Take the mall to Datang

"King Qin calm down." Changsun Wuji on the side immediately dissuaded him.

"Your Highness, the current situation is very complicated. The distance between Shuozhou and Puzhou is too far. Even if we send troops from Puzhou, it will not help. It is very likely that the Turkic people will wait for work. Looking at the Taihang Mountain where Li Jing is stationed, it is far away from Shuozhou. The distance is not too close. Besides, if Li Jing leaves Taihang Mountain, the east will be empty. Looking at the attacking route of the Turkic people, it is obvious that they have no purpose. It can be said that they will grab wherever they go. In terms of military affairs, we need to be flexible and changeable, and even if we send troops now, the Turkic people may run away before fighting, and the loss outweighs the gain." Changsun Wuji analyzed on the side.

At this time, he said that these things are mainly to reassure Li Shimin, seeing that the territory of the Tang Dynasty was violated, but he was helpless, so he could only worry.

Chapter 109 Grenade

Within a few days, there were constant battle reports in the Puzhou barracks. Zhang Jin fled to Li Jing's side. Shi Wenyanbo, the commander of the army, was captured by the Turks. Now his life and death are unknown. Normally, the Turks would not kill him under such circumstances. Yes, after all, the information mastered by the marching commander Shi is helpful to them.

Naturally, some people would worry about things like fighting. At this time, Yuan Shan hadn't been to the barracks since he finished the sand table.

Qin Qiong's illness is very stable and he is busy every day and doesn't care about him, which makes Yuanshan feel a lot more relaxed. After a few days of understanding, the Turkic people just plundered Shuozhou, so they shouldn't make too much of a move .

So he came to his shop during the business period with peace of mind. After the last publicity, the sales of matches have increased a lot these days. Although it is not as good as Chang'an's daily income of more than ten yuan, but the daily life can be regarded as fulfilling.

There are people coming and going in front of the shop, and in the inner courtyard, a group of gentlemen are practicing desperately, practicing bowing and aiming after bowing. The training is very difficult.

Yuan Shan was watching from the sidelines, very quiet and not angry.

When the soldiers were sweating profusely during the training, Yuan Shan suddenly said: "In the past few days of training, you have all been impetuous and impatient. It's not good if you are not calm enough. You must know that you are a group of rookies in the hunter training class now." , not the soldiers of General Yuchi, every drop of sweat you shed now means that you will shed a drop of blood on the battlefield, rest for two hours, give me enough energy, and then gather at the designated place, Disband."

Four hours later, this group of people all left Puzhou City and came to a barren hill in the south. Yan Bei and his servants drove over with three carriages.

When everyone was present, Yuan Shan asked his servant to drive the carriage back.

"Today, Lord Ben will teach you how to use a powerful weapon. This weapon is called black powder. The black things in the box are the black powder that has been proportioned. This kind of gunpowder is naturally powerful when it encounters fire. , now let you know how these things are matched..."

After a lot of effort, he first explained the basic theoretical knowledge, and then took out some black powder for ignition experiments, which played a big role in the shock of everyone.

Yuan Shan started to assemble the grenade using various models that had been prepared long ago. After a detailed explanation and five rounds of production, everyone saw it clearly.

Assembling so many yuanshans is already experienced. It is basically the same as making a firecracker. The projectile body is poured with black powder, connected to the wooden handle of the projectile, and then the fire inside. The parts are all ready-made and not complicated at all.

Then let everyone start to try. Every step is very rigorous. To be on the safe side, let everyone separate. The first time the grenade was made went smoothly.

Then the next step was to personally experience the power of the grenade. Yuan Shan did not take the lead but asked Yan Bei to throw it for him. After everyone heard a loud "bang", several small trees were blown to pieces.

Then everyone started throwing the grenades they assembled as required. After more than 30 shots, most of the small trees in this wild forest were basically destroyed.

These grenades are much louder than explosive rods. After each person made a few in succession, they threw a few more before giving up. Yuan Shan explained to them how to use these grenades, such as twisting multiple grenades together and using them together. The power will be greater and so on.

The loud sound directly caught the attention of the Puzhou sergeants, and immediately a group of cavalry rushed over, so fast that Yuan Shan and others couldn't avoid it.

Black clothes and black armor, the mounts are all high-quality war horses, a team of thirty or so people in neat armor all have long-bladed horses in their hands, and they look very powerful.

When they met, they were none other than King Qin Li Shimin and Changsun Wuji. Yuan Shanxin said that it was no wonder that this team of troops was so well equipped, they were the personal guards of King Qin.

What surprised Yuanshan was that Yunfeng was the one who took the lead and rushed over. Shouldn't he be working in Prince Qin's mansion at this time? Why did he come to Puzhou?

"Yunfeng, it's really you." Yuan Shan called out first.

Then Yunfeng stopped in front of the black-armored soldiers, stopping their movements, and then he also put away the horse in his hand and turned around and shouted: "His Royal Highness, these are Lantian County Baron Yuan Shan, Yuchi Baolin and others. "

After knowing that it was Yuan Shan, the King of Qin and others came over and said, "Yuan Shan, what are you doing here? Did you cause the noise just now? Could it be that you are setting off an explosive rod again?"

Li Shimin said it easily, but the black-armored soldier did not stop, and after a careful search, he revealed the situation of a small piece of desolate forest.

At this time, Changsun Wuji narrowed his eyes, and saw the equipment on Yuchi Baolin and the others with sharp eyes. They came out today wearing armor and wrapping cloth strips, and they really didn't bring anything else except the grenade bag.

But the strange bag immediately caught the attention of Changsun Wuji, and Li Shimin was very puzzled about what they had done after learning that the barren forest had been wiped out.

"Returning to Your Highness, we are indeed releasing explosive rods. This is a new type of explosive rod called a grenade. It can not only make a loud noise, but also hurt those who approach it, so we chose to experiment outside the city." Shan said that he didn't make excuses. After all, the early application of black powder can also reduce some war pressure for the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin was interested and said he wanted to take a look. Yuan Shan immediately asked Yuchi Baolin and others to put together a few more, and quickly assembled a dozen or so grenades and gave them to the black armored soldiers and others.

"His Royal Highness, this grenade is amazingly powerful. Be careful to avoid it when it detonates." Yuan Shan said immediately.

Yuchi Baolin personally demonstrated that he threw a grenade over 60 meters away. His arm strength was astonishing. Then there was a bang, and there was a burst of black smoke in the distance, and sand, gravel, and dust splashed instantly.

"This grenade is very powerful. It can be used to hurt people as well as to listen to it. If all my Tang soldiers carry this grenade, it will have an amazing effect on the battlefield." Changsun Wuji said immediately.

As expected of King Qin's right-hand man, this Changsun Wuji had a vicious eye. He took a grenade and looked at it carefully, and then tried it himself. The distance he threw was not too far, only more than 30 meters.

Immediately after the explosion of the grenade, some deterrent effects came out, and the sky full of gunpowder smoke made Changsun Wuji a little dazed.

The black-armored soldiers next to him guarded Li Shimin, looking at the mess left in the distance, Changsun Wuji thought that this Yuan Shan was really dishonest, this is not for listening, it is clearly preparing for war of.

It has long been heard that this son is quite capable, dabbling in metaphysics, mathematics and medical skills, especially proficient in strange and obscene skills, now it seems that what he said is true.

He also looked at Yuchi Baolin, these people are Yuchi Jingde's personal guards, it can be seen that this Yuanshan has a close relationship with the generals in the army, so he has the heart to make friends.

Besides, he has no reason not to treat Yuanshan well because he can treat his sister, Princess Changsun, so Changsun Wuji exclaimed, "His Royal Highness Qin, I have long heard that the Baron of Lantian County is good at improving things." Firstly, Qu Yuanli helped me to farm in Datang, and now he made grenades by improving explosive rods, God bless me in Datang.”

Chapter 110 Encounter in Puzhou

Changsun Wuji was very excited, and Yuan Shan felt something was wrong with his excitement. Then he heard Changsun Wuji and Li Shimin start discussing something. After a few breaths, he heard Li Shimin say: "Yuan Shan, although this grenade It's louder than a blasting rod, but it's also too dangerous. According to this king, this thing is not suitable for folk production, so it's better for you to dedicate the production method to the imperial court."

Dedicated to the court, how can I disagree with what you said, but Yuan Shan didn't speak in a hurry, his expression was very complicated, and he was thinking about how to get some benefits.

Seeing Yuan Shan's hesitation, Li Shimin also saw the clues. He knew Yuan Shan very well. As a distinguished man, he loved money very much. This Lord Hou opened a shop the same way.

Just because he knew the details, Li Shimin was very relieved, as if he could control everything, and then said: "This king knows that you must spend a lot of money to make these things. You are willing to give me 300 taels of gold."

Strong buying and strong selling, the asking price is not high, at least 300 gold is enough, black gunpowder is a turning point in the era of hot weapons, don't think that I will compromise with just [-] taels of gold.

Thinking about it, 300 taels of gold is not too little. Besides, with Datang's current industrial level, can it mass-produce grenades?

"One nitrate, two sulphur, and three charcoals are made into black powder according to a certain ratio. This grenade is actually very simple. It is an empty thin iron pot filled with black powder, and a matchstick is added outside. Does your highness know about matches, matchsticks?" It can be made from the tip of a match, so that when ignited, it will burn slowly until the black powder is ignited, as simple as that."

What Yuanshan said was very straightforward, and he mentioned the key technologies, materials, proportions, and the principle of the grenade. Anyway, that's all, and then it's up to you.

Both Changsun Wuji and Li Shimin understood, they never imagined that such a simple material could produce such an astonishing thing, and they exchanged 300 taels of gold just by talking.

What kind of grenade? This is clearly teaching them how to make big firecrackers. Yuan Shan would not be so stupid as to keep the black powder in his hand. Anyway, if Datang can prevent the ready-made grenade, he has nothing to say. If he can’t imitate it, Then they need to study slowly by themselves.

As for black powder, this is actually very ordinary in Yuan Shan's opinion. With the current refining level, it is not easy to obtain extremely pure black powder. The power of black powder with impurities can only be increased. The amount of medicine is used to make up for it, and the power of the group is just average. It is more suitable to make a blaster or something.

Li Shimin was very happy to get the black powder formula, and Changsun Wuji on the side suddenly said, "Your Highness, it's time for us to go."

Li Shimin was obviously still interested in grenades, and wanted to throw two for fun, but now he didn't have that time, and a group of people came and went quickly.

Then Yuan Shan took people back to Puzhou City. Along the way, Yuan Shan told Yuchi Baolin, Wei Dayou, Huo Da and others about the production and use of gunpowder again, and asked them not to announce it to the public, but the hunter trained Everyone in the squad must master the use of gunpowder...

During the time in Puzhou, receiving 300 taels of gold from the King of Qin made Yuan Shan more financially rich, and directly asked Yan Bei to drive most of the gold back to Yuan's Manor in a carriage.

In mid-August when there was nothing to do, Yuan Shantai was very bored in Puzhou, but this time also allowed him to explain through Qin Qiong to some civil and military officials in the army that they get along better with Changsun Wuji these days.

Because Yuanshan found that this eldest grandson Wuji was very thoughtful in terms of business, and he took a fancy to the market space of candles at a glance.