How could Zhu Yijun be interested in picric acid, an explosive? Of course, he had to work hard in the direction of nitroglycerin. However, this research was not handed over to Xu Guangqi, but to Li Shizhen.
One had to know that nitroglycerin was not first used as an explosive, but as a medicine to treat heart disease.
Medicine made from nitroglycerin had special effects on heart disease and angina pectoris. This was what Zhu Yijun told Li Shizhen.
The production of nitroglycerin required the distillation of saltpeter. Although it could not be produced in large quantities, it was not a problem to produce small quantities. As for glycerin, it was even simpler.
The soap workshop of the Ministry of Internal Affairs had always produced it, but most of it was taken to the fruit wine workshop to make wine. These two industrial chains provided countless jobs and wealth for Daming.
At the same time, it also promoted the fruit tree planting and animal husbandry industry, which was now a very important industrial chain for Daming.
With nitroglycerin and nitroglycerin, Zhu Yijun naturally thought of nitroglycerin.
Originally, Zhu Yijun wanted Xu Guangqi to be in charge of this project, but he was too busy and responsible for too many projects. So, Zhu Yijun gave this project to Li Shizhen.
Anyway, it was also researching synthetic medicine. Once nitroglycerin was produced, it might also promote the development of artificial medicine for Daming.
Now, the biggest factor restricting the development of Daming Royal Hospital was medicinal herbs. Even though Zhu Yijun had vigorously promoted the cultivation of medicinal herbs, the effect was still not very good.
However, the effect was still not very good. In that case, artificial extraction and synthesis of medicine naturally became the most important.
Zhu Yijun originally thought that this was also a lifetime series. He did not expect Li Shizhen to actually produce it. How could Zhu Yijun not be shocked?
That was nitroglycerin. With nitroglycerin, his gunpowder dream could really be realized. Zhu Yijun looked at Li Shizhen with a fiery gaze.
"You can rest assured that I will definitely do what I promised!" Zhu Yijun said with a smile. Isn't it just money?
I am not short of money now.
Speaking of which, Zhu Yijun was quite emotional in his heart. He didn't know to what extent Li Shizen had advanced Daming's medical and pharmaceutical research.
Zhu Yijun still remembered that a few years ago, Li Shizen had started to open people's stomachs. He wondered how his skills were now.
Ever since the invention of glassware and microscopes, the advancement of medicine and pharmacy had been very rapid. Coupled with Zhu Yijun's large investment, it seemed that it was time to produce results.
"What do you plan to do after the lab is built?" Zhu Yijun steadied his emotions and changed the topic.
Since the nitroglycerin had been made, Zhu Yijun was prepared to transfer it to Xu Guangqi to continue making it. Firstly, he was good at it. Secondly, Zhu Yijun was also afraid that Li Shizhen would be blown up.
The power of nitroglycerin was not small, and Xu Guangqi had a perfect mechanism that could avoid as many casualties as possible from the explosion caused by experimental errors.
Zhu Yijun was in a very good mood because this was really an unexpected surprise. It was like someone sent him a pillow when he was dozing off.
The conversation that followed was naturally very harmonious. The two of them talked in detail and Zhu Yijun also promised Li Shizen that he would build a laboratory that required an unknown amount of investment.
In Li Shizen's words, there were a lot of research projects in this laboratory. For the time being, there was no specific amount of investment.
Even so, in a happy mood, Zhu Yijun still agreed. Of course, this was also the reason why Zhu Yijun believed in Li Shizen.
Zhu Yijun believed that what Li Shizen researched would definitely produce more output than investment. This was also Li Shizen. Zhu Yijun didn't believe in others at all.
While Zhu Yijun and his subject were happily chatting, another less joyous conversation was taking place in the Grand Ming's Chamberlain of Dependencies.
Several people who participated represented different forces. Among them, the strongest was, of course, the representative of the Buyan Chechen Chahar tribe, followed by the representative of Ordos, Jirgala.
Currently, there were two largest tribes in the Mongolian grasslands of South Desert, and there were more than a dozen other smaller tribes.
The atmosphere of the conversation was not very friendly. It could basically be said to be at daggers drawn.
Originally, the tribes of the grasslands were unstoppable on the grasslands. That was because the grasslands were large enough and there were not that many tribes. If they couldn't do it here, they could go to another place.
However, since the era of Genghis Khan, Mongolia continued to expand on the grasslands. While their strength increased, their population also increased.
Basically, whether it was Mongolia of South Desert or Mongolia of North Desert, there were people everywhere. Every lush grassland was occupied by people.
Although the grasslands were large, there were not many places suitable for the survival of horses. Therefore, living space became a problem.
It was unrealistic to expand to Daming. If they expanded in other directions, they would also have to fight. Mongolia of South Desert was already much weaker than Mongolia of North Desert.
So here came the problem. They couldn't run away, and they couldn't fight. The only way left was to surrender.
This was also a very real problem faced by the Mongolian tribes of South Desert. Now that Emperor Daming had relented and agreed to everyone's surrender, the problem was with Buyan Chechen of Chahar.
If it was in the past, not to mention small tribes, even tribes like Ordos would not dare to provoke the Chahar tribe of Buyan Chechen.
On the grasslands, only Wala and Horqin could compete with the Chahar tribe of Buyan Chechen. But where were these two tribes now?
They had all been destroyed by Daming!
The problem now was that if the Chahar of Buyan Chechen did not surrender, they could still surrender to Daming. In any case, they had already decided to surrender.
This could be seen from the attitude of the officials of Chamberlain of Dependencies in Daming. Except for Harile, the representative of the Chahar tribe of Buyan Chechen, they were very warm to the other tribes.
Especially to Jirigala, the representative of Ordos, their attitude was really good.
Although they knew that this was Daming's trick to drive a wedge between them, so what?
Did they have a choice?
"Harile, it's just a piece of Imperial Jade Seal. It's just a piece of jade. If Emperor Daming wants it, just give it to him."
Jirigala looked at Harile with a sullen face and said in a low voice, "What's the use of keeping the Khan of Buyan Chechen?
Is he still dreaming of being an emperor?
Why don't you take a look at the time? "
As soon as Jirigala said this, the other tribes also nodded in agreement.
In their view, at this time, they were about to be destroyed by Daming. They were going to lose their lives, but they were still guarding a piece of broken jade. They were simply crazy.
Of course, they didn't have to do anything anyway. They were happy to see Buyan Chechen being the Khan of Mongolia all day long.
Harile glanced at Jirigala with a very ugly expression. He asked with a black face, "Can't you see that this is the Ming Emperor's trick to drive a wedge between us?"