Separation is on the one hand, and on the other hand, this kind of powdery powder is easy to face the situation of insufficient combustion when it burns, so the method is greatly exerted.
Just like the existing powder cartridge, if there is too much powder, it will not burn fully, and if there is less powder, there will be no definite index if it burns without energy.
These three problems seem to point to the same solution-powder granulation.
Su Yonglin knows this term, but he doesn’t know the specific method. Nevertheless, he also knows that it is impossible to granulate gunpowder by stirring.
Granulation should be stable in nature and cannot be separated, so naturally the raw materials should be tightly bonded together.
Stir constantly after soaking into a paste, then dry it and then grind it?
In my memory, this technology should be before the industrial revolution, that is to say, there is not too high technical content, which can be tossed out before the development of physical chemistry adults, and it is also a technology that is gradually maturing through continuous exploration.
Su Yonglin didn’t quite believe how difficult it was to make chemical reagents before the industrial revolution.
Moreover, even chemical reagents must be very simple to get out, and it can’t be too expensive, otherwise it can’t be installed in the army.
God knows how many Jin of gunpowder can be consumed when the army starts fighting. It is impossible to make granular gunpowder too high to exceed cold weapons.
But this is not the case in reality, which proves that the early powder granulation technology is not difficult.
If the key is still formed, it is more important to realize large-scale installation technology on the one hand.
When it comes to low and minimum, of course, water can be taken everywhere.
However, the water should be relatively clear, and you can’t mix everything with a bowl of muddy water and gunpowder. How can you make qualified gunpowder?
Of course, it’s also high, and there is a wenshui beside it.
Besides water, the minimum amount of liquid can be obtained …
That’s urine, right?
Thinking of Su Yonglin in this way, I suddenly feel that it is possible to pee except water. It seems that there are quite a lot of places, such as children’s urine …
Anyway, it doesn’t matter if you try it a little. There is absolutely no shortage of this kind of thing in the military camp
So Su Yonglin touched the beard and slowly spoke.
"In this case, try to wet the gunpowder into a paste, stir it well, then dry it, and then grind it back to gunpowder, which may solve this problem."
They looked at each other and then looked at Lin Jingchun together.
Lin Jingchun’s face is reluctant.
"Will this do? Water and gunpowder? "
"Try it, try it, and then try to pee."
"urine?"
Lin Jingchun was even more surprised.
"This is also a multi-faceted consideration."
Su Yonglin’s hands spread out. "Gunpowder is not limited. If we succeed in the experiment and can solve this problem, we have to engage in large-scale money-demanding and a lot of money. Can we afford it now?
Besides water and urine, what can save money more? Shall we drink? Or cow’s milk and goat’s milk? Or are those rich businessmen only able to afford drinks? Which can we afford except water and urine? "
A group of people, you look at me, I look at you.
Lin Jingchun bowed their heads and thought for a while, and finally had to nod at the financial situation of Victory Army.
Su Yonglin’s treatment for the army is higher than that of this era. Most of the troops can make it alone by investing three meals a day, not to mention other troops.
For example, investment in meat and education is a lot of money.
Pay is paid in full and on time every month. Su Yonglin personally sent someone to supervise the payment of pay directly to every soldier, and never defaulted.
In addition, Su Yonglin will also spend money to subsidize military farmers and give some administrative subsidies to the workers of farmers’ associations in the new countryside, all of which must be spent.
Adding all kinds of other weapons to the miners’ salary expenses and all kinds of employees’ salary expenses made the Victory Army’s finance not plentiful.
There is only so much money that can be invested in new weapons research. It is really necessary to toss out new weapons, and we must consider where to squeeze money out and invest it to make new weapons.
It’s not that I can’t understand Su Yonglin’s concerns when I think about Lin Jingchun like this.
"So … is really great."
Su Yonglin then clapped his hands.
"Right? Water and urine are the most economical. If we succeed in solving the gunpowder problem, it will be better. Then we can try to improve his firearms. If it doesn’t work, we won’t spend too much money."
Lin Jingchun agreed with Su Yonglin’s concept of saving money. He nodded again and again, and then there was another problem.
"This problem aside is the problem of gunpowder manufacturing. A Lang, we have found some craftsmen who can make gunpowder, but it is difficult to obtain nitrate in raw materials.
Now those craftsmen drill into toilets and pigsty every day to scrape some nitrate at the bottom of those walls, but to be honest, they don’t get much, and they really need to increase their manpower. "
Su Yonglin frowned for a moment and then nodded.
"If necessary, we can increase some manpower for them or inform the farmers’ association to mobilize farmers to scrape nitrate from their own latrines and pigsty, and give it to the arsenal, which can give copper coins or some food rewards."