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There are only a dozen of these black iron balls in the huge box. Each one is separated individually and covered with thick straw.

"What is this?"

Seeing this black iron ball that looked like a cannonball, Li Changqing asked doubtfully. He felt that this thing was a bit familiar.

Gao Ci looked proud when he heard this and said:"Your Majesty, we named them thunderbolts. Its outer layer is Made of iron, it is filled with a large amount of purified gunpowder and flint. As long as it is thrown out, it will explode after a violent collision. The power is amazing!"

He said, and asked the craftsman with amazing arm strength to pick up a thunderbolt bomb, and then threw it towards a target in the distance. The thunderbolt bomb accurately hit the scarecrow target.

After a loud noise and the flash of the explosion, the scarecrow target It had been blown away without a trace, leaving only a large crater on the ground, exuding lingering smoke.

"Grenade?!"

Seeing this familiar scene, Li Changqing couldn't help blurting out, with a look of shock on his face.

Isn't this method of use and power just a simplified version of a grenade?

Gao Ci was stunned and said doubtfully:"Your Majesty, grenade What is it? Li

Changqing finally recovered from the shock, calmed down, and asked:"Nothing...who came up with this thunderbolt?""

"It was Xia Huo, a craftsman who passed the assessment and entered the Manufacturing Supervision Bureau."

Gao Ci said, he glanced at the surrounding craftsmen, and then pulled out a young craftsman who looked a little shy, and said:"That's him, Your Majesty, don't look at him. He is so young, he has many clever ideas. Very."

It was the first time that I saw Li Changqing, the most supreme emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Xia Huo looked very nervous. He kept tugging on the corners of his clothes and said hesitantly:"Xia Huo, a grass-roots citizen, have you seen him before? His Majesty. Li

Changqing was very interested in him and asked with a smile:"How did you come up with the idea of ​​making a weapon like thunderbolts?" Let me tell you."

Hearing this, Gao Ci winked at Xia Huo repeatedly. The latter immediately understood that this was his only chance to show off in front of Li Changqing, so he said respectfully:

"The idea came to Cao Min when he saw children setting off firecrackers on the street. He thought that it would be very useful to make firecrackers that could kill people, so he told Master Gao about this idea.

Several adults quickly created thunder bullets according to the ideas of the grassroots. The real meritorious ones were Gao Gao and others."

Xia Huo has a relatively honest character and told the truth about the process without any intention of taking credit.

Gao Ci gave him a somewhat hateful look, but Li Changqing admired him very much and said with a smile:"In my opinion, , this innovative idea is more important. You performed very well this time. I will reward you with a thousand taels of gold and a mansion in Chang'an City."

"ah?"

Xia Huo was stunned by the sudden arrival of the general, and froze on the spot. After a while, he thanked with tears in his eyes.

Li Changqing waved his hand, looked at the many craftsmen present, and said:"I hereby promise, From now on, as long as any of you can put forward creative opinions and ideas like Xia Huo, after they are adopted, we will give rewards according to the importance, up to a maximum of 100,000 yuan!"

All the craftsmen were boiling when they heard this. Their faces turned red, their eyes were shining, and they were so excited that they couldn't help themselves.

Although the salary from the Manufacturing Supervision Bureau is already generous, who doesn't want to win a bigger reward? Especially... Being rewarded by Li Changqing personally was a supreme honor!

Seeing the reactions of these craftsmen, Li Changqing smiled slightly in his heart. These craftsmen did not lack wisdom, but were too stuck in the rules. What he needed to do was to make them think positively and innovate.

Like The more people like Xia Huo, the better, so that technical strength can progress faster.

For example, this thunder bomb is a simplified version of a hand grenade. It is extremely rare to think of this in this era.

There will be a huge reward. Brave man, with such a high reward, the creative enthusiasm of these craftsmen will be greatly mobilized.

"Gao Ci, this thunderbolt bomb still needs to be optimized, such as adding some iron pieces, iron sand and the like inside, so that it will be more lethal after the explosion.

However, their flaws are also obvious, and they must be stored carefully and must not be bumped."

Li Changqing picked out a few important points and told Gao Ci.

"Mixing iron flakes into thunder bullets?"

Hearing Li Changqing's suggestions for improvement, Gao Ci and the other craftsmen were stunned, and then they couldn't help but imagine the power of a thunder bomb explosion...

Each of them couldn't help feeling a chill behind their backs.

That kind of thing was simply... The nightmare of all soldiers on the battlefield! Under the powerful kinetic energy after the explosion, even armor cannot withstand the penetrating power of the iron piece!

"Your Majesty's thoughts are so wild and unconstrained that we cannot match them."

Gao Ci couldn't help but sigh. Many craftsmen were also sincerely convinced, and all of them looked at Li Changqing with extremely fiery eyes.

Looking at them like this, Li Changqing felt like goosebumps were rising, so he changed the subject and said:

"You continue to improve and try your best to expand the production line. The more thunderbolts and purified gunpowder you can produce, the better. However, you must protect it carefully. We will send another 50,000 heavy-armored guards to help. The calling and command rights are temporarily left to you."

The last sentence he said was to Gao Ci. After saying this, he hurriedly left the testing site with his guards.

He felt that if he continued to stay here, he would probably be tortured by Gao Ci and these craftsmen again. He was surrounded and couldn't leave.

But he came to the test site today and gained a lot.

With the two great weapons of purified gunpowder and thunderbolts, even if he faced the coalition forces of the Byzantine Empire and Persia, he could Don’t be afraid at all!

Because this is the crushing of hot weapons against cold weapons!

"As much as you come, I will let you stay as much as you want!"

"I want to nourish my land of the Tang Dynasty with the corpses and bones and blood of your army!"

On the carriage, Li Changqing looked at the scenery outside the window, and his eyes gradually became extremely cold.