Chongzhen and I became partners

Chapter 83
"???" Sun Chuanting heard a series of question marks in his mind, what is that?
Emperor Chongzhen didn't even need to look at his expression to know that he definitely didn't understand.

So, he went on to say in that light tone: "Let me just say this. In the past, the molten steel could not be tapped directly because the temperature was not enough; and the quality of the steel is related to the impurities in it. As long as the molten steel can be controlled Impurities, what do you want to have, what do you want to have, then you can get steel with various hardness! I said that, Qing, do you understand?"

This is easier to understand, Sun Chuanting thought, so it is!
"How is it? Is there a lot of knowledge in this artisan work?" Emperor Chongzhen looked at Sun Chuanting's face and asked in the same tone, "Is this artisan work beneficial to the country and the people? I am busy with this, but I am not doing my job properly. ?”

"..." Sun Chuanting was speechless for a while when he heard it, knowing that the emperor had said something before revenge.

However, he did not die stubbornly, and replied in a convincing manner: "It's because the humble minister is shallow! This kind of craftsmanship, not to mention other things, just in terms of military affairs, will greatly increase the chances of winning for the imperial army in the future!"

If it is an army commanded by ordinary people, no matter how good the armor is and how sharp the weapons are, it will only increase the chances of winning.But Sun Chuanting himself didn't think so, at least he felt that if he came to command such an army, he would definitely win with a high probability!
Emperor Chongzhen was very happy to see that he was convinced, and said again: "I tell you, a flintlock gun made of this kind of steel will have a longer range, and the manufacturing time will be shorter."

Speaking of this, he became interested, and said to Sun Chuanting: "Let's go, I will take Qing to see the nitrate field. In the future, with the nitrate field, the price of gunpowder will be greatly reduced. I have decided, in the future The imperial army will mainly use firearms."

Sun Chuanting, who has been in charge of the army for many years, of course knows the advantages of firearms.Hearing that the cost of gunpowder as a consumable can be greatly reduced, he couldn't help being even more happy, and hurriedly followed Emperor Chongzhen.

It was still within the scope of the Bingzhan Bureau, but it was in a relatively remote corner. Before I got here, I could smell the stench.

However, Emperor Chongzhen was in high spirits and didn't mean to dislike it at all, because this is a place to save money, what's the smell?
Seeing the emperor like this, Sun Chuanting couldn't help being very surprised.

The dignified emperor of the Ming Dynasty has such a low stature, this is too much effort!

Thinking this way in his heart, he naturally didn't dare to show that he thought the place was smelly. Instead, he was curious, what kind of method did the emperor come up with to greatly reduce the cost of gunpowder?If it's just piles of manure, this method doesn't seem to be very good, does it?
It has been known for a long time to use the dung method to obtain fire nitrate, and of course Sun Chuanting also knew it.But with the previous example of smelting steel, he didn't dare to underestimate it.

I saw a shed with only a roof in front, and the smell came from under the shed.There seemed to be carpenters working around, as if they were making windmills.Is this for a hair dryer?
Out of curiosity, he got closer and could see more clearly.

I saw that there were still many people busy under the shed.

Emperor Chongzhen found a place with the upper hand and stopped, then smiled and said: "I tell you, the knowledge of this field of nitrate is great! Presumably you knew it before, but you didn't know why? So, naturally There is no way to get more fire nitrate, I can tell Qing one or two!"

Then, without waiting for Sun Chuanting to reply, he introduced him.

His mood at this time was like returning home, and he completely forgot the embarrassing situation that he didn't understand this or that when he asked Liu Weichao for advice.

"The process of producing fire nitrate from feces is actually the action of nitrifying bacteria, which decomposes feces to produce nitric acid, and then reacts with arsenic, calcium, and magnesium in the soil to form potassium nitrate and calcium magnesium nitrate."

"Do you understand bacteria? I think you don't understand. This is a very tiny organism. There is already a microscope at the glass factory. When it is built later, I can sell it...Give Qing a microscope, and you will I can see what bacteria look like! But I can tell you that there are many kinds of bacteria, and they are all different!"

"Besides, the principle of generating fire nitrate is probably the following principle. It is divided into two stages. The first stage is... Forget it, I don't understand it after I say it, so I won't talk about it!"

"In this process, there are some factors that have a great influence. I only need to let people adjust these factors to get the maximum output of fire nitrate. Such as temperature, oxygen, humidity and so on."

"..."

"On such a piece of land, I calculated that about one mu of land can produce 7000 catties of high-quality nitrate, and it is estimated that half of the fire nitrate can be obtained. How about it, can the cost of gunpowder be reduced?"

During Emperor Chongzhen's eloquent explanation, he still didn't understand some content, so that he forgot it when he was showing off, so he skipped it, anyway, he was sure that Sun Chuanting could not understand it either.

After a bunch of balabala, Emperor Chongzhen passed on the conclusion Liu Weichao told him to Sun Chuanting.

Sun Chuanting was naturally dumbfounded, and those words that he didn't understand showed that Emperor Chongzhen was very knowledgeable.More importantly, these are all useful knowledge, knowledge that can obtain a large amount of fire nitrate and reduce the cost of gunpowder!
Leading troops to fight, there is no way too much gunpowder.If the price can be lowered, Sun Chuanting is clear about how helpful it will be to the military affairs.

Staring at everything in front of him dumbfounded, it took Sun Chuanting a long time to come back to his senses, and he had to say with emotion: "Your Majesty's knowledge, I am really ashamed and admired!"

Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help being very happy!

Such a compliment has been praised by Fang Zhenghua and others.However, Emperor Chongzhen felt just so-so.Because what Fang Zhenghua and the others said were basically compliments.

And this Sun Chuanting is not, he has a very stubborn temper, he can say such words, the weight is definitely higher than Fang Zhenghua and others, second only to Liu Weichao.

I have to say that Emperor Chongzhen was in a very good mood at this time!
"Let's go, I'll take Qing to see the glass factory again. That's where the money comes from to ease the financial pressure on the court." Emperor Chongzhen said enthusiastically, "Of course, there are good things that can be used in military affairs. Let Qing open his eyes!"

Sun Chuanting was dumbfounded, but also happy in his heart, and hurriedly followed.

About half a day later, Sun Chuanting finished visiting the things that Emperor Chongzhen had been messing with these days, and followed him to Wenhua Palace.

After Emperor Chongzhen sat down, he looked at Sun Chuanting below, his expression finally became serious, and he was ready to talk about business!
(End of this chapter)