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Chapter 58 Zhang Jiao: Isn’t this thing better than the thunder method?

Not long had passed since Zhang Jiao left Nanyang before he came again.

I can't come.

The last time it was because of the miracle medicine that could cure the typhoid plague.

The emergence of the miraculous medicine brought Taiping Dao's reputation to a higher level and made preaching much easier.

Originally, it might have taken many years of planning before he could raise the banner that the sky is dead and Huang Tian should stand.

And now, this progress has been improved a lot...

The time is getting more and more mature.

Zhang Jiao was very satisfied with this situation, but he didn't expect Lu Yu to develop something new again.

gunpowder!

The secret letter said that the explosion of gunpowder was like thunder on the ground, deafening, causing mountains to collapse and the ground to crack. It was astonishingly powerful!
  This immediately silenced Zhang Jiao.

He really couldn't understand what kind of thing could have such power?

The legendary thunder method is nothing more than that.

For this gunpowder, Zhang Jiao rushed to Nanyang again without stopping!
  After arriving in Nanyang, I first met Zhang Mancheng and then Lu Yu. They exchanged some pleasantries. Without even stopping, I couldn't wait to see the power of gunpowder!

……

Fool's Mountain.

This was originally a mine for the imperial court.

However, most of the easily accessible surface deposits have already been mined.

The remaining part was very difficult to mine, so the imperial court put this mine on hold for the time being, and over time, it was simply abandoned.

Now Taipingdao has taken over this area, using gunpowder blasting to mine the remaining mineral deposits, and the work is in full swing.

"The main ore here is pyrite, with a small amount of iron ore and copper ore."

Zhang Mancheng and Zhang Jiao introduced it: "Because it is too difficult to mine and the demand is not very high, the imperial court abandoned this place and it has been abandoned for a long time."

"But for us, it is very suitable. The location here is remote and uninhabited, and mining secretly will not attract much attention."

"Using gunpowder and blasting mining, we have obtained quite a lot of raw ore so far."

"However, the efficiency of extracting iron from yellow iron is very low, far inferior to traditional iron ore."

"But there is no way. Mines with iron ore are not within our reach for the time being."

"With gunpowder for blasting mining, we will basically not be short of iron in the future."

Zhang Jiao listened carefully to Zhang Mancheng's story, nodded, turned to look at the Taiping Dao believers carrying the ore in full swing, and asked: "When will the blasting be carried out again?"

"It should be soon." Zhang Mancheng took a look, then called a responsible deacon over to ask, and soon got an accurate answer.

At present, the transportation is almost completed, and the blasting will be carried out again in about a quarter of an hour.

The term "a quarter of an hour" existed long before the Western Zhou Dynasty.

The ancients divided day and night into one hundred quarters, so one quarter equals 14.4 minutes.

This little time will arrive in a while, so there is no need to specially arrange the blasting.

Zhang Jiao, Zhang Mancheng and Lu Yu were chatting.

soon.

Fixed-point blasting mining is about to start again.

With explosion after explosion, some craftsmen have mastered how to blast out more pyrite.

The repeated experiences and summaries made them more and more comfortable in the application of gunpowder.

Once you are exposed to and master this new thing, the accumulation of experience is very fast.

soon.

There was a flash of fire.

"Boom~!!!"

Then there was an explosion that resounded through the sky!
  Not far away, a huge mushroom cloud is rising!
  Large tracts of pyrite were blown to pieces, and the broken ore rolled down the hillside.

The crowd had already been evacuated, so there was no unexpected incident. This scene was quite spectacular. It felt as if the whole mountain was shaken by a bomb!
  The miners here have seen many explosions, but the scene before them still makes them sigh.

What's more, it was Zhang Jiao who saw this scene for the first time?

At this moment, Zhang Jue's eyes widened, his mouth opened wide, his face full of disbelief.

Is this the power of gunpowder? !

Although he had been mentally prepared for the explosion, after seeing it with his own eyes, he was still stunned and amazed!
  Zhang Mancheng looked at Zhang Jiao's expression and felt happy in his heart.

Hey, look at you, you have never seen the world!
  Be scared!
  I keep saying that I know how to use lightning skills all day long. How does this thing compare to your thunder skills?

At this moment, Zhang Mancheng had completely forgotten that the first time he saw the explosion, it was not much better than this. At that time, he was so frightened that he broke out in cold sweat, worried that Lu Yu would strike him with lightning!

Zhang Jiao was surprised for a moment, then quickly regained his composure.

He turned to look at Lu Yu and smiled: "Apprentice, isn't this thing better than the thunder method?"

Lu Yu was stunned for a moment, then nodded with a smile: "That's the truth."

"This thing is extremely powerful and must not fall into the hands of the imperial court, otherwise we at Taiping Road will have no advantage at all." Zhang Jiao said seriously with a stern face: "More than that, once the imperial court knows about it, we will definitely be at a disadvantage. Our human and material resources are completely incomparable to those of the imperial court.”

"Master, don't worry. We have separated every link and will never leak it in a short time." Lu Yu nodded and said, "Moreover, the most important thing is not these raw materials, but the formula."

"As long as the secret of the optimal ratio is kept well, even if the imperial court creates gunpowder, it will not be as powerful as ours."

After hearing this, Zhang Jiao breathed a sigh of relief.

"Next, take me to see the process of boiling saltpeter."

Zhang Jiao has no intention of taking a break. He came to Nanyang this time just to see this series of related industries with his own eyes, and then copy them.

In fact, Lu Yu would hand over this technique to him without him looking.

But Zhang Jiao still feels that seeing it with his own eyes is better.

Everyone came to a natural pothole without stopping.

Standing at the entrance of the cave, Zhang Jiao looked at the darkness below and couldn't see anything. He was a little surprised: "You want to boil saltwater in a place like this?"

"If some caves are in good locations, they don't need to be so dangerous." Lu Yu explained: "But in order to ensure sufficient production, we can't just choose caves with good locations. There must also be places like this."

"This is the nearest saltwater boiling pit. If you want to go to a safer place, you can go further away." Zhang Mancheng said.

"No." Zhang Jiao shook his head: "It's fine here too!"

Those who cook saltpeter can go down, there is no reason why he can't.

He has been to so many dangerous plague-stricken areas. What does this small pothole mean?
  Zhang Manchen would like to persuade you to go down, but I don’t want to go down! It's bottomless down here, it's so dark, it looks scary!
  But Zhang Jiao showed a determined attitude and ignored Zhang Mancheng's dissuasion.

"If you don't dare, stay up there!" Zhang Jiao glanced at Zhang Mancheng.

Zhang Mancheng glanced at Lu Yu subconsciously, wanting him to give him some advice as well.

Lu Yu smiled and said, "It's indeed dangerous to go down there. Brother Mancheng should stay up there."

"I'll go down too!" Zhang Mancheng gritted his teeth. Both of them wanted to go down, but he stayed on top. Doesn't it look like he was too cowardly?

Several people tied ropes, grabbed the ropes, and slowly slid down.

Lu Yu was the most relaxed. After practicing all the way and practicing martial arts, he was no longer what he used to be.

However, in order to take care of the other people, he slowed down and slid down with them.

When we came to the bottom of the pothole, there were indeed traces of human life here.

Not far away, a group of people were busy boiling salt water.

The smell of saltwater is very pungent, like cat urine.

"Are you here to replace the shift? Why didn't I receive the notice?"

Huang Zhong noticed someone coming down, and came over to ask a little strangely.

"This is not a replacement, we are here to check. This is Lu Qushuai, this is Zhang Qushuai, and this is the great sage!" The people accompanying him immediately began to introduce.

As soon as these words came out, Huang Zhong showed an unexpected expression.

Good guys, they are all big shots!

(End of this chapter)