Wang Ya left Luo Mansion in despair.

His original intention of coming to Chen Mo was to let Chen Mo cancel the low-level officials assigned to Tianhe City, but Chen Mo refused, and Wang Ya returned home unhappy.

After Wang Ya left, Luo Zhen also came to Chen Mo. She was gently pulled by Chen Mo and fell into his arms.

"I don't even want to see what he is, and I'm going to negotiate terms with this general."

Gently lifting Luo Zhen's chin, Chen Mo tasted those fragrant lips.

After a while, Luo Zhen collapsed in Chen Mo's arms, with her clothes half unbuttoned, and her courage of just the right size fell into Chen Mo's hand to play with, saying:

"Sir, he is an official sent by the imperial court after all. If you don't give him face like this, what will you do if he reports to the imperial court and accuses you?"

"Then he must be able to hand over his certificate to Tianhe City."

Not only this Tianhe City, but also several prefectures and counties next to Tianhe City, the lower-level officials are all Chen Mo's people. If Chen Mo doesn't agree, the decrees of the county magistrates in the city will not be implemented.

Outside of the order, even though things have settled down now, bigger troubles are still to come, and Huang Country has not taken action yet.

Chaos is approaching, and Chen Mo has to cultivate his own cronies.

"Besides, Wang Ya is not from the same faction as me, so I just lost face." Chen Mo scratched Luo Zhen's nose and said immediately: "How is the Gunpowder Factory going?"

"The craftsmen have been found. According to the ideas and drawings you gave me, they came up with a model." Luo Zhen said slowly.

"So fast?" Chen Mo was surprised. This speed was a bit beyond his expectation. In his imagination, it would be great to be able to build a gunpowder mill now.

"These craftsmen are all old craftsmen, with more than ten or twenty years of craftsmanship. And according to what you told me a few days ago, we have also found a few apprentices who used to work with the Taoist master who made alchemy in the Taoist temple...

Luo Zhen said slowly.

Chen Mo concluded that there are now professional people and professional tools. According to his explanation, the ratio of flames is almost ready now.

"Take me to see it quickly." This gunpowder is Chen Mo's biggest weapon. Now that the model has been released, it should not be far away to put it into practice.

...

The Gunpowder Factory is in the south of Tianhe City.

According to Chen Mo's request, the nearby houses were demolished, and the people living nearby also rushed to other places, because they were worried about a big explosion during the development of gunpowder.

There are more than thirty craftsmen in the gunpowder workshop, and their treatment is extremely high.

Not only can I have enough to eat every day, but I can also eat one meat meal every week and get some silver.

For Nanyang, who had experienced famine and rebellion, this treatment was extremely high.

Therefore, when these craftsmen were found, they agreed without thinking.

More than a dozen soldiers were posted outside the gunpowder workshop. When they saw Chen Mo coming, they immediately bowed respectfully: "Sir."

Then the two soldiers followed Chen Mo and entered the gunpowder workshop together.

Tie Li, the chief engineer of the Gunpowder Factory, learned that Chen Mo was coming and quickly led his people out to greet him.

"This is your lord." Luo Zhen was afraid that Tie Li didn't know Chen Mo, so she pointed at him specifically.

"In my humble position, I have met your lord and my wife." Tie Li bowed his hand towards Chen Mo.

"No need, show me the fire bomb you made."

That's right, the thing currently developed by the gunpowder factory is called a cupping bomb.

"Sir, please come this way."

Tie Li took Chen Mo to an open space in the gunpowder mill, and then asked someone to bring the cup bomb.

The so-called fire pot bombs are made by putting gunpowder in a clay pot that is thick at the bottom and thin at the top, and a fuse is installed at the thin opening on the top.

"Sir, madam, cover your ears."

Tie Li took the fire bomb, lit the fuse of the fire bomb, and threw it into the open space.

After about ten seconds, there was still no movement from the cup bomb.

"What's going on?" Chen Mo frowned.

Tie Li kept wiping the cold sweat from his forehead and said, "Sir, sometimes this cup bomb explodes and sometimes it doesn't."

Chen Mo had a dark look on his face. He finally understood that among the cup bombs currently being manufactured, Tie Li still didn't know which ones were defective and which were high-quality. He was not sure which one would explode.

Seeing Chen Mo's face darken, Tie Li was afraid that he would blame him, so he quickly asked someone to bring a few more to prepare for another experiment.

I threw that one directly and it suddenly exploded.

The sudden explosion startled Luo Zhen, who was not covering her ears.

Chen Mo raised his eyebrows: "That's it?"

Because this cup bomb has no lethality, it just makes a roar.

Just like the firecrackers Chen Mo played with in his previous life.

It's just that the explosion of the cup bomb is louder than the firecrackers.

Tie Li was always observing Chen Mo's expression. When he saw him like this, he thought that Chen Mo was dissatisfied, so he suddenly became trembling with fear and said: "Sir... Sir, please give me some more time, humble position.

..”

Before he finished speaking, Chen Mo suddenly patted Tie Li on the shoulder.

Tie Li's legs suddenly became weak, as if he had been hit hard.

But Chen Mo just patted him on the shoulder to show encouragement and said: "It's not bad. Keep researching. I will increase the lethality of this general. You don't have to worry about money."

Seeing that he was not blamed, Tie Li let out a long sigh of relief. He felt as if he had walked through the door of death, and his whole body was about to collapse.

After all, he also knew Chen Mo.

This is a ruthless man who has killed thousands of people.

Tie Li was afraid that the cup bomb would dissatisfy him and cause him to click.

When leaving the Gunpowder Factory, Chen Mo gave Tie Li some advice.

For example, replace the clay pot with an iron pot.

You know, this world is different from the ancient times in Mo's previous life, and the iron smelting technology is much better.

Even noble phantoms can be made. It is not difficult to get an iron can.

In addition, Chen Mo also gave some opinions on the appearance, such as jar style, gourd style, round style, and bowl style.

...

Another day later, the decree came down.

But instead of asking Huangfu Hao to move to fight in Xishu, he was asked to immediately return to the imperial court.

As for the rebels' affairs in Western Shu, they will be handled by the garrison in Western Shu.

When Huangfu Hao notified Chen Mo, it was already the next day.

"Are you leaving?" Luo Zhen held Chen Mo's arm and leaned on him, with a sad look on her face.

Because he had to deal with the affairs of the Moluo Chamber of Commerce, and Chen Mo was worried that his return to the capital would be unlucky, he did not plan to take Luo Zhen and Xu Miaozhen back with him.

Instead, they waited for him to settle down in the capital before sending someone to pick up the two girls.

As for the safety of the two women, Chen Mo will leave some people behind.

And according to the simulation, nothing will happen in Nanyang for a while, so their safety is not a problem.

As for the large boxes of treasures, Chen Mo only took some for simulation on his way back to the court, and left the rest to Luo Zhen.
Chapter completed!