In the later Song Dynasty, it was known as the happiest dynasty for scholars, and Zhao Yu thought it was not without reason, not to mention that the officials had a rich fortune and enjoyed holidays comparable to modern times.

The Northern Song Dynasty followed the Tang Dynasty's practice of resting on ten days and one day, with officials resting for three days a month, Chinese New Year's Eve and six days, and festivals and holidays lasting as many as 77 days, including five seven-day "Golden Week" such as Yuan Day, Cold Food, Winter Solstice, Tianqing Festival, and Shangyuan Festival, as well as seven three-day holidays such as Tiansheng Festival, Summer Solstice, and Congenital Festival, as well as 21 single-day holidays such as Lichun, Qingming, Dragon Boat Festival, Tianqi, and Tianzhen. With the addition of the ten-month holiday and the festival holiday, the Song people can enjoy a total of 113 statutory holidays.

As for the private holidays of officials such as family leave, marriage leave, and funeral leave, the regulations of the Song Dynasty were basically the same as those of the Tang Dynasty. In addition, the emperor's and the empress dowager's birthday, death day, etc. also have different days of vacation, such as the death day holiday, the big taboo fifteen days, the small taboo four days, overall, the Song Dynasty's vacation is more than the Tang Dynasty, which can be called the dynasty with the most holidays in history.

After the southern crossing, the holiday teaching used to be slightly different, the prescribed holidays are: Yuan Day, Cold Food, Winter Solstice each five days off, Holy Day, Tianqing Festival, Kaiji Festival, Xiantian Festival, Holy Day, Shangyuan, Zhongyuan, Xia Yuan, Summer Solstice, Wax Day each three days off, Tianqi Festival, Tianzhen Festival, Spring Society, Autumn Society, Shangsi, Chongwu, Chufu, Zhongfu, Mid-Autumn Festival, Chongyang, Renri, Zhonghe, Qixi Festival, Clothing, Beginning of Spring, Spring Equinox, Beginning of Autumn, Autumn Equinox, Beginning of Summer, Beginning of Winter, Daji Vacation for one day, a total of 67 days. In terms of the number of days, it can be seen that the number of public holidays is shorter than before.

The courtiers were resting except for those on duty, and their official duties were temporarily suspended, so Zhao Yu's official documents that needed to be handled were naturally greatly reduced, so he thought of taking this opportunity to seize the time to further improve the design drawings of the Galen ship and prepare for the final model production. But when he finished processing the official documents and went out of the study to the studio, he saw Chen Shu sitting by the lake, bored with a twig beating the water.

"It's so relaxing!" Zhao Yu remembered that Chen Shu was on duty these days, but he was busy with his own affairs every day, and he also ate in the studio or study, and when he returned to the bedroom, he was often asleep, and he didn't even have a chance to speak.

"Official, how can you have leisure today?" Chen Shu was taken aback, turned her face to see that it was the emperor, and asked angrily.

"Alas, where there is leisure, there are too many things to do!" Zhao Hao sat down next to him and sighed.

"The official family is busy every day, and the concubines are all in their eyes, but there are so many things in the court, how can they be done in one moment." Chen Shu pumped the branch in the water vigorously, and scattered a group of small fish that had gathered.

"Yes, there are so many things every day, and I don't know when I'm a leader!" Zhao Yu looked at his full of grievances, and he was also helpless.

"The concubines don't ask the official family to accompany them every day, but they should also pay attention to the dragon body, don't get tired of the body, rest for a day or two, and the sky won't fall. But the official family has a feint, but the sky of the concubine has fallen! Chen Shu turned her face to look at the emperor and sighed.

"Shu'er is right, I also feel tired from time to time recently, so it's time to take a break." Zhao Yu nodded, in his previous life, he also paid attention to the combination of work and rest, and now he has been working day and night for nearly a month, and he often feels that his spirit is not good, and he is not concentrating, and he thinks it is authentic.

"Oh!" The Emperor's answer was obviously unexpected by Chen Shu, and she looked at him in disbelief and let out a low cry of disbelief.

"Is Shu'er homesick?" Zhao Hao suddenly asked with a smile.

"Of course I think about it, I haven't seen my father and mother for half a year since I entered the palace......" Chen Shu's eyes immediately turned red when she heard this, but she also knew that it was not easy for the concubine to leave the palace to save her relatives, especially the pomp and circumstance. And the little emperor didn't like these the most, and the family was also disturbed, and the tossing peeling skin made it difficult to go home even if it was close at hand. Similarly, it is not a simple matter for parents to go to the palace, after all, there are different monarchs and ministers, and their identities are already different.

"Shall we go back today?" Zhao Hao said with a smile.

"Does the official family mean to bring the concubines back to the province?" Chen Shu said in surprise, but her face turned gloomy again, "Official, it's a joke to return to the province, don't coax the concubines to be happy." ”

"I'm telling you the truth, but I'm going back quietly, not with much fanfare, would you?" Zhao Yu said softly.

"This ...... The official family means to secretly go out of the palace and go home with the concubines to visit their parents, just for fear of not conforming to the rules! Chen Shu knew that the emperor wanted to sneak out of the palace again, but she was worried that she would be bumped into and cause trouble, so she hesitated.

"Not all the people in the palace know me, and even fewer people know me when they go out of the palace, so there is no need to worry, not to mention that no one will enter the palace to discuss matters these days. And Emperor Taizu likes to go to his subordinates' houses in micro-clothes, and no one says anything nonsense! And just now I also inquired clearly, today the two Chen Shangshu feasted at home, and did not go out, if they missed it, I don't know when it will be! Zhao Yu saw that his heart had moved, and continued to tempt.

"The official family is out of the palace, if you meet a bad person, it's good, or don't go." Chen Shu thought of the emperor's safety, but still refused.

"I have been practicing martial arts since I was a child, how can a few villains be opponents, and I still have sharp weapons by my side, ten or eight are enough to deal with." Zhao Yu patted his chest and said.

"The concubine thinks it's better to bring a few guards, and there is a helper in case something happens!" Chen Shu still couldn't resist the attraction of going home to see, but still agreed.

"Okay, let's go change clothes!" Zhao Yu said a little excitedly, after all, he rarely had the opportunity to leave the palace, let alone go shopping.

After a while, Zhao Yu came out with a change of clothes, wearing a plain long coat, his hair was tied up with a small gold crown, and he had a pair of low-waisted soap-colored thin boots under his feet, with countless small holes on them, but they were not stuffy. Chen Shu, on the other hand, wore a light yellow long skirt, slightly powdered face, simply combed her hair in a bun, brought a wide-brimmed hat, and had tulle to cover her face to block the scorching sun.

Zhao Yu was a little worried, he couldn't go empty-handed when he went to his father-in-law's house for the first time! You can bring two packs of dim sum, and it is too shabby to sell some fruit. Zheng Yong brought back a lot of good spices, and piled them up in the Cold Spring Hall without moving, and got two packets of pepper to send them, which were worth a lot of money, but he wanted to be happy. And his son-in-law is not very qualified, and he doesn't know what his father-in-law likes.

Zhao Yu suddenly thought that Zheng Yong had also brought back some gems, jadeite, pearls, agate and other things, and what could be sent to him was definitely not ordinary, and it was small in size and easy to carry. It's a pity that he has no concept of how good or bad these things are, anyway, he thinks that they have sent two large boxes and a lot, so he grabbed one of each, and found a suitcase to make a mess, which is a meeting gift for the old man's family.

Over there, Wang De and Tan Fei also led the four guards to be ready for a long time, all dressed as family members, and they were not conspicuous when they walked on the street, just like a housekeeper leading a few family members, accompanying their sons and young grandmothers to go shopping. But Zhao Yu knew that with Tan Fei's prudence, he would never take such four guards with him, and there must be guards secretly mixed in the crowd to protect him. And he and Wang De already had a tacit understanding, so he naturally thought of a way to perfunctory others, and arranged for someone to lie to the little emperor, and he would never make a mistake.

"Your Majesty, the subordinates have re-wiped and loaded the ammunition!" Tan Fei stepped forward at this time, holding an object in both hands and sending it to the road.

"What is this, could it be the self-defense weapon that the official just said?" Chen Shu could see clearly that the thing Tan Fei sent was only half a foot long, resembling a short firecracker, but it had a big head and was very ugly.

"Don't bang, be careful of walking and hurting people!" Tan Fei saw that the concubine was about to take it, so he quickly turned around and blocked her hand.

"Oh, I will make a musket too, no need to make a fuss!" Chen Shu was a little dissatisfied.

"What Tan Fei said is good, this is called a multi-barreled pistol, which is very different from a long musket, and if you touch it indiscriminately, you will misfire and hurt yourself!" Zhao Yu took it and shook it in front of Chen Shu, and then put it in the middle of the holster.

"Can such a small thing be better than a musket?" Chen Shu wrinkled her nose and snorted coldly.

"Look at it, if you can't compare to the musket from a distance, but you can still penetrate the iron armor and hurt people within thirty steps, and you can fire it continuously, so as to defeat the enemy." After Zhao Yu gestured, he lifted the placket of his shirt and pinned the gun sleeve to his belt, and then lowered it to smooth it, if he didn't check it carefully, it would be difficult to find it.

"What's so remarkable, I'm not rare!" Seeing this, Chen Shu rolled her eyes and said disdainfully, so she walked out first.

Zhao Yu smiled and then caught up, don't look at Chen Shu is not rare, but everyone who knows doesn't want to get a handful. He knew that in battle, in theory, in order to defeat an enemy several times his size, the amount of damage per unit of time must be several times more than that of the opponent. Therefore, a weapon that can be fired in bursts is the key to victory or defeat, but the current technology is still difficult to achieve.

Zhao Hao actually wanted to improve the musket and increase the rate of fire. But the problem now is not with the guns, but with the bullets. If he wanted to achieve a rapid design, he needed a good combination of bullet and fuse, which required a more sensitive trigger to create a tactile fuse, but this also became a bottleneck that he could not overcome in a short period of time.

In this way, Zhao Hao can only find another way to achieve continuous fire through machinery. And the big-headed pistol he created, in fact, can be called the pioneer of mechanical repeating weapons, the prototype of the revolver, through multiple barrel charges to achieve continuous firing, the correct name is flintlock multi-barreled pistol. The firing principle is basically the same as that of a flintlock musket, except that at the same time as the shot is completed, the other barrel is then turned to the firing position, so as to complete the multiple shots until the preloaded bullet of each barrel is fired.

However, although this pistol existed in history, it was not widely used on a large scale because of technical problems and other problems, its reliability was insufficient, and the cost was not low. At that time, people often carried multiple flintlock pistols at the same time to ensure the continuity of fire, and it is for this reason that pirates who were active in modern times often carried multiple flintlock pistols with them.

Zhao Yu improved the firing rate by improving the process, so that it could achieve a relatively stable shooting. However, there are some inherent shortcomings that cannot be overcome, such as the need for a long time to reload after the shooting, before you can continue shooting. With multiple barrels in front, it is difficult to achieve accurate aiming; In addition, due to the small amount of charge, the firing distance and power are greatly reduced.

But Zhao Hao thought that despite such and such shortcomings, he thought it still had a positive significance. In the form of multiple tubes, it can achieve continuous shooting in a short period of time, killing or wounding the enemy who poses the greatest threat to oneself and winning the first opportunity; Secondly, in close combat, it can make up for the lack of firepower, and it is almost face-to-face fighting, and there is no need for precise aiming, as long as the probability of aiming can hit the target.

Zhao Yu thought that the greatest significance was to make up for the lack of combat effectiveness of his cavalry. At present, although the Song army has established several cavalry brigades one after another, Zhao Yu does not dare to let them fight at will. The Mengyuan cavalry was mostly composed of nomadic people, and they were born qualified cavalry, and their horse combat skills were far superior to those trained by the day after tomorrow.

Therefore, Zhao Yu used cavalry several times to cover the two wings, and the offensive battles were also pursued after the enemy cavalry was repeatedly frustrated and suffered heavy casualties, and there was no real confrontation in the hedging battle, he was worried about suffering losses in close combat. It's different with a multi-barreled gun, as you can use your pistol to continuously kill and damage enemy soldiers before the start of melee combat, knowing the biggest threat to your opponent.

However, after the pistol was developed, it was still in the trial production stage, and the production was very low, and only a batch of guards battalions were equipped with a batch of trials. However, it quickly won everyone's affection, especially when performing the task of covert guarding, the musket gun was long, difficult to hide, and could only fire a single charge. The pistol is easy to conceal and can be fired continuously, and those shortcomings become tolerable......

After a few people left the inner palace, they turned to the north, and the guards along the way saw the emperor's dress, and they knew what the situation was without asking, so they just didn't see it, and let them swagger out of the palace. Outside the north gate, there is the royal street, and a short distance to the east is the residential area of the princes and nobles in the past, and now it has become the residence of the high-ranking officials of the court and the central government in Beijing.

The Chen brothers are now high-ranking officials in the DPRK and the imperial family, so they will naturally have a place for them. Zhao Hao only knew the general direction, but he didn't know the specific location. Fortunately, Tan Fei's house is also nearby, and he is very familiar with this place. Thinking that these courtiers all knew the emperor, they also looked for some secluded streets and alleys, while looking around vigilantly.

Zhao Yu looked relaxed, he looked at it while walking, this is a residential area for high-ranking officials, close to the palace, and the public security situation is naturally good. Perhaps because of the hot weather, there were not many pedestrians on the street where the two carriages were running side by side, and there were towering trees on both sides of the road, and there were deep mansions and courtyards around, and high walls sheltered from the sun, which actually had an eerie feeling. After turning a few streets, two adjacent mansions appeared in front of him, no need to ask, Zhao Yu only looked at Chen Shu's eager eyes and knew that the Chen Mansion had arrived......