Great Qing Dynasty talker

Chapter 56 It’s not good, my sister-in-law came to the door.
So Liu Akun found Li Yu.

"Military advisor, the old man is recruiting."

"Find a piece of paper and ask him to write it all down. If he is a workhorse, you can whip him hard."

"Oh."

Liu Akun, who had received the imperial edict, went to the warehouse to find paper and pen, and returned to the cell.

He patted Uncle Wu in front of him.

"Write!"

Therefore, Uncle Wu, whose arm was released, endured the severe pain and wrote.

"Stop playing tricks and write more seriously."

"I think your words are a bit ugly. If you do this again, I'll beat you up."

Uncle Wu was finally convinced. He was really afraid of being tortured to death by this little brother.

According to his decades of experience in traveling around the world, illiterate younger brothers often have neither minor nor serious problems, and it is easy for them to not understand what the elder brother means.

The eldest brother just wants the gunpowder formula and will not kill him easily.

And this honest boy couldn't wait to kill himself.

The areas where boiling water had been poured had begun to fester.

If this continues, within two days at most, he will die from the infection.

"Ask your eldest brother to come and tell me I have secrets. He will definitely be interested."

Liu Akun finally listened to the advice this time.

Li Yu entered the cell and almost felt sick.

"What does this room smell like? I've only been away for an hour."

"Master Li, please save me. I promise to tell you everything."

……

Li Yu glanced at Uncle Wu, who had lost his human form, and then looked at Liu Akun.

There was actually a trace of guilt in my heart.

"Change to another room and I'll have a chat with Uncle Wu."

"Get some more burn medicine and put it on Uncle Wu."

After giving all these instructions, he felt a little less guilty.

As a (former) corporatist, it is impossible to find someone who can talk about humanity and respect opponents.

If he were in Water Margin, his nickname would at least be Jade Qilin.

The weak Fifth Uncle leaned on his chair, his eyes were blank, and he began to confess:
"My father was a minor official in the Ministry of War during his lifetime and was in charge of a gunpowder workshop."

"He wrote all he had learned in his life in a book, but unfortunately no one appreciated him."

"Later, he was convicted of misconduct in his work and was exiled and died on the border."

"I inherited his mantle. I am a good gunpowder maker and have made a name for myself in the black market. I don't have to worry about sales."

Li Yu was a little excited, but suppressed it and pretended to ask casually:

"Where is that book?"

"You swear to God, heal me and don't kill me. I'll tell you."

Li Yu glanced at him, deciding whether he was credible or not.

Uncle Wu spoke eagerly again:

"I can retell it roughly first, and you can find someone to record it. My hand is not good and it hurts a lot."

Li Yu remained silent, because I had the advantage and could scare the old man as much as I wanted.

"To show my sincerity, I can also tell you a secret related to you."

"Your former sister-in-law bought 40 kilograms of gunpowder from me."

……

"What?" Li Yu broke through his defense and stood up suddenly.

"Half a month ago, because it was a large-scale transaction, I asked someone to check their details."

"How do you know about our relationship?"

"You've tied me to this Weig Hall, and I'm not blind. I've heard of some of the grievances in the world."

Li Yu was silent for a moment and said:

"I'll have someone treat your injuries, but don't play tricks."

"Otherwise, I will let you see what pervert is."

Uncle Wu coughed weakly, throbbing in pain:
"That thug just now is a rare pervert in the world. Don't worry, I want to live."

After leaving the house, Li Yu wanted to call Fan Jing.

There were not many literate people in the fort, so I asked him to record Uncle Wu's gunpowder formula.

However, he hesitated again.

After wandering around for a while, I happened to see Yang Yunjiao.

She was directing several women and children to conduct experiments on three-component soil.

"You, come here."

Yang Yunjiao quickly lifted up her skirt and trotted into the house.

The eyes of several women who were busy stirring Sanhe soil brightened up and they exchanged glances with each other.Although no words were spoken, the exchange of gossip had been completed.

Everyone who understands understands, and those who don’t understand forget about it.

……

"How is Sanhetu doing?"

"It will take time."

"Now you go and do one thing for me. Record the prisoner's confession. Just write whatever he says, and give it to me directly after you finish writing."

"Ok."

Yang Yunjiao went there with pen and paper.

There is a guard at the door of Uncle Wu's house, so he is not afraid of being dishonest.

As for the secrets in the fort, we should try our best to pay attention to the division of labor.

It is not a good thing for any subordinate except yourself to have too many secrets.

Uncle Wu's granular gunpowder formula is definitely a secret.

From the range and power of the musket, Li Yu could guess that his ratio and craftsmanship were very scientific, not lagging behind those of the foreigners.

The master is in the folk!
It's just that most of the real talents don't have a chance to get ahead.

It is said that gold will shine, but it is actually a p-word.

As long as it is covered with a rag or a handful of dust, it will never shine in this life.

Being treated as rubbish and trampled under their feet.

No one would lower their head to take a second look, they were all staring at the distant starry sky.

A very small number of talents met Bole, a noble man.

From then on, there was an opportunity to soar into the sky.

Looking at it from another perspective, there is actually a surplus of talent.

Governing the world does not require so many talents.

If all the central institutions of a dynasty were to be replaced, a county's official system would be used to fill the vacant positions.

It is equivalent to everyone from the county magistrate to the district chief being promoted to 10 levels.

There will not be a trace of chaos in the order of the dynasty, and it will still run smoothly.

People all over the world will not feel anything at all, life is still the same.

Therefore, talents are always scarce; talents are always surplus.

……

at dusk.

Yang Yunjiao came and recorded a total of 10 pieces of paper.

Juanxiu’s small handwriting is very organized.

From the raw materials of granular gunpowder to the ratio.

Required tools, tool materials, shape styles.

The production process, the points to note for each process, and the time required.

Even the season, temperature, cloudiness and sunshine are taken into consideration.

And proportion is far from just a sentence in a chemistry book.

The ratio of Uncle Wu is accurate to one digit after the decimal point.

The proportions of gunpowder for different uses are also different.It is divided into guns, cannons and blasting.

I won’t go into details here, and it’s not appropriate to write too much.

Li Yu flipped through it and was generally convinced.

If Uncle Wu's father was re-employed by the Qing court, the power of the Qing army's guns and artillery would probably increase by 5%.

However, even if Qianlong knew about it, he would not promote him.

On the contrary, he would probably reward his father with a knife.

Because we have a lot of talented people in the Qing Dynasty and we don’t need any boring scientific and technological talents.

Talents are those who have won the roll call at Donghua Gate, won the imperial examination, and understand the world.

I don’t recognize the others!

Not to mention, this is technology that will shake up the country.

……

"After you go back, you don't have to mention this to others. Do you understand?"

"The slaves understand."

Li Yu looked at this quiet woman and suddenly wanted to teach her how to make Sanhetu.

Infrastructure requires a large amount of Sanhe soil to save costs.

Stones, bricks, and glutinous rice are too expensive!
Just as he was about to get to the point, there was a commotion outside the door, and someone screamed at the top of his lungs:

"No, my sister-in-law is calling."

Li Yu was stunned for a moment, then cursed:

"Come just come, let her come in, what's wrong?"

(End of this chapter)