He didn't doubt that Chen Biao was lying. His son, Biao, would never lie to him. But the power of the explosives was so terrifying that it made him a little dizzy.
Zhu Yuanzhang asked, "Biao'er, isn't this too dangerous?"
Chen Biao said, "Dad, are you worried that someone will use this against us? Don't worry, although high explosives can be made by hand, the process requires many steps. I have different craftsmen for each step. Even if they know the formula, can they understand it?"
Chen Biao immediately gave his father a list of raw materials. To make RDX, hexamethylenetetramine was needed, which in turn required formaldehyde and ammonia. Formaldehyde required methanol, which in turn required petroleum, natural gas, or coke and a catalyst.
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes began to circle around, and he told Chen Biao to shut up quickly.
Chen Biao shrugged.
This thing can indeed be rubbed by hand, but without modern tools, he gathered more than a dozen craftsmen and alchemists, and it took a full year and a half to successfully rub it by hand.
Chen Biao roared: Even if I slapped the recipe on your face, would you try making one?!
He admired those strong men who could make this thing by hand without using modern tools. But the fact that an abacus could produce mushroom eggs was undeniable.
Chen Biao did not choose high explosives such as guncotton. He wanted to use this kind of thing to change the situation of the battle. Although he understood the principle and it was very easy to rub it by hand, people who knew nothing about chemistry would be completely confused.
Chen Biao believed it and said that he had only made it by chance, and handed over the formula and production line. In order to study this thoroughly, Zhu Yuanzhang must have summoned people to study chemistry and physics.
The development of modern chemistry and modern physics in the West both flourished because of the war.
Once modern science develops, human thought will be liberated even if Zhu Yuanzhang doesn't want it to.
Chen Biao gave Zhu Yuanzhang a piece of high explosives, which could not only end the chaotic times as soon as possible, but also prevent him from worrying about the abuse of high explosives in a short period of time (at least while he was alive), and he could also quietly dig up the roots of the Zhu Dynasty. It was like killing three birds with one stone.
Well, I'm so smart!
I have made such a huge contribution to the development of Chinese history. Who will say that I am a disgrace to time travelers in the future?
Chen Biao put on a big hat for himself to cover up his clumsy idea of wanting to end the troubled times but unable to resist being selfish.
To put it bluntly, he took action but it seemed as if he hadn't, and changed history but it seemed to be useless. As long as he closed his eyes, RDX was almost 100% lost.
Zhu Yuanzhang was puzzled: "Why is it 100% lost?"
Chen Biao splashed the water and said, "Stone tools replaced wood tools, bronze tools replaced stone tools, iron tools replaced bronze tools, and gunpowder replaced iron tools. This was originally an irreversible process of the world. But in the early stages of each replacement, the rulers were very worried that others would master the advanced technology and threaten their rule, so they tended to destroy the advanced technology."
Zhu Yuanzhang pondered: "Really..."
Chen Biao said, "Dad, you're a wealthy businessman, so you must understand one thing. If Chen's Restaurant launches a new best-seller, other restaurants will soon launch the same dish. So, to prevent others from imitating, are you not going to offer delicious dishes?"
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "You are putting the cart before the horse."
Chen Biao nodded. "Yes, that's putting the cart before the horse. Our Chen family has never been afraid of competition. Our dishes are made with the most genuine ingredients and taste the best. Furthermore, we will continue to introduce new dishes. If we want to follow the right path, rulers should be proactive and constantly research new technologies to keep them at the forefront of the times. However, this may be good for China, but not necessarily for the dynasty."
Chen Biao raised a handful of water and turned it over in his hand. "Most founding emperors established dynasties just to become emperors, so that their descendants could become emperors. What about the future of the nation or the country? After I die, I don't care about the floods. The previous dynasties had no problems, just a contradiction on the grassland. But with the development of technology , when countries outside China can reach this ancient fertile land of China..."
Chen Biao said quietly, "Dad, do you know that there are four ancient civilizations in the world that are as old as our China? Aside from our China, the other three ancient civilizations have perished, leaving us alone."
Zhu Yuanzhang stood up suddenly, splashing water on Chen Biao's head.
Chen Biao: "Pfft, pfft, are you that surprised? We are also half-sea merchants. Don't you know how big the world is and how many civilizations there are?"
Zhu Yuanzhang's lips twitched. He knew, but he had never looked those civilizations in the face.
Isn't China the largest place? Isn't China the oldest and most advanced civilization? And there are three ancient civilizations that have disappeared?
Is there anyone else who can invade our Yanhuang territory?! Biaoer, don't scare me!
After Chen Biao's threat, Zhu Yuanzhang forgot all about the Shandong Red Turban Army and high explosives. He grabbed Chen Biao and ran to the study: "Biao'er! Explain it to me clearly!"
Chen Biao screamed, "Dad! Explain what you meant! Ahhhhh! Don't run around naked in the house! You're violating moral standards!"
The naked Zhu Yuanzhang, holding a naked banner under his armpit, ran across the entire mansion with his elephant trunk swinging. In full view of the Chen family servants, he ran into the study in the purest nude posture.
This beautiful scene was deeply engraved in the hearts of the Chen family's servants, so much so that many years later, whenever they dreamed of this scene, they would still break out in cold sweats.
A real nightmare.
Chen Biao spent the next few days explaining world history to Zhu Yuanzhang.
Chen Biao could barely draw a world map by hand. Although he wasn't a liberal arts student, he looked at world maps frequently and memorized their general distribution.
Now he has purchased maps from Western navigators at a high price, and by comparing them with his memory, he can make a more detailed map.
It's a shame he wasn't a liberal arts student. With his impressive memory, he should have no problem mastering high school geography. He could hand-draw maps of the world's ocean currents, monsoons, and natural resource distribution, and he'd surely make a killing.
Chen Biao's superficial understanding of the world as a modern person is enough to match Zhu Yuanzhang's lectures.
Mr. Zhu and Mr. Ji soon joined Chen Biao's world history class.
They all stared at the world map intently, holding small notebooks and brushes, their hands shaking as they wrote.
The Chinese traditionally believed they were the center of the world, with other nations considered marginalized. Even with the advent of the Silk Road and the Maritime Silk Road, this perception remained unchanged, as Chinese nobility and intellectuals rarely traveled abroad.
But after Chen Biao mentioned it, they were able to immediately find confirmation from the history books they had read.
For example, in the West during the same period as the Han Dynasty, there was a powerful Roman Empire.
The Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty had a special bond: it thrived when the Han Dynasty was strong, and it also declined when the Han Dynasty was weak. This country, known as "Da Qin," appears quite frequently in Han Dynasty history books.
The Book of the Later Han says, " The people are all tall and straight, similar to the Chinese, so they are called Daqin."
From this we can see that during the Han Dynasty, people had a relatively correct understanding of foreign countries and did not think that Laozi's Celestial Empire was unique.
It’s just that this is what was written in history books, and the readers read it and then threw it aside without taking it to heart.
Zhu Sheng's voice trembled as he asked, "Does the Great Qin mentioned in the Book of the Later Han still exist?"
Chen Biao said: "The ancient Roman Empire... uh, the Roman Empire, existed, but it was divided."
Chen Biao knows so much about world history, and the source of this information is not from his previous life, but from this life.
After he became the head of the Chen family, he consciously collected information and materials of this era, especially overseas documents.
Although Chen Biao is somewhat self-protective, he also wants to make the upper class of this era open their eyes and see the world within a safe range.
World history is an important tool for world leaders to abandon their prejudices.
As long as they open the history books of other countries, the top leaders will find that foreign countries have also developed brilliant civilizations, but due to geographical factors, it is difficult for them to communicate with China.
But if navigation technology develops, our vast coastline will be defenseless.
This era belongs to the "Middle Ages", and the grammar and vocabulary are quite different from those of modern foreign languages. However, Chen Biao now has a memory hack, so learning the language is very easy, and he can already easily understand the other party's original text.
When Chen Biao was lecturing, he told them the source of every history book and even laid out the original text. "Nowadays, with the development of navigation technology and the intensification of exchanges between countries, learning foreign languages is very necessary, Dad..."
Zhu Yuanzhang quickly said, "I haven't even mastered the characters yet!"
Chen Biao said, "I'm not counting on you. What I mean is that I plan to train a group of foreign language talents. After the Marshal has conquered the world, we will shift our focus to this."
Zhu Yuanzhang: "Oh oh oh."
After they mentioned "The Marshal Conquers the World", they remembered that the matter of the yellow explosive had not been explained clearly.
Zhu Yuanzhang's head was about to explode with the amount of information.
When he came back this time, he originally wanted to discuss the Shandong Red Turban Army with Chen Biao, and the fact that this group of rebels came from the people but were feared and hated by the people.
This made him very uncomfortable.
As a result, when he came back, he was frightened by the explosion caused by Chen Biao.
He was about to ask about the explosion in detail when Chen Biao changed the subject to "the world". Now that he had listened to world history for a few days, he began to assess the threats from other countries.
One must eat one bite at a time and walk one step at a time. He is not yet the emperor and even the world has not been pacified. Why should he think so far ahead now!
After listening to world history for a few days, Zhu Yuanzhang finally came to his senses.
But sadly, Xu Da's letter has arrived, saying that Chagan Temur, the Yuan general who attacked Shandong, has agreed to form an alliance with us, and it is time to organize an army and attack Chen Youliang with all his strength.
Chen Biao patted his chest and said, "I'll give you the craftsman and the explosive packs I made. There are twelve of them! Enough for you to use for a while! I will continue to make them! But you must come up with a safe excuse as to where these explosive packs came from! I'm afraid the Marshal will be afraid of me if I hold such a powerful weapon in my hands!"
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hands: "No, no... You said this thing will catch fire and explode when it encounters vibration, impact, or friction?"
Chen Biao nodded: "Yes, it is very easy to use."
Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep breath: "But it's very easy for a spear to explode when not in use!"
You still ask me to transport it. I think you want to kill your father in advance and become the leader of the Zhu family army yourself!
Chen Biao said: "Don't worry. Those blasters are very skilled. It should be possible."
Zhu Yuanzhang: "...Leave it to Yingtian and we'll talk about it later."
Chen Biao held Zhu Yuanzhang's hand, raised his head and skillfully used moral blackmail: "Dad! The casualties in the siege are at least tens of thousands! A single explosive pack can blow open the city gate! How many comrades' lives can you save? I believe you are not the kind of person who is afraid of death! And don't worry! How could I harm my father? I love you so much!"
Zhu Yuanzhang: “…”
He really wondered if he had offended Biaoer in some way .
However, Chen Biao knew Zhu Yuanzhang too well. Zhu Yuanzhang, with a bitter face, was successfully kidnapped by Chen Biao's moral kidnapping. He trembled with fear, carrying a carriage full of deactivated explosive packs, and set out on the road back to the front line.
Li Zhen was worried: "Are you really okay?"
Chen Biao put his hands on the back of his head and said with a grin, "I was just scaring Dad, of course it's okay."
After the high explosives have been passivated, there will be no problems unless they are subjected to violent impact or encounter high temperatures of open flames.
The people he sent had undergone rigorous training and were absolutely safe.
Even if the bomb exploded, as long as his father followed his instructions and kept a sufficient distance from the carriage containing the bomb, there would be no problem.
But he just likes to scare his dad for fun. Hehe, it’s so funny to see his dad’s pale face but trying to hold on!