Xia Yuan didn't lie, he was really willing, when he found that the gunpowder ratio of those firecrackers and fireworks was wrong, although he also thought that he didn't understand the correct ratio of gunpowder in this era, but he suspected that the craftsman who made the cannon was deliberate.

After all, gunpowder is a big matter, and the imperial court still controls it very strictly.

If you want to buy gunpowder directly, you can't buy it, and you can't buy the raw materials to make gunpowder.

But it's still okay to buy some fireworks, if you buy a few trucks, get all the gunpowder out of it, and then find a sealed container to put it in, the quantity will definitely cause a qualitative change.

Therefore, it is very likely that the gunpowder ratio in the artillery battle is deliberately wrong, so as to reduce the power of the gunpowder, while the real military gunpowder ratio is correct.

This possibility is not impossible, on the contrary, it is very large, after all, the Ming Dynasty is a dynasty that attaches great importance to the development of firearms, and also attaches great importance to the development of science and technology.

But today he was summoned to the palace, and then the emperor personally asked him for the formula of this gunpowder, Xia Yuan realized that the Ming Dynasty really did not understand the correct ratio of gunpowder.

He must have known about this, and handed in the formula as soon as possible, after all, he is Han, and he has been for two lifetimes, and he also wants to do something for this last Han dynasty.

Xia Yuan took the brush and wrote the recipe, fifteen parts of fire nitrate, three parts of charcoal, and two parts of sulfur, the absolute gold ratio, and a few pieces of sugar.

Zhu Youzhu also got up from the seat behind the imperial case, walked to Xia Yuan's side and lowered his head to look at what was written on the paper.

Although Emperor Hongzhi was unfortunate and preferred Wenzhi, he was not unwilling to desire a major military victory, but was extremely eager for it.

Like Emperor Taizong Yongle to expand the territory, expand the territory, and establish an immortal great cause, he has not yet pursued such a big pursuit, and the victory that Zhu Youzhu longs for day by day is to recover the lost land of Hetao.

Since the Qin and Han dynasties, the successive dynasties and the grassland Hu people have never stopped fighting for the Hetao area, if the Chinese Dynasty occupies the Hetao, not only can obtain excellent horse-producing land, but also can become quite flexible in the strategic measures against the grassland peoples, can defend, and can take the initiative to attack.

On the other hand, if a foreigner occupies the Hetao, then they will gain a good pasture, and the Hetao can be used as a springboard, or outpost, to threaten the Guanzhong region of the Central Plains Dynasty.

Therefore, the strategic and absolutely important group of the Loop.

In the Ming Dynasty, the Hetao was even more important, as it was like a nail stuck between the three important northern towns of Datong, Yansui, and Ningxia.

In the early years of Chenghua, Zhu Jianshen sent troops to recover it, until he died, and the Hetao area was firmly held in the palm of Daming's hand, but when Zhu Youzhu took office, he lost it.

He always felt that he was living in the shadow of his father, he was not as good as him in terms of diligent government and reluctance to become Emperor Hua, not as good as him in terms of loving the people, not as good as him in terms of benevolence and good governance, and even Zhu Jianshen was not as good as him in terms of dedication.

But this is not as good as his father in many places, but he governs the Ming Dynasty and the ancestral society better than him.

Especially the river loop that was lost in his hands, and the river loop that caused frequent border troubles in Hongzhi after it was lost, has become Zhu Youzhang's obsession.

Therefore, he can be said to be quite concerned about this gunpowder matter, after all, it can increase the chances of the army in the war, and the increased chance of victory will have a chance to recover the Hetao.

Zhu Youzhu stood next to him and looked at it a few times, and soon his brows furrowed, and he said in disbelief: "I see that you actually wrote about mixing sugar with gunpowder, but Qing made a mistake?" ”

It is not difficult to understand that he will have such a reaction, not to mention this era, even if it is put in the future generations, go to the street and ask someone to ask, ask what sugar can do, and there is a high probability that you will get the following answers: put some when cooking to improve freshness, soak in water and drink very sweet, and put some when beating eggs to remove fishiness.

In short, it must be related to eating and drinking, such as putting gunpowder to increase the power of explosions, which is definitely a rather curious answer.

In Zhu Youzhang's heart, sugar is something used for seasoning, and it is appropriate to put some of these yellowed particles in stewed white fungus lotus seed soup, but it is unbelievable to put it in gunpowder to increase its power.

"Your Majesty, the student is not mistaken, mixing sugar into gunpowder can indeed increase the power, this will be known at that time."

Xia Yuan said this, his expression was serious as if something, what else could Zhu Youzhu say, he could only nod suspiciously, and then asked: "I see that this fire nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur are all proportional, but why is this sugar several?" ”

"Because the students don't know the exact proportion, they just put some of them indiscriminately when they did that artillery battle, and this has to be tested slowly."

"Experiments?"

"That's it."

Hearing the question in the emperor's tone, Xia Yuan pondered for a few seconds, but he didn't figure out how to explain the meaning of this test, so he simply said: "For example, use a pound of gunpowder as an example, first put one or two granulated sugar, wait for it to be exploded to see the effect and power, and then put two taels of granulated sugar, and then look at the effect after it explodes, and then increase it in turn until you find the correct proportion of the most powerful." ”

Zhu Youzhu suddenly said, "Does it mean that you still have to try repeatedly?" ”

"Yes, yes, yes, it is necessary to try again and again, practice slowly, talk on paper, fantasy out of thin air is unacceptable, practice is the only criterion for testing the truth."

Hearing the last strange words, Zhu Youzhu was stunned at first, and then chewed it several times in his heart, and then said with a smile: "Qing's words are novel, and they are extremely reasonable. ”

That must make sense, after all, that's what the one said.

"Your Majesty, this is the student's gunpowder recipe, you can find some craftsmen to try it slowly, oh, and"

Speaking of this, Xia Yuan thought of something again, "The students found that there are still a lot of impurities in gunpowder, especially saltpeter, which can be purified repeatedly by crystallization, which can also enhance the power."

Seeing that the emperor and Xia Yuan were talking happily, Xiao Jing, who had been pestle beside him as a sculpture, felt that he had nothing to do, and whispered a few words to the rest of the eunuchs, and then silently walked out of the warm pavilion, and then walked out of the main hall of the Qianqing Palace.

Outside the hall, the sullen gourd eunuch with the same surname Xiao was next to the white marble guardrail, silently suffering from the cold wind, and when he saw his godfather coming out, he didn't move his nest, and he was still standing there with a wooden expression.

Xiao Jing seemed to be used to this, walked towards him, and when he got closer, the stuffy gourd called out to his godfather with an expressionless face.

"Hmm."

Xiao Jing nodded slightly, and then asked, "Tell our family, what's going on with Master Xia?" Why is it like that? ”

"If you go back to your godfather, my son doesn't know."

This time, the words that popped out of my mouth were a little more, but they were still concise and to the point.

"But you've offended him?"

"My son didn't."

"And how are you getting along with him along the way?"

“.”

Hearing this, the stuffy gourd became silent again, and after a while, he said: "At first, he was very enthusiastic about his son and talked to him all the time, but then he ignored his son."

(End of chapter)