After walking for two days, from a distance, the city of Nanjing in Daliao was already in sight.
In a military camp in the south of the city, Song Wen felt relieved as he watched the stewards of the convoy and Brother Yelushan's men busy handing over goods and settling accounts.
Resources, the biggest purpose of my trip is resources! What’s the use of asking for money? Compared with the ruin of the country and the destruction of the family, money is a pile of useless waste!
The imperial court has extremely strict control over gunpowder resources. I have tried my best in the past two years but have only managed to promote experiments and small batch production in the gunpowder workshop. If I want to protect myself and develop in these troubled times, I will need a large and continuous supply.
The gunpowder and steel produced, as well as armor and horses... and well-trained soldiers!
There is no time! Song Huizong's death-seeking rhythm has obviously begun... Once the dream of taking back the Sixteen Provinces of Youyun and becoming an emperor through the ages begins, it will be the prelude to the demise of the Song Dynasty!
Zhao Ji... didn't even urinate and take a look at himself. You, a young and old pervert, have no right to have such a sweet dream?
It’s too troublesome, and Wang Zhiwei’s Wang family in Yingtian Mansion is a local wealthy family in the Song Dynasty. It would not be a good thing if he keeps getting resources through him... In addition, the geographical location of Daqingshan can avoid the Jin people from south to attack Bian.
Liang's route, but he is still in an island-like situation. He can stick to it, but he cannot develop and grow...
The Shandong Peninsula... relies on the island base and the Dengzhou navy, relies on several rivers to occupy vast land to establish a defense line, and then uses the navy to block the sea routes. If the Jin people launch a large-scale attack, they will attack their long coastline with the navy and harass their supply lines.
A big game of chess has gradually become clear in Song Wen's mind. This trip to the grassland is over, and he must start working to gain a foothold on the front line of Dengzhou!
After arranging the manpower, Brother Yelushan changed into the costume of a Liao noble and took Song Wen into the city of Nanjing in Daliao.
In addition to An Chun and the big-eyed lady who was disguised as a man, Mingyue also followed Song Wen on foot. Mingyue moved her big feet and ran fast, which made Yelushan brother and the young Marquis see the magic of Scud. Just because of Da
Lu Chi is still treating the strange horse, and Mingyue... can't ride a horse yet.
Ruined... This was Song Wen's first impression of the city of Nanjing in the Liao Dynasty. A sense of decay that was the same as that in the Song Dynasty came over him.
Except for the Khitan soldiers on the city wall who looked more energetic, the remaining feeling of staleness and decadence made Song Wenqing clearly see signs of the decay and decline of a powerful dynasty.
Song Wen noticed that among the soldiers guarding the city, there were many Liao soldiers who were obviously Han Chinese in shabby clothing. These people looked more listless and obviously had a much lower status.
The lively scene on the street is comparable to that of the Song Dynasty, but the variety of goods is much poorer than that of the Song Dynasty, and there are also many more Semu Mongolians and some from further places who come to trade from the north and the desert.
of merchants.
All the way to the Grand Prince's Mansion in the South Courtyard, the tall walls and imposing gates, as well as the eye-catching guards and guards, kept the people away from the mansion. Song Wen followed Brother Yelushan into the side door, and Brother Yelushan went to pay homage to his father...
...Song Wen was placed in a guest room.
Looking around, the big-eyed girl curled her lips... "This is the palace of Prince Daliao? It doesn't seem to be very good... Didn't it mean that the pots and bowls used for eating in the noble's mansion are all made of gold and silver? Isn't that right?
Wipe your butt with satin..."
Song Wen couldn't laugh or cry, An Chun smiled and said: "Miss, those are all rumors..."
In the backyard of the palace, a thin old man in rich clothes was looking over and over with a gunpowder bomb in his hand, while a tall middle-aged man next to him had a look of disdain on his face.
"Father, my third brother seems to attach too much importance to the gunpowder gadgets of the Song Dynasty... In recent years, the people of the Song Dynasty have used all kinds of strange gunpowder equipment, but none of them are very useful! They are all smoke and fire things... Then
The gunpowder arrows are somewhat interesting, but they are not powerful and are not worthy of attention! For this small ceramic thing, the Song people dared to ask for ten taels of silver each, I am afraid they are just a liar!"
The person who spoke was Yelu Shange’s second brother, Yelu Dagan... King Nanyuan had four sons in total. The eldest son served as the captain of the Pishi Army next to Emperor Liao! This was also a kind of hostage in disguise, and the remaining two sons were one
Leading the troops to the west of Nanjing City, with one following him.
Brother Yelushan is his youngest son, but because he is the son of his second concubine, he cannot be regarded as his legitimate son... So even though Brother Yelushan has been smart and mature since childhood, he is still not taken too seriously and does not even have a serious title.
It was only after he came back from his mission to the Song Dynasty that he was known to the Emperor of Liao, so he reluctantly got an insignificant title of marquis.
Brother Yelu Shan was silent for a moment, then respectfully raised his hands and said: "Father, brother... Brother Shan saw with his own eyes the power of this thing. It is definitely not comparable to the previous gunpowder equipment of the Song Dynasty! In addition to the thunderous sound when it explodes,
There are also pieces of iron exploding, which can penetrate leather armor within half a foot..."
Yelv Dagan sneered and said: "How is that possible? The only gunpowder weapon that the Song Dynasty can produce is the loudest, right? Iron and stone artillery can also be used, but the stone balls shot by that thing are not even as good as the trebuchet, so what's the use?"
King Yeluqi of the South Academy frowned and touched a sharp piece of iron exposed from the ceramic jar, and said softly: "Set one first and let me see how it goes..."
Brother Yelushan bowed and saluted: "Father, this thing is dangerous, it is safer to move to the school grounds in the backyard."
"That's fine."
In the guest room, Song Wen was sitting on a chair with a frown and thinking about something. The little girl couldn't bear the loneliness and An Chun squatted on the floor to play a trivial stone chess game invented by Song Wen in his spare time. Mingyue
While watching the excitement... suddenly an explosion was clearly heard.
Song Wen nodded... After all, Brother Yelushan's power is limited. Next, it depends on how Yeluqi, the King of the Southern Branch of the Liao Kingdom, will view this new weapon and himself. His first test after entering Daliao has arrived.
Yeluqi frowned and looked at a pit on the ground in the distance. Several of his followers hurriedly carried over some armors that had fallen beside the pit.
After carefully examining the scars on the armor and the iron pieces embedded in the wooden stakes inside, Yeluqi's complexion finally changed...
"Brother Shan, is the Song Dynasty already in the palace now?"
"Going back to my father, Song Wen is visiting the palace..."
"Did he really make this gunpowder bullet himself? Did the Song Dynasty court have such a thing?"
"Father, this Song Wen came from a humble background. He was originally a powerful merchant in Bianliang! He was the original inventor of Shaju. Later, the nobles of the Song Dynasty and wealthy merchants from Jiangnan took away his business and expelled him from Bianliang. Now Song Wen seems to have
Gao Qiu, the Taiwei of the Song Dynasty, also took refuge in the Song Dynasty. He hid in a mountain in the northwest of Bianliang and built his own military stronghold...According to his relationship with the imperial court, he would not lie! In addition, he even dedicated the gunpowder bombs to the imperial court.
, with the virtues of the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty... they would not care."
Yeluqi nodded and said: "Although this thing is more expensive and a little inconvenient to use...but it is indeed a weapon for defending the city! It is also a good thing to ambush the cavalry. So since Song Wen came to Daliao, he had some quarrel with the Song court.
...Can't we recruit him? Since he is a talented person, I will not be stingy with gold and silver officials..."
Before Brother Yelushan could answer, the second brother Yelu Dagan next to him said disdainfully: "Father, a humble merchant from the Southern Dynasties... made some shochu and gunpowder equipment, is he worthy of being so valued by father?"
Yeluqi, the Southern King of the Liao Dynasty, raised his head and glanced at his second son: "Short-sighted! The Song people of the Southern Dynasties have learned a lot about their arrogance and arrogance. If you go to attack the cities of the Song Dynasty and face this gunpowder bomb...
How to prevent the horses from panicking and causing casualties?"