There is really no fault with Xie An's move, but it can break Wang Mi's little wings.
When Wang Mi heard about it, he would definitely be furious. Now that he saw that Wang Mi was generally calm, he was relieved.
"Indeed, with the slave here, it will be easier for us to discuss important matters, and maybe we can make better plans."
He Wuji said slowly, with some calculations in mind.
Today, the group of people surrounding Wang Mi, even if Fan Ning and others are included, they still cannot escape the frame of being descendants of aristocratic families and pure civil servants.
Thinking about problems and seeing problems have limitations.
Liu Yu's background, life experience, and temperament are completely different from theirs. His arrival will definitely broaden everyone's perspective on the problem.
You can also meet Liu Muzhi by the way.
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"Made by a common craftsman!"
"Pu Jiangzuo, are you okay?"
"How are you?"
"Can you still hear the little one?"
A loud bang!
After exploding the sky above the workshop, a puff of smoke suddenly seemed to rise in the clear sky. The smoke was extremely light and quickly dissipated.
Craftsmen came from all directions. They came early and even smelled the faint pungent smell in the air.
It seems to be sulfur, but also seems to be something else.
The masters rushed over and saw Pu Chao lying on the ground after the smoke cleared, gasping for air.
He quickly helped him up, and looking at Pu Chao's dazed eyes, he thought he was stupid.
Are you confused by fright?
Pu Chao took several breaths and finally recovered, and various things gradually became clear before his eyes.
"This thing is too powerful!"
"Can't hold it down!"
“It’s really unbearable!”
"You must remember that no one is allowed to touch these things until Wang Shilang comes!"
"Otherwise, something big will happen!"
The things Pu Chao mentioned were exactly the raw materials he had finally purchased from Jinxian Pavilion. In the past few days, due to various troubles in Wang Mi's family, the work of continuing to develop pistols had to be put on hold.
As a result, Pu Chao's head started to move.
These raw materials are no stranger to him, the master of the general workshop.
Although he does not practice Taoism, he is quite familiar with Boss Xin of Jinxian Pavilion, and he also has some understanding of many Taoist alchemy methods.
For example, he can make lead, and lead can also be regarded as one of the important raw materials for alchemy. Pu Chao looked at these exquisite raw materials, and his palms became more and more itchy day by day.
He didn't care what the serious alchemy method was, he just followed his own imagination. Anyway, he had the final say in the entire workshop, so he felt relaxed and at ease.
All the raw materials were piled in the open air, a pit was dug, and the various raw materials were mixed together according to a certain ratio.
Now that the mixing is complete, it must be operated.
How to do it?
Haven't you already dug a hole?
The method is self-evident. Pu Chao poured all the mixed raw materials into the pit and waited for the golden elixir to take shape!
There was only a sound of straddling, and the movement was simply earth-shattering!
Not to mention the golden elixir, not even a formed thing was seen. A plume of thick smoke rose into the sky, and with a bang, Pu Chao was choked down.
Could this thing be gunpowder?
That’s right!
The power is indeed too great!
If used properly, it will definitely kill everyone on the battlefield!
Bang bang!
"what's the situation?"
"What happened?"
"exploded!"
The huge roar caused the little pony under Wang Mi to immediately panic and falter. It took a lot of effort for Xiao Wang to control the pony.
Wang Mi, who was familiar with the sound, blurted out as soon as he heard the sound.
"What is an explosion?"
"Is this an explosion?"
Since fighting is still a man's business after all, Wang Mi took the He brothers with him when he went to Jiang's Workshop this time.
Now, the two brothers were looking at Wang Mi with confused expressions.
Wang Mi waved his whip and said, "Go quickly!"
"Something must have happened!"
Something did happen, and it was not a minor one. Fortunately, Puchao used very little sulfur and saltpeter, so it did not cause a major disaster.
If all the raw materials were used at once, the entire workshop might be cut in half.
Wang Mi rushed to the scene and already knew what was happening before he saw Pu Chao.
The slightly blackened earth pit and the smell of gunpowder smoke that had not completely dissipated reminded Wang Mi that an explosion had just occurred here!
"Shilang Wang, you are finally here!"
"I got into trouble!" The subordinate handed over a wet handkerchief. Pu Chao wiped his face and felt ashamed when he saw Wang Mi coming over.
Wang Mi waved his hand, not angry at all.
“It’s very valuable to have the courage to try a common craftsman’s work!”
Science comes from creation, and creation comes from innate curiosity!
Even though Puchao is over sixty years old, he still maintains strong curiosity about all kinds of new things. How can he not be admired?
Many of the wise men arrived late, so don’t be afraid of frost on your temples!
Despite his age, Pu Chao's thinking is quick and his intuition is very bright.
There is a slight problem with the method of making gunpowder, but the overall idea is correct!
This is really not an easy thing. Without Wang Mi to lead the way, Pu Chao has already touched the door handle of the molded black powder!
"Pujiang Zuo, I just asked the masters who were watching, and they told me how you made gunpowder. Generally speaking, your method is right, but you also know that developing elixirs and other
Things, details are very important, it can be said that a slight difference can lead to a loss of thousands of miles."
"In some details, you didn't do enough, and that's why the accident happened just now, but don't worry, I'm guaranteed to succeed."
Wang Mi patted his chest and blew it out. After he blew it, a burst of cold sweat broke out from his back, and he felt a little weak.
Let's do this, let's do that. In fact, he hasn't actually started making gunpowder yet. He can't say whether he can succeed in one fell swoop.
But, there is no other way!
If you say it out loud, let's do it like this!
In difficult moments, the aura of the time traveler will definitely cover him!
True to his word, Wang Mi came to the pit and carefully checked the specific situation. With the current technical means, if he wanted to produce a large amount of gunpowder, he could only use the "fire-subduing method" passed down by the king of medicine Sun Simiao.
The overall ingredients are almost the same as modern gunpowder, except that they are x sulfur x nitrate x charcoal. These main ingredients are all indispensable.
But the key to the method of subduing fire is that it requires very important raw materials. Don't worry, although it is important, it can be found everywhere and is very easy to find even in Dajin, which is not rich in materials.
We will introduce it again when it needs to be played.
Wang Mi called together several craftsmen who were mainly involved in making pistols. Within a moment, he opened his cuffs and created an object.
"Wang Shilang, isn't this... saponin?" Pu Chao said in surprise.
For him, saponin is used for washing clothes and bathing, and has nothing to do with making gunpowder.
Wang Mi nodded and said with a smile: "It is indeed soapberry."
"We want to make things that can be preserved and will not spontaneously ignite or explode for no reason. This soap is absolutely indispensable."
"Besides, we need charcoal."
"Do you have charcoal?"
Hearing that his approach was generally correct, Pu Chao was extremely excited. Wang Mi hadn't even said he wanted such a thing, and he was already making preparations.
Wang Mi's guess was correct. Daily essentials such as charcoal and soap locust can be easily found in Jiang's workshop.
Soon, the masters brought in charcoal. They heard that soap locust was needed to make gunpowder, so they took it upon themselves to get a lot of it.
With all the raw materials ready, Wang Mi began to show off his skills.
The so-called method of making gunpowder by laying down fire requires caution and step by step in the entire operation process.
Wang Mi mixed sulfur and saltpeter in a certain proportion. Up to this point, it was no different from Pu Chao's method.
However, when Pu Chao did this, he did not have a clear understanding of proportion and just did it casually.
Therefore, before the next step was carried out, the two raw materials were on the verge of explosion and exploded. No one knew what Pu Chao was thinking next.
Wang Mi looked at the saltpeter purchased by Puchao and found that its color was crystal clear, white and bright, which comforted him.
"General Craftsman, the saltpeter you bought is of very good quality. It is indeed the best!"
"Where is this store? When I have time, I will go and take a look!"
If you want to see it, of course you have to see it.
Saltpeter, also known as sodium nitrate, is something that exists in nature. However, because of its different purity, it directly affects the quality of gunpowder.
Of course, the higher the purity of the saltpeter, the better the quality of the gunpowder produced, which can be called black powder.
Natural saltpeter is generally produced in deep caves, natural rock caves and other places. Seeing this high-quality saltpeter, Wang Mi immediately thought that this store must have a good supply source for the saltpeter purchased by Puchao.
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Such a source must be controlled by oneself!
How can it live among the people and only be used by Taoist priests to make elixirs? It is really overkill!
Wang Mi mixed the mixed sulfur and saltpeter powder together and put them in a small frying pan. The next step was the more important step.
At his reminder, all the masters' eyes widened.
Be successful!
Wang Mi lit the soap locusts one by one and threw them into the small frying pan. The moment the soap locusts fell, a small crackling explosion sounded immediately and the smoke started to steam.
Pu Chao was so frightened that he immediately covered his mouth and nose and stepped back slightly. Seeing his actions, many masters who had not witnessed the details of the explosion also learned about the specific situation.
It turns out that this is how the loud noise just happened!
However, contrary to the expectations of Pu Chao and many masters, the gunpowder made by Wang Mi, although it was not known what kind of processes would be performed in the future, did not produce as much noise as Pu Chao's.
In fact, it didn't take long for the fire to go out.
Without fire, what use would this thing have?
Although the masters do not yet know the true nature of gunpowder, they have vaguely felt that this so-called new drug must be inseparable from fire.
Fire is the soul of gunpowder!
After the fire was extinguished, Wang Mi picked out the two types of raw and cooked charcoal and mixed them together.
"Everyone, this charcoal is raw or cooked, but when we make gunpowder, we need both."
From the perspective of modern industrial production, making gunpowder is of course very easy, but in ancient times when there were native workshops everywhere, it was definitely not an easy task.
In many links, just a little mistake may lead to complete failure.
It's really troubling.
However, the masters did not take the talk of raw and cooked charcoal seriously, and kept their eyes on Wang Mi.
Wang Mi added the raw and cooked charcoal to the small frying pan, mixed in the mixture of sulfur and saltpeter, and stir-fried repeatedly.
The stir-frying time should be about three rounds.
Because of the ignition of the soap locust, the fire properties of the remaining saltpeter have been greatly reduced.
And don’t underestimate the raw material saponin. Its main purpose is definitely cleaning. In the process of making earth gunpowder, its main function is to support combustion.
However, lighting the soap locust can produce an expansion effect with saltpeter and other substances, allowing the fire properties in the saltpeter to come out.
At this time, the crackling sound produced is also a kind of explosion.
The saltpeter and sulfur mixture that has not been processed in this step can easily cause spontaneous combustion and cannot be stored for a long time.
The stir-fried mixture of sulfur and saltpeter can basically be called gunpowder, but the gunpowder is extremely hot and cannot be used yet.
In a small frying pan, raw and cooked charcoal are burning desperately. This process is called "subduing the fire." Its meaning is to subdue the fire properties of gunpowder.
According to ancient prescriptions handed down by Sun Simiao, at least one-third of the charcoal in the frying pan must be consumed before the fire can be extinguished.
"I used a little too much charcoal. It seems that I should put in less charcoal next time." Wang Mi looked at the heat and murmured.
Although he felt that the time was almost up, he did not dare to put out the fire directly because there was still a lot of charcoal left in the pot.
"I saw a lot, but I didn't dare to remind you." Seeing that the whole operation process was getting more and more delayed, He Mai jumped out and spoke.
This expert in hindsight, now that he has seen a problem, why didn't he say anything just now? Now that the charcoal has been poured in, it is difficult to take it out again.
Wang Mi glanced at him with disdain.
While he was speculating, he had to calm down and not share the common knowledge with people like them. He also had to clearly explain some of the precautions that he could explain so far.
Some of the masters around Wang Mi were jumping for joy and seemed very interested, while others still looked confused.
Wang Mi shook his head. Now it seems that many things cannot be understood by the masters just by explaining them.
"Amai, don't just stand around and make sarcastic remarks."
"I have an errand entrusted to you, and you must do it well."
When He Mai heard that there was an errand, he immediately became energetic.
"Speak quickly, tell me quickly, I promise we can get it done!"
He Mai put his hands on his waist and was full of confidence.
He, Xiao He, has been traveling all over the country for many years. What battles have he not seen? He has been on the battlefield once, and what difficult situations have he not faced?
He is confident that the errands given to him by Wang Mi will definitely not be a problem for him!
Seeing He Mai's high-spirited look, He Wuji had a hunch that someone would be overturned as soon as Wang Mi's errand came out.