Gao Lishi circled around the place of the explosion, thought for a while, and suddenly said: "Zheng Peng, our family has a reluctant request." ”

Zheng Peng smiled and said, "Grandpa Gao wants to experience the power of gunpowder in person, right?" ”

As Li Longji's internal manager, in addition to being shrewd and loyal, Gao Lishi is also extra careful, because standing in his position, every move and even every word and deed will have a great impact.

Sometimes, seeing is not always believing.

Gao Lishi pretended to be pitiful and said: "Our family has an old bone, this road is bumpy and hard, and I almost lost my life, this thing is really interesting, just listen to it, Zheng Peng, you won't refuse, right?" ”

"No problem, it's been ready for a long time." Zheng Peng said generously.

In order to prevent accidents, Zheng Peng prepared a few more, and Gao Lishi asked him to verify if he liked to verify it.

It's rare for Colliers to open his mouth, and he must be satisfied.

The matter of exchanging prisoners is very stressful, Zheng Peng knows that Gao Lishi has made a lot of efforts in the back, and as the general manager of the inner house, he also gives himself enough face, so this small requirement naturally has to be met.

Gao Lishi said yes, thought about it, put a clay pot filled with gunpowder in the middle of two stones, looked left and right, as if he was not satisfied, turned around and asked someone to bring a horse to tie next to him, and then he wanted to get incense and light it.

Zheng Peng dared to let him go, so he hurriedly stopped him and said, "Grandpa Gao, it's up to you how to blow up, but let them come if you want to do this kind of trivial thing." ”

The medicine is kept long enough, and many things are not afraid of 10,000, just in case, Zheng Peng really didn't dare to risk the life of Colliers.

In Li Longji's heart, the status of Colliers is a unique existence, and if there are three longs and two shortcomings, he can't explain it.

"Zheng Peng, do you look down on our family?" Colliers said with some displeasure.

"Don't dare" Zheng Peng immediately explained: "Chang'an to Xiaobolu, all the way to the mountains and rivers, Gao Gonggong worked hard all the way, and he didn't take a break after he came, and he came to inspect immediately, mainly because he was afraid that his father-in-law would be tired, and besides, they were followed by my personal guards, and they held back their strength, so they wanted to show their faces in front of their father-in-law, and asked their father-in-law to give them a chance to show their faces." ”

Speaking of this, Gao Lishi couldn't insist anymore, and casually pointed to a personal guard: "You go and order." ”

The guards who were ordered responded and quickly took the incense to light it.

After a while, there was another loud bang in the small valley, and the gunpowder crockpot exploded again.

"Father-in-law, wipe it, there is blood on your clothes." Zheng Peng said with a wry smile.

This Gao Lishi, who wanted to test the power of gunpowder, dragged a horse and put it next to him as a prop, and as soon as the crockpot exploded, the flesh and blood flew sideways, and some of the flesh and blood also fell on Zheng Peng and Gao Lishi's clothes.

Zheng Peng is a little pity, the set of cloth armor he wears is made of high-quality materials, and the cost is expensive.

"Haha, it's okay, it's okay" After confirming the power of gunpowder, Gao Lishi was in a very good mood, brushing the blood spots on his clothes indifferently, and said happily: "Zheng Peng, you are a genius, and you are the lucky star of the Tang Dynasty. ”

Colliers was completely impressed by the huge power of gunpowder, and when he also saw the huge future of gunpowder, he was a little excited.

"My father-in-law has a good reputation, I have today, the emperor's trust and father-in-law's support are indispensable, and I will need more support from my father-in-law in the future."

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say" Gao Lishi said generously: "If you want people to give people, you want things to give things, that is, if you want to marry a princess, our family will not show an old face, and find the emperor to talk to the matchmaker." ”

After speaking, he quickly winked at Zheng Peng and said with a smile: "It's okay to marry the county lord if you want to." ”

Zheng Peng waved his hand again and again and said, "Father-in-law Xie Gao is kind, the backyard is there, there is." ”

In order to avenge the brothers, they voluntarily stayed in the Western Regions, Lu Shu and Lin Xun'er didn't know how much they missed, Li Longji was still thinking about his courtiers, and last year he allowed the relatives of the Ximen Fourth Army to visit their relatives, Zheng Peng finally saw Lu Shu and Lin Xun'er who had been thinking about it for a long time, and the two daughters were about to become resentful women.

If you get another princess or county lord back at this joint, even if the resentful woman doesn't become a wicked woman, it is estimated that Cui Yuan will have to carry a knife to settle accounts with himself.

Gao Lishi smiled and said with some disdain: "I can't stand it if it's only two?" Men don't say that beauties are like clouds, three wives and four concubines still want it, Zheng Peng, don't fall into the majesty of a man, we are the masters of our family, and transfer thirty or fifty tiger whips and deer whips from the imperial pharmacy to make up for you, rest assured, don't spread it. ”

Han one, he is content and happy, and he is not so convenient and powerless, Zheng Peng said with a straight face: "Gonggong Xie cares, I am still young and strong, and I don't need to make supplements." ”

A eunuch, why is his mind so dirty, he doesn't have that, and he is still trying to protect others for the media, what kind of mentality, Zheng Peng is also convinced.

Zheng Peng knew that the county lord mentioned by Gao Lishi later meant Lan Duo, and he wanted to explain that the two were just a combination of interests, and there was no personal matter, but looking at his knowing expression, he knew that there was no need to say anything, but the more he described it, the darker it became, and he simply didn't explain.

After joking, Gao Lishi quickly got back to the topic: "Zheng Peng, when will these gunpowder be used on a large scale, there is still room for change, the crockpot is good, but it is easy to break, it is really in the siege of the city, and the loss of people to transport it under the city wall is very large, can it be thrown out with a trebuchet?" ”

Colliers is Colliers, he not only climbs higher than others, but also sees farther than others, and asks so many questions with one hit.

"Back to Father-in-law Gao, this crockpot is a preliminary idea, and it will definitely be improved later, I want to replace it with iron, which can increase the safety factor and increase the lethality, and it will also try to be put into use in the handover of short soldiers later."

"Is there still time?" Colliers asked suddenly.

The time for the military order to be established was five years, and now more than three years have passed, and there is more than a year left, after seeing the power of gunpowder, Gao Lishi is confident that Zheng Peng will take Tubo, and the only thing he worries about is the matter of time.

Zheng Peng nodded and said: "After figuring out the characteristics of gunpowder, the improvement has also become simple, mainly because the adaptation period of the Fourth Army of the West Gate is longer than I expected, please rest assured that Gonggong Gao, I am confident that it will be completed within the time limit." ”

In the plateau climate, adaptation is a concept, and the formation of combat effectiveness in the plateau climate is also a concept, that is, with gunpowder, Zheng Peng spared no effort to use salt as a weapon, and did everything possible to weaken the strength of Tibet, just to complete the task within the time limit.

The military order is by no means a joke, and if you weaken your strength, you will have less resistance.

Gao Lishi nodded and said: "This time to Xiao Bolu, our family has also seen the terrible climate of this ghost plateau, it is indeed difficult to deal with, they all say that the plan is in the people, and the success is in the sky, and if there is any difficulty at that time, our family will also intercede with the emperor for you." ”

Gao Lishi is best at connecting relationships, and when there is a need or necessity, he will never be stingy in selling a little favor, and it doesn't matter whether Zheng Peng can win Tubo within five years and sell him a favor generously.

As long as he can win the thorn in the eye and the nail in the flesh, let alone five years, even fifty years Li Longji can wait, with the powerful gunpowder, even if Zheng Peng can't take Tubo within five years, it is enough to give Li Longji a deal, for Gao Lishi, this favor is not a little risky.

"Gao Gonggong is righteous, Zheng Peng is unforgettable." Zheng Peng hurriedly expressed his gratitude.

His plan is very thorough, but there are no absolutes in the world, it is rare for Colliers to give himself a head, how could Zheng Peng be stupid to refuse.

Gao Lishi smiled, and soon became worried again: "Zheng Peng, you have done a good job of secrecy, even the emperor has been concealed by you, but you need raw materials to make gunpowder, and in a place like Xiao Bolu, there is a shortage of everything, aren't you afraid that someone will start with raw materials?" ”

As long as others know the raw materials, and then slowly explore, maybe find out the formula of gunpowder, and after seeing the power of gunpowder, Colliers immediately worried about the formula of gunpowder.

Zheng Peng said with a firm face: "Father-in-law Gao can rest assured, most of the raw materials are from the mines I bought, and outsiders don't know what raw materials to use, and when I buy raw materials, I also buy a lot of disturbances that I can't use at all, even if they find out, it's useless." ”

"Mines? You also bought the mine in advance? Colliers said with a look of surprise.

Zheng Peng smiled, and said a little embarrassedly: "I don't dare to hide it from Grandpa Gao, when I didn't know Grandpa Gao, I was always afraid of being remembered, so I left a back hand, in fact, there are people with me outside, secretly cooperating, what I want, one bright and one dark, it is difficult for people with a heart to calculate." ”

Huang San is a shrewd person, with money in his hands, secretly taken care of by Zheng Peng, and the business is getting bigger and bigger, after Zheng Peng made a military order, he instructed Huang San to buy the corresponding minerals, open related shops, car dealerships, etc., even Yang Ji and Huang Yang bypassed, and got what they needed without knowing it.

Huang San's matter, Zheng Peng did it quite secretively, but there is no impermeable wall in the world, so he is afraid that it will be discovered or spread in Li Longji's ears, and it will not be good to suspect that he is harboring evil intentions, so it is better to take this opportunity to reveal that if there is anything in the future, it can be regarded as an explanation.

Gao Lishi groaned when he heard this, but quickly nodded: "This matter is indeed as secret as possible, yes, even Yang Ji and Huang Yang, the two old foxes, have also concealed it, if our family is not mistaken, it is transported by vehicles with private salt." ”

"It's still Gao Gonggong who is shrewd, and he guessed it at once." Zheng Peng complimented.

Huang San set up a lot of shops in the Western Regions, and when Landuo transported illicit salt, he needed to purchase the things he needed for Zheng Peng, and sometimes Zheng Peng sent his henchmen to mix in the team and transport the things back to his private house, but he didn't expect Gao Lishi to guess it at once.

It's too much of a way to think.

Gao Lishi suddenly said with interest: "Zheng Peng, how did you come up with a magic weapon like gunpowder?" ”

I wanted to ask at the beginning, this Zheng Peng is also too powerful, braised meat, wine, bicycles, cool fast, wind and rain, and cement, it is simply breathtaking, I didn't expect to think that I didn't know it, and I made a magic weapon like gunpowder, what kind of head came from?