Wentang

Chapter 472 Epoch-making

Why not wait until it is used on the battlefield to catch the enemy by surprise?

Hearing this question, Li Shimin sighed and laughed at himself: "Gunpowder is different from any other weapon in the past. It is so powerful that I don't know how to face it."

"In your words, there are two eras with gunpowder and no gunpowder. You also said that the rulers are the last to see the change of era, because they are the biggest vested interests in the old era. Their interests are best served by the status quo.”

"And the opening of a new era will create a new batch of vested interests, which will touch the interests of the old rulers, and even send them to their graves."

"I, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, was the biggest vested interest in the old era. I was afraid when faced with an epoch-making weapon like gunpowder."

"Gunpowder is too powerful and too easy to manufacture. If it is learned by someone with ulterior motives, it may shake the foundation of Datang."

"So I have been cautious and dare not take it out easily. The research site of the firearm is also set in the most secret place and heavily guarded."

This can be regarded as Li Shimin's truest inner monologue, and he even spoke out without covering up his own fears and selfishness.

Yue Shan, who was listening on the sidelines, fell silent instead, and a trace of guilt slowly rose in his heart, for Li Shimin.

To be honest, Li Shimin hid the gunpowder tightly, and he complained a lot in his heart. This behavior is no different from that of the Manchu Qing Dynasty in later generations.

Only now did I realize that I had taken it for granted.

During the Qing Dynasty, gunpowder had existed for nearly a thousand years, and guns and artillery had been manufactured. They imprisoned their minds purely to stabilize their rule and ignore the entire Chinese civilization.

Li Shimin's situation is different. Gunpowder is an unprecedented tool for him and this era, and its power can be beyond imagination.

Manpower is not worth mentioning in front of gunpowder.

This made him who was accustomed to fighting with cold weapons unacceptable for a while, and it was perfectly normal to have fear.

Looking back and thinking about it, even if there is no gunpowder and firearms, with the national power and combat effectiveness of Datang, Siyi can still be wiped out, so why do we need to take out such terrifying monsters as firearms?
So comparing him to the Manchu rulers is an insult.

And the facts also proved that he underestimated Li Shimin's mind and spirit. The sage of Tang Dynasty finally adjusted his mentality and made the gunpowder and firearms public.

Presumably Li Shimin's psychological journey in the past two years must have been very exciting, Yue Shan couldn't help asking: "Then why did you change your mind again?"

Li Shimin said proudly: "I want to be the fourth co-lord of the world, so naturally I have to have a heart for the world. How can I give up food because I am afraid that firearms will be controlled by others, so I will not use such a sharp weapon."

"You said in the Analects of Confucius that the country is based on the people and those who win the hearts of the people win the world. I deeply agree with this statement. No matter how good a weapon is, it must be controlled by people. As long as I can govern the world well and win the hearts of the world, even if the gunpowder What if the formula is mastered by others?"

Yue Shan said sincerely, "The sage is wise, and Yue Shan admires him."

Li Shimin glanced at him and said, "Admiration? You have scolded me a lot in the past two years, right?"

Yue Shan said with grief and indignation: "Sage, you wronged me, how can I, Yue Shan, be such a person."

Li Shimin snorted coldly and said, "Whether you know it in your own heart, I don't bother to pursue it."

Then Li Shimin continued the topic just now: "I took out the firearm for a reason other than people."

Yue Shan immediately stopped joking and listened carefully.

"Gunpowder needs corresponding firearms to exert its maximum power, and the casting technology of firearms is too high. It took us two years to barely make the Shenwei cannon with the full set of technology you gave. Others don't have these technologies. So what if gunpowder is made."

Yue Shan nodded approvingly. Without corresponding basic industries, it is impossible to have powerful industrial products.

Take this Amster...Shenwei cannon as an example, it cannot be made without qualified steel, so if you want to make a cannon, you must first make steel.The gun rifling must be turned out by a lathe, so a lathe must be built first.

The Shenwei cannon is still a relatively rudimentary breech-loading cannon, and the casting technology is extremely simple, but even so, it needs more than a dozen basic industries to manufacture it.

The science book taken away by Li Shimin recorded many production tools such as simple lathes.

Without these things, others would not be able to imitate the Shenwei Cannon. Even if a master modified it to produce a front-loading cannon, they would not be afraid. It was not as good as the Shenwei Cannon in terms of range and power, and would not be Tang Jun's opponent.

Besides, the same sentence, any weapon needs people to use it, even if it is unpopular, it is useless to have firearms.

"Then why did you take it out at this time? Wouldn't it be better to catch the Turkic people by surprise?" The question went back to the beginning.

"Even if the Turkic people know that we have cannons in our hands, how can they prepare?" Li Shimin asked rhetorically.

Uh... Yue Shan really did when he thought about it.Didn't Zeng Gelinqin know the artillery of the British and French coalition forces?Thirty-five thousand elites were wiped out and only seven returned to the team.

When the Tang army forced the Turkic people to fight, they also had to use their flesh and blood to face the mighty cannon.

"To take out the Shenwei cannon today is to create the conditions for the destruction of Turks." Li Shimin said again: "The plan you made to further split Turks is good, but it is very difficult to implement."

"Xue Yantuo, Huihe and other tribes are not fools. How can they not know that public rebellion will attract Xieli's crusade, so how can they rebel as we wish?"

"It's in their best interest for both Tang and Turks to lose, so there is a greater probability that they will sit back and watch our decisive battle with the Turks, and wait until the critical moment to come out to take advantage."

Yue Shan moved his mouth and wanted to refute. In the original history, these people were rebels, and Xieli was really planning to send someone to crusade, but he sent Tuli.As a result, the uncle and nephew broke up, and Datang took advantage of it.

However, thinking that the world is no longer the original one, his small wings as a traveler have already changed the face of Datang Fan. Whether Xieli will be as stupid as in the original history is still a matter of opinion. Historic direction to do things.

Li Shimin continued: "With the shock of the divine power cannon, Xue Yantuo and other ministries will not dare to half-heartedly. We only need to send an envoy to make them obedient."

"Some forces who plot against us in the Tang Dynasty will definitely withdraw their unrealistic ideas after learning about the existence of the Shenwei Cannon. When we really start a war with the Turks, they will not dare to come out to make trouble, so that we can have no worries. Go all out against Xieli."

"Sages are wise, I can't do it." Yue Shan said.

(End of this chapter)