This is not Ivanov's boasting of Haikou, after all, his humble laboratory is still a bit of a reliable bottle and jar, relying on these to make ethylene oxide. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

With his assurance, the foreign name is also nurtured in his heart.

"Ivanov, I haven't been to your lab in a while, and I want to see it for myself to be sure that you can really make what I need."

"Then come with me." Ivanov stood up, he also felt the need to show the commander what he was capable of.

Catfish Village has the largest gunpowder production workshop in the entire swamp, where the raw materials of black powder eventually converge, supervised by professional chemical personnel, and workers process explosives and gunpowder.

The sky is getting darker, but Yang Mingzhi's hard work is very good. In the cool breeze, in the open space of the gunpowder workshop, the workers are still working.

Some men came with horses laden with goods, and in those baskets were some yellow rocks.

"It's a sulphur mine! They were all brought in from the hot springs to the south, where the water seemed to be suitable for bathing. Yang Mingzhi couldn't help but tease.

"The chief is right, we have measured it, the water temperature is 66 degrees Celsius, and it is indeed an excellent bathing place after mixing it with cold water." Ivanov had personally visited the sulphur mine, which was a hidden place. When the earth falls into the cold winter, the vegetation around it is still lush due to the hot springs, and if you look at it from the air, it must look like a strange flower in the white world.

He continued: "Gunpowder was invented by the Chinese, and the optimal ratio of black powder was also figured out by the Chinese. The sulphur comes from the spas, the charcoal we fire ourselves, and the potassium nitrate and magnesium nitrate come from Ryguschkov, who collects human and animal manure to produce this saltpeter with nitrifying bacteria. ”

Yang Mingzhi nodded, he did not disturb the work of the workers. Gunpowder configuration comes with great danger, and when operated outdoors on a clear day, the danger factor is indeed minimized.

As Ivanov said, gunpowder is a combination of these materials, and if aluminum nitrate is added to the potion, the explosive effect will be terrifying.

Wait a minute! Aluminum nitrate. Yang Mingzhi suddenly remembered that if this man made ammonium nitrate and aluminum nitrate, the power of the two would be no more powerful than ethylene oxide. What's more, these two compounds are at least safer than the latter.

He had to immediately inform Ivanov: "Friend, the situation has changed a little, I hope you will stop producing ethylene oxide, this compound is too dangerous. ”

"Nope! As long as you take it seriously, there will be no danger. Ivanov thought that the commander was still skeptical, and this time he patted his chest and assured that he was full of confidence.

Yang Mingzhi shook his head: "Okay, let's not talk about ethylene oxide, you can at least make nitric acid at present." ”

"Of course, nitric acid, sulfuric acid, I can mass-produce. Of course, my so-called mass production can only be used by our small army. ”

"That's enough." Yang Mingzhi's joy was written on his face. "Then you're sure you'll be able to make ammonium nitrate, too."

"Of course, this compound can be used as a fertilizer, but also as an explosive. Did the prefect decide to use it? But as an explosive, its effect is not the same as you planned. ”

"Of course it's different. But let's add something else, and that's the same. ”

Yang Mingzhi was not in a hurry to say, and several people stepped into Ivanov's laboratory.

Here, he saw a dazzling array of bottles and jars, some of which contained a yellow substance, which was picric acid. Yang Mingzhi suddenly felt that a question just now was simply timid, this picric acid is not trinitrophenol, if this thing can be made, there must be a large amount of nitric acid, and ethylene oxide can also be made.

Seeing that the commander was interested, Ivanov immediately said: "When the battle was underway, there was no production here, and I was still working. Now the work of synthesizing picric acid is handled by my right-hand men, who are chemistry students from Moscow State University and are now chemists. ”

Yang Mingzhi noticed that these young people in white coats were poorly dressed and even very unsafe, and even in this terrible environment, they could still make some dangerous items. They were working in a wooden hut, with bottles and cans in front of them, as if they were ancient alchemists, and indeed the same group of people who were in the infinite pursuit of gold and wanted to find another way, and started modern chemistry.

Yang Mingzhi is not a chemist, and his knowledge of the most powerful conventional weapons of mass destruction in later generations is also dabbled in out of his own hobby.

Ivanov immediately began to introduce his workshop, and now Yang Mingzhi also completely understood his details.

This is the link of preparing sulfuric acid, this is the link of preparing nitric acid, and this is the link of making phenol...... It's like a comprehensive laboratory, with bottles and cans, and a lot of rubber tubes, all of which are flowing with dangerous goods, and the core of the army's weapons comes from here.

"We have the largest production of black powder here, which is basically used to make rocket propulsion fuel and artillery ammunition packs." Ivanov said, continuing to ask the question he had just asked. "Sir, I only need to adjust ammonium nitrate to produce it, but you said that a new compound can be mixed with it to produce more power, what is it?"

"It's aluminum nitrate. As long as it is prepared into a liquid mixture with ammonium nitrate, once it comes into contact with the air, it will deflagrate, and I am afraid that a mistake will blow up this laboratory into the sky. ”

Both compounds Ivanov understood very well that they were exceptionally dangerous. It's just that aluminum is very scarce now, Ivanov said: "We currently have only a small amount of aluminum alloy, which is still dismantled from downed enemy planes." It's okay to make aluminum nitrate, but the yield can only be a little bit. ”

It is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, and Yang Mingzhi also knows this. Unless there is an aluminum mine in this area, aluminum nitrate can be mass-produced, and ammonium nitrate-aluminum nitrate cloud burst bombs can be equipped with a large number of troops.

In addition to this, there is also aluminum nitrate available, which is inferior to the former in terms of power. As for ethylene oxide, after seeing the current situation of this huge laboratory, Yang Mingzhi thought about it and didn't do it lightly, after all, no one wanted these chemical talents to blow up the whole army because of a small mistake.

Yang Mingzhi simply gave an order here: "Ivanov, you have to mass-produce hydrazine nitrate and ammonium nitrate, do not stop the manufacture of picric acid, and you can't listen to the work of black powder." These kinds of materials that arsenals need most should not only be produced, but also increase production efficiency. ”

"But if you produce too quickly, the probability of safety accidents increases. Besides, I don't have any more talented people, and it's unrealistic to count on temporary workers. ”

Yang Mingzhi knew what he meant, so he changed his kind tone and said, "I need the troops to be equipped with more powerful weapons to make up for the lack of our troops." Your workshop determines the capacity of our arsenal, and the division headquarters does not know whether air assistance from superiors exists. Until supplies are airdropped, we can only rely on ourselves, and the army depends on you. How to handle the production is your business, if you have any questions, you can contact me directly. I will be staying in Catfish Village for the next few days. ”

Ivanov already regarded the deputy division commander as a friend, after all, the two had a good common language in chemistry. He is an old research-oriented pedant, and he likes this kind of person who can appreciate his own talents. On the issue of new weapons, the deputy division commander showed extraordinary enthusiasm, and now he had no worries.