Start Being a Vassal King Today - Chapter 231

[Chapter 231 Competition]

“You find a few recruits immediately, give them a brief training, and let them go to the capital with the artillery fleet.” Zhao Xu said.

Chang Wei knew about the white iron cannon.

He teased: “Your Highness, aren’t you afraid that the cannon will blow up during the test? It will scare the emperor.”

“Even if it is a white iron cannon, the cannon made by the Bing Zhansi will definitely be better than the Liang family’s cannon, so don’t worry.” Zhao Xu rolled his eyes at him.

Although the quality of the white iron cannon is the worst, it doesn’t mean that it will explode at any point.

Instead, there are many operating restrictions during use, and if this limit is exceeded, the chamber will easily explode.

For example, steel has a lower thermal conductivity than iron, and iron heats up more easily when heated.

Therefore, compared with iron cannons, steel cannons can be fired continuously and have a shorter cooling time.

The white iron cannon needs to be fired once and then cooled for a period of time.

Otherwise, it will be overheated and the material will become soft, which will easily explode the chamber.

It is for this reason that the firing rate of white iron cannons per minute is not as fast as that of steel cannons.

Then there is the issue of ammunition.

Because white iron is hard and brittle, it does not have the excellent ductility of steel, so the same caliber cannot hold the same amount of ammunition.

Otherwise, it will be easy to explode.

And this leads to the fact that the range of the white iron cannon must not be far.

“Yes, I will understand.” Chang Wei laughed twice, turned and left.

the next day.

A batch of twelve white iron cannons were loaded on a ship, and they went eastward from the Haihe River passing through Yan County, passed through Jing’an County into the sea, and went south along the coast. They arrived at the foot of Jinling City in seven days.

royal palace.

It was learned that the artillery from Yanzhou had arrived.

Zhao Heng, who was about to meet Mr. Xiao privately, immediately changed his mind.

Calling Liang Cheng, he arrived in the north of the city by Luanyu.

The news also reached the ears of nobles of the clan.

They came one after another, following Zhao Heng one by one, poking their heads to look at the ships from Yanzhou.

Seeing the cylinders being lifted off the boat one by one, their eyes were full of curiosity.

After the Yanzhou Rebellion, the Yanwang Artillery has been passed down in Jinling City for a long time.

Everyone said that once a cannon was fired, it would be corrupted for dozens of miles.

It was this artillery that frightened the people of Beidi to the point of losing their courage.

“Your Majesty, look, this cannon is so heavy, it’s not ordinary at first glance.” Liang Chengxiao’s old face was covered with creases.

Zhao Heng smiled and nodded, enjoying the envious eyes of the nobles and nobles.

This cannon was given to him by King Yan.

“Is this a cannon? It’s very similar to a firecracker.”

A cannon was lifted from the ship.

The sixth prince Zhao Fang said something sour.

The third prince Zhao Mu and the deposed prince Zhao Gang stood in the same row as him.

Hearing this, Zhao Gang chuckled rather complacently, “Sixth brother, you must be ignorant. This cannon is indeed similar to a firecracker, but its power is quite different.”

“So, brother knows a lot about cannons. , then how should the artillery be fired?” Zhao Fang showed an expression asking for advice.

Zhao Gang was stopped by questioning.

He rolled his eyes, wanting to make nonsense but not daring.

If he said something wrong, he would definitely be laughed at by Zhao Fang.

But not to mention that he lost face in front of Zhao Fang and Zhao Mu.

With an idea, he suddenly thought of a way to anger the two of them and strengthen his power, so he said: “How to use this matter, the ninth brother did not tell me, I will definitely ask next time.”

Sure enough, when he moved out of Zhao Xu, the expressions of Zhao Fang and Zhao Mu changed.

Zhao Fang’s face was blue, and he said angrily: “At present, everyone in Jinling City is touting artillery. In my opinion, this artillery is just a false name. It’s just that the barbarians in Beidi have no knowledge.”

Yuan’s soldiers were severely injured by King Yan. Zhao Heng was furious and thrown into prison.

Although his uncle’s crimes were found to be unsubstantiated, he was released from prison.

But he always felt that his father had alienated him a lot.

All the things he suffered made him hate King Yan to the core.

Therefore, when the abolished prince mentioned King Yan, he seemed to regard King Yan as his backer, which made him very angry.

Zhao Mu glanced lightly at Zhao Fang, his face remained calm.

There was a burst of disdain in my heart.

The current sixth prince is not as good as before, and the second prince is naturally not as good as before.

His only enemy now is the deposed prince.

If the deposed prince really got the support of King Yan, it would indeed be a trouble for him.

He only hoped that his uncle’s plan would be implemented smoothly.

At that time, even if King Yan does not die, he will have to peel off his skin.

But when it comes to artillery, he doesn’t take it as lightly as the sixth prince.

Intentionally embarrassing the sixth prince, he said: “No matter how powerful it is, Father seems to be very happy. Since it was specially sent by the Ninth Brother, why don’t we also help Father and choose one of us to light the cannon himself. , how?”

Hearing the words, the Sixth Prince’s heart suddenly moved.

He hasn’t shown his father’s face for a long time.

This is exactly the opportunity.

Zhao Gang is also eager to try, and he has been looking forward to his restoration of the crown prince as soon as possible.

But before he could move, he saw the sixth prince approaching his father’s side first.

Seeing this, he flicked his sleeves angrily.

“My ministers see the father.”

At this time, Dou Wei, six ministers and other officials were all beside Zhao Heng.

They were pointing and discussing artillery.

Zhao Heng was full of joy, and the royal honor had been sluggish for a long time.

It is rare for a group of ministers to surround him like this and show respect to him.

The last time King Yan sent Beidi captives was the first time, and this time it was the second time he sent artillery.

For this ninth son, he was more and more surprised.

But the more it was like this, the more he wanted to hold King Yan in his hands, relying heavily on it and suppressing it at the same time, preventing him from getting out of his control like the Yuan family.

In this way, he will listen to himself honestly.

Just as he was thinking, seeing Zhao Fang appearing in front of him, he was in a particularly good mood and temporarily forgot about the Yuan family.

“What’s the matter?” he asked.

Zhao Fang said: “Father, on this occasion of glory, my son is willing to personally fire the cannon, show off my royal prestige, and cheer for Father. I hope that Father will agree.”

“Hahaha… Yes, you have courage. I’ll leave it to you.” Zhao Heng was very satisfied with Zhao Fang’s performance this time.

The cannons sent by King Yan will be ordered by the prince himself.

It can better reflect the majesty of the royal family.

Xie Duan looked at the abolished prince, saw the remorse on the aborted prince’s face, and sighed softly in his heart.

Sometimes he was annoyed that his nephew was too muddy to support the wall.

Just for the sake of the Xie family, he could only bite the bullet and fight for the throne for him.

Dou Wei glanced at the third prince, and saw that the third prince shook his head at him with a playful smile on his face.

He is at ease with the third prince, he has always been cautious, this is like him.

“I would like to follow the teachings of my father.” Zhao Fang was overjoyed, this opportunity was seized by him.

When all twelve guns were unloaded.

A general came to Zhao Heng and said, “Your Majesty, all the cannons have been unloaded.”

Zhao Heng nodded, then looked at Liang Kai, “When will your Liang family’s cannons arrive?”

“It’s a coincidence to return to the emperor. ” , I got the message and will be there in the afternoon.” Liang Kai said.

Ever since King Yan’s cannon appeared, his eyes never left.   Hearing this, Zhao Heng said to the general: “It is said that King Yan’s artillery is unparalleled. This time, you will show it to me and the ministers in Jinling City. Is your artillery or the Liang family’s artillery

powerful?”

, he was about to drive back to Jinling City.

When the general heard this, he said, “Your Majesty, you cannot test artillery in Jinling City.”

(End of this chapter)