Imperial County Magistrate

Chapter 471 The two countries jointly cast a cannon
The next day

"Where's Yufeng?"

After leaving the room and entering the courtyard, Zhao Kang saw Ye Hongxue leaning on the recliner and swaying gently.

Ye Hongxue raised her eyebrows lightly and said with a smile: "The kitchen said she wanted to cook us a breakfast. I couldn't get those pots and pans, so she kicked me out."

Zhao Kang was so happy that he pulled up a chair and sat next to her, holding the woman's hands in his. "It's really embarrassing to let you into the kitchen. Let's go and show you some good things."

"what?"

Ye Hongxue was a little suspicious and was pulled out by Zhao Kang.

The temperature in the morning was still a bit cold, so Zhao Kang took off his coat and put it on Ye Hongxue.

Along the way, I met many county residents who greeted me warmly.

Ye Hongxue also came to Yuanjiang County for the first time, and she felt that her horizons had been opened.

He dragged Ye Hongxue to the northernmost part of the county. This used to be the industrial zone of Yuanjiang County, but now all the brick and cement factories have been relocated to other places.

This place was used only for casting cannons.

Since the cannon was successfully cast, not only the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry were casting it, but Zhao Kang's Yuanjiang County was also working hard to cast the cannon.

Even though today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, work has not stopped. Now there are two cannons successfully cast, one of which is in the Ministry of Works.

The other one is in Yuanjiang County.

"master!"

The guard recognized Zhao Kang and greeted him. Zhao Kang nodded: "Open the door."

The door opened, and there was a sound of banging inside. Ye Hongxue couldn't help but be curious.

What is Zhao Kang taking him to see?
But then she looked at the cannon in Yuanjiang County, and she couldn't help but feel a little shocked.

The barrel was gleaming with a silver-gray cold light, which made people feel shuddering.

"What is this?" Ye Hongxue asked curiously.

Zhao Kang stroked the cannon and said softly: "Remember when I told you about a weapon called a cannon?"

Ye Hongxue looked surprised.

Zhao Kang nodded: "The Qian Kingdom has been built. Now there are two gates. The other gate is in the imperial capital. This is the other gate."

Ye Hongxue subconsciously asked: "What is the use of this cannon?"

Zhao Kang said calmly: "Not long ago, we conducted an experiment with the Imperial City Gate Cannon. At a distance of [-] steps, two cannonballs seriously injured a third-grade lower-level warrior! It caused him to directly lose his combat effectiveness."

Ye Hongxue was instantly shocked: "This is impossible!"

As a former peak martial artist, Ye Hongxue knew very well how terrifying a third-level martial artist was and how powerful the destructive power they could cause.

However, now Zhao Kang said that this cannon could use only two shells to make a third-level warrior lose his combat effectiveness.Even though it was Zhao Kang who said this, Ye Hongxue still couldn't believe it.

"it is true."

Zhao Kang said with a smile: "Cannonballs are made of gunpowder. To put it simply, a large amount of gunpowder is concentrated together, and then the cannonballs are caught and fired. In a dense crowd, two cannonballs can kill hundreds of people." What a difficult thing."

"This thing can be said to be a battlefield meat grinder, and now Qianguo is already manufacturing it in large quantities."

As he spoke, Zhao Kang pulled Ye Hongxue towards the second door and stretched out his hand to push it open.

Ye Hongxue was instantly shocked.

In front of me, I saw hundreds of blacksmiths burning iron for pouring. They were all shirtless and sweating profusely, as if they didn't know they were tired.

Zhao Kang spoke slowly: "According to the current progress, Qian Guo can probably cast four cannons in two months."

"When the industry is completely mature and there are more and more workers, this number will rise."

Zhao Kang stretched out a finger: "Ten thousand, as long as ten thousand cannons, I can lead the Qian Kingdom to sweep across the world. Even the Iron Buddha of the Zhou Kingdom will be like a chicken and a dog in front of it."

The shock in her heart could not be greater. Ye Hongxue looked at Zhao Kang blankly, wondering if what Zhao Kang said was true.

Then I'm afraid, the pattern of Northland will change soon!

Taking a deep breath and finally suppressing the fear in her heart, Ye Hongxue said softly: "What do you want Jing Guo to do?"

Zhao Kangdao: "Calling all the craftsmen of Jing State to come to Qian State, the two countries will work together to cast this cannon. The craftsmen of Jing State should be busy forging weapons now, right?"

Ye Hongxue nodded slightly.

Zhao Kang smiled and said: "When you go back, tell His Majesty not to waste these talents. The cadres will provide him with the missing weapons, bows and crossbows."

"Now half of the craftsmen in the Qian Kingdom are forging weapons and armor. These people are enough. This cannon is the focus."

Ye Hongxue nodded: "I will inform Your Majesty when I return."

Ye Hongxue hesitated for a moment and suddenly said: "Zhao Kang."

Her tone was very dull.

How could Zhao Kang not know what the beauty was thinking? He took Ye Hongxue into his arms. Zhao Kang said gently: "I know what you are going to say. I promise that as long as I am still in this world, Qian Guo's cannon will never Fire at Jingguo, and when things settle down we will retreat to the mountains and forests, and then we can do whatever it takes to Jingguo, so let’s just forget about it, okay?”

Ye Hongxue hummed. Although Qian Jing could be said to be in the honeymoon period now, in the final analysis there is no eternal friendship between countries.

Especially in the future when both sides are extremely powerful.

By then, will Qianguo and Jingguo be as harmonious as they are now?

I'm afraid not.

But Zhao Kang is right. People like them can stir up troubles now, but what about decades or even 100 years from now?
When one generation does what it does, it is enough to focus on the present, and there is no need to think too much about other things.

(End of this chapter)