After everyone left, General Staff Chief Yin Chengqi was quite puzzled, and arched his hand: "Master Hou, you are a peaceful person, although Li Yueru is arrogant and domineering, why should the Lord deal with it like this, resulting in a deepening of the estrangement with the imperial court." ”

Looking at his chief of staff, Yang Xuan sighed: "Since the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, whether it is Li Shanchang, Hu Weiyong, Lan Yu, Yu Qian, or Yang Tinghe, Xia Yan, Zhang Juzheng, the ownership ministers have not ended well.

I just want to learn from that Yue Wumu to expel the Tartars and restore China, just to be able to return to their hometowns after becoming famous.

But you see that some of the emperor's ministers actually slander us so much, you say, what should I do? ”

Hearing this, Yin Chengqi laughed and said, "If Master Hou is depressed because of this, then there is no need at all. ”

Glaring at the chief of staff opposite, Yang Xuan said angrily: "What's not necessary, look at it, if you want power or not, you can still be happy?" ”

Yin Chengqi arched his hand, his expression was quite serious, and he analyzed for the other party:

Emperor Yongli cherished his position and was on guard against the volunteers everywhere.

This time, the big man defeated the Manchu uncle regent Duoduo and Pingxi king Wu Sangui, and achieved such great achievements and simply increased the title, which probably even many upright ministers of the court were not used to it, so they took advantage of the situation to make the county lord the eldest princess, and Yang Xuan also became the captain of the horse and became the marquis.

The court's wariness is clear, but it has also gained a false reputation because of this.

Now Zhu Shuying has been named the eldest princess by the county lord, but it has invisibly improved her status in the Ming royal family.

Now the center of the Ming Dynasty is empty, there is a Lu prison state on the coast of Zhejiang, and a prison state has also been created in the Hui uprising in the Shaanxi-Long region.

……

In other regions, the descendants of the royal family are called for, and the volunteers are strong and strong, and they can completely support a prison country or something.

Looking at his chief of staff, Yang Xuan thought about it, but still categorically rejected such a suggestion.

First, although the imperial court is full of suspicion of itself, it has no means of checks and balances at all, and there is no need for the princes on their own side to make a nominal puppet when they say nothing about it in the local area.

Second, if a nominal puppet is erected, it is difficult to ensure that he does not recruit people in the local area, and the local area will deviate from morality.

Third, if the great cause of expelling the Tartars is successful, how will you get along with each other in the future?

Fourth, if the great cause of expelling the Tartars fails, I am afraid that future generations will talk about it.

Now that the Volunteers have won consecutive battles, how to get along with the imperial court in the future is really no less than a big war.

Worrying about political affairs aside, Yang Xuan ran to the arsenal that day to make various weapons with the workers.

In the past few years, the main reason why the volunteers were able to win on the battlefield was that the manufacturing of weapons gradually led the Qing army.

In view of the phenomenon of cutting corners in the construction of weapons in the past, the contract system was implemented on the premise of ensuring the income of craftsmen, and after the piecework system, almost all weapons of the Ordnance Bureau were made of stainless steel, and their quality was far better than before.

In terms of firearms, in addition to the imitation of bird guns, tiger squat guns, Franc machine guns, and red-coated cannons, flintlock pistols are manufactured on a larger scale, although the success rate of flintlock pistols is worse than that of bird guns, but it can be applied to various complex climatic conditions and local environments.

In terms of military supplies, a large number of vehicles, ships, flying tiger warships, sampan ships, transport ships, bicycles, tricycles, and unicycles were built.

It can be said that without the innovation in armament in recent years, it would have been difficult for the Volunteers to achieve successive victories, exterminate the rogues, and expel the Tartars.

No, in the past few months since returning to the CD, I have been running to the Ordnance Bureau every once in a while.

Yang Xuan fell into a period of confusion, since the crossing, the sharpness of Daming firearms, such as muskets, tiger squat cannons, three-eyed systems and other firearms are widely used, which makes people proud of our ancestors who have mastered such a strong scientific and technological civilization, but on the other hand, although they have also found a variety of famous craftsmen who are proficient in firearms manufacturing, they have not yet found those theoretical workers, so that they can truly become their right-hand men in firearms research and development and manufacturing.

Wandering in the gunpowder workshop, he suddenly heard a commotion in front of him, Gou Fugui, the general office of the Ordnance Bureau, smiled, shook his head and said: "My lord, he is a Jiangnan person, and he has a dispute with Lang Zhong (Cong Liupin), who is in charge of the firearms superintendent.

My lord, you don't know how annoying this Jiangnan person is, and every once in a while he says that we are not right here and there. ”

Gou Fugui is an old man of the Ordnance Bureau, Yang Xuan has known each other since he entered the camp, and the relationship has always been very strong, and now hearing what the other party said, Yang Xuan shook his head and said: "Brother Gou, this craftsman must not oppress people with our troops in a war."

If that Jiangnan man really has the ability and what he proposes is right, everyone should accept it with an open mind. ”

Gou Fugui looked quite proud, this is actually a drama arranged by himself, in the past, one was a craftsman in the army, and the other was a small flag commander, and everyone could talk freely, but now the other party has a high status, although on the surface he still calls himself a brother, but Gou Fugui doesn't dare to really treat himself as a brother.

pursed his lips, Gou Fugui arched his hand and said: "My lord, it's okay for me to build weapons, it's really not good to know and use people, why don't you call this young man to let the adults take a closer look?" ”

Staring at the serious General Office of the Ordnance Bureau next to him, Yang Xuan smiled, then patted the other party on the shoulder and said, "You, when did Gou Fugui become so polite to me?"

In order to recommend a person to make such a play for me, I am still as careful as in the past.

Isn't it contracted now? I don't ask you who you want to use or how much money your Ordnance Bureau makes.

Otherwise, in the future, I will secretly say that I will interfere like this and interfere with that, and I will not eat you. ”

When Gou Fugui heard this, he rubbed his hands and said with an embarrassed smile: "My lord, I can't hide it, this Mr. Song's talent is really too high." In less than half a year, we have pointed out multiple shortcomings in a row.

In any case, I am also an old man in the army, and it is my responsibility to recommend talents to you, so as not to bury it in the future. ”

patted the other party on the shoulder, Yang Xuan thought about it, and immediately asked people to call that Mr. Song.

As Gou Fugui said, he can still make decisions about other things, but this time he is really powerless, and the reason is mainly related to Yang Xuan himself.

This Song Shihui thinks that the ratio of gunpowder is wrong this time, this is decided by Yang Xuan many times, how can he say that he will change it?

If it is easy to change, there is no problem, but if there is a problem, Yang Xuan decided to pursue it, and after thinking about it, let Song Shihui find the governor to explain it clearly this time.

As a traversal clan, of course, he knew that he was half-irrigated, and knew that the gunpowder ratio was far from perfect, and now he heard the other party actually point out his own problems, although the surface was still quite majestic, but the expectation softened a little: "Oh, this Mr. Song, yes, this gunpowder ratio was determined by Ben Du when he was in Yunshan Ancient City, do you have a way to improve it?" ”

Song Shihui raised his head and said, "My lord, just like an orange, I was born in Huainan and orange, and I was born in Huaibei. Hou Ye matched according to this method that day, and it was very powerful.

But now the environment is different, if you use a little more saltpeter, so much more powerful. ”

Yang Xuan was overjoyed in his heart, it seemed that there was a lovely person on the other side, and he actually covered himself up like this, thought about it and said: "This science, this craftsman technology, no one is perfect." As the saying goes, one mountain is taller than another, and that's all I determined that day.

Since you are so confident, according to different saltpeter ratios, each make 5 earth-shattering thunders to gamble.

If the earth-shattering thunder created by you Song Shihui is greater than that of the Governor, the Governor will appoint you as the head of the Ordnance Bureau to help the Governor make weapons.

If you lose, the Governor will punish you, punish you for continuing to develop gunpowder for the Governor in this armory, and if you can meet the expectations of the power of the firearms, it will not be too late for the Governor to release you. ”

What kind of bet is this, the other party will win and not lose, according to this kind of bet, no matter what, this surnamed Song is picking up cheap.

What is surprising is that this Song Shihui does not appreciate it at all, looks at Yang Xuan and says, "My lord, I know that you cherish talents."

In the past, those officials regarded us craftsmen as the most inferior, but your lordship is really good to us.

The grass people committed the tiger power of the adults, but the adults not only did not blame, but they actually made such a bet on the grass people, and the grass people really did not dare to accept it.

If the adults think that the earth-shattering thunder created by the grass people is too powerful, the adults pull the grass people out and cut them, and the grass people have no complaints. ”

Yang Xuan laughed, and then said, "Song Shihui, let's do it according to your matching method first, and then you will be exempted from slashing and killing."

The greatness of Shennong's is that he tastes all kinds of herbs, so that he tells the people that those can be eaten and those that are not eaten.

Mr. Li Shizhen is great because he has traveled all over China's famous mountains and rivers and explored various medicinal herbs on the spot, so as to leave us a compendium of materia medica.

I think that even if Mo Ye is reborn, it will be after a lot of hard work, after casting countless waste swords, that he will be made into a real sword.

Song Shihui, you just have to try it boldly, don't because this gunpowder ratio is stipulated by the governor, as long as the power is stronger than the governor's, the governor is willing to bow down."

When everyone heard this, they were shocked and shouted, "My lord's mind is bigger than the sea."

After a while, the gunpowder was brought in, and according to Song Shihui's request, everyone weighed the balance invented by Yang Xuan, and in less than two pillars of incense, the craftsmen each made 5 new mines.

In order to verify the power of the explosion, the earth-shaking thunder was placed in a load of grain, and after covering it, the fuse was ignited, and the earth-shaking thunder exploded.

The five earth-shattering thunders created by Song Shihui were stronger than Yang Xuan's in terms of explosion sound and power.

Everyone knelt down and said: "Congratulations, congratulations, my lord, my lord is happy to have this kind of talent for making firearms, as long as the method is used properly, it will definitely be a blessing for the front-line soldiers." ”

Yang Xuan was also quite happy and asked this Song Shihui to answer.

But what is surprising is that this Song Shihui was quite flustered, knelt down and said: "Lord Dudu, please forgive the grass people for the crime of deception, in fact, this kind of gunpowder ratio is not the first creation of the grass people, it is actually done by my father."

The little one deceived the adult, and he wanted to get a promotion gift, but he didn't expect the adult to be so magnanimous, and the little one was ashamed. ”

Yang Xuan was overjoyed and said: "Mr. Song, don't be like this, the son inherits his father's business, and it is normal for people to be."

Mr. Song, Mr. Guan today, you can know that Ling Zunshi is a master of firearms for my Han people.

If Mr. Song doesn't dislike it, can you let Benfu go to meet Lingzun to help Benfu and expel the Tartars for the people of the world to restore China. ”

Song Shihui kowtowed and said, "My lord, my father Song Yingxing is nearly eighty years old, and his movement is really inconvenient.

Last year, when I heard that the adults had defeated the Tartars, my father thought that the adults were Yue Wumu alive and did great justice for our Han nation, so he and his brother Song Shiyi came to visit the adults to help them expel the Tartars and restore the great cause of China. ”

Yang Xuan was overjoyed, pulled up Song Shihui, and sighed: "Brother Song, hurry up, Ling Zun Song Yingxing is really the most admired by the governor among all the people in the world.

The old gentleman's compilation of "Heavenly Creations" is all-encompassing, and the Governor often carries it with him, if there is something that you don't understand, look at the old gentleman's Heavenly Creations. ”

Song Shihui was grateful and recommended his brother Song Shiyi to Yang Xuan, and Yang Xuan met them one by one and entrusted him with an official position.

When I returned to the house, I thought of the difficulties in the establishment of the Ordnance Bureau, the Vehicle Bureau, and the Artillery Bureau, and the hardships of building by Ganjing Iron.

Song Shihui introduced the steel smelting technology at that time, and the Suzhou steel smelting method was mostly used to smelt steel at that time.

The so-called Suzhou steel smelting method mainly refers to the technology originated in Suzhou, Jiangsu, and the main method is: "where the furnace uses charcoal for red iron, coal ranks seventeen, and charcoal ranks thirteen."

The blower has also been improved, and has been changed from a simple flap wooden bellows to a piston push-pull wooden bellows, which can continuously supply a large air pressure and air volume, thereby improving the strength of smelting.

In "Tiangong Kaiwu", there is also a considerable improvement in the smelting technology, that is, after the molten iron flows out, after the pig iron is smelted, if you want to turn the pig iron into mature iron, dig a square pond next to the iron smelting furnace, make the iron flow into the pond while it is hot, add mud powder as a solvent, and quickly stir it by several people with willow sticks, so as to accelerate the oxidation of carbon and other components in the pig iron, so as to fry the mature iron.

This continuous operation method of using the iron-smelting furnace and iron-smelting equipment in series can reduce the remelting process during iron roasting, and reduce the time and production cost of iron roasting.

In addition, the book also records a new method of smelting steel, that is, first tie up the wrought iron into thin slices and put it into the furnace, put pig iron on it, and then cover the top with mud-coated straw shoes, after the furnace temperature rises, the molten pig iron can evenly penetrate into the wrought iron from top to bottom, and take it out for forging. Re-refining and forging will become good steel. This method is more advanced than the "steel filling" technology that appeared during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and is able to evenly carburize and remove impurities more fully.

But these are all recorded in books, how to smelt steel is really a university question, and it needs to be pondered and experimented more.

Yang Xuan, of course, did not know the truth in it, and after a little contemplation, he hired Song Shihui as the head of the Governor's Yamen, specializing in the research of iron and steel smelting technology.