Chapter 519: Sub-Mother Cannon (I)
A group of people walked in a hurry, and after going out of the Xuande Gate, they went straight to the north of the city. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoAfter more than half a year, the light rail in Chang'an City has almost laid the northern half of Chang'an City. There were no big excavation machines these days, everything was done by manpower. On the premise of not destroying the bluestone street as much as possible, slow work and fine chiseling, this is a kind of artistic work, but it is not something that ordinary people can do. What is puzzling is that with such manual work, these craftsmen are still not looked down upon. Lu Chengqi didn't understand, how inferior these craftsmen were to the literati, and they were actually belittled to this point!
There is another thing that makes Lu Chengqi very troubled, since the excavation of the railroad tracks, Chen Xun, the supervisor of Qintian, has been playing Lu Chengqi, saying that as soon as he digs like this, the feng shui of Chang'an City will be completely broken. This is also Lu Chengqi, who grew up in Lingnan since he was a child, and has seen a lot of Mr. Feng Shui, so he does not blame Chen Xun. If Lu Chengqi was not a Lingnan native in his previous life, and knew that Feng Shui was a very mysterious science, maybe Chen Xun would be demoted.
It is precisely for this reason that in terms of not overturning the idea of Chidao, Lu Chengqi handed over the design of the route to Chen Xun. Chinese Feng Shui is really magical. Chen Xun led a group of Qin Heavenly Eunuchs, walked around with the compass, and really picked out the unreasonable points of the original route.
After Lu Chengqi sent officials from the Ministry of Industry to check again, he had to adopt Chen Xun's plan. There is no way, the truth exists, and it is useless if you don't admit it. When Lu Chengqi sat in the galloping carriage in the north of the city, he kept thinking about this question: Is Feng Shui really just superstition?
In fact, in his previous life, some people were upset about Feng Shui. Feng Shui is the science of environmental selection of ancient Chinese, also known as Shanshui, Kanyu, Qingwu, etc. The emphasis is on the form of the mountains and rivers of Longsha cave water and the half-virtual and half-real state surrounded by qi habits, and even the philosophical cognitive system of intangible, formless, and tasteless spiritual energy condensation. Due to the difference in cognition and the lack of standardized answers, charlatans are full of them, pushing this method of harmony and synergy between heaven and earth and nature to mix the world. Feng Shui is the art of choosing good fortune and avoiding evil, and the ancients chose the terrain, landform, and direction to live in, which has an amazing consistency. If we talk about the origin, there were divination, divination and other behaviors such as fortune and evil avoidance, and in the pre-Qin period, there was a Yin and Yang family in the hundreds of princes. The Yin and Yang family slowly evolved, and later formed Feng Shui Kanyu. Yuan Tiangang, Li Chunfeng of the previous dynasty, and Chen Tuan of this dynasty are all outstanding among them. In particular, the legend of the thousand-year-old push back picture shows the mystery of feng shui to the fullest.
It is true that Feng Shui is extremely mysterious, but if everything is good and evil is avoided, then how can it be done? Feng Shui is the quintessence of the country, so it should be inherited and developed, and Lu Chengqi will not be suppressed like later generations. After all, a lot of things don't exist if you don't understand them. As long as you always have a sense of awe, you can treat Feng Shui as a whole.
While he was thinking about it, the public carriage had stopped at the station. After getting out of the carriage, Lu Chengqi put this matter behind him. Because at this moment, he couldn't wait to see the sub-mother cannon.
If men love guns, then cannons are every man's favorite, because every man likes powerful weapons. If you have never been an artilleryman, you will never be able to experience the ferocity of the artillery fire. Of course, Lu Chengqi has never been an artilleryman, and his impression of artillery is what he saw on the Internet and TV in later generations. It's just that those are guns that fire smokeless gunpowder, not guns that fire black gunpowder.
After entering the ordnance prison with the token, Lu Chengqi couldn't wait to ask: "Tang Qing, where is this mother and daughter cannon?" ”
At this moment, both Gao Ho and the imperial guards were left outside the armory prison. Fortunately, the spring is bright at this moment, and it is not difficult. Next to Lu Chengqi, in addition to Tang Xun, are those apprentices of craftsmen who are working. With the increasing demand for hot weapons, the Ordnance Superintendent has transferred the workshop of cold weapons back to the Ordnance Superintendent in Chang'an City. This ordnance supervisor is used to specialize in the production of hot weapons. There are more and more apprentices of craftsmen smelting and assembling iron, and Lu Chengqi sent a forbidden army as early as a few years ago to protect the ordnance supervisor. It can be said that this ordnance supervisor is the most stringent place for censors except for the Dashun Imperial Palace.
Tang Xun hurriedly said: "Back to Your Majesty, the sub-mother cannon has been transported to the test firing range. ”
Lu Chengqi still remembered where the test shooting range was, and he didn't need Tang Xun to lead the way, so he walked in the direction of the test shooting range.
"Tang Qing, how many cannons have been built?"
Lu Chengqi was a little apprehensive, this artillery was entrusted with the great mission of changing the fate of the Han people, and he couldn't help but treat it cautiously. The Han people are indeed one of the smartest races, Lu Chengqi just clicked a few words, plus a "god-like" sketch, Shen Kuo, Su Song and Tang Xun actually took the outstanding students of the Royal University to get the artillery out. Lu Chengqi originally estimated that the most conservative thing would take three or five years, but it only took two years to complete. Although the first artillery was not very good, it could only be used to defend the city. But this is already a qualitative leap, in this era, in addition to artillery, what weapons can hit ten miles away?
Before arriving at the test range, you can hear the faint roar of thunder. Lu Chengqi asked in surprise: "Are you still test firing?" ”
Tang Xun hurriedly explained: "No, Your Majesty, this is the sound of a grenade. ”
Lu Chengqi thought about it, although the previous cannon, although the loading speed was very slow, the sound was far louder than this. According to common sense, the power of the sub-mother cannon should be weaker than that of the cannon similar to the Hongyi cannon, but the sound is not so small. A truly experienced veteran can judge the caliber of a shell from the sound of artillery. It's a pity that Lu Chengqi is not a soldier, he only knows the knowledge of artillery, which is already the limit.
Outside the test firing field, there were also forbidden troops guarding them. This is because there were some accidents a few days ago. While testing the grenade, one of the apprentices actually went in the opposite direction. Fortunately, the grenade had a small charge, so it did not cause great casualties. Despite this, the Arms Superintendent showed up for the wounded. In view of this, Su Song ordered additional guards to be added outside the test launch site, the purpose of which was to prevent unauthorized entry and avoid accidental injury.
The forbidden army reported through the flag, and after confirming that there was no danger, they dared to put Lu Chengqi and Tang Xun into the test firing range.
As soon as he entered, Lu Chengqi's eyes were attracted by a swarthy artillery. It is a powerful artillery cannon consisting of a mother cannon and a sub-cannon. The mother gun body has a slender barrel and a small caliber, and the gun body is equipped with a front sight and a light door, which can be aimed at long-distance targets. There are earrings on both sides of the gun body, which can be placed on the bracket and can be tilted to adjust the firing angle. The rear part of the cannon is thicker and has a long hole groove for loading the sub-gun. Matching it, the gun also had a wooden gun carriage on which the gun body was placed. The straight muzzle of the cannon is facing the distance through the sandbag.
Lu Chengqi's eyes rose with heat: "This is the mother and son cannon?" (To be continued.) )