Due to the timely discovery, half an hour later, the fire that had just been ignited was extinguished.

Rao is so that the armory station was also in a lot of trouble, and Song Yingxing, who has always been mild-mannered, was furious when he heard the news.

It's just that after seeing Meng Zhongliang, who was burned to black, and Zhou Hengyi, who was barely rescued from severe burns, he sighed for no reason, he knew what these two old craftsmen were for.

Fortunately, all the ordnance regulations are that except for working hours, all gunpowder and firearms are not allowed to be privately stored or hoarded in the research room, and this fire did not cause any major losses.

The next day, after Liu Hong gradually learned about this, he came to visit with people in a hurry.

Liu Hongjian didn't know what the rules of the Ordnance Institute were, he wanted to say hello to Uncle Song, because he lived on the top of the mountain, and he didn't want to be suddenly bombed into the sky one day.

"Wang ...... Lord, I ...... I'm guilty! Please...... The prince punished. Zhou Hengyi was covered in gauze, and one eye was also blind, and when he saw Liu Hongjian coming to see him in person, he still said in a hoarse voice with cloudy old eyes.

"A good student will take care of your body, the medical expenses and the ordnance institute will help you bear it, as for the punishment, I will talk about it when you are better."

People are burned like this, how can Liu Hongjian say cruel words, he has also heard Song Yingxing say that there are several craftsmen who have been on the bar with mercuric acid and have not gone down the mountain for more than a month.

Liu Hongjian is a person who cherishes talents, compared with a few houses and a little asset, it is not worth mentioning in front of talents.

"I ...... I...... Old Mengta...... He ...... "Zhou Hengyi thought of his old comrades-in-arms who were still chatting with him last night, eating and laughing, and couldn't help but cry and didn't know what to say.

"People have good and bad times, and you shouldn't be too sad.

What the hell happened last night, even if you drink a little wine, it won't cause a fire, right? Liu Hong gradually patted Zhou Hengyi's only intact right hand and comforted.

At this time, the wine is not like the casual lighting in the TV series in later generations, although Daming already has distilled spirits, but most of the wine can only barely reach thirty or forty degrees.

Even if you take a lighter to order a 40-degree liquor, you may not be able to light it, how can there be a fire?

"Back to the prince, I ...... last night I and Lao Meng were depressed and ...... The weather was cold again, and Lao Meng took out two jars of wine to drink, and I ...... I only took a few sips before I fell unconscious. ”

"Lao Zhou, you are talking nonsense, it's not that we don't know how much you drink, even if you drink a jar, you won't be able to get up." There is a craftsman in the house.

"How could I take Lao Meng's life...... Just kidding, Lao Meng said that the wine ...... That wine is called alcohol, where did you get it from Song Stall, I ...... To think is to try something new. ”

As soon as Zhou Heng remembered last night's incident, his tears immediately couldn't be stopped.

"What? Do you drink alcohol? Liu Hong gradually looked at Song Yingxing when he heard the words.

What the hell, what kind of wine are you not good to drink, how can you drink alcohol?

Xishan Shanghe opened a winery at the foot of the mountain, and the alcohol was still made under the guidance of Liu Hongji, because the cost was too high and the output was too small, but the production process was recorded and did not continue to be produced.

Most of the production was gradually used as candles by Liu Hong, and a small part was given away, including Song Yingxing.

"This ...... The old man couldn't remember. Song Yingxing frowned and thought for a while, he only remembered that the two jars of things were gradually dropped by Liu Hong at his house, and he later smelled the wine and put it in the storage room.

He was not fond of alcohol, so he did a favor and gave the two jars of wine to Meng Zhongliang.

But I never expected that this wine could make such a moth and cost Meng Zhongliang's life.

Things have come to this point, and Song Yingxing doesn't know how to end it.

"Thunder...... Mercury Thunder Acid ...... I probably know...... How did you get it out. ”

At this moment, Zhou Mummy, who was lying on the bed, suddenly widened his eyes, and he raised his hand to get up, but he grinned in pain from the wound.

"What?" When Song Yingxing and Liu Hongjian heard this, they exclaimed in unison.

"It's alcohol! It must be alcohol! Zhou Heng said word by word, categorically.

For a long time, they have made countless unsuccessful attempts.

The candle in the research room where the two of them were last night was placed in the innermost, but the fire was lit first from the workbench where they were, which showed that no one knew better than Zhou Hengyi in his heart.

"Old Song." Liu Hong gradually looked at Song Yingxing, and Song Yingxing nodded at him.

"Take good care of your injuries, if the development of mercury thunderate is successful, you will be a great achievement!" After speaking, Liu Hongjian and Song Yingxing jointly left Zhou Hengyi's residence, and then plunged into Song Yingxing's private research room.

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Three days later.

"Hahaha, the emperor lives up to his wishes! Old Song, it's done! Liu Hong's excited laughter came from the courtyard.

Maybe they were smoked, and both of them were unkempt and only showed a mouthful of white teeth.

Who would have thought that the reason why mercury thunderate has not made progress is the lack of alcohol as a flavor neutralizer, and who would have thought that a great invention would be so accidental.

"Old Song, the thunder mercury method must be kept strictly secret, and no one can be told without the permission of this king, not even the ministers of the court.

If there is a leaker...... Zhu Jiu Clan! Liu Hong gradually said solemnly to Song Yingxing.

No one understands the importance of thunder mercury better than him, as an initiating agent, it has a high sensitivity to flames, needles and impacts, and has been the best choice for primer fire for a long time.

With Thundermercury, Daming was able to create primer bullets, and then he could complete the development of the loading pistol, and he also had the conditions to design the bullet into a long cone-shaped appearance for later generations.

In the era when the whole earth used front-loading guns, if the Ming Dynasty took the lead in assembling rear-loading primer bullets, then all the bulls, ghosts, snakes and gods in the land war would be grass mustard.

There is no doubt that the successful development of thundermercury is of epoch-making significance for the Daming musket.

stayed at Uncle Song's house for three days, and didn't return for three days, and as soon as he got out of Song Yingxing's courtyard gate, he saw that Yiying's personal guards were still loyally on duty around the courtyard.

"Brothers, this king is happy today, go, this king invites you to a big meal!" Liu Hong gradually held his head high and took the lead towards the Xishan Villa.

The group had just arrived at the door, but they saw that Aragorn was wearing a Ming costume and several Melikas who were also wearing Ming costumes had been waiting for a long time.

"Lord, you can count it back, Aragorn said that he has something to look for you." Zhuge Tieniu said with a bitter face.

Due to Liu Hongji's instructions, Comrade Tie Niu has been miserable these days, and he not only has to accompany Aragon to go out every day, but also is responsible for teaching these few Merica native Da Ming languages.

Thinking that he can't read a few big words, isn't it embarrassing?

This Aragorn is also yes, in addition to asking questions and learning Da Ming language from him, he has to go out and wander every day, everything he sees is novel, and he has to get to the bottom of everything he sees.

For more than a month, he ate, drank and played together, and the whole became a three-escort, if it weren't for this Aragorn's generous shot, he would have stopped doing it a long time ago.

"Aragorn, I've seen King Daming...... Father! Seeing that Liu Hong was gradually unkempt, Aragorn was not puzzled, but gradually bowed to Liu Hong with the standard Ming bow.

"Yo, I haven't seen you for more than a month, Da Ming has spoken so slippery, where are the chicken feathers on your head?"

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PS: Physically and mentally exhausted, I probably made a wrong decision, and now I am tired to death every day, just like a migrant worker moving bricks on the construction site, nostalgic for the days when I used to fish in Beijing......