On the bed in the laboratory, a middle-aged man was lying on the bed. His hands and feet were tied, and his whole body was abnormally weak. From time to time, he would cough, and even cough up blood.
No matter which doctor looked at him, the conclusion given would be surprisingly consistent, and that was to prepare for his funeral!
In this era, only Li Shizhen dared to take in such a patient. No one else had a chance.
Li Shizhen came to the man's side, looked at the man lying on the bed, and said with a smile, "You will be fine soon, don't worry."
As he spoke, Li Shizhen took the medicine he prepared. This man had pneumonia, and it was already very serious. Basically, it could be declared that there was no way to save him.
Carefully picking up a syringe, Li Shizhen's expression was very careful. This syringe was a good thing!
The body of the needle was made of glass, and the pillow was made of copper needles. Of course, it was far worse than the needles of the future, and this needle was much thicker.
However, even such a rough syringe was something that Li Shizhen had to be especially careful with, because it was specially made for Li Shizhen by a skilled craftsman at Daming.
When making this syringe, it really took a lot of effort. The process of making it could be described in one sentence, and that was to keep making it!
It didn't matter if he failed, he could do it again. If he failed again, he could do it again. Anyway, it was when he succeeded, regardless of the cost.
Li Shizhen skillfully took out the medicine that was a little red, and then pointed the thick needle at the man's butt.
Taking the alcohol cotton and wiping it on the man's butt, Li Shizhen pierced his thick needle into the man's butt.
As the needle pierced, the man's body suddenly tightened, and he let out a painful howl.
However, Li Shizhen didn't react at all. The man's hands and feet were tied, and he couldn't struggle at all.
Seeing the man's muscles tensed, Li Shizhen reached out and patted the man's butt a few times, and then slowly pushed the needle.
When the light red medicine entered the man's body, Li Shizhen breathed a sigh of relief. He took a piece of alcohol cotton and pressed it on the man's butt.
After doing all this, Li Shizhen heaved a sigh of relief. All that was left was to observe.
While Li Shizhen was crazily experimenting, Daming and the others were also experimenting. It should be known that in recent years, the Daming's economy had developed greatly. The imperial court had become rich, and so had the local governments. All kinds of demands had emerged, causing the Daming's inventions to increase exponentially. All kinds of strange things had been invented.
However, such inventions were rarely useful. Of course, among these useful things, there were also very few innovative ones.
Armaments Department.
Ever since he participated in the Invincible Cannon project, Xu Guangqi had completely turned into a researcher.
At this time, Xu Guangqi was wearing a white coat, but it was full of black oil stains. Some parts of it didn't know what was rubbed on, but it looked very dirty.
However, no one paid attention to this. Their attention was focused on the item in front of them.
This was a cannon. If you called it a cannon, the muzzle was not thick. It was only as thick as the mouth of a bowl. However, the barrel was very long, at least half a person's height.
The copper barrel looked more like a tube. There was a metal plate on the ground. The cannon just sat there, looking very simple and crude.
However, everyone present knew that this cannon was made with the most advanced technology in Daming.
Next to the cannon was a wooden box. Inside the box was a brand new cannon shell. It was different from the previous shells. This was an oval shell with fins at the back.
Five cannon shells were placed in the box. They did not look very eye-catching, but everyone present knew how precious these things were.
For these cannon shells, the Armaments Department had invested a lot of manpower and material resources. Although the cost was expensive and they could not be mass-produced, everyone knew the significance of these five cannon shells.
In fact, if it was someone from the future, they would be able to tell at a glance that this thing was not a mortar.
Xu Guangqi breathed a sigh of relief. He had spent a lot of effort on this thing. If it succeeded, it would represent a qualitative leap.
Although it was expensive to build and had many problems, the significance it represented was epoch-making. Now that it was tested, if it succeeded, it meant that this direction was right.
"Come, test the cannon!" Xu Guangqi looked at the cannon in front of him and said. His expression was unprecedentedly serious.
Testing a cannon, especially testing a new cannon, was very dangerous. If it did not fire, it would explode on the spot. The person who fired the cannon might not even have time to run and would be killed by the explosion.
No one dared to be careless at this time, including Xu Guangqi.
The new cannon was placed in a pit, surrounded by a bag of sand. After testing the cannon, the tester would go to the other side of the bag of sand.
There was also a pit dug there, and the tester would lie in it to avoid getting hurt as much as possible.
Following Xu Guangqi's words, a tester wearing light armor came to the side of the new cannon. He held a new cannon shell in his hand.
He breathed a sigh of relief and aimed the shell at the barrel of the new cannon.
Everyone present held their breaths as they watched this scene. No one spoke. They did not even dare to breathe loudly.
The tester loosened his hand, and the shell fell into the barrel. The tester quickly flipped to the other side of the sandbag.
However, as soon as he reacted, a sound came from behind him. Then, the cannon shell was fired from the new cannon and flew directly to the test site not far away.
What followed was a violent explosion. Smoke and dust rose in all directions, and soil and rocks flew everywhere.
"It's a success! It's a success!"
There was a sudden burst of cheers at the scene. Even Xu Guangqi, who was usually calm, jumped up excitedly at this time. Countless people screamed loudly, and countless people burst into tears.
This was the result of more than 1,000 days and nights of hard work. This was the result of countless people's hard work. It was really a success!
The success of this cannon didn't only represent the success of the cannon, but also the success of the shell.
The Ordnance Department knew all too well what the success of the metal cannonball signified.
"Tonight, there's no limit to alcohol and meat. We won't go home until we're drunk!" Xu Guangqi laughed and shouted. Then, more people shouted excitedly.
Forbidden City, Wenhua Hall.
It was the end of the year. There were a lot of things to do in the court. These days, Zhu Yijun was very busy. Of course, this was also related to a matter that had been dug up. This matter was Zhu Yijun's ancestral worship.
Last time, the ministers' petition was blocked by Zhu Yijun on the grounds that the grassland had not been completed. This time, the ministers once again brought up the old matter.
Your Majesty, you are so wise and mighty. You are an emperor throughout the ages. You should report to the heavens and the ancestors.