Chapter 224 Su Yunting: Mine! It's all mine!
The big tree burst into flames, and the heat that hit their faces made everyone freeze in place.
The corner of Su Yunyan's mouth twitched: "This is a bit different from the fireworks I imagined."
Su Xuanming frowned: "This object is not allowed to be set off in Kyoto City! Kyoto Most of the houses are made of wooden structure. I'm afraid it won't cause a huge fire."
Su Yunting hugged the old Taoist priest and said with a smile: "Taoist priest! This thing is very suitable for me! Why don't you hang it in the Taoist temple? Follow me?”
Su Yunting's heart was burning. With this magical weapon, he would dominate the world and it would be just around the corner!
If nothing else, just burn the weeds before spring plowing. Isn’t this faster than setting fire slowly?
The one who was most shocked was of course Gu Nanxi!
Oh my god, isn’t this the prototype of a musket? !
The old Taoist priest's mind was entirely focused on Gu Nanxi. Seeing her expressionless face, he couldn't help but feel uneasy.
"I used a giant bamboo as a tube and placed a nest inside it. It was like burning and setting off flames. Then the nest made a sound like a cannon, which could be heard from a distance of more than 150 steps."
Seeing that Gu Nanxi was unmoved, The old man racked his brains and boasted: "I also found the best ratio of gunpowder!"
Nowadays, the ratio of gunpowder is not fixed, it all depends on the experience of the craftsmen, and some ratios are based on the father's It is passed down from generation to generation and will not be passed on to others.
The old Taoist priest is willing to donate the gunpowder formula, which can be said to be sincere.
Gu Nanxi took over the slightly hot bamboo musket and fired it once. The bamboo tube showed signs of cracking: "You can't handle this bamboo musket."
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Seeing Gu Nanxi hit the nail on the head, the old Taoist priest lowered his head and said self-deprecatingly: "Yes, it can only be fired three or four times. If you continue to use it, it may explode."
Gu Nanxi suggested: "Why not Replace bamboo with iron?”
The old Taoist blinked. Without blinking, she replied: "That's too wasteful! And it's just a firework, so it's unnecessary."
Gu Nanxi meant something: "Who said it's just for watching fireworks?"
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The old Taoist priest has not yet understood, but Su Yunting understands it.
Su Yunting took the bamboo musket, studied it inside and out, and shook his head regretfully: "Auntie, this thing is not good. Even if it is replaced with an iron one and goes to the battlefield, it can only scare the enemy with the sound. "
Gu Nanxi looked at Su Yunting and motioned for him to continue.
Su Yunting changed from his usual lack of formality and analyzed it clearly: "This may be useful at close range, but the distance is far and the accuracy is not enough. Besides, it has no battery life. After one shot, reloading is too troublesome. . It’s even more useless on a rainy day!”
Su Yunting’s words were like a basin of cold water, drenching Gu Nanxi from head to toe.
Yes, the development of science and technology has never depended on the emergence of a certain object out of thin air, but the linkage of multiple parties.
The current level of metallurgy is not good, so it is impossible to design muskets and cannons like those of later generations.
However, the Zhou Dynasty is now at the forefront of the world in terms of technology and economy, especially in the field of gunpowder. If he does not make good use of this huge advantage, Gu Nanxi will be in vain as a book piercer!
"Is there no other way?"
The old Taoist priest also understood that Mrs. Yongchang Hou wanted to use gunpowder on the battlefield: "How about I use the sand inside, Change it to porcelain fragments or iron nails?"
Su Yunting shook his head: "This still does not solve the defects I just mentioned!"
Gu Nanxi: "Yunting, do you have any ideas?"
Su Yunting tilted his head. I just feel like there are so many ideas in my mind that they are about to pop up. "Since there is no way to solve the problem of accuracy, we might as well make weapons of mass destruction? Although there is no way to increase the power of this long gun, the idea of using gunpowder for thrust is quite good!"
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“We can make poison gas bombs, filled with some poison!”
“We can also make artillery, which is larger than this long-barrel musket, and shoots directly over a wide range, like a trebuchet! ”
Su Yunting felt that his words could not keep up with his thoughts. He was so anxious that he grabbed the old Taoist priest and wanted to go back home.
"Taoist Master, just follow me! My mother-in-law gave me a thousand taels of start-up capital, and I haven't used it yet! If you are willing to follow me, this thousand taels I’ll give it all to you, whatever you want, I’ll give you!”
The old Taoist thought about it and walked away, but after hearing these one thousand taels, his feet actually had their own consciousness. Hurry and keep up with Su Yunting!
The two of them didn't care about anything else. They just talked to each other, exchanging experiences and ideas.
When the carriage drove away, Gu Nanxi and others who stayed behind realized that the carriage had been driven away by Su Yunting and the old Taoist priest. How could they return home?
Su Yunyan pouted and muttered: "Second brother, it's true! Once you are interested in something, you will dive in headfirst, and eight oxen will not be able to pull you back."
Su Xuanming smiled. , just looked at Gu Nanxi with distress: "Auntie, why don't you wait where you are? I'll go back to the city first, and then call a carriage to pick you and your sister up."
Gu Nanxi looked at Got it After taking a look at the sky, he didn't expect to be still in the wilderness in the evening, so he refused: "Nothing, let's walk back slowly. It's not far anyway."
Su Yunyan volunteered: "Ah Mom, if you’re tired, I’ll carry you!”
Gu Nanxi touched Su Yunyan’s head and was very pleased. Sure enough, the little cotton-padded jacket was so considerate!
A group of people chatted while walking, which was quite leisurely.
While passing by a piece of grass, Su Xuanming couldn't help but laugh: "Auntie, do you still remember this place?"
Gu Nanxi glanced at it, can you not remember it? Isn't this the place where Su Xuanming was beaten?
Revisiting his old place, Su Xuanming’s mentality has undergone earth-shaking changes.
He no longer feels sorry for himself or doubts himself. In addition to his mother-in-law and younger brothers and sisters, there are also many sworn brothers and students from the academy beside him!
The title of Xiao Sanyuan further proves that Su Xuanming is not a fool!
"Aniang, one day, I will soar up to three thousand miles! Become the support of Aniang and my brothers and sisters!"
Gu Nanxi was also deeply touched. She saw Su Xueming that day. Like a student who sees himself as incompetent.
When I watch Su Xuanming now, I have an extra layer of family ties.
Su Yunyan took the opportunity to speak: "Brother, do you mean that when you become a high official, you will double the money I subsidized to Baichuan Academy and return it to me?"
Critical hit!
Because Baichuan Academy charges cheap fees and includes three meals a day, the academy has been operating at a loss.
After all, no matter how great your reputation is, it cannot be exchanged for money!
Su Xuanming was too embarrassed to continue asking for money from his mother-in-law, so he relied on Su Yunyan to donate money to run the canteen, so that the students in the academy would not have to eat wild vegetable steamed buns every day.
Seeing Su Xuanming groaning and not knowing how to answer, Su Yunyan sighed, and she knew that this family would eventually have to support itself.
The two brothers are used to spending money, and my mother-in-law also regards money as rubbish. She can only work harder to avoid leaving them with no money to spend.
The firearms of the old Taoist priests are based on the traditional long bamboo pole guns of the Southern Song Dynasty.
(End of this chapter)