I open a history tutorial class in Daming

Chapter 191 (Under revision, will be updated tomorrow

When everyone heard what Zhu Yuanzhang said, they were stunned for a moment, their eyes full of confusion.

Even Li Shimin couldn't help but ask.

"Old Zhu, what's going on? How come my Tang Dynasty's red seal and iron certificate can also be used in the Ming Dynasty?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile when he heard this.

"During the reign of Emperor Zhaozong of the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Gaozong once granted a red-lettered iron certificate to Qian Liu, the Prince of Pengcheng. However, this red-lettered iron certificate has never been used. Later, Qian Yongqin, a descendant of the Qian family, underpaid grain taxes when he was the prefect of Jianchang. He should have been executed!"

"Later, his descendants took out the red-lettered iron certificate from Emperor Zhaozong of the Tang Dynasty!"

"I originally thought that the Great Ming Dynasty inherited the orthodoxy of the Tang and Song dynasties, so naturally the red-lettered iron certificates of the Tang Dynasty could also be used in the Great Ming Dynasty, so I absolved him of his guilt!"

Both Ying Zheng and Liu Che were extremely surprised when they heard this.

How could this matter be handled this way? "Interesting, I've heard that you, Old Zhu, hate corrupt officials to the core, and even don't let go of your old brothers, yet you would actually pardon one person just because of a thousand-year-old red seal and iron certificate!"

Zhu Yuanzhang felt extremely embarrassed when he heard this. Ever since Song Shen had said that he would kill all those meritorious officials in the future, he could no longer maintain his reputation as a cruel man.

But if I think about it carefully, if something like that really happened, I would definitely do the same thing.

The power held by Tang Shengzong Lu Zhongheng's group of old brothers was really too great, and all the Huaixi nobles were united under the command of Li Shanchang and Hu Weiyong.

If they really want to rebel, it will be no small matter.

There are also more than a thousand adopted sons under Lan Yu's command. Lan Yu's orders are more effective than the emperor's edicts. If they rebel at that time, I am afraid that no one in the court will be able to stop them.

What's more, there is another more important reason why Lan Yu and his group died, which was that Crown Prince Zhu Biao and Crown Prince Zhu Xiongying all died suddenly.

Zhu Yuanzhang could only pass the throne to Zhu Yunwen, and Zhu Yunwen was the son of his second wife, Lu, and had no relationship with Lan Yu. Given Lan Yu's character, he would definitely not take him seriously, and there would definitely be trouble at that time.

So he could only clear these thorns for Zhu Yunwen in advance.

But now with Song Shen's existence, everything can change.

As long as Zhu Biao and Zhu Xiongying are safe, Lan Yu will be able to suppress him no matter how arrogant he is.

"Tsk, your Han Dynasty is not much better than mine. Liu Laosan has killed as many meritorious officials as I have!"

They were arguing with each other in this place without caring about their identities.

Song Shen had just entered the school and couldn't help but sigh when he saw the appearance of these people.

These emperors can be regarded as the most accomplished emperors in the history of China.

The Emperor Qin Shi Huang, Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor Taizong of Tang and Emperor Mingzu, unexpectedly, they started arguing with each other in this classroom.

If this incident were to be posted on a short video platform in the future, it would definitely be an extremely explosive event.

When everyone saw Song Shen coming to this place, they all shut their mouths.

They could fight over other things, but they suppressed their thoughts in front of Song Shen.

They had learned a lot from Song Shen's narration before, and even the national strength was growing rapidly. Naturally, they would not miss such an opportunity.

Song Shen had just arrived in the classroom and said with a smile while looking at Li Shimin standing beside him.

"Congratulations to Emperor Tang for developing gunpowder. I believe it won't take long to make powerful firearms!"

Li Shimin smiled proudly after hearing this.

"Of course. With the two Taoist priests Li Chunfeng and Yuan Tiangang here, it will be easy to research gunpowder. I have already obtained the firearms drawings of the three major camps in the early Ming Dynasty from Old Zhu. It won't take long to make them!"

Ying Zheng and Liu Che curled their lips.

As expected, these two guys were secretly communicating with each other, and it turned out that the alliance between them was right.

Song Shen nodded.

"It is natural for firearms to replace cold weapons, especially in the future when the development of firearms reaches a peak. Although you have acquired some technology, this is only the starting stage!"

"Even the Ming Dynasty's firearms have many shortcomings. They even need to be equipped with a three-stage attack to be truly effective!"

After hearing the three-stage attack, Zhu Yuanzhang raised his hand and asked as if he had grasped the key point.

"Master Song, may I ask what the three-stage attack is?"

Song Shen said after thinking about it.

"In the early Ming Dynasty, firearms were already widely used, but there were still many problems with firearms at that time. For example, when it was cloudy and rainy, the gunpowder would become damp and could not be ignited, and the firearms would lose their effectiveness!"

"The dosage of gunpowder depends entirely on the soldiers' experience. Soldiers who go to the battlefield for the first time often don't know exactly how much gunpowder to put in, which can easily lead to the risk of the barrel exploding!"

"Also, today's firearms take a long time to operate, and their range is not very far. Often, the enemy rushes in front of you before you can fire the second round!"

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed after hearing this.

In fact, this is true. Firearms have many disadvantages.

Therefore, on the battlefield today, most of the time firearms are treated as disposable items. After firing a round, people either have to hide aside to reload bullets or pick up other weapons for close combat.

"Master Song is right. Despite this, gunpowder is still a rare weapon. It doesn't take long to train a musketeer. And as long as there is enough gunpowder, they can have combat effectiveness. It is even more powerful at close range!"

"It takes too long to train an archer, and it is extremely difficult to select one from the entire army. In addition, the cost of making a bow and arrow is much higher than that of a musket. Can this three-stage attack solve these problems?"

Song Shen shook his head.

"There are many problems with firearms at present. They can be solved in a short time. There are also some solutions for the problem of inaccurate estimation of gunpowder used in the future. For example, a certain amount of gunpowder, lead sand, etc. can be wrapped in kraft paper. When it is time to use it, just tear the kraft paper and pour a certain amount of gunpowder into it to solve this problem!"

"As for the possibility of bullets appearing in the future, your current technology is not capable of that!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, his eyes lit up. This was a good idea. All the gunpowder should be quantified, so as to avoid the situation of explosion due to underestimate.

Song Shen continued.

"Gunpowder tends to get damp on rainy days, and nowadays firearms are mainly made of tinder. Later, a flintlock will appear, which uses flint to ignite. This will solve the problem of not being able to ignite on rainy days!"

Since they were listening to Song Shen's words, it was extremely important for them to keep recording them.

Especially Li Shimin and Zhu Yuanzhang, they had already planned to develop in the direction of firearms, so matters in this regard had to be paid attention to.

Although some technologies may not be available now, there are many craftsmen in our country. By brainstorming, we can always come up with solutions.

Ying Zheng and Liu Che on the side also secretly took note of these.

So they don’t have firearms now, but they will have them in the future. Since Song Shen has said that this is an inevitable trend of future development, they don’t want to fall too far behind.

"Three-stage attack means that the soldiers are divided into three rows. When the soldiers in the first row fire, the soldiers in the second row prepare. After the soldiers in the first row have finished firing, they retreat to the last row to reload the explosives. The soldiers in the second row fire, and the soldiers in the third row prepare!"

"Although this method is clumsy, it is currently the most convenient way to deal with the problem of filling pills taking too long!"

"The first person to use this method was Xiping Hou Mu Ying of the Ming Dynasty. Mu Ying also became famous through this fighting style and swept across the entire Yunnan area!"

When he learned that the person who created this fighting method was his adopted son Mu Ying.

Zhu Yuanzhang's face is like a lotus.

"Hahaha, you see, the one who created this miraculous fighting method is our adopted son Mu Ying. Although Mu Ying is young, he is also a handsome man. The key is that he is loyal to us, sometimes even closer to us than our own son!"

Zhu Yuanzhang had more than twenty adopted sons, among whom the most accomplished ones were Li Wenzhong, Mu Ying, He Wenhui, Ping An, etc.

Song Shen nodded.

"That's right. Xiping Hou Mu Ying was named Duke of Qian, and later King of Qianning. He guarded Yunnan for generations until the end of the Ming Dynasty. The last King of Qianning, Mu Tianbo, died in battle. He truly lived with his country!"

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed, his eyes full of complexity.

Mu Ying was indeed his pride. He never thought that his descendants could achieve this. He was worthy of being his adopted son whom he valued so much.

Liu Che curled his lips.

"So what if you have Mu Ying? I have the champion marquis Huo Qubing. Huo Qubing is also like my son. He is like me in his bones!"

"Your adopted son can manage the southwest, and my champion monkey can also conquer the Wolf's Lair!"

Ying Zheng nodded.

"That's right. My subordinate Meng Tian also drove the Xiongnu 30 miles north and captured the Hetao area!"

The corners of Li Shimin's mouth rose slightly.

"If we talk about this, I won't be sleepy anymore!"

"Learn about Su Dingfang, who destroyed three kingdoms, learn about the military god Li Jing, learn about Li Ji, who became stronger with each battle, learn about Wang Xuance, who destroyed a kingdom by himself, and learn about Xue Rengui, who conquered Tianshan with three swords!"

"Let me count the others: Qin Shubao, Yuchi Gong, Niu Jinda, Hou Junji, Cheng Zhijie..."

Ying Zheng: "..."

Zhu Yuanzhang: "..."

Liu Che: "..."

Well, when I think about it carefully, I really feel impressed. I have to say that the lineup at Li Shimin's disposal was really luxurious, with so many famous generals that it seemed that he would not be worthy of being included in the list of famous generals if he had not conquered several countries.

Song Shen looked at them talking about these things here, and then said with a smile.

"Okay, let's not talk about this today. Today I'm going to introduce you to a new process, a method of making sugar!"

After hearing this, everyone was stunned for a moment. They were not unfamiliar with sugar.

It's just that sugar is very expensive and ordinary people can't afford it at all, and they won't spend a huge amount of money on it just for oral treatment.

Ying Zheng and others asked in confusion.

"Master Song, I wonder what this sugar-making method is for. You can't make these candies just to satisfy your appetite, right?"

After hearing this, Song Shen smiled and shook his head.

"Of course not. Sugar has many uses. Soldiers should be strong during a war, but often, without enough food, they will feel exhausted. Although sugar cannot be used as a staple food, it can be used as a supplementary military ration!"

"For example, if we prepare more sugar in the army, it can quickly replenish energy in the short term, and it can also relieve dehydrated soldiers!"

Everyone was stunned when they heard this. They didn't expect that this candy had such benefits.

If they felt that this matter might not be so simple, and Song Shen actually taught them how to make sugar, then there must be other reasons.

At this time Song Shen said with a smile.

"Sugar does have more effects than that. Generally speaking, adding some sugar to gunpowder can improve the quality of the gunpowder!"

I was actually stunned when I heard this.

According to what Song Shen said before, the ratio of black gunpowder is one part saltpeter, two parts sulfur and three parts charcoal, but there is no mention of sugar here.

It is understandable that saltpeter, sulfur and charcoal can be used to make explosive gunpowder, but what does this have to do with sugar? "Although sugar can improve the performance of gunpowder, it must be made in a certain proportion. Otherwise, the ability I want will be weakened, or even unstable, causing the explosion point of the gunpowder to change!"

"So although sugar plays an important role in gunpowder, we also need to master the correct method!"

"To make sugar, you first need raw materials. The main sugar crop in the south is sugarcane. The weather is hot where sugarcane grows, such as Guilin County and Xiang County during the Qin and Han Dynasties. In the Tang Dynasty, you might have to ask Feng Ang, the Duke of Yue!"

"As for the sugarcane of the Ming Dynasty, most of it appeared in Guangdong and Guangxi, and there was also a portion in the Dogandu Provincial Administration Office!"

"The main sugar crop in the north is sugar beets. I will draw a picture later and you can go and look for it, but I'm not sure if you can find it!"

"The yellow mud water sugar-making method used in the middle and late Ming Dynasty is currently the most suitable method based on your current level of technology!"

Finally, Song Shen told a few people the method of making sugar with yellow mud water.

Qin Shihuang Ying Zheng and Meng Tian beside him held brushes in their hands and wrote frantically on the paper they had just made.

These things were extremely important to them, so they were very grateful that paper had been invented not long ago. Otherwise, if they still had to carve words on bamboo slips with a knife as before, they would probably not learn anything in this class.

After Song Shen finished speaking, Ying Zheng went straight to find Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, who was standing beside him.

"Brother Liu, firearms are extremely useful. Our main enemies are the Xiongnu in the north. The Xiongnu are skilled in archery and horsemanship, and they have millions of people. They are unstoppable. Meng Tian only drove them out of the Hetao area, but their cavalry came and went without a trace. Only the Zhao border cavalry of King Wuling could compete with them!"

"I'm afraid we need to find a way to change this aspect!"

(End of this chapter)