The rise of the poor

Chapter 1647 Come out, black powder

"My lord, do the books in the library of the Hanlin Academy record the formula of gunpowder, and are there any records about firearms such as thunder 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, Ouzhige 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 by the power of the Ming Dynasty... More than ten books The firearms classics about Europa and other foreign countries collected with painstaking efforts are so exciting, but there is one 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 entered Baoshan and returned empty-handed, then he would definitely be heartbroken to the point of bleeding.

Therefore, 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 [-]% to [-]% 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 [-]% to [-]% 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."

"Craftsman Ou please hurry up, there is no need to be like this, Carpenter Ou is my master craftsman in the Zhejiang Army, I naturally know everything I can say, 'teaching' can't be called, I just read some books, and some of them It’s just knowledge, we discuss and exchange with each other, but we have no experience in actual operations such as preparing gunpowder and forging firearms, etc., all of which need to be studied and explored by you, Master Ou. If our discussion and exchange can inspire you, Master Ou, what about firearms? The research is helpful, which is a great thing for the Zhejiang Army, and it is not in vain for me to study hard in Zangshu Pavilion for several months."

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

"Thank you, my lord. The grass-roots people will definitely live up to your expectations, and work hard to study practical firearms." Ouzhige said with a vow.

"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, sir." Ouzhige said excitedly.

"Let's talk about the gunpowder formula first. At present, most of the ancient books record that the gunpowder formula is [-]% nitrate, [-]% sulfur, and [-]% 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 [-]% saltpeter, [-]% sulfur, and [-]% 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.”

Picking up the teacup, Zhu Pingan took 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 [-]% saltpeter, [-]% sulfur, and [-]% charcoal. If the proportion of saltpeter is reduced to [-]%, and the proportion of charcoal to [-]% 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.”

After hearing Zhu Ping'an's words, Ou Zhige seemed to be dazed, his face excited, and he muttered words.

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

"I'm sorry, my lord, the grass people were excited for a while, and they went crazy."

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

"Ou craftsman is serious. Oh, I remembered that Europa and other foreign countries have a special thing about gunpowder making. The gunpowder is polished and granulated by rollers and other materials, and 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 Pingan 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)