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Chapter 1303: First in the competition, friendship, let’s put it aside for now (first update)
Chapter 1312

Think about it, the bronze cannon that was cast before cost a thousand catties of bronze, and the raw materials alone cost thousands of guns, which is not counted as the cost of casting the cannon. "

"As for the iron-bodied and copper-core cannon, it also needs at least a hundred catties at least, and hundreds of catties at most..."

"But iron, even if it is a heavy cannon weighing a thousand catties, together with its casting cost, it is only a few tens of guns. Isn't the huge cost difference obvious enough?"

Before listening to Wang Yang, Zhao Ji also had to nod in frustration to admit that the old driver was right. "That's true. What's more, this artillery is not a cold weapon. After it is cast, it needs gunpowder and shells. This is not a small expense..."

"Just the gunpowder and shells consumed during the cannon test during this period is not a small amount. Fortunately, the explosive ammunition used in the test cannon is not much, and most of them use solid core ammunition. Otherwise, I really don't know how much it will cost." Qian Bo."

This is a big money-burning hole, of course Wang Yang knows it, and he is very clear, and at the same time he is extremely glad that he didn't show off the musket at the beginning.

The important thing is that compared with artillery, the musket as an individual weapon is not only slightly insufficient in terms of lethality against the armor of this era, but more importantly, it lacks the ability to give people enough deterrence like artillery. force.

What's more, artillery can be used not only in field battles, but also in siege and defense battles. It can also be put on ships, so that Song's warships can be used everywhere.

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Wanyan Agu rushed to Wang Yang's office quickly, and saluted the Duan Wang Zhao Ji.Tell these two that the Taixue team is about to set off.

Only then did Wang Yang leave the house with Zhao Ji, and then, as the boss of Taixue, he personally led the team to Wuxue.On the other side, Li Gefei, the Guozijian Jijiu and Guozixue Xuezheng, is also leading the high-spirited Guozixue representative team, marching towards martial arts.

And at this time, the Son of Heaven, who had just left court for a long time, had already changed into casual clothes, surrounded by a group of Imperial Guards who had already removed their iron armor, quietly left the palace, and headed towards the martial arts school.

There were also countless courtiers who had dispersed from the court, and they all rushed back to their respective mansions. After changing their court uniforms, they urged their own cars to drive towards Wu Xue.

There is no way, who let his children and grandchildren study in that Guozixue, who made those little bastards one or two hot-blooded, insisting on being a member of some war team, or participating in archery or Go competitions.

As the so-called children and grandchildren participate in the competition, as elders, even if they don't cheer for those little bastards, at least they should go and see their heroic running, archery, and chess playing, which is also good.

After they all arrived at Wuxue, they got out of the car and took a look, okay, almost all the important ministers of the court came, one and two saw that each other was in casual clothes, so they could only say hello to each other, and went to Wuxue together go inside.

As for the guards guarding the gate of martial arts, seeing so many bigwigs rushing in, how could they dare to stop them, whether they were ministers or servants, they dared not stop them even if they had the guts to do so.

Therefore, when Wang Yang led the Taixue team to the gate of martial arts, he already felt that something was wrong.And Lai Xuezheng, who studied martial arts, quickly came forward, and after saluting Wang Yang and Duan Wang Zhao Ji who got off the carriage, he said helplessly.

"My lord Wang, I'm afraid that today's martial arts can't be banned. Before that, quite a few high officials from the imperial court have already entered the martial arts. Presumably they came to see their children and grandchildren compete."

Wang Yang glanced around, and saw dozens of carriages parked in the originally spacious parking lot outside the Wuxue, and many of them were familiar.

Knowing that the group of court officials secretly sneaked into the martial arts to be an audience, Wang Yang didn't bother to care about them. "They like to be spectators, so let them do it, as long as it doesn't affect the progress of the game, huh? Your Highness, look at that carriage..."

Looking in the direction Wang Yang pointed, Duan Wang Zhao Ji became weird, and turned his head to look at Wang Yang.

Wang Yang was also very helpless, he could only wink at Zhao Ji, and His Royal Highness quickly raised his front skirt and walked away quickly.

And what came to meet him was a four-wheeled carriage surrounded by more than twenty guards in gray clothes. The white-faced and beardless Ma Shang, who was pretending to be a housekeeper, proved the identity of the owner of the carriage.

And Wang Yang let the officials of Taixue serve as the team leader to continue to drive the team into Wuxue, so he left the large army and led the Wuxue Xuezheng to rush towards Zhao Ji.

"You are here too. I have nothing to do today. It just so happens that the competition between Guozixue and Taixue happened today, so I just came over to join in the fun. Didn't bother you?" The emperor got off the carriage and nodded towards Wang Yang who came forward to greet him.

"Your Majesty being able to come here has really brought glory to all the scholars of the Imperial College, and please forgive me for any mistakes." Zheng Zheng, a martial arts student, said with some trepidation.

"Okay, okay, go and do your work, Eleven Lang, why don't you just stay with me?" Emperor Zhao Xu waved his hand casually, and then directed to King Duan Zhao Ji.

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The emperor also came, and almost all the important ministers in the court came. Even old drivers like Su Dongpo rushed over to join in the fun. What demon moths will come out, so I specifically confessed to Wu Xue.

Except for the students of the various schools of the Imperial College who can enter to watch the game, ordinary people should not be allowed in for the time being, otherwise I really don't know what kind of chaos it will look like inside.

But no matter what, the martial arts, which seemed very broad at first, was filled to the brim with three or four thousand students from various schools of the Imperial Academy.

Li Gefei, the official of the Imperial College and the Imperial College Jijiu, stood on the high platform next to the playground, made a short speech, and declared that this competition was not for any grudges, but to encourage the students of the Imperial College to be positive. cheer up.

After saying a few words and happily, he patted his butt and returned to his seat. Wang Yang was quite used to the speaking habits of this rigid father-in-law, so he didn't find it strange.

Next, it was his turn to play. Daguan Wang stood on the high platform, looked at the students below who were eager to try, cleared his throat, and said loudly into the big copper horn.

"Students, I don't need to repeat what Li Jijiu said just now, but there is one thing, I hope everyone remembers that you are in a competition, and you are all representing your respective schools and showing your best results. Don't let those students behind you down..."

Therefore, when you compete, you must keep in mind the spirit of competitive sports, that is, competition comes first, friendship, let’s put this stuff aside for now, anyway, there is really no friendship between Taixue and Guozixue.

Although Mr. Wang didn't say it clearly, there is one meaning revealed in his words, that is, you all represent famous schools with a history of more than a hundred years, and you are fighting for the honor of your respective schools.

Throw away all the ideological baggage, fight to the last moment, and never give up the will to be strong and competitive.

(End of this chapter)