The current director of the development of iron fire thunder is Hu Shatu’s apprentice, named Yelulu, who is also a Khitan. Although he does not know the gunpowder formula, it was prepared by Hu Shatu himself, but he cast the iron shell and used
It took three years to copy it.
Wanyan Wushu touched the dozens of iron shells on the shelf and asked, "Is the famous Iron Fire Thunder going to be this kind of scrap metal?"
"Your Majesty, you don't know. Only broken copper and iron can explode with gunpowder. The iron fire thunder of the Western Army that my master got from Taiyuan Mansion back then was made of such broken copper and iron!"
"Did he get it from the Western Army?" Wanyan Wushu asked curiously.
Yelulu shook his head and said: "It's Sima of Taiyuan Prefecture. The iron fire thunders of the Western Army are sometimes used by civilians. He secretly intercepted one by chance and gave it to my master."
"Can I get it again? Money is not an issue."
Yelulu smiled bitterly and said: "My master also wanted to get a few more, and also used a honey trap, but it is indeed gone. The Western Army is extremely strict on the use of iron fire mines. Even if the local government applies, it will only be used by specialized soldiers, and has nothing to do with the government.
It’s related.”
"All right!"
Wanyan Wushu also knew that the possibility was unlikely, and asked again: "Then what is the problem now?"
"gunpowder!"
Xiao Wanmu suppressed his anger and said to his two sons: "Open the door and let them check!"
"Mengwu merchant? How much money do you have?"
Zhang Lu's eyes lit up, "Is there internal strife in the Kingdom of Jin?"
His subordinates nodded, and Wanyan Asai stepped forward and patted the wine barrel. It was heavy inside. He ordered someone to pry open the lid. It was all filled with fine wine. Wine was very popular among the Jurchen nobles and was also a hard currency in Linhuang Mansion.
, but the taxes are very high.
The door opened, and Wanyan Asai led his men straight to the warehouse. When he opened the door, he saw a carriage. The horse was taken away. The carriage was parked in the warehouse. There were eighteen large wooden barrels on the carriage.
"Today Wanyan Asai received an eagle letter from Beijing, asking him to investigate and intercept Wanyan Chang's remaining members."
"I'm worried about the guard Wanyan Asai. He may search the whole city. In name, he is arresting Wanyan Chang's remnants, but in fact it is to make money. He always finds various reasons to search the city, and he found him again this time.
Find a reason to search the city."
"Captain Ten Thousands, why did you come to my house?"
"If there are remnants of Wan Yanchang hidden inside, I won't be able to explain it to the court."
"Then what are you worried about?"
"Does it matter what's inside?"
Wanyan Asai rolled his eyes, "Go and have a look!"
Wanyan Asai immediately understood that this was Xiao Wanmu’s tax evasion private goods.
Xiao Wanmu said: "The inn has always been the focus of the search!"
"But there are thirteen of us!"
"Which area is General Xiao responsible for? It should be safer if I hide in General Xiao's area!"
Another soldier said: "Someone saw the innkeeper delivering a cart of large barrels to Captain Xiao Qianfu's house. Could it be that he transferred the money of the Mongol merchants?"
Wanyan Wushu left the Gunpowder Bureau and went to the city to inspect. Outside the north city was the frozen Datong River, and a dozen frozen boats could be faintly seen. Seeing the boats, Wanyan Wushu felt heartbroken. He repeatedly appealed to the court
After five or six years of work on shipbuilding, less than a hundred small boats were built.
Xiao Wanmu shook his head, "I am responsible for guarding the city, why don't you go to my home! My home is the safest."
Zhang Lu smiled and said: "I have a way!"
Zhang Lu and his men got out of the barrel, and Xiao Wanmu's son hid in the secret passage. Xiao Wanmu then replaced the barrel with a real wine barrel without unloading it.
"It should be that there have been rumors for a long time that the conflict between Wanyanchang and Wanyanwushu has intensified, and internal strife will break out sooner or later. It seems that Wanyanwushu acted first."
Wanyan Asai laughed dryly and said, "Someone reported that a carriage delivered many wooden barrels to your house today. What's in them?"
In Linhuang Mansion, Zhang Lu met the worried Xiao Wanmu at the inn. From the initial testing and communication, they now trust each other. Zhang Lu confessed his identity, and Xiao Wanmu also expressed his willingness to fully assist the Western Army in capturing Linhuang.
Huangfu.
"General Xiao is very worried!" Zhang Lu asked with a smile.
Every inn is a key point, and Xiao Dan's inn is no exception. However, the only ones in Xiao Dan's inn were the Yin brothers. They were considered two fat sheep. Someone immediately reported Wanyan Asai.
At this moment, the city gate was closed, and groups of Jurchen soldiers rushed out of the military camp and began to search the entire city, naturally searching for Wan Yanchang's remnants.
"It doesn't matter if there are more than a dozen people. My home occupies ten acres. The key is that no one can see me."
"Follow the order!"
If you give yourself a few more years, you will definitely make thorough reforms, learn the advanced technology of the Han people, and have the courage to use the Han people. Will you still have this opportunity?
Wanyan Wushu was looking at the frozen Datong River in ecstasy. At this time, another heavy snowfall fell from the sky.
Wanyan Wushu was really helpless and said: "Then make two preparations and continue to develop iron fire mines with all your strength. At the same time, make a large number of wooden fire mines. I must learn from the Western Army and fill them with poisonous nails for me!"
"Is it still a problem with the iron shell?"
"Why did Captain Xiao buy so much wine?"
What's more, the Khitans and the Jurchens are feuding. Although many Khitans obey the Jin Kingdom, there are also Khitans who hate the Jurchens, including Xiao Dan and Xiao Wanmu.
Yelulu said regretfully: "I have given the gunpowder maker all the formulas that I know about the master, but I just can't blow up the iron shell with just a little bit of heat. I can blow up the wooden barrel!"
"Is it this car?" Wanyan Asai turned around and asked.
Everyone is a smart person. Zhang Lu does not distrust Xiao Wanmu just because he is a Khitan. Xiao Wanmu also knows how powerful the Yong Kingdom is. The Jin Kingdom is already declining. Even if he does not help the Western Army at this time, he cannot add insult to injury.
, bringing endless troubles to yourself and your descendants.
Half an hour later, a large carriage pulling more than a dozen barrels of wine arrived at Xiao Wanmu's house. Xiao Dan drove the carriage himself, and Xiao Wanmu ordered his two sons to open the door and lead the carriage into the warehouse.
"Are we not safe?"
Seeing that the navy of the Western Army is getting stronger day by day, the Kingdom of Jin still had a navy for a while. When they were searching the mountains and seas, the warships of the Jin soldiers chased the emperor of the Song Dynasty until they had no way to go to the sky and no way to go to the ground. In the end, the navy got worse and worse.
It simply disappeared. Is it because of the decline of national power?
Thinking of inspecting the warehouse and seeing mountains of wealth, so much gold and silver were scraped from Bianliang, Tokyo, and had been piled in the warehouse for more than 20 years without knowing how to use them. After all, they were still nobles of the Jin Kingdom.
Rejecting Chineseization and using Han people, gold and silver became scrap metal instead of being converted into national power.
"They are all goods, mainly sheepskins, and there is not much money."
"Your Majesty, the iron shell made by my humble job has been tested successfully. There is no problem with the iron shell."
Wanyan Asai came to Xiao Wanmu's house. Xiao Wanmu was nearby. When he got the news, he rushed back immediately.
Xiao Wanmu said coldly: "The salary is so low, I can't support my family, so I have to think of other ways! Isn't Captain Wan also thinking of ways to make money?"
Wanyan Asai thought for a while and said: "One thousand guan per person! If you don't pay, arrest them."