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After Han Jiang's temper was appeased, there would be no matter about Han Gang.

Now the focus of the imperial court is to be stable and recuperate for the future. Han Gang's character of being able to do things and making things better is actually not very likable. Han Gang felt that Han Jiang must have felt that he had made the whole thing by plucking Empress Taishang.

If it weren't for the fact that the Liao State was hurt, he wouldn't have dared to go south to invade the border. Angry with the queen and the envoy of the Liao Kingdom, no one will worry about anything. Otherwise, even a courtier will jump up and arrest the traitorous eunuchs around the queen and make an example of them.

However, Han Gang never took the initiative to ask to go to the palace, and he only made suggestions on the government when he was summoned. Han Gang's attitude is correct, so he will not stiffen the relationship with the current Zaifu.

Coming out of the hall, Zhang Dian said to Han Gang: "You have also seen today's incident Yukun, the matter of the Firearms Bureau, Yukun, you have to worry about it a lot." Don't wait until all the stockades on the border are rebuilt, you haven't got the city defense artillery out yet. ”

"How fast can you rebuild a walled fort? Can it be built before the Liao State is in trouble? ”

"As long as your city defense artillery is built, the walled fort in Hebei will definitely not be delayed."

In general, now both inside and outside the government and the opposition, there are great expectations for the artillery that Han Gang took out. But when it comes to the different models, it is the city defense gun that receives the most attention.

If you can defend, you can attack. The Great Song Dynasty, which has always been on the defensive, has always put the safety of the border fortress first.

Although the experiment is now a field artillery, whether it is Cai Qu, Zhang Dun, or even Guo Kui, they all hope that the Firearms Bureau will build the city defense cannon as soon as possible. And planned to take advantage of the Liao State to fall into Goryeo, and one step ahead of the border to complete the reconstruction of the walled fort on the border.

Its pattern system is the one that Han Gang found someone to draw.

The horse face should be dense and the city wall should be curved, which is the key to the construction of the city wall. It can prevent the enemy from attacking under the city walls, which is difficult to deal with. The horse face and the wall of the city wall, which protrude outward, both have the function of defending the bottom of the city wall. Even the city wall of Kaifeng Mansion is also bent. This is the beginning of the founding of the country, to build the outer city wall, Emperor Taizu personally drawn, the outer city wall to be bent like an earthworm.

Now Han Gang's drawing of the fortification map protruding from the city wall is very consistent with today's understanding of the city defense building. With this as a map, there will not be too much labor for construction. It was just an addition to the existing walls.

Han Gang had no opinion on the decision of the imperial court. Artillery is a weapon that is both offensive and defensive, and it is also a normal strategic deployment to think about strengthening the protection of the main border cities first. This is the characteristic of the Song army itself, and Han Gang has no intention of forcibly reversing it.

"It's just a bit of a hassle to transport." Seeing that he was about to reach the Privy Council, Han Gang stopped to talk to Zhang Dian, "The imperial court will not agree to start an artillery workshop outside Beijing, and it is not easy to transport a few thousand catties to the border of Hebei." ”

"A Taiping car can hold 6,000 catties. Does the city defense cannon weigh 6,000 pounds? Zhang Dian stood in the middle of the road, and no matter what surprised glances the surrounding officials cast, he said to Han Gang: "Even if it weighs more than 10,000 catties, it is not impossible." As long as the city defense artillery can come out as soon as possible, the imperial court can also feel at ease. ”

"Styling may not be too slow, but manufacturing is a different story. One cannon a day, to meet the needs of Hebei and Hedong, it will take two or three years. Is it in time? ”

Looking at the needs of Hebei and Hedong, once the design of the city defense artillery is finalized, the number of castings must be at least more than 1,000. The imperial court will definitely be able to support it financially and materially, but in terms of manpower, it will be a little difficult. There are not so many qualified craftsmen. Truth be told, it's not that easy.

"When the Divine Arm Bow first came out, some people said so. But now, there are so many that the arsenal is almost impossible to put down. ”

All right. Han Gang didn't argue anymore, anyway, he would see when the time came. If the imperial court cannot provide enough qualified craftsmen, it is the responsibility of the imperial court, and it has nothing to do with him.

"In addition, the field artillery has to be delayed, and the artillery belonging to the forbidden army can only be put together with the tiger squat cannon first."

"It can't be helped." Zhang Dian said.

Field artillery and city defense artillery are only different in size and placed in different locations, they are essentially the same weapons, and the manufacturing process is the same, which requires the same craftsmen and materials. The Tiger Squat Cannon can be said to be another weapon, with different materials and scope of use. It can be made in another workshop, and it can even be distributed to the state and county, so as not to occupy the precious manpower within the ordnance superintendent.

"And. When artillery is separated from gunpowder, it is just copper and iron. Gunpowder is more important than artillery. Although charcoal and sulfur are not worried, the amount of charcoal and sulfur that are used together is probably not large. As for the fire, it is even more difficult, and the number is very limited. Once artillery is massively promoted, it will soon fail to keep up. ”

"Yukun, you are too worried, there are four hundred military states in the world, can't you make up the required amount."

"The fire nitrate collected from the people can only be used after refining, but it can't be put in a bucket and stirred to come in handy." Han Gang sighed, "This is another need to use the right human hands." ”

Craftsmen don't just catch an idler and come in handy. Some things require a lot of experience and knowledge. It is best to know some words, be able to understand the process summary, and practice in the workshop for a while. If you are illiterate, you don't know how long. This is the fastest way to train craftsmen.

Listening to Han Gang's words, Zhang Dian shook his head and smiled. Zhilu Dao, Han Gang is very attentive to the word education. If you can't compete for new learning in the official world, you want to start with the people. The previous three-character scripture has confirmed his plan. Now I'm turning the corner again.

"If you really want them to study, I'm afraid they all want to be admitted to the Jinshi. Which one wants to be a craftsman? ”

"The population of the capital is one million, and at least thirty percent of the men who can read and write can be literate, how many of them can be admitted to the Jinshi exam? How many of them can read? ”

Han Gang was able to study at the beginning, but he relied on his father and brother to earn money from farming at home. If you can't take a leave of work, where can you find time to read books? The so-called farming and reading families are all landlords without exception. There is no reason to go to the ground every day and be able to pass the Jinshi exam at the same time. It is Fan Zhongyan, who is known as Han Su, when he was studying, he was 'only boiling two liters of corn, making a bowl of porridge, condensing after the night, painting four pieces with a knife, and taking two pieces in the morning and evening'.

Ordinary people can eat to ensure the amount of one liter a day, and the days can be regarded as very good, how can there ever be two liters of corn to eat? Every day, the porridge can be so thick that it can be clotted, which ordinary homesteaders can't do. In Han Gang's memory, when he was studying, he barely had one liter of rice a day. At that time, the family was able to support Han Gang's study tour, not because he thought that he could be admitted to the Jinshi, but because he had studied and had more ways to choose, he could return to his hometown to be a teacher at worst.

Civilians study, they all make two-handed plans, and they never dare to gamble their fate on the unpredictable Jinshi. Zhang Tun, who was born in a family, didn't understand, how could Han Gang, who kept the memories of the old days, not understand.

Zhang Dian shook his head and stopped arguing with Han Gang: "Yukun, your plan, the foolish brother has nothing to do." As long as Yukun can get Ling Yue not to interfere. ”

“…… Is it? That's simple, too. ”

Han Gang is very confident in Qi Studies, unless he wants to be admitted to Jinshi, the popularity of Xinxue is far inferior to Qi Studies. In terms of practicality, there is no one that can compare with Qixue.

Seeing this, Zhang Duan didn't say much. Wang Anshi will have a headache for the rest of his life if he finds such a son-in-law. I don't know if he regrets it now.

"Anyway, as long as Yukun can do a good job of the Firearms Bureau and the Mint Bureau, even the Dongfu side won't take care of it." Zhang Dian had no intention of intervening in the dispute between Wang and Han Weng's son-in-law, and at the same time, he expressed his attitude on behalf of the two governments.

At least for now, the idea that Han Gang showed was still to compete with other schools. Even if he is as wise as Zhang Dun, he doesn't understand Han Gang's true intentions. The day is far from coming, and as long as no one can shake his prestige, he will not have to worry about the power of opposition to do anything in the academic and educational spheres.

Han Gang didn't want to talk too much about this, and said with a smile: "But if it goes on like this, the ordnance supervisor will become a yamen under the Xuanhui Academy." ”

Han Gang is now meddling in the arms supervisor, and his name is not right, and his words are not good. The personnel and finances of the Ordnance Supervisor are all in the hands of the Zhongshu Gate. He is a Xuanhui envoy to guide the business of the ordnance superintendent, and he can't say where he can put it. It's just that no one pointed it out, so it was dragged without embarrassment.

"Oh, Yukun, what do you think?"

"Nope. This is a matter of Dongfu, anyway, it will not be the Xuanhui Academy that thinks it will be troublesome. ”

Zhang Dian smiled, in his opinion, the professionalism of the ordnance supervisor is too strong, even if Han Gang infringes, Cai Cheng can't care about it. And there are many changes in the terms of reference, "What did the Xuanhui Yuan and the Privy Council do in the past?" And to whom is the position, and what is the situation now. There are a lot of changes, just get things done. There is Yukun left and right, you are in one day, and the political hall can't fight for it, and Cai Zhizheng won't do useless work. Just leave it at that. ”

Han Gang nodded. It doesn't matter if it's like that. He couldn't think that he had a lot of power in his hands, and he didn't feel at ease if the ordnance supervisor let those laymen in the Eastern Mansion dictate.

"That's right." Zhang Dian suddenly said, "Yukun, do you have free at night?" ”

"Something to go out of." It looks like he was going to send out an invitation, but Han Gang had something to do today.

"Which way?"

These days, Han Gang is very busy, and his mind is focused on academics. In addition to the matter related to the Firearms Bureau and the Mint Bureau, there is also an editing bureau that can distract him.

"Go to Jiayue." Han Gang said, "It's still in Beijing, of course you have to move around more." ”

"This is the door?" Zhang Dian smiled and said, "Minister Jiefu is not allowed to bring out soup to entertain Yukun you." ”

"Ordering soup is for the guests. I'm my own family. What if you bring out the soup, if you don't leave after drinking, can you still take a broom out to catch it? ”

Zhang Dan smiled: "When you meet Yukun, you have a lazy temperament, and Xiangfu can only stare dryly." ”

"Jiayue doesn't see each other much these days, so I want to go and have a look." Han Gang got serious again and said to Zhang Dian, "Speaking of which, Jiayue has not even written poems and essays in recent years. This time Su Zizhan came back, it was his turn to be the master of the literary world. ”

"When did Xianggong fight for this position?"

"Ahh That's right. The peach and plum do not speak, and the next is its own. ”

Wang Anshi's position in the literary world is a matter of course, and he has never deliberately pursued it.

"Okay, don't delay Yukun." Zhang Dian felt that he had been chatting for too long on the way to the palace, and said, "When you go to Lingyue's mansion, don't forget to say hello to Zhang Tun." ”

"Of course. When I see Jiayue, I will definitely say it on behalf of Brother Zihou. ”

"I mean, if you see Lu Jifu, say hello." Zhang Dian showed a sly smile, "Seeing Ling Yue, I am more diligent than Yukun you." ”