Qu Ping said it reasonably, and knew that the emperor would definitely not refuse, so he said: "The minister obeys the order." The minister already had a plan to select 1,000 people from the original team on Gyeonggi Road to set up the Shenji Battalion, which was responsible for the use, transportation and maintenance of the cannons. The use of the Shenji Battalion must be approved by the emperor. ”

Zhao Gou agreed, and said: "Why is it that a few years have passed, and there are still only twelve cannons?" ”

This is also a big problem in Qu Ping's heart!

Qu Ping said: "Your Majesty, even these twelve gates are not the most cutting-edge. Everything has a lifespan, and with our current forging technology, we have not yet been able to forge a breech that can withstand firing fifty shells. Fifty rounds, which is already the current limit. Therefore, when it comes to the number of uses, it must be discarded, otherwise it will explode and hurt itself. For this reason, more than 100 soldiers have died honorably. ”

Zhao Gou was shocked when he heard this, the life of every soldier is a brick of the country!

"We must increase R&D investment and improve forging technology," he said. Why are there only 12 of them? ”

Qu Ping explained: "Twelve guns are routinely equipped, and there are nearly a hundred cannons in reserve, but no matter how much forging there is, it is useless, and it can only be used as decoration." Because the excavation and production of raw materials for our gunpowder bombs are not enough to support excessive consumption, on the other hand, the more advanced research and development and daily training of bombs have to be consumed, and after so many years, there are currently only about 500 shells. ”

Zhao Gou silently calculated in his heart, how many bombs would be needed to blow up a five-meter-thick city wall, and it would have to hit one place, so it would be a little unbearable to squander the next city. However, destroying the Jin Kingdom should be able to be calculated. Zhao Gou was gearing up in his heart and eager to try.

Zhao Gou asked: "Which raw material in gunpowder is the most nervous?" ”

"Saltpeter, because of its large proportion."

"Then launch a search for the states and the people, which can be rewarded. During the time of Emperor Shenzong, the Ministry of Industry had already begun to produce thistles, rockets, and thunderbolts, and there should be a lot of stock. ”

"Your Majesty, that kind of firearm, for the current cannon, is equivalent to fireworks during the festival, which is a big thing."

Zhao Gou said: "I asked the Ministry of Industry to set up a special firearms department to serve the Shenji Battalion, and then bring you all the gunpowder that Aiqing didn't look down on before." Have you seen enough? ”

Qu Ping said happily: "Emperor Xie, the more the merrier!" ”

Zhao Gou said: "The artillery is suitable for large-scale long-distance attacks, and if it is close, it has a lot less flexibility. Is there a firearm that is suitable for close and flexible use? ”

Qu Ping said: "Chen Zheng asked Lu Ji to start developing a musket, which only needs one person and one shot, and the effective range can reach fifteen zhang, which is much more powerful than a bow and arrow." ”

"Please Lu Aiqing is diligent day and night, the development is successful, and the ministers are rewarded!" Zhao Gou said excitedly.

Qu Ping said: "Your Majesty, science and technology change fate, and time creates heroes." The world will soon be the emperor! ”

Zhao said: "My world is the world of the world!" The Mongols captured the Kereh tribe in July, and now it seems to be the dominant force of the steppe. It borders the Jin Kingdom in the east and reaches Western Xia in the south. At present, we must pay more attention to the Mongolian Ministry to avoid raising tigers. Have you received the promised armor? ”

"Back to the emperor, 10,000 soldiers and armor have been truthfully delivered to them, and now they are like tigers!"

"Be careful, don't let him swell." Zhao Gou was worried again.

It's really hard to be a family member, that is, I am afraid that people will not be able to eat enough, and I am afraid that people will be able to eat.

Qu Ping said: "According to the news from within the Jin State, the Jin State intends to run through the Mongolian Ministry and form an alliance with them. ”

Zhao Gou said: "They are trying to grab food. The Jin Kingdom and Mongolia have fought a few battles, big and small, I'm afraid this alliance is not so easy to conclude, right? What's more, the relationship between the Mongolian Ministry and my Great Song Dynasty has become clear to the world, and the Jin Kingdom is too bold, right? ”

Qu Ping analyzed: "Winning over the Mongolian Ministry is the best choice of the Jin State, if the alliance fails, they still have a second move, learn from our Great Song Dynasty to support the opposing forces of the Mongolian Department, unite the Naiban and other departments, and adopt the method of distant friendship and close attack to flank the Mongolian Department." ”

Zhao Gou nodded and said: "So this is also our advantage, in the bag of a strong enemy, the Mongolian Department can realize that it is good to enjoy the shade under the tree of our Great Song Dynasty." ”

"The emperor is wise." Qu Ping said.

I hope that the storm will be more violent, so that the Mongolian Ministry can be heart-to-heart and close to the big tree of the Great Song Dynasty.

Qu Ping left the palace, and because the time was just in time for Zhu Shuzhen to get out of school, he called Ah Gang, who was driving, and Wu Zhishen, the guard, to pick up Zhu Shuzhen from school. The carriage left the palace gate and went all the way on the special road.

Wu Zhishen said: "My lord, you rarely go to Guozijian to pick up Xiao Shuzhen, aren't you afraid of causing an uproar among the people when the time comes?" ”

"It's okay, this is why it seems that the country is close to the people. I haven't been to Guozijian for a long time, so I can see how their teaching environment and quality are. Qu Ping said, anyway, it's a way.

After so many years, Zhu Shuzhen, who is more than ten years old, seems to have become a member of Qu Ping's family.

Wu Zhishen sighed: "Thanks to Zhu Shuzhen's mother and daughter who met the old lady with the heart of the Bodhisattva back then, otherwise I don't know where I fell now!" ”

"Time is also fate, this is their blessing, and for me, it is also to do good deeds."

"Amitabha." make

As he spoke, the carriage arrived at the gate of the country's prison. The management of the Guozijian is strict, the guards are strict, and the idle people cannot enter at all. Ah Gang went to explain to the doorman which big man was in the carriage, and the doorman registered as usual, then opened the door and respectfully invited the carriage of the prince to enter.

"Hey! Why can this carriage go in and I can't? Someone shouted outside the gate.

Three or four people outside the door hurriedly ran out to catch up with the person who didn't know how to be polite, for fear of disturbing Lord Guogong: "I didn't ask you to leave, why are you still making trouble here?" ”

The leading doorman followed Qu Ping's carriage and said anxiously, "My lord, you go slowly." ”

"Who's making noise outside the door?" Qu Ping asked.

The head of the guard hurriedly explained: "A disheveled mountain man, who doesn't know the etiquette, has to come in to find our country's superintendent. ”

The man arguing outside the door had a keen ear, and when he heard the chief guard talking to the people in the carriage, he said in a loud voice: "Although he is a mountain man below, he is not undressed, although his clothes are old, he is neat, and although his crown is from time to time, it is like the sun." A gentleman should be dressed properly, and the rear will be in the world! ”

Qu Ping heard that this person still had some meaning, so he asked Ah Gang to stop the carriage and got out of the carriage with Wu Zhishen.

The head of the guard was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat, thinking that he had angered the prince, and hurriedly said, "My lord, the villain will go and drive him away." ”

Qu Ping raised his hand to stop the head of the guard and said, "No, in front of the school, you should be elegant and polite, and you should not start a dispute." Everything comes first, and a harmonious society is in place. ”

Qu Ping walked towards the gate and said to the mountain man outside the door, "Hello, may I ask who your Excellency is and what is the matter here?" Maybe, I can take you in. ”

The man thought to himself, this adult is young, and he looks like he is not small, and it seems that he may only be the only way to go in.

He said: "Although I live poorly, my soul is very rich and full. These people see that it is difficult to be elegant in their clothes, so they judge people by their appearance and do not let them enter, which is really unreasonable! ”

"Why do you have to go in?" Qu Ping didn't look like he was going to study, looking at the mountain man dressed up and talking a little bookishly, did he still want to apply for a job.

"In Xia Li Tong, a native of Jianzhou, he studied under Luo Congyan and Yang Shi. The two gentlemen felt that they had touched the destiny of heaven, lamented the limitations of what they had learned and taught in their lives, and sent Li to go down the mountain to Beijing and enter the country to teach skills! The mountain man who called himself Li Dong said proudly.

Qu Pingxin said I don't know the two masters you mentioned, Jianzhou is far away in Fujian, I haven't even heard the names of the two of them, am I too narrow-minded, or is your master really ordinary?

Qu Ping quietly asked Wu Zhishen: "Have you heard the names of these two people?" ”

Wu Zhishen shook his head: "The poor monk only knows the ...... Amitabha"

"I didn't ask."

Wu Zhishen suddenly patted his head, "Ah! Yang Shi, the poor monk seems to have heard Lu Ji mention, he was a waiter in the Ministry of Works, and later returned to his hometown, and the emperor also sealed him a bachelor of Longtu Pavilion and gave him a purple gold fish bag. ”

The squire of the Ministry of Works, I didn't even know it, it seems that I had too little time in the court during that time. I don't read much, and I don't know if there are people who have a university in this era, hey, I have suffered a loss of no culture! If you have time, you must make up for it.

Qu Ping pretended to be very familiar with Yang Shi and said: "It turned out to be the students of these two adults, and they were disrespectful. ”

Li Tong could see that Qu Ping was not very familiar with his two teachers, and he really didn't know that the other party came out of that mountain, and he suddenly became a big adult.

Li Tong said proudly: "Mr. Yang, the family teacher, is forty years old and Chengmen Lixue, and studied under Chen Yi and Chen Hao. ”

Li Tong said in his heart, I will say the names of the two old Chen, you are illiterate, don't you still know!?

When the two brothers Chen Hao and Chen Yi were young, they studied under Mr. Zhou Dunyi, the author of "Ai Lian Shuo", Mr. Zhou was one of the "Five Sons of the Northern Song Dynasty", who knew the Book of Changes and was the founder of Confucianism. After the completion of Ercheng's studies, they integrated their own knowledge and summed up a set of "exhaustive" science, because they often lectured in Luoyang, so their doctrine was called "Luoxue".

After continuous development, the Ercheng doctrine of the Northern Song Dynasty has been continuously developed, especially the promotion of the Fujian school, and when Zhu Xi arrived in the Southern Song Dynasty, he even entered the hall and even entered the Confucian Temple, which shows the high status of the academic community. Song Ming Lixue, or Cheng Zhu Lixue, in general, they are the most representative figures of Song Dynasty Acting School.

Regarding "Chengmen Lixue", Qu Ping still knows this idiom.

It is said that two people did not hesitate to stand in the snow in order to worship a big coffee surnamed Cheng, and finally won the affirmation of the master, telling a story of respecting the teacher. The names Chen Yi and Chen Hao don't sound like they can be written, but I have the impression that it was said in history class that Chen Yi, Chen Hao, Zhou Dunyi and others were the founders of Song Lixue.

However, for Song Lixue, those who are superficial in later generations will criticize the pioneers of Lixue. In fact, the narrow doctrine of women's morality in small shoes was made up by later fools.

From this point of view, this Mr. Li Tong does have a background.

Qu Ping really woke up like a dream this time, and said with a smile: "Oh! I see! I know, disrespectful and disrespectful, I really don't know Taishan. Come on, come on, I'll take you in! ”

Li Tong looked at the default chief of the doorman on the side, this young man who calls himself "me" and can't see the official shelf, should be a descendant, he can enter by himself, can he still take me in?

Wu Zhishen saw Li Tong stunned in place, and said, "Sir, let's go with my family, have you changed your mind?" ”

"No, no." Li Tong cautiously asked Qu Ping, "Dare to ask the adults ......?"