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Text Chapter 115: Being courteous for nothing is either a traitor or a thief

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    "Quick! Take it out and let me see it!" Li Shimin said impatiently after hearing the other two weapons made of gunpowder. He had always thought that gunpowder could only be used to make fireworks, but he did not expect that weapons made of gunpowder could be used to make fireworks.  It can be so powerful.

    Yu Wenhu immediately opened the two boxes. At this time, Li Shimin refused to listen to Li Min's dissuasion and walked forward to take a look. He found that one of them was similar to the blasting tube just now. It was also thick and long.  A barrel, but this barrel has a pointed end in front and a tail fin in the back, like an arrow that has been magnified many times. In the other box is an iron ball that is larger than an adult's fist, and there is an iron ball underneath.  The wooden handle and the surface of the iron ball were deliberately cast to look uneven. I don¡¯t know why.

    "Father, this is called a rocket. The front is an explosive part made of pig iron, and the back is a propulsion part made of bamboo. When you use it, you ignite the fuse at the back to burn the gunpowder in the propulsion part and push the rocket forward.  , the gunpowder burned out when it landed, just enough to ignite the explosive part in front. The maximum range has not been tested yet, but it will definitely not be less than two miles. It is very lethal to the enemy's cavalry and infantry." Li Min  First, he pointed at the first rocket and introduced it.

    "This second one is called a grenade. It is a weapon thrown by one person." Li Min continued to introduce, and picked up a grenade, pointed to the lead wire behind it and said, "Father, you see, the usage of this grenade is also  Same thing, just light it and throw it out. This can be thrown when two armies meet. It can not only kill the enemy, but also disrupt the opponent's formation. It can be used by both cavalry and infantry."

    The more Li Shimin listened, the brighter his eyes became. As soon as Li Min finished speaking, he immediately urged him to test it.  Yu Wenhu seemed a little hesitant, but under Li Min's urging, he could only have someone set up the frame for launching the rocket and adjust the angle.  Place it at the northernmost point of the martial arts arena and aim to launch at the southernmost point.

    Following Li Min's order, the rocket spurted out a stream of flames from behind with a 'boom' sound, and then flew out with a 'swish' sound. However, the stability of the rocket had yet to be resolved, and it spun around in the air.  He went out, and the direction of flight was wrong. He actually rushed towards the southwest wall.

    There was a loud "Boom~" under the dull eyes of Li Min and Li Shimin, father and son.  A large section of the wall was immediately blown down.

    "Ahem~, Father, the accuracy of this rocket is still a problem, but I believe that with the research of the craftsmen, a solution will definitely be found. Now there is no problem in using it for coverage shooting." Li Min  Shamelessly come forward to report.

    Next to him, Yu Wenhu looked helpless. He had already told Li Min that the rocket had not been successfully researched yet, so it was best to show it to His Majesty after a while, but Li Min couldn't wait any longer. Hearing that this rocket  After the thing could fly and maintain a general direction, I brought it over immediately, and the result is what it is now.

    "Yeah. It looks like it's very powerful, but the accuracy doesn't matter. As long as it doesn't hit your own team." Li Shimin was very open-minded. It's normal for the new weapon to have some flaws. There will always be a way to solve it in the future. "Let's go."  Come and have a look with me."

    "Father, there's no need to run over, just use this to see!" A big embarrassment had just happened, and of course Li Min wanted to save face immediately and hurriedly took out the telescope in his arms.  Offer it up and say.

    "Huh? What is this?" Li Shimin took the telescope and looked at it carefully, wondering what it was for.

    "Father, this is called a telescope. If you put it in front of your eyes, you can see things in the distance very clearly." Li Min said, taking the telescope and demonstrating it, and pulled the telescopic copper tube to adjust the focus.  Later, it was handed over to Li Shimin.

    Li Shimin imitated Li Min and put the telescope in front of his eyes to try it out. He was immediately startled and almost threw the telescope away when his hand shook.  Then he turned his eyes away from the lens and looked into the distance, then looked through the telescope again, and tried four or five times in succession before finally giving up.

    "Hurry! Prepare my horse!" Li Shimin held the telescope tightly and ordered behind him with a serious face.  The guards brought the horses over. Li Shimin flew on the horse and ran quickly to the landing place of the rocket. He found that it was exactly the same as what he saw in the telescope. Li Shimin laughed while riding on the horse. As a commander leading troops in war, he compared  Everyone understands the importance of telescopes. On the battlefield, if the commander has this thing, it means that he can discover the enemy's situation a moment earlier than the opponent. Don't underestimate such a small amount of time. Sometimes it is the key to determining the outcome of a war.  .

    "Liu Lang, you did this again, right?" Li Shimin galloped over on horseback, pulled the reins in front of Li Min and said with a smile.

    "My father's guess is good. In fact, I have known how to use this telescope for a long time, but I have been suffering from the lack of glass. I was at a Hu merchant's place some time ago.After getting the method of making glass, I immediately made one out of glass and dedicated it to my father today.  "Li Min also smiled slightly.

    "I remembered that you sent a lot of glass products to the palace a few days ago. Your mother liked it very much." Li Shimin dismounted, played with the telescope and smiled, "Well, this telescope is really a good thing.  It can be of great use when marching and fighting!" Li Shimin sighed and glanced at Li Min.

    Li Min smiled secretly in his heart, why didn't he understand what Li Shimin meant?  Although Li Shimin really wanted the technology to make this telescope, as a father, he couldn't ask for it from his son, so he deliberately said the above words.

    "Since this thing is of great use to the country, I would like to dedicate the method of making this thing to my father!" Li Min also said knowingly. In fact, even if Li Shimin didn't tell him, he would still send it to him.

    "Okay, my son is really the pillar of my Tang Dynasty!" Li Shimin praised loudly and happily after hearing this.

    Although the rocket had some minor flaws, Li Shimin was very satisfied with its range and power. He thought that when the Tang army faced off against the enemy in the future, he would just fire a few rockets to blow them off their feet first, and then use the Tang cavalry to charge. This would  Who else in the world can stop me from the Tang army?  Thinking of what he was proud of, Li Shimin couldn't help laughing again.

    Next, Li Min and Yu Wenhu tested the power of grenades. Due to the limitation of the power of black powder, the grenades designed by Li Min were much larger than those of later generations. Even so, the power was still not as powerful as the grenades of later generations.  The power and killing range are also smaller, but at this stage, it is still a very powerful weapon.

    Because the power of grenades is limited, the effect is not as easy to see as blasting tubes and rockets, so Li Min wanted to make some straw men as targets, but Li Shimin stopped him with a wave of his hand, and directly asked some pigs and sheep to be tested.  Li Min was not a womanly person. He waved his hand and asked several guards who had been prepared to come forward. Then he lit it and threw it among the tied animals according to what Li Min had just taught.

    "Boom~" Several guards kept repeating the actions of lighting and throwing, and soon they threw away a box of grenades. The animals in front were still making miserable screams at first, and they were almost  When the grenade came over, it immediately became silent until the dust fell, and a scene that shocked everyone appeared in front of them.

    They saw that all the live pigs and sheep had disappeared. What appeared in front of them was a piece of land that had been turned over. The dark yellow soil was mixed with countless blood, broken bones and flesh. It looked both tragic and shocking.

    Li Shimin strolled to this land that was still smoking, stepping on the wet soil and smelly animal offal. He didn't feel sick at all. Instead, his face was full of excitement, and there was even a hint of ferocity on his lips.  .  From the bottom of his heart, Li Shimin was also a man who believed in force first. It was precisely because of this that the army of the Tang Dynasty was so powerful. Now that there is an epoch-making weapon like gunpowder, Li Shimin has vaguely felt that in this world,  Nothing can stump him anymore. Goguryeo, Tubo, Western Turks, and other overt or covert enemies are all waiting for him to conquer with tyrannical force!

    Thinking of this, Li Shimin felt that his warlike blood, which had been dormant for many years, was boiling again. He wished that he could leap forward with his sword and horse and clear away the obstacles on the way forward of the Tang Dynasty in one fell swoop.

    "Yu Wenhu!" Li Shimin suddenly turned around and shouted.

    "I'm here!" Yu Wenhu was shocked and immediately stood up and responded.

    "You immediately organize all the craftsmen in the prison who are involved in the production of gunpowder and these weapons into an academy. I give it the name 'Thunderbolt Academy', which is responsible for the research and production of gunpowder weapons. You have full authority to manage it.  I will ask the Ministry of Industry to allocate the necessary manpower and materials to you. From now on, you will only be responsible to me. In addition, all affairs in the Perak Academy must be kept strictly confidential. Anyone who dares to leak any secrets in the Academy will be punished with treason!" Li Shimin  He ordered firmly.

    "I obey!" Yu Wenhu was also excited and his face was red. Even though he is a master craftsman and is in a high position of the third rank, in fact, the general is only responsible for the palace construction and various utensils in the inner palace.  Build, to put it bluntly, was just a craftsman next to the emperor, and could not participate in government affairs at all. Therefore, he, the general supervisor craftsman, was not even as powerful as a seventh-grade county magistrate.  But the Perak Academy is different. It controls the research and production of gunpowder and related weapons. This is a position that everyone is jealous of. Being able to hold this position not only means that His Majesty recognizes his talents, but also means that His Majesty believes in himself.  Trust, is it no wonder he is so excited?

    "Liu Lang, you not only contributed gunpowder, but also invented so many powerful new weapons." When Li Shimin said this, he took a deep look at Li Min and then said, "Tell me, what do you want?"?What?  "

    "Reporting to the emperor, it is the duty of a son to relieve his father's worries. How can he dare to make any demands?" Although Li Min was waiting for these words from the emperor's father, he still wanted to be humble. Anyway, he should be humble.  Even though the son has given so many things, he is not afraid that his father will not reward him.

    "Hmph, I don't know your nature as a father yet?" Li Shimin suddenly snorted coldly, "You're so courteous for nothing, and you're either a traitor or a thief. Keep your frivolous entrails away from me. If you have any requests, just make them boldly. Don't be like this."  Going around in circles like a woman!¡±

    Li Min smiled bitterly after hearing this. He didn't expect that the emperor's father really knew him, and he immediately realized that he had something to ask him. However, since Li Shimin made it clear, Li Min simply gritted his teeth and stepped forward and said: "Enlightenment"  Father, I want to change my fiefdom!"!  ~!

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