I'm so hard

Chapter 135 Odd Woman

The firearm in Zhao Yan's eyes was not a fire attack tool, but a musket with a damage range that was stronger than that of a crossbow.

At this moment, he was holding a black iron pipe about three feet long in his hand.

There is a mechanism inside the iron pipe, just put a walnut-sized explosive pellet into the iron pipe, and then pull the mechanism, the explosive will be shot out and explode on the target object.

At present, although it looks a bit crude, and only one explosive pellet can be loaded at a time, it already has the prototype of a musket.

Zhang Zhong explained from the side: "Currently, the effective range of firearms is 200 meters, but its destructive power is not much different from that of gunpowder crossbows."

"200 meters?"

This distance has exceeded Zhao Yan's surprise.

Because the best range of a bow and crossbow is 50 meters to 100 meters, and if a firearm can reach 200 meters, it is already an advanced progress.If it is modified, the range can reach 500 meters, which can definitely catch the enemy by surprise.

Qiu Mu on the side took out another gunpowder crossbow from the box.

Zhao Yan played with the firearm, looked at the gunpowder crossbow again, and said, "Go, go out and have a try."

Immediately, everyone walked out of the house and came to an open space behind.

Various tall trees and fences are planted on both sides of the open space, and at the end is a mountain wall.

Many potholes have been bombarded on the mountain wall, and it is obvious that there are many experiments here.

And there is already a certain distance from Liuzi Village here, and the sound insulation effect is excellent.

Zhao Yan picked up the firearm, loaded it with explosives with Qiu Mu's assistance, then aimed at the mountain wall more than 100 meters ahead, and pulled the mechanism.

Whoosh!
The explosives flew out, and the recoil made Zhao Yan's body tremble.

boom!
With a loud noise, a hole about the size of a bowl was blasted out of the mountain wall.

"Yes, yes!" Zhao Yan said with a smile. Although the attack power of the current firearms is not enough to immediately kill the enemy 200 meters away, it is not a problem to make them lose their fighting power instantly.

Immediately afterwards, Zhao Yan tried the gunpowder crossbow again.

The tip of the gunpowder crossbow is mostly coated with grease. When it is fired, it will burn quickly due to friction with the air. The biggest function is to use it as a fire attack to burn the enemy's camp and food.

After Zhao Yan visited the Beacon Hall, he was in a good mood. Before he left, he even said with pride: "Northern Mongolia Iron Cavalry, don't be afraid!"
And at this moment, on a desolate grassland in Northern Mongolia.

Ergu's long hair was messy, and he had already stayed up for several nights.

Ever since he lost the war with Da Zhou, he has been thinking hard about how to defeat the enemy.

In the end, he came to a conclusion that Northern Mongolia could not completely crush Da Zhou because of the lack of cavalry, and the key to cavalry was horses.

Half a month ago, he accidentally discovered a new breed of horse.

This stallion has slender limbs and thin skin. It is not only fast, but also has great strength and endurance.And even if he only drinks water once a day, he can run faster than ordinary horses.

The only drawback is that the number of such horses is too rare and their reproductive ability is very weak.

So, Ergu made a move.

He gathered almost all the famous horses in Northern Mongolia, and then matched them with this new horse, striving to produce more powerful war horses.

In order to ensure the quality, he personally sat outside the stable to supervise, and even placed some gall and firewood beside it.

He wants to imitate Gou Jian's hard work and courage, so that the history books of later generations can record the inspirational stories he has as the best leader in Northern Mongolia.

He was sure that as long as this kind of horses could be put into the cavalry camp in large numbers, Beimeng's iron hooves would definitely be able to sweep Dazhou.

However, if he saw Zhao Yan using a firearm, he would definitely vomit blood with anger.

The two are not on the same level at all.

There will definitely be a war between the two countries. Everyone knows this, but no one can be sure when it will happen.

……

After returning to the palace from the Beacon Hall, Zhao Yan was in a good mood, and instead of going back to the palace immediately, he planned to have a drink at the Eight Immortals' Residence.

Baxianju, once the number one restaurant in Changdan City, has now ranked second.

With the support of Zhao Yan and Lu Nianwei, coupled with the relationship with the dignitaries in the imperial city, it is difficult for Wanbaolou not to become the number one.

Although Wanbaolou has snatched the title of the No. [-] restaurant in Changdan City, Baxianju, the flow of people is still not bad. All kinds of religions and nine streams gather here, which is a good place to listen to the voices of the people.

Since Shen Tuyi's height was too obvious, and many dignitaries in the imperial city knew him, Zhao Yan let him go back first.

He took Hei Wa and sat down at a window seat in the lobby on the first floor.

At this moment, Zhao Yan has no worries about major political affairs in his heart, and since Da Zhou has been going uphill all the time, he is in a particularly good mood.

At this moment, Zhao Yan heard something that interested him very much.

"Have you heard? Listen to Yuxuan Guan Juer's dinner price has reached 1000 taels a night!"

"It's too expensive, 1000 taels of silver, and you can only eat with her for an hour. It's a huge profit!"

"What do you know? The head of the line, Guan Ju'er, is not only proficient in poetry and poetry, but also has a wide range of military strategies. Next year will be the three-year exam. If you can get some inspiration from her, you may be able to take the lead in the exam. What about Jinshi!
"Our second talent in Changdan City, Shangguan Yuntun, after meeting her, praised her as the number one female champion of the Great Zhou Dynasty!"

"I've also heard that this woman not only has an alluring appearance, but her talent is no less than any man in my Changdan City!"

……

The more Zhao Yan listened, the more mysterious he became.

According to the descriptions of these people, this woman named Guan Juer was only about 20 years old.

But she is not only familiar with poems and songs, court policies, including border military affairs, and various etiquette systems, but also proficient in them, which is simply unimaginable.

What's even more outrageous is that this woman is still in the dust, as if she wants to guide the world.In addition to the need to submit 1000 taels of silver as gift money, the visitor also needs to be self-cultivated and knowledgeable.

If you only have money but no quality, it is impossible to enter Tingyuxuan.

Zhao Yan couldn't help curling his lips, would there be such a strange woman in the world?

He thinks it's mostly gimmicks, after all, even if Xiao Jingye, Pan Wenyue and others go to chat with them, they can't claim to know everything!
However, this hot topic, which was widely discussed among the people, still managed to attract Zhao Yan's attention, and he planned to take a look in person.

"If I, the emperor, opened a shop to chat with people, how much money would be suitable?" Zhao Yan laughed at himself.

Hei Wa at the side heard this, raised her head and said, "My lord, it can be worth at least 1 taels."

Zhao Yan was immediately happy. If he could earn 1 taels an hour by chatting with him, he would not be the emperor for a while, and he could support the civil and military officials of Dazhou by chatting with him.

This way of making money is faster than reform.

Most of Da Zhou's current problems can be solved with money.

　Thank you book friend Xibaer for the reward of a thousand coins. I feel that I am very short. If I find a chance, I will definitely explode and increase the number of words first.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)