Chapter 78 Principles
Tang Qi was also startled. His hands shook and he almost threw the lighter into the fire.
"What are you screaming about!" Tang Qi was angry, "I wonder if a lighter will explode easily if it is dropped in the fire. If it hurts someone, will it be yours or mine?!"
Huo Qubing shrank his neck and actually apologized honestly: "Sir, please forgive me, I was wrong."
Su Jian next to him looked like he had seen a ghost.
Although he was also frightened by the magical thing that could easily catch fire, what he really didn't expect was that Huo Qubing would actually apologize!
It's not that Huo Qubing was so unreasonable and vexatious. In fact, this boy had been favored by the emperor since he was a child, and he was lawless in the military camp.
It doesn’t matter if you are unreasonable and unforgiving. Even if you are unreasonable, you still have to fight for three points of reason!
It just so happens that His Majesty likes his domineering appearance, saying that young people cannot lose their blood.
Everyone in the military camp was avoiding this little overlord!
If the general hadn't been modest and prudent and very popular in the army, Huo Qubing would have been the one everyone wanted to beat because of his stubborn temper!
Give a very simple example.
Li Guang, Old General Li, is a person who even generals should respect three points when they see him.
Huo Qubing dared to point at people's noses and taunt him, which made the old general blush and gasp when he heard the words Huo Qubing.
With such a bad temper, he would actually apologize to Tang Qi honestly?
The sun really comes out from the west!
"But this divine fire is really a good thing." Su Jian quietly moved closer to Tang Qi, "Da Nong Ling, is this gadget also a technique of the Immortal Sect?"
It catches fire just by pressing it. What is it if it's not magic?
Tang Qi pushed Su Jian's head away angrily: "If you don't move too much, you will become an immortal. God, do you understand flint and steel? Oil can ignite fire without moving? That's the principle!"
Su Jian's eyes widened: "But how can such a little thing hold a flint?"
You must know that today's flints are not as varied as the handicrafts of later generations.
They are two palm-sized stones that are usually kept in your pocket.
It is also extremely difficult to use. Under normal circumstances, soldiers would rather drill wood to make fire than use flint.
How could a fire be lit so quickly!
Liu Che and Wei Qing also came over and stared at the lighter.
"Sir, can you let me see the divine fire again?" Liu Che asked eagerly.
Tang Qi pouted: "They say it's not a divine fire anymore. This thing is called a lighter, and it's not a valuable thing!"
After saying that, it clicked again.
A small flame rose and then extinguished as the fingers were released.
"Oh oh oh!"
People around him cheered, as if they were seeing the arrival of a god in broad daylight.
Wei Qing asked expectantly: "Sir, this god... this lighter, can I, a big man, make it?"
As a general, Wei Qing could immediately think of the tactical value of lighters.
If this thing is promoted throughout the army, in the future it will be possible to light beacon fires, light fires to make food during the march, or even light torches to march at night.
All are extremely convenient!
Especially beacon!
The current beacon fire can't give 100% successful early warning. In addition to the limited vision and the too fast speed of the Huns' cavalry, the difficulty of starting a fire is also one of the reasons!
In order to light the beacon fire in time, it is necessary to always have burning firewood ready.
When necessary, use dry wood to ignite the beacon fire to successfully light the beacon fire.
Not only are the procedures complicated, but success may not be guaranteed.
In order to successfully light the correct beacon fire, the beacon firemen on the front line often have to use the lives of all the soldiers to fill the time.
But it would be different if there was a lighter!
You can order it anytime, anywhere.
If you add a telescope, even if you light a beacon and retreat, the fighter plane will not be delayed!
From now on, the soldiers stationed at the beacon fire will no longer be regarded as abandoned sons and have to live in despair!
Unfortunately, this time, Wei Qing's expectations were dashed.
Tang Qi shook his head: "With the current technical level of the big man, it is impossible to make a lighter."
Even though the lighter is only a small one, the technical principle does not seem complicated.
But it is a serious "crystal of modern craftsmanship"!
Without any technical link, it is impossible to successfully manufacture!
Everyone looked disappointed.
If it cannot be produced on a large scale, no matter how magical the divine fire is, it will only be a curiosity and will have no practical effect on the big man.
"I don't have much on hand, so I have to use it sparingly." Tang Qi thought for a while, then reluctantly took out eight lighters and handed them to Liu Che, "I only have ten, they will be gone after they are used up."
Who knows when the system will draw a lighter next, so we can’t give hope that we shouldn’t give!
Liu Che carefully took the lighter, as if he were holding a treasure worth tens of thousands of dollars, for fear of dropping it.
"I admire you so much that you sacrifice yourself for others!"
Both Liu Che and Wei Qing were moved.
Mr. Tang said that this thing could not be made and that one was needed and one was missing. However, he was still willing to offer eight of them to the emperor, leaving only two for himself.
How loyal and patriotic this is!
Liu Che took a deep breath: "Sir is a member of the Immortal Sect, and I don't think much of worldly things, but I still have to do something to thank you for your kindness!"
"Prime Minister, I remember that there is a vacant village in Lantian County?"
Gongsun Hong replied respectfully: "There is an empty village. It was originally Tian Fu's property. Later, after Tian Fu ransacked the property, no one dared to buy it, and it has been vacant."
Before his death, Tian Fu used his status as uncle and prime minister to amass wealth and purchased large acres and manor near Jingzhao.
All were confiscated after death.
Because Tian Fu's identity was so sensitive and his crime was so subtle, almost no one dared to think twice about his confiscated fields except those given to his subjects by the emperor.
"If I remember correctly, it is a good village. It would be too wasteful to leave it empty. If you don't want to give it up, how about I give it to you, sir?"
Wei Qing reminded him in a low voice at the right moment: "That Zhuangzi is quite large, with tens of thousands of acres of fertile farmland, and a low mountain that can be used for hunting. This was Tian Fu's favorite place when he was alive."
Regarding the fields, of course Tang Qi was open to all comers: "In that case, thank you Your Majesty!"
Gongsun Hong was so jealous that his mouth twisted.
Zhuangzi is not what His Majesty and Wei Qing made light of. It seems to be just a bit bigger in area. In fact, I don’t know how many people are hungry!
Because Tian Fu colluded with the caravan to smuggle war horses to the Xiongnu, in order to cover up the traces of a large number of horses, there was good pasture in the village!
It’s enough space for hundreds of horses!
In Jingzhao, where every inch of land is at a premium, this is already a great pasture!
Unfortunately, it was also because Tian Fu once smuggled war horses there, so no one dared to express their intention to buy them.
I didn’t expect that such a pretty boy would be so cheap today!
Gongsun Hong couldn't bear it anymore and admonished him in front of Tang Qi: "Your Majesty, craftsmanship is just a lowly profession after all. Although it can benefit the country, your Majesty must not get too obsessed with it!"
Chapter completed!