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Chapter 29 Amazing Invention
Lu Chengqi also knew that this gunpowder was extremely unstable, and even a little spark could cause a violent explosion.Although the power is much smaller than that of yellow gunpowder, it can be regarded as a big killer in this era.Lu Chengqi is a person who has died once, and he cherishes life even more, so naturally he will not easily get into danger, a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall!
Lu Chengqi pondered for a while, then asked: "Tang Qing, tell me what kind of materials you used when making fireworks."

Tang Xun lowered his head and said, "My Majesty, the guilty minister found that the fireworks will be more gorgeous if they are made of sulfur, saltpeter, and charcoal. I just don't know it's a craftsman. I put the wrong proportions, and it happens that some sparks fall to the ground. That's what caused the explosion..."

Lu Chengqi laughed suddenly: "Tang Qing, you did the right thing, you did a great job!"

Tang Xun was stunned, raised his head, and said blankly: "Ah, did you do nothing wrong?..."

At this time, Xu Jingchun, the head of intelligence, came out of the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry in a hurry, and whispered into Lu Chengqi's ear, "Your Majesty, I just learned that the explosion left no bones of three craftsmen and 15 people were injured. Fortunately, the fireworks have already disappeared." Move away from the Ministry of Industry, otherwise it will cause a bigger explosion."

Lu Chengqi sighed slightly in his heart, the discovery of gunpowder would always cause misfortune, but without gunpowder, there might be more misfortune.He ordered: "For craftsmen who died in the line of duty, the Ministry of Households will provide money and silver to properly arrange the future life of their families. The descendants of craftsmen must be arranged for them to go to school. Injured craftsmen should be treated by the imperial doctor, and they must not be neglected."

After hearing this, Tang Xun thought to himself: "Although I don't know much about court affairs, I have also heard that the emperor is an absurd and foolish emperor. Why is he so considerate when I see you today?" Don't dare to show it.

After the inspectors had ruled out the dangers in the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry, Lu Chengqi, led by Huang Xishi and Tang Xun, entered the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry, which was in disarray after the explosion.

Lu Chengqi stood outside the ruined walls and said, "Huang Qing, Tang Qing, do you understand the three things mentioned just now: sulfur, saltpeter, and charcoal?"

Huang Xishi and Tang Xun looked at each other, and said: "Your Majesty, I don't know much about it. I only know that using it to make fireworks can indeed make the fireworks fly higher. If you add some iron powder and aluminum powder, it will become more splendid. It’s colorful. It’s just that those craftsmen misplaced it, which caused the explosion and alarmed His Majesty. They really deserve death!”

Lu Chengqi shook his head, and said: "You are not guilty, but you have made great contributions to the court and the people!"

Huang Xishi was startled, thinking that Lu Chengqi was talking ironically, he was so frightened that he trembled all over.On the contrary, Tang Xun had never seen the turmoil in the court, and he seemed stunned.

Lu Chengqi went on to say: "Think about it, this level of sulfur, saltpeter, and charcoal can blow up the government office of the Ministry of Industry like this. If you add more, won't even the hardest city be easily broken?"

After Tang Xun heard this sentence, even his dull political sense understood, he was so frightened that he almost fell to the ground, and he muttered: "It is not a pity to die for a guilty minister!"

Lu Chengqi was also taken aback by their reaction, and said puzzledly: "This is a good thing, why are you doing this?" He is also an extremely smart person, and when he changed his identity, he knew their concerns, and said with a smile: "You don't have to Worry, those four-legged barbarians don’t even know how to smelt iron, how did they learn this? I ordered the Supervision Department to set up a cordon outside the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry, just for this big secret.”

After hearing Lu Chengqi's words, Huang Xishi and Tang Xun calmed down a little, and Lu Chengqi continued: "Not only have you not done it, but you have made great achievements. I call this thing gunpowder, and it is the greatest invention in the world. Too much!"

Huang Xishi and Tang Xun couldn't understand the meaning of the words "world" and "invention" in Lu Chengqi's words, but through Lu Chengqi's happy expression and excited words, they understood that their lives were saved, and they were serious. Really listen to what Lu Chengqi said.

"This kind of gunpowder has too many uses. Why can't we Central Plains people beat the grassland people? It's because they are a nation on horseback. They grew up on horseback since they were young. One cavalry is stronger than ten infantry. Those Although the population of grassland people is small, all the people are soldiers. It is really difficult for us to fight against the people of the Central Plains. The previous dynasty was able to maintain the martial arts because they were also from the grasslands, and they never forgot their roots. However, his vitality was also seriously injured, and the materials left by Wen Jing were exhausted, and the fortunes of the country took a sharp turn for the worse."

Huang Xishi and Tang Xun also understood this truth, and they both sighed in unison.At this time, Lu Chengqi's voice changed: "But now, with gunpowder, this gap will no longer exist!"

Huang Xishi couldn't help asking: "Why is Your Majesty so determined?"

Lu Chengqi said in his heart: "Can you not be sure, anyway, I have more than 1000 years of experience than you!"

But he still said slowly: "We can put gunpowder in an iron pot, add a kindling match outside, and we can kill a large number of enemies! This is just a very simple usage. Next, we can also cast cannons!"

Huang Xishi and Tang Xun said at the same time: "Cast cannon?"

"That's right! Bring the Four Treasures of the Study."

Using a brush, Lu Cheng drew the prototype of the original artillery on the rice paper.In his previous life, he had seen the rear-loading smoothbore cannon called the Flang Cannon by the Ming Dynasty people in the museum, and he had also seen the Hongyi Cannon, which was a heavy front-loading smoothbore cannon.He drew two kinds of artillery and shells, but his painting skills are not very good, and the paintings are specious.

Tang Xun asked suspiciously: "Your Majesty, what is this?"

Lu Chengqi said: "This is artillery, I call it the God of War!"

Huang Xishi asked in puzzlement: "This cannon has no edge, how can we kill the enemy?"

Lu Chengqi smiled and said: "This is the cannon body, put the shells in, that is, put the gunpowder in, ignite it and shoot it out with the barrel, and you can kill the enemy!"

Tang Xun thought hard for a while, and suddenly his eyes lit up: "Your Majesty, I know that there is a weapon that looks like it!" He hurried out, and after a while, he brought a weapon with a dragon head and an iron pipe, and Lu Chengqi asked suspiciously. Said: "This is?"

Tang Xun said: "This is a rocket launcher. Please look, Your Majesty. This is a rocket. The rocket launcher can launch three rockets at the same time, and it can shoot three hundred steps away."

Lu Chengqi understood the principle of the rocket, which is to use the thrust of the rocket and the elasticity of the bowstring to form a hybrid weapon.Although the appearance is somewhat similar to artillery, the principle is far from it.The original front-loading smoothbore gun is to use a rod to plug black and gunpowder from the muzzle to the bottom of the cannon, and then insert a solid cast iron shell through the muzzle until the shell and gunpowder are in close contact. , From the fuse on the fire door, the fuse is in contact with the gunpowder, the fuse is ignited when launching, the gunpowder is detonated, and the shell flies out under the push of the high-pressure gunpowder gas.Due to their weight, solid shells will hit farther, while grape shells and chain shells will hit closer.After all, this is black and gunpowder, and it is normal that it is not as good as yellow gunpowder.According to Lu Chengqi's estimation, based on the historical records of the Hongyi cannon, solid bullets can be fired several miles away, which can be regarded as a weapon with great deterrent effect.It would be great if the Franco cannon could shoot solid bullets for two miles.

Lu Chengqi told Tang Xun in detail the size of the cannon and firearms, the quality of the iron must be fine steel, the barrel must have no gaps, no air bubbles, etc., and encouraged him to build the cannon as soon as possible, and the craftsmen were at his disposal.

At the same time, Lu Chengqi asked Xu Jingchun to recruit skilled craftsmen from the people, promising high salaries, because his ambition is not only to have artillery, but firearms are Lu Chengqi's goal!
Cavalry is the most powerful in the period of cold weapons.Don't believe what is written in the history books, a few thousand cavalry can disperse tens of thousands of infantry.You try it, thousands of cavalry charge at you together, with the acceleration of weight, even a hundred thousand infantry can be scattered.The cavalry is the tank of the cold weapon period, which is why the fighting power of the grassland people is far stronger than that of the Central Plains people. The Central Plains people, who are mainly infantry, must be on the defensive strategically.The prairie people, who are dominated by cavalry, are naturally the attackers.

However, with the appearance of black gunpowder, artillery, and long-range muskets, the cavalry gradually withdrew from the historical stage and was replaced by the appearance of tanks.At that time, it will be the technological victory of the Central Plains nation, and the prairie cavalry will gradually withdraw from the stage of history!
(End of this chapter)