Rebirth of the Four Seas Emperor

The largest source of wealth in Xinnan Province is natural rubber, and Hou Yao cannot let go of this kind of money bag.

Natural rubber is not difficult to make, but with the talent pool there, it is impossible for them to figure out how to make tires.

Therefore, he could only come back with some raw liquid and find the right person in the security guard to make it.

Previously, Ji Yongning brought five people together to study steam engines. They spent a lot of money in the past few years but the results were not significant.

Except for Ji Yongning, the other five people were already disheartened and felt that this was an impossible task.

So this time, as soon as Hou Yao came back, the five of them came to apply for withdrawal.

Hou Yao could only agree that building a steam engine requires half hard work and half luck.

Afraid that Ji Yongning would be discouraged, he cheered him up and led him to do several steam experiments to regain his fighting spirit.

Others were divided into other industries that needed people, and Ji Yongning was solely responsible for the steam engine here.

It happened that he needed people to study rubber, so he asked them if they were interested in studying rubber.

At the same time, it was also agreed in advance that if the rubber was really made, we would go to work in New South Wales.

No one else was willing to leave Bao'an County, but one named Yu Wenchang was willing to work in Xinnan Province.

So there was no choice but to leave it to him.

In fact, Hou Yao was not very optimistic about Yu Wenchang at first. He felt that another person was more suitable, but that person wanted to stay and develop in Bao'an County, so he had to give up.

Yu Wenchang is dark, thin and short, and his appearance is not outstanding. He is the type who disappears immediately if he is thrown into a crowd.

"Sir, take a look. I wonder if it is the gelatinous substance you mentioned before."

What is produced at this time is also the raw film of natural rubber, and the production method is relatively simple.

The key points are two, use acidic substances to solidify the liquid, and then press out the moisture in the glue.

However, Hou Yao didn't understand the rubber production process. He only knew that this milky white liquid could be made into small gelatinous pieces.

So basically it was up to Yu Wenchang to figure it out on his own. Being able to make it so quickly shows that he still researched it very carefully.

Hou Yao holds the palm-sized film in his hand, which is very flexible.

"Well, good job. Being able to make it so quickly proves that you are very attentive. Now we can enter the next stage of the task, which is to make this rubber more wear-resistant. It is suitable for making tires for cars. What should be added? Things go in and you think about it yourself. Rubber is a huge industry, and the future prospects are so great that they exceed the limits of your imagination. Come on, if this thing is done, you will become a hero. From today on, your monthly salary It will be raised to 2 yuan, and we will give you another 200 million yuan in trial funding. You can ask for any other needs you have."

Yu Wenchang immediately said happily: "No... no more. Thank you for your love, sir. I will do my best..."

Hou Yao waved his hand and interrupted him: "No, I don't need the second half of the sentence. You just need to work hard and research more types of rubber. Establish the entire industrial chain of rubber manufacturing as soon as possible. You will become a hero for all mankind. .”

Yu Wenchang only felt that he was encouraged and answered in a loud voice: "Yes, sir, please rest assured."

Hou Yao said with great satisfaction: "You just said that the original glue is made with strong water? Strong water is also called nitric acid. I remember that there is an acidic substance stronger than nitric acid called hydrochloric acid. It is distilled with salt and alum oil. When heated in a kettle, something called sodium sulfate can be obtained. At the same time, an irritating gas will escape. If you absorb that gas with water, you will get an acidic solution. This acidic solution is hydrochloric acid. You can try it to see the effect. Would it be better than nitric acid?”

Yu Wenchang nodded: "Okay, sir, I will make that sodium sulfate and hydrochloric acid together."

"This sodium sulfate is a very good medicinal material and has many other uses. Anyway, we can create it first."

"It's an adult."

……

On the American continent, seventeen large ships loaded with silver slowly sailed out of the port of Acapulco.

These ships were of all types, with the flagship being a Spanish galleon.

Li Jingfeng stood on the bow of the ship and waved his hand vigorously: "Raise the sails and prepare to set sail..."

For more than a year, he has brought the broken navy into full play, giving full play to the essence of guerrilla warfare and torturing the Spaniards in the entire Mexican region to death.

At least more than two dozen local Spanish elites were eliminated, and everything they could rob from their mines was robbed.

Of course, the navy also suffered a lot of losses, with only about [-] people left.

Li Jingfeng himself was lame in one leg, and key member Peng Mazi was also blinded in one eye. The other key members were also seriously injured, but they were not disabled.

Among the more than 800 people who survived, there was no one who was not injured, but the degree was different.

After such hard work, the harvest after this year is naturally huge.

There are seventeen huge ships of silver, each ship can carry at least two hundred tons, totaling more than three thousand tons.

If converted into copper coins, it is equivalent to more than 600 billion. This is definitely a wealth that can rival the wealth of a country.

The reason why Li Jingfeng wanted to bring so much silver back was because he wanted to shock the entire Daxia business world so that he could bring more people back.

He no longer thinks about fighting for hegemony in Great Xia, but instead has plans to establish a country in Mexico.

Compared with the perversion of the Baoan Army, the Spaniards are really easy to deal with.

It's just that there are too many Spaniards in Mexico now, and he doesn't have enough troops to fight head-on.

As long as he goes back to form a team of tens of thousands of people, he can easily conquer the entire Mexico.

Li Jingfeng looked at the rising giant sail and was about to give the order to set sail when a rapid voice suddenly came from behind him:

"Wait a minute... Li... Captain Li, I have a fellow countryman who wants to go to Xia Country with us. Can you give them a ride?"

Matteo Ricci ran over panting, almost too late.

He is now also one of Li Jingfeng's top men. Without Matteo Ricci's help over the past year or so, Po Haijun would have run out of ammunition and food.

Matteo Ricci not only helped the navy to produce a large number of weapons and ammunition, but the most important thing was that he contacted his fellow villagers everywhere.

From the mouths of Italian missionaries, a large amount of specific information about the distribution of Spanish troops was obtained.

This also enables them to avoid the real and attack the weak, using the strong to attack the weak. This is how they achieve such great results.

Li Jingfeng hesitated for a moment. The food and water on the ship were rationed for each person. Suddenly, if one more person was added, the water and food would have to be equal to one more person.

This is the sea. If the food is gone, there is no way to replenish it.

"Lao Li, you know the rules on the ship. You know how risky it is to bring one more person. Who do you want to bring?"

"Priest Long Huamin is the young priest who provided us with the defense map of Mexico City before. As for food, we can catch some fish on the road, and as for water, I will find a way to dry some seawater to replenish it."

"Okay, now that you've thought about it, let him come up."

"Thank you Captain Li."

Matteo Ricci quickly ran off the boat and pulled a handsome white man up: "Priest Long Huamin, this is Captain Li."

Long Huamin performed a Catholic etiquette to Li Jingfeng and spoke in stiff Daxia Mandarin: "Thank you Captain Li..."

Li Jingfeng waved his hand to interrupt Long Huamin and said:

"Okay, okay, I get a headache from listening to your blunt official language. You can live with Lao Li. Anyway, he lives in a double room. Lao Li, how do you arrange it for him."

"Yes, Captain, then I will take him back to the cabin first."

Li Jingfeng nodded, and Matteo Ricci took Long Huamin away. He could vaguely hear Matteo Ricci's voice educating him:

"Priest Long, you must speak Mandarin well before going to Daxia. Daxia people hate other people speaking substandard Mandarin. You can practice it with me these few months..."

"Yes, Father Leigh, thank you..."

Li Jingfeng shook his head slightly. He really couldn't understand the brain circuits of these Westerners thinking about missionary work every day, so he didn't bother too much and shouted:

"The whole army sets sail, aiming for Ningbo Port, setting off..."

……

The firearms manufacturing workshop in Baoan is responsible for weapon design and finished product assembly.

The previous person in charge was Francis. Later, after Francis was killed, the person in charge here became Ouchi Yoshitaka.

Ouchi Yoshitsune has been kept captive by Li Jinglong for decades. He is quite serious and responsible in his work, but his capabilities are indeed limited, especially in terms of creativity.

Therefore, under his leadership in the past few years, the firearms workshop has made little innovation and has been resting on its laurels.

So when he came back this time, Hou Yao divided the firearms manufacturing workshop.

The weapons R&D and design department was separated and put in charge by Zhao Shizhen; Ouchi Yoshitsune only focused on production and assembly.

Zhao Shizhen has a very high talent in weapon design. In the past two years, he has learned a lot of basic theories of weapon design from Hou Yao.

After coming back, I have been in charge of weapon design work for nearly a month. I don’t know if I have gained anything.

After Hou Yao arranged for Yu Wenchang, he went to the firearms manufacturing workshop.

When he walked to the door of Zhao Shizhen's public room, he opened the door and went in.

Zhao Shizhen was leaning over the desk and drawing engineering drawings carefully, completely unaware that Hou Yao had entered the door.

Hou Yao walked behind him and looked at the drawings he drew. After looking at them for a long time, he couldn't see anything bright, but he couldn't help but said:

"What is this?"

Zhao Shizhen was startled. When he saw Hou Yao coming, he immediately planned to bow.

Hou Yao waved his hand and said, "No need to salute. Tell me what you drew on this picture?"

Zhao Shizhen cupped his hands and said: "My lord, I named this new weapon Thunderbolt. It consists of 5 barrels, each more than 2 feet long and weighing more than 10 kilograms. The barrels are installed on two discs at the front and rear, with the center It has a long wooden handle, with a "receiver" of the firing device on the perch. It also has a special hatchet and a round plate with a radius of 1 foot 6 inches. The end of the handle is equipped with a gun head, and each barrel is equipped with a front sight and a round plate. Sight.

When firing, put the round card on the blunderbuss, insert the hatchet upside down on the ground to hold the gun, align the faucet on the receiver with the fire door of one barrel, press the faucet to fire, and the 5 barrels will fire in turn. .If all five shots are fired and there is no time to reload the ammunition, you can remove the circle card, turn the gun barrel upside down and use the long spear head to assassinate the approaching enemy.

Xiaguan lengthened the barrel of the gun and narrowed the shooting caliber, which significantly increased the rate of fire and range. He also used a multi-barreled rotating launcher, which could fire continuously during shooting, giving the enemy no chance to breathe at all... "