"Congratulations to the king, congratulations to the king!"

Fan Li, Sun Wu, Wu Zixu, as well as the guards and craftsmen around them, all had ecstatic expressions on their faces, congratulating Qingji.

After many years, Wu Guo's black powder technology is finally mature, and he can really develop a powerful bomb!

At this time, Qingji was holding a bomb in his hand.

This is probably the most primitive bomb, with a thick mouth and a small interior containing gunpowder, the shell is wrapped in pig iron, and the fuse is installed, and the length of the lead is determined according to the distance of the target.

Roughly speaking, it's the equivalent of a grenade.

"The King."

The cadre stepped forward and said: "This thing has not yet been named, please give it a name to the king!" ”

Hearing this, Qing Ji thought for a moment and said with a smile: "The sound of the explosion of this thing, like thunder rolling in the sky, or a thunderbolt on a sunny day, is named 'Earthquake Thunder'!" ”

"Heaven-shattering thunder? Good name! ”

The cadre hurriedly complimented and said, "This earth-shattering thunder has finally been developed after many years of repeated experiments by more than three hundred craftsmen. ”

"There are two main types: attack and defense. The offensive type of Sky Shaking Thunder contains a large amount of explosives, with thin walls, and when it explodes, it emits powerful fire smoke and almost no fragments. ”

"The defensive Skyquake Thunder contains a small amount of explosives, the wall is thick, and a large number of fragments will be emitted when it explodes, and there is basically no fire smoke, which is suitable for defending the city."

"I wonder what kind of mass production the king needs?"

Qingji said slowly: "The best defense is offense. ”

"No!"

It took so many years to develop the bomb, and it was really not easy.

Qingji looked around, looking at the craftsmen behind him who were unkempt and looked much like the "wild men", and he was very embarrassed in his heart.

"The edict of the widow is that all craftsmen who participate in the research and development of the earth-shaking thunder will be given a first-class mansion, 100,000 yuan, 100 acres of fertile land, and the knight will be promoted to the third level!"

"Thank you, King! Ministers thank the king! ”

The craftsmen couldn't help but kneel down in gratitude and bow to Qingji.

After looking forward to it for so many years, they can be regarded as looking forward to it!

The craftsmen of Wu State are extremely well treated, especially this kind of R&D-type craftsmen, whose status is equivalent to a county order.

However, after all, they are a special type of work, and it is not convenient to show their heads, and even their family rolls are brought here, strictly in and out, and even like a captivity......

It is not unreasonable to be so cautious.

After all, the bomb is a kind of mass killing weapon, how can Qingji tolerate its production method being leaked?

Fan Li, who was standing on the side, pointed to the scarecrow's body, the bronze armor that was pierced by shrapnel, and said to Qingji: "King, in the opinion of the ministers, this earth-shattering thunder can blow the pig iron shell into pieces after detonating and pierce the armor stomach. ”

"Although it is powerful, it still has shortcomings."

As soon as he heard this, the cadre suddenly showed displeasure on his face and asked, "I don't know what the Imperial Doctor has to teach you?" ”

"I want to say that this earth-shattering thunder is ignited with fire and explodes on the spot, although the destructive power is there, the range is inevitably lacking."

Fan Li said: "If the earth-shaking thunder is launched by a trebuchet or a crossbow and explodes in the distance, it can have an extraordinary effect, and if the trebuchet bundles a few sky-shaking thunders together, it can be described as powerful!" ”

"Good!"

Qingji nodded in agreement.

In fact, his thoughts coincided with Fan Li.

This "earth-shattering thunder" did not appear until the end of the Northern Song Dynasty in history, and once it came out, it caused a huge sensation.

However, how can a bomb like the earth-shattering thunder satisfy Qingji's appetite?

"Cadre, how many such earth-shattering thunders can be produced in a day?"

"Returning to the king, if there is enough gunpowder, bullet casings, and leads, three hundred people can produce one hundred earth-shattering thunderbolts a day."

If it is difficult, it will be difficult to be gunpowder and bullet casings......

As the so-called good woman is difficult to cook without rice.

Even if the production speed is fast enough and the quality is good enough, everything is useless without raw materials.

Fortunately, Wu is now rich in products and manpower, so he can't find a suitable mine, so he can continue to look for and continue to dig.

Black powder consisted of sulfur, saltpeter, and charcoal.

Charcoal is easy to do, abounds, this is this sulfur and saltpeter, not generally hard to find.

Fortunately, in the past few years, under the instruction of Qingji, a lot of sulfur mines and saltpeter mines have been excavated, and heavy troops have been sent to guard them, and it is not a problem to build a large number of earth-shaking thunders.

Qingji immediately took out a drawing and let the craftsmen take a look.

"Second and third sons, can this kind of artillery be built?"

"This ...... King, you can give it a try. It just takes time, and the results may not be as good as they could be......"

Hearing this, Qingji couldn't help but be a little disappointed.

With the craftsmanship of this era, it is really very difficult to build artillery and firearms.

It is not easy to develop the "earth-shattering thunder".

"Cadre, Fan Li."

"The minister is here!"

"The two of you are responsible for recruiting craftsmen and mass-producing Heaven-Shaking Thunder. The newly established Firearms Bureau is responsible for the required materials, and Fan Li is also the chief supervisor of the Firearms Bureau. In addition......"

Qingji set his eyes on Wu Zixu's body again, and said slowly: "The production of earth-shaking thunder must be kept strictly confidential, and the formula must not be leaked. ”

"All the craftsmen and their families live around the Firearms Bureau, protected by soldiers, and strictly enter and exit."

"No!

……

After leaving the newly established Firearms Bureau, Qingji, accompanied by everyone, took a military car to the camp of Longzangpu (Qinhuai River) to inspect.

】

After more than a year of training, the 10,000 iron cavalry of Wu State has been formed, which can be worthy of a battle.

This made Qingji complacent, thinking that it was not impossible to dominate the world in his lifetime.

At this moment, Qingji stood on the high platform, looking at the Iron Cavalry Regiment that was drilling, and fell into deep thought for a while.

Fan Li, who was standing on the side, asked out loud: "Does the king intend to use the power of the earth-shaking thunder to send troops to swallow Shu?" ”

"Those who know the widow, Fan Liye."

Qingji smiled and said, "Young uncle, in your opinion, with this earth-shattering thunder, can my Wu Kingdom destroy Shu in one battle?" ”

"Yes."

Fan Li bowed slightly, and said: "It's just that the king, with the strength of Wu State, can he be hostile to the northern countries, and ask the king to think about it......"

Fan Li had to remind Qingji.

The Wu army, which had earth-shattering thunder, attacked Shu by surprise and destroyed Shu in a war.

It's just that what follows must be the crusade of the northern countries, can Wu State stop it?

If it can't be stopped, the state of Wu is in danger of falling apart......

Whether it is earth-shattering thunder or cavalry, after all, it is not the key to Wu Guo's ability to encompass the universe and sweep the countries.

The rise of Wu is too fast, the foundation is not solid, Qingji can only be invincible if he tries to consolidate his own foundation!

So, how to consolidate the foundation of Wu itself and make it firm?

Qingji's eyes flashed with a meaningful light.

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