However, looking at the rapidly burning fuse and the dozens of large and small clay pots embedded in the cracks of the mountain not far away, Qi Rusong did not believe that this thing would be more effective than the hammer and chisel in his hand. .
At this moment, Qi Rusong couldn't help but sigh secretly, thinking to himself: Well, since the matter has come to this, let him go, these things of his will not have any effect anyway.
On the contrary, when the time comes, I will have a reason to let this ridiculous prince never get involved in the channel again.
After making up his mind, Qi Rusong couldn't help but show a calm look on his face, and even looked at Li Ke beside him with some amusement, as if he had already thought about how to ridicule him later.
However, at this moment, Qi Rushong's thoughts were suddenly interrupted by a roaring sound like the earth was shattering.
In an instant, the ground trembled, rocks flew, and the huge shock wave even knocked several soldiers in front of Qi Rushong off their feet.
The sudden scene first made Qi Rushong stunned, and then he looked in the direction of the huge noise in astonishment.
But the look of astonishment on his face was even greater due to his gaze, because he suddenly saw that the huge rock mass that he had led nearly a thousand people to fight for several days, but was still strong, now cracked and cracked. .
As the cracks became larger and larger, a large piece of rock mass fell to the ground like a giant, and more broken rock masses were directly impacted by the huge shock wave or into smaller gravels, or were directly thrown away. go out.
After a while, the gunpowder smoke dissipated, and the huge rock that thousands of people had been struggling to dig into for several days was now forced to open a gap.
With such an amount of work, even if people like them worked day and night for half a month, they might not be able to do it.
shocked!
Everyone present was stunned.
Su Xun was stunned as he looked at the scene in front of him. He seemed to be completely stunned and couldn't come back to his senses for a long time.
Qi Rusong and the soldiers under him were also extremely shocked, obviously they did not expect such a situation.
The nearly a thousand people present were either shocked or frightened, some even had their legs trembling and their faces turned ashen.
Quiet!
The entire scene was deathly quiet at first.
Immediately, a slightly older voice came from somewhere, rippling like ripples.
"Fairy... this is a magical spell..."
As soon as this statement came out, countless echoing voices rang out.
And as the sound spread, there were countless figures kneeling down to Li Ke.
In just a blink of an eye, most of the thousands of figures in the scene had already knelt on the ground, piously calling to Li Keshan the tsunami god.
Seeing this situation, Li Ke frowned slightly and was about to say something, but was interrupted by a voice.
"Your Highness, if you have magical powers, you will be ignorant. Please punish me!"
When Li Ke heard the news, he saw Qi Rusong kneeling in front of him, holding the saber high above his head with both hands.
When Li Ke saw this, he couldn't help but chuckle and asked: "Commander Qi now believes that this king has magical powers?"
Qi Rusong lowered his head and said nothing, but his face turned blue and purple.
Li Ke couldn't help but smile again, and then patted the other party's shoulder, and said softly: "I am not a god, and I don't know magic. There are no magic spells in the world. For things in this world, you can only rely on yourself to fight for your life. How can you fight with the sky? It’s just half a son!”
"Okay, let your people continue to open the canal according to the method I taught you just now, and be sure to speed up the progress!" Li Ke looked towards Kunyang City in the distance and said silently, "Time is running out."
After that, Li Ke took Su Xun and walked towards the carriage beside him.
However, what Li Ke had just done and what he said made Qi Rusong's expression extremely complicated.
"Is this man really the debauched and unscrupulous deposed prince in the rumors?"
"Is this man really the mediocre king who only indulges in wine and sex every day and doesn't care about the lives of his people?"
"Did those words really come from his mouth just now?"
For a moment, the image of Li Ke in Qi Rusong's mind was a little blurry, but even Qi Rusong himself had to admit that his impression of His Royal Highness, Prince Yong, was much better.
On the other side, on the carriage.
Sitting in the rickety carriage, Su Xun couldn't help but look at the former prince in front of him. Although there was doubt on his face, he was more relieved.
Whether it was what he did just now or what Li Ke said to Qi Rusong just now, Su Xun felt that the original Crown Prince whom he swore to support to the death was back.
He even felt that Li Ke at this time was more mature and confident than Li Ke before.
Thinking of this, Su Xun couldn't help but reveal a happy smile on his face.
However, at this moment, Li Ke's voice suddenly interrupted Su Xun's thoughts.
"parking!"
Soon, the carriage stopped steadily, and Li Ke jumped out quickly. Seeing this, Su Xun also quickly and clumsily got out of the car.
When Su Xun came to Li Ke's side, he saw him staring intently at the endless wheat fields in front of him, with a gloomy expression on his face.
Because what is in front of us is said to be a wheat field, but the land has long been dry and cracked. Normally in May, the wheat seedlings should have been knee-high, but at this time they were less than half as high.
The most important thing is that the wheat seedlings are already a little yellow, and it is obvious that if they are not irrigated, they will die within a few days.
"Your Highness, don't worry. With your thunderous ditch-drilling tools, the big canal will be able to be opened soon, and the drought will definitely be lifted."
Su Xun seemed to see where Li Ke was worried and quickly comforted him.
However, Li Ke's gloomy expression still did not improve. He just nodded silently. After a long silence, he suddenly asked: "Mr. Su, if it is an ordinary year, how much is the yield per mu of this field?"
Su Xun was stunned for a moment when asked, but quickly gave the answer: "About three hundred kilograms."
Li Ke was slightly startled when he heard the answer, obviously a little surprised by the answer.
If this is the case in normal years, what about this year’s severe drought?
"How much cultivated land is there around Kunyang City?"
Su Xun made some calculations in his mind and blurted out: "About 3,000 acres."
"What is the total population of Kunyang City's territory?" Li Ke continued to ask.
"Two thousand nine hundred and seventy-two households, twenty-one thousand six hundred and thirty-two people."
Li Ke made a rough calculation in his mind, and couldn't help but be a little surprised: "In other words, on average, in an ordinary year, the average annual ration for a Kunyang person is just over forty pounds? The daily ration for each person is only more than one tael?"
With this little food, even subsistence is a problem.
