Able to pinpoint saltpeter and ash powder, it seems that White was aware of the anomalous purchasing behavior of Frontier Town.Then, one of the important components of black powder was discovered - saltpeter.To be honest, it hurts.Because President Marsha has two saltpeter factories on the outskirts of the royal capital, the amount of saltpeter that Frontier Town can buy from her will be reduced by half due to the influence of the king's decree.Fortunately, autumn is about to begin, and when the fleet of luxury merchant groups arrives in Frontier Town with a large amount of raw materials, the soap factory can be put into production.In the soap-making process, a large amount of glycerin, a by-product, is bound to be obtained.As long as you have it, it means smokeless gunpowder and more powerful explosives are not far off.Among them, smokeless gunpowder can completely replace black powder as the propellant of bullets, which can alleviate the problem of reduced saltpeter imports.In addition, the school will also conduct the first elementary academic examination.With Niuklian's excellent grades, graduation is not a problem.After graduating, he became a full-fledged laboratory worker, and his first experimental project was the trial production of the very dangerous mercury hemate.According to Winster, mercury thunderate was the earliest initiating charge and could be used as a fire cap firing charge for bullets.The production of new bullets with mercury thunderate as a primer has long been on the agenda.There is also the new musket that will no longer use flint to fire bullets, but instead use a firing pin to trigger the bullet's primer, which can greatly reduce the likelihood of a bullet firing failure.In addition, the next generation of artillery has also landed.Owen had seen the drawings provided by Winster, which was a large-caliber, long-barreled heavy cannon.It has a longer range and more power, can reload shells, freely adjust the angle of fire and rotation, and has the ability to fire quickly.The corresponding shells will also be upgraded.At that time, you can say goodbye to the cumbersome front-loading cannon, which is really exciting.As long as the plan progresses steadily, the military weapons of the border town will be upgraded in all respects this fall.In this way, even if the Black Dragon King appeared, Owen would have the confidence to defeat it.As for the ash powder, this is not a recipe for black powder.If this can prevent White from researching the recipe for black powder, it will be the best.Moreover, the border town will not need too much ash powder next year, and it will already be in oversupply in the early spring of this year.Without the gray powder of the royal capital, Owen didn't mind very much.In short, for the time being, the development prospects of Frontier Town are worth looking forward to, as long as no major accidents occur.At this moment, Viru, who had been summoned, knocked on the door, entered the office, and saluted Owen's chest."
Lord Marquis, I came in a hurry when I received your summons, I don't know what happened?""
You're finally here."
Owen folded the secret letter in his hand, looked up at Viru, and praised, "Viru, you've done a good job lately, the dockyard has been built so quickly. ”"It's mostly a credit to the magicians, whose kind of terrain-altering magic is extremely convenient and speeds up construction."
Viru said modestly.There is no doubt that the earth mages did play an important role in this construction mission.Now that the shipyard has begun to build steel warships, the dwarven craftsmen have long been impatient and actively involved in this great project.With Geeta in charge of the construction of the steel battleship, this should not be a problem, after all, the dwarven craftsmen respect him very much and will not disobey instructions."
So how is the adobe house outside the town going?
The next batch of serfs was about to arrive. ”Owen asked."
It's going very well."
Viru reported: "As soon as the serfs get off the boat, they and their families can be arranged to move in. ”After each batch of serfs arrived in the frontier town, Clive would assign people to register them so that they could be counted in the future.The last time Clive gave Owen a routine report on the state of Frontier Town, he had made a rough estimate of the population, which should have exceeded 10,000 people.After a lot of hard work, Owen has finally changed the trend of declining population in Frontier Town, which is really gratifying.The change in this increase is very noticeable, and now you can see many people walking around on the streets, their faces full of happiness, which has not been seen before.Moreover, following the conscription order, Owen issued a large number of recruitment orders in the Dongsheng Fortress, publicizing that there were many job opportunities in Frontier Town, which could continue to attract many unemployed people to try their luck.Therefore, the population of the border town will only increase after the end.When the population reaches a certain level, the city can be declared.With the development potential of Frontier Town, the construction of the city is just the beginning, and Owen's ambition is not small, wanting to make it the largest city in the Morning Light Kingdom, surpassing the royal capital Junhui City.Owen then asked Viru about the progress of other construction projects, and the latter gave a factual and detailed report."
Good."
Viru was well aware of all the construction projects in Frontier Town, including the construction projects for which he was not responsible, and Owen was very satisfied with them.Since becoming the head of the Ministry of Construction, Viru's mental outlook has changed a lot, and he has become more and more like a superior person, and the original rudeness has completely disappeared.In addition, he has been reading books related to construction recently, and before he knows it, he has also become a bit of a scholar.It's true that circumstances can change a person.After learning about the overall construction of the border town, Owen got down to business."
Viru, I now have another major construction project that I want you to be responsible for.""
What are you going to build this time?
Lord Marquis. ”When he heard about the new construction project, Viru not only did not get bored, but looked forward to it.Because Owen always asks Viru to build buildings that he has never touched before, he can always learn or use new knowledge from them, and he is not bored."
Build a road."
Owen said."
Road?"
Viru looked puzzled, "Is it the most common dirt road in town?"
”"No, it's not the kind of dirt road that gets muddy when it rains."
Owen shook his head, and continued, "It's a hardened road that's wide enough and flat enough that the carriage won't be too bumpy to run on. ”"Do you want to lay a slate?""
No, with cement.""
Cement?
Oh, I see. ”Viru figured it out at once, "Cement road, it's really feasible." ”Recently, the production of cement has been increasing, and in addition to being used for construction, cement shipbuilding, and sales, it is time to improve the road situation."
Then Lord Marquis, where do you plan to build a cement road in Frontier Town?"
Viru asked."
Not in town."
Owen shook his head again, "I'm going to build a wide road between Frontier Town and Dongsheng Fortress. ”There's a saying from Winster's side that says - to get rich, build roads first.The construction of a smooth road connecting the two places will undoubtedly promote overland trade, make it easier for the products of the border towns to be sold outside, enhance friendship between the two places, and so on.There are too many benefits, it is nothing more than that it costs a lot of money to build the road itself, but Owen is not short of money, and spending other people's money is refreshing."
What?!"
Hearing this, Wei Lu's eyes couldn't help but widen and he said in surprise: "With such a big project, Frontier Town can't pull out enough manpower at once!"
”"Frontier Town doesn't need to be staffed, just provide cement and technology."
Owen said slowly: "I will write to Kuros and ask the Eastrise Fortress to recruit enough men, and you can just go over and direct them to start construction." ”"That's right......"
Viru nodded understandingly.Just as Owen was about to say something, the guards hurriedly broke into the office."
Lord Marquis, it's not good!
The guards at the southwest outpost noticed wolf smoke rising from the Mystery Forest in the distance. ”This lord is backed by a tech tycoon