In all his past and present lives, this is the first time Li Xuan has played with artillery like this!
I can't help but feel a little excited.
On the side, although Bandai was a little surprised that Li Xuan was so excited, he didn't think much about it because of his nervous expression.
Carefully watching Li Xuan's step-by-step operation, he was even more careful than watching Li Shimin.
Then, after a set of actions is completed.
As the green smoke started to rise, Bandai quickly followed Li Xuan and ran away.
"Boom..."
There was a loud noise.
On the hilltop in the distance, another deep crater was blown out.
Li Xuan held up his clairvoyance and admired it contentedly for a moment, then picked up another bomb, stuffed it into the barrel, and lit it.
"Boom..."
On the hilltop in the distance, a deep pit appeared again.
"Aye, Lu'er also wants to play!"
When the third bomb hit, Li Chenglu looked at Li Xuan expectantly.
Li Xuan was stunned for a moment and nodded slightly.
"Can!"
"Thank you Aye!"
Li Chenglu was overjoyed.
Li Xuan handed the bomb in his hand to Li Chenglu, and then closely guarded Li Chenglu's side. After restoring the cannon, he and the bandai carefully taught Li Chenglu how to fire the cannon.
After Li Chenglu lit the fuse, Li Xuan lifted Li Chenglu up with one hand and ran to the shade of a tree in the distance.
Li Chenglu, on the other hand, stared at the artillery with excitement.
"boom……"
Smoke rose from the muzzle, and a deep crater appeared again on the hilltop in the distance.
"Aye, Aye, my cannon also made a big hole!"
After using his clairvoyance to see the newly-exploded crater, Li Chenglu was overjoyed.
"Lu'er is brave!"
Li Xuan praised.
"hey-hey……"
Li Chenglu smiled playfully.
"However, you have to see that this kind of cannon is so powerful, you must not fire it alone!" Li Xuan took the opportunity to warn with a solemn expression.
"Yes, Aye!"
Although he was still a little reluctant to give up, Li Chenglu, who knew the temperament of his Aye, could only respond obediently.
"Hey, His Highness Prince Jin, now it's time for Old Cheng to set off the cannons!"
When he heard this, Cheng Zhijie on the side hurriedly came over.
With this skill, Cheng Zhijie was very anxious while waiting.
"Mr. Su Guo, do it yourself!"
Li Xuan nodded.
"Thank you, His Highness King Jin!"
Cheng Zhijie was so happy that he directly picked up a piece of ice and ran towards the artillery.
On the side, Li Xiaogong, Fang Xuanling and others, with a flash of eyes, also moved towards the artillery.
After a while.
There were bursts of roaring sounds.
The mountains in the distance were suddenly hit by rice seedlings, and deep pits were blown out!
As for Cheng Zhijie, Li Xiaogong and others, the more they played, the more excited they became. Finally, they got together and competed in blowing up trees with artillery!
In less than an hour, the mountaintop was completely bare.
The ice cubes brought by Zheng Fu and others were quickly consumed.
Two hours later.
As Yuchi Gong lit the fuse, Li Xuan and Li Shimin, who were already a little numb, slowly turned their heads and looked into the distance.
Um?
However, after waiting for more than ten breaths, no explosion was heard yet.
Li Xuan's expression changed, "The bomb hasn't been launched, please hide!"
At the same time, he directly picked up Li Chenglu beside him and hid behind the tree.
"The bomb didn't go out!"
Le Tai and a group of ink masters also reacted, shouting and running away.
Li Shimin, Li Xiaogong and others finally reacted and ran away quickly.
However, when the group of people ran out more than ten steps again and hid behind big trees. When they looked back, they found that the artillery was still intact and there was no movement at all, let alone exploding!
Everyone couldn't help but look at each other!
"Xuanba, did Jingde not light the fuse?"
Hiding behind a tree, Li Shimin said with some confusion.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely light the fuse!"
"Exactly, Your Majesty, I also watched Duke E light the fuse!"
Before Li Xuan could speak, Yuchi Jingde, Le Tai and others said with certainty.
"Then why is that so?"
Li Shimin said in surprise!
"Reporting to your Majesty, this has never happened to me before!"
Le Tai looked puzzled.
Li Xuan thought for a while, picked up a small stone from the ground, and threw it towards the artillery!
The first one missed!
"Aye, here you go!"
Li Chenglu held a stone in his hand and handed it to Li Xuan.
Seeing this, Li Xuan's eyelids twitched slightly, and he walked over the stone and threw it towards the artillery piece.
"Dang~"
The crisp sound of the cannon hitting the cannon made Li Xuan, Li Shimin and others tense up involuntarily.
However, after waiting for a long time, there was still no movement.
Upon seeing this, Li Shimin, Cheng Zhijie and others relaxed, "Xuanba, I think we are too nervous!"
With that said, Li Shimin, Cheng Zhijie and others walked out from behind the tree with relaxed expressions.
"Your Majesty, it would be best if the general goes to check!"
Seeing Li Shimin walking straight towards the cannon, Li Wei quickly looked in front of Li Shimin.
"Exactly, Your Majesty, there is a bomb inside the cannon. It is extremely dangerous. It is better for me to go and investigate!"
Le Tai also said quickly.
Li Shimin smiled lightly and waved his hand: "It doesn't matter, it's been such a long time. Since the bomb in the cannon hasn't exploded yet, it's okay..."
"boom……"
Before Li Shimin finished speaking, there was a loud bang from the artillery.
Immediately, smoke and dust rose everywhere.
All around, there were bursts of clanking sounds of steel hitting the ground.
"Your Majesty, be careful!"
Li Wei, Cheng Zhijie and others' expressions changed drastically, and they quickly surrounded Li Shimin and hid behind the tree.
Li Xuan, on the other hand, dragged Li Chenglu and hid behind the tree.
After Li Xuan's smoke cleared, Li Xuan poked his head out from behind the tree.
The artillery piece in the distance was blown to pieces.
Even the bracket and base of the artillery were blown away.
The tree poles within a radius of five steps were scattered with pieces of steel.
Seeing this, Li Xuan felt a chill in his heart.
At this moment, Li Shimin, Cheng Zhijie and others, who were still in shock, also walked out from behind the tree.
Seeing this scene, everyone looked horrified.
Especially Li Shimin, luckily he didn't pass just now, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous!
As for Le Tai and other ink masters, they stood blankly on the spot with fear on their faces.
The artillery they produced almost blew away His Majesty, the Crown Prince, and several princes and princes!
"Your Majesty, forgive me for my sin. I deserve death!"
"It doesn't matter, it's a great achievement to be able to create such a magical weapon. This is just an accident, and I don't blame you!"
Li Shimin said gently.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
At this time, Le Tai and other Mohists breathed a sigh of relief.
"Okay, let's collect all the artillery fragments and see if we can find out the cause!" Li Xuan ordered.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Hearing this, Le Tai and others were shocked and responded quickly.
Immediately, a group of ink masters quickly collected the artillery fragments.
The artillery was blown up directly. Not only were there no fun objects, but an accident almost occurred!
Li Shimin, Cheng Zhijie and others had no intention of staying on the top of the mountain anymore, so they went directly down the mountain.
When going down the mountain.
Li Wei was still tense all over, tightly guarding Li Shimin's sides.
Because several people were covered in dust and were a little frightened, after descending the mountain, Li Shimin and others directly got on the carriage and headed to the palace.
The entrance of the courtyard.
Looking at the group of carriages going away, Li Chenglu blinked a few times.
"Aye, is your Majesty uncle scared?"
"Don't make random guesses!"
Li Xuan lowered his head and glared at Li Chenglu, and said: "Your Majesty has experienced hundreds of battles. He has fought in countless battles. How could he be frightened by a small artillery explosion?"
"Then why did your Majesty's uncle leave in such a hurry?"
Li Chenglu asked.
"Does it feel uncomfortable for you to be covered in dust?" Li Xuan asked.
"Uncomfortable!"
Li Chenglu replied honestly and couldn't help but move his body as he spoke.
"Yes, Your Majesty is rushing back to wash up!"
Li Xuan said.
"I see!"
Li Chenglu is thoughtful!
"Lu'er, were you frightened when the artillery exploded?" Li Xuan asked again.
"A little!"
Li Chenglu nodded slightly.
"Is it dangerous to play with artillery?"
Li Xuan asked again.
"Danger!" Li Chenglu said.
"Think about it again, if you were standing in front of the artillery to light the fuse, and suddenly the bomb exploded directly, what do you think would happen?" Li Xuan asked.
"ah?"
Thinking of the scene where he was blown to pieces by artillery, Li Chenglu shuddered subconsciously and turned pale.
"In the future, you must never set off firecrackers alone, not even bombs or larger firecrackers!"
Li Xuan took the opportunity to say, "If something unexpected happens, your little body will be blown to pieces!"
Li Chenglu trembled again and quickly hugged Li Xuan's thigh.
"Don't worry, Aye, Lu'er will never play with firecrackers and bombs alone..."
"Very good, go and wash up!"
"Yes, Aye..."
…
On the third day, Letai and Li Yuanjia asked to see Li Xuan.
"Find out the reason?"
Looking at the expressions of the two of them, Li Xuan asked curiously.
"Brother Wang, Yuan Jia is incompetent. The bomb has blown the entire steel cylinder into pieces, and the bomb has directly turned into powder. Even if we put the entire artillery piece together and searched for two days, we still haven't found the problem.
!”
Li Yuanjia said with a face filled with shame.
Li Xuan smiled lightly and did not blame him.
"It doesn't matter, when you improve the artillery, you need to take this kind of accident into consideration, in case when our soldiers of the Tang Dynasty fight against the enemy, the bomb will not only fail to be launched, but also kill one of our own people!"
"Yes, Brother Wang (King)!"
Li Yuanjia and Le Tai quickly raised their hands and saluted.
"What else can you do?"
Li Xuan asked again.
"Go back to Brother Wang, we'll be fine!"
Li Yuanjia glanced at the bandstand next to him and said slowly.
"Since you have nothing to do, just retreat!"
Li Xuan said slowly.
"Yes, Brother Wang (King)!"
Upon hearing this, Li Yuanjia and Le Tai quickly stood up and saluted Li Xuan.
After the two of them went out, Li Xuan lay down on the ground.
Ever since the artillery bomb was blown up, his village in Lijiazhuang has been completely quiet.
I don’t know what kind of mentality Li Shimin and others have. They neither came here themselves nor sent people to inquire about the situation.
In this regard, Li Xuan was also happy to be at ease.
Li Chengqian, Wang Xuance and others had already set off for Weinan yesterday.
The group of bastard boys who came to Lijiazhuang most frequently also started their own tasks. Li Xuan felt that he could finally stay quietly in Lijiazhuang for a few months.
at the same time.
In the various cities of the Tang Dynasty.
A shop called Datang Qianzhuang was established, and it was also built on a street close to the Zhechong Prefecture Yamen in various states.
When all the people saw this, they were very surprised.
As for the aristocratic families and merchants in various states, they were surprised for a while.
Immediately, I was filled with joy.
All the aristocratic families and merchants with some connections in Datang Bank knew it very well.
Datang Bank is the property of His Majesty today, and there are also members of the Jin Dynasty and other nobles in the court. Even in Datang Bank, there are Cui family of Qinghe, Zheng family of Xingyang, Cui family of Boling, and Li family of Longxi.
The Li family of Zhaojun, the Wei family of Jingzhao, the Liu family of Hedong, the Yang family of Hongnong... members of more than a dozen aristocratic families.
It can be said that Datang Bank is the shop with the most owners and the most powerful power in Datang.
Moreover, it is also the shop that is most worthy of the trust of all the aristocratic families and people of the Tang Dynasty. As long as the Tang Dynasty is not destroyed, the Datang Bank will not break its trust with the world!
As long as you deposit money in any bank, you can withdraw it from Datang Bank thousands of miles away.
However, if the distance exceeds a thousand miles, a certain transfer fee will be required!
And only one thousand guan requires a guan of transshipment fee. This amount of money is nothing at all to a caravan that travels all year round.
Soon, it only took a month.
Datang banks in every state in the Tang Dynasty deposited hundreds of thousands of guan of money, and there were even some states with many aristocratic families that directly deposited hundreds of thousands of guan of money.
As for the Tang Dynasty Bank in Chang'an City, hundreds of dignitaries, aristocratic families, and merchants directly went to save money.
Therefore, the Tang Dynasty Bank in Chang'an City directly deposited tens of millions of copper coins!
"How are the dignitaries and aristocratic families in Chang'an City so rich?"
After hearing this, Li Xuan couldn't help but look surprised.
"Aristocratic families and merchants from surrounding counties also come to the Datang Bank in Chang'an City to save money! In this way, the Datang Bank in Chang'an City can store so many copper coins!"
Butler Li Chang reported the report with an excited face.
After a pause, Li Chang reported again.
"Your Majesty, my family also deposited 600,000 yuan in the bank! However, the bankers in the bank don't have much money at home, and they don't go out to do business, so they don't save any money!"
"It doesn't matter! The money bank here is mainly built for the caravans of the Tang Dynasty. It's a good thing if the people can have enough to eat. Where will the money come from to save the money bank!"
Li Xuan said.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Li Chang responded!
…
Shunzhou!
In the fourth year of Zhenguan, after the Tang Dynasty destroyed the Eastern Turks, the state city began to be built. It has 100,000 households and more than 400,000 people, most of whom are Han people who came back from the Turks, and the other half are Han people who came back from the Turks.
A small number of the Turks who surrendered were merchants and their families who went to do business in the Tang Dynasty.
Shunzhou is located on the prairie, a natural pasture.
In addition, most of the people in Shunzhou are good at riding, shooting and herding sheep, cattle and horses.
Therefore, Shunzhou is considered the largest cattle and sheep trading city.
With the construction of the cement road from Chang'an to Liangzhou, Shunzhou has developed even more rapidly in recent years!
Every year, hundreds of caravans would come to Shunzhou from all over the Tang Dynasty, bringing silk, tea, salt, grain... and other goods from all over the Tang Dynasty.
Then, millions of kilograms of mutton, wool, beef, strong cattle, and horses were exchanged or bought from Shunzhou, and then sold back to various places in Datang.
The monthly transaction volume is hundreds of thousands!
Especially in the months after the autumn harvest and the winter snowfall.
There are more caravans heading to Shunzhou!
In response to this, the Datang Bank, which had just been built in Shunzhou City, had not yet adapted, and became very busy!