"this……"
Tao Yiping was stunned for a moment and said quickly: "Master, these bullets are very valuable. It takes two of us two days to make one bullet. Plus the materials of these bullets, so the two of us just Tried one..."
"One bullet takes two days?"
Guo An glanced at the two of them speechlessly, "If that's the case, why do you need molds?"
Tao Yiping and Yang Ting couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Master, I don't know. This is the first time for the two of us to make such an exquisite fire system. We couldn't guarantee that it would be successful, so we didn't make a mold!"
"stupid!"
Guo An looked helpless, "Who among us, or His Highness King Yan, has deducted money from gunpowder workshops like yours?
Steel, sugar, saltpeter...even brass, aren't these materials in sufficient supply? What are you still worried about? "
Tao Yiping and Yang Ting opened their mouths with wry smiles on their faces.
It was because His Highness and Master had so much supply that they did not dare to waste it at will!
Guo An ignored the two of them and walked straight out.
"Come on, come with us and give it a try!"
"Yes, Master!"
The two of them quickly followed!
At the testing site, Guo An stood ten feet away, raised his hand, and applied a little force to the wooden stick opposite.
"boom!"
After a short and rapid loud noise, the iron plate ten feet away made a muffled sound and flew five or six steps away.
"good!"
Guo An's face lit up with joy. He ignored the numbness in his arms and walked over quickly. He looked happy when he saw the bullets that had been embedded in the iron plate.
At this moment, Tao Yiping and Yang Ting also came over.
Looking at the happy Guo An, Tao Yiping said attentively: "Master, this kind of hand can penetrate an iron plate even if it is three feet away!"
"Um!"
Guo An nodded slightly, "How many of these bullets do you still have in your hands?"
Tao Yiping replied: "Back to Master, these are the only five left!"
Guo An said: "If that's the case, then make us a hundred more, and also make us three of this type of fire!"
"Yes, Master!"
Tao Yiping responded, still a little unwilling.
"Master, the student thought he could try the distance of five feet!"
Guo An couldn't help but glare, "There are only five bullets left, how dare you waste them?"
Tao Yiping was startled.
Guo An waved his hand and said, "Okay, hurry up and make us a fire system, incendiary bombs, and grenades! We will take this fire system away directly!"
"Yes, Master!"
Tao Yiping and Yang Ting responded respectfully.
Guo An left the gunpowder workshop and went to Prince Yan's Mansion.
Zhu Di needs to be informed about the hand control.
Otherwise, according to Zhu Laosi's stingy temper, he will lose his temper again when he finds out about it in the future.
"See Your Highness!"
After finding Zhu Di, Guo An saluted.
Zhu Di asked curiously: "Guo Qing is looking for us, but what happened to the gunpowder workshop?"
Guo An said: "Your Highness, do you still remember that a year ago, Wei Chen asked Tao Yiping and Yang Ting to create a very short fire system?"
Hearing this, a trace of curiosity flashed in Zhu Di's eyes, "But was the Huo Tong created?"
"Your Highness is wise!"
Guo An took out the fire weapon directly from his arms and placed it in front of Zhu Di.
"Um?"
Zhu Di's eyes lit up, he picked up the fire system and looked around carefully. The more he looked at it, the happier he became.
However, I have some doubts.
"Guo Qing, although the craftsmanship of this object is very exquisite, it is much shorter than the ordinary fire system. Is it still powerful?"
Guo Andao: "Your Highness, please don't underestimate this thing. I have tried it in the gunpowder workshop. It can directly penetrate an iron plate ten feet away!"
"One foot away?"
Zhu Di frowned slightly, "Guo Qing, the range of this object is so short?"
Guo An said: "Your Highness, this thing is so small, so its range will naturally be shorter."
Zhu Di said helplessly: "Not only is it shorter, such a distance is simply worthless, a waste of such good craftsmanship and steel."
On the contrary, Guo An looked happy, "Your Highness, this thing is a sharp weapon for the humble minister."
"oh?"
After hearing this, Zhu Di finally understood.
"Is this a fire system specially made by Guo Qing for himself?"
"Your Highness is wise!"
Guo An nodded slightly, "Your Highness, I am weak and weak. When I follow Your Highness to conquer Goguryeo in the future, there will be some Goguryeo thieves who want to assassinate me.
As long as Wei Chen brings this fire command along with him, within one foot, no matter how powerful the thief is in martial arts, he can only hate the underworld! "
Zhu Di looked disdainful, "It's just a fire leader, how can it be as magical as Guo Qing said?"
Guo An smiled coquettishly, "Your Highness is extraordinary in skill and invincible in martial arts, so he doesn't need the fire system. However, Wei Chen is just a civil servant with no power, so he can only rely on this kind of external thing!"
"In this case, Guo Qing will take good care of it."
Zhu Di immediately lost interest in the Huo Tong in his hand.
Seeing this, Guo An was naturally filled with joy.
…
A few days later.
Shen Zhuang came to Beiping Mansion again and reported to Guo An that the Shen family had built more than 20 sugar workshops in Fujian, Guangdong and other places.
Guo An complimented him casually, and Shen Zhuang left with a happy face and stayed in Beiping Mansion.
Soon, it was time for spring plowing.
Most of the workshops in Prince Yan's Mansion began to stop operating, and all farmers began to cultivate rice.
at the same time.
As the weather got warmer, the Northern Expedition army, which had been prepared for half a year, was finally issued with Zhu Yuanzhang's imperial edict.
Lan Yu is the general who conquered the captives, Tang Shengzong is the left deputy general, Guo Ying is the right deputy general, Geng Zhong is the left deputy general, and Sun Ke is the right deputy general. At the same time, Shen Guogong Deng Zhen, Dingyuan Hou Wang Bi, Nanxiong Hou Zhao Yong, Dong Generals such as Sichuan Marquis Hu Hai, Heqing Marquis Zhang Yi, Xiongwu Marquis Zhou Wu, Huaiyuan Marquis Cao Xing... accompanied the army on the expedition.
Not even two days after the news of the Northern Expedition's army was dispatched to Peiping, another news reached Prince Yan's Mansion.
There were actually four princes from the Northern Yuan Dynasty who ran to Taiyuan, Shanxi Province and surrendered to the King of Jin. They were sent to the capital by the King of Jin.
Upon hearing the news, Guo An couldn't help but frown.
"They're all here to cause trouble!"
Jin Zhong looked puzzled, "May I ask Chang Shi, who is going to cause trouble?"
Guo An waved his hand impatiently, "It's the Korean thieves who are causing trouble!"
After so long, Goryeo has not sent anyone to come... Now that Lan Yu is marching to the north, King Zhu Fan of Jin is also sitting at home, so he can receive the surrender of King Beiyuan... According to Zhu Laosi's temperament, how can he still sit there? Can you live there?
None of this is important. The key is that the bombs in the gunpowder workshop are not ready yet!
"Goryeo?"
Jin Zhong was stunned.
"Guo Changshi, His Highness is looking for you!"
At this time, Ma He appeared at the door of the public house.
"I'll go right now!"
Guo An stood up, followed He Zhong, and walked into the palace.
Sure enough, Zhu Di was looking gloomy.
"I am here to meet you, Your Highness!"
Guo An sighed helplessly and saluted respectfully.
Zhu Di's face was full of resentment, "Guo Qing, that Goryeo thief dares to bully me like this. I am going to send troops to kill the Goryeo thief king!"
"Wei Chen supports His Highness in sending troops!"
Guo Andao said, "It's just that for such a big matter, I wonder if Your Highness can report it to the Emperor?"
Zhu Di said: "As early as last year, we already reported to the emperor. Now that we are sending troops to conquer the Korean traitors who insulted us, there is no need to report again."
Guo Andao said, "I will obey the king's order!"
"good!"
Zhu Di nodded slightly, and did not send anyone to ask Zhu Fu for his opinion. Instead, he directly ordered Ma He on the side: "Send someone quickly to summon the commander of Yanshan Guard to the palace!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Ma He quickly responded and ran out.
At this time, Zhu Di's expression softened slightly.
"Guo Qing, are you ready with all the grenades and landmines for this campaign?"
Guo An replied: "Your Highness, there are currently 10,000 incendiary bombs, and there should be about 25,000 grenades and landmines each...
Your Highness, please forgive me. It was Wei Chen who did not think carefully and misjudged the shamelessness of Goryeo... Otherwise, Wei Chen would have given priority to making grenades, landmines and other bombs during the winter! "
The corner of Zhu Di's mouth twitched slightly, and his eyes were full of excitement, "How could Guo Qing be wrong? So many incendiary bombs, grenades, landmines and other bombs are enough for me to break into the capital of Goryeo!"
Guo An was startled and quickly dissuaded him: "Your Highness, please forgive me for being bold. I feel that fighting a war, especially attacking a shameless small country like Goryeo, is also doing business... Now, our country, Prince Yan, is rich and powerful. During the war, To reduce soldier damage, it must be reduced as much as possible.
Even if the bombs are used up, as long as our Yanshan Guards are here, these bombs can be remade. As for the lost property, the Kingdom of Korea can compensate our Yan Palace...
And if a soldier dies, he will never be resurrected, which is a huge loss to His Highness! "
Zhu Di looked at Guo An for a long time and then nodded slightly.
"Don't worry, Guo Qing, we are not the kind of people who are reluctant to part with their property!"
"Your Highness is wise!"
Guo An breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
More than half an hour later.
Yanshan Guard Commander Tang Yun, as well as Yanshan Guard Commanders Zhang Xing, Chen Tao and other generals all hurried into the hall with anxious expressions on their faces.
At the same time, Chief Shi Zhu Fu was also summoned into the hall by Zhu Di.
"General Tang Yun meets His Highness!"
"Last General Zhang Xing..."
After Tang Yun and others finished their salutes, Zhu Di said directly: "The traitorous country of Goryeo has played tricks and humiliated me again and again. As the majestic King Yan of the Ming Dynasty, I must not suffer such humiliation.
I have decided that in ten days, the central guard of Yanshan will stay in Peiping, and the two guards on the left and right will accompany me to conquer Goryeo! "
As soon as these words came out, Zhu Fu, Tang Yun and others were immediately shocked.
However, Tang Yun, Zhang Xing and other generals were overjoyed.
"Your Highness is wise!"
Zhu Fu, on the other hand, looked frightened. King Yan sent troops privately?
However, before Zhu Fu could give him advice, Chen Zhi, the commander of Yanshan Central Guard, suddenly stood up with a look of grievance on his face.
"Your Highness, last year, your Highness followed the army to march north, and the middle guard of the last general stayed at Beiping Mansion. This year, your highness is going to conquer the Goryeo thief country, and the middle guard of the last general has to stay at Beiping Mansion. The last general refuses to accept it!"
On the side, Zhang Xing and Chen Tao hurriedly said: "Brother Chen, why are you so fussy? His Highness asked Brother Chen to guard Beiping Mansion because he values Brother Chen, so Brother Chen doesn't have to think too much!"
"That's right, my family members are all in Beiping Mansion. Brother Chen stays behind in Beiping Mansion, so we can rest assured..."
Chen Zhi was furious and glared at Zhang Xing and Chen Tao fiercely, "Shameless, you will follow His Highness to make great achievements, and let us lead a group of brothers in Beiping Mansion to drool with envy...
Your Highness, the general also wants to fight! "
Zhu Di waved his hand directly, "Okay, if that's the case, then each guard will leave a thousand households, and the rest will go with me on the expedition!"
Chen Zhi was overjoyed, "Your Highness is wise!"
Zhu Di said again: "In this case, the commander will make Tang Yun take charge of Beiping Mansion!"
Tang Yun: "..."
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Dear elders, the author really got up at eight o'clock to type, but for some reason, he didn't finish the last chapter until now. Basically, he wrote a thousand words in an hour...
I can't afford to be hurt...
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