When Xu Qing came to the study room of Prince Xian's Mansion again, he saw that the black iron sword had been put back.
At this moment, the wise king sitting behind the desk was obviously a little more excited, as if he wanted to run to the battlefield the next moment.
Xu Qing cupped his hands and said, "I wonder why the prince summoned his ministers here?"
It was rare that King Xian didn't bother him during this period, and he had taken care of Su Qian wholeheartedly for a long time. Now that he suddenly asked him to come over, it must be something important.
The wise king rubbed his hands excitedly and said, "Isn't this Zhou State finally declaring war on Chu? I have ordered the Ministry of Works to improve the siege equipment these days."
Xu Qing was slightly startled when he heard this: "Your Majesty, it seems that the Zhou Kingdom first declared war to attack our Chu Kingdom? Have you studied siege equipment?"
Those who knew it were Zhou State declaring war on Chu State, but those who didn’t know thought it was Chu State attacking Zhou State.
How confident is the wise king?
The wise king said matter-of-factly: "Of course, it will be needed sooner or later. By the way, some of the key parts need to be forged first and then sent to the battlefield. I don't feel comfortable leaving this matter to others, so I thought of you."
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The engineering equipment was not transported to the border by the Ministry of Industry. Instead, when it came time to siege the city, local materials were used to build the siege equipment.
However, after the siege equipment was modified this time, some iron forged parts were added. These parts had to be forged in the capital and then transported to the border.
Xu Qing looked at the blueprint handed over by King Xian. The siege awls, catapults and other items had been improved more or less. The blueprint was also very detailed.
However, Xu Qing didn't know much about siege equipment and could only take a rough look at it.
The wise king asked: "What do you think of this drawing?"
Xu Qing put down the drawing and said, "It's okay."
The Xian King looked at Xu Qing and said: "It's okay? These drawings are the result of joint improvements made by the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of War and several generals under my command. But they are just okay when they come to you? Do you have any better improvement plans?"
Xu Qing said: "I don't know anything about siege equipment, so I can't tell whether it's really good or bad, but if there is a better improvement plan, there is indeed one."
The wise king asked curiously: "Oh? Do you really have a better one? Tell me about it quickly."
Xu Qing has created miracles one after another since he became rich, and even now the wise king no longer dares to despise Xu Qing's ideas.
Could this guy really be able to modify siege equipment?
Xu Qing said: "The National Business Academy has indeed developed a new product recently, which contains the power of thunder and fire. It may be of great use on the battlefield."
Mo Heng has indeed made new progress in the improvement of gunpowder. He puts it into objects such as earthen jars and barrels to ignite it. When it explodes, it can even blast a deep pit into the bluestone ground. If it is placed on the battlefield,
It must be a weapon to kill the enemy.
Xu Qing originally wanted to keep the gunpowder for himself as a trump card, but he thought about how many spies under King Xian might have been hidden in Guoshang Yuan. He could hide it for a while, but not forever.
If the wise king finds out, he will say to himself: "Xu Qing, you secretly made these to plot rebellion, right?"
Xu Qing couldn't point to King Xian's golden dragon-pointing steel gun and say: Mine is defensive, and yours is offensive, right?
Even the wise king may not be willing to listen!
Xu Qing had never visited Mo Heng before setting off. Who would have known that Mo Heng would give him such a big surprise after he came back and directly researched the prototype of the grenade by himself.
If it was just a first-generation fire blunderbuss that was always used to make small fuss, the King Xian might not take it seriously, but this thing can blast a deep pit out of the bluestone ground...
In order for Xu Qing and his wife to live a stable life in the future, they should hand it over to the state honestly.
The wise king stood up and said impatiently: "Contains the power of thunder and fire? The more you talk about it, the more mysterious it becomes. Please take me to see it quickly."
When Xu Qing was taking King Xian out, he happened to meet Emperor Chu who came in. Zhou State declared war on Chu State, and Emperor Chu came to Prince Xian's mansion more and more often.
But the current Xian Wang is obviously not interested in his younger brother. He just wants to see the enemy-killing weapon that contains thunder and fire that Xu Qing said.
Emperor Chu looked at King Xian who was pulling Xu Qing out and walked out. He quickly walked a few steps to catch up and said, "Brother Emperor, where are you going?"
The Xian Wang held Xu Qing with one hand and waved the other hand casually: "It has nothing to do with you. Don't ask about things on the road."
Emperor Chu looked at the two people walking out, feeling more and more that these two people were hiding some secret from him.
Last time I gave myself a tacit message, but this time I didn’t let myself know.
He is an emperor after all. How could the emperor do this?
Thinking of this, Emperor Chu went over and said, "I want to take a look."
National Business Academy
Xu Qing found an empty house, and the three of them stood in the front yard of the wooden house. Xu Qing was holding a black clay pot about three fists in size.
Emperor Chu and King Xian looked at the small black clay pot in Xu Qing's hand with suspicious expressions on their faces.
The Xian Wang looked at Xu Qing and asked: "Is this what you said, the enemy-killing weapon that contains the power of thunder and fire?"
"Contains thunder and fire?" Emperor Chu looked at King Xian: "Is this what you are doing?"
Xu Qing looked at King Xian and Emperor Chu who were standing idle and said, "Your Majesty, please step back."
King Xian took a few steps back for no apparent reason, and Emperor Chu on the side also followed King Xian and took a few steps back.
Xu Qing said: "Step back a few steps and retreat behind the low wall."
Emperor Chu was already a little impatient at this time: "It's getting more and more mysterious. What are your methods? Are you just entertaining me again?"
The wise king grabbed Emperor Chu and walked towards the low wall: "What nonsense are you talking about? Just take a snapshot."
The wise king knew Xu Qing very well. Xu Qing never told lies. There must be a reason for him to hide behind a low wall. If you don't listen to him, you will suffer a big loss.
After Xu Qing saw that Emperor Chu and King Xian were hiding, Xu Qing lit the fuse with a fire stick, then threw it into the wooden house with all his strength, and then used Daomen Qinggong to run as fast as possible.
Arriving behind King Xian and Emperor Chu.
Emperor Chu, who had not seen any movement for a long time, couldn't hold back anymore. He looked at Xu Qing, who looked nervous and said, "Why is there no movement at all?"
Xu Qing said: "Your Majesty, don't be impatient. Let the fuse burn for a while."
As soon as Xu Qing finished speaking, a huge roaring sound suddenly erupted in the wooden house. Emperor Chu was startled and he almost hugged his brother beside him for comfort.
When the two turned to look at the wooden house, half of the already weak wooden house had collapsed. After clearing away the debris, they could still see the big hole left on the ground.
At this moment, Emperor Chu and King Xian finally realized what the enemy-killing weapon that contained the power of thunder and fire that Xu Qing mentioned was.