Chapter 251 Formula of gunpowder

Wang Pian gently put the book with the box on the table. Although he said that if Mr. Chen didn't tell him the truth, he did not dare to accept it, but he did not really hand over the box directly to Mr. Chen. This box recorded the way and process of gunpowder manufacturing in the Song Dynasty. Although Wang was not a belligerent, but He was also full of interest in gunpowder production after a long time. He himself wondered why he had not seen such weapon attacks in the previous battles. Wang Bian thought about it. His battles were all against Goryeo and Japanese slaves. Now Goryeo and Japanese slaves have sent messengers for years, and even Daliao and Xixia are learning the technology of the Song Dynasty. Presumably, the thing taken by Mr. Chen is very advanced,

Although Wang likes it in his heart, his face shows that he, a man in his early twenties, is rarely calm. Seeing that Chen is a little hesitant, Wang said, "If Mr. Chen doesn't mind, I have two speculations: first, Mr. Chen's leg injury, which is related to the gunpowder in this book; second, Chen is now afraid of offending the government. In case this thing falls into the hands of the government, I'm afraid it will cause you trouble, so I want to give it to me.

Wang's words happened to talk about Chen's thoughts. He lowered his head and rubbed his hands. At this time, he regretted his recklessness. Although Wang had just saved himself on the street, after all, he met Wang's side and did not know anything about Wang. What's more, Wang was Wang Anshi's son. Although Wang Anshi has resigned now, he will If you call back to the court again, didn't you send it to your door?

Wang saw Chen's nervous look and smiled: "Mr. Chen, don't worry, since you brought this thing, you can trust me. Even if you take it back now, I can't blame you. I've never seen this thing. Please sit down first. Since you're here, let's talk for a while."

Chen Yuanwai said, "All right, all right." He turned around and sat down, and then looked up at the king. Seeing that the king was smiling and looking at himself, with some encouragement in his eyes, he calmed down, and then said to the king, "Mr. Wang said the truth: my leg was naughty when I was a child. I made a this fireball according to the prescription in this book. As a result, I blew myself, and this leg was It's useless." He sighed as he spoke,

The king was not in a hurry to ask the following words, but said with a smile, "I just saw the method of the fireball, but I don't know what I don't know. I don't think it will be much power. I don't think what is written in this book is a profound knowledge formula."

When Mr. Chen heard Wang say this, he thought that you had only read it a few times, and said that the knowledge of this book was a little deeper, but he was embarrassed to refute Wang's side directly, but said, "Mr. Wang has not tried it himself, how can he know?" When he spoke, he habitually touched his lame leg with his hand,

How can this be difficult for Wang? Modern people have a much more understanding of gunpowder than ancient people. What's more, Wang is wearing ancient stones. When it comes to gunpowder, Wang can tell Chen Yuanwai a history of ancient gunpowder, and how can he care about the records in these books?

The king was not in a hurry, and he still said to Chen Yuanwai with a smile on his face: "Thistle fireball, with three branches and six iron blades, with gunpowder balls, through the hemp rope, one foot and two feet long, with paper and miscellaneous medicine, and eight iron thistles, each with its own whiskers. When it is released, the iron cone is burned through, making the flame come out,..."

After reciting this string of recitations, Mr. Chen's eyes were straight. Just as Mr. Chen said, he could recite these books backwards. How could the king say so in detail? Is it that Wang's side has the ability not to forget, or is this book no longer a treasure? Just like a treasure, Mr. Chen was surprised and regretful in his heart. Didn't he play tricks on the door? He sent a bunch of books upside down. He thought it was a treasure, but he could already recite it.

In fact, Wang was not easy to recite. He was also surprised that he had just read the books, but he could remember the contents of them. As he memorized the formula of gunpowder, he stared at the change of the other party's expression. Finally, Wang said, "Mr. Chen, I'm right?"

Chen patted his legs and said excitedly, "Yes, yes, a word is not bad, but why does Mr. Wang say that this this fireball has no power?" A trace of cunning flashed in his eyes when he asked this question,

Wang's eyes are sharp. He thinks that when he can't speak, he carefully observes everyone's expression all the time. It seems that Chen has something to hide, and Chen's expression also proves that he is very proficient in the things in this book. He even knows that Wang's words are not powerful enough.

Wang took out the book again and turned it over to the part of the thistle fireball without any time. Fortunately, it was exactly what he said. Wang was secretly relieved. He looked at the formula of the gunpowder method in the book and said: four taels a catty of sulfur, two and a half catties of flame salt, five taels of coarse charcoal, two and a half taels of asphalt... Two and a half of tung oil and a half of the small oil. ..." At this point, Wang Bian stopped, put down the book and said, "Nitrogen, sulfur and charcoal are the main components in gunpowder, but the proportion of the configuration here is too low, and it is also mixed with so many auxiliary ingredients, such as tung oil and asphalt are all fueling things. The fireballs made by this formula can only be used for burning on the battlefield. It is difficult to have explosive power to destroy the enemy's equipment and materials.

When Mr. Chen heard this, he couldn't help opening his mouth wide, "Ah." With a sound, now he knew that he had come recklessly. Chen Wanwai hurriedly got up and left his seat and stood in front of the king to salute respectfully. His hands trembled nervously. He didn't even know the origin of the king, so he boldly presented these books. In case the king's side happened to be a "wide siege work", his own trouble would be caused.

Chen's voice trembled a little: "Mr. Wang, I'm offended. Now I'm embarrassed. I'll say goodbye..." With that, I turned around and was about to leave,

Wang side looked at it and smiled. He didn't want to scare Chen. He hurriedly got up and grabbed Chen: "Look at you, what are you doing? What am I wrong?"

Chen Yuanzhi stamped his feet: "No, no, you're right, it's just that the villain has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai."

The king pressed him on the chair: "Don't go, sit down. To be honest, what did you do with your leg? Did you steal this book?" Wang Zong felt funny when he looked at his timid appearance and deliberately teased him,

Mr. Chen hurriedly waved his hand and said, "I'm wronged. My leg was caused by my own secret modification of the formula. As the prince said, I raised the proportion of nitrate, sulfur and carbon. As a result, the fireball of this fireball exploded. This foot was just cut off by the iron toughness, and I was so disabled for life."

The king pressed him on the shoulder, stared at him and asked, "Then where did your book come from?"

Chen was about to cry. He asked for trouble. He said with a crying voice, "This is really my father's stay, but my father also violated the rules in those years and copied such a thing privately."

Wang pang let go of his hand, and he began to talk, and it was easy to do: "Well, well, then this matter has nothing to do with you. Take your time, how did your father get these books?"

Mr. Chen saw that the matter was already like this, and he could no longer hide it. He gasped with determination: "During the reign of Emperor Renzong, the emperor set up a special workshop in the capital to make siege equipment. At that time, my father was the master of the fierce fire oil cabinet and gunpowder."

It turned out to be like this. In this way, this book can only be regarded as his father's illegal private copying. It is only about 40 years away from that time. The king of the workshop that makes siege equipment in the capital knows it. That place is in the northeast of the inner city, and there is a courtyard guarded by heavy troops, called "Guangbei Siege Work". There are 21 small workshops on the surface, which are large and small woodwork, sawing, leatherwork, large and small furnacework, etc. There are also fierce oil cabinets and gunpowder works, but even the king can't go in and see these. I know that these can be because Di Qing once told Wang in those years,

Wang sat down and said to Chen Yuanwai, "Go on."

Chen Yuanwai gasped again. This time, he listened to Wang's voice and his tone did not seem to be so harsh: "I heard my father say: During the Qingli period, Emperor Renzong ordered Ding, and the two Hanlins wrote a military book. When Ding Hanlin majored in this part of weapons, he often went to Guangbei to attack the city. At that time, my father happened to be there. The main work of the two works, five years ago, the book was about to be completed, and my father prepared these two parts. Unexpectedly, Ding Hanlin suddenly died of illness. The chapter of the siege and defense of the city was omitted. My father did not make it clear. I knew that's all. Later, no one asked about this matter. My father did not dare to report that the book was available. If it's missing, I secretly took out these things and hid them at home.

When Wang heard this, he immediately thought that Zeng Hanlin was not the current prime minister Zeng Gongliang. This is strange. If according to Chen Yuanwai said, the book that Renzong asked to repair in those years was the set of "General Wujing" that Zeng Xiang gave himself, but Zeng Xiang clearly said that he had lost three volumes, two of which were to attack and defend the city. Fire attack volume, why did Mr. Chen say that it was an omission? After all, Mr. Chen lied. His father stole these two parts, or did he miss them in those years?

This matter is very important. If Mr. Chen lies, then the task of going to Jiaozhi has been half completed, and it is possible to find the last volume of Guangnan's geography; but if it is an omission of compilation, Zeng Xiang lied, then this matter will be big,

Even if Wang was calm, he couldn't laugh at it. Chen Yuanwai said to himself, "My father said that he must not tell anyone about this. My father wanted to burn these books, but after all, it was his own painstaking efforts. I didn't know that I was naughty at that time. I secretly tried it myself, so I was disabled. After that I'm timid and trembling. Now my family business is gone, and I don't know where I'm going to be.