When Xiao Yuzhan was asked this question by Shao Xi, he started to feel a little confused. He touched his chin with his hand and looked at the roof and pondered for a long time. He didn't know how to describe to Shao Xi what the weapon called Thor in his mouth was like.
Shao Xi looked at the way he was struggling with his strength and wanted to forget it. If he couldn't say it, he wouldn't say it.
Unexpectedly, this child became stubborn. After thinking for a long time, he finally opened his hands in front of Shao Xi and compared them. Shao Xi looked at him and felt a little baffled.
What is this for? Want to hug yourself?
"It's so big. It's a big wooden barrel. It's wrapped in cowhide. There seems to be a shelf underneath. I can't tell you the details."
When Shao Xi heard this, he was like, damn! Isn't this a flying thunder cannon? Why did it turn into Thor when it came to their mouths?
But the name is not wrong. It was because of this thing that I was called the God of Thunder on the grassland. But why do I feel so awkward when I hear this name now?
Could it be that someone really heard about this thing on the grassland and didn't know what it was called, so he simply named it after the legend of the God of Thunder that was circulated on the grassland back then?
After I used this thing once, I sealed it in the Tot tribe. Although it was always offered as a sacred object by the herdsmen of the Tot tribe, it was never used again.
It has been ten years, and they were able to find this thing! Has anyone had contact with the Tot Department?
However, I had specifically asked Zhuoligetu not to mention the flying thunder cannon to any outsiders. Ordinarily, the herdsmen of the Tot tribe should not tell the people of the Central Plains about this matter. How did they get this news?
Now Xiao Yuzhan talked about the flying thunder cannon in front of him. If he showed that he knew about this thing, he would definitely arouse suspicion.
So Shao Xi deliberately pretended not to understand, and asked Xiao Yuzhan with a confused look on his face: "Barrel? How can a wooden barrel wrapped in cowhide become the God of Thunder?"
"Your Highness King Cheng, are you making fun of me? Although I don't know much, I know that the thing you mentioned can be filled with water and used as a weapon? Are you kidding me?"
Xiao Yuzhan immediately became anxious when he saw that Shao Xi didn't believe it. He blushed and argued, "Brother Shao, I'm really not kidding you. This thing is really called Thor. I saw it from Brother Huang.
"Two days ago, I saw him sitting there in a daze with this pattern in his hand, so I asked him what it was. He said it was a very powerful weapon called the God of Thunder, and he kept the pattern like a treasure.
"Pattern! By the way, there's a pattern coming, just wait! I'll go find that pattern for you. Where is Brother Emperor hiding?"
Xiao Yuzhan didn't care whether Shao Xi wanted to look at it or not, he was alone there seriously recalling where Xiao Yuming had placed the pattern.
After thinking for a while, his eyes suddenly lit up, he turned around and ran towards the rows of bookshelves.
Shao Xi saw that he was probably going to climb the wooden ladder again, so he quickly followed him.
Xiao Yuzhan ran to the innermost bookshelf, pushed the wooden ladder in front of the bookshelf, climbed up the wooden ladder, and pulled out a bamboo tube from an extremely secret corner.
He opened the lid and took out the rolled paper inside. He opened it and looked at it. He nodded and leaned over and handed the paper to Shao Xi.
Shao Xi took it and took a look, I'll wipe it! Who restored this?
Shao Xi was confused when he saw that the structure of the thunder cannon drawn on the drawing was almost exactly the same as the drawing he had drawn back then.
Not to mention just hearing about this thing, even if you have seen it with your own eyes, it is impossible to draw the pattern in such detail. It is obvious that you have seen the real thing and studied it carefully to restore the pattern so accurately.
If the person who drew this picture had never seen a flying thunder cannon, he would not believe it even if he killed Shao Xi.
In this case, someone must have been to the Tot Department after he left the grassland and saw a real flying thunder cannon, but who could it be? Who drew the pattern of this flying thunder cannon and handed it to Xiao Yuming?
While Shao Xi was in a daze, Xiao Yuzhan, who was riding on the wooden ladder, said proudly: "How about it, I didn't lie to you, did I? This thing really exists, and the emperor keeps it like a treasure.
"But I still haven't figured out why this thing is called Thor? How should it be used? But the emperor said that this thing is very powerful and can withstand thousands of armies! But looking at it, I feel like something is missing. .”
Shao Xixin said that you are really smart, but you are just missing something! The most important thing is missing. Without my gunpowder, this is just a barrel.
But how did Xiao Yuming know how powerful this thing was? Who did he listen to?
I have only used this thing once, and the people who know the effect of its use are limited to the Tote Department and the Mao'an Department, and at most Guo Youde.
The only people who can draw such a picture and tell how powerful this thing is are the people from the Tot Department, and they must be people who have operated flying thunder cannons in the past. Only such people will understand the ability of flying thunder cannons to this extent.
Shao Xi deliberately acted like the deputy general was doubtful, and casually handed the drawing back to Xiao Yuzhan with a raised hand.
Pretending to be casual, he asked, "A wooden barrel is so mysterious. Who dares to deceive His Highness like this? What's the use of such an ordinary thing?"
Xiao Yuzhan took the drawing, held it in his hand and looked at it again and again.
He muttered: "Is this really just a barrel? But when the emperor told me about this thing, he looked quite serious, as if he was very concerned about it, and said If we can really build it completely, it will definitely help our Jingyuan Empire to dominate the world and monopolize Kyushu.
"But I never saw that this thing is as powerful as he said. As for where the emperor got this pattern from, I'm not sure. The emperor also likes these mechanical objects and has collected many of them. I don’t even know where he got the pictures of the strange objects.”
The drawing was so detailed, but its origin was unknown, which made Shao Xi couldn't help but murmur in his heart.
However, as the prince, it is not incomprehensible that Xiao Yuming wants to find some ways to win on the battlefield in order to achieve surprise victory in future wars.
After all, the situation in today's world is complicated, and there is no telling who we will fight with one day. Isn't Xiao Changyi also preparing to build warships for the future war with Dongmu Kingdom to prepare for future war needs?
It seems necessary to check the source of this drawing in private to see who told Xiao Yuming about the flying thunder cannon on the grassland.
The only thing that makes Shao Xi feel lucky now is that the formula of the gunpowder has not been leaked. Judging from this drawing, the person who drew the drawing only knows how to make the launching device of the flying thunder cannon, but does not know how to prepare the gunpowder. This makes Shao Xi felt a little relieved.
Fortunately, he and Guo Youde were more cautious about the formula of gunpowder. Otherwise, once these flying thunder cannons were mass-produced and used in war, how many lives would be taken away in this era of cold weapons?
At the beginning, he and Guo Youde felt that gunpowder should not appear in this world precisely because they saw the elites of the Mao'an Department being wiped out in an instant.
Although it can indeed promote the development of many things to a certain extent, in the end the harm it causes to human beings is far greater than other uses.
Maybe one day in the future someone will discover how to make gunpowder and make it widely used, but Shao Xi doesn't want that person to be him.
He didn't want that even if he left this world one day, his hands would still be stained with other people's blood.
Although there were so many thoughts in his mind at this time, Shao Xi did not show any interest in the flying thunder cannon on the surface. He just urged Xiao Yuzhan to put the drawing back to its original place, lest Xiao Yuming come back later and find the two of them in the same place. Secretly look at these things that he keeps secretly.
Since he chose to put this pattern in such a secret place, he definitely didn't want anyone to discover it. As his most beloved brother, Xiao Yuzhan might have just looked at it, but if he knew that he had also looked at it, it might be a different matter.
Speaking of which, this thing can be considered a military secret to a certain extent.
After Xiao Yuzhan put the bamboo tube back to its original place, the two returned to the desk in the study.
Xiao Yuming's study room has so many books that the bookshelves take up most of the area. It is more like a library than a study room to be precise.
Shao Xi looked at the rows of bookshelves in front of him, wondering how many secrets were hidden in this study.
Just on this trip today, I made such a shocking discovery. Maybe Xiao Yuming has more unknown secrets hidden in this vast sea of books.
Seeing Shao Xi looking at the bookshelves in a daze, Xiao Yuzhan said jokingly: "Brother Shao must be thinking that the emperor has collected so many books, how many secrets are hidden in them?
"Actually, I also want to know. Unfortunately, there are too many books here. I have been studying here with the emperor for nearly ten years, and I have only read some of them. Maybe there are many interesting things in them that I have never discovered.
"How about the two of us often go to the emperor's study to explore and hunt for treasures from now on! This is a secret between the two of us, and we will never let the emperor discover it. What do you think, Brother Shao?"
Shao Xi muttered in his heart, pull him down quickly!
You think it's fun to explore the secrets and treasure hunt here. If I follow you and mess around here, I might get myself into a lot of trouble. I can't afford to play with you!
However, the little prince seemed to have figured out what he was thinking. He was indeed very interested in other secrets that might be hidden in Xiao Yuming's study.
But being interested is one thing, actually taking action to dig out these secrets is another.
Shao Xi knows very well that curiosity kills the cat. Sometimes, even if you know there are many secrets hidden here, it is best not to try to find out these secrets driven by curiosity.
Because you never know which secret here may kill you.
