Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 479

"Boom~~~~"

With a thunderous roar, the armored soldiers shouted and rushed in. Soon, several craftsmen were dragged out by the armored soldiers. The first person to be dragged out was Chen Tao. , but, at the moment, Chen Tao looks a little embarrassed.

His clothes were tattered, almost torn into strips of cloth, and his entire face was pitch black. Those who didn't know it thought he ran out of Zhao State. Looking at them blankly, there was no response at all. The soldiers were terrified. If something happened to this guy, it would be okay. The soldiers hurriedly called for the imperial doctor's order, and at the same time took out water to wipe his face. department.

After a while, Chen Taofang reacted, and he roughly pushed the armoured soldier's hand away.

"Are there any casualties?!"

His voice was very loud, and the armored soldier hurriedly replied: "Only you are injured, we have already sent someone to ask for an imperial medical order."

"What did you say?!"

Chen Tao asked loudly, and several soldiers looked at each other.

This is the Shangfang Mansion. The original Shangfang Mansion was in the imperial palace and belonged to the Shao Mansion. Now, the Shangfang Mansion has been moved out and set up in the outskirts, that is, at a boundary near the Weishui Pier. Liu Chang arranged for two hundred The rest of the soldiers are guarding here, mainly responsible for protecting the safety of the craftsmen here, and at the same time responsible for things such as extinguishing fires, and of course guarding against the enemy.

In the last year, there have been cases where someone sneaked into Shangfang Mansion to steal design drawings. It was not foreign enemies who did this kind of thing, but those rich and powerful people in China who wanted to become richer and more powerful, but Many of Dahan's technologies are kept secret from the outside world and are not allowed to be released. These people want to make huge profits in this way and take desperate risks.

In order to prevent such a situation from happening again, Liu Chang also increased the number of soldiers, built tall walls, and built a sentry tower, which turned the Shangfang Mansion into a small fortress, which is extraordinarily mysterious, and there are few people outside. Knowing the internal situation, there are even rumors from the common people that someone here is engaging in witchcraft, and you can often hear some inhuman voices and that kind of terrifying loud noise.

Of course, this is actually just some basic experiments being carried out by the craftsmen.

Shangfang Mansion covers a very large area, even bigger than that wharf. There are more than 1000 artisans living in it. They have their own separate mansions here, where they can arrange their families. Of course, they are also accompanied by doctors. These doctors The imperial physicians were all transferred from the palace to deal with such emergencies, and there were also restaurants and other places where there was no charge for meals. Basically, this was a small city.

There are three inner courtyards in Shangfang for such dangerous experiments, and this one is the largest of them.

Chen Tao's ears were still roaring. He couldn't hear what the soldiers around him were saying, and what he said always felt awkward. Just as he was bowing his head and pondering, a doctor stepped forward. Come on, make a serious diagnosis for him.

It is not that Shangfang has no accidents. In the biggest accident before, eight craftsmen in Shangfang Mansion died, and Chen Tao also lost two of his fingers. Although Liu Chang rewarded the families of those craftsmen and gave them children He was promoted to the title, granted land, etc., but Chen Tao still felt very guilty. From then on, every time he did such a dangerous experiment, he would stand at the forefront, and if he felt wrong, he would immediately let everyone leave.

That's why he's the only casualty this time around.

The doctors came soon and started diagnosing Chen Tao. They were relieved to see that the parts on Chen Tao's body were complete. After a series of diagnoses, they let Chen Tao eat the cooked food. The medicine, the medicine is very bitter, after Chen Tao finished taking it, he rested for a long time before gaining some strength.

"Call Your Majesty immediately, let Your Majesty come!!"

When Liu Chang rushed to Shangfang Mansion in a hurry, his face was very worried. When he saw Chen Tao sitting on the couch, he walked up to him and sat directly beside him without waiting for him to pray. , put a hand on his shoulder to prevent him from getting up to meet him, Liu Chang looked at the injury on his face, "What happened? Was there any casualty? Where is the imperial doctor?"

Chen Tao said hastily: "There are no wounded, no wounded."

Liu Chang breathed a sigh of relief, looking at Chen Tao in front of him with a disheveled face, he directly used his sleeve to help wipe the black mark, "It's okay, it's fine if you didn't hurt anyone, it's not a failure, it's just ruled out again Just a wrong option”

"Your Majesty, we succeeded, we succeeded. We did not fail, hahaha, we succeeded!!"

At this moment, Chen Tao suddenly burst out laughing loudly, even a little rude.

Liu Chang looked at him in surprise, overjoyed, and asked, "Successful?"

"Gongsun Chen!! Gongsun Chen!!"

Chen Tao yelled, and Gongsun Chen, who was also in a panic, ran over with a smirk on his face, "Your Majesty, it's done! It's so powerful, it's so huge that even mountains can be blown flat by him. If it is ignited again, it will be even more serious. The flying fragments can harvest dozens of armored soldiers. The armor cannot be stopped at all. You can do a lot of things!"

When Liu Chang was young, he relied on his vague memory to find out the formula of gunpowder, but Liu Chang's formula, the gunpowder he made, was still ineffective even if he heard it. In terms of people's livelihood, it may be used for decoration during sacrifices, but in military affairs, it may only be used to scare the enemy's war horses, and it has no other use. Even if it is used to open mountains, it is hard to say.

In order to promote the development of gunpowder, Shang Fangfu has been trying various experiments for more than ten years. Liu Chang even tied up a large number of alchemists, and let these guys who are good at alchemy follow Shang Fang to do experiments together. The main direction is Enhance the power of gunpowder, so that gunpowder can be put into various fields and exert its practicality.

Now, at this moment, they finally figured out the right formula.

"Hahaha, this explosion really almost blown us up to the sky. If we piled up more, the Shangfang Mansion would go to the sky together. Your Majesty, finally, it succeeded, it succeeded."

Listening to Chen Tao's tone, it seems a pity that he wasn't blown up.

He smiled excitedly, and as he spoke, he burst into tears again, "It's finally a success."

He wiped the tears on his face with the hand with only three fingers left, sobbing and speechless. During these days, Shang Fang was under tremendous pressure, Liu Chang's unlimited investment, and the contempt and hostility of the officials. A total of 86 people were killed in the gunpowder test and more than 500 people were injured in the first failure. Shangfang tried for 17 years, studied day and night, and almost eliminated all wrong options. At the moment of success, Chen Tao couldn't tell what was going on in his heart.

Liu Chang was very quiet, he just sat beside Chen Tao and listened to him venting his emotions to his heart's content.

He put his hand on Chen Tao's shoulder, as if he was comforting his own child.

And Chen Tao's cry also led everyone present, whether it was those alchemists, ink practitioners, or pure craftsmen, they all sobbed in a low voice at this moment.

"Oh, it's hard for you, it's really hard for you."

Liu Chang said softly.

Chen Tao put away his emotions, his eyes were red, he stood up, and bowed towards Liu Chang, apologizing for his gaffe.

"It's okay, it's okay, you guys have made such a contribution, don't talk about losing your temper, even if you scold me a few times, I will definitely not retaliate in the short term!"

Chen Tao couldn't help laughing, "Then His Majesty still wants revenge in the future?"

"Don't be afraid, at most it's just a few days of squatting in Tingwei, what's there to worry about?!"

Only then did Chen Tao say: "Your Majesty, we already have a detailed formula. Please let us conduct a test for you. You can watch it outside the courtyard."

Liu Chang wanted to let these people go to rest for a few more days, but looking at Chen Tao's frenzied eyes, he still didn't say anything, he nodded and said, "Okay, just do as you said, I will do it today Just look at your results!"

Chen Tao and the others were not at all afraid. This time, they had calculated the formula to a very accurate level, and they had even been able to calculate the impact range. It was not decided after a big explosion. Liu Chang and others were outside the courtyard. , There is a waist-to-the-waist bunker in front of you. These are all protective devices. Usually, if there is a sudden explosion or something, the craftsmen can quickly hide behind the bunker. Of course, people can’t escape gunpowder after all. Protection is still quite limited.

Under Liu Chang's gaze, they used the "perfect formula" they developed to ignite the gunpowder in the distance. With a loud noise, a crack was almost opened on the ground, surrounding stones flew around, dust Feiyang, the soldiers were stunned, this power really cannot be said to be insignificant.

Chen Tao and the others laughed.

"Your Majesty, with this sharp weapon, we can use it in the future whether it is to open mountains, control water, or build roads, and we can also make different types according to different requirements, and we can control its power."

The first thing Chen Tao thought of was the application of people's livelihood. Chen Tao was right. When Liu Chang made this thing, he wanted to open up mountains to extract mines. Unfortunately, due to the lack of power, the effect of use has not been very good, but now it is different. Now, this power is really suitable for mining, it can save a lot of manpower, and at the same time, this thing can also be of great use when controlling water and opening canals, and it is naturally the same when building roads. Many uses of this thing have already appeared in Liu Chang's mind.

"Tell me, what will happen if you light such a thing and throw it among the Huns?"

Liu Chang grinned, and Chen Tao said without hesitation, "It will definitely make the Huns run away!"

"Okay, okay, if this thing can be delivered to the teacher, how dare the Huns not give food?? Blow up his city wall and kill his knights, let's see if he dare not give it!!"

Liu Dachang laughed, then stepped forward to pick up the leftovers after the explosion, and checked, "You said, if he can use the explosion to push the iron plate out to hurt people, can it also be used as a driving force? Like a spinning wheel??"

Gongsun Chen hurried forward, "Your Majesty, I think it is possible. I think that if this thing can be used as a power source, placed behind the car and ignited, the force released may be able to push the car forward without humans or animals. The car can move by itself”

"But isn't the person in the car going to suffer?"

"If we can reduce its power, the power may not be enough to push the carriage."

"If the car is made of iron, if the occupant is protected, can it be pushed without hurting people?"

Liu Chang's words quickly aroused everyone's discussion. They began to imagine countless possibilities. Some even said that they planned to use gunpowder as power for irrigation. They were like children who found a new toy. The soldiers didn't know what to say, but Liu Chang didn't think there was anything wrong.

After all, in the previous book on the spirit of science, Liu Chang clearly stated that he should make bold guesses and be careful to verify, and he also proposed many more imaginative ideas, such as a flying carriage, a carriage that can enter the water, no Lanterns that can be lit with fire, etc. In front of Chang Liu, these people's ideas are considered too conservative.

The more they talked, the more excited they became, and Liu Chang felt excited when he heard it.

"Hahaha, good, Lu! You send someone to bring some good wine and good meat, I'm going to have a big feast in Shangfang today!!"

Lu Lu got up to leave, but Liu Chang put his arms around the two craftsmen beside him, walked towards the inner mansion with a smile, and said as he walked, "Although this thing is very useful, safety must be the first priority. For your own safety, don’t put yourself in danger. Also, all craftsmen who are responsible for participating in this field are not allowed to disclose the formula. You must know that according to the latest law, revealing military secrets is a crime to punish the clan. All Shang Fang's research is a military secret!"

The leaking of secrets has not happened in Shangfang, but it has happened in the shipyard. A senior shipbuilder surnamed Wang told him about the secret design of the car, ship and some clippers. A friend who is a businessman, the two tried to build it. The fast merchant ship was used to make more money. Even, this man once tendered and wanted to sell more confidential documents. As a result, this matter was detected by Zhang Shizhi, so his three clans were all in succession. Begin to thank him, thank you for going on the road together.

Although these words are not pleasant, Liu Chang still wants to say that it is much better to warn him now than to have their three clans thank him in the future.

After the banquet started, these people did not revel in the carnival, but were still discussing the recent achievements and application directions.

Liu Chang laughed so hard that he couldn't close his mouth. If this thing was sent to his teacher, it might be of great use.

Zhou Yafu is constantly digging out the rear of the Huns. The Huns are vigilantly confronting the Han army. They just don’t want to let the big man establish contact with Shendu and want to cut off the truth. Haha, when this thing is thrown in, the Huns dare to block it road? ?

When I go out in the future, I only need to take an elite cavalry, encounter a tall city, and directly use this thing to blow him up, who can stop me?

Liu Changguang couldn't help laughing when he thought about this.

When Liu Chang finally left Shangfang Mansion, he was happily humming a tune and had countless thoughts in his mind. He did not return to the mansion, and directly asked Lu Lu to drive to Zhang Cang's mansion. However, when he arrived at Zhang Cang's mansion Only then did he know that Zhang Cang was not in the mansion. Zhang Cang went to Hanoi County and heard that he was going to investigate the situation of Nong Sang there. Liu Chang had no choice but to go to Zuo Xiang Zhang Budo.

The sudden arrival of Liu Chang's made Zhang Budo very happy.

Hurriedly welcoming His Majesty into the courtyard, he wished he could slaughter a cow to entertain His Majesty, but Liu Chang let him sit beside him and talked about the gunpowder, "Hahaha, the ministers of the court always said that Shang Fang wasted the temple. This time, gunpowder finally showed its power, and when our gunpowder easily blows up the mine and saves dozens of times of manpower, they will change their attitude towards Shang Fang!"

"Then what if it doesn't change?"

"Then throw gunpowder into their mansion, and they will definitely change!"

"Your Majesty Shengming!!"

"No doubt, I will leave this matter to you!"

"Wei! Your Majesty, just tell me, whose mansion is it in?!"

"Fart! I asked you to be responsible for the promotion of gunpowder, so that mines and projects around the world will start to use it, and a batch of gunpowder will be produced for military use. Who told you to bomb the minister?!"

Zhang Buyi grinned, "Don't worry, Your Majesty! I know what to do, so you can safely hand over the gunpowder to me!"

Hearing this sentence, Liu Chang was a little shaken.

Just when Liu Chang was about to say something more, Lu Lu walked in with a panicked expression, looked at Liu Chang, and pursed his lips, "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Zhou is dying soon."

At that moment, Liu Chang's whole body was cold.

The chariot was galloping through the city, and the patrolling soldiers regarded it as if they hadn't seen the chariot, but couldn't help sighing: It's been a long time since His Majesty has seen the chariot in the city.

Zhou Chang's mansion exudes a sense of dilapidation from the inside out, which is obviously inappropriate for a founding minister.

With his stubborn temper, Zhou Chang had few friends in the court.

He often used his family property to subsidize the expenditure of the court, so he had no family property, and even the horses he drove were two old horses given by Emperor Gao, as vicissitudes as Zhou Chang.

When Liu Chang entered the inner room, Zhou Chang was lying weakly on the couch, beside his crying grandson Zhou Zuoche.

His sons were not in Chang'an, and they were all sent to the most difficult places in the Western Regions and Dian Kingdom by this cruel grandfather.

"Father Zhong."

Liu Chang sat beside Zhou Chang and took his hand.

"The minister is incompetent, the minister is incompetent."

Zhou Chang seems to have lost his consciousness, even when facing Liu Chang, there is no light in his eyes.

He just murmured that sentence over and over again.

Liu Chang became a little at a loss. He stroked Zhou Chang's hand, "Who said you are incompetent? You are my number one prime minister, and no one can replace you as my number one hero. Do you remember? When I was young , ran into you, and stained your clothes, when you just returned to Chang'an, you said you wanted me to pay for your clothes."

With Liu Chang's soothing voices, Zhou Chang's eyes completely lost all light, and only two lines of clear tears fell from his eyes. This exhausted body, which had been running around for the big man for decades, finally stopped working at this moment. .

Liu Chang closed his eyes in pain.

Outside the house, Zhang Budo straightened his clothes and bowed in the direction of the inner room.

(End of this chapter)