Chapter 57: Nitroglycerin, a dual-purpose drug (more updates, please read and vote)

"Connor."

The old housekeeper put the basin and jar aside to make room.

Hughes took a ball of cotton from the tray, flattened it with his hands, placed it on the ground, then unscrewed the bottle next to it and dripped a few drops of liquid into it.

Connor's expression was complicated, and he looked at the bottle of liquid with awe.

"This substance is called nitroglycerin, and this name will eventually be known around the world."

Not only its name, its voice will also resound throughout the world, Connor sighed in his heart.

Hughes carefully put away the bottle, then picked up a hammer and handed it to Alexei.

"It's a drug that treats heart disease, and it has a little extra benefit."

Medicine for heart disease.

Alexei was a little disappointed. Treating heart disease was indeed a great thing, but the market for this kind of medicine was not that wide.

If it's cheap enough, you can indeed make some money, but the upper limit is not high and the demand for this drug is not high.

The nobles trusted the church more, and there were not so many of them. But the poor? The poor usually didn't know they had a heart attack, and no one diagnosed or treated them, so they just died hastily.

But what did Hughes mean by giving him the hammer? "Hit it."

"Smash it down!?"

"Yes, hit the cotton. And you'd better stay away from it."

Alexei's head was full of question marks. Isn't this a medicine? Is this how to treat heart disease? But he still obediently smashed the hammer over - without using too much force.

Boom!!! A cloud of dust rose up, and Alexei stepped out, covering his mouth and coughing.

"Ahem, Lord, is this the medicine you mentioned, ahem, for curing heart disease?"

Hughes grinned.

"It's a heart attack cure, sure, but it's also an excellent explosive - you should have seen how much I put in there?"

Alexei recalled, and then his eyes were filled with fear.

Just now, Hughes only dripped a few drops on it! He graduated from the Royal Army Academy and had also come into contact with the gunpowder distributed by the Empire to the army. That kind of alchemical potion was extremely expensive, but the musket could penetrate most armor, and its effect on the battlefield was enough to match the price.

But even with that kind of gunpowder, it would take a small handful to match the effect of the few drops that Zeus just dropped. Alexei turned his head woodenly and looked at Zeus.

He didn't know what expression to make.

"This medicine, I mean, this great creation, you"

Alexei was stuck. The emergence of this thing would definitely change the situation in the world. His mind was in a mess and he felt a little dizzy.

"We'll talk about this later. For now, we don't have the ability to produce it in large quantities." Xius sighed.

"It requires the preparation of sulfuric acid and nitric acid. Although the raw materials are available, the overall process is a bit complicated. I need to build a pyrite smelting blast furnace first, and then the subsequent reaction vessels. These cannot be completed in a day or two."

"But it's not a problem to prepare a small amount. After all, there are sulfur mines here."

Laboratory preparation and industrial production are two completely different things. Hughes can use some difficult or high-risk techniques in the laboratory without worrying too much about the cost, but this is not possible for mass production.

He must take into account the level and ability of the workers in the workshop, and an unreliable production process cannot be put online.

Alexei took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead. The effect of nitroglycerin was really amazing.

It is no exaggeration to say that it can subvert the form of warfare.

Somehow, Alexei felt secretly relieved when he learned that this thing could not be prepared in large quantities.

An idea that he was unwilling to face emerged in his mind:

If the battlefield in the future is dominated by such things, will the tactical knowledge he has learned be of any use? He also honed his martial arts day and night, aspiring to become a powerful knight like the captain of the Queen's guard, but can martial arts really withstand such terrible explosions? He didn't know, didn't want to know, and didn't even dare to think about it.

Hughes looked at him meaningfully, skipped the topic, pointed to the pot next to him, and introduced the process of making soap to him.

"Saponification is a very basic chemical reaction. Well, just think of it as alchemy. As long as you control the temperature and stir constantly, the overall preparation process is very reliable and there is no danger. Just be careful not to get burned."

Alexei took out a notebook and began to take notes.

".That's basically the main points. The only utensils you need are a boiling pot and a stone mill for crushing olives. These are basically available in winemaking workshops and can be used directly. The wood ash that provides the alkali is also easy to prepare. Is that all right?"

"No problem, the factory has been built. It will be operational within three days or tomorrow."

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"Okay, I'll leave the factory to you. The production of olive oil and soap must be done in different places. They require different safety precautions. I have compiled a booklet. You can get it from me later."

"The school has been built, but the teachers are not in place yet."

"Don't worry about the school. I will personally take people to take care of it." Xius waved his hand. He had already selected a few servants who could read, and he also planned to personally teach some basic industrial knowledge.

He needs a large number of workers with basic education.

Preparing soap is not too dangerous, but making nitroglycerin is different. Nobel lost his entire family while preparing this thing.

Yes, that’s the Nobel Prize.

Later, a serious explosion occurred in his nitroglycerin factory, which shows the danger of this explosive.

Hughes naturally knew many ways to improve the safety of nitroglycerin, such as the classic diatomaceous earth, but he had some different ideas.

He planned to try the banshees.

He had only seen the magic of the Banshee once, when he was fighting the murlocs. Would those strange magics combined with nitroglycerin have any magical effects? Hughes was very much looking forward to it.

"You should organize the factory's start-up first. If you have any questions, remember to ask me. Remember, no matter what the problem is, you need to strictly follow the manual I give you. I know that many processes seem unreasonable. You can ask me the reasons, but you must execute them."

There are often many bizarre requirements in factories. There is no doubt that every incomprehensible rule must be followed by a bloody lesson.

People of this era probably don't have this concept in their minds yet, so this requires subtle changes.

Somehow, Xius always had a bad feeling in his heart.

If it were a few days ago, he would still be very confident in these things of his, but thinking about the strange pollution and cognitive barriers, Xiusi shook his head.

Anyway, the factory has been built and the results will be known soon. There is no need to rush. It is better to go to the school first.

"I'll go to the school now. Send someone to tell the people in the area that they can come to the school to register today." After saying that, Hughes turned to Connor and said, "We'll postpone our visit to the church. We'll go find Sister Chloe in the evening."

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