: Lightning test in the open ground

Zhao Dongting couldn't help but frown, "It takes so long? Can't speed up the construction period, faster?"

The shopkeeper said embarrassedly: "This is the grass people who have left all the rest of their lives."

"No, no!"

Zhao Dongting knew that time was not waiting for anyone, and Zhang Hongfan didn't know when he would attack, so he said to the shopkeeper: "I want you to complete the work within one month. If there is not enough manpower, I will ask other workshops to help. Your workshop is so big, and you still have some appeal among your colleagues in Haikang County, right?"

The shopkeeper had no choice but to agree.

Zhao Dongting nodded with satisfaction, took out ten taels of gold from his arms and handed it to the shopkeeper, "This is the payment for the goods. For every 2,000 porcelain jars you burn, you will send them to the ferry to the Benzhou Island. I will arrange for someone to receive the goods there. But in advance, if you cannot deliver the goods on time, you will be punished."

The shopkeeper looked at the golden ingot. Although he was moved, how could he dare to take it?

All the people in the world belong to the emperor. Isn’t it seeking death if I collect the emperor’s money?

Zhao Dongting knew his thoughts and stuffed the gold ingot into his hands, "I am a customer, you are the owner. It is natural to collect money by selling goods."

He didn't care about this little money. He fled from Lin'an City, and Zhang Shijie and the others came out with a lot of gold and jewelry.

Ten taels of gold are just a drop in the bucket.

The shopkeeper was holding the gold ingot tremblingly and did not dare to speak. These ten taels of gold were not a small amount for him.

Zhao Dongting ignored him and told him to complete the work as quickly as possible, and then took Li Yuanxiu and Yue Peng away.

Naturally, there were people kneeling in the workshop.

When we arrived outside, there were dense crowds of people around us. Some had just watched the fun and had not left, while others had heard that the emperor had arrived and rushed over to see the dragon's face.

Seeing Zhao Dongting come out, he knelt all over the ground again, shouting long live the mountain.

Zhao Dongting was almost frightened by the situation, shook his hand in a daze and said, "Thank you for your hard work, comrades."

Everyone present was stunned.

Who could understand these ancient people’s modern words?

Zhao Dongting came to his senses and was also amused and crying at himself. He just now was really "blessed to the soul..." and he said it.

He touched his nose and said, "Everyone can give me a gift..."

The kneeling people stood up, and then stared at Zhao Dongting like a monkey.

Even with Zhao Dongting's face, he couldn't resist it, so he hurriedly took Li Yuanxiu and Yue Peng to get on the horse and left.

When I returned to Benzhou Island, it was already dark.

Zhao Dongting told Yue Peng to remember to arrange for someone to go to the ferry to receive the porcelain jar, so he took Li Yuanxiu back to the palace.

The next morning court.

The ministers reported that they had nothing to do, and Zhao Dongting ordered the Minister of Revenue Chen Jianghan to buy nitrate, sulfonium, charcoal and other things, and then announced that the court would be dispersed.

These are the raw materials for making gunpowder. Although there are musket teams and gunpowder reserves in the imperial guards in the Palace Front Session, it is still far from enough to make 30,000 mines.

After the court dispersed, Zhao Dongting went to the weapons workshop again.

He taught the craftsmen how to create landmines, and asked Yue Peng to bring all the troops of the guards and infantry to learn.

There are not many craftsmen on the island of Benzhou. They rely on them alone. If they want to make 30,000 landmines, they don’t know when they have to go.

In this way, the entire Benzhou Island seemed busy.

The thunder-making, the training, the recruitment of soldiers, and the migration of migration are lively all day long.

Two more days later, the craftsmen and the guards and infantrymen learned how to create thunder. However, the porcelain jars that could be used on the island of Benzhou were almost used up.

Zhang Shijie and the others have long been itchy, and they just want to know what the gunpowder gourds that Zhao Dongting tinkered with are of use.

After the morning dynasty that day, the ministers had not left yet, Zhao Dongting said, "You are my dear friends to see my secret weapon?"

He was still a little proud.

Zhang Shijie and the others immediately showed great enthusiasm.

In this way, a group of civil and military officials followed Zhao Dongting to the weapons workshop.

Zhao Dongting took out a few porcelain jars of mines from inside, and then took his ministers out and went to the open space.

Although the guards and infantrymen and craftsmen made thunder in the past two days, they had never tried this thing. They were also very curious and followed Zhao Dongting to see it.

Soon, the open space was full of people. Even when Yang Shufei heard the news, she hurriedly brought Ying'er and Yang Yidong over.

Zhao Dongting buried several mines under a big tree, then used thin wires to pull the leads, and retreated carefully.

He still felt unsteady after retreating about ten meters. He held the thread in his hand and said to everyone: "Retreat, retreat, retreat."

Everyone became even more curious, and felt that their hearts were like a cat's claws scratching, feeling very uncomfortable.

In this way, he retreated tens of meters away.

Zhao Dongting stopped and laughed, "Everyone covers his ears."

He was certainly a little proud of his heart after working hard to build this landmine, waiting to see the stunned appearance of these ministers.

Lu Xiufu and the others were puzzled, but they all covered their ears as they said.

Zhao Dongting held the thin line with his right hand, blocked his left ear with his left hand, and pulled the thin line suddenly.

This is Lare, who learned it in the movie Mine Warfare.

Everyone stared at me.

However, the thunder did not sound.

Zhao Dongting was stunned, everyone was stunned.

In the past two seconds, everyone put their hands down, and Zhang Shijie asked: "Master, this is..."

He was the most curious about Zhao Dongting's secret weapon, but he didn't expect it to be like this.

Zhao Dongting felt a little embarrassed, "This...maybe this thunder didn't..."

"Bang!"

"Boom!"

Before he could finish his words, he could hear several loud noises.

The stones and mud splashed in the mines in front of them. The big tree was also blown off by its roots and fell to the side.

Zhao Dongting's head buzzed, and then Yue Peng next to him was pressed under him, "Your Majesty, be careful!"

But the power of land mines is still limited.

They stood dozens of meters away, except for the burning pain caused by someone being hit by the broken mud, they were not seriously injured.

Zhao Dongting shook his head, feeling a buzzing sound, and smiled bitterly in his heart. If he had known, he would have not made so many thunders and would have suffered.

Seeing that nothing happened, Yue Peng got up from Zhao Dongting and looked at the uprooted tree and the deep pit that was blown out of the ground.

The edges of the deep pit are covered with black marks of burning gunpowder.

All the ministers and the guards and the craftsmen were all stunned and silent.

"This...this..."
Chapter completed!