The big man has a living father

Chapter 140 (Long Chapter) Three Types of Gunpowder Weapons
Almost everyone can see that as long as Huo Hai really wants to invest, it means he is confident that he can succeed in this project.

Ordinary people may not know about the canal project, but who among the nobles and princes does not know about the canal and the power of water conservancy projects?
Everyone knows that the transportation of materials from the east will be interrupted once it reaches Sanmenxia. If it goes west and reaches the Wei River, it will be useless and cannot be transported.

The reason is not because ships cannot navigate the Wei River, but because people cannot walk along the Wei River.

The Wei River can be said to be filled with mud and sand, with a large amount of mud and sand deposited on both banks.

According to the general rules of rivers, as long as there is a river bend, silt will easily accumulate, and the opposite bank will be easily eroded. However, if there is siltation in the river bend, it means that there will not be much siltation on the road after the river bend.

But the strange thing about the Wei River is that it is a straight line for dozens of kilometers passing through Chang'an!
The entire river flows in almost the same direction.

In theory, rivers are usually easy to turn, become twisted, and crooked. It is well said in the song, "The mountain road here has eighteen bends, and the waterway here has nine links."

There are generally two sources of the force that causes river deviation: one is the deflection of the earth's rotation, which is an inertial force that causes rivers in the northern hemisphere to deviate to the right and rivers in the southern hemisphere to deviate to the left; the other is that the ground is tilted and uplifted, causing the river to deviate from the uplifted side to the descending side.

But the Wei River is magical and awesome.

Looking at the map, you can see that the Wei River is an east-west river, but it actually runs from the southwest to the northeast.

The degree of offset is neither more nor less.

This means that it naturally dissipates the Coriolis force.

The ground problem is meaningless for the Wei River, because there is too much silt in the river, and the lower side of the river will be filled with silt.

Therefore, the section of the Wei River passing through Chang'an achieved a strange balance.

This causes siltation on the river bank, which is very even!

You can even see large-scale siltation at the seaside and at the estuary of the Wei River.

In this case, it is impossible to ask the trackers to walk along the river to pull the boat.

This means that this section of road is not navigable for most of the year!

Of course, this is referring to the situation of the ancient Wei River.

Now that the Wei River has gone to the north, is it difficult to artificially harden the riverbanks of the remaining river? How is this different from building a road?
Since the river bank can be hardened artificially, is the success rate of building a canal high?
But it’s too high!

Everyone is sure that Huo Hai has a plan!

Some people were secretly muttering: "No wonder Your Majesty and Huo Hai paid a high price to buy all the land on the north bank of the Wei River. Now the Wei River has changed its course to the north..."

The person next to him: “Hiss~”

The Wei River moved northward for several kilometers.

This land, which is 30 kilometers wide and 7 kilometers long from north to south, suddenly changed from the north bank of the Wei River to the suburbs of Chang'an!
The land price has increased fivefold!
This is just the basics. Could it be that Your Majesty and Huo Hai went through so much effort just to get a piece of land and make a little profit by raising the price?

Chang'an County has developed very rapidly now, and there is almost no space in the north-south direction. Except for the newly built Chang'an Avenue in the north, there is no vacant land anywhere else. The most there is is the farm belonging to Princess Wei Chang, and now the paper mill area.

Now, there are several kilometers of additional land in the north. Can't we build houses on these lands? !
In the crowd, Shi De, who had just started working in the Prince's Mansion, was stunned.

At the beginning, Huo Hai said that he wanted to build a canal on the Wei River and it would last for at least several years.

Because of this sentence, Shi De thought that Huo Hai was just talking nonsense, so he agreed to sell the Shi family’s land to Huo Hai.

Unexpectedly... the Weihe River moved?

How can the Wei River move? Is this something that human power can do? !

Shi De knew that his seemingly powerful method was a complete failure. Although he got a piece of land and could still make money, the original piece of land was far less valuable than the current land!

The original course of the Wei River was divided by the Chidao Road that led out from the north of Chang'an.

The entire east is within the boundaries of Your Majesty's Shanglin Garden.

To the west, on the south bank is Princess Wei Chang’s farm.

On the north bank are the Shi family’s farms, as well as the farms of the people living on the north bank.

Now, everything belongs to Huo Hai.

From what Huo Hai said, this place will become a dock in the future?
Shi De suddenly realized that if he had not agreed to sell the land and insisted on doing so, the plan would not have been stopped and his land could have been used to build a wharf!
This is a huge fortune!
This is an astonishing profit that is not even worth the throne or the vassal states!

I dare not even think about or calculate how much the water transport fees at the wharf leading to Chang'an could be collected!

At this moment, Shi De just wanted to slap himself in the face.

Beside Shi De, Cao Xiang laughed secretly: "You are a bunch of country bumpkins who didn't believe it. Now you believe it."

In fact, Shi De had sent people to spread the news that Huo Hai was going to engage in water transport on the Wei River. Many people thought this was too funny and regarded it as fake news.

Later, everyone said so, and more and more people spread the news. Many people felt that Huo Hai was blinded by success and became overwhelmed. He began to lose the distinction between the big king and the small king, and could not understand the limitations of human power and the infinity of the universe.

When Cao Xiang heard about it, he did not think about it on his own, but asked Liu Che.

Liu Che directly told Cao Xiang about the water control plan.

Cao Xiangcai devoted all his attention to the Pingyang Building Materials Factory project and began planning to build a road in Pingyang.

Cao Xiang has even figured out what to plant in Pingyang this year.

Cao Xiang has already issued an order in Pingyang to reduce taxes on dog breeding.

The purpose was to raise the dogs and send them to Chang'an by water to sell them for money.

All of this has been implemented. Although there is no sign of a bubble yet, Cao Xiang has already invested tens of millions of dollars.

Do you know how much it cost to build Chang'an Avenue? How many families worked together to build it?
Cao Xiang simply invested all the cash he had available.

Although before taking action, Cao Xiang went to consult his biological mother, Princess Pingyang.

When Princess Pingyang learned that it was Liu Che's plan, she let Cao Xiang go all in.

Now, Cao Xiang just wanted to laugh.

It looks like the canal will be completed in a short time, at least the first phase of the wharf to be used in the early stages will be completed soon.

I can start transporting grain from Pingyang to Chang'an soon.

Triple the profit!

After a loss of forty percent, there is still an eight-fold profit!

Cao Xiang looked at the Crown Prince and said, "Your Highness, Huo Hai is quite amazing. He actually made the Wei River, which has been here since ancient times, disappear."

The prince was very unhappy.

"The Wei River has run out of water. Doesn't that mean the paper mill's waterwheel will have to stop turning?"

As a big wheel lover, the prince really likes the paper mill's super behemoth.

Others were surprised and saw the benefits, but the prince thought that the waterwheel had stopped.

Cao Xiang: "Your Highness, what kind of brain does Huo Hai have? How could he not think of this? Obviously, the new paper mill is ready on the banks of the new Wei River. Moreover, the research institute has been researching for so long, and it is estimated that there are new technologies. Maybe the new waterwheel will be more powerful than the current one."

"Besides, there will be a canal here in the future, and the water will come back, but papermaking will not happen anymore."

The prince was puzzled: "Why?"

Cao Xiang whispered, "I heard that the waste from papermaking is easy to accumulate at the bottom of the river. By then, the water flow in the canal will be too small to be suitable for building a paper mill. The water in the canal should be left for people on both sides to drink."

“The paper mill has to be built where there is a lot of water to flush away the pollutants.”

The prince was relieved: "Hey, if Brother Hai's paper mill wants to build a new waterwheel, then the old one...can I go and ask for one?"

Cao Xiang pinched his chin and said, "Your Highness, why do you want a waterwheel? There is no place to install it in the Crown Prince's Palace."

The prince thought for a moment and said, "That's right. If it can't be installed, why not go find a master from General Motors to make some transmission devices and copper windmills?"

The floor heating team has been confirmed to be called General Company.

The company is jointly owned by Huo Hai and the prince.

At present, there is no top noble in Chang'an whose main building does not have floor heating installed. After all, the Prince's Palace has it, the Princess's Mansion has it, and the Weiyang Palace has it.

They had been to the Weiyang Palace many times and were not stupid, so of course they knew how to enjoy themselves.

The company made quite a good profit, and all the profits that were distributed became Liu Ju's money.

Although Liu Che would take the money on the pretext of helping Liu Ju manage the money, he at least left some for Liu Ju.

Now Liu Ju has money to conduct experiments.

In fact, it doesn’t matter whether you experiment or not. The main thing is to make more different types of cars that can turn.

The court officials here were in shock, while Huo Hai was waiting for news.

After a long time, a red flag was raised on the opposite bank, and a rider holding the red flag ran past the shore.

Huo Hai knew, it was stable!
The reason why he brought all the ministers to watch the diversion of the first opening of the Wei River was because the chances of success here were the highest and all that needed to be done was to destroy it.

This is just the first step of the water conservancy project.

There is a passage between the second and third river channels at the back, but no one knows whether it has been dug through or whether the height is high enough.

If there is a problem with the third river channel, the water will backflow, raising the water level and flowing away from the second river channel.

There is also the entrance to Fenghe River.

The Feng River disappears directly after flowing into the Wei River.

Now the Wei River goes north, leaving the Feng River behind.

Historically, the Feng River had to find its own way out and eventually reconnect with the Wei River.

But Huo Hai would never allow it to find a way out on its own, because then the people along the river would suffer.

So at the beginning, Huo Hai found the approximate river channel and dug through the other sections.

The only thing that is out of control.

That is, after the Wei River stops flowing, the river mouth where the Feng River flows north will also explode.

After the explosion, it is hard to say whether the Feng River will go north along the new channel or continue east along the old channel.

If it goes eastward, it means that the Wei River has not disappeared, but the Wei River has given its river channel to the Feng River.

Therefore, Huo Hai and Zhuang Xiongpi discussed it and came up with a plan.

It is obvious that after the Wei River dried up, the Feng River would still enter the Wei River channel.

At this time, the rushing water of Fenghe River will definitely hit the north bank in a straight line.

The blasting team needs to cooperate with the river water to open up the road to the north, use blasting to break up the natural river bank, and add momentum to the scouring of the Feng River.

At the same time, if a large part of the water of Fenghe River still flows eastward into the original Weihe River.

This means that the canal project will have to wait.

Wait until the exposed silt-covered parts of the original Wei River channel are dried up and passable, and then use stones to stop the flow.

It would be a good thing if only a small part of the water from the Feng River flowed along the original course of the Wei River.

This will help the canal team locate where the natural lowest water level of the canal should be, making it easier to reinforce it.

When the river channel is completed, the location of the Fenghe hub will have replicated the Guanjiangkou Water Conservancy Project. By then, with the addition of water, the canal will be completed.

Even though it was just an explosion in front of us, there were actually tens of thousands of people working and observing on the Wei River, Feng River, New Wei River, and the No. 2 reserve river channel today!

When all the work is summarized and there are no problems, and everything is developing in the best direction, the other side will raise the red flag.

When Huo Hai saw the red flag, he knew that the battle of water conservancy had been won!
It's not that I'm great, but the terrain is naturally like this. Even if I don't contribute, the Wei River will develop in this way in the future. I just accelerated the process and used the ancient river channel and the No. 2 river channel that was used by nature for a short time to carry out other projects.

When Huo Hai saw the red flag, he immediately turned to look at Liu Che: "Your Majesty! The water is gradually drying up. We can go to the original dock and see what the ancient river looks like now."

"Tens of thousands of workers are waiting there, just waiting for your Majesty's order to build a temporary road on the river for temporary use."

Liu Che nodded after hearing this and said: "Then let's go."

This canal was not built in a day.

Next, we need to build several bridges on the new canal to connect the new city and the old city. If there is no transportation and people cannot flow to the old city, then no matter how the new city is built, it will be useless.

Build bridges, harden the banks of the river, construct a cargo transshipment distribution center, and build the Fenghe River water conservancy hub.

All these tasks are carried out simultaneously.

Once the plan is launched, tens of thousands of workers will have to work for more than a month.

The labor cost alone is 30 million yuan a month.

Although one could sell even 0.02% of a coal mine's shares for so much money, this was, after all, the largest single project Liu Che had ever invested in, so of course he had to go and see it in person to feel at ease.

As for bringing the officials along, it was purely to promote the new city.

Liu Che got on the carriage and said, "Huo Hai, come here."

After Huo Hai got on the carriage, Liu Che asked, "Is everything done?"

Huo Hai nodded.

Liu Che breathed a sigh of relief.

Tens of thousands of people were recruited for manpower alone, and each worker was paid three thousand yuan in salary, which amounted to thirty million yuan.

There is also the original North Bank, now the South Bank, such a large piece of land, which cost more than 300 million yuan.

In addition, a building materials factory will soon be established in the new city to coordinate with the construction.

The labor cost here is very high.

Then, 20,000 workers will be recruited to dig river sand.

The purpose of digging the river sand is to clear new canal channels and to use the river sand to build houses in the new city.

This process will not just take one month, but several months.

The investment here is hundreds of millions of dollars.

That’s not all. Soon, the highway will be built into a cement road.

Among them, the most important part of the highway must be built into asphalt road regardless of cost!

Although Huo Hai knew that what was left after extracting asphalt from coal tar was still useful and would become a treasure if saved.

But Liu Che didn't know this. He only knew that asphalt could be extracted from coal, and the rest, except for steel mills, was waste. It could not be thrown away casually and had to be sealed in iron cans.

How big is this investment?

But for the sake of these roads connecting the north and the south, Liu Che accepted it!

Because that statement has been proven many times now.

Transportation is development.

As long as the transportation is open, the new city can be connected with the current Chang'an and Wannian County, and will become valuable.

Liu Che took a pen and paper and calculated: "Including the workers who started to build houses, the workers in the building materials factory, and the transportation workers, there are a total of 60,000 workers, right?"

"Sixty thousand people, all with the highest salary, two billion one hundred and sixty million!"

"This is truly a shocking gamble!"

It’s not that Liu Che hasn’t made bigger gambles before, but he spent even more money fighting the Huns in recent years!

However, after the bet was successful, Liu Che seized almost all the power. Now 2.1 billion is just the wages, plus other costs, it is almost as much as 4 billion investment.

How much profit can be generated from these 4 billion?

Huo Hai calculated: "Your Majesty, these 60,000 workers represent 60,000 families. They have become the new middle class. They will promote consumption, and the prosperity of Chang'an will be elevated to a higher level."

"At present, the total number of able-bodied laborers in the three prefectures of Chang'an is less than 200,000. In addition to our previous personnel, there are also people supported by the nobles. In this project, there are 60,000 people participating in the construction."

"What they are going to provide is a residential area for 200,000 families."

"Two hundred thousand..." Liu Che pondered deeply.

Two hundred thousand families actually represent a population of one million.

Liu Che had already imagined how prosperous the business would be if this area could really accommodate one million people.

But will so many people really buy houses?

However, if 200,000 families buy a house, one for each family, even if each house is sold for 20,000 yuan, the 4 billion yuan will be recovered.

But how could this house be sold for 20,000 yuan?
The worst thatched hut with mud walls currently costs five thousand dollars.

This is not a rammed earth house, but a frame with mud mixed with grass applied directly on the wall.

This kind of house costs five thousand dollars and does not include the land.

But the problem is that these lands in the new city are completely different from before.

In the past, a courtyard would require at least one acre of land. Not to mention the nobles and princes, even ordinary families would need at least one acre of land.

Because they always have to raise some animals, the family’s home covers an area of ​​at least twenty meters in length and width.

Now, the land occupied by a family’s home is no more than 15 square meters.

This reduces a lot.

Can everyone really accept it willingly?

Huo Hai: "Your Majesty, what is the most important thing about a house?"

Liu Che: "Shelter from wind and rain, and protect the master's safety."

Huo Hai: "That's a house in the countryside, a house in a remote area. What's the most important thing about a house in Chang'an?"

Liu Che: "Business?"

Huo Hai shook his head: "It's an admission ticket and supporting facilities."

"Only if you own a house in Chang'an can you be a Chang'an citizen. If you are not a Chang'an citizen, how can you enjoy the supporting facilities built with Chang'an's tax revenue?"

"Without this identity, how can I study? How can I do business? How can I..."

Liu Che raised his head sharply: "You mean..."

So this is how the policy is used?

Huo Hai shook his head.

The purpose of this policy is not to make money, but to restrict.

Currently, Changan’s development is measured in centuries, with one year being equivalent to a hundred years.

Cities close to Chang'an, such as Xianyang...How many people from Xianyang came to Chang'an?

These people were all dumbfounded. They used to earn 500 coins working in Xianyang and 800 coins working in Chang'an.

The people of Xianyang remained indifferent.

Because to go to Chang'an you have to cross the river, the Wei River.

Now, there are 500 workers in Xianyang and 3,000 in Chang'an.

What crossing the river? I'll go through mountains of swords and seas of fire!

Xianyang is already like this, and so are the nearby cities.

Next, people from Luoyang and other places where it is easier to get to Chang'an will also come.

After that, people from all over the world would fight for their lives to reach Chang'an.

In a word, once you arrive in Chang'an, you can find a job that pays several thousand dollars a month.

Some people are almost starving to death in a remote city. If you let them know this, what will they choose?
The population of Chang'an is bound to expand.

At present, the total population of the three prefectures of Chang'an is between 600,000 and 900,000. The exact number is unknown because we don't know how many people the major families and nobles are hiding.

Although they are under the nose of His Majesty, they really dare to do it.

The population of Chang'an is expected to reach four million.

Just like before the First Industrial Revolution, London's population added about 8,000 to 10,000 people a year, which is similar to the current number of foreign population added in Chang'an each year.

But with the advent of the Industrial Revolution, London's population quickly reached its limit of 2.5 million.

Before the arrival of electrification, Changan’s upper limit should be about four million.

In 1980, Chang'an's population was 1990 million, and in it was million.

Of course, this is due to the electrification, so theoretically the future population of Chang'an will be around four million.

The reason why Huo Hai set a population of one million for North City is because one million people are needed here.

This will be the main population gathering place. After further development, it will be the area on the west bank of the Ba River, and then the area on the east bank of the Feng River.

The population of the new northern cities that developed first will certainly continue to expand by then.

Chang'an's current core area already has a population of 250,000, and by then it should exceed two million.

With so many people, if there are no policy restrictions, how high will the prices in Chang'an be?
At that time, what’s the use of Chang’an’s salary of three thousand coins?

If the price of grain soars thirty times, what is the use of three thousand coins? Isn't it the same as the previous era of seven or eight hundred coins, or even worse?

In that case, business prosperity will plummet to the bottom.

The only way is policy restrictions.

Soon, only talents in Chang'an will be able to study in Chang'an, and only by studying can they take exams, and only by taking exams can they become officials. This system must be implemented.

Moreover, it can be stipulated that the minimum wage for people with Chang'an household registration must exceed a certain amount, and a large factory must have a certain proportion of Chang'an people, otherwise it will not be allowed to open.

These measures are necessary.

This is a preventive measure to suppress the xenophobic sentiment that is about to arise.

Otherwise, the people of Chang'an in the future will definitely not be convinced.

I spent my whole life carrying stones and mixing cement and mortar to build the city of Chang'an. I paid so much tax and built all the roads. My son hasn't even started to enjoy the benefits yet. How can you, a stinky outsider, come and use them?

With policy suppression, the locals at least won't have such emotions.

This policy is already harsh enough, how dare you say this?

Others have also racked their brains and invested everything to become new Chang'an citizens. What can you say?

Huo Hai briefly explained this principle.

With Liu Che's wisdom, it only took a little effort for him to understand the key. Liu Che knew that it was inevitable to use policy guidance, and if not, there would be an explosion.

The people outside the car saw Huo Hai and Liu Che talking all the time and thought that they were discussing how to make money.

Of course, Huo Hai and Liu Che were indeed talking about making money, but it was more than that.

After talking about this matter, Huo Hai spoke up: "Your Majesty, I still want to talk about gunpowder."

Liu Che would not bring up this matter on his own initiative. He would wait for Huo Hai to bring it up.

Huo Hai thought that Liu Che would ask this at the beginning, but after talking for a long time, he didn't even mention it.

I can't help it, I have to bring it up myself.

Can you hold a divine weapon in your own hands? No!
Huo Hai: "Zhang Li and Ge Nan are both alchemists, Taoist Huang Lao. Their research institute has been researching gunpowder with other people, and finally came up with a stable formula."

"The reason why the explosion today was so huge was actually mainly because of the form of the explosion, not the gunpowder itself. The gunpowder was actually not powerful enough."

Liu Che: "Oh? This kind of gunpowder... has a power that is so powerful that it cannot be blocked by a mortal body. How could it not be powerful enough?"

Huo Hai described some factors of explosion, and then concluded: "So, the power of an explosion, generally speaking, has three conditions. The first is the intensity and quantity of the explosive itself. Another is whether the explosive burns fully. The third is the explosion environment."

"I have a hypothesis. Your Majesty, think about it. Although the explosion is powerful, a small explosion cannot blow up steel. So if there is a steel pipe with one end blocked and the other end open, the explosion will happen."

Liu Che: "This is the opposite of the principle of explosion you mentioned. If it is in a steel pipe... then it should be ejected from the mouth of the pipe, right?"

Huo Hai: "For such a small-scale explosion, the flames should only injure people within one meter."

"But if a moving steel sheet is placed in the steel tube, the gunpowder explodes and pushes the steel sheet out of the tube..."

Liu Che suddenly said in a deep voice: "Arrowhead? Gunpowder arrowhead?"

Huo Hai: "Your Majesty, human strength is limited. Even the most powerful strongman can only pull a bow weighing several hundred kilograms. Those who can pull a bow weighing a hundred kilograms more than five times are already the strongest archers. Such people need at least three years of training."

"And gunpowder... even a ten-year-old child can light a fire."

Liu Che understood immediately.

Today's archers are all elite soldiers. They need to be selected from the best, and then trained strictly, and provided with sufficient meat and food, before they can be trained.

And this gunpowder steel pipe, training!? Anyone can set it.

No wonder it is said that only 10,000 people can attack the desert.

Huo Hai cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I have already told Zhang Li and Ge Nan about the possible design methods of several similar weapons. Your Majesty can take them away and set up a new department to manage them."

"This thing is different from the technology we have now. This technology..."

Liu Che raised his hand and said, "Reward these two. If you can design this steel pipe, you will be made a marquis."

Huo Hai shook his head: "They are all alchemists, they have other pursuits."

"Ge Nan wants to be granted a title of nobility, while Zhang Li wants to establish a Huang-Lao Daoist sect."

Liu Che: "All approved."

Huo Hai shook his head and said, "What does this have to do with me? Your Majesty, you can do whatever you want. Just take the person away."

Liu Che: "I will not take the people with me. You are fully responsible. But there is one thing. Since it is a steel pipe, the people in the steel mill that makes the steel and the people in the factory that makes the raw materials for gunpowder are not allowed to have private contact with the people who are researching new weapons."

Huo Hai tilted his head: "I care? I don't care!"

Liu Che: "Even if you don't care, I will still arrange for someone to take care of it. The person I arrange will be either from the Wei family or the Huo family. I will also need to find someone who understands this. Who else in the Wei family or the Huo family understands this except you?"

Huo Hai: "I don't want to touch this new weapon at all!"

Liu Che: "I won't doubt you."

Huo Hai: "It doesn't matter whether I doubt it or not, I'm afraid of being blown to death..."

Liu Che kicked him out.

Huo Hai dodged it directly.

The team following behind secretly discussed: "The fight has started, the fight has started, the fight has started because of the uneven distribution of the profits, damn, Lord Huo is indeed a role model for our generation, and he actually dared to hide!"

Liu Che: "Don't worry, I'm not asking you to lead the research yourself. Once there are results, you can test and give your opinions."

"As for security issues, I will send the Imperial Guards to take charge."

Huo Hai thought, this is fine. If the Yulin Guards are in charge, then it will have nothing to do with me. I will just put my name on it.

Liu Che: "Cao Xiang and Lu Bode both need to prepare for future wars. There are not many captains in the Yulin Guards. Among the remaining ones... you are the best."

Huo Hai shrank his head: "Huh?"

Previously, Emperor Liu Che said that he would appoint Huo Hai as the captain of the Yulin Guard, and he did so, but did not announce it.

However, if I really were to be in charge, wouldn't that mean I would be in charge of the researchers myself, the materials myself, the design plans myself, and even the security and confidentiality myself? Wouldn't that mean I have full authority over everything?
Isn’t this a way to kill yourself?

Huo Hai resolutely refused to obey: "Your Majesty, you should arrange for someone else! At least it won't be a one-man show!"

Liu Che looked calm: "It's decided."

Liu Che's indifference made Huo Hai react. Liu Che's calmness showed that even if he was fully responsible, he was confident that he could control all matters related to weapons research.

In other words, he has absolute control over every link.

In other words, Ge Nan and Zhang Li have actually been his people for a long time?

Huo Hai's strong refusal actually gave Liu Che the opportunity to demonstrate his control.

However, Huo Hai didn't care about this. Huo Hai felt safer. Liu Che was watching himself, so why should I watch? Isn't it better for me to sleep well?

As we drove eastward, the water level of the Wei River became lower.

The water receded much faster than people left.

There were only a few small puddles with water still in them.

Many places have hit bottom.

Someone pointed to the river and said, "The winter before last, the east wind blew again and it was possible to sail. One of my boats came over the Wei River and capsized. It was right here. Could that black thing be my box?!"

The person next to him said: "Look carefully, I'll dig it up when the soil is dry, hahahaha!"

If the Wei River dries up, so many treasures will be found in it, even things from the pre-Qin period!

Liu Che looked at the river and asked: "What is this new weapon called?"

Huo Hai: "The gun is the king of all weapons, so let's just call it a gun."

"After all, according to the concept, one shot will make a hole."

Liu Che pinched his chin and said, "The bigger piece of steel is called a cannon, isn't it?"

Huo Hai: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the name!"

Liu Che: "Since it is gunpowder that ignites, then we should use the character for fire as the radical, and pronounce it as cannon."

Huo Hai: "Your Majesty's new characters are so good and vivid!"

Liu Che: "What if we don't need the structure of a catapult, but instead use a bow and arrow to launch it directly, wouldn't it be called a rocket?"

Huo Hai slapped his thigh and said, "Your Majesty is awesome, what a great name!"

Liu Che stroked his beard with a smile: "Musketeers, cannons, rockets. After you invent them, I will make you a marquis."

"Your brother's title is the most courageous among the three armies, so he is called Champion Marquis."

"In that case, since you designed three types of firearms, you can be called the Three Cannons Marquis."

“Ahem.” Huo Hai: “How can I be so greedy as to use such a good name? After all, these three types of firearms still need Ge Nan to research, so the title of Marquis of Three Cannons should be left to him!”

"Give it to me, just give me a title of romantic marquis or handsome marquis!"

Liu Che stared at Huo Hai: "You still want to be granted the title of Marquis of Fengliu? I will grant you the title of Grand Chamberlain!"

(End of this chapter)