Seeing Chen Mu rejecting it outright, Chen Jianghe said with confusion: "Why, this is obviously an opportunity."
I wonder how Chen Mu didn't know that now he could rely on his fame to take advantage of the situation and open shops all over Bajun City.
But it can be seen that those affluent areas are the commercial sites of Bimo Bookstore.
Nowadays, Chen Mu is developing well in civilian areas, and at least there are not too many conflicts of interest between the two.
Once the interests of the other party are touched, how can a giant like Bi Mo Bookstore not take a series of suppression measures?
Nowadays, if you only change your shop every now and then, if you want to compete with the number one in this industry, you are undoubtedly asking for your own death.
It would be impossible for Wang Zimo to build such a large shop without anyone behind him.
It is very possible that the shop will be closed immediately during the third or fifth shift.
Then he waved his hand towards Chen Jianghe and refused again: "Brother, as for things in the shop, just do as I say. Don't do anything wrong. If you don't pay attention, you will get into trouble."
After saying that, Chen Mu walked straight towards the inner room.
As for Chen Jianghe, he stared blankly at the tortoise huddled in its shell: "What harm could this... be? It is a state-owned and state-owned property. If you drive past it, will it be demolished by force?"
As a brother, no matter how good the relationship between brothers is, every time he raises his opinions, he is rejected by his younger brother. It would be a lie to say that he has nothing in his heart.
It's usually fine, but what Chen Mu said just now undoubtedly hurt Chen Jianghe's self-esteem.
This time, Chen Jianghe was really unconvinced. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that he had to take action and do it to show Chen Mu that his brother was not so useless.
At least this matter is feasible in Chen Jianghe's mind.
The government examination has come to an end. As for the day when the results are released, it happens to be the time for Chen Mu to leave for Monan.
There are still a lot of things that need to be packed and prepared, so it is naturally impossible for Chen Mu to stay here in Bajun.
Early the next morning, Chen Mu got on the boat and returned to Lihe Village again.
When I left last time, I asked the young men in the village to help Xiahou beat charcoal, saltpeter and other things.
With more people on hand, production naturally went much faster. In just a few days, the raw materials needed to prepare the black powder were already packed in boxes and filled the entire cellar.
However, no one knew the proportions of black powder, so when Chen Mu returned from this trip, he had to re-proportion the charcoal, saltpeter, and sulfur, and then asked someone to beat the mixture again.
From beating the raw materials to the final blending process, Chen Mu supervised and completed it at the same time, and the quality is very good.
As for the firecracker ordered to be made, it had already been forged by Xiahou.
There are a hundred of them, all stored in the box, as well as several boxes of broken iron. Looking at this cellar now, it really looks like an arsenal.
The steel produced in the blast furnace is very tough. If the old pig iron is used to make the gun, Chen Mu is really worried that it will explode when ignited.
These things will definitely be useful when we get to Monan.
In ancient times, in terms of combat effectiveness alone, the Central Plains were weaker than the nomads on the grasslands. It was only after the first generation of firearms were put into service in the army that the balance of force gradually shifted to the side of the Han people.
After everything was ready, Chen Mu thought about it and started tinkering with explosives in the cellar.
Compared to this thing, which is far more complicated than black powder, it is impossible to teach people how to operate it.
But fortunately, Xiahou can help calcine copper, saltpeter, green vitriol and other things in the dragon kiln to obtain the raw materials needed for production.
The process was very troublesome. This world didn't even have the initial chemical raw materials, so Chen Mu could only prepare it step by step.
It took Chen Mu a full night to get out just one piece of nitrocellulose.
In the next few days, Chen Muchahou and Chen Muxiahou almost never went down the back mountain.
Ever since he learned about the power of gunpowder, Xiahou also became very interested in it.
Chen Mu enjoyed making explosives endlessly, while Xiahou worked tirelessly on the side.
Because Chen Mu learned from Chen Mu that this thing called dynamite is much more powerful than gunpowder, and can even collapse mountains and crack the earth.
For an ancient person like Xia Hou, things like collapsing mountains and cracking earth only appeared in myths.
Until midnight on the third day, Chen Mu looked at the bucket of gray-white powder in front of him and exhaled a long breath.
"Finally...it's done."
Xia Hou hid behind Chen Mu and looked at the barrel of explosives carefully.
"Brother Mu, is this thing really as powerful as you say?"
Chen Mu nodded: "But there's still a little bit left. Where are the things I want you to prepare?"
When Xia Hou heard the sound, he hurriedly took out the things Chen Mu ordered from the cellar.
"Brother Mu, why do you want this magic glue? It's not easy to find. It's only thanks to Master Qi that we got so much."
The so-called magic glue is actually the modern mercury.
Nowadays, there is no complete machine tool structure. Making explosives is too troublesome. Chen Muke has no intention of stuffing this thing into a firecracker.
It is used to make things like detonators and bombs, but the most indispensable thing in making these things is the detonating device.
Nitroglycerine itself is extremely unstable. If the temperature is slightly higher, it may explode with a slight collision. However, after being absorbed by diatomaceous earth, it becomes very stable, so another explosive must be used to detonate it.
Of course, in modern technology, there are many advanced methods, but today's conditions are limited, and Chen Mu can only think of one possible thing - mercury fulminate.
Mercury was really hard to find in ancient times, but fortunately, Qi Zeguang had a wide range of options.
But I heard that this kid had tried it in Wufu. His father was holding a big banquet for him in the county town. He asked me to go have a drink the day before yesterday, but he couldn't go because he was busy.
This boy aspires to become a military general. This time he is going to Monan again, so he can take him there to practice in Monan.
But it's too late now, let's talk about it tomorrow.
Except for the mercury, all other required chemical materials were fiddled with when making explosives.
Now all you have to do is rely on memory and follow the steps.
Working like this until midnight, Chen Mu made a total of twenty detonators and dozens of simple grenades.
Because the technology was too backward, the nitroglycerin was actually not particularly stable. Chen Mu did not dare to ask Xiahou to touch it, as it might explode if he touched it.
There is so much gunpowder stored in this cellar that if it explodes, not even a tomb will be erected.
Slowly placing the detonator grenade in a wooden barrel filled with cotton, the two of them dragged their tired bodies out of the back mountain.
Xiahou naturally went back to the shed next to the dragon kiln and went to sleep. When Chen Mu returned to the courtyard again, he suddenly found that the lights in the house were still on.
You know it's the end of the ugly season now, why is this girl Liu Si still not asleep?
Through the window, you can vaguely see a shadow. His hands never stopped, as if he was working on something.
With doubts, Chen Mu went into the room and took a look, only to find that Liu Si was holding an embroidery needle and embroidering on a belt.
The ancients did not have the habit of staying up late. Normally, Liu Si would have slept for several hours. At this moment, she looked tired and her eyelids were constantly fighting, but even so, her hands still did not stop for a moment.
As if sensing that Chen Mu was back, Liu Si sat on the bed, raised her head and smiled: "I thought you had eloped with Xia Hou."