Sending Gao Heng away, Li Muyun thought about it for a long time, and finally decided to tell Li Shimin about this matter.
After all, it is a business of two million yuan, maybe it may not be a big deal in the Ming and Qing dynasties a few hundred years later, but it is definitely not a small amount in the Tang Dynasty.
Early the next morning, Li Shimin had just gotten up and was moving his muscles and bones in the yard when he heard someone come to report to King Xiaoyao asking to see him.
Although he didn't know what Li Muyun's purpose was, he still ordered: "Let him come in." ” "Nuo" The eunuch Lao Long went out in response, and there was not much time, and Li Muyun followed him into Li Er's courtyard.
"Brother Tai Chi will still fight this thing" After entering the courtyard, Li Muyun looked at Li Er, who was slowly playing a set of punches, and asked in surprise.
Li Shimin was stunned for a moment: "What is Taijiquan?"
"Isn't that what the royal brother beats?"
"If you don't learn something that doesn't have skills, this one I beat is a five-bird opera, which was created by Hua Tuo in the Eastern Han Dynasty."
Li Shimin really has no way to hold this righteous brother, he doesn't understand anything and doesn't say anything, and he always likes to express his opinions indiscriminately.
Li Muyun touched his nose speechlessly, thinking about it afterwards, he was really mistaken.
Taijiquan is said to have been created by Zhang Sanfeng, and it is hundreds of years away from the beginning of the Tang Dynasty.
But then again, Li Er's actions just now are indeed quite similar to Tai Chi, what to rub cards, yard cards, touch cards, play cards, at first glance is a veteran.
"Tell me, what's the matter with coming here so early to find me."
After a while, Li Er finished a set of five poultry plays, took the towel handed by the old eunuch, and said while wiping his sweat.
"That's the case" Li Muyun said Gao Heng's request in as simple language as possible, focusing on the matter of two million yuan.
Li Shimin didn't say anything at first, until he heard Li Muyun finish speaking, and then asked thoughtfully: "So the fold you handed over to plan to upgrade the armament was prepared for this matter."
"Hey, yes, no."
Li Muyun smiled wryly: "Isn't this pushing the boat down the river, if it wasn't for that proton Gao Heng bringing up this matter, I wouldn't be able to think of it." ” Li Er's face was gloomy: "Yes, have you thought about it, what if Goguryeo uses the equipment it bought to deal with us, two million pieces of things can arm an army of 200,000 people." ” "Brother Huang, don't we have something more advanced, just like that gunpowder, don't tell me that you just use it to make fireworks."
Hearing Li Muyun talk about gunpowder, Li Shimin was angry.
"The gunpowder you got is good, but it's useless except to blow up the city gates, so you're embarrassed to say."
What can only be used to blow up the city gate, what does this mean Li Muyun scratched his head and asked: "Brother Huang, should you wrap that gunpowder in a cloth bag, and then use it directly?"
"Otherwise," Li Er asked angrily.
Li Muyun slapped his forehead: "Brother Huang, it's a waste."
That's not how gunpowder is used. ” "No, then what do you say should be used?"
Li Shimin sat down on the stone bench in the courtyard and pointed to another.
As one of the few emperors in history, Li Erguang accepted good words and was not ashamed to ask questions, which added a lot of points to him.
Li Muyun, who originally thought that he would be reprimanded, was impressed by Li Er's attitude, and after sitting down, he said with a straight face: "Brother Huang, let's not talk about other uses, even if it is wrapped in cloth directly, the younger brother thinks that if you put some iron sand and other things in it, it can also cause a lot of destructive power." ” "In addition, if you build a thin iron box, put gunpowder in it, and throw it into the crowd, it can also cause a lot of damage."
"Even if it's worse, digging a pit in the ground and burying gunpowder in it can also play a big role in ambushing the enemy's large army."
"Oh, you can still use it like this" Li Shimin's eyes widened instantly, revealing an interested look.
"Of course you can use it like this, you don't know that when my brother was in Shuozhou, he used gunpowder to ambush Xue Yantuo tens of thousands of people."
Li Muyun said with a wry smile.
He really doesn't understand why so many people in Datang don't know how to use gunpowder, no wonder gunpowder was invented in China early, but it turned out to be used by foreigners to open China's country.
Li Er recalled what happened at the beginning, frowned and asked, "Then why didn't you say it earlier." ” Li Muyun showed an expression similar to constipation, and said in his heart, who knew that you turtles couldn't even use gunpowder, if you had known this, Lao Tzu would have written a manual for you.
But thinking about it, the words became when they came to their mouths: "Brother Huang, you should actually be careful in the application of gunpowder, this thing is too powerful, far more than cold weapons, if there are too many people who know, I am afraid it will have a bad effect." ” Li Shimin also knows that this is an excuse, after all, people have already donated things, and you don't know how to use it indiscriminately to blame others.
It's like a blacksmith who hits a knife, and you buy it and go home and cut it and hurt yourself, no wonder the blacksmith is a truth.
He simply nodded and said, "Well, there is some truth in what you say, but now there are no outsiders, so you can talk about it in detail, I want to know what the use of gunpowder is." ” Li Muyun smiled bitterly: "The use of gunpowder, in fact, should be to make artillery and muskets at the moment, but the quality of our Datang's steel is not up to par, even if it is made, it is not very useful, and if it is not done well, it will hurt the enemy by one thousand and lose eight hundred." ” "Artillery and muskets sound powerful."
Li Er showed an interested expression.
This is not to say that Li Er doesn't care about battle damage, in fact, cold weapon warfare itself is to injure the enemy by 1,000 and lose 800 by himself.
Li Muyun has experienced several wars, and he also knows the situation of the cold weapon war, but he doesn't feel how cold-blooded Li Er is, and said calmly: "In fact, artillery and muskets can be understood as the same thing, the difference is that the charge is different.
They work by making a sturdy cylinder out of steel, filling it with gunpowder and metal balls, and then using the force of the explosion to throw the metal balls out and use them to hit the enemy. ” Li Shimin thought for a while, and said with some uncertainty: "Then according to what you mean, doesn't it mean that this thing is not much different from the eight-ox crossbow and the catapult." ” "In some ways, it's true that the difference isn't big, but in terms of attack power, gunpowder is far stronger than the two things you mentioned, Brother Huang
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