Sanhe County.
In the eyes of people all over the world, Sanhe County is a place rich in spirits.
The wine sold here is so fragrant that it never leaves the store after three bowls.
But the real significance of Sanhe County to Zhang Bao lies in explosives and various other inventions.
In Sanhe County, there is a dense forest, and the entrance to this forest is Hejian Village.
Zhang Bao's explosives base is set up in Hejian Village.
The area from Hejian Village has been excavated by the people from the Gold Mocking Brigade, and now you can go directly into the mountains.
At that time, many of the inventions made by the Gold Touching Brigade were invented here.
There are some things that are being studied by the gold-touching brigade, and there are also some things that Huang Chenzhi leads to study.
The Mojin Brigade is good at martial arts, and Huang Chenzhi is good at literature.
Just like the lateral movement problem of this hot air balloon.
This is something Zhang Bao has been studying for such a long time.
Although there had been no progress in research for such a long time, Zhang Bao suddenly had an idea when he went to Dongzhou to study sailboats with the shipbuilding craftsmen.
Since it is controlled by wind power, this sail structure can also be used on this hot air balloon to change the direction of travel.
Some experienced helmsmen can control the direction of the ship through the sail, no matter what the wind direction is.
The same principle is naturally possible in a hot air balloon.
The buoyancy of the ship is on the bottom, and the sails that control the direction are on the top.
The hot air balloon is the same, except that the buoyancy is on the top. After flying, it can also be arranged below.
So Zhang Bao followed this idea.
Made a simple sketch.
Let Huang Chenzhi summon craftsmen from the county government to conduct research and production, and make changes based on the original hot air balloon. Naturally, he can achieve this level.
When Zhao Gao led his people back to Sanhe County, they saw the upgraded hot air balloon developed by Huang Chenzhi and others.
Both the volume and carrying capacity have been greatly improved.
Some details were also added.
Before, Zhang Bao and the others used a huge candle.
Under Huang Chenzhi's current improvements, it has become a ring with many candles working together.
In this way, it not only solves the problem of the lower the position of the candle as it burns, but more importantly, during this process, even if there is a problem with a few candles, it will not cause problems with the power of the entire hot air balloon.
Zhao Gao and the others were quite skilled in driving this type of hot air balloon before.
When the hot air balloon was rising, after unfolding the canvas underneath, the entire hot air balloon flew sideways in an instant.
They almost threw Zhao Gao and the others away.
After hanging around in mid-air for a day, I finally mastered the technology of this hot air balloon.
Zhao Gao and the others couldn't wait to fly two hot air balloons towards the depths of the forest.
As long as you determine the general location, you just need to keep flying in that direction. Since there are no enemies, you don't need to fly too high.
It just needs to be higher than the top of the tree.
It was also under such circumstances that their speed was dozens of times faster than their original speed in the mountains and forests.
After all, when I walked in the forest below, I not only walked very slowly, but also had to climb over mountains and ridges, but now if I walk from the air, there is no problem at all.
Moreover, the wind was still very strong at this time. Under the influence of the wind, Zhao Gao and the others soon saw the deep pit dug by the gold-touching team.
In fact, although the gold-touching team walked for a long time in the mountains, the straight-line distance was really not that far. If they used a hot air balloon, they could reach it quickly.
When Zhang Bao saw this upgraded version of the hot air balloon, he was a little surprised.
I didn’t expect it to actually be made.
And based on the current size and carrying capacity, it is estimated that if it is really transported, there may be a few more, seven or eight trips will be enough.
And judging from this time, it is also quite convenient. At least it is not like the previous times where transportation was purely relying on manpower.
that's all.
After a few trips back and forth, the entire site was completely emptied of gold and silver, leaving no silver at all.
As for the significance of this ruins, for Zhang Bao and the others, it has no other significance.
After satisfying the curiosity of the gold-finding team, it was completely useless.
It was this unexpected fortune that now gave Zhang Bao and the others the confidence to do things.
According to the budget sent by Dongzhou.
If you want to build a huge ship like Zhang Bao's previous design, I'm afraid one ship will cost hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.
And that’s just the cost of simply making the ship.
It is not the cost of previous research losses.
All these things would be very difficult to handle if there was no money to support them.
"Sir, we have just counted the supplies at the back. The materials for making explosives this time are still very complete. If we really arrange it, it won't take long to make up for our previous deficit."
A member of the gold-touching brigade said to Zhang Bao.
"There's no rush for this. We need to develop something new."
"Not only can it be equipped on a ship, but it can also be used on land."
"This is our previous catapult, but the catapult has obvious shortcomings. On the one hand, it can only throw parabolas. It is not very convenient to control the distance, and its flexibility is also too poor."
"Judging from the range of the catapult, it cannot be used on ships at all."
"So look at this, this thing is called a cannon!"
"All you need is a straight tube that can launch things horizontally. The explosives at this time are not meant to knock things out, but more importantly, to push out some stone or iron balls."
Zhang Bao explained to the people in the gold-touching team while drawing diagrams on the ground.
"We understand what this means, but it seems a little difficult to do it."
"We need to look into it."
The man from the gold-touching brigade frowned and said.
Although this time, what Zhang Bao came up with was still so unbelievable.
But for them, with Zhang Bao's various magical things in front of him, they no longer doubt anything.
The same was true for various types of explosives before. Zhang Bao often provided them with an idea and described what the thing looked like, and then the people from the gold-touching brigade began to study it.
This time too.
"In addition, you still need to continue to work on the catapult. One is to reduce the size, and the other is to increase the range. If this catapult is used when all the cavalry on the opposite side are charging, use the catapult to throw explosives filled with gravel. If you go out, it’s still very useful.”
Zhang Bao continued to speak to several people.
Flat artillery is mainly for naval battles, and with enough explosives, if you really fight against cavalry, you can be invincible.
Even Zhang Bao did not dare to be careless among the prairie cavalry.
After all, the people on their side have natural racial advantages. They are taller and bigger, and the breeds of horses are stronger than those on their side in Daxia. Fighting head-on is definitely not the best.
Use your own strengths to attack the enemy's weaknesses!
