Chapter 353: Gunpowder
(Cat flutter Chinese) "Isn't this nonsense, let a half-grown baby with hair on his mouth not grow enough to come to see firearms, and control something!" An old armoryman in charge of the armory complained there.
Ignoring the reprimand of the herald lieutenant, the old ordnance supervisor with a straightforward and Qin accent continued to hum: "That half-grown boy saved the life of the handsome, my old Li can kowtow to thank him, but a half-grown baby who has only read is in charge of firearms, my old Li really doesn't believe that he can play with any flowers, fiddling with gunpowder, don't accidentally blow yourself up half-dead, it's not bad......"
The Northwest has always used military merits to convince people, so the sergeants and soldiers of the army are not very interested in the speech officer.
In the face of the facts, not only Liu Fa, who is known for his strong personality, but also Lotte, who was holding a bad breath for the defeat of Tong'an City and almost died all the way away, also held his breath, thinking that he was surrounded by a group of Western Xia soldiers, and was surrounded on the top of the mountain and almost died, and his heart was even more angry, but in the face of the situation that the enemy was strong and I was weak, Lotte naturally thought of firearms.
"I can't afford to provoke it, I can hide it, I can always do it!" Lao Li was helpless, and after seeing the person leave, he said to the deputy next to him: "Lao Zhu, you greet the half-grown baby for me, I'll go outside to breathe!" ”
saved Liu Fa, and the entire Huangzhou City was polite to Lotte.
"These are the firearms used in the army?" Looking at the rockets, fireballs, and other objects placed in the warehouse, Lotte asked.
After looking at these firearms, Lotte said, "What is the gunpowder formula of my Great Song, can you tell me?" ”
Even the person who accompanied Lotte was embarrassed, apparently thinking that Lotte had asked a question that shouldn't have been asked.
Seeing that Lotte was displeased, Lao Zhu, who was used to shaking his head, hurriedly replied: "Boss, things like gunpowder are important weapons of the country, according to the laws of the imperial court, the lower officials must not reveal the formula of gunpowder to outsiders, even if you are the lord in charge of us, you are not allowed!" ”
It is said that Lao Li, the highest official in charge of the ordnance superintendent, is just an eight-martial position, and this deputy Lao Zhu is of a lower level, and he can only be called an old man by Lotte, although Lotte is very young, but when facing a low official as a sixth official, the word "old" on the title cannot be left out.
Removing the embarrassment on his face, Lotte thought for a while and said: "The reason why I asked you about gunpowder is because the official has some attainments in the formula for making gunpowder, and as for the secret of the gunpowder formula, the official knew about it when he was more than ten years old!" ”
Seeing that this old Zhu looked distrustful of himself, Lotte smiled and said: "This official has a gunpowder endorsement here that was prepared when the official was fifteen years old, and it is quite powerful, so this official wants to confirm it with your ordnance supervisor!" ”
After speaking, Lotte ordered someone to take a pen and paper and write out the recipe for black powder.
"Not bad!" Lotte nodded.
Hearing Lao Zhu's words, Lotte almost slapped his head, although he didn't know what kind of real level the Great Song firearms were, but after listening to this formula, he knew what level the power of the Great Song firearms was.
Lao Zhu said tactfully, but he was actually saying that Lotte's gunpowder formula could not be used at all.
This is a good suggestion, and saltpeter, charcoal, and sulfur are indispensable for making gunpowder, and the Ordnance Superintendent has a lot of stock, so it is not difficult to do.
There is a craftsman who is specifically responsible for making gunpowder, and when he saw the recipe given by Lotte, he couldn't help but pout, and his expression showed the obvious disdain of the extreme master.
Presenting two parts of gunpowder, Lao Zhu pointed to one of them and said, "Boss, this half-pound gunpowder is the gunpowder originally prepared by the Ordnance Superintendent. Then he pointed to another one and said, "This half-catty is gunpowder prepared according to the recipe given by the old man......"
Seeing that the people were in a hurry, the official who accompanied Lotte to the Ordnance Prison opened his mouth and reprimanded: "Li Armament Supervisor, don't be rude in front of Lord Le!" ”
Looking at the playful eyes of the visitor, as well as the smiling face, and listening to himself as an adult, without the word "old", Lotte raised his eyebrows slightly, and in Lotte's heart, he decided that the person who came was smashing the field.
The person who came was Lao Li, the chief supervisor of the Ordnance Prison who went and returned, Lao Li avoided wandering around in other places, and suddenly heard someone from below to report, saying that it was that Lord Le brought a new gunpowder formula, which made Lao Li a little curious in his heart, but he thought that a half-grown baby like Lotte knew what kind of gunpowder formula, under the effect of the psychology of the two, he rushed over to see the excitement.
After receiving the formula given by Lotte from his deputy Lao Zhu, Lao Li of the Ordnance Supervisor pointed to the West and smiled dumbly: "Saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal are indispensable things in the gunpowder formula, but the gunpowder made from these three formulas alone is not very powerful, so we have to add some other objects to it......
is provoking himself nakedly, how can Lotte not hear what Lao Li means from the words.
"What the adults said is right, you can only see the best when you shoot!" Lao Li laughed, ordered his subordinates to prepare to test the power of gunpowder, and said, "Please also ask your lord to move your respect!" ”
The gunpowder of the Great Song Dynasty is located in the headquarters of the Biandu Ordnance Supervision, which gathers the best gunpowder craftsmen of the Great Song Dynasty, and the formula is finally formed after countless improvements over the past hundred years, and even Zeng Gong's Wujing General Essentials and Shen Kuo's opening materials are recorded, in the eyes of Lao Li, the gunpowder prepared with the best gunpowder formula of the Great Song Dynasty is not comparable to the formula given by Lotte.
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