Prince of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 370

"Great Wind Song" was written by Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty. The original text is "When the wind rises, the clouds fly. Vega and the sea return to the hometown. And the warriors guard the four directions!"

At that time, Liu Bang ruled the world, so he was full of ambition when he returned to his hometown, and the arrogance of domineering in his poems was fully revealed. In modern terms, it was full of strong pretense and coercion.

And Zhang Zongchang was one of the leaders of the modern Feng faction warlords, and he did not know why he became interested in "Great Wind Song", so he simply imitated Liu Bang and wrote a song "I also write a big wind song".

The full poem is as follows:

The cannons are fired and his mother is bombarded, and Weijia Hainei returns to his hometown.Zhang Zongchang counts the heroes, and the giant whale swallows Fusang.

Looking at a text is like looking at a person, so we can see what kind of strange Zongchang is.

Gao Ming is not admiring Zhang Zongchang's poems, he just saw the big ** paper he drew, and when he was in a good mood, he said something nonsense, but he was overheard by others.

Hearing the laughter coming from the door, he suddenly showed helplessness.

"Wan'er, don't hide, I heard your voice, come in."

"Yes!"

As Gao Ming finished speaking, Su Wan'er walked in with her mouth covered, her eyes narrowed, her shoulders trembling.

Seeing this scene, Gao Ming immediately sighed.

"Hey, isn't it just a poem, you can laugh if you want to, why are you so miserable?"

"Pfft..."

As soon as Gao Ming finished speaking, Su Wan'er seemed to think of something, and couldn't help laughing immediately.

"Hee hee... I'm being rude, I just think... I can't help but want to laugh when I think of Mr. Lang's phrase 'cannons open', hee hee hee..."

"..."

Damn, Zhang Zongchang's scapegoat is my fault?

Thinking of this, Gao Ming's expression suddenly became melancholy.

As if seeing the change in Gao Ming's expression, Su Wan'er tried her best to hold back her smile, and then comforted Gao Ming.

"Actually... In fact, this poem by Mr. Lang is also considered... and unique, but I don't know the name of this poem by Mr. Lang?"

"It's called "I also write a big wind song"."

"Pfft..."

Seeing Gao Ming say the name expressionlessly, Su Wan'er couldn't help laughing again, but after the laugh, she immediately held back, and then lowered her head to give Gao Ming a blessing.

"Mr. Lang must be hungry too, I will let people prepare dinner, I will leave first!"

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Gao Ming to respond, Su Wan'er covered her small mouth and ran out. After a while, a burst of laughter like silver bells came in from outside and reached Gao Ming's ears.

Hearing Su Wan'er's laughter, Gao Ming opened his mouth suddenly, but didn't say anything.

When it was time to eat, Gao Ming found that the maids in the East Palace looked at him with strange expressions, especially Shi Jian, who simply burst out laughing after seeing him.

Pu Chi your sister?Does I look like a bean?Make people want to laugh?

But Gao Ming also knew that his poem must have worked, so he could only sigh helplessly.

"Hey, I hope this poem doesn't become famous forever, otherwise Lao Tzu's reputation will be completely ruined."

As the founder of couplets in the Tang Dynasty, and with such good articles as "Ai Lian Shuo" and "Humble Room Inscription", Gao Ming still has a certain status in the literary world of the Tang Dynasty. He does not want to be ruined by Zhang Zongchang's poems .

But unfortunately, in many cases, the development of things is often independent of people's will, so by the next day, the entire harem knew Gao Ming's "earth-shattering" "I also write a big wind song" up.

And it is said that when Li Shimin heard these two lines of poems, he sprayed out the tea in front of civil and military officials...

In short, Gao Ming became famous again, and even the cannon came into the sight of civil and military officials. Everyone was curious about what the cannon was, and it could make the prince of the dynasty tamper with Han Gaozu's poems.

Li Shimin simply took advantage of this opportunity, allocated [-] guan from the internal treasury, and asked the military supervisor to cooperate with Gao Ming to make cannons.

At this time, Hegan Chengji also recruited more than 100 blacksmiths, and Gao Ming simply took them to the Military Weapons Supervision, and then took the blueprints and told them how to build the cannon.

The structure of the muzzle gun was not complicated at all. To put it bluntly, it was a "big iron pipe" from thick to thin. In addition, Gao Ming had already drawn detailed drawings. After explaining it, the blacksmiths understood.

In order to ensure the accuracy, Gao Ming also had a vernier caliper built, and made clear regulations on the length, caliber, thickness of the barrel, and the position of the ear of the cannon.

Although the blacksmiths didn't know the purpose of Gao Ming's "big iron pipe", they knew that Gao Ming was the prince, and they had to do what the prince asked them to do!
With Gao Ming's order, the cannons began to be manufactured, and there was a scene of enthusiasm in the military supervision, which was rarely seen in peacetime.

Seeing everyone working hard, Gao Ming returned to the palace with satisfaction, and then found Liu Bing.

"Liu Bing, go and get me two things, saltpeter and sulfur. You should do this yourself, keep it secret, and don't let others know."

Gao Ming asked Liu Bing to find saltpeter and sulfur not for other purposes, but to configure black powder. After all, black powder is the propellant of the cannon, and the cannon would not sound without it.

Three things are needed to make black gunpowder, namely saltpeter, sulfur and charcoal. Charcoal is easy to find in the East Palace, but saltpeter and sulfur are not so easy to find, so Gao Ming asked Liu Bing to find it.

Liu Bing didn't know what Gao Ming wanted these two things for, but since they were what Gao Ming asked for by name, he naturally nodded without asking.

"Okay, leave this matter to the old slave, don't worry, His Royal Highness!"

"Well, go ahead and remember to get as much as you can."

"The old slave understands!"

After Liu Bing finished speaking, he left. He was very efficient. In less than half a day, he brought several large boxes of saltpeter and sulfur to Gao Ming.

Seeing that the item arrived, Gao Ming didn't delay, and immediately started to act.

"Shi Shu, take someone to grind me saltpeter and sulfur into powder, the finer the better, Shi Jian, go find some high-quality charcoal, and grind it into powder, the finer the better. But You must pay attention to fire prevention, not only open flames, but even sparks are not allowed to get close, you understand?"

"Yes!"

Under Gao Ming's order, Shi Shu and Shi Jian took action immediately, and hundreds of female warriors in the East Palace also came in handy. A group of people began to grind saltpeter, sulfur and charcoal into powder according to Gao Ming's request.

The maid's work was very meticulous, and she quickly produced the powder that met Gao Ming's requirements. After getting the raw materials, Gao Ming took a small scale and began to weigh them carefully.

Gao Ming knows the recipe, so he is familiar with it.

"One nitrate, two sulfur and three charcoals... First, a catty of nitrate powder, then two taels of sulfur powder, and finally three taels of charcoal powder, and then stir it evenly, um... almost, but I don't know how the effect will be... "

Thinking of this, Gao Ming raised his eyebrows immediately.

"How about I make a firecracker first?"

(End of this chapter)