Chinese New Year's Eve arrived, the emperor was unconscious, and it was already to the point of saying that death would be death, but the news was still controlled in the imperial city, and the atmosphere of the festival was still in Bianliang City.

In the palace, the crown prince Zhao Ji presided over the affairs of the big and small, and the commander in front of the palace made Li Zhang help him, and from time to time he also summoned people into the palace to talk.

Starting from Fu Bi, to Ouyang Xiu, Zhao Yi and others, and then to the privy envoy Gan Qi, the imperial historian Sima Guang, and Han Jiang of Kaifeng Mansion, the news is among these people, and it has not yet spread.

The replacement of the old and the new is proceeding steadily.

Other people's homes are celebrating the New Year, but many officials' homes are simple, and they don't even hang red lanterns.

After meeting the prince, Gan Qi had a new errand, that is, he became a real privy envoy again, and entered the Privy Council to preside over the work.

The Privy Council Yamen Gan Qi is familiar with it anymore, and the people inside are also familiar with Gan Qi, who does not need any holy decrees, let alone say more, Gan Qi walks into this yamen, that is, he has great power, and there are countless subordinate officials in the yamen, all of whom come to visit.

The seal is at hand, the tiger talisman is in the White Tiger Festival Hall, and after Gan Qi made an inspection, he didn't even have a meeting, and went home.

After returning home, there was a person in the family who waited for a long time, and the Zhaowen Museum proofread Shen Kuo.

Shen Kuo obviously didn't expect Gan Qi to suddenly summon him today, or at home, after arriving at Gan Qi's house, Shen Kuo was nervous and fidgeted in the hall.

When Gan Qi went home and walked into the hall, Shen Kuo hurriedly got up to greet him.

Gan Qi motioned for Shen Kuo to sit down, sat down himself, and spoke: "How many years have you been in the middle of the deposit?" ”

"Returning to the prime minister's words, he has been in the office for more than three years." Shen Kuo and Gan Qi are acquainted, during the election of Zhongjin Shi, he also briefly taught in Daojian Academy, taught for about seven or eight months before going to Yangzhou to take charge of the prison, and two years ago he was transferred back to Beijing to enter the Zhaowen Pavilion.

"What kind of errands are you responsible for in the Shobunkan?" Gan Qi asked in a calm tone, and acquaintances didn't have to have so many pleasantries.

"At the beginning, he revised the book, and later detailed the armillary sphere, and also participated in the affairs of the calendar." The Zhaowenkan is probably similar to the National Publishing Center, and also manages some rituals and research, such as the study of history and the calendar. Shen Kuo is mainly responsible for the astronomical calendar, he is also a talent in this area, the calendar is actually astronomy, can divide the year into 12 months, can divide the year into 24 solar terms, is this kind of research.

Gan Qi nodded, straight to the point: "I want to transfer you to the Privy Council, are you willing?" ”

"Thank you for the promotion of the prime minister, if the lower officials are unwilling, I am afraid that the lower officials will not be able to use the military of the prime minister." Shen Kuo is a research-oriented talent, proficient in astronomy and geography, agriculture and political affairs, and various miscellaneous studies. Although he may not necessarily be said to be a scientist, he must be a technician.

"Transferring you here is not a matter of joining the army and leading troops, but a matter of ordnance." Gan Qi is going to cast a cannon, and the first choice is naturally Shen Kuo, and there is no one more suitable than Shen Kuo.

"Ordnance? The subordinate officer understands, but he doesn't know what kind of ordnance the prime minister wants to make? "When it comes to making things, Shen Kuo's confidence has increased greatly, he can even build an armillary sphere to measure the starry sky, let alone other things?

"Cannon, cannon, two-thousand-pound cannon." Gan Qi said.

"Gunpowder cannon?"

"Well, the cannon of gunpowder, two thousand catties and one piece, will never crack, easy to march, powerful, can it?"

Shen Kuo gasped: "Two thousand catties of heavy objects, never crack, copper is soft, too large and easy to deform, and too much, useless." Iron is rigid, easy to crack, casting is difficult to ensure quality, if it contains bubbles, it will crack. Forging is labor-intensive, labor-intensive, and difficult to close. It's really ......"

"Forging is not good, it is too slow, and it can't be closed, if it is a method of hollowing, it will not become a door in a year, and it is useless. Must be cast. "Gan Qi obviously understands, he got a small musket himself, the barrel is pulled out, the barrel is fine, the barrel is fine, the barrel is taken, that thing is going to die.

But then again, the really most advanced gun barrel breeches were not cast in later generations, they were all taken out, that is, the big iron rod was hollowed out from the middle, but there were machines in later generations, and the cannons of this era were more in line with reality. However, in the process of this era, casting large objects, it is inevitable that the bubbles will not be avoided, and if there are many bubbles, it will definitely crack if it can't be fired a few times, and it will explode if it cracks. But it's not true that you can't have a little bubble, as long as you can control the amount of bubbles, it's still usable, after all, the power of cannon explosions in this era is far less powerful than the artillery of later generations.

"This ......" Shen Kuo felt embarrassed, and said: "Xianggong, casting such a cannon is not only a way to make a cannon, but also gunpowder, gunpowder is afraid that it is unusable, and it has to be redeployed, which is also time-consuming and labor-intensive, and it may not be possible." Xianggong, before casting the cannon, the usable medicine must be prepared first, otherwise this matter will not be successful. ”

Gan Qi nodded: "I'll give you a recipe, according to this recipe fine compatibility test, it will be successful." ”

Shen Kuo was a little surprised: "Xianggong still has this kind of recipe?" ”

Gan Qi nodded: "Nitrate sixteen, sulfur two, charcoal three." This side is not the best, but it is still the closest to perfection, you need to add and subtract a little more, and test more, you will be able to produce a perfect match, and the power is amazing. ”

Shen Kuo nodded again and again: "Then the lower official will go to the test immediately." ”

After Shen Kuo finished speaking, he was really ready to get up and leave, anxious, Gan Qi laughed and said: "The people haven't been transferred yet, the cost of the errand hasn't been allocated yet, and the manpower hasn't been matched for you, so you don't have to be so anxious." ”

Unexpectedly, Shen Kuo replied: "It costs the lower official to pad first, and if you have this compatibility, the lower official really can't help but want to give it a try immediately." ”

Shen Kuo is more anxious than Gan Qi, this kind of technical talent is really different from those other officials, Gan Qi suddenly seems to be able to understand Shen Kuo, Gan Qi said directly: "Then let's do it, you will come to the Privy Council tomorrow to report, and set up a Privy Council to undertake the name of the will, Zheng Liupin." You can find the manpower yourself, and you will do it. I'll give you 10,000 yuan to take away for start-up purposes, if there is no land available, you can go to the forbidden military camp outside the city first, and I'll let someone make room for you. ”

"Xie Xianggong, then the official will leave." Shen Kuo was really anxious, and he was completely distracted, and he didn't even care about being rude in front of Gan Qi.

Gan Qi naturally didn't stick to these subtleties, and got up and shouted: "Duba, prepare the car, load 10,000 yuan, and let Shen Cunzhong take it away." ”

After a while, the matter was done, and Shen Kuo got into the car and left with a whip.

Gan Ba hurriedly came to De Ganqi and said, "Big brother, that man drove away all our cars and horses, and I don't know if I will return them." ”

"That's it, and the chariot and horse will be given to him." Gan Qi was in a very good mood and didn't care about his own good car and horses. The matter of casting the cannon has begun, with Shen Kuo presiding, Gan Qi has no doubt that things can't be done, just waiting for the good news.

Casting cannons is not only a research, but also an industrial chain, and then a series of factories and workshops will be built. From the production of raw materials, to the synthesis of gunpowder, from pig iron to casting, the investment will not be small, and the follow-up investment will be continuous.

It has to cost money, and this time it has to cost the court's money.

In the future, muskets will be made, and the requirements for muskets are higher, the fineness of gunpowder, the production of barrels, and the fine production of various parts, this series of industrial chains must also slowly begin to prepare, and the most important thing is the cultivation of talents.

The good thing about the Great Song Dynasty is that the society is highly developed, the handicraft industry is also highly developed, and the social atmosphere is also very relaxed.

The matter of casting the cannon has been arranged, and Gan Qi has completed the most important thing to return to Beijing, and the next thing is the matter of authority.

After the authority, it is reform, and Wang Anshi should also come back. Wang Anshi will be the biggest boost to Ganqi's reform, but Ganqi will obviously not follow Wang Anshi's method of reform.

Ganchi began to ponder these things, and he also began to really think about the specifics of reform.

On Chinese New Year's Eve, Bianliang City was bustling, but Ganqi's home was no different from usual, except for a big meal and some rewards for the next people.

A few days after the New Year's Festival, the news of Emperor Bintian suddenly spread, in fact, even Gan Qi didn't know what day the emperor died, but this question is not important, and there is no need to ask.

The first thing the news spread was to summon hundreds of civil and military officials into the palace.

The Privy Council made Gan Qi dress neatly and entered the palace.

Everything was in order, the prince stood on the high platform, did not sit, grieved, and wept.

The ministers discussed the memorial texts, eulogies, and wrote articles that would be spread all over the world, and it was very troublesome for a big country to alternate between the old and the new, from the borders of various places to the capitals, as well as the diplomacy of various countries, they all had to be busy.

There are also things about the crown prince's accession to the throne, sacrifices, rituals, and cumbersome. It is also necessary to arrange the burial of the emperor and other things.

Cumbersome is actually a good thing, at least it proves that there is no problem in this country, everything is smooth and stable, once it is not cumbersome, that is the big problem.

Gan Qi couldn't interfere with this, and he didn't bother to interfere, Ouyang Xiu, Sima Guang and the others were so busy that their feet didn't touch the ground.

After the court meeting, Zhao Ji called Gan Qi to the imperial study.

In the imperial study, Zhao Ji sat in the position where Zhao Shu had been sitting before, still sad, but said, "Sir...... I'm not ready, I'm really not ready......"

When he said this, it was obvious that Zhao Ji was really not ready to be an emperor, and he never even thought that his father would die so young. A boy of eighteen or nineteen years old is suddenly about to become the king of a country, and he doesn't even know what he should do when he ascends to the throne. And Zhao Shu is different, in the past, Zhao Shu ascended the throne, he was already in his thirties, he was not unprepared, he waited for a long night and dreamed a lot, and the first thing he did to stabilize his position was to stabilize his position.

Gan Qi said directly: "Your Highness, don't think too much, the Son of Heaven must be worthy of the emperor and the queen of heaven, and worthy of the people of Limin, but ask for a history book that is virtuous for thousands of years." A gentleman should do great things, and he should be innovative. ”

"Innovation?" Zhao Ji seemed to have a natural feeling for this word, and nodded: "Yes, when the old is innovative, Mr. Former asked me to ponder the matter of paying taxes on acres of land, and I saw the pain in it." So I'm going to do it, right? What does the gentleman think? ”

"If Your Majesty can do this well, it will definitely go down in history and be praised by all generations." Gan Qi is not fooling Zhao Ji, but he wants to have a tacit understanding, what emperor has to have courtiers, what Zhao Ji wants to do, is what Gan Qi has to do. On the other hand, what Gan Qi wants to do, must also be what Zhao Ji has to do.

"Please also teach me how to innovate?" Zhao Ji got up, went to Deganqi, and bowed.

"There is no need to talk about it in detail at this time, when His Royal Highness is in charge, the ministers will write in detail to show it." Gan Qi had to go home and get ready. It's nothing more than three things, money and food people, how to manage the world's money, how to manage the world's people, and how to manage the world's food.

"Then please sir." The crown prince Zhao Ji is another big gift.

Gan Qi hurriedly helped Zhao Ji up.

Zhao Ji sat down in his seat again, and suddenly sighed.

Gan Qi asked, "What is Your Highness worried about?" ”

"Alas...... Mr. in person, I don't know whether to talk about it or not, this matter haunts my heart, and this time has not been dispersed for a long time. "Zhao Ji really has a heart.

"Your Highness said so." Ganchi also had speculation.

"Alas...... Before my father's death, I left a last word, saying that Mr. was Sima Yi's generation, and when I heard this, I still wanted to argue with my father, but after my father's death, this word has been haunting in my heart. Zhao Ji is also straightforward, firstly, he is young and does not hide his words, and secondly, he really wants to see Gan Qi's reaction.

"Your Royal Highness, the gate valve has been gone for hundreds of years, and my Great Song Dynasty has established the country with scholars and doctors, and I have never blocked the way of speech. If one day, everyone in the world will say that Sima Zhao's heart is known to passers-by, that is when the world's corporal groups rise up and attack, as long as the Great Song Dynasty does not live up to the scholars, the scholars will definitely not lose the Great Song Dynasty. Whether it's Sima Yi or Sima Zhao, it's just a matter of people's hearts. From ancient times to the present, the country has never fallen because of one person. Up to the scholars, down to the peddlers' pawns, if the people's hearts are there, the society will be prosperous. The people's hearts are not lost, and the country is stable. Does Your Majesty have a loving heart for the people of the world? ”

Gan Qi is telling the truth, and the people's hearts are back, which is the country.

Zhao Ji nodded: "I will definitely take the people of the world as my responsibility." ”

Gan Qi smiled and nodded: "Then what else is Sima Yi and Sima Zhao?" ”

Zhao Ji suddenly smiled and said, "Sir, I've been sick for many days." Yes, from ancient times to the present, the country has never been depressed only because of a single person, every time I talk to Mr., I will have a sense of empowerment, thank you again. ”

"Your Majesty's condolences."

Zhao Ji breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "Fu Bi is old, and Wen Yanbo is rebellious. I want Mr. Zai to assist, I don't know what Mr. means? ”

His Royal Highness should have shirked in every possible way to show humility when he asked such a question, but the minister did not act so pretentiously at this time, and he should not give in. His Royal Highness is in the dynasty, when the Ding is renewed, the Khitan is destroyed in the north, the party is destroyed in the west, the Han and Tang dynasties are reproduced, the history of all generations, the holy name of the ages, and the ministers are not allowed! "Ganqi is also a big gift, just wait for today.

"Yes, thank you, student." Zhao Ji had an excellent feeling at this time, just like Liu Bei met Zhuge Liang in Longzhong, he walked down again and bowed.

Gan Qi naturally enjoyed this feeling of the monarch and minister, Gan Qi helped Zhao Ji up, and said: "Today, it is the last time that the minister accepts such a big gift from His Highness, from now on, His Highness must not do this again." The way of the monarch and the minister lies in the courtesy, the love of teachers and students today is here, and the righteousness of the monarch and the minister will continue in the future. ”

This sentence made Zhao Ji feel uncomfortable, but he was more and more moved: "A teacher for one day, a teacher for life." ”

"Your Highness, everyone in the world can do this, but only His Highness can't be like this. A king is a king, and a minister is a minister. In the past, it was a teaching, and in the future it is a warning. Chancellor Ganqi Gandaojian, farewell. Gan Qi may have learned something from Zhao Shu, and taking the initiative to say these words today is what he has learned.

Although these things are small, they are also very important, not only about Zhao Ji's psychological changes, but also about the perception of civil and military officials. If Zhao Ji is wearing the crown and giving Gan Qi a gift from time to time, it seems that Gan Qi has received the greatest courtesy, but others will obviously not think so.

Song Shenzong Zhao Ji is tolerant, but Gan Qi tries his best to do everything he can and maintain this trust.

As for the future, ten or twenty years later, whether it is Zhezong or Huizong. Whether Gan Qi is Sima Yi or Zhuge Liang is a matter for the future.

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