On the grassland, the soldiers of the Sand Wolf tribe who fled from Xiguan fled back to the territory of the Sand Wolf tribe. However, when they arrived, they found that their camp was already in ruins.
Countless corpses were scattered everywhere on the grassland, including old people and children. It turned out that when their main force went south, the leader of the Tufa tribe of the Xianbei tribe, who had been invaded by them, led 20,000 Xianbei warriors deep into the Shalang tribe. territory and made a surprise attack on their camp.
Twenty thousand old and weak women and children were killed, three thousand women were looted, and the entire sand wolf tribe was wiped out in a short period of time.
Conquests on the grassland are always like this. All the useless people will be killed, and the useful people will become prisoners.
These old people are of no use. These children will grow up to become warriors and will raise their scimitars to avenge them. Therefore, the old people and children cannot be kept, but the young women can be used as slaves for herding.
The remaining soldiers headed towards the depths of the grassland. They were going to find their Great Khan Shile and let their Great Khan avenge them.
At this time, Shi Le, who had mobilized an army of 100,000, was preparing to go south. He was already imagining the scene of hunting in the land of Hebei, but what he didn't know was that his Anda and his good brother Sharzhu had already died in Yan. city.
At this time, the people of Yancheng returned to a peaceful life after experiencing cheers and celebrations.
The newly-taken fiefdom was left to Cao Li, He Miao, Yang Guangtai and others to deal with. Since more farm tools needed to be rebuilt, Han Tie, the director of the iron smelting plant, recruited a group of people from the new fiefdom after discussing with Cao Li.
A group of young and strong people were selected from the purchased slaves and sent to the coal mines and iron ore factories respectively. However, no matter they were common people or slaves, everyone not only took care of food every day, but also paid wages, which surprised everyone. .
Tweety selected a hundred women from her slaves, set up a small workshop, and began to mass-produce soap.
Xing'er took over the brewing workshop. She said she wanted to bring the wine to the capital to sell. Zhao Bin felt that it would be too troublesome to bring grain from other places and then brew it into wine and sell it elsewhere. It would be too much trouble.
Xing'er felt that there was nothing to do anyway. Since they had to sell soap and newly brewed distilled liquor, the transportation team recruited a new group of people. Zhao Bin didn't care about this and regarded it as solving the employment problem.
Private schools opened in Yancheng. Encouraged by Zhao Bin, Zhong Lixue finally entered the private school and taught the children to read and write.
The first batch of students enrolled one hundred primary school students. During her time in Prince Yan's Mansion, she regained her former carefree happiness, teaching children how to read and write during the day, and pulling Zhao Bin to teach her modern mathematics at night.
Zhong Lixue is very smart and learns quickly. Of course, Zhao Bin taught her some basics, from simply writing Arabic numerals 123456 by hand, to addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
Zhao Bin felt that these things were simple and practical, at least for settling accounts, but as for deeper things, he felt that they were useless. Sometimes Zhao Bin will write one or two short poems with high style, like what
“Last night the stars and the wind were on the west side of the painting building and on the east side of Guitang.
There is no colorful phoenix flying wings in the body, but there is a clear understanding in the heart.
. . . . . "
He couldn't remember the entire poem, he only remembered the famous first four lines, but that couldn't be blamed on him, after all, he was a science guy.
Just the last sentence, "There is a clear connection between the hearts," moved the innocent girl Zhong Lixue. She lamented the prince's handsomeness and was jealous of his poetry talent.
Girls in the blooming season are the easiest to be emotional, and spring is also the easiest time for people to be emotional. From the instinctive resistance in their hearts when they first came to Yancheng, to the secret expectations that arise spontaneously now.
Zhong Lixue sometimes felt that her expectations were too high. He was a superior prince, and she was a maid sold into slavery. Perhaps he disliked his own identity, so he didn't do anything to him.
But when she thought of the three Xing'er people who came in and out of Zhao Bin's room, she felt puzzled. They were also slaves. Why did they get the favor of the prince, but she didn't.
The 10,000-strong army led by Princess Leyang has withdrawn to the Xianbei tribe, while Princess Leyang stayed in Prince Yan's Mansion out of curiosity about the life of the Han people.
She sent a letter to her father Tuoba Hong, telling her that she would live in Yancheng for a while and learn about the life of the Han people.
Staying in Prince Yan's Mansion, Princess Leyang quickly became involved with the four women in the Prince's Mansion. She took off her Hu clothes and put on Han women's clothes.
Princess Leyang looks even more beautiful when she puts on Han costumes. Every day, she either makes soap with Cui'er, or tinkers with the so-called perfume with Ling'er. Sometimes she goes to the private school to listen to Zhong Lixue's lessons for the children, and sometimes she just lets her Zhao Bin told her about things in the capital.
Zhao Bin was a little defensive at first, feeling that this woman was very scheming and was trying to find out information about Da Xia.
After being in contact with him for a long time, I found that this guy was not at all what I thought. Despite his sudden appearance on the battlefield, he was actually just a simple curious baby.
It is difficult for Zhao Bin to associate the word "brave" with her beautiful face, slender figure. If there is one word to describe it, it might be King Kong Barbie. I really don't know if those proud breasts are pectoralis major or something else. s things.
However, at this time, Zhao Bin was not in the mood to explore secrets or fall in love at all. He vaguely felt that danger was approaching, or that it was an even greater danger.
He has to find a way to become more powerful, make Yancheng more powerful, and no longer just rely on luck when danger comes. He has a lot to do now.
Chunxi had all the saltpeter collected in the capital sent to Yancheng. There were five carts. After the saltpeter arrived, Zhao Bin took Wang Wu, Xiao Chu, and Dayong to hide in the yard next door all day long.
Princess Leyang once tried to go in to see what new thing Zhao Bin was working on, but was stopped by the guards. Zhao Bin's order was that no one was allowed to enter, no one!
Every time when Zhao Bin returned to the palace, Princess Leyang would surround Zhao Bin and ask questions. In the end, Zhao Bin had no choice but to give his telescope to Leyang, and she stopped pestering Zhao Bin.
When Qin Fang on the city wall saw Leyang looking around with a telescope, he couldn't help but frown.
Xindao wondered why the prince gave her this thing. This was an important means of spying on the enemy during a war. What if one day he got into trouble with the Xianbei people?
Zhao Bin's foursome worked in the yard next door for five days. The composition of the gunpowder was 75% potassium nitrate (saltpeter), 10% sulfur, and 15% charcoal.
Primitive gunpowder simply processes materials into powder and then mixes them together, but such gunpowder has many disadvantages.
First, there is too much gunpowder dust mixed in this way and it is extremely easy to explode.
The second is that due to the different quality of the materials themselves, saltpeter is easy to sink to the bottom, and it is easy to harden into blocks when it gets wet.
The third point is that such explosives burn slowly and are not very powerful.
Moreover, gunpowder also has requirements for the type of charcoal. The best charcoal is willow charcoal, and it is the kind that needs to be simmered.
The four men simmered the cut willow trees into carbon, then ground it into powder, and then purified the existing sulfur and saltpeter.
Mix sulfur and saltpeter powder, add alcohol and stir to form lumps. After they are dried in the sun, they are crushed, sieved through a sieve, and divided into gunpowder of different sizes such as millet grains and wheat grains.
"My lord, is this done?" Dayong asked curiously.
"It should be ready, give it a try and get a fire certificate." Zhao Bin said.
Zhao Bin looked at the gunpowder divided into different levels, grabbed a handful and took it to an open ground. Xiao Chu Wang, Wu Dayong and three others followed curiously.
"Your Highness, Huozhezi." Dayong handed the Huozhezi to Zhao Bin. Zhao Bin glanced at it and did not reach out to take it.
"It's okay, come on," Zhao Bin said nonchalantly.
"What am I here for?" Dayong asked in confusion.
"You light the fire"
"Okay, I'll do it!" Dayong said excitedly. As he spoke, Dayong blew the fire stick and then stepped forward to light it.
Zhao Bin hurriedly stopped him and said: "Hey, hey, don't be so close, stay away a little bit."
Dayong didn't know why, but he still did it, and several other people gathered around to watch!
The moment Huozhezi came into contact with the gunpowder, a flame burst into flames and a large amount of black smoke spread out. Even though the four of them were a little farther away, they were still caught by the smoke.
Xiao Chu shouted: "My lord, be careful."
In fact, it was them who should be careful. Zhao Bin was more or less on guard, so the moment the flames came into contact, he instinctively dodged back. When the smoke cleared, the four big black faces looked at me, and I looked at you. , seems particularly funny.
"My lord, what's your face?" Wang Wu said in surprise.
"Brother Wu, what's your face?"
"Hahaha, it's done!" Zhao Bin laughed happily.
"My lord, what on earth is this?" Dayong asked doubtfully.
"Gunpowder, go find some clay pots, pack the gunpowder, and follow me out of the city." Zhao Bin ordered.
Now it is basically certain that the flammability of gunpowder is not stable. Now we need to test how explosive it is in a sealed space. This thing cannot be tested in the city. If there is an explosion and someone is injured or the water is lost, it is not a joke. Just for fun.
Dayong went back to the palace with a dark face to look for a clay pot. When the guard at the gate of the palace saw a dark-faced man trying to break into Wang Fu, he hurriedly stepped forward to stop him.
"Who dares to break into the palace!" the guard shouted,
"Go aside, don't you recognize me?" Dayong scolded.
"Captain King?" the guard said in surprise, "What's wrong with your face?"
"I don't have time to explain to you now. I'll tell you later." Wang Dayong ran directly into the palace without stopping.
Wang Wu went to fetch the horses. Soon the four of them took the clay pots and gunpowder and ran out of the city. Pedestrians on the road couldn't help but look at the four men with black faces and charred faces curiously.
The four people left the city gate and ran north for ten miles before stopping. Zhao Bin looked around and saw that the fields were empty, no one was around, and there was no village.
Several people used the waist knives they carried to dig a shallow pit that was not deep and used it as a temporary shelter, and then walked towards a place not far away.
Zhao Bin put gunpowder into one of the small clay pots, then pulled off a cloth belt on Wang Wu's body, wrapped the gunpowder, made a one-foot-long fuse, connected it to the mouth of the clay pot, and buried the clay pot. Into the ground.
"Brother Wu, when we return to the pit, I will ask you to light a fire. Just light it. Run back immediately after lighting it. Remember?" Zhao Bin said to Wang Wu who was standing aside.
Wang Wu thought for a moment, always feeling that something was wrong, and always had an ominous premonition.
"My lord, I am kind-hearted by nature. I don't like killing people and setting fires. Why don't we let Dayong do it?" Wang Wu said with a troubled look on his face.
"Okay, Brother Wu, stop talking nonsense, just order it if the prince tells you to!" Xiao Chu interrupted.
Dayong winked at Wang Wu and said, "It's up to you, Brother Wu."
"Uh, okay!" Wang Wu reluctantly took the fire certificate and watched the others return to the pit.
Zhao Bin and the other three got back into the pit. Zhao Bin shouted to Wang Wu, "Are you ready, Brother Wu?"
Wang Wu looked back and then nodded heavily.
"Order it!"
Upon hearing the order, Wang Wu trembled and slowly moved the flame closer to the fuse. The moment the fuse burst into flames, Wang Wu ran back.
The moment Wang Wu got into the pit, a heavy explosion came from behind. The earth and rocks on the ground were blown up, and a puff of dust swept over the heads of several people.
Even talented assassins like Xiao Chu, Dayong, and Wang Wu were still trembling with fear from the sudden explosion.
Although Zhao Bin had expectations in his heart, they were not much better. In his previous life, he just let off fireworks and firecrackers. If he had engaged in such things, he would have been invited by the relevant departments to use sewing machines.
"Bah, bah" Xiao Chu spat out the dirt that had been poured into his mouth because he opened his mouth in surprise.
"My lord, are you okay?" Xiao Chu asked after he recovered.
Zhao Bin touched his body and felt nothing was wrong, so he said, "I'm fine."
"Damn it, Your Majesty, is this thing so powerful? It's fucking scary," Dayong asked in surprise.
At this time, Wang Wu was still huddled in the corner, motionless. Zhao Bin suddenly had a bad feeling, maybe he had been blown up by pottery fragments. Thinking of this, Zhao Bin hurriedly reached out to check Wang Wu's body.
"Brother Wu, Brother Wu, are you okay?" Zhao Bin asked, groping Wang Wu's back randomly.
After being touched so randomly by Zhao Bin, Wang Wu came back to his senses: "Ah! Your Majesty, the little one, the little one is fine."
"Hey, you scared me to death. I thought you were killed by the bomb. Let's go and have a look."
After saying that, Zhao Bin stood up and walked out of the pit, and several people came to the place where the clay pots were placed.
At this time, a medium-sized crater had been blasted out of the ground, about one square meter, and half the depth of a calf. Zhao Bin looked at the pit and showed a bright smile.
With the current level of production, that's about it. Once gunpowder is produced, it's time to create a big killer weapon.
