From this point of view, Yuan Shikai can actually be said to be "expected by everyone" at the time of the "Second Revolution", and won the support of the people and public opinion. The "Second Revolution" actually helped Yuan Shikai to realize his desire to unify the whole country to some extent.

For Yang Shuoming, a traverser, there is no need to waste time and energy on the doomed loser, it is better to keep a low profile, take advantage of the current conditions, find a way to dig a pit and farm for development, and it is better to strengthen yourself.

Thinking of the beautiful girl who had known him for a short time but was as gentle and considerate as a family member and the promise he had made to her, Yang Shuoming suddenly felt that the road ahead of him became clear.

Because if you are really patriotic, find a way to strengthen yourself. Only when you are strong can you protect yourself, the people you love and the people you want to protect!

A strong society can only be built if the majority of the people are protected and have the ability to save themselves, and a country built on the basis of a strong society is a truly strong country!

Seeing Yang Shuoming's frowning, Xu Yuanjin smiled and waved his hand and began to continue writing his report.

"Didn't you capture a lot of bandits' guns and ammunition in the cave bunker? Why do you still use this kind of thing? Yang Shuoming's gaze turned to the window, "If you really want to fight, can you stand up to the problem?" ”

"The earth musket is iron sand, and it is swept away, which is better than a foreign gun for these villagers." Xu Yuanjin glanced up at Yang Shuoming, as if he was laughing at how rare he was, "Give them foreign guns, they have to let them go." Most of them don't even know the words, so do you think it's possible for them to learn to use foreign guns in such a short time? ”

Xu Yuanjin put down the pen, got up and looked out the window, as if he remembered something, and a gloomy color flashed in his eyes.

After listening to Xu Yuanjin's explanation, Yang Shuoming couldn't help but nodded.

Yang Shuoming, who is familiar with history, vaguely remembers that during the First Sino-Japanese War, because there were too many people in the newly formed Qing army who could not even read Arabic numerals, they had high-quality domestic rifles in their hands but could not use them at all.

In the eyes of later generations, this can be said to be a very poignant joke, but in fact, throughout the First Sino-Japanese War, the Qing soldiers who used rudimentary weapons such as guns and shotguns also caused great casualties to the Yue army in the battle.

Xu Yuanjin's words seemed to remind Yang Shuoming, and suddenly, a bold idea emerged in Yang Shuoming's mind.

Can we get some "high-tech" home-made weapons out to meet the immediate urgency?

As soon as the idea in Yang Shuoming's mind appeared, the "supercomputer eye" instantly began to operate, Yang Shuoming's eyes flashed with multiple weapon line diagrams, and made continuous corrections according to his requirements, and soon, the final result was shown in his eyes.

"Want a cannon?" Yang Shuoming said to Xu Yuanjin, "It's light and small, two people can take it away, there are no wheels, you can put it anywhere, and the power is no worse than a cannon." ”

"Did you drink in the morning?" Xu Yuanjin turned his head to look at him amusedly, "What about talking in your dreams?" ”

Yang Shuoming thought about it and didn't explain more to him, but immediately turned around and walked out.

"If you can really make such a cannon, I, Xu Yuanjin, will follow you in the future." Xu Yuanjin's laughter came from behind.

"Then we'll settle it." Yang Shuoming stopped, turned around and said seriously.

Huangfu, Garden.

"What the hell is he doing these days?"

Huang Shiyao stood on the small covered bridge in the garden pond and threw a handful of fish food into the water, attracting a group of beautiful koi to gather at his feet, which was very beautiful, but at this time, he seemed to have no intention of enjoying the beautiful scenery in front of him.

"I heard that he was helping the security team make guns...... Wu Jie hesitated for a moment and replied, "The things he asked for were all strange, and I heard that he had also gone up to the mountains to find ores by himself......

Listening to Wu Jie's words, Huang Shiyao's brows couldn't help but rise.

"He's going to look for mines?"

"Yes, yesterday I heard that he also found a 'falling stone', according to Master Chen, it is a priceless treasure," Wu Jie said, "It has been sent to the lady's room to be placed." ”

Huang Shiyao thought for a while, turned around and walked towards the other end of the covered bridge, while Wu Jie followed him closely.

Soon, Huang Shiyao came to the outside of his daughter's room, and at this time, there was a conversation in the room, and the content was about the stone.

"I can't believe it's a star falling from the sky." Mrs. Long's voice, "Mr. Yang can find such a treasure, Yunzhi is really a blessing." ”

"I've lived here for most of my life, and it's the first time I've seen such a strange thing from the sky." Mrs. Huang said with a smile, "By the way, Yunzhi, what did Mr. Yang say this is called?" ”

"Mr. Yang said that this is called a glass meteorite." Huang Yunzhi replied.

Standing outside the window, despite the carved window sash, Huang Shiyao could still see clearly a strange stone with a majestic body surrounded by holes and an emerald luster on the table.

"Glass meteorite, this is the first time I've heard of this word, so it can be seen that Mr. Yang is a university questioner," Mrs. Long said again, "I heard that he also found the dog's head gold in the mountains?" ”

"What kind of dog's head gold, only a few small pieces of broken pieces, smaller than the pebbles in the stream." Mrs. Huang replied with a smile, "Yunzhi, do you still have anything here?" Show it to Mrs. Long. ”

"Okay." Huang Yunzhi got up to get his dresser, Huang Shiyao looked at his daughter's figure steadily, and it took a long time to come back to his senses, he watched his daughter take out a few yellow and shiny things from the beautiful red lacquer box, as if he understood something, he couldn't help but smile slightly. He didn't go into the house, but turned around and walked out.

"Let's go, Lao Wu, accompany me to see what he got it." Huang Shiyao said to Wu Jie.

At this time, in a vacant lot on the outskirts of the town, two security guards were in accordance with Yang Shuoming's requirements, set up a small cannon with shiny oil, after Yang Shuoming proofread and aimed, a security guard took a cannonball made of local white iron, carefully took the muzzle, let go of both hands, and then lowered his head and ran away, only to hear a soft sound of "tom", the cannon body shook slightly, and then the distant target area exploded violently, making a deafening loud sound.

Seeing that Xu Yuanjin was about to stare out of his sockets, Yang Shuoming just smiled slightly.

Xu Yuanjin's reaction was already expected by him.

The mortar in front of him is a "high-tech weapon" made entirely by local methods, and the surname Neng has actually reached the level of the same product twenty years later.

In order to be able to build the actual combat cannon as soon as possible, Yang Shuoming "used his brain" to simplify the design and manufacturing process as much as possible, making the greatest use of the existing local "technical conditions", and the materials used were completely from the local area. This kind of mortar made by local method not only embodies a new high-tech design concept, but also creates a precedent for China's native method to manufacture advanced weapons.

Because Shuanglong Town, Jiangxi Province, where Yang Shuoming is located, is a remote mountainous area, it is impossible to obtain the seamless steel pipes needed to make the gun body, and the self-production of the gun barrel and the manufacture of more complex mortar shells require high-quality steel and high technology. The steel smelted by the local blacksmith method has a high carbon content, and the steel is very brittle, and often crumbles during processing, making it unusable. There are also many problems in processing technology, due to the lack of spot welding technology, the barrel made by forging and bonding can not withstand high temperatures, Yang Shuoming according to the existing local conditions, using his own "supercomputer eye" in the storage of massive information, to create the surname of the use of toughening process and traditional simmering technology, as well as other technologies that require amazing imagination and professional knowledge to appear, to solve these seemingly insurmountable troubles.

"It's better than ordinary infantry guns." Xu Yuanjin watched the gunner continue to fire mortars, as if he remembered something, and a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes, "If Lao Tzu had this thing back then, he wouldn't have suffered such a big loss as foreign hair......

Hearing his words, Yang Shuoming couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and looked at Xu Yuanjin a little strangely, Xu Yuanjin noticed Yang Shuoming's strange gaze, knew that he was speechless, and immediately closed his mouth.

Yang Shuoming smiled and didn't ask, but said: "The remaining materials are enough to make a cannon and dozens of shells, if you think you have time, I will continue to make it." ”

"Of course it has to be built." Xu Yuanjin nodded categorically and said, "The cannonballs must also be sufficient, and the cost is mine," he turned his head to look at Yang Shuoming, "Please." ”

"The cost is yours? When did you start getting rich? Yang Shuoming asked with a smile.

"Of course, thanks to you." Xu Yuanjin smiled and took out an unsealed envelope from his clothes and handed it to Yang Shuoming.

Yang Shuoming opened the envelope, took out the letterhead inside, and was stunned again after seeing what was written on it.

“…… On the night of 25 August, taking advantage of the bandits' unpreparedness, he led his team of 52 people to attack them at night, and had to destroy the bandits' cave and rescue the meat ticket. He Yousan, He Changren, Kong Dehong, Ma Qi, Cheng Degon, and 183 bandits were killed, 67 were wounded, 215 were captured, and about 100 of the remaining bandits fled. He captured 122 rifles, 79 shotguns, 65 short guns of various types, and a number of ammunition. 125 taels of red gold bars and ornaments were seized from the bandits; two boxes of silver dollars, totaling twelve thousand seven hundred and ninety-three dollars; Four hundred and thirteen pounds of tobacco and soil......"

Looking at the list of loot listed in this report, Yang Shuoming remembered the gold bars he had taken from He Hei Donkey, and couldn't help but snicker in his heart.