Chapter 174: 1 handful of cold sweat

"This is because of the gunpowder problem."
A few days ago, there was heavy snow in Qingzhou, and it has been blowing for several days. Now Qingzhou is covered in silver.
It's the snow season again, and Xiao Ming has nothing to do on weekdays, writing teaching materials in the attic of the palace.
"Gunpowder? So there is no problem with the bronze gun of the Chang'an Equipment Department?" Pang Yukun worried.
"It's indeed okay, but there are also problems." Xiao Ming said calmly. From the appearance of the artillery, he knew very well that someone would imitate the artillery.
Since the Chang'an Equipment Department can manufacture firearms, which are indistinguishable from artillery, and the format of the fire barrels is basically the same, it shows that the Chang'an Equipment Department has mastered a method of moulding fire barrels.
It is not difficult to use this method to imitate artillery, and in modern times, after the introduction of Franco machines and red cannons in the Ming Dynasty, imitations were also quickly carried out. It can be seen that imitating things cannot be avoided.
That's why Xiao Ming developed an export-type artillery. This type of artillery was sold to confuse other people and make them think that Qingzhou artillery was like this.
However, he is not worried about imitation. Because his artillery uses high-quality steel, its performance can be said to be more than that of imitation copper cannons of this era, and the cost is very low, suitable for mass production.
At this point, Changan's Department of Apparatus could not do it even if it broke the head.
So even if the bronze cannon is proved to be as powerful as his artillery, it doesn't matter. The price is here. If Xiao Wenxuan likes to use such an expensive bronze cannon, he can't help it.
Pang Yukun was confused by Xiao Ming's words and said, "His Royal Highness, then what is the problem?"
"Because even if imitated, the range and power of this kind of artillery is still only the Qingzhou artillery, and the price of the bronze cannon is expensive, one can buy five or six Qingzhou artillery, how do you think they would choose?" Xiao Ming said .
"As long as His Royal Highness is willing to sell, they will still buy His Royal Highness's cheap artillery." Pang Yukun said.
Xiao Ming nodded, "Yes, no one likes high-quality and cheap things, but the gunpowder used in the test shot of the bronze gun is Changan Apparatus Division's own gunpowder. The combination of this gunpowder is wrong, so the power is also small. This led to the failure of the test firing of the bronze cannon, but this king believes that the difference in this kind of gunpowder will be noticed sooner or later."
"It's really a coincidence to say this thing, but we can't tell the secret now, at least wait a few years for us to make enough money to sell artillery before they find out." Pang Yukun was a little helpless, after all, artillery counterfeiting is not a problem. Pleasant things.
Qingzhou’s patent law can only be used in the fief, and there is no other way. In fact, what Pang Yukun is worried about is the sale of artillery, not the fact that other forces have artillery.
After all, the barbarians will probably also have artillery, and after the artillery is sold in Qingzhou, other vassals will also have artillery.
"I hope so, but don't worry." Xiao Ming smiled confidently, his gunpowder was sold with artillery.
The artillery can be cast by imitation, and the ratio of this gunpowder is not visible to the naked eye, not to mention that it has granular gunpowder.
Therefore, the overall composition of his artillery power includes three parts, artillery, ammunition, and shells. Now the Department of Equipment has only cracked one of them.
As long as he didn't talk about the ratio of gunpowder, the Department of Equipment could not produce it at all, and the other was the problem of shells. This shell seems to be nothing, but in fact it is very knowledgeable.
Only a moderately sized cannonball can ensure that after the gunpowder is ignited, the cannonball will be pushed out with maximum thrust, otherwise it will be a leaky artillery.
This time the power of the bronze cannon was poor, one was because of the gunpowder problem, and he estimated that the other was also the problem with the cannonball.
Generally speaking, Chang'an's farce made him dumbfounded, but this also shows that Xiao Wenxuan actually wanted artillery casting technology.
It's just that in the current situation, in order to ensure the superiority of the Forbidden Army, he did not allow others to obtain artillery casting technology, so he just endured it.
However, this incident did make him sweat. It can be seen that low-end products are relatively easy to imitate. When he further upgrades the artillery, he will let others imitate it.
Without mentioning this matter, Xiao Ming and Pang Yukun talked about the affairs of this year.
This is about to celebrate the New Year. Pang Yukun meant to send some New Year goods to officials in the six states to show his care for officials and to deepen his relationship with officials.
This is basically the same as paying bonuses at the end of the next generation, Xiao Ming agreed after thinking about it.
After all, after a year of hard work, the officials must have a good year.
However, what kind of new year's goods to send has become an annoying question for the two. The meat is too expensive, and the six states have just resumed agricultural production. The food is not enough for people to eat, and not many people raise pigs, cattle and sheep.
There is nothing new about giving food. After thinking about it, Xiao Ming suddenly thought of the textile workshop.
In order to promote the development of the textile workshop, Xiao Ming made great efforts during this period. As a result, there were more female workers and the number increased. However, more quilted jackets were produced, and there was a backlog of quilted jackets in the warehouse.
During this time, Xiao Ming was preparing to let the Chamber of Commerce sell the quilted jacket, but now that it happened, it was simple.
"Padded jacket?" Pang Yukun was dumbfounded.
Xiao Ming nodded, "This is also to support the development of the textile workshop."
In modern times, sometimes in order to prevent emerging enterprises from closing down, the government will adopt government procurement methods to maintain the survival of the enterprises. Now Xiao Ming also has this purpose.
Anyway, it costs money to distribute welfare, so it is better to spend money on your own industry.
"Except for the cotton jacket, this soap, perfume, and wine can be considered." Xiao Ming's eyes shone brightly.
Pang Yukun burst into laughter when he heard this, and he gave a thumbs up, "His Royal Highness ~EbookFREE.me~In this way, it is equivalent to sending out New Year goods and making the Chamber of Commerce a fortune. Some of this money can still flow into the government. Library, high, really high."
"Where, where." Xiao Ming looked relaxed.
New Year's Eve is about to come in ten days, and his mentality is also relaxed. Last year, his New Year was not very comfortable, and this year he has been a bit prosperous.
As the two of them were talking, Lu Tong suddenly went upstairs and said to Xiao Ming: "His Royal Highness, the fireworks you want are ready and have been delivered to the palace."
"Fireworks?" Pang Yukun said with a smile, "I haven't seen fireworks in five or six years since I came to Qingzhou. It seems I can see them this year."
Xiao Ming was also a little excited. He asked Lu Tong to make fireworks different from those in Dayu.
Dayu’s fireworks have a single color, the color of gunpowder, but a lot of metal powder is added to his fireworks.
The fireworks released will become colorful and very beautiful.
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