Chapter 236: Competition

"You should find a few new soldiers immediately, give them a simple training, and let them go to the capital with the fleet transporting artillery. Reading" Zhao Xu said.

Chang Wei knew about this white iron cannon.

He teased: "Your Highness, aren't you afraid that the barrel will explode when testing the cannon? It will scare the emperor."

"Even if it is a white iron cannon, the one made by the Armory will definitely be better than the cannon of the Liang family, so there is no need to worry." Zhao Xu rolled his eyes at him.

Although the white iron cannon has the worst quality, it does not mean that it will explode at a touch.

It is that there are many operating restrictions during use, and it is easy to explode if this limit is exceeded.

For example, steel has lower thermal conductivity than iron, and iron is more likely to heat up when heated.

Therefore, steel cannons can fire continuously and have a shorter cooling time than iron cannons.

The white iron cannon needs to fire once and then cool down for a period of time.

Otherwise, it will overheat and the material will become soft, which will easily explode.

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

The second is the problem of ammunition.

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

Otherwise, it will easily explode.

And this leads to the fact that the range of white iron cannons must be short.

"Yes, I understand." Chang Wei laughed twice and turned away.

The next day.

A batch of twelve white iron cannons were loaded onto ships, and they went east from the Haihe River passing through Yan County to the sea through Jing'an County, and then went south along the coast. It took seven days to arrive at the foot of Jinling City.

The palace.

Upon learning that the artillery from Yanzhou had arrived.

Zhao Heng, who was about to meet Xiao Shishi in private, immediately changed his mind.

Liang Cheng was called, and he arrived in the north of the city in a royal carriage.

This news also reached the ears of the nobles of the powerful families.

They followed one after another, following Zhao Heng, and poked their heads to look at the ships from Yanzhou.

Seeing the cylinders being lifted off the ship, their eyes were full of curiosity.

After the Yanzhou Rebellion, the King of Yan's cannon had long been known in Jinling City as a miracle.

Everyone said that a cannon fired could cause destruction for dozens of miles.

It was this cannon that frightened the northern barbarians.

"Your Majesty, look, this cannon is so heavy, it's obviously not an ordinary one." Liang Cheng's old face was full of wrinkles.

Zhao Heng smiled and nodded, and he enjoyed the envious eyes of the powerful families and nobles.

This cannon was given to him by the King of Yan.

"Is this a cannon? It looks like a fire gun."

One by one, the cannons were lifted off the ship.

The sixth prince Zhao Fang said sourly.

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

Hearing this, Zhao Gang chuckled with pride, "Sixth brother, you are ignorant, this cannon is indeed very similar to a fire gun, but the power is very different."

"So, big brother knows a lot about cannons, then how should this cannon be fired?" Zhao Fang showed an expression of seeking advice.

Zhao Gang was stunned by the question.

His eyes rolled around, and he wanted to make up a story but didn't dare.

If he said something wrong, Zhao Fang would definitely laugh at him.

But if he didn't say it, he would lose face in front of Zhao Fang and Zhao Mu.

He suddenly thought of a way to anger the two and strengthen his power, so he said: "Ninth brother didn't tell me how to use this, I will definitely ask clearly next time."

Sure enough, when he mentioned Zhao Xu, Zhao Fang and Zhao Mu's faces changed.

Zhao Fang's face turned purple, and he said angrily: "Everyone in Jinling City is praising the artillery now. In my opinion, this artillery is just a false name. It's just that the barbaric people in the north are ignorant."

The Yuan family's troops were severely damaged by the King of Yan, and Zhao Heng was furious and threw him into prison.

Although he was released from prison because there was no evidence of his uncle's crimes.

But he always felt that his father was alienated from him.

He hated the King of Yan for what he had suffered.

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

Zhao Mu glanced at Zhao Fang lightly, and his face was calm.

But he was disdainful in his heart.

The current Sixth Prince is not as good as before, and the Second Prince is naturally not as good as before.

The only enemy he has now is the deposed prince.

If the deposed prince really gets the support of the King of Yan, it will be a trouble for him.

He only hopes that his uncle's plan can be implemented smoothly.

Even if the King of Yan doesn't die, he will be skinned alive.

However, he didn't look down on the cannon as much as the Sixth Prince.

Intent on embarrassing the Sixth Prince, he said: "No matter how powerful it is, the father seems to be very happy. Since it was specially sent by the Ninth Brother, why don't we help the father and choose one of us to light the cannon in person, how about it?"

The Sixth Prince was moved when he heard this.

He hadn't shown his face to his father for a long time.

This was a good opportunity.

Zhao Gang was also eager to try, and he had been looking forward to his early restoration as the crown prince.

But before he moved, he saw the Sixth Prince rush to his father's side.

Seeing this, he angrily threw his sleeves.

"Your son pays respect to the father."

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

They were pointing and discussing the cannon.

Zhao Heng was full of joy, and the royal family's honor had been low for a long time.

It was rare to see so many ministers surrounding him and treating him with great respect.

The last time the King of Yan sent Northern Di captives was once, and this time sending artillery was the second time.

He was becoming more and more surprised about this ninth son.

But the more this happened, the more he wanted to hold the King of Yan in his hands, relying on him while suppressing him, so that he would not be out of his control like the Yuan family.

In this way, he would listen to him honestly.

He was thinking, and seeing Zhao Fang appear 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 glorious occasion, I am willing to personally operate the cannon, promote the power of my royal family, and cheer for you. I hope you will agree."

"Hahaha... Not bad, you are courageous, I will leave this matter to you." Zhao Heng was very satisfied with Zhao Fang's performance this time.

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

It can better reflect the majesty of the royal family.

Xie Duan looked at the deposed prince, and saw the deposed prince's face full of regret, and sighed softly in his heart.

Sometimes he was also annoyed that his nephew was useless.

But 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 was still relieved about the third prince. He was always cautious, which was like him.

"I will follow my father's teachings." Zhao Fang was overjoyed. He seized this opportunity.

When all the twelve cannons were unloaded.

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

Zhao Heng nodded and looked at Liang Kai at this time: "When will your Liang family's cannons arrive?"

"Your Majesty, it's a coincidence. I got a message and it will arrive in the afternoon." Liang Kai said.

Since the appearance of the King of Yan's cannons, his eyes have never left.

Zhao Heng heard this and said to the generals: "It is said that the King of Yan's cannons are unparalleled in power. This time, you will show it in Jinling City to me and the ministers. Is your cannon more powerful or the Liang family's cannon more powerful?"

After that, he was about to return to Jinling City.

Upon hearing this, the general said, "Your Majesty, we cannot test the artillery in Jinling City."