Chapter 762: New uses of new gunpowder, boom! Boom! Boom!
"What? Talaya personally led the people to test 'blasting mining' in the copper mining area of Zicao County?"
The sky fell and the wind blew up in the big tent. Shulot paused suddenly and his heart tightened. His calm face showed surprise, and there was a trace of worry hidden in the surprise. After a few breaths, he dropped the quill in his hand.
, slapping the eucalyptus table with some anger!
"Damn it! Using gunpowder to mine, and then testing it on site yourself? This stupid woman is not afraid of death! Who taught her this dangerous method?!"
Upon hearing His Highness's question, the captain of the guard, Eckardt, was stunned and didn't know what to say for a moment. He lowered his head and remained silent, but his mind was spinning rapidly.
He has served the high priest for many years and knows that Talaya, the director of the Divine Enlightenment, was seven years ago. The high priest asked him to bring someone to bring the potter girl into the house in a low-key manner. But at that time, His Highness seemed to be just on a whim, and did not really have any relationship with him.
What happened to the other party? But now, listening to His Highness's tone... Yes, since His Highness can safely hand over the divine revelation to the other party, the relationship between the two must be extraordinary!...
Eckardt's thoughts drifted away, as if he had some realization. But a moment later, Shulot also looked stagnant, looking embarrassed.
Because, he suddenly remembered that just over half a year ago, he received a letter from Talaya and discovered a new type of granular gunpowder! After receiving the letter, he was very happy for a moment, imagining the power of granular gunpowder, and wrote eloquently
A long reply. The reply naturally also mentioned the new uses that can be expanded after the power of gunpowder increases, including mining, road construction, cleaning up river reefs, and building reservoirs...
"Cough! Cough!"
After a few breaths, Shulot coughed twice. His expression calmed down a little, and he reached out to take Talaya's letter and read it directly.
"Dear Your Highness! In the past six months, I have experimented with several new uses of gunpowder that you told me, and I suddenly felt that a brand new sky was unfolding in front of my eyes... I used 6,000 gunpowder in the Black Rock City mining area.
Jin of new gunpowder was used to test the first copper mine blast, which completely collapsed two tunnels! The situation at that time shook the entire mountain. The miners were frightened and thousands of people ran and shouted, almost triggering a riot.
..”
"Although some ore was mined in this terrible underground blasting, the risk was too high! After much thought, I decided to blast and mine in open-pit mining areas in the future. Last month, when the rainy season passed, I took
The priests of the Gunpowder Department mined the open-pit copper mine in Zicao County. Two large-scale blastings consumed seven or eight thousand kilograms of gunpowder, and the exploded copper ore was hundreds of thousands kilograms, worth two thousand kilograms.
The amount of digging that many people can dig in one day!..."
"Your Highness, your divine inspiration guides me! This is indeed a mining method that is beyond everyone's imagination! However, it consumes too much gunpowder. The granular gunpowder consumed in this round of mining is from nitrate removal to
Making nitrate, burning charcoal, mining sulfur, mixing gunpowder, and adding water to make granules takes about one or two thousand people a day's work... However, I believe that as long as we make more reasonable calculations and choose a more suitable explosion point,
It can effectively reduce the consumption of gunpowder and enhance the power of blasting!..."
Seeing this, Shulot rubbed his brows and pondered for a long time. Obviously, the alliance's gunpowder production efficiency is not high enough, and the cost of employing miners is very low. Such explosive mining cannot yet reflect too obvious effects.
There is a cost advantage, but the upper limit will be very high in the future.
"My only Highness, the application of new gunpowder is really as vast as the sky! And you are the most dazzling sun in my sky... In recent months, I have also tried blasting small hills to make
The road from the mall to the mining area of Black Rock City has become smoother. I also agreed with Yin Ezipan of Apa County to bring a professional gunpowder priest to help him clear the mountain pass and build the Flower and Fruit City to Apa City.
One hundred and fifty miles of county roads..."
"As for Yin Etalik of Zicao County, he hopes that the Gunpowder Department can send manpower to study the dredging of the 160-mile river from Alto City to Crow Town. It is just blasting on the river. I am not sure, and I am prepared to wait until the water level in the dry season
When it's the lowest, try blasting the rocks above the water again..."
After reading Talaya's letter, Shulot's brows jumped and he felt uneasy. However, the new use of these gunpowder was closely related to the kingdom's grand construction plan, which was very important. Thinking of this, Shulot could only sigh,
Whisper to yourself.
"Over the years, you have done well, and I have always seen it. You don't have to work so hard for me! I can't trust others to leave the affairs of the Divine Inspiration Institute to others..."
Two steps away, the captain of the guard, Eckart, stood with his head bowed. He looked at his nose and nose, as if he heard nothing.
"God bless you!"
Shulot prayed softly and looked at the second half of the letter. Here, Talaya told about the latest progress in making gunpowder in the Gunpowder Department.
The kingdom has no shortage of sulfur and charcoal. In the preparation of gunpowder, the most important thing is "nitrate". In addition to the traditional methods of sweeping nitrate, drenching nitrate, and boiling nitrate in saline-alkali land, the Shenqi Institute has also explored the idea of concentrating urine in towns.
, the method of preparing urine salt. It is just a "tasty" method. The technology is not yet skilled, the efficiency is not high enough, and the purity is not enough.
In the past year, what has really increased the production of gunpowder has been the mining of saltpeter in the Bat Cave in the southwest mountains. The kingdom's power has expanded to the southwest mountains, and large-scale reclamation is also going on in Apa County. There are many places in the mountains.
All the bat caves were discovered by the villagers who opened up wasteland, and reported them to the preaching priests in the villages, and then reported them back to the Divine Enlightenment Office.
The nitrate accumulated in this kind of tropical caves has a very large amount and a high purity, which has almost increased the output of gunpowder by more than half, reaching 16,000 kilograms per month! And such an increase in gunpowder output has also given the Gunpowder Department
Director Talaya, conducted various blasting tests, and gained confidence in all kinds of "Boom! Boom! Boom!"
"Your Highness, I have personally been to the bat cave to see how the craftsmen dug the saltpeter... Some craftsmen live in the cave, and they even capture the bats in the cave for food..."
The wind fell from the big tent and the sky became dark. Seeing this paragraph, Shulot was immediately shocked. He immediately picked up a pen and wrote a reply to Talaya's letter.
"Talaya, you must be careful to stay away from the explosion site and conduct command from a distance. For every blasting plan, you must designate an on-site person in charge. And you yourself must keep a distance from the site. I use the sun's
The name orders you and you must never disobey it!..."
"Also, be sure to remember! Use smoke carefully to drive away the bats in the cave, and minimize contact, especially if they are not edible. The Lord God once gave me enlightenment. Bats are her favorite creatures, and they have a small and terrible curse attached to them.
Believers are not allowed to hunt and eat!..."
"Finally, I leave you with a research topic...that is to cooperate with the Black Rock City mining area to study how to dig tunnels and blow up strong city walls...Remember, be careful and keep your distance to avoid any accidents!"