Although the emperor's decree has been issued, it will take several months to deploy and train troops, and Wei Zhan is temporarily unable to go to sea to fight.
He led a group of loyal guards, rushed to Linxi, saw Qin Ke and asked, "Where is the little golden retriever?"
"Training troops by the river," Qin Ke said, "why do you come with me, Your Highness?"
Wei Zhan naturally had no objection.
When the two walked to the riverside, they saw a head of golden hair shining dazzlingly in the sun. Wei Zhan walked away quickly and shouted: "Little golden retriever!"
Jin Jili has long been used to this nickname.
He turned around to look at Wei Zhan, saw that he was smiling, and wanted to punish him, so when Wei Zhan approached, he took advantage of his unpreparedness and suddenly pushed him into the river!
With a "gudong", Wei Zhan sank to the bottom of the river.
In the late autumn, the river was quite cold, and the rest of the soldiers in the river saw someone falling into the water, and knew that it was Instructor Jin who was testing the newcomers, so they all gathered around to watch the joke.
It's just that after a long time, Wei Zhan still hasn't surfaced.
Jin Jili estimated the time, his heart skipped a beat, and he jumped into the river to look for the person.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the water, he was dragged down by someone. He was relieved and angry at the same time. Who else could do such a thing, except Wei Zhan, a muddlehead?
The two fisted and kicked in the water, splashing everywhere, and all the soldiers applauded and cheered.
In terms of water quality, Jin Jili was better after all, Wei Zhan gradually lost his strength, floated to the surface, waved his hands and said, "I won't fight anymore."
Jin Jili dragged him to the river bank like a dead dog.
"The deep sea is no better than rivers and rivers, you still need to practice more." After saying that, he was about to turn around and train the soldiers.
Wei Zhan grabbed his belt, but because of too much strength, the belt fell to the ground suddenly, Jin Jili quickly stretched out his hand to hold it down, and said angrily between his brows, "What's the matter?"
"You teach me." Someone Wei said with a smile, who never knew what shame was, "As a general, my water skills can't be too bad."
Jin Jili put on his belt again, and said expressionlessly, "Follow me."
Someone sent to your door to be abused, why not do it?
According to Jin Jili, the territory of Baisha Kingdom is less than one-third of that of Great Wei, and its military strength cannot be compared with that of Great Wei. Therefore, relying on Great Wei's combat power and firearms, and using military tactics, 2000 people are enough.
However, after the two thousand soldiers were devastated by the wind and waves, I don't know how many points are left.Moreover, two thousand soldiers need many ships to carry them.
The boats of the Great Wei were mostly used in rivers and rivers, and even seaside fishermen seldom went fishing in the deep sea, so there were very few people in the Great Wei who were good at sea navigation.
There is an urgent need to build boats, and it is also imminent to train boat masters.
As Wei Zhan is the main general, Jin Jili is the strictest on him. After daily training, Wei Zhan has no energy to find someone to compete with, which saves Qin Ke a lot of trouble.
A new type of firecracker was produced, and Rong Xi and Qin Ke returned to the prison. After trying it, they found that the power of the firecracker was indeed higher than that of the previous firecracker.
"How many firearms does King Shun need?" Rong Xi asked Qin Ke.
With 2000 people, it is impossible for each person to have a firecracker.
Qin Ke replied: "A hundred firecrackers will do."
With King Shun's fighting strength, even without using firearms, he could sweep Baisha Kingdom.In terms of tactical literacy, Wei Zhan is not inferior to Qin Ke.
Although he is rough, he has always been rough and fine.
Jin Jili is also very familiar with the Baisha Kingdom, as well as the enemy's military strength and temperament. Once the two cooperate, the King of the Baisha Kingdom will definitely find it difficult to resist.
At the winter solstice, the training of soldiers has paid off.
General Wei Zhan fell in love with winter swimming, and often dragged Jin Jili to swim with him, asking for advice on the pretext.
The two not only fought on land, but also often fought in water, and they were bound to die every day.
But Wei Zhan never tires of it.
After all, the sea and the river are different. Seeing that everyone is familiar with water, Jin Jili asked Qin Ke and Wei Zhan for their opinions.
"Qingzhou is not far from the sea. I want to go to the sea to test the results. If I encounter pirates, I can fight back."
Wei Zhan nodded in agreement without thinking.
Qin Ke thought for a while, then nodded and said: "Yes, the sea is dangerous, take care."
The two then led the elite soldiers to leave Qingzhou and go straight to Cangzhou.
In the coastal waters of Cangzhou, a boat department was set up.The boats and ships needed for this trip were all supervised by the boat department, which happened to be convenient.
After the two left, the weather became colder and colder.
Rong Xi tightened his clothes and went to the prison with Qin Ke. Seeing Cheng Hao's sad face, he couldn't help but asked with concern: "Uncle Cheng, what happened?"
"Soldiers from the Shenji Battalion came to report just now that the barrel of the gun is cracked, and one of the guns has become scrap metal."
He sighed softly, his eyes showing worry.
If the firecracker has such defects in a short period of time, it will not be able to be used on a large scale.
Rong Xi nodded and said: "This matter is within my expectation, Uncle Cheng, don't worry."
Many things cannot be solved overnight. Only when problems are discovered can everyone work together to remove obstacles.
When the craftsmen crafted the gun chambers, due to scruples, they applied insufficient force, resulting in the uncompacted wall of the gun, making it difficult to withstand the impact of long-term firepower, and cracks were inevitable.
It's just that at that time the most important thing was to make firecrackers, Rong Xi didn't mention the cracking, now that there is a problem, just focus on solving it.
"Da Lang has a solution?" Cheng Hao's eyes lit up.
Rong Xi asked with a smile, "Does the craftsman have any wonderful ideas?"
Cheng Hao shook his head, "Not at all."
The three of them sat at the table together, Rong Xi asked calmly: "Uncle Cheng and the Duke, do you remember the ditch treadmill?"
"Are you guiding the water treadmill?" Qin Ke asked.
Cheng Hao also nodded and said, "I remember, but what is the relationship between treadmills and firecrackers?"
"The treadmill uses the gears to drive the river water into the ditch," Rong Xi explained with a smile, "The craftsman can use the power of the gears to cut through the solid iron pestle and make it into a gun bore."
Seeing that the two were at a loss, he took a pen and paper and patiently explained his idea.
Later generations of machine tools can not only improve efficiency, but also be more precise.He wanted to imitate it, and tried to build a machine tool with both hydraulic and human power. Through gears and crank transmission, the hydraulic or human power could be converted into reciprocating power, so that it could operate day and night and more efficiently.
After all, it is time-consuming and labor-intensive to penetrate the compacted iron rod by manpower.
Cheng Hao pondered for a while, first affirming its feasibility, and then doubting its practicality.
"There is no good plan now, so we might as well build a mold and test whether it is feasible." Qin Ke made a final decision.
Only so.
Afterwards, Rong Xi led a group of craftsmen to jointly create a simple small-scale hydraulic and manual machine tool.
The machine tool can generate force not only by water flow, but also by manpower trampling.
Craftsmen are eager to try.
Someone boldly stepped forward to try, the crank drove the gear to rotate, and the gear transmitted force to the rotating shaft, and the rotating shaft began to slowly approach the gun bore at a constant speed.
It really works!
Although the speed is slow, the efficiency is several times higher than that of manpower.
Everyone rejoiced and stepped forward to try.
Cheng Hao was very relieved, and said with a smile on his face: "Da Lang, this method should be applicable to other places."
Rong Xi nodded, "The principle of mechanics is widely used."
He will not teach craftsmen to make other machine tools one by one. He believes that with the wisdom of craftsmen, more ingenuity will be born in the near future.
After the machine tool was made, it was already November.
The cold wind was biting, Rong Xi immediately retreated to the kang after returning to the house.
Because he was afraid of the cold, Liu He heated the kang every day before Rong Xi returned to the house to drive out the cold together.
Qin Ke poured a cup of hot tea and handed it to him.
"You don't seem to be afraid of the cold." Rong Xi drank the hot tea, as if he had regained his life, and seeing Qin Ke as if nothing had happened, he couldn't help muttering.
He is still wearing a cotton vest, if he is like Qin Ke, he must have been frozen outside.
"I've lived in northern Xinjiang for a long time, so I'm used to it." Qin Ke smiled, "Besides, your body suffered a lot when you were a child, and it's normal to be afraid of the cold."
Rong Xi felt distressed, "I don't know if the Northern Rong will go south to invade the frontier this year."
If Bei Rong's old ways reverted, Qin Ke might have to go to the frontier again.
Qin Ke said with a smile: "Don't worry, there are good generals guarding the northern border, and they will surely protect the peace of Great Wei."
"Yeah." Rong Xi wasn't worried about Wei's combat power.
Some firearms have been secretly transported to northern Xinjiang. Even if the Beirong is coming aggressively, the fireballs can shake them back to the border.
"News came that pirates appeared in the coastal waters of Cangzhou, and they were arrested by King Shun and Jin Jili's sea leaders." Qin Ke said suddenly.
Rong Xi's eyes lit up, "Very good."
The pirates have harassed the people along the coast for many years, and they have come and gone without a trace. They are very familiar with the waters off the coast of Cangzhou. Now they are arrested, which is really satisfying!
This is enough to prove that Jin Jili and King Shun are indeed capable of leading an army.
And the two of them have not yet used firearms.
The news was so exciting that the Tang newspaper spread to Shengjing, and the emperor was very happy, and became more and more concerned about the establishment of the navy.
It's just that the time is not yet ripe, and military expenditures and troops are not enough to build a navy.
"When will the two of them return?" Rong Xi asked curiously.
He shrank into the quilt, only showing a head, quite cute.
When Qin Ke saw it, he couldn't help laughing, stretched out his hand and brushed his loose hair behind his ear, and replied, "I'll be back in a few days."
Previously, both Jin Jili and Wei Zhan focused on training water skills, and later went to the coastal waters of Cangzhou to conduct sea combat, and they have already seen their results.
When he returns, he and his soldiers need to be taught how to use firearms.
"Lang Jun, Mrs. He is looking for you." Liu Weng reported outside the house.
Rong Xi was puzzled for a moment, got up and went to bed, "I'll go right away."
Walking to the front yard, Mrs. He saw him and said with a gentle smile, "Dalang, this is the balm I made myself for moisturizing and nourishing the skin. It is dry in winter and it can prevent chapped skin. It is not very useful. Dalang Don't be disgusted."
"How can you dislike it?" Rong Xi said gratefully, "I'm short of balm to apply, so I wanted to have the cheek to ask you for it in person."
Ho's has been running the cosmetic powder shop for several months. Because the cosmetic powder and balm are very effective, the business is very prosperous. Although he is exhausted every day, his energy is better than before.
She is not strong enough on her own, but the little lady in the school is very interested in this way, and He also wants to accept her apprentice to inherit this way. Seeing that she is young, but talented, she takes her as an apprentice, and carefully teaches her skin care way.
With the little lady helping with chores, she was much more relaxed.
He's smile became more gentle, "As long as you like it."
Rong Xi took several boxes of balm, and when he returned to his bedroom, seeing Qin Ke playing chess with himself, he took out a small piece of balm, walked up to him with his hands behind his back, and said, "Stretch out your hand."
Qin Ke didn't know what he meant, but obediently stretched out his left hand.
Although a certain person's appearance is extremely handsome, and his fingers are slender and beautiful, the skin on the back of his hand is slightly rough, and the palm is also covered with thick calluses.
Now in winter, the skin on the back of the hands is really chapped.
Both of them are men, they don't pay much attention to maintenance, and they didn't even notice the cracks on the back of their hands.
Rong Xi grabbed his hand and evenly applied the ointment on his fingertips. The light and elegant fragrance entered his nostrils. Rong Xi purposely moved closer to sniff it, and joked, "There is a beauty, with a subtle fragrance full of sleeves."
He pretended to be frivolous, which made Qin Ke laugh.
After the hands were evenly applied, Rong Xi nodded in satisfaction and said in praise: "Aunt He's skills are extraordinary, I can see that these hands are indeed much smoother."
"You too."
After Qin Keyan got up, he took the ointment and spread it on Rong Xi's hands, then put his hands in his palms, and rubbed them slowly, even between his fingers.
It was just smearing ointment, but it made people feel charming for no reason.
Rong Xi's heart was pounding, his face was hot, and he wanted to struggle to get out, but was held tightly by Qin Ke.He couldn't help but look up, but saw Qin Ke's expression was still calm, and he felt in a trance that he was thinking too much.
After a while, Qin Kefang released his hand and said calmly: "The effect is really good."
Rong Xi: "..."
Someone seemed to be teasing, but his expression was so indifferent that he didn't dare to be suspicious.
"Lang Jun, the meal is ready." Liu He came to report.
Hearing this, Rong Xi threw away the chaotic thoughts in his heart, turned around and walked outside the house.
Leaving Qin Ke sitting behind the case alone, he let out a long sigh.
A few days later, Jin Jili and Wei Zhan returned on horseback.
"Da Lang." Jin Jili jumped off the horse, his blond hair was shining brightly, and his green eyes were full of smiles.
Seeing this, Wei Zhan felt displeased, and yelled, "You have never smiled at me, why did you only smile at Rong Dalang?"
"Da Lang is kind to me," Jin Jili turned to look at him with a cold gaze, "I am naturally grateful to him."
Wei Zhan felt dissatisfied, "I will help you seize the throne in the future, why don't you thank me?"
Jin Jili didn't want to talk too much with him. As a prince, he had arrogance in his heart, and he didn't like such a rough and unreasonable person like Wei Zhan.
"Da Lang, can you teach me how to use firearms?" Jin Jili's green eyes were full of enthusiasm, "I will go to sea in the next spring, I am afraid that I will not be able to learn it."
Hearing about the firearms, Wei Zhan was immediately shocked, and stopped entangled in talking about the matter just now.
"Auspicious, you and His Highness take a rest for a day, and the county king will teach you how to use firearms after you have recovered your energy." Rong Xi replied with a smile.
After getting his promise, Jin Jili was determined and left happily.
When Wei Zhan saw it, he hurriedly chased after him, and said, "You and I haven't discussed each other today, so don't go!"
Watching the two people disappear, Rong Xi and Qin Ke looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.
The end of the year is approaching, and the ministries of the imperial court are extremely busy.
At the end of each year, all ministers need to report to the emperor, and this year is no exception.
There is a secret rivalry between the six ministries every year. According to previous years, the Ministry of Industry is the last and least valued, but this year is different.
Yang Qianmu, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, changed his previous solemn and silent style, and was full of enthusiasm when reporting his duties in the court, which greatly pleased the emperor.
However, the Minister of the Household Department, who was afraid of provoking the emperor's wrath due to insufficient taxation and land taxes in previous years, was beaming this year. Taking Mengshan County as an example, he described the prosperity of the harvest so that people wanted to beat the table.
In the end, he said respectfully and sincerely: "Your Majesty, I believe that Mengshan has set a precedent and is blessed with a good harvest. In the coming year, we might as well implement the method of dividing canals and phosphate fertilizer. In this way, the great Wei will have a bumper harvest."
After hearing this, the emperor praised sincerely: "This is the merit of the country and the blessing of all people, it is accurate."
Minister of the Ministry of War also has something to say.
"Your Majesty, pirates were rampant in Cangzhou half a month ago. Prince Baisha was good at sailing and led his troops to chase down the pirates on the sea. He finally subdued and arrested them, and returned the people of Cangzhou to peace and tranquility. I think that the pirates are more than that, and they will become more and more in the future." Rampant, but our coastal defenses are weak, and I am afraid it will be difficult to resist."
Previously, the emperor agreed to lend troops to Jin Jili, not because of a flash of his own brain and a swipe of a pen.
The matter of borrowing soldiers was made through a joint discussion between him and the Minister of War and other important officials, so everyone in the court knew about it.
The emperor pondered for a moment and said, "Let's discuss this matter again."
After the debriefing was over, the Ministers of the Household Department and the Minister of the Ministry of Industry held their heads high and walked out of the palace gate together with the other four.
The Minister of the Ministry of Rites whispered to the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment: "If it wasn't for Mr. Rong, the two of them... tsk tsk."
The Secretary of the Ministry of Justice glanced at him sternly, and said straight to the point: "Previously, everyone had mixed opinions about the affairs of the Rong family. You said that Mr. Rong was not filial and disrespectful, and demoted him like mud. Why is it that today..."
Seeing that Minister of Rites' expression changed slightly, he changed his subject and said, "I don't know if Rong Dalang is arbitrarily equipped with torture tools."
Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites felt his back go cold, and was about to flee, but he heard the Shangshu of the Ministry of War responding coolly: "Rong Dalang is indeed talented in torture tools."
He had some contact with Qin Ke's subordinates, so he knew some interesting things.
"Hundred needles penetrate the body, have you ever heard of it?"
The Secretary of the Ministry of Punishments suddenly became interested, "Tell me in detail."
The two approached to talk in detail, what they said was extremely bloody and brutal, the Minister of Rites looked pale and hurried away.
The new year is approaching, and the official road of Mengshan County has been built.
Because of the large amount of donations, Shen Yi was extremely wealthy, and he refined a sufficient amount of cement, mixed it with sand and gravel, and used it to pave the road.
The road surface is extremely smooth, and if it rains, it will no longer be muddy, and it is quite convenient for vehicles and horses to drive unimpeded.
After the official road was built, there were more and more horses and horses on the road, and Mengshan County became more and more prosperous.
On that day, Rong Xi and Qin Ke took Jin Jili and Wei Zhan to the wilderness to teach them how to use firecrackers.
Wei Zhan and Jin Jili were already good at arrows, and their accuracy surpassed that of Rong Xi.
Seeing this, Rong Xi could only secretly sigh with emotion that he was indeed a good-for-nothing.
The two of them were very excited when they first came into contact with firecrackers. They both had the desire to compete and insisted on competing.
Fortunately, Qin Ke strongly stopped, otherwise, with the momentum of the two, they would have competed for days and nights.
On the way home, Rong Xi asked casually: "Ji Li, can you tell me how you and Your Highness captured the pirates?"
Before Jin Jili answered, Wei Zhan said, "Those pirates are quite cunning. If it weren't for the little golden retriever, they would be really hard to catch."
"After I arrived in Cangzhou, I observed the current and wind direction for a few days, and knew where the pirates were most suitable to escape, so I was able to catch up with them."
Rong Xi asked with a smile: "The sea is vast, how do you know the direction?"
"This is a secret technique," Jin Jili apologized, "If Da Lang wants to know, I am willing to explain it to you."
Rong Xi shook his head and said with a smile: "If I really ask you, do you want to trade with firearms?"
"I can't hide it from Da Lang." Jin Jili felt guilty.
Although he was grateful to Rong Xi, but now the seafaring technique was his way of gaining a foothold, he was afraid that the Great Wei would stop borrowing troops after learning about it.
It's not that he doesn't trust Rong Xi, but that he doesn't trust others.
"You don't have to worry," Rong Xi saw what he was thinking, and said, "I don't want to know what your nautical secret technique is, I'm just worried, whether this method can save the lives of the generals of Wei."
Jin Jili was silent, he couldn't guarantee it.
"Actually, in ancient times, our country had Sinan, which could point out the direction. Later, there were skillful craftsmen who made compass, but it was never used for navigation."
Rong Xi paused, seeing Jin Jili's surprised expression, he continued, "I don't know if your secret technique is the same as Sinan's?"
The use of magnets to identify directions has existed since ancient times.
It's just that the state of Wei is mostly inland, and the people live inland. Except for fishermen, they seldom go to sea, and they don't need sailing skills, so the sailing power is weak.
He and Qin Ke agreed to Jin Jili, not because of the secret of navigation, but just hope that Wei can take this step, and take the opportunity of Jin Jili's return to broaden his horizons.
Jin Jili knew what he meant, and suddenly smiled with emotion: "What Da Lang said makes me feel ashamed. I wonder if I can see the compass?"
Rong Xi nodded and smiled back: "Of course."
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He led a group of loyal guards, rushed to Linxi, saw Qin Ke and asked, "Where is the little golden retriever?"
"Training troops by the river," Qin Ke said, "why do you come with me, Your Highness?"
Wei Zhan naturally had no objection.
When the two walked to the riverside, they saw a head of golden hair shining dazzlingly in the sun. Wei Zhan walked away quickly and shouted: "Little golden retriever!"
Jin Jili has long been used to this nickname.
He turned around to look at Wei Zhan, saw that he was smiling, and wanted to punish him, so when Wei Zhan approached, he took advantage of his unpreparedness and suddenly pushed him into the river!
With a "gudong", Wei Zhan sank to the bottom of the river.
In the late autumn, the river was quite cold, and the rest of the soldiers in the river saw someone falling into the water, and knew that it was Instructor Jin who was testing the newcomers, so they all gathered around to watch the joke.
It's just that after a long time, Wei Zhan still hasn't surfaced.
Jin Jili estimated the time, his heart skipped a beat, and he jumped into the river to look for the person.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the water, he was dragged down by someone. He was relieved and angry at the same time. Who else could do such a thing, except Wei Zhan, a muddlehead?
The two fisted and kicked in the water, splashing everywhere, and all the soldiers applauded and cheered.
In terms of water quality, Jin Jili was better after all, Wei Zhan gradually lost his strength, floated to the surface, waved his hands and said, "I won't fight anymore."
Jin Jili dragged him to the river bank like a dead dog.
"The deep sea is no better than rivers and rivers, you still need to practice more." After saying that, he was about to turn around and train the soldiers.
Wei Zhan grabbed his belt, but because of too much strength, the belt fell to the ground suddenly, Jin Jili quickly stretched out his hand to hold it down, and said angrily between his brows, "What's the matter?"
"You teach me." Someone Wei said with a smile, who never knew what shame was, "As a general, my water skills can't be too bad."
Jin Jili put on his belt again, and said expressionlessly, "Follow me."
Someone sent to your door to be abused, why not do it?
According to Jin Jili, the territory of Baisha Kingdom is less than one-third of that of Great Wei, and its military strength cannot be compared with that of Great Wei. Therefore, relying on Great Wei's combat power and firearms, and using military tactics, 2000 people are enough.
However, after the two thousand soldiers were devastated by the wind and waves, I don't know how many points are left.Moreover, two thousand soldiers need many ships to carry them.
The boats of the Great Wei were mostly used in rivers and rivers, and even seaside fishermen seldom went fishing in the deep sea, so there were very few people in the Great Wei who were good at sea navigation.
There is an urgent need to build boats, and it is also imminent to train boat masters.
As Wei Zhan is the main general, Jin Jili is the strictest on him. After daily training, Wei Zhan has no energy to find someone to compete with, which saves Qin Ke a lot of trouble.
A new type of firecracker was produced, and Rong Xi and Qin Ke returned to the prison. After trying it, they found that the power of the firecracker was indeed higher than that of the previous firecracker.
"How many firearms does King Shun need?" Rong Xi asked Qin Ke.
With 2000 people, it is impossible for each person to have a firecracker.
Qin Ke replied: "A hundred firecrackers will do."
With King Shun's fighting strength, even without using firearms, he could sweep Baisha Kingdom.In terms of tactical literacy, Wei Zhan is not inferior to Qin Ke.
Although he is rough, he has always been rough and fine.
Jin Jili is also very familiar with the Baisha Kingdom, as well as the enemy's military strength and temperament. Once the two cooperate, the King of the Baisha Kingdom will definitely find it difficult to resist.
At the winter solstice, the training of soldiers has paid off.
General Wei Zhan fell in love with winter swimming, and often dragged Jin Jili to swim with him, asking for advice on the pretext.
The two not only fought on land, but also often fought in water, and they were bound to die every day.
But Wei Zhan never tires of it.
After all, the sea and the river are different. Seeing that everyone is familiar with water, Jin Jili asked Qin Ke and Wei Zhan for their opinions.
"Qingzhou is not far from the sea. I want to go to the sea to test the results. If I encounter pirates, I can fight back."
Wei Zhan nodded in agreement without thinking.
Qin Ke thought for a while, then nodded and said: "Yes, the sea is dangerous, take care."
The two then led the elite soldiers to leave Qingzhou and go straight to Cangzhou.
In the coastal waters of Cangzhou, a boat department was set up.The boats and ships needed for this trip were all supervised by the boat department, which happened to be convenient.
After the two left, the weather became colder and colder.
Rong Xi tightened his clothes and went to the prison with Qin Ke. Seeing Cheng Hao's sad face, he couldn't help but asked with concern: "Uncle Cheng, what happened?"
"Soldiers from the Shenji Battalion came to report just now that the barrel of the gun is cracked, and one of the guns has become scrap metal."
He sighed softly, his eyes showing worry.
If the firecracker has such defects in a short period of time, it will not be able to be used on a large scale.
Rong Xi nodded and said: "This matter is within my expectation, Uncle Cheng, don't worry."
Many things cannot be solved overnight. Only when problems are discovered can everyone work together to remove obstacles.
When the craftsmen crafted the gun chambers, due to scruples, they applied insufficient force, resulting in the uncompacted wall of the gun, making it difficult to withstand the impact of long-term firepower, and cracks were inevitable.
It's just that at that time the most important thing was to make firecrackers, Rong Xi didn't mention the cracking, now that there is a problem, just focus on solving it.
"Da Lang has a solution?" Cheng Hao's eyes lit up.
Rong Xi asked with a smile, "Does the craftsman have any wonderful ideas?"
Cheng Hao shook his head, "Not at all."
The three of them sat at the table together, Rong Xi asked calmly: "Uncle Cheng and the Duke, do you remember the ditch treadmill?"
"Are you guiding the water treadmill?" Qin Ke asked.
Cheng Hao also nodded and said, "I remember, but what is the relationship between treadmills and firecrackers?"
"The treadmill uses the gears to drive the river water into the ditch," Rong Xi explained with a smile, "The craftsman can use the power of the gears to cut through the solid iron pestle and make it into a gun bore."
Seeing that the two were at a loss, he took a pen and paper and patiently explained his idea.
Later generations of machine tools can not only improve efficiency, but also be more precise.He wanted to imitate it, and tried to build a machine tool with both hydraulic and human power. Through gears and crank transmission, the hydraulic or human power could be converted into reciprocating power, so that it could operate day and night and more efficiently.
After all, it is time-consuming and labor-intensive to penetrate the compacted iron rod by manpower.
Cheng Hao pondered for a while, first affirming its feasibility, and then doubting its practicality.
"There is no good plan now, so we might as well build a mold and test whether it is feasible." Qin Ke made a final decision.
Only so.
Afterwards, Rong Xi led a group of craftsmen to jointly create a simple small-scale hydraulic and manual machine tool.
The machine tool can generate force not only by water flow, but also by manpower trampling.
Craftsmen are eager to try.
Someone boldly stepped forward to try, the crank drove the gear to rotate, and the gear transmitted force to the rotating shaft, and the rotating shaft began to slowly approach the gun bore at a constant speed.
It really works!
Although the speed is slow, the efficiency is several times higher than that of manpower.
Everyone rejoiced and stepped forward to try.
Cheng Hao was very relieved, and said with a smile on his face: "Da Lang, this method should be applicable to other places."
Rong Xi nodded, "The principle of mechanics is widely used."
He will not teach craftsmen to make other machine tools one by one. He believes that with the wisdom of craftsmen, more ingenuity will be born in the near future.
After the machine tool was made, it was already November.
The cold wind was biting, Rong Xi immediately retreated to the kang after returning to the house.
Because he was afraid of the cold, Liu He heated the kang every day before Rong Xi returned to the house to drive out the cold together.
Qin Ke poured a cup of hot tea and handed it to him.
"You don't seem to be afraid of the cold." Rong Xi drank the hot tea, as if he had regained his life, and seeing Qin Ke as if nothing had happened, he couldn't help muttering.
He is still wearing a cotton vest, if he is like Qin Ke, he must have been frozen outside.
"I've lived in northern Xinjiang for a long time, so I'm used to it." Qin Ke smiled, "Besides, your body suffered a lot when you were a child, and it's normal to be afraid of the cold."
Rong Xi felt distressed, "I don't know if the Northern Rong will go south to invade the frontier this year."
If Bei Rong's old ways reverted, Qin Ke might have to go to the frontier again.
Qin Ke said with a smile: "Don't worry, there are good generals guarding the northern border, and they will surely protect the peace of Great Wei."
"Yeah." Rong Xi wasn't worried about Wei's combat power.
Some firearms have been secretly transported to northern Xinjiang. Even if the Beirong is coming aggressively, the fireballs can shake them back to the border.
"News came that pirates appeared in the coastal waters of Cangzhou, and they were arrested by King Shun and Jin Jili's sea leaders." Qin Ke said suddenly.
Rong Xi's eyes lit up, "Very good."
The pirates have harassed the people along the coast for many years, and they have come and gone without a trace. They are very familiar with the waters off the coast of Cangzhou. Now they are arrested, which is really satisfying!
This is enough to prove that Jin Jili and King Shun are indeed capable of leading an army.
And the two of them have not yet used firearms.
The news was so exciting that the Tang newspaper spread to Shengjing, and the emperor was very happy, and became more and more concerned about the establishment of the navy.
It's just that the time is not yet ripe, and military expenditures and troops are not enough to build a navy.
"When will the two of them return?" Rong Xi asked curiously.
He shrank into the quilt, only showing a head, quite cute.
When Qin Ke saw it, he couldn't help laughing, stretched out his hand and brushed his loose hair behind his ear, and replied, "I'll be back in a few days."
Previously, both Jin Jili and Wei Zhan focused on training water skills, and later went to the coastal waters of Cangzhou to conduct sea combat, and they have already seen their results.
When he returns, he and his soldiers need to be taught how to use firearms.
"Lang Jun, Mrs. He is looking for you." Liu Weng reported outside the house.
Rong Xi was puzzled for a moment, got up and went to bed, "I'll go right away."
Walking to the front yard, Mrs. He saw him and said with a gentle smile, "Dalang, this is the balm I made myself for moisturizing and nourishing the skin. It is dry in winter and it can prevent chapped skin. It is not very useful. Dalang Don't be disgusted."
"How can you dislike it?" Rong Xi said gratefully, "I'm short of balm to apply, so I wanted to have the cheek to ask you for it in person."
Ho's has been running the cosmetic powder shop for several months. Because the cosmetic powder and balm are very effective, the business is very prosperous. Although he is exhausted every day, his energy is better than before.
She is not strong enough on her own, but the little lady in the school is very interested in this way, and He also wants to accept her apprentice to inherit this way. Seeing that she is young, but talented, she takes her as an apprentice, and carefully teaches her skin care way.
With the little lady helping with chores, she was much more relaxed.
He's smile became more gentle, "As long as you like it."
Rong Xi took several boxes of balm, and when he returned to his bedroom, seeing Qin Ke playing chess with himself, he took out a small piece of balm, walked up to him with his hands behind his back, and said, "Stretch out your hand."
Qin Ke didn't know what he meant, but obediently stretched out his left hand.
Although a certain person's appearance is extremely handsome, and his fingers are slender and beautiful, the skin on the back of his hand is slightly rough, and the palm is also covered with thick calluses.
Now in winter, the skin on the back of the hands is really chapped.
Both of them are men, they don't pay much attention to maintenance, and they didn't even notice the cracks on the back of their hands.
Rong Xi grabbed his hand and evenly applied the ointment on his fingertips. The light and elegant fragrance entered his nostrils. Rong Xi purposely moved closer to sniff it, and joked, "There is a beauty, with a subtle fragrance full of sleeves."
He pretended to be frivolous, which made Qin Ke laugh.
After the hands were evenly applied, Rong Xi nodded in satisfaction and said in praise: "Aunt He's skills are extraordinary, I can see that these hands are indeed much smoother."
"You too."
After Qin Keyan got up, he took the ointment and spread it on Rong Xi's hands, then put his hands in his palms, and rubbed them slowly, even between his fingers.
It was just smearing ointment, but it made people feel charming for no reason.
Rong Xi's heart was pounding, his face was hot, and he wanted to struggle to get out, but was held tightly by Qin Ke.He couldn't help but look up, but saw Qin Ke's expression was still calm, and he felt in a trance that he was thinking too much.
After a while, Qin Kefang released his hand and said calmly: "The effect is really good."
Rong Xi: "..."
Someone seemed to be teasing, but his expression was so indifferent that he didn't dare to be suspicious.
"Lang Jun, the meal is ready." Liu He came to report.
Hearing this, Rong Xi threw away the chaotic thoughts in his heart, turned around and walked outside the house.
Leaving Qin Ke sitting behind the case alone, he let out a long sigh.
A few days later, Jin Jili and Wei Zhan returned on horseback.
"Da Lang." Jin Jili jumped off the horse, his blond hair was shining brightly, and his green eyes were full of smiles.
Seeing this, Wei Zhan felt displeased, and yelled, "You have never smiled at me, why did you only smile at Rong Dalang?"
"Da Lang is kind to me," Jin Jili turned to look at him with a cold gaze, "I am naturally grateful to him."
Wei Zhan felt dissatisfied, "I will help you seize the throne in the future, why don't you thank me?"
Jin Jili didn't want to talk too much with him. As a prince, he had arrogance in his heart, and he didn't like such a rough and unreasonable person like Wei Zhan.
"Da Lang, can you teach me how to use firearms?" Jin Jili's green eyes were full of enthusiasm, "I will go to sea in the next spring, I am afraid that I will not be able to learn it."
Hearing about the firearms, Wei Zhan was immediately shocked, and stopped entangled in talking about the matter just now.
"Auspicious, you and His Highness take a rest for a day, and the county king will teach you how to use firearms after you have recovered your energy." Rong Xi replied with a smile.
After getting his promise, Jin Jili was determined and left happily.
When Wei Zhan saw it, he hurriedly chased after him, and said, "You and I haven't discussed each other today, so don't go!"
Watching the two people disappear, Rong Xi and Qin Ke looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.
The end of the year is approaching, and the ministries of the imperial court are extremely busy.
At the end of each year, all ministers need to report to the emperor, and this year is no exception.
There is a secret rivalry between the six ministries every year. According to previous years, the Ministry of Industry is the last and least valued, but this year is different.
Yang Qianmu, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, changed his previous solemn and silent style, and was full of enthusiasm when reporting his duties in the court, which greatly pleased the emperor.
However, the Minister of the Household Department, who was afraid of provoking the emperor's wrath due to insufficient taxation and land taxes in previous years, was beaming this year. Taking Mengshan County as an example, he described the prosperity of the harvest so that people wanted to beat the table.
In the end, he said respectfully and sincerely: "Your Majesty, I believe that Mengshan has set a precedent and is blessed with a good harvest. In the coming year, we might as well implement the method of dividing canals and phosphate fertilizer. In this way, the great Wei will have a bumper harvest."
After hearing this, the emperor praised sincerely: "This is the merit of the country and the blessing of all people, it is accurate."
Minister of the Ministry of War also has something to say.
"Your Majesty, pirates were rampant in Cangzhou half a month ago. Prince Baisha was good at sailing and led his troops to chase down the pirates on the sea. He finally subdued and arrested them, and returned the people of Cangzhou to peace and tranquility. I think that the pirates are more than that, and they will become more and more in the future." Rampant, but our coastal defenses are weak, and I am afraid it will be difficult to resist."
Previously, the emperor agreed to lend troops to Jin Jili, not because of a flash of his own brain and a swipe of a pen.
The matter of borrowing soldiers was made through a joint discussion between him and the Minister of War and other important officials, so everyone in the court knew about it.
The emperor pondered for a moment and said, "Let's discuss this matter again."
After the debriefing was over, the Ministers of the Household Department and the Minister of the Ministry of Industry held their heads high and walked out of the palace gate together with the other four.
The Minister of the Ministry of Rites whispered to the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment: "If it wasn't for Mr. Rong, the two of them... tsk tsk."
The Secretary of the Ministry of Justice glanced at him sternly, and said straight to the point: "Previously, everyone had mixed opinions about the affairs of the Rong family. You said that Mr. Rong was not filial and disrespectful, and demoted him like mud. Why is it that today..."
Seeing that Minister of Rites' expression changed slightly, he changed his subject and said, "I don't know if Rong Dalang is arbitrarily equipped with torture tools."
Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites felt his back go cold, and was about to flee, but he heard the Shangshu of the Ministry of War responding coolly: "Rong Dalang is indeed talented in torture tools."
He had some contact with Qin Ke's subordinates, so he knew some interesting things.
"Hundred needles penetrate the body, have you ever heard of it?"
The Secretary of the Ministry of Punishments suddenly became interested, "Tell me in detail."
The two approached to talk in detail, what they said was extremely bloody and brutal, the Minister of Rites looked pale and hurried away.
The new year is approaching, and the official road of Mengshan County has been built.
Because of the large amount of donations, Shen Yi was extremely wealthy, and he refined a sufficient amount of cement, mixed it with sand and gravel, and used it to pave the road.
The road surface is extremely smooth, and if it rains, it will no longer be muddy, and it is quite convenient for vehicles and horses to drive unimpeded.
After the official road was built, there were more and more horses and horses on the road, and Mengshan County became more and more prosperous.
On that day, Rong Xi and Qin Ke took Jin Jili and Wei Zhan to the wilderness to teach them how to use firecrackers.
Wei Zhan and Jin Jili were already good at arrows, and their accuracy surpassed that of Rong Xi.
Seeing this, Rong Xi could only secretly sigh with emotion that he was indeed a good-for-nothing.
The two of them were very excited when they first came into contact with firecrackers. They both had the desire to compete and insisted on competing.
Fortunately, Qin Ke strongly stopped, otherwise, with the momentum of the two, they would have competed for days and nights.
On the way home, Rong Xi asked casually: "Ji Li, can you tell me how you and Your Highness captured the pirates?"
Before Jin Jili answered, Wei Zhan said, "Those pirates are quite cunning. If it weren't for the little golden retriever, they would be really hard to catch."
"After I arrived in Cangzhou, I observed the current and wind direction for a few days, and knew where the pirates were most suitable to escape, so I was able to catch up with them."
Rong Xi asked with a smile: "The sea is vast, how do you know the direction?"
"This is a secret technique," Jin Jili apologized, "If Da Lang wants to know, I am willing to explain it to you."
Rong Xi shook his head and said with a smile: "If I really ask you, do you want to trade with firearms?"
"I can't hide it from Da Lang." Jin Jili felt guilty.
Although he was grateful to Rong Xi, but now the seafaring technique was his way of gaining a foothold, he was afraid that the Great Wei would stop borrowing troops after learning about it.
It's not that he doesn't trust Rong Xi, but that he doesn't trust others.
"You don't have to worry," Rong Xi saw what he was thinking, and said, "I don't want to know what your nautical secret technique is, I'm just worried, whether this method can save the lives of the generals of Wei."
Jin Jili was silent, he couldn't guarantee it.
"Actually, in ancient times, our country had Sinan, which could point out the direction. Later, there were skillful craftsmen who made compass, but it was never used for navigation."
Rong Xi paused, seeing Jin Jili's surprised expression, he continued, "I don't know if your secret technique is the same as Sinan's?"
The use of magnets to identify directions has existed since ancient times.
It's just that the state of Wei is mostly inland, and the people live inland. Except for fishermen, they seldom go to sea, and they don't need sailing skills, so the sailing power is weak.
He and Qin Ke agreed to Jin Jili, not because of the secret of navigation, but just hope that Wei can take this step, and take the opportunity of Jin Jili's return to broaden his horizons.
Jin Jili knew what he meant, and suddenly smiled with emotion: "What Da Lang said makes me feel ashamed. I wonder if I can see the compass?"
Rong Xi nodded and smiled back: "Of course."
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A little fairy asked whether Shunli would form a cp, actually I don't know, it depends on whether the two can get together, hahaha.
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