Chapter 132 Everything is ready
Chapter 132 Everything is ready
The imperial court recruits troops after the Spring Equinox, and there are still two months until spring. He only needs to join the army ten days before the recruitment, so he has a lot of time to stay with Lin Xiaofan.
The weapons as powerful as thunder described by Lin Xiaofan were quite attractive to him.
I just don’t know if Lin Xiaofan is willing to let him learn.
After all, the weapon Lin Xiaofan talked about was too powerful. If there were more of them, it could directly change the pattern of the war, which was far more powerful than the medical skills.
With this method, most sects are passed down from a single lineage, and will not be leaked even if they die.
"Brother Jian, if you want, then let's go together."
To Jian Bai's surprise, Lin Xiaofan agreed without much hesitation.
After hearing this, Jian Bai was ecstatic.
Can such methods be spread externally?
If you can learn how to make this thing, then you won't penetrate all the neighboring countries in the future?
The opportunity to seal Langju Xu was now in front of him.
"Thank you, Brother Lin."
Jianbai bowed his head and did it to the end.
Lin Xiaofan saw this and quickly pulled Jian Bai away.
"It's just a small matter. With our relationship, we can teach you as long as you want. Why do you need to give me such a big gift?"
He kept Jian Bai by his side mainly for his own safety.
Now that he has not grown up, the only means to save his life are Tian Meng and the escort team.
But he has mastered technologies such as repeating crossbows and hemostatic drugs that have huge profits. Although he has a background in swordsmanship, it is inevitable that some people will have evil thoughts about him.
If Jian Bai is by his side, he will have an extra layer of protection when there is danger.
And after these few days of contact, he also saw that the two brothers of the Jian family were both true-hearted and people who could be friends with. In this troubled world, having two powerful friends is of great help to me.
This gunpowder technology should be regarded as consolidating his friendship with the Jian family.
Moreover, even if Jian Bai learned gunpowder technology, he would at best use it to make some less powerful explosives to achieve great achievements.
As for the core technology of gunpowder, such as making various bombs and mines, or using it as a driving energy source for guns and ammunition, Jian Bai could not imagine its many uses. Therefore, it will not affect Lin Xiaofan’s business.
Several people ate that meal for three or four hours, by which time the sun had begun to set.
"Xiaofan."
Li Ermazi came back with several people carrying baskets on their backs. Seeing Lin Xiaofan coming towards him, he hurried up to say hello.
"Uncle Er Mazi."
"Xiao Fan, this saltpeter is not easy to mine. We worked hard all day and only got so much."
Li Ermazi spoke in frustration.
Lin Xiaofan walked forward and saw that everyone had a basket full of saltpeter behind their backs.
If it were a quarry, a few people could collect seven or eight baskets in one day. However, saltpeter was too difficult to collect. It took several people a day's work to get just this little, so they felt guilty.
But Lin Xiaofan didn't care, as long as a few people weren't lazy, that would be fine.
"Xiao Fan, it's still early now. Let's go there again later and try to collect more."
Li Ermazi spoke anxiously, fearing that Lin Xiaofan would think they were lazy.
"It's more difficult to collect saltpeter, and it's your first time collecting it and you have little experience. You can collect so much in one day, which is already very impressive."
Lin Xiaofan said.
Saltpeter and limestone mines are different. The difficulty of collecting them increases exponentially. For a few people to be able to collect so much in less than a day is already a great effort.
Especially Li Ermazi, his job is to supervise the work, but today he personally took action and collected a basketful of saltpeter.
Seeing that Lin Xiaofan not only didn't mean to blame them, but instead offered words of comfort, several people felt moved and almost shed tears.
If you work elsewhere, those bosses won't care whether you find it difficult or not.
As long as the quantity is not enough, they will scold you and deduct your wages after the scolding.
It is impossible to find an understanding boss like Lin Xiaofan in this troubled world.
In the future, they must work harder!
Lin Xiaofan looked at the sky. It was already getting late. Even if a few people go up the mountain again, they won't be able to collect much saltpeter.
"It's almost dark, you go back and rest today. You can still do this work tomorrow."
In the future, making gunpowder will definitely require a large amount of saltpeter. Let these people collect it first, and at the same time accumulate some collection experience to prepare for future expansion.
When they heard that they could finish work early, instead of being happy, a few people frowned.
"Xiao Fan, how can this be done? Our mining volume today is small, and you still let us finish work early. We feel ashamed! The weather is good today, there are no dark clouds, and even if it is dark, we can still see the road clearly. Please Otherwise, let’s go up the mountain and pick a basket back.”
Li Ermazi spoke guiltily.
"Xiao Fan, let's go there again. We walk this road every day, no problem."
"Xiao Fan, if we are allowed to go back like this, I'm afraid everyone in the village will laugh at us."
Several people felt a little guilty. Although they had worked hard all day, the results were too little, and maybe not enough for the wages Lin Xiaofan paid them.
After hearing this, Lin Xiaofan shook his head.
These villagers are so simple.
They are not willing to do such a good thing as leaving get off work early. Instead, they want to help you do more work for fear of embarrassing you.
But if they knew the value of this saltpeter, they might feel less guilty.
"Let you go back, but you have a mission."
Lin Xiaofan looked serious, and everyone suddenly became quiet, with serious expressions on their faces.
Lin Xiaofan was so kind to them, and their hearts were completely towards Lin Xiaofan.
Even if they are assigned to assassinate someone from the government, they will do it! Not for anything else, just because Lin Xiaofan was willing to give them food.
Of course, Lin Xiaofan would definitely not do this.
"The task I give you is to think carefully about how to speed up the collection after you go back."
When several people heard this, their faces suddenly fell.
"Xiao Fan, it's okay if you let us mine, but let us use our brains to think of a solution, but we really can't think of anything."
"Yes, Xiaofan, we are just a bunch of idiots, all of whom have never studied. We are asked to think of a way, but we really have no way. Why don't you just tell us how to speed up, and we will do it. In other words, let us It’s okay to work overtime every day.”
Lin Xiaofan shook his head:
"I have neither read nor mined, so I may not have the experience you have in this area. You just need to think about what else you did not do well today. Put the saltpeter in the yard and go back to eat early. Bar."
In the future, he plans to let a few people work as foremen and teach others about collecting experience, so he must have a few people with a certain summation ability.
Making gunpowder requires sulfur, saltpeter, and charcoal.
Now he has a large saltpeter mine, enough to last him for decades.
When he entered the city today, he bought some sulfur from the pharmacy.
If it is used to make gunpowder, this sulfur will definitely not be enough. But if it's just for research, it's more than enough.
Now, he only needed to make charcoal before he could start making gunpowder.
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