After arranging the shell case to Zhuge Qiao, Liu Chan began to think about the cannon barrel that he asked Pu Yuan to make a few months ago.
December 6th.
Liu Chan got up early. There was no court meeting today. The Han Dynasty now implements a five-day court meeting, which means holding a court meeting every five days.
"Your Majesty!"
Nuoqi rubbed her eyes, looking a little sleepy, and asked: "Your Majesty, why did you get up so early today?"
Liu Chan has been living in Zaruo Palace these days, and Nuoqi has become accustomed to daily morning exercises.
But today, the emperor still woke up before her, but Liu Chan had already put on his coat, glanced at her, and said with a smile: "I have been a little tired these days. Can I take a leave of absence from my beloved concubine today?"
"Your Majesty!"
"Haha!" Liu Chan tapped the tip of her nose and said with a smile: "I want to leave the palace today, my beloved concubine, would you like to accompany me?"
When I heard this, my original embarrassment was immediately forgotten.
"Your Majesty is leaving the palace!"
"I'm going."
Nuoqi said and stood up quickly. Liu Chan shook his head and said: "Don't be so anxious, it's still early."
"Morning?" Nuoqi raised the corners of her mouth slightly and said with a wink, "Then, Your Majesty, how about some morning exercise first?"
Poof——
Liu Chan almost laughed when he heard this. He thought it was better to be young and have enough energy.
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Ten minutes at noon.
In the south of Chang'an City, there is a courtyard house.
The yard is larger than the surrounding ones.
From time to time, there are clanking sounds and the sound of people talking in the yard.
"Your Majesty!"
Pu Yuan walked into a workshop, pointed to a cylindrical object next to him, and asked Liu Chan: "This has been forged by Wei Chen these days. Your Majesty, can you take a look and see if it can be used as a cannon barrel?"
Looking at this cylindrical thing, Liu Chan was stunned.
‘This Pu Yuan is really awesome!’
This cylinder is about four feet long and more than ten centimeters in diameter. It is hollow in the middle and has walls as thick as the palm of your hand.
"Your Majesty, what is the cannon barrel?" Nuoqi was a little curious.
But Liu Chan did not explain, but nodded to Pu Yuan and said: "Aiqing's forging skills are exquisite, better than I imagined."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Pu Yuan was overjoyed.
After several months of constant exploration, he finally came up with such a thing, but it was just a barrel. He had no idea whether it would work or not.
"It's just!" Liu Chan patted the barrel and said, "Whether it can be used as a barrel, we have to try it to find out."
If you just look at the appearance of this gun barrel, it should be pretty good.
But, can it really be used?
Liu Chan is still a little worried about this.
After all, this is his first time making a cannon. Although the mini version has been tested many times, this is the first time for a big girl to get on the sedan.
"Yes!" Pu Yuan nodded: "What your Majesty said is absolutely true."
Test——
It is a pity that although the cannon barrel has been made, the cannon shell has not yet been made. The shell case was only handed over to Zhuge Qiao two days ago.
During the conversation between Liu Chan and Pu Yuan, Nuo Qi was completely confused as to what this was all about.
Not long after leaving Pu Yuan's workshop, Liu Chan and Nuo Qi strolled through the streets of Chang'an, looking at the dazzling array of goods and busy people on the streets.
But Nuoqi asked curiously: "Husband, what are the barrels and shells you just mentioned?"
For safety reasons, Nuoqi called Liu Chan her husband after they went to the street.
"Big gun!" Liu Chan said casually.
"Cannon?" Nuoqi was still confused and didn't understand.
Liu Chan glanced at the curious Nuo Qi and felt a little helpless. This girl's curiosity was too serious, so he casually said: "In the evening, I will demonstrate it to you tonight."
"Oh!"
This is the street, Liu Chan said so, Nuo Qi couldn't continue to ask questions, and they finally came out once, and today they disguised themselves as ordinary people again, walking around the streets unscrupulously.
As an emperor and a concubine, it is rare to go shopping so easily.
What's more, there are many kinds of commodities in Chang'an City.
It didn't take long for Nuoqi to be attracted to various shops on the street. She would go into almost every shop and when she encountered something strange and liked, she would ask Liu Chan to buy it for her.
For more than an hour, there were several eunuchs and followers disguised as guards who were following behind them. Almost everyone had large and small bags in their hands.
Women love shopping. It seems that this is true regardless of ancients or modern people. It is natural.
Shopping is their favorite thing.
In recent years, under the governance of Prime Minister Zhuge Liang and imperial censor Xu Shu, Chang'an has become more and more inclusive. When the capital was first moved to Chang'an, most of the people doing business on the streets of Chang'an were local Han Chinese from Guanzhong.
But at the moment, most of the people on the streets of Chang'an are still Han Chinese, but there are also some foreigners with high nose bridges, various skin colors, and strange costumes.
"Your Majesty...husband!"
While wandering on the street, Nuoqi suddenly became happy, and then she danced and pointed at a cart not far ahead.
It was a businessman dressed in exotic clothes, and there were all kinds of strange products on the cart.
"Businessman from Dawan!" Nuoqi was really happy. She dragged Liu Chan and ran towards the cart. As soon as she arrived, Nuoqi asked happily: "Are you from Dawan?"
"No, no," the businessman in exotic clothing quickly waved his hand and said, "I am a Sasanian, from the Sassanid Dynasty."
"Sasan?" Nuoqi, who was still a little happy at first, thought she had met a fellow villager here, but she didn't expect that this person was not from Dawan, so she sighed.
However, Liu Chan didn't care about this. Instead, he was attracted by several products on the cart, and his eyes widened.
"Potato?"
The businessman was stunned for a moment, shook his head and said: "No, no, no, I won't sell this! This is my own food."
Liu Chan actually didn't say he wanted to buy it, but when he suddenly saw potatoes, his eyes went straight.
However, before he could react, his eyes were attracted by a small bag next to him, and he said excitedly: "You actually have corn here!"
"Ah???" The businessman shook his head again and said: "No, no, no, this is not corn, this is gold grains."
"What the hell?" Liu Chan was stunned.
‘Isn’t this just corn?’
‘Why did it become a golden nugget?’
Liu Chan secretly complained, but he suddenly felt that it made sense. This corn is golden yellow, so it is appropriate to call it golden grains.
Of course, these merchants from the Western Regions named it golden grains in order to sell it at a good price. After all, people like gold, not to mention that this gold can still be eaten.
"Then...what is this called?" Liu Chan asked again, pointing at the potatoes.
"Dandan!" the businessman said truthfully.
"Didan?" This was the first time Liu Chan heard this name, and he immediately burst out laughing: "Didan, Didan, wouldn't it be better to call it Tudou?"
"Hahaha!" The businessman also laughed: "It doesn't matter, you can call it anything, it's just a name."
Liu Chan was really happy at this moment. There were not many types of products on this cart, there were almost seven or eight kinds, and each product was packed in a cloth bag.
This Sasanian mainly sells some spices, such as fennel and so on.
"These things... and this..." Liu Chan moved around on the cart, and finally put his finger on a few roasted potatoes in the corner and said, "I want them all."
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"All... all... want all?" The businessman looked at Liu Chan in disbelief, feeling very happy in his heart. This was his first time doing business in Chang'an, but after coming for several days, he only sold a small amount.
of some fennel.
I didn't expect this person in front of me to actually charge him the whole price, and he didn't even ask him the price.
This——
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This chapter has been completed!