The Great Grandson of the Tang Dynasty: The beginning of the slaughter of General Tiance's mans

Chapter 350 The grenade is released!
A mere barrel of gunpowder can blow up a hill. How is this possible? !
Even the current artillery is not so powerful.

Xu Mo looked very confident.

The purification and proportioning of gunpowder is not simple. This is his real birthday gift to Li Chengdao.

The fireworks on that birthday also used the proportioning method of purified gunpowder.

He was originally very resistant to such extremely lethal things.

But for some reason, he could never restrain his desire to delve deeper.

"This bucket of stuff can blow up a small hill?"

Fang Xuanling's eyes widened with disbelief on his face. He really found it incredible.

To the ancients, such thermal weapons were simply unreasonable.

"Only half the barrel was used in the explosion just now. Mr. Fang can imagine it for himself."

Xu Mo smiled and said.

All the ministers were silent. If this was really the case, then this gunpowder would be simply too terrifying.

"Very good, very well done!"

Li Chengdao praised highly that it was amazing that gunpowder with such high purity and power could be produced in this era.

Then he went on to ask: "How about the improvement and strengthening of the power of muskets and artillery?"

Xu Mo thought for a while, hesitated and then said: "Your Majesty, you have also applied purified gunpowder to these two weapons, but the power improvement is average and very unstable."

As he said that, he took Li Chengdao to see the completed muskets and artillery, and then demonstrated them one by one.

As Xu Mo said, the power has not been greatly improved, and if it is further modified, there will be a risk of explosion.

That's why Xu Mocai said they had no merit, but he was more interested in gunpowder.

"Compared with them, I have another research result that I want to show to Your Majesty. This is the proud work of our Smelting Bureau!"

Before Li Chengdao could make a comment, Xu Mo said, and then asked someone to carry out a large wooden box.

When I lifted the wooden box this time, I was obviously more cautious than when I lifted the barrel just now, as if there was something extremely terrifying inside.

"What's in here?"

Li Chengdao was also a little curious. What weird things did Xu Mo and his people create?

"Your Majesty, please see."

Xu Mo smiled slightly, and then asked someone to open the lid of the wooden box. Inside was a round black iron ball about the size of a fist.

There were only a dozen of these black iron balls in the huge box. Each of them was individually separated from each other and covered with thick straw and cotton.

"This is……"

Seeing this black iron ball that looked like iron lumps, Li Chengdao raised his eyebrows slightly. He felt that this thing was somewhat familiar.

A trace of pride flashed in Xu Mo's eyes when he heard this, and he said: "Your Majesty, this is the largest research result of our Smelting Bureau in this period of time. Its outer layer is made of iron, but it is filled with a large amount of purified gunpowder and A little flint. As long as you throw it out with force, it will explode after a violent collision. The power is amazing!"

"Because the sound when it explodes is like thunder, we named it Thunder Bomb. Your Majesty, please take a look."

As he spoke, he picked up a thunder bomb from the wooden box and threw it towards a target in the distance.

Under everyone's gaze, the thunder bomb accurately hit the scarecrow target.

Following a loud noise and a flash of explosion, the scarecrow target had been blown away without a trace, leaving only a crater on the ground and emitting black smoke.

"This... grenade?!
Seeing this extremely familiar scene, Li Chengdao blurted out subconsciously, his eyes filled with shock.

Isn't this method of use and power just a simplified version of the collision-type injury in the previous life?
Hearing Li Chengdao's words, Xu Mo couldn't help but wonder: "Grenade? Your Majesty, do you mean the thunder bomb? This name is indeed better and more appropriate than the thunder bomb. Since it was given by your majesty, let's call it grenade."

"You can do whatever you want. Who came up with the idea of ​​this grenade?"

Li Chengdao asked, the idea of ​​grenade can be said to be pioneering in this era.

"It's Zhang Da, a craftsman who passed the imperial examination and entered the Smelting Bureau this year."

Xu Mo replied.

The current reform of the imperial examination system is not like the past that only examined policy theory and the Four Books and Five Classics. The B-roll system can screen out talents in various fields, and then directly enter the appropriate departments. After an inspection, they can be appointed to work.

It is a long-established pattern for the Metallurgical Bureau to recruit talents from the imperial examinations.

You must know that the Smelting Bureau today is an extraordinary place.

After Xu Mo finished speaking, he glanced at the surrounding craftsmen, and then said to a young craftsman in the crowd who looked very inconspicuous: "Zhang Da, come out."

Hearing Xu Mo's words, the young craftsman named Zhang Da just walked out, then knelt down towards Li Chengdao with a plop, and said in a trembling voice: "Grassman, grassman Zhang Da, see your majesty!"

Li Chengdao was the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. When he saw such a noble person, he would be lying if he said he wasn't nervous. He was more nervous than anyone else.

"Get up, don't be nervous, I just want to ask you about this grenade."

"How did you come up with the idea of ​​making a weapon like a grenade? Tell me."

Li Chengdao smiled and asked.

Li Chengdao's approachable attitude relieved Zhang Da's nervousness a lot, and he replied: "Reporting to your Majesty, I came up with the idea when the children on the street in Cao Minguan set off firecrackers.

The grassroots thought, what would happen if the gunpowder in the firecrackers could be increased to the point where they could kill people?So he told Xu Duzao this idea. "

"The Director also quickly created the thunder bomb according to the ideas of the grassroots. The grassroots didn't get much credit. The real credit goes to Mr. Xu and the others."

Zhang Da respectfully replied, telling the truth about the process without any intention of taking credit.

After Li Chengdao listened, he sincerely praised: "Very good! You performed very well this time and you have made great contributions.

I will give you a thousand taels of gold and a mansion in Chang'an City! "

(End of this chapter)