As a salted fish, I was forced to become the teacher of all ages

The source of this man's idea was the Battle of Fenghua - he was intercepting the Japanese pirates on the mountainside at that time, and their mission was completed perfectly, without letting any of the Japanese pirates flee to the mountain.

However, during the discussion after the war, he put forward such a point of view: If the enemy has [-]% more troops and is brave enough to charge, our firepower may not be able to completely suppress them, and even hand-to-hand combat will occur. Sometimes, our battle losses will become very large.

At first everyone thought he was joking. After all, the Japanese pirates had already been bombarded and were about to flee in all directions. It would be nice to have such a team react and launch a counterattack, not to mention being brave and not afraid of death?

But when talking about the results of the battle, everyone felt that what he said seemed to be reasonable, because the Japanese pirates who came up the mountain did not have many casualties-the evasive moving targets are difficult to hit, and if they encounter complex terrain, the hit rate will be even higher. Low.

Therefore, not to mention that there are more thieves, but if the morale of the group of pirates has not collapsed, it seems that it is not impossible to spend some time rushing up.

After the instructor proved his idea, he has been thinking about the solution, that is: is there a kind of firecracker that can fire continuously and can sweep one piece at a time, which can not only create effective damage, but also form a suppressive effect on the enemy?

At the beginning, his idea was more inclined to the tiger crouching cannon, because this thing can be filled with stones, lead bullets, iron filings and other things as ammunition after it is filled with gunpowder. Once it is fired, it will kill in pieces, and its power is quite impressive. .

But soon he realized the problem: the range of the tiger squatting cannon is not as far as that of the firecracker. abandoned this way.

Then his idea is to fix a row of firecrackers on a movable shelf, and after filling, they can be pulled directly to the front line and fired together. Film kill.

But after actually operating it, he found that it was actually very painful to do so: it was very difficult to adjust the mouth of the gun, it was very laborious to fill, and the movement was not necessarily fast. It would be better if ten people held ten guns.

And what...

When a group of artisans saw his research and development, they all laughed out loud: You are completely throwing everything at the bottom, let's see how exquisite the uncle's design was in the past!

This guy was dumbfounded when he ran to see it: it was a revolver that Hua Manlou had drawn in his early years.

So far, the revolver has not been successfully developed, because the technical problem has not been solved: the craftsmen can realize the revolver rotation after the trigger is pulled, but the difficulty lies in the bullet-the paper shell bullet can easily hurt itself from the rear of the revolver after it explodes However, it was difficult to solve the problem of primer with copper shell bullets, and many conditions were not mature at that time, so this thing was shelved.

But put it on hold, and even though everyone was busy with other research and development, the first group of craftsmen who followed Huamanlou still remembered this thing, so when they heard that the instructor was going to study the repeating gun, they immediately thought of it. This thing is gone.

With such a reference object, the instructor's thinking has been broadened a lot. He found a few blacksmiths who are interested in "continuous fire", officially submitted the project of continuous fire guns, and started the research and development work.

At the beginning, their idea was to weld several gun barrels together, and open a slot at the end of the gun barrel, and a bullet box like a revolver could be placed in the slot, which could be fired together after ignition.The advantage of this idea is that it is easy to implement, and the disadvantage is the weight - several firecrackers, is this something that ordinary people can handle?

Later, some people thought that the idea of ​​slotting the tail of the firecracker was good. The bullet slots could be made into strips, and then fired one at a time. In this way, not only the weight was not heavy, but also the filling efficiency was improved.

This idea was approved by everyone, and they immediately built a weird-looking thing: it looks like an iron box with holes inserted in the top made by Hanyang, and it is very strange to shoot and click. .

The thing was made, but there was also a problem: the airtightness of the medicine compartment was not good, which made the power of the firecracker drop by more than one level, and it was also dangerous to a certain extent, and it was easy to hurt yourself.

So there is a solution: either try to improve the airtightness, or make copper-cased bullets-together with the revolver, all problems will be solved together.

Obviously, the former method is easier to implement, but everyone chose the latter by coincidence: because someone suggested that if copper-cased bullets can really be developed, then don't say it is a "revolver" or what it is like now. One shot of the firecracker, even a burst of firecracker like the Zhuge Liannu can be made.

For the Xishan artisans who are increasingly striving for perfection, is this still a consideration?Take him!

Therefore, this group of people began to think of ways day and night, forgetting to eat and sleep. After a period of time, this group of people lost a lot of weight.

But unfortunately, today's technology is still not up to that level. In Hua Manlou's words, the technology tree is still a little short...

After Wen Liang introduced this part to Hua Manlou, he took him to the other side and began to introduce another person's research and development: This guy is an artilleryman of the Tianjin Navy. He teaches gunnery at the New Military Academy, but this guy's love for artillery is unabated, and he tinkers with these things from time to time.

Compared with the instructor who developed the firecracker, this guy thinks that he can actually tinker with the portable artillery, because if this thing is developed, it can not only improve the mobility of soldiers in combat, but also carry out effective strikes against the enemy in complex terrain, so It must be tinkered with.

Of course, like the Xishanwei instructor above, this one is also contemptuous of tiger crouching guns, but he has been tinkering for a long time without any results. When he was discouraged, he saw the "Fire Dragon Out of Water" developed by the Maritime Academy. .

So his thinking suddenly broadened: take off their fire dragon tail and only use the dragon body to push it forward, wouldn't it be enough to match it with a Purdue at the front?

So after a period of time, his work was also freshly released: a piece of bamboo is inserted in an iron pipe, the gunpowder for propulsion is inserted in the bamboo, and the head of the bamboo is an installed Pudu, which looks very rough .

Of course, this thing has never been tested, because the people from the Maritime Academy prevented this guy from testing the explosion: it is such a crude thing, there is no stable direction at the tail, and it will definitely scurry after launch...

But after Hua Manlou saw the sample, he couldn’t complain: the ancient version of individual bazooka?

A group of ghosts!

655. Listen to Lord Hou

After looking at the sample library for half an afternoon, Hua Manlou couldn't stand it anymore.

There are relatively normal weapons, and some of them have some fantastic gadgets. For example, the 'Individual Bazooka' is very interesting. They seem to be planning to add a stabilizer to the tail of the bamboo-these people don't know anything about fluids. Mechanics and aerodynamics, but this does not prevent them from knowing that if there is no such thing, the fired bamboo will scurry around-doesn't the arrow just flutter without feathers?

But apart from these, the style of many projects is very weird. For example, a carpenter’s project is a locomotive, which was inspired by the self-destruct boat that Huamanlou used when fighting Japanese pirates. The carpenter’s idea was to create a similar The clockwork is tightened to let the car run, and the car is loaded with a car full of explosives. To detonate, it only needs to calculate the distance the car runs and the length of the incense stick.

There are two difficulties in this research: one is that the clockwork is not easy to make; the other is that the clockwork car is easy to get stuck on the stones on the road.The former is not difficult to solve, as for the latter...

The carpenter said this: Since this kind of car has high requirements on the road conditions, the car can only be used on the cement road in Xishan, or it can be run on the official road. If there is a war, let the mule horse-drawn cart.

Wen Liang directly stopped his project and asked him: Then what is the difference between yours and an ordinary carriage?

It is said that the carpenter was completely stupid at that time, and closed himself for seven days after returning home...

"You're right, it seems that there are indeed too many weapons items." Hua Manlou led Wen Liang out of the room, with a complicated expression on his face: "Is this a sequela from when Xishanwei was established?"

Wen Liang smiled and nodded: "There are reasons for this, but they may be more worried about you. Everyone knows that Xishan is here when you are here. If something happens to you, then the future of Xishan is hard to say gone."

Pulling Huamanlou to the gazebo, Wen Liang continued: "Most of them are able to eat a full meal, save a fortune, and their children can study because of you, but what happened to them?" Accidentally, you will also take care of their wives and children, so it can be seen that, including the carpenter who is a little bit, they don't want any accidents after you go to the battlefield."

"Although..." After a pause, Wen Liang continued: "Although a good man should make great achievements, you should also know the reason why the son of a thousand gold can't sit down. From now on..."

Hua Manlou smiled wryly and said: "It's as if I want to go to the battlefield. If Dad is not in Lanzhou Mansion this time, and the crown prince also ran away quietly, why would I rush to take people there? Guochao I'm not the only one who knows how to fight!"

"Fortunately, after I come back this time, I won't go out in the short term. I'll make a few trips to Tianjin Wei." Hua Manlou squeezed Wen Liang's little hand, and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, you haven't been to the beach yet, have you?" How about we go together when it gets hot in June?"

Wen Liang felt very useful in his heart, and agreed with a smile.

These days, there are not many men who listen to their wives, and there are even fewer crazy men who take their wives out to play, so Miss Wen once again felt that she married the wrong person... Well, next time, just keep that black housekeeper, and she will go out for two days I'm back!

……

After inspecting the scientific research progress of Xishan for a few days in a symbolic manner, Hua Manlou finally went to the field under the expectation of a group of old farmers from the Agricultural College.

It’s April right now, and if you don’t consider two seasons of planting, you can basically plant corn and potatoes—it’s understandable to spend a lot of money, because potatoes can be harvested twice a year except in some alpine regions. Corn also comes in summer and fall varieties, so planting time is not an issue.

But as a person who has never been in the field, Hua Manlou's understanding of farming...

Well, it was limited to understanding, so he stood on the edge of the experimental field that a group of old farmers in the Agricultural College had turned over six times. After scratching his head for a while, he finally managed to choke out a few words: "Let's sow the seeds."

A group of old farmers were stunned: "Master Hou, that's... that's it?"

Hua Manlou asked solemnly, "Otherwise?"

The old farmer at the head said with a bitter face: "Master Hou, shall we... at least tell me how far apart we plant one plant? Should we plant more densely or less?"

"That's a good question." Hua Manlou squatted on the ground, pinching his chin: "If you plant more densely, the harvest may be less, but it saves land; if you plant less frequently, the harvest may be more..."

After looking at each other for a while, the old farmers exchanged a message with their eyes: Maybe Lord Hou can't farm?

A bolder old farmer asked cautiously: "Master Hou, why don't you... the little old man watch the seeds?"

"Oh, that's fine. By the way, the distance between the two rows of corn is one step away." Hua Manlou finally remembered a useful piece of information.

In fact, in the absence of mechanized harvesting, some things will be interplanted in the general corn field, such as ginger, beans, sweet potatoes, or some fungi, which can save some land-of course, it is also said that the crop structure Adjusted, anyway, the people of the Celestial Dynasty are very good at playing this kind of tricks.

But now it is an experimental field, and it is the first batch of non-native crops in the land of China, so Huamanlou doesn't want to play any tricks, and wait until there are more seeds after the harvest, so as long as the seedlings don't die.

"Master Hou, how do we grow these things?" An old farmer came over with half a bag of potatoes, and carefully picked up one to examine: "This... sprouts."

Hua Manlou said: "If it doesn't germinate, it will be a bad thing. These things are seeds, but don't plant them all in the field, just cut them and plant them. As for the distance... just plant them one foot apart."

For growing potatoes, the only thing Huamanlou knows is that they can be cut and planted, and he doesn't know anything else—he has a lot of research on hot and sour potato shreds.

"Can it work?" The old farmer hesitated.

Since Zhao Ren established the Agricultural College, this college has been very marginal in the Royal Institute of Technology. They are not as dazzling as the Metallurgical College, and they are not as tall as the Medical College, and they are not even comparable to the Physics College, which knows nothing. —At least Master Hou personally taught the class, but the Agricultural College...

A few old farmers squatted on the ground and sighed all day long. Sometimes they even thought that Zhao Ren asked them to set up this academy just for fun.

What's the use of this academy if you don't get any grades?

But now I heard that Huamanlou has a project for them. These old farmers have not slept well for several days. Recently, when Tianhuamanlou was nesting in the sample room, they squatted outside and waited far away. They didn’t see Huamanlou much. Talking, but the resentment can't even bear the warmth and coldness—otherwise, how could Huamanlou come to farm honestly?

Hua Manlou waved his hand: "No problem, don't worry about planting! Theoretically, these two things don't compete for fertile fields, and they don't pick up water and soil. They belong to the species that will shine when given a little sunshine. There are not many seeds right now, so as long as they can be fed, they will be fine. With more seeds next year, we can get a few more plots to experiment."

"Oh, Cheng, listen to Lord Hou."

The old farmers began to work anxiously.

(oops, a little late...)

656. Timeless Topics

Farming is a very boring thing, and it is dirty and tiring.

But for some reason, when Hua Manlou followed the old farmers to carefully plan the ground, dig holes and sow seeds, his heart suddenly became very peaceful, and he even began to look forward to the harvest in a few months...

Then get tired.

An old farmer came over, persuading him somewhat at a loss: "Master Hou, take a rest."

This group of people thought that Huamanlou was just here to check on the situation. After all, these days, not to mention the rich and powerful, but even the wealthy landowners in the countryside are all rich and noble people, but Huamanlou followed them in a down-to-earth manner. It's a bit scary to plant the ground all morning.

During the farming period, Huamanlou took the trouble to ask a few experienced farmers some common sense that everyone seemed to understand, such as weeding and fertilizing, and seedling watering, which made the honest farmers nervous. He almost hit his feet with a hoe several times.

"Huh..." Hua Manlou dropped the hoe, took a rough breath and said, "I'm so tired..."

The old farmer who came to talk to Huamanlou wiped his hands on his clothes embarrassingly, took up the large rough porcelain bowl on the table beside him, poured the aired herbal tea on it, and planned to offer it to Huamanlou, but when he came to him, he began to hesitate. Give this to Lord Hou, but Hua Manlou took it nonchalantly, gulped it down, wiped off his sweat, and said, "Okay, let's take a break, it looks like I'm still busy today. "

The old farmer responded and told the others to stop, then sat nervously on the ground not far from Huamanlou.

Hua Manlou looked at the hoe on hand, and asked the old farmer, "I haven't asked much about this thing since it was made, but is it good for you to use it?"

The old farmer nodded quickly: "Master Hou, our new farm tools in Xishan are much more useful than the old ones!"

"That's right, Lord Hou," said a few old farmers at the side, "Don't worry about it, it's still strong, much better than the ones made by blacksmiths in the past!"

"And it's cheap!"

"One hundred coins!"

When mentioning these things, the old farmers talked a lot. While complaining about how difficult the farm tools used to be, they praised how good the things made by Xishan were, and they kept flattering Huamanlou by the way—because many of the tools made by Xishan Things are very expensive, such as carriages, stoves, and even obsolete firearms can bring back many horses, gems, etc., but farm tools are sold very cheaply, and some people even think that Huamanlou is doing a loss-making business.

And in order to prevent some unscrupulous merchants from selling Xishan's things to other places at high prices, Xishan himself formed a business group to transport agricultural tools to various places in Dazhao at cost prices or small profits, or let some cooperative merchants sell them at a low price. Well, the old farmers can see all these things.

"Hou Ye's actions are benevolent and righteous, the little old man admires..."

"If I had this hoe when I was young, I might not be able to grow a few acres of land..."

"One hundred coins!"

Hua Manlou listened cheerfully, and finally said: "As long as it's easy to use, it's not a waste of my time."

The old farmer nodded, but then he seemed to be a little distressed and asked: "Master Hou, what is our agricultural college going to do?"

Hua Manlou said with a natural expression: "Of course it is to study farming and everything related to farming. Didn't your dean say this? Oh, your dean didn't come back."

Zhao Ren was the one who established the Agricultural College at the beginning, but Zhao Ren has a lot of part-time jobs. Sometimes he is the prince, sometimes Xishanwei Qianhu, sometimes the captain of the airship team, the leader of the carriage research and development project team, and the dean of the physics school... Anyway, count them all. But come on, recently he is still working on the reform of the government in the capital, and it seems that he is very professional in other things when he removes the prince, but the frequent skipping of tickets is a bit unreliable...

After hearing this, the old farmer also had a troubled expression on his face: "That's right, Lord Marquis, Xiao Zhang, he wandered around without even setting up a stall. We people don't understand anything, and we don't know anything..."

Hua Manlou said cheerfully, "Don't you know how to plow the fields? As for the Agricultural College, just plow the fields and don't need to think about anything else."

The old farmer said with a sad face: "Master Hou, my grandparents have been plowing the fields for generations, and those things have been passed down from the ancestors. It is nothing more than planting in spring and harvesting in autumn. This... what is there to study?"

Before Hua Manlou could speak, another old farmer beside him also spoke: "Master Hou, I don't know a single word, and I'm still a kind of tutor after entering this university. It's just a joke for others to tell, as long as I can give to Lord Hou Just do things. But what I do in this university is nothing more than those things in the field, and the crops I harvest are my own, but the Marquis also pays me a salary, which I am ashamed of."

This kind of simplicity made Hua Manlou stunned: "I am ashamed of receiving it? How do you say that?"

A group of old peasants nodded repeatedly: "Master Hou, what the little old man can do is also capable of being done by others, not to mention, some people would think about it just in cooking, the little old man is not as strong as others..."

"Yes, Lord Hou, this money is very hot..."

"One hundred coins!"

I've seen a lot of people who occupy the latrine and pay for it without shitting, but I haven't seen many such simple people who spend all over the building.

They are all real people!

However, as I said before, Zhao Ren dug a hole and didn’t bury it. It’s a bit of a lie. After he found this group of old farmers, he skipped tickets in various ways. It's just a few old farmers facing a few acres of land with sad faces - no wonder they get excited when they hear that they have something to do.

"Okay, I get it." Hua Manlou waved his hand to interrupt the old farmers, and said with a smile, "Who said that others can do what you can do? Well, at most, you haven't officially started working yet, and now you are nothing more than It's just to let you get familiar with the environment and the nature of the work, I don't support idlers and bastards in Xishan."

After a pause, Hua Manlou continued: "At present, it seems that the Agricultural College does very little, but compared with others, you have generally understood what is research and what is summary, right? So your first The first priority is to find ways to increase food production as much as possible, and think about how to make labor more efficient—oh, it’s faster and better, for example, wouldn’t a hundred-cent hoe make everyone more productive? Is it easy to farm?"

"Maybe you think that everyone has been farming for thousands of years, so naturally everyone knows how to farm, but in fact everyone is still far behind." Hua Manlou suddenly remembered the old man who wanted to enjoy the shade under the ears of rice , For some reason, his eye circles were a little red: "Food is the most important thing for the people. Research on how to make more food from limited land will never be outdated."

Looking back at the old farmers who seemed to understand but didn't understand, Hua Manlou sorted out his emotions, and then smiled: "In short, you start with the corn and potatoes, and I will give you a sample first, so that you can figure out the future. After what to do, you will know why I said that."

657.