Qiao Lian'er continued, "Although this is not the gunpowder from Daze Kingdom, it is made in imitation of the gunpowder from Daze Kingdom. It's just that some raw materials are lacking, so local raw materials with average performance were used as substitutes. Otherwise, the destructive power would have caused a greater gap."
The Great Swamp Kingdom strictly controls gunpowder, which can only be held by the government and is heavily guarded. If the army or engineering team wants to obtain gunpowder, they must go through strict layers of approval.
So the other side simply used gunpowder from their own country.
Yes, she was convinced that the people of Daze Kingdom were not responsible for this.
Qiao Lian'er faced the laborers. Originally, they were supposed to go home after the reservoir dam was built, but now they had to repair the breach.
"Everyone, we'll pay you your wages for the previous work. Those who are willing to stay and help out will be paid extra later. Food will continue to be provided as usual."
“We’re willing to stay,” the workers said.
They had poured months of their efforts into this dam, and now that it had a breach, they felt a sense of incompleteness if they went home without repairing it.
It seems that wages are no longer the most important thing now.
Fortunately, we had prepared extra materials for building the dam in order to deal with emergencies, and they came in handy now.
Qiao Lian'er then deployed additional troops to defend each project site and left several guards at the most important sites to strengthen supervision before setting off.
Her first suspect was naturally the Kingdom of Da Nu.
When the eldest prince went there, he promoted Sinicization, not only in culture, but also in agriculture, military affairs, and all other aspects.
For example, farming experience, blacksmithing techniques, and gunpowder manufacturing.
He did this with his own ambitions. One day, with the help of the Da Nu Kingdom, he would destroy the Da Ze Kingdom. The vast grasslands in the north and the Da Ze Kingdom in the south would all be his territory. He wouldn't need to go to great lengths to Sinicize the north; he could simply let it naturally submit.
Qiao Lian'er infiltrated the gunpowder depot of the Da Nu Kingdom. It was filled with gunpowder, divided into two sections according to quality grade: one section contained ordinary gunpowder, and the other section contained refined gunpowder.
She picked up a gunpowder cartridge, poured out the raw materials inside, and found that they were exactly the same as the raw materials left over from blasting the water storage dam.
The case was solved so easily.
Qiao Lian'er sorted out the eldest prince's thoughts. He probably wanted to use this method to make the emperor think that she was incompetent, thereby reducing his trust in her and gradually making him stop entrusting her with important tasks.
She heard footsteps outside and immediately changed into an invisibility cloak.
The person who entered was none other than the eldest prince, followed by the official in charge of manufacturing gunpowder.
"Lord Mutai, a new batch of refined gunpowder has been stored. We tested it on the dike built by Princess Daze Zhenguo, and the results were quite good."
The eldest prince, however, was not very satisfied: "You have not seen the explosive effect of the gunpowder from the Great Swamp Kingdom. It can be said to be twice as powerful as this refined gunpowder and three times as powerful as ordinary gunpowder. This is the Great Grassland. We do not have the same quality saltpeter as the Great Swamp Kingdom, nor do we have high-quality charcoal. Therefore, the finished gunpowder is much less effective."
Ignoring what he was saying, Qiao Lian'er took out a matchbox from her spatial storage.
Destroy the gunpowder depot, then take Mutai and his men away – kill two birds with one stone.
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