Chapter 231: Little Prince, it’s not just common people who don’t want to give you this face.
Jinling City.
Ten miles outside the south city gate.
A man was carrying a baggage and heading south with a gloomy look on his face, "Humph! The Ministry of War, I think they are just a bunch of idiots! You will regret it if you drive me away! One day I will prove that my idea is right. !”
The man muttered as he walked, full of indignation.
at the same time.
The law...
Three fast horses rushed over from a distance and stopped the man.
The people who came were none other than Qin Yu, Xiao Nan and Shen Binglan.
"You...who are you? What do you want to do?"
The man looked at Qin Yu and the others, his eyes were downcast, and he stretched his hands towards his waist.
Qin Yu got off his horse and said with a smile, "Brother, don't get me wrong, we are good people. Let me introduce myself, Qin Yu, the second son of the Prince of Qin."
"Qin Yu?"
The man was stunned for a moment, then looked shocked, "You...you are the famous commander of the Imperial Guards, the current prince consort, Qin Yu, the young prince of the Qin Palace!?"
Qin Yu nodded slightly, "Yes, it's me, this is Prince Xiao Nan, and this is Shen Binglan."
The man hurriedly took a step back, saluted and said: "Gu Tao, a common man, has met the young prince, His Royal Highness, and Miss Shen."
After saying that, he asked again: "I don't know if the young prince stopped the common people, what advice do you have?"
Qin Yu said bluntly: "I heard that you can use gunpowder to make weapons, so I came here to stop you."
Gu Tao's brows narrowed and his face sank, "Little Prince, it's not that the common people don't give you this face, it's that the common people's hearts are broken. I told you that I have no money and need the court to give me some money to support me." It’s for research, but the court won’t give it to me!”
Xiao Nan crossed his arms and muttered: "You open your mouth and ask for two hundred thousand taels of silver. Who can give it to you?"
Gu Tao said hurriedly: "Later I told the officials of the Ministry of War that I would like a little less first, or a few hundred taels. Let me produce the results first and show them to Your Majesty."
"But they didn't listen at all. They called me a liar and kicked me out without even giving me lunch! I was really disappointed. A good horse will never turn back, so I decided to leave."
Qin Yu looked at him and muttered: "Well, actually, I am also very interested in gunpowder. If the weapon I make is more powerful than yours, how about you stay? Let's study it together."
In fact, Qin Yu could just throw money at it.
But for such a talent, throwing money at him may not necessarily convince him. Only defeating magic with magic will convince him.
Gu Tao was stunned and said in surprise: "My young prince, do you really mean what you said?"
He didn't expect Qin Yu to be so interested in gunpowder.
Qin Yu nodded slightly, "Of course, otherwise I would not have brought the prince to chase you. If what you just said is true, it is the responsibility of the officials of the Ministry of Revenue and has nothing to do with you. If you are really talented, no matter what It should be buried."
"good."
Gu Tao nodded heavily, his eyes firm, "If the young prince defeats the common people, then from now on the ordinary people will join the young prince's sect and go through fire and water without hesitation."
Afterwards, Shen Binglan went to find raw materials.
Gu Tao was really penniless, and all his expenses were only a few dozen copper coins, otherwise he wouldn't have gone to the Ministry of War empty-handed.
Qin Yu, Xiao Nan and Gu Tao headed towards a wasteland in the countryside.
Not long after.
Shen Binglan bought the raw materials.
Qin Yu and Gu Tao were ready to start the competition.
Qin Yu looked at Gu Tao and muttered: "For the sake of fairness, please tell me your weapons first. I promise not to use the same weapons as you."
Gu Tao smiled, picked up an earthen jar and weighed it in his hands, his face full of confidence, "Little Prince, what I want to make is an earthen jar flying thunder."
"good."
Qin Yu nodded, picked up an arrow, and then said: "Then I will make an exploding arrow."
Later.
Qin Yu and Gu Tao began to make it.
Xiao Nan and Shen Bing stood aside and watched, both frowning.
Forget about Gu Tao knowing this weird thing.
But they really didn't expect that Qin Yu could also make it, and his technique was very skillful.
The formulas of gunpowder are actually pretty much the same, including sulfur, saltpeter and charcoal.
But the proportions are very particular. Different proportions will make a huge difference in the power of the prepared gunpowder.
Qin Yu has a very deep understanding of gunpowder.
So he can match it with powerful black gunpowder.
Qin Yu firmly believed that Gu Tao definitely did not have such a precise formula.
For this ratio alone, it took three dynasties and hundreds of years from the Song Dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty and then to the Ming Dynasty to develop a gunpowder formula with a ratio close to the limit.
This is truly a matter of missing the mark and making a difference.
Gu Tao still used the most primitive methods, and the weapons were also the oldest, but he must have his own gunpowder ratio, which shows that he has a certain understanding of gunpowder and has gradually opened the door to firearms.
Not long after.
Qin Yu and Gu Tao finished making them one after another.
What Gu Tao made was a large earthen jar with a fuse hanging outside.
Qin Yu made it very simply, just a gunpowder tube the size of a firecracker, and then tied it to the arrow.
Gu Tao looked at Qin Yu, pointed at the earthenware jar Feilei he had made, and muttered: "Little prince, the common people have finished making it."
Qin Yu picked up the arrow and said, "Mine is ready, you can start first."
Xiao Nan looked at it, scratched his head, and looked confused.
He felt that what Gu Tao did was just earthenware pot firecrackers, while what Qin Yu did was simply firecrackers.
Gu Tao nodded and said, "Okay, then I'd rather be respectful than obey."
Then, he placed the earthen jar of thunder under a small tree, found some hay, lit the fuse and ran back, his eyes filled with excitement.
Qin Yu could tell that Gu Tao really liked firearms.
"Quick! Stay away and hold your ears!" Gu Tao shouted as he ran.
Qin Yu and Shen Binglan covered their ears and hid behind the tree.
Gu Tao ran over and the same thing happened.
Xiao Nan frowned, "Isn't it just a large firecracker? Does it need to be so exaggerated? This..."
The words have not yet fallen.
Boom...
The violent explosion sound came from the place where Gu Tao placed the earthen jar flying thunder.
"Holy shit!"
Xiao Nan was so frightened that he hurriedly rushed behind Qin Yu, "Brother-in-law! What's going on! Why are these firecrackers so loud!?"
He felt his ears buzzing.
at the same time.
The grass over there had already burned, and the small trees were blown to pieces and fell on the wasteland.
Gu Tao looked at his results, his eyes full of excitement, "Little prince, look at the explosion of the grass people... the power of this earthen jar flying thunder is pretty good, right?"
Gu Tao is obviously very satisfied with his masterpiece.
Xiao Nan looked shocked.
Shen Binglan frowned, stared at the explosion area, and said calmly: "You put iron pieces in the earthen jar just to push these iron sheets out when the earthen jar explodes to increase the lethality?"