近世西国战争无不以火炮为惟一之利器,而语及火炮之起原,又必上溯火药之发明。中国者,西方人士所谓最初发明火药之地。而中国人士亦莫不以此自夸於世界者也。火药之发明为世界最大发明之一。若无火药,非仅战争之技术不能进步,即开山掘矿之工程亦不能进行。中国人虽为火药之发明 In the modern world, the artillery was the only weapon in the Western War and the origin of language and artillery was traced back to the invention of gunpowder. The so-called first place where Chinese and Westerners invented gunpowder. However, Chinese people can not pretend to be world leaders either. The invention of gunpowder is one of the largest inventions in the world. Without gunpowder, not only the technology of war can not progress, that is, the project of rock excavation can not be carried out. Although the Chinese are the invention of gunpowder