Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 603 Black Gunpowder

The sharp weapon Luo Youdu spoke of was naturally black powder.

As one of the four great inventions of China, black gunpowder has always been ignored.

The main reason is that the birth of black gunpowder came out accidentally when the Taoist priest made an error in the formula and exploded.

The Taoist didn't develop in this direction at all, and even he himself didn't know the principle of black powder explosion and the real material of black powder.

The formula of black powder is simply one nitrate, two sulfur and three charcoals, but Taoists don't just use these three materials when making alchemy.It will also add such terrible things as cinnabar, gold, realgar, Zengqing, stone gall, arsenic...

Therefore, after the explosion, in addition to saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal, the black powder formula also added various minerals.

This also led to the extremely impure formula of black powder in this era, which naturally greatly affected its power.

Luo Youdu is not a professional, and he clearly remembers the detailed ratio of black powder.

But as long as you know the formula, the ratio is easy to test.

After Luo Youdu ascended the throne, he asked the military supervisor to study black powder and the equipment that was born around it.

The formula and ratio of black powder were successfully tested in the second year after he ascended the throne.

Black Powder also played its due value.

Around black gunpowder, the Luoyu court also developed firearms such as rockets, fireballs, tribulus cannons, and leather cannons.

The actual combat capabilities of these gadgets are average, and the conditions of use are also very harsh, far from being able to influence the situation of the battle.

But it is extremely bluffing, and there is a lot of movement.When it is used, it is earth-shattering, but the actual effect is far worse than expected.

However, as the first batch of realistic firearms, it is still very useful to use them to bluff people.

For example, during a night attack, all kinds of deafening explosions resounded in all directions.

How can a bumpkin who has never seen the world deal with it calmly?

Luo Youdu has always regarded black powder and its derived firearm products as military secrets, intending to use them in a decisive battle with Khitan.

At this moment, listening to the mountain and gravel, Luo Youdu immediately thought of black gunpowder.

The black powder on the battlefield is limited by the changes in the terrain and terrain, but it is more than enough for mountain opening and gravel.

Although Wei Renpu was the prime minister, he was affected by the secrecy system and did not know the sharp weapon of black powder.But relying on his understanding of Luo Youdu, he knew that the king in front of him would never talk nonsense, and he said, "There is such a sharp weapon that can directly open a river channel from the northern foot of Guangwu Mountain. In this way, there is no need to bypass Guangwu Mountain, and it is even more unnecessary. It will affect the nearby towns and fields. But... Your Majesty, the soil at the northern foot of Guangwu Mountain is hard, dry and difficult to dig, and there are so many boulders that cannot be shaken by human power."

Luo Youdu said: "The imperial court has developed a sharp weapon that is powerful enough to break rocks and ground, and it was originally intended to be used on the battlefield. Now in this situation, it is necessary to do everything possible to open canals for the people."

Jia Yu's eyes were shining brightly, and he quickly asked: "Can I show the power of sharp weapons? If the effect is amazing, we can re-plan a more convenient drainage channel, which will avoid affecting more people."

"Of course!" Luo Youdu said without hesitation: "I will order the Military Weapons Superintendent to arrange blasting experiments. By the way, the sharp weapon in my mouth is called black powder."

"Also, when designing and planning river canals, we can use the method of controlling rivers with rivers and attacking sand with water."

Wei Renpu stood up and said, "Your Majesty, please give me a clear indication."

Luo Youdu said: "The reason why the Yellow River is difficult to control is mainly due to the silt. A bucket of water, sand is the sixth. But where did the silt come from? It is nothing more than the Loess Plateau... the upper reaches of the Yellow River, the water is turbulent, and it carries the silt. And down. The middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, the water is gentle. If the momentum is slow, the sand will stop, and the sand will stop and the river will be full. Once the Yellow River is full, it will naturally overflow and become a disaster, endangering the people on both sides. Build embankments to draw water and attack sand with water , making the Yellow River silt flow straight into the sea."

Wei Renpu said with emotion: "This method is wonderful, if it succeeds, it will be beneficial to the future."

Jia Yu even whispered: "I don't know who thought of this method? Such a wonderful concept is no less than that of Wang Jing in the past."

Luo Youdu thought for a while, and said rather awkwardly: "I think about it every day and dream about it at night, this method is what I get from my dreams."

He really wasn't lying.

The method of beaming water and attacking sand was proposed by Pan Jixun, a water conservancy expert in the Ming Dynasty. He harnessed the Yellow River four times in his life and achieved remarkable results.

If it is said that Wang Jing of the Eastern Han Dynasty said that "Wang Jing ruled the river and was safe for a thousand years", after a thousand years, it was Pan Jixun's attacking sand with water.

Even in the new century, the concept of converging water and attacking sand is still used to control the Yellow River.

Apart from dealing with government affairs, Luo Youdu has been preoccupied with the governance of the Yellow River recently. He didn't even go to the harem, and read three hundred articles on river governance.

Maybe God read him sincerely and dreamed a story.

It is said that a foreigner came to the Qing court with modern scientific knowledge from the West, brandishing foreign ink, pointing out the method of river control, and proposed the plan of "double dike system, building deceleration dikes along the river dikes, and diverting the Yellow River's silt to silt up the dikes". Written into a paper published, aroused the attention of the international water conservancy circles.

Then I found that I picked up the tooth wisdom of the ancient Chinese 300 years ago...

The dream of slapping the face.

But in fact, this is a real thing in history, but the capacity of the human brain is limited, and many unimportant things will be automatically filtered by the brain.

The human brain is different from a computer, if it is deleted, it really disappears.Things hidden in the depths of memory may never be remembered for a lifetime, or may be recalled inexplicably at a certain point in time.

This is the case for Luo Youdu, his mind is full of the Yellow River, and the memory hidden in the depths of his brain in his sleep flashed again in his dream.

Pan Jixun's method of restraining water and attacking sand also came to mind.

However, as far as the accumulated sediment stock of the Yellow River is concerned, it is absolutely not enough to rely on the water to attack the sand, and the accumulation is too much and too thick.

Unblocking drainage is essential.

Wei Renpu and Jia Yu looked at each other in blank dismay, they never imagined that the extremely feasible method of water control, the theory of "sweeping water and attacking sand", was actually obtained in a dream?
After a while, Wei Renpu said with emotion: "Your Majesty is really a god."

Luo Youdu blushed a little, and after a few perfunctory words, he led the two of them to the Military Weapons Supervision, where they saw the power of black powder.

"Oh!"

With a loud noise, the sky was filled with black smoke, and the huge rocks were torn apart and scattered in all directions.

It was the first time for Wei Renpu and Jia Tang to see the power of black powder, and they stared straight at it.

Wei Renpu, who came back to his senses, couldn't wait to say: "Your Majesty, what is the value of this thing?"

Luo Youdu said indifferently: "Enough is enough!"

He has extremely strict control over the formula of black powder because the materials required for black powder are too common and popular.

As long as you know the recipe ratio, it is easy to get together the ingredients.

Hearing this answer, Wei Renpu immediately said: "Your Majesty, I ask Xu Chen to resign, and then we will assemble the action team and re-plan the plan."

Luo Youdu nodded and said: "Go, remember one sentence, river governance is a major matter for the country, I will fully cooperate, and you will be the first in all matters of corvee and supplies."

Wei Renpu and Jia Xuan gladly took the order.

(End of this chapter)