I was a prince in ancient times

Xie Anlan entered the hall with her hands behind her back in a leisurely and comfortable manner, unaware that she was covered in mud, which was a breach of etiquette.

"His Royal Highness Chen Wang." Yang Wu hurriedly saluted when he saw the person coming.

Xie Anlan nodded lightly, and then saluted Xie Cangming who was sitting high in the hall.

"Where are you going to fool around again?" Xie Cangming rolled his eyes lightly, then moved his eyes away, for fear that if he looked twice more, he would die of anger from this incomprehensible younger brother.

Xie Anlan smiled and said, "I'm bored, just happened to run into a family who was punished by heaven on the way back to the palace a few days ago, knocking for help in front of the medical hall. I just saved it out of interest, so I can learn more about it."

"Oh..." Xie Cangming's handsome eyebrows raised a little bit of interest, and he raised his head and said, "Tell me."

Xie Anlan glanced at Yang Wu who was kneeling on the side in embarrassment, and frowned slightly.

Xie Cangming didn't know what was going on in Xie Anlan's mind, so he thought about the pros and cons and waved his hand, "Go and wait outside the hall first."

"Yes." Yang Wu respectfully replied, and then timidly exited the hall.

"Let's talk about it." As soon as Yang Wu left, Xie Cangming's tone towards Xie Anlan became much more casual.

When he thought about it, it was nothing more than his fun-loving imperial brother who found something new and wanted to please him in front of him, but he didn't want outsiders to see him. He lost face and retired. He didn't have any hope in his heart. .

Xie Anlan felt Xie Cangming's contempt, and was not annoyed, she said with a smile, "Brother Emperor, why don't you take this moment seriously, but I saw with my own eyes that the farmer's house was blown to pieces."

Xie Cangming's face was a little unnatural, and he half-jokingly said, "Why did my minister believe those rumors in the market, thinking that my virtues were at a disadvantage, and that I was punished by heaven."

Speak unintentionally, listen intently.

The total time from when Xie Anlan went out of the city to test fire | medicine to entering the palace was not more than an hour, and when he first arrived, Yang Wu only reported a few words, even the specific situation was not yet clear, Xie Cangming already knew about the situation in the imperial capital. The rumors showed that he knew exactly what was going on in the city.

At this moment, Xie Anlan was a little thankful that when he returned to the city, he didn't take it upon himself to scold those who spread rumors, who knew there was no bait cast by Xie Cangming.

Sure enough, ancient times were not so easy to mess with. If you are a little careless, you don't know how you lost your life.

As soon as his thoughts turned, Xie Anlan continued to pretend to be confused with understanding, and suddenly opened his eyes, full of puzzlement, and said, "How can man-made things be confused with the virtues and disadvantages of the emperor's brother? believable."

It has to be said that Xie Cangming was very useful to Xie Anlan's appearance of defending him filled with righteous indignation.

Among the many brothers in the royal family, although Xie Anlan was the most incongruous one, she was also the one who made him feel at ease and least suspicious of him.

But the meaning of his words is worth exploring.

"You mean to say that the rumors about Heaven's Punishment that have been raging in the imperial capital these days are not caused by God, but man-made?" Xie Cangming suppressed the turmoil in his heart and asked in a calm voice.

He also sent spies to check on the farmer's house, not to mention the man in charge of the farmer who was chopped to death, but the house that was reduced to ashes in an instant, he couldn't think of anyone who could have such a thing. ability.

For example, if it is true that this matter was manipulated by humans, if such a capable person falls into the hands of the enemy, even if there are ten Lu generals alive in the Yong Dynasty, they will still be destroyed.

"That can be fake. I just personally experienced the man-made power of heavenly punishment outside the city, and I haven't had time to change my clothes." Xie Anlan pointed to the clothes covered with mud, quite a pride.

With a bang, Xie Cangming, who was always indifferent to emotions, stood up from the dragon chair with a little excitement, and stared at Xie Anlan in disbelief.

"The person who will be punished by heaven is controlled by the younger brother?" Soon, Xie Cangming restrained his excited heart, walked up to Xie Anlan, and asked again in a slow voice.

Xie Anlan shook her head.

Xie Cangming couldn't hide his disappointment, and then thought that Xie Anlan was just an idle prince, how could such a capable person submit to him, he felt a little relieved, and asked, "Where is that person at this time?"

Xie Anlan shook her head again.

Xie Cangming couldn't help being a little anxious, if such a capable person missed, then they Yongchao would have no chance of turning around, their eyes were red, they passed Xie Anlan, and were about to order someone to look for them.

Xie Anlan smiled, a little flamboyantly, "Brother Huang, there is no need to look for someone, that person is far away and right in front of us."

"You?" Xie Cangming's eyes fell on that wanton smile, obviously suspicious.

"Brother Emperor, please listen to my brother." After Xie Anlan laughed, she explained the beginning of the matter to Xie Cangming in detail.

I skipped the system in the middle, and only said how I discovered sulfur and saltpeter, combined with the charcoal that the woman said, how to make gun|powder.

Hearing that, Xie Cangming frowned, "You are really daring, how can you develop such a dangerous thing by yourself, if you are a little careless, the fate of the farmer will be your fate today."

Xie Anlan waved his hand indifferently.

If it weren't for the fact that the method of making the gunpowder could not be known to outsiders, how could he risk his life.

Furthermore, even if he really handed over the production method to others, he would not be able to explain to others how this production method came about. It is better to save some effort and study it behind closed doors for a few days. There is also an excuse, falsely claiming It was developed by myself.

Looking at Xie Anlan's unscrupulous appearance, Xie Cangming really felt angry that he hated iron and steel, but then thought, if Xie Anlan really became a master, with his carefulness, he should be worried .

"Brother Huang, you see, since this gunpowder is man-made, as long as you demonstrate it once in front of others, the gossip of those ignorant villains in the city will naturally disappear without attack." Xie Anlan pretended to be stupid.

"That's the only thing you can do?" Xie Cangming rolled his eyes at Xie Anlan, and then said again, "Those nonsense stories are nothing to be afraid of, what the emperor really values ​​is your military ability of this fire... medicine."

"Brother Huang is wise." Seeing that her goal had been achieved, Xie Anlan said a few perfunctory words without interest, and was about to retire when she was done.

Xie Cangming saw Xie Anlan's perfunctory, and changed the subject, "Since you think it's named Huo|Yao, why don't you change its name to Huo|Yao Wang?"

Xie Anlan looked depressed, "..."

"That's not necessary. Speaking of which, I owe it to the farmer to develop this gunpowder. If the emperor wants to give a name, why don't you give this gunpowder a name." Dao, in order to prevent herself from being called the King of Fire|Yao Yao in the future, Xie Anlan decided to use Song Yong's family as a shield.

After pondering for a while, Xie Cangming nodded and said, "That's right, without their family, you wouldn't be able to make this gunpowder. If you reward them according to merit, you should also give them a family of gunpowder. It's just that the front line is urgent, and the gunpowder If one thing still needs to be kept secret, we have to wrong them for a while."

Xie Anlan listened quietly, as long as he didn't call him the King of Gun|Yao, he could do whatever he wanted.

"As for you..." Xie Cangming talked, and then he said back to Xie Anlan.

Xie Anlan's heart tightened.

"As for your merits in developing gunpowder, why don't you pack up and prepare to become a battalion commander of gunpowder battalion." Xie Cangming thought for a while, and felt that Xie Anlan was not useless. Make the best use of his strengths.

"???"

Xie Anlan's head was full of question marks, considering his bad reputation, isn't Xie Cangming really afraid that he would neglect his duties and turn the entire camp into a gambling place?

Apparently Xie Cangming also thought of this, "Of course, there is also a deputy battalion commander with you. The two of you must produce gunpowder that can equip 3000 people within [-] days."

"Brother Huang, I'll let it go." Xie Anlan resisted a little, he made gun|powder just because he didn't want to end up in a tragic death after the country was destroyed.

Once the gunpowder is produced, it will be a powerful weapon for the country. As a prince, it is best not to participate if he can not participate.

"It's settled here. Today you go back and rest first, and tomorrow your deputy battalion commander will come to your house to inform you." Xie Cangming chose to let Xie Anlan take care of the gunpowder, of course he had his reasons.

For one thing, since the gun|powder was developed by Xie Anlan, it is more reassuring to give it to him than to others.

Second, Xie Anlan is too naughty, he would go out to gamble or do some irreconcilable things all day long, he planned to save the gunpowder as a "big gift" to the Grassland Department, naturally he wanted to keep it secret, because he was afraid of Xie Anlan He was away all day, accidentally leaked the news, wasted the opportunity, and detained him in the camp, it was appropriate.

Three things, you can also temper Xie Anlan's stubborn temper, don't ask him to get better, but ask him not to cause trouble, and change his gambling nature.

It was a foregone conclusion, Xie Anlan had no choice but to bite the bullet and accept it.

However, it is not an easy task to produce gunpowder capable of equipping 20 people within 3000 days.

First of all, the first one is the problem of money, how to buy materials without money.

Although the raw materials are not very expensive, they cannot support their large quantities, and white salt is not a commonly used item, so it takes a lot of time to collect them.

However, there is no need for Xie Anlan to worry about these, let his cheap brother worry about it, he has a more important thing to do right now.

Xie Anlan hurried back to the palace, but found that the gate of the palace was closed and there was no one there, so she couldn't help but wonder, could it be that Lu Chengjie stole the money from the palace and ran away?

Sitting at the gate of the palace and thinking wildly for a while, I saw Lu Chengjie and his party coming back with a carriage of goods.

Xie Anlan couldn't help wondering, "What did you guys do?"

"Don't be angry, my lord. Since you entered the palace, the young master has taken us everywhere to collect the earth frost. There are no earth frost mines in the capital, and the stock is small. We collected them door to door, and went to every major drugstore. Not even the home of the alchemist I let it go, and only received a carriage." Lu Chuyi was afraid that Xie Anlan would anger Lu Chengjiao, so he quickly explained.

Lu Chengjie was not afraid, and said calmly, "Your Highness, I have already sent people to talk about the few frost mines I know outside the capital. In the name of the palace, it is good for me to split the bill with Your Highness."

Xie Anlan glanced at Lu Chengke in surprise, and lamented that Lu Chengke was really a roundworm in his stomach. He hurried back to the palace, and was just about to discuss with him about borrowing money to buy the saltpeter mine.

Once this fire|medicine camp is built, there will be many places where saltpeter will be used in the future. Taking advantage of the fact that saltpeter mines are as cheap as Chinese cabbage, buy more, catch up with this shareholder wind, and make a lot of money in the future.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he came back, Lu Chengjia would take care of everything for him, and even take the initiative to share five cents of the bill with him.

It would be a lie to say that I am not moved.

"Your Highness, there is something wrong with Chengjia." After Lu Chengjia finished speaking, seeing Xie Anlan staying where he was, he couldn't help feeling uneasy.

"No, you did a good job." Xie Anlan shook her head, "It's just..."

Lu Chengjie frowned, and his heart tightened.

"It's just... from now on, I'm afraid you will be called Princess Huo|Yao."

Lu Chengjie, "..."