What troubles the use of a coerk gun is the problem of a fuse that ignites a musket.

Since you want to localize the combs, in addition to being able to make muskets by yourself, you also need to make gunpowder, bullets and fuses by yourself.

Not to mention the problem of gunpowder and bullets, the simplest fuse has become the first problem. Because the weather is wet and there is no need to be wet by rain, the fuse made with local linen as raw materials has the problem of being unable to be lit.

Ander and others thought of many ways to solve this problem, but there was still no progress. Today, when we came to report good news to the government, we also raised this problem.

In the eyes of Ander and others, this young lord was not only a great general, but also an inventor. There were many problems they could not solve, and perhaps he could provide a solution.

Ander did guess this time, and Zhengliang did know the solution. He also knew why these fuses made of local materials could not be ignited when it was wet.

This is because the local materials used to make fuses are mainly bamboo fibers. This material mainly consists of bamboo fibers. Because it contains a small amount of oil, it cannot be ignited in humid weather even if it is not wet by rain.

So what is the solution?

The solution is kapok. If the materials made of kapok are used to make the fuse, then this problem can be solved. Thinking of kapok, Zhengliang immediately thought of the history of Kapok in the Warring States Period and its other uses.

The introduction of Mumian into Japan began in the Kamakura era, and it was not until the Warring States Period that it began to grow on a large scale. Before that, they were sold to China and North Korea as high-priced commodities. For ordinary Japanese people, Mama was the raw material for clothes they used. However, in winter, the clothes made of Mama were not warm enough. In the early days of the Warring States Period, after the Yingren Rebellion, trade was changed to tribute at the request of China, which was originally the main target of kapok exports, and thus the trade of Mumian was suspended. Therefore, North Korea became the main importer of Japan's mum, and so in the face of the export of a large amount of mum, the North Korean government had to control exports.

In the middle and late Warring States period, people began to focus on the military use of wool. Clothes made of wool are light, firm and warm. They are excellent materials for military uniforms. Moreover, their firm characteristics were also used on the sails of large sailboats. Ships using wool sails were much higher than ordinary ships in terms of speed, so they were widely used by pirates from all over the country. In the military system formulated by Maori Hiromoto, there is a record of "the use of wool sails for wool sails for wool sails for wool sails".

Therefore, Zhengliang thought of using kapok to make soldiers' clothes and even people's clothes, and even replaced wooden sponge sails for the Luo family's naval ships, and finally used kapok to make a fuse.

However, at present, Kapok is not common in the territory of the Luo family, even Kyushu. On the contrary, in Ohachi, Sanhe and two places are widely planted. Masara even wondered if it was because of these Kapoks that Nobunaga and Ieyasu gained the opportunity to fight. Of course, this is just a guess.

Now that Zhengliang has realized the importance of cotton, he will certainly not miss this opportunity. After all, opportunities always favor those who are prepared. Now Zhengliang must seize the opportunity and run faster than others.

Thinking of this, Zhengliang first asked Ander and others to wait on the spot, and then he immediately signed several orders.

The first order was directed at the Shenwu Shaoce. Zhengliang asked him to immediately organize personnel to purchase a large amount of cotton and cotton seeds from all over the country, especially in the Weizhang and Sanhe areas. This will become the normal material purchased by the Luo family. Now it is in the period after the Sino-Japanese trade is suspended. The local area should have stockpiled a lot of cotton, which is just cheap to buy.

The second order was for the Interior and Intelligence Pavilion. The main purpose was to let them buy a large amount of kapok seeds or even kapok trees. These kapok seeds and kapok trees were used to plant some wastelands in the territory. Although there would be no income in the short term, several years later, when everyone realized the importance of cotton, the Luo family had already planted a large area of ​​woods in the territory that could produce cotton, realizing the self-sufficiency of kapok. This is the benefit of being one step ahead.

The last order was still for the Interior Government Office, which was to ask them to organize the opening of a cotton weaving workshop. As for the technical aspects, they could contact Ming merchants such as Wang Hai, Zuo Moyang to purchase it. With these cotton-made cloths made of raw materials, they could start weaving military uniforms and canvas. As for the problem of fuse, of course, the most preferred solution is.

After the army's messenger quickly sent orders to the Inner Affairs Pavilion and the Intelligence Pavilion, Zhengliang told Ander and the other two about the solution. When they learned that the reason why the fuse could not be lit was because of the raw material of the fuse, the three of them were stunned. Finally, they followed Zhengliang's team in contempt and returned to Anyue City.

As soon as he returned to Anyue City, before he could even reminisce about his wife, Zhengliang received a urgent letter from Sheng Long.

Isamoto was specially arranged by Masaru Masaru to stay in Jiegang and Kyoto, responsible for collecting and transmitting local intelligence and handling diplomatic practices with the shogunate relationship with the Kyoto court. Usually, Isamoto sent the news back to the territory by sea. Today, a letter from him happened to land in Kazuki and was about to be sent to Masaru Masaru at that time, and Masaru was about to return to Anyue Castle.

Some time ago, after completely controlling some areas of the Chihou area, Masayoro asked Ikoro to find a way to get the court and the shogunate to recognize the security of the Luo family in the Chihou area (that is, to recognize ownership of the possession of the area). Is there something wrong with this matter?

Thinking of this, Zhengliang immediately opened the letter and read it.

Sure enough, there was indeed something wrong with this matter. It turned out that the Otomo family had interfered. This was inevitable. After all, the Otomo family would definitely not let the court recognize the Luo family's peace of the Queen of the Rak. After all, the Otomo family only had the real title of Guardian of the Queen of the Rak, and Yoshimi Otomo would definitely not let Guardian be snatched from him, otherwise he would definitely be crawled out of the underground by his ancestors. He would not allow him to die in fact or in nameless loss of Guardian.

This time, the great defeat of the Chihou area was also the biggest blow and shame that Yoshiki Ototo has suffered since the implementation of the active foreign expansion policy, and it was even more humiliating than the conflict with the Daiou family. Therefore, after the Ototo family knew that the Luo family had tried to get some security in some areas of the Chihou area, they decisively stopped it, and they also took the opportunity to make new demands to the court.

That is to let the court turn the guardian of the Fatty Queen into the hands of the Otomo family. In history, it was also in this year that the Otomo family drove Kikuchi Yoshito out of Fatty Queen and took the guardian of the Fatty Queen into his hands again.

But will Zhengliang make him get what he wants?
Chapter completed!