Chapter 663: An Unexpected Discovery
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"Right here, Madame, please come with your subordinates."
The little soldier walked in front excitedly and led Su Pan'er to the back mountain.
It is the height of summer in June, the sun is shining, and the mountains behind are full of purple and red.
The group came quickly, and saw a cave not far ahead, and there were many people gathered around the entrance of the cave, pointing and talking about it.
"Dodge, dodge, dodge! I didn't see Madame coming, I dodged away! β
The little soldier looked very excited, raised his hand and pushed a few people away, and then turned back to Su Pan'er and reported: "Madam, please look at this." β
Su Pan'er had long been attracted by what was in front of her.
This is...... Saltpeter and sulfur, right?
As soon as she saw this, Su Paner's eyes suddenly jumped!
"That's how you found these things in this cave?"
Su Paner asked casually, but she attached great importance to the answer in her heart, no wonder there are earthen cannons in this cottage, it turns out that there is a place to develop black-gunpowder-medicine here.
"It's in this cave. There were many such supplies in it, and the brothers brought some out to show the lady, and if the lady still needed it, the subordinates asked the brothers to get more. β
As he spoke, the soldier was about to give the order.
"Slow!"
Su Pan'er hurriedly stopped him: "I'll go in with you and have a look." No need to get out there anymore. β
With that, she stepped into the cave.
This hand-dug cave has almost hollowed out the mountain, and there is enough space the size of a basketball court in it, divided into five caves, one large, four and small, and the caves are full of saltpeter and charcoal and other items, scattered and unregular. Su Paner's eyes twitched.
Aren't these people afraid of causing an explosion if they live in such a messy environment?
"Who's in charge here?"
Su Paner walked around casually and asked casually.
"Mrs. Qiyu, this place was originally guarded by a gang of bandits. However, due to our swift movements, the bandits here still haven't heard from it. When we came here, we heard them cursing and saying that there was no one to take over. Fortunately, we were able to subdue them by surprise and take this place. The craftsmen who originally produced inside are also outside, and they are all guarded by our people. β
"Oh, and that matter?"
Su Pan'er was afraid for a while!
Fortunately, they were caught off guard at the beginning, if these people used the earth-cannon, they would be twice as many people, and they would not want to take this place!
Seeing that the surroundings were almost checked, Su Paner turned around and walked outside.
"What about the craftsmen? Where are the people? β
"Stay out there, ma'am."
The little soldier hurriedly led Su Pan'er out of the cave and led him to the other end of the bamboo and wood land. There, squatting were twenty or so craftsmen with blank faces and blank eyes, all as black as carbon heads, with messy hair, and clothes as black as oil rods. Seeing Su Pan'er coming, she still stayed where she was.
Su Paner's gaze slipped around everyone, and then fell on a relatively old man.
"You're their master?"
The old man raised his eyes slightly, but did not speak.
"Is it producing firecrackers, or is it being produced next to it?"
It's no wonder that Su Pan'er would ask this, because there were a lot of firecrackers in the cave, scattered in the corners.
"Since Madame knows, why bother asking." The old man finally spoke.
That arrogant attitude made the little soldiers next to him angry.
"Presumptuous! You are talking to my wife like that? Our lady was kind enough to save you from the thieves, why do you still have a complaint, is there still a royal law in this world? β
"Help us? You're not one of the bandits? β
The old man was a little surprised.
"Naturally not!"
The little soldier triumphantly said: "Just yesterday, those bandits have been killed by us, and they have been captured. There is no way to fight back. β
The craftsmen were quickly excited, and couldn't help but make a fuss, and then they began to cry again.
The old man's eyes were also red, and he saluted Su Pan'er.
"It's the old man who has no eyes and has neglected his wife, and asks his wife not to remember the villain's fault, and forgive him."
"It's okay, those who don't know are not guilty."
Su Pan'er waved her hand and pointed to the cave again: "I see that in the unfinished ratio, there are grass aconitum, fence beans, thunder vines, water horses, etc., which is the formula of 'blood throat sealing medicine', right?" The other one is tung oil, soybean flour, rosin, etc., after it is made, it is the 'flying powder' that is specially burned in the company, right? β
The old man and everyone were surprised: "How do you know, madam? β
"Don't ask me how I know."
Su Paner smiled and shook her head: "Actually, there is no big mistake in your production like this, but there is a flaw, that is, the finished product is not stable enough and the failure rate is too high." You say, yes or no? β
"Yes, yes......"
The old man changed his previous arrogance, got up and arched his hand at Su Pan'er: "Could it be that Mrs. Cheng has a better way there?" β
"Naturally, there is a way, but the law does not pass on to the six ears."
Su Pan'er squinted at him.
The old master really showed a look of disappointment.
Su Pan'er chuckled lightly and changed her voice.
"If the master wants to know, he will promise Mrs. Ben one thing, and Mrs. Ben will naturally teach this method to her. And I promise you that you can pass this method down from generation to generation and become an heirloom in your family, how about it? β
The old master pondered for a long time before he pondered and asked, "What did you promise?" β
"It's very simple, that is, you are not allowed to teach this method to the outside world for the rest of your life, and you must use it for me."
Su Pan'er spoke straightforwardly and did not beat around the bush: "This is, it's a fair deal." If you say yes, I'll teach you the key points. If you don't agree, I haven't said anything about it. Ming'er, I will send someone to take you down the mountain. You guys think about it. β
With that, she turned and left.
The corners of the old man's mouth moved a few times, and finally he didn't say anything.
Su Pan'er walked to the other end of the corner, then stood still and turned back to the little soldier and ordered: "You send more people to keep an eye on those people." If there is any abnormality, report it immediately, and there must be no mistakes. Do you understand? β
"Understood, the subordinates immediately went to arrange manpower."
The creep hurried down.
Su Pan'er turned around and continued to walk back.
Uncle Xiao beside her was a little speechless and stopped: "Madam, we didn't know that there were so many people here before, and we didn't have a budget here. If there are more than twenty or thirty people to eat, the amount of food consumed every day is really a lot. I'm afraid that if it can't support it for half a year, the grain stocks on the mountain will be exhausted. How do we make up for it? Is it possible to learn from these bandits, and to block the road and rob them? β