In the palace, the smell of smoked pig's feet floated throughout the courtyard.

Xiao Ming sat in the main seat, and Qian Dafu sat at his bottom. A low table was placed in front of each of them. This was a table dedicated to meals in Da Yuguo, and they usually sat on the floor when eating.

Seeing the rich dishes on the table, Qian Dafu's eyes suddenly lighted up. He has really suffered enough in the past few months.

But before the two moved their chopsticks, the servant suddenly came to inform him that it was Niu Ben, Lu Fei and others had arrived, and Pang Yukun and Chen Wenlong were among them.

"His Royal Highness? Did you call them over?" Qian Dafu asked strangely.

Xiao Ming said helplessly: "How is it possible? They must have known the news of your return, and they can find an excuse to come over and eat."

Because Xiao Ming seldom held banquets at intervals like other princes, Lu Fei and others from Niu Ben are now really looking for any excuses to come to him.

There is quite a taste of big eaters.

"Hahaha, that's the case, but it's also lively. The old slave will go out for three months, and it will probably take another few months for the old slave to leave. I am afraid that this time will be unfamiliar." Qian Dafu said.

Xiao Ming nodded to the servant and motioned him to let Niu Ben and others come in.

On weekdays, it is rare for so many people to get together. He is supposed to be a small meeting, and often eating and drinking together can deepen mutual feelings.

"Steward Qian, you are really thin again." As soon as Pang Yukun came in, he said to Qian Dafu.

Qian Dafu also stood up and greeted Pang Yukun and others one by one.

While Niu Ben and Lu Fei exchanged greetings, they looked at the dishes on the table, one by one, their eyes revealed.

"Sit down, you don't want to stop eating this king." Xiao Ming sighed and asked Aster to prepare a few more tables and let the kitchen prepare a few more dishes.

"His Royal Highness, this is not right. At Bowen Academy today, I have been thinking about what you are talking about, and now my head hurts. Why don't you have to reward me?" Luo Xin laughed.

Niu Ben and Lu Fei naturally knew that Luo Xin had gone to Bowen College.

Lu Fei laughed loudly when he heard the words, "His Royal Highness, Luo Xin came back and said that this place is round, and that it was you who said it. This is ridiculous to me."

When Niu Ben and the others heard it, they burst into laughter. Only Chen Qi's expression remained unchanged, because Xiao Ming had already told him about it.

Lu Fei was smiling, and when he saw Xiao Ming staring at him, he closed his mouth and swallowed.

Xiao Ming felt helpless, and it seemed that he had become a joke in everyone's eyes. If this was spread to Chang'an, I would not know how many people would laugh at him.

He said: "Just spread this word among you, and outsiders don't say it for the time being, so as not to cause trouble to the king."

Everyone nodded. In their opinion, if this matter spreads out, it will indeed affect Xiao Ming's reputation.

The group sat down and did not mention the matter. They asked Qian Dafu about the situation these days. After learning that saltpeter and lead mine had been found, Chen Qi said excitedly: "His Royal Highness, now we can produce lead bombs."

Chen Qi's voice caught the attention of Niu Ben and others.

Luo Xin asked: "Lead bullet, what is this?"

Chen Qi explained: "His Royal Highness said that this lead bullet is poisonous, and if it hits a person, it will be poisoned to death. If you use this to deal with the barbarians, you absolutely must scare the barbarians into piss."

Xiao Ming nodded. Because lead is relatively soft, it often releases all the kinetic energy after hitting the human body.

At this time, the warhead that hits the human body will be severely deformed and even ruptured, resulting in a horn-shaped cavity in the human tissue, and the wound area is hundreds of times the cross-sectional area of ​​the iron projectile.

Secondly, the lead bomb will instantly cause huge pressure on the blood circulatory system of the human body to cause damage, which is unimaginable.

And the suffering of the wounded is not only here. If all the fragments of the projectile are not taken out from the wound, the lead will cause lead poisoning to the human body. Even if there are few fragments by chance, if they are taken out, the projectile will leave some clothes fragments after being injected into the human body. Brought into the wound, causing infection.

At this moment, even if Hua Tuo was alive, he couldn't save him. And the process of death will be very painful.

In addition, according to statistics, 90% of people who are directly hit by a lead shot on the head at a distance of 100 meters will die, and 20% of people who hit the limbs will die, and the rest can only be amputated.

A hit near the heart will basically cause 100% death. Therefore, in modern times, lead bombs are very disgusting and threatening, whether they are destructive, lethal or due to humanitarian considerations. They are almost the same as the infamous bacterial weapons. Rival.

Once, the British used a large number of lead bullets in the Crimean War and the battlefield in Afghanistan, which still leaves a shadow in the hearts of local people. Therefore, the Hague International Convention explicitly prohibits the use of lead bullets.

"Poisonous?" Luo Xin's expression was a little strange, "His Royal Highness, really?"

Xiao Ming nodded. Modern people know that lead is poisonous. His purpose in finding lead mines this time is to produce lead cannonballs as the third type of bullets after grape bullets.

Moreover, this lead bullet will be specially used to hit barbaric generals, not to mention direct hits, as long as it is concentrated by the fragments of the lead bullet, it is basically not far from death.

At the same time, this lead bullet is also the bullet that the Qingzhou Army will use after it is equipped with firearms, because it is much cheaper to use lead bullets than steel balls.

But the main purpose is to deal with the barbarians. He has been staring at the rich land in Youzhou. If he really drives away the barbarians, not only will the barbarians be blocked by Shanhaiguan, but there are more. Land and population, this is the main thing.

Niu Ben said at this time: "The barbarians do everything they can to deal with us. They cannot be kind to the enemy. Your Highness, Steward Qian, you really made a great contribution.

"That's right~lightnovelpub.net~ In the Battle of Cangzhou, the number of dead slaves and soldiers was more than ten times that of the barbarians. These are all the people living in the old place of Youzhou." Lu Fei said.

Pang Yukun wanted to oppose such cruel shells. After all, he accepted the Confucian benevolence. It was just that Niu Ben and other military generals were against the same enemy. He finally did not say.

Because he felt that what Niu Ben and others said might be right.

"Don't mention this, today is to reward the rich and rich, come on, eat together." Xiao Ming noticed Pang Yukun's look.

At this time Pang Yukun did not object, but he was relieved.

In today's school, he gradually felt the influence of Confucianism's deep-rooted feudal ideology on him. He admitted that sons, sons and fathers, emperors and ministers, are very beneficial to his rule.

But the pedantic side is also hindering the progress of civilization. According to the records in the science and technology database, the study of folk astronomy was even forbidden during the Ming Dynasty. This is the blame of Confucianism for strengthening centralization.

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