After lunch, Wang Xinyu took his own soldiers and rode back.

More than a dozen war horses marched on the official road leading from Xiamen Port to Gaoqi, accompanied by the sound of horses' hooves, raising tumbling dust.

Gaoqi Village is approaching, and he wants to see his mother and sister again, Wang Xinyu is very excited. There are still three days left for the New Year, and I don't know if my brother is back, if he comes back, he can still see his brother.

When I entered Gaoqi Village, I had already heard that General Wang was coming back, and the villagers rushed to watch after hearing the news.

"I didn't expect that kid from the Wang family to become the chief soldier when he came back! What a majesty! If only that kid in my family were so promising! An old woman had a look of envy in her eyes.

A middle-aged man said: "This kid from the Wang family is now a master of Zhentai!" ”

"What Zhentai-sama! That's what the Tartars say! An old man corrected the middle-aged man, "Let's call the chief soldier!" ”

A woman said: "In a few days, Mr. Wang will marry the Miss Zheng family!" I heard that Miss Zheng is a famous beauty! More beautiful than her sister, her sister is the princess of King Jin! ”

"That's not called the princess, it's called the little princess."

"You're all wrong! What little princess? It's called the princess! A man who looks like a talent said.

When I arrived at the door of my house, I saw that the house had been renovated, and there was a large yard in front of me, and there were servants guarding the door at the door. When one of the servants saw Wang Xinyu coming back, he hurriedly went back to the courtyard to report: "Old lady! The eldest young master is back! ”

Wang Xinyu and the others got off the horse, and a servant had already come up and led the horse to the stable.

Zhang Yan helped Mrs. Wang out of the inner courtyard, Mrs. Wang had already changed into a set of satin clothes, her hair was neatly combed, and she looked quite a noble lady's temperament. That Zhang Yan is also wearing a set of good clothes that she only wears during the New Year, and she seems to have dressed up carefully, looking more beautiful than a few months ago.

My sister also ran out of the back, my favorite little sister, wearing a set of pink Luo skirts, during this time the nutrition has been strengthened, the face is good-looking, and with such clothes, it looks even more beautiful.

Wang Xinyu stepped forward: "Mother! Xiangyu, Zhang Yan! ”

"Yu'er is back! I haven't been back for two months, my mother misses you! They came back first in the morning, and they all said that you had also returned, but you went to the prince's place. Mrs. Wang said with a smile.

"Mother, where's my brother?" Wang Xinyu asked.

Mrs. Wang's face was flat: "He's still in Kinmen!" Said he wouldn't be back until Chinese New Year's Eve. ”

"Mother!" Wang Xinyu said, "In the evening, the child will invite a few friends home to eat together, and you ask the next person to prepare more meals." The boy has to go out now. ”

"This kid has just come back, and he doesn't sit at home for more, and he's going out again?" Mrs. Wang reproached distressedly.

Wang Xinyu nodded solemnly: "Mother, it is a matter explained by the prince of Yanping, and that old gentleman is very important." ”

After letting the soldiers put their luggage at home, Wang Xinyu quickly whipped up and went straight to the Alchemy Academy.

As soon as I arrived at the gate of the Alchemy Academy, a little Taoist priest had already gone up to report: "Lord Wang is here!" ”

Wang Xinyu walked straight to the alchemy room on the second floor, but the legendary old Mr. Song did not come down to greet him. When Wang Xinyu walked up to the second floor and arrived at the door of the alchemy room, he saw that the door was open, and a large group of alchemists and Taoist priests were looking at an old Taoist priest with a fairy style and white beard who was operating, as if he was preparing something. Although Wang Xinyu has never seen Song Yingxing, he can be sure that this old Taoist priest must be Song Yingxing!

The Qing court issued an order to shave their hair, and many Han people who were unwilling to shave their hair and change their clothes dressed up as Taoist priests. This Song Yingxing lives in seclusion in the mountains and forests, and is also dressed as a Taoist priest. The Qing court sent people to ask him to come out as an official many times, but he refused.

Li Rui, a personal soldier who followed behind Wang Xinyu, was about to shout, but was stopped by Wang Xinyu: "Don't disturb Mr. Song!" ”

There were also two middle-aged men with shaved heads and wearing Hanfu in the alchemy room. When the two saw Wang Xinyu in the official mansion, they were about to remind the old Taoist, but they were also stopped by Wang Xinyu: "Don't disturb Mr. Song." ”

The old Taoist priest was concentrating on the test, and even Wang Xinyu and the others walked behind him, without the slightest awareness, and were still busy with the test vessel in their hands.

Wang Xinyu only found out at this time that this old Taoist priest was actually using sulfur [acid, xiao acid and cotton to make fire mian gunpowder!

One of the bald men said to Wang Xinyu: "My lord, this is the father of the villain." ”

"May I ask you are the son of Mr. Song?" Wang Xinyu asked.

"Yes, the old gentleman is the family honor." The bald man replied.

Another bald man said, "We were all forced to shave our tartar-like heads, but when we came to you, we simply cut off our braids, shaved our heads, and then slowly grew our hair later." ”

After inquiry, Wang Xinyu learned that after Song Yingxing came, he quickly learned how to make sulfur acid and nitric acid. After reading the method of making lei mercury left by Wang Xinyu, he quickly came up with it. And Dana explosives need to be made first, nitroglycerin, which is too dangerous, Wang Xinyu didn't dare to leave the formula, so Song Yingxing didn't try.

The Heaven and Earth Association just invited Song Yingxing's family over, and Song Yingxing was still very unhappy. However, when he entered this alchemy room and saw the magical experimental equipment, he immediately forgot the displeasure of being kidnapped by the Heaven and Earth Society, and immediately threw himself into the experiment, which made him feel extremely happy.

After a while, Song Yingxing used tweezers to clip out the soaked cotton and handed it to a little Taoist priest: "Take this to dry, and then carefully grind it into powder, and you can use it." ”

"Daddy!" One of Song Yingxing's sons stepped forward and arched his hand, "Mr. Wang, the chief soldier, Lord Wang is here!" ”

Song Yingxing turned his head and bowed. Because he is a person of meritorious fame, according to the law of the Ming Dynasty, a person with merit and fame can see the official without kneeling, and only need to bow his hand.

Wang Xinyu arched his hand and said: "King Yanping can get the help of Mr. Song, it is really like a tiger with wings!" ”

Song Yingxing said: "Wait for the old man to wash his hands first." With that, stand up and wash your hands.

There is a rule in the alchemy room that anyone who has done a chemical experiment must wash his hands to avoid corrosion caused by chemicals.

After a while, Song Yingxing turned back. He was full of smiles, stroked his slender white beard with his right hand, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect Mr. Wang to be so young!" There is such a talent! It's really admirable to the old man! ”

Wang Xinyu replied modestly: "Mr. Song has won the award!" The students only get the occasional guidance from the Tessie. And Mr. Song's heavenly creations are especially inspiring to the students! If they hadn't seen Mr. Song's heavenly creations, the students would not have bought these Taixi experimental equipment, nor would they have asked the Taixi people for advice. ”

Song Yingxing praised endlessly: "Mr. Wang can think of these new items, it is indeed admirable!" Especially these liu sour and xiao sour, it's really a good thing! The cotton [gunpowder, much more powerful than what we commonly use now!] And another new type of gunpowder made by Wang Zongbing is even more powerful! ”

Wang Xinyu replied: "It's just that the students haven't figured out what to use to launch this gunpowder." However, on the Tessie side, they said that there was a steady flowering cannonball that was fired from a mortar cannon, and the students wanted to try out a few mortars. ”

The long-barreled cannon uses flowering shells with wooden supports, which have a very low explosion success rate, are extremely unstable, and can easily kill their own people if they are not properly operated. Therefore, most of the flowering shells of that year were fired from mortar cannons. Wang Xinyu wanted to make a siege mortar to deal with a fortified city.

"Don't worry, the old man has not seen the power of the new gunpowder when he comes here, and the old man does not know how to detonate it. I also asked Mr. Wang to demonstrate it to the old man. Song Yingxing was anxious to see the power of the new gunpowder.

Wang Xinyu agreed, so he opened a jar, took out one or two Dana explosives from it, and asked people to get the fuse and lei tube, and then took a group of people to the back mountain.

After picking up Lei Guan and connecting the fuse, Wang Xinyu lit it, and immediately ran out more than 30 steps away and lay down.

There was an earth-shattering loud bang, as if more than a dozen artillery pieces were firing at the same time, and a cloud of smoke and fire rose from the mountain.

Seeing the explosive effect of the Dhana explosives with his own eyes, Song Yingxing was dumbfounded: "Awesome! It's amazing! If this kind of gunpowder is put into a national bottle, it will kill a large piece of Tartar when it is exploded! It's just that this liu acid and xiao acid are indeed good things, is there a way to increase the yield? Relying on this small glassware manufacturing is really not enough. ”

Wang Xinyu replied: "Back to Mr. Song, at present, the students have not been able to think of a way to increase production. These two items are extremely corrosive and can only be made in glassware. And manufacturing with other methods, such as using lead pools, involves too many things for students to solve. ”

"That's a shame! If this kind of sharp weapon can be mass-produced, the recovery of my Ming is just around the corner! Song Yingxing sighed regretfully.

Wang Xinyu invited again: "The students will have a banquet at home tonight for the old gentleman's family, and I hope that the old gentleman will come with a face." ”

Song Yingxing said with a smile: "Since Mr. Wang warmly invited, the old man might as well obey his orders if he was respectful." But there is no need for the family to go, it is enough for the old man to go alone. ”

Wang Xinyu was overjoyed and said, "Then please ask the old gentleman to come with the students." ”

In Gaoqi Village, Wang Xinyu rode a horse in front, followed by a carriage, and eight guards hugged each other and entered the village.

Back at home, Dai Cang's father and son, whom Wang Xinyu sent to invite, had also arrived.

"Mr. Song, come and get to know, this is Dai Cang's father and son." Wang Xinyu introduced to Song Yingxing.

Who knew that Song Yingxing and Dai Cang looked at each other and smiled, and Song Yingxing said: "The old man already knows them!" On the first day I arrived, I got to know each other! This father and son are talents! ”

"Mr. Song has won the prize!" Dai Cang arched his hand embarrassedly.

Wang Xinyu bowed his hand to the three of them and said: "In the future, if you want to build a sharp weapon, I, Wang Yu, will have to thank you!" ”

It was nearly evening, and the smell of food wafted from the kitchen.

"Ladies inside, please!" Wang Xinyu beckoned Song Yingxing, Dai Cang's father and son, and several of his officers to the lobby.

There was a table of wine in the lobby, Wang Xinyu originally wanted the old lady to sit at the main table, but the old lady refused, she returned to the back hall, and Wang Xiangyu, Zhang Yan, as well as Wang Wuquan, Zhang Wang and several other teenagers taken in by Wang Xinyu sat together.

Wang Xinyu invited Song Yingxing to the upper seat, and then asked Dai Cang to sit on the left, leaving a vacant seat on the right, and then arranged Gong Xiaoda, Wu Haodong, Wu Zhudan, Zhang Yukun, Zhang Wei, and Li Rui. Then he walked out of the lobby and arranged the seats outside.

There were also four tables of banquets in the courtyard, and the soldiers, grooms, coachmen, and the people in the courtyard sat on the tables.

The servants and maids were busy, bringing plates of wine and food to the table. Most of the seafood that comes up is fish, shrimp and crab, as well as braised pork, stewed chicken and braised beef.

After three rounds of drinking, Song Yingxing took the initiative to propose: "If Mr. Wang can trust the old man, then ask Mr. Wang to teach the old man the production method of new gunpowder!" ”

"Thank you, Mr. Song! Mr. Song was able to help King Yanping with this favor, and he was able to help the students with this favor, and the students were grateful! Wang Xinyu hurriedly got up and thanked him.

Song Yingxing stroked his beard, shook his head and said with a smile: "With these new gunpowder, there is hope for the revival of my Ming Dynasty!" Since it is to oppose the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty, this favor, the old man has helped! In addition, the old man, the two dogs, and the grandson, can all come together to help! ”

"But Mr. Song, this new type of gunpowder is quite dangerous in the manufacturing process, and if you are not careful, you may be crushed! The students are worried about the safety of the old gentleman. Wang Xinyu said.

"For my Daming, even if the old man is broken, what is there to fear!" Song Yingxing replied categorically.

Wang Xinyu bowed and said, "The student has thanked Mr. Song for King Yanping!" However, the students thought that to be safe, they should let the old gentleman and your family separate a few alchemy rooms, and they could not concentrate on making new gunpowder. In addition, I also hope that the old gentleman will bring out a few trustworthy students, so that the old gentleman will not need to take risks on his own in the future. ”

Song Yingxing said: "This new gunpowder is a sharp weapon of the country!" It must not fall into the hands of the Tartars! This kind of weapon, the fewer people who know about it, the better! Anyway, the output of sulfur [acid and nitric] acid used to make new gunpowder cannot be increased now, and it is enough to have the old man's family make it! ”

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