Datang Lingnan King

Chapter 399 The army is dispatched
"Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, I don't want guns, you must get me a gun." On the way back, Li Tai kept pestering Feng Daiwen for a gun.

"Hehe, this is impossible. If you want a gun, go back to Chang'an and ask your father for it." Feng Daiwen smiled and refused without hesitation.

"Alas!" Li Tai wailed, knowing that there was no hope, Feng Daiwen always said the same thing, and Li Shimin would not allow such a sharp weapon to be used for play.

On the same day, people in Gaochang City and the surrounding area were in fear, because there was thunder and thunder on a sunny day, which lasted for a long time.

After returning, Feng Daiwen discussed with Li Chunfeng to improve the new gun.

Li Chunfeng proposed to wrap the iron ball with gunpowder, lengthen the fuse, and explode after the copper warhead hits the ground.

These ideas made Feng Daiwen secretly startled, he never expected that just by opening a door, someone would immediately discover the world outside the door.

However, Feng Daiwen also made a suggestion, thinking that the barrel should be lengthened and the rifling inside should be used to shoot solid bullets. With the rifling, cylindrical shells can be made, and the rotation can be used to break the city.

It is also recommended to increase the size of the cannon tube and thicken the tube wall to make the explosive bomb bigger, so that more gunpowder and iron beads can be filled to increase the explosive power.

The more they thought about it, the more excited they became, and they immediately summoned the craftsmen to start work, to make all the ideas, to experiment one by one, so as to choose the best combination.

As a result, the people around Gaochang City went from being surprised to getting used to it. They just thought that the spring thunder came early this year, a little too much, which was strange, but it didn't affect their lives, so no one cared.

As for Duan Zhixuan, he simply moved to camp near the valley, trained gunners, gunners, and strived to use them proficiently.

The rifling was perfectly made by the skillful hands of the craftsman, and the single bullet wound of the long tube was also made. It was propelled by gunpowder and produced rotation. The conical bullet can penetrate thin iron armor, but unlike shotgun, it needs to be aimed. to hit the target.

Moreover, the production of rifling is troublesome and requires pure handwork, so the production is slow. Solid shells and bullets are produced very quickly, and there is enough gunpowder, so the process is not slow. After all, you don’t need too much. You have a few guns in hand , This will be able to push the countries of the Western Regions across the board.

Duan Zhixuan was intoxicated by the artillery, and he would make records almost every day. In a few days, someone would send a letter back to Chang'an. Of course, before that, the memorial belonging to Feng Daiwen and Li Chunfeng had already been delivered.

Li Chunfeng is becoming more and more like a mechanical master. The city-breaking cart was completed. On this basis, he designed a cart. There is no hydraulic pump, it is just a machine. Push away to clear a path.

But he found that the effect of using a pushcart to make snow was not ideal, and designed a road roller to compact the snow, but he was helpless. After the snow was compacted, it became very smooth, and he was still unable to leave. He was depressed. when.

Feng Daiwen told him that these machines have other uses, and they are the best machines for road repairs.

First blast the rocks with gunpowder, push away the stones and soil with a cart, and then cultivate them with a road roller, which makes road construction much easier.

When Li Chunfeng heard that this was indeed the case, he seemed very excited, and proposed to use machinery to build a road from Gaochang to Longyou Road, because the next door to this road, grasslands and deserts, are not easy roads, and horse-drawn carriages are not easy to pass.

But then I was very depressed, because next door, the desert was too windy and sandy, and the road built would not be long before it would be submerged by the windy sand again.

Feng Daiwen told him that he could only plant trees to keep out the wind and sand.

Li Chunfeng immediately took people to check the terrain and inquire about the situation, and he came back half a month later.

He really found a kind of thorns that grow in the Gobi Desert, which is very drought-tolerant. According to his method, he transported the soil, planted the thorns, and planted them section by section. First, he collected enough thorns, and then planted them together. The smallest time is planted, and it takes several years to spread thorns all over the sides of the road for dozens of miles, and then build the road in the open space left in advance.

Feng Daiwen showed him the method he had found during this time, which made Li Chunfeng's eyes brighten, and felt that this was the best method.

It turned out that Feng Daiwen asked people to collect many small poplars, cypresses, pine trees and other drought-resistant plants, filled them with soil in large clay pots, and then planted them. They only needed to move them into the desert, next door, and bury them in the sand.

The clay pot is designed with a wide opening, which can catch a lot of rainwater, which should be enough for the plants. If you add the thorns he brought back, the combination of the two will definitely turn the desert into a green land.

"Grandpa's method is really great. You just need to arrange people to plant a large number of plants outside the desert and near the oasis, and then move in." Li Chunfeng applauded and praised.

"Heroes see the same thing, and I think the same way. Although it will take decades to turn the desert into an oasis, it will add a new land to our Tang Dynasty. After more than ten years, we will be able to graze and farm. "Feng Daiwen said proudly.

"My lord, turn the desert into an oasis, which will benefit countless people in the future, and the journey from the Central Plains to the Western Regions will become smooth." Li Chunfeng exclaimed with a Taoist ritual.

"Shaojian Li is mostly responsible for this, so don't praise me. I have asked people to collect more drought-tolerant plants and try to plant them. I also tried to plant soybeans on the edge of the desert and use the rotting plants to increase the base fertilizer." Feng Daiwen explained implicitly.

"It's a good way, but it requires a lot of manpower and takes a long time." Li Chunfeng exclaimed in admiration.

"Start from the edge of the desert and the water source of the oasis, gradually advance, and gradually improve in the future. This is not a one-day job. Just start well, leave the way for the latecomers, and leave the manpower to do it slowly." Feng Daiwen didn't care a little bit said the head.

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On March [-]th of the seventh year of Zhenguan, Qibi Heli led [-] Turkic soldiers to report.

On March 28, Li Ji led [-] Turkic soldiers and [-] Japanese slave death squads. Feng Daiwen was a little surprised, but he didn't expect Li Ji to come.

"I didn't expect the Holy Majesty to let you go to war, the British Lord. Don't you think too much of these small countries in the Western Regions?" Feng Daiwen led the crowd out and said respectfully. He has always admired Li Jing and Li Ji. They are not only excellent in military strategy, but also As a man and an official, he also has great vision, and has always been pretty good to himself, so he is very respectful.

"Haha, the old man came here to serve as your deputy in Weiguo, and I will sit behind you so as not to be distracted." Li Ji said with a hearty smile. I value Feng Daiwen quite a lot, and I always think that he is the best commander of the younger generation, and he is also a brave general, which is very rare. Many people can only be generals, not commanders.

(End of this chapter)