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

Chapter 198 The value of a small matchstick, making steel using primitive methods?

Li Chengqian couldn't believe that Li Ting had made the grenade just like that.

But the demonstration just now was indeed like this.

"show me."

Li Chengqian said.

"Your Highness, let's not do that."

Chang Sun Chong was still in shock from the explosion just now.

As long as someone holds it in their hands, what if it explodes?
The prince is worth a ton of money, how could he take risks?

Any sign of danger is unacceptable.

This is his duty as the prince's household steward.

Li Zhi and Li Ke also tried to persuade him, but Li Chengqian ignored them.

Li Ting brought the 'grenade' and said, "Your Highness, this won't explode."

"As long as it's not ignited, it's very safe."

Li Chengqian flipped through the thing and felt it was not heavy but rather light, which meant it was easy to carry.

"How did you come up with this idea?" Li Chengqian asked.

He couldn't figure out how Li Ting managed to make the grenade.

Isn’t this a bit ahead of its time?

In his opinion, the use of this thing is absolutely an invincible bug.

Not to mention his light cavalry, even if the infantry carried a few and threw them out, it would scare the enemy's morale.

"Your Highness, this is all thanks to Scholar Li Chunfeng."

Li Ting said: "It was his suggestion that gave me an epiphany."

"Oh?"

"What did Taoist Priest Li say?" Li Chengqian asked curiously.

He glanced at Li Chunfeng, who seemed very calm.

"Master Li said that if the power of firecrackers could be increased or improved, would it be even more powerful?"

Li Ting said: "This is how I was inspired. With the support of Li Xueshi and the joint efforts of many colleagues, after hundreds of attempts, I finally made such a hand-thrown firecracker."

"..."

After he said this, Li Chengqian roughly understood.

One has to sigh that they made the right decision to choose Li Chunfeng to be the leader of Tiangong Workshop.

In fact, many things are just a matter of direction and thought.

Li Chunfeng played the role of pointing out the direction very well.

He may not know much about firecrackers or how they work.

But he can come up with ideas that are eye-opening.

Don't underestimate such views. In many cases, they can play an extraordinary role.

It was Li Chunfeng who proposed this idea, and then Li Ting and his team found the direction to try and made this thing.

Otherwise, Li Ting and the others would probably still be thinking about how to make the firecrackers louder and the fireworks more beautiful.

"Master Li, it seems I didn't choose the wrong person."

Li Chengqian praised.

Li Chunfeng smiled slightly and looked at Li Ting with satisfaction.

He did not take credit for himself, but even knew how to boast about his achievements in front of the prince.

It's worth his support.

"Your Highness, Li Ting lost two fingers for these firecrackers." Li Chunfeng also returned the favor.

Hearing this, Li Chengqian patted Li Ting's shoulder heavily.

it goes without saying.

Li Ting grinned and said, "It's not just me. Many of my colleagues have also been injured."

Li Chengqian looked at the others. They felt the prince's gaze and subconsciously hid their hands.

Playing with gunpowder.

In severe cases, there may be death; in mild cases, there may be disability.

As for whether he could find a good way to protect it, Li Chengqian admitted that he couldn't do it.

The only way to avoid the chance of tragedy is to let these people make sacrifices, explore and try little by little, and finally summarize a set of effective theories.

of course.

For the sacrifices made by these people, Li Chengqian will also give them corresponding compensation and treatment.

"correct."

Li Chengqian suddenly thought of something and asked, "What did you use to light the fire just now?"

He saw that what Li Ting used was not a fire signal or a fire lighter.

It is a small wooden stick used to light firecrackers.

"Is this what your highness is talking about?"

Li Ting took out a small stick. The top of the stick was wrapped with something black.

If Li Chengqian had not been concerned about the prince's manners, he would have almost vomited his eyes.

matches?

No.

How did you manage to get all the matches out?

"When I was experimenting with firecrackers with my colleagues, one of them suddenly thought that since gunpowder burns quickly, could we somehow make it burn?"

Li Ting said: "After trying it for a while, we couldn't get it right, so we asked colleagues from other fields for help. After many improvements to the formula, we made this little thing."

"To be honest, Your Highness, this little thing really makes it much more convenient for us, whether it's making a fire or lighting something."

"Especially when used in firecrackers..."

He spoke very modestly and didn't seem to care much about the effect of this thing.

Li Chengqian really wanted to say, it’s just a small thing in your mouth.

But the function of this little thing is to bring earth-shaking changes to people's lives and even to all fields.

He looked up slightly, not knowing what to say.

This is when a field blossoms and bears fruit, and something unexpected is born in the process.

There was one thing that Li Chengqian really appreciated.

If they don’t understand something, they will seek help from people in other fields.

This is the result of the integration and cooperation of multiple fields.

Today, Tiangongfang has talents from all fields in the world.

Taoist scholars are the best among them.

You can find chemistry experts, biology experts, and even physics experts among them.

Li Chunfeng was a great expert in the field of physics, and Yuan Tiangang was a talent scout. Although he was good at face reading and recruiting talents, he was also a generalist. He had some experience in all the fields that Taoists would come into contact with, and he even delved deeply into some of them.

The ancients only lacked direction, but not wisdom.

If they can find the right direction and see the prospects.

Forget about gunpowder and matches. Do you believe that they can also make trains and airplanes for you?
"What is the cost of this matchstick?" Li Chengqian asked.

"It's not much. At one penny, there are probably dozens of them. If the quantity is larger, the cost will be even lower."

This was not Li Ting's area of ​​expertise, so Li Chunfeng took the initiative to answer, "The production process is not complicated. It mainly involves the proportion of the fuel, which requires a lot of attention. It also needs to be moisture-proof."

"Come."

"I'll try."

Li Chengqian took the fire-colored cleaning tool used by Li Ting, which looked like a medium-sized black rag.

Li Ting was just about to teach the prince how to use it, but he saw that the prince had learned it by himself. He made a strong stroke and with a hiss, fire came out.

“What are the costs of firecrackers?”

“Can it be produced on a large scale?”

Li Chengqian asked casually while admiring the flame of the match in his hand.

“Mass production is not possible yet, but small quantities can be done.”

Li Chunfeng said: "We plan to use bamboo to wrap the gunpowder. The cost may be thirty cents, or even lower."

Thirty cents?
The flame in Li Chengqian's hand went out.

Such a low cost was a bit beyond his expectations.

But if we use bamboo, the cost will be low, but will it be unsafe?
“Why not iron?”

"If we use iron, the cost will be much higher, probably more than a hundred coins."

Li Chunfeng said that the high cost was mainly due to the manpower required to make iron and the difficulty in obtaining iron.

It is not easy to refine iron, and making it into something used in firecrackers is another process that is not easy.

"How's Wang Tieniu's iron smelting method?"

Li Chengqian asked.

"Even if your Highness doesn't ask, I am just going to say this."

Li Chunfeng said quickly: "Wang Tieniu's iron smelting method is very effective, the quality is excellent, and the efficiency is also very high."

"He greatly reduced the difficulty of iron smelting. He further improved the iron smelting process and invented a new method of iron smelting."

"what?"

“Iron is made in a blast furnace.”

Li Chengqian said, "Go over and take a look later."

"Yes!"

He turned to look at Li Ting and asked, "Is there anything else that can broaden my horizons?"

Li Ting looked embarrassed and said, "I'm sorry to disappoint Your Highness."

"Your Highness said before that we have not yet experimented with placing fireworks horizontally or diagonally."

"I am incompetent!"

Li Chengqian smiled slightly: "Don't blame yourself, just take it one step at a time."

The fireworks were set at an angle, and they were heading towards the cannons.

As for the current situation, there is a direction, but it is not so easy for you, Li Ting, to figure it out.

With his current achievements, plus artillery.

It can definitely be said to be unprecedented, with no precedent and no successor.

He, Li Chengqian, must confer the title of Marquis on Li Ting at the grand court meeting.

Fire temperature!

A grand ceremony to confer him the title of nobility will also be held.

Let the government departments all over the world erect monuments and temples for you, so that you can receive incense and worship from the people.

This is a magical weapon that can change the world and make the Tang Dynasty stand forever.

"Let's get back to the firecrackers."

Li Chengqian changed the subject and asked, "Are the firecrackers mixed with broken stones and iron pieces?"

"Not yet. I plan to join later."

Li Chengqian nodded and continued to discuss with Li Ting, occasionally throwing out some new and interesting content.

This surprised Li Ting.

Li Ke was a little surprised. Didn’t his brother know too much?
Li Zhi and Zhang Sun Chong said that they were surprised by what they saw, but after following the prince for a long time, they realized that he knew a little bit about everything.

The group turned to the other side of the Wei River.

While he was halfway there, he was still thinking about the unexpected surprise brought by the grenades and matches.

These two things.

Hand grenades are used on the battlefield to arm soldiers and improve their combat effectiveness.

As for matches, they have so many uses.

Arrived at the place where iron is smelted.

Li Chengqian saw the tall blast furnace and the craftsmen who were constantly putting in iron ore and charcoal.

Four words popped into his mind.

Original method of making steel!

I'm a DJ.

Wang Tieniu, you are so capable.

You can even come up with this?

Once steelmaking becomes a system, it means that many things can be changed.

It was also a qualitative leap in enhancing the national strength of the Tang Dynasty.

However, Li Chengqian felt relieved after thinking about it.

Our predecessors have accumulated a lot of technological methods, and later generations may make an unexpected discovery at some point that can lead to the intersection of quantitative change and qualitative change.

Many excellent blacksmiths in the world were recruited here to do hard labor.

Let's put our heads together, you can look through your family's skills, and I'll provide you with some ancestral secrets.

Isn’t it done now?

"Wang Tieniu."

"His Highness is here to see you."

Li Chunfeng shouted.

Soon, I saw a shirtless man with muscular body and sweat all over his body. He looked rough and bold.

"Tie Niu pays respect to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince..."

Wang Tieniu knelt down like an iron tower.

(End of this chapter)