Daming, originally wanted to destroy it, but the system came

Chapter 181 This is the power of explosive packs

Simoden City is very different now.

Although the city has not been expanded, it can be seen that many houses have signs of repairs and renovations.

The mental outlook of the people is also different.

It only took more than a year for the people to truly feel the benefits of Zhu Ming's original reform of returning local people to local people.

Nowadays, every household has its own land. After excluding the taxes paid to the court every year, there is still a lot of surplus grain. Some families can even use the extra grain in exchange.

This was unimaginable before.

Just last year, people had to tighten their food and clothing, and their stomachs were shrinking, and they still didn't have enough to eat.

But now, there is already a surplus of food?
Especially now in Yunnan, Shen Rong's caravan brings many goods from the Central Plains from time to time, so that the people can improve their lives.

Some families can even save some sugar and give it to their children during the New Year and holidays.

The common people are very down-to-earth. They feel the beauty of life today, and naturally they want to support Zhu Ming more sincerely.

So when Zhu Chu came again, they gave them the most sincere cheers and welcome.

Amid the enthusiasm of the people, Zhu Chu came directly to the government office after entering the city.

This was originally the government office of the local chieftain, but now it has become the government office of the imperial government.

Since there are many county towns around Simodian, Zhu Chu simply asked Long Qu to temporarily take over the post of prefect, treating this place as a prefectural government.

After Zhu Chu came to the government office, he was naturally given a grand reception by Long Qu, and Wu Yong also rushed over from the military camp as soon as possible.

In order to prevent the old chieftain officer system from returning to Longqu, Zhu Zhen arranged for Wu Yong to lead a Ming army guard station to guard this place.

After all, after the Battle of Dingbian, 20 surrendered troops were sent back to their hometowns, and many of them returned to Simoden.

Therefore, unlike other places, Ming troops are needed to guard this place.

But now.

Zhu Ming sat on the chair at the head of the government office without hesitation, and while flipping through this year's account books, he said: "Long Qu, I didn't expect you to do a good job. In this case, why don't you take over temporarily? Just officially become the prefect. But you have to remember that you are an official of our Ming Dynasty, not a so-called chieftain, you have to make this clear."

This is a matter of principle.

Long Qu knelt down in surprise: "I humbly obey my orders, and I will not disappoint His Highness."

It seems that he has also improved a bit, and his speech is becoming more fluent.

Zhu Zhen nodded with a smile and put down the account book.

He didn't care about the accounts about Simoden's annual harvest, how much tax he paid to the court, etc.

Relying on Shen Rong's business ability, Zhu Zhen had quietly accumulated a large amount of wealth, and he had secretly hidden most of the food and silver into the backpack system.

So he cares more about another thing, that is.

"Speaking of which, last year I asked Shen Rong to send you a lot of good things. I heard that you have achieved some results? Come and see," Zhu Chu rubbed his hands and said excitedly.

It turned out that Zhu Zhen used Shen Rong's caravan to secretly transport a large number of bullets to Simoden, which were modern bullets he purchased from the system store.

There is only one purpose, and that is to hope that because of its remote location, Simoden can secretly develop the principles of modern bullets.

If we could first refine the modern bullets and then manufacture them using the technology of this era.

Then he does not need to continue to pave the technology tree, or even go directly from the fire gun to the bird gun, that is, the matchlock gun, or even the flintlock gun, and directly enter the primer-fired hammer-type firearm technology.

In fact, if you are born in the [-]s or [-]s, you may have seen a simple pistol toy, and many people have made it by hand.

At that time, as long as you buy another blueprint from the store, you can at least make a batch of the simplest and most primitive rifles.

It's a pity that those bullets are produced on the assembly lines of modern factories. Even if there is enough copper, they cannot be reproduced with current technology.

"But Your Highness, although we can't make those things called bullets, we have finally figured out the formula you sent us, and now we have produced a large amount of black powder," Wu Yong said with excitement.

In fact, gunpowder is one of the four great inventions of ancient China, and it has a history of thousands of years. It was even clearly recorded in the Spring and Autumn Period.

For example, the legends about the Nian beast and firecrackers are closely related to gunpowder.

It's just that the ancients didn't attach too much importance to gunpowder. It wasn't until the Song Dynasty that they gradually began to use it. In fact, the fire blunderbuss used today was actually adapted from the principle of the sudden fire gun of the Song Dynasty.

Especially in today's Ming Dynasty, gunpowder is used more frequently. Previously, Mu Ying had a musketry team and a batch of magical arrows.

During the Yongle period, Zhu Di also specially formed a Shenji battalion, a unit that specialized in firearms as weapons.

But Zhu Zhen had a cheat system, and he planned to further enhance the power of gunpowder based on the existing gunpowder, that is, black gunpowder.

In fact, gunpowder is gunpowder. Because the color is black, it is also called black gunpowder.

It's just that Zhu Chu has bullets with modern technology, and the gunpowder contained in them is naturally more powerful than the gunpowder currently used.

In addition, what if a certain proportion of white sugar is added?Can a bomb be made?Like a dynamite pack?

Look, the white sugar produced will be of great use, right?
Zhu Zhen immediately followed Wu Yong and began to rush towards the military camp.

Because there were not many Ming troops left at that time, the military camp was inside the city, not outside the city.

In a corner of Simoden City, there is a separate military camp.

"In order to follow His Highness's policy of not disturbing the people, when we researched gunpowder, we always conducted it in military camps or outside the city," Long Qu also followed and explained.

Zhu Ming nodded, satisfied that they had not forgotten what he had told them at the beginning.

Then, they came to a corner of the military camp, where there was a newly built huge building that looked like a granary.

But when the warehouse door opened, there was a pungent smell inside.

It's sulfur and saltpeter.

Zhu Ming's eyes lit up. Not only did he not feel the smell, he even urged excitedly: "Let me see your results quickly."

"Yes."

Long Qu and Wu Yong were equally excited. They quickly went in personally and each took out a large parcel wrapped in kraft paper.

Because this is the most primitive component of gunpowder, it is very afraid of rain. Once it gets wet by rain, it will be completely useless.

That's why a warehouse was specially built here, and the kraft paper used in the explosive bags was also waterproof.

Then Wu Yong and Long Qu took the lead and walked outside the city.

Zhu Chu naturally followed closely behind.

Wang Fu, Mu Qiu, and several other major generals like Mu Sheng were confused and confused.

In fact, they have all seen fire guns and know the role and importance of gunpowder, but why not fire guns?

Do we need to use gunpowder directly?Wouldn’t it be better to just listen to the firecrackers?
They were right. The current use of gunpowder can only be used with firecrackers to shoot out iron pellets, otherwise it can only be used as firecrackers or firecrackers.

But today, their ideas are about to be overturned.

With the strength of two strong men, Wu Yong and Long Qu, each of them could only carry one explosive bag, which shows how outrageous the amount of gunpowder in it was.

In order not to scare the people and not damage the buildings in the city, the group of people went to a place far outside the city.

There are also deep pits here one after another, and there are signs of scorch in each pit. It is conceivable that this should be the place where experiments were done before, right?
Under Zhu Chu's instruction, Long Qu and Wu Yong placed two explosive packets in two pits respectively, then led out the leads and carefully stretched them far away.

Seeing how experienced they were, Zhu Zhen couldn't help but smile to himself. It seemed that they had suffered a lot.

In particular, the more powerful the gunpowder, the more dangerous the experiment.

He warned from the beginning that he must pay attention to safety.

Not far away, you can still see a wall, which looked like it had been built before for safety.

Zhu Chu glanced at Long Qu and Wu Yong, and then called to Mu Qiu and others who were accompanying him: "Let's go there first. Otherwise, when the explosive explodes, we may be accidentally injured."

Although Mu Qiu didn't know what was going to happen next, she had always believed in Zhu Xi's words.Mu Sheng, on the other hand, stood there with a young and vigorous attitude, and said with a puffed-up chest, "Don't worry, Your Highness, I have seen gunpowder and played with fire blunderbuss before, so it won't be a problem."

Zhu Ming cursed angrily: "Get over here, I can't call you anymore?"

Mu Sheng immediately followed him obediently.

After fighting side by side before and getting along with each other during this period, Mu Sheng has long been convinced of Zhu Xi.

He had planned to exchange with his eldest brother Muchun before, and he came to follow Zhu Ming, and now he got his wish.

Of course, Wang Fu didn't need to say much. He followed Zhu Chu silently, accompanied by more than a dozen guards.

When a bunch of them were huddled behind the wall, waiting inexplicably.

Over there, Long Qu and Wu Yong were already cautiously coming over with leads in their hands.

China has been playing with fireworks and gunpowder for thousands of years, and fuses are no problem. Now it is enough to use the original fuses.

It's just that these two leads are a bit too long.

Long Qu and Wu Yong were both sweating profusely. They came up to Zhu Chu and handed the two leads to Zhu Chu. They also took out the prepared fire certificates.

"Your Highness, please."

The two handed over the matter of igniting the explosives to Zhu Zhen.

Mu Sheng on the side saw that the two of them were making such a fuss and being mysterious, and couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Is this the case?"

"You'll find out later," Zhu Zhen smiled mysteriously, then picked up the fire stick and blew it to make the charcoal fire brighter.

Speaking of ancient fire breakers, it is really magical. After making dry and flammable materials in advance, some gunpowder ingredients should be placed inside. Just blow into it and let some flammable substances collide, and an open flame can be quickly produced. .

Speaking of which, maybe we can think about how to make more convenient grenades?

While Zhu Zhen was thinking, he used the fire stick in his hand to light two fuses at the same time.

As the gunpowder on the fuse quickly ignited and quickly rushed towards the two explosive bags in the distance, everyone stuck their heads out and looked outside.

When Zhu Chu saw that Mu Qiu was also poking his head, he quickly hugged her into his arms, reached out to cover her ears, and even more anxiously shouted to the others: "Look at it, just listen to it." Shrink down."

As he said that, even he himself hid behind the wall.

As for Long Qu and Wu Yong, they were even more experienced. They blocked their ears and squatted there, looking extremely funny.

But even Zhu Zhen was so nervous that no one else dared to look around, so they all stood there honestly, with blank faces, not knowing what would happen next.

Time seemed to be slowed down at this time. It was obvious that the fuse was burning very quickly, but it still did not reach the position of the explosive pack.

Long Qu and Wu Yong looked at each other worriedly. Is there going to be an accident?There is no problem with the explosive pack, but if there is a problem with the fuse, it will be troublesome.

They didn't dare to get close to rekindle it. Soldiers had been blown up because of this before. Fortunately, no one was killed, but so far, the man's face was still charred and half of his face was blown up. blacken.

Fortunately, people are fine.

Perhaps they had pulled the fuse too long, and the explosive package had not moved for a long time.

Just when Zhu Chu was looking puzzled and wanted to take a look.

Finally, only two loud noises of "boom" and "boom" were heard, and even the ground beneath my feet seemed to tremble, and the explosive pack was finally exploded.

Mu Sheng's eyes widened and his mouth opened, with a frightened look on his face, as if he had seen a ghost.

Even Wang Fu was so frightened that he almost fell to the ground, and the guards behind him were already sitting on the ground.

Mu Qiu also trembled. If Zhu Zhen hadn't covered her ears, she would have been frightened.

Even so, Mu Qiu still hid in Zhu Chu's arms and murmured: "The mountain god is angry?"

There are also some volcanoes in Yunnan. The ancient people were ignorant and thought that the eruptions of volcanoes were caused by the anger of the mountain gods.

It can be seen that the power of the two explosive packets just now is no less than the shock caused by the volcanic eruption.

Even the shock wave of the explosion brought up a strong wind, and even a lot of sand and gravel on the ground flew out, hitting the wall in front of everyone and making a noise.

If it weren't for the protection of this wall, everyone would have been blown away, or even seriously injured by flying sand and rocks.

That thing hurts a lot when it hits you.

"How?" Zhu Zhen shouted loudly to Mu Sheng, who was already frightened. "Now you know you are afraid, right? Hahaha."

Zhu Xi's voice was very loud, otherwise Mu Sheng would not have been able to hear it.

In fact, Zhu Chu himself had some tinnitus. He only covered Mu Qiu's ears, but he was deafened.

Fortunately, he was physically strong and recovered quickly.

As for Mu Sheng and others, I am afraid that this day will be uncomfortable. As for whether they can have a peaceful sleep at night, that is not certain.

The power of explosives finally shocked these ancients.

After everything calmed down, a group of people came out to check and saw that the two original potholes had now been blown deeper and larger. They were four to five meters in diameter and one or two meters deep.

"This is because most of the explosive packets are exposed to the air. If it explodes in a narrow space, the power will only be more terrifying. If you set up a trap and ambush hundreds of explosive packets for an ignorant enemy, you can think of it. I think that picture is very beautiful," Zhu Zhen said with a sneer.

Others were shocked and looked at Zhu Zhen in shock.

Your Highness, how many people do you want to eliminate?
hundreds of?I am afraid that even the hundreds of thousands of troops sent by Silun could be blown up into the sky.

"Times have changed," Zhu Zhen sighed again, and said with some pride: "From today on, I will change the style of war. Siege warfare? What kind of city gate can stop the power of an explosive pack? If one is not enough, then get another one.”

It has been mentioned before that ancient warfare has huge advantages for the defenders.

Taking the Hongdu Defense War as an example, Zhu Wenzheng and Deng Yu were able to hold off Chen Youliang's 60-strong army for three months with a force of [-] to [-].

But what if it has the power of an explosive pack?Can the city gates and walls be blown down?
I'm afraid that in the afternoon, Chen Youliang could sit on the city wall of Hongdu, watch Zhu Yuanzhang's troops rushing in, and take control of the country, right?

"But the enemy will not let us get close to the city gate or city wall easily," Wang Fu was not as optimistic as Zhu Zhen. He shook his head and raised objections.

He saw what Long Qu and Wu Yong looked like just now.

This lead is made of twisted gunpowder powder. If it is not guided properly, the lead will be short-circuited.

In a siege, it is difficult to approach the city gate, so how can we guide them carefully?
Zhu Ming looked deeply at Wang Fu and said, "Are there no warriors willing to sacrifice their lives?"

What if someone is not afraid of sacrifice and just takes an explosive bag and detonates it under the city gate?

Wang Fu was stunned for a moment, and then fell silent.

"Don't worry, I won't let you sacrifice your lives," Zhu Zhen smiled and reassured: "And who said you have to be so stupid? I asked you to study those bullets before, just to let you discover the principle of the primer. For example, Divide the explosive package into two parts. After one part ignites and explodes, launch the explosive package and trigger a second explosion. Can't it be used as an artillery piece?"

"Besides, you have all seen fire guns. As long as you make a bigger fire gun and use the principle of fire guns to knock out the explosive package, won't it be over?"

"Actually, there are many ways, such as making a better fuse, or waiting for me to invent glue, stick the explosive package on the city gate, light it and run away."

"Don't worry, I have too many ways. Even this explosive pack is only in its initial stage. Take your time. We still have a lot of time to continue to develop and improve it."

Zhu Zhen was obviously very satisfied with today's experiment, and he was not stingy about it. He praised Wu Yong and Long Qu a lot. In addition to verbal rewards, there were also actual rewards.

Because both of them received their salaries according to their official positions, Zhu Ji's reward became even more precious.

Don't forget that Simoden used to have a system of chieftain officials. Everything was decided by the chieftain. Of course, he didn't need to care about the little silver reward given by the court.

The money and food in the entire city belongs to the chieftain, isn't it more than the salary of the imperial court?Just cut as much flesh from the people as you want.

But things are different now. Long Qu is only the prefect and has only the authority to govern the local area. Otherwise, if he dares to exploit the people, once Zhu Chu finds out, he will skin Long Qu.

That's no joke.

Now whoever dares to hinder Zhu Zhen's reform of his native land will be killed. In the past, those chieftain families were killed one by one.

(End of this chapter)