Yang Guang wasn't just enjoying himself lying on Xiao Meiniang's lap.
He was thinking about serious matters.
It was mainly about money.
There were many things to do in the process of industrialisation.
There was a million strings of coins in the palace treasury, and he had extorted a large sum from the Yuwen family.
However, this amount of money was far from enough for the Sui Dynasty.
Putting everything else aside, the seed experiment was successful after three months.
Yang Guang would promote this high-yield grain seed throughout the country.
In addition to grain seeds, there would also be a large amount of fertilizer.
This was a huge expenditure!
Although there was money in the national treasury, it could not be used easily.
Yang Guang had other plans.
The Longshou Mountain industrial base he built was also a big spender.
Take the machinery department for example.
The machinery department was not small. There were 10 large workshops that were 200 meters wide and 500 meters long.
In these workshops, the most advanced machine tools, such as milling machines, grinders, drilling machines, etc., had to be installed.
In addition to the raw materials from ten workshops, it would cost a few hundred million.
In order to run all the machine tools in the ten workshops, several sets of large diesel generators were needed.
Now that there was no diesel, they could only use a large 500-kilogram solar generator to replace it.
Each group was worth nearly 2 million.
There were ten workshops, and they could not operate without twenty sets!
Money, money, money!
Money was needed everywhere.
In his anger, Yang Guang could not help but want to plunder the surrounding countries.
But now wasn't the time. It was better to wait a little longer.
The chemical department was basically done.
After Yang Guang saw it, he felt that it was inappropriate.
He moved one of the workshops directly to a small mountain 30 miles north of Daxing City.
This workshop was used to make gunpowder.
What if something went wrong?
At that time, dozens or even hundreds of tons of black gunpowder would explode on Longshou Mountain.
If things went wrong, the entire Daxing City might collapse.
Therefore, it was better to stay away from Daxing City.
The black gunpowder formula seemed simple.
It was nothing more than charcoal.
Of course, this was a folk saying, and it was also the truth that many transmigrators pursued.
But it was not that simple.
Professor Pan from the Southern Institute of Technology also had detailed proportions in Advanced Pyrology.
That would be 75% of potassium nitrates, 11.85% of sulfur, and 13.51% of charcoal.
Black gunpowder was not something that could be made by mixing the proportions of potassium nitrates, sulfur, and charcoal.
If he tried it casually, it would cause danger!!!
Yang Guang had read some novels before he transmigrated.
According to the authors, it was easy to obtain potassium nitrates in ancient times.
If he went to the ancient pharmacy to buy mirabilite, he could extract potassium nitrates.
The direction was completely wrong.
Glauber's salt was also called water saltpeter. Its main component was water-bearing sulfuric acid, so it was impossible to extract potassium nitrates.
The main component of methanotrite, which was also known as fire saltpeter, was potassium nitrates.
He had gone off topic.
The chemical workshop Yang Guang set up outside the city could already produce the initial black gunpowder.
Of course, the raw materials were all purchased from Taobao Mall.
Sulfur and charcoal could be bought easily.
It was slightly more troublesome to deal with potassium nitrates, which were considered dangerous goods and not allowed to be sold.
However, anyone who had studied chemistry would know.
All fertilizers that contain potassium contain potassium nitrates.
It could be extracted with simple steps.
In the future, there were many examples of bombs made from fertilizers.
In some chaotic areas overseas.
The rebels had limited resources, so they used fertilizers to make bombs.
It was said that its power was not small!
The current chemical industry was not perfect enough to produce smokeless gunpowder.
He could only think of a way to increase the power of the black gunpowder.
The simplest method was to pellet and compress.
To be able to do these two things, one could create black powder bullets.
This was the fastest way Yang Guang could think of to increase the combat strength of the army.
The 3,000 craftsmen that He Chou had selected were already learning.
When the time was right, Yang Guang would let them manufacture various types of firearms.
Seamless steel pipes of all sizes could be bought on Taobao.
There were all the perfect tools in the mall.
He could even find a machine tool for pulling rifling.
This made Yang Guang unable to help but shout for the omnipotent Taobao.
With these conditions, with He Chou's skills, it was easy to make guns.
The key was what kind of gun to make.
The disadvantage of black gunpowder was that it had too much residue. Some modern high-precision automatic rifles could not be used.
The failure rate was too high.
They could only manufacture bolt rifles with relatively simple structures during World War II.
For example, the famous 98K, Mosinaga Rifle, Lee Enfield Rifle, and other official rifles.
As long as he could mass-produce these famous guns of World War II.
Even bolt rifles could crush an era.
However, that would take a long time. The key was that they were short of money now.
Yang Guang was troubled.
Consort Shu came knocking on his door, which naturally made him unhappy.
Yang Guang had never seen Consort Shu since he transmigrated.
The longer he spent with Xiao Meiniang, the more he found her charming.
She was educated, gentle, and virtuous.
Her every move exuded a fatal feminine charm.
In his previous life, Emperor Yang didn't understand Xiao Meiniang's kindness.
Yang Guang, who had transmigrated from the future, knew that Xiao Meiniang was definitely the best of the best.
He was happy enough with just Xiao Meiniang, so how could he have the time to care about Consort Shu?
Especially since Consort Shu was Li Yuan's niece.
Yang Guang didn't like it from the bottom of his heart.
He did not know why his predecessor, Emperor Yang, would linger at Consort Shu's place before he transmigrated.
Consort Shu and Consort De both had twenty, while Xiao Meiniang was already in her thirties.
Consort Shu and Consort De were younger and more energetic.
"What does Emperor Yang know!"
Yang Guang complained in his heart and continued to rest comfortably on Xiao Meiniang's lap.
Soon, Consort Shu entered the hall.
"ChenQie greets Your Majesty, greets the Empress.”
"Stand up, give me your seat."
It was also Yang Guang's first time seeing his concubine.
Consort Shu was the standard beauty of the Sui and Tang dynasties, her figure much more voluptuous than Empress Xiao.
To describe it in one sentence, there were fat and thin.
Consort Shu's round face was very festive, and she smiled before she spoke.
Her peach blossom eyes were watery as if they could talk, and the way she looked at Yang Guang was like a hook.
Soul Seizing.
Yang Guang suddenly realized that Emperor Yang liked this type.
"Shu Fei, why do you want to see zhen?”
Consort Shu saw that Yang Guang was still lying on Empress Xiao's lap, and a trace of jealousy flashed in the depths of her eyes.
There was no need to prepare at all.
Consort Shu's large eyes were instantly filled with tears, as if she was crying,"Your Majesty, how many days have you not gone to ChenQie's place? ChenQie misses you!”
"I've been too busy recently and don't have time. I'll go when I'm done," Yang Guang said perfunctorily.”
Consort Shu clearly did not believe these words.
If she really didn't have time, why would the Empress be here every day?
Looking at the Empress's radiant face, she knew that His Majesty had a lot of time.
With Consort Shu's intelligence, she naturally wouldn't say it directly.
"ChenQie knows that Your Majesty is busy every day, but you must also take care of your dragon body.”
"Your Majesty, why are you worried? ChenQie is Your Majesty's woman and is willing to share your worries!”
"Are you willing to share my burden?"
Yang Guang looked coldly at Shu Fei,"Zhen is short of money now, what can you do?"”
"How much does Your Majesty lack?" Consort Shu asked nervously.”
"The more, the better." Yang Guang demanded an exorbitant price.
Consort Shu hesitated for a moment." ChenQie's family can support two hundred thousand strings. I wonder if it can help Your Majesty…"
"Two hundred thousand strings?"
Yang Guang pondered for a moment. This was 200 million!
He didn't expect Shu Fei's family to be so rich.
The expression on his face also became much more enthusiastic."Of course it can help zhen. Since my beloved consort is so thoughtful, zhen is very comforted. Tonight, zhen will spend the night in your palace.”
"Really?"
Consort Shu widened her eyes in surprise." ChenQie will send a letter to my family to raise the money. ChenQie will be waiting in the palace for Your Majesty to come."”
After saying that, she looked at Xiao Meiniang provocatively.
She swayed her hips and left gracefully.
After Concubine Shu left.
Yang Guang buried his head in Xiao Meiniang's arms and said sadly,""Empress, I didn't think that zhen would also be reduced to selling myself. You…you wouldn't look down on zhen, right?”
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