Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 182 Studying Gunpowder
The two of them flew the Qinglong Yanyue Saber in their hands up and down, and when the two sabers collided, there was a sharp sound of gold and iron clashing, Xiao Mahe stood there motionless!On the other hand, Guan Sheng took a step back and decided to judge!

Seeing this, Xiao Mahe smiled knowingly, it seems that the person in front of him really can't be Guan Yu, it's just that he looks like him!He knew exactly what Guan Yu's strength was!
Guan Sheng, who was shocked back a step, was taken aback!He never expected that the guy in front of him was still stronger than him, and if he continued to fight, he would lose without a hundred moves or even fewer.

Xiao Mohe retracted his knife and was about to leave, but he had already found out that the opponent was not Guan Yu, so he didn't need to waste his time here. Seeing the opponent withdrawing his sword, Guan Sheng naturally didn't look for boredom, and hurriedly retracted his sword.

The scene in front of him was just seen by Li Song who rushed over. Li Song separated from the crowd and came to the two of them. Li Song stared at Guan Sheng in front of him. At the temples, the phoenix eyes are facing the sky, the face is heavy, and the lips are painted vermilion.

"I've seen the prime minister!" Seeing Li Song, Xiao Mahe hurriedly bowed and saluted. Li Song stretched out his hand and said, "Maha doesn't need to be too polite!"

After finishing speaking, he looked at Guan Sheng, and before he could speak, Guan Sheng took the lead and said, "Guan Sheng, a grassroots! I heard that the prime minister is benevolent! I am here to serve the prime minister!"

"It turned out to be Warrior Guan!" Li Song hastily said politely, "I watched you two compete just now, and you are truly worthy of being a general. Today, it is God's favor to add another general like Guan Sheng! I will join the House together."

Li Song couldn't help saying, took Guan Sheng's hand, walked towards Tiance Mansion, introduced Guan Sheng to a group of civil and military acquaintances, after they greeted each other, Guan Sheng quickly became friends with them, Li Song watched them chat enthusiastically, He didn't bother him any more, got up and left, and went back to his study. He still had more important ideas to implement.

In this era, when the two armies fought, they relied on the most primitive hand-to-hand combat. The long-range ones included bows and arrows, trebuchets, etc., which were far less lethal than gunpowder.

Li Song has been thinking about how to solve the problem of gunpowder. During the Han Dynasty, the shadow of gunpowder was still unknown, let alone gunpowder. With the current level, it is still a question of whether it can be manufactured. It may not be so easy to apply it on the battlefield.

"Zhongkang, go find some Taoist priests. I have something to discuss with them. Also, order someone to buy all these items for me according to the list." Li Song said to the head of the bodyguards who followed him. Xu Chu ordered directly, and handed a piece of paper full of words to Xu Chu's hand.

"Promise!" Xu Chu responded with a salute, stretched out his hand to take the paper that Li Song handed over, glanced at it in a hurry, folded it, put it close to his body, turned around, and went to do what Li Song ordered. Things go.

Soon Xu Chu completed all the tasks Li Song ordered. Cao Ang looked at the only two Taoist priests in Xuchang, and asked, "Can the two priests know how to make alchemy?"

One of the older Taoist priests hurriedly said: "My lord, my brothers and I have followed our master to practice alchemy since we were young. Alchemy is our family skill. Dare I ask you, but do you want to refine the elixir of immortality?"

In ancient times, high-ranking officials and nobles would usually find some Taoist priests to refine the elixir of immortality for him, especially for high-ranking and powerful figures, because they were reluctant to part with the power in their hands.

Immortality?Li Song couldn't help laughing. It seems that the two of them misunderstood my intention. I asked them to study gunpowder. According to historical records, gunpowder is the result of long-term practice in alchemy. It was only in the Sui and Tang Dynasties that gunpowder officially came out. Later, at the end of the Tang Dynasty, gunpowder was officially applied to the battlefield.

Li Song shook his head and said, "No, I didn't come here to refine any elixir of life, but to study gunpowder."

The two Taoist priests looked at me and I looked at you. They really didn't understand what Li Song said about gunpowder. They didn't come here for alchemy, but this unknown gunpowder.

Looking at the confused duo, Li Song knew that in this era, the main job of Taoist priests was to refine the elixir of immortality. As for the gunpowder, it was completely blind. Let's talk about this list." Li Song handed the list of gunpowder raw materials to the two Taoist priests.

The older Taoist reached out to take the list and carefully looked at the ingredients written on it. The younger Taoist hurried over to take a look. After reading it, the two looked at each other. Sulfur, nitrate, and carbon are all flammable substances, and my senior brother usually uses them to support the combustion in alchemy, is it possible that your lord intends to use these substances to refine the so-called gunpowder?"

"That's right, I intend to use these objects to refine a medicine that will burn when heated or impacted. You just need to help me complete this task. Of course, I will not treat you badly after it is done." " Li Song said, and made a big promise, after all, if you want the horse to run, it is impossible not to let it graze.

The two looked at each other again, and the older one said, "I just don't know how much is in it? Can you explain it in detail?"

"Is this really the case? The two of you still need to go through experiments to determine how much to use. I hope to get the formula for the gunpowder as soon as possible. Everything is done. Feel free to ask if you have any requirements. As long as you can research the formula, I will guarantee it." The two of you will be prosperous forever." Li Song said, and assured again and again, if you have the formula, why would you ask them to do something? Naturally, you have to give benefits, otherwise, no one will do things for you.

"Okay then! Please prepare the room for the two of my brothers and sisters first, let me have a rest, and I will refine the gunpowder tomorrow." The old Taoist said, after all, these things might be mixed together. It's life-threatening, so let's do some research first.

"Okay, I'll order someone to take the two of you to rest, and I will hold a banquet for you tonight to cleanse the dust." Li Song said to the two Taoist priests, and shouted outside the door: "Come here!"

A guard came in from the door, saluted respectfully: "See the Prime Minister, what orders does the Prime Minister have?"

"Take these two Taoist priests down to rest, but try to satisfy everything that the Taoist priests need, and don't neglect!" Li Song told the guard.

"No!" The guard clasped his fists and saluted, and said to the Taoist priest beside him, "Two priests, please follow me, and I will lead you to rest."

"I'll take my leave now!" The two Taoist priests saluted Li Song, and Li Song smiled at them as a gesture of invitation, and the two Taoist priests followed the guards out of the room.

Now we are waiting for their research results. There is no rush for this matter. Let’s put it aside for now. After all, the research on gunpowder cannot be successful in a short while. As for how long it will take, it depends on them. Just rush it.

In this era of cold weapons, both sides rely on hand-to-hand combat, so weapons and equipment are particularly important, but how to improve the equipment still needs to be considered.

(End of this chapter)