Hangzhou.

Lu Yuan has been in charge of Hangzhou for more than two months.

Now he is in charge of the three states, with a population of more than 1.5 million, a lot of money and a lot of food, and it is the time to use the army.

However, according to the previous plan, the Hui'an army would wait for news from the south before using troops, so Lu Yuan still waited patiently.

But he is not idle, now sitting in Hangzhou, the money is rich, it is the best time to burn funds and climb the science and technology tree.

The Engineer House was enlarged by him, and the new Engineer House was divided into the South and North Houses.

In order to keep it secret, Lu Yuan transformed the palace city behind the imperial city into the South Courtyard of the Engineer Academy, which was specially responsible for the study of firearms, with Lu Yun'er in charge and Li Muyi and Qi Guangzi as deputies.

During this period of time, the research progress of artillery barrels has been the fastest, and Qi Guangzi has shown more talent than Li Muyi in this regard, although he has not yet completely studied the barrels, he has assured Lu Yuan that he will be able to produce results within half a year.

Li Muyi gave him a hand, and at the same time was responsible for the research of cold weapons, after all, when artillery and muskets could not be produced in large quantities, cold weapons were still the main means of warfare.

The north courtyard of the Engineer Academy is located in Pinghaifang, which is in charge of Wang Gui and Yang Xun, mainly responsible for manufacturing warships.

Imperial City, South Courtyard of the Engineer Academy.

Lu Yuan was inspecting Lu Yun'er's latest research results, and from the outside, it was a black iron ball with a lead connected to it.

Lu Yun'er took the small iron ball and said seriously: "This thing is called Divine Fire Thunder, it contains gunpowder, as long as the fuse is lit, the gunpowder will explode, shattering the iron ball, and the shattered iron piece can hurt the enemy within twenty meters nearby!" ”

"Very good, Envoy Lu, you really didn't disappoint me!" Lu Yuan looked at this small iron ball and sighed with emotion, this is simply the prototype of a grenade.

Seeing that Lu Yuan was satisfied, Lu Yun'er also breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, and said with a smile: "Master Hou, I want to introduce someone to you." ”

Lu Yuan now likes to listen to this sentence the most, some time ago, Qin Quan recommended Ye Shouxiong for himself, and successfully persuaded 20,000 forbidden troops to surrender, which greatly enhanced the strength of the Hui'an army.

"Who are you going to recommend?" He asked.

"That person is from the Gunpowder Division, his name is Xu Anan, if he doesn't help me with this divine fire thunder, I can't study it alone."

Lu Yuan nodded secretly, the little girl's behavior of not being greedy for merit made him very appreciative.

"As for others, I want to meet him."

Lu Yun'er glanced at him secretly and whispered: "Master Hou, although that guy is a bit of a weird, he has very little guts, so don't be surprised if he behaves rudely." ”

"It's okay, call him over, go quickly." Lu Yuan smiled and waved his hand.

Lu Yun'er nodded and gave an order to adjutant Fan Zhe, and not long after, Fan Zhe came over with a man with a dark face.

When the man saw Lu Yuan, he lowered his head, and his body trembled slightly.

"Hurry up and give a gift to Master Hou!" Fan Zhe urged.

"Hou ...... Hou Ye...... Hello. The black-faced man said with a slurp.

Lu Yuan walked up to him, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't be nervous, I'm ......"

However, before he finished speaking, Xu Anan puffed and fell to the ground.

"Are you alright?" Lu Yuan squatted down and asked.

Lu Yun'er stroked his forehead, pulled Xu Anan up, and explained: "Master Hou, don't be surprised, he is so bold, he will be like this when he sees a big person." ”

"It's okay, it's okay, you can demonstrate the Divine Fire Thunder, I want to see the power." Lu Yuan took a few steps back.

"Ah, okay." Lu Yun'er nodded, and took Lu Yuan to a vacant lot in the test area.

The open space is divided into two floors, connected by stone ladders, and Lu Yuan and others stand on the upper floor.

The lower open space was surrounded by wooden planks, and an engineer officer walked outside the circle with a divine fire thunder, lit the divine fire thunder with a fire fold, and then threw it into the circle surrounded by wooden boards.

"Boom", Lu Yuan, who was standing on the upper floor, saw the explosion clearly, and he was simply stunned.

"Why is it so powerful?" He was stunned.

He seemed to see the explosion scene of the cannon during the Chinese New Year in later generations, although the sound was quite loud, but the power was too small, and the height of the soil on the ground was less than half a meter.

Lu Yun'er's face turned red and said, "Actually...... In fact, if it weren't for Xu Anan's more powerful gunpowder, even the iron ball would not have been able to explode. ”

Lu Yuan's heart sank, it seems that the problem is still in gunpowder, he thought that if he knew the correct formula of gunpowder, the gunpowder research speed would be much faster, but now it seems that it is not so easy.

As far as he knew, the reason why firearms in ancient times were slow to spread was because of the lack of gunpowder power, and this hurdle was really not so easy to bypass.

"What percentage of our gunpowder saltpeter do we have now?" Lu Yuan asked.

"The previous one was three nitrate to disulfur, and with Xu Anan's method, it was two nitrate to one sulfur." Lu Yun'er said.

Lu Yuan bowed slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Next, your main research direction is the power of gunpowder, understand?" ”

Lu Yun'er whispered, and the black-faced man Xu Anan's lips moved, as if he wanted to say something, and finally closed his mouth again.

Lu Yuan saw that he was a little frightened, and he was a little gentle, and said, "But don't be too anxious, after all, it is too dangerous to study gunpowder, and safety comes first." ”

Lu Yun'er couldn't help nodding: "Your Highness is right, in fact, more than a dozen people in the Gunpowder Division have been injured. ”

Lu Yuan's heart sank, the power of gunpowder is not very strong now, so their injuries are not serious, and when the gunpowder is more and more powerful in the future, the seriousness of the accident will also increase a lot.

He decided to go back and issue an order to improve the treatment of gunpowder officials, and if an accident occurred due to a work injury, the imperial court would support the family, and those who had achieved research results would be given higher rewards.

At this moment, Xu Anan finally mustered up the courage to speak: "Your ...... Your Highness, there used to be a Taoist temple near my house, and there was a Taoist chief in it, I think...... That Daoist should be able to research better gunpowder! ”

"Why?" Lu Yuan asked with a smile.

"Because...... Because I feel that the formula researched by the Gunpowder Division is somewhat similar to the formula of his alchemy! Xu Anan gradually spoke smoothly.

Alchemy? A thought flashed through Lu Yuan's mind, wasn't gunpowder invented by an alchemist? How did you forget about them?

"Is that Daoist still near your house?" Lu Yuan asked eagerly.

"He moved away." Xu Anan shook his head.

"Do you know his name?"

"Everyone calls him Daoist Geyang!"

Lu Yuan secretly wrote down this name and prepared to send someone to inquire about the whereabouts of this person, and at the same time, he decided to build a Taoist temple in the Engineer Academy, and sent invitations to famous alchemists in the world, and hired them to study gunpowder for him.

Just thinking about it, the captain of the guard, Bai Yan, walked over, with a rare expression of excitement on his face.

"Master Hou, the envoy of the Zhou State is here!" He said loudly.

Lu Yuan nodded and said to the two, "Envoy Lu, Brother Xu, I'll go first." ”

Saying that, he left the harem and headed towards the imperial city.

……

In the Daqing Palace, a canonization ceremony is underway.

Lu Yuan and his military officials gathered in the hall and were accepting the canonization of the Zhou State, Lu Yuan bowed slightly, but did not kneel, which made the canonized Zhou envoy a little unhappy.

But after all, he is just a messenger, and at most he can only put his face up and express the dissatisfaction in his heart.

He read aloud:

"Under the door: I have been awarded the order of the heavens, Qin Ruo has been trained before, supplemented by the construction of the domain, and the edict of the ancient philosopher king is also. Hui'an Mansion Lu Yuan, filial piety and generosity, gentle and respectful, there are branches and leaves, practice the gentleman's moderation, study the righteousness of the sage, and be crowned as the lord of Wu State, the deputy marshal of the world's soldiers and horses.

Lu Yuan, who lowered his head, clenched his fists tightly, and he didn't expect to be named the lord of the Wu Kingdom, which was really unexpected.

Although he relied on his own strength to divide the three states and claim the throne, in this era, he still pays attention to the righteousness, and it is of great benefit to him to be able to get the canonization of the orthodox dynasty of the Central Plains.

"Thank you!" Lu Yuan bowed and said.

The edict, the golden book, the seal letter and other things were taken by his own subordinates, and Lu Yuan smiled at the canonized official: "I don't know if Emperor Zhou has named me the lord of Wu State, what about Qian Hongyu of Wu Yue State?" ”

"His Royal Highness King Wu will know in a few days." The official said coldly, and left with the people in their sleeves.

Lu Yuanxin was very good, he didn't care, turned around, and saw that his officials all knelt on the ground, and said in unison:

"The ministers knock to see the king!"

"Everyone, love Qing Ping!" Lu Yuan's eyebrows danced, and his expression was flying.

……

In October 952 AD, the Hui'an military festival made Lu Yuan was named the lord of Wu by the Zhou court, at the same time, Qian Hongyu, the lord of Wu Yue, was renamed the lord of Yue, Qing Yuanliu learned from the effect, ascended the throne as the emperor of Fujian, and named Li Ziqian as the prime minister.

The situation in Jiangnan suddenly took on a new atmosphere.

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