I'm so hard

Chapter 134 Firearms
Xiao Zijie couldn't help being overjoyed when he heard that Zhao Yan allowed him to recite poems in front of his father.

He straightened his chest, faced Xiao Jingye, and then chanted loudly: "I am the son and you are the father. Father and son are both in the imperial court. After 20 years, I will be the prime minister, and the glory of the ancestors will be passed down!"

After reciting, Xiao Zijie asked Zhao Yan quite confidently: "Your Majesty, what do you think of this poem?"

Zhao Yan coughed dryly, looked into the distance and said, "It's getting late, let's go!"

On the other hand, Xiao Jingye's face was ashen. If Zhao Yan didn't let him do it, he would definitely beat Xiao Zijie violently.

Xiao Zijie scratched his head and walked forward happily.

Having obtained the poetic flavor and not being beaten, he is already very satisfied!
And when Xiao Zijie left, Xiao Jingye silently recited this poem several times, and couldn't help laughing and cursing: You bastard!I've been missing him since I left.

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The reform in Shuzhou will not take a year or a half to achieve results, but Zhao Yan only needs macro-control.

With Pan Wenyue in Shuzhou, Zhao Yan was very relieved.

After that, Zhao Yan's life became easier.

He couldn't help but think of the beacon hall built in early September.

That was Da Zhou's secret weapon to completely defeat Bei Meng, and as the hall master in honor, he had never been there once.

Taking advantage of the good weather, Zhao Yan asked Shen Tuyi and Hei Wa to take him to the Beacon Hall.

The address of Fenghuo Hall was chosen by 12-year-old Qiu Mu.

Located at the foot of a mountain in the southern outskirts of Changdan City, there is a village called Liuzi Village at the end. Behind the village is a barren mountain.

In name, Fenghuotang is a workshop that produces firecrackers.

There are a total of more than a hundred people in it. In addition to the guards who are in charge of physical labor, there are also more than [-] veterans and blacksmiths who have developed firecrackers.

These people were carefully selected by Yang Hong and Shen Tuyi, and they knew their families well, so it was impossible for spies to exist.

As far as money is concerned, what I earn in a year here is enough to live comfortably for a lifetime.

After leaving the city, Heiwa and Shentuyi drove around in the carriage, and finally arrived at Liuzi Village after an hour.

As soon as the carriage reached the entrance of the village, someone came to greet him.

Yang Hong and Shen Tuyi attached great importance to the Beacon Hall, and sent many soldiers to patrol the village. Once any stranger entered, they would be found immediately.

A quarter of an hour later, Zhao Yan came to a firecracker workshop, which was the Beacon Hall.

Qiu Mu quickly ran over from the inside and was about to salute Zhao Yan.

Zhao Yan shook his head with a smile.

Qiu Mu immediately understood, and immediately said with a smile: "Hello, my lord, godfather!"

"Qiu Mu, I haven't seen you in two months. I see that you have lost a lot of weight!" Zhao Yan asked with a smile as he walked towards the front hall.

Qiu Mu chuckled, revealing two big white teeth.

He didn't know why he ate so much every day, and he lost weight instead of fat.

After a while, everyone sat down in the hall.

In addition to Zhao Yan, Shen Tuyi, Heiwa, and Qiu Mu, there was also a middle-aged man with a thin face and wearing a robe.

Looking at his temperament, one can tell that this is a scholar.

"My lord, this person is Zhang Zhong, the housekeeper of the Qiu Family, who is responsible for all the miscellaneous affairs of the Fenghuo Hall." Shen Tuyi said, he came here at least five times almost every month, so he was very familiar with the situation here.

Zhang Zhong quickly knelt down and saluted Zhao Yan.

When he heard Qiu Mu call Hall Master just now, he knew who this was in front of him, so he behaved very respectfully.

"Get up, you don't need to be too polite outside, just call me Hall Master."

Zhao Yan turned to look at Qiu Mu and asked, "Little Qiu Mu, how is your research on Sky Thunder? Is the diagram of firearms and gunpowder crossbows I drew for you useful to you?"

Qiu Mu said excitedly: "Hall Master, you came at a good time. The current Sky Thunder is only the size of a pear, and I have already researched the firearms and gunpowder crossbow you mentioned!"

"Have you researched it?" Zhao Yan couldn't help being overjoyed, "Hurry up and take me to have a look."

Before Zhao Yan warmed up the stool, he quickly stood up.

Once the firearms and fire crossbows can be put into use on a large scale, the army strength of the Great Zhou will become the best in the world in an instant, and even if it goes to war with the surrounding countries, it will definitely be invincible.

Immediately, Zhao Yan, Shen Tuyi, and Hei Wa walked towards the back of the hall under the guidance of Qiu Mu and Zhang Zhong.

Behind the hall is a real firecracker workshop.

Now that the end of the year is approaching, the demand for firecrackers has suddenly increased.

In less than three months, it has become a well-known firecracker workshop.

This result is also what Zhao Yan is happy to see. The more people know that this place is a firecracker workshop, the safer it will be.

Soon, the five of them walked into a room where firecrackers were placed.

The firecrackers around are sealed with big boxes to avoid accidents.

Zhang Zhong skillfully opened the mechanism inside the door and walked into a secret door.

The five walked nearly a hundred steps along the secret door, and finally came to the place where the Sky Thunder was actually developed.

Zhao Yan could smell the pungent smell of gunpowder from far away.

But instead of covering his mouth and nose, he was extremely excited.

Only he knows what gunpowder means to the world.

Zhang Zhong, who was on the side, introduced: "Master, this is a dark courtyard inside. It is not connected to the outside, and there are five rooms where gunpowder is placed, while the other three rooms are used to develop gunpowder."

"Let's go, let's take a look at the finished product you have researched!" Zhao Yan said excitedly.

Immediately, Zhang Zhong led Zhao Yan and the others towards the place where the gunpowder was placed in front.

"Currently, the size of the skyrocket we have developed has been reduced by nearly half, but its destructive power has doubled."

"Also like firearms and gunpowder crossbows, according to the hall master's drawing that day, we have already researched a few samples, but the lethality is not very great." Zhang Zhong said to Zhao Yan while holding the key to open the door.

And at this moment, a room where the gunpowder was placed was finally opened.

There are more than a dozen large boxes placed inside, and a large lock is placed on each box.

This is an item that can knock down the house if it touches a little spark, so it must be placed very carefully.

Immediately, Zhang Zhong and Qiu Mu began to open these boxes one by one.

First of all, what caught Zhao Yan's eyes were the three skyrocketing thunders, which were half smaller than before, and after having more blacksmiths, the skyrocketing thunders became much more beautiful.

At this moment, Qiu Mu took out a long object from the box and asked Zhao Yan, "Master, is this the firearm you imagined?"

Zhao Yan looked up and couldn't help feeling excited.

This... this... is almost exactly the same as the muskets of later generations.

Although the Sky Thunder can kill a large area at a time, the speed is too slow, and it needs to be installed in advance.

But if you have firearms, you can definitely walk sideways on the battlefield.

"Bring it here, I'm going outside to test its power!" Zhao Yan said excitedly.

(End of this chapter)