Chapter 112 The one that exploded? [Please order first.]

Author: Potato Sweet Potato Pie

Chapter 112 The one that exploded? [Please order first.]

Seeing Xia Yuan's firing method, Zhu Houzhao shook his head secretly. What's the point of firing it like this? It seems that the master's accomplishments in the art of firecrackers are far inferior to mine.

Thinking in his mind, he squatted down at the entrance of the courtyard, dug a small hole in the snow on the ground with his fingers, stuffed the firecrackers inside, and then covered it with snow, leaving only a short lead outside.

Then he put the lit incense close to the fuse, and with a hiss, the fuse was lit. Zhu Houzhao turned around and ran away. With a bang, the firecrackers exploded and snowflakes flew everywhere.

"Haha, Master, have you seen how my cannon fired?"

"Very well, Verinais."

Xia Yuan nodded nonchalantly, buried the firecrackers in the snow, lit them, and turned around, all in one movement.

boom!

There was another crisp sound, snow slag splashed everywhere, and white smoke floated out, exuding the unique and wonderful smell of sulfur.

At this time, many pedestrians passing by stopped. The hired workers who helped dress up the New Year's goods, and the entourage brought by Zhu Houzhao, all eyes from all directions were focused here, watching them set off the firecrackers.

Xia Yuan's mood gradually became happy. The more people watching, the happier he was when the firecrackers were set off.

After lighting another firecracker and throwing it out, Xia Yuan stood up and took a few steps back. He glanced at Zhao Yuerong and noticed that Xiao Qizi also ran out at some point and was standing at the entrance of the courtyard, watching.

At this time, her little face was flushed, she was breathing heavily, and her big eyes were staring at the lit firecracker unblinkingly. Her expression was a little apprehensive, but there was also a bit of excitement in the apprehension.

With a bang, firecrackers exploded, and her eyes visibly lit up.

After taking in all this scene, Xia Yuan secretly laughed, walked over and asked, "Would you like to put one of the little shepherd's purses in there?"

Hearing this, Zhao Yuerong was a little moved, but he hesitated and shook his head, "I don't dare."

"That's right. It's dangerous for girls to set off any kind of cannon. You should just watch the crowd and watch your husband do it for you."

The entire firecracker with whips was set off by the two of them in various ways. They basically tried every method of setting off the firecrackers that they could think of and could do.

Bury a pit, use a container, and stuff it into a hole in the wall or a snowdrift. There is also a repertoire of breaking open firecrackers, pouring out the gunpowder inside, and setting off the flowers.

After playing it for a while, Xia Yuan suddenly felt a little boring. The reason was that the power of the firecracker was too small and not strong enough. For example, if you put a teacup on it, it would make a muffled sound but the teacup would not move very much.

There were no cans in the Ming Dynasty, so this tea cup took the place of the can. As we all know, if you put a firecracker under the can, if the can didn't blow up, it would have no soul.

"I'm done playing. I'm going back to the yard to finish building the snow lions, and then I'm going back to my hometown to celebrate the New Year."

Xia Yuan found it boring and planned to finish the snow lion and then take his wife back to his hometown to celebrate the New Year. However, Zhu Houzhao felt that he still had more to say, not to mention that he had now recognized Xia Yuan's accomplishments in cannon shooting and that the master was also a good person.

So he quickly advised: "Master, don't leave, I haven't had enough fun yet."

"The power of these firecrackers is too small and it's boring to play with. You can play with it yourself."

"Then let's set off fireworks?"

"What's the point of setting off fireworks in broad daylight?"

"Master, don't you think the firecrackers are too powerful? I have a way to make the firecrackers more powerful."

Xia Yuan paused, then turned back, "Speak out and listen."

When Zhu Houzhao mentioned this, he obviously got excited and said with excitement, "I figured out this method myself. I took out all the gunpowder from a whole firecracker, and then wrapped it together to make a large firecracker. It is very powerful.

I usually don't dare to play like this in the palace."

Xia Yuan thought this guy had figured out some solution, but he felt disappointed after hearing what he said. That's it?

He would do this when he wore crotchless pants in his previous life.

But he still changed his mind, "Okay, let's see my master make a big firecracker for you."

"Master can also make his own firecrackers?"

Xia Yuan rolled his eyes, "It's so new. This thing has no technical content at all, and I'm not bragging to you. The firecrackers I made are definitely much more powerful than those you made before."

Zhu Houzhao said in a dull voice: "I have only used one whip of gunpowder at most. If you, master, use two whips of gunpowder, the firecrackers you make will definitely be more powerful than the ones I make."

The more gunpowder used, the greater the power. Fools all understand this truth, but Xia Yuan said that the young man was too naive. If he wanted to make the firecrackers more powerful, it would not only increase the yield, but also improve the production technology.

One thing he discovered when he was planting flowers before was that the ratio of gunpowder was wrong. There was obviously too much sulfur and charcoal, especially the amount of charcoal.

The price of charcoal soared in winter, but the craftsmen actually set off so many firecrackers. They were indeed firecrackers made for the emperor, regardless of the cost.

Of course, it may be that the craftsmen of this era did not understand the correct proportion of gunpowder.

Mononitrate, disulfide, and charcoal.

This formula for proportioning black powder is catchy, but many people don’t understand that the one, two, and three here are not a unit of measurement at all.

Not to mention that it should be mixed in a ratio of one to two to three.

The correct meaning is one pound of potassium nitrate, two ounces of sulfur, and three ounces of charcoal. After calculation, the proportion of potassium nitrate must be at least 75%.

But according to Xia Yuan's visual inspection, potassium nitrate only accounts for half of the gunpowder, while sulfur accounts for 20% and charcoal accounts for 30%.

The ratio is wrong. It’s crazy how powerful these firecrackers are.

To deal with this problem, Xia Yuan could only break open the firecrackers, pour out the gunpowder inside, then pick up a small wooden stick and push out the excess sulfur and charcoal inside the gunpowder.

Zhu Houzhao squatted beside him and yawned. He didn't know what Xia Yuan was doing. He felt exhausted just looking at it.

Xia Yuan was even more tired, and this was a delicate job. After dialing only a few dials, he lost his patience. He turned to greet Gu Dayong and said, "Who is that? Please go get the fireworks. I want to use them."

Use gunpowder to make firecrackers.”

Hearing this, Zhu Houzhao seemed a little shocked, "How do you use the gunpowder in fireworks to make firecrackers?"

Xia Yuan seemed even more shocked, "Why can't the gunpowder in fireworks be used for firecrackers?"

"The firecrackers are banging! The fireworks are flying into the sky, and then banging. It's different." Zhu Houzhao said and gestured, put his arms together and raised them high above his head, and then spread them out, making a gesture of embracing the sun.

There were also inexplicable onomatopoeia coming out of his mouth.

Xia Yuan completely understood what this guy meant, and imitated his gestures and asked, "Then do you know why fireworks are bang, bang, and firecrackers are just bang?"

"Why?"

"Because one is sealed and the other is not, but they all use the same gunpowder. That is to say, if you block the mouth of the fireworks tightly, it will just bang and not fly into the sky. Then

Bang. Bang. Do you understand?”

"Is that so?"

Zhu Houzhao was a little unbelievable, his eyes filled with confusion about knowledge.

At this time, Gu Dayong brought a box of fireworks over, and Xia Yuan ignored the somewhat dazed Crown Prince. He took the fireworks, poured out the gunpowder inside, and then plucked it a few times with his hands.

Obviously, the ratio of gunpowder inside is wrong, and there is much more gunpowder in it than in a small firecracker, so it is more intuitive to see.

It is true that potassium nitrate only accounts for 50%, sulfur 20%, and charcoal 30%.

This time, Xia Yuan did not use the small stick to slowly pull out the excess charcoal and sulfur, but asked this question: "Where can I buy potassium nitrate?"

"Xiao Xiao Suanjia?" Zhu Houzhao was a little confused.

"Oh, that's right. I mean purified saltpeter."

Gu Dayong understood the meaning and came over and said, "Master Xia is talking about fire saltpeter?"

"Yeah."

"If Master Xia wants to buy fire salt, it's not easy to buy, but there are plenty of them in Wang Gong's factory."

Wang Gong Factory?

Xia Yuan's brain twitched and he blurted out, "The one that exploded?"

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Chapter completed!