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Since proposing to mine the Huashan gold mine, Li Longji has been estranged from Li Shizhi a lot, and when he went to the court, he never took the initiative to let Li Shizhi answer questions, even if Li Shizhi made some kind of suggestion, Li Longji would ask Li Linfu's opinion again to show his contempt for Li Shizhi. 【】

At this moment, because of the issue of the two tax laws, Li Longji took the initiative to let Li Shizhi express his views, which made Li Shizhi very happy, of course, he also understood the emperor's thoughts.

"Your Majesty, the minister agrees with the opinion of the right minister, in addition, once the two tax laws are implemented, it is those families who have more land that need to pay more, and as far as the minister knows, the family not only has a large number of fields in their hands, but also has many mines, and now Li Shilang has made black powder, as long as the court has sold the black powder to the family at a preferential price, so that they can open the mining farm at a faster speed, then the income from the minerals will inevitably make up for the loss of the field, and it can also increase the property of my Tang Dynasty, Let ordinary people use metal farm tools, and the army will no longer worry about copper and iron raw materials, which can be described as killing multiple birds with one stone. ”

Li Shizhi said a lot in one breath, and doubling the mining of minerals to make up for the loss of the field can make the hearts of the family feel a lot more comfortable.

The right and left ministers successively expressed their support for the two tax laws, and Fan Yang Lu also violated his original oath and made a decision to support the two tax laws, which made the officials representing the interests of other noble clans feel that the general trend has passed.

The situation in the court is already very clear, the implementation of the two tax laws has been unstoppable, if they still insist on going their own way, in the future, a large number of black fire and medicine produced by the imperial court are very likely to be provided to Fan Yang Lu's family in large quantities, in recognition of Fan Yang Lu's support for the two tax laws, in this way, other scholars will lose a lot, and they have seen the power of black powder with their own eyes, they can imagine how much the mining speed of minerals will increase once they use black fire and medicine, and how much the benefits will increase. It is highly likely that the loss will exceed the loss of the field.

"Your Majesty, Wechen supports the two tax laws."

"Your Majesty, Weichen seconded the proposal."

"Your Majesty, the minister seconded the proposal."

Driven by the general trend, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty all expressed their support for the two tax laws, because it was an unstoppable thing, and they were unwilling to lose new interests, that is, the use of black fire and medicine to mine minerals.

Li Longji's face was filled with a happy smile, he looked at the courtiers, and said loudly: "Since all the ministers and families think that the two tax laws are feasible, then it is so decided, Li Shilang, you have more important things to do, and the task of implementing the two tax laws will be handed over to Guo Shilang." ”

"Obey."

Guo Xuji, the head of the household department, stepped forward and took over this task, compared with before, the task of accepting the implementation of the two tax laws at this moment is obviously much less, so Guo Xuji is not nervous at all, as long as the major scholars do not make trouble, with his ability to do things, it is easy to get it.

"Alright, Sanchao."

Li Longji stretched out his hand and waved to make the courtiers retreat, and looked at Li An: "Li Shilang stays and comes with me." ”

At this moment, how to manufacture black fire and medicine in large quantities is the top priority, and other state affairs are no longer important, and Li Longji is eager to know the formula of black fire and medicine, and how Li An invented black powder, as the king of a country, he feels that he has the right to know all the facts.

Li An followed behind Li Longji, bypassed the Xuanzheng Palace, and went directly to the Zichen Hall behind, because he usually stayed in the Zichen Hall most of the time, so Li Longji still felt that it was more comfortable to stay in the Zichen Palace, after all, the Xuanzheng Hall was too big, and it was not comfortable to stay in it if there were fewer people.

"Everyone stand down, Li Shilang, sit down!"

Li Longji repelled all the palace people in the Zichen Palace, even the most trusted Gao Lishi was no exception, after all, the power of black powder was extraordinary, and he attached great importance to it.

Li An was not polite, he did it, and looked at Li Longji quietly, he knew that Li Longji must have a lot of questions to ask him.

"Li Shilang, now there are only you and me in the entire Zichen Palace, and the recipe for black powder can be said."

The first thing Li Longji wanted to know was the formula of black powder, and he wanted to know how the powerful black powder was prepared and what kind of materials were needed.

"Your Majesty, in fact, the recipe of black powder is very simple, just a mixture of sulfur, saltpeter and charcoal powder."

Of course, Li An will not hide it from Li Longji, as the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, the king of a country, he will definitely not leak it, and if Li An does not tell him the formula of black powder, what if he annoys Li Longji.

"It's as simple as that?"

Li Longji's eyes were wide open, sulfur, saltpeter and charcoal powder were all very common things, he had seen them all with his own eyes, but he didn't expect that these three items were mixed together, and they could actually produce a powerful power that destroyed the world, which he never expected.

"Your Majesty, the preparation of black powder is indeed so simple, the cost is extremely low but the power is huge, and it is very suitable for large-scale production."

"It's so easy to configure such a powerful black powder."

Li Longji repeated it several times, looked at Li An, and asked with a suspicious expression: "Li Shilang, how did you come up with the idea of mixing these three things together." ”

Obviously, even if ordinary people are idle, they will not mix sulfur, saltpeter and charcoal powder together for no reason, and moreover, they will use fire to light it, which is very abnormal, Li Longji is very curious about Li Ang's thoughts.

Of course, Ang Lee would not tell the truth, and he had thought about how to explain it before deciding to dedicate the black powder to the imperial court.

"Your Majesty, Wechen discovered black powder when he was a child, but Ah Weng felt that the black powder was too powerful and didn't let Wechen use him anymore, but Wechen felt that black powder had a huge effect, so he decided to take it out for the benefit of the people of the world."

"Found out when you were a kid? How was it discovered? ”

Li Longji continued to ask.

Li An explained: "Your Majesty, Wechen Aweng likes alchemy, there are a lot of sulfur and saltpeter at home, Wechen was greedy to play when he was a child, and again, he secretly took Aweng's sulfur and saltpeter and put them in the pottery bowl and chopsticks to play, when Aweng came back, Wechen was afraid of being discovered by Aweng, so he secretly hid the pottery bowl at the bottom of the stove, and as a result, the maid at home burned the fire to cook, and directly blew up the stove and iron pot, and the servant was also injured, and the injury was not light. ”

"Oh, it's actually because of a moment of playfulness that I discovered black powder, this is the real providence!"

After listening to Li Anji's explanation, Li Longji sighed for a while, he did not doubt what Li Anji said, after all, black powder is a mixture of three items, if it were not for this bizarre accident, how could Li An think of putting three unrelated items together, that is to say, in Li Longji's opinion, Li An's explanation is very perfect, perfect without a trace of flaws.

"Black powder, this name, was it you Ah Weng, or you gave it."

"Back to Your Majesty, it was Weichen Ah Weng, and Weichen has always remembered."

Li Longji nodded slightly, paused for a moment, and asked: "You Ah Weng didn't die in battle back then, but he has been living in seclusion in White Wolf Village, and he really likes to be quiet!" ”

"Your Majesty, Ah Weng also missed his relatives, but he seemed to have some concerns, so he never returned to Chang'an City."

"What's the concern?"

"Your Majesty, Ah Weng seems to have talked about some things, but Weichen doesn't remember much, as if he was worried that the queen of heaven would not tolerate it, so he has been living in seclusion, and he has never even told me his identity."

"The queen is not allowed? Well, I see. ”

Li Longji has been living in Chang'an City, naturally knows very well what the queen of heaven Wu Zetian is like, back then, in order to maintain his rule, Wu Zetian did not kill the descendants of the Li family, even Li Longji's biological mother, was secretly killed by Wu Zetian, where the bones exist is a historical mystery, and the bones of his biological mother were not found, which is also a regret in Li Longji's life.

"Okay, the past is over, the black powder is huge, how to keep it secret is extremely important, what is the best plan for Li Shilang?"

After a moment of sadness, Li Longji once again shifted his attention to the matter of black powder, and if he did not do this matter well, Li Longji's heart would not be at ease.

"Your Majesty, there are only three kinds of ingredients for black powder, once it is leaked, even Fanbang can test it, so the first step in secrecy is to never leak these three formulas, when preparing materials, at least dozens of kinds must be prepared, ginseng, deer antler velvet and other precious medicinal materials must be available, mung beans, soybeans, croton must also be available, in short, the more materials prepared, the less easy it is to be guessed by people to guess the real secret recipe."

Ang Lee proposed a specific way to cover up people's eyes.

When Li Longji heard this, he nodded again and again, and felt that Li An's suggestion was very good, the richer the materials prepared, the more difficult it was for people to guess the real ingredients.

"I will have people prepare all the materials needed to prepare the black powder, Li Shilang can prepare for production as soon as possible, I don't know what else is needed besides building a workshop?"

The resources in Li Longji's hands are not comparable to Ang Lee's, as long as Ang Lee needs something, Li Longji can do it quickly.

"Your Majesty, in order to hide people's eyes, the bigger the workshop, the better, in addition, there are also some illiterate mutes, Wechen will group them and let them do different jobs, and the final ingredient work will be completed by Wechen himself, so that these people who work will not figure out how the black powder is configured, in addition, how to build the workshop, Wechen will draw the drawings, and the people in the Ministry of Engineering will build a house according to the drawings."

Ang Lee put forward his own requirements as needed.

Li Longji nodded and said: "I will mobilize all the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry to complete the black powder workshop as soon as possible, and Li Shilang will also draw as soon as possible. ”

"Your Majesty, there are a lot of vacant land in the south of the city, so it's better to be ten miles south of the city! A radius of 100 acres is enough, so it is relatively close to the capital, and it is easy to take care of any situation, as for the manpower, the illiterate mutes in Chang'an City, just as many as you want! ”

The address chosen by Li An is nearly five miles closer than his own courtyard, so that he can arrive soon after leaving the city, and the materials transported in the city can soon enter the gunpowder workshop when he goes out of the city, which is not easy to be robbed, and will not be discovered by someone with a heart The secret of gunpowder, and in case a foreign enemy wants to break into the gunpowder workshop, the capital is so close, and the reinforcements can arrive soon, as for the manpower, of course, the more the better, but the mutes who are not easy to leak secrets are a minority after all, and not all mutes can work, Li An wants more, Probably not.

"Okay, then set it in the open space ten miles south of the city, Li Shilang prepare the drawings as soon as possible, I will first order, let the Ministry of Works go over to build a wall within a radius of 100 miles, the wall must be at least three zhang high and one zhang thick, so as not to let people with ulterior motives sneak in, as for the manpower, I will prepare a sufficient number for you."

Li Longji has made great efforts to build a black powder workshop, after all, although he is old, his ambition is undiminished, and he understands how important the black powder is to the Tang Empire.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, Weichen only needs one day to draw the drawings of the gunpowder workshop."

For Li An, it is easy to draw a workshop drawing, after all, the workshop pursues function, no need for beautiful decoration, as long as you prepare a few workshops and raw material warehouses, finished product warehouses, the difficulty of construction is very low, with the strength of the Ministry of Industry, it can be completed within half a month.

Li Longji nodded with satisfaction, and said, "Li Shilang, when you went to the court just now, you said that you can invent a way to launch black powder to thousands of steps, is it true?" ”

In Li Longji's view, if Li An can really invent the powerful black powder and launch it to a distance of thousands of steps, then the Tang army will be invincible in the world, and he will no longer have to endure the harassment of the surrounding nomads, and the territory of the Tang Dynasty will expand again in his hands.

"Your Majesty, Weichen thinks it should be possible, but it will take some time to develop, in fact, this kind of thing is Weichen thought of by blowing up the stone wall, when blowing up the stone wall, the stones blasted out of the gunpowder are all projected in one direction, although the distance of the projection is only a few dozen steps, but Weichen feels that if the small pit of the stone wall is replaced with a hard iron tool, the distance of the projectile must be much farther, so, a few more tests, you will definitely be able to create a weapon that throws black powder thousands of steps."

Li An didn't tell the truth, but Li Longji stopped in his ears, but he couldn't hear any flaws, however, he felt that the weapon that Li An wanted to develop didn't seem to be too easy, but it would never be wrong to give it a try, what if it was developed?

Even if it cannot be developed, with the current black powder, coupled with a large catapult, it is enough to throw the powerful black powder into the enemy's formation, and the blow to the enemy army will inevitably be great, and the combat power of the Tang army will be a qualitative leap.

Li Longji's ambition in his twilight years was once again aroused, and he had already decided that if any of the surrounding small countries dared to provoke the authority of the Tang Dynasty, he would unceremoniously use force against them, and whoever dared to disobey the Tang Empire's training would teach him a lesson unceremoniously. (To be continued.) Mobile phone users, please browse and read, a better reading experience.