Chapter 190 Gunpowder

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The river breeze blowing from the Bianhe River is even more chilly.

Although it is only mid-autumn, the weather is already getting colder. After a light rain in the afternoon, the temperature dropped considerably.

Yu Yin was on his horse, and the spirit of the spirit was shivering.

He wrapped his clothes tightly, looked up at the sky, and when he whistled, Dark Gold immediately sped up. After all, it has been several months with dark gold, and the tacit understanding between people and horses has reached the extreme.

Although Dark Gold is old, his foot strength is not inferior to that of some BMW horses.

Its greatest strength is its composure and its long stamina. Maybe it's because he's experienced too many big scenes, so no matter what time it is, Dark Gold won't panic, and it's always a little steady. Yu Yin's favorite is precisely this.

Dark Jin ran wildly with his hooves back, and in about an hour or so, he came to the Muhuogang Imperial Camp.

Along the way, you can see the Tokyo Forbidden Army patrolling the official road, which also makes Yuyin a little more worried in his heart.

Feng Shi told him that the scope of the imperial court would soon be expanded to the outside.

In other words, sooner or later, someone will patrol the imperial camp.

Although Ling Zhen can rest assured, there is always a risk.

Fortunately, the three horses were changed and branded as military horses.

At the same time, Ling Zhen also reported the three horses through the relationship of the ordnance superintendent. Even if it is discovered, there will be no trouble.

The most important thing is the jewelry worth millions of dollars!

I don't know how Liu Qing is preparing? If you can let him go early, it is the best choice.

But the question is, how to get Liu Qing to leave early?

Yu Yin had a headache, and before he knew it, he came to the gate of the imperial camp.

It was not the first time he had come to the imperial camp, so the soldier on duty did not stop him, so he let Yu Yin enter the camp directly......

I got off the horse and suddenly heard a loud noise from the direction of the school.

The voice was like the sky was cracking, and standing in place, I could still feel the ground trembling slightly.

Although the dark gold is calm, it also reveals a little restlessness in this situation. It shook its head and tail, snorted from time to time, trampled on the ground, and even tried to break free from Yu Yin's hands. Yu Yin hurriedly pulled the reins tightly, and then stretched out his hand, hugged Dark Gold's neck, pressed his face against Dark Gold's face, and whistled softly in his mouth.

This is also a way for Yu Yin to communicate with Dark Gold.

"Don't be afraid, Lao Jin, it's okay, it's okay!"

Under Yu Yin's comfort, the dark gold gradually stabilized.

"What is Ling Commander doing?"

"Well, today's Ling Tong system trial new cannon...... Hehe, I don't know if it succeeded. ”

Trials of new cannons?

Or rather, a trial of new shells.

As the commander of the Gunpowder Bureau, Ling Zhen's love for artillery is incomprehensible.

He would often experiment with new recipes, experimenting in the Imperial Camp. Anyway, his imperial camp is a place where his grandmother doesn't hurt and his uncle doesn't love it, from top to bottom, it can be said that he is the one who is in charge. Now he has hooked up with the front secretary of the palace, and the relationship with the ordnance supervisor has also improved a lot. At least in terms of military pay, the ordnance superintendent will no longer withhold as before.

Ling Zhen's imperial camp was full of five hundred people.

But in fact, the number of people in the imperial camp of this gunpowder bureau did not exceed three hundred.

In addition, there are some craftsmen who do not report in the imperial camp, although they are under the jurisdiction of the Gunpowder Bureau, but they are actually reported in the Ordnance Supervision.

In this way, Ling Zhen can eat at least 200 people's empty salaries every month.

Anyway, the Gunpowder Bureau is not on the battlefield, and no one will ask about it. Occasionally, someone came to check the number of people, and Ling Zhen used those craftsmen to fill the number, so that his life was quite stable. The empty salary of 200 people also gave Ling Zhen enough funds to conduct experiments. He would often study some new types of artillery, and he experimented in the imperial camp, but no one cared about it. …,

Yu Yin smiled!

He came today for this purpose.

At that moment, he brought the dark gold into the stable, and went straight to the school grounds.

The school yard of the Gunpowder Bureau was potholed and looked dilapidated...... At this time, a group of people were gathering at the edge of the school yard and shouting loudly.

That's right, it's just yelling!

But don't get me wrong, they're not arguing, they're discussing the experiment.

It's just that the explosion was so loud that everyone's ears couldn't use it, so they could only shout at the top of their voices.

is a high pet, and he is also standing aside.

"Thirteen Lang!"

Gao Pet did not move.

"Thirteen Lang ......"

Gao Pet still didn't react.

Until Yu Yin stepped forward and patted Gao Chong's shoulder, Gao Chong immediately instinctively slapped his backhand at Yu Yin. Yu Yin hurriedly dodged and dodged, "Thirteen Lang, it's me!" ”

"Brother Xiaoyi, why are you here?"

Gao Pet shouted at the top of his voice.

Yu Yin was very close to him, and he was almost deaf when he shouted at his voice.

"So what do you do with a loud voice?"

"Huh?"

"I said you, what are you doing with such a loud voice."

Gao Pet rubbed his ears and said, "I can't hear clearly, I don't speak loudly, I can't hear clearly." ”

Well, don't talk yet...... The aftermath of the explosion has not yet been eliminated, and it is estimated that it will not be able to return to normal for a while.

At this moment, Ling Zhen came over.

"Why is Xiao Yi here?"

"Uncle Ling, there was a lot of noise just now."

But as soon as these words came out, Yu Yin felt regretful. Even Gao Pet has become like this, I'm afraid Ling Zhen is not much better.

Who knows, Ling Zhen smiled: "Yes, the sound is very loud, but this power is not successful." ”

"Power...... Hey, Uncle Ling's ears are okay? ”

Ling Zhen smiled, stretched out his hand, and saw a pair of wooden earbuds in his hand, "How can you not be prepared for the perennial test gun." In fact, most people here are used to it, but the noise just now was a bit unexpected, so it caused this situation. ”

When Yu Yin heard this, he hurriedly asked, "Uncle, what is the result?" ”

"Xiao Yi is also interested in gunpowder?"

Ling Zhen asked curiously, and without waiting for Yu Yin to reply, he pulled him towards the school grounds.

The air was filled with the smell of gunsmoke, which was extremely pungent. That feeling is like the smell of the New Year in the afterlife, after the cannon battle in the courtyard. There was still a faint light smoke wafting in the school field, and Ling Zhen took Yu Yin Shen to the side of a stone with one foot and one foot shallow foot, pointing to the corner of the collapse below, with a helpless expression on his face.

This stone is called the Ignition Monument in the Imperial Camp.

The stone was riddled with potholes and messes, apparently having gone through countless trials.

"I thought that I could collapse half of this fire monument, but I didn't know that it was only a corner.

This ignition tablet has been standing here since I entered the gunpowder bureau, and every time I test the gun, I will use it as the standard to test the power.

Xiao Yi, you don't know.

When I joined the gunpowder bureau, I made a vow to collapse this fire monument.

But more than 20 years later, this guy is still here, but Lao Tzu is already old...... If you can't collapse this guy in your lifetime, Lao Tzu will die blindly. ”

The ignition monument had been blackened after countless explosions.

When Ling Zhen said this, he could be called gritting his teeth, but he couldn't help it.

Yu Yin squatted down, looked at the shallow pit under the ignition monument, and couldn't help but ask curiously, "How did my uncle test the gun?" ”

Ling Zhen had no intention of concealing it, so he told Yu Yin about the process of his test gun.

In fact, most of the artillery in the Northern Song Dynasty was mainly thrown, but on the basis of throwing, the power of gunpowder was increased. However, the gunpowder of this period, because it was not yet fully mature, was not able to evolve into the later black powder. According to the records of the "General Essentials of the Martial Arts", the gunpowder of the Northern Song Dynasty did not deviate from the category of arson and burning. …,

Therefore, the firearms of the Northern Song Dynasty, whether they were thunderbolts or earth-shattering thunder, were not too lethal.

Its effect is mostly to generate huge air currents, or to set fires. Although this firearm also has a certain degree of explosive power, its lethality is not too strong. It was not until the Southern Song Dynasty that with the advent of tubular firearms, gunpowder gradually matured, and began to transform from the initial incineration and arson and deterrent effect to large-scale killing......

By the time the Yuan extinguished the gold, the production process of the earth-shaking thunder had changed dramatically.

In the "History of Gold", there is such a description of the earth-shaking thunder: gunpowder attacks, the sound is like thunder, the heat reaches more than half an acre, people and cowhides are broken and there is no trace, and the armor and iron are transparent.

This description may be exaggerated, but it can be seen that the ratio of gunpowder at this time has gradually become perfect......

Yu Yin hesitated for a moment, and said softly: "Uncle, can you explain the process of configuring the artillery to Xiao Yi in detail?" ”

"What's so hard about that!"

Ling Zhen smiled heartily and saw that there was a mess around the school grounds, "It's noisy to talk here, so I'll go to the hall to talk." ”

The guest is as he pleases.

On Ling Zhen's territory, it was naturally impossible for Yu Yin to refute Ling Zhen's idea.

He called Gao Zhong and accompanied Ling Zhen back to the hall.

At this time, Ling Wei ordered someone to serve the wine, and after Ling Zhen raised his glass and invited him, he drank it all. He wiped the wine stains from his beard and let out a long breath, and then he gushed endlessly, explaining to Yuyin the specific process of making the cannon.

Speaking of which, this process is boring and boring, but Ling Zhen is full of interest.

Gao Zhong and Ling Wei were sleepy when they heard it, but Yu Yin was not negligent at all.

Speaking of gunpowder, we have to mention a kind of alchemy called 'fire alchemy'. In fact, the origin of gunpowder also comes from ancient alchemy. As early as the Jin Dynasty, Ge Hong had a record of fire alchemy in "Hug Puzi".

In the middle of the Tang Dynasty, there was a method called Qingxuzi, which proposed the formula of 'two taels of sulfur, two taels of nitrate, three and a half coins of aristolochia, the right is the end, and mix well', which officially made the formula of gunpowder tend to take shape. It's just that regardless of whether it was Ge Hong or Qing Xuzi, or even the gunpowder craftsmen in the Northern Song Dynasty, they all made changes on the basis of sulfur and nitrate.

Among the three elements of gunpowder, the very important element of 'charcoal' has been discovered, but it has not been taken seriously.

Including Ling Zhen also believes that the role of 'charcoal' is actually to help combustion.

Therefore, in the formula of his test gun, the ratio of sulfur and nitrate is about 1:2, which basically reaches the ratio of gunpowder in later generations. However, the ratio of 'carbon' has not been improved, and the ratio of sulfur to sulfur has remained at 1:2 or 1.5:2. The ratio of 'charcoal' is far from reaching the ratio of 1:2:3 required by black powder in later generations.

Although Yu Yin didn't know much about chemistry, he still knew the proportion of this black powder.

The ratio of 1:2:3 was naturally clear to him, so he vaguely found the main reason for Ling Zhen's failure in the test......

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