115: Chapter 115 Smokeless Gunpowder!

"Level 8 Fitter Certification!"

"One steam machine tool!"

"Cold forging method for seamless steel pipes!"

"Detailed explanation of rifling engraving!"

"revolver structural diagram!"

"striker shotgun structural diagram!"

"Detailed explanation of silencer manufacturing!"

"Bullet structural diagram and detailed manufacturing explanation!"

"Detailed explanation of mercury fulminate manufacturing!"

"Soda ash refining method!"

"Detailed explanation of glass refining!"

"Detailed explanation of sulfuric and nitric acid production via the cylinder-tower method!"

"Detailed explanation of refining glycerol from milk of lime!"

"Detailed explanation of smokeless powder manufacturing."

"Detailed explanation of meiliangxin cannon manufacturing."

Zhao Fusu looked closely and saw that the system had not given him the equipment or methods for producing chemical fertilizers.

It seemed that in order to increase grain yields, he would still have to have a large number of people produce massive amounts of primitive fertilizers.

In the industrial encyclopedia, Zhao Fusu had read about industrial ammonia synthesis, which required various chemical materials and electrical equipment.

To synthesize ammonia artificially, a complete set of modern industrial systems had to be established.

Even if the system gave him a factory that could automatically synthesize ammonia fertilizer, he didn't even have a power station, so the factory equipment wouldn't be able to operate normally.

Zhao Fusu sighed; for a long time to come, he would have no way to artificially synthesize ammonia and produce chemical fertilizers.

It made sense, though.

In modern society, humans could synthesize ammonia only after accumulating a complete industrial system through the Steam Age, the Internal Combustion Engine Age, and the Electrical Age; only then was there a way to synthesize ammonia fertilizer from gas.

Today's Great Qin hadn't even entered the Steam Age, so how could it fast-forward to the Electrical Age?

Since he couldn't synthesize ammonia, making TNT explosives was even more impossible.

Fortunately, the system had given him the method for manufacturing smokeless powder.

In terms of performance, smokeless powder couldn't compare to TNT, but during the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, the Eighth Route Army also used smokeless powder to kill a large number of Japanese soldiers.

If he produced smokeless powder more than two thousand years early, combined with the striker shotgun and meiliangxin cannon, his combat power would surely be far ahead of other factions.

To gain a firm foothold in this era, one must be able to fight!

Zhao Fusu ordered his troops to collect various raw materials.

For example, the raw materials needed for mercury fulminate, used as bullet primers, were mercury and ethanol—which is alcohol.

The raw materials used for producing sulfuric and nitric acids in ceramic towers were green vitriol and saltpeter.

Zhao Fusu discovered that the things the system asked him to produce could all be manufactured within the context of the Qin Dynasty.

Zhao Fusu would not let the method for refining smokeless powder leak out no matter what.

Only by monopolizing the technology for smokeless powder could he utterly crush other factions.

Holding the title of Dean of the Defense Academy of the Great Qin Empire Academy of Sciences, Zhao Fusu researched national defense weapons, including firearms like pistols and shotguns.

Previously, Zhao Fusu had thought about having Old Yang help him manufacture firearms like pistols and shotguns.

What he hadn't expected was that through signing in, he would obtain a Level 8 Fitter Certification and a machine tool.

Although he hadn't activated the Level 8 Fitter Certification yet, he had already read the description; once he activated it, he would be a genuine Level 8 fitter.

He would be able to operate the machine tool skillfully.

As long as he summoned the steam machine tool, he could use it to manually craft various components for revolvers and striker shotguns.

With the components for the revolver and striker shotgun, he would be able to assemble them!

Once his troops finished gathering the raw materials for smokeless powder and refined it, he would then use the steam machine tool to hand-forge the bullets.

Then, in the Qin Dynasty, he would possess the Equality Device!

Carrying a revolver with him, even if some martial arts master came to assassinate him, he'd like to see if the opponent's blade was faster or the bullet from his revolver!

"Achoo!"

"Achoo!"

Han Qiudao and the Six-Fingered Black Knight, who were constantly looking to assassinate Zhao Fusu, couldn't help but sneeze repeatedly.

They only felt their hearts go cold, as if some great horror was staring at them.

Han Qiudao and the Six-Fingered Black Knight looked at each other, unsure why this was happening.

However, seeing that they wouldn't be able to wait for Zhao Fusu to go to the countryside, they could only return to Xianyang City to look for another chance to assassinate him.

The First Emperor also had land and manors in the countryside.

He watched the speed of the steam thresher and nodded with satisfaction.

The threshing speed of one steam thresher could keep up with over a dozen women using flails.

Threshing in the fields meant they didn't have to carry the rice stalks back, saving a great deal of effort.

"That rebellious son Fusu is truly a genius!"

The First Emperor couldn't help but sigh.

"Indeed!"

He Zhi said with a face full of agreement, "Young Master Fusu is truly incredible. By simply boiling water, he can use a steam thresher for agricultural production, accelerating its efficiency!"

Hearing He Zhi's high praise for Zhao Fusu, a smile appeared on the First Emperor's face.

But the smile on his face quickly turned stern.

He Zhi saw the First Emperor's expression change and felt a bad premonition in his heart.

Sure enough, He Zhi heard the First Emperor ask, "I heard that a large number of plow oxen in Xianyang City fell into the water and drowned?"

The First Emperor didn't just stay in his country manor; he also frequently wore plain clothes and disguised himself as a farmer. While wandering around the countryside, he had heard many laborers discussing how a large number of plow oxen in noble households had drowned.

The laborers didn't believe that plow oxen would drown after falling into a pond.

The First Emperor believed these self-deceiving lies of the nobles even less.

"Yes."

He Zhi bowed and responded.

"Were those plow oxen slaughtered by them, or did they really fall into the water and drown?"

The First Emperor asked directly.

"This, well..."

After hesitating for a moment, He Zhi replied, "They did not drown in the water."

"How bold!"

A cold, piercing light emanated from the First Emperor's eyes.

"What was that rebellious son's reaction after he learned that a large number of plow oxen had 'fallen into the water and died'?"

The First Emperor asked He Zhi again.

"Uh..."

After hesitating once more, He Zhi finally spoke, "He had no reaction."

"Hmph!"

The First Emperor said angrily, "That rebellious son Fusu and those scoundrels really have a lot of faith in the steam rotary tiller!"

He Zhi organized his words and said, "The steam threshers purchased by the various clans played an important role in the summer harvest. They also believe that the steam rotary tiller can replace plow oxen in the summer plowing!"

"Hmph!"

Ying Zheng snorted coldly again. "Nothing has even been settled yet, and they're already so certain that the steam rotary tiller can play a major role in the summer plowing and replace plow oxen?"