A man travels through time and becomes a widow, only wanting to pursue a career

Baishui County County Government.

Magistrate Bai and Xu Tan, a doctor from the Ministry of Industry, were discussing matters in the front hall.

"Why did the imperial court suddenly send troops to the border areas?"

Once troops are launched, the people on the border will suffer the most.

Xu Tan took a sip of tea and said, "The Moon Kingdom has sent people to make trouble on the border many times in recent years. In the past two years, they even sent spies to Shangjing to spy on the situation. Their intentions are clear. The Holy Lord has been with the Moon Kingdom for a long time and has long wanted to rule it out. They are.

It's just that the lack of military strength prevented us from sending troops before. Now that we have found the saltpeter mine, we don't have to worry anymore and can only wait for firearms to be made. "

The purpose of his coming south this time was specifically for black gunpowder.

"This time saltpeter ore was discovered in Baishui County, and the amount of minerals is huge. Brother Bai, you are going to take the lead."

Bai Xiao felt ashamed and said, "I'm just lucky."

Xu Tan smiled and said, "Then you're really lucky. Not long after you took office here, you discovered a big mine. It won't be long before the Holy One will promote you."

"I heard that black gunpowder is extremely powerful, but no one seems to have made it?"

Black gunpowder was only recorded in the ancient books of the previous dynasty, and required the use of three substances: sulfur, salt, nitrate, charcoal. The craftsmen of the Dasheng Dynasty developed it according to the records. The earth gunpowder that could be researched was quite loud, but its power was average.

There is always something missing, but I don’t know what exactly is missing.

At this point, Xu Tan retracted his smile and sighed, "Yes, not only was it unsuccessful, the craftsmen under me also died and injured a lot in order to experiment. I don't know what went wrong."

"I know someone, maybe she knows something."

While the two were talking, the boy in front informed that Chen Changsheng was already outside the Yamen.

Seeing someone coming, Xu Tan stood up and left, "Since Brother Bai has guests, I'll take my leave first."

He still wanted to go back to the mine and keep an eye on it. Although the black powder was not successful, he still had to continue with his journey south this time.

"Brother Xu, don't leave in a hurry, the person I mentioned is here."

After Chen Changsheng arrived, Bai Xiao gave a brief introduction to the two of them.

"A civilian woman has met Xu Langzhong."

Chen Changsheng knelt down and worshiped.

This was bad in ancient times, and it was always about etiquette. Her knees hurt when she knelt down. It would be better to come to the county government office less frequently in the future.

"Mrs. Chen, please get up."

Bai Xiao asked Chen Changsheng to sit aside and asked his servants to watch tea.

Xu Tan looked at Chen Changsheng. He was wearing simple clothes and looked very ordinary, but County Magistrate Bai said that she might have some ideas.

"County Magistrate Bai, yesterday you sent an official to my house to look for me, saying that the official office encountered some problems. What's the matter?"

County Magistrate Bai said slowly, "There is nothing wrong with the official office. I, Brother Xu, have a few questions to ask for advice."

After all, the black powder was so important that it could not be disclosed easily. The only way to invite people was to use the official office as an excuse.

Bai Xiao explained the cause and effect of the matter to Chen Changsheng in detail, "I heard from Mrs. Chen that your ancestors had been to the Western Regions. I thought you might know something about black powder, so I invited you to come over and discuss it in detail."

Black powder?

She did know that gunpowder existed in this era, and firecrackers were made of gunpowder. However, extremely lethal weapons like black powder were generally controlled by the government, and the public did not dare to study them privately, let alone manufacture them privately.

Anyone who hides something privately will be punished as a crime of treason.

If he directly said that he knew gunpowder, he would be arrested on the spot.

Magistrate Bai saw her hesitation and knew that she really knew something, but she was just a little worried.

In order to dispel Chen Changsheng's concerns, County Magistrate Bai said, "This time it is needed by the imperial court and does not count as personal research. If you know the production method, you can explain it in detail. It will be of great help when the time comes, and I will give you credit." !”

He also gave Xu Tan a look.

Xu Tan also promised, "Yes, when the time comes to make it, I will tell the Holy One that with the blessing of black gunpowder, it will be easy to conquer the Moon Kingdom. You will be the number one hero!"

Seeing that Magistrate Bai and Langzhong Xu spoke sincerely, and that they had dealt with Magistrate Bai several times and that they were trustworthy, Chen Changsheng slowly spoke, "My ancestors did learn black powder from others in the Western Regions."

Hearing this, Bai Xiao and Xu Tan both looked at her with joy, especially Xu Tan, whose eyes were shining.

"Mrs. Chen can really do it?!"

That's right!

"But there is not much information left, so I have to do it carefully. Please give Dr. Xu and County Magistrate Bai a few days to do it."

The formula for making gunpowder in chemistry books is monosulfur, dinitrate, and charcoal, but to actually make it, it also involves measuring, purifying, and blending the raw materials, which is not that simple.

She had to do some research.

Xu Tan was overjoyed and said excitedly, "Mrs. Chen, please study slowly, oh no, study quickly. If you need any manpower or tools, just ask County Magistrate Bai and me."

He was extremely excited. He didn't expect that this time he was ordered to go south. In addition to harvesting saltpeter ore, he actually found a clue.

After the black powder matter was settled, the three of them chatted for a while before Chen Changsheng came out of the county government office.

The four children also returned from completing their respective tasks separately, and the mother and son met at the agreed place.

It was almost noon, and several people were already hungry, so they decided to fill their stomachs first and then take a leisurely stroll.