In the manor, Li Yuanba had specially set aside an area for the production of gunpowder. The gunpowder he needed to make was not that complicated.
Things like smokeless gunpowder and gunpowder were not within his consideration at the moment.
After all, it was only the beginning. What he needed now was quantity. Time was tight, and he needed a lot of them, so he just needed black gunpowder.
That night, those people rested for a night. From the next morning, Li Yuanba gave them a clear division of labor.
Firstly, each person was only responsible for one process. At the same time, they were divided into three shifts. Each shift only worked for 12 hours, and the remaining 12 hours were your rest time.
This was creating gunpowder, and Li Yuanba didn't dare to be careless. If anything went wrong, his Imperial Residence would fly into the sky!
Therefore, they set up a three-shift model, and each person was only responsible for one process. This was a typical assembly line production method.
In the early Tang Dynasty, there was no such thing as assembly line production. After the fall of the Qin Dynasty, the assembly line that had appeared in Great Qin for a short while had disappeared.
However, the assembly line was also known as a high-efficiency production model. Not only did it save labor, but it also greatly improved production efficiency.
Starting from the morning of the 14th day of the eighth lunar month, the entire residence of Prince Zhao became busy.
The sulfur, saltpeter, and charcoal that Li Shimin had purchased were all sent to the Prince Zhao Residence. At the same time, a large amount of pig iron was also sent to the residence of King Zhao.
The sound of iron being forged could be heard all day long in the residence of Prince Zhao.
In terms of intelligence, there was no difference between the Tang and the later generations. The only difference was the difference in thinking and technology.
But in terms of intelligence, there was no difference. After Li Yuanba told those blacksmiths how to make simple mines, those blacksmiths made two mines in one afternoon.
The difference between this landmine and the ones in the future was probably too great. Firstly, it was not exactly round, but a little oval. In addition, it was also relatively large.
Look at the grenades in the future. They were only a little big, but this mine was bigger than the dishes on the dining table in the future.
This was something that could not be helped. After all, the power of this simple gunpowder could not be compared to the future. Since the quality of the gunpowder was not good enough, he would have to make up for it with quantity. Therefore, it was inevitable that the price would be a little too high.
"Your Highness, this commoner and the others spent an entire afternoon creating this according to what Your Highness said.”
A few blacksmiths surrounded Li Yuanba and spoke respectfully.
Li Yuanba picked up a landmine and weighed it in his hand. Then, he said,"I still don't know how powerful these mines are. How about this, we'll go to the west of the city first to see if he can do it!”
To be honest, Li Yuanba wasn't confident either. He didn't know anything about grenades. What he told the craftsmen was that he had found it on Baidu and that he had seen the speed of grenades in the future.
As for the gunpowder, he had obtained it from the information. He was not even sure if it could explode. Therefore, he had to give it a try.
Li Yuanba ordered the guards to find some horses and brought the craftsmen to the west of the city.
When he arrived at the west of the city, the sky had already darkened, but he did not care. Others couldn't open the city gates, but why couldn't he?
After getting the city guards to open the city gates, he led his men out of the city. As for the soldiers making things difficult for him, Li Yuanba did not consider it. If anyone was unhappy, they could come to him!
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"Boom ~"
A shocking explosion sounded out, and the entire ground trembled slightly. A cloud of dust scattered in the dark night.
Li Yuanba looked at the explosion from afar and finally relaxed. He was afraid that he would be depressed if he couldn't do it after so long.
"Let's go! Let's go and take a look!"
Li Yuanba led his men to the place where the mines were placed.
There was a huge rock here just now, but now it was gone. On the contrary, there was a huge pit there.
"Haha! Not bad! Not bad! This king will greatly reward you for creating a new weapon for the Great Tang!”
When Li Yuanba saw this, he was extremely excited. There were two completely different concepts: having gunpowder and not having gunpowder.
With gunpowder, he would be more confident in beating up the Turkic cavalry, and it would be easier to prevent the Turkic cavalry from breaking through the Wei River.
"This commoner thanks Your Highness for your reward!"
The leading blacksmith immediately knelt down, his face still filled with joy.
The system of craftsmen made these craftsmen suffer. When the new dynasty was established, the commoners would be given land. Everyone in the government had thought of this, but they did not think of these craftsmen. Even the merchants could get land, but they did not.
Moreover, their descendants had to continue to work in this industry, and they were not given land. Every year, they had to work for the government for free. It could be said that they were the lowest class of people in the Great Tang.
Now that they were rewarded by King Zhao, they would probably be able to live a better life.
Li Yuanba looked at the blacksmith kneeling in front of him and said softly,""Second Brother Zhang, from now on, you are their leader. You are responsible for managing them well.
I don't have time to manage the time after this, do you understand?”
Old Second Zhang was the blacksmith leading the group.
"Yes, sir! Please rest assured, Your Highness. I will not affect your grand plan!”
After that, Li Yuanba brought them back to the city. After returning to his residence, Li Yuanba sat cross-legged in his study. He was still thinking. There were only ten-some days before the Turkic cavalry marched south. This was under the circumstance that history continued to develop according to the original track.
The production of mines mainly consisted of gunpowder and iron cans. Gunpowder was easy to make. As long as there were enough materials, he could make a lot of it in a day.
But it was hard to be a tin can! This required a blacksmith to hammer it out. Even if he had a hundred blacksmiths, he could not make much in a day.
"This can't go on! At that time, I'm afraid it won't be enough!"
Li Yuanba's face was wrinkled.
Suddenly, Li Yuanba seemed to have thought of something. He turned around and walked out of his study.
"Men, go and call Reed over!”
Li Yuanba pulled a servant and said directly.
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