Chapter 972 Come on, brothers, there are tigers outside Xi Neiyuan
Chapter 972 Brothers, come quickly, there are tigers outside the West Neiyuan (please subscribe and vote)
After hearing the figure of one hundred kilograms, Cheng Chubi finally nodded with a bit more satisfaction on his face.
Ning Xuan's two deception-level disciples, who had never learned even the slightest bit of alchemy skills from Ning Xuan, had long been kicked away by Uncle Fu.
The few fat and strong servants of the Cheng family around him are all Cheng family members who are relatively clever and have good brains.
Ning Xuan, who had been educated and inspired by the housekeeper Fu Shuhuan and Cheng Jie, had already cried bitterly and expressed his willingness to change his past and strive to be an outstanding servant of the Cheng family.
Naturally, Cheng Chubi would not let such a former alchemist with a very experimental spirit go. Ding Bu, the current chemist of the Cheng Mansion, did not.
So after getting Ning Xuan from Uncle Fu, he has a stable mentality and is willing to work conscientiously.
Cheng Chubi took out the gunpowder formula he had recorded and asked them to make it according to the formula.
After Ning Xuan and others had eaten and drank enough, they led Cheng Chubi to a secluded courtyard in the uncle's mansion in Dong'e County.
There are only three rooms in the yard, and the one in the middle is used to store the prepared gunpowder.
Another one is used to store raw materials, and the other one is a place where Ning Xuan and several servants of the Cheng family make gunpowder.
The servants of the Cheng Mansion should have arrived at the central room first, unlocked the door, and pushed it open.
Cheng Chubi saw ten jars placed inside. Each jar contained ten kilograms of gunpowder.
Cheng Chubi picked up one of the jars and opened the lid, revealing the gunpowder particles inside.
The size of these gunpowder particles is slightly larger than millet particles, and they are obtained by molding.
And just to design this kind of molding, Cheng Chubi spent a lot of effort and finally got it done.
The shapes of the obtained gunpowder particles were almost indistinguishable. Cheng Chubi pinched a few gunpowder particles and crushed them into pieces with a little force.
"Sir, why do you have to make the gunpowder into this kind of granular material? In fact, if you just prepare it and store it..."
"Although that is easy, it can easily cause the gunpowder to fail."
Cheng Chubi turned his head and looked at the Chengfu guy who asked the question and explained patiently.
"And the burning effect of dusty gunpowder is far inferior to that of granular gunpowder."
"What, you don't believe it?"
Seeing the suspicious expressions on these guys' faces, Cheng Chubi laughed and shook the can of gunpowder.
"Since you don't believe it, let me do a test and you will understand."
This test was very simple, that is, Cheng Chubi had someone take the prepared powdery gunpowder and pour it into a gunpowder line about three feet long.
And he also poured out the granular gunpowder from the jar and arranged it into a line of gunpowder that was the same length as the powdered gunpowder.
Then, Cheng Chuqing picked up two incense sticks and asked them to look at them carefully. The next moment, Cheng Chubi's two incense sticks touched the medicinal thread.
Ning Xuan and others all saw billowing farm smoke and orange flames coming out of the two gunpowder lines.
Naturally, I also saw that in the blink of an eye after the granular gunpowder line had been completely burned, the dusty gunpowder line was almost completely burned out.
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One hundred kilograms is enough. After all, Cheng Chubi wanted to make the New Year more festive and lively.
It will definitely make the neighbors around Duke Lu's Mansion understand that no matter what they do, the old Cheng family is definitely second to none.
Making firecrackers is actually very simple, that is, wrap the gunpowder tightly with Chengjia paper, and then plug in the fuse.
At that time, braid the leads together. If you want to braid a thousand rings, it will be a thousand rings. If you want to braid a thousand rings, then it will be ten thousand rings.
Watching them clumsily start to make firecrackers manually, one person could only make ten in about a quarter of an hour, which made Cheng Chubi, who was expecting a lot of firecrackers, have a dark look on his face.
But think about it, this is purely handmade, and it is not operated by an ingenious young lady. Five people can get fifty pieces in a quarter of an hour, which is already quite good.
Cheng Chubi was watching their work without any trouble, and couldn't help but cast his eyes on the bamboo bush not far away. It was His Majesty's favorite square bamboo that he got from the palace.
However, among the dozen or so roots that were retrieved, one had completely lost its vitality.
Looking at the square bamboos as thick as a thumb, and seeing the gunpowder jars placed in the room over there, Cheng Chubi couldn't help but have an idea.
Couldn't I also buy some cannons to satisfy my cravings and satisfy my hand addiction?
When he thought of this, Cheng Chubi could no longer restrain his restless heart.
The habit of blowing up streams, cow dung, and tree holes in the beautiful mountains and countryside of Southwest China has been developed all year round. If the big guys want to do it, they have to do it in a vigorous way.
"Deng Xin, go and bring me a saw." Cheng Chubi patted Deng Chengxin's shoulder with his big hand and began to gear up.
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Although this bamboo tube is only as thick as a finger, it is nearly three inches long.
This reminded Cheng Chubi of the dynamite sticks that desperadoes loved to play in the western cowboy movies that he had watched in the past.
The longer one is better than the shorter one. This is the correct understanding of most things as a mature man.
Fill it with gunpowder, insert the lead wire, and seal the opening with shredded paper, and each standard large firecracker gradually takes shape.
Cheng Chubi made all of the square bamboo that was sawed into almost twenty pieces into large firecrackers, and then he wrapped these finished products with satisfaction.
Of course, firecrackers of this size cannot be set off randomly in the city. Cheng Chubi could determine the power of this thing based on his size alone.
It was definitely more exciting than the "mines" he had played with. Carrying the twenty explosive-level firecrackers, Cheng Chubi jumped back to Lu Guogong's mansion.
There are only two days left before the Chinese New Year. At this moment, both the court and the people in Chang'an City are busy buying new year's goods.
There are really not many people who are still working conscientiously. Li Ke, the prodigal prince, actually sent someone to summon him.
Informed the three brothers Cheng Chubi that they had heard that tigers had been spotted in the large dense forest outside the West Neiyuan.
As soon as he heard the news, Li Ke quickly called his friends and invited everyone to go together if he could hunt a beautiful tiger.
That’s definitely enough for everyone to brag about for half their lives.
At this time, all three brothers jumped up, especially the eldest brother, who was so excited that his face turned red.
"Quick, quick, hurry up and put on your hunting clothes. We'll set off in a quarter of an hour.
There is actually a tiger that dares to roam near Chang'an. If I can hunt it, maybe I can get a tiger fur coat like dad."
"Ha, I'm not sure who can get it." The second brother patted his butt and ran away.
Cheng Chubi also hurried back to his room to change his clothes.