The weapon tycoon who traveled to Daqin

"Can you still find this thing?" Shang Wen said.

"Yes, it should be possible." The young man said with certainty.

"By the way, what's your name?" Shang Wen then asked.

"Chen Yong".replied the young man.

"Okay, in the future, you will look for this thing specifically. If you don't have it in Guanzhong, go to the north to find it. If you don't have it in the north, go to Bashu to find it. This thing is in great demand."Shangwen said.

"Mr. Qin." Chen Da came over.

"My apprentice has offended Mr." Chen Da saw Chen Yong and Shang Wen talking, and seeing Shang Wen's excitement, Chen Da hurried over, thinking that his apprentice must not know what to do to offend him.So hurry up and apologize.

"No no. No. Your apprentice has made great achievements. Mr. Chen, take a look at this." Shang Wen said and picked up a handful of graphite.

"Isn't this the black soil my apprentice mentioned?" Chen Da said.

"This is graphite. It is a very important industrial raw material. This thing has a very wide range of uses. It is a kind of..." Shang Wen introduced that this thing is a kind of conductor.But thinking that there was no concept of electricity at this time, I had to change my words and talk about other things.

"It's an important thing. For example, use it on your crucible. This is its high temperature resistance. And casting molds. Didn't I tell you to use iron molds? With this thing, you can speed up Yes. Moreover, this graphite can be processed into gren and shape. It can be used as sealing material, as well as lubricant. etc. The most important thing right now is to polish those particles of gunpowder. It is very convenient to store. Moreover, it is very powerful. The range of muskets and artillery will be greatly enhanced." Shang Wen talked about the many benefits of graphite in one breath.

"So powerful." Only then did Chen Da start carefully looking at the graphite in his hand.

"Yes, this thing is very important. In the future, we should pay more attention to such materials, and also, to raise the awareness of others. Tell them to pay attention to the details." Shang Wen said.

"Mr. Qin. Mr. Qin." Shang Wen originally wanted to say something else.But suddenly a piercing sound was heard.Shangwen could tell who it was from that voice.Zhao Gao.No one else can speak like that.

"Mr. Qin, I have found you. The king has important matters to discuss with you. That's right. You should read this first." He took out a memorial from his pocket.Shangwen took it and opened it.Read between the lines.Shang Wen knew the reason of the matter.This is an arms order.Moreover, the amount at the beginning is large.Five thousand muskets are required.The sooner the better.But the word two thousand was mentioned later.Shangwen didn't know what it meant.It is estimated that it should be related to the production of firearms.

Look who is so generous.Yan country.It turned out to be the country of Yan.Shangwen is a little hard to imagine.He even spent a lot of money to buy muskets.War is the catalyst after all.

116 King Qin Taking Pills

After Shangwen read the memorial, he boarded the car and came to Qin Palace.Zhao Gao led the way ahead.Shang Wen followed behind.

When entering a large hall, Shang Wen saw King Qin eating something.It is probably supper.It is very late.Shang Wen thought so.When Shangwen walked in, he was taken aback.That is the elixir of ancient legends.

Shangwen felt that he didn't know what to say for a while.Also don't know what to do.It is rumored in history that Qin Shihuang died from taking elixir, the main ingredient of which is metallic mercury.To put it bluntly, it is also the earliest transformation. Returning to a certain evil frame and returning to it? Brother Huixing Huang’s tomb πАV inferior flattering? Emperor sheath cutting spring pieces? Ao?

"Mr. Qin is here. Sit down." Qin Wang saw that he was taking the elixir.It is not surprising that Shangwen is greeted to sit down.

"Your Majesty, it's better not to take this elixir." Shang Wen persuaded.

"Oh. Why." King Qin said with a relaxed attitude.

"This substance is a heavy metal. If you take it for a long time, you must..." Shang Wen understands that it is a big taboo to say that people's lifespan will be affected.This is to kill.

"What must it be?" King Qin asked.

"It must be harmful to the body. In fact, it is a kind of chemical agent. This alchemy secret technique is just non-existent." Shang Wen said.

"Oh. So, Mr. Qin has also studied this alchemy technique." King Qin asked.

"This alchemy is just one branch of chemistry." Shang Wen replied.

"Chemistry?" King Qin said.

"Yes, chemistry is to make one or several kinds of substances change their original material properties through certain methods. It is called chemistry." It is impossible for Shangwen to take out a thick dictionary to explain to King Qin at this time, and It had to be so particular.Anyway, the meaning is almost on the line.

"These methods include a variety of methods, such as distillation, dry distillation, dissolution, etc. These are all chemical reactions to generate a new substance." Shang Wen said.

"Oh. Come to think of it. This pill seems to be the case." King Qin suddenly realized.

"These substances, speaking of them, have endless changes, and it took several generations of people to discover the mystery. And these substances have different properties and applications. It's like this glass." Shang Wen said, pointing to the desk said the glass.

"This is chemistry. Putting in several different substances creates a completely new substance. But there are good and bad things. Among them are poisonous and non-toxic. Without long-term testing, it is difficult to be sure. Therefore, the king stopped taking these Elixir." Shang Wen persuaded.

"This." King Qin hesitated.

"This elixir contains heavy metals, especially mercury, and the cinnabar is mercuric sulfide. A small amount of this mercury has certain effects, but if taken for a long time, it will inevitably cause serious damage. The final symptoms are... Shangwen wanted to explain the symptoms of mercury poisoning in detail.

"What?" King Qin asked.

"Jing is mentally disturbed, his teeth are falling out, and his body and joints are in constant pain. Finally, finally..." Shang Wen didn't dare to continue.

"Wow." With a wave of his arms, King Qin knocked down all the pills, pens and inks on the case table to the ground.

"Come here, pull those alchemists out and bury them alive." King Qin shouted loudly.Shangwen saw that King Qin was very angry about this.Seeing this, Shangwen couldn't say anything.After all, it is better to say less at this time.

"Here." Zhao Gao ran away in a hurry.

After waiting for a long time, it is estimated that King Qin's anger has almost dissipated.Shang Wen also knew that he couldn't talk nonsense at this time, and besides, King Qin's move was probably saying goodbye to the pill.Even in modern times, you can't just take medicine indiscriminately.Especially chemicals.no side effects.That's to blame.The elements of the human body are relatively balanced.If one of the overshoots breaks the balance, sooner or later the results will show up.It's just a matter of time.

"Thank you, Mr. Qin." King Qin turned around and bowed to Shang Wen.

Shangwen didn't dare to say anything more.I also bowed.

"From now on, the widow will not take this pill anymore." King Qin explained.

Shang Wen smiled and nodded.

"Your Majesty, there is now an arms order from Yan State, but it is still difficult to meet the current demand." Shang Wen continued.Shangwen deliberately changed the topic.

"Oh. What's the difficulty?" King Qin asked.

"The barrel." Shangwen said bluntly.

"The processing of the gun barrel is very difficult. Basically it is cast, but when casting, it is inevitable that there will be air bubbles, which leads to problems with the entire gun barrel. Only those highly skilled casters can complete these technical requirements. Those castings The division has to complete the casting of artillery. For a while, it is difficult to complete such a large scale of production. Also, our Qin army also needs to be equipped with this kind of weapon, but this kind of weapon is based on the current situation. I am afraid... Shang Wen said with some embarrassment.

"Afraid of what".King Qin asked.

"I'm afraid, according to the current situation, it will take at least ten years for our equipment to be completed on a large scale." Shangwen's figures come from statistics.The Qin army has almost 100 million troops across the country.The standing army is about 30.However, according to the current production speed of barrels.Basically a fraction of that number.And the quality problem is also very prominent.According to what Wang Ben learned, the barrel of the gun started to heat up after several consecutive shots.Unable to shoot.Anyway, the tactical queue temporarily made up for this shortcoming.Moreover, the barrel has a lifespan, and replacement and maintenance require a large number of spare parts.At present, our own production cannot be completed at all.

"Such a long time." King Qin said.

"Yes." Shang Wen nodded.

"Then Mr. Qin must have a solution?" King Qin asked back.

"This, this." Shang Wen touched his mouth with his hand.

"This must be solved with technology. According to the current processing technology, it cannot be satisfied at all. Chen Qianri once planned to transform the machine tool, but the effect is not very obvious, and there are still many machines missing. But I am willing to give it a try." Shangwen said.In fact, Shangwen felt that this was the only way to do it.Because many things cannot be done by manpower.First of all, those mature craftsmen.If relying on continuous craftsmen to teach, more than 2000 orders can be completed in a short time.It is estimated that it is difficult.Now the only way is to improve the technology.The issue of the gun barrel must be resolved.It cannot be that the six countries are equipped with a large number of muskets.With the export of muskets.The six countries that have benefited will definitely imitate a lot.Facing imitations, Qin Jun did not have such equipment.It must have been severely hit.Such a situation must not happen.Weapons differ by an algebra.It's just a joke.

117 Where is my gun?

After Shangwen and King Qin exchanged a few words, they left.Shangwen, who walked out of the palace, is slowly thinking about how to improve the technology.The production of the barrel is arguably a miracle.

Early gun barrels were encircled by a whole piece of iron on a solid round rod.Then, it was beaten continuously to form a round tube shape, and then it was sealed.Then keep beating into a circle.Finally pull out the round rod.One end sealed.fine processing.This is pure handmade.A lot of manpower is needed.