Datang: Empress mother-in-law sent Li Er to test me

boom! ! !

A deafening roar resounded from behind!

Li Er was so frightened that his whole body trembled, and he hurriedly turned his head to look, only to see that the flames were soaring into the sky, and the surroundings of the explosive package had become a piece of scorched earth.

Zhang Dun smelled the smell of gunpowder smoke in the air, looked at the power of the explosive package, and nodded in satisfaction.

"Second Uncle, how are you doing?"

Zhang Dun smiled and said, "Just tell me, if I didn't drag you away just now, would you have died?"

Li Er's expression was dull, and after he realized it, his scalp felt numb.

Not only is the person gone, but there will definitely be no bones left!

Li Er's expression was solemn, and he ran over quickly. Looking at the scorched earth on the ground and a huge pit, he took a breath and muttered to himself, "How powerful is it?"

Such power, let alone a human being.

I'm afraid the city wall can't bear it!

Artifact!Li Er's eyes flickered, if this thing was used to deal with the Turkic, the sound of the explosion of the explosive package would be enough to scare the Turkic horse into immobility.

If the government soldiers charge again...

Li Er's breathing was a little short, and he looked at another thing on the carriage.

A single dynamite pack gave him such a big surprise, but what about the flintlock?

He quickly ran to the carriage, took out the flintlock gun from the carriage, walked over with it, looked at Zhang Dun eagerly, and said, "Zhang Dun, try this again!"

Looking at his appearance, he was obviously overwhelmed by the power of the explosive package. Thinking about it, let alone in the Tang Dynasty, even in the later dynasties, few people who have seen the power of the explosive package can hold back .

Zhang Dun took the flintlock gun from his hand with a smile, and said, "Second Uncle, take care."

The flintlock relies on flint to ignite, so it is not afraid of wind and rain, and the speed and accuracy of firing are greatly improved compared with the flintlock gun that uses matchlock to ignite gunpowder.

Of course, there is more than one place where a flintlock is better than an arquebus.

Zhang Dun remembered a story he had read before. The story happened in the Qing Dynasty. It was said that after the foreign missions came, they found that the Qing army was holding matchlock guns and would not let go. At that time, flintlock guns had been popularized in Western countries.

The foreign envoy didn't understand, so he asked the generals of the Qing army.

The general of the Qing army replied that the actual combat proved that matchlock guns were more effective than flintlock guns.

Because flintlock guns are not easy to fire, and matchlock guns are slow but reliable.

Zhang Dun knew why the Qing army felt that advanced flintlock guns were inferior to matchlock guns.

The reason is that there was no good flint at that time.

Another point is that the quality of gunpowder in the Qing Dynasty was too poor. At that time, gunpowder was made with nitrate, and it was only a ghost that it could make good gunpowder.

Furthermore, the granulation process of gunpowder at that time was not good.

The poor quality of gunpowder is mainly due to the large amount of impurities in the nitrate, the poor granulation process, and the poor preservation of gunpowder, which often leads to agglomeration.

Therefore, after Zhang Dun came to Datang, he improved the above problems and greatly increased the fire rate of the flintlock.

For him, an arquebus is not worthy of carrying shoes for a flintlock.

After all, the advantage of a flintlock gun without an open flame ready to fire is too great.

To solve these problems, once the flintlock gun reaches mass production, it will be able to form dense fire coverage on the battlefield.

Zhang Dun didn't think about it anymore, he raised the flintlock in parallel, and opened the cover of the gunpowder pool.

Put the ammunition backpack matching the flintlock on your waist, take out a paper bag of gunpowder, tear it open with your teeth, and pour part of the gunpowder into the gunpowder pool.

He raised the flintlock again and poured the remaining powder into the barrel.

Zhang Dun took out the cleaning rod from the cleaning rod opening under the barrel, and punched it vigorously in the barrel a few times in order to prevent the gunpowder and projectiles from falling out.

Immediately, he inserted the cleaning rod back, pressed the hammer, and the flintlock was set to fire.

Zhang Dun pointed the muzzle of the gun at a tree that was as thick as a bowl in the distance, and pulled the trigger.

"boom!"

Gunshots sounded suddenly.

Li Er shuddered again, and looked at the tree in the distance, only to see that the trunk of that tree was sunken.

"Good guy..."

Li Er opened his eyes wide and said in disbelief, "Such a powerful force?"

"Zhang Dun, how far can this object shoot?"

Hearing the inquiry, Zhang Dun pondered: "If the bow and arrow are shot flat, it is 80 meters, and the projectile is about 300 meters."

"Our flintlock gun has a killing range of 300 meters to 500 meters. If you aim it, the distance is about 100 meters."

Li Er frowned and said, "Isn't this similar to a bow and arrow?"

Zhang Dun handed him the flintlock with a smile, and said, "Second Uncle, there is something wrong with your comparison. When comparing a bow and arrow with a flintlock, you can't just compare the lethal range."

Li Er was stunned, "Isn't it better than the killing range? When it comes to the battlefield, the distance of the bow and arrow, the speed of the horse, the sharpness of the blade, and the toughness of the armor are what are compared!"

Zhang Dun shook his head and said, "Let's not talk about anything else, just bows and arrows and flintlock guns. Second Uncle, what do you think an archer needs?"

"Naturally it is strength." Li Er said without hesitation: "If you don't have strength, you can't draw the bow. If you can't draw the bow, how can you talk about shooting far?"

The corners of Zhang Dun's mouth curled up slightly, and he said, "But our flintlock gun doesn't need to think about these things. Have you seen the trigger?"

He pointed to the trigger that could be pulled on the flintlock, and said, "The trigger of this flintlock can be pulled, let alone an adult, even a child!"

"And as long as you press here, the flintlock can be fired, and you can use this thing to kill people!"

Hearing this, Li Er's expression changed instantly.

You know, training an archer requires a lot of financial and material resources, and it also takes time, and it depends on the talent of the archer!

But now with the emergence of flintlock guns, these are completely unnecessary. Even weak soldiers can use flintlock guns, and they can also reach the benchmark of archers!

Li Er was short of breath, "Good stuff!"

Zhang Dun continued: "And it's not just that, Second Uncle, take a closer look at the wound on that tree."

As he spoke, he pointed to the tree.

Li Er looked around, only to find that there was a bowl-sized wound on the trunk of the tree, his eyes narrowed and he said: "This thing can also break armor?"

"Yes!" Zhang Dun gave him an appreciative look, "On the battlefield, the enemy is wearing armor, and if an arrow shoots past, what is the chance of breaking the armor?"

"But if you use a flintlock, you will definitely be able to break through the armor!"

"The most important thing," Zhang Dun said slowly, "is the ammunition used in flintlock guns, and the cost is only one-tenth of that of bows and arrows."

Hearing this, Li Er hugged the flintlock gun tightly, wishing he could kiss him a few times.

A flintlock gun, paired with a pack of explosives, is simply an artifact on the battlefield!

With these two things, why bother!

Li Er looked at Zhang Dun with burning eyes, and said, "Dynamite packs, and flintlock guns, how many do you have at home?"

Chapter 444 Feng Ran's Shock, Is the Son-in-Law in Front of Me?

Zhang Dun pointed to the flintlock gun in his hand, then pointed to another explosive package on the carriage, and said, "Now there are only one of each left."

Li Er was anxious, "Why don't you make more?"

Zhang Dun didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Why do I make so many? To rebel?"

Li Er choked, that's right, according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, hiding more than [-] pieces of armor privately constitutes a crime of treason.

If Zhang Dun had a lot of flintlock guns and dynamite packs in stock, even he would have to wonder what he was trying to do by making so many things.

Li Er was a little confused again, the key point is different now, Zhang Dun is his own!

Therefore, the more flintlock guns and dynamite packs in his house, the better for Datang!

Li Er couldn't help but said, "Zhang Dun, how many more can you make?"

"Not now," Zhang Dun shook his head and said, "I don't have time."

Now he is not an ordinary person, but an official in the Tang court, the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple.

For him, the most important thing now is how to deal with the loss of good faith and how to deal with the missions from Turkic.

Zhang Dun added: "If I have time and sufficient materials, it is not too difficult to manufacture. I can manufacture more than 1000 flintlock guns a month, and hundreds of explosives are still no problem."

Li Er was silent for a few seconds before he said, "I understand, let's go back."

"Okay!" Zhang Dun smiled. He brought him out today to let his second uncle know what method he would use to deal with the Turks.

As for the rest, he didn't think so much.

When I went back, Li Er was still driving the car.

After sending Zhang Dun to Honglu Temple, Li Er hugged the only remaining dynamite bag tightly in his arms, and at the same time held a flintlock gun, and said solemnly: "Zhang Dun, I plan to take this thing back and give it to you. Father-in-law, take a look."

"Isn't that necessary?" Zhang Dun was taken aback, and said, "Isn't my father-in-law working in the household department? What are you doing for him?"

Li Er said seriously: "Naturally, I want him to hand over this item to His Majesty."

"Okay, be careful, don't hurt yourself."

Zhang Dun nodded thoughtfully. In fact, this time he took Li Er out of the city to let him see the power of flintlock guns and explosives.

This is another gift for my father-in-law.

Seeing Li Er walking away quickly without looking back, the corners of Zhang Dun's mouth curled up slightly, waiting until the old man delivered these two things to the emperor's imperial case.

The emperor will definitely give a special reward to the old man.

It is even possible that he will be solely responsible for the manufacture of flintlock guns and explosive kits.

Isn't this better than him working in the household department?

Zhang Dun didn't think about it anymore, and walked leisurely into Honglu Temple with his hands behind his back.

Walking into the yard, Zhang Dun was surprised, and watched Feng Ran who was sitting there walking over with a smile on his face.

"Feng Siqing." Zhang Dun cupped his hands slightly.

"Brother Zhang, you are back."

Feng Ran said with a thicker smile.

Zhang Dun looked at him in astonishment, then looked at Tang Jian who was following him, feeling confused, how could Feng Ran behave so well and be so kind to him?

Tang Jian grinned, thinking silently, who told you that your father-in-law is His Majesty.

Although Feng Ran didn't know the relationship between Zhang Dun and Li Er, just because Li Er was able to drive Zhang Dun, it was enough to see that their relationship was unusual.

Naturally, I can no longer treat him with the same attitude as before!

Feng Ran held Zhang Dun's hand kindly, and said, "Let's go, let's go to the lobby of the government office and ask, Brother Zhang, are you hungry? Do you want the chef to cook something?"

Zhang Dun was a little helpless, "Feng Siqing, what's wrong with you?"

"Hahaha!" Feng Ran laughed and said, "Isn't it because you feel kind?"

Zhang Dun looked at him strangely, kindly?Why didn't you feel this way earlier, and you only feel it now?

Feng Ran smiled and led him into the lobby of the government office, poured a cup of tea for him himself, and said, "Brother Zhang, I saw you go out in a carriage just now, what are you going for?"

"I went home." Zhang Dun wrote lightly.

Feng Ran snorted and said, "Who is the groom? Your relative?"

"Yes."

Zhang Dun smiled and said, "He is my second uncle."

"Honey?" Feng Ran asked curiously.

Zhang Dun shook his head and said, "No, it's my fiancée's second uncle."

For a moment, Feng Ran's hand that was pouring tea trembled.

Your fiancée's second uncle?Good guy, co-author, are you the son-in-law of the Tang Dynasty? !

Who is his fiancee?