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Back in Liuchun Garden, Yinzhen's good mood was immediately destroyed by Kangxi's secret letter, in which Kangxi didn't say much but relayed the rumors of Jingshi.

Yinzhen immediately realized the danger, if the maritime merchants wanted to deal with themselves, what would they do? Timber, they can only jam themselves from the wood, and once the timber is stuck, their ocean-going fleet will face the dilemma of having no rice to cook.

It is not that there is no timber in Jiangsu, and there are abundant tung oil trees and palm trees in the Zhongshan area of Jiangning, but what you want to build is a fleet, as well as a huge ocean-going trade fleet, and the timber in Jiangsu is far from satisfying both in quantity and type.

Who is behind the trouble? Ten is too. Child. The party, it's this trick again, Nima's is really tired of playing, to say that for wood, Yinzhen is really a black eye, you know that there are many in the Northeast, what kind of wood is generally used for shipbuilding, he can be called completely ignorant, he is not unaware of this talent, but in the place of Jingshi, there are many officials, businessmen and many scholars, but there are few people who know how to build ships, not less but almost none, when passing by Jiangning, he has recruited some shipwrights, but he will come after the year. After thinking about it, he called Hai Feng over, "Take my name sticker and go to Zhang's house to invite Zhang Mengjiao and Miss Zhang." ”

Hai Feng suddenly felt inexplicable, didn't he just break up? And what about it? He didn't dare to ask more, so he hurriedly responded. Bayi Chinese~

Before Hai Feng went out, Da Chun reported outside the door, "Master, there is a scholar outside who asks to see him, claiming to be recommended by Elder Xu." ”

As soon as Yinzhen heard it, he knew that it was the firearms talent recommended by Patriarch Xu, so he casually ordered, "Please let him in." ”

Sun Changhao was wandering beside the gate of Liuchun Garden in a complicated mood at this time, he was the fifth grandson of Sun Yuanhua, and his name was Zi'an. Sun Yuanhua is a member of the late Ming Dynasty, once served as the imperial history of the Ming Dynasty, the governor of Denglai, is a student of Xu Guangqi, and is also a famous Western artillery expert in the late Ming Dynasty, Yu Chongzhen was unjustly killed by Emperor Chongzhen in five years, and the Sun family was also defeated, after the Qing Dynasty unified the world, the Sun family was afraid of reprisals and moved out of Chuansha County, and after the world was peaceful, it was moved back to Chuansha.

Sun Changhao has been studying the scriptures since he was a child, and after winning the show, he no longer participated in the scientific examination, and devoted himself to studying the various books handed down by his ancestors, and then because of the constraints of life, he entered a fireworks workshop to develop gunpowder to make a living, and now it is not a year of confusion, after receiving a letter from the head of the Xu family, he did not feel much panic, but more was excited, to be able to fiddle with firearms openly, is the biggest dream of his life, although his family has a few buried guns of all kinds, but the imperial court is too strict, he easily dare not take it out, this recommendation, It's just too rare for him.

Sun Changhao walked into Yinzhen's study with a trace of nervousness and apprehension, after seeing the ceremony, Yinzhen asked him to sit down very gently, and asked someone to serve tea, and also looked at him carefully, this person was dressed simply, his body was a little thin, a Chinese face, a pair of bright eyes and the vicissitudes of his face were incompatible, a pair of hands were rough, although it was a little cramped, but there was no uneasiness, I couldn't help but secretly rejoice in my heart, this guy was afraid that he was a little expected, it should be good at pragmatism, and he asked with a smile at the moment: "Where did Mr. Sun come from?" ”

Hearing Yinzhen's question, Sun Changhao became calm, "I am engaged in the mixing of gunpowder in a firecracker workshop. ”

It turned out to be a technician, and Yinzhen became interested, "How does Mr. think the gunpowder of artillery should be proportioned?" ”

Gunpowder is his strength, Sun Changhao replied confidently, "The new book of Ji Xiao contains, for nitrate 1 tael, sulfur 1 money 4 points, willow charcoal 1 money 8 points, I have experimented many times, this ratio is already the best, in fact, the same ratio of gunpowder is also very different, I think the root lies in the purity of the raw materials, the purer the raw materials made of gunpowder effect. ”

"Will you purify the raw materials?" Yinzhen was a little surprised.

Sun Changhao said calmly, "It is recorded in the book, and I have tried it countless times, and the effect is very good." ”

This is a talent, the ratio of gunpowder is basically the best ratio, it is rare that he has a view of the purity of raw materials in this era known for its ambiguity, and it will be purified, worthy of being a professional technician, until then Yinzhen realized that he was negligent, and his ocean-going fleet did not have its own special gunpowder workshop.

Yinzhen couldn't remember whether there had been granular gunpowder in this year, so he had to ask vaguely, "The gunpowder made in your workshop is powder?" ”

"Not all, firecrackers are powdered, and firecrackers are granules."

There are already particles, Yinzhen said secretly, fortunately it is not shown, and he then asked, "Do you have any experience with firearms?" ”

At this time, Sun Changhao showed an embarrassed expression, "It's all books I read, and I haven't touched the real thing, so I really can't talk about any experience." ”

Yinzhen was a little curious, "What books are you reading?" ”

"Artifact Spectrum", "Western Law Divine Machine", "Fire Attack Essential", "Weapon Diagram", "Fire Dragon Artifact Formation", "Wu Bei Zhi" and so on." Sun Changhao reported one by one like a number of treasures.

Yinzhen suddenly felt depressed, I haven't heard of most of these books, where did he come from? He guessed and asked, "Passed down from the ancestors?" ”

"Yes." As soon as he said it, Sun Changhao felt that it was inappropriate, and his face suddenly became a little unnatural.

What kind of person is Yinzhen, who is used to interrogation, and when he sees this situation, he feels strange when he arrives, what is the name of this? Ancestor, could it be that his ancestor was a celebrity who resisted the Qing Dynasty? The surname Sun, Sun Yuanhua? Western artillery master Sun Yuanhua, yes, this Sun Yuanhua is a student of Xu Guangqi, "Western Law Divine Machine" seems to have been written by him, he was excited, "I didn't expect you to be a descendant of Sun Yuanhua, very good." ”

Sun Changhao reported his grandfather's name in one bite, and he felt a little uneasy when he arrived, and Yinzhen comforted him, "You don't need to panic, Sun Da's family studied in the West and was loyal to the country, but he was unjustly killed by Chongzhen, which is really regrettable, just don't talk about these sad things, you really do bad things, don't think about it." ”

Seeing that Yinzhen admired his grandfather a lot, Sun Changhao put his mind at ease and knelt down and said, "Thank you for your praise." ”

"Get up and read the Pavilion." Yin Zhen secretly thought, this family has a family background, cautious and pragmatic, not good for empty talk, but a usable talent, looking at his simple dress, thinking that the family has long been defeated, just rush to Sun Yuanhua, the great god, should also take good care of his descendants, "It is not enough to have book knowledge, in the future, contact more real things, ponder more, don't fall into your grandfather's name, however, you have to help me build a gunpowder workshop now, about 2,000 cannons, 20,000 gunpowder workshops, raw material procurement is also responsible for you, I only need the best gunpowder, in addition." , you go back and try the ratio of nitrate 1 tael and 5 yuan, sulfur 2 yuan, and willow charcoal 3 yuan to see whose ratio is better? ”