The Prodigal Son of the Empire

"Where is your son?"

Wang Kangdao: "I need your son to take me to the place where I found this oil."

Hearing this, Zhou Qing asked suspiciously: "Master, what kind of oil is this, you care so much about it?"

"This,"

Wang Kang smiled and said, "It's a good thing, it's called..."

[Author's digression]: The third update.

Chapter 564 A heavy burden on shoulders!

"oil!"

Wang Kang spit out two words softly!

"oil?"

Zhou Qing was puzzled. He had never heard of such a title before, but he knew that it must be extraordinary to make his young master say it was a good thing.

Wang Kang was also very surprised to meet this kind of thing. In fact, in ancient my country, oil was discovered and used very early.

Especially in war, it is widely used.

In the Tang Dynasty, oil was also called Shizhi water, and it was also called fierce fire oil in the later period, because of its characteristics, it burned violently when exposed to fire.

And it is still not extinguished when it encounters water, but because of the fluidity of water, it burns more violently...

Petroleum is of course very useful and is the most important raw material for the organic chemical industry.

During the Northern Song Dynasty, there was a military weapon supervisor, an organization specializing in the management of ordnance, and the military weapon supervisor had a fierce fire oil factory, which was a workshop specialized in processing oil.

At that time, the status of oil in the military was already very high.

It is really a surprise to meet this thing. In the face of the upcoming difficult battle, if it can be used properly, it will have miraculous effects.

So we must not let it go.

Then Wang Kang asked the old man to find his son.

His son, named Liu Fugui, is a handyman. He usually helps the caravan carry goods, carry things, and do some hard work.

Now that war is about to usher in, the foreign caravan has withdrawn long ago and has no work to do. In response to the call of the city lord, they joined the transport team and contributed their efforts.

He soon found this guy, and after explaining the reason, Liu Fugui was very excited.

After all, it is a rare honor for him to be able to personally help Lord Chengshou.

According to Liu Fugui, he brought back the half barrel of oil half a month ago. He went out to cut wood and found it in a ravine outside the city.

There was a small river, and on the surface of the river was a layer of dark substance, like oil.

He brought back half of the barrel, and it was indeed flammable, and the firepower was still strong, but the black smoke was too large to be used at home.

Just at this time, a war announcement was issued to collect fire oil for city defense, and old man Liu sent it over...

Wang Kang asked, "Is there much oil like this?"

"many,"

Liu Fugui said: "The whole river is full of floating things!"

Hearing this, Wang Kang was convinced that this was oil. Generally, oil is found deep underground, but there are special cases.

It may be due to the influence of formation pressure that the oil buried in the ground comes to the surface and floats on the water.

If what Liu Fugui said is true, then the reserves should be quite large, which is really a surprise.

Then Wang Kang asked Liu Fugui to lead the way and rushed to the ravine.

The ravine is not too far outside Feng'an City, so they will arrive soon.

There is a small river in the ravine, as expected, there is a layer of oil floating on it...

After repeated confirmation, Wang Kang patted Liu Fugui on the shoulder and said with a smile, "You have made meritorious service, what reward do you want?"

"Successful?"

Liu Fugui looked stunned, and he could make meritorious service even if he was talented, but he soon understood that it must be this oil that is needed now.

He shook his head and said, "I don't want any rewards, I only have one request, can I join the army?"

"join the army?"

Wang Kang asked strangely: "Do you want to be a soldier?"

He didn't expect to make such a request back.

"Yes, I want to be a soldier and defend Feng'an City!"

Liu Fugui looked at Wang Kang expectantly and added: "I have been working as a handyman before, and I have strength."

"You should think about it. Serving as a soldier will lead to death. No one can guarantee this."

"I figured it out!"

Liu Fugui said firmly: "Feng'an City is our home, and I want to contribute."

"Good job!"

Wang Kang couldn't help sighing.

"Go back and discuss with your father..."

"No, I told my father a long time ago, and he agreed,"

"Okay, I approve,"

Wang Kang said in a deep voice: "Now I will give you the next task,"

"You say, I promise to finish!"

"I'll send you someone, and you'll be responsible for salvaging all the oil on the river. You only have less than three days. You have to salvage as much as possible, understand?"

"understand!"

Liu Fugui said again: "I need to go to the river to salvage, and I have to find a few people who can swim. They are all handymen with me, and their hands and feet are quick."