"Probably, one pound and two taels?"
The centurion scratched his head.
"One out of five, that's okay."
Li Ke nodded and said nothing more.
"Go ahead and do it according to my method, especially the last step. Make sure the liquid is no different from water before boiling it in the pot. Do you understand?"
"yes!"
The centurion shouted.
He picked up a hammer and struck it at the salt mine.
Others saw this and hurriedly followed suit.
When eight hundred elite soldiers of the same age work, the efficiency is terrifying.
In one day, five thousand kilograms of salt was harvested.
"This is still the first day, so the efficiency is relatively low... If I get up quickly later, the goal of 100,000 kilograms will take half a month."
Li Ke counted on his fingers and sighed immediately.
Then it will be a month before we return to Chang'an.
It seems that it is time to make that thing.
…
Li Ke only took one sip of the wild vegetable soup for dinner and then spat it out.
Call the centurion and kick him in the butt.
"You piece of shit, how much salt did you put in it!"
"Hey, isn't this a rare occasion..."
The centurion rubbed his butt and said with a playful smile.
Li Ke is like this. Even if he kicks him dozens of times, he may not feel any pain.
"How about I cook another bowl for His Highness?"
"never mind."
Li Ke waved his hand, raised his head, and drank the wild vegetable soup.
Wild vegetables are a rarity in such a desert place.
They all got it after running around for who knows how long.
The sum total of the three bowls of those soldiers was not necessarily as much as his bowl.
Li Ke is not a spoiled person, nor is he ignorant of good and evil.
It's just a little salty, but it's not that you can't drink it.
After eating, Li Ke grabbed Huo Qubing.
"You come with me."
Huo Qubing nodded, and the two quietly left the group.
After arriving in a secluded place, Li Ke took out several bottles and cans.
"Light it with a fire stick, and then throw it out immediately, as far as possible."
Huo Qubing understood and quickly completed lighting and throwing.
"boom!"
There was an explosion, and a blazing flame ignited in a clearing in the distance.
Huo Qubing was stunned.
"Your Highness, this is..."
Li Ke ignored him and waited until the flames burned out before walking over and observing.
"The power is still not enough..."
The ground near the explosion was almost unchanged.
There are only traces of scorch after being burned by high temperatures.
Compared with the weakest grenade, its power is one order of magnitude lower.
Calling it an incendiary bomb is flattering him.
"Sure enough, wouldn't it be better for this kind of time-traveling thing to happen to engineering students?"
Regarding black gunpowder, Li Ke's understanding of him was limited to simple formulas.
What is more complicated cannot be figured out yet.
He turned his head and asked Huo Qubing.
"If I give you fifty of these things, how many Turks can you pose a threat to?"
"Fifty?"
Huo Qubing was startled, as if he didn't expect that Li Ke still had so many in his hands.
He thought for a while and then said.
"If the crowd is dense, fifty of these things can cause at least ten times the casualties."
"Ten times?"
Li Ke nodded.
"That should be enough."
"Your Highness, the charcoal and sulfur you got before were used to make this thing?"
Huo Qubing couldn't help but ask.
"Did you guess it?"
Li Ke smiled.
"I smell sulfur."
Huo Qubing said honestly.
Sulfur is very pungent, and anyone who is close to him can smell it.
"Go back."
Li Ke said nothing more.
With Huo Qubing's guarantee, he felt a little relieved.
He still didn't believe it, but he had both the champion and the black powder in his hands.
What kind of threat could a mere Turk pose to me?
Three days passed by in a hurry.
The production of salt is steadily increasing every day.
From five thousand catties at the beginning, it reached eight thousand catties.
Li Ke estimated that it was almost over.
After all, manpower is often scarce. With 800 people, the output of ten kilograms per person is already quite a lot.
It's just that the expected Turks have not yet appeared.
"Am I too sensitive?"
Li Ke smiled mockingly.
In his impression, Li Chengqian didn't seem like someone who could endure.
Moreover, even if your own vision may be wrong, neither will the history books.
Whether it is official history or unofficial history, this prince has never done anything normal.
Li Ke didn't believe that there would be an accident this time.
At the second watch, Li Ke was woken up by Huo Qubing while he was sleeping.
"Your Highness, the ground is shaking."
Li Ke was stunned for a moment and immediately sat up from the bed.
"how many people."
"Listen to the sound of horse hooves. About a thousand people are heading up."
Huo Qubing said seriously.
"Get everyone up quickly!"
Li Ke was excited, picked up his clothes and put them on.
"Don't worry, Your Highness."
Huo Qubing smiled.
"The team has been assembled and is waiting for them."
Seeing the smile on Huo Qubing's face, Li Ke felt inexplicably relieved.
He finally understood what those emperors felt when they saw the famous generals.
If this happens, the world will be at peace!
…
Outside the tent, a large number of Turkic troops have completed the encirclement of the area.
"This is it."
Asamul Khan looked at the map and smiled contemptuously.
"These Han people have had so many good lives that they don't even know how to fight a war."
"I think it's because the king is so wise that he chose a time that no one expected to attack."
His men delivered a slap in the face.
"Suchak, you are very good at talking."
Asamul Khan nodded with satisfaction.
"Then as I said before, except for that prince, everyone else will not be left alive!"
"But, Your Majesty."
Suchak said puzzledly.
"Didn't that person ask us to silence everyone?"
"Haha, this is my territory, no matter what they say."
Asamul Khan said disdainfully.
"Speaking of which, I haven't seen what the prince of the Tang Dynasty looks like. Once we take him hostage, we can use this to negotiate with the Tang Dynasty. In this way, the supplies for the winter will be secured."
"The king is wise."
Suchak praised.
"Okay, don't waste any time."
Asamul Khan shook his head and waved the riding crop in his hand.
"All of them, kill!"
The sound of horse hooves trampled the long night, and countless sword lights rushed towards the tent.
"Go back to your Majesty, there is no one here!"
"Your Majesty, I don't have this either!"
"I do not have either!"
Waves of reports sounded.
"What?"
Asamul Khan's expression changed drastically, and he almost shouted in a roaring voice.
"Go quickly, there's an ambush!"
Unfortunately, it's too late.
Beside him, clusters of fire suddenly rose!
With a deafening sound, Tang troops rushed out from all directions!
