Gao Ruona and Wang Wen came very quickly, and within an hour, these two ministers came to Zhao Xin. "My lord..." The faces of these two men were full of joy.
As soon as Zhao Xin saw it, he knew that they should have done what he ordered.
So he said: "Did you bring the things?"
"Bring it..." Wang Wen took out a small bag wrapped in cloth from his arms, carefully placed it on the ground in front of Zhao Xin, and then opened it, revealing the white powder crystals inside, which were only about three to five taels.
Look.
But the moment Zhao Xin saw it, her eyes lit up.
"Send it up..." he ordered: "I want to take a closer look at it!"
So, the bag of powder was delivered to Zhao Xin.
Zhao Xin lowered his head and smelled it with his nose. There was no peculiar smell.
He gently dipped his hand into it and put it in his mouth to taste. A cool, spicy and slightly salty taste was instantly transmitted from his taste buds to his brain.
"It's indeed potassium nitrate!" He smiled brightly.
Countless past events from past lives appear in my mind.
Black powder, as everyone knows, is a by-product of ancient Chinese alchemists.
It was first used in warfare in the Tang Dynasty, and in the Song Dynasty, the first various firearms appeared.
The most famous ones are the three types of early 'gunpowder' recorded in the "Wu Jing Zong Yao" currently written by Zeng Gongliang and Ding Du.
The reason why I put them in quotation marks is that they are not really gunpowder at all!
The formula of artillery powder with the best combat effect is also extremely complicated, with as many as ten kinds of raw materials.
The most important thing is that they don't explode at all!
These gunpowder weapons are more incendiary than explosives.
The main lethality comes from the toxic smoke released after violent combustion or the damage caused by the combustion itself.
As for such things as impact force, there is no such thing.
As a time traveler, Zhao Xin in his previous life would naturally learn from what his predecessors had done and climb the technological tree.
And it’s the kind of crazy climbing method that holds back the later stage.
pity……
Reality gave him a blow!
Can you make something if you know the recipe?
What's the difference between this and the myth that knowing the blueprint can help you caress the queen?
The fact is that the formula is placed in front of people, and even if they follow the diagram, they may not be able to produce it.
Even if it’s just black powder, the most rudimentary creation in the history of human technological revolution!
The formula of one nitrate, two phosphorus and three charcoal has been popularized in countless novels before Zhao Xin traveled through time.
Therefore, when he came to power, he immediately began to gear up, hoping to use twenty years to build up a force that could be lined up to be shot, and then kill all the Liao people!
However, reality gave his innocence and childishness a head-on blow!
One nitrate, two Juan and three charcoal?
hehe……
The sulfur and saltpeter produced in the Song Dynasty were all unpurified ores.
It is full of all kinds of impurities and has all kinds of problems.
When paired together, some can explode, some can't, and some can even barely burn.
As a result, he had to start studying various purification and preparation technologies.
After finally getting it done, he found that he still couldn't prepare black powder with sufficient power.
What's the problem?
It took him several years to figure out that the original formula was fake!
In fact, the purified potassium nitrate needs to account for an absolute majority, at least 70% or more!
The best ratio between saltpeter, sulfur and charcoal should be fifteen to two to one.
With black gunpowder, the long march of thousands of miles began.
Muskets, even the simplest muskets, tested the metallurgical technology and craftsmanship of the Song Dynasty.
Zhao Xin, on the other hand, was thinking about holding back the later stage and refused to play with low-level things like the flaming gun. He was only thinking about holding back the flintlock gun.
The result is naturally tragic.
It took twenty years to produce a few inferior products that exploded as soon as they were fired!
This gave him a head-on blow, and he finally realized a truth weapon that cannot be suppressed by holding it back.
Only actual combat and practice can promote the upgrading of equipment, cultivate enough industrial talents, and maintain the continuous upgrading of the entire production chain.
Recalling the past, Zhao Xin gently kneaded the boiled saltpeter powder in his hands.
He knew that this epoch-making weapon should be put into service as soon as possible.
Let them go to the battlefield to play their role, make the enemy wail, and make the world tremble.
As a result, talents and resources can be enriched and their frequency of use can be accelerated.
Weapons and equipment are like this. The more times they are used, the better the effect will be, and the faster they will be updated and improved.
In future generations, besides nuclear weapons, wouldn’t that weapon be found somewhere to use after it is produced?
Because if you don’t use it or practice it, you don’t know where the problem may appear? Let alone how to improve it.
This is what military technology is like.
It relies entirely on practice, continuous war, and is tempered in the flames of war.
Working behind closed doors can only create unrealistic products.
So, Zhao Xin looked at Wang Wen and Gao Ruona and told them: "Within a month, I will see a thousand kilograms of saltpeter powder of this quality!"
"My lord..." Wang Wen asked cautiously: "Are you planning to use this thing to make some kind of magic medicine?"
In modern times, nitrate, like sulfur, has much higher medical value than military value!
Coupled with the halo around Zhao Xin, it is inevitable that people will not associate her with Pian Pian.
Zhao Xin just smiled mysteriously and said, "Just follow Gu's orders!"
"I would like to honor your virtue!" Gao Ruona immediately grabbed Wang Wen, who was full of curiosity, and bowed down to accept the order.
"I would like to honor your virtue!" Wang also woke up after hearing this and immediately bowed his head and accepted the order.
"Go..." Zhao Xin waved and said.
After sending Gao Ruona and Wang Wen away, Zhao Xin called Gan Zhaoji over and ordered him: "Please go to the treasurer and prepare two hundred catties of sulfur and one hundred catties of charcoal to Chunfang for later use..."
"Charcoal needs to be ground into powder, sieved, and finely divided..."
"So is Brimstone!"
The Song Dynasty itself produced very little sulfur, but one country shipped large quantities of sulfur to Japan in the Song Dynasty every year.
The Song Dynasty also needed things like sulfur.
Because it is widely used for refining elixirs, repelling insects, killing insects and treating various skin diseases.
Especially the ministers in the palace are in special need of sulfur.
Therefore, thousands of kilograms of sulfur are stored in the inner treasury of the Imperial City of the Song Dynasty all year round.
"I would like to honor your virtue!" Gan Zhaoji heard this and immediately went to do it.
Zhao Xin lay down and closed his eyes.
Now, he is looking forward to how the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty will react when they see the first artificially produced explosive on earth in a month's time.
"This is just the beginning..."
"The first link in the reaction chain..."
Zhao Xin is well aware of the human history after the emergence of firearms.
He also knows what he is doing?
Understand better the consequences of what you do.
After productivity increases, production relations change accordingly, social structure changes accordingly, and the superstructure is completely changed.
Then, accompanied by the rumble of the whistle.
The crown fell to the ground, and the monarch's power was restrained.
Logically speaking, as the only emperor of the Song Dynasty, he should have resisted this history and rejected everything.
However……
The tragic situation described in the history books forced him to do these things.
During the Jingkang crisis, the royal family was like grass and the emperor was like weeds.
Huizong, Qinzong's concubines, daughters, and the entire people and scholars of Bianjing will all become victims of the butcher's knife.
He didn't want his descendants to fall into that miserable state.
What's more, the emergence of firearms and social changes may not necessarily lead to the crown falling.
Kaiser Wilhelm, the Russian Tsar, and the Neon Emperor all had their imperial power stabilized due to the emergence of firearms. The so-called era of breech-loading guns without war, fate, is more than just talk.
Firearms are not only a weapon of resistance, a weapon of struggle, but also a weapon of domination! A weapon of suppression!
With firearms, peasant uprisings are child's play, and workers' rebellions can be easily suppressed.
As long as the army remains in chaos, the imperial power will be as stable as Mount Tai.
Moreover……
"After I die, who will care about the flood?!" Zhao Xin sneered: "The most important thing is that I am happy!"
After experiencing failure in his previous life, Zhao Xin no longer wants to feel aggrieved in this life.
Let’s talk about it after you’re satisfied.
Anyway, those possible consequences and troubles will not affect him in any way.
Not even his son can be threatened.
If that's the case, of course it's time to have fun first.
When you're done, let's think about other issues.
Anyway, no matter how bad things are, they won't be as bad as Jingkang's, and no matter how bad things are, they won't be as bad as they are.
Therefore, Zhao Xin felt at ease and even eager to try it!