vrcanaries Chapter 196 There are good officials too!
Chapter 196 There are good officials too!
"Xiao Fan, didn't you see the joke?"
Li San asked with a questioning look on his face.
What Lin Xiaofan said was completely beyond his knowledge.
"I'm looking for you this time because I want you to help me make some. I'll demonstrate it to you later and you'll know if it's true or not."
Lin Xiaofan did not explain too much.
Li San had never seen the power of gunpowder, and it was difficult to believe that such a thing existed in the world.
Li San nodded.
If Lin Xiaofan didn't demonstrate it again, he would never believe that such a thing existed.
"This thing is too powerful. I don't feel comfortable passing on the technology to others, so I want to pass it on to you first."
The lethality of gunpowder is too high. In this era, it is a major killer. If someone is willing to get it, it will definitely cause a bloody storm.
Just do what they said, and the two of them went to Lin Xiaofan's laboratory together.
Looking at the various equipment in the laboratory, Li San was full of curiosity and looked through it from time to time.
"Third uncle, after I leave, this laboratory will be given to you for use first."
Lin Xiaofan spoke, and then the two began to make gunpowder.
There are only three raw materials, charcoal, saltpeter, and sulfur.
Sulfur Li San is known to be used as medicine to treat some diseases.
But Li San had never seen this charcoal and saltpeter.
But these three things don't look like they can make any sound? Not to mention killing people.
Lin Xiaofan stopped explaining and concentrated on making.
With previous production experience, his speed is much faster than before.
Before the sun had set, he had already shown Li San the complete production process.
At the same time, Li San also followed him and made a small pile of gunpowder.
"Third uncle, is there anything else you don't understand?"
Lin Xiaofan stuffed the prepared gunpowder into a small wooden barrel.
Li San thought for a while and then nodded:
"Xiao Fan, I understand the truth, but does this thing really have the power you say?"
In his opinion, with the small pile of black powder in front of him, the only way to kill someone with it was to pour it into the other person's nostrils.
"Uncle Third, it's not dark yet, I'll take you to see the power."
Lin Xiaofan put Li San's pile into the small wooden bucket, and just in time a small thunder bomb came out.
Li San obviously didn't want to believe it, so he hurriedly followed. During this period, he kept staring at the barrel in Lin Xiaofan's hand, not missing every detail.
He wanted to see how Lin Xiaofan could use this small pile of powder with such power.
In a large open space, Lin Xiaofan held a torch in his left hand and a Lei Zhenzi in his right hand, silently calculating in his heart.
There isn't much gunpowder in this thunder bomb. If it is thrown six or seven meters away, it will hardly blow up anyone.
Thinking about it, he lit it directly and then threw it far away.
From Li San's perspective, the small barrel flew about ten meters away and finally hit the ground.
The fire spread along the rope toward the barrel, and soon burned to the inside of the barrel.
"Get down and cover your ears!"
Li San heard Lin Xiaofan's voice. Although he didn't know the reason, he quickly followed the instructions and lay down next to Lin Xiaofan.
During this period, he stared hard at the barrel, not missing every detail.
The next second, something shocking happened to him.
The wooden barrel turned into brilliant sparks, followed by a violent explosion.
The surrounding snowflakes were lifted two to three meters high and fell to the ground hard, and some even hit them.
Countless small sparks flew nearby, and some even flew close to him.
At this moment, Li San was in shock, and his previous doubts disappeared without a trace.
Just a small pile of black powder, ignited, can exert such great power?
how can that be?
How could such a thing exist in the world? This doesn't make sense at all.
The scene before him was far beyond his understanding.
A small spark flew and landed in front of him, falling in the snow.
The coldness of the ice and snow corroded it, and the flames continued to converge, and finally stuck to the wood, but they never went out.
Looking around, countless sparks were scattered ten meters around. In the snowy sky, the flames danced like elves.
For a moment, he felt that his whole body felt a lot warmer.
"Third uncle, you are on fire."
Lin Xiaofan looked at Li San with flames on his back and obsessed eyes, and couldn't help but smile.
"Ah?" Li San finally realized that his back was feeling a little hot and he rolled on the ground.
When he came back to his senses, he was even more confused.
"Uncle San, how are you? Is my weapon powerful? Am I bragging?" Lin Xiaofan enjoyed Li San's confused expression and asked.
Didn’t believe it just now? Did you question me just now?
"Awesome, so awesome!" Li San, who came back to his senses, hurriedly said.
This gunpowder is just such a small pile. The power that exploded was enough to kill several people.
If it were bigger, he would never dare to imagine the power.
If the number is large enough, even if it is to deal with thousands of troops, it will be no problem.
Thinking about it, he felt excited. He actually made such a powerful weapon, it was like a dream.
"Third Uncle, is there a coastal city from our way south?"
After the gunpowder was displayed, Lin Xiaofan began to make plans for the future.
"There is indeed such a county called Lifeng County, where people make a living by fishing."
Speaking of fishing, Li San frowned and said worriedly:
"When I joined the army, some of my comrades were from there, so I had a deep impression. This year, the snow is so heavy, the temperature is too low, and there will be fewer fish. I wonder if they can survive it."
"Don't worry, third uncle. Our newly appointed governor, Zhao Cang, is a member of the Zhao family in the capital. He couldn't bear the suffering of the people of Qingzhou, so he brought food from the family to help the people of Qingzhou. Everyone can survive this winter. ."
Lin Xiaofan opened his mouth to comfort him.
"Is this true? There are officials who care about the people, or are they county governors?"
The eyebrows on Li San's face relaxed, replaced by disbelief.
In this era, it is difficult for common people to even have a full stomach, and many people are illiterate. Therefore, official positions have long been divided among aristocratic families.
Those aristocratic families all eat people without spitting out their bones. It would be nice not to squeeze the people, but let them provide food to the people? It's almost impossible.
"The Zhao family and the Jian family in the capital are good families who think about the people. Third uncle, I will certainly not lie to you."
Lin Xiaofan opened his mouth to explain.
Li San does not live in the village all year round and does not know many news.
But he heard many villagers mention that the imperial court sent people to the village to provide them with food and cotton clothes.