After the five kilograms of sugar were wrapped in two pieces of gauze paper and tied firmly with two foil warp ropes, Guo An quickly put it into Zhu Di's hands while looking at Zhu Di eagerly.
In the sugar workshop, Zhu Di may be the person Guo An wants to send away the most.
However, it was obvious that Zhu Di did not want to go back so soon.
He weighed the sugar in his hand, a trace of satisfaction flashed in his eyes, and then said again: "Guo Qing, we never knew that sugar could have such a great effect. Just in time, we are here today, Guo Qing Then follow us to experience its power!"
Guo An was filled with regret. He had made a mistake and should have delivered the sugar to Zhu Di early, instead of letting Zhu Di behave like a bully and torment him everywhere.
"Your Highness, His Royal Highness is still young, and I am worried that the bomb is too powerful..."
Zhu Di waved his hand casually, "It doesn't matter, Chi'er is not young anymore. My father will conquer the world immediately. In the future, we will also lead our troops to the north. Although Chi'er cannot be proficient in these weapons, he must also understand them." One or two...Okay, it's getting late, no need to say more, let's go to the gunpowder workshop now!"
After saying that, Zhu Di took Zhu Gaochi out directly.
Behind him, Guo An sighed helplessly, turned around and told the steward on the side: "You guys, hurry up and make sugar. Don't worry about today's matter."
"Yes, Guo Changshi."
The steward responded quickly.
Guo An quickly walked out, "Li Baihu, please send two guards to carry the box of sugar in the room to the gunpowder workshop..."
…
Today, the defense of the gunpowder workshop has been upgraded from one hundred households to two hundred households.
Therefore, Zhu Di and his party had been detected in advance before they arrived at the gunpowder workshop.
Early on, Qiu Fu had already stood at the door with several general flags to greet him.
"I will see you at last, Your Highness!"
"Um!"
Zhu Di nodded lightly and asked directly: "When was the sugar bomb developed?"
Qiu Fu changed slightly and subconsciously glanced at Guo An, who was following behind him. "Your Highness, forgive me, but the bomb was developed a few months ago. However, it was not manufactured because it consumed too much sucrose."
"Very powerful?"
Zhu Di nodded slightly and walked straight in without stopping.
Qiu Fu quickly replied: "Your Majesty, the power is two or three times that of ordinary bombs!"
Zhu Di said: "Tell Tao Yiping to take one out for us. We want to see it for ourselves."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Qiu Fu responded and ran quickly to a house in the distance.
As for Zhu Di, he took Zhu Gaochi to the special testing site on one side.
Soon, when Zhu Di and Guo An arrived at the testing site, Qiu Fu and Tao Yiping also hurried over.
Tao Yiping also held a long wooden lump in his hand.
A trace of doubt flashed in Zhu Di's eyes, "Is this the bomb?"
Guo An replied: "Your Highness, this thing is a grenade."
"how to use?"
Zhu Di asked.
Tao Yiping took out a lead directly from under the wooden handle, and Yang Ting on the side took out the fire.
Guo An's expression changed, "Stop it!"
Immediately, he said to Zhu Di on the side: "Your Highness, as long as you light that fuse, the grenade will explode.
This thing is too dangerous. Your Highness and the young prince are asked to step back. "
"Um!"
This time, Zhu Di did not show off. Instead, he took a deep look at the grenade and pulled Zhu Gaochi back a few steps.
Yang Ting lit the fuse, and green smoke and sparks erupted from the end of the grenade. Tao Yiping threw it hard, and the grenade was thrown under a ruined wall in the distance.
After a few breaths.
'Boom' a loud noise.
The ruins disappeared immediately, and a big hole appeared on the ground.
Zhu Di's eyes widened with light.
He instantly thought of the beauty of this object on the battlefield, and looked directly at Qiu Fu aside, "How far can you throw this object?"
Qiu Fu quickly replied: "Your Majesty, according to the general's arm strength, this grenade can be thrown eighty steps away."
"Eighty steps..."
Zhu Di's face was filled with joy. Although the distance was closer than that of an arrow, if used properly, it would definitely be a big killer.
"Go and get us another one. We want to give it a try."
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Tao Yiping quickly ran away with a happy face.
On the side, Guo An looked distressed.
"Your Highness, a grenade is like a handful of sugar!"
Zhu Di smiled lightly, not affected at all, "These are just two handfuls of sugar."
Soon, the same grenade was handed into Zhu Di's hand, and as a line of green smoke rose, Zhu Di shouted.
The grenade flew away.
boom!
A ball of fire burst out more than seventy steps away, and earth splashed everywhere.
“Great item!”
Zhu Di was overjoyed, "If each of our Yanshan Guards has five grenades on our waists, we won't be afraid even if we face one hundred thousand Beiyuan Tatars."
Guo An nodded and responded: "Your Highness, as long as we make 20,000 kilograms of sugar, we can easily make 50,000 grenades."
"Your Highness is brave."
On the side, Tao Yiping praised Zhu Di with admiration, and said again: "Your Highness, there are still landmines..."
"Shut up!"
Guo An's expression changed and he yelled urgently.
"Don't yell."
Zhu Di glanced at Guo An and asked Tao Yiping on the side: "What are landmines?"
Tao Yiping glanced at Guo An carefully and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, landmines are bombs that are buried underground in advance and will explode directly when the enemy steps on them."
On the side, Guo An saw Zhu Di's bright eyes, and felt bitter in his heart, and said quickly: "Your Highness, I am not stingy, but the mine is three or four times as big as the grenade, and uses more gunpowder and sugar. If It's really a waste to explode one for no reason..."
"In that case, there's no need to try!"
Zhu Di chuckled lightly, looked at Guo An and said, "Don't worry, Guo Qing, we just want to see the power of sugar, we are not such wasteful people."
As he spoke, Zhu Di lowered his head and glanced at the five kilograms of sugar in Li Wang's hand, and sighed: "A landmine requires at least a kilogram of sugar, plus gunpowder and steel. A grenade can only make materials." It only requires four to five taels of silver, and Guo Qing doesn’t feel bad at all, but it’s even more wasteful than us…”
Guo An hurriedly said: "Your Highness, Wei Chen feels distressed. Wei Chen feels so distressed every day that he can't sleep for money. However, the Northern Expedition is a major event related to the life and fortune of Prince Yan's family. Wei Chen does not dare to relax at all!"
Zhu Di waved his hand impatiently, "Okay, okay! Guo Qing is really becoming more and more shameless like a Cao thief..."
"Thief Cao?"
Guo An was startled and said unwillingly: "Your Highness, how can a humble minister be a Cao thief?"
However, at this moment, Zhu Di had already slowly walked out with Zhu Gaochi.
After his death, Guo An was still a little hard to understand. How could such a kind and virtuous man be on the same level as Cao Cao?
Moreover, that thief Cao likes other people's wives, but Guo An...
In short, no matter how angry Guo An was, Zhu Di ignored him.
As for the sugar matter, under Zhu Di's deliberate instructions, no one gradually spread it.
A few days later, when the vegetables in the greenhouse on the farm were ready to be eaten, all the officials in the Yan Palace and even the gentry and common people in the entire Beiping Palace were attracted by this incident.
In addition, two poetry gatherings were held in the academy, each time attended by several great Confucians, which caused the entire Beiping Prefecture's gentry to beam with joy.
…
Soon, it will be the New Year's Eve.
"Guo Qing wants to kill pigs and sheep?"
In Prince Yan's palace, Zhu Di was a little confused when he heard Guo An's report.
"Do you still need my permission to kill some hogs and sheep during the New Year?"
"Exactly!"
Guo An nodded slightly.
"How many pigs does Guo Qing plan to kill?" Zhu Di asked curiously.
Guo An said: "Let's kill three hundred pigs first."
"Ahem..."
Zhu Di almost swallowed his breath and stared at Guo An closely, with a look of surprise on his face.
"Kill three hundred pigs in one day? Guo Qing, do you know how many kilograms of meat can be produced from three hundred pigs? How many people are needed to eat them all? Do you need to kill sheep? How many more do you need to kill?"
Guo An replied honestly: "Your Highness, please kill three hundred sheep."
"Three hundred again?"
This time, Zhu Di calmed down and looked at Guo An quietly.
"Speaking of which, it's been a long time since we went to get a detailed understanding of the farm's situation. According to Guo Qing's habit of hoarding things, the farm must be doing well this year."
"Your Highness is wise."
Guo An respectfully replied: "Your Highness, although some sheep and goats are still slaughtered on the farm from time to time this year, there are still 2,100 pigs, more than 1,900 sheep, and chickens and ducks on the farm. More than two thousand..."
"So many?"
Hearing this, Zhu Di let out a cold breath, his face flushed instantly, and he felt his whole body was translucent.
"With so many sheep, goats, chickens and ducks, our Prince Yan's Mansion can have a good year... How much money can we get from selling so many sheep and goats?"
"..."
Guo An was stunned for a moment, then said slowly: "Your Highness, Weichen is not planning to sell it."
"Um?"
Zhu Di was also startled.
Guo An said: "Wei Chen heard before that a servant in the house of a gentry had worked hard for a year and wanted to eat some meat. As a result, the gentry took a rag and put it on the chopping board where the meat had been cut to wipe it. Read it again.
Then he put the linen cloth soaked in minced meat into a pot, boiled it, and served it as meat soup to the servants.
But despite this, the servants still drank the meat soup with joyful faces..."
Zhu Di said with disdain, "That gentleman is really a tough guy."
"What His Highness said is absolutely true."
Guo An nodded slightly and said: "It's the New Year's Day soon, and the officials and guards in the house must really want to eat some meat on the New Year's Day.
It just so happens that His Highness is about to go on an expedition, and these guards will have to fight next year.
Wei Chen planned to distribute the slaughtered sheep to officials inside and outside the palace, as well as a group of guards.
Even if the pig meat and mutton are distributed to them, there won't be much of it. However, it can at least let them know that His Highness still cares about them.
As long as they follow His Highness, His Highness can let them all eat meat, and their families can also eat meat...
In this way, when His Highness and the ministers leave next year, no matter what happens to Prince Yan's Mansion, these officials and soldiers will sincerely protect Prince Yan's Mansion and protect His Highness..."
Zhu Di took a deep look at Guo An and said, "I didn't expect Guo Qing to think so far."
Guo An quickly explained: "Please forgive me, Your Highness. I just feel that all the officials and soldiers in Prince Yan's palace are my own, and the income in the palace this year is still good, so I boldly advised His Highness..."
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(End of chapter)
