Chapter 260 Where is the Sulfur
Bai Yi came to the city gate to find Sang Ning.
He was confused and needed an answer.
He felt that Sonning could give it to him.
Now all the people in Liangzhou City worship her as a goddess. Although this is the result of artificial propaganda, Ding San said that he saw it with his own eyes.
Sang Ning does have supernatural powers.
At the city gate, except for the injured old lady and Xie Yurou who was taking care of her, all the other members of the Huo family were there to help.
Distribute porridge and take care of the people.
Even the three children had their own pot, and they skillfully threw firewood and cooked a pot of porridge, and asked the children to line up to get their food.
Bai Yi's heart was touched again.
How can this be considered winning people's hearts? He would rather call it: exchanging hearts for people's hearts.
If the superior is such a superior, then...
"Madam Sang, what can I do?"
Sang Ning looked at Bai Yi, who looked somewhat depressed.
At first, she was actually very angry with Bai Yi, thinking that he had failed to supervise her properly.
But now I figured it out.
It was all because the enemy hid too deeply. They had been keeping an eye on him since he arrived in Liangzhou City, and had been accompanying him to fight monsters all the way, only to turn against him in the end. Who could have thought of that?
The Western Liao was ambitious. More than ten years ago, they began to abduct Dongyang women, give birth to children with Dongyang characteristics, train them to be spies, and infiltrate various border cities in the northwest.
It's hard to guard against.
"Do you have any other choice? Under your supervision, the Huo family rebelled. They should not be able to escape the death penalty, right?"
"Yes, but I, Bai Yi, am not someone who fears death."
"You feel like you've betrayed the emperor who trusted you." Sang Ning pointed it out.
Bai Yi nodded.
Yes, he still felt that the Huo family was not wrong.
It was because of this that he felt that he was a disloyal and traitor, and had disregarded the comment given by the emperor: A sincere heart is like a towering mountain and cannot be moved.
"Back then, my uncle was caught up in a power struggle and was framed by members of the clan, and his whereabouts remain unknown. Because I wasn't afraid of power, I offended the princes. The Bai family nominated my second brother as the head of the family, and they cut off all ties with me, expelled me from the family.
It was the emperor who protected me and gave me the position of governor of Liangzhou.
His Majesty trusts me, so how can I look for another wise master without any burden?
To be honest, these past few days, I have been considering committing suicide to preserve my loyalty."
"Then why don't you just commit suicide?" Sang Ning answered for him without waiting for him to speak.
"Because you feel you can't let the people go, and you feel sorry for the soldiers who died, you're unwilling to leave this huge mess behind and die.
Because you still have a sense of responsibility in your heart."
"Bai Yi, our people have checked and can't find the emperor in the palace. So, he wasn't the one making the decisions. You can't be said to be betraying him.
The Crown Prince and the Third Prince are constantly fighting, and who knows how much filth is hidden within. We are not rebelling, we are upholding justice!"
It's so!
No wonder the people he sent couldn’t see the emperor at all.
"Then the Emperor must not be dead, otherwise the Crown Prince's ascension to the throne would be legitimate. Could this be a conspiracy by the Third Prince?"
Although the third prince is his cousin and is supported by his uncle.
But Bai Yi was loyal to the emperor and never took sides.
There is no need for the Crown Prince to take action against the Emperor. The Second Prince is a fool, so the only one left is the Third Prince.
"So, the Huo family has no intention of rebelling, but is trying to save the emperor and find out the truth?"
Bai Yi is such a screw-head!
The Huo family members have suffered so much, why should they still defend the country for those useless people?
"Bai Yi, no wonder the emperor asked you to guard Liangzhou. You would have been killed in the capital long ago.
Do you know this? This is called blind loyalty. In the future, not only will no one praise you, but you will be cursed to death!
Why, does the emperor have to be someone surnamed Yan? Look, people everywhere are living in poverty, facing internal and external troubles, while they are busy fighting for power in the capital.
Now you've given up the entire northwest. Are you really worthy of being the Lord of Dongyang?"
Bai Yi: So, it’s still treason…
“Bai Yi, a truly loyal person is not loyal to one person, but to a country.
You should guard the territory and the people, not a kingdom full of holes!
I can say this, even if the Huo family becomes emperor, if they are not worthy of the position, I still hope that someone with ability and courage will overthrow them.
The world does not belong to one person, but to all people in the world. The king is wise, and you should be loyal to him.
If the king is unkind, you should be the first sword pointed at him to protect the people of the world."
After Sang Ning finished speaking, he ignored Bai Yi.
If he figures it out, there's still hope. If he doesn't, then it's fine if he dies. It's not a pity at all.
These words truly overturned Bai Yi's previous cognition.
If the king is unkind, you should be the first knife pointed at him to protect the people of the world!
A truly loyal person is not loyal to one person, but to a country.
Bai Yi was shocked on the spot.
But it was also like a strong light split the chaotic consciousness.
It was like an epiphany for him.
Yes, that's right.
Loyalty to one person is narrow-minded.
Being loyal to the country is the true righteousness!
…
After an unknown amount of time, his consciousness returned to normal, and his face and eyes became firm.
He heard a soldier coming to report to Sanning.
"I dug out two baskets of saltpeter from the cave the mistress mentioned. But there's no pyrite here, and I didn't find much sulfur either. I only found some from the military camp..."
The so-called one saltpeter, two sulfur and three charcoal are the three main materials that Sang Ning needs to make gunpowder.
She used to run in the wild, go deep into the mountains, and stay overnight at a local farmer's house.
The farmer was a veteran of the Anti-Japanese War and had a book on making gunpowder at home.
She read it with interest and found that it contained very detailed records.
The gunpowder pack ratio is: 40% saltpeter, 14% sulfur, and 14% charcoal. It is supplemented with tung oil, yellow wax, and dry lacquer.
For greater power, add 75 saltpeter, 10 sulfur, and 15 charcoal.
Place all ingredients on a grinding pan, mix them evenly, then pack them in an iron or ceramic jar and seal them.
The ratio of Tribulus Fireball is: saltpeter 40%, sulfur 20%, charcoal 5. It can be supplemented with bamboo and hemp.
When this thing explodes, the caltrops will fly everywhere, with great killing power, mainly targeting cavalry.
The ratio of poison smoke ball: 30% saltpeter, 15% sulfur, 5% charcoal, supplemented by croton, arsenic, and wolfsbane.
After this explosion, the enemy will inhale poisonous smoke, but it depends on the wind direction.
There are also introductions to the Thunderbolt Cannon, Sky-shaking Bomb, and Fire Lance, but there are only simple diagrams and no detailed explanations of the drawings.
So, now she can only try the first three.
"Do you need sulfur? I know where you can find it." Bai Yi interrupted.
Sang Ning's eyes lit up.
Wow, you figured it out so quickly, you’re not that blindly loyal.
Very good, we are all on the same page.
"Where?"
"In the armory. Only Su Huiye and I know the location. I'll take you there."
Thinking of Su Huiye, Bai Yi felt uncomfortable and his eyes became more resilient.
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