"Let's go and take this king to see."
Liu Deng also concealed his excitement and followed Li Shaojun all the way to the depths of the valley.
This place doesn't look like much from the outside, but actually there's something special inside.
That cave is their research site, and the valley outside is their experimental site.
In order to test the destructiveness of this thing to the maximum extent, Li Shaojun put a lot of thought into it.
Many houses have been built here, some of which are purely wooden structures, and some of which are mixed with masonry.
They have already tried the wooden structure, and today they prepared two big ones, so the chosen experimental location was the strongest masonry mixed house.
"My lord, please look, this is the big guy we have prepared this time!"
Looking at the two huge wooden barrels placed in Li Shaojun's open space, Liu Deng was a little stunned.
Could this kid be making fun of himself?
This is black powder!
If this big wooden barrel that's as tall as a man were to explode, wouldn't it also blow up into the sky with it?
"I said, can we do it step by step?"
Liu Deng said with a black line on his face.
"Uh...what does your Majesty mean?"
Li Shaojun touched the back of his head in embarrassment. It looked like he was flattering, and he slapped the horse's legs.
"What I mean is, can we be a little smaller? If your weight is too much, will there be any danger?"
It seemed that this kid was stupid because of his research. Liu Deng was not angry at all, he just said with a wry smile.
"Uh...then wait a moment, Your Majesty!"
Hearing what Liu Deng said, Li Shaojun felt that something was wrong. Originally, he was only considering the power.
They were afraid that if they put too little of this stuff, the house wouldn't be able to blow up, and wouldn't their face be lost?
This safety issue has really not been considered.
Fortunately, everyone here is engaged in gunpowder research. As soon as Li Shaojun gave the order, craftsmen quickly followed.
Seeing them digging with wooden shovels, shoveling all the dark gunpowder directly from the big wooden barrel into the small barrel, Liu Deng suddenly had the urge to turn around and run away.
If this thing is really as powerful as they described, then the power of this thing is at least at the military level.
If this thing explodes, I'm afraid I won't be able to run away even if I want to.
Obviously, they are now immersed in the great joy of success and have forgotten the existence of danger.
However, Liu Deng believed that after this experiment, they would soon realize their mistakes.
Only when people know how to be reverent can they live long.
They moved very quickly, and a huge wooden barrel was directly divided into twenty small barrels.
Li Shaojun very skillfully took out a thin bamboo tube, completely compacted the gunpowder in the barrel, and then stabbed the bamboo tube directly.
It seems that he is preparing to install the fuse. The production process of this thing is much simpler.
Soak the thinnest paper in salt water, dry it in the shade after soaking, repeat the process several times, and then roll it into gunpowder. What you get in the end is a primitive fuse.
After they finished adjusting, Liu Deng breathed a long sigh of relief.
Two strong craftsmen walked into the room carrying two wooden barrels. This masonry house looked extremely sturdy.
After they connected a long fuse from the house to the outside, Liu Deng, led by Li Shaojun, came to the protective belt they had built in advance.
It is said to be a protective belt, but in fact it is nothing more than digging a deep trench and then piling sandbags on the ground.
However, fortunately, the house to be blasted was a full 50 meters away. When everything was ready, Liu Deng waved his hand.
A craftsman held a torch and cautiously approached the house. After lighting the fuse, he dropped the torch and ran back desperately.
However, there was no rapid burning process as imagined. The burning process of this fuse was surprisingly slow...
After burning for a while, suddenly, the burning speed of the fuse suddenly accelerated again. After a few bursts, it slowed down again, which made everyone's hearts twitch.
Li Shaojun's face was already full of black lines and he looked embarrassed. Now that he was off the chain, he felt a little blushing.
However, this was the first experiment after all, and Liu Deng could understand it.
Half a stick of incense had passed, but there was still no movement in the room. Just when Li Shaojun was hesitant to go up and check whether the fuse was extinguished.
"boom--"
A thunderous sound suddenly sounded, and immediately after, the small brick and stone building collapsed.
The dust scattered on the nearby ground all rose into the air. Although he had been mentally prepared for it, Li Shaojun was still extremely excited when he actually witnessed it all.
"Your Majesty, is this considered a success?"
Li Shaojun stammered.
"Of course, forget it, why not? Everyone will be rewarded heavily! Each person will be rewarded with a hundred coins, and those with official status will be promoted to three levels."
Although they were locked up in this valley, even if they had money, they had nowhere to spend it, but Liu Deng's reward still made everyone ecstatic.
"From today on, your work will be divided into two parts. One part will continue research, and the other part will start mass production!"
Liu Deng laughed wildly and patted Li Shaojun on the shoulder. From today on, he finally straightened his back.
"Your Majesty! In my humble opinion, these things should be piled separately in the form of raw materials, and the final proportioning can be done when your Majesty really needs them!"
Li Shaojun hesitated for a moment, and then suggested to Liu Deng.
Liu Deng was stunned for a moment, but then he understood. It seemed that Li Shaojun had woken up from the joy of success and regained his original wisdom.
"Then do as you wish. Whatever you need, just ask! Even if you need a woman, I will get it for you!"
After having this thing, Liu Deng should prepare the next plan.
The research on artillery may still take a while, but mines and grenades should be simple!
When the Huns come again next time, I won't fight you hand to hand, let's fight with you instead!
As long as the terrain is suitable, this thing will definitely surprise the Huns.
Liu Deng once again thought of what the teacher often said when he was in school: knowledge is power!
That's right, according to his current development direction and if he continues to develop step by step, I'm afraid it won't be long before there is no nation on the entire continent that can stop the rise of the Han Dynasty.
It's time for me to think about it, can I build a navy?
It's just that Dai's country is not close to the sea. If you want to build a navy, you must at least have a port, right?
