There was nothing Chenxi could do about the defective products.

After all, her understanding of explosive weapons was only superficial.

I could only give Zhou Ren and the others a hint and then have them learn the basics of physics and chemistry; there was really nothing else I could do.

Even if you manage to get the explosives mixed correctly, you can't just carry them around carelessly. If you're not careful, they can explode in your own army and hurt you before anyone else can even fire at them.

Therefore, the sheet metal used to hold the explosives is crucial. Despite improving their smelting techniques, they still cannot produce high-quality bombs.

Later, Chenxi thought of the explosive charges used in movies and TV dramas. They seemed to be wrapped in thick paper, then covered with cloth, pressed together, and tightly bound.

Such explosive charges would be much more powerful, so Shenxi shared this idea with Zhou Ren.

Zhou Ren slapped his forehead, realizing he hadn't thought of that.

When the explosive charge arrived at the front line in Shanghe County, Mu Fan was overjoyed. If it really had that much power, it would be a great asset in the fight against the enemy.

However, there is a problem: the timing of the explosion needs to be controlled, as it can easily cause casualties among our own people.

The explosive charge is mainly used to destroy the enemy's position. After being ignited, the personnel evacuate and then the enemy's stronghold is destroyed.

But this would require sending personnel to the enemy's base.

They were basically like suicide squad members.

Shenxi instructed Zhou Ren to study the mortar carefully. Although the shape was made and the principle was correct, the smelting technology was not up to par, and the mortar was blown up and injured their own people.

It couldn't even be launched; it just exploded on the spot, its shell split open.

Zhou Ren was furious. He had wasted a lot of money and resources, and after several years of research, he still couldn't produce a qualified mortar and bomb grenade.

There was nothing that could be done; the smelting technology was substandard, which left Shen Xi helpless, since she was unfamiliar with smelting and even had a vague understanding of its principles.

Fortunately, the plastic was successfully made.

Oil has also been found.

However, the quantity is not large. In the entire Jianming Province, there are only two places that can produce oil properly, and the output is extremely small.

The key issue is that the drilling technology is inadequate, and the drilling capacity is not high enough.

However, Chenxi still had some plastic made, and they actually succeeded. Chenxi, who understood some of the principles involved, felt honored.

Petroleum plays a vital role; the descendants of Chenxi rely on it for everything from clothing and food to housing and transportation.

Known as black gold and the lifeblood of industry, oil truly deserves its reputation.

Many clothes in later generations were made of polyester, a petroleum product. Polyester fiber, a chemical fiber, can be used to make clothes. Extracted oil is transported to oil refineries, where it is processed into a liquid polymer compound, which is then extruded into polyester fiber and made into clothing.

It can meet the clothing and bedding needs of most people.

Cotton and linen products still cannot fully meet the needs. Moreover, they are relatively expensive and difficult to grow.

Needless to say, fertilizers are produced from petroleum. Industrial synthetic ammonia, ammonium nitrate, ammonium sulfate, urea and other nitrogen fertilizers are synthesized from petroleum and natural gas.

Even familiar products like chewing gum rely on the gum base from petroleum. Some pharmaceuticals, derived from benzene, are also extracted from petroleum.

The paint used for walls, as well as cleaning products and various plastic water pipes, are all derived from petroleum products.

Okay, it goes without saying that so many cars rely on oil, and the asphalt on the roads and the tires on the cars also come from oil.

People's daily lives, including clothing, food, housing, and transportation, all depend on oil.

Many wars have also been caused by oil.

Therefore, Shenxi has been ordering people to search for oil mines and reform the mining technology.

Once oil production reaches the target, people's lives will experience a revolutionary leap forward.

During this process, they were unable to develop an oil-powered vehicle, so Chenxi sent people to research a steam engine, but it was still prone to bursting due to substandard smelting.

Shenxi is already in EMO mode; it seems we still need to speed up our search for the Jin family.

The Jin family must have the technology to produce such high-quality steel.

With the support of Shenxi's materials and limited knowledge of physics and chemistry, mass production may be possible at that time.

Then, no matter what it is, it becomes much easier to make.

The improvement of living standards absolutely depends on the development of science and technology. Without the development of science and technology, people would have spent all their energy just trying to get enough to eat, so they would have no time to think about science and technology.

Therefore, only when material needs are met can spiritual needs be met.

Spiritual life must be built upon material life.

For example, right now, a large portion of the workforce in Chenxi is still tied to the land.

Ancient farming methods could not even meet the needs of cultivation with oxen and horses, and the vast majority of farming still relied on human labor.

Given that society relies on human labor, it's easy to demand complete gender equality.

Men are naturally strong and can work for long periods of time, so in agrarian societies they inevitably occupy the main labor force.

Don't blame the people for wanting to have sons; there's no other way, without a man in the family, it's difficult to do farm work well.

Chenxi has already called on people to research new farming tools, but because better machine operations have not been developed, there has been no qualitative leap despite the improvements.

With the development of oil extraction, the Ministry of Industry in Shenxi began researching tractors.

Although we don't have refined steel yet, we should be able to develop it first and use the best steel possible.

As a result, after more than a year of research, no finished product was produced.

It's not even a semi-finished product.

This is not the fault of the people in the Ministry of Industry. Chenxi is not even half-baked; they don't understand the principles at all. When they get together, they can only slowly study it.

The greenhouses in Chenxi have been replaced with plastic greenhouses, which significantly reduces costs.

However, plastic production is low, so there isn't much consumption.

In addition, Shenxi also ordered people to mine more coal, partly for heating and partly for making coal tar, which is also a material used in plastics.

Similarly, if the steam engine were to be developed first, it would inevitably require coal to power it.

Secondly, for power generation. Although Shenxi has not yet figured out how to generate electricity using coal, she has already taught Zhou Ren the basic principles.

Zhou Ren was extremely busy, with one project after another piling up on his shoulders, which he then delegated to others one by one.

I don't know why the leader has so many ingenious ideas, but regardless of whether they can be implemented, they sound really good.

Anyway, whatever it is, if Shenxi can think of anything from modern society, she wants Zhou Ren to study it.