The Governor of the East China Sea, the Governor of the East China Sea, and the commander of the Southeast Seven Road Thieves, Chen Hengbo, took over the position of Lotte, and the handover was completed yesterday.

Lotte, who moved out of the two Zhejiang envoys early, set up a station in the Hangzhou Navy camp, not to mention that the Hangzhou Navy was originally a descendant of Lotte.

As for the drunken begonia, Lotte bought a house in Hangzhou City, placed it in it, and ordered people to take care of it, and he went over to see it from time to time.

Tu Si trotted all the way into the handsome tent, and said to Lotte in a low voice: "Hou Ye, the things are here, along with the craftsmen and masters of Biandu, according to Hou Ye's original plan, now he has arrived in Yanguan County, I don't know when Hou Ye will have time to go and watch?" ”

Hearing Tu Si's report, Lotte's eyes showed excitement: "Let's leave now!" ”

"Master Hou, this is too urgent!" Tu Si said busily.

"What's the hurry?" Lotte got up and said while dressing under the waiter of shakuchi: "Benhou has been waiting for this day, I don't know how long I have been waiting, and now that I am here, how can I not see the effect." ”

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Yanguan County.

It is a very secluded coastline, and there is a manor covering an area of dozens of acres near the sea, and the residents are obviously either rich or expensive.

The owner of the manor here is none other than Lotte's father-in-law, Wang Yuanwai, and this is the place where Wang Yuanwai's fleet secretly shipped goods when they went to sea for business, and in the words of later generations, it was a smuggling base for unloading and loading.

"I've seen Master Hou!" When Lotte arrived at this secret stronghold, a group of people in the manor hurriedly came to see him, led by Wang Yuanwai's eldest son, Lotte's eldest brother Wang Zhe, as for the others, they were all henchmen of the five families, except for the people who originally guarded this manor, the rest of the people were all speaking with accents in the Biandu area.

"And Modori!" Facing a group of people who gave gifts, Lotte hurriedly waved his hand and said hello to his eldest brother Wang Zhe, Le Tiancai and a group of people who were talking about Biandu, said: "Traveling from Biandu to Hangzhou, running all the way and tiring, but it is hard for everyone!" ”

"Master Hou is too polite!" Some people with Biandu accents were busy saluting, and said excitedly: "If it weren't for Master Hou, I wouldn't have been able to grow so much knowledge, and I wouldn't have had the opportunity to come to the southeast from Biandu and see the big boundless sea!" ”

Hearing this, someone immediately burst out laughing.

Someone else said: "Yes, if it weren't for Master Hou, the little one would have been guarding the blacksmith shop with a radius of more than ten zhang all his life, not to mention the two Zhejiang, but the small ones in Biandu could only stay in the city when they were alive except for the Bianliang City that was carried out after death!" ”

"What are you talking about useless nonsense?" This is an older old man who stopped the words of a few people, and said to Lotte with a Biandu accent: "Hou Ye, let's take a look at what the inferior people have made, and see if it is Fu and Hou Ye's idea." ”

After speaking, the old man gave a salute to Lotte: "Master Hou, there are ten large and small things brought this time, and please check them!" ”

Lotte's eldest brother Wang Zhe listened not only a little confused but also a little good, the day before yesterday, his father ordered himself to pick up a group of people from Biandu to live in the manor, although these people were polite to themselves, but no matter how they inquired, these people did not say their intentions, at this time these people saw Lotte, what they said was also incomprehensible.

"Master Wang leads the way!" Lotte nodded, knowing the old man very well.

Led Lotte to a heavily guarded house, and when he entered the house, he saw that everything in the house was covered with a layer of oilcloth, and at the direction of the old man, a young craftsman removed the oilcloth covering his face, and then bronze objects were revealed in front of Lotte.

These bronze objects are for the Song people to see, and the Song people don't know what these objects are, but Lotte and the others know that these are artillery, the world's earliest batch of artillery.

The group of people led by Master Wang, all craftsmen who had previously made artillery in Biandu, were summoned by Lotte to test the handover of artillery.

Master Wang introduced to Lotte: "Hou Ye, this is a small one cast by relying on the drawings given by Hou Ye, and it is divided into two kinds: the small one has a diameter of three inches and six minutes, a diameter of two inches, a total length of one foot and two inches, and a weight of twenty-eight pounds and two taels; The other has a diameter of seven inches, a total length of three feet and three inches, a diameter of four inches, and a weight of one hundred and twenty-six pounds and four taels. ”

The reason why Master Wang said it so meticulously, even a penny and a penny is clear, is because these two cannons are made of pure copper, and the Great Song Dynasty copper coins are also valuable, Lotte collected more than 100,000 yuan, handed over some copper coins to melt and cast cannons, every penny is money, these two cannons are not labor and loss, they are a lot of wealth.

"How far can you go?" Lotte then asked.

"The small one has a range of more than 350 steps, and the big one has a range of more than 700 steps!" Master Wang replied.

"Enough!" Lotte stretched out his hand and rubbed the cannon barrel and chuckled.

Both of these cannons were copied by Lotte in the shape of the memory of ancient artillery, and due to the limitations of the level of science and technology at this time, the craftsmanship was obviously a little rough. The news that Lotte came from Biandu before knew that it was to make these cannons, but they still failed countless times, and the barrels were broken or blown into several pieces, which happened repeatedly.

In order to prevent these artillerymen from knowing what they are and not knowing why, Lotte specially explained the principles of artillery and various dangers that may arise to a group of artillerymen in the spare days of last year. Fortunately, the explanation made by Lotte before was detailed enough, and a group of people also did protection in advance, and there was nothing that hurt people's lives.

However, due to the huge roar and flash of fire in the wild, the people of the prefectures and counties around Biandu were surprised, and later said that there was a vision in the sky and reported it to the Son of Heaven. For this reason, Zhao Ji ordered, not only ordered the Imperial City Division to go out of the city to inspect around, but also ordered the Si Tianjian who was renamed the Taishi Bureau to deduce the celestial statue.

Gunpowder is a forbidden thing in the Great Song Dynasty, although people in this era do not know what artillery is, but if the private storage of gunpowder is discovered by the government, it is a big crime to lose the head, so a group of craftsmen have to shoot a gun to change the place in order to test the artillery.

After looking at the guns for a while, Lotte asked, "When can I test fire?" ”

Master Wang hurriedly said: "Master Qiqi, you can test shoot at any time!" ”

"Ready to go!" Lotte commanded. Then he said to himself: "On this day, Ben Hou has been waiting for a long time!" ”

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The back of the manor was the sea, and when they opened the back door, they used two carts to transport two guns out and set them up on the coast, and then there were carts filled with gunpowder.

A group of craftsmen were busy, and after checking the two cannons, and after confirming that there were no problems, the old man walked up to Lotte: "Lord Qiqi, the artillery is ready and ready to be fired at any time!" ”

"Let's get started!" Lotte nodded.

"Please let Master Hou and the others stay away for the time being!" Master Wang said again.

Immediately, Lotte and the rest of the group were invited aside to watch from a safe distance in an obstructive place. After all, when testing artillery before, there have been many accidents, although there were no injuries, but there are still people who have hung colors, Rakuten's status is noble, and the safety of Lotte is the most important, even if it is a gun that has been in the mature period, and does not dare to be careful.

Master Wang shouted, "Gunpowder! ”

Immediately, a small craftsman stuffed a bundle of gunpowder wrapped in oilcloth and the size of the inner diameter of the gun into the gun body, and then stuffed another bag of objects into it, and then used a long rod to pestle the gun along the muzzle, and then inserted the gunpowder into the gun barrel along the fuse gap in the muzzle.

"Ignition!" Master Wang ordered again.

The little craftsman picked up the torch and lit the fuse, then stepped aside. Seeing that Lotte covered his ears with his hands, Shakuchi and Tu Si also learned well, and quickly covered their ears as well, but Wang Zhe and others were stupid not because of this.

Lotte watched the fuse fire fuse smearing with green smoke, and when it burned to the end, he only heard a dull "boom" like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, and a tongue of fire gushed out from the muzzle of the cannon, and then the earth trembled.

Looking at the sea in the distance, a splash of water rose into the sky.

"It worked!"

The shakuchi who followed Lotte shouted angrily, how much effort it took to develop this artillery, and the shakuchi naturally knew how much effort his own marquis had spent.

Wang Zhe and the others didn't care about protection, their ears were buzzing, but they were stunned by the scene in front of them, three hundred steps away, a huge amount of grain bombarded, if a person was there, he would have been bombarded into meat residue.

"Between three hundred and four hundred steps, the bow and arrow are much easier to use!" Lotte nodded, walked out of the concealment and said, "Master Wang, try the next one." ”

Master Wang, who was in charge of the command, nodded yes and began to instruct the little craftsman to test the four-inch caliber and seven-inch cannon with an inner diameter according to the previous procedure.

This time, Wang Zhe and his colleagues learned smartly, and they covered their ears with their hands.

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In the courtyard, a table of wine tables is set up.

After all the dishes, Lotte picked up the wine glass, looked at the craftsmen from Biandu, the original noisy voice immediately quieted down, Lotte said: "Master Wang, today's wine, first, the masters came from afar to wash the dust for the masters, and the second is to set up a celebration banquet to celebrate the merits of the masters!" ”

Master Wang hurriedly got up and said: "Master Hou, today you have tormented the little old man, you can call the little old man Wang, why call it so, the little old man really dare not be it!" ”

"Master Wang, the success of artillery is inseparable from your previous hard work and dedication. Lotte said.

Master Wang hurriedly said: "The little old man is scared, the little old man is just a craftsman, and he really can't be so elevated by the Hou Ye!" ”

Lotte shook his head and smiled: "People are inherently rich and poor, but there is no difference between high and low, you rely on labor to make money to support your family, do not steal or rob, how to despise others?" ”

This was a surprise to all who were present, who had obviously never heard of such an argument.

"Everything is inferior, but reading is high. Can reading alone drive away the invading tigers and wolves of the enemy? Can you only read books and make bows, arrows, and weapons to kill the enemy and defend the country? Lotte said again.

Stunned, everyone remembered that this Hou Ye Le was also a scholar, why did he dislike reading so much, could it be that this Hou Ye was angry with those scholars in the court? A lot of people are speculating in their hearts.

Lotte continued: "Le Mou guarantees that the more in the future, the more skilled craftsmen will be more and more promising, and those who can only read stupidly can only be a teacher at most, teaching children the three-character scripture, a hundred family names, and a thousand words!" ”

Regardless of whether Lotte is right or not, a group of craftsmen can only echo it, who makes Lotte's identity transcendent, and then the people who drink in this courtyard, which one has studied, and it is very annoying to see those who read with their nostrils facing the sky, and at this moment Lotte said this, it is very in line with the minds of these craftsmen, and he also clapped his hands and cheered up.

After a few glasses of wine, Lotte asked, "Master Wang, Le has been away from Biandu for nearly eight months, how has the steam engine been built during this time?" ”

Hearing Lotte ask about the steam turbine, Master Wang's expression was obviously excited, and said: "Back to Hou Ye's words, before leaving, Xiao Lao'er went to find Shi Blacksmith, who was responsible for manufacturing steam engines, and Shi Blacksmith made two steam engines according to the prototype made before, and after a little restructuring, he made two steam engines, and placed them on the ship carrying more than a dozen people, which can make the boat run like flying, Shi Blacksmith asked Xiao Lao'er to tell Hou Ye that he is now improving the steam engine and making the steam engine bigger, and striving to be able to drive hundreds of large ships!" ”

"A ship that drives hundreds of materials?" Lotte shook his head: "It's too small, what Le needs is a steam engine that can drive more than a thousand materials and even thousands of large ships." ”

Master Wang was stunned by Lotte's words.

"Unbelievable?" Looking at Master Wang, Lotte smiled, and then said: "Le Mouran hopes that one day, not only can you use a steam engine to drive a ship, but also a steam engine to drive a vehicle, you can walk from Biandu to Hangzhou in three days and three nights, and you will also use a steam engine to drive a generator, so that everyone can be lit without oil lamps and candles." ”

All this, Master Wang felt very mysterious, but his heart was a little believing, he had really seen a wooden boat driven by a steam engine driving on the water, the speed of people rowing was much faster, and the rest of them did not believe it, but their hearts were also looking forward to realization.

Putting his thoughts back, Master Wang said: "Master Hou, little old man has a sentence that I don't know whether to say or not!" ”

"Master Wang, but it's okay to talk about it!" Lotte said.

Master Wang said: "Xiao Lao'er started as a blacksmith apprentice, he has seen a lot of iron, and he has built a lot of iron blades, Xiao Lao'er has seen the iron of the Liao people, and also seen the iron from the Western Regions, in the humble opinion of the little Lao'er, from the iron point of view, the iron is from the Western Regions, and the iron produced by my Great Song Dynasty is completely different, so Xiao Lao'er is thinking, our Great Song Dynasty can not make good iron tools and good blades, not from the blacksmith's body, but from the iron essence or iron ore surface!"

In ancient times, there were rumors that the black iron proposed by the stone of the meteor falling outside the sky to build a blade was tougher than ordinary swords, so Xiao Lao'er said this, of course, this is just Xiao Lao'er's speculation, and Hou Ye will listen to it. ”

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