285 Artificial rainfall
If you think that this matter will be stopped, it is too underestimated to be arrogant.
The three days had come, and the people everywhere were eagerly awaiting under their eaves, but from sunrise to sunset, they saw only clouds drifting over, but they were no different from usual, and there was no sign of rain.
The anxious people began to move closer to one place, thinking about what was going on.
"What's going on? Didn't the Taoist say it was raining today? Do you have to wait until the night? Some people began to whisper.
"I don't know, the Taoist chief shouldn't be talking nonsense." Even Luo Jinrong was a little unsteady.
"I've heard that not only we pray for rain here, but even Wukou County also prays for rain, and they all say the same thing, saying that it will definitely rain today."
"Yes, it is possible that a Dao Leader is a mistake, but there are so many Dao Chiefs, it shouldn't be, and we have all seen it with our own eyes, the Dao Chief's mana is boundless", a woman began to whisper.
"That...... There's something I don't know if to talk about or not," a small man said.
"If there's anything you shouldn't say, you should say it", the villagers were a little anxious.
"I heard from my eldest brother who was on an errand in the yamen, saying that the government had painted a dragon and prayed for rain today, but something went wrong", the little man looked around secretly and said in a low voice.
As soon as he said this, the villagers immediately raised their hearts.
"What's going on? What is the situation? ”
"I heard that King Jing was too angry and collided with the Dragon King!" The little man's voice was barely audible.
"Ah......h
The villagers are very complicated.
They believed that the Northland had been at war for so many years, and if it weren't for that man to help stop the foreigners, they wouldn't be alive today.
It must be true that he is heavy, and if it wasn't, they would have died long ago.
But because of the severity of the evil spirit, you will be punished by heaven? Why didn't God think about what he was for?
There is some contradiction in the hearts of the people.
Logically, they are willing to stand on King Jing's side. But from their own selfishness, they naturally did not want to suffer from famine.
If a guilty edict can ask for rain, what is the problem with writing one?
After the villagers talked for a long time, they all went home with heavy hearts.
Mu Jingyi sat behind the table and looked at Feng Bosong and other old ministers: "What do you think?" ”
Fu Wei said: "Lord, you can't write an edict for sin. If it is written today, it will be the credit of Qin Tianjian and the Taoist Chief. begging if it doesn't rain, then Shangguan Jiao will definitely say that it is the insincerity of the edict written by the guilty. ”
"It's not all", Huang Yuzhang also touched his beard to answer.
A few years later, when the people think of today, they may only remember the sinful edict of His Royal Highness King Jing. The three of them become tigers, not to mention that they still take the initiative to sin themselves? At that time, even if there is no crime, the crime will be left. ”
"Did you hear the rumors outside?" Wei Yuanzhi was a little worried.
"If you hear it, ignore it first, and if you can't do it, you will suppress it", General Hua gritted his teeth and said.
He was reluctant to do anything with his own people, especially the innocent civilians who were instigated, but if he wanted to shake the authority and status of King Jing, he would be the first to do it.
"Shangguan Jiao, this old horseman, this trick is poisonous enough!" Feng Chenhao exhaled viciously.
"Who said it wasn't", Cai Yuxuan also groaned.
"When it comes to the interests of the people themselves, they will definitely think that the innocuous edict should be written. So at this point, we're really having a hard time riding the tiger."
Several men discussed the situation, and Feng Bosong's eyes glanced at Luo Xiaoqiao in the corner one by one.
General Liu saw his expression, "Little girl, come here!" ”
General Liu's loud voice immediately interrupted the silence in the room.
Everyone's hearts froze, and they subconsciously straightened their backs, how could they forget her at a critical time.
Luo Xiaoqiao pursed his lips and put down the pen in his hand: "What's the matter, General Liu?" ”
"What do you think about the current situation? Is there a good way? "General Liu went straight into the knife single-handedly, and there was no evasion at all.
Luo Xiaoqiao looked around, except for a few newcomers, the others were all old faces: "What? How many people are not afraid that I am a woman and a Taoist family, pointing fingers at political affairs? ”
"Don't sell it, have you done less?"
Feng Bosong looked at her face, relaxed for no reason, and was willing to joke.
Mu Jingyi didn't move, and asked by them.
Luo Xiaoqiao smiled, "Do we have someone here who understands astronomy?" Or at least the one who understands the weather. ”
"Yes, Xiao Qi, come and show the princess," Feng Bosong said, pointing to a small man in the corner.
"Princess, the villain Qi Delong, is a farmer, he loves to see the sky since he was a child, he doesn't know much, but he does know a little bit", the little man is not modest.
"Okay, you go to the yard and take a look, how is this cloud?"
Qi Delong soon returned, "Princess, it's a cirrotus cloud, the cloud layer is not high, but this kind of cloud, it doesn't rain. ”
Luo Xiaoqiao nodded: "Well, I've looked through the historical materials in the past two days. said that it was in the previous dynasty, and there was a saying that the sky was robbing the rain. I have a way to ask the sky to grab the rain here. ”
"Really? Say it quickly", Feng Chenhao didn't care about the past, he was suddenly a little excited, and his eyes widened.
"There are clouds in the sky, why it doesn't rain, it's just that water vapor can't condense into water, so it can't fall. So as long as you find a way to turn the water vapor in the clouds into water, you can artificially rain! Luo Xiaoqiao said very succinctly.
In modern times, dry ice and silver iodide can be used as catalysts, and they can be sprayed by aircraft or rocket launchers to increase the number of ice crystals in the cloud, so that the cloud can develop, the water content will increase, and finally it will fall to the ground.
But in such a rudimentary environment, it is clear that dry ice cannot be made.
Then there is only one way left, which is to spray silver iodide into the air.
Now there are no rocket artillery, but artillery, the maximum range has reached 100 miles, and the height of Cirrostratus and Cumulonimbus should be less than 6,000 meters, and the range can meet the requirements.
Then all that's left is the extraction of silver iodide.
Luo Xiaoqiao knows what silver iodide is and what its characteristics are.
According to the molecular formula, silver iodide can be obtained by many chemical reactions.
But she wasn't sure if the conditions in the Northland could be extracted.
So in the past two days, when everyone was busy, she was not idle.
Luo Xiaoqiao took Ming Yi and several scholars, almost undressed, flipped through the classics, and finally found a feasible way.
In general, silver iodide can be obtained by reacting potassium iodide with silver nitrate to form a precipitate.
Potassium iodide can be extracted from seagrass ash.
Speaking of silver nitrate, Luo Xiaoqiao couldn't help but rejoice yesterday. Because it can be obtained by the reaction of dilute nitric acid and silver.
Where does dilute nitric acid come from? You have to use saltpeter and sulfuric acid, oh now it's not called sulfuric acid, it's called alum oil reaction.
As for saltpeter, just right, in order to make glass at that time, Luo Xiaoqiao had already found out the saltpeter in advance.
So, at this point the raw materials are available.
Luo Xiaoqiao has repeatedly checked and calculated on paper, and this method is indeed feasible.
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