Datang: Li Shimin begged me to rebel

Li Xiaojiu, Li Xiaoshi and others all arrived at Youjian Mall. They didn't expect to celebrate the New Year here today.A shopping mall was cleaned up after closing its doors today. Most of the shops have been closed, and the central hall has been reserved.

A total of more than 1000 beggars were sitting in different places. When they came here, a person Li Xiaojiu and the others did not expect appeared on the central stage. Looking at His Highness who appeared there, all the former beggars I couldn't help but jumped up excitedly: "Your Highness."

Those who come here today are all beggars under the age of twelve or thirteen. The older beggars were directly classified as refugees.

Equivalent to adults, these children's thoughts are more complicated but also simpler. What's more complicated is that they have seen countless changes in the world at a young age. They know very well that they will meet someone who treats them as human beings and is willing to raise them and take care of them. How difficult it is for people.

The simple thing is that as long as someone is willing to be nice to them, they are also willing to be nice to this person, and this thought will be rooted in their whole life.

So when Li Ke came here, most of the beggars couldn't hold back their emotions, and jumped up excitedly.

They didn't expect His Highness to actually come to see them.

Li Ke didn't bother them, just smiled and watched them screaming and jumping excitedly, but soon they all quieted down.

"Did you not expect me to appear here?" Li Ke asked with a smile.

"Yes." All the beggars said loudly.

"I went back to the palace on purpose today, and then I apologized to my father, saying that I can't watch the night with them today, and I will celebrate the New Year with you here today! I know that your life was very hard in the past, and every year the night watch Back then, you never had any family members or elders to accompany you. Today I will be your elder brother, I am your elder brother, elder brother, let me accompany you to celebrate the new year, okay?" Li Ke said with a smile.

"Okay!" Li Xiaojiu cried straight away. He swore before that he would never cry again, but for some reason, when His Highness said that he was their elder brother, Li Xiaojiu couldn't hold back and started crying.

Like Li Xiaojiu, many beggars also cried together.

"Okay, okay, we are all strong children, right? Don't cry, don't cry, think about how difficult it was for you before, and now you will be better, right?" Li Ke comforted with a smile.

"Today, I have prepared a lot of good shows for everyone." Li Ke smiled. He has prepared many troupes today, such as puppet shows, and shadow puppets that Li Ke's firm has trained for more than half a year. .

Shadow puppets and puppet shows are actually somewhat similar, the difference is the use of light, but both can complete a story.

And the stories performed for these children today are actually some stories related to the righteousness of the family and the country, such as the story of the great Han general Huo Qubing and so on.

In addition to these, there are many activities interspersed in the middle, and these activities are not difficult. Just take out the Children's Day activities when I was a child, and treat it as a festival.

What is it like to use a small stick to catch pottery bottles and so on? When they were young, they were all fishing for beer bottles. Winning or losing is not important, what matters is the sense of participation, and these beggars actually don’t have much time to play for a year. Li Ke is not going to give it to them today. What are they talking about.

Just play with them.

Time passed quickly, and when it was time for Zishi, Li Ke took all the beggars to the courtyard in the middle of Youjian Mall. All of them stayed around the courtyard, and in the center of the courtyard, there were iron sheets The good cylinder has been erected there.

And around these cylinders, there are fist-sized, paper-wrapped fireworks placed there.

Seeing this shape, many people in later generations will recognize it. This is the kind of firework bomb that was popular at the beginning. It is composed of a round paper tube and a spherical firework bomb. Light the fuse and throw the firework bomb directly. Just put it in the paper tray.

I believe many of you have played this thing.

As for why Li Ke played this kind of fireworks first, it is very simple. This is because he is verifying a new weapon technology.

Many people who traveled to ancient times played with flintlock guns when they came up. In modern times, the technology of firearms seems to be the lowest, but in fact, in ancient times when the industry was underdeveloped, the technology of firearms was actually very high.

On the contrary, there is one thing that has a much lower technical cost than firearms... and that is the mortar.

Of course, don’t think too much about modern mortars. What Li Ke wants to play is not so high-end. Having said that, those who have played modern fireworks bombs think about it. Put it on the ancient cavalry battlefield, put it horizontally against the cavalry rushing towards the enemy, add some broken iron pieces to the shells, or even use broken iron pieces, just the shells themselves, do you think it is lethal?

The direct damage may not be high, but the incidental damage, hehe.

Now, these cylindrical iron tubes in the yard are one of the key points of Li Ke's verification technology. It is difficult to produce modern gunpowder, which requires the complete industrialization of three acids and two bases. At present, Datang does not have this condition.

Three acids and two bases can now be produced by Li Ke, but industrial preparation is not easy. Whether it is Hou's soda production method or others, it is currently quite difficult, but if it is just a simple preparation, it will not be difficult.

For example, calcium hydroxide is actually slaked lime.For example, potassium carbonate, although it is not three acids and two alkalis, but potassium carbonate can also be obtained in nature, that is plant ash, commonly known as grass alkali.This thing collects the ashes of the burned plants, then dissolves them in water, and then boils them dry. The efficiency is a little lower. Burning 1 kg of wood can get 1 gram of grass alkali.

Long story short, although the gunpowder in these fireworks is not modern gunpowder, it is no longer black gunpowder. The gunpowder information that Li Ke took out has been optimized under the current mass production technology.

For example, finer particles, for example, this time Li Ke secretly added some sugar.

As for the additives for the flame reaction, it is simple. Just find something from nature, or refine it, and make any color you can, or simply Schrödinger’s color. Anyway, he is not a modern firework. Shaped, can be colorful on the line.

"Today I showed you fresh ones, fireworks! You are the first people in Datang to see them, even my father and the others have never seen them. So, after watching today, you all have to study hard in the future, Try to make bigger and better fireworks one day, okay?!" Li Ke asked loudly with a smile.

"Okay!" All the beggars said loudly. They all looked at His Highness below with bright eyes. His Highness didn't even show His Majesty, but showed them first. Although they didn't know what fireworks were, they His Highness said it looks good, so it must be good-looking.

"The voice will be loud for a while, don't be afraid!" Li Ke explained again.

When the voice of the watchman calling the watch and announcing the time came from outside, Li Ke waved his hand and said, "Light it up!"

Those who came here to set off the fireworks today are all soldiers who have been trained and tested by the craftsmen, so there is no need to worry about their shaking hands.

A total of eight government soldiers each took out a ball from the box next to it, then lit the fuse next to the ball, and threw it directly into the iron cylinder.

After a few breaths, the first dull sound of "bang" sounded, and then the invisible ball flew into the sky instantly.

All the beggars were more or less startled, but His Royal Highness said loudly in advance, so they were not afraid.

Soon, "boom" and "boom" sounded one after another, as if something flew into the dark night sky.

Li Ke has already raised his head. To be honest, he doesn't know what effect the fireworks can achieve.

Suddenly, with a roar, a group of colorful fireworks bloomed brilliantly in the dark night sky of Chang'an City!

"Wow!" All the beggars were stunned. In their eyes, the colorful fireworks seemed like miracles. They had never seen such beautiful things, like the colors of a rainbow, but It was released by His Highness.

"Boom" "Boom" soon, clusters of fireworks began to explode in the sky!

The gorgeous fireworks illuminated the entire Chang'an City, and also attracted the attention of countless people in Chang'an City, as well as the attention of countless patrolling Jinwu Guards.

"Hurry up, motherfucker, what do you see?! Did the gods come down to earth!"

"Auspicious! Auspicious! I'm going to worship the gods!"

"Even if it wasn't Thunder God and Mother Thunder, did some gods come down to earth?!"

In every corner of Chang'an City, countless people didn't know what happened at all, but the colorful fireworks seemed auspicious to them. In an instant, countless people rushed out of their homes, and then began to shoot at the fireworks in the courtyard. The direction of the explosion began to bow down.

Inside the palace, Li Shimin, who was playing mahjong, was also startled. He was startled by the shouts of the guards and eunuchs. It was completely protected.

And the princesses and princes who are also here are also dumbfounded looking at the gorgeous fireworks that are constantly exploding in the night sky. Only Jinyang and the others are not afraid at the moment, they just think it is very beautiful, and the big ones there are excited. Shout out.

When Chang Lin and the others were still talking about auspiciousness to Li Shimin, Jin Yang jumped excitedly and said loudly: "Wow! It's so beautiful! I think it must be made by the third brother! The third brother didn't come to watch the night today, he must have gone Go get this thing!"

Jin Yang's words made Li Shimin think about it a bit, you bastard!Li Ke must have done it!Why don't you tell your father about such a big matter? !