I am Li Shen and Li Shimin, the free kings of the Tang Dynasty

After making gunpowder, Li Shen felt that he had opened the door to hell.

One can imagine how cruel war would be with the advent of gunpowder.

So although he invented gunpowder, he was still conducting internal research to prepare for emergencies.

But I'm not going to actually use it.

When used in large quantities, there is no guarantee that the formula will not be leaked, which is what happened in later generations.

In an era without information networks, it was rampant despite repeated bans, let alone in a backward place like the Tang Dynasty.

If it leaks, the consequences will be disastrous.

But if he doesn't study it, if something unexpected happens, Li Shen will have no choice but to use a trump card.

"Chen Gui, you should take good care of your injuries now. Once you recover, you can stop the research." Li Shen thought about it and said.

"Stop? Your Majesty, we have already got some clues." Chen Gui was a little confused and anxious.

“I know, but I think we should change direction for now.

My original intention was to let you study how to use gunpowder, not how to increase its power.

This prince has given you the direction, which is very important to the Ji Palace."

Li Shen said seriously.

“But Your Majesty, all these years we have been studying how to make fireworks and how to make them look better.

I think increasing the power is the key point."

Chen Gui was somewhat unwilling. Prince Ji loved pleasure, so he kept asking them to study various types of fireworks.

They wanted to create something more amazing, but they didn't have the chance.

Li Shen smiled:

"How can it be unimportant? Think about it, aren't grenades powerful things? This time I am telling you something that you will definitely be very interested in.

But it might be dangerous when you do it, so you should be mentally prepared."

Li Shen didn't want them to tinker with it in a fright, as it could kill people. Instead of letting them tinker with it in a fright, it would be better for him to give them a direction.

For example, a musket.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. We will be extremely careful and will make Your Majesty satisfied." Upon hearing that there was something powerful, Chen Gui immediately became interested.

He was originally from a scholarly family, otherwise he would not have been chosen as the manager.

Scholars have flexible minds, but they have a common problem: they always want to leave a name for themselves.

That's why he is so keen on creating something that will make his reputation last forever.

"Okay, I have high hopes for you. Then you should recover from your injuries. I will be waiting for you to recover."

Li Shen stood up.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty."

After leaving the ward, Li Shen looked at the other people who had woken up and asked them some simple questions.

It’s probably similar to what Chen Gui said.

Later Li Shen came to the scene again. It was already late and the city gates were closed.

Li Shen could only rest outside the city for one night.

Li Shen called Xue Rengui and asked him to send some men to guard the ruins and clean them up tomorrow as visibility was poor at night and something might be missed.

Li Shen then rode his horse and led his men out of the research institute and headed straight for the military camp, accompanied by Wang Hongfu.

Going to a nursing home is more comfortable, but the security force is insufficient. Li Shen, who is afraid of death, still feels that going to the military camp is safer and closer.

The journey was uneventful and we soon arrived at the military camp.

Li Shen has his own office and rest area here, and someone cleans it every day.

Li Shen was in a hurry to come out this time, so he only brought Shi Tou with him. Chunxiang and Dongmei did not come with him, so Shi Tou had to help him change clothes and wash up.

In the bedroom, Shitou was taking off Li Shen's coat. Li Shen's upper arms were open, and in front of him was Wang Hongfu, who was bowing and waiting for instructions.

"Old King, how should I punish you for this matter?"

Glancing at Wang Hongfu, Li Shen asked.

"Everything is up to the prince. I have failed in my duty and I deserve the punishment." Wang Hongfu lowered his head again and again.

"Hey, how did you get into trouble?

If you don't understand something about the research institute, you should ask me, why are you pretending to know something when you don't?

You should have brought Group 2 together during the last explosion, but now so many people have died.

Do you know how heartbroken I am?"

Li Shen sighed. He felt that Wang Hongfu was having a bad year and was always making mistakes. It happened to Wang Wencheng and it happened again this time.

"Your Highness is right." Wang Hongfu replied cautiously.

He knew that Prince Ji was very angry this time, even angrier than about Wang Wencheng's incident.

"Let's deduct half a year's salary to rebuild the collapsed houses and compensate the dead and injured.

Do you accept the punishment?"

Li Shen looked at Wang Hongfu.

"I accept the punishment, I accept the punishment. Thank you, Your Highness Prince Ji, for your mercy." Wang Hongfu bowed repeatedly. His salary for half a year was only more than 100,000 strings of cash.

As long as I stay with Prince Ji, money really doesn't matter.

"Yeah." Li Shen nodded. After Shi Tou took off Li Shen's clothes, he brought a basin of water for Li Shen to wash his face.

"Your Majesty, I will rebuild it as soon as possible."

"There's no rush for this." Li Shen said as he wiped his face.

"Group 2 needs to be moved. Give them a new place away from the other groups."

"Yes, I will go and see a suitable place tomorrow." Wang Hongfu nodded and took note.

"Ah~~ I'm so tired today." Li Shen sat down on the bed and lay back, stretching. Shitou squatted down and took off Li Shen's boots.

Li Shen looked at the ceiling and thought for a moment before sitting up:

"By the way, not only Group 2, but Group 1 as well will have to choose a new location as well."

"Your Highness, do you mean to set aside an area as well?" Wang Hongfu asked tentatively.

Li Shen shook his head:

"No, it's not in the research institute anymore. The horse...horse or something, a group of things were shipped in from outside, probably made in the iron smelting workshop.

One is in the east of the city and the other is in the south. Transportation is very inconvenient. It would be better to move directly to the ironworks.

I guess the reason for the explosion in this experiment is probably because of the quality of the materials. Let them communicate with each other.

Send someone to enclose a piece of land near the ironworks and build a large workshop, and let them experiment there."

In fact, Li Shen’s base camp was in the south of the city, which was the manor where Prince Ji’s fiefdom was located.

His Coal Hill is also there.

Many of his industries were there, including the iron smelting workshop, glass workshop, clothing workshop, carpentry, blacksmithing, textile, winery, soap, tea, etc.

Because the craftsmen working in the workshop were all his fiefdoms, he could use them with confidence, and the workshop was close by so there was no need to travel long distances.

If a stranger appears, he can be recognized at a glance.

Wang Hongfu thought about it and felt that what Prince Ji said made sense, so he immediately flattered him and said:

"Your Majesty is very thoughtful. I am inferior to you."

"Okay, if you have nothing else to do, just go down. I will not go there if I start to deal with things tomorrow.

The aftermath must be handled according to the previous rules and no deductions should be made, otherwise I will make you into a human oil lamp.

Did you hear me?" Li Shen threatened.

"Yes, I dare not." Wang Hongfu hurriedly bowed and accepted the order.

“Oh, my Lord, when I was leaving the city, I heard some people talking about how many people heard the explosion over here.

Your Majesty should also know this. I am afraid that Your Majesty will ask the prince, so the prince should make plans early."

"Ah~~~~" Li Shen sighed and rubbed his temple.

"It's such a headache. Isn't this just sending family rules to others?"

(I won’t make the nitroglycerin, but it can be made.

Sulfuric acid was available in the Tang Dynasty, and glycerin was used to make soap. It was just a matter of commission concentration.

I don't want to make it too modern, but I don't want to go to war.

Add nitrate and sulfuric acid to produce nitric acid, add absorbent cotton, wash and dry, and you're done.

I won’t go into details about this. If you are interested, please watch some videos for more details.)