Zeng Yi and the others ran all the way to Dengzhou. As soon as they arrived in Dengzhou, they immediately ran to the shipyard. What surprised Zeng Yi and the others was that in addition to the craftsmen, the shipyard also had a group of Taoist priests. These Taoist priests were all
They have a foundation in martial arts, but their strength is not too strong. At first glance, they are all real Taoist priests. Zeng Yi asked and found out that these Taoist priests were all Taoist priests from the Qin Tian Jian of the imperial court.
Gunpowder was created by these Taoist priests from the beginning. When it comes to gunpowder research, these master craftsmen are indeed inferior to them. What surprised Zeng Yi and the others was that these Taoist priests in Qintian Prison were indeed not careful. When they arrived,
With the help of the gunpowder formulas collected by the imperial court, those master craftsmen actually developed a gunpowder with a good formula and pushed the distance of the artillery to a distance of five to six hundred meters. At this distance, it was actually barely usable.
, but there is still some gap between the distance from one thousand meters to more than 800 meters in Zeng Yi's mind.
Qin Tian Jian was an organization in ancient times that observed celestial phenomena, calculated solar terms, and formulated calendars. Zeng Yi did not expect that Qin Tian Jian had this ability, so he quickly handed over the gunpowder formulas they had collected to everyone.
"Fellow Taoist priests, the master craftsman is really powerful. He has pushed the range of the artillery to such a far distance just by relying on those few gunpowder formulas. At this time, the formulas we have collected from the rivers and lakes these days, I hope they can be of help to you!"
The veterans of Qintian Prison immediately took the formula and checked it. After watching it for a moment, an experienced Taoist from Qintian Prison said: "Master Ni, if you want to know how powerful these formulas of gunpowder are, you must experiment. This requires a lot of experiments."
time."
"Then experiment in groups. Divide into several groups and experiment with several recipes at the same time. Wouldn't it be faster?"
"But we don't have enough manpower!"
"If we don't have enough manpower, we'll need to recruit people. You guys can start the experiment as soon as possible. I'll go back to the capital and recruit people in person!"
Less than half a day after Zeng Yi returned to Dengzhou, he committed suicide and returned to the capital. The research on gunpowder had made great progress and could even be used reluctantly. The imperial court naturally spared no effort to support it.
In Qintianjian, the imperial court stipulated that the officials of the Qintianjian were not allowed to be transferred to other officials, and their descendants were not allowed to be promoted or promoted to official positions unless there was a special purpose. If there were any vacancies, they would be filled by this prisoner step by step. It can be said that the people in Qinqintianjian were from the same family.
Hereditary technology, in order to have enough manpower, Zeng Yizi took away everyone in the Qintian Prison, and also transferred a group of people from the families of these officials. A total of hundreds of people were gathered, and under the protection of Jin Yiwei, they arrived
Dengzhou.
As soon as these people arrived, the progress of the experiment was greatly accelerated. Gunpowder formulas were prepared and tested by these people. The effects of these gunpowders were all different. Some were very powerful, some were very small, and some produced a lot of smoke.
, and some will produce a big fire.
In a few days, Zeng Yi and the others had completed experiments on all the gunpowder formulas they had collected. None of the gunpowders prepared from these gunpowder formulas could be used directly. The only one that was close to it was very powerful, but extremely unstable and had no effect at all.
If they want to find a suitable formula before putting it into use, these people must combine various formulas and research a new formula.
In fact, Zeng Yi and others also thought about finding a suitable formula directly in reality and telling these veterans and masters. After all, gunpowder technology in reality is very mature, and gunpowder with various functions emerges in endlessly. All you need to do is collect a few online.
The gunpowder formula used in ancient artillery can be used directly.
However, when they swore to give those formulas to those master craftsmen, the reality was slapped in the face. The gunpowder they prepared was not as good as the gunpowder formula they searched for. It was not even as good as the gunpowder they used in the first place. In reality,
It uses a gunpowder formula, and when used, it is basically a slightly more powerful firecracker, and it only makes a sound.
Zeng Yi was confused at that time, and the third child even suspected that a few people had remembered it wrong. This guy even went offline to check, but there was nothing wrong. The boss suspected that it was a problem with the raw materials. Maybe the raw materials were different from the actual ones.
The four people went offline to look for raw materials, but the result was still the same.
In the end, the fourth person woke up the dreamer with a few words, "No need to be more honest, it is estimated that the game company has tampered with it in all likelihood!"
"game company?"
"Yes, game companies must be on guard against players. They get formulas from reality and directly bring them into the game. If they don't do anything, players are completely cheating. As long as they use their hands a little bit in reality, they can get the most powerful and most suitable formula.
, and even the manufacturing technology of artillery, the game company is still messing around."
Hearing this, Zeng Yi nodded immediately, "Don't think about it, the game company must have tampered with it. None of those recipes can be used in reality. There is a set of direct rules in the game!"
"Then we have no choice, we can only take it one step at a time." The third child said helplessly.
"Fortunately, the imperial court has concentrated all its scientific research capabilities on the research, and the speed is already very fast. Based on the current situation, a suitable gunpowder formula should be developed soon."
While those veterans and master craftsmen were researching in full swing, the fourth child reminded Zeng Yi: "Second child, if you want the Jiaolong to use the artillery as soon as possible, it's time to start making preparations."
"Ready now?"
"Yes, refitting takes time, and such important ship-borne weapons must be kept strictly confidential by the court. Even if the court is open to you, when the court is really waiting for the naval equipment, so many warships need to be refitted. What do you think?
It can be used when the time comes. If you want to change your clothes as soon as possible, you need to prepare immediately."
Upon hearing this, Zeng Yi realized that although with his current position in the court and his current status in the heart of the little princess, the empress, the court would definitely give his Jiaolong the cannon, but that would have to wait until the court
This is only possible after all the battleships have been refitted.
The more he thought about it, the more he thought it was a problem. That day Zeng Yi found the old eunuch of Dongchang and the commander of the Dengzhou navy. "Two adults, there is no problem with the artillery body now, and many artillery have been cast these days.
The research on gunpowder has reached the final step. If nothing else happens, it will be successful soon. Should you two consider whether it is time to put the artillery on the ship?"
As soon as Zeng Yi finished speaking, the Commander of the Dengzhou Navy opened his mouth and said: "Actually, the Navy has also been thinking about the problem of installing artillery on the ship these days. However, after all, it is a new ship-based weapon. It works well on land, but it is not effective on the battleship.
I don’t know, there are problems with the first-level ironclads now, and we are afraid of accidents. What our Navy means is to test it on a second-level battleship first.”