Wei Xiyin nodded and said, "Let's go in and take a look first."
A group of people entered the weaving workshop.
All the original tools inside were cleared out, and two large furnaces and many large vats were placed in the empty yard. The ground was littered with bottles and jars of various sizes, and some mineral materials were piled in a corner of the yard.
Potassium nitrate needs to be heated to a high temperature to decompose and release oxygen, and that small black ball is black powder.
The recipe Wei Xiyin gave was a detailed chemical formula.
The reaction instantly produces a large amount of nitrogen, carbon dioxide and other gases, the volume expands rapidly, the pressure increases violently, and the large amount of heat released by the reaction causes the temperature to rise sharply, further causing the gas to expand, generating a strong thrust, and thus an explosion occurs.
"One sulfur, two nitrates, and three charcoal. After the girl gave us the recipe, Mr. Chu provided some ideas for us to make adjustments, but the container is easily corroded, so we used a large vat as the reaction chamber..." The two brothers of the Feng family followed behind the crowd and gave a detailed introduction.
Cookie listened carefully, and his question hit the nail on the head. "So, firecrackers were the basis for flying fire, and then gunpowder was made from flying fire?"
"What about the container for gunpowder?" The small black ball is spherical. Although he has never touched it, it does not look like iron, nor does it look like a familiar material.
Upon hearing this, Feng Yuan carefully glanced at the girl and Mr. Chu's expressions. Seeing that neither of them said anything, he knew that they tacitly agreed.
Feng Yuan then answered honestly, "The container must be a non-metal container. The material can actually be ordinary. As long as it is airtight and not easily corroded by water, and then a fuse is added, it can be ignited."
Cookie understood. "The most important thing is the mixing ratio. Does it affect the power after ignition?"
Feng Yuan nodded. "That's right. Any increase in the dosage of a certain material will cause a change in its power. If we want to increase the power, we have to experiment with the dosage over and over again."
But they didn't dare to experiment casually. After all, the explosion would likely travel far and attract monsters. The gunpowder they had previously created was the result of hundreds of iterations, incrementally adding more and more.
That experiment was also conducted in daylight in a cellar. They threw something into the cellar to test its power, for fear that the explosion would attract monsters to Ling County.
I'm becoming more and more interested in cookies, and I can't wait to try making them myself, but now all the firecrackers are gone, and I'm short of raw materials...
He couldn't help but look at Wei Xiyin speechlessly.
Originally there were only a few pieces of gunpowder, and now there is nothing here, so why bring him here?
Wei Xiyin remained calm and composed. "If Mr. Qu is interested, why don't we find a new location within Ling County and move out to continue production?"
"As for the raw materials, we'll send another team to search nearby. I have the recipe, and we can just use distillation to extract it."
In the future, Ling County will be full of factories. It is too dangerous to produce gunpowder in the city. If any accident occurs, the industry of the entire county will be destroyed.
Most of the land outside is uncultivable now, but there is plenty of land.
For the time being, Cookie will be fully responsible for this matter. Let's see if he is capable of doing the job.
In the future, gunpowder production can be directly connected with arsenals.
As for the arsenal, which was upgraded from a blacksmith shop, it would be best if Wei Ting was in charge. No one knows a person's heart, and no one knows what the future situation will be like. Of course, power must be firmly held in the hands of his own people.
Cookie's eyes flickered, but he didn't say anything long. He stood up, bowed, and said, "Obedience is worse than respect. I will definitely live up to your trust."
Chu Yu stood aside as if it had nothing to do with him, without saying a word.
He even felt that the job given to Cookie was too easy, just a gunpowder factory.
Unlike him, he is more like a handyman, moving wherever there is a need.
Everyone walked around inside again, and after a careful look, Cookie stayed in the weaving workshop.
Wei Xiyin, Chu Yu and Chang Ying went to the county town to choose a location for the blacksmith shop.
She had only one request: a larger territory.
The three of them walked around for a while and then headed towards the county government office, wanting to see if there were any blueprints of the entire city inside.
Otherwise, relying on two legs to walk would be too inefficient.
The county government office is two streets away. The two stone lions at the gate are covered with dust. The dark red bloodstains in the cracks are still preserved in places that cannot be washed away by rain, making them particularly conspicuous.
The plaque above has fallen into nowhere place, and the doorknob on the gate is covered with rust.
There was nothing inside either; even the desk used by the county magistrate to handle cases had been moved back to the fort.
Wei Xiyin looked around the weathered yamen and commented, "This is a nice place. Let's keep it for the future and use it as a place to handle general affairs."
Chu Yu glanced at her and looked at it carefully. If it was as the girl said, and nothing unexpected happened, then this place would probably be for him to use in the future.
Chang Ying said nothing and remained a loyal guard, protecting the girl.
The three of them found the blueprints in a short while. The files in the county government office had not been moved by the family and were all stored in the cabinet intact.
Wei Xiyin unfolded the blueprint and spread it on the ground. "Speaking of which, we should also keep the weaving workshop and produce our own cloth in the future. Plant production is accelerating now, so making linen clothes won't be difficult."
Don't even think about silk or anything like that. There's no silk now. Not to mention silk, I'm afraid you can't even find silk cocoons.
Chang Ying rarely spoke, "It takes a lot of manpower to build these places. Most of them are ordinary people and don't have any skills."
"As the saying goes, everything is difficult at the beginning." Wei Xiyin said, "As long as you can find one person who knows how to do it, you can always teach everyone."
Chu Yu looked around carefully. He was particularly serious when it came to serious matters. He pointed at the map and said, "In my opinion, there's no need to be too picky about the address. Let's go with this one. The streets here are empty and spacious, so it won't take much effort to change it."
He was referring to the two adjacent streets in the northeast. There used to be a wide square there, and there really wasn't a need for major changes. All they had to do was demolish all the surrounding houses and rebuild them.
"As for other possible locations, you can take the map back and look at it slowly."
Wei Xiyin glanced at him guiltily when she heard that. "I'm planning to leave for iron mining in two days, and I wanted to leave the planning of the county to you, sir..." Her voice gradually got smaller and smaller.
Chu Yu had a blank expression on his face. "Girl, you know the research institute hasn't recruited anyone yet, so they're going to start targeting Ling County soon."
"Sir, you're absolutely right!" Wei Xiyin corrected herself immediately, "I've thought about it again. This matter can be handed over to Mingjingtang. Uncle Jiu was once a county magistrate, so he must be familiar with the county's affairs. Planning the county and the people's livelihood shouldn't be difficult. How can we let you overwork yourself?"
She stood up and adjusted the sun hat on her head, not feeling guilty at all. "Let's go, let's go back and discuss it first."
She put away the map, turned and walked towards the county government gate.
Chu Yu sighed and had to follow.
The three of them ignored Cookie who was left in the weaving workshop and prepared to go home.
As a result, I just reached the county gate.
In the distance, a group of soldiers were running towards this side in a hurry.
The leader was Zhang Qi, the former head of the Qingyang Yamen soldiers.
Zhang Qi said anxiously, "My lady! We've detected a small wave of zombies emerging from the direction of Cuo County, and they're moving towards Ling County!"
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