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Ang Lee didn't answer the minister's words. He directly picked up the wine jar and walked towards Li Longji. He respectfully said, "Your Majesty, the thing that produces the thunder is in this jar. There is a burning cotton thread outside. As long as the cotton thread is ignited, the jar will explode violently with great power."
Li Longji frowned as he looked at the wine jar in front of him. He nodded and said, "Assistant Minister Li, then let's begin! I want to see the power of this wine jar with my own eyes. "
Ang Lee accepted the order and handed the wine jar back to Zhao Liu. He instructed, "Zhao Liu, do you see the big tree in front of you? You put this between the tree trunk and the pavilion. After igniting it, immediately hide. Do you understand? "
"Alang, this is definitely more powerful than yesterday's. If this guy goes down, the big tree and pavilion will be finished. Let's change places! The things in the palace are very precious. "
Zhao Liu lowered his voice and suggested. He already knew Ang Lee's purpose, but he didn't expect that he would test it near the palace hall. He was a little worried. He was afraid that he would destroy the houses in the palace.
"Why are you talking so much nonsense? His Majesty doesn't feel distressed. Why are you distressed? Go."
Ang Lee scolded and let Zhao Liu hurry to prepare. In fact, Ang Lee originally wanted to find a suitable place to test it, but the emperor and all the ministers were in the Political Announcement Hall. It would take a lot of time to find a suitable place and it would also require everyone to move. It was too troublesome. The most important thing was that the emperor didn't lack money. The loss of a tree and a pavilion was nothing. Moreover, when the tree and pavilion were blown to pieces, it would create a shocking feeling that made people gasp.
Since things had developed to this point, many of the ministers who fiercely attacked Ang Lee felt that it was very likely to be true. After all, Ang Lee had already prepared to this extent and boasted clearly. If the facts were not established, Ang Lee would be too ashamed to show his face.
Of course, many of the ministers would not give up until the last moment. They even imagined that after Ang Lee's experiment failed, they would find all kinds of bizarre reasons to delay the experiment. And they were also thinking in their hearts how to further pursue Ang Lee's experiment and not give Ang Lee any chance to breathe.
"Look, the wine jar is already placed there. The experiment is about to begin."
"Whether it is true or not, it will soon be clear.
"It's so close. If it's true, the sound must be very loud."
"Be careful, cover your ears!"
When the ministers saw that Zhao Liu had already placed the wine jar between the tree and the pavilion, they immediately began to whisper to each other.
When Ang Lee saw that Zhao Liu had already begun to light the fire, he walked to Li Longji's side and whispered, "Your Majesty, it's about to begin. The sound is too loud, Your Majesty should cover your ears! Your humble subject will stand in front to protect Your Majesty. "
Li Longji smiled, "How can I be a coward? If I cover my ears, how can I hear the thunder released by Assistant Minister Li?"
However, Li Longji did not object to Ang Lee standing in front of him. He was very happy that his subject was loyal. In any case, as long as it did not affect his performance, it was fine.
"He ran, why did he run so fast?"
"It seems that the wine jar must be very powerful."
Seeing that Zhao Liu was running like a rabbit, the ministers joked.
"Boom … Crack crack …"
With a violent explosion, the hundred-year-old tree was cut in half. The sound of the trunk breaking was extremely long, as if it was very unwilling. Like the tree, the pavilion next to it was also blown away by the violent explosion. Broken stones were thrown in all directions.
At the same time, a thick black smoke rose from the explosion and drifted into the air. The scene was extremely spectacular.
Li Longji and the ministers looked into the distance in disbelief. At the moment of the explosion, everyone was so frightened that they trembled. Of course, because they were all frightened, no one noticed the reactions of others. After all, their attention was attracted by the explosion.
After a while, Li Longji and the ministers gradually regained their senses and completely believed Ang Lee's words. The three thunderclaps in the south of the city yesterday were indeed released by Ang Lee himself. It had nothing to do with the wrath of heaven.
At this moment, the ministers who had used the wrath of heaven to attack Ang Lee had extremely ugly expressions. Of course, compared to disappointment, they were more shocked. How could Ang Lee create the thunderclaps himself? Moreover, the destructive power was so great that it could be described as terrifying.
"Assistant Minister Li, the wine jar just exploded once. It won't explode again, right?"
Li Longji asked.
"Your Majesty, the wine jar has been blown to ashes. Of course, it won't explode again. Your Majesty can go and see the effect."
Ang Lee felt that Li Longji's question was very funny. How could the gunpowder explode a second time? Of course, this also reflected the great power of the gunpowder. Li Longji was so shocked that he became overly cautious.
Under the leadership of Ang Lee, Li Longji and the ministers all walked to the small garden that had just exploded. They wanted to observe the destructive power of the gunpowder at close range.
"Wow! It's really powerful. The hundred-year-old tree was broken in half, the stone pavilion was shattered, and there's such a big pit. "
"If such a powerful thing exploded in the crowd, wouldn't many people die?"
"This power is really too terrifying. How could Assistant Minister Li create such a thing? It's too terrifying."
The ministers walked to the site of the explosion and all of them sucked in a breath of cold air. They could feel the huge destructive force of the explosion even more when they were close by.
Li Longji was so shocked that he couldn't speak for a long time. After a pause, he picked up a piece of rock and asked, "Assistant Minister Li, what is in that wine jar of yours? Why does it have such destructive power?"
"Your Majesty, it's the gunpowder that I've just developed. The structure is more complicated, but the cost is not very high."
Ang Lee was lying through his teeth. The three simple ingredients were described as very complicated by Ang Lee. Of course, this was to prevent the secret from being leaked. Such a powerful gunpowder naturally could not be spread. Otherwise, once it was in the hands of foreigners, it would seriously threaten the security of the Tang dynasty. The consequences would be unimaginable.
Li Longji threw away the broken stone that he had been touching for a long time. He looked at Ang Lee and asked, "Assistant Minister Li, you deliberately brought the gunpowder to the morning court today to show its power. You must have thought about the use of the gunpowder!"
"Your Majesty, I've been to various mines and found that miners use simple tools such as hammers and drills to mine. Not only is it laborious, but it's also very time-consuming, and the production efficiency is extremely low. If gunpowder is used to blow up mountains, it will greatly increase the mining speed. It won't be a problem to increase the production rate by ten times. Moreover, the cost will be lower. In this way, the Tang dynasty will no longer lack copper and iron, and the national strength will increase exponentially."
Ang Lee described a very beautiful blueprint. It was as if the Great Tang Empire had become more powerful and prosperous under the promotion of gunpowder.
"Your Majesty, if the production of copper and iron can really increase by ten times, the Tang dynasty will no longer lack copper and will have a lot of surplus. All the people will be able to use iron farming tools, and the Tang dynasty will become more prosperous and powerful. The barbarians will also willingly submit to the Tang dynasty forever."
"Congratulations, Your Majesty. Assistant Minister Li has made a great contribution to the Tang dynasty. He deserves to be rewarded."
Some officials who were originally neutral expressed their support for Ang Lee one after another. Moreover, their expressions were quite excited. After all, after witnessing the power of gunpowder, they all understood the huge role of gunpowder. They were really happy for the Tang Empire.
"Gunpowder is so powerful. Wouldn't it be too wasteful if it's only used to mine ore? It can be used to attack the enemy. At present, the catapults in the army only throw stones and fireballs. They're not very powerful, so the threat to the enemy is relatively small. If we throw a lit gunpowder jug over, wouldn't it blow up a large number of enemies? In this way, no one in the world will dare to be the enemy of the Tang dynasty."
A general who had led an army discovered the military application of gunpowder, and his face was full of surprise.
Ang Lee smiled and added, "Gunpowder can indeed be used in the military. However, the catapults can only throw it a few hundred steps away. In the future, I'm sure that I can make a weapon that can throw gunpowder thousands of steps away and attack the enemy from a long distance."
"What? Thousands of steps away? Is Assistant Minister Li serious? If we can really make a weapon that can throw gunpowder thousands of steps away, the Tang dynasty will dominate the world. Tibet, the Turks, and the two Tibetans won't be a problem."
"Since Assistant Minister Li can invent gunpowder, it must be possible to invent a weapon that can throw gunpowder thousands of steps away. As long as Assistant Minister Li says it, I believe it."
"Assistant Minister Li is really the lucky star of the Tang dynasty! In the future, you must invent more useful things for the Tang dynasty! "
All the ministers were very excited. After all, the invention of gunpowder this time was really too useful. It had a subversive effect, far better than the previous invention of bean sprouts, rocking chairs, and other ordinary things.
Li Longji and many other ministers couldn't calm down for a long time. It took them a long time to calm down the fluctuations in their hearts.
In addition, after calming down, the biggest question in everyone's mind was how Ang Lee invented gunpowder. It was not like the rocking chair, wheelchair, or bean sprouts. It was easy for people to slap their heads and sigh, "Why didn't I think of it?" After all, gunpowder was too magical. It was impossible to think of it.
"Dare I ask Assistant Minister Li, how did you think of such a magical gunpowder?"
A minister asked suspiciously. Obviously, in his opinion, Ang Lee's sudden invention of gunpowder was a little abnormal. It was almost like a demon, which was far beyond his understanding.
Of course, Ang Lee wouldn't tell the truth. Instead, he changed the topic, "Many things in the world are invented by people. Shennong tasted hundreds of herbs, and then there were medicinal herbs to cure people. Cangjie created words, so many things can be passed down. How do you think Shennong and Cangjie, the two sages, came up with the idea of tasting hundreds of herbs and creating words?"
"Oh, so Assistant Minister Li is compared to Shennong and Cangjie, the two sages?"
One of the ministers exclaimed with malicious intentions.
Ang Lee waved his hand and said, "I don't dare to compare myself to sages, but I do think I'm a little clever. Besides, I learned a lot of strange things from the deceased Ah Weng. As for how I came up with gunpowder, I can only tell His Majesty, in case the formula is leaked and inestimable losses to the Tang dynasty."
"What Assistant Minister Li is worried about is that once the secret formula of gunpowder is mastered by foreign countries, the consequences will be unimaginable."
"Yes, yes, yes. Gunpowder is so powerful that it can't be mastered by foreign countries. It can only be owned by the Tang dynasty. Not only that, the use of gunpowder in the future must be strictly controlled. Otherwise, if people with ulterior motives are allowed to stockpile gunpowder, who knows what kind of trouble it will cause."
"Your Majesty, there are many mines in the Tang dynasty, and the demand for gunpowder is great. In order to prevent the secret from being leaked, the imperial court should set up a special gunpowder workshop, and all gunpowder can only be produced from the workshop."
The ministers quickly reached a consensus on the control of gunpowder. It was so powerful that it couldn't be treated lightly.
At this point, the theory of divine punishment naturally collapsed. Many ministers had no basis to oppose the implementation of the two tax laws. The implementation of the two tax laws seemed to be more natural.
"Your Majesty, the construction of the gunpowder workshop needs money. In the future, the imperial court will need more money. I think we should immediately implement the two tax laws to appropriately increase the imperial court's financial resources."
"Your Majesty, last year, the Liangcun Mountains rebelled and Hebei suffered a snowstorm. The imperial court's financial resources were already insufficient. If Assistant Minister Li hadn't gone to the Liangcun Mountains and quelled the chaos, I'm afraid that the Liangcun Mountains would no longer belong to the Tang dynasty. This matter should be taken as a warning. The imperial court's financial resources must not be cut off. I also support the two tax laws. We should pay the land tax according to the amount of land we own. "
"Your Majesty, I think it's the fairest to pay the land tax according to the amount of land we own. Those who have more land should pay more, and those who have less land should pay less. We should implement the two tax laws to benefit the imperial court's financial resources."
"Your Majesty, I second that."
Several ministers who represented the interests of the Fanyang Lu family all expressed their support for the two tax laws. These old foxes didn't say anything when they first came to the court. At this moment, seeing that Ang Lee was not defeated and had invented the gunpowder, they had no choice but to honestly express their support for the two tax laws.
The sudden declaration of the Lu family caught the other families unprepared. They all looked at the Lu family's people in surprise. For a moment, they looked at each other and didn't know what to do.
"Right Prime Minister, what's your opinion?"
Li Longji looked at Li Linfu again. He wanted to hear the opinion of the head of the ministers.
"Your Majesty, I think the land annexation can no longer be stopped. We should implement the two tax laws to benefit the imperial court's financial resources."
Li Linfu had already known Li Longji's thoughts. Naturally, he completely agreed with Li Longji's idea. Moreover, Ang Lee now had the upper hand and had the support of the Lu family. It was time for him to express his opinion.
"Right Prime Minister, do you have anything to say?"
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