Li Ji and a few others immediately stepped forward and excitedly studied around the dead pig. Cheng Yanjin is right, leather armor may be able to prevent arrows to some extent, but there is really no way to deal with the fragments of Lei. Even if there are lucky people who are not injured in vital parts, I am afraid that it will be difficult to survive on the battlefield with such injuries.

After all, the grassland people don't have the wounded barracks of the Tang Dynasty.

The third player on the field was naturally Wei Chigong, this guy was even more ruthless, and he threw more than 100 meters directly! was so shocked that Li Chengqian's jaw was about to drop. He remembered that the farthest bomb drop distance in China and even in the world was a record of 102 meters set by a Chinese soldier named Song Fudan. As a result, this record was broken by Yu Chigong in the Tang Dynasty! It is said that the strength of the ancients is stronger than that of modern people, and he used to think that it was an illusion of a historian or something, but now it seems to be really reasonable.

Not to mention anything else, the distance of Wei Chigong's bomb is enough to laugh at the world.

When the explosion was over, this time the soldiers brought up two dead pigs.

One dead pig was wearing very ordinary armor, and the other was the Mingguang armor of the Tang Dynasty.

Seeing that the Mingguang armor was used for experiments, even the emperor pointed at the prince and was speechless.

Mingguang armor is different from ordinary armor, even now, the generals of the court have not been able to do a pair of each person, but it is such a precious armor, but it has been used for experiments!

Seeing through what the emperor was thinking, Li Chengqian said indifferently: "Father, have you forgotten that the Ministry of Industry is setting up an ironworks?" When the ironworks are completed and put into production, the bright light armor will be enough, and it will even be able to start equipping the army. ”

"That can't be such a waste!"

Distressed stepped forward, and just as he was about to rely on this armor, Li Shimin was surprised to find that the fragments on the heart goggles failed to penetrate the heart goggles, but only pierced them, and even failed to pierce them.

Seeing that everyone was surprised, Li Chengqian explained: "In fact, gunpowder weapons are not so magical, if you want power, you must increase the volume, if you want convenience, you have to reduce the volume, but the power of gunpowder weapons is directly related to its weight, and power and portability cannot be both!" This kind of grenade that can be used by a single soldier may be able to inflict fatal damage on foreign enemies, but it is not enough threat to those wearing bright light armor. Unless, the grenade is a close explosion, or several grenades explode at the same time. ”

There is no difference if there is no comparison, and the eldest grandson Wuji looked at another dead pig in ordinary armor again, and found that this time the fragments of the grenade were only pierced, but they did not go deeper.

"Weapons need to be restrained, and if the things we create are also lethal enough to threaten us, then we don't need such weapons. Your Majesty, Wei Chen thinks that it is not a bad thing that the power of individual grenades is weaker. ”

Li Shimin nodded regretfully, and saw the siege-level explosion, although he didn't dislike the grenade, but still....

After all the courtiers were given a grenade and enjoyed the pleasure of "releasing the palm thunder", Li Chengqian ordered someone to bring bows and arrows and gunpowder arrows.

Like grenades, Li Tai also worked arrows.

The tip of the shaft is a hollow arrow, which is strictly stuffed with gunpowder, otherwise the weight is unbalanced, and the arrow will lose its accuracy. The first half of the section is made of iron, but the second half is made of wood. This is also a rigorous experiment, and the all-iron arrows can't be shot at all, and besides, the overall explosive power is completely wasted compared to the explosion at the front end. As a large-scale disposable consumable, the forging process of gunpowder arrows adheres to the tenet of "saving if you can".

Explosive arrows, although not as powerful as grenades, are only more terrifying than grenades under the dense rain of arrows. If the equivalent is not enough, if the quantity is more, the power will surpass the former.

The emperor, who had just failed to cool a grenade, couldn't move after seeing the gunpowder arrows, no matter who persuaded him, he had to try it, Wei Zheng stood up, and was forced to retreat by the emperor's wolf-like eyes.

No one dared to provoke the really angry emperor, not even Wei Zheng. Parenthesis: usually.

Gunpowder arrows are less powerful than grenades, but in the hands of sharpshooters, the power should not be underestimated.

The emperor's archery skills, in Li Chengqian's opinion, I am afraid that Feng Ang can compare with him, and other people, even Fang Shuo, who is good at shooting, cannot compare.

The arrow that lit the fuse was shot by the emperor casually, but it accurately shot to the center of the pig's head and eyebrows a hundred and ten paces away.

With an explosion, the emperor, who had fulfilled his wish, suddenly smiled happily like a child.

"Your Majesty's divine shot is still the same, Weichen congratulates Your Majesty!"

Under the leadership of the eldest grandson Wuji, everyone shouted loudly together.

At this moment, even Li Chengqian shouted from the bottom of his heart. I have to admit that even among the emperors, Li Shimin is a very powerful one. His skills are not blown, and Li Chengqian thinks that he can't do it at present.

It was a burning gunpowder arrow, and everyone would be worried, but Li Shimin just shot it out casually, looking leisurely, but it was extremely accurate.

When it was the turn of the gunpowder arrows, the power was a little less than expected. You don't even need to carry the hapless dead pig over to guess the power.

Gunpowder arrows can cause serious injuries at most, unless they are unlucky enough to be hit. But considering the scene of ten thousand arrows firing at once, it is possible.

In the face of such a scene, Mingguang armor may not be able to save his life.

The Wenchen of the Tang Dynasty is not like the officials of some dynasties, whether it is Fang Xuanling or Du Ruhui, the archery skills are not weak, even if they are not as accurate as the emperor, but they can still shoot at the target.

After enjoying the thrill of archery, everyone was completely satisfied with today's trip.

In the end, it feels good to be trusted and relied on, and the emperor gathers his ministers to demonstrate the power of gunpowder weapons, which means that he does not hide his selfishness. Of course, they also understood how important gunpowder weapons are through today's demonstration. There is no doubt that this is something more dangerous than the eight-ox crossbow, as long as it is a courtier, it must not be contaminated in this regard, this is the bottom line.

Although he couldn't catch the big guy, the eldest grandson Wuji, who enjoyed the grenade and gunpowder arrows, was still very satisfied, and immediately said that he would fulfill his promise and treat him in the Drunken Wind Building.

There was the step of the eldest grandson Wuji, and all the courtiers began to discuss the matter of the banquet, and they never mentioned the deadly thing of gunpowder.

Li Shimin was still very satisfied with the reaction of the courtiers, there were no stupid people in the court, and now that the gunpowder weapon was displayed in front of them, if someone stretched out his hand indiscriminately in the future, it would be logical for him to do it.

Picking up a gunpowder arrow, Li Shimin said to Li Chengqian with satisfaction: "These weapons you have made are very good, and the dispatch of your own initiative is still a bit of a petty fight, and if you really want to thoroughly judge the power of gunpowder weapons, it must be a large-scale war." Next year, next year, we will conquer Gaochang, and we will test what role gunpowder weapons can play in a large-scale war. ”

Li Chengqian nodded, gunpowder weapons can only be reflected by the army, and small-scale teams, such as the prince's personal rate, even transportation is a problem.

"Father, although these weapons have been classified, they have not yet been officially named, so it is better for the father to name them, they are always called gunpowder arrows and gunpowder arrows, which is weird and awkward."

Li Shimin nodded: "You're right, you should really change the name, how to name it, I will think about it when I go back." ”

After speaking, he did not put down the arrow in his hand, but took it in his hand and left with it.

The eldest grandson Wuji has a treat, and the emperor naturally wants to go. Nowadays, there are very few people among the courtiers who dare to invite even the emperor, and the eldest grandson Wuji happens to be one of them.

Cheng Biting Jin's Drunken Wind Building, like its owner, has always been synonymous with affordability and heroism, whether it is spirits or dishes, they are large in quantity and affordable. Because of the cooperation of the winery, Zuifeng Lou also got the distribution right of grassland beef and mutton. It's just a signature dish of "sauce beef", which makes other restaurants bow down. Beef, ordinary people may not be able to eat a bite in this life, eating beef is a manifestation of identity.

So when the dish of beef sauce is served on the table, almost everyone puts down their favorite dish and tastes it seriously.

"Zhijie, I remember that this sauced beef seems to be a dish of the East Palace, when did you have it here?"

Facing the emperor's question, Cheng Biting Jin laughed and said: "It is indeed a dish of the East Palace, and I Lao Cheng also spent a lot of money to buy the recipe, with this famous dish, I can't think about the business of Zuifeng Building!" ”

Li Chengqian also laughed, when Cheng Chuhei visited the East Palace and wanted to buy a recipe for sauced beef, he was surprised.

Don't look at Cheng Biting Gold looks coarse, but he is very smart, at least this hand is not something ordinary people can come up with. Just the two selling points of "liquor direct sales" and "sauce beef" have attracted enough customers to Zuifeng Building. Compared with the increased profits, the little money used by the buyer is really nothing.

When the military generals gather together, the first to exit is always the Wenchen. Although there is no shortage of a large number of people, in front of the generals, the huge number cannot withstand it.

When the eldest grandson Wuji couldn't stand the accusation and left the table, Wenchen disappeared completely.

Looking at the babbling Cheng Yanjin and the others, Li Chengqian took a sip of hot tea, ready to see what their purpose was.

Today's generals are so abnormal, there is definitely something to say.

Sure enough, Li Jing, as the most representative of the group of generals, spoke after giving up his hand: "Your Majesty, today I saw the divine power of gunpowder weapons, and Weichen and others yearn for it!" The sooner these weapons are assembled into the army, the sooner the combat power of my Datang will be improved, I don't know what Your Majesty plans to do about this? ”

If it was usual, he would ask the emperor directly if he was stupid. However, this is an artifact-like weapon!

It is said that anyone who is a general must be ruthless, but this ruthlessness will only exist on the battlefield, and when he goes off the battlefield, even if he is as ruthless as Li Jing, he will inspect the wounded barracks many times. People's hearts are flesh and blood, and they have experienced troubled times, and they understand the value of gunpowder weapons better, with it, no matter how difficult the battle is, it will reduce the losses of the Tang Dynasty to an incredible extent.

And this is something that these generals cannot refuse.

If they have nothing to do in peacetime, then since the gunpowder weapon was revealed, urging the emperor to assemble the whole army as soon as possible has been their common goal.

Even the emperor could not ignore the ideas put forward by the military as a whole.

After taking a sip of wine, Li Shimin said: "You Aiqing have also seen that the power of gunpowder weapons is really terrifying, and it is no exaggeration to say that after this thing is flooded, it has the power to destroy the world." Like me, you have all experienced troubled times, during the great cause years, there were a total of 8.9 million households in the world, but in the early years of Zhenguan, how many are left? Two million households! Even if the displaced people are not counted, even if the standard of household registration is different in the Sui and Tang dynasties, you can count how many people died during this period! ”

When it came to this, everyone sighed.

Once the success is ten thousand bones, it is really appropriate to use it on their bodies. The number of people who died under their hands alone was hundreds, and the number of dead people was really not counted in all the battles large and small.

This was just a warlord scuffle, and the emperor understood that gunpowder weapons were a double-edged sword, and they were useless in external power, and the same was true in civil wars. Civil war is a chronic disease that is difficult to cure in the land of the Central Plains, and even now, there is no guarantee that it will be peaceful for long.

Seeing that all the generals were bored and didn't speak, Li Shimin said: "Your thoughts are clear, you just want to reduce the casualties of the soldiers, but just like the prince said, this is just a weapon, and the important thing is the person who uses the weapon." When facing the enemy, use gunpowder arrows in the distance, grenades in the middle, and what about after being close to the body? Isn't it still a knife to win or lose? So, the quality of the army is still the focus. It's not that gunpowder weapons can't be assembled for the whole army, but the nature of this thing is very unstable, prince, you can explain it to you Aiqing. ”

was named, Li Chengqian could only stand up and say to the generals: "The gunpowder weapon is very unstable, and a small spark is enough to lead to a tragedy." Besides, it's also afraid of moisture, and you don't want to have high hopes for a weapon that will be useless after it is launched. Therefore, it is simply impossible to assemble the whole army, unless it is a pre-war preparation, and then it will be assembled to the army in wartime. In order to guard against sudden war, a batch of weapons can be prepared in the treasury to prevent the grinding of guns. When this batch of weapons is about to pass the safety period, it will be handed over to the army for practice, which can be regarded as making the best use of materials, and there is not much waste, what do you think of the generals? ”

Li Jing nodded: "Such an arrangement is naturally safe, and Weichen and the others will not say much." ”

Not only Li Jing nodded, but even Li Ji and others praised it. The prince's arrangement not only fulfilled their wishes, but also showed the rigor of doing things. At the age of thirteen, he couldn't have performed better.

Li Shimin also nodded with satisfaction, and said to Li Chengqian: "Although I have taken over the management, in the final analysis, you know best. After I went back, I wrote all kinds of regulations for me and sent them to the palace. ”

Li Chengqian naturally agreed.

Since the gunpowder weapon has been made, there is no reason to hide it and eat ashes. If the expectation is good, the first batch of people who will get the opportunity to practice will be the Xuanjia Army. This is the emperor's hole card, even if he is the emperor now, he has not canceled the pro-army status of the Xuanjia Army. The military department did not even dare to dictate in this matter.

The generals who had fulfilled their wishes no longer drank from the sea, but congratulated each other with a smile, and then got up to say goodbye.

After drinking the wine in the cup, Li Shimin glanced at Li Chengqian with satisfaction and said: "It seems that what I did is really right, you are already very strict in doing things now, this is the credit of Fang Xuanling and others, and it is also the credit of Kong Yingda and others who belong to the East Palace!" I will reward them. ”

Li Chengqian nodded, presumably Lao Kong and the others were about to go crazy. The crown prince's reward only solved the material needs, and the only thing that could really satisfy them physically and mentally was the emperor's reward.

The emperor's reward does not care how much, but whether to give or not, as long as there is the emperor's reward, for the courtiers, the efforts are not in vain.

At the end of the banquet, the emperor returned to the palace in the imperial chariot, but Li Chengqian did not have the mind to go back, but asked the coachman to go around in circles in Chang'an City.

Long-term stability is the foundation of prosperity. Since the year of Wude, not to mention other places, Chang'an has been stable for fifteen years. In the span of fifteen years, Chang'an once again played its role as the capital. Wealthy businessmen from other places always have a feeling similar to admiration for Kyoto, and they can't help but gather in Chang'an. In the past, there were still a large number of ordinary people living in Chang'an City, and now there are, but the Fang Market, which is closest to the palace, has been completely covered by the noble and rich.

In particular, Yanshoufang and Guangdefang, because they are close to the imperial city and adjacent to the West Market, have become the preferred places of residence for local tycoons. Land prices, which were originally cheap, are rising rapidly.

There has never been a shortage of rich people in Jiangnan, and the rich merchants who deal in silk and tea have come to Chang'an, and they themselves represent the power of Jiangnan, and they have also softened to the royal family. When the dynasty is newly established, you can still swing on the wall twice, everyone understands, but after the dynasty is completely settled, it still maintains hostility, that is, looking for death.

The addition of the Jiangnan economic system to Chang'an has greatly promoted the prosperity of the economy. However, these should be matters that should be considered by the household department or the emperor, and Li Chengqian, as the crown prince, is only interested in their heavy money bags and the prestige that stands tall in the local area.

There was paper on the carriage, and when he took out a piece of paper, Li Chengqian wrote a letter of worship and handed it to Zhang Yun and asked him to send it to the Gu family's courtyard.

Wujun Gu is one of the four surnames in Wuzhong, and he is a scholarly heirloom. Gou Jian's thirteenth Sun Shao, who once served as the leader of the Minyue tribe, was named the king of the East China Sea for his meritorious service in helping Liu Bang destroy Xiang Yu. After sealing his son as Gu Yuhou, his descendants stayed in Huiji, and his descendants were called Gu with the first word of their title.

This is the authentic surname Gu, and the ancestor of the surname Gu. The real rise of the Gu family was in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, with a strong economic foundation, and the northern wealthy Langya Wang clan after Yongjia crossed to the south to jointly support Sima Rui on the throne, since then, the Gu family has become the focus of the Eastern Jin Dynasty royal family to rely on, and many family members have since entered the power center of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. The Gu family of Wujun became a famous family at that time, and it continues to this day, and it is still a Jiangdong family.

The establishment of the bank, the Royal House of Internal Affairs and the East Palace Treasury alone could not support it at all, this is a huge net that covers the entire Tang Dynasty, and it is destined that the family surnamed Li cannot support it.

Speaking of helplessness, the best choice for the bank's partners is a famous family.