After the five catties of white sugar were wrapped into two pieces of gauze paper and tied firmly with two foil warp ropes, Guo An hurriedly sent it into Zhu Di's hands, and at the same time looked at Zhu Di with blank eyes.

In the sugar workshop, Zhu Di may be the person Guo An wants to send away the most.

However, apparently Zhu Di didn't want to go back so soon.

Weighing the sugar in his hand with his hand, a trace of satisfaction flashed in his eyes, and then he said again: "Guo Qing, we never knew that white sugar could have such a big effect. It just so happens that let's come here today, and Guo Qing will follow us to see the power! ”

Guo An was immediately full of regret, he made a mistake, he should have sent the sugar to Zhu Di as soon as possible, and he would not let Zhu Di toss around like a bully as soon as he came.

"Your Highness, His Royal Highness is still young, and Wechen is worried that the bomb is too powerful......"

Zhu Di waved his hand directly and casually, "It's okay, Chi'er is not small, my father is the world that will be conquered immediately, and we will also lead the army to the north in the future...... Okay, it's not too early, needless to say, let's go to the gunpowder workshop! ”

After speaking, Zhu Di walked out directly with Zhu Gaochi.

Behind him, Guo An sighed helplessly, turned to the steward on the side and ordered: "Hurry up and make sugar, don't take today's matter to heart." ”

"Yes, Guo Changshi."

The steward hurriedly answered.

Guo An walked out quickly, "Li Baihu, please send two guards to carry the box of sugar in the room to the gunpowder workshop......

……

Today, the defense of the gunpowder workshop has been upgraded from one hundred houses to two hundred houses.

Therefore, before Zhu Di and his party arrived at the gunpowder workshop, they had already been discovered in advance.

Early in the morning, Qiu Fu had already stood at the door with several general flags to greet him.

"The last general will see His Highness!"

"Hmm!"

Zhu Di nodded lightly, and asked directly: "When was the white sugar bomb developed?" ”

Qiu Fu changed slightly, and subconsciously glanced at Guo An, who was following behind, "Your Highness, forgive me, that bomb was developed a few months ago." However, due to the consumption of too much sucrose, it has not been manufactured. ”

"Powerful?"

Zhu Di nodded slightly, his footsteps did not stop, and walked directly in.

Qiu Fu hurriedly replied: "Back to Your Highness, the power is two or three times the power of ordinary bombs!" ”

Zhu Di said: "Let Tao Yiping take out one for us, let's see it for ourselves." ”

"Yes, Your Highness."

Qiu Fu answered, and ran directly to a house in the distance.

As for Zhu Di, he took Zhu Gaochi and walked to the special test site on the side.

Soon, when Zhu Di and Guo An arrived at the test site, Qiu Fu and Tao Yiping also hurriedly walked over.

Tao Yiping was still holding a long wooden lump in his hand.

A trace of doubt flashed in Zhu Di's eyes, "This thing is the bomb?" ”

Guo An replied: "Back to Your Highness, this thing is a grenade." ”

"How to use?"

Zhu Di asked.

Tao Yiping directly took out a lead from under the wooden handle, and Yang Ting on the side took out the fire.

Guo An's face changed, "Wait and stop!" ”

Immediately, he said to Zhu Di on the side: "Your Highness, as long as you light that lead, the grenade will explode."

This thing is too dangerous, and I ask His Highness and Xiao Shizi to step back. ”

"Hmm!"

This time, Zhu Di did not recklessly, but took a deep look at the grenade, and pulled Zhu Gaochi back a few steps.

I saw Yang Ting lighting the lead, the tail of the grenade was sparkling, Tao Yiping threw it hard, and the grenade was thrown under a ruined wall in the distance.

A few breaths later.

There was a loud 'boom'.

The ruins disappeared directly, and a large crater appeared in the ground.

Zhu Di's eyes widened directly, and his eyes were full of bright light.

He instantly thought of the wonderfulness of this thing on the battlefield, and looked directly at Qiu Fu on the side, "How far can you throw this thing?" ”

Qiu Fu hurriedly replied: "Returning to Your Highness, according to the strength of the last general's arm, you can throw this grenade eighty steps away." ”

"Eighty Steps ......"

Zhu Di's face was full of joy, although this distance is closer than an arrow, but if it is used well, it will definitely be a big killer.

"Go get us another one, we'll give it a try."

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Tao Yiping hurriedly ran into the distance with a happy face.

On the side, Guo An looked distressed.

"Your Highness, a grenade is a handful of sugar!"

Zhu Di smiled faintly, not affected at all, "It's just two handfuls of sugar." ”

Soon, an identical grenade was handed to Zhu Di, and as a green smoke rose, Zhu Di shouted.

The grenade flew into the distance.

Rumble!

More than seventy paces away, a ball of fire burst out and dirt splattered everywhere.

"Good object!"

Zhu Di was overjoyed, "If each of our Yan Shanwei has five grenades pinned to their waists, even if they are facing 100,000 Northern Yuan Tartars, we will not be afraid." ”

Guo An nodded and responded: "Your Highness, as long as you make 20,000 catties of sugar, you can easily make 50,000 grenades." ”

"Your Highness is brave."

On the side, Tao Yiping praised Zhu Di with admiration on his face, and said again: "Your Highness, there are still landmines......

"Shut up!"

Guo An's face changed, and he roared directly.

"Don't roar."

Zhu Di glanced at Guo An, and then asked Tao Yiping on the side, "What is a mine?" ”

Tao Yiping glanced at Guo An cautiously, and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, a mine is a bomb that is buried in the ground in advance and will explode directly after the enemy steps on it." ”

On the side, Guo An saw Zhu Di's bright eyes, his heart was bitter, and he hurriedly said: "Your Highness, it's not that Weichen is stingy, it's really that the mine is three or four times the size of the grenade, and the gunpowder and sugar used are more, if you blow one up for no reason, it's really a bit of a waste......

"Well, then there's no need to try!"

Zhu Di chuckled, looked at Guo An and said, "Don't worry, Guo Qing, we just want to see the power of sugar, but we are not such a wasteful person." ”

As he spoke, Zhu Di glanced down at the five catties of white sugar that Li Wang was carrying in his hand, and said with emotion: "A mine needs at least one catty of sugar, and then counting gunpowder and steel, a grenade will cost four or five taels of silver just to make materials, Guo Qing is not distressed at all, but it is even more wasteful than us......"

Guo An hurriedly said: "Your Highness, Weichen is distressed, Weichen can't sleep every day when he feels sorry for the silver, but the Northern Expedition is a major event related to the life of our Yan Wangfu, and Weichen doesn't dare to relax at all!" ”

Zhu Di waved his hand a little impatiently, "Okay, okay!" Guo Qing is really getting more and more brazen like a thief......"

"Cao thief?"

Guo An was taken aback, and said unwillingly: "Your Highness, how can Weichen be a Cao thief?" ”

However, this time Zhu Di had already taken Zhu Gaochi and walked out slowly.

Behind him, Guo An was still a little incomprehensible, how could a person as kind and virtuous as him be on a par with Cao Thief?

Moreover, the Cao thief likes other people's wives, and he Guo Anke is ......

In short, no matter how angry Guo An was, Zhu Di didn't pay attention to it.

As for the matter of white sugar, under Zhu Di's deliberate orders, no one gradually spread it.

In a few days, it was the time when the vegetables in the farm greenhouse could be eaten, and the officials of the entire Yanwang Mansion, and even the gentry and ordinary people of the entire Beiping Mansion were also attracted by this incident.

In addition, in the academy, two poetry meetings were held, each time several great Confucian people participated, which caused the gentry of the entire Beiping Mansion to be full of joy.

……

Soon, it's the time of the New Year.

"Guo Qing wants to kill pigs and slaughter sheep?"

In King Yan's mansion, Zhu Di heard Guo An's report and was a little puzzled.

"Kill some pigs and sheep during the New Year's Festival, do you still need our approval?"

"Exactly!"

Guo An nodded slightly.

"How many pigs is Guo Qing going to kill?" Zhu Di said curiously.

Guo An said: "Let's kill three hundred pigs first." ”

"Ahem......"

Zhu Di almost didn't swallow his breath, staring at Guo An tightly, with a look of surprise.

"Kill 300 pigs a day? Guo Qing, do you know how many catties of meat can be killed by 300 pigs? How many people do I need to eat it? And to kill sheep? How many more to kill? ”

Guo An replied honestly: "Your Highness, let's kill three hundred sheep too." ”

"Three hundred again?"

At this time, Zhu Di calmed down and looked at Guo An quietly.

"It's been a long time since we've been looking at the farm. According to Guo Qing's temperament of hoarding things, presumably the farm is doing well this year. ”

"Your Highness is wise."

Guo An replied respectfully: "Your Highness, although the farm still slaughters some pigs and sheep from time to time this year, there are still 2,100 pigs in the farm, more than 1,900 sheep, and more than 2,000 chickens and ducks......

"So many?"

Hearing this, Zhu Di directly snorted coldly, and his face was instantly full of red light, only to feel that his whole body was transparent.

"With so many pigs, sheep, chickens and ducks, our Yanwang Mansion can have a good year...... After so many pigs and sheep are slaughtered, how much money can be sold? ”

“……”

Guo An was stunned for a moment, and then said slowly: "Your Highness, Weichen is not ready to sell. ”

"Huh?"

Zhu Di was also stunned.

Guo An said: "Wechen heard before that a servant in the gentry's house had worked hard for a year and wanted to eat some meat, but the gentry directly took a ball of rags and wiped it on the cutting board.

Then he put the minced sackcloth in a pot and boiled it, and made it into a meat soup for the servants to eat.

But in spite of this, the servants drank the soup with joy on their faces......"

Zhu Di looked disdainful, "That gentry is really an iron rooster." ”

"What Your Highness said is very true."

Guo An nodded slightly, and then said: "Now that it is the New Year's Day, those officials and guards in the palace must really want to eat some meat on the day of the New Year's Day."

It just so happens that His Highness is also going on an expedition, and these guards will have to fight next year.

Weichen is going to distribute the slaughtered pigs and sheep to officials inside and outside the palace, as well as a group of guards.

Even after these pork and mutton are distributed to them, there will not be much. However, at least let them know that His Highness still cares about them.

As long as His Highness follows him, His Highness can let them all eat meat, and their families can also eat meat......

In this way, after His Royal Highness and Weichen leave next year, no matter what happens to the Yanwang Mansion, these officials and soldiers will sincerely defend the Yanwang Mansion and protect His Royal Highness......"

Zhu Di took a deep look at Guo An, "I didn't expect Guo Qing to think so far." ”

Guo An hurriedly explained: "Please also ask Your Highness for forgiveness, Weichen just thinks that the officials and soldiers of the Yanwang Mansion are their own people, and the income in the palace this year is still good, so he dared to advise His Highness......

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(End of chapter)