readx; (In the previous article, due to the fact that the "infantry" units used in the firing range have not been verified and used incorrectly, the firing range has been completely halved.) Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info converted according to the construction ruler, one step is one point six meters. ）

On the fourth day, Liu Quan made a sample of a firearm. Zhou Jin took it and looked at it, and said with a smile: "Okay! Very good! It is the trigger here, which needs to be circled, otherwise it is easy to touch and cause accidental shooting. There is also a small slot inlaid here in the gun head, and there is also an inlay in the gun body. ”

Zhou Jin said to Meng Changjiang: "These two slots are for aiming. When the two slots are in line with the target, you can hit the target, and then you will train to shoot like this. ”

"Remembered." Meng Changjiang said.

"Liu Quan, has this gun been test-fired?"

Liu Quan replied: "It's tested." ”

Meng Changjiang saw that Liu Quan did not continue, and continued: "Fourth Master, it has been tested, one hundred steps can penetrate half an inch of iron plate, two hundred steps can penetrate one point thick iron sheet, and three hundred steps can penetrate two inches thick elm plank. ”

Song Cheng continued: "Fourth master, after my comparative test, I found that the lethality depends on the weight and hardness of the warhead, and the warheads used in these tests are all coated with carbon iron, and the outer layer is lead iron. ”

Zhou Jin said: "Will it blow up?" And will this barrel crack when fired hot? ”

Liu Quan replied: "It will not blow up the chamber, and after fifty shots from the barrel, you can continue shooting after a short break." ”

Meng Changjiang said: "This is also thanks to the Song goldsmith, who tried to smelt the iron hundreds of times. ”

Zhou Jin said: "Then do it according to the current standard and put it on all the guards." How do you get bullets and ammunition? ”

Meng Changjiang said: "Liu Quan has made a mechanism to assist in assembling ammunition, and Steward Zhou plans to do this by lining up more than ten female dependents. ”

Zhou Jin had no opinion on these arrangements, and gave Song Cheng a reward, so he let them continue to do things, but left Liu Quan and asked, "How did you get the spiral groove in the pipe?" ”

Liu Quan said: "Keep getting it with a cold hammer." ”

Zhou Jin thought for a while and asked, "Will it affect the life of the barrel?" ”

"Yes, I don't know how long."

Zhou Jin couldn't do anything about it, thinking that he could shoot thousands of times, and then he cared about Liu Quan to his family: "Is your daughter-in-law coming over?" ”

"No, she doesn't want to come."

asked two more questions, gave a reward, sent Liu Quan, and only Zhou Jin was left in the study. After reading the book for an hour, Zhou Tong entered the study and asked Zhou Jin to go back to Zhou's house, saying that Zhou Jin's father-in-law Huang Chenghao had returned, and he had important things to explain to him.

After seeing Huang Chenghao, Zhou Jin got the news that Chongzhen felt the suffering of the people after the feast in March, and wanted to convey his thoughts to the vassal kings, so he sent his ministers to pass the decree, and Ma Shiqi, the son of the left concubine, will go out of Beijing to stay and admonish the kings of Shandong, Huguang and Jiangxi. Huang Chenghao estimated that Ma Shiqi would take the lead to preside over the Jiangxi Township Examination.

Huang Chenghao continued: "According to the itinerary, this year's Master Ma will pass through Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province in November, and I will think of letting him meet you at that time." ”

Then Huang Chenghao began to check Zhou Jin's homework and composition, for solving the problem, Zhou Jin only read for more than four months after all, and barely passed the test. Huang Chenghao looked at Zhou Jin's recent article and said: "The book is still well understood, and the article can be viewed, and continue to strengthen the literary style." ”

After speaking, Huang Chenghao pointed to a box next to him and said, "In that box are some current texts and a hundred questions, you have done it well." I'll check it out during the Mid-Autumn Festival. ”

When Zhou Jin heard that he had to do a hundred questions, his heart swelled up with a wave of weakness. said with a bitter face: "Father-in-law, don't you still want me to suppress bandits for you?" That has time to do the questions. ”

Huang Chenghao slapped his palm on the table and scolded: "Don't fight for things!" I can't bear this bitterness! What can be done. ”

Zhou Jin was taken aback, he didn't expect that he would complain about provoking this old man so much, and he hurriedly laughed and said: "I'm kidding, I'm afraid to do the question." ”

Huang Chenghao said: "Hmm! You have to hurry up the matter of suppressing bandits, after the end of the fifth day, I will inspect Gannan, and you will go with me when you arrive. ”

In May, there is still more than a month for Zhou Jin, and by then the guns should be fully loaded, and it will be easy to deal with the bandits with knives and arrows, and he will be directly rolled: "In May, no problem." But you have to find out the location of the bandit cottage first. ”

"Don't worry, I've got all the copycat situations." Huang Chenghao took a sip of tea and said: "Now let's talk about family affairs, the daughter-in-law of the Li family is pregnant, what is the situation of Huihui." ”

Zhou Jin knew that this father-in-law was understanding his relationship with Hui Hui, and said honestly: "Father-in-law, don't worry, when Hui Hui's body returns to normal, life will be normal." Now I have begun to treat Hui Hui with medicine, and I can see the effect after a month, and it is estimated that it will be basically normal in a year. ”

Huang Chenghao smiled: "That's good, I'll be relieved." ”

Since Huang Chenghao's sub-patrol road has been changed, he can't live in the Daotai Yamen this time, so he lives in Zhou's mansion. Zhou went in and out of the guest room, and came to Zhou Pan's study.

After Zhou Jin saw the ceremony, Zhou Pan asked, "I heard the boss say that you handed over the glass business to that kid from the Li family?" ”

Zhou Jin felt disgusted in his heart, he originally thought that Zhou Yong would not say it, but he didn't expect to tell his father, but he didn't want to give in, because he had other plans for this business, so he said: "Yes, Xiuwen wants to do business, so he will hand it over to him." ”

Zhou Pan said expressionlessly: "He's only seventeen or eighteen years old, can he do a good job?" ”

"Now he is doing very well, and his business has also done in Jinling and Shandong." Zhou Jin said.

"Well, your brother wants to specialize in this, why don't you hand it over to him?"

"Big brother has a lot of business, so he can take care of so many businesses, so I let Xiuwen do it. And now it's all sold in the shop, so it makes no difference whether you give it or not. Zhou Jin said carefully.

"The family has to pay money to buy goods at the shop, can this be the same?"

"After all, there is a cost, and of course it will cost money."

"How much have you made lately?"

Zhou Jin looked at Zhou Pan with an expressionless face, and said in his heart that he complained that I didn't hand over the money to the public school, Zhou Jin spent so much money there, how could he hand over the money he earned. Crying poorly: "I didn't make any money, I spent too much money in the other courtyard, and now I am still in deficit." ”

"What do you do with so many people? With so many people in the family, isn't it enough for you? ”

Zhou Jin said with a bitter face: "Didn't you offend the bandits, so I found these guards." And the people in the family are not easy to transfer to other hospitals. If I live at home, it is inevitable that they will not harass you. ”

Zhou Pan saw that he didn't let go, so he had to talk about other things, first asked Zhou Jin about his studies, and then asked about Li Yu's pregnancy, and then let him go.

In the afternoon of the same day, Zhou Jin rushed back to the courtyard after bidding farewell to his mother Chen Rong, because the next day, the academy was going to hold a lecture and invited many famous Confucian scholars to come, and it was said that this meeting was related to the imperial court feast. How could Zhou Jin miss such a learning opportunity.

After Zhou Jin returned to the courtyard, he went into the study to prepare to prevent the situation of listening to the book tomorrow. But as soon as he picked up the book, Li Yu walked in and said to Zhou Jin: "Fourth brother, a few days ago, my mother told me that the second sister Wei in her room is eighteen this year, and her mother wants to marry her. ”

Zhou Jin didn't understand what she was doing with me, and said inexplicably: "Then get married." ”

Li Yu sat on a chair by the window and said, "I want to tell my mother, give her to Zhou Tong, what do you think?" ”

"I remember that his brother is already married, why didn't Zhou Tong's parents give him a family affair?"

"No, I don't. His brother's daughter-in-law is not from the house, and it costs a lot to marry this family. Zhou Tong's parents are both working in the outer courtyard, and no one hosts them either. So I want to make it for him. ”

Zhou Jin thought to himself, since he was of marriage age, he still had to help him, and there was no problem, just to increase the expenses of one person: "Okay, don't think about these things." I'll go back and talk to my mother in a few days. After the courtyard, the house had been built, and when the time came, they would set up the house. ”

"Well, but you still have to ask Zhou Tong first to see what he thinks."

"Hmm!" Zhou Jin continued: "As soon as you say that, Zhongwei should also find a family affair. Seeing that he was busy training all day, he probably didn't think about it. What do you say about embroidery? The year is over. ”

Li Yu said without hesitation: "No! There are so many female dependents in those guard gates, you can just find one, or go to the nearby village to see if there is a suitable one. ”

"I think the embroidery is quite suitable, why not."

"It just doesn't work. How can a master and a servant marry each other? Are you willing, Meng Changjiang dare? Don't think about it. ”

Zhou Jin saw that Li Yu was resolute and seemed to be a little angry, so he didn't insist, so he just said it casually, so he said: "Okay, I'll say it casually." I'll ask Zhou Hong to inquire about it separately. ”

"In a few days, I will bring Xiuwen and accompany me, she is alone in the house, although she is accompanied by Zhou Xiang, it is not her own home after all, and it is inevitable that she will be lonely."

"Okay, I'll pick her up when I get home." Zhou came in and Li Yu held her shoulder and said, "You go talk to Huihui first, and I'll accompany you after reading the book." Then he shouted, "Li Min! Help the lady back to the backyard. ”

At the end of the night, Zhou Hong came to the study to report to Zhou Jin that an iron ore had been found in the mountains south of Ruichang County, and a coal mine had been found in the mountains to the west, and asked Zhou Jin when he would mine them. Zhou Jin already knows that iron ore mines can be privately owned, so it is best to go through the necessary procedures.

Zhou Hong felt that it was for his own use anyway, and there was no need to go through any formalities.

Zhou Jin thought for a while and said, "The formalities will be discussed with the master later." But now you can find someone to mine. That gun manufacturer, you let them speed up, we have to go to Gannan after the Dragon Boat Festival. ”

"Master Huang is in such a hurry?"

"He is worried that the thieves here will collude with Zhang Xianzhong and others who have just surrendered to the imperial court!" Zhou Jin said in a low voice: "They besieged Suizhou in February, and it is estimated that they didn't expect us at that time, but now they have surrendered." Just looking for us bad luck. ”

"You've been helped, why are you still coming to us?"

"If we had told them how to make crossbows, would they have surrendered?"

Zhou Hong realized at this time: "I see, most of them are unwilling." But now that we have more powerful weapons, we are not afraid that they will come after us. ”

Zhou Jin felt that he was still not very well-informed when he received the news, if it wasn't for his father-in-law to tell him, he would have known these things, so he felt that he still had to do a little bit of Li Xiuwen, so he said: "Xiuwen is not at home?" Go and call it. ”

After Liu Xiuwen came to the study, Zhou Jin asked him about some business matters, and then asked about the layout of the sales point, but there were no places such as Wuchang, Jingzhou, and Changsha. There was a slight dissatisfaction in my heart: "Why is there no distribution point in Wuchang so close?" ”

"Because the government said that Huguang did it, let me not enter."

"I had you set up only points of sale and not stores for other purposes, so for whatever reason you have to spread these stores to all the provinces and some of the big state capitals." Zhou Jin softened his tone and said, "What are you selling now?" ”

"Mainly glass windows, glasses and other items."

"In that case, you sell other things differently. For example, in the glass realm, I heard that Sun Jiabu saw that kind of thing last time in Jinling, as if the back of the glass was plated with a layer of silver or something. That kind of mirror is very very commanding, much better than a bronze mirror. You ask Song Cheng to get this thing out, and then go and give me some in Wuchang and Changsha. ”

"My nephew knows."

"Shandong, Beijing, also as soon as possible."

"The capital of Shandong is too far away, and the transportation is very inconvenient, and it is easy to be damaged and broken."

"You can sell as much as you can, and the key is that there have to be people in those places. If the north side is too far away, there are fewer people in the row, and two or three people are enough. ”