Rise From the Humble

  Chapter 1647 Come out, black powder

   "My lord, are there records in the collection of books in the Hanlin Academy that record the formula of gunpowder, and are there records about firearms such as Zhentianlei and firecrackers?" Ou Zhige couldn't restrain his inner excitement, and asked impatiently.

"Of course there is. The Book Collection Pavilion of the Hanlin Academy is the Royal Library Pavilion. All the most valuable books of the Ming Dynasty are stored in it. There are hundreds of books about gunpowder, firecrackers, artillery and other firearms. Each book is of inestimable value. , especially among them are dozens of the latest, most cutting-edge, and most secret firearms books developed by the Ming Dynasty, and more than ten firearms books about Europa, Franji, Hong Maoyi and other foreign countries. It's even more valuable." Zhu Pingan replied without hesitation, blatantly mixing private goods into it, without blushing or panting.

Of course, there are firearms classics in the library of the Hanlin Academy, but they are all old antiques since the Song and Yuan Dynasties, and there is not much value for reference. There is not even a single firearms classics from various countries.

  The reason why Zhu Ping'an said this was to find a reason for his knowledge of firearms beyond the times.

Hearing Zhu Ping'an's words, Ou Zhige became even more excited. My God, there are hundreds of firearms books... Dozens of the latest, most cutting-edge, and most secret firearms books developed with the power of a single country in Ming Dynasty... More than ten books have been painstakingly collected The firearms classics about Europa and other foreign countries are so exciting, but there is a question, Ou Zhige asked nervously, "Have you read all these classics?"

The collection of books in the Imperial Academy is in Baoshan. Mr. Zhu has entered Baoshan, but I don’t know if he has obtained treasures from Baoshan. He won’t enter Baoshan and return empty, right? Your own firearms research is of great benefit.

  But if Mr. Zhu enters Baoshan and returns empty-handed, then he will definitely feel heartbroken to the point of bleeding.

  So, Ou Zhige was extremely nervous.

"When I was in charge of the Library Pavilion of the Hanlin Academy, I didn't have many official duties and I had plenty of time. I read and studied these classics carefully, especially the dozens of latest, most cutting-edge and Europa Yangyi firearms classics in my Ming Dynasty. Several times. I am born with a relatively good memory. Although I can’t talk about photographic memory, I can remember most of the content after reading it two or three times. I have read the dozens of firearms classics several times. I can still remember about 70% to 80% of the content."

  Zhu Pingan noticed Ou Shangge's expression of nervousness, so he smiled and said softly.

Hearing that Zhu Pingan said that he had read it several times and memorized about 70% to 80% of the content, Ou Shangcheng stood up from his chair in excitement, and then fell to his knees in front of Zhu Pingan without warning. He kowtowed sincerely, "My lord, please teach me that the grassroots Ou Zhige is willing to be your lackey in this life."

"Crafter Ou, hurry up, don't need to be like this, Carpenter Ou is my Zhejiang Army craftsman, I naturally know everything I can say, 'teaching' can't be called, I just read some books, some books have We discuss and exchange with each other, but we have no experience in practical operations such as preparing gunpowder and forging firearms. These have to be studied and explored by you, Master Ou. If our discussion and exchange can inspire you, Master Ou The study of firearms is helpful, which is a great thing for our Zhejiang army, and it is not in vain for me to study hard in Zangshuge for several months."

  Zhu Pingan got up quickly, bent over to help Ou Zhige up, and said with a gentle smile.

   "Thank you, my lord. The grassroots will definitely live up to your expectations, and work hard to research practical firearms." Ouzhige said solemnly.

"I read too much content back then, and it was a bit chaotic and unsystematic for a while, so I can talk about it as soon as I think of it. Anyway, I will have plenty of time in the future. I will often come to discuss firearms with Master Ou." Zhu Pingan said .

   "Please enlighten me, my lord." Ou Zhige said excitedly.

"Let's talk about the gunpowder formula first. At present, most of the ancient books record that the gunpowder formula is 80% nitrate, 10% sulfur, and 10% charcoal. It is exactly the same as what Ou Jiangshi studied. This is the most common and mature gunpowder formula in my Ming Dynasty. It is also powerful. It is more powerful than other gunpowder formulas; however, I have carefully studied the gunpowder formulas of Europa and other Yangyi, and found that after hundreds of years of research, the Yangyi finally determined the gunpowder formula to be 70% saltpeter, 10% sulfur, and 10% charcoal Half, it is called "black gunpowder", saying that it is the best ratio of gunpowder and the most powerful. Yang Yi emphasized that the most essential advantage of gunpowder is explosion. The purer the ratio of gunpowder, the greater the power of gunpowder explosion. It is taboo to add combustion-supporting sundries such as clear oil, otherwise the gunpowder will be impurated and the power of gunpowder will be greatly reduced; Yang Yi emphasizes that the biggest lethality of gunpowder is explosion, and there is no need to increase damage such as poisonous smoke. If poisonous smoke and other things are added, gunpowder impurities It greatly reduces the lethality of gunpowder. Among the latest and most cutting-edge firearms books of Ming Dynasty, there is a book dedicated to the study of Yangyi’s black gunpowder, and I am full of praise for it.”

   Zhu Pingan picked up the teacup, drank a sip of tea, moistened his throat, and began to talk slowly, taking the opportunity to push out the epoch-making black powder.

"The proportion of black powder is 75% saltpeter, 10% sulfur, and 15% charcoal. If the proportion of saltpeter is reduced to 50%, and the proportion of charcoal to 50% is increased, the power will increase a lot. I will have to study and verify it myself later. Take a moment. If the power of the black powder is really great, then the weight of the Thunderbolt can be reduced. By the way, there is also the gunpowder, the power of the gunpowder and the range can also be improved."

"Yang Yi said that the most essential advantage of gunpowder is explosion, and the greatest lethality of gunpowder is also explosion. The purer the ratio of gunpowder, the greater the power of gunpowder explosion. It does not need clear oil to support combustion, nor does it need poisonous smoke. I have to think about this idea. Do a good job of research and verify, if this is the case, then my previous research may have taken a detour, but it doesn’t matter, there is still time to correct it now.”

  Ou Zhige listened to Zhu Ping'an's words, his whole body seemed to be dazed, his face was excited, and he muttered words.

  Zhu Pingan did not interrupt Ouzhige, and quietly waited for his brainstorm to end.

   "I'm sorry, my lord, Cao Min was agitated for a while and went crazy."

   After a long while, Ou Zhige came to his senses from Zhu Ping'an's words, and hurriedly apologized to Zhu Ping'an.

"Ou craftsman is serious. Oh, I remembered that Europa and other foreign countries have a special thing about gunpowder making. Grinding and granulating the gunpowder with rollers and other materials, it is said that after the black powder is granulated, the power can be nearly doubled, and the granulated gunpowder is also easy to transport, it is not easy to get wet, and the burning speed is even.”

  Zhu Ping'an slapped his head and continued.

"Gunpowder granulation, I really want to read it in a book, granulated gunpowder can have such great benefits, it can double the power of gunpowder, no, I have to study it carefully" Ou Zhige heard the advantages of gunpowder granulation Afterwards, I became even more excited and crazy, and I wished I could study it right away.

  (end of this chapter)