Xiaojiazhuangzi has always been very quiet, so quiet that people almost forget that it exists! But if someone can sneak into it at this time, they will find out what kind of turbulent waves are hidden under this surface of calm!
In Zhuangzi's workshop, the water hammer roared day and night! One by one, the gleaming weapons were transported out of the workshop like a stream of water.
The iron-making blast furnace is filled with black smoke! Under the pouring of furnaces of red molten steel, all kinds of armor and iron tools were formed in an instant!
This is the Xiao Family Village that has entered a state of war preparation. This is the Xiao Family Village that can supply equipment for tens of thousands of troops!
Three years later, not only has it not deteriorated, it has even become several steps higher than before!
As the master of Zhuangzi, Xiao Han has basically stayed in Zhuangzi since his last trip to Chang'an. Only occasionally would he go to his daughter's fiefdom, Lantian.
But even if he wanted to go from Sanyuan in the north of Chang'an to Lantian in the south of Chang'an, Xiao Han would carefully avoid Chang'an and never get closer to Chang'an.
Some "smart people" discovered this, and most of them laughed "hey", thinking that he was afraid of being seen by other Chang'an people, and then started a trend about the legendary Orchid who was the most beautiful girl in the country.
But more ministers in the court secretly speculated: It seems that Li Yuanjing was not the only one who was punished last time! The emperor's former confidant must have been punished in some way, but the inside story was not known to outsiders.
Perhaps it was precisely because of this idea that the courtiers of the Tang Dynasty had more sympathy for him. Even Wei Zheng, who was secretly called the "Pacific Police" by Xiao Han, did not jump out and ask him not to stay at home this time. You should come to work in Chang'an on time!
Lantian, Qinling.
In the vast mountains, a donkey cart was walking leisurely on the mountain road. Next to the donkey cart, a big silver-white dog was wagging its tail and jumping forward and back happily.
Xiao Han was lying in the carriage of the donkey cart, with his legs crossed very high. A small square iron box was flying up and down in his hand. From time to time, after a "stabbing" sound, a small spark came out of it. .
That’s right! What he was holding in his hand at this moment was a lighter! But it was not the kind that burned gas in later generations, but the kind that had a cotton wick and burned oil.
I have to say that scientific research is really a strange thing.
The arsenal in the Qinling Mountains accidentally discovered flint while researching instant weapons.
After receiving Xiao Han's instructions and turning around to study the gun, he discovered kerosene.
The two seemingly unrelated things were accidentally spotted by Xiao Han, and then he slapped his head, and an industrial product with a strong modern color, such as lighters, appeared.
It's just a pity that this thing has been made, but it's not easy to sell.
Xiao Han had put the first batch of lighters in his store in Dongshi for so long. Except for a few second-generation ancestors who took the money as money and bought them as rarities to play with, the others immediately turned around when they heard the high price. Just leave.
"My mother-in-law is also very good at using fire folding bags. Why spend so much money on such a thing?"
For this reason, Xiao Han, who was preparing to make a fortune again, was angry for a long time. It was not until later that he realized that this was because his marketing methods were wrong!
Things like lighters cannot be sold alone! It must be sold together with an artifact, and that artifact is called "Tobacco!"
Imagine this: a richly dressed Tang aristocrat took out a cigarette from his pocket and held it in his mouth with graceful movements. Then he carefully took out a piece of black firewood, puffed up his cheeks and blew it.
Then he lit the cigarette at the risk of burning off his eyebrows, and finally had to shake off the excess toilet paper ash in the tinderbox as if he was having a convulsion.
After completing this set of actions, the so-called aristocratic temperament will probably be gone long ago, right?
Therefore, Xiao Han, who discovered the root of the problem, quickly turned his attention to tobacco, hoping to unearth such an artifact that would "benefit" countless great men in advance.
"Hey, it's not that there were traces of tobacco in the Han Dynasty. It's also said that during Zhuge Liang's southern expedition, local residents sent leek leaves and cloud herbs to burn and absorb the smoke to drive away miasma. Why can't I find it?"
Thinking that all the men from Lingnan sent to Shuzhong had returned without success, Xiao Han sighed dejectedly, put away his firecrackers, and watched the donkey cart turn to a hidden path under the guidance of the fool.
The path is very quiet, even the birds chirping less than other places.
Xiao Han knew that this was because there were many people ambushing both sides of the trail, which scared the birds away from them and did not dare to approach them.
At first, after Li Shimin came to power, thinking that competition would lead to development, he divided the arms factory that researched firearms into two. Xiao Han was in charge of one branch, and the other branch was at the end of this alley.
However, Xiao Lizi's idea is good, but the reality is cruel.
After being divided into the east and west academies, only three years had passed. The one in charge of Xiao Han had already shown an absolutely overwhelming advantage. Almost all advanced weapons, including iron pipes used outside Yangzhou City, **, and beds could be used. The weapons fired by the crossbow are all completed by his military factory.
As for Lantian, it still sticks to the original "big pineapple". The only improvement is that it contains more medicine!
But they don’t want to think about it. If there are too many medicines, won’t the weight increase? Which of these two hundred and fifty can throw out a "big pineapple" the size of a watermelon? Even if it could be thrown out, where would the two hundred and fifty go?
But it really lives up to the joke: the range is fifteen feet and the power radius is twenty feet!
Good guy, this is not a weapon to kill the enemy, it is clearly a weapon that will kill us all!
Therefore, after Xiao Han came back this time, Li Shimin did not hesitate to combine the two places into one and handed them all into his hands. Anyway, Lantian was now his daughter's fiefdom, so it was convenient to come here.
The path was very long. Xiao Ji took Xiao Han and walked for half an hour before finally arriving at a mountain.
When the donkey cart was still some distance away from the mountain, Xiao Han saw Ren Qing standing there like a rock, motionless.
After such a long time, Ren Qing's appearance seemed to have not changed at all. He still had the upright figure, dark face, and Zhong Kui's appearance.
I don’t know that this guy has been hiding in the hole all day long, and he hasn’t come back from covering his face.
"coming?"
When the donkey cart stopped at the roadside, Xiao Han jumped out of the cart. Ren Qing's always stern face finally softened a little, and even showed a smile that was uglier than crying. This made a few people who were used to seeing black-faced monsters The craftsman was somewhat surprised.
"Hahaha! I came all the way here, can't you say a few more nice words?"
However, Xiao Han ignored Ren Qing's cruelty, kicked Xiao Qi out of the way, rushed forward with a smile, and gave him a big hug!
