Chapter 337 The cotton bears fruit
Although the matter of gunpowder cannot be told to outsiders, such an important matter still has to be told to the First Emperor. The main reason is that this weapon is too powerful.
The day after Qin An finished demonstrating the grenade, Gongzi Gao returned to Xianyang City.
At first, I thought that Gongzi Gao could no longer stay in the village, so he wanted to come back. For this, Ying Zheng almost blamed Gongzi Gao.
However, before Ying Zheng could speak, Gongzi Gao told him about grenades, gunpowder and fireworks.
Ying Zheng suddenly became very interested in fireworks, gunpowder and grenades.
This gunpowder is so powerful that it can not only be made into fireworks that can be used for entertainment, but can also be made into weapons that kill people. It is also very powerful.
It is equivalent to a sword, it can help people, but it can also hurt people.
Everything depends on the user.
If Ying Zheng knew that gunpowder was one of China's four great inventions, he would be very happy and proud.
But when he learned that Chinese gunpowder was only used to make fireworks, Western countries used gunpowder to make weapons.
Moreover, they used this weapon to occupy and divide most of China. How would they feel in their hearts?
"Second brother, do you know what the crime of deceiving the emperor is like?"
Young Master Gao Zuo bowed and said: "Father, how dare you, my son, to deceive you? The whole village saw the fireworks.
Grenade, only my mentor’s three wives and I
As for gunpowder, I only heard it mentioned by my husband, saying that fireworks and grenades are both made of gunpowder. No one except my mentor has ever seen it. "
"Then what do you mean? Do you want Qin An to give you the production method?" Ying Zheng asked.
"No." Gongzi Gao said, "Sir, the gunpowder is very easy to imitate, and once it is leaked, it will cause unnecessary trouble.
Especially since my father has just unified the six countries, there are still remnants of the six countries.
If they know the secret recipe of gunpowder, the advantage of our Da Qin army will be gone. "
Ying Zheng raised his eyebrows and said, "What you say is a bit alarmist. It's just a remnant of the Six Kingdoms. So what if gunpowder is added to it? Could it be that gunpowder can destroy the Qin Dynasty's millions of troops?"
The young master nodded and said: "It is indeed possible. Because as long as the gunpowder is ignited, as long as an ordinary child is close to the army, he will cause casualties to the army.
Erchen also believes that grenades are just one of the weapons, and there should be many weapons that have not been manufactured.
Father, the purpose of my son's coming here is just to tell my father about the gunpowder. In addition, sir, I have already said that I will not hand over the gunpowder to anyone.
Erchen and Yangzi repeatedly begged their husband, but he did not agree. "
After Ying Zheng was silent for a moment, he slowly said: "Since Qin An said it, let's not ask about the gunpowder for the time being.
Three years, three years later, if Qin An is willing, he will naturally hand it over. If he is not willing, it will be useless no matter how hard we force him.
Moreover, as Qin An said, we made gunpowder, and so did everyone else. Before the people of the six countries have completely returned to their hearts, even if I know the secret recipe of gunpowder, I will not make it, and will kill those who know it. "
"My son understands," said Gongzi Gao, "My son will ask Zhang Han to monitor the villagers in the village and not allow them to mention fireworks."
"No, you can mention the fireworks. Since Qin An has announced the fireworks, it means that he will not reveal the secret of the fireworks. Even if the villagers mention it, it will be useless.
On the contrary, if you don't mention it, it will make Qin An suspicious.
Besides, as long as there are only six of you, no one will know about the gunpowder matter if you don’t mention it.
Even if this matter is over, don't mention it again, understand. "
"No." Young Master Gao responded.
"Then you go back." Ying Zheng said, "Study your skills well, sir. Da Qin needs you to protect it."
"Promise." Young Master Gao responded, "My son, please retire."
After Gongzi Gao left, Ying Zheng became curious about gunpowder, fireworks and grenades.
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The New Year has passed quickly, spring has arrived, and when everything is recovering, good news comes from the glass house.
"Good news, good news..." Xu Xing shouted while running.
The direction he was running in was clearly Qin An's house.
Qin An was in the house and heard these three words from a distance, so he walked out of the yard curiously and saw Xu Xing running towards him excitedly.
"Mr. Xu, slow down." Qin An immediately stepped forward and shouted.
He's such a big man and he's still running so fast. Aren't he afraid of falling?
Panting, Xu Xing stopped about five meters away from Qin An, then bent down and gasped for air.
It was obvious that he was running out of breath.
Qin An immediately stepped forward to support Xu Xing, pushed him down on the stone aside, and then said: "My Mr. Xu, next time there is good news, don't run by yourself, in case something happens . I cannot absolve myself of the blame, and at the same time, I feel uneasy."
Xu Xing felt much more comfortable, then waved his hands and said, "No problem, I'm fine."
Qin An rolled his eyes. It's okay to be so tired. Forget it. Seeing how tired you are, I won't talk about you anymore. I'll let you rest for a while and then ask you why.
About ten minutes later, Qin An saw that Xu Xing's breathing had become much quieter, so he asked: "Mr. Xu, what happened to make you so excited that you came to notify me so quickly?"
When Xu Xing heard this, he stood up excitedly and said, "Good news, sir, good news. Cotton is growing."
Qin An was stunned for a moment and said, "That's it?"
Xu Xing was stunned when he saw Qin An's expression, and murmured: "What? Sir, he doesn't seem very happy. Isn't this good news?"
"It's good news." Qin An said, "But to me, this is not great news.
Isn't it just cotton? Three years later, we went out. You can buy as much cotton as you want. There are many cotton bases, and I can let you see them. The endless fields are full of cotton.
Compared to cotton, I pay more attention to rape flowers, which can extract oil. In this way, the villagers can use the oil.
Dishes made with oil will be more fragrant and delicious, and have a unique flavor unlike animal oil. "
Xu Xing's face twitched. He had forgotten that for Qin An, cotton could be found everywhere, unlike Da Qin where there was only one cotton plant at the moment.
"Sir, the rapeseed flowers are well cultivated. Now that spring has begun, I will use all the seeds to plant rapeseed flowers. I will get more rapeseed seeds next year," Xu Xing said.
"It's just that there is only one cotton plant in the village now. Whether the village can wear cotton clothes this year depends on him."
"That's probably a mystery." Qin An shook his head, "Although my cotton is hybrid cotton and I can get thirty or forty seeds at a time, I can only get thirty or forty cotton plants at most.
You still have to work hard for several more years. "
Xu Zhi said seriously: "No matter how many years, I will wait, and I will work tirelessly to spread cotton everywhere."
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