Chapter 104 Take a Break From Busy Life!

Basking in the warm winter sun, Qin Hao lay comfortably on a rocking chair made of bamboo and rattan, sipping tea and looking at the entire city of Keelung from the commanding heights of the mansion.

"Boom! Boom!"

There were bursts of gunfire from far away from the sea.

That was the artillerymen of the Qi Jiajun artillery battalion and the artillery teams of each battalion conducting artillery training.

Thanks to Li Chun's nitrification field technology, Keelung's gunpowder production and supply are now no longer a problem.

Qin Hao used this method to open up thousands of acres of nitrification fields specifically to produce nitrate soil. Using one acre of land as the standard, dig five feet into the ground, then build it with red bricks, plaster the walls with cement, build wall columns around the pit, and cover the ceiling.

Keelung is close to the sea. Nowadays, there are many boats fishing on the sea. The number of fish and shrimps is also amazing. Those rotten fish and shrimps that people disdain to eat are smashed into pulp and sprinkled evenly on the ground. layer.

In addition, diluted human and animal feces collected from livestock pens and public toilets in various places are sprinkled every day. They also asked people to sprinkle water under the shed every day to maintain the humidity.

Although Keelung City is north of the Tropic of Cancer, the temperature can still be met. A sheltered awning has been erected to give bacteria and microorganisms an appropriate temperature and humidity.

Next, plant ash made from straw, reeds, weeds cut from land reclamation, dead branches and leaves, corn leaves, corn stalks, sugar cane leaves, cotton and other plants are sprinkled on the land to provide the synthesis of potassium nitrate from nitric acid. Calcium magnesium potassium, especially potassium raw materials.

In accordance with the manufacturing process and technology, Qin Hao personally set up dozens of large and small windmills and waterwheels around the nitrification field to provide ventilation and water supply through ceramic pipes buried deep underground.

After several months of production, one acre of nitrification field can produce four thousand kilograms of fire nitrate in one month. Another way to obtain saltpeter is from toilet soil. After several months of training, people in Keelung have initially developed hygienic habits, such as going to the toilet to relieve themselves, not drinking raw water, bathing frequently, changing clothes frequently, and airing bedding frequently, etc. These have been made into songs to encourage children on the streets. Singing in the alleys.

A large number of public toilets and toilets in residential buildings provided sufficient toilet soil for gunpowder workshops. The farmers covered their mouths and noses with masks made of cotton cloth, shoveled away the old toilet soil and replaced it with new soil. The old soil soaked in feces and urine was put into bamboo baskets and transported by car to the factory attached to the gunpowder workshop for processing.

This is good stuff! I believe many time travelers make gunpowder this way.

At the same time, in addition to making gunpowder, it has many uses. The liquid obtained by boiling toilet soil with plant ash was also used by the miser Qin Hao to irrigate and fertilize his family's fields.

The main component in the liquid is ammonium carbonate, which is a proper nitrogen fertilizer!

In a word, sufficient and cheap factory production and supply of gunpowder has greatly reduced the cost of gunpowder production, which can fully support Qin Hao in establishing a firearms army.

His troops were now plentiful with gunpowder, which was made at an eye-wateringly low price.

Moreover, what is even more surprising is that he replaced the charcoal in the gunpowder mix with processed and steamed willow wood. Through a series of dazzling processes, he made it into millet-colored gunpowder, which further enhanced the propulsion power.

The artillery conducts live ammunition firing every week, and the navy's artillery training is a daily subject.

The musketeers in each battalion of the army are training all the time from morning to night.

After the recruits are confirmed as musketeers, they will begin shooting training under the leadership of veterans and armor commanders. They will only be loaded with powder bags, not lead bullets.

After dozens of blank shots, the next step was live fire.

In this way, when a recruit has completed all the shooting training subjects, the brand-new musket in his hand has also been broken in, becoming a gun that is about 80% new. The guns and machinery in this state are in the best condition and can accompany the soldiers on their expeditions.

Thinking about the training results of each battalion, Qin Hao couldn't help but smile proudly. In this era, he knew better than anyone what kind of combat effectiveness an army with more than 40% of firearms should have.

Looking up at the plaque on the pavilion, it was written by Zhuge Xuan.

Qinzheng Pavilion.

A beautiful face and body, with a bit of aura of face and body.

This Zhuge Xuan never does good things and brings trouble to himself every day. When he saw Qin Hao relaxing, he mentioned these two words, as if to tell Qin Hao to work diligently and love the people.

Looking at the elegant and lively fonts, Qin Hao smiled unnaturally!

A faint fragrance floated by, and an emerald-green figure appeared behind Qin Hao. She gently waved her hand to the guard next to her, signaling him to be silent, and then rushed towards Qin Hao!

A faint fragrance filled his nose, and his eyes suddenly went black. Qin Hao was attacked!

When he was attacked, Qin Hao was concentrating on reading the information sent by Zhuge Xuangang, saying that the salt money collected recently was not enough. The salt that Qin Hao transported to Jiangnan before was actually received from Zuo Guozhu as an advance payment, not much more than thirty thousand taels. However, the recent recruitment of refugees has cost too much. Even Zhuge Xuan has to pay for it. At the end of the road.

A pair of small white hands covered the corners of his eyes, and a gentle voice deliberately lowered its voice and said, "Guess who I am?"

When Qin Hao smelled the fragrance, he knew it was Bai Ling'er, because the powder she used was goose egg powder purchased from Suzhou, and the fragrance was very unique.

Qin Hao smiled slightly: "Stop making trouble, little beauty. If you make trouble again, I won't go to your room tonight."

Bai Ling'er's hand shook violently. She never expected to get such an answer. She was shocked and slowly put her hand down. Qin Hao grabbed her hand and gently stroked it.

Bai Ling'er pulled her hand away. Qin Hao turned around and saw tears streaming down Bai Ling'er's beautiful face. She looked miserable. "Who made my lovely and beautiful little Bai Ling angry? Tell me and I will beat him for you," Qin Hao said with a smile, wiping her tears with his hand.

Bai Ling'er's body was stiff and motionless. After a while, she said, "Go find your little beauty." Then she couldn't help crying again.

She knew that the little beauty Qin Hao was talking about was not her. He hadn't entered her room for so long.

"Hey, who is the little beauty you are talking about? Is she your good sister? Is she pretty, sexy, or has a perky chest? Introduce her to me?" Qin Hao touched her little hand with a lustful face.

"You, you, you" These words made Bai Ling'er, who was still unmarried, so angry that she even forgot to cry. After a long time, she recovered her breath. "Didn't you call her just now? You also said that you would go to her room tonight." Bai Ling'er was ashamed and angry, and pointed at him with her left hand.

Qin Hao smiled and pulled Bai Ling'er into his arms, and touched her all over: "Isn't the little beauty I'm talking about you?"

Then he opened his mouth and bit her pink and tender ears, stroking them, "I'll go to your room tonight, okay?"

"Ah" Although Bai Ling'er had undergone a big change, she was not very experienced in the world after all. How could she be the opponent of someone who had lived two lives and had been baptized by major highlights and short videos in her previous life.

Suddenly, she felt very shy, her little face was as red as if it was about to ooze water, and she was extremely charming, curled up tightly in Qin Hao's arms.

Just when Qin Hao was about to take the next step, Zhuge Xuan hurriedly ran to Qin Hao, panting and said: "Sir, Zuo Guozhu sent someone to deliver a letter! It said there was an urgent military report!"

"What is it?"

"Zheng Zhilong is going to attack us!"

After hearing this, Qin Hao's face changed drastically. He hadn't had two or three days of peace and quiet, and you bastard was going to attack us. He immediately snorted and stood up.

Then he asked the guards to send Bai Ling'er back. Seeing this, Bai Ling'er knew that Qin Hao had something important to deal with, so she didn't act pretentiously and left alone.

When he couldn't see anyone anymore, Qin Hao looked at Zhuge Xuan with a cold face and said angrily: "If you don't beat that kid this time and make him vomit blood, I will write my name Qin upside down!"

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