At the same moment, almost everyone within a radius of more than 20 miles from the explosion heard the violent roar.
People who were only three to five miles away from here even felt as if they heard thunder exploding in their ears.
Following the huge explosion, thick smoke rose and rolled toward the sky, seeming to confirm the changes that occurred below.
Fortunately, this area is relatively remote, otherwise, I really don’t know what kind of trouble it would cause.
With great difficulty, the long ringing in his ears gradually disappeared. The official, who had regained his hearing, looked at the completely collapsed city wall in front of him.
This is no longer something that human power can contend with. No wonder Xiao Gao said before that the gunpowder made by the Taoist priest surnamed Lin could not be put on the market at all.
It seemed as if the city gate of Xingqing Mansion, the capital of the Xixia Kingdom thousands of miles away, would collapse like it did today.
Gao Zhang, who was on the side, saw the direct look in his master Zhao Ji's eyes. After standing next to him, he started to tell the master next to him in a calm and determined tone.
Whether it was Lin Liar or the raw material for making landmines was gunpowder, official Zhao Ji couldn't help but look at Gao Zhang beside him.
His eyes were full of surprise.
"We also had gunpowder in the Song Dynasty, and I know a little about it as a teacher. The gunpowder produced by the gunpowder maker was used to burn the enemy with smoke, confuse the enemy, and smoke the enemy."
"But I have never heard that gunpowder can have such power of destroying cities and villages."
Facing Master Zhao Ji's shocked expression, Gao Zhang smiled shyly and lowered his voice.
"Master, the main reason is the formula."
Zhao Ji was stunned for a long time, then he suddenly realized and raised his hand to hit his forehead.
"I see, that's true. It's truly a magical method..."
Hearing Master's sudden expression of "I understand very well, I understand deeply", Gao Zhang always felt that Master's attitude seemed a bit too much.
However, considering that Master has always been very feudal and superstitious, such behavior is naturally not surprising.
"Taoist Master Peng, I will teach you how to use ordinary things to build an immortal boat so that people can climb high and see far away."
"And this mine uses ordinary gunpowder. With a slight change, it can have the power of thunder."
"Who else but gods can have such means?"
Facing the master Zhao Ji who had always been feudal and superstitious, Gao Zhang could only nod his head against his will.
Yes, Master, everything you said is right.
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Fortunately, after the excitement passed, reason returned to his head again, and he finally felt a bit like the majestic Master Zhao Ji of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty.
He frowned, stroked his short beard, and began to think about the production and storage of this new type of gunpowder.
His eyes swept around and finally landed on Yang Xiong who was standing not far away.
"I remember, you are still in charge of the Imperial City Department now..."
"The officials are just slaves." Yang Xiong came closer and replied with humility.
"In the past few years, you have handled the affairs of the Imperial City Department very well. I am very satisfied."
"I remember that under the jurisdiction of the Imperial City Department, one is the Detective Department and the other is the Ice Well Affairs Department."
"I intend to set up another department, the Divine Thunder Division, to be responsible for the production of divine thunder gunpowder."
After seeing Yang Xiong accept the order, the official Zhao Ji turned his head and looked at his beloved disciple Gao Zhang. After thinking about it, he turned back and said a few words to Yang Xiong.
This means that this Shenleisi must obey Xiao Gao's guidance, and you, Yang Xiong, must continue to cooperate fully as you do now.
Following the master's arrangement and assignment, Gao Zhang also breathed a sigh of relief. The Imperial City Department was responsible for handling this matter, at least in terms of confidentiality, it would be better.
As for letting myself be responsible for the guidance, it is also in line with my own ideas. After all, gunpowder can not only be used as explosives, but also has many other military uses.
If there were cooperation from the Kaifeng Metal Workshop, Gao Zhang would really have the urge to build artillery right now.
But then I thought about it, it hasn't reached that time yet, the ancients were more fancy with gunpowder weapons than later generations.
And playing too fancy will weaken the true power of gunpowder weapons anyway.
After all, playing with gunpowder is very expensive. Now, it is better to think about it first and come up with some high-quality and cheap gunpowder weapons, which are more suitable for application on the battlefield.
As for things like artillery, it's better to hold back a little and let the Kaifeng Metal Workshop find a way to cast better steel and more comprehensive engineering machinery.
Artillery is not necessary yet, but with black powder and explosive packs, it is still possible to make a whole lot of things that can be done with gasoline barrels without conscience.
Especially when used to deal with the Xixia people, Gao Zhang felt that this thing was definitely more suitable for the northwest frontier than the artillery that weighed one or two thousand kilograms that could not be moved.
There are not only plains there, but also many high mountains. The mobility of the artillery is too low, but the conscienceless artillery will not have such concerns.
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The rewards given to Gao Zhang finally came true. He was a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, a master of imperial edicts, a member of the Privy Council, a supervisor of weapons, and a young minister of Honglu Temple.
Although Gao Zhang's official position only has one more Hanlin bachelor, one Zhizhigao, and one less Longtuge to be made.
You must know that, in the Song Dynasty, Hanlin bachelor's degree was still an extremely noble official position, and he knew how to make imperial edicts.
Just these three words may be enough for many people to understand what this means, and they know the meaning of making an imperial edict and drafting an imperial edict.
For other official positions, knowledge is added to make the imperial edict, which is called "external control". Only Hanlin bachelor's degree is added to the knowledge to make the imperial edict, which is called "internal control".
This means that from today on, Gao Zhang already has the right to draft imperial edicts.
Looking at this oracle, and then looking at the frowning but unconcealed surprise of the No. 1 Scholar Gao Zhang, Yang Jian also took the initiative to salute Gao Zhang.
"Congratulations to the number one scholar. This honor is truly rare in the world."
"Thank you, Zhongguan Yang. I am so excited that I don't know what to say. However, I am shouldering this important task at the age of fourteen. I am afraid there will be many critics in the court, right?"
Gao Zhang asked Yang Jian in a low voice. Since everyone was so familiar with each other, Yang Jian would not hide it from him.
"This is natural. In fact, your decision to be promoted to an official position, Lord Zhuangyuan, has been pending for many days."
"But fortunately, no one can doubt your contribution. Whether it was the suppression of Zhu's rebellion in Jiangnan or the establishment of the Shipping Department in Hangzhou, taxes increased significantly in a short period of time."
"Now that Suzhou is planting double-cropping rice, the grain output in Jiangnan has increased significantly. Originally, there were still people who wanted to criticize you, the No. 1 Scholar."
"As a result, you used the government's name to purchase grain at market prices, which prevented the sharp drop in grain prices in the south of the Yangtze River from hurting farmers..."
There was also the bad temper of the official family, so that the Japanese country was now beaten to a bloody pulp by the Fusang Kingdom, and the gold and silver paid by the Fusang Kingdom greatly reduced the pressure on the Song Dynasty coins.
I have a fever today and have been feeling groggy all day. This is just two updates. I hope I can get better soon. There may not be many updates in the next few days. I hope you can understand me. I will continue with five updates when my body recovers.
(End of chapter)
