Chapter 6 To Gamble or Not to Gamble
Baili Wuji wants to gamble.
But he didn't know if others were willing to gamble.
He couldn't order them to gamble with him.
He hoped that they would volunteer to gamble with him.
And this level, at least pass Xu Shiming first.
Baili Wuji looked at Xu Shiming.
Xu Shiming also looked at Baili Wuji.
Their eyes met.
Everything that both sides want to say can be seen clearly.
The clock ticks by.
It's night.
It was late at night.
Sky.
lit up.
Licked his thirsty lips.
Tea bowls are at hand.
Xu Shiming smiled bitterly.
Slowly stood up.
Took a deep breath.
Chong Baili Wuji bowed and said loudly: "Lord, there is another way to solve the dilemma of Gyeongju." ”
"Speak."
"With the might of the Black Flag Army in Gyeongju, or go north to attack Shu, or go south to conquer Chu, and exchange human lives for land, you can solve the difficulties of Gyeongju."
"Exactly."
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As soon as the word is spoken, the horse is difficult to chase.
Xu Shiming knew that if he failed, maybe a few years later, the historian would record the slanderous rumors of Xu Shiming, a gluttonous minister, to the Gyeongju Economic Envoy to attack Shu and Chu .......
I have gambled, gambled on my life, and gambled on my dreams that are more important than life.
From this day on, Gyeongju, the nascent force, the wheels of war began to turn.
Everything works to make way for armaments.
Although strict secrecy is carried out.
But the top brass of the state government and the top of the military know it.
War is on the verge of breaking out.
And the goal can only be the Northern Expedition or the Southern Expedition.
This is a top secret, and no one knows anything except Baili Wuji and Xu Shiming.
But the fact is that Baili Wuji and Xu Shiming don't know what to do.
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Women's emotions are strange, and if you don't get their respect, you can't get their love.
A man may fall in love with a woman out of sympathy or pity.
But women love only men they respect.
In the land of Gyeongju, there may not be a woman who does not respect Baili Mowgli, even if she does not respect Mowgli, she has to respect Mowgli's identity.
Lu Shiyun respects Wuji very much, but obviously does not respect his identity.
"Whether he's a pawn or an emperor, I respect him just as much." Lu Shiyun said this to herself. "I respect him because I love him."
When Lu Shiyun saw Wuji, she felt that all the waiting and expectation had been rewarded, and it was an excess reward. She herself is an official in Gyeongju, and she understands how difficult it is for Wuji to take the time to see her, and she also sees the faint melancholy in Baili Wuji's eyes.
Lu Shiyun knew that there must be some problem in Baili Wuji, but Lu Shiyun was not worried, because, in Lu Shiyun's heart, as long as it was something that Baili Wuji wanted to do, it would definitely be done.
And what he can give him is peace of mind, so that this melancholy heart is calm at this moment.
This short time together is undoubtedly the best and most precious gift that Baili Wuji gave to Lu Shiyun.
Therefore, Lu Shiyun spent most of the time quietly watching Wuji, and Wuji did not feel any inconvenience and embarrassment at all, because he was also quietly looking at Lu Shiyun.
So much so that Xiao Cui and Bai Liren, who acted as light bulbs, felt that the two of them were stupid and stupid.
Time passed quietly, Xiaocui and Bailiren felt very disappointed, they didn't play anywhere, nothing happened. But Lu Shiyun and Baili Wuji clearly felt that their hearts were so full and satisfied.
When parting came, when Mowgli said goodbye, the two felt as if Mowgli went out to buy something and came back at night so plain. But Xiaocui and Baili Renzhi Dao, this farewell, next time I don't know when Lu Dao will be able to meet again, although the two are close at hand.
The scene of Xiaocui and Bailiren clinging to each other seems to have infected Wuji and Lu Shiyun, and Lu Shiyun actually snuggled into Wuji's arms like a bird, which made Wuji reminisce for several months.
Gyeongju has entered the fast lane, with a large amount of capital and manpower invested, the streets are rapidly becoming longer and wider, the shops are becoming more and more large, and the city wall is constantly extending to the east.
Baili Wuji knew in his heart that this was a battle against the water, regardless of future investment, which created the vanity and prosperity of Gyeongju City, which is not sustainable.
But since you gamble, then fight a thorough, fight a clear conscience, and have no regrets.
Good news came from the firearms yard that according to the increase or decrease in the proportion of saltpeter charcoal, gunpowder has developed high-explosive gunpowder, standard medicine and slow-burning charge.
Thus, the wheel cannon was improved, and the retarding agent was used to detonate the gunpowder, which increased the stability of the explosion of the wheel artillery shell after flight, and the high-explosive gunpowder increased the explosive power of the shell.
The most important thing is that the iron box is replaced by four corner buckles at the loading place of the shells on the wheel gun, and four shallow pits have been added to the shell body.
On this basis, a larger-sized wheel gun was developed, a three-foot wheel gun, and due to the increase in the diameter of the runner, the number of shells loaded was also increased to eight, and the weight of each shell was also increased to eight and a half pounds.
The base was heightened, which increased the length of time the shells were thrown in the air, and they became higher and farther, and the maximum throw distance of the three-foot cannon reached sixty feet.
The distance of sixty zhang is no longer within the reach of a bow and crossbow.
That is, the Black Flag Army was able to carry out intensive firearms attacks on the enemy from a sufficiently safe distance.
This is also a prerequisite for fighting the strong with the weak.
The blacksmith responsible for the manufacture of the cannon also achieved results, they broke down the entire structure of the cannon into four parts: the base, the support, the runner, and the crank, and subdivided the runner into four arcs. This effectively solved the problem of transportation, and a three-foot wheeled gun could be disassembled and loaded into an ox cart for transportation. After arriving at the destination, the assembly also only needs three people, and a quarter of an hour, which is conducive to entering the next round of battle faster.
At the same time, due to the subdivision of the wheel gun parts, manufacturing has become easier and the manufacturing time has been greatly reduced.
These craftsmen can actually apply their craftsmanship to such a perfect level. Baili Wuji sighed.
Although the progress of the cannon is still hindered by the materials used to cast the cannon, Baili Wuji has reason to believe that the cannon will be born when it should be born.
Baili Wuji ordered the armory to make every effort to make three-foot wheel guns, and selected 1,800 people from the reserve to form three wheel artillery battalions, which were directly under the jurisdiction of the state capital, and carried out training, and each wheel artillery battalion was equipped with 150 wheel guns.
The production of the previous two-foot wheeled guns was stopped, and the two-foot wheeled guns that had been stockpiled were distributed to each compartment of the Black Flag Army, and a wheeled artillery battalion was formed in each compartment, which was first transitioned with two-foot wheeled guns, and then reequipped after the rationing of the three battalions directly under the central government was completed.
The power of firearms lies in their concentrated use, and this sentence will not be forgotten for a moment.
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