Go back to ancient times to be a royal merchant

The day to go to the Gunpowder Workshop is just around the corner. When Wang Xiujin thought about it, he was really curious about the new things from the Gunpowder Workshop. He wanted to know what it was that would make his followers come over to invite someone with a mysterious and proud face. , to be sure, is definitely a good thing.Once curiosity is aroused, you want to know immediately.

Arriving at the gunpowder workshop earlier than the appointed time, Wang Xiujin entered the workshop by himself without waiting for his personal escort to come out to greet him. He came here not once or twice, and he knew the soldiers at the gate well, so he didn't stop him .After entering the factory building in the workshop, I saw the attendant who got the letter. After the two parties greeted each other with a smile, Wang Xiujin didn't ask what the good thing was, but walked into the workshop with the attendant to see Looking at what the workshop was making, I stayed with Wang Xiujin for a while, and then I heard someone report that General XX had arrived.Wang Xiujin hurriedly asked his entourage to take care of business, he didn't need to accompany him here.As soon as he heard it, he said a few polite words, turned around and went out.Wang Xiujin walked around the workshop, but he couldn't tell what was being produced. The items in the workshop were high-risk items. He didn't dare to interrupt the workers rashly. Turn around and leave.

Wang Xiujin turned to the front again, and saw a group of military generals sitting in the main hall, drinking tea and chatting, and the second master of the Li family was also among them. After Wang Xiujin came in, he greeted all the elders, although his official position was higher than some of them , but he is the youngest. The generals sitting here are not high-ranking officials, but they all have some friendship with the Li family, so Wang Xiujin can only lower his profile.

After the general arrived, he didn't start trying out new weapons. He still had to wait for members of the royal family. Surprisingly, it wasn't the fourth prince who came over this time, but another prince. This made Wang Xiujin raise his eyebrows, like this The important thing is that the fourth prince was not allowed to participate, either because the emperor had other thoughts, or the fourth prince had other uses. Thinking about what happened in the capital recently, could it be said that the fourth prince is doing rebellion?But even if it's for this matter, the fourth prince should be able to spare some time to come over and watch a performance. Could it be that the fourth prince is not in the capital?

If the fourth prince were to be the ruler, there would still be some shortcomings, but compared to helping others or making friends with other people, Wang Xiujin naturally didn't want the fourth prince to lose his chance.Looking at the prince who came, Wang Xiujin didn't show any abnormality, but he had a lot of guesses in his heart, and he didn't even look at the two masters of the Li family.

When the prince arrived, it was time to watch the new weapons. A group of people went to the place near the barren hills behind the workshop. Wang Xiujin was at the end, neither walking too fast nor too slow, thinking about the fourth prince all the way. thing.I can't tell now, ask Li Sushan when I go back, or go to the fifth prince?Thinking of this, Wang Xiujin felt that he was worrying unnecessarily. The fifth prince and the fourth prince had always been on good terms. If something happened to the fourth prince, the fifth prince would have sent him a letter long ago.

Thinking of this, Wang Xiujin calmed down, and when he reached the corner of the barren mountain, he didn't take the initiative to stand beside the prince, but he didn't stay too far away either.His attention was all on the new-style things, and after a while Wang Xiujin saw something new, a large metal cabinet with four wheels, if there were no donkey pulling the metal cabinet in front, it would look like a tank no matter what.The wisdom of the ancients!Once again, Wang Xiujin sighed in his heart. This, this, this is too advanced. At this moment, what Wang Xiujin wants to ask most is who thought of it, and did he also come from time travel?

Wang Xiujin was a little excited and clenched his hands into fists. He had the feeling that he would immediately see the person who designed the tin cabinet. The power of the cannon was more powerful than when he saw gunpowder for the first time. Pushing away, two people came out. Seeing these two, Wang Xiujin twitched his lips and scolded his mother in his heart. All his previous worries were wasted.The people who came out of the metal cabinet were the fourth prince and his personal entourage. After seeing the two, the military commander immediately went over to salute. Wang Xiujin suppressed all kinds of unhappiness in his heart, and walked over to salute.

The fourth prince laughed loudly when he saw the crowd, "This thing is reduced. The safety of the soldiers who put shells in from the outside of the barrel is safe, but it's hot enough to stay inside. It's okay for one or two people. There are five people inside, so it’s very hot, you can’t put an ice basin in it! If the ice in the basin melts, will it affect the power of the shells.” Experienced four times in the big iron lump The prince agrees with this thing optimistically, but also has doubts.

Tie Gang didn't go far. After the fourth prince came out, he showed everyone the structure inside. Naturally, Wang Xiujin would not miss it. He walked closer and poked his head in. The structure inside was clear at a glance.The inside is very simple, a cannon rack with cannonballs on both sides, the iron skin is very thick, and the cannon is fired manually. Wang Xiujin was a little disappointed, "Who thought of this?" Before evaluating, Wang Xiujin asked first. Who is it? If the fourth prince thought of it, Wang Xiujin would not be able to say something wrong in front of so many people.

"It's a small worker in the workshop. After the cannon frame was finished, the small worker said something, if a shelf is built outside, will it be possible for people to avoid the enemy's attack?" The shopkeeper Gunpowder The attendants of the workshop did not take the credit for it.

Wang Xiujin nodded when he heard it, "It is safe to use gunpowder against cold weapons, but it is also safe to use gunpowder. This thing may speed up the death of the people inside. This door can only be opened and closed from the inside. If someone dies, it’s a problem for outsiders to take over.” Wang Xiujin spoke realistically, pointing out the problem, “Besides, it’s too hot inside, if the gunpowder is not properly protected, it will spontaneously ignite before it’s fired, and it may injure the own people."

After Wang Xiujin's words fell, the audience nodded one after another. They all thought that what Wang Xiujin said was very reasonable, and the fourth prince nodded even more. Just now he sat inside and felt very hot. Now that he heard Wang Xiujin's words, the fourth prince felt a little scared. , there is a lot of gunpowder beside him, if it explodes... Thinking of this, the fourth prince couldn't help shivering, and broke out in a cold sweat.

"The idea is good, but we still need to think about how to do it better. We must think about all the assumptions." Wang Xiujin still affirmed the direction of the design.What he said just now made the attendants break out in cold sweat with fright, and almost begged for death directly.His personal follower regretted it, so he shouldn't have said hello to Huang Shang first. If Huang Shang said it was fine, he would show off, and he would not let the fourth prince get on the chariot for a turn.

Wang Xiujin didn't put a blindfold on the attendant, and he regretted it a little after he finished speaking, don't let the attendant lose his life just because of his words, "Look, add another compartment, which can be filled with ice cubes. Before the vehicle is dispatched, add enough ice cubes, will it be able to cool the tank?"

"You can try it." The fourth prince is not the one to vent his anger. He wanted to go up and test drive the car himself, so he can't blame others, but this incident also reminded him that everything should be done carefully, and don't act recklessly. "What about adding a pipe? Put something that can make ice in two fixed places. The water melts and flows out, flows to the object that makes ice, and then makes ice."

"Create a cycle, don't waste water, don't need to add a lot of ice again and again, don't worry about running out of ice." Wang Xiujin thinks the fourth prince's proposal is good, the two are talking in front of the iron lump, and the other generals also They were discussing, is it really feasible to put such a thing on the battlefield?Will the donkey pulling the cart go off track? Can it be changed to a car that can be moved by pressing it on the track?

Listening to the discussion between the fourth prince and the emperor's merchant, and listening to the military commander's words, his body sweated one after another. He was really too anxious, and he put the fourth prince in danger. He was ashamed of his trust in the emperor.

After seeing the new weapons, the fourth prince didn't blame his attendants, but instead asked him to memorize all the suggestions from everyone, and then watched the artillery be improved, and a new one would be produced before the end of the year.

Coming out of the gunpowder workshop, the fourth prince did not return to the palace in a hurry, but asked Wang Xiujin to go to a rather quiet teahouse. After the two entered the teahouse, they were booked in, and all the shopkeepers and assistants inside were invited out. The fourth prince greeted Wang Xiujin to sit down, and after a while brought him a pot of tea. "New tea from the south this year."

Wang Xiujin didn't have any special preference for tea, and he couldn't tell the difference between good and bad tea. After taking a sip, he could tell that it was very fragrant.The fourth prince was overjoyed when he heard Wang Xiujin's words, "When the tea was brought out, my father said that I had good tea for you to waste." Wang Xiujin didn't care what the fourth prince said, just smiled.

"I called you here mainly because I want to talk about Mr. Liu's affairs. In fact, he participated in the Chuanfang incident, not only him, but also several other ministers, but no substantive evidence was obtained." This, the fourth prince is very upset, what is the Chuanfang, it is actually used by those civil servants as a stepping stone to fight for more rights, they really think that the emperor can value the civil servants and restrain the generals if the Chuanfang is gone?

"Whoever participates will be compensated for the loss of the shipyard." Wang Xiujin was quite indifferent. The shipyard has burned down, and the big ship that is about to be completed has also been burned. There are also warships under repair. How big is the loss? The boathouse was so burned that it had to be dismantled and rebuilt. He could afford to pay for the losses caused by the suspension of work during this period, as well as personnel and money, but as soon as he remembered that it was not only the refugees, but also the shadows of Daliang officials, Wang Xiujin's heart sank. Hate, I really want to send these officials who don't know the hardships to another world during the Anti-Japanese War, but so what if they are sent?Maybe these grandsons have become traitors in order to survive, and they may write on paper that if you resist, you will die, so don't resist!Surrender is not enough.

"Naturally, the compensation will not be less. Even if no evidence of involvement in the Chuanfang incident is found, they have other crimes, but if they are caught, they will definitely not be spared lightly."