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A few days ago, it snowed heavily in Qingzhou, and it was blowing one after another, and now Qingzhou is covered in silver.

It's the season of snow appreciation again, and Xiao Ming has nothing to do on weekdays, just writing textbooks in the attic of the palace.

"Gunpowder? So it's okay to say that the bronze cannon of the Chang'an Instrument Division is fine? Pang Yukun said worriedly.

"It's fine, but there's a problem." Xiao Ming said indifferently, from the appearance of artillery, he knew very well that someone would inevitably imitate artillery.

Since the Chang'an Instrument Division can manufacture a firearm that is almost inseparable from the artillery, and the system of the firearm is basically the same, it shows that the Chang'an Instrument Division has mastered a method of mold production of the firearm.

It is not difficult to imitate artillery by using this method, and in contemporary times, after the introduction of the Franc machine and the red-coated cannon in the Ming Dynasty, it was also quickly imitated, which shows that imitation cannot be avoided.

That's why Xiao Ming engaged in export-oriented artillery, and this kind of artillery was sold to confuse others and make them think that Qingzhou's artillery was like this.

However, he was not worried about imitation, because his artillery used high-quality steel, the performance can be said to be enough to surpass the imitation of copper cannons of this era, and the cost is very low, suitable for mass production.

And at this point, Chang'an's equipment division can't do it even if it breaks its head.

So even if the copper cannon proves to be as powerful as his artillery, he doesn't care, the price is here, if Xiao Wenxuan likes to use such an expensive copper cannon, he can't help it.

Pang Yukun was confused by Xiao Ming's words, and said, "Your Highness, what is the problem with this?" ”

"Because even if it is imitated, the range and power of this artillery are still only the average of Qingzhou artillery, and the price of copper cannons is expensive, one can buy five or six Qingzhou artillery, how do you say they will choose?" Xiao Ming said.

"As long as His Highness is willing to sell, they will still buy His Highness's cheap artillery." Pang Yukun said.

Xiao Ming nodded, "That's right, who doesn't like cheap things, but this time the copper cannon test fired with Chang'an Instruments Division's own gunpowder, the ratio of this gunpowder is wrong, so the power is also small, which led to the failure of the copper cannon's test firing, but this king believes that the difference in this gunpowder will be noticed sooner or later." ”

"It's a coincidence, but we can't tell the secret now, at least in a few years when we've made enough money to sell artillery, and they'll find out." Pang Yukun was a little helpless, after all, it was not a pleasant thing for artillery to be imitated.

Qingzhou's patent law can only be passed in the fiefdom, and there is no way to do it to the outside world, in fact, Pang Yukun is worried about the sale of artillery, not the fact that other forces have artillery.

After all, the barbarians will probably also have artillery, and after the sale of artillery in Qingzhou, other vassal kings will also have artillery.

"I hope so, but don't worry." Xiao Ming smiled confidently, his gunpowder was sold with artillery.

Artillery can be cast by imitation, and the ratio of this gunpowder is not visible to the naked eye, not to mention that he also has granular gunpowder.

So the overall composition of his artillery power consists of three parts, artillery, ammunition, and shells, and now the equipment division has cracked only one of them.

As long as he doesn't talk about the ratio of gunpowder, the equipment department can't make it at all, and the other is the problem of cannonballs, which seem to be nothing, but in fact they are very knowledgeable.

Only a moderately sized shell can ensure that the gunpowder is ignited and pushed out with maximum thrust, otherwise it will be a leaky gun.

The power of the copper cannon was poor this time, one was because of the gunpowder problem, and he estimated that the other was also a problem with the shell.

In general, the farce of Chang'an made him cry and laugh, but this also showed that Xiao Wenxuan actually wanted to get the artillery casting technology on the other hand.

It's just that under the current situation, in order to ensure the advantage of the forbidden army, he didn't let others get the artillery casting technology, so he endured it.

However, this incident did make him sweat, it can be seen that low-end products are still relatively easy to imitate, and when he further upgrades the artillery, he will let others imitate it.

Without mentioning this matter, Xiao Ming and Pang Yukun talked about the matter of this year.

This is about to be the New Year, and Pang Yukun means to send some New Year's goods to the officials in the six states to show his concern for the officials and deepen his relationship with the officials.

This is basically the same as the bonus at the end of the year in the future, Xiao Ming thought about it and agreed.

After all, after a hard year, the officials have to have a good year.

However, what kind of New Year's goods are sent has become a problem for the two of them, meat is too expensive, and the six states have just resumed agricultural production, this grain is not enough for people to eat, and not many people raise pigs, cattle and sheep and the like.

There was nothing new in giving food, and after thinking about it, Xiao Ming suddenly thought of the textile workshop.

In order to promote the development of the textile mill, Xiao Ming made great efforts during this time, and as a result, there were more female workers, and the number increased, but there were also more cotton jackets produced, and a lot of cotton jackets were backlogged in the warehouse.

During this time, Xiao Ming was preparing to ask the Chamber of Commerce to take out the padded jacket and sell it, but since he encountered this matter, it was simple.

"Hair 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 going bankrupt, the government will adopt government procurement methods to maintain the survival of enterprises, and now Xiao Ming also aims for this purpose.

Anyway, it costs money to pay benefits, so it's better to spend the money on your own industry.

"In addition to padded jackets, this soap, perfume, and wine can all be considered." Xiao Ming's eyes flashed with a fine light.

Pang Yukun immediately laughed when he heard this, and he gave a thumbs up, "Your Highness is wise, in this way, it is equivalent to sending out the New Year's goods immediately, and letting the Chamber of Commerce make a profit, and some of this money can still flow into the treasury, high, really high." ”

"Where, where." Xiao Ming's expression was relaxed.

There are still ten days to go before the New Year, and his mentality is also relaxed, last year's New Year was not very comfortable, and this year he can not be prosperous.

While the two were talking, Lu Tong suddenly went upstairs and said to Xiao Ming: "Your Highness, the fireworks you want are all ready, and they have been sent to the palace." ”

"Fireworks?" Pang Yukun said with a smile: "Since I came to Qingzhou, I haven't seen fireworks for five or six years, and it seems that I can see them this year." ”

Xiao Ming was also a little excited, he made the fireworks made by Lu Tong different from the fireworks in Dayu Kingdom.

The color of fireworks in Dayu is single, that is, the color of gunpowder, but a lot of metal powder is added to his fireworks.

The fireworks released will be colorful and beautiful.

(To be continued.) )