Chapter 1143

Think about those tiles, champion toilets and other things, as well as what underwear or something, not to mention, which is a business that makes a lot of money and makes people soft.

Having said that, Zhao Ji, whose main focus is now on professional studies, has already regarded making money as just a hobby, because in the past few years, following Wang Yang's early investment, the returns have been outrageous.

It took nearly an hour to finish the many workshops inside, and then the two of them went to the more hidden Ordnance Surveillance Bureau about five miles away.

The Firearms Bureau was built in a valley near the water, the territory was not large, and there were not many craftsmen in it, that is, one or two hundred people, but the forbidden army guarding here was enough for a thousand.

After all, the power of gunpowder weapons is too amazing, and after the conquest of Shaanxi Road, people also realized the importance of gunpowder weapons.

The workshops of the Gunpowder Bureau were mainly for the production of gunpowder, supplemented by the production of gunpowder weapons. When Wang Yang heard that more than 50,000 catties of gunpowder had been accumulated under this large courtyard of hundreds of square meters, Wang Yang's face couldn't help but change.

If it weren't for the noble character of being a teacher, and the pride of not being able to be embarrassed in front of others, he finally maintained his face.

It's just that when the leader of the craftsmen of the gunpowder bureau wanted to pick up the torch and take Wang Yang and Zhao Ji down to the kiln to visit. Wang Yang very resolutely rejected this extremely dangerous proposal.

"Forbidden fire candles, strictly forbidden fire candles, you still want to take this thing to take us to visit below, in case someone accidentally scatters gunpowder outside and is accidentally ignited, let alone a few of us, even the entire gunpowder bureau and a thousand nearby forbidden troops have to ascend to heaven." Wang Yang snatched the torch with a dark face, and spit Xingzi directly sprayed the craftsman leader in the face.

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"My lord, you can rest assured, our kilns are full of water kilns, and there will never be such a situation." After the garrison general next to him coughed dryly, he saluted Wang Yang in awe.

Wang Yang, Wang Wushan's name, in the eyes of those civil officials, is regarded as an enemy, but on the side of the Great Song Dynasty military, the favorability value and prestige value are definitely at the level of worship.

Even those famous generals of the Great Song Dynasty in the past can compete with Wang Yang and Wang Jinglue's exploits, I am afraid that there are few left. What's more, the battles in Shaanxi in the past few years, successive battles, and great morale of the Great Song Dynasty have greatly boosted the morale of the Great Song Dynasty, which has made these soldiers regard Wang Yang as if they were gods.

I can see Wang Yang here today, this general and the soldiers of the forbidden army have a respectful and adoring appearance than facing Shangguan, which really makes Wang Daguan a little flattered.

"Water kiln?" Wang Yang looked at the gang in front of him with a confused expression. "You put gunpowder in the water kiln?"

"Yes, we thought of various ways to reduce the occurrence of accidents, and then an old craftsman came up with the solution, which was to use the natural cave with water as a storage place for gunpowder. Then the gunpowder utensils were put on a high place, and the gunpowder was packed in oiled paper bags and packed into the gunpowder jar. ”

"And the date is marked on those oiled paper bags, so that the risk of gunpowder accidents is eliminated to the greatest extent......

Wang Yang finally followed him to the place in disbelief, and then he realized that this was a cave with a lot of internal space, but at the bottom of the cave, there was a murmuring stream of water.

Inside the cave, cement and wooden planks were used to create a passage that could be used by several people to walk side by side. On the other hand, the walls of the cave are divided into several layers.

Each layer is densely filled with large jars with a capacity of about fifty or sixty catties. Wang Yang casually opened a jar and took out a packet of gunpowder from the inside, which was carefully wrapped in oiled paper.

Looking at the dense gunpowder jars lined up on both sides of the kiln wall from top to top, from near to far, Wang Daguan also had to sigh that the wisdom of the ancient people was really infinite.

"The end general of this cave has personally led his subordinates to explore, and it is several miles long, I am afraid that even millions of catties of gunpowder can be filled." Seeing Wang Yang's satisfied expression, the general couldn't help but show off his merits.

"Good job, good job, but ah, it's better to not only clean it after every time you carry gunpowder, but also drag these planks, and be safe." Wang Yang nodded with satisfaction.

Well, it is indeed beyond their imagination, even in later generations, the storage of gunpowder is definitely a big problem, and it is rare that these craftsmen can think of such a solution to solve it.

In addition, after leaving the cave kiln, no more than 100 steps can be walked to a high ground, and the high ground is leveled into a huge open space leveled with cement, and on the open space, there are bricks carved out of the four walls of the kind of houses full of holes.

This is a place specially used to dry gunpowder, but it is not mainly based on the sun, but on the wind through the canyon to carry away the moisture in the gunpowder.

"Every three months, the old gunpowder is dried here, and then it is re-sealed and bagged and stored in storage......

"This workshop is mainly engaged in the manufacture of gunpowder, and as for gunpowder weapons, gunpowder is generally transported from here to the previous gunpowder bureau workshop for production. In this way, even if an accident occurs, it will not cause too much damage......"

After visiting these two places, Wang Yang left this military control area with Zhao Ji and embarked on the return journey.

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Sitting in the spacious front hall of Duanwang's Mansion, two basins of ice cubes were specially placed in the room, and the ice cubes were used to turn water into water, so that the temperature in the room at least did not seem so hot.

Enjoying this natural air conditioner and tasting the white fungus lotus seed soup with the clinking of ice fish, Zhao Ji had both a sense of pride and a lot of complicated emotions on his face. “…… Although many achievements have been made, all of them are made possible today with the full support of His Majesty. ”

"But now, those ministers in the court, as well as the ministers in those places, are extremely dissatisfied with this, after all, the ordnance superintendent now needs to invest more than three million yuan a year to make weapons and armor......"

Wang Yang raised his eyebrows and said disdainfully. "Wasn't it in the past? Wang remembered that a few years ago, my Great Song Dynasty invested nearly 5 million yuan in the production of bows and crossbows and armor every year, and the weapons and equipment produced were only six or seven out of ten. And that's not counting other aspects, such as the input of weapons and machinery of various standards......"

“…… Come to think of it, it should be because the court moved their cake and made them lose the opportunity to covet money by making weapons. ”