Got gunpowder by accident, what can such a thing do in this world
Build a gun and run? Leading the trend of the times, pushing this era of cold weapons into the era of hot weapons
What a joke!
Du Wei would not be so stupid as to think that he could make some kind of hot weapon by mastering gunpowder. First, what do you do with weapons? A coup to seize power? fight? Du Wei is not interested in this aspect. Second, is it so easy to make hot weapons? Let alone guns... In the previous life, after China invented gunpowder, it was only known to be used in fireworks for N centuries.
Is it that easy to get hot weapons? Whether it's a gun or a cannon, let alone the whole gun, Du Wei couldn't even make out the simplest barrel.
What's more, this is a magical world! In this world, even if you have guns and cannons, you may not be as good as magic.
The simplest low-level magician, as long as he knows the flying technique of the wind system, he can use the simplest fireball technique...
As long as such a low-level magician flies up and throws fireballs down, it can basically be regarded as a humanoid Apache gunship!
In such a situation, if you use a little gunpowder and use rough technology to make a few earth cannons...is there any advantage
What to do with gunpowder
Du Wei thinks very simple: make money!
Du Wei, who is getting used to this world more and more, after making out the McDonald's fleet and the Black Pearl, Captain Jack Sparrow almost as a prank...he gradually began to take the initiative to have some interest in this world.
Interests other than magic.
Since I can't go back anyway... Then, let's play some tricks.
Even the servant of the supernatural demon couldn't send himself back, so Du Wei basically gave up. And Du Wei, who let go of his heart... once the mischievous psychology in his heart unfolds, it is difficult to estimate what kind of wave will be set off in the end.
For now, at least, he was full of "ideas" that would scare the poor old butler out of his wits.
Back in the castle, Du Wei first summoned his most valued servant Made. When Made was in charge of Du Wei's private treasury, when he was kicked out of the imperial capital, the one thousand gold coins privately given by the countess were still stored in the servant's hands.
"How much money do we have?" Du Wei asked simply.
Made's answer was quick: "Eight hundred and ninety-two gold coins." After a pause, the loyal servant added: "Because the small building you built still has something to buy, you have already paid in advance for several months' pocket money. Money, but your pocket money has been stopped from this month, so we can only make up the difference from our own pockets."
There was a bit of resentment in Made's voice, mainly aimed at the old butler Hill. It seems that the former groom was a little uncomfortable being suppressed by the old housekeeper.
"Besides, we can't expect to get a copper coin from the housekeeper within a year." Du Wei sighed.
"Isn't that so!" Made was a little depressed: "Young master, I think you should think of a way... The Earl is too harsh on you. After all, you are still a child, and you can't be blamed for this incident. Don't you Are you willing to be hijacked? I do have a note... "
"What?"
Made rolled his eyes, and said in a low voice: "Two months later, it will be the Countess's birthday. If you send a gift back to the imperial capital, please write a letter to ask Madam, as long as Madam helps If you plead with the Earl... perhaps, your ban can be lifted in advance."
Du Wei nodded: "Be careful, dear Mad. It's a good idea. Even if I don't plead, I should show it on my mother's birthday... But, with more than 800 gold coins, what gift can I buy? Woolen cloth?"
Made was speechless. This is far beyond the scope of the former groom's ability to think.
Du Wei didn't intend to let the groom continue to contribute his wisdom. He patted Made on the shoulder: "Okay, I have my own idea, but thank you for reminding me, now I need you to help me do something."
Du Wei quickly made a list and handed it to Made.
"Buy everything on the list for me... In addition, there are these artisans I wrote above, I need them all."
After Ma De took the list, he glanced at it, and after a silent calculation, his eyes almost fell off: "Master... if we buy all these things and hire these craftsmen... the money in our hands may There is not much left…”
In fact, what Mader said was already very conservative. In fact, what he wanted to say was "I'm afraid there won't be a single copper plate left!"
Du Wei smiled confidently: "Made, do as I said, don't worry, we will be very rich in the future, very very rich! It's just... I have a lot of money outside, within two months It’s hopeless. My mother’s birthday is two months later, so I have to find a way out. Well, let’s go!”
How to do it? If you can wait for three months, the McDonald's fleet's pirate black-eating plan is completed, and you can have a large number of gold coins to increase.
But now, there is no cash in hand!
As for the secret room under the study... Du Wei went in and looked at it last night.
Guess what's inside
Not gold, not gems... but something that made Du Wei dizzy after seeing it! Those things are undoubtedly very valuable. But... it will be very difficult to sell it at once.
For example, a pair of samurai armor sewn out of more than 300 pieces of high-quality gemstones and pierced with gold threads! This kind of thing is of no value in actual combat, but as a work of art, it is invaluable!
This kind of thing may not be sold in those small cities on the Luolin Plain, and buyers can only be found in big cities like Walker Harbor or the Imperial Capital.
Of course, if Du Wei really needed the money, he would dismantle that thing and take out a small piece of gemstone, which would naturally be sold. But in that way, a work of art of amazing value was destroyed! Of course Du Wei would not do such a foolish thing to lose money.
Another example is the crown carved out of a complete piece of the finest natural amethyst! It was four hundred years ago, when the empire was at its peak, His Majesty the Emperor at that time gathered many skilled craftsmen to create it, and inlaid twenty-nine fine magic gemstones on the crown, plus dissolved mithril to make it. Thorn flower, with a large diamond inlaid on the petals!
This is not the first time Du Wei has seen this crown. He had seen a drawing in a book before.
Legend has it that this priceless crown was a gift from His Majesty the Emperor to the new Pope of the Temple of Light in the Mainland for his enthronement and coronation!
Unfortunately, in the subsequent alien war in the north of the mainland, that is, the Luo Lin family rose up, and in the midst of the war, they relied on their military exploits to obtain the entire Luo Lin Plain as a fiefdom...
This crown, which had been kept in the Temple of Light, was mysteriously lost!
This matter is regarded by the Temple of Light as one of the biggest shames for hundreds of years! The Pope's coronation tiara has been lost! In the hundreds of years that followed, every pope would regard finding the coronation crown as one of the wishes passed down from generation to generation when he succeeded to the throne.
Let me ask, would Du Wei dare to take out such a thing and sell it for money
I am afraid that if it is sold on the first day, the knights of the temple will kill it the next day!
In that secret room, Semel left a total of nineteen collections! Each piece is this kind of hot item that is worth billions of dollars, but can't be sold!
In fact, when he saw such a room full of hot goods last night, Du Wei thought about it for a while... What kind of woman was Semel back then
Where did she get these things? !
However, when I asked the replica Semel beside me, I didn't know anything about it. Because of her copied memory, there is no information on these things.
Therefore, even though Du Wei got such nineteen priceless treasures, he was still worried about money in the short term.
He is not short of money, but short of some emergency liquidity.
After making a judgment, the last more than 800 gold coins were purchased by Made. Then in the next three months, Du Wei, the eldest son of the Earl, the eldest son of the Luo Lin family, really didn't even have a copper coin in his pocket.
Forget it, the subsequent magic experiments, the configuration of those magic potions, and the extraction of those plants are all consumables that need to be purchased and replenished continuously.
How can we find a way to get one or two thousand gold coins first to deal with emergencies
During the whole lunch time, Du Wei was thinking about ways to make money. Lunch was pretty good, a few pieces of fried foie gras, golden bread, and a bowl of fragrant seafood soup... Apparently, the old butler, in addition to strictly following the earl's orders, treated Du Apart from Wei Shi's foot ban and economic blockade, he did not embarrass the young master. The taste of his diet is also quite taken care of. The foie gras and seafood that Du Wei likes to eat are not cheap, but in terms of the normal consumption of these daily meals, the old housekeeper still dare not treat Du Wei harshly.
After lunch, Du Wei drank some tea. There is no coffee in this world, but there is tea, but the habit of drinking tea is quite different from Du Wei's previous life. Aristocrats like to put a little honey or gum in the tea... Some have a unique taste and like to put a little mustard or the like.
Of course, the taste of tea in this world is also stronger than that in the previous life.
After drinking a small cup of honey black tea, Du Wei saw the old housekeeper rushing over.
The old housekeeper Hill now has a big opinion of this young master in his heart! He actually destroyed a two-hundred-year-old oil painting! God! Didn't he know that the oil painting was a portrait of the ancestors of the Luo Lin family! Doesn't he know how many years the oil painting has gone through
He actually burned it! !
The old butler Hill, who is in charge of guarding the ancestral property of the Luo Lin family, is very dissatisfied with this young master's prodigal behavior! He was ready to add such a sum in his letter to the imperial capital!
"Master, do you have any other orders?" The old housekeeper's attitude was respectful, but his tone was a bit cold.
"Isn't it, as long as I don't leave the castle and do something else here, it's fine, right?" Du Wei asked.
"... yes." When the old housekeeper answered, he felt uneasy... What does this young master want to do
"Very well, I need a maid who can sew. And... lead my horse to the gate."