Zhang Shixun did not move, but gently pulled Wang Dong to stand in front of him.
"puff!"
The broom hit Wang Dong's head.
"Oh! I'm sorry, sir." Zaohua was so scared that she quickly withdrew her hand, "I didn't mean it."
A girl appeared behind him: "Zaohua, are you being silly again?"
Zhang Shixun turned his head and saw that it was Sun Sansi.
She said to Zaohua with a stern face, "Go! Go to Mrs. Gu and get ten sticks."
Zaohua said nothing, dropped the broom in her hand, and left in shame.
Zhang Shixun was extremely surprised. How could Zaohua, such a naughty woman, become so obedient after meeting Sun Sansi?
"Mr. Zhang, when did you arrive?" Sun Sansi came over and bowed. "My humble servant is honored to be here."
"Haha! I heard there was a fire here, so I came over to take a look."
Sun Sansi smoothed the hair at her temples and smiled slightly. "If the old doesn't go, the new won't come. My husband and I were just complaining about the small size of our yard. Now, we can take this opportunity to expand it, plant some flowers and plants in the back, and make a flower bed. Then the women in the family will have somewhere to go."
Zhang Shixun looked at Sun Sansi as if he didn't know her.
This woman is also a hot-tempered person who speaks quickly. She has changed a lot since she married Wang Dong.
Sun Sansi noticed his strange expression and asked, "Mr. Zhang, why do you keep looking at me?"
Zhang Shixun then said, "I am lamenting the impermanence of life. Madam Sun is becoming more and more like a lady."
"I am the eldest wife."
Zhang Shixun gave a thumbs up.
"Don't leave at noon. We just slaughtered a bunch of sheep. You and the master can have a drink together."
After Sun Sansi finished speaking, he walked into the tent.
Wang Dong glanced at Zhang Shixun and asked complacently, "How is it? Isn't the wife I married quite good?"
"Not just good, it's fantastic. With her around, you can rebuild your family and make it a better place."
Wang Dong frowned and said, "If you can't speak, don't speak. What do you mean by reviving the family lintel? My family lintel was fine before, and there was no need to revive it."
"Alright! I mean well, nothing else. Don't be picky about my words."
Zhang Shixun pulled his sleeve and said, "Come on! Show me your incendiary tank. I'm very curious."
"Let's go to the Yellow River beach. Yue Fan and his men are distilling there."
The two men mounted their horses, left the village and headed straight for the Yellow River beach.
There is no wind today, and you can see thick smoke rising from the riverbank from afar.
"Wang Dong, isn't this a bit too much noise? If the imperial court knew about this, they would..."
"Don't worry, there will be no outsiders coming here except the people from our two villages."
We arrived at the Yellow River embankment and saw from afar Yue Fan and several other people setting up a big pot. Someone was squatting on the ground, adding firewood to the bottom of the pot.
"Is the oil yield of this traditional oil refining method high?"
Wang Dong glared at him. "Isn't that nonsense? You've already said that it's a primitive way to refine oil. It would be amazing if it's more effective. The two thousand kilograms of oil Gao Yanei got can only produce a hundred or so kilograms of gasoline and two hundred kilograms of diesel at most."
"It's already quite a lot, haha."
Zhang Shixun was very content.
When he got closer, Yue Fan was squatting on the ground, adding something white into a clay basin.
Zhang Shixun walked over to take a look and asked curiously, "What did you add to it?"
Yue Fan looked up and saw that it was Zhang Shixun. He quickly stood up and said, "Master, it was added with sugar."
"Sugar?"
Zhang Shixun bent down, grabbed a handful of sugar from the bag, and asked curiously, "Where did this come from?"
"I don't know either." Yue Fan pointed at Wang Dong standing beside him, "It was given to us by Manor Master Wang."
Zhang Shixun looked at Wang Dong and saw that he looked very proud. He opened his mouth but swallowed the question he was about to ask.
He didn't ask, but Wang Dong felt very uncomfortable.
"Although the Song Dynasty has white sugar, it's rather coarse. Although there is pure white sugar, it's very expensive. I bought the sugar from the market and purified it casually after returning, hehe!"
Zhang Shixun complimented him casually and said with a smile, "Adding sugar to gasoline is indeed the right choice."
Wang Dong asked with a smile: "Do you know the reason behind this?"
"this……"
Zhang Shixun was embarrassed. He only knew that sugar should be added to the Molotov cocktail, but he didn't know the reason behind it.
"I know it, but I don't know why." Wang Dong was very proud when he saw that he couldn't answer.
"You're right. I really can't explain the reason. Please tell me."
"Sugar is high in carbohydrates and is an organic substance that burns easily. It provides additional fuel, increasing the intensity and duration of the flame."
"Yeah! Go on and be more specific."
"Specifically, when the sugar in the Molotov cocktail burns in the air, it produces a large amount of heat and smoke, which increases the effect and duration of the Molotov cocktail's combustion."
"Been taught a lesson."
"Besides these, there is another benefit."
"What's the benefit?"
"Adding sugar also reduces the risk of the Molotov cocktail exploding."
"What's the logic behind this?"
"Because sugar produces carbon dioxide gas when it burns, it reduces the risk of explosion from the Molotov cocktail."
Zhang Shixun finally understood. He patted Wang Dong on the shoulder and said with emotion, "With a great scientist like you here, I have more confidence in the coming war."
"You should have confidence that science and technology can give you a pair of wings, allowing you to soar into the blue sky and enable this country to stand tall among the nations of the world."
Zhang Shixun nodded and sighed, "To be honest, in terms of economic strength alone, the Song Dynasty has far surpassed other countries in the world. However, it is now a giant with feet of clay, rich but not strong."
"The key is that it is politically corrupt, has redundant troops and personnel, and has lost the ability to self-correct and adjust."
The two people were talking here, but Yue Fan and the others couldn't understand what they were saying at all, so they just focused on their work.
Yue Fan prepared a basin of gasoline, poured it into clay pots, and plugged them with wooden corks.
Zhang Shixun picked up an empty earthenware jar, weighed it in his hand, and flicked it a few times with his fingers.
"Old Wang, where did you get this small-mouthed long-necked flask?"
"Hey! You can't get this stuff anywhere."
"That……?"
"Some time ago, I had a small kiln built specifically for firing this thing... Look at it, its skin is very thin and will break if dropped. And look at its long neck, it's very convenient for throwing."
Zhang Shixun held it in his hand and found it was indeed easy to hold.
"Old Wang, this thing is good, but it has a fatal flaw. It's not easy to transport. If you're not careful, it could be dangerous."
Wang Dong said angrily, "You can't have your cake and eat it too. You want a Molotov cocktail but you're worried it's unsafe. Why don't you just give it up?"
Zhang Shixun waved his hand. "Here's a suggestion. For safety reasons, don't fill the gasoline into the jar yet. Store the gasoline in a separate safe container. It won't be too late to fill it in during wartime."
"Hey! That's a good idea."
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