Five years of garrison on the border, shocked Zhu Yuanzhang who went south to inspect

Chapter 243 The Ming Dynasty is gradually declining
Seeing Xia Jing crying and showing no trace of monkish demeanor, Zhu Tuo gave him a cold shout, kicked him in the body, and cursed: "You useless thing, you are so afraid of a cannon, I am really embarrassed." s face."

"Prince Su, why don't you come?" Xia Jing said, passing the torch in his hand forward.

Zhu Tuo immediately became furious and yelled: "I have to do everything myself, what use do you have? Hurry up, otherwise, I will find an excuse to chop you into pieces."

Xia Jing choked and couldn't help but gasp. He never thought that he would be related to guns in his lifetime.

"Everyone, step aside and hide."

Zhu Tuo gave an order, and everyone retreated dozens of meters away, each looking for a hiding place.

Xia Jing curled his lips, and slowly approached the fuse with the torch, only hearing the sound of "cracking", Xia Jing threw away the torch, ran away, and got into a hidden place in two or three strokes, he couldn't help but shoot He patted his chest. Fortunately, he reacted quickly enough and escaped.

Zhu Tuo stared at the metal cylinder and didn't react for a long time. He asked doubtfully: "Is it a dumb bomb? There is no news at all."

From the corner of his eye, he glanced at Xia Jing beside him and laughed, "Xia Jing, I saw you were walking in a hurry just now. Why don't you go over and see if the explosive was really lit?"

Xia Jing looked up at the big, motionless iron jar and couldn't help but curse inwardly.

If he waited for him to rush forward, the water tank would be detonated, and he would be seriously injured by then.

But he knew better that if he dared to disobey Prince Su's order, there would be only one result, and that would be death.

Hey, they are all going to die anyway.

Xia Jing cheered up and jumped out from his hiding place. Just when he was about to go over and take a look, a loud noise suddenly came.

The metal cylinder suddenly swelled, a bright light shot out from the cylinder, and a terrifying shock wave spread to all sides.

Rubbing his body, it was like being hit by a burly man, and he was thrown upside down.

"I've got a cold, maybe the flu."

Although they had been prepared for it, the moment they heard the sound, everyone was shocked and hurriedly squatted down.

After a long time, he raised his head, looked through the smoke and dust in the sky, and saw the huge hole blasted out by the explosion.

The lethality of this explosive has exceeded their knowledge.

Zhu Tuo jumped out of the bunker and said with a proud look on his face: "Father, didn't my son lie? Hehe, I have made so many explosives."

"As long as I continue to improve it, its lethality will continue to increase!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was also too frightened to speak. He thought for a while and ordered: "All those who study gunpowder should be arrested and not leaked, otherwise they will kill the nine clans."

Xia Jing was supported again and responded tremblingly.

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled slightly and said: "Zhu Tuo, you mean that as long as you experiment more, you can make this kind of gunpowder more effective?"

"Yes, father, this kind of explosive can not only be used to make explosives, but also to make matchlock guns. Well, this manufacturing method is very cumbersome and requires many experiments to determine."

"What more experiments are needed?" Zhu Yuanzhang squinted his eyes, looked at these ragged Taoist priests, and said pleasantly: "You are all good young people who have made great contributions to the country. How should I deal with them?"

How could I treat you badly? "

"Who is Xia Jing? As for other meritorious people, they each have ten gold coins."

"Thank you!"

As soon as he heard the news, Xia Jing couldn't help but get excited. This was a reward from His Majesty the Emperor. It was usually given to officials with outstanding merits. When would Xia Jing get such a reward?

In an instant, Xia Jing felt that his waist and feet no longer hurt, and his whole body became energetic. "Xia Jing, I have received favors from your majesty, and I will never be able to repay them even if I die." Xia Jing said loudly.

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed loudly and said: "Those who have meritorious service will be rewarded generously. In this case, from now on, all your expenses will be borne by the government, and even your house will be yours."

"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty!" Xia Jing became even happier.

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "From now on, I only hope that you can always make more explosives."

"What? Do we want to do it again?" Xia Jing said blankly.

"What, you refused?"

Xia Jing thought for a while, lowered his head and said, "It's not that I don't want to, it's just that my gunpowder is ready..."

"Try it again and see if we can develop stronger explosives."

Hearing this, Xia Jing couldn't laugh or cry.

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In order to get the emperor's reward, he tried his best.But even the ancestors of their family are getting angry. They are still making such dangerous explosives.

"I understand."

Xia Jing looked ugly and agreed.

Lu Xiaofeng said.Zhu Yuanzhang turned around and said to Jiang Rui: "Jiang Rui, you have people guarding you. Don't let anyone leave. Don't let anyone know the results of our research."

"I accept the order!" Lu Xiaofeng responded respectfully.

"It's getting late, dear friends, please go back."

Zhu Yuanzhang gave an order and all the civil and military officials were sent away. Only Zhu Tuo was not sent away. Instead, he was brought to the palace and asked the imperial chef to cook a lot of meals for him.

Zhu Yuanzhang put the meat in front of Zhu Tuo, smiled and said to him: "Zhu Tuo, you did a great job, haha, I knew you were a proficient person, and you really lived up to my expectations."

Seeing that the table was full, Zhu Tuo said to Zhu Yuanzhang warily: "Father, what do you mean by this? Are you asking me to do something risky?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was furious and said, "Is this your impression of me?"

"Well, that's because what my father is good at is to slap first and then give him a big stick, just like he did in Xia Jing at noon today."

Zhu Yuanzhang scolded and said: "You have made such a great contribution, I really want to praise you.

I didn't expect you to think so of me. "

"Oh, I see."

Zhu Tuo immediately showed joy, took two more bites, and then asked loudly: "Father, what do you want to praise me for? Is it my intelligence and courage, my intelligence and change, or my handsomeness? Your Majesty, please praise me!"

Zhu Yuanzhang curled his lips, resisted the urge to beat Zhu Tuo, and sighed: "Tuo'er, from now on, with this kind of explosive, my Ming Dynasty will not be bullied by others. You don't understand, people How difficult..."

"My childhood name was Chongba. After I joined the rebels, I changed my name to Zhu Yuanzhang. The word Zhu means killing, Yuan means north, and the word Zhang means a jade dagger. The meaning of this sentence is Cut off the cruelty of the Yuan people to show the strength of our Han people."

At this point, Zhu Yuanzhang took Zhu Tuo's hands and said loudly: "As a mortal, I hold a three-foot-long sword and fight in all directions. Isn't this God's will?"

Zhu Tuo looked at Zhu Yuanzhang blankly and murmured to himself: "This is fate."

"Haha, I never believe in fate, but when I see you, I have a feeling that this is fate. You don't know this kind of thing. Its power can definitely protect our people of the Ming Dynasty."

(End of this chapter)