Three whips break the father-son relationship, please call me prince

Chapter 143: The explosives are ready, but what about steel?
Weishui Tiangong Workshop.

Li Chunfeng was waiting with a large number of craftsmen.

Li Chengqian came on horseback and immediately went forward to meet him.

"See Your Highness!"

Everyone saluted.

"no!"

Li Chengqian dismounted, threw the whip to Changsun Chong, and walked quickly inside.

Ever since my foot disease no longer became noticeable, I especially like riding horses whenever I travel.

"Ok?"

"Master Yuan, you are here too."

Li Chengqian asked in surprise.

Yuan Tiangang's mouth twitched, and he felt very resentful. In the eyes of the prince, do I have to live in the open air?

"I came back yesterday."

"So, the Taoist priest has gained something?"

Li Chengqian looked at him with a smile.

After he went out, there wasn't much news about him. We almost thought that this guy had run away.

Who knew it would pop up out of nowhere.

It seems that he has suffered a lot outside and has become very rough.

"We have found some talented people, but whether they can be used or not depends on the prince."

"We'll talk later."

Li Chengqian listened to Li Chunfeng's report.

With the strong support of the Ministry of Industry, Tiangong Workshop was built very quickly and already looked like a workshop.

However, there are still many buildings to be constructed, which will take a lot of time.

The group walked towards the large waterwheel.

"Your Highness, after our unremitting efforts and trial and error."

"Finally, I have roughly built this hydraulic waterwheel."

Standing in front of the large waterwheel, Li Chunfeng narrated.

Li Chengqian observed carefully and was surprised to find that Li Chunfeng and the others had really figured it out.

A super-large waterwheel rotates under the action of water power, and then several gear levers from large to small drive the huge stone at the tail to lift up.

"Try it out."

Li Chengqian said.

"Yes!"

Li Chunfeng shouted, and soon the canal with a small flow of water was filled with surging water, and the waterwheel began to turn.

The power of the water began to flow, and the boulder was lifted.

With a bang, it hit the ground.

This is far from what Li Chengqian had imagined.

But a solid first step has been taken.

Boom, boom, boom!
Li Chengqian looked at the huge rock that was constantly lifted and smashed down, and he wondered what the scene would be like if it was replaced with a forging hammer.

He smiled and said, “Have you figured out a way to control the amplitude?”

"There are some clues."

Li Chunfeng said: "We still need to continue testing to understand the magnitude of the water power."

"Very good, we should move in this direction and find a solution as soon as possible."

Li Chengqian put his hands on his hips, admiring the scene, and said, "When hammering fine iron, manpower is always limited, and the strength is not enough."

"If we use this water power to hammer continuously, the force will be incomparable to human power, and the quality of the forged iron will be higher."

Fine iron was his excuse.

His goal was to be able to forge steel.

As long as you can forge steel, how far is it from the barrel of a gun?

This time he came to Tiangongfang because he was angry about what happened in Chang'an County.

He is unable to take action against the aristocratic families now because he does not have enough strength.

Only when his rifle army comes out will he have the confidence to overturn the table.

just wait.

When my army of rifles comes out, I will make you line up to eat peanuts.

Aristocratic family.

Since I have the truth in my hands, I can also do what Huang Chao was able to do.

Li Chengqian had an urgent urge to make the Tang Dynasty better and stronger.

But the aristocratic families are obstacles and stumbling blocks.

We must clear them out so that we can devote our full attention to construction.

"Li Ting, how is your research going?"

Li Chengqian asked.

Li Ting smiled and said, "Thanks to your support, we have come up with something."

"Let's go and have a look!"

When they arrived at an open space, Li Chengqian and his companions stood far away and Li Ting did not let them get close.

There was a person in the distance, I don't know what he did.

Then there was a loud bang and a cloud of dust rose up.

Li Zhi and Chang Sun Chong were very frightened, and Chang Sun Chong and Du He even stood directly beside Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian pushed him away, his eyes filled with disbelief.

I dug a DJ.

Did they get the explosives out?

Not really.

Is it that fierce?
"Your Highness, this is the gunpowder formula we developed."

Li Ting said: "It's all thanks to this Taoist priest. He said that when he was refining the elixir, for some reason, the elixir furnace exploded."

"Later, we followed his recollections and conducted multiple experiments before finally replicating and mastering it."

"Oh, and the firecrackers and fireworks, we have improved them."

"It's just that the fireworks don't look good during the day."

Li Chengqian smiled happily.

Who said that the ancients were backward? Look at these people. As long as they have support, they can really do anything.

"Try the firecrackers."

"Yes!"

boom!
With a bang, the firecrackers exploded, emitting thick black smoke that was a bit choking.

But Li Chengqian enjoyed the smell of gunpowder so much.

Yes, that's the smell. Although it's a bit pungent, it can kill people.

This was followed by a fireworks display.

Everyone looked up at the fireworks exploding in the sky, expressing their admiration.

"You can't see the fireworks during the day, but they are definitely beautiful at night," said Li Ting.

Shhhhhh.

The fireworks are still going off.

Li Chengqian looked up to admire it and suddenly asked, "Why should it be facing the sky? Can't it be placed flat or on its back?"

"Forehead……!"

Li Ting was slightly surprised and asked, "Your Highness, why is this happening? If you put it flat or upside down, not only will you not be able to see the fireworks, but you may also get hurt."

hurt.

What we want is to hurt people.

Otherwise, where did the artillery come from?
Li Chengqian didn't point it out for the time being. At that moment, hydraulic machinery was not mature enough and it was useless to point it out.

"Have you ever thought of putting some iron sheets or iron beads inside the firecrackers?"

he asked again.

“We haven’t thought about this.”

"Then give it a try and see what effect it has."

Li Chengqian patted him on the shoulder and said, "Just go for it. I will fully support you. You can have whatever you want."

"Yes!"

He took two steps, then stopped and said, "When it comes to firecrackers, you still have to be careful about safety."

"You know, you can lose your life if you're not careful."

"I understand!"

When Li Chengqian finished his tour of Tiangong Workshop, it was almost dark.

He also went home and returned to the palace before sunset.

The next day, he summoned Yuan Tiangang and asked him about the talents he had recruited.

The first person Li Chengqian saw was a simple and honest old farmer, who had obviously been farming in the fields for many years.

He was a little curious.

How come Yuan Tiangang values ​​this person so much?

"Your Highness, I was traveling and passed by a village. I was starving. It was this man who gave me a hearty meal to relieve my hunger."

As Yuan Tiangang was speaking, he saw the prince smiling and said, "Master, are you asking Han Xin to repay you for the meal?"

"I am not as good as Marquis Huaiyin." Yuan Tiangang said hurriedly.

"Haha, go on, what's so special about this old man?"

Li Chengqian stopped teasing him.

Yuan Tiangang said: "I was extremely hungry at the time, so I wolfed down everything. It was only afterwards that I realized that the old man was generous enough to give me meat to eat."

"Is this true, old man?" Li Chengqian asked.

The old man was very reserved and uneasy, "Reply...Reply Your Highness, it's like this."

"I didn't have anything good to offer at home, so I gave the pork meat to you. I didn't know he was a noble at the time, so I gave it to him."

Li Chengqian said: "You have good intentions. You are very hungry, so it's good to have something to eat. Who would ask you what to eat?"

Yuan Tiangang continued, "Your Highness, I really didn't realize it was pork at the time, and I even felt a little nauseous afterwards."

"But I think that's wrong. How can I not taste the strange taste of pork?"

"Later, I asked my father-in-law and found out that he had castrated the pigs since they were young."

"Pigs don't have a strange smell and can be eaten as meat."

After hearing this, Li Chengqian couldn't help but cover his head and smiled suddenly.

Pork, also known as pork, is a cheap meat.

The reason why it cannot be accepted by others is that it smells fishy.

No matter how you eat it, there is.

Only pigs that are castrated at a young age will not have this condition.

Li Chengqian knew this, but as a prince, how could he tell people that castrated pigs would lose their taste?
If he were in a lower position, he would be more open-minded.

But he happened to be the second-in-command of the empire, and if he went and told people to castrate pigs, you could imagine what a public outcry it would cause.

He couldn't know yet, so he could only pretend to be surprised.

"Is there such a thing?"

"It's true."

Yuan Tiangang said: "The people in that village all do this. I used money to buy one from each household and tried it, but none of them had any."

"I was very surprised and thought he was a talented person, so I brought him back."

Li Chengqian said: "So, I would like to try it."

Pfft!
As soon as he finished speaking, Yuan Tiangang knelt down, "Your Highness, you can't do that."

I still want my life.

He regretted it so much, wondering why he had brought the person here.

"I have said that every citizen should be able to eat meat."

Li Chengqian knew why he had such a reaction. The crown prince ate pork meat. Not to mention Yuan Tiangang, no matter where his master was, he would have to play the Nine Clans Elimination Chamber.

"Pigs are easy to raise, so this is also a good direction."

"If it's true, it can solve the problem of everyone eating meat."

He looked at the old farmer and said, "Old man, you have done a great deed. I will ask for credit for you."

"I'll give you a title."

The old farmer was really doubting his life. How could a mere act of castrating a pig be considered a great achievement and deserve a title of nobility?

Yuan Tiangang was a little dumbfounded when he saw that the prince was not lying.

And also be given a title?
The prince must be confused.

"Did you bring back the meat?"

"No, it's difficult to store, so I can't take it with me."

"Is it far?"

"Not far."

"Come back with one."

Li Chengqian continued: "Look at the others."

Yuan Tiangang called another person over. This man was very strong and sturdy, but looked quite old. He was holding a wooden tray covered with a red cloth.

"Your Highness, this man is called Wang Tieniu, and he is a blacksmith. His family has a method of smelting iron, and the iron he smelt is extremely hard. Compared with ordinary iron tools, it can be said that iron is cut like mud."

He hasn't finished yet.

Li Chengqian's expression changed slightly. Cutting iron like mud, could it be that he made steel?

According to the level of iron smelting technology, there is nothing else that can achieve this level except steel.

"Your Highness, this is the iron he forged."

(End of this chapter)