Bang!

Another loud bang came, and the wall of the West Garden of the Marquis of Wuling was blasted out of a gap!

Li Changkong, who was still asleep, was directly awakened by the huge explosion, sat up suddenly, put on his clothes, and ran to the courtyard.

Sure enough, a group of craftsmen and craftsmen were looking at the blown up courtyard wall, with mixed feelings.

I am glad that after so many days, some results have finally been achieved.

Naturally, he was worried that he did not control the scope of the explosion and blew up the courtyard wall of the Hou Mansion.

When he saw Li Changkong come out, this worry instantly reached its peak.

Everyone involuntarily lowered their heads and remained silent.

is even ready to be beaten severely and expelled from the Hou Mansion.

The Li family is now one of the most prosperous families in Daqian.

Such honors often value their faces more than anything else!

These mud legs have blown up the good courtyard walls of others!

Isn't this just a slap in the face?

How can Li Shizi be willing to rest?

After Li Changkong came out, he did have a serious face.

Without saying a word, he walked over to the bombed-out courtyard wall, crouched down, and took a closer look.

Seeing this, the craftsmen couldn't help but look at each other.

The secret path is going to die, I'm afraid it's calculating how much money they will lose.

After Li Changkong finished reading it, he turned around, his face was surprisingly solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "Who blew it up." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone knew that the time had come to make an example of chickens and monkeys.

In line with the idea that the friends of the dead Dao will not die and the poor Dao, most of the craftsmen and masters took a step back in unison, leaving only a young man standing in the center of the courtyard with a pale face.

This young man was dressed in coarse linen clothes, looking no more than twenty or thirty years old, under Li Changkong's gaze, his forehead was sweaty, and his legs gradually began to tremble.

"What's your name?"

"Villain Li Xiang."

"Li Xiang, where is your ancestral home?"

"Ganzhou, come to Qiandu City to beg for a living." As he spoke, Li Xiang couldn't help but bend his waist, and his face showed a hint of begging.

The implication of this sentence is that he can't afford to lose the silver, and hopes that Li Changkong can be extra gracious.

Li Changkong turned a deaf ear and continued to ask, "How long have you been here?" ”

"Five days."

"It's only been five days? Have you learned anything before? ”

"Knowledge? What's that? Li Xiang was already a little silent, feeling that he was afraid that his life would be short.

"It looks like it's gone."

"Talents, Ganzhou is really Huatianbao, and there are many talents." Li Changkong's tone suddenly became brisk, he applauded in admiration, and continued to ask: "What is your salary in January now?" ”

"About two taels of silver." Hearing the question, Li Xiang was even more worried.

At the beginning, this work of two taels of silver a month was almost broken by the craftsmen of Qiandu City.

He had worked almost hard to get to this position.

If he loses it, he will regret his death.

However, at the next moment, Li Changkong said: "From today onwards, you will be fully responsible for the research and development of black powder, and your monthly salary will rise to ten taels of silver!" ”

As soon as these words came out, it was like thunder on the ground.

Everyone in the audience was as if they had been struck by lightning, and they were directly stunned in place, at a loss, and there was only confusion in their eyes.

After a long while, Li Xiang asked hesitantly, "Young Master, you... You're not kidding. ”

He was a little sneering, feeling that such a great good thing did not look like it would fall on his head.

"What's the matter, it's necessary for Young Master Ben to fight with you and tell lies?" Li Changkong snorted coldly.

When Li Xiang heard this, he immediately relieved himself.

Li Changkong's reaction shows that the matter is true.

If he still praises him, he feels that it is not true.

"Young master, actually, this explosion is small." At this moment, among all the craftsmen who took a step back just now, there was a man with a goatee and a sheepskin coat, who watched a man in his forties or fifties walk out and said cautiously.

When Li Xiang heard this, his face suddenly showed indignation.

This group of bastards, when they were about to take responsibility, retreated faster than anyone else, but now they see the increase in wages, but they are popping up one after another.

When Li Changkong heard this, he sneered and said, "Really? ”

"Li Xiang, is what he said true?"

When the goatee heard this, he immediately glared at Li Xiang viciously, as if to warn him what to say and what not to say.

Seeing this, Li Xiang suddenly had some concerns.

This goatee's nephew works as an errand in the yamen of Qiandu City, although he is only the smallest catcher, but he is also an official errand anyway.

I came here from Ganzhou, and I am not familiar with the place, how can I afford to offend the other party.

In desperation, he sighed, and just wanted to speak, but heard Li Changkong say again: "If you can make usable black powder within half a month, this young master will reward you with a hundred taels of silver, and leave you in the Wuling Marquis Mansion to listen to the errand." ”

As soon as these words came out, Goatee's face suddenly turned pale.

In contrast, Li Xiang was incredulous at first, and then his face was full of red.

He also glared at the goatee viciously, and then said frankly: "Young master, Lao Yang has no other help except for helping to move the materials. ”

"The ratio of saltpeter, sulfur and charcoal is all made by the hands of villains." Although Li Xiang came from a humble background and had not undergone systematic study, he seemed to be naturally interested in gunpowder and was quite talented.

Therefore, I keenly grasped that the key to the preparation of black powder is the ratio between several materials!

Therefore, black powder can be initially developed in a short period of time.

"Well, you're good." Li Changkong nodded, and then shouted: "Li Long! ”

After a while, Li Long, who was dressed in peasant clothes, hurriedly ran over and said, "Enfu, what do you order?" ”

Li Changkong pointed at Li Xiang and said, "This person has a little talent in blasting, and in the future, you will spare half an hour every day to teach him to become a talent." ”

"No, Long will obey the master's orders."

When Li Xiang heard this, his eyes were about to pop out.

The man in his peasant clothes and even with mud on his legs looked inconspicuous.

But in the entire Wuling Marquis Mansion, no one dared to despise him.

After all, this is the first emperor Qinfeng's household pawn farmer, the Zheng'er Liupin's official, or the Xie Yuan of Qiandu City!

Once upon a time, he was also a person who set off a wave in Qiandu City, and he was in the limelight!

Compared with bigwigs like Li Changkong and Li Zhufeng, they are naturally much inferior.

But compared to them, they are already big people!

I can get his teachings and read and learn words!

That's really, the ancestral tomb is smoking, no, the ancestral tomb has exploded!

However, completely different from Li Xiang's reaction that almost cried with joy, the goatee had a gloomy expression, and how unhappy it was to look at Li Xiang's gaze!

He is an inferior person from Ganzhou, why did he get such an honor!

He is a native of Qiandu City, and he has a nephew who works as an errand in the Yamen, so he is not much more noble than this bastard.

Such a good thing should be your turn!

However, just as he looked at Li Xiang with a fierce gaze, Li Changkong's gaze swept over.