"Okay, it's sharpened!"
Chen Yonghua had already ground a large plate of powdered sugar, which was snow-white, and placed it in a square, somewhat flat wooden box.
Zheng Jing looked at the white powdered sugar and somehow thought of rice cakes and steamed buns... It would be good to eat them as a dip, so it wouldn't be a waste if he couldn't order them later.
Although Zheng Jing’s grandfather is the richest man in the world, as the saying goes, wealth cannot last more than three generations! Therefore, Zheng Jing, who is a third-generation rich man, has been living in a tight situation since he took over the family business. That is called a miserable business!
By now I'm used to saving and don't tolerate extravagance and waste.
At this time, Chen Yonghua looked at Feng Xifan and Liu Guoxuan with a smile, "Servant Feng, General Liu, do you still think this powdered sugar can't be lit?"
Neither Feng Xifan nor Liu Guoxuan believed it!
How is it possible for powdered sugar to burn?
Both shook their heads.
"Then give it a try!"
While Chen Yonghua was talking, he brought over a thick red candle that had been lit long ago, and then inserted it directly into the wooden box filled with powdered sugar.
Zheng Jing frowned when he saw it - it was a bit of a waste! Can this powdered sugar be eaten if it is stained by candle wax?
Thinking of this, Zheng Jing asked Chen Yonghua: "Commander, what are you going to do? Why do you put a candle in the middle of the powdered sugar?"
Chen Yonghua replied: "Your Majesty, I am just trying to light a fire!"
"How?"
"Blow!" Chen Yonghua laughed, "Blow hard into the powdered sugar!"
"Oh..." Zheng Jing sounded curious. Can it light a fire if he blows it?
"Okay, I'll try."
As he said this, Zheng Jing was about to blow, but Chen Yonghua was frightened, and he quickly grabbed King Yanping, "Your Majesty, please don't blow... this is dangerous!"
Chen Yonghua saw Zhu Hesheng playing this trick in the Dongyin Coin Factory in Dahao (the property of Eunuch Pang). At that time, Zhu Hesheng used this trick to scare Qiu Shuzhen... She was so angry that she scared Miss Qiu Si to scream and hide in Zhu Hesheng's arms!
"Danger?" When Zheng Jing heard that there was danger, he immediately stopped bragging and took two steps back. Then he said to Feng Xifan and Liu Guoxuan: "Feng Weiwei, Liu Guanzhen, you two blow it!"
If there is danger, let us go?
Although Feng Xifan and Liu Guoxuan were a little scared, they still had to bite the bullet! They both raised their hands to accept the order, and then looked at Chen Yonghua coldly - Mr. Chen, tell me how to brag!
Chen Yonghua took out three paper tubes rolled up with hard yellow paper that he had prepared a long time ago, gave two to Feng Xifan and Liu Guoxuan, and used one for himself. Finally, he asked Zheng Jing to order that all three of them must be blown together to blow them. The powdered sugar inside the wooden box turns into dust when blown.
Although Zheng Jing was already thirty years old, he still had a bit of childish innocence. He looked at the three ministers below holding a paper tube with one end facing his mouth and the other facing a wooden box filled with powdered sugar, and puffed out his cheeks. It's really interesting.
So he suppressed his laughter and shouted: "Blow!"
"boom......"
The three people blew hard, and the powdered sugar rose up, and then was ignited by the flame of the candle, forming a very scary fireball.
Chen Yonghua had been mentally prepared for it, and the powdered sugar could be fried on his face without changing its color. However, Zheng Jing, Feng Xifan and Liu Guoxuan were all frightened and even screamed.
"It exploded, it exploded, it really exploded!"
"Wow, this is amazing..."
"Ah, ah..."
After the three people finished screaming, they all turned back to look at Chen Yonghua who was calm and composed, all with stunned expressions on their faces.
But Chen Yonghua smiled and said to Zheng Jing: "Your Majesty, this is actually nothing. If you boil the sugar into a paste, and then mix in saltpeter and rust, it will be very powerful when burned. If you add the paste and copper coin fragments while it's hot, Pour in a hollow copper hammer together, then insert the wooden plug and live wire... that will be a very powerful explosive bullet!
According to Artillery Zhu, his father, Prince Zhu, used this kind of explosive bomb to defeat the Xushun Gongfu flag army in the capital of Guiyu! Moreover, Artillery Zhu is also willing to help us train pharmaceutical masters. "
It turns out that Zhu Heji has passed on the method of preparing sweet gunpowder to Chen Yonghua!
It's not that he doesn't want to keep it secret, but that the sweet gunpowder cannot be stored for a long time - both saltpeter and sugar are extremely susceptible to moisture. Now there is no suitable desiccant, and there is no way to seal it, so we can only prepare it on the spot.
Zhu Heji has reached an agreement with the bosses Hui and Chen Yonghua, and he will help train a group of "pharmaceutical apprentices" sent by the Chaozhou General Military Palace and the Yanping Palace.
Liu Guoxuan, who was standing next to him, asked hurriedly: "Military advisor, did those grassroots bandits in Danan Mountain really defeat the flag army of Duke Xushun?"
Chen Yonghua nodded, "It's absolutely true, at least two hundred people were killed!"
"Two hundred..." Feng Xifan also took a breath, "Military advisor, you just said that his father is Prince Zhu San? Is that true?"
Zheng Jing also asked: "Yes, isn't that Zhu Jushan from the Tang Palace? How did he become the third prince Zhu? Is it true?"
"I think it's quite real..." Chen Yonghua nodded and said, "Your Majesty, let's just take it as real!"
Zheng Jing frowned and said, "Military advisor, can this matter be tolerated?"
"Why not?" Chen Yonghua said with a smile, "Your Majesty, it's not easy for someone to come out and become the number one enemy of the Tatar court for you. What's wrong with that?"
Zheng Jing twirled his beard and frowned, seeming to be weighing something in his mind?
After a while, he asked Chen Yonghua: "Do they really have this ability?"
"You can give it a try." Chen Yonghua said.
"How to try?"
Chen Yonghua said: "Cannon Zhu and his father-in-law Qiu Hui are going to join forces to attack Jieyang County, encircle Wei and rescue Zhao, and relieve the siege of Guiyu Capital. I suggest that our Yanping Palace can send one or two thousand troops, and also provide muskets, fire salt, and armor." , to help them succeed.
If Cannon Zhu and Tianwang Zhu really captured Jieyang County with the help of Qiu Hui... we will give them another push and push them on the stage to face off against the young Tatar hero! "
"Push it?" Zheng Jing looked at Chen Yonghua, "You mean..."
Chen Yonghua smiled and uttered four words: "Ding Wang oversees the country!"
"What? Want the Heavenly King Zhu Jianguo?"
"Military advisor, aren't you afraid that the father and son will get bigger and ride on our Prince Yanping's palace?"
Before Zheng Jing could say anything, Feng Xifan and Liu Guoxuan had already jumped out to protect the Lord.
Zheng Jing was noncommittal and just looked at Chen Yonghua.
Chen Yonghua smiled and said: "Your Majesty, we can join forces with Da Lao Hui to push the people of Tian Wang Zhu and Cannon Zhu into Jieyang County, and then push Tian Wang Zhu to the position of supervising the country... In this way, he will be the Tatar Emperor. Their number one mortal enemy. Moreover, Jieyang County is at the forefront, facing the Tatar front!
With them as targets for the Manchus, our pressure will be much less and we will have the opportunity to develop and grow. Didn't the Ming Taizu also use the red scarf of the Song Dynasty to protect him from wind and rain?
As for getting bigger... If you really want to get bigger, you have to defeat the troops of the Tatar court again and again!
Now the Tatar court is one of the most powerful in the world, and it can mobilize the power of the world to attack a county of Prince Zhu San. If this can be done big... then it is God's will, God's will cannot be violated! "
Zheng Jing nodded and said with a wry smile: "That's right... the Tatars are still quite powerful. The previous king was defeated by Jinling, and the Gu family was defeated by Jinxia. Now there is only a corner of Taiwan, a few coastal islands, and Chaozhou. Such a small amount of land on the mainland. However, the population of Taiwan is only a few hundred thousand, and the soldiers are no more than 10,000, so it is not equipped for a battle!
If there are no destined people, the situation will be over. If destiny is really clear, then the Gu family can always take back the ancestral property and become a rich man, right? "
The requirements for a rich man like him are a bit high!
Zheng Zhilong is the richest man in the world. He is truly as rich as any country... Emperor Chongzhen's court can only receive more than one million taels of silver a year (not counting food and local finance), while Lao Zheng's annual At least a few million more dollars in income would be much more enjoyable than being an emperor!
Moreover, Lao Zheng also monopolized the road toll business in the southeastern sea of Ming Dynasty. He was a monopoly capitalist who collected money while lying down!
To be honest, Zheng Jing really has no ambition to compete for the world and become emperor. He is considered the owner of the island of Taiwan, so why should he be regarded as the emperor?
More importantly, he had no confidence at all in defeating the Tatar court... In the original history, when Wu Sangui had attracted all the main Qing forces to the Huguang battlefield, he did not dare to go north across the sea. Another Northern Expedition to Nanjing. In this situation, how can you still think about competing for the world?
While Zheng Jing was expressing his feelings to his three confidants, a guard from the Yanping Palace walked in quickly, saluted Zheng Jing, and reported loudly: "Your Majesty, the red-haired Guoban Commercial Supervisor, the First Class, and the Second Class Ji, please see me. "
When Zheng Jing heard that it was these two people who came to see him, he looked disgusted, "It's them again..."
Chen Yonghua also knew the purpose of these two people's visit, so he smiled and said: "Your Majesty, why don't you let me lead them to Chaozhou."
Zheng Jing thought it was good when he heard it, "Okay...take them to Chaozhou. If Tian Wang Zhu is given the position of supervising the country, let them negotiate with Tian Wang Zhu."
