Great Song Pirate

Chapter 336

Back on Dulong Island, Xu Yi asked Qian Laoben to inquire about the situation in various places. According to the news reported to Dulong Island from various places, there was really nothing to worry about in Shuimao and Fang Shu. With the gradual development of Shuimao's power, they Now it has occupied many small islands along the coast of the country of Wa, and using these small islands as a springboard, it can reach farther places to carry out large-scale looting activities. According to the news he sent back, they have taken one of the kingdoms of Wa There was hardly a day of peace in the country of Ma, and the lord of the country surnamed Zong was furious, but there was nothing he could do about them. From here alone, they took away nearly a thousand people, and this is also the country of Japan and Japan. On the springboard to and from Koryo, the ships passing by were always in fear, for fear of meeting them, which would disturb the Fujiwara family, but they were dispatched a few times and did not do anything to them. It seems that their kamikaze did not help them very much this time.

And Fang Shu also developed well along the coast of Koryo. In addition to gaining a foothold in Heishan Island, he also sent ships to occupy Grace Island, and went to some coasts further north to plunder. Be wary of them, search and suppress them several times, but they either hide or beat them and flee.

Xu Yi laughed out loud after hearing this. Although Goryeo’s shipbuilding industry is also good, the ships they currently build are far from the Jiangbei sea ships used by Fang Shu. If you encounter Fang Shu, you will either be unable to catch them, or you will only be beaten. He couldn't ask for any cheap, but he still told Qian Laoben to explain to Fang Shu, not to be careless, and don't let the boat capsize in the gutter.

Diao Bin and Wang Feng didn't have any major issues, they played small things to cooperate with Lin Xiong's acting, but his cargo fleet is doing quite well now, because he doesn't have to pay for bodyguards, so the freight is often lower, and never There has been no accident, so the business is quite good. According to Diao Bin, this is better than raising a bunch of idlers, and Wang Feng is still a busy man. He is half of Liuqiu Island's logistics director, and he has a lot of things that Liuqiu Island needs. , directly let him purchase on Fujian Road, and he will continue to recruit refugees on Fujian Road, so now he is very busy.

The news sent back from Jilongzhai said that Kong Qingxi had led a fleet of seven ships to the south to start activities in the area of ​​Guangnan East Road. In terms of combat strength, ordinary pirate forces would only be beaten if they encountered him, so Xu Yi didn't need to worry too much.

The Danshui village is now accepting resettled immigrants. Gao Xu took care of it well and didn't cause too many troubles. However, because of the thatched beach there, some people still got malaria. Yang Hong is working hard to control it. This news did not make Xu Yi very happy. What he was most afraid of was this situation. Now there is no quinine to treat malaria. Once malaria breaks out, it may cause chaos!
Xu Yi became anxious again, and wanted to go to Danshui Village to check the situation immediately, but he was stopped by Qian Laoben and the others, who asked him to stay for a few days for recuperation before letting him leave Dulong Island, and When leaving Dulong Island this time, Xu Yi also wanted to take a few wives with him. Moving is not a one-sentence matter, so be prepared!
So he had no choice but to recuperate for a few more days. He used these days to search the island to see if there were any people who were engaged in jade carving. A stonemason was originally in this business. He used to carve jade, agate and other things for others in the early years, but because of a mistake, he broke a piece of precious jade, and his leg was broken by his shopkeeper, and he was driven outside to live on the street. She was taken to Dulong Island and played a cameo role as a stonemason.

After Xu Yi called the craftsman named Kong Hui, he went to his cave and found those pure crystals that had been collected for a long time, handed these crystals to Kong Hui, and drew him all The shape and size of the concave-convex mirror required. When I asked him if he could make the thing he requested, Kong Hui immediately patted his chest to assure him that it was no problem for him to make such a simple thing. Please Xu Yi rest assured, he will try his best to complete the tasks Xu Yi entrusted to him.

Xu Yi asked him how many concave-convex mirrors could be made with these materials. Kong Hui held these high-purity crystals and replied that according to the size Xu Yi requested, at least [-] pairs could be made without any problem. To make forty pairs, Xu Yi thinks that these are enough for now. The command of each fleet will distribute a pair of binoculars, and then the outpost ship will distribute a pair, which is enough for use, and the rest can be given to the lookout of the stockade. Distributing a pair of hands can temporarily solve this problem, so I handed over this matter to him and let him start work.

Then Xu Yi found a blacksmith and asked him to make forty stretchable tubes out of brass, and gave him the drawings and dimensions, asking him to make them as soon as possible and hand them over to Kong Hui for assembly. Grinding the concave-convex lens is as simple as home. After receiving the order, the blacksmith immediately started to make it.

Carving this kind of thing is not something that can be completed in a short while. For this reason, Xu Yi specially designated a house for Kong Hui, and sent someone to help him to take care of his life. He only needs to concentrate on this matter, and the rest He doesn't need to care about anything, but there is a requirement that this kind of thing must be kept secret.

Kong Hui was already very grateful for such treatment. When he knew that this kind of thing needed to be kept secret, he immediately vowed not to spread it. After finishing, he plunged into his small workshop and began to concentrate on carving.

Xu Yi can only give guidance on this kind of thing. How to do it is Kong Hui's business. In fact, he has no choice but to make the crystal for the telescope. The value of the telescope made in this way is many times higher than the telescope on his body. But now he has no glass to use, and there is nothing he can do. Fortunately, colorless crystal can also be used as a substitute, otherwise, he really has no better way.

After being busy with this matter, Xu Yi plunged into the gunpowder workshop while he was free, and recruited Yang Laoxi and other craftsmen who were already considered masters, and began to arrange work for them again.

According to his understanding, there were already rockets in the Song Dynasty, but the rockets of this era were just a pack of gunpowder tied to an ordinary arrow. Objects are essentially different from the rockets of the Ming Dynasty in later generations.

However, the folks in the Northern Song Dynasty already had "fire", a thing that children of later generations would play with. They had already used the reaction force of gunpowder to push objects forward. There was no difficulty in technology, and the difference was only a problem in the formula of gunpowder.

And the gunpowder in his current gunpowder workshop is much more powerful than the gunpowder on land now. With such a good baby, he has already had the idea of ​​rockets. Liannu is good, but according to Yang Wenzhong, Liannu The range and power of the crossbow are not great, so it cannot deal with heavily armored enemies, but if it is a rocket, it can solve this problem very well.

As for the idea of ​​the rocket, he had already started to think about it, so he first asked Yang Laoxi to wrap it into a tube shape with paper, then filled it with gunpowder without tamping it, installed the fuse, and tried to ignite it. The result was very good. After the gunpowder was ignited , Immediately urged the paper tube to fly out, and the speed is quite impressive, there is absolutely no problem making it into a rocket.

Xu Yi was worried, and asked them to make a lot of them for trial release. Now the problem came out, and some of them exploded. If this is the case, few people would dare to use this thing. Don’t shoot the opponent to death. Blow yourself up first, then make the joke bigger.

He was very dissatisfied with this effect, so he began to look for problems with the gunpowder formula. After all, he had always remembered the gunpowder formula used as explosives before, and he didn't know the gunpowder formula for rocket propulsion. Debugging, when they tried to make lead wires before, they adjusted the ratio of gunpowder to reduce the amount of nitrate in gunpowder, and then made gunpowder that can be used to make lead wires. Now he is still following this idea. Under his guidance, Yang Lao Xi made a variety of gunpowder formulas, and then put them in paper tubes for launch tests. In the end, he found that the gunpowder with an increased amount of nitrate had the best effect. Basically, it was fired and flew out, and there was no explosion again. phenomenon, so they decided on this formula.

After obtaining this kind of stimulating drug, Xu Yi and Yang Laoxi began to think about how to use this kind of thing again. Before Xu Yi came to this era, he only knew some theoretical knowledge. As for making it, it is nonsense. Pull him to sit through the bottom of the prison, but here, he has a place to play as he likes. He finds it troublesome to use paper tubes, so he buys thin bamboo and puts triggers on them, and then binds them to ordinary arrows. Lit on it, as he expected, the arrow flew out immediately by the bamboo tube filled with gunpowder, and landed 250 steps away. This result made Xu Yi very happy again. This kind of range is enough. Ordinary arrows are fired with this kind of bamboo tube, relying on the speed and inertia, it is enough to kill the opponent wearing armor without any problem.

After the successful test firing of this kind of rocket, he immediately found a pair of strong bows, put the rocket on the bowstring and pulled it away, and then lit the fuse. When the fuse was almost burnt out, he loosened the string and shot the arrow. After the arrow was released by the elastic force of the bow, the rocket was ignited in the air, which accelerated the speed of the arrow. Finally, the arrow flew four hundred steps before landing on the ground, deeply inserted into the soil. In the middle, it is much more powerful than the crossbow, Xu Yi laughed, if the archers of the two armies shoot at each other, with this kind of rocket-assisted arrows, it can be regarded as taking advantage of it, and the opponent cannot reach it. Myself, but I can shoot and kill my opponent, cheap!This is a bargain!

(Note: In ancient Japan, the country was ruled by order and divided into many small countries.)
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