In the front hall, Qin Hao looked at the eager expressions on the faces of Xue Er and others, and opened the small jar in front of him with some doubts. There was some black and gray powder in it, and there was a very unique smell.
After twisting a little bit and putting it on the tip of his nose and smelling it, Qin Hao immediately looked at Xue Er and the others in surprise.
"Have you improved the ratio of gunpowder?"
Seeing Qin Hao's explanation, Xue Er said with an admiring tone: "I knew Mr. Qin would be able to tell the origin of this thing."
"This is the research topic your group is preparing for next year?"
The first batch of students to enroll will be in their third year of school. According to the credit system, they will be assigned research topics after the start of school. This research topic does not have to be science, it can also be liberal arts. Teachers can assign them to students based on their strengths.
For a research direction, of course, students can also find research topics of interest by themselves and declare them to the teacher.
Obviously, Xue Er and the four of them couldn't wait for school to start and were already making preparations in advance.
"Yes, Mr. Qin, what do you think?" Xue Er and the other four looked at Qin Hao expectantly.
Qin Hao thought for a while: "Get ready, bring your things and follow me into the palace."
Xue Er and four others were very surprised and didn't understand why they wanted to go to the palace. At this moment, Li Lizhi came.
"Master's wife."
"Meet the Master."
Facing Li Lizhi, who was even younger than themselves, Xue Er and the others did not hesitate at all and bowed respectfully.
Although Li Lizhi felt a little shy, she still pretended to be calm and smiled gently at the four of them: "No need to be polite."
"you're awake?"
Qin Hao's words caused two red clouds to rise on Li Lizhi's originally calm face. Didn't this clearly tell others that she had been sleeping until now?
"By the way, I will be entering the palace soon. Do you want to go back and see the Queen?" Qin Hao gently grabbed Li Lizhi's hand and asked softly.
Li Lizhi was slightly startled: "But doesn't it take three days to return home?"
"Our family doesn't have that many rules. You can go back anytime you want in the future."
Xue Er and four others turned their faces away one after another. This good guy had not even had lunch yet, and he was fed a mouthful of dog food. He was simply caught off guard.
"Is this still possible?" Li Lizhi blinked her round eyes.
"But, isn't this bad? People will gossip about you."
"Those who love to gossip, even Saint Kong, can be found out. Let's live our own lives and let them talk if they like." Qin Hao chuckled and squeezed Li Lizhi's fleshy little hand.
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Feeling the warmth coming from the palm of her hand, Li Lizhi blushed and hummed softly.
"Then I'll go back and clean up."
"Well, go ahead."
Half an hour later, Empress Changsun heard that her daughter was back, and subconsciously thought that she had been wronged and came back to complain, but it turned out to be a false alarm.
"Why are you such a willful girl? How can a newly married daughter return to her parents' home on the first day after their wedding?" Empress Changsun angrily tapped Li Lizhi's forehead.
Li Lizhi hugged Empress Changsun's arm and acted coquettishly: "Oh, Queen Mother, I said the same thing originally, but my husband said you don't need to care about those red tapes. Life is not for others to see."
Although Empress Changsun was complaining on her lips, she was very happy in her heart, which meant that the husband she had found for her daughter truly treated her well.
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On the other side, Qin Hao, Xue Er and four others had also arrived at the Tai Chi Hall, but Li Shimin was still processing the memorial and waited for a quarter of an hour before letting them in.
"Qin Aiqing, why did you come to Tai Chi Hall when you were not at home to accompany Chang Le on your wedding day?" Li Shimin was somewhat dissatisfied. After all, she was his most beloved daughter. She got married at a young age, and it was a time when she needed care.
Qin Hao said in a solemn tone: "The four men, Xue Erlang and Xue Erlang from Yushan Academy, have a 'sharp weapon' that they want to present to His Majesty."
Seeing Qin Hao's seriousness, Li Shimin's expression changed: "Oh? Is the sharp weapon sharper than the engineering shovel made by Qin Aiqing's master?"
"This object is more than ten times sharper than an engineer's shovel. If placed on the battlefield, it can be used as an army."
"There is such a sharp weapon? Hurry and present it."
As Li Shimin spoke, he looked at the eunuchs beside him. The palace was no different from other places. In order to prevent assassination, all items brought into the palace were screened at all levels, and the clay pot filled with gunpowder was no exception.
However, facing the small clay pot held by the eunuch in both hands, Li Shimin's eyes widened. He thought that the eunuch had picked up the wrong thing, and almost pulled the careless guy out and chopped him up until he saw Qin Hao nodding. Wrong, this is the thing, so I took the small clay pot with doubts.
"Qin Aiqing is not kidding me, is he? Just such a small clay pot, can it be worth thousands of troops?" Li Shimin looked over the small clay pot over and over, but he didn't find the mystery in it.
Qin Hao did not answer, but looked at Xue Erlang and the four others, indicating that they would make their own statements.
"Your Majesty, this thing is called gunpowder. Mr. Qin mentioned it in class one day. We found it interesting and wanted to restore it. At first, we just thought it was very interesting when the gunpowder was set off and there were fireworks. Until Once, we put gunpowder into a clay pot and sealed it, but the pot suddenly burst open, and the broken pottery shards actually cut the throat of an adult dog. After that, we started to improve the formula of gunpowder."
"The improved gunpowder is twice as powerful and sounds like thunder..."
Before Xue Er could finish speaking, Li Shimin became interested: "Oh? You mean, this gunpowder can kill the enemy?"
"Reporting to your Majesty, it is indeed true."
"Okay, then I'll let you and the others demonstrate it, and let me see if it's as powerful as what Qin Aiqing said, when it comes to thousands of troops."
Xue Er and four others heard this, but no one dared to move. Li Shimin was a little unhappy: "Is it true that what you just said was just lies to deceive the emperor?"
"I don't dare to deceive your majesty, but this gunpowder is very powerful. If it is demonstrated in the Taiji Palace, it may destroy the palace. Please move it away."
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"It's better to move."
Although Qin Hao didn't know how close the gunpowder formula made by Xue Er and the others was to the optimal ratio, even the least powerful black powder deserved some respect.
"In that case, let's follow what Qin Aiqing said."
"Move!"
Soon, the group of people arrived under the wall of a secluded palace. Since there was a rockery right in front of the wall, Xue Er and four others chose this place as the demonstration site.
"You can seal the mouth of the clay pot, maybe it will be more powerful." Qin Hao reminded.
"Well, thank you for your advice, Mr. Qin." Xue Er and the four of them looked at each other, carefully buried the pot in the soil, and then used glutinous rice paste to seal the mouth of the pot with a lid.
After preparing everything, Xue Erlang was about to light the gunpowder for igniting the fire, but he saw Li Shimin approaching without knowing when, and he quickly knelt on the ground.
"Your Majesty, please step back and avoid being affected."
Li Shimin was a little reluctant. He just wanted to see how powerful the gunpowder was, but he couldn't see it clearly if he was too far away.
Finally, under Qin Hao's dissuasion, Li Shimin took ten steps back.
Only then did Xue Erlang dare to light a fire. As the gunpowder igniting the fire was ignited, a pungent smell spread in the air.
At first, Li Shimin really didn't take it seriously. He just thought it was quite lively with smoke and fire. But with a muffled sound like thunder exploding from the sky, his whole body felt like he had been hit with a sap, and he almost lost his breath.
Follow me.
The sealed pottery pot naturally turned into countless fragments and exploded in all directions. The wall and rockery were all black, and a lot of gravel on the rockery was shaken down.
"Escort, escort!"
The Jinwu Guards who were standing by heard the movement and immediately surrounded Li Shimin behind him. Guards from other parts of the palace also rushed over, all with frightened expressions on their faces.
"Get out of my way!" Li Shimin also reacted at this time. Regardless of the guards' obstruction, he came to the back of the rockery to inspect the explosion site.
"Qin Aiqing, this gunpowder is quite powerful, but its power is not as exaggerated as you said."
When Xue Er and four others heard this, their faces showed disappointment.
Qin Hao replied unhurriedly: "Your Majesty, there is room for improvement in the formula of this gunpowder, and the clay pot can be replaced with an iron pot. The power of the explosion will be enough to destroy this rockery."
"Oh? Is it really so powerful?"
Li Shimin asked excitedly. As the emperor with the most outstanding military capabilities, no one knew the power of gunpowder better than Li Shimin. Even if it was just an explosion, if it was released when the enemy cavalry charged, it would be enough to frighten the opponent's horses. As long as it is used properly.
, it is not a problem to turn the tide of the war, and it can indeed be used as a large army.
What's more, this gunpowder can still be improved. If it can be done as Qin Hao said, then who will be the opponent of the Tang army on the battlefield in the future?
With it, wherever the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty point, everything will be the territory of the Tang Dynasty.
That is the real king’s land in the world!
"Master once said that the power of gunpowder is far more than that. If you have enough steel forging technology, the combination of the two is enough to destroy any fortified city!"
Hearing that it was the "Xiaoyaozi" again, Li Shimin's desire to meet this "great scholar" became even stronger.
"Xue Erlang, Li Sanlang, Chai Silang, and Pei Qilang obey orders!"
"Xiaomin is here!"
Li Shimin said word for word: "I order you to do your best to improve the formula of gunpowder. If you have any need, you can go to the general to supervise it. All craftsmen and materials are at your disposal."
"Also, this matter is confidential. Do not reveal even a single word, otherwise you will be killed without mercy!"
"Young people obey the decree!" Xue Erlang and the four of them were all happy. Although Li Shimin did not give them any titles, these words were enough to make them ecstatic. This is the emperor's order, and they will need it for their future future.
Worried?
Just when Xue Erlang and his entourage had just left happily, Queen Changsun and Li Lizhi also came to Tai Chi Hall.
"Your Majesty, there was a loud noise just now from the direction of Taiji Hall. How could thunder fall in this clear sky?" Empress Changsun asked with a worried look on her face.
Li Shimin laughed loudly and briefly told what happened.
"In this case, I would like to congratulate Your Majesty for obtaining this magical weapon."
"Ha ha........"
It could be seen that Li Shimin was really happy, and he even stayed for lunch with Qin Hao and Li Lizhi. At the dinner table, Empress Changsun took Qin Hao and talked about some household matters, and then reluctantly let them go home.
In the next two months, Qin Hao rarely had time during the summer vacation, so he took Li Lizhi around Chang'an City. As a child who grew up in the Qin Prince's Mansion and the Imperial Palace, this was Li Lizhi's first time.
Seeing the outside world, I was so happy that I almost forgot that I was a princess of the Tang Dynasty.
It is no exaggeration to say that these two months have been the most relaxing and happiest days in Li Lizhi's life.
Of course, there are also some rumors circulating in Chang'an City, about how the daughters of the Tang Dynasty royal family are not worthy of being married, and about how Wenrou Township is a Tomb of Heroes.
After Li Shimin heard the news, he immediately sent out Baiqisi to arrest a wave of people who spread rumors. These were basically the big family members who were behind the trouble. If Li Shimin hadn't succeeded to the throne for a short period of time, he would have killed these people immediately.
The family that despised the royal majesty was destroyed.
"Sir, how much property does our family have?"
On this day, Li Lizhi lay on Qin Hao's shoulder and said quietly.
"What's wrong?" Qin Hao helped her tidy up her messy hair.
Li Lizhi pursed her lips: "Since you are marrying into the Qin family, you should look like the mistress of the family. Your husband is someone who does big things, so you shouldn't worry about these small things. Besides, the academy is about to start school. I, I can
If you share some with your husband, you won't be bored at home all day."
"Well, that makes sense, okay, I'll have someone bring the accounts right now."
At first, Li Lizhi didn't really find it difficult, but when she saw the soap workshop's monthly account books, she suddenly became dizzy.
"Husband, how come this soap workshop has so many account books?"
Qin Hao said with some gloating: "Is it many? Not many. This is just a workshop in Chang'an. There are also new workshops in Sichuan and Jingxiang. From now on, account books will be sent every year."
"Ah?" Li Lizhi was a little discouraged. She had never managed such a huge asset.
Qin Hao smiled and patted her on the back, jokingly saying: "Where is Madam's ambition just now? Did she give up so soon?"
"But, I can't understand this account book." Li Lizhi looked at the tadpole-like symbols on the account book and was completely blinded.
"If you don't understand, I can teach you." Qin Hao said and suddenly had an idea.
"Madam, do you want to go to the academy to take classes?"
Li Lizhi looked at Qin Hao in surprise after hearing this: "Can women also go to the academy?"
"Others may not be able to do it, but Madam... If it doesn't work, I'll give you a seat as an auditor. It won't take up your student status."
"If it's too difficult, just forget it?"
Li Lizhi had long heard about the wonders of the academy and had already experienced what it was like to study in the academy. However, she still suppressed her inner excitement and did not put too much pressure on Qin Hao.
"Don't worry, I'll go to the mountain chief and tell him, he should still give me this face."
In the end, Qin Hao persuaded Li Gang to agree and gave Li Lizhi the status of an auditor.
In other words, Li Lizhi was both the princess of the Tang Dynasty and Qin Hao's wife, so that the always stubborn Li Gang could make concessions.
