Chapter 383: Granular Gun

Jiang Feng's praise made the craftsmen's emotions suddenly mobilized, and the invention was recognized by the rulers. If it were in the Ming Dynasty, there might be no benefit, but a large sum of silver would be indispensable in Huazhou. The two craftsmen who had improved the smelting method before each received a reward of 3,000 taels of silver, and directly promoted the craftsmen's leader, and could manage forty or fifty people below.

Everyone knows such generous rewards and treatments. As long as you invent something that is good for China, there will definitely be rich rewards, which greatly mobilizes the enthusiasm of these people.

I think the benefits of this gun mount are indispensable if it succeeds.

When coming to a place full of craftsmen, Jiang Feng always felt a little illusion, as if he was back in modern times, where factories and factories were there, this emotion always made him feel happy.

At that time, craftsmen and related professions were called low-court servants. People with status were unwilling to have more contact. Craftsmen would not be treated better than slaves in official craftsmen's craftsmanship camps and manufacturing facilities. If they opened workshops among the people, they would just make a basic living.

However, the treatment here in Jiangfeng is much richer than that of the households who farm in the civil service. Under the policy of Jiangfeng's emphasis on maritime trade and military priority, craftsmen became the first to become rich, and this wealth is not the kind of well-off society in the Ming Dynasty.

Those who are interested have also estimated that if a craftsman who works with peace of mind in the workshop, his annual income has already caught up with the small landlords in Northern Zhili. If he borrows loans from Huazhou money houses and opens his own shops, he can catch up with the families who are ordinary officials in the Ming Dynasty who are of eighth or nine ranks. Of course, these are already calculated by those gray income.

Moreover, most of the craftsmen in Huazhou are military families. After receiving the favor from Jiang Feng, their children will undoubtedly be more loyal to Jiang Feng's regime. On the other hand, in order to defend their families' good life, the soldiers work harder to train and fight. This can be said to be a virtuous cycle.

No matter what, most of the enthusiasm is mobilized.

There are a thousand soldiers guarding here, so there is no need to worry about safety issues. Except for the fifty guards who are close to Jiang Feng, the rest of the people were arranged outside.

Since they were all personal guards, Jiang Feng was relatively relaxed. He got on the cannon cart that pulled the cannons and drove the horses around the field behind the mountain. Several personal guards sat in the seats behind the cannon carts. This was also the original design, in order to allow the soldiers who controlled the cannons to move quickly with the cannons.

However, it was obvious that the comfort was not so good. Soon the guards all had bumpy butts hurt. The craftsmen sitting next to Jiang Feng quickly recorded it on their notebook: The seats provided by the gunner must have mats, otherwise the soldiers would be injured.

Jiang Feng was in a better mood when he recalled Liu Shisan from the captive place to the army. Moreover, the success of this cannon mount and cannon chariot obviously made him more happy. When he jumped off the cannon chariot, he spoke to the guards beside him:

"Remember it. When you go back, ask Zhuzhu Zhao to arrange the production of the workshop and get equipment outside the customs and Huazhou as soon as possible. Priority outside the customs is given."

Although there are six thousand troops stationed outside the pass, there are only three-pound cannons due to transportation issues. The terrain outside the pass is suitable for large troops to fight, so the most needed artillery is to increase their strength and troops, and it is also considered to stabilize Jiang Feng's rule.

On the contrary, Huazhou, because of Jiangfeng's powerful naval army, Huazhou does not have to worry about any enemy attacks.

After he said this, the personal soldiers next to him immediately took a quill pen to record what he said. The arrival of the Netherlands not only communicated in military affairs, but also learned from some small details in life. For example, this quill pen is much better than a brush in shorthand.

After Jiang Feng finished giving the order, the craftsman leader next to him smiled and said a few words in Jiang Feng's ear. Jiang Feng's personal guards did not want others to be so close to Jiang Feng, because in this way, it would be difficult to fulfill the requirements of security. However, they put their hands on the hilt of the knife and looked nervously. Jiang Feng looked very interesting. He first opened his eyes in surprise and looked full of incredible expressions on his face. Then he turned to look at the craftsman leader beside him and asked, his voice full of distrust:

"Is the kind of thing you're talking about yellow powder?"

The craftsman was one of the Dutch people who came to Dengzhou with Jason Hogan. He was already quite proficient in Chinese. He was just a blacksmith and did not have any advanced skills. However, because he learned Chinese very quickly, he soon became a bridge for communication between the Dutch and the Han people, and had some coordination skills. He was promoted by Jiang Feng to become the leader of the craftsman.

Hearing Jiang Feng's replies, the craftsman's leader was also stunned and hesitated and replied:

"Governor, the power is indeed much greater, but it is still dark brown..."

Both sides were stunned. Jiang Feng waved his hand, thinking that he might have misunderstood, so he waved his hand and said:

"Take me over and have a look!"

The place I went this time was deeper than the site behind the mountain. He built it directly on the hillside and leaned against a stream of water flowing down from the mountain.

It was obvious that a lot of manpower was spent around the house to sort out a large open space. After Jiang Feng arrived, the craftsman hurriedly ran inside to shout out the people inside. The people who came out of it surprised Jiang Feng quite. Although he was wearing a short dress like a craftsman, his head was covered with a bun dressed in a Taoist dress.

The Han craftsman leader introduced Jiang Feng with fun:

"This Master Chen was originally a Taoist who traveled to Shandong by Lou Guantai. He used to be called Chongfang, but now he has returned to secular life. He was called Chen Chong. When he came to Shandong, he caught up with the chaos. At that time, he happened to be in an emergency. The family who took care of him brought Huazhou, and he still has a lot of experience in alchemy."

After hearing this, Jiang Feng frowned and became angry, thinking to himself, why are you looking for a Taoist priest who refined alchemy? How old am I now, can I find an elixir of immortality? But then I realized that the Taoist priests of this era are often the most research-oriented chemistry group. When they refining alchemy, they mixed and refined various substances such as sulfuric acid, mercury, and sulfur. After years of experience accumulated, they always had some useful knowledge.

When Jiang Feng was pondering here, Chen Chong was already politely politely. This is a Taoist etiquette, and it is a bit inappropriate to use it at this time. Jiang Feng laughed and walked up to greet him and said:

"How is Master Chen living here?"

"Thank you for your concern. I have wine, meat, mountains and water here. This is where the gods are!"

This Taoist priest who had returned to secular life called himself "I am poor". His words were quite free and easy, which made Jiang Feng have a good impression of him. Chen Chong naturally knew what the purpose of the big man in front of him was to come here, and hurriedly led him in.

After giving instructions, several assistants from the Seiqifang opened a cellar on the shaded side of the back. The lid of the cellar was covered with wet mud, which seemed to be very important. The assistants raised a half-person-high wooden barrel from the cellar. During the transportation process, Chen Chong kept saying "Be careful, be careful."

He also signaled that Jiang Feng and others would be farther away. After the wooden barrel was carefully placed on the ground, Chen Chong led Jiang Feng to the front of the wooden barrel and opened the lid.

Jiang Feng stretched his head and saw that it was still dark brown gunpowder, not what he imagined. When he heard the white craftsman leader in the Netherlands say that powerful gunpowder was invented in the "Secret Tools House". Jiang Feng's first idea was directly yellow explosives. This was invented in the 19th century, about four hundred years later. Could it be that something like this advanced era appeared under him?

After seeing it, the black gunpowder used on the mesh gun and the cannon was no different. Chen Chong next to him explained:

"Governor, I have been thinking about whether I can use other methods to make gunpowder. There are often some here. It rained a few days ago and I didn't clean up in time. As a result, the water was damp and formed a large piece."

Chen Chong's explanation was quite complicated, but Jiang Feng did not interrupt and just listened quietly there. It turned out that after the water was damp, the black gunpowder in Chen Chong was all agglomerated. In order to be able to be used in the future, Chen Chong carefully took a wooden hammer to smash the agglomerated gunpowder. However, the blow of the wooden hammer obviously did not become even. He also used a sieve to sieve the hit gunpowder particles out with a sieve.

As such, the gunpowder in the wooden barrel became even and finely divided gunpowder particles. Half a month ago, a technician on the mountain who was studying the medley guns temporarily evened up some gunpowder. As a result, he found that both the power and the range were greatly improved. After several studies, Chen Chong finally determined that the black gunpowder was moistened with water, kneaded together and agglomerated, and then smashed into particles of the same size, blowing away the dust. The effectiveness of such gunpowder would be much better than before.

Jiang Feng's face was solemn and didn't say much. He just called a guard, loaded the gun with his own gun and hung a helmet on the edge of this area as a target.

After the medicine was fired, there was a loud noise. The guard who was not prepared took a step back. Obviously, the recoil was insufficient. After adjustment, the medicine was fired. After several test shots, the soldier who went to check the results opened his mouth wide and came back to report:

"Sir, sir, the range has been increased by forty steps, and the power is not reduced! Even greater!"
Chapter completed!