The power of these firecrackers can be judged by the degree of fragmentation of the pork belly.
Everyone was very surprised by this approach. What is this going to do
Everyone waited with the intention of watching the excitement, but the results came out soon. They thought that the firecrackers made by the master named Lu were the most powerful and could blow the pig belly to pieces.
As for the other ones, they could barely crack the pork belly.
Chunfeng carefully checked Master Lu's recipe for making firecrackers. It seemed that there was something extra in it compared to other ingredients. After careful examination, Chunfeng confirmed that it contained something similar to potassium nitrate.
That's right, this thing is officially an important ingredient in making black gunpowder. Chunfeng nodded with satisfaction.
But speaking of which, if ammonium nitrate can be obtained, the power of this bomb can be doubled.
But it seems that the method of obtaining ammonium nitrate is not that simple. Generally, potassium nitrate can be found in native ores, but ammonium nitrate needs to go through a series of complicated extraction and refining.
But if potassium nitrate can be refined to a certain purity, it is estimated that the effect of making bombs will be much better.
"Okay, I announce that the winner this time is the owner of Lu's firecrackers, Lu Youxing!" Following the county magistrate's order, five hundred taels of silver were delivered to Master Lu.
The people present were envious and envious, and they were all whispering to each other for a while.
Master Lu knelt on the ground and thanked the county magistrate and King Yao profusely. He never thought that a craftsman like him would be so lucky one day.
After the results came out, everyone was dismissed, and Master Lu was invited aside alone.
When the spring breeze came in, Master Lu was happily holding the silver in his arms carefully.
"Lu Youxing! Why don't you come over quickly to meet the prince and the princess?" The county magistrate followed Chunfeng and the prince. Seeing that the princes had come in, the man was still there with his head down and didn't move, so he shouted in a doggy voice. .
"Ah, the common people are here to meet the prince and the princess!" Lu Youxing was shocked, "Prince?" princess
When he looked up to see the inviter, he immediately knelt on the ground in fright.
"Get up and talk!" Chunfeng raised his hand slightly and said.
"Many, thank you, Princess." This was the first time for Lu Youxing to see such a noble person, and he couldn't help but be so frightened that the knight's legs shook.
"You don't need to panic. I invited you here today to ask where you got the recipe for making firecrackers?" Chunfeng said kindly, looking at the other party's trembling body.
"This recipe was handed down from our ancestors, and the younger generation is already the third generation." Lu Youxing said cautiously.
"Third generation?" Baili Mochen raised an eyebrow. Firecrackers have become popular in the past few years. How come their family has been passed down for several generations
"Yes, the villain's grandfather was originally from outside the country. He had been working in the quarry in the early years. He also accidentally discovered several strange stones, so he made this recipe. It was passed down to my father. A generation ago, that is, when firecrackers became popular a few years ago, my father made firecrackers again because the firecrackers made by small people made the brightest sounds, so the business was also good. Two years ago, my father passed away, and he started making firecrackers again. Passed on the skill to the younger one." Na Lu Youxing lowered his head and explained everything clearly like he was pouring beans out of a bamboo tube.
Although I don’t know whether this statement is true or not, the origin of the gunpowder recipe is outside the customs, so it is most likely true.
Because according to Baili Mochen's inference, the Huns' gunpowder was probably given by Hong Luan.
And Hongluan is from Molan outside the pass.
"I see. I wonder if you can give me the prescription you wrote?" Chunfeng nodded lightly, and then said without waiting for the other party's response: "Don't worry, I won't let you write it in vain. If the prescription you wrote is useful, , how about I reward you with another five hundred taels of silver?"
The spring breeze began to follow the temptation, and how could ordinary people be willing to reveal their survival skills to others, but with such huge profits ahead of them, it was inevitable that some people would be tempted.
"Really?" Sure enough, Lu Youxing raised his head and asked with his eyes shining.
"Seriously, how can my majestic princess not keep her word?" Chunfeng nodded seriously.
"Like this, the villain wrote it!" Lu Youxing thought about so much money, and wrote in his heart.
With this thousand taels of silver, he can buy a nice small courtyard and a lot of fertile farmland. Once he has the land, he can just stay at home and become a rich man.
Thinking happily, Lu Youxing almost had a rattling in his mouth. This poor life could finally end.
As soon as Lu Youxing agreed, Chunfeng waved his hand, and someone immediately brought the pen and ink.
Picking up the pen and paper, Lu Youxing quickly wrote a recipe on the paper, put down the pen, turned around and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, Princess, please take a look."
The servant who served the pen and ink hurriedly brought the written prescription to Chunfeng. Chunfeng looked at it carefully and found that it was almost the same.
But there is another very important thing, and that is ore, the raw material for making explosives.
Lu Youxing kept looking at the expressions of the nobles, fearing that the nobles would kill him in anger.
Seeing Chunfeng nodding with satisfaction, Lu Youxing breathed a sigh of relief.
"There is one more thing I need to trouble Master Lu. I don't know where the materials you usually use to make firecrackers come from, especially this kind of saltpeter?" Chunfeng looked at Lu Youxing and asked calmly.
"Saltpeter?" Lu Youxing thought for a while and said, "Oh, I know, this thing is actually collected from the Black Tiger Mountain twenty miles away. There are a lot of these things over there, all over the mountain. If you If you need it, just send someone in to collect it."
Lu Youxing was an honest person, and when facing such a noble person, he didn't dare to be cunning, so he told the truth.
"Black Tiger Mountain twenty miles away?" Chunfeng repeated, but it was not far away.
"Okay, you can leave, but I don't want anyone else to know about Black Tiger Mountain. Do you understand?" Chunfeng said to Lu Youxing with warning in his eyes.
"Yes, yes, I understand." Lu Youxing was not too stupid and immediately bowed in response.
"Excuse me, the county magistrate. I have to pay five hundred taels of silver for this person, and it will be on my head." Chunfeng turned to the county magistrate again and said.
"The princess is too polite, but the subordinates dare not!" After the county magistrate responded politely, he bowed and pushed out of the room, turned around and fetched the man five hundred taels of silver.
Na Lu Youxing's happy eyes almost narrowed into a thin line, and he walked quickly towards home as if there was wind under his feet.
Time waits for no one. After Lu Youxing left, Chunfeng immediately asked Baili Mochen to send people to mine in Black Tiger Mountain.
During the whole process, Baili Mochen was almost silent, watching Chunfeng and Lu Youxing negotiating.
The doting in her eyes couldn't help but deepen. This girl is becoming more and more like a princess now. Not bad, not bad!