Traveling through the Ming Dynasty, as soon as you open your eyes, you will die

Chapter 104 Luoyang shovel is not only a tomb robber

Daming's gunpowder is not an explosive in the true sense. You can call it a biochemical weapon. There is no fixed formula. It is basically made based on the experience of old masters. Therefore, the quality is uneven and its use is extremely unreliable.

The officials in charge of gunpowder production were ordered: "Stop all previous gunpowder production. From now on, make this most advanced black powder according to the formula I gave you."

The official took a look at the formula and frowned: "My lord, your simple formula is simply child's play."

After seeing this, all the craftsmen nodded together. You are right, our prince is just a child.

"What is created in this way is not gunpowder and has no power. Real gunpowder requires more than 20 kinds of raw materials, all of which are indispensable."

Lu Mou then asked, "Are you doubting my wisdom and skills?"

This official even said he didn't dare, but when he said he didn't dare, his expression was that we professionals have to do the professional things. You are a little brat, so just go play with your urine.

Lu Mou said: "It seems that you still doubt my skills, so I will speak with facts to open your eyes. Let you know what high-end dishes are, often with the cheapest ingredients."

Then he rolled up his arms and sleeves and ordered: "According to my recipe, prepare the ingredients for me and mix them evenly."

The prince ordered that even if he came on a whim and did not play with urine or gunpowder, he must obey it.

So a few old masters, with disdainful expressions, followed the recipe and produced this thing called gunpowder in a blink of an eye.

Lu Mou divided the 10 kilograms of gunpowder into two parts. Then he ordered people to buy two kilograms of eggs, separate the egg yolks and egg whites, and carefully stir five kilograms of gunpowder with the egg whites until it finally became granular.

Giving egg white to gunpowder is even more unreliable in the eyes of craftsmen.

According to the formula of later black gunpowder, the powdery explosive power is low and it is a propellant. The granulated ones are explosives.

Lu Mou brought a flintlock steel gun and loaded it with powdered gunpowder. When I arrived at the shooting range, I didn't need anyone else to do it myself, and aimed at the target one hundred and fifty steps away.

Such a long distance simply makes these experts sneer: "At such a long distance, the bullets cannot reach it. Even if it can reach it, it will be too weak to penetrate the straw paper."

Pulling the trigger caused the flint to burst out into a stream of sparks. After a gunshot, everyone was silent for a moment.

Because they saw that this kind of gunpowder could not only really fire bullets, but also really punch a hole in a wooden target 150 strides away.

Lu Mou threw the gun to the guards around him and clapped his hands: "The gun is good, the gunpowder is good, and of course, the shooting is better." This was a boast.

The gunpowder mixed with egg white had dried, and Lu Mou ordered them to be tied into a square explosive bag and then attached with a lead rope. Placed in a corner of the shooting range.

He ordered the official who despised him to light the match, then turned around and ran away. As he ran, he took out his handkerchief and plugged his ears.

Everyone was baffled by his behavior.

That thing of yours has added egg white. Whether it is fried or not is another matter. Are you so afraid of it? What a coward and coward.

As a result, just when everyone was looking at his back with contempt, suddenly the explosive pack exploded with an earth-shaking loud noise. The powerful shock wave blew off the hats of those officials.

After the thick smoke and fire, people were stunned to find that a large pit had appeared where the explosive package had been, and smoke was still rising.

The same thing weighs 5 kilograms, but its power is more than 10 times different?

At this moment, everyone was impressed by this young prince. After that, they no longer took the young prince's instructions lightly, but accepted them with humility and respect.

From then on, Lu Mou came to the Ministry of Industry to inspect again, always followed by a group of technicians, holding diaries in their hands, recording every word of the prince, for fear of making any mistakes or omissions. Then they gathered together at night to carefully study and analyze the prince's quotations, and the result every time was that they were enlightened again and again.

For this reason, the Ming Dynasty's military industry has made a qualitative leap, and its technological progress can be said to be rapid.

But the only pity is that the Luoyang shovel built under Lu Mou's command, Bi Maokang and others went against the will and only managed to get out two shovels for him. This is a clear trick.

Just two, if you don't show them the magical results of your own whims, these so-called orthodox ministers still think that they want to form a gold-touching captain group like Cao Cao did back then. , I’m going to dig someone’s ancestral grave.

This time, even Li Yan and Chen Que came to the Ministry of Works to see what the young prince was doing. I will operate one by myself and give the other to my close confidant, the little eunuch Xiao Lizi.

Then he walked to the huge experimental field and told Xiao Lizi: "You know how to use this thing."

Xiao Lizi quickly replied with a smile: "My family is from Henan. It turns out that my grandfather is very skilled in this."

Lu Mou smiled: "I didn't expect you to come from a noble family and have a noble status."

"Don't dare, don't dare, it's an ancestral craft anyway." Then he stood up with the Luoyang shovel and looked around carefully. Then he reported to his young prince with a disappointed look on his face: "According to my family's handicraft observation, there are no real tombs here, but there are a few barren tombs."

"You can tell there is a grave even if there is no grave head? You are amazing."

"Then, my lord, should we dig?"

"Why are you digging? Do you think I'm really a tomb robber? Follow me and learn. The two of us are two steps apart. We use Luoyang shovels to dig out a one-foot deep hole. Then we take two steps forward and do it again."

Xiao Lizi quickly reminded: "My lord, there is no ancient tomb here. Besides, there is no use in exploring the shallow tomb. We men are just wasting our efforts and making those bastard officials laugh."

"Don't talk nonsense, just do it my way. When the time comes, we will look good in front of those officials. I will add food to you in the evening and allow you to drink two bottles."

Xiao Lizi muttered: "I don't count on that anymore. My lord, you will embarrass yourself in front of the ministers, and then you will get angry and take it out on me."

The two people started to make a small pit two steps apart, then took two steps forward and made another step.

The Luoyang shovel is really a magic weapon. It only takes two times to squat into a pit one foot deep. It really saves time and effort.

After walking a full two hundred steps, the two people turned back and continued the same operation.

In a leisurely manner, it took three-quarters of an hour to dig out four hundred densely packed small pits in a rectangular area of ​​ground two hundred paces each.

These pits are about the size of a bowl, making people with obsessive-compulsive disorder feel frightened.

Carrying the Luoyang shovel, he walked to the group of officials who were watching boredly, took the towel handed by the guard, and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

He didn't ask anyone else, but asked Li Yan, who had participated in the battle: "My Lord Li, have you seen anything?"

Li Yan shook his head in confusion: "I just think you are fooling around and wasting all of our time."

Lu Mou laughed: "If the cavalry charges, what is your best way to stop the cavalry charge?"

"Dig horse pits and horse-blocking trenches."

"It's so time-consuming and labor-intensive to dig such fortifications. But if we suddenly encounter the enemy's cavalry, is it still too late?"

Li Yan admitted frankly: "It was too late."

Lu Mou pointed at the small holes he had just dug: "If all the soldiers in the army were allowed to use the Luoyang shovel in their hands to quickly dig out such densely packed small holes, saving effort and time, what do you think the results would be? "

When Lü Mou said this to Li Yan, Lü Mou said something, and Li Yan's eyes lit up and he said something brighter. In the end, it was as bright as two will-o'-the-wisps. After a long while, he took a deep breath and said, "Putting up the galloping horse's hooves." Then he stretched out his thumb towards Lu Mou and said, "My lord, you are doing too much harm."

Lu Mou covered his face: "Have you ever praised someone so much?"

Looking at the still confused faces of Bi Maokang and Chen Que, Li Yan said excitedly: "When encountering enemy cavalry, the soldiers quickly dug such a small horse trap, and it was done in a blink of an eye. The galloping horses had escaped this, and they were bound to There is no way to avoid that. When the time comes, the calves of the war horses will fall into this small pit and they will stick out. Hahaha, when the time comes, people will fall on their backs without fighting, and we will win."

Everyone suddenly understood and clapped their hands and applauded together. Bi Maokang was startled and said: "Then what are you waiting for? I will quickly organize the manpower to build the Luoyang shovel."

Lu Mou held his chin and thought: "When the time comes, I will have a Luoyang shovel to fight against the enemy in war, and rob tombs in my spare time. My prospects are infinitely bright."

(End of this chapter)