Song Yingsheng's heart skipped a beat, but he still nodded respectfully.
"From now on, please work hard and produce 1,000 rifles in two months.”
Zhu Youxiao gave the order, and everyone lined up to take away the steel seal engraved with their names and put them into the busy production.
The steam forging machine rang out. Zhu Youxiao looked at the busy War Bureau. For some reason, his heart suddenly became heavy.
It was not as simple as it sounded to develop a breech fixed ammunition. First, they had to obtain mercury fulminate to make a real primer. They had to hit the primer with a firing pin to produce sparks. Only then could the gunpowder be ignited and high-pressure gas be produced to push the bullet out.
" Congratulations, host. You have exchanged for the production method of mercury fulminate. 15 points have been deducted…"
After Zhu Youxiao exchanged the complete method of making mercury sulfuric acid from the system space, a problem was placed in front of him.
Nitric acid could be obtained from saltpeter, while mercury came from cinnabar. Although it was expensive, it could still be bought, but…
Measuring cups, test tubes, spirit lamps, crucibles…He did not have any of these extraction equipment.
It seemed that he had to discuss this matter with Tang Ruowang.
Thinking of this, he called Song Ying Xing, who had been staying in seclusion, out of the palace gate and headed straight for the front door.
" Your country has many talented people. The people are polite and clean. I like this place very much. It's just a pity that people don't believe in God..."
In a quaint Chinese-style residence, Tang Ruowang sat upright and was chatting with a middle-aged man in front of him who was wearing a long robe and had his hair tied up in a bun.
"Mr. Tang, you must be joking. There are many Buddhists in our Ming Dynasty. The country has always respected Taoism, so there are many Taoist temples. I have seen many principles of life in the Bible, which are very similar to the Taoist theory of tranquility and inaction…"
The person who spoke was Xu Guangqi, the great scholar of the late Ming Dynasty.
"Mr. Tang, long time no see. How have you been?”The two of them were talking about the religious differences between the East and the West when they suddenly heard a laugh from outside. They hurriedly got up and saw a young man wearing an apricot yellow shirt and a red velvet cloak walk in.
Behind him was a young man in his early twenties. He looked very righteous.
"It's His Highness Prince Xin!" Tang Ruowang recognized Zhu Youjian and hurriedly stood up to welcome him.
"May God bless you, Your Highness Prince Xin!”
"This minister's young official, Minister Zhan and Southern Henan Province's Imperial Censor Xu Guangqi pays his respects to Prince Xin!”Xu Guangqi greeted him with the courtesy of monarch and minister.
"Mr. Xu, you're too polite!" Zhu Youjian helped him up." How about the Jingzhao Prefecture's training?”
"Replying to your highness, we lack money and firearms. It's really difficult!”Xu Guangqi let out a long sigh and looked ashamed.
"It's fine. I'm now in charge of the War Bureau and am researching new firearms. If I succeed, I'll support Mister Xu first!”
"Really?" Xu Guangqi's interest was piqued as he asked.
The four of them took their seats. Zhu Youjian did not hide anything and directly told Tang Ruowang about the need for chemical experiment tools. Tang Ruowang was also dumbfounded. His main job was to be a missionary, not to refine pills, nor to be a pharmacist. He really could not help.
But…
"Morris is an expert who likes to play with all kinds of strange gadgets. Your Highness can go and ask him.”Tang Ruowang said.
"Morris?" Zhu Youjian frowned slightly. He remembered that Morris was the blond youth who had opposed him in the imperial court, refused to kneel, and clamored to compensate one million taels of silver.
Morris just happened to walk out of the house. When he saw that the person who came was actually the Duke of Da Ming who had humiliated him in front of him, he snorted heavily and turned around to return to the house.
"Mr. Morris, His Highness has come to borrow something from you. I think this is an opportunity for your relationship to improve.”Tang Ruowang stood up, leaned against the door, and said loudly.
"Godfather, don't say anymore. I won't help these black-haired Asians. Since they invented gunpowder, I think with their wisdom, they will solve it themselves.”
"Morris, your attitude has made me understand a principle. Some people are only most valuable when they are needed. As long as This King creates a tool, I think your value will no longer exist!”
Prince Xin stood up, flung his cloak, and turned to leave!
"Can he really create experimental tools?”Morris quietly pushed open the door and looked at Zhu Youjian's back. His heart was pounding.
The scene of this fourteen-year-old youth repairing the self-ringing clock with his bare hands surfaced in his mind again. He immediately thought it through and hurriedly grabbed a handful of test tubes and chased after them!
Choosing to go against His Highness Prince Xin was my greatest unwise move!
"The main ingredients of mercury fulminate are sulfuric acid and mercury, also known as cinnabar…"
In the War Bureau, Prince Xin Zhu Youjian had his hands behind his back. He taught Morris the method of making mercury fulminate in fluent Spanish, while Morris was busy fiddling with the crucible, so busy that his forehead was covered in sweat.
After three days of sleepless fighting, when the sun finally rose on the morning of the third day, the two of them looked at the white substance slowly separating out of the glass test tube and let out a long sigh.
Morris poured the mercury fulminate onto a piece of white paper bit by bit. Zhu Youjian hurriedly warned him to be careful. This material was flammable and explosive. As long as he applied a slight force, it would explode!
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