Ten pounds of fuming nitric acid and one hundred pounds of starch, when mixed together, will produce a strange precipitate.
This kind of precipitate is already explosive, but it is not very stable yet.
Add 500 pounds of water and a little soda ash, put it on the fire to boil slowly, stir slowly, filter repeatedly, and then dry it in a cool place to make nitrostarch that is comparable to TNT.
It is such a simple process, mixing starch with nitric acid, and you can get a mysterious weapon that is several times more powerful than black powder. Reggie is right, Calaf is God's gift to Shattered Snow City.
"Sir, are you saying that this flour-like thing can explode?"
"Of course." Every step in the production of nitrostarch must be done with great care. Reggie personally demonstrated every process step and repeatedly told Khalaf to select the most careful workers to produce nitrostarch, especially nitric acid and starch.
The mixing must be done by Khalaf himself.
"Do we need to go to the beach to do an experiment?" Khalaf said, "I really want to see the power of these...yellow powders."
"We need to test, but not now. Nitric acid is too precious. We can only start testing after we get the finished product."
Reggie handed over the task of producing nitrated starch to Khalaf, and then went to the smelting plant and found Nolos.
Noros was losing his temper with a technician because he couldn't understand Reggie's drawings.
"God made parchment just to torture me!" Noros said angrily, "Why do you have to draw on this damn parchment? Even if you use clay to make a mold, it is much better than this thing."
The technical worker said tremblingly: "Sir, I think I have made it very clear."
"Didn't you understand what I said?" Norlos pounded the table and said, "I asked you to make a mold out of clay and come over and put this stupid drawing away!"
"I agree with making a model, but this drawing is not stupid at all!" Reggie suddenly appeared behind Nolos, who was so frightened that Noros almost fell to the ground.
"Lord, Lord, why are you here? I-I didn't mean that the drawings were stupid, I just meant that this stupid worker, he, he, what he said was too vague, I, I couldn't understand..."
"You don't understand what he said, can you understand what I say?" Reggie said, "Nolos, I remember you told me once that your dream was to be a bachelor of engineering, but you ended up...
Zhou has just passed elementary education. As the director of the No. 1 Smelting Plant, you still can't understand the drawings. Do you know how disappointed I am in you?"
Nolos didn't dare to say anything, so Reggie picked up the drawing and said, "I will personally explain this drawing to you today."
Reggie explained very seriously, but the effect was not ideal. Nolos, who was highly nervous, could not understand the content of the drawings.
Reggie still adopted Nolos's idea and used clay to make a model, but both he and the skilled worker made terrible models.
This would mislead Noros, so Reggie had no choice but to find the busy Calaf during his lunch break.
God's gift shows the talents and talents God gave him. Carpenter, blacksmith, potter, plasterer... As long as it is a craftsman's trade, Khalaf is good at it.
The model he made was exactly what Reggie wanted.
"Did you see it? This is a flying fish." Reggie handed the clay model to Nolos, who stared at it for a long time with his eyes wide open.
"This thing can fly?"
"Yes, it can fly."
"But it doesn't have wings."
"I don't have wings either," Reggie said with a sinister smile, "but I can also fly."
God, this is witchcraft!
Noros covered his mouth, trying hard not to scream.
He is helping his lord make wizard tools. Is this considered a betrayal of God?
But the Lord Lord has said that God bless Xuexue City, and every weapon belonging to Xuexue City is a gift from God, which may also include wizard's props.
Nolos studied the model carefully. This flying fish mainly has four key parts, namely the fish head, the fish belly, the fish tail and the fish fins. Among them, the fish head is the most complex in craftsmanship, and it must be separated from the fish body.
, and can be firmly put together when in use.
"First make a headless fish, stuff the head from the belly, and then stick it out from the neck. It seems difficult, but I believe you can do it, right?"
Noros bit his lip, this time he faced a big challenge.
"I can do it, but it depends on how much you need and how much time you can give me." This is a very critical question. If there are only one or two, Nolos can do it himself. If the number is large, workers will be needed.
Let's do it together.
"I want thirty flying fish, and I'll finish them in three days."
Noros took a breath. It seemed that the difficulty was really not easy. Fortunately, he had more management talent than Khalaf.
He called the five best craftsmen from the factory and asked them to start work immediately according to the requirements of the model.
"You three, make the fish head, find the best steel, and choose the assistant you want. Anyone here will be at your disposal. Be sure to pay attention to the mouth of the fish. There is a cavity there. Do it
It’s very strict.”
"You two are going to make the body of the fish. You can choose whatever steel you want and make it clean, especially the tail. If it's not clean, I'll stuff it with your stuff!"
"And you, you make the fins, remember, each piece must be made the same, no matter the size or weight, it must be exactly the same."
One worker raised his hand and said, "Sir, what on earth are we going to do?"
Nolos frowned and said: "Where do you get so many problems! Go ahead and do it. If it can be completed successfully within three days, everyone will get fifty silver coins."
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone disappeared immediately.
They looked for iron ingots, tools, and assistants.
One month's salary is twenty-five silver coins, and you can earn two months' salary in three days. All motivational words are not as powerful as this one.
Everything was moving forward according to plan. Seeing Reggie's eyebrows slowly broadening, Batchelor finally said a word beside him.
"Lord, thirty people have passed secondary education, but only five have chosen to continue their studies."
"The enrollment rate is not high." Reggie's attention was still focused on the research and development of new weapons, and he was somewhat perfunctory about Bachelo's words. "Grand Bachelor, encourage students to continue their studies. Knowledge is a weapon that can change your destiny."
"My lord, maybe I said it too tactfully," the bachelor emphasized, "I want to tell you that there are twenty-five people waiting for work now. These are not ordinary twenty-five people."
Reggie was startled, and his thoughts were instantly pulled back by the bachelor.
Twenty-five people who have passed secondary education not only have the ability to read and write, but also have a certain foundation in science, engineering and literature and history.
In the Middle Ages, these were already rare talents who could become the backbone of development.
"Do they have any intention to work? Have you done anything like a willingness survey?"
Batchelor said: "Some people want to be officials, others want to be doctors, some want to join the army, and others want to be teachers."
After learning more knowledge, people's horizons will broaden and they will have higher pursuits. Reggie is very satisfied with their choice.
"We need to make a plan to clarify the positions we need. In addition, we need to tell them one thing. If you want to become officials and teachers, you must pass the selection exam. If you want to become a soldier, you must pass the physical examination. If you want to become a doctor, you must go to the hospital to continue completing it.
Let them choose carefully when it comes to their studies.”
Batchelor took out a piece of parchment and said: "I have made a plan, please take a look."
Two tax officials, that's good, Reggie has long wanted to give Finans some restrictions.
Two internal affairs officers are not necessary. Broken Snow City does not have that many internal affairs officers. One is enough.
Two foreign affairs officers can be considered. One is used to deal with the Bayer country, the other is used to deal with the Lion country. It is best to have another one to deal with the Lost Mountain.
Two agricultural officers, two commercial officers, two civil affairs officers, these are all good.
But when he read the end of the list, Reggie frowned.
"Why is there no judge?"
Batchelor shook his head and said: "I don't think we need a judge."
Reggie said: "Why not?"
Batchelor said: "Because you are the supreme law enforcer of Shattering Snow City."