses except that it is a little dangerous.

After circling the field twice more, the black bear slowed down and slid towards the pavilion.

Gao Jun came forward with a folding stool. After Black Bear sat down, two bodyguards came forward to take off his ice skates and put on fluffy slippers that looked like a little bear for him.

Gao Jun then hung a white bear cloak on him, and then he walked towards the pavilion.

After he left, the guards and officials near the ice rink came on with small ice carts and skates.

Most people's skates are very simple, with just two spikes on the bottom of the shoes.

In the pavilion, Black Bear said to Xu You who stood up and bowed, "Sit down. Sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time. In previous years, we fought against enemies and drove through the wilderness during the ice and snow. This year, I am stuck in the house and feel depressed. I am indulging myself."

"Your Majesty is joking."

Xu You was embarrassed and flattered him, saying, "This year, Your Majesty is in Guanzhong and looking around, and all the heroes in the country are trembling with fear."

Fa Zhengze walked forward and sat between the two of them, boiling tea for them.

Black Bear reached out and picked up the two books that Xu You brought, picked up the table of contents and started reading.

There is not much real secret information. Here are mainly the new and old edition information of each county in Yan and Yu states. No matter whether it is new or old, it has no reference value.

There has been no proper land survey in Guandong since Emperor Guangwu, and there are many hidden households and refugees, so the data is seriously distorted.

The information from the new and old editions is just to cover up the information hidden inside.

Black Bear picked it up and started reading. The content mainly included information about the movement and appointment of scholars from the two states, and it was inevitable that they would invest in different companies.

The reason why so much information was dug out was not only due to Xu You's personal ability, but the more important factor was that the scholars of the two states took the initiative to reveal and expose each other.

He was not very interested in this information, so he quickly flipped through it and saw an obviously new piece of information at the back, with different calligraphy.

He couldn't help but frown. Saltpeter can be considered a regular military material, which is mainly used to assist combustion and produce smoke.

The saltpeter produced by the salt production in Hedong is sufficient for military use, so the purpose of the Taoists now searching for saltpeter soil is very simple, which is to study mineral fertilizers.

The Taoist technique of extracting saltpeter was relatively primitive. It was to pile up the saltpeter and wait for it to crystallize, then scrape off the crystals, rather than washing the saltpeter and then crystallizing and purifying it.

When making rockets, he also wanted to use saltpeter to aid combustion.

But when they made the rocket, they found that there was no need for saltpeter at all. There was grease in the rocket's floc-like filling, and the arrow shaft had a layer of wax. It was that simple.

The main person who spied on rocket manufacturing technology was not Yuan Shang or Cao Cao, but the southeastern court.

This is not surprising. What maintains the stability of the southeastern court is a powerful navy. As long as the southeastern navy remains the strongest in the Yangtze River Basin on paper, the vast majority of officials and people will be at ease serving them.

Navy warships are the foundation of the Southeastern Pseudo-Dynasty.

The black bear remained silent, and Xu You couldn't help but slow down his breathing.

After a while, Black Bear put the book on the table and asked, "Sir, why do you think saltpeter is related to rockets?" "Saltpeter is good for combustion, and the Taiping Dao is your confidant. It is unreasonable to plunder saltpeter since February."

Xu You's voice gradually became clearer as he spoke: "The saltpeter in Hedong is enough for military use. It is inconvenient to extract saltpeter, but saltpeter is collected on such a large scale. Not only the pseudo-dynasty in the southeast, but even I, have concluded that the king has built rockets in order to destroy the southeast navy. Who in the southeast would not be terrified?"

"In that case, sir, please stay in Guanzhong for a while and help me find out who is spying on the secrets of rocket manufacturing."

After Black Bear finished speaking, Fa Zheng pushed the freshly brewed tea over and held it up to the two of them. Seeing that the tea was warm and pleasant, they immediately raised their heads and drank half a cup.

"I shall die as a minister."

Xu You agreed and also drank tea.

This matter is relatively easy to investigate, as the officials have limited areas of activity, and there is no large population moving freely.

As long as we go after the scholars and officials who are researching smoke, combustion aids or saltpeter, Chang'an University will be the hardest hit area.

The Southeastern spies hiding there can almost openly study and replicate the rockets.

Seeing Xu You like this, Black Bear felt that it was too late. The steam engine, hot air balloon and now the dragon bone text had attracted the attention of most people.

It is possible that the Southeastern Pseudo-Dynasty had already obtained improved rockets with saltpeter as the auxiliary material, but traces of the experiments could still be found.

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If you find a few people, follow the clues and do a few investigations, you will naturally get something.

This is the downside of letting Kong Rong be the Sizhi. In the early days, he could pretend to deal with a few people, but now, he basically only takes care of officials who cause mass incidents. He has no awareness or subjective enthusiasm to eliminate counter-revolutionaries and spies.

In the eyes of Kong Rong and most scholars, anti-counterrevolutionary activities were typical methods used by cruel officials.

Fortunately, it was just a primitive booster rocket. Black Bear then asked, "Nanyang, is there anything else you need to tell me in person?"

"Your Majesty, Nanyang has many good generals and elite soldiers, but they are not under the same command, so it is difficult to accomplish anything. If we can have a general to supervise the military and political affairs, we can wipe out the bandits."

"It's better to fail than to ruin the situation."

Black Bear declined and said, "You continue to keep an eye on Nanyang, and stay in Guanzhong this winter."

As he said this, he turned his head to look at the guard beside him. The guard walked up to the wooden tray with a wooden tray in his hand. Black Bear said, "It's cold in Guanzhong, and I'm worried that you're not feeling well. This is a down jacket made in Dongxiang, which is the best for keeping warm."

"I thank you."

Xu You had also heard about it, and he immediately stood up and bowed. At Black Bear's signal, he took off his plain black brocade robe and put on a black sleeveless down vest with side openings. Before he even fastened the belt, Xu You felt warm all over.

He then put on his outer robe, and the warm feeling that had been surrounding his chest, waist and abdomen for a long time made him feel as if he had returned to his youth.

After seeing Xu You off, Black Bear returned to the attic greenhouse, picked up his pen and started sketching, quickly finishing a note.

A Taoist priest who was always by his side came to meet him as ordered. He was wearing a loose green Taoist robe, a close-fitting chain mail and a down vest underneath the robe, and he carried a two-handed sword on his back.

Seeing Black Bear coming out of the study, the Taoist priest bowed, "Your Excellency."

"Send this to Mount Zhongnan."

Black Bear handed over a watermarked note, and the Taoist took it with both hands, and saw that it said "Urea Theory".

The peace-loving Taoists are collecting saltpeter, they must be trying to research fertilizer, don't think too much about it.

But after the spring, when the Yellow River enters the dry season, construction will have to start here in Dizhu.

Puppet Taoist soldiers can cheat...this kind of cheating is still much worse than big firecrackers.

The blocked construction site is used at the main pillar, so the impact can be compressed to a very low level.

Besides, after the white magic power is refined, it can be concealed from the eyes and ears of the ministers around him.

Anyway, after the explosion, the white mana will be returned in full.

If a part of it explodes, leaving a little foundation... this thing can actually recover slowly.

We must guard against the development of tubular launch devices and rely on vehicles and ships for travel in the future, which will be able to protect us from most attacks.

This winter, the Taoist soldiers are mainly responsible for crystal grinding. Later, they will build a carriage with crystal glass and make the chassis and carriage stronger.

(End of this chapter)