While Zhu Di and Guo An were talking, Tao Yiping and Yang Ting had already arrived in front of the experimental room and were ready.
Beside the two of them, there were already four guards holding square iron shields as tall as one person.
As Yang Ting lit the fuse on the incendiary bomb, Tao Yiping threw it hard, and the incendiary bomb was thrown into the test house.
Tao Yiping and Yang Ting, escorted by four soldiers holding iron shields, quickly ran towards the safe house.
Just as a few people ran into the safe house, Zhu Di and Guo An heard a loud roar.
Then, I saw a flash of fire in the cement test house. The cement house looked like it was made by mud, and it fell apart and scattered on the ground.
But the strange thing is that inside the cement house, there is still a blazing flame that will not go out for a long time.
Zhu Di's eyes widened. He had never seen such a powerful bomb.
"Guo Qing, is this an incendiary bomb?"
Guo An came back to his senses and replied with some uncertainty: "Your Highness, this thing should be an incendiary bomb."
As he said that, he pointed to the still burning concrete house and said, "Your Highness, don't you see that the cement house is still burning?"
"Um?"
Zhu Di's face changed again, and he asked with some confusion: "It has been so long, why is it still burning? Did you put hay or kerosene in the cement house before?"
Guo An looked helpless, "Your Highness just saw the cement house in person, and there was nothing inside."
Zhu Di asked: "Then why does cement still burn?"
Guo An replied: "Your Highness, it's because of the incendiary bombs!"
Zhu Di looked at Guo An speechlessly.
"Cough~"
Guo An said again: "Your Highness, according to Wei Chen's guess, even if you pour a bucket of water on those raging fires, you can't extinguish those flames."
Zhu Di said directly to Qiu Fu on the side: "Send someone quickly to pour ten buckets of water on the flames."
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Qiu Fu responded and walked quickly.
Guo An looked at Zhu Laosi, who was looking proud and speechless.
Immediately, he looked at Tao Yiping and Yang Ting beside him, and Guo An felt relieved when he saw two very confident faces.
As if he had been prepared for it, not long after Qiu Fu went out, he led ten strong guards, each carrying a bucket of water, into the ruined concrete house.
Then, buckets of water were poured onto the fire in the ruins.
Crackling...
As the curtain of water splashed down, the flame was instantly half-destroyed.
Zhu Di looked at Guo An, his eyes full of pride.
However, Guo An didn't pay attention to Zhu Di at this moment, but walked out with curiosity on his face.
Zhu Di's face darkened and he followed out.
"This time, Guo Qing guessed wrong."
When he walked to the ruins and looked at the flames that had gradually dissipated, Zhu Di smiled lightly.
Guo An frowned slightly, "Your Highness is wise, Wei Chen guessed wrong..."
However, before he finished speaking, Guo An's face lit up with joy.
As for Zhu Di on the side, his eyes widened with shock and regret on his face.
"How can this be?"
Where the flames had been extinguished by the clear water, clusters of flames were burning again, becoming more and more prosperous.
Behind him, Tao Yi explained in a calm voice: "Your Highness, as long as the gunpowder in the incendiary bomb explodes, unless the gunpowder burns out, it will never be extinguished...
Moreover, as long as the gunpowder touches an object, it will adhere tightly to that object and cannot be washed away by water..."
"hiss……"
Hearing this, Zhu Di couldn't help but take another cold breath.
Turning his head, he looked at the still burning ruins of the concrete house in front of him. As expected, he saw that the gunpowder was speckled and was not affected at all by the ten buckets of water just now.
"Will this incendiary bomb be so weird?"
Guo An was very satisfied, "Your Highness, with this bomb and the fishing net, we no longer need to be afraid of Japanese pirates at sea."
After Guo An's reminder, Zhu Di also thought of the use of incendiary bombs and couldn't help but get excited, "When the Japanese pirates come close, first use a fishing net to catch them, and then throw the incendiary bombs directly on the Japanese pirates' boats. Those Japanese pirates will never be able to escape." !”
Guo An said again: "Your Highness, if I, Prince Yan, have enough incendiary bombs, I can fight all the way to the Japanese country and kill them all!"
Zhu Di was stunned, "Why does Guo Qing want to invade the Japanese country? Moreover, Guo Qing is so murderous towards the Japanese pirates?"
Tao Yiping and Yang Ting on the side were also startled, looking at Guo An with horror on their faces.
They never expected that the master, who was usually very kind, would be so murderous.
Guo An replied: "Your Highness, those Japanese pirates dare to keep plundering the coast of our Ming Dynasty, so why can't our Ming Dynasty send troops to invade their Japanese country, tooth for tooth, blood for blood...
No, although the Japanese pirates are hateful, I heard that there seems to be some good things on the Japanese island, so I can't kill them all, otherwise the killing will be too great! "
Zhu Di nodded with satisfaction, "That's exactly what it should be."
Guo An added: "Japanese pirates are afraid of power and have no morals. Those who disobey should be killed. Those who are obedient should go to mine in Prince Yan's Mansion!"
"Mining?"
Zhu Di smiled softly and said: "Guo Qing does not need to be so anxious. There are many Mongolians in the Northern Yuan Dynasty. When we go out with the army, we can capture tens of thousands of Mongolians for Guo Qing to mine."
Guo An smiled faintly and explained: "Your Highness, what the minister mentioned is the mine of the Japanese country."
Zhu Di looked disdainful, "The Japanese country is barren and barren. Even if there are mines, it is not worth wasting my Ming army to conquer."
Guo An asked a little strangely: "How did your Highness know that the Japanese country is extremely barren?"
Zhu Di replied: "The people of Japan pretended to be thieves and plundered Korea and Ming Dynasty for many years. Isn't this barren?"
Guo An asked helplessly: "Your Highness, do you know how many people there are in the Japanese country?"
Zhu Di replied: "We have heard that there seem to be millions of people in Japan."
Guo An asked again: "Does Your Highness know how many Japanese pirates come to rob Korea and Ming Dynasty every year?"
"Twenty to thirty thousand people at most...huh?"
Zhu Di noticed something was wrong and looked at Guo An in surprise.
"What does Guo Qing mean?"
Guo An said: "Your Highness, if the Japanese country is really barren, how come there are only 20,000 to 30,000 Japanese pirates plundering our Ming Dynasty or Goryeo every year?"
Zhu Di's expression moved slightly, "What Guo Qing means is that the Japanese country is not as barren as our Ming officials thought?"
"It's natural."
Guo An nodded slightly: "Your Highness, the Japanese country is a little barren compared to our Ming Dynasty, but compared to our Beiping Mansion, the Japanese country can't guarantee it."
Zhu Di was shocked, "Guo Qing is saying that the Japanese country is actually richer than our Beiping government? But, how is this possible?"
On the side, Qiu Fu, Li Wang and others were also full of disbelief.
At this time, everyone in the Ming Dynasty only believed that the Ming Dynasty was a vast country with vast resources and was the richest country in the world.
The surrounding small countries such as Goryeo, Wa, Chenla, and Annan are all barren. Even if they send troops to conquer, it will be a thankless effort and the gain will not be worth the loss.
Guo An also knew what people like Daming were thinking, so he didn't explain too much.
"Your Highness, please forgive me. These are all inferred by Wei Chen, who has never been to Japan."
Immediately, the topic changed and he continued: "The most important thing at the moment is to make incendiary bombs as soon as possible to burn all the Japanese pirates who dare to covet our Yanwang Mansion fishing boat in the Bohai Sea to ashes."
Zhu Di took a deep look at Guo An and did not continue to ask.
Instead, he nodded slightly and said, "What Guo Qing said is absolutely true."
Then, he turned to look at Tao Yiping and Yang Ting, "You two have done great work in developing incendiary bombs. If you want anything, we will reward you."
Tao Yiping and Yang Ting's eyes flashed with surprise, and then they shook their heads.
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. The recipe for this incendiary bomb was provided by the Master, and all the ingredients were provided by Your Highness. Prior to this, there were many craftsmen's research and experiments. The two of us were able to make the incendiary bomb, which can only be regarded as a small contribution. "
A hint of appreciation flashed in Zhu Di's eyes, "Every effort counts as merit. Since you two have no need, we will reward you according to the rules.
You two will be the first to make the incendiary bomb, and each will be rewarded with one hundred taels of silver. As for the craftsmen who assisted you two, each of them will be rewarded with ten taels of silver. "
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Tao Yiping and Yang Ting quickly thanked them.
"Now that you two have entered our Prince Yan's Mansion, we will never treat you badly. As long as you can develop better firearms, or good objects like transparent glass and cement that benefit the country and the people, we will The reward is even greater.”
Zhu Di said again.
Tao Yiping and Yang Ting hurriedly replied, "Your Highness, King Yan, please rest assured that the two of us will definitely live up to His Highness' love."
"Um!"
Zhu Di nodded with satisfaction.
On the side, Guo An added: "Everything in this gunpowder workshop is confidential, and you two must not reveal anything to the outside world."
"Don't worry, Master, the two of us will stay in the workshop to study new objects in the future and will never disclose them to anyone."
Tao Yiping and Yang Ting promised again.
Guo An nodded slightly, "You two just have to keep it secret, especially the incendiary bomb formula.
You two should know the power of this incendiary bomb best. Once this formula is leaked and used by thieves, Ming Dynasty will be in chaos. "
Hearing this, Zhu Di, Qiu Fu and others couldn't help but look solemn.
As for Tao Yiping and Yang Ting, they shuddered directly. Only the two of them who made the incendiary bombs themselves could understand how harmful it would be if the formula of the incendiary bombs were leaked.
"Please rest assured, Master and Your Highness, that after the two of us return, we will immediately burn all the formulas for incendiary bombs..."
"You don't need to tell us about this matter. How to keep it secret? You can just discuss it with His Highness or General Qiu Fu."
…
On the way back.
Zhu Di asked Guo An in the carriage: "How to keep the incendiary bomb secret? I wonder if Guo Qing has any good ideas?"
Guo An said: "Your Highness, no matter what kind of thing is to be kept secret, the fewer people who know it, the better.
Therefore, it is inconvenient for Weichen to participate in this matter.
However, Wei Chen feels that this incendiary bomb is a bit sinister, and he also asks His Highness to control it in his own hands and never give it to anyone else. "
"Um?"
Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, then nodded slowly after a while.
"We get it!"
"Your Highness is wise!" Guo An replied.
Zhu Di frowned and thought. He had also seen the power of the incendiary bomb. He really couldn't let anyone control this thing.
and……
Um?
Suddenly, Zhu Di opened his eyes and glared angrily at Guo An, who was looking out the window across from him.
The formula for this incendiary bomb was provided by Guo An. For him, there is no question of keeping it secret...
This thief official!
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(End of chapter)
