Not long after, several soldiers brought some boxes. Ma Jun put on his gloves, skillfully took out pieces of cloth and paper, grabbed various materials from each box, and tied them with ropes.
After a while, under Liu Cong's gaze, an ugly and crude explosive bag the size of a head had been prepared by Ma Jun.
Then, Ma Jun placed it in the middle of the stone wall.
"Your Majesty, please step back. A few people will come and raise their shields!"
Unlike himself and others, Guan Qiu Xing knew that he could not let Liu Cong make mistakes, no matter how ignorant he was of the ways of the world.
"ignition!"
"Bang!"
After a loud noise, Liu Cong frowned slightly. This explosive bag was quite large and full. The wrapping of cloth and paper made the gunpowder no different from firecrackers wrapped in paper.
Without a hard enough enclosed space, it is difficult for the gas produced by the burning of gunpowder to obtain a high muzzle velocity, and thus it is difficult to have sufficient power.
Despite this, the two walls had completely collapsed, and the aftermath of the explosion even hit everyone's faces. Liu Cong clearly felt the weak heat wave.
The ground was once again in a mess. The stone wall was no longer collapsed, but exploded into pieces.
Liu Cong pulled away the guard in front of him, stepped forward and kicked the gravel on the ground, "Do it again!"
"promise."
While Ma Jun was operating, Xing Daorong and Duan Kun came, "Your Majesty, it's too dangerous for you to do this."
"How can the king, who has a body of thousands of gold, leave his bodyguard and run away? That Wuyunju is still fierce-tempered. If anything happens, I will die and be free of the blame."
Liu Cong glanced at Xing Daorong and said teasingly, "Xing Daorong, I will set off some fireworks for you."
"Fireworks? What are they?"
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"You'll find out later."
After a while, Ma Jun finished tinkering again, and after lighting the fire, there was another loud noise!
"Bang!"
"Oh my god!"
The sound of the explosion was accompanied by Xing Daorong's panicked shouts.
When Liu Cong looked back, Xing Daorong was already squatting on the ground holding his head, "Look at your little potential, isn't it just a gunpowder explosion?"
Xing Daorong stood up tremblingly and said aggrievedly, "Your Majesty, I have been afraid of thunder since I was a child."
"You're a big bastard and you're still afraid of thunder?"
"Um."
Well, as for your sister, you are afraid of death, you are afraid of elephants, and you are afraid of anything dangerous.
Liu Cong didn't care as much as Xing Daorong. After rolling his eyes at him, he stepped forward and asked Ma Jun and Guan Qiuxing, "How are you two going to make this thing into a weapon?"
Ma Jun thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, although this gunpowder is very powerful, it is too easy to get wet. I originally planned to use bamboo tubes to make the grenades that the King mentioned."
"But after many experiments, I felt that the sealing performance of the bamboo tube was not good, and the gunpowder was filled inside, and it was easy to get damp."
Liu Cong nodded, "Do you have any other substitutes?"
The craftsmanship and technology of this era cannot make the grenades of later generations, and this is only the preliminary black powder, and its power is still the lowest version.
Even if it was the grenade used by the 8th Route Army in later generations to resist the Japanese, Ma Jun and others might not be able to make it.
Ma Jun cupped his hands and continued, "I think we can try to make small clay pots. Although ceramics are easy to damage, as long as you are careful during transportation, they can still be transported to the front line."
"The most important thing is that ceramic products will not rot or penetrate water vapor, and can perfectly protect the gunpowder inside."
Liu Cong nodded with satisfaction. Ma Jun was indeed a master craftsman and could think of using clay pots instead of bamboo tubes.
The progress of science is full of chance. Liu Cong is very supportive of scientific research institutes. He wants money to give money and people to people. As long as the scientific research institute needs it, Liu Cong orders all ministries to support it unconditionally.
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With such support, gunpowder, which was only officially invented during the Sui and Tang Dynasties, came out hundreds of years earlier in the late Han Dynasty. This is all thanks to a meal of braised tofu!
Now that gunpowder has been developed, there is no need to be so impatient in the development of other firearms. Everything will develop slowly and naturally.
Before the Qing Dynasty, China's scientific level had always been ahead of the world. China's craftsmen were not stupid, they just lacked a king to support them.
Today's loud noise means that the Chu State will have a more powerful killing weapon on the battlefield than repeated crossbows and catapults.
This means that the Chu State will have more advanced means to check and balance the cavalry, and the Chu State's war method will change again with the advent of gunpowder!
Liu Cong doesn't mind that the gunpowder at this stage is still a low-end version. If he takes his time, he will get everything he needs. As long as he spares no effort to support it, the scientific research institute will give him more and more surprises.
"Imposed imperial edict!"
"Ma Jun, the Marquis of Fufeng Pavilion, and Wu Qiu Xing, the Marquis of Gaoyang Township, have made great contributions to the country. They will be rewarded with 100 pieces of Sichuan brocade, some gold and silver, and their wives will be granted the title of fourth-grade imperial concubine.
Each of them will be given 500 slaves and a thousand hectares of land! The eldest son of the two of them will be ordered to serve in front of Gu Jin! The rest of the meritorious officials of the scientific research institute will each have their rewards!"
"thump!"
"Thank you so much, Your Majesty!"
Is this reward generous?
Of course it is heavy, gold and silver Shu brocade, field slaves, royal wife, these are nothing, the most important thing is the last sentence, the two heirs are accompanying Liu Cong!
This honor is something that even the sons of Pang Tong and Jiang Wan cannot enjoy!
Liu Cong stepped forward with a smile and helped Ma Jun and Guan Qiuxing up, "When you two succeeded in the imperial examination, Gu said that Gu values science and technology. The prosperity of Chu today is due to you!"
"Waterwheels, new plows, catapults, repeating crossbows, paper, books,...to today's gunpowder, the prosperity of the Chu State, and the changes and progress in people's livelihood and military are all due to you!"
"You deserve this honor. If there are any inventions that have a great impact on the country in the future, let alone this reward, let alone a mere marquis, even the position of a duke, I will never be stingy!"
Liu Cong didn't just say this, he meant it. Ma Jun and Guan Qiuxing deserved this treatment.
If Ma Jun and Guan Qiuxing defected to Cao Cao, the condition is that they be a duke, don't be afraid, Cao Mengde will not hesitate to report to the emperor, not only will the two of them be rewarded, but they will also be politely treated as guests!
The inventions of these two people have subtly changed the entire Chu State. The crossbow and catapult have already affected several Chu-Wei wars.
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In terms of hard power alone, Liu Cong admitted that he was definitely no match for Cao Cao.
What are employees most afraid of? Leaders make a big deal!
Hearing what Liu Cong said, not to mention Ma Jun and Guan Qiu Xing, the large group of people behind them all felt the energy and blood in their bodies boiling, and the blood rushed straight to the Tianling Cap on their foreheads!
"The Duke's seat!"
Ma Jun and Guan Qiuxing are now marquises. Since ancient times, they should be the first craftsmen to be named marquises, right?
Even Master Lu Ban didn't have this opportunity, right? It's true that they met Liu Cong and encountered good times, but compared with the past, such a gap is still exciting.