That was what Zhu Yunwen had prepared to use to store mercuric sulfate.
During this period, Zhu Yunwen also had his subordinates provide him with many materials for making mercuric sulfate.
He single-handedly produced large quantities of mercuric fulminate over these days.
Then, people carefully filled the center of the shells with these mercuric fulminate, which became the shell detonators.
After doing all this, Zhu Yunwen placed a cannon on the hill behind the small town.
Then he took out a shell and carefully loaded it into the cannon barrel.
The rear of the cannon barrel also contained a gunpowder pack, which needed to be lit with a tinderbox. The short fuse detonated the gun within two or three seconds.
The gunpowder pack explodes inside the narrow barrel, and the resulting pressure propels the shell out.
So the moment Zhu Yunwen lit the gunpowder pack, with a loud bang, the cannonball flew out with a whoosh.
It flew about a hundred or two feet away and hit a small hill on the opposite mountain with almost perfect accuracy.
The shell was propelled with such force that the impact upon landing was unimaginable, creating a huge crater in the ground.
Because of this enormous impact, the mercury fulminate placed in the center of the shell finally detonated due to friction, and also detonated the gunpowder inside.
Another deafening roar followed as the shell that had smashed into the ground, creating a crater, exploded violently, its immense power spreading the crater two or three meters further.
The trees nearby were also blown down, some even bursting into bloom.
This scene shocked all of Zhu Yunwen's subordinates who had come with him.
Including Zhao Qingzhu, who looked at Zhu Yunwen with a shocked expression and said:
"Your Highness, what have you done now?"
Zhu Yunwen smiled slightly, but instead of answering, he asked in return:
"With such weapons, wouldn't it be much easier to bomb the ships of the Japanese pirates from the Eastern Islands at sea?"
Zhao Qingzhu said with an incredulous look:
"It's not just much easier, it's a one-sided crushing victory. One shell could easily destroy an entire ship full of people."
Zhu Yunwen smiled with satisfaction, and then said:
"Then let's find a time to bring these cannons and the soldiers I've trained to the coastal area and conduct a military exercise."
Let them see our strength first. That way, when the fight breaks out, it'll make them a little more afraid beforehand.
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