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Feng Congyi returned to Kansai, and Han Gang and Li Xin had just gone to see him off.

Feng Congyi spent many days in Kaifeng to straighten out the affairs in Beijing one by one, and the next development of SF Xing, Ping'an and Yongqin Chamber of Commerce was also discussed with Han Gang. At this time, he couldn't stay any longer, and when the summer heat subsided and the weather turned cooler, he went on the road to return home.

When Han Gang and Li Xin returned from outside the city, they met Li Ding on the road. The new Yushi Zhongcheng walked all the way through West Cross Street. The team of dozens of people was not as good as slaughtering, but it also made pedestrians, cars and horses on the street avoid the side of the road.

Han Gang was a light car and a simple servant, and only brought a few entourages, plus Li Xin's cousin. He was not afraid of any assassins, these were all guards around Han Gang for a short time, and it seemed that they were standing at random, but they directly blocked several roads near Han Gang.

Seeing Li Ding passing by, Han Gang did not go up to say hello, nor did he block the road and not give way, but let him go to the side of the road.

Li Ding saw that there was something urgent, he shouted and shouted, and the people and horses were also in a hurry, and he passed in a hurry, and he didn't seem to notice Han Gang on the side of the road.

Looking at Li Ding's back in a hurry, Han Gang remembered Su Shi who arrived in Beijing at the same time.

Li Dingwei was an honest official, and he once used to take Su Shi to establish authority, and he had a high prestige in Yushi Taizhong. Accepting the order at the time of the stormy situation of the Yushitai is self-evident to the significance of the Yushitai. Moreover, he is different from the previous Li Qingchen, he is a legitimate brand of the new party, and he is a very important deterrent to the centrists in the court.

In the past few years after Su Shi was demoted, the level of articles and poems has become higher and higher, and his reputation in Shilin has become more and more famous. Returning to the capital this time was not only proposed by Zhang Dian, but also that he himself had that qualification. But Su Shi is a member of the Zhongshu House, to be exact, it is the Zhishe Academy, and the right to know the system. He was responsible for drafting the external system, and the internal system of Hanlin Bachelors was called the Qing noble officials of the two systems. Praising and degrading officials is in his pen, and with Su Shi's level, it is really not difficult to hide some disgusting words and phrases in the prose. With the grudge between him and Li Ding, there is no guarantee when they will fight.

If you say that you can't get along with Li Ding, there is actually Su Song. When Su Song was a member of the Zhongshu House in the old years, he once refused to draft an edict for Li Ding's promotion. However, that is because Wang Anshi's promotion of Li Ding is not in accordance with the rules, and the low-grade Beijing officials who have just been transferred to the official position cannot directly enter the imperial history platform as usual, and if they want to become the imperial history, they must at least serve as the magistrate of the county. This is a business matter, not a personal vendetta.

But Su Shi's side can be regarded as a personal vendetta. hyped up Li Ding's refusal to mourn his biological mother, and even gathered poetry friends to write poems for a filial son. Li Ding's reputation in Shilin is so bad, thanks to Su Shi's hard work. Later, there was the Wutai poetry case, and Li Ding finally took revenge. You come and go, and this beam is deep.

Su Shi is not a bad person, but he is too casual, according to what Han Gang has seen in his previous life, he has a belly that is out of place, and I don't know when the Dao will poke out a leak. Zhang Dian came back this time with a big burden that he couldn't throw away.

Although I couldn't see Su and Li get off the boat at the same time, it was a bit regrettable. But from now on, Li Ding and Su Shi will see each other in the court every day, and there will definitely be excitement to watch.

Han Gang is a bystander's mentality, Su Shi and Li Ding are not Zaifu, and they can't affect national politics when they fight. Although Han Gang is indeed looking forward to a little stability in the court now, it is too boring to have no waves at all.

After returning to the city, Han Gang did not go back to his house with Li Xin, but went to the Firearms Bureau.

After the bombardment of the main hall of Guo Taiwei's mansion was destroyed with one shot, the place where the Firearms Bureau tested the guns was moved outside the city. However, now that the latest tiger squat cannon has come out, there is no need to send it outside the city for the time being.

"This is a tiger squat cannon?"

The short barrel, the thin cannon wall, a support leg underneath, and three iron rings on the outside of the barrel. It's not knee-high. This is the new type of artillery in front of Li Xin.

Li Xin has already seen the previous two trial works, which are bronze cannons weighing thousands of catties, at first glance, they are full of weight, and when they test the cannon, they stand a little closer, and they feel that the ground is shaking. And the artillery in front of him is less than forty pounds, and it is too far away.

"What else could it be if it wasn't a tiger squat cannon?" Han Gang asked rhetorically.

Compared to field artillery, the Tiger Squat Cannon is easier to make, but it is not powerful enough and can only be used as a supplement for infantry. In order to shock people at once, they will choose field artillery first. Otherwise, it would be ridiculous to take this tiger squat cannon and say that it can beat the Eight Bull Crossbow and Thunderbolt Cannon, who would believe it? Even pine cannons are more trustworthy.

In fact, from the field artillery and urban defense artillery, it is actually more appropriate to name the tiger squat cannon as a foot cannon. But Han Gang casually gave the name at that time, and it is not easy to change it now. Anyway, he didn't pay attention to the question of names, and even naming his son was arbitrary, and this artillery didn't pay much attention to it. In other words, when Zhao Ji was in power, he would definitely come up with a good name.

"These cannons look inconspicuous, but even if the Hanlin Bachelor wants to see them, they can't see them."

Han Gang was talking about Shen Kuo. Although Shen Kuo is a Hanlin scholar, he has no functions related to the weapons superintendent, and now he has no access to the latest weapons, so he can only look at the drawings drawn by Han Gang. The management of the ordnance supervision is still relatively formalized. Han Gang didn't want to make an exception for Shen Kuo, nor did he plan to involve Shen Kuo. What Han Gang wants Shen Kuo to do is the astronomical calendar, which is an area that Shen Kuo is good at.

And Li Xin is different. The Privy Council had prepared a new army, with three temporary commanders, equipped with artillery, to be used exclusively to experiment with new tactics. The new army is also responsible for guarding the firearms bureau branch outside the city, which is about to move out of the city. And the one who commanded this army was Li Xin.

Han Gang pointed to the cannon and said to Li Xin: "Don't look at this tiger squatting cannon, within twenty or thirty steps, such a cannon is worth at least ten crossbows." Moreover, artillery is different from crossbows, it takes energy to wind a crossbow, and it is better to have a winding machine, but it can only be used when defending the city. And what about artillery? ”

Han Gang picked up the gunpowder bag and turned it upside down, it weighed less than a catty.

Li Xin understood what Han Gang meant, as long as the cooling was solved, continuous firing of artillery would not be a problem. Unlike a strong crossbow, no one can eat continuous winding, in case the arrow array is scattered, there is no strength left to run, and with artillery, there is a lot left.

Han Gang dropped the gunpowder bag and made a gesture, and the soldiers of the Firearms Bureau came up to test the artillery.

Four tried tiger squat cannons were placed side by side, and the sound of cannons was continuous, firing lead bullets, and twenty paces away, a row of iron armor placed in a horizontal row was shattered in the rain of bullets. It is the strongest anterior chest, and it is also a depression and a tear.

The frequency of artillery firing was comparable to that of the Divine Arm Bow at the beginning, and then it remained steady, unlike the crossbow that had to slow down after a rapid fire. After clearing, charging, loading, and ignition, after being proficient, it is very easy for three or four people to operate a tiger squat gun.

Li Xin nodded silently, he could see the benefits of artillery. It's just that he has always disliked talking too much, and now he is even more taciturn.

"As long as your cousin can train the soldiers well, it is more important to do a good job of training the minutes and make up an artillery drill code. How artillery should be trained, what areas need attention, and details such as clearing, watering, and maintenance should be exhausted, and every step must be written clearly. It's all your subject, cousin. Once the "Artillery Drill Code" is completed, future generations can train artillery according to the drill code, and there is no need to ponder and study it themselves. Han Gang sighed, "No one else can do this, so cousin can do it." "The Battle of Yizhou" is very well written, and the younger brother took it to Zhang Zihou to read, and he also said cousin, you wrote it very well. ”

"It's just that the general of the defeated army wants to know how Lu Dao lost." Li Xin said slowly.

"That's good enough for that." Han Gang said solemnly, "A lesson from the past, a teacher for the future." Summarize the gains and losses, so that you will not make the same mistake next time. ”

Han Gang likes to write war records, and also urges Li Xin, Wang Sunchen and Zhao Long to write. When he was in Hedong, he even asked his generals to write a camp log. At each stage of the battle, the generals will be summoned to discuss the gains and losses of the previous battles according to the records and logs.

For such a drudgery, Wang Sunchen complains every time, but Zhao Long and Li Xin will do it honestly. Especially Li Xin, who writes battle records and marching logs, even the usual training will also make records, and they are all written by himself, from the earliest dogs. The white characters that climbed to the present are now smooth and grassy, and a full decade has passed. In this decade, Li Xin has written more than a million words. With Li Xin's current level of education, if he hadn't had any interest in poetry, he would have been touted as a Confucian general a long time ago.

Li Xin nodded silently, even more silent than before. The defeat of Yizhou gave him too much blow, on the one hand, because of the defeat of the leader, and on the other hand, the injury on his arm ruined his world-famous spear throwing skills.

Han Gang saw it in his eyes, thought for a moment, and said, "I don't know if Cousin Lu Dao have thought about it, why did the junior brother set up a firearms bureau instead of an artillery bureau for Lu?" ”

"Any other firearms?" Li Xin reacted in an instant.

"That's right." Han Gang nodded, "Firearms are not only artillery that replaces thunderbolts and eight-bull crossbows, but also firearms in the future that replace bows and spears in the hand." It's not built yet, but it won't be long. At that time, the old tactics of war will have to be abolished, and the new army must be reorganized. Cousin, you start now, and you can't choose someone else to lead in the future. ”

"Ahh Li Xin looked at his cousin in surprise, he had never heard of this before.

Han Gang said with a smile: "The little brother has never said these words to outsiders. Don't spread the word about it, just know it in your heart. ”

"How long?" Li Xin asked.

Han Gang thought for a while and said, "Ten years." ”