Cao Cao called me to rob a tomb

Chapter 384 Pretend to be crazy? (4000)

"Good talk, good talk."

Wu Liang will not be stingy with empty promises, he nodded repeatedly and said, "If this elixir can really be successfully refined, how can I forget Brother Yu Nian, I should take care of it."

"Then thank you, brother."

Wang Qing was overjoyed, and thanked with anticipation, "Since that's the case, it's not too late. If Brother Yu has nothing to say, Brother Yu will go back and arrange this matter."

"Brother who has more time to work."

Wu Liang smiled.

The arrangement of the "black powder" matter is over.

This thing is one of the four great inventions in ancient China. The earliest definite record found by later generations is the "Secrets of the Supreme Holy Ancestor Golden Elixir" in the Tang Dynasty, in which the "Volume Fire Alum Method" recorded it in more detail .

However, the "Volume Alum Method" at that time was still relatively backward, and many useless ingredients were still mixed in it. Such a proportioning method made it easy to be damp, with many impurities and low power. Therefore, the "black powder" at that time It is mainly used for entertainment, such as setting off fireworks, listening to noises and so on.

Some scholars in later generations also speculated from some fragments by studying ancient alchemy books.

"Black gunpowder" was refined by some alchemists as early as the Qin and Han Dynasties, but what the alchemists wanted to refine at that time was a panacea for immortality, which was useless to them. If you are not careful, it will cause the fryer, which will make them burnt out.

Later, through the continuous improvement of later generations, the power of black powder gradually increased through continuous improvement, and finally it was put into war.

According to Wu Liang's knowledge, the optimal ratios that were improved in the Ming Dynasty and have been used in modern times should be: 10% sulfur, 15% charcoal, and 75% saltpeter.

So as long as he got the raw materials, Wu Liang could easily make the best ratio of "black powder".

Of course, even if this is the case, the "black powder" created by Wu Liang will definitely not be able to reach the power of later generations.

Because the refining technology of this era is still very backward, the purity of the materials he taught Wang Qing to help must not be too high, and there will definitely be a lot of impurities in them, which will become factors that affect the power of "black powder".

But this is enough for him.

It is absolutely no problem to defend yourself at critical moments, and to break a mountain when you encounter obstacles. There is no need to be too serious.

And he thought clearly.

"Black powder" is a dangerous product, and a little carelessness in the transportation process may harm him, so he will definitely not make "black powder" in advance, but will bring these raw materials separately, and wait until It can be mixed and formulated when necessary, which is safe and unexpected.

……

After Wang Qing left, news came from Fei Nu in Chenliu City: Fang Qiong woke up.

It's also thanks to her waking up. These days, she can't deliver nutrient solution to help her maintain her life like later generations. At most, she can only pour some rice juice from her mouth. die.

If so, how could Wu Liang pry out something he was interested in out of her mouth?

"Look at her, wait for me to go back and try again."

Wu Liang ordered someone to send such a message back with a flying slave.

Up to now, he has almost finished his work this time, only "Vajra Umbrella" and "Flying Tiger Claw" are still on his mind. Due to the influence of the region, the probability of encountering a dangerous situation is definitely much higher than that of the previous tomb robbery trip.

If you can bring the "Diamond Umbrella" and "Flying Tiger Claw" with you when you set off, you will have some more protection.

Think so.

Before Wu Liang left the station, he went to the workshop again. Just now, he had passed on the secret of solving the "undercutting" phenomenon to Sun Ye, Thyme, and Zhuge Liang. I don't know if they understood it and solved the most fundamental problem The problem.

As soon as I got in the door.

"Son!"

Sun Ye rushed towards Wu Liang with a plane as if he had been stimulated by something.

"?!"

Seeing this, Dian Wei already held the halberd he just got in his hand, if this "one-eyed dragon" dared to make the slightest dangerous move, he might be killed if he couldn't reach Wu Liang.

however.

"Pfft!"

When he was approaching Wu Liang, Sun Ye suddenly bent his legs again, fell on the ground and kowtowed to Wu Liang. While kowtowing, he shouted very formally and sincerely: "My lord, please be a villain!" Three worships, I implore you to accept the villain as an apprentice to teach, the villain is willing to offer you tea and write a student post, three years as a helper, three years as a student, one day as a teacher, and a lifetime of service!"

"..."

Wu Liang was taken aback, this guy actually wanted to worship him as his teacher?

at the same time.

"Patriarch, it's done!"

Thyme came forward excitedly with a small face, and said happily to Wu Liang, "The owner just casually dialed a sentence, and he helped us solve the problem of the broken teeth of the rotating shaft that had not been effective for many days. Mr. Sun said that the owner is deep A master craftsman who can't hide his secrets, his skills may not necessarily be inferior to his ancestors."

"Brother talented, look, this is the result of our experiment with your method."

Zhuge Liang smiled and showed Wu Liang a simple model of a small rotating shaft.

One end of this small rotating shaft model is connected with a small bag of sand to simulate the possible pressure during operation. Zhuge Liang turned the crank handle at the other end vigorously, and several connected rotating shafts started to rotate. The small bag of sand is very fast. It's about to be picked up, and it runs very smoothly.

"According to Brother Youcai, we made 17 shaft teeth of these rotating shafts, and after running back and forth many times to try, the roots of the shaft teeth were not damaged, and there was even a trace of grinding. There are no traces, the talented brother is really a god!"

While demonstrating, Zhuge Liang said with admiration.

"Young Master is not only able to tell the principles of strength that are astonishing to heaven and man, but also has such profound attainments in his mind, he can explain the mystery of the axis of rotation in one sentence. Everything is the ability of a master. The villain thinks it is Patriarch Gongshu is here, probably because he wants to sit on an equal footing with Young Master."

Sun Ye took advantage of the situation and said again, "Therefore, the villain boldly begged the young master to accept the villain as his apprentice, and only hoped that he could improve his skills in his lifetime. Please help me!"

This……

Just now it seemed that he had pretended a little too much, and bluffed these guys.

But this is also good, so that these guys, especially this Sun Ye, can work harder for themselves, and there is no loss to themselves.

"Get up, you don't need to write the student post. In fact, I don't know everything, but if I know something, I will not hesitate to share it with you. But as for whether your skills can be refined, it depends on your talent." .”

Wu Liang smiled, and rather modestly left a way out for himself, so that he wouldn't lose face if he was asked later.

"Thank you master."

Hearing what Wu Liang said, Sun Ye quickly bowed again, even the address had been quietly changed.

There is a big difference between masters in this era and later generations. The word later generations has become a verbal address. Drivers can be called masters, workers can be called masters, and older strangers can be called masters. It can only be regarded as an ordinary person. Honorifics.

And the "master" of this era is actually the "master".

A "master" who is a teacher for a day and a father for life.

No one deserves this title. Regardless of age, this title is directly related to seniority. In the Han Dynasty, which ruled the world with filial piety, the status of "Master" is very detached.

"Patriarch, the servant girl is also willing to pay homage to the master and regard the patriarch as master!"

Seeing that Sun Ye had suddenly turned into Wu Liang's apprentice, Thyme felt that her status had been affected, so she quickly knelt down and prayed.

"Xiang'er, don't join in the fun, you treat me as your father... Bah, it's the owner of the house, I will treat everyone equally."

Wu Liang said with a smile.

I don't know if it was unconsciously balding, or if Shiran did it intentionally.

When Thyme heard this, her pretty face flushed with shame, she lowered her head and said hastily, "Yes, father...ah, no, no, Patriarch."

"Eh."

Wu Liang actually agreed with a smile, but he didn't know which title he was agreeing to.

"..."

Only Zhuge Liang didn't come to worship, he and Wu Liang were already considered brothers, and now strictly speaking, their seniority was higher than Sun Ye's, so there was no reason to voluntarily descend to their seniority.

However, after hearing the complicated and chaotic names of Thyme and Wu Liang, his little face already showed a look of suspicion. He looked at Wu Liang and then at Thyme, his brows furrowed slightly, and he didn't know what he was thinking. .

Wu Liang pursed his lips and smiled for a long time before asking again: "Now that the problem of the rotating shaft has been solved, what problems can't be solved by making my 'Vajra Umbrella' and 'Flying Tiger Claw'?"

"For the time being, there are none."

The three hurriedly replied.

"Then let's make it as soon as possible, the sooner the better, I will go on a long trip in a few days, I hope I can bring the 'Vajra Umbrella' and 'Flying Tiger Claw' with me."

Wu Liang nodded and said.

"It should be done in ten days."

Sun Ye thought about it intently, and said, "Most of the molds have been designed with wood now. You just need to rub the mold with fine soil, melt those chisels to make molten iron and pour it into the mold to form it. After that, we will polish it carefully. ...It should be about the same for such a long time."

"I think seven days is enough. If the Patriarch needs to rush, five days is not impossible."

Thyme said immediately.

"..."

Upon hearing this, both Sun Ye and Zhuge Liang looked at Thyme with exaggerated expressions.

Obviously, this girl compressed the time too tightly, which frightened the two guys.

"That's ten days."

Wu Liang naturally saw Thyme's thoughts, this girl is like this on weekdays, every time she arranges something for her, she regards it as a big deal, Wu Liang has seen her holding two The panda's eyes are wide open, and I'm really worried that when this girl will exhaust herself, it will be his loss.

"By the way, Xiang'er, Shangsi Festival will be a few days later, and you should know that I'm going to give you the ji ceremony. In the last few days, you should prepare for the ji ceremony first, and then talk about it after the ji ceremony."

Wu Liang found another excuse and said.

"Yes."

Thyme would never disobey Wu Liang, so she answered softly.

"Okay, you guys are busy first, I'll go first, and I'll come back to see you in a few days. If there is anything important, I will use Fei Nu to pass on the letter."

After stroking Thyme's head, Wu Liang turned around and left the workshop.

"..."

So until Wu Liang's back disappeared, Zhuge Liang looked at Thyme with blinking eyes again, and asked with a smile: "Sister Xiang'er, you can marry after the ceremony, do you already have a wishful man in your heart? "

"!"

For some reason, Thyme was frightened by this question and trembled. She turned her head and rolled Zhuge Liang's eyes and reprimanded, "What do you know, you young child, don't talk nonsense!"

"Why don't I understand?"

Zhuge Liang said with a stinky face, "Don't look at my young age, in fact, Brother Youcai has already arranged a marriage for me. After the sister-in-law has passed the ceremony, I can follow Brother Youcai to come to marry me. Don't believe me Ask Mr. Sun, he is still my witness."

"..."

Sun Ye was taken aback, but didn't make a sound.

Because Zhuge Liang's wedding date may be his death day, this is his promise to the Huang family.

"Sister Xiang'er doesn't say anything, then she already has a sweetheart, and I don't know who is so lucky to win the favor of our Goddess Yongqiu."

Zhuge Liang said deliberately again with a smile.

"How dare you talk nonsense!"

Thyme suddenly put on a straight face, and said seriously, "The day I was rewarded to the Patriarch, I was already the Patriarch's person, so why do I still have a sweetheart?"

"Isn't it possible to get married just for getting married?"

Zhuge Liang was puzzled, "Brother Youcai must also hope that Sister Xiang'er will have a good home in his heart. If Sister Xianger already has a sweetheart, based on what I know about Brother Youcai, he will definitely fulfill her."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Thyme's body trembled again, as if awakened by Zhuge Liangliang, her pretty face gradually became gloomy, a mist appeared in her eyes, she pursed her bloodless lips and was speechless for a long time.

……

Chenliu County, Wu Mansion.

"Wu Youcai, this woman doesn't seem normal after waking up."

Seeing Wu Liang, Bai Jingjing, who had just checked on Fang Qiong's situation, immediately walked up to her and frowned.

"What kind of abnormal law?"

Wu Liang asked strangely.

"After she woke up, she shivered in the corner and yelled as soon as I got close, as if she was frightened by something. In addition... she seemed to have no recognition of me at all. Every time she saw me They are all very unfamiliar, and they keep saying strange things.”

Bai Jingjing described it in as much detail as possible.

"Is there such a thing?"

Wu Liang was taken aback.

A severe blow to the head may indeed lead to some complications: dizziness, amnesia, madness, hallucinations, etc., and it is difficult for future generations to avoid the occurrence of these situations.

However, the possibility of pretending to be crazy is not ruled out, and this kind of thing has happened since ancient times. During the Warring States Period, Sun Bin escaped from Wei State under Pang Juan's nose by pretending to be crazy, and later found an opportunity to kill Pang Juan.

Therefore, people who pretend to be crazy and foolish are often the smartest people, and they are ruthless people.

As for Fang Qiong.

Wu Liang can't tell what's going on right now, he needs to see it to find out.

(End of this chapter)