Li Yunze originally did not want to get firearms.
I simply think that in the era of classical cold weapons, the appearance of guns, cannons, etc. is too disharmonious.
However, after Ying Zheng learned mathematics, physics and chemistry (basic), he gradually moved towards the direction of a man in science and engineering.
In particular, I am most interested in gunpowder. If it were not for the purpose of keeping it secret, it would have been taken to the Kanto countries for use.
As the saying goes, "The king of Chu has a thin waist, and many people in the palace starve to death."
What is good at the top will be bad at the bottom. Since Your Majesty likes this kind of thing, naturally there are many people who are willing to study it and please Your Majesty.
What surprised Li Yunze was that the disciples of the Mo family actually did this.
After thinking for a moment, Li Yunze asked bluntly, "What does the king want?"
"Well"
Ying Zheng was stunned by the question. He had never been exposed to relevant knowledge, so naturally he couldn't imagine what the cannon looked like out of thin air.
He wandered around in distress for a few times, and finally said, "According to Wu He's idea, it is best to make two cauldrons, one big and one small. The big cauldron will be the platform, the small cauldron will be the set, and an iron ball will be made to set it." in it"
Li Yunze understood after hearing a few sentences. Isn't this just a casing?
And a giant cauldron or something?
"never mind."
Li Yunze waved his hand, "I'll do it."
Ying Zheng was overjoyed and bowed, "Then I'll leave it to you, Master."
"That's right." Before leaving, Ying Zheng said, "The Queen misses Taifu very much. If she has time, she will invite Taifu to give lectures to the Queen."
'Pulse.'
What else could Li Yunze say, he could only smile and nod in agreement.
Li Yunze also worked hard to make the big toy that Ying Zheng asked for.
After all, if this thing is not done properly, it can be very dangerous.
He also knew very well that with Ying Zheng's character, if he really came up with artillery, he would definitely use it on the Kanto countries first.
So I cast the red cannon first.
The so-called red cannon is actually called the red barbarian cannon.
The so-called red barbarians refer to the Dutch, the red-haired Dutch.
Later, when I mentioned red clothes, it was because the Ming Dynasty attached great importance to this great weapon and tied every cannon with a red ribbon.
Its prototype is a twelve- or even eighteen-pound smoothbore cannon.
For Li Yunze, he has the technology and experience, and all he needs to make it is time.
While Li Yunze was busy making red cannons, the nomadic tribes on the northern grasslands suffered an unprecedented and terrible blow.
The Qin State sent troops to the Western Regions and severely damaged the Yuezhi tribe. Tens of thousands of their tribesmen were captured and killed. Hundreds of thousands of cattle, sheep, and horses were seized.
The Yuezhi herdsmen, who didn't even have saddles and were armed with wooden sticks and other weapons, encountered dimensionality reduction attacks and lamented that they had encountered monsters.
However, soon, someone with the same problem appeared.
The Donghu tribes located in the east also suffered a heavy blow from Zhao during the same period.
Li Mu went out to the fortress and defeated the Donghu tribes, and also forced Linhu and other tribes to surrender and submit to Zhao.
Killed and captured nearly 100,000 people.
The remnants of Donghu fled far away and did not dare to approach the Great Wall.
The Huns, who were previously just a vassal tribe under Dong Hu, witnessed Dong Hu's decline and began to annex small tribes and gradually grew stronger.
Li Yunze ignored what was going on outside the window and only focused on doing his own thing.
After the production of the red cannon was completed and the test firing was successful, manpower was arranged to go to Xianyang City to deliver a message to Ying Zheng.
A few days later, Ying Zheng, who was in high spirits, rushed over with a large number of people.
The place where the test was fired was still the same mountainous valley as before. Speaking of northern Shaanxi, there are too many mountains, ridges and valleys like this.
The ravines are usually very deep and long. In many cases, the distance between two hills may be only more than a hundred meters. However, because of the existence of ravines, it is common to go around for a long time without reaching the other side.
"Master."
Ying Zheng brought a young man to Li Yunze and introduced him, "This is Yan Dan, the crown prince of the Yan Kingdom. He went to Da Qin as an envoy a few days ago."
Going on a mission to the Qin Dynasty and so on, these are all good words to save people's face, just listen to them and don't worry about it.
Prince Dan actually came here to be a hostage.
After all, the State of Yan was badly beaten by the State of Zhao and urgently needed help from the State of Qin, so it had no choice but to send heavyweight hostages for help.
Li Yunze looked at the young Prince Dan. There was no doubt that he was a nobleman who fit the characteristics of this era.
His eyes were a little heavy, and even the smile on his face seemed a little weak.
Regarding the direct planner of "Jing Ke's Assassination of Qin", Li Yunze just nodded and said hello and didn't pay much attention to him.
He has met too many historical celebrities, and he has long passed the stage of being excited when seeing people whose names are written in history books.
On the contrary, Prince Dan was obviously very interested in Li Yunze, the mysterious Taifu.
Not only did he hang around Li Yunze, but he also kept asking Ying Zheng for information about him.
Unlike King Qin who was suppressed by Lu Buwei at this time in history, and his mother Zhao Ji found a wild man, and his character gradually became colder under the huge humiliation and suppression, Ying Zheng at this time took the power into his hands early, and his mother Zhao Ji Ji also stayed on his own and didn't hold him back. The Qin Dynasty's national power was booming and it opened up a huge territory through the strategy of westward expansion.
At this time, Ying Zheng's mentality and character were much brighter. He had a good attitude towards Prince Dan, who was of similar age, especially as he had been a proton, and even treated him very well. Treat it as a friend.
Even if it is to test-fire the big killer weapon that Taifu said, he is still willing to bring it with him.
Regarding Prince Dan's inquiry, Ying Zheng didn't feel like he had anything to hide. He said everything he could say and a lot of things he couldn't.
As for white paper, printing, curved shaft plows, columbines, etc., Prince Dan also saw them with his own eyes after coming to Xianyang City.
Of course, Ying Zheng would not tell anyone about things like the cavalry three-piece suit and black powder.
As for this time, it was because Ying Zheng himself didn't know what Li Yunze had made. He thought it was a giant cauldron and had no sense of confidentiality at all.
Even what he said out loud already shocked Prince Dan extremely.
After learning that all these things were actually made by Li Yunze, Prince Dan's eyes changed when he looked at Li Yunze!
Because of the improvement in steel quality, the red cannon that Li Yunze presided over was not as heavy as the original one, but it still weighed more than a thousand kilograms.
He also equipped the red cannon with wheels, wheels with steering axles, and improvements such as valves, hoes, and sights.
"What is this?"
Li Yunze, who was busy placing the artillery, heard the voice of inquiry coming from behind him. He turned around and said to the curious Prince Dan, "This is Dagui, also known as King Qin's cannon. It is a ritual weapon."
After hearing this, Prince Dan became even more confused, "Why have I never heard of such a ritual vessel?"
"Just listen to it."
Li Yunze waved his hand casually, "Prince Yan, you just want to watch the excitement."
Ying Zheng also walked over and walked around the cannon, wondering, "Master, isn't it a giant cauldron? What use can such a big iron pillar be used for?"
"hehe."
Smiling casually, Li Yunze still said, "Look, look at it first, and you will know later."
The early preparations were quickly completed. The Mohist disciples stuffed a certain amount of medicine packets into the bottom, pressed them tightly, and stuffed an iron ball weighing a pound into the barrel.
Then he manipulated the primitive measuring instruments and carefully adjusted the muzzle pointing to a section of the city wall hundreds of steps away.
It is really a section of city wall, built according to city wall standards.
At this time, Ying Zheng finally noticed something was wrong. He stepped forward and asked, "Teacher."
"fine."
Li Yunze smiled and waved his hand, "It doesn't matter if you look at it, it will be used in the future anyway. As long as the secret of the gunpowder formula is not leaked, there will be no way to imitate it."
That’s not to say there’s nothing you can do. You can generally know the raw materials by smelling them, and you may not be able to figure it out by experimenting again and again.
However, by that time, almost all the kingdoms in Guandong had been wiped out by Qin.
After sweeping across Liuhe, the red cannon was temporarily useless.
If you still want to use it, you have to wait until the Qin Dynasty's Western Expedition to sweep away the Hellenistic cities left by Alexander in Central Asia.
In fact, there is no telling what day it will be transported to Rome.
Thinking too far ahead, let’s make arrangements for the test launch in front of us first.
Under the suspicious gaze of Prince Dan, everyone was taken away and stayed behind the protective wall.
Li Yunze, holding a fire sickle, first inserted a guide rope with a barb at the bottom into the valve, pierced the silk-wrapped medicine bag and penetrated deep into it, then struck a flint to start a fire and ignited the guide rope.
The guide rope is really not a black technology. If there is no cotton, use linen to twist out a string, soak it in kerosene and then dry it.
Li Yunze retreated step by step until he reached the protective wall.
This is to avoid the possible risk of bombardment. After all, the technology of later generations is so advanced, and there are reports of White Elephant Artillery blowing themselves up.
Prince Dan's eyes were full of doubts and confusion. He really didn't understand what the Zi Qin people in front of him were doing.
He didn't believe Dagui or anything, but he really didn't understand what this was about.
Until a thunderbolt suddenly exploded in my ears!
Prince Dan could swear that the loudest sound he had ever heard in his life was the rumble of thunder in the sky when heavy rain poured down in midsummer.
But now, he was in this ravine and heard with his own ears the thunder and thunder that was almost close at hand!
At this moment, Prince Dan fell directly to the ground, his legs were shaking and he couldn't control the urge to urinate!
Is this the God of Thunder coming to earth?
Not only Prince Dan, but also others around him were not doing much better.
Even Ying Zheng, who had seen the power of black powder to break mountains and rubble before, was frightened.
He asked Li Yunze slightly horrified, "Master, what is this?"
"hehe."
Li Yunze, who looked relaxed, raised his chin slightly and said, "King Qin's cannon, Dagui, is also a ritual vessel."
