The Ultimate Prodigal Son - Chapter 1158

[Chapter 1158 Making Fireworks]

After Lin Tian figured it out, he found the problem, so he temporarily put it aside because he had to prove whether his gunpowder was successful.

If the gunpowder was successful, it also proved Lin Tian’s guess that it was the contact and friction between the two stones that produced sparks, which led to the premature reaction and explosion of the mixture of sulfur powder, saltpeter powder and charcoal powder.

So next, Lin Tian took out a small amount of the prepared gunpowder and put it in a container next to him. He lit a small wooden stick and then stretched the spark towards the gunpowder in the container. With

a “puff”, the gunpowder in the air instantly made a low sound when it came into contact with the spark, and then a puff of white smoke rose.

When Lin Tian saw this scene, he became excited because it meant that he had successfully made gunpowder. And it looked no worse than the gunpowder in his previous life memory. Judging from the degree of white smoke, it even exceeded the power of the gunpowder in his previous life memory.

Although Lin Tian is very excited now, he does not want this result, because sulfur mines are extremely difficult to find, so now the gunpowder has far exceeded its own value.

As for saltpeter, it is usually easy to find, because it is an alkali and can be easily obtained in certain seawater. As for charcoal, it is even more so. Although Yan State is in a relatively cold area, the most common firewood is still available. If it doesn’t work, it can be replaced by wood ash.

So Lin Tian wants to change the ratio of sulfur, saltpeter and charcoal in gunpowder, so that on the basis of successfully developing gunpowder, it can also save costs as much as possible. Although Lin Tian has the support of the emperor and the entire Yan State as a backing, Lian Tian cannot be so squandering.

Next, Lin Tian continued the experiment. This time, Lin Tian reduced the amount of sulfur powder, and then added saltpeter powder and charcoal powder. After stirring it again to become gunpowder, he took out a small amount and experimented again.

This experiment was still very successful, and even a little more powerful than before, but it did not produce the effect of asking you to buy one first.

Because in Lin Tian’s memory of his previous life, gunpowder was used in wars, and perhaps a small part was used in daily life, but only the extremely appropriate amount of materials could achieve the power of military gunpowder, so Lin Tian is now pursuing perfection. Lin

Tian once again changed the amount of sulfur powder, saltpeter powder and charcoal powder, and then experimented again.

After many experiments by Lin Tian, Lin Tian found that no matter how much sulfur powder was used, the gunpowder made could produce explosions of varying sizes. This discovery surprised Lin Tian very much, because in this way, a lot of sulfur can be saved, and at the same time, a lot of costs can be saved.

After so many experiments by Lin Tian, gunpowder has been perfectly made, so the next step is to make fireworks.

Lin Tian originally wanted to make a fire line first, but found that making a fire line also requires paper, but now he has no intention of making paper.

Although Lin Tian has decided to make paper in his heart, the process of making paper is not something that can be completed in a short time, so Lin Tian has to put aside the idea of making paper and can only look for a substitute for paper first.

Lin Tian first thought of cotton thread, but it was obviously too slow to burn, and gunpowder could not be added to it. Even after adding gunpowder, it could achieve the effect of rapid burning.

So Lin Tian thought of a method. First, he took out a certain amount of prepared gunpowder, then added an appropriate amount of water and stirred it, and then took cotton thread and put it into the stirred gunpowder, so that the cotton thread was covered with gunpowder.

Finally, he took out the cotton thread that was already covered with gunpowder, and rubbed it with his hands, and perfectly attached the excess gunpowder to the cotton thread, and then put it in a ventilated place and let it dry by itself. In this way, the fire line was made.

After Lin Tian made the fire line, he began to prepare to use thin bamboo tubes to replace the cardboard in his previous life to make firework tubes.

Since he had asked the servants to find these ordinary materials before, Lin Tian did not need to find them himself, and only needed to deal with them simply.

Lin Tian first sawed the thin bamboo tube into sections, then found some soil and filled it to the bottom of the thin bamboo tube, compacted it with a wooden stick, and then Lin Tian stuffed gunpowder into it. During the whole process of stuffing gunpowder, Lin Tian seemed very careful, for fear that his improper operation would cause an explosion.

After filling the gunpowder, Lin Tian was not in a hurry to install the fire line and then seal the soil, because Lin Tian still needed some metals. Only by letting these metals produce different colors through combustion can the fireworks produce the desired effect. The only

metal that Lin Tian could find now was iron, so Lin Tian first found a small bamboo tube, filled it with some gunpowder, and then added a few small iron balls. At the same time, he did not forget to install the fire line, and then sealed the small bamboo tube with some soil.

Lin Tian put the small bamboo tube upside down into the large bamboo tube, and then installed the fire line into the large bamboo tube, and then sealed it with soil.

This time, Lin Tian did not compact the earth like the bottom earth, because if Lin Tian did so, it was afraid that when it was ignited, the bamboo tube would explode, and it would become a so-called firecracker instead of a firework.

When the earth was completed, the firework had been made, so Lin Tian couldn’t wait to experiment to see if it could produce a satisfactory effect, so as not to have an accident when it was ignited even though it was already made.

Lin Tian took the fireworks he had made and came to his yard. At this time, Chen Huifang was sitting in a daze under the pavilion, so when she saw Lin Tian, she hurried towards Lin Tian.

But Lin Tian did not talk to Chen Huifang, but put the firework in his hand on an open space, and then motioned Chen Huifang to stay away. Lin Tian

squatted down with the lit fire starter, and then slowly stretched the fire starter in front of the line of fire. At the same time, Ming Tian covered his ears with his other hand, and the whole person was ready to move away from here.

Seeing Lin Tian’s appearance at the moment, Chen Huifang quickly ran to a distance, then lay down behind a pillar and looked over here.