The Young and Vigorous Eighth Prince

Chapter 114: Revolver, Response, and the Evil Star

Seeing Jiang Fan take out a stack of things, not only Chu Yan'er, but also the two girls and the Chu brothers were stunned. They didn't expect Jiang Fan to be so well prepared. They couldn't help but admire him.

People who work hard will always be admired and respected.

Chu Yan'er's love for Jiang Fan increased a little more. For someone who works so hard, it would be a shame if he didn't succeed.

In the following time, Jiang Fan stayed in Huai'an Prefecture for ten days. In addition to gathering the victims from Chu Yan'er, he also helped Chu Yan'er build a river embankment.

After gathering nearly 40,000 disaster victims from Huai'an County, Jiang Fan had 14,000 craftsmen at his disposal, including all kinds of craftsmen.

Although most of them are half-baked craftsmen with mediocre skills and only one-third of them have truly skilled skills, as long as he is given enough time, these craftsmen will become talents in his hands.

Unfortunately, there are no metal veins such as iron ore in Huainan, otherwise Jiang Fan could start steelmaking.

Jiang Fan actually wanted to make enough revolvers for his White Robe Army and equip them with light and sturdy armor.

Arm his white-robed soldiers into lightly armored cavalry and equip them with Mo Dao. Then, they will be absolutely invincible on the battlefield.

Unfortunately, without steel, everything is just empty talk. Even some of the firearms he could think of had to be shelved temporarily.

However, it was still possible to make a few revolvers for himself. After all, Jiang Fan had a lot of blacksmiths.

He led nearly a hundred blacksmiths to make revolvers for himself, with him personally in charge and guiding them. In ten days, he made three revolvers and sixty bullets.

Except for the bullet, the cartridge case can be recycled. As long as the bullet is remade and filled with gunpowder, there will be no shortage of bullets.

The only pity is that the ammunition currently used is still black powder, and the power of the revolver is still lacking.

Within fifty meters, the lethality is okay, but beyond that it is not so effective. However, within ten meters, the power is enough to definitely hit the head with every shot.

Of course, once he refines smokeless gunpowder, the power of the revolver will increase several times.

In fact, the manufacture of a revolver is not difficult. You can just make a mold directly. Although there is no lathe tool to grind the barrel, the simple lathe made by Jiang Fan is still good at grinding the barrel.

However, even so, with the current technology, Jiang Fan still produced a lot of failed products. In ten days, nearly a hundred blacksmiths only made three guns and sixty bullets.

If Jiang Fan didn't have enough craftsmen and materials, ordinary people would not be able to make it at all.

Jiang Fan decided to give the revolver to Chu Yan'er. When Chu Yan'er got the revolver from Jiang Fan, she fell in love with it at first sight when she saw the exquisitely made gun body.

Jiang Fan taught Chu Yan'er how to aim and how to shoot. The two of them were very close, and under his hand-in-hand instruction, Chu Yan'er's pretty face turned red with shame, and her eyes were wet like water.

Jiang Fan's blood was boiling, and he couldn't control himself. Chu Yan'er looked at him from time to time, and her eyes full of affection were too much for him to bear, and he almost turned into a wolf.

Ever since this woman expressed her feelings, she has been seducing Jiang Fan all the time.

Jiang Fan looked at her cute appearance several times and almost couldn't help but kiss her. If there hadn't been someone around to help Jiang Fan suppress the desire in his heart, he really wanted to kill Chu Yan'er on the spot.

The Chu brothers and the two little girls couldn't bear to watch Jiang Fan and Chu Yan'er playing with guns together.

I was envious of the thing in Jiang Fan's hand, but also angry that Jiang Fan and his sister were torturing the dog.

But they have no human rights in front of Jiang Fan, and even less in front of their sister. They are not convinced, so hold it in! Try it if you don't hold it in! I guarantee you will be pleasantly surprised.

After a while of flirting with each other, Jiang Fan finally taught Chu Yan'er how to use a revolver. Not only was Chu Yan'er surprised, but even the Chu brothers and the two little girls looked eager to learn it.

Seeing their expressions, Jiang Fan smiled and said, "This thing is not easy to make. I will give each of you one after a while!"

It's not that Jiang Fan didn't want to give each of them one, but it took him and nearly a hundred craftsmen ten days to make three revolvers and sixty rounds of bullets, and they spent a lot of time on molding, polishing, and he didn't know how many unqualified products were produced.

However, with the experience of the first time, it will be relatively easier to make it next time.

Jiang Fan gave the craftsmen a task and asked them to continue working on it. It wouldn't be long before they could produce another batch.

By then, it would be possible to give one to each of the Chu brothers and the two little girls, and his white-robed guards would also be equipped with one each.

However, Jiang Fan no longer had time and could not urge the craftsmen to continue manufacturing because the acceptance officer from the imperial court had already arrived.

Although these inspectors were just going through the motions, Jiang Fan still had to go back to Huaining County to deal with it. He was about to return to Beijing, and there were still a number of things that needed to be explained in Huaining County.

The staff in Huai'an Prefecture has been arranged, the workshop has been built, and the necessary layout has been completed.

In Huaining County, Xia Qianxing also sent back the news that he had completed the purchase of the farmland in Huaiyang County. Everything went smoothly. More than 105,000 acres of land in the entire Huaiyang County were all purchased.

In addition, Xia Qianxing also purchased nearly 30,000 acres of land in Huaining County and Huai'an County.

In the three prefectures of Huainan, Jiang Fan owns nearly 140,000 acres of land. The amount of grain that can be grown on so much land will be an astronomical figure.

Xia Qianxing has arranged people to start reclaiming and rebuilding the farmland. Jiang Fan is implementing a leasing model, where farmers can not only obtain 20% of the grain income, but also receive a certain amount of wages.

This can promote the enthusiasm of farmers. In addition, Jiang Fan also asked people to collect some food crops from outside. For example, sweet potatoes, potatoes, corn and other food crops.

Unfortunately, Jiang Fan was not familiar with the technology of hybrid rice, but he was well versed in the theory of hybrid rice.

If we can find a suitable person, we can let others practice this set of techniques.

Once hybrid rice is popularized successfully, not only will there be no need to worry about food, but the population will also be able to increase rapidly. In fact, population is the greatest wealth of a country.

Chu Yan'er reluctantly bid farewell to Jiang Fan, wanting to say something but not saying it. Seeing the two of them being so affectionate, the Chu brothers and the two girls felt very uncomfortable.

Finally, Jiang Fan left Huai'an County. After returning to Huaining County, Jiang Fan immediately asked the person in charge of glass manufacturing to deliver the various test tubes he requested.

For the rest of the time, Jiang Fan locked himself in a temporary laboratory. The Chu brothers served as his assistants and began to prepare various chemical materials.

As a former master's student in chemistry, physics and mechanical engineering, extracting some chemical materials is still child's play.

If he hadn't yearned for a military career and become a scout, he might have become an expert in chemistry, or physics and mechanical engineering.

"Old Eight, what the hell is going on here? There's molten silver and a beaker... Why do these things change color when they're mixed together?"

Chu Chengxiong, Jiang Fan's assistant, asked Jiang Fan with a puzzled look on his face. Chu Chengrui, who was standing next to him, also looked like a curious baby. It was really Jiang Fan's work that made them puzzled.

Hearing this, Jiang Fan smiled at the two brothers and said, "Remember when someone said I was a disaster star? The thing I'm researching can help me dispel rumors. By the way, it can also help those people lose more than they gain!"

As soon as he said this, the two brothers were stunned and looked at Jiang Fan in astonishment. Was this guy telling the truth or not? Just a few small glass tubes, burning them casually, and then mixing a few liquids, could dispel the rumors about the disaster star. Was this guy kidding?

But every time Jiang Fan did something, he gave them great surprises. Although the two brothers were nervous, they still believed in Jiang Fan.

Jiang Fan used the last five days in Huaining County to do research, preparing to face Ye Ren's vicious plan. In Beijing, Ye Ren made the matter of the demon star escalate.

Moreover, it has not rained in the capital and several surrounding cities for nearly a month. As the weather becomes hotter and hotter, a drought is imminent.