Hearing that Ning Chen had another way to make money, Wu Ang suddenly became interested.
"Brother Ning, what do you want to take care of me?" Wu Ang asked Ning Chen with a flattering look on his face.
Ning Chen did not answer Wu Ang's question first, but asked Wu Ang a question first: "In terms of manufacturing ability alone, which one is stronger, the craftsmen under you or the craftsmen under the Wu family?"
Although Wu Ang didn't know why Ning Chen asked this, he just answered truthfully.
"Which aspect do you want to look at? If you are talking about building a house or making some household and agricultural appliances.
I definitely can't compare with the Wu family.
But if it comes to other aspects, the craftsmen under me may not be worse than those from the Wu family.
Even though you gave the Holy Way of Manufacturing to the Wu family, the craftsmen under me are not vegetarians either."
There is indeed no element of bragging about Wu Ang.
Just look at the factory under Wu Ang, which produces tents and air mattresses on a large scale.
This is evident from the manufacturing capabilities of Wu Ang’s men.
"If we only look at weapons manufacturing capabilities, which one of your two families is stronger?" Ning Chen asked a separate question.
After hearing Ning Chen's words, Wu Ang raised his eyebrows and asked: "Brother Ning, you plan to make weapons and sell them to the court. What kind of weapons do you plan to make? If they are ordinary weapons, the profit is too low..."
Ning Chen interrupted Wu Ang and said, "You answer my question first?"
Wu Ang said: "The Wu family is not proficient in making weapons, after all, this kind of thing is quite taboo.
There is really no need for the Wu family to put more effort into this.
The craftsmen under me are relatively proficient.
But really speaking, the best one for making weapons is the Inner Court Manufacturing Department in the Imperial City."
This is pretty much what Ning Chen thought.
Originally, Ning Chen planned to involve Wu Zhizao in this matter.
But then Ning Chen thought about it and felt that if Wu Zhizao was brought in, not only would he not be able to help, but he might also harm Wu Zhizao's family.
Weapons have been very taboo since ancient times.
You have to say that it would be okay to buy a kitchen knife and ordinary iron tools for ordinary people.
But if you want to make weapons, you must obtain official approval.
Without approval, you will lose your head.
Although the Wu family is indeed very powerful in terms of manufacturing.
But the Wu family certainly does not have such a background to commit such a taboo.
So Ning Chen initially thought about bringing Wu Ang in, and that was what he meant.
This is the territory of the Wu family, and Wu Ang will not have too many taboos when doing this.
What's more, if these weapons are sold to the imperial court after being manufactured, there will be no taboo at all.
"Brother Ning, please stop being pretentious. Tell me what kind of weapon you plan to use first. I'll help you analyze it and see if it's profitable." Wu Ang saw that Ning Chen was still thinking there alone, so he tolerated it.
He kept asking urgingly.
"I plan to make a cannon." Ning Chen said.
"cannon?"
"What is a cannon?"
Wu Ang and Yun Xuanzi were both very confused about this thing.
Because this weapon was a name they had never heard of before.
"Brother Ning, what is this cannon?" Wu Ang thought hard to no avail, so he might as well ask Ning Chen directly.
Anyway, Ning Chen definitely knows the answer.
Ning Chen took out paper and pen and prepared to draw a cannon on the paper.
But when Ning Chen was about to write, his wrist suddenly froze.
But then Ning Chen got to his heart and directly used Haoran's righteousness as a stimulus to simply draw the shape of a cannon on the paper.
Of course, what Ning Chen painted was not the later modern cannons or howitzers.
Ning Chen can't draw these either.
What Ning Chen painted was the simplest cannon from ancient times.
The structure of this kind of cannon is very simple, just the base and the barrel, and not much else.
The inside of the gun barrel is nothing more than adding spiral rifling, which is not difficult.
On the contrary, the electronic artillery of later generations was much more difficult.
Don't say Ning Chen can't draw, it's just Ning Chen who can draw it.
Wu Ang and the others couldn't do it at all.
This kind of ancient cannon was completely sufficient in the Wu Dynasty.
After Ning Chen's cannon was painted, the holy light suddenly came out,
Thousands of holy lights emerged from the paper.
Wu Ang and Yun Xuanzi looked at the scene in front of them.
Everyone was shocked.
"Did you draw something that was recognized by the Holy Dao?" Both of them were extremely interested in what Ning Chen had drawn.
Ning Chen didn't expect to draw this cannon.
It even caused obstacles from the holy way.
Fortunately, he had the art of war, so Ning Chen directly used the art of war to write forcefully.
And with the appearance of this cannon, Ning Chen clearly felt that his military skills had been broadened a lot.
At the same time, one cannon after another appeared on Ning Chen's path.
Ning Chen felt that as long as his Baijiadao could reach the second level, he would be able to mobilize these cannons.
When Ning Chen was comprehending the art of war.
Wu Ang and Yun Xuanzi had already taken advantage of the light to dissipate and pounced on them immediately.
I want to see for the first time what magical things Ning Chen has drawn.
Just looking at the things on the paper, Wu Angyun Xuanzi was confused.
The two people stared at each other, completely unaware of the power of this thing.
I don't even know how to use this thing.
"Brother Ning, if I make this thing according to your drawing, can it be used?" Wu Ang asked Ning Chen.
Ning Chen shook his head and said: "Of course not, this is just a launch platform.
Next, gunpowder needs to be added, and the cooperation of Taoist Master Yun Xuanzi is also needed.
Make some powerful cannonballs."
"What is gunpowder?" Wu Ang continued to ask in confusion.
Ning Chen explained: “The inspiration for gunpowder can be regarded as the inspiration given to me by the Yin Yang family among my hundreds of families.
Because those alchemists in Baijiadao would occasionally explode the furnace when refining elixirs.
I've researched the issue of their furnaces blowing up.
It is because there is a problem with the ratio of the elixir materials, so the furnace will explode.
Then I thought that if the proportion of these frying furnace materials were used in war, it would be very effective.
However, if it is just a simple blasting furnace, it is not easy to control and the cost is very high.
In addition, the power is actually very limited.
So after some intensive research, I invented gunpowder."
Well, the above stories are completely made up by Ning Chen himself.
Anyway, things like alchemists blowing up furnaces often happened in the Wu Dynasty.
Ning Chen just copied it mechanically and used it on himself, and there was nothing wrong with it at all.
After hearing Ning Chen's words, Wu Ang's eyes sparkled.
"Brother Ning, you are really a genius. Why haven't I thought of such a good idea?"
"Brother Ning, if this thing can really be used in war, it will definitely become a big killer weapon that changes the direction of war!"
"Brother Ning, based on this, you are not only a great contributor to our Wu Dynasty, but also a great contributor to our entire human race!"
"Your contribution is really great!"
Yun Xuanzi's eyes looked a little annoyed.
Of course Ning Chen understood Yun Xuanzi's annoyance.
Because furnace explosions happened frequently in their sect.
But they have never thought about how to use the furnace.
On the contrary, it was Ning Chen, a layman, who first thought of a way to take advantage of it.
Let Ning Chen become a great hero of the human race.
"Taoist Master Yun, although there is no problem with gunpowder, the power of gunpowder itself is not enough to harm demons or barbarians.
Therefore, gunpowder can only be used as a primer, and what is inside the shell is the key.
Taoist Master Yun's cannonball can only be made by your Taoist sect.
I plan to ask you to make a batch of cannonballs based on talismans.
Of course, if your Taoist sect has any easily activated but extremely powerful spells that can be engraved on steel, that’s not impossible.”
When Yun Xuanzi heard this, he immediately said: "Our Taoist sect has many such talismans and spells. Our Taoist sect has taken over this matter."
Wu Ang stared at the cannon, frowning tightly.
After looking at it for a while, Wu Ang said: "Brother Ning, this is not the only real power of your cannon, right?"
Ning Chen smiled and said, "These are certainly not its biggest features."
"What's its biggest advantage?" Wu Ang asked.
Ning Chen said: "Its biggest advantage is that it can hit very far."
"How far?" Wu Ang asked.
Ning Chen said: "I really can't answer this for you. We can only wait until you produce the thing and we test it."
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After a pause, Ning Chen said: "But I can conservatively say that the attack distance should be at least ten miles."
"Ten miles!"
Wu Ang and Yun Xuanzi took a breath when they heard the attack distance given by Ning Chen.
Among all practitioners, except those of the third level or above, they can attack regardless of spatial distance.
Those below level three can rarely reach an attack range of ten miles with the help of weapons.
"Isn't this kind of attack distance comparable to the third level!" Wu Ang said with emotion.
"It's just the attack distance. If we want to talk about power, it's far from the real third grade.
It is still possible to carry out long-distance strikes, consume most of the cannon fodder, and disrupt the opponent's offensive formation.
It’s really difficult to kill the opponent’s leader.”
Regarding this point, Ning Chen still has a very clear understanding.
Artillery cannot truly end the war.
Take the demon tribe as an example. The demon tribe is all rough-skinned and thick-flesh.
It is very resistant to beating.
Even if it is combined with the talismans of the Dao Sect, the ones that can effectively kill should be lower than fourth grade.
After listening to Ning Chen's analysis, Wu Ang said indifferently: "Don't we still have Taoist Yun's talismans? Can't we just ask Taoist Yun and the others to make some talismans that can kill third-level people?
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Ning Chen said: "It's not like I haven't considered this issue. But for a talisman that can kill third-grade people, the cost won't be small, right?"
Yun Xuanzi nodded and said: "The cost is indeed very high. The key is that there are many materials, which are difficult to get together."
Ning Chen nodded and continued: "The cost is so high, and it is difficult to assemble the materials.
This is completely unnecessary.
Because once the shell leaves the artillery, it is difficult for us to control its position.
Instead of firing one fake and expensive cannonball, it would be better to fire a hundred cheap but practical cannonballs."
In the end, Ning Chen concluded: "As I said before, the real role of artillery is not to truly end the war.
Rather, it is to destroy the opponent's artillery fire as much as possible and divide the opponent's formation.
In the end, it is the practitioners who play the decisive role."
This is the difference between the extraordinary world and the non-extraordinary world.
In a world without practitioners, artillery is the means of summarizing war.
In this world of practitioners, the role of artillery is more to contain and assist.
"No matter what, this is a killer weapon across the ages. Brother Ning, please make the drawings as detailed as possible, and I will let my subordinates do it.
In addition, you can also leave all the cannonballs and gunpowder to me, and I will make a batch of finished products as soon as possible."
The drawings are not difficult for Ning Chen.
After all, it is just the oldest artillery. For Ning Chen, who has been a military fan since childhood, it is really not too complicated.
Ning Chen quickly drew and wrote the proportions of artillery, shells and gunpowder, and handed the things to Wu Ang.
Wu Ang reached out and took the thing, and then carefully put it away.
"You must not make mistakes when it comes to gunpowder, and you must avoid fireworks and high temperatures. In addition, all manufacturers can only wear cotton products.
You must be careful with this thing, be careful and be careful again.
Once it explodes, you can refer to the power of the elixir explosion furnace."
Wu Ang said: "Don't worry, I will personally keep an eye on this gunpowder. I will definitely not make any mistakes in it."
Ning Chen nodded, and then told Wu Ang: "After you have finished the cannonballs, give them all to Taoist Yun and the others to engrave or insert runes into them."
Wu Ang glanced at Yun Xuanzi and said: "Master Yun, I will send someone to deliver it to you when the time comes."
Yun Xuanzi nodded: "Okay."
After everything has been implemented, the next step is to distribute the benefits.
"I alone will take 60% of the profit from this weapon, and you two will each take 20%. Do you have any objections?"
Of course Yun Xuanzi and Wu Ang would not have any objections.
Don't look at it. Ning Chen is not involved in manufacturing or selling.
But this drawing was given by Ning Chen.
Without Ning Chen, they wouldn't make a dime.
So Ning Chen monopolizes 60%, and the two of them have no objection.
As for Wu Ang and Yun Xuanzi, they each accounted for 20%.
The two of them had no objections.
Although Yun Xuanzi is not involved in the manufacture of artillery, Yun Xuanzi and the others guarantee and provide the power of the artillery.
Ning Chen thought of something again and reminded Wu Ang: "Control the cost carefully. Instead of just one cannon, just make tens of thousands taels."
If this is the case, your imperial sister wants to purchase more.
It doesn't have the financial resources either.
When the time comes, we will be in trouble if you give us credit.
So you control the costs from the source."
"Don't worry, I will definitely control the cost to the minimum." Wu Ang promised Ning Chen.
Ning Chen left Wu Ang here to repair all night, and the next day Ning Chen gave Wu Ang the silver he promised to lend to Wu Zhao.
Ask Wu Ang to arrange for someone to send it to Wu Zhao.
Then came the manufacture of cannons.
After Wu Ang left.
For the next period of time, Ning Chen's place was rarely quiet.
Fang Xiong was training the soldiers and horses of the two military towns and Baijiacheng every day.
From time to time, I would take them to clean up the surrounding tribes.
In Fang Xiong's words, these soldiers are too weak and lack training.
Of course, for a general like Fang Xiong, these powerful troops are still very convinced.
The top general under Marquis Dingguo must have both ability and strength.
Ning Chen didn't care about Fang Xiong.
Ning Chen mainly stared at Little Fat Dragon's Shenlong Guard.
All the Dragon Guards were sent by Ning Chen to find out about the Ten Thousand Monsters Kingdom.
With the demon clan's identity concealed, these dragon guards are still very quick to find out information.
Every three days, Ning Chen asked them to report intelligence and information to him.
After half a month, Ning Chen found that the Ten Thousand Monster Kingdom was surprisingly quiet.
This made Ning Chen feel slightly uncomfortable.
He killed the son of the tycoon of Ten Thousand Demons Kingdom, and the interior of Ten Thousand Demons Kingdom was so quiet.
This in itself is very common.
Coupled with the problems in Shangzhen and their subsequent food rations.
Ning Chen guessed that the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom was definitely brewing a big plan.
In fact, Ning Chen's guess was also correct.
The Kingdom of Ten Thousand Demons is brewing a plan for an all-out attack.
A plan for a large-scale attack on the four northern states.
The leader is the Tiger King lineage.
The Tiger King's lineage has invited all the kings of the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdoms.
Faced with the Tiger King's invitation, even several other giants from the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom sent people to attend the meeting.
What Tiger King told everyone was very simple.
The series of actions of the human race have seriously threatened the living space of the Ten Thousand Monster Kingdom.
Now the Ten Thousand Monster Kingdom must either fight back or wait to die.
In fact, there is obviously a third option.
The third option is surrender.
It's just that Tiger King didn't even mention this matter.
Obviously, in King Tiger's understanding, this is not an option that should be considered.
Although Ning Chen didn't know what the top management of Ten Thousand Monsters Kingdom was discussing, Ning Chen felt that something big must have happened.
Ning Chen asked all the Dragon Guards to continue to inquire for information, and the more detailed the information, the better.
During this period, there was another big event for Ning Chen.
The Baijia City is finally completed.
Because of the addition of the Wu family, the construction of Baijia City has really made rapid progress.
Coupled with the large number of refugees who joined later.
Everyone really started shooting at almost twelve hours.
The overall speed is really not fast even if you think about it.
When Baijia City is really completely built.
Wu Zhizao, who had stayed in Baijiacheng, looked at the Baijiacheng built by him and the Wu family craftsmen.
It really made me feel more and more that Ning Chen was a genius in building cities.
Not only was the entire Baijia City arranged in an orderly manner by Ning Chen, the key was some of Ning Chen's pioneering designs.
That really makes Baijia City look prosperous and practical at the same time.
Although many of Ning Chen’s things cannot be copied directly.
But with some changes, it can still be used in some cities.
"Brother Ning, the first batch of artillery has been made. Please come quickly, Brother Ning." While Ning Chen was lazily basking in the sun, a blue bird came to Ning Chen.
Whether Wu Ang used the blue bird or spoke Wu Ang's words, Ning Chen could feel Ning Chen's eagerness and inner ecstasy.