Cao Shuo, accompanied by Mi Heng and others, went to the open field where they had tested the mine earlier.

Barrels filled with earth were ready, and craftsmen buried mines into the ground as well.

"It's time to go!" Cao Shuo instructed Deng Zhan.

Deng Zhan nodded to the guards who pushed the barrels.

The guards then pushed the barrel out.

The barrels tumbled toward the ground where the mines had been laid, and as they ran over the mines, more than a dozen loud noises followed.

Counting the sounds, a smile appeared on the corner of Cao Shuo's mouth.

He said to Mi Heng: "The mines this time are really good, more than ten of them are not a lot, and they are all blown up." ”

"It's better to teach the master." Mi Heng replied: "If I and the craftsman were to think about it, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to think of a way to detonate a mine in my life." ”

"You've thought of how to detonate it, but you also need to know that landmines are just one type of weapon." Cao Shuo said: "The weapons I want are definitely not just landmines! ”

He certainly didn't just want mines.

Cao Shuo even wanted to build tanks and airplanes.

If tanks and airplanes can be built in this era, no matter how rough the craftsmanship is, they will definitely be able to sweep the world when they are sent to the battlefield.

The enemy army is all broadsword and spear, and at most there are some bows and arrows, crossbow arrows.

But the soldiers under his command drove tanks and planes into battle, what kind of beautiful scenery should it be?

had such a thought in his heart, but Cao Shuo knew that he could only think about it.

The process of landmines is relatively simple, and it is not easy for craftsmen to improve on the basis of his guidance.

Tanks and planes need to be powered, and he still hasn't figured out how the steam engine was built, let alone the electrical system.

He is not a scientist, and it takes the joint efforts of countless people to change an era, not what he can create by knowing what will happen in the future.

After all, a lot of things are extremely complex.

Two thousand years later, if he was asked to disassemble a car, he would be able to do it, and he would be able to install it back as it was.

He could build a car......

The engine, the gear, which one can he do alone?

The only thing Cao Shuo could count on if he wanted to create these things was that when craftsmen were developing new weapons, they could also carry and discover more advanced manufacturing processes.

War has always been the driving force behind the acceleration of the scientific and technological process.

It can be said that every advanced technology invented by mankind is advancing under the threat of war.

If you don't want to be beaten passively, you can only develop as soon as possible.

In the era of cold weapons, we can rely on a large number of people, abundant materials, and superb tactics and strategic cooperation......

But in the age of technology, these will gradually become less important.

A war can be solved at the touch of a button, and many things that were once valued by people are gradually becoming irrelevant.

Of course, Cao Shuo knows the importance of science and technology, and he wants to promote the development of science and technology, but the reality makes him unable to do it.

Sometimes he even wonders if he would be better off coming to this era if he was a scientist himself.

The answer, of course, is no.

The academic field of scientists is only a small scope, and the scientific and technological development of the whole society cannot be completed by relying on a single scientist.

When will the craftsman workshop get rid of simple labor and evolve into a scientific and technological institution?

Cao Shuo suggested that weapons were not just landmines, and although Mi Heng took it to heart, it was impossible for him to think as much.

After all, with the perception of Miyo Heng, the appearance of mines and cannons was enough to subvert his view of weapons.

"With cannons and mines, what else does the lord want us to make?" Mi Heng asked.

"What else is there to rebuild?" Cao Shuo shook his head with a smile: "Do you think that the cannons and mines are perfect if they have their current appearance?" ”

Mi Heng was at a loss: "Cannons and mines have exceeded imagination, is there anything else?" ”

"What other use can a solid cannonball be for than hitting the city walls?" Cao Shuo asked: "How many shells can hit people with them?" ”

Mi Heng was asked by him, and he didn't know how to answer.

Cao Shuo continued: "What you have to think about is how to make the shells explode after they land, like ...... mines."

"If that's the case, I'm afraid that the shell has exploded in the chamber." Mi Heng was stunned and said: "The shell hits the ground and then explodes, we really don't have any certainty......"

"If you're not sure, you think about how you can do it." Cao Shuo said: "Also, if you can make a cannon, can't you make a single weapon?" Iron pellets that don't need to be fired can be exploded, at least they must be picked up by a soldier, and can be fired at the enemy after going into battle. ”

Mi Heng is even more confused.

He was stunned and asked Cao Shuo: "The kind of thing the lord said, is it a shrunken cannon?" ”

"You can say that." Cao Shuo replied: "But that kind of thing has another name, called a gun!" ”

Mi Heng has the impression that the gun is the kind of long-pole weapon that Zhao Yun makes.

Cao Shuo actually said that the gun was a small cannon that could fire iron pellets......

Mi Heng was a little dazed.

Cao Shuo patted his arm lightly: "Don't think too much, I didn't urge you to make those things in the shortest possible time." You can improve your cannons and mines while you develop new weapons. ”

Miyoh nodded.

Cao Shuo asked again: "What do you use to polish the mine?" ”

"It's still the same old way." Mi Heng replied, "Let the blacksmith make the shell first, and then fill it with explosives." ”

"Looks like I'm going to get you some new tools!" Cao Shuo grinned: "Later, you come to my residence, and we will ponder it and see if we can make more practical tools." ”

Cao Shuo is always able to come up with wonderful ideas, and Mi Heng admires him very much.

But he sometimes wonders, why are things that are not originally in this world able to be made by craftsmen after Cao Shuo's order?

From Cao Shuo, it is definitely impossible for him to get an answer.

The only thing he can do is to follow Cao Shuo, listen to more unheard of whimsical ideas, and then find craftsmen to turn them into reality.

The mines were tested, and the craftsmen carefully examined them, and all of the more than a dozen mines that did not miss a single one exploded.

led Mi Heng back to his residence.

Cao Shuo did not take him into the house, but took him directly to the cliff facing the sea.

found a big rock on the edge of the cliff, Cao Shuo sat up, pointed to another stone on the opposite side and beckoned Mi Heng: "You also sit down." ”

Mi Heng thanked him and sat down, and asked Cao Shuo: "The lord said that he wanted to get a tool for the craftsmen, I don't know what it is?" ”

"Lathe, have you ever heard of it?" Cao Shuo asked.

"Lathe?" Mi Heng was at a loss, of course he could not have heard of such a tool that was only widely used in the industrial age! 2k reading web