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    In the Tang Dynasty, because gunpowder was in its infancy, people had the impression that saltpeter had no other uses except for its medicinal value, so they did not pay much attention to it.  Ye Tianheng and the others didn't know where saltpeter was produced in large quantities. It was normal. Chen Wanrong thought about it and had no choice but to mine the saltpeter mine in Xishan.

    ??To mine the saltpeter mines in Xishan, manpower is needed. This needs to be discussed with the prince.  Having made up his mind, Chen Wanrong stood up and said: "I know a place where there is saltpeter, but the prince must agree to this. I will go see the prince right now."

    Liu Huaide and Kou Yibing said in unison: "Thank you, Mr. Chen."

    Chen Wanrong said goodbye to everyone for the time being. They sent him to the door, and Wang Shaohua led the Longwu Army to escort him straight to the East Palace.  Soon they arrived at the East Palace, and as soon as they entered, Gao Lishi came out and said with a smile from a distance: "I've met Mr. Chen."

    Although Gao Lishi was criticized by future generations, Chen Wanrong had been in contact with him for so long. Not only did he not find any faults with him, but he also found many advantages. He was kind and easy-going, without any pretensions. More importantly, he was loyal to Li Longji and treated him well.  He had a lot of good impressions and said with a smile: "I have met Eunuch Gao."

    "Master Chen, please come quickly, the prince is waiting." Gao Lishi turned sideways and gave way.

    Chen Wanrong politely agreed and followed Gao Lishi in.  Gao Lishi brought Chen Wanrong into the house. Chen Wanrong saw that it was still the same room he came to before. In addition to Li Longji, there was Shen Guo in the room.  The two were discussing something, but when they saw Chen Wanrong arriving, they immediately stopped talking.  Chen Wanrong met Li Longji and then met with Shen Que.

    "Tell me, have you encountered any difficulties?" Li Longji, as always, talked directly about his purpose without any gossip.

    Chen Wanrong understood his character and did not beat around the bush: "The prince is wise! The current problem is the lack of saltpeter. Without saltpeter, gunpowder cannot be made. I know that there is saltpeter in the Xishan Mountain of Luojiadian, but I just heard from the local old man that many years ago  It was buried due to ground fissures. Mining would require a lot of manpower, so I came to ask the prince for help."

    Li Longji frowned and said: "The ground is buried, even if it is to be mined, it will not be that easy."

    Chen Wanrong has also thought about this problem, but he doesn¡¯t know where to find it except here, so he can only try it.

    Shen Que took over the conversation: "Prince, I know that there is a place with a lot of saltpeter."

    For now, saltpeter is the only factor restricting artillery. Chen Wanrong's eyes were particularly bright and he hurriedly asked: "Master Shen, where are you? Tell me quickly."

    This is exactly what Li Longji wanted to say, and he stared at Shen Que.  Shen Que smiled and said: "I heard that there is a lot of saltpeter near Qinglian in Mianzhou, and it can be transported to Chang'an from there."

    Mianzhou is now Mianyang City in Sichuan, and Qinglian in Jiangyou is the hometown of the poet Li Bai.  Jiangyou, under the jurisdiction of Mianyang City, produced a large amount of saltpeter during the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty used to boil large quantities of saltpeter here.  This is the place Shen Que was talking about, but because gunpowder was still in its infancy, it was not taken seriously by others.

    Li Longji said without saying a word: "Okay, I will immediately order the saltpeter to be transported from Mianzhou."

    Chen Wanrong thought for a while and asked, "How long will this take?"

    Li Longji made a rough estimate: "It can take as little as twenty days, or as long as one month. Don't worry, we have been waiting for decades, and we can still afford to wait for this few months."

    Transportation in the Tang Dynasty was particularly developed. Transporting things from Sichuan did not require crossing the treacherous Qinling Mountains. It could be transported out of the Three Gorges by water, into the Yangtze River, into the Han River, and then passed through several river systems to Huayin and then to Chang'an by land.  .  The reason why it could not be transported directly to Chang'an by water transportation was that the Wei River was sandy, and the canal dug by Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty had too much sediment and was inconvenient for shipping.

    Chen Wanrong didn't know this, so he pondered for a moment and said: "In that case, there is no need to transport saltpeter to Chang'an. You can ask Mianzhou to boil it before sending it over."

    This is a very good method. Although Li Longji doesn't know what boiling saltwater is, he can understand its benefits. He nodded and said: "That's very good. There is no problem in boiling saltwater in Mianzhou, but this method requires someone to give guidance. This  You have to arrange things."

    ¡°It¡¯s not difficult to make saltpeter. It¡¯s easy to find one or two masters from the government and weapons supervisors to teach you how to make it. Chen Wanrong smiled and said, ¡°Prince, don¡¯t worry, you won¡¯t make any mistakes.¡±

    "Then you go ahead and make arrangements for this matter. I will arrange for people to go to Mianzhou." Li Longji saw off the guests.

    Chen Wanrong said goodbye and left.  After leaving the Prince's Mansion, he went directly back to the Ordnance Prison, where Liu Huaide and Kou Yibing were waiting.  When Chen Wanrong explained what had happened, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief, feeling relieved.

    As for the candidate to go to Mianzhou, Chen Wanrong had no idea. He asked the second person for his opinion: "I'm not familiar with this place. I don't know who should be sent there?"

    The two looked at each other, and Kou Yibing pondered for a moment: "Excuse me, Mr. Chen, is it difficult to boil salt water?"Covered with clean linen cloth.  Liu Huaide lifted up the linen and said with a smile, "Master Chen, this is the treasure."

    Chen Wanrong took a look and saw that there was a shiny iron bump. It had been kept so intact after a hundred years. It was as good as new. The weapons supervisor had really put a lot of effort into it.  This is easy to understand. For such a valuable thing, they must wipe and maintain it from time to time.

    ??Looking carefully, this thing is somewhat similar to a modern lathe, except that it does not have horizontal expansion and contraction. It has a clamp to fix the tool and a clamp to fix the object. These two places are very close to the modern lathe.  Of course, it is far inferior in terms of manufacturing technology, its style is not reasonable enough, and it is very troublesome to use. It is estimated that if you use this thing to process, you won't be able to make many things in a day.  Of course, the exception is machining threads, which only take a moment.

    A piece of knife was fixed on it. Chen Wanrong looked at it. The tip of the knife was bright, and it goes without saying that it must be sharp.  Chen Wanrong touched the blade with his hand and found a soft texture. It should feel better than modern knives.  Chen Wanrong has used modern machined tools countless times, but he just doesn't feel this comfortable. His right hand feels unnaturally on the tip of the tool.

    He only listened to Ye Tianheng's hurried reminder: "Be careful!" However, it was already too late, Chen Wanrong's fingertips had been scratched, and blood flowed out and dripped on the ground, making a ticking sound.  (To be continued. If you want to know about the funeral, please log on to www.qidian.com. There are more chapters. Support the author and support genuine reading!) (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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