The news that Chu Ze had developed a new weapon had already spread in Beijing.
The adults were whispering among themselves, but no one got the exact news.
Even if they have more speculations, they can only talk about it in secret.
Fortunately, the emperor took them to see it in person.
Thinking about it, I'm still a little excited.
As the prime minister, Hu Weiyong ranks first among the officials and can see things in front of him more clearly.
Before Chu Ze and the others arrived, Zhu Yuanzhang had already introduced it to everyone with great interest.
It is said to be called a still, used to steam stone paint.
It looks weird, has a weird name, and has even weirder uses.
Does stone paint need to be steamed?
Can steamed stone paint still be used?
Aren't they all dried up into lumps?
Chu Ze told them first with practicality that stone paint can be evaporated and will not turn into lumps so quickly.
This time Chu Ze asked people to move coal, and he was surrounded by several handlers with more than ten years of experience in kiln burning. These handlers were mainly responsible for controlling the temperature and ensuring that the temperature was always controlled within the appropriate range.
Although they were very good at controlling the fire when firing the kiln, they were still in a hurry in front of this big pot.
After all, it was the first time the eldest girl got on the sedan chair, so she was inevitably a little unsure.
The first furnace of oil was almost scrapped.
Fortunately, he was rescued in the end.
As time passed, their proficiency in fire control increased linearly.
Not long after, a drop of light yellow liquid followed the tube and gently fell into the container below.
Everyone gathered around.
With ten heads pointing in one direction, it feels a bit like feeding koi fish in a koi pond.
After a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang murmured as if he was dreaming and waking up: "Here, do we have gasoline here?" Suddenly he felt as if he was dreaming.
Zhu Yuanzhang raised his hand and pinched himself.
Hiss, it hurts. It doesn’t look like a dream.
"What can this drop do?" Hu Weiyong reasonably doubted.
All the ministers looked at Chu Ze.
Chu Ze straightened up, pointed to the oil cans stacked behind them, and said, "There is not so much oil there, so why are you afraid that there will be no gasoline?"
The ministers' eyes lit up and they immediately whispered to each other.
There was a burning light in everyone's eyes.
Chu Ze stood aside and watched.
Refining oil is not easy. It took a whole day to extract a small barrel.
Zhu Yuanzhang and others all wanted to see the so-called flamethrower with their own eyes, so they simply sat on the floor and waited for Chu Ze all day.
Seeing the appearance of the most gasoline, Zhu Fang couldn't restrain his excitement and urged Chu Ze to try the next one quickly.
Chu Ze said: "Wait."
"Xiao Linzi, bring the things up!"
Xiao Linzi carried their improved flamethrower and trotted forward.
Chu Ze took the flamethrower, opened the upper lid, carefully poured the gasoline into the jar with a small wooden spoon, and closed it.
Chu Ze picked up the flamethrower and walked towards the open area.
Behind him, Zhu Yuanzhang, Queen Ma, the princes, princes, grandsons, and ministers followed suit.
Chu Ze suddenly stopped.
He turned around, raised the corner of his mouth, and gave everyone an evil smile: "Everyone, stay away. If you get burned, no one can save you."
Everyone: "..."
Back away quickly.
Chu Ze, who was surrounded just now, suddenly became a loner.
Looking at the suddenly vacated ground around him, he roughly estimated the distance, then looked at the grass target directly in front of him, and Chu Ze called out "Xiao Linzi".
Xiao Linzi immediately stepped forward holding a torch.
Chu Ze's eyes turned cold, and he quickly cranked the hand pump, causing gasoline to spurt out along the throat.
The moment the gasoline spurted out, Xiao Linzi immediately moved the torch over.
Bang!
There was an explosion, and a large ball of flames bloomed in front of Chu Ze.
Chuze's arm quickly pressed the hand pump to maximize the pressure.
Everyone saw a ferocious fire dragon flying out of Chu Ze's hand in the boundless night, and in the blink of an eye, it ignited the straw man on the opposite side.
The blazing flames will be a scene that this group of people will never forget for a long time.
Chu Ze's hand was still shaking wildly.
The touching lasted for about half a minute, and the flames gradually dissipated.
Chu Ze was also so tired that he could hardly lift his arms.
He panted slightly and looked down at the hand pump.
This hand pump is still wrong.
How far his flamethrower can cover is actually determined by the arm strength of the person carrying it.
When he was experimenting before, he also made the hand pump as smooth as possible and increased the endurance as much as possible.
It was not discovered during the test, but when it came time to use it, Chu Ze discovered that the hand pump was still not smooth enough.
Still have to change.
Zhu Yuanzhang and others had already been shocked by this fire dragon.
In this nearly century-old palace, there was silence, and you could hear the drop of a needle.
Until a sudden clapping of hands woke everyone up from the shock.
Then, applause sounded one after another.
Zhu Fanghen stepped forward directly and gave Chu Ze a big hug!
This man was too powerful. The moment the fire dragon appeared, he was stunned.
This lethality is quite impressive wherever you put it!
Zhu Yuanzhang put his hands behind his back, and the old god stood there.
Only Queen Ma knew how proud he felt at this moment.
Seeing that everyone was almost happy, Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at the ministers as if giving alms. After making enough gestures, he said calmly: "Do you have any objections now?"
The main reason why Zhu Yuanzhang brought so many people here was to shut up these talkative ministers.
The things Chu Ze developed were very expensive.
Where does this money come from? Household Department.
To suddenly allocate such a large amount of money, the Ministry of Finance must know what it is used for, right?
Then Zhu Yuanzhang brought them here.
The main thing is to see it with your own eyes.
The Minister of Hubu swallowed his saliva, turned and knelt down towards Zhu Yuanzhang: "God has blessed me, the Ming Dynasty. With such a magical weapon, my Ming Dynasty will definitely win a battle with the Tatars. The emperor has allocated a silver coin to Mr. Chu. I will immediately approve it and will send it to you as soon as possible." In the hands of Mr. Chu.”
Chu Ze, who had just taken off the flamethrower: "??" What are you talking about that I can't understand.
But this is obviously what Zhu Yuanzhang wants to do.
I guess it's not easy to do it in my own name, so I used his name as a banner.
Anyway, he just shut up and nodded.
For others, act as if you didn’t hear anything.
"Tsk, did you hear what we said!" Zhu Yuanzhang's slightly impatient voice sounded in Chu Ze's ears.
Chu Ze subconsciously said: "No."
"..." Zhu Yuanzhang just looked at him.
Chu Ze suddenly came back to his senses, raised his head and smiled flatteringly at Zhu Yuanzhang: "What, I was distracted just now. Please repeat what the emperor just said."
Zhu Yuanzhang disliked it.
"I said, you should pack up these things immediately and send them to the north, so that the Tatars can take a good look at the majesty of our Ming Dynasty!"
(End of chapter)
