After inspecting the road and port construction, Luo Lan and Bina went to the Dess Special Industrial Zone, 12 kilometers to the north.

There are very few people here, after all, it is the elite who want to touch gunpowder, and ordinary workers cannot come here.

Barrett's Guards also guarded day and night to prevent anyone from entering.

When Luo Lan came here, it was already dark. Torches were lit in the mines, and coal was burned in some places, which was nest coal.

As soon as Luo Lan and the two came, the guards immediately saluted and informed Daisy at the same time.

As Luo Lan walked towards the mine, Daisy and Rick came running up to them.

"Your Highness, you are here, let me tell you, Daisy has purified the saltpeter a lot, and now the explosion is even more powerful!"

Rick, who was excited, seemed to be invited to take credit, and this guy who was engaged in agriculture became more and more obsessed with the military industry.

Luo Lan laughed and looked at Daisy who was blushing.

"Daisy, good job, saltpeter is purified."

"It's all ...... It was all taught to me by His Royal Highness the Prince. ”

Daisy pinched the corner of her clothes, she hadn't seen Luo Lan for more than a month, and now she was very shy and squirming.

Luo Lan touched her head and asked her to take her to see the results.

Daisy immediately took him to see the saltpeter of the crystallized body. It is a saturated and filtered substance in wooden barrels, heated during the day and cooled at night, repeatedly, and finally obtained a saltpeter of extremely high purity.

After Daisy's experiment, the power of the purified new gunpowder has increased by two or three times, which is really amazing.

"Not bad, not bad."

Luo Lan was very satisfied, and after more than a month of exploration, Daisy reaped success.

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, I also tried the sulfur stone, but the effect is not ideal, I will work harder!"

Daisy was appreciated and swore with interest in her little fists.

This fourteen-year-old little Lori seems to have been given a new lease of life.

Luo Lan is not in a hurry, the current gunpowder power is enough, and it can make many firearms against the sky.

"Daisy, don't force the sulfonite purification, just do your best. You can now consider developing another firearm, such as a rocket. ”

Luo Lan's desire to develop the military. Hope began to move, and Barron's 100,000 elite soldiers put a lot of pressure on him.

"Rockets?"

Daisy didn't know why, and Bina and the others who came with her were also puzzled. Only Barrett, who was looking behind him, understood a little, and he took out an arrow from the quiver on his back, "Your Highness, is the rocket you said igniting the arrow and shooting it, just use fish oil." ”

Barrett's rocket has been used on the continent for a long time, and it is not a strange thing.

"The rocket I want is not shot with a bow and arrow, but with gunpowder," Luo Lan shook his head and said, "A small amount of gunpowder can produce a huge thrust when it burns instantly, driving the arrow to shoot out, which can penetrate the iron armor."

When several people heard this, they were all stunned.

Can the exploding gunpowder also be used as the thrust to launch an arrow?

Daisy is lost in thought as a gunpowder expert, she is very good at developing all kinds of weapons, and rockets capture her mind.

In fact, it is not difficult to manufacture rockets, as long as the amount of gunpowder is controlled, what is difficult is the accuracy of the rocket.

Due to the difference in the purity and quantity of the raw materials, it is difficult to control the accuracy of the rocket when it is launched, and it will shoot randomly in one direction, the first one will hit the head, and the second one may hit the horse's feet.

Therefore, the practicability of a single rocket is not as good as that of a mounted launcher, however, during the Ming Dynasty, there was a thing against the sky, called the cartridge launcher, which was in the shape of a hexagonal long cylinder, which could be loaded with 32 rockets and launched at one time.

That's the firearm Luo Lan wants at the moment.

The cartridge launcher is definitely a cavalry nightmare, and if you can make a cartridge launcher, then the level of craftsmanship will reach the level of making assault rifles. Take it a step further, replace the launcher tube with iron, and any three-eyed gun cannon can be built.

Thinking about it, Luo Lan is drooling, firearms are the most important thing in this world.

"Your Royal Highness, I will start the research and development, please wait for my news."

Daisy, who had been thinking for a long time, said confidently, like a child, looking forward to Luo Lan's candy reward.

The rest of the people also became interested and wanted to see what the rocket really was.

After spending a night in the Daisy Special Industrial Zone, Luo Lan left again, and before leaving, he repeatedly told Daisy to pay attention to safety, and not to be careless, because the sulfur is not enough to slow down the manufacturing speed, and there is no need to force it.

This time back to the city, Bina went with her.

The tax system of the West Coast Special Economic Zone has been established, and Bina has been working for more than a month before she can resign.

This tanned nun is now good at riding, and she ran all the way and deliberately threw Luo Lan down, making Luo Lan cry and laugh.

"You deserved to dump me before."

This is the reason given by Bina, Luo Lan squinted, "It's been a long time, you really hold a grudge." ”

"Women have always held grudges, you give me care, I won't let you go if I'm sorry for me in the future."

It was a bit of a strange remark, and Bina was embarrassed when she finished speaking, because her tone was like a couple fighting.

Luo Lan said yes again and again, and the two returned to Phuket City in a hurry.

Phuket City is much more idle, full of children running around, and workers who have lost their jobs can also rest.

Civilians can be seen everywhere on the streets, they have earned a sum of money and are worry-free for the time being.

However, after Bina saw them, she lowered her voice slightly and asked Luo Lan: "They are unemployed, what should I do?" ”

It is worthy of Bina, who sees through the impending crisis at a glance.

"I want to send them to build roads, but unfortunately the funds are not enough, so I dare not act rashly, and the autumn and winter seasons are too cold, and it is inconvenient to build roads."

Luo Lan responded, "The brewery has recruited some workers, but it is far from solving the problem, if we can develop a prosperous handicraft industry, we will not be afraid of unemployment." ”

"You mean the textile industry? Let everyone go to spinning? ”

"Any industry can be struck, as long as all walks of life develop, workers are needed everywhere."

Luo Lan talked freely about his thoughts, and his idea was to establish labor-intensive industries first, at least to solve the employment problem. In fact, he still has a way to go, that is, to emphasize agriculture and suppress business, and let urban residents go to farming.

However, in an island country, agriculture can only be used as a security guarantee, and in order to prosper and develop, it must rely on industry and commerce, and this is a tragic world where war can occur at any time, and simple farming has no future.

"Well, I'll go to the land to help you find a good weaver, I think it will be easy to develop the textile industry in Phuket."

Bina looked at Luo Lan and said, Luo Lan was stunned: "You want to go to land again?" There's no need, you don't have to work so hard. ”

"I'm not here for you, I'm going back to the Holy Mountain, I haven't been back for a long time, and this time I may not come back until the beginning of spring next year."

I see, Luo Lan grinned: "Be careful, don't reveal your identity." ”

"Got it."

Soon after, in the early morning, Bina left.

She was the only one who could go to sea from the East Coast, and before leaving, Luo Lan whispered to her with a wicked smile.

"You went to the Southern Plains, you can tell them about the tragic situation on Phuket Island. The peasants wailed all over the field, and they were unclothed, which was too miserable. ”

Bina raised her eyes and glared at him: "You are really bad-hearted, Barron will be ...... by you sooner or later"

"I'm playing to death."

Luo Lan took over the conversation, Bina snorted, and walked away.

After Bina left, the weather was getting colder and colder.

As rum production grew, autumn slipped silently.

The sky was getting darker, and it looked like it was going to rain all the time, but it never came. It's just that the north wind is getting tighter, which makes people straighten up goosebumps.

Luo Lan drank wheat wine and flipped through the booklet sent by the official.

"It's cooling, and the people don't have thick clothes, so they have to bring the bee coal over to keep warm."

Closing the booklet, Luo Lan walked to the window, outside the window, the north wind was howling, and there were few pedestrians on the street, except for some workers who were still repairing toilets.

With a breath of heat in his palm, Luo Lan looked up at the sky, it's early winter, it's time for you to come, the pirate queen.