“Welcome everyone!”
Following Zhang Wan He's lead in clapping, everyone gave him face and started clapping as well.
The applause thundered, very intense!
Su Yang saluted everyone, then took out the materials list needed for the production of smokeless gunpowder.
This was something Su Yang had prepared beforehand.
“Minister Zhang, this is the equipment list for the production of smokeless gunpowder. Please gather it.”
Zhang Wan He took the list and began to review it.
He was immediately shocked by the materials listed.
Ceramic jars?
Stone mills, pasta machines, noodle cutters?
This… how come it doesn't look like it's making gunpowder, it looks like it's making noodles!
“Comrade Su Yang, did you get the wrong list?”
Su Yang shook his head and smiled: “No mistake. These are what is needed.”
“Although I also want those high-pressure furnace equipment, I think it would be very difficult to get them with our current foundation, wouldn't it?”
Difficult?
It's practically impossible to get them, okay!
After receiving confirmation, Zhang Wan He couldn't imagine how to make smokeless gunpowder with these things for a while.
Su Yang also saw the doubts and misunderstandings of everyone, so he drew a cylinder tower for making sulfuric acid on the prepared blackboard.
Then he began to explain.
“I believe there are quite a few college students and veteran military workers among you, and you should know the essential ingredients needed to make smokeless gunpowder.”
“It is sulfuric acid, known as the mother of gunpowder.”
“This device is used to make sulfuric acid, which I call the cylinder tower method.”
“Because of our limited conditions, we don't have a lot of lead, so we can only use ceramic jars instead.”
“Burn sulfur to produce sulfur dioxide gas, mix it with excess air and steam, and then pass it through a corrosion-resistant lead chamber to become dilute sulfuric acid.”
“Then... from this we can obtain sulfuric acid.”
Many technical personnel suddenly felt enlightened, their thoughts instantly opened up.
“That's right, I didn't expect sulfuric acid could be made like this!”
“I read about this in a book on advanced gunpowder before. It's called… what is it called, I can't remember for a moment.”
Su Yang looked at a comrade wearing glasses and smiled, “The manufacturing methods of sulfuric acid are the contact process and the lead chamber process.”
“What I told you is the lead chamber process, but I changed it based on the actual situation.”
“Yes, yes!”
“It's the lead chamber process, I knew it felt familiar.”
“Comrade Su Yang, you are a genius!”
“You actually thought of such a method, I am convinced.”
Su Yang waved his hand and said modestly: “I just got inspiration by chance. I dare not call myself a genius in front of veteran workers and college students.”
“Since Comrade Wang Xiao Bing understands, then it will be much easier.”
“Feel free to ask Comrade Wang Xiao Bing any questions you have.”
“Next, I will share with you my methods of making nitric acid and nitrocellulose, and the uses of these stone mills, pasta machines, and noodle cutters.”
“To obtain nitric acid, you need to make nitric acid pots and cylinder kiln burning.”
“This is the design. From experiments, the effect is still good.”
He then distributed the design to everyone for review.
After everyone had a look.
He continued: “With sulfuric acid and nitric acid, the production of nitrocellulose is easy.”
“I think any technical personnel who understand chemistry should know how to make it.”
“This is the mixing ratio I have tested and adjusted, everyone can participate.”
“With these, the important raw materials for smokeless gunpowder are complete.”
“As for how to mass produce it, that's when these stone mills, pasta machines, and noodle cutters come into play.”
“First, use…”
“Then, use the pasta machine to… when rolling, pay attention to…”
“Finally, cut them into equal-sized granules. To ensure complete combustion, you need to use a wooden bucket to add…”
“Finally, you get the gunpowder in front of you.”
Listening to Su Yang's narration, the entire conference room was silent, their eyes filled with shock, astonishment, disbelief, surprise, excitement…
Until someone started clapping, instantly igniting the powder keg, and then intense applause rang out.
This applause was much louder than the first.
Everyone was convinced by Su Yang's method, they applauded wholeheartedly, looking at Su Yang with admiration and respect.
After listening, Zhang Wan He was extremely excited, he held Su Yang's hands and said choked up, “Comrade Su Yang, I represent the Eighth Route Army Logistics Department and the soldiers to thank you.”
“Hearing your words is better than reading ten years of books!”
Su Yang looked at the excited Zhang Wan He, and he was also deeply touched.
“Minister Zhang, you are exaggerating.”
“I just combined what I learned with reality, and I happened to think of these methods. In the future, I will need to learn from everyone, communicate, and make progress together.”
Hearing Su Yang's humble words, everyone admired him even more.
One by one, the section chiefs, department heads, and technicians greeted him actively.
After a while.
Zhang Wan He made a decision, and then ordered: “To be able to produce smokeless gunpowder as soon as possible, please help us complete the construction, Comrade Su Yang.”
“Whatever you need, all departments and sections will provide full support.”
Su Yang nodded: “Minister, please rest assured, my trip here is to improve our army's gunpowder. As long as we build according to the designs I gave, we will surely be able to produce our own smokeless gunpowder.”
“Good, good, good!” Zhang Wan He excitedly said good three times.
“With your words, I'm relieved.”
“Everyone listening, you must fully cooperate with Su Yang to complete the production construction of smokeless gunpowder.”
“Equipment Department, gather the items on this list as quickly as possible.”
“General Affairs Department, mobilize personnel to build the required factory building. Ask Comrade Su Yang directly about what kind of factory building you need.”
“Construction Department, assemble workers for early training…”
“No matter what difficulties you encounter, think of a way to solve them. If you can't solve it, report it to me immediately.”
“At any time.”
“I only have one requirement, complete the production of smokeless gunpowder as soon as possible.”
“Everyone, let's get to work!”
“Yes!”
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