The rise of the prince

Chapter 141 Potassium Nitrate

Li Ye took Yue'er and Wei Yubai to play backgammon while waiting. He taught backgammon. Compared with Go, it is easier to determine the outcome and easier to understand. Yue'er and Wei Yubai both like it.

After waiting for nearly an hour, the filtrate became clear, and then he carefully poured the clean filtrate into another bucket.

In fact, the invention of gunpowder is almost inevitable in history, because even if no one occasionally discovers that it will be a matter of time with chemical progress, it is like a boy who grows up and will naturally know how to please the opposite sex.

Li Ye hopes that this world can produce two kinds of people in this era.

One is the "savior", such as Confucius, Jesus Christ and other turning forces that change human values ​​and destiny.This is necessary for people to move forward. If the wisdom of the people is not developed, and the concept in the general environment cannot be changed, then many things will be in vain.

The other kind of people are the basic worldview builders like Newton, Einstein, and Hawking. The appearance of this kind of person will completely change the world, instead of making small troubles like him. Li Ye also understands that it is difficult for him to do this To this extent, even if he does it forcefully, it will only be counterproductive if the concept of the general environment does not allow it. The most he can do now is to create a good environment, and everything must be done step by step.

Li Ye directly set up a pot in the yard to light a fire, poured all the filtrate into it, and then heated it slowly.

After a while, the water boiled, and the steam was steaming. Li Ye continued to add heat, stirring with a stick while cooking.

"Sister Wei, what is Shizi going to do?" Yue'er asked Wei Yubai as she sat on one side and tilted her head.

Wei Yubai spread his hands and smiled, and knocked her on the head: "How do I know, you're going to ask your family."

"Your Majesty won't tell me." The little girl pouted and said aggrievedly, Wei Yubai had no choice but to rub her little head.

On the other side, Li Ye was still concentrating on staring at the large pot of water, so he couldn't make any mistakes at this time.

After heating for more than an hour, Li Ye slowed down the fire, because the water began to evaporate gradually, and finally removed the open flame completely, and only used charcoal fire to bake. The last moisture is evaporated with the residual heat of the pot itself.

At this point a thin layer of translucent white crystals has adhered to the bottom of the pot.

Li Ye wiped the sweat that was densely covered with steam on his forehead and finally heaved a sigh of relief.

As far as the results go, the nitrate levels in the soil look good.

The most important type of chemical fertilizer in later generations is potassium fertilizer. There are many main components of potassium fertilizer, such as potassium chloride, potassium sulfate, potassium halite, potassium magnesium salt, carnallite, and potassium nitrate. Potassium nitrate is the main component of saltpeter.

In this way, it is easy to understand why potassium nitrate is contained in the soil, and potassium nitrate can be used as a fertilizer again.

The two girls looked at the layer of white crystals at the bottom of the pot in disbelief: "My lord, what is this?"

After Li Ye waited for the bottom of the pot to cool down, he collected the translucent crystals in a ceramic jar and said, "This is potassium nitrate."

"What? What A?" Wei Yubai couldn't understand, so Li Ye had to write the words "potassium nitrate" on the ground with gravel after collecting them. Of course, they would not understand.

In the end, a small jar of saltpeter was collected. Potassium nitrate is five poisonous, so you don't need to be careful.After weighing it in my hand, I estimated it. After removing the jar, it is estimated to be more than 500 grams.

It can be seen that the nitrate content in the soil near the Wangfu is still good.

Generally speaking, most of the soil is rich in nitrate, and the content of nitrate in the soil will not be low in places where there is little rain washing.

"What is this potassium nitrate used for?" Wei Yubai asked.

"It's very useful. It can be used for cooling, killing enemies, and fertilizing. This is simply a treasure." Li Ye said excitedly, holding the pot in his arms.

Don't underestimate this little thing, these translucent white crystals are even more precious in later generations.It is indispensable for making fertilizers, gunpowder, explosives, hair coloring agents, color retaining agents, antimicrobial agents, preservatives, fireworks, matches, etc.

"Baby?" Yue'er was puzzled: "Isn't it made from ordinary soil? It doesn't look like a baby at all. You don't need to grow it, and it's easier than sweet potatoes."

Li Ye rubbed her little head with a smile: "You will understand later."

"The prince said that again." The little girl said helplessly.

Saltpeter, or potassium nitrate, is a very important resource for Li Ye.

Not only weapons, they can be used in many ways. Most of the industries in later generations will use potassium chloride and sodium nitrate to make them, but the current conditions are not available, so he plans to use the most old-fashioned method to make a batch of stocks first.

The soil method is very simple, as long as it is a cave, an old house, and the soil in a lush forest that rarely passes through rainwater has a high nitrate content, or the soil where microorganisms grow around toilets, pigpens, and stables.

Of course Li Ye didn't plan to dig his own stables. The barren hills in the backyard of the palace were densely wooded and covered by rocks, so the nitrate content must be relatively high. What is needed now is manpower.

Fortunately, there are hundreds of people in the palace, and the manpower and material resources are not enough for the time being.

Of course, he would not foolishly ask people to carry the soil back. He was going to simply build a temporary shed on the barren hill as a workshop, and then send people to live there so that it could be easily produced.

After a busy day, when Li Ye returned home satisfied with a jar of saltpeter, Duke De also came, and brought an imperial decree that almost choked him to death, and asked him to go to Kaiyuan Mansion to serve as an official in Kaiyuan Mansion after the year.
Li Ye almost spat out a mouthful of old blood: "Isn't this trying to punish me, He Zhao wants to kill me now."

"You bastard, what nonsense are you talking about?" De Gong stared and said: "How dare he do anything to you? Besides, having an official position is good for you, and you will understand sooner or later. Even if you don't want to do anything, just go to Kaiyuan After sitting in the government office for a few days, you will be an official and a member of the court in the future."

Speaking of De Gongyu, he said earnestly: "You have to understand that it is human nature to dismiss dissidents. If you are not an official, many things will be difficult to handle in the future. Don't use your emotions to spoil the overall situation."

Li Ye had no choice but to nod. He understood what Degong meant. From a psychological point of view, this is also a manifestation of social recognition. If he does not have an official status, it will be difficult for the court to recognize him in the future. It's for his own good.

Li Ye nodded: "Then go, it's just He Zhao and I can handle it." Besides, He Zhao lost a bet with him that day and still owed him a condition, so I'm afraid I won't be able to avoid him at this time .

The joint trial of the three divisions was carried out vigorously, and there was no doubt about this case, because before Zhu Yue entered Yushitai, the people who were guarding the imperial city in Wu Desi couldn't handle the fight anymore.

(End of this chapter)