The weapon tycoon who traveled to Daqin

"Pay half of the deposit first, and then the payments will be made gradually. I wonder what the Prime Minister wants?" Ju Xin said somewhat fawningly.

"Okay. Okay. It's settled. I'll urge you to hand over more than 2,000 muskets to Yan as soon as possible." Li Si said.

"Then thank you, Prime Minister. I will take my leave now." Ju Xin said with his fists in his hands.

"I will enter the palace immediately and report to King Ming. I will not send you far." Li Si said with his fists in his hands.

The two parties just exchanged pleasantries and left. Li Si immediately reported the latest situation of the sale of firearms to the King of Qin.

At this time, Naofumi was worrying about how to increase the production of muskets and artillery. Naofumi didn't know the situation of the six countries purchasing firearms. But if these two kinds of muskets were mass-produced, they would definitely be able to cope with it.

The craftsmen in the arsenal worked almost day and night, and the output was very high in the first few days. Considering the large number of people, they could basically produce more than fifty muskets, three copper cannons, and bullets in a day. This number is very high.

There are about 10,000 spherical projectiles plus wrapped ones a day. This number is already very astonishing. These mainly rely on the female workers. Mini

Yeah, the output of bullets is a bit low. Mainly in terms of casting, the main focus is on artillery, so the production of bullets has been reduced accordingly. There are only about 100 to 150 rounds a day. Such production capacity is far from keeping up with the consumption rate.

.A standard company will basically consume all of these bullets in one shot. This is not the way to go.

There are still a lot of problems with muskets, mainly concentrated on the barrel. Although the production of the barrel has been improved, problems such as bubbles still occur. If forging is used, it is estimated to be far faster than casting. However, the proportion of defective products in casting is relatively high.

.As a result, the processing technology will inevitably need to be improved. However, the material issue is very difficult. The development of human weapons can only make great strides forward after solving the material problem.

Under the current situation, we can only focus on production, and cannot start the next round of development of smokeless gunpowder at all. Naofumi sat quietly in a corner and watched the busy craftsmen. Naofumi didn't even know what could be used at the moment.

What are the materials, especially the forging process, and how much can be improved?

At this time, Naofumi noticed that a young man was coating the inner wall of the smelting crucible with something black. Naofumi had not noticed it before. Naofumi guessed that it was probably some kind of special ancient mixture, or coal ash.

Naofumi looked at it carefully, then stood up and walked over.

"What is this?" Naofumi picked up the black object with his hand and smelled it with his nose. Then he touched it with his hand.

"Mr. Qin, this is black soil. It is particularly resistant to high temperatures. I unexpectedly discovered that when this stuff is applied to the inner wall of the crucible, the crucible does not need to be broken." The young man came and introduced happily.

It was slippery. Naofumi rubbed it vigorously with his hands. There was still some slickness on his fingers. Could it be graphite? It was graphite. Naofumi was a little surprised. His fingers couldn't help but tremble.

"Mr. Qin..." The young man saw that something was wrong with Shang Wen's face, especially his hands were shaking, and he felt that he had made a mistake.

"Where did this thing come from?" Naofumi asked hurriedly.

"Find it from the mountain?" the young man said.

"Is it, is it, little..." the young man said softly.

"You have done a great job." Naofumi patted the young man on the shoulder and said.

"This thing is called graphite. It is a kind of crystal. It can be used as a lubricant in steel making, pencils, and molds. It is even a sealing material. In short, it is widely used. I was originally surprised that this thing is not available. Now,

Now, you have solved a major problem." Naofumi said happily.

"Yes, really?" the young man said timidly.

"Go ahead and go back to the accounting room to get the hardware." Shangwen was very happy. He had no scruples about the reward.

"Can you still find this thing?" Naofumi asked.

"Yes, it should be possible." The young man said with certainty.

"By the way, what's your name?" Naofumi then asked.

"Chen Yong," the young man replied.

"Okay, from now on, you will look for this thing specifically. If it is not available in Guanzhong, go to the north to find it. If it is not found in the north, go to Bashu. The quantity of this thing is very large," Shangwen said.

"Mr. Qin." Chen Da walked over.

"My apprentice has offended Mr. Chen." Chen Da saw Chen Yong and Shang Wen talking. Seeing Shang Wen's excitement, Chen Da hurried over, thinking that his apprentice must have done something wrong to offend him. So.

Apologize quickly.

"No, no, no. Your apprentice has made great achievements. Mr. Chen, look at this." Naofumi said, picking up a handful of graphite.

"Isn't this the black soil my apprentice mentioned?" Chen Da said.

"This is graphite. It is a very important industrial raw material. It has a wide range of uses. It is a..." Naofumi introduced that this thing is a conductor. But he thought that there was no electricity at this time.

This concept has to be changed to something else.

"It is an important thing. For example, it is used on your crucible. This is its high temperature resistance. There is also a casting mold. Didn't I tell you to use an iron mold? With this thing, you can speed up

.Moreover, this graphite can be processed into human shapes and shapes. It can be used as sealing material and lubricant.

Lubricant, etc. The most important thing at hand is to polish those granular gunpowder. With this graphite, the gunpowder is not afraid of moisture. It is very convenient to store. And it is very powerful. The range of muskets and artillery will be greatly enhanced.

"Naofumi talked about the many benefits of graphite in one breath.

"So awesome." Chen Da then began to carefully look at the graphite in his hand.

"Yes, this thing is very important. We should pay more attention to such materials in the future, and also to improve other people's awareness. Tell them to pay attention to the details." Naofumi said.

"Mr. Qin. Mr. Qin." Shangwen originally wanted to say something, but suddenly he heard a harsh voice. Shangwen could tell who it was from the voice. Zhao Gao. No one else could speak like this.

"Mr. Qin, I have found you. Your Majesty has something important to discuss with you. By the way, take a look at this first." He took out a memorial from his arms. Shang Wen took it and opened it.

Reading between the lines, Naofumi knew the reason for the matter. It was a weapons order. Moreover, the quantity was very large at the beginning. Five thousand muskets were needed. The sooner, the better. But the word two thousand was mentioned later. Naofumi didn't know what.

Meaning. It is probably related to firearms production.

Look who is so generous. The Yan Kingdom. It turned out to be the Yan Kingdom. Shangwen was a little unimaginable. He actually spent a lot of money to buy muskets. After all, the war was the catalyst.