Lin Ping'an got into the black carriage again, feeling extremely depressed.
Every day, I feel like I've stabbed an ant's nest.
He laughed at himself in his heart, looked at the street outside the carriage, and asked curiously:
"Brother, aren't we going to Master Lei's place?"
The man in black sitting in front of him nodded: "Yes, let's go to Master Lei's Fenglei Pavilion now."
"Isn't Fenglei Pavilion in the Night Watch building?"
Hearing Lin Pingan's words, the man in black opposite him smiled, shook his head and said:
"Fenglei Pavilion is the center of manufacturing firearms of our Great Ming Dynasty, so naturally it is not in the Night Watchman's building."
After saying this, he pointed out the window and continued:
"Turn around the street in front and walk three miles further to Wang Gong Factory, where Fenglei Pavilion is located."
"Wang Gongchang?"
Lin Pingan murmured in his mouth, feeling that the name was very familiar.
He lowered his head and thought for a moment, then suddenly felt startled and almost jumped.
"I'll go! Wang Gongchang?"
“Isn’t this the site of the most famous apocalyptic explosion in history?”
Thinking of this, a layer of cold sweat broke out on his body.
On the sixth day of May in the sixth year of the Apocalypse, a big explosion occurred in Wanggong Factory in the southwest corner of Beijing. Tens of thousands of people were killed and injured. Houses thirteen miles around were severely damaged. Even Zunhua, three hundred miles outside Beijing, was Everyone heard the explosion.
At that time, the Qianqing Palace was shaken, and Emperor Tianqi fled quickly. The attendant was hit by flying pebbles and died. The Crown Prince Zhu Cijiong, who was under one year old, was frightened and died soon after.
This big explosion plunged the people of the Ming Dynasty into panic and chaos, and even had a great impact on the politics of the court.
At the same time, there is also a very strange phenomenon that cannot be explained so far, that is, all the people who died in this big explosion were naked, which cast a mysterious veil on the entire incident.
There are also great differences in later generations about the cause of this big explosion.
In summary, it is divided into four views: the arms explosion theory, the earthquake disaster theory, the meteorite fall theory and the hurricane disaster theory.
According to the theory of arms explosion, this big explosion was caused by improper management of a large amount of gunpowder in Wang Gong Factory. As early as the 33rd year of Wanli, an armor factory located near Wang Gong Factory also had an explosion due to this reason. Gunpowder explodes.
This view has been supported by many scholars in later generations. As for the other three views, although many scholars have given a lot of explanations, they cannot be compared with the arms explosion theory.
When Lin Ping'an in his previous life read this history, he also tended to think that it was an accident caused by a gunpowder explosion. However, he was extremely curious as to why the dead were all naked.
Where are the clothes?
Were they all burned down?
But since all the clothes were burned, why were there no traces of burns on the body of the deceased?
No one can explain this question, so it has become a big mystery in history.
"Dean Xiaolin, what's wrong with you?"
The man in black couldn't help but ask after seeing Lin Ping'an's strange appearance.
Lin Ping'an shook his head, but said nothing.
There is really no way to explain it. It is now the sixth year of the Apocalypse, and there are still three years before the big explosion occurs. He can't tell the man in black that a big explosion will happen in Wang Gongchang in three years, right?
The carriage moved slowly and arrived at Fenglei Pavilion in just one cup of tea.
"Is this Wang Gong Factory?"
Lin Ping'an asked as he jumped on the carriage.
The man in black nodded, pointed around, and said with some pride:
"A hundred acres in radius is my Fenglei Pavilion's land."
Lin Ping'an looked around in the direction of his finger and saw that most of them were dark bungalows, which were obviously warehouses.
"If all the gunpowder is stored here, once it is ignited, the explosion will be as powerful as a small atomic bomb!"
He thought to himself as he followed the man in black into the dark building.
When Lei Zhen met Lin Ping'an for the first time, he had a very special impression on him.
how to say?
He looks like a child, but his eyes are like an adult.
He has read countless people and is confident that this is unmistakable.
"No wonder the dean thinks so highly of this boy. It seems that this boy is indeed something special."
He thought in his heart, but did not directly ask about the bullets and the continuous fire system that did not use match ropes. Instead, he laughed and said to Lin Ping'an:
"If you want to marry Xiaoxiao in the future, you can't know anything about my Fenglei Pavilion. Today I will show you my treasure in Fenglei Pavilion."
Lin Ping'an was a little surprised. He originally thought that when he came to Fenglei Pavilion, he would be made things difficult again, but he didn't expect that the other party was so friendly, which really flattered him.
Lei Zhen grabbed Lin Ping'an immediately, pulled him and walked out of the house, laughing and saying:
"I heard that your boy is very knowledgeable about firearms, so I'll take you to see the firearms in my Feng Leigli first."
Lin Ping'an was pulled by Lei Zhen and soon came to a hall. He looked at the things placed in the hall and couldn't help but open his mouth wide. He was directly shocked.
To be precise, this is not a hall, but a small weapons depot.
Lei Zhen pulled Lin Pingan to a table, pointed to a firecracker placed on it and said:
"This is a three-eyed gun. You must be familiar with it."
After saying this, he pointed to the tables next door and said in turn:
"This is the Five Thunder God Machine. There are five barrel guns in total. Each barrel gun is charged with two cents of powder. The lead weight is one cent and five cents. The range can reach more than sixty feet.
There are also the Ten-Eyed Gun, Saigon Gun, Xuanyuan Gun, Thunder Gun..."
Lei Zhen, who knew all the treasures from his family, walked with Lin Ping'an while introducing them, but Lin Ping'an on the side looked as big as a bushel.
To be honest, he knew that the firearms of the Ming Dynasty were the most advanced firearms in the world at that time, but he did not expect that there were such a wide variety of firearms.
Seeing the surprise in Lin Pingan's eyes, Lei Zhen was very proud. As he spoke, he took Lin Pingan to another hall.
"This is the Tiger Crouching Cannon, the Franchise Cannon, the Hongyi Cannon..."
He pointed to several cannons in front of him and then pointed to a red copper cabinet beside him.
"This is a fierce fire oil tank. It mixes gunpowder and kerosene. When fired, it is as unstoppable as a fire dragon!
There is also this fire dragon that comes out of the water and has a range of up to five hundred feet. "
After saying this, he pointed to something like a flying bird and said:
"This is amazing. It's called the Divine Fire Flying Crow. It can burn military camps in land battles and ships in water battles. If we had this thing in the Battle of Chibi, there would be no need for Kong Ming to borrow the east wind!"
Lin Ping'an's eyes widened even more as he listened, and his heart was even more horrified.
"Oh my god, this fucking thing is completely the prototype of a rocket launcher!"
Lin Ping'an sincerely admired the wisdom of these ancient people, and at the same time felt a deep regret in his heart.
"These firearms were originally far ahead of the world. Unfortunately, the Qing Dynasty closed the country and completely abandoned these firearms. Only then did the Eight-Power Allied Forces burn down the Old Summer Palace, which shamed all Chinese people."
He shook his head and thought to himself:
"I don't know if my appearance can prevent that humiliating history from happening again?"
"Lin Ping'an, do you think these things in my Fenglei Pavilion are comparable to the bullets in your mouth and the repeating fire gun that doesn't use a match rope?"
Lei Zhen looked at Lin Ping'an who was in deep thought and asked suddenly.
Lin Ping'an suddenly woke up from his thoughts. He lowered his head and thought for a while before saying:
"These firearms are very powerful, but they cannot be called real weapons."
Hearing this, Lei Zhen's eyes widened, and after a while he said angrily:
"All the firearms here can be used to kill enemies. You kid is talking nonsense. Are you just here to entertain me?"
