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Chapter 44 Development of Gunpowder
Seeing that Su Boxiu was really in a hurry, Zhao Shangshu had no choice but to explain, "Your Majesty, the general in the Ministry of War is either sick or martial arts is really difficult to take on the big responsibility."

Hearing this, Su Boxiu became even more furious, and cooperating with himself to raise a bunch of trash.

"Okay! Okay! Okay!" Su Boxiu said coldly, "Since you have been saying to let me punish the crime, if that's the case, let's keep driving like this this morning, and let me think about it, when will there be a strategy to retreat from the enemy? Retire!"

As soon as the words fell, all the ministers were taken aback. They didn't expect Su Boxiu to be so shameless, and it would take a while. Who would dare to talk nonsense and seek death at this time.

Besides, Hutou Valley changed a lot after Yu Qing and others were stationed. Yu Qing divided the valley into several areas. There is a warehouse area for hoarding food, grass and weapons, a military barracks area for troops, a residential area where people were rescued recently, and a martial arts arena. and cultivated land.

Opening up wasteland has been on the agenda since the beginning. If we recruit so many refugees and don't find something to do for them, I'm afraid it will give Yu Qing something to do.

Although there was a lot of food and grass hoarded in Hutou Valley before, they can't just sit and eat. There will always be a day when the food is finished. When saving money, everyone came up with this way to increase income.

The city walls and gates were rebuilt with wood at the entrance of the valley, and special measures were taken to prevent fire and waterproofing. From the outside, they looked solid and indestructible. There were soldiers patrolling the city walls, and there were high towers on both sides that served as lookout towers and shooting sites for archers. place.

Yu Qing was worried that there were many secret sentries near the valley, and once outsiders appeared, they would immediately notify the valley for defense.

Under the leadership of Li Shu, the soldiers practiced in the martial arts arena, and the noise of beating and killing was loud for a while, and Yu Qing nodded in satisfaction.

Bai Yunhua at the side said, "My lord, this kind of training won't work, I'm afraid it will be over after a few shocks on the battlefield."

Li Shu, who was standing next to him, was unhappy when he said this, "Why not, that's how the training was done in the Imperial Capital camp back then. This is a method passed down by the older generation, and most people don't know it yet!"

Bai Yunhua didn't say anything, just smiled contemptuously at the corner of his mouth, and Yu Qing interrupted Li Shu's words.

"Okay, okay, what's the noise!" Yu Qing looked at the soldiers below and said, "This kind of training is really not good, but there is no way, we lack meat and can't replenish our bodies, and they can't bear the heavy training!"

"Brother is right, but his body can't keep up, and the food he eats now can't even compare to the camp of the imperial capital!" Li Shu curled his lips.

Meat eating is a problem. Now there is no place to raise animals in captivity, and it feels like it is too late to raise them now.

For a while, everyone was thinking hard, and at this time a group of birds flew by in the sky and caught Yu Qing's attention.

That's right, there are mountains and animals nearby, and it's really a dead end.

Yu Qing said to Bai Yunhua, "Send some people to hunt nearby tomorrow. There are so many animals in the mountains, what are they going to eat?"

As soon as this method came out, everyone's eyes lit up. It was really a good method. It didn't cost money and had meat to eat.

Li Shu thought for a while and said, "The vanguard army can also go, just let them practice the accuracy of archery. Shooting targets every day is the same thing, why not shoot some living things or something."

Early the next morning, as soon as the gate of Hutou Valley opened, a group of soldiers went straight into the mountains, each with a sword on his waist, quiver on his back, and a longbow in his hand.

"Hoo!" An arrow shot directly at a rabbit, but unfortunately the rabbit jumped and dodged when it heard the sound of breaking through the air, and the sharp arrow shot directly into the tree.

"Hahaha, third child, your archery skills are really good! You can't even hit a rabbit, hahaha~"

As soon as the words came out, the soldiers around laughed, and the soldier named Lao San blushed and shouted, "Do you know by accident? It's still growing today, and you may not be as good as me!"

"Okay, how about a comparison?"

"Bi, Bi, I'm afraid of you!"

The fighting spirit on both sides was high, and the captains didn't care about it. After all, it's a good thing that archery is not just playing for money.

Everyone is busy, and Yu Qing is no exception. There is a place in the corner of Hutou Valley that he has carved out alone.

Yu Qing called that place the Research Institute, guarded by a small group of white-robed soldiers, surrounded by cultivated land and no other buildings.

Everyone needs Yu Qing's warrant to go in and out, even Li Shu and Shen Guan are not allowed to go in and out.

There is a group of craftsmen gathered here, all selected by Yu Qing among the refugees, and they are all skilled craftsmen.

The leader was a middle-aged man named Lu Laowu, "General, we have collected everything you said."

Upon hearing this, Yu Qing asked with a smile, "Really? That's great!"

Since he was stationed in Hutou Valley, Yu Qing used the gunpowder secret method in the space. In fact, it is very simple and difficult to match, but with the secret method, everything will be solved easily.

One nitrate, two sulphur, and three charcoals, there are not many things, but they have to be found. Yu Qing sent people to start looking around, but he didn't expect to find them.

When I came to the house, there were three cloth bags on the floor, and when I opened them one by one, three things, saltpeter, sulfur and charcoal, came into view.

Looking at Yu Qing, he was overjoyed. With this, gunpowder could be produced. Wouldn't it be invincible here? Just take a city and directly blow up the city gate.I don't have many people under my command, so I can crush those people with equipment.

Yu Qing led people to grind these three things into fine powder, "From now on, no fire is allowed in this yard, and no lights are allowed at night, do you hear me clearly?"

Seeing Yu Qing being so serious, everyone nodded, and Yu Qing was instilled in their consciousness immediately after fire safety.

Looking at the powder in front of him, Yu Qing's hands trembled a little, this is a product of a cross-age era!This thing can be said to be invincible when it is made, but it is also a double-edged sword. It can kill people and hurt themselves. Yu Qing doesn't want a big explosion to kill his own people.

Yu Qing mixed saltpeter, sulfur and charcoal powder according to the ratio, and now a new problem came!
The powder of gunpowder is very unstable. If you don't find a suitable container to pack it, there may be some accidents.

For a while, everyone was thinking about this problem, and everyone was thinking of a way.

"Sir, can I use an iron pipe?"

Yu Qing shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it won't work. If you don't fill it enough, it will explode when you shake it. If you fill it too full, it may be difficult to explode!"

"My lord, is it okay to use bamboo?"

"Bamboo tube?" Yu Qing remembered that when he was a child, all the firecrackers he made at home used bamboo tubes, and firecrackers were all made of bamboo tubes at first.

"You can try!"

So the craftsman found bamboo, and Yu Qing put a little gunpowder in it for the first time. After all, the amount of experimentation is too large to control safety.

Seeing the fuze in front of him, Yu Qing ignited it directly with a torch, watched it burn quickly and threw it out!
With a "bang", a puff of black smoke rose up!
(End of this chapter)