My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 785 The Court of Strange People (Part )

A loud noise interrupted the bickering between master and disciple Duzhu. Xuyue was so frightened that she ducked under the table. Duzhu was also frightened and almost ran out of the door. Both of them thought it was an earthquake.

However, the shaking on the ground soon ended, and then there was a burst of noise outside, and the entire Qijin Courtyard seemed to be alarmed.

Duzhu calmed down at this time, and after confirming that there was no danger other than the loud noise, he felt relieved.

Then Duzhu pulled Xu Yue out from under the table and took him outside to see what happened?

But I saw a group of people gathered outside, and Wuweizi was also in the crowd. When he saw Duzhu, he immediately greeted him: "Fellow Duzhu, don't worry, someone behind you had an accident while refining, I have sent someone to deal with it just now! "

"Alchemy?"

Duzhu was stunned. He only knew how to make alchemy, but he really didn't know much about alchemy.

"Haha, our Academy of Strange People not only recruits us Han people, but also many foreigners, many of whom are alchemists. In addition to trying to refine the elixir of life, they also want to refine other metals into gold. , hence the title Alchemist."

Wuweizi gave a brief introduction.

"I see!"

Duzhu's heart sank when he heard this. Dahan not only had colleagues from the Central Plains, but also colleagues from these foreign lands. It seemed that if he wanted to stand out in the Qiren Academy, he also needed to show some real skills.

Wuweizi comforted everyone, and then Duzhu and others returned to their residences.

"Master, the loud noise just now is very similar to the time when you failed to make alchemy and blew up the alchemy furnace!"

Xu Yue said curiously at this time.

"Don't talk nonsense. Didn't Fellow Daoist Wuwei just say that it was caused by some alchemist from a foreign country? It's not the same thing as our alchemy at all!"

Duzhu glared at his disciple and said, but he also felt frightened when he thought of the explosion when the alchemy failed. That time it was entirely their master's and disciple's luck, otherwise they would definitely have died without a whole body.

After a night's rest, Wuweizi came to see Duzhu again the next day, and then took him to visit the entire Qiren Courtyard.

In fact, Qi Renyuan is divided into two parts. One part is mainly composed of Han people, mainly Taoist priests like Duzhu who make alchemy, so it is called the Alchemy Department, and the other part is mainly made up of alchemists, called the Alchemy Department.

Wuweizi was promoted from the Alchemy Department. Although his official position was not high, he was in charge of half of the Qi Ren Academy. Duzhu and others were all under his control.

However, Wuwei is a humble person and has no official airs. He smiles at everyone and even personally takes Duzhu to visit the Qiren Courtyard.

Under Wuweizi's introduction, Master Duzhu and his disciples walked around the Qiren Courtyard, and then discovered that the front of the Qiren Courtyard was a place for them to live, and the back were alchemy rooms or alchemy rooms, which contained various materials they needed. Even if there is no material now, as long as they can provide a name, the Qi Ren Yuan will try their best to find it for them.

However, Wuweizi only took Duzhu to visit the alchemy department. As for the alchemy department, he was not in charge of it. In fact, the alchemy department and the alchemy department were in a competitive relationship, and both parties strictly prohibited the other's people from entering their workplaces.

"Fellow Taoist Duzhu, all the alchemy rooms here can be used. You can just choose one. If you need any materials, you can make a list and give it to me, and I will find a way to help you find it!"

Finally, Wuweizi pointed to a row of alchemy rooms at the back and said to Duzhu with a smile.

"Tiji, I've gone through the Qi Ren Yuan once, and I'm very satisfied with the things in the alchemy room, but you haven't told me yet, what on earth am I going to do? Even if it's alchemy, it needs a name, right?" Zhu asked dumbfounded at this time.

Wuweizi seemed to have been prepared for Duzhu's inquiry. He smiled slightly and did not answer immediately. Instead, he led Duzhu and his disciples into an alchemy room.

I saw a tall alchemy furnace standing in the alchemy room, and the surrounding shelves were filled with various alchemy materials.

I saw Wuweizi reaching out to take three things, and then mixed them together to form a black powder. Then he asked Duzhu: "Do you know what this is, fellow Daoist Duzhu?"

"It's simple. You just took charcoal, saltpeter and sulfur, and mixed them together to make gunpowder!"

Xu Yue was the first to answer at this time. He usually not only bickered with Du Zhu, but also learned a lot. He still knew a mere gunpowder.

"Yes, mononitrate, disulfide, and charcoal are the most basic formula for gunpowder. Anyone who knows how to make alchemy knows it!"

Wuweizi nodded slightly, then suddenly changed the topic and said again.

"Like the Ming Dynasty, our Han Dynasty attaches great importance to firearms and has a special magic machine camp. Even after these years of development, our Han Dynasty's firearms are even sharper than those of the Ming Dynasty!"

"What Ti Ji said is absolutely true, but there really isn't much research on firearms!"

At this time, Duzhu also heard the implication of Wu Weizi's words. It seemed that what they were going to do was related to firearms, but apart from knowing the formula of gunpowder, he knew nothing about other aspects of firearms.

"You don't need Taoist Duzhu to know about firearms. Although our firearms are sophisticated, we also encounter a problem, that is, the power of gunpowder is insufficient. This is already the best formula for gunpowder, but it still cannot meet the needs of firearms. "

When Wuweizi said this, he suddenly paused and stared at Master Duzhu and his disciples with burning eyes as he continued.

"So His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has ordered us to research a new kind of gunpowder, which must be more powerful than the original gunpowder!"

"Research...gunpowder?"

Duzhu was also shocked when he heard this. The elixir he refined did not say whether it could make people immortal, but at least it was used to save people in name. But now it was good, the other party actually asked them to develop new gunpowder for killing people. This was beyond his expectation.

"It's gunpowder. Today's gunpowder can be called black gunpowder, which has limited power. The court needs a more powerful gunpowder. When we make elixirs, furnaces often explode. Since these things can explode, say Maybe there’s gunpowder the court needs among them!”

Wuweizi explained patiently again.

When Master Duzhu and his disciples heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other. They both remembered the previous experience of the alchemy furnace explosion. If they were careful and preserved the explosive things, could they be used as new gunpowder?

"Fellow Taoist Duzhu, the prince attaches great importance to the issue of new gunpowder, and has promised to the Court of Odd Fellows that as long as someone can develop a practical new gunpowder, he will at least be rewarded with an earl. This is a real title!"

When Wuweizi mentioned the title of earl, his eyes showed envy. After the Han Dynasty stabilized, it became more and more difficult to obtain the title. Some generals with great military exploits could not get the title. Therefore, the title of this earl was also very impressive. Jealous.

(End of this chapter)