Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

Chapter 162 Improved black powder and the birth of explosive packs

"Master! I have something to tell you about that." Tu Lanlun took Zhang Yong's hand and said.

"What is it?"

"It's the steel rim inside the two scrap tires you replaced before. I've already made it, but there's a little problem." Tu Lanlun said.

What could be wrong with making weapons out of steel rings?etc!There seems to be a real problem.

The steel rims of modern cars seem to be all made of aluminum alloy. There are fewer and fewer steel rims because they are not as good as aluminum alloy in terms of performance and cost performance.

But aluminum alloy is far inferior to steel when used to make weapons. Zhang Yong immediately thought of something. This girl must have used it to make weapons, and it embarrassed the craftsmen.

It's also my fault that I left in a hurry and forgot about the properties of aluminum alloy, letting this silly girl use it to make weapons.

"Didn't it become a weapon? I forgot to tell you at the time that the steel I brought out from the God's Cave is indeed very useful.

However, there are many types. Some are suitable for making weapons, while others are not suitable. The steel rings in tires are not suitable.

So it doesn't matter if the building fails, don't embarrass the blacksmiths. "Zhang Yong said.

"No, if not made, I made a bright silver long gun, which is very majestic. The gun body is made of our own tire steel rims, and the gun head is made of high-quality steel. The last time you made a weapon, Saved some scraps.

These scraps were not enough to make a saber, so these blacksmiths stayed and used it on this gun. They made a pure steel gun head, and then used this iron to make the gun body. This gun body is very Very light, almost the same weight as an ordinary wooden gun. Tu Lanlun said.

Zhang Yong was a little surprised when he heard this. It was a good idea to use aluminum alloy to make the body of the iron gun. The sturdiness of aluminum alloy was still very good.

And its weight is really light, with a gun head made of pure steel.The ability to stimulate and chop will be very good. This combined gun will be really useful!
"What about the rest? What did you ask them to build?" Zhang Yong asked.

The materials I took last time should have been completely used. Without these materials, the weapons created can be said to be silver spears and wax heads. It is not suitable to use them on the battlefield to kill enemies.

But the aluminum alloy material is very beautiful.Sterling silver.It's very cool when you hold it in your hand. It can be used as a ceremonial weapon, just like the sword I wear with me.

"The craftsmen said that this kind of iron is not suitable for making hard weapons, so they discussed it and made you a chain armor. It has very good defense and is less than half the weight of ordinary chain armor. ." Tu Lanlun said.

Using aluminum alloy to make armor is a very novel idea. The defensive ability of aluminum alloy is still very good.

It has good defensive properties against the chopping of some weapons and the arrows fired at it. The most important thing is that this thing is light. The weight of a piece of chain armor is equivalent to a piece of light armor. It can be said that it is worn on the body. It saves a lot of energy, these craftsmen can do it!

And the chain armor is made of aluminum alloy.The styling should also be very stylish, after all, it is silver-white.

"Come on, let me take you to see the boss. I have also tested this armor in the past two days. The effect is very good. I plan to sew the black tire leather on it." Tu Lanlun pulled him with excitement. Zhang Yong plans to take him to see the spears and armor. As for his son, he will put it aside for now!

"Ahem! There is no need to sew tires or anything like that. I am mainly in the position of a commander on the battlefield. The armor I wear is more beautiful, but the effect is better." Zhang Yong said.

I lost it!Are you having trouble with the tires?
You have to use this thing to make armor, right?
"Master, if you don't like it, then I will leave these black tires to my son." Tu Lanlun said.

"Okay, okay, leave it all to your son. This iron car of mine shouldn't be able to run for long. By then, all four wheels will be removed, and all four large steel rings will be made into armor. It will be made into four pairs. You can take one pair. Give it to your son and sew black tires on it, and be happy!" Zhang Yong said.

I also have some aluminum alloy in my car. These things are good for making armor. I don't need those tire skins.

"Hehe! Thank you, head of the family, you are so kind to me. Then leave it to our son. I will definitely train him to be a warrior." Tu Lanlun said.

"Ahem! You can do this as long as you see it, but you also need to hire some teachers to teach him other things." Zhang Yong said.

You can't just dance, otherwise you will become a martial artist. After all, you are the eldest son. You can't let this trumpet fail you.

"By the way, tell me about what's going on at home!" Zhang Yong asked after pulling Tu Lanlun to sit down.

"Everything else is fine. Recently, Farmaina and Bakhnaya have been very honest. They are staying in the room well. Now that Farmaina and I have a child, don't be indifferent. Bachnaya, plant one for her too.

correct!Brother Wokuotai's little daughter, your other wife, that girl named Xiaoyun.

I also met her recently. I also knew this girl before. We have a good relationship. When her father comes back, you can marry her into the house. Tu Lanlun said.

After she moved into Xuanhua Mansion in the past two days, that girl Xiaoyun also came to find her. When they were on the grassland, she and Xiaoyun had a good relationship, so there would be no problem in serving a man together in the future.

"Have you seen her? How old is that girl and what does she look like?" Zhang Yong asked.

"Don't worry, there's nothing to say about her appearance! She's prettier than Farmayina. As for her age, that girl is 14 years old this year." Tu Lanlun said.

Ahem! 14 years old!At this age, I was still a junior high school student before time travel!But at this age, it is the age to get married. It is really an evil old society!

However, why do I always feel an inexplicable excitement in my heart?Damn Zhang Yong, you bastard, what are you thinking?

"This is what I want to tell you. That girl Xiaoyun wants you to intercede with Wo Kuotai until she gets married.

Find a way to bring her mother over to live there, otherwise, her mother will be bullied to death by the women in Wokuotai. Tu Lanlun said.

In the past few days, the little girl came to see me. In addition to communicating with me, she also wanted her to help and bring her mother here.

She also knew a little about the condition of Xiaoyun's girl's mother, and her temperament was extremely weak.She is a woman who is often bullied. If she really wants to be left in front of those wolf-like women in Wokuotai, she will probably be eaten to the bone.

So she agreed to help.

"I will marry her when she turns 15! During this period of time, we have to deal with the war in Xixia, which is expected to last about half a year.

As for her mother's matter, I will go find out what Wokuotai has to say some other time. If possible, I will help. "Zhang Yong said.

14 years old is too evil, let's let this girl grow up for another year!As for bringing her mother over, it's a bit difficult.

My sister, you married someone else’s daughter and then asked for someone else’s wife. What is this?
Although Zhang Yong said he was just borrowing it for support, Zhang Yong was embarrassed to speak.

"This little girl is very smart. She has already thought of this. Her mother has not seen her father for six or seven years. Men always like the new and hate the old, so this matter is not difficult. If you don't want to go, leave it to me. Just operate." Tu Lanlun said.

Bringing her mother here means fulfilling her filial piety and supporting her mother well, nothing else.If you don't want to go, then why don't I just come by myself?It's not like I can't do this.

In fact, there is no need to bother Wokuotai about this matter at all. All he needs to do is talk to his few big accountants, Erduo. After all, the girl's mother's status is not very high.

If it weren't for his desire to win over Zhang Yong, Wo Kuotai might not even remember his own wife and daughter.

"Then I'll leave it to you. Master, I will be very busy recently. The Great Khan has given me a very important task." Zhang Yong said.

I'm so happy and free, I don't want to do this!If you can handle it, you can handle it yourself. If you can't handle it, I won't say anything.

"Then just concentrate on completing the tasks assigned by Father Khan. I am responsible for the family affairs, so you don't have to worry about it." Tu Lanlun said.Naturally, a man has more important things to deal with, so he can just leave the family matters to his woman.

"Well! How did you do with the task I gave you?" Zhang Yong asked.

Before leaving, Zhang Yong had already started to tell Tu Lanlun to do some things.

Although there is no big problem in keeping the knowledge on your mobile phone for ten years, it is safest to record it on paper after all.Because it was during the Western Expedition, there was nothing I could do.

But after Tu Lanlun came to Xuanhua Mansion, she had room for maneuver. Xixia had very close exchanges with Jin and Song, and there was still a lot of paper that could be purchased within the territory.

So before leaving, Zhang Yong gave Tu Lanlun a task and asked him to enter the city of Xixia. After that, he began to collect white paper and used some charcoal to make pen refills. Then he used wood to make a simple pen body and made a pen refill. A relatively simple pencil.

"Of course I wrote it down. As soon as I arrived at Xuanhua Mansion, I went to deal with this matter. I have already got you a lot of white paper, all from the Central Plains area, as well as hardwood charcoal pens. I It’s ready for you too,” Tu Lanlun said.

This was something the head of the family had specifically told her to do. How could she forget it?Moreover, these two things are relatively easy to handle. You only need to tell the craftsmen to do it.

Tu Lanlun took out a bag and took out a few simple rough pencils, which were just a thickly ground refill, and then put them in a wooden case.

"Well! You did a good job. Your husband and I will be busy in the next few nights." I can finally start copying e-books and record everything on my mobile phone.

For the next whole day, Zhang Yong stayed with his three wives very comfortably and lived a depraved life.

Then I started writing homework for several hours in the evening. Using the white paper and pencils prepared by Tu Lanlun, I began to record important information in my e-book.

Of course, in the first step, Zhang Yong drew a simple explosive bag bandaging method. After all, this thing will be used later.

From the next day, Zhang Yong's life became busy. First, he found all the gunpowder craftsmen that Genghis Khan had placed in the city and gathered them together.

The first step in making a heartless cannon is to make an explosive pack. In addition to being used as shells for the heartless cannon, explosive packs have many other uses.

For example, if you gather together, you can blow up city walls, conduct ambushes, etc., and Genghis Khan proposed using trebuchets to launch them.

This is not impossible. If I make the fuse longer and set the explosion time to about ten seconds, it won't be a big problem.

As for safety risks, it’s not me who launches it anyway, so don’t blame me if it explodes.

In this era, although gunpowder had been invented and maturely used, the formula proportions were still not perfect, and most of the formulas mastered by these craftsmen were different.

Some said to put more charcoal, some said to put more nitrate, some said to put more sulfur. The proportions of these people were completely different. When Zhang Yong heard what these craftsmen said, he felt dizzy.

No wonder you can't make good black powder?This recipe is a big problem.

So the first step is to improve the formula of black powder.

Zhang Yong plans to follow the recipe in his book and configure it in strict proportions of 75%, 15%, and 10%. (I can’t help it, I can’t write it down. As long as everyone knows what it is.)
Let these gunpowder makers start to grind the gunpowder finely and mix them thoroughly, and then ask people to find some white sugar. Black gunpowder plus white sugar is also a very good combustion accelerant.Cannonballs can be pushed.

After adding sugar, the explosive power of black powder can be greatly improved.

Then people found a large amount of linen cloth, took out the explosive bag wrapping drawings drawn last night, and ordered the craftsmen to operate carefully and first make a finished explosive bag to test its power.

During the free time when the craftsmen began to make their own formula of black gunpowder, Zhang Yong also came to the foundry craftsmen with the flint cannon and the sky-shattering cannon that he had captured this time.

"Sir, do you want us to imitate these flint cannons and the sky-shattering cannon?" a craftsman asked carefully.

In fact, the manufacturing process of this thing is not very complicated. More than 100 years ago, when the Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom were at war, this thing already existed. However, due to the power of the range, there were various problems in carrying it.

As a result, it is still not as convenient to use as the trebuchet, so it has not been popularized among the Mongolian army.

"I want you to melt all these flint cannons and sky-shattering cannons, and then make them into the shape of a large tube. The length should be more than a person's height. Make the center opening larger for me. It can be as big as a basin. , use copper as the outer shell and iron as the inner liner, it is best to make it double-layered for me." Zhang Yong said.

The range of the heartless cannon produced in this way may be increased a little. After all, the barrel is longer and the firing distance is longer when using a smoothbore.

When a heartless cannon is fired, there is no need to worry too much about the problem of exploding the barrel. After all, you can fire two cannons with a wooden barrel, and only the barrel will explode. If it is done with iron and copper, it is not a big problem.

"This, this! Lord God Envoy, are you sure you want to make such a big hole? Does the outer layer need to be reinforced?" the craftsman asked.

If the muzzle is small, it will be more troublesome to cast, because the gun body must be strong enough to prevent the barrel from exploding.

But the muzzle is large enough, so the iron barrel is relatively simple to build. After all, they can be cast by splicing.

Just get some iron sheets first, then roll them up and weld them.

"No, just like when casting cannons, leave a ignition line opening. All these cannons will be melted. Plus the iron we have, how much do you think we can make?" Zhang Yong asked.

"Master Divine Envoy, you have sixty or seventy cannons here. According to your requirements, the muzzle and body of the cannon can be made thinner, just like iron sheets. It should be possible to cast more than 60 cannons." The craftsman thought for a moment. After that, he spoke.

"Okay, you make one for me first, and I'll come over to pick it up in three days. You have to work overtime to cast it for me." Zhang Yong nodded and said.

After all, there are still a lot of things and data that need to be tested. The firing method of the heartless cannon is actually similar to that of a mortar.

Therefore, some professional training is required. First, cast one and conduct various tests before determining the overall casting direction and the size of the cannon.

"We understand, Lord God Envoy, don't worry!" the craftsman in charge said.

Zhang Yong nodded, got up and returned to the gunpowder craftsman, just to be on the safe side.

Zhang Yong specially wore a suit of armor and an iron helmet. When dealing with things like gunpowder, his life must be guaranteed.

Fortunately, these craftsmen are all masters of gunpowder and are aware of safety issues, so no explosion accident occurred.

Under Zhang Yong's command, at noon that day, they made the black gunpowder Zhang Yong needed, dried it in the air and stirred it thoroughly.

Then I picked up a piece of cotton cloth and began to make the explosive bag. First, I compacted the black powder, then wrapped it, tied it up and put a lead on it.

Soon after, a square explosive bag with a total weight of about fourteen kilograms was produced.

"Sir! We strictly followed your instructions. The proportion of the black powder formula was also in accordance with your requirements. We used this small box to configure it in the ratio of 75, [-], [-]."

"Yeah! Make another ten. Put them here tonight. Tomorrow we will go outside the city to test the power." Zhang Yong said.

"I understand, Lord God Envoy, I'm going to tell the brothers to start making it."

(End of this chapter)