The emperor hoped for the elixir of immortality
From ancient times to the present, many inventions and creations have been born in the event of yin and yang. Some people in the West who dream of becoming rich overnight have invented black powder in the process of studying and refining gold one by one; while the ancient Chinese quacks and alchemists invented black powder in the process of pursuing the elixir of immortality and sending Qin Shi Huang and many other imperial magnates to the Western Heavens.
black powder
As the supreme ruler of the country, the ancient emperor was reluctant to lose the glory and wealth in front of him. Find ways to pursue the secrets of immortality. However, no one expected that it was precisely because of the obsession of these authorities with longevity that they had mistakenly opened the door to scientific and technological progress.
In order to give the emperor a messenger, the charlatans, barefoot alchemists, and Yunyou masters introduced the alchemy technology step by step, inventing various alchemy methods such as "water method alchemy", "fire method alchemy" and so on. Mercury, dansha, sulfur, copper, lead, gold and many other recipes have been tried repeatedly. In the end, it did not allow any emperor to prolong his life, but inadvertently shortened the life of these magnates.
However, over time, an accident occurred: a certain high-ranking person actually burned the Dan furnace because he was not careful when he was refining Dan, and this "demon fire" really surprised him. At the same time, he also wrote down: sulfur, nitrate, carbon three substances can constitute a very flammable "medicine". In this way, gunpowder was accidentally discovered in the late Sui and early Tang dynasties. Isn't that quite incredible!
Simple firearms
It's always ridiculous to savor history. As the saying goes, "Success is also Xiao He, and defeat is also Xiao He.". Gunpowder was accidentally discovered in the quest for immortality by the imperial magnates. However, the technology of firearms was in a state of stagnation in the subsequent imperial magnates, arrogance and seclusion. lamentable! Alas!
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