It was Hongfu who slapped his head today, and temporarily came up with the idea of rewarding Ma Jun with a knighthood, and this time was well chosen. One is that Chen Changwen is not present, and it is impossible to jump out immediately to fight against him, and the other is that there are many military generals present, all of whom hope that the knighthood will be meritorious, and they are unwilling for the civil officials to completely snatch the title system away.

Therefore, Zhuguo Xiahou Yuanrang and Protector Cao Zixiao first stood up and agreed with Hongfu's proposition. Related to such major events, such as Zhuge Liang and others couldn't interject, and the Son of Heaven couldn't help but move his eyes to Dazai Xun Gongda and Shangqing, and Jia Wenhe, the secretary of the Ministry of War. Jia Wenhe hung his head, his eyes looked at his nose, his nose looked at his heart, and he was silent; Xun Gongda groaned slightly, but expressed a unique opinion:

"Today's crossbow is newly made, it has not yet been used, it is quite possible to try, and it is not known if it is used" Today's test is quite successful, but the test and actual use are not the same thing after all, and we have to wait and see what the effect is when the crossbow is pushed onto ......the battlefield. Therefore, the minister thought that he should temporarily remember his merits and wait for the future. ”

What are you going to do today to reward Ma Jun? If you don't say it clearly, the ministers will be suspicious, if you say it clearly, Liu Bei may be able to detect it, maybe you will be on guard, and the practical effect of the repeater may be greatly reduced. Therefore, it is better to write down Ma Jun's merits first, and when the real soldiers are handed over and wide, and the battle is won, it is not too late to reward him at that time.

The implication is that Hongfu and Chen Changwen continue to fight the pen battle, and there is really no need to settle on the new title system today.

When the Son of Heaven heard this, he couldn't help but twist his beard and laugh: "Gongda is really old and has become a country-seeker." It was Hongfu who was not angry in his heart, but he couldn't think about it - Xun Gongda's sentences occupied a word "reason". I really don't have anything to refute.

So in the end, the Son of Heaven issued an edict. Reward Zhuge Liang with 20 horses of silk and 10,000 yuan. Ma Junjuan has ten horses and five thousand dollars - Ma Deheng kowtowed and thanked him, and he was very happy. He didn't dare to expect a knighthood, nor did he expect to be promoted after just half a year in office, and he could make a small fortune - enough to be his official for a whole year - which is equivalent to taking a big step towards the goal of taking the old lady to Luoyang to live with him, so can he not be happy?

So the Son of Heaven returned to the inner court, and the ministers dispersed. Before leaving the palace gate, it was Hongfu who jumped into the carriage and stretched out his hand: "Kong Ming comes." Ride with someone. Zhuge Liang hurriedly rushed forward, also jumped into the carriage, and immediately asked, sir, do you have any other teachings?

It was Hongfu who was silent, and waited until the carriage galloped out of the place where an arrow away, and then asked Kong Ming in a low voice: "How do you want to use Ma Junye?" Zhuge Liang said that after this period of time to develop the crossbow, I feel that Ma Deheng does have a very good talent in mechanical manufacturing, but he has a stutter, which causes an inferiority complex. is very poor in dealing with people - he can be regarded as a partial talent and a geek. Therefore, I think he should also follow the path of mechanical manufacturing. Be a technocrat.

"Before Ma Deheng offered advice, he could profit or lose, make five times the merit, and the disciple wanted to try it. "I plan to promote his position, increase it to more than 400 stones, and let him develop a new type of chariot for the time being, and when he officially moves troops to Jiao and Guangzhou, he will accompany him as a representative of the military department to go on the expedition to inspect the practical use of the crossbow, and give feedback and improvement at any time - what do you think?"......

It was Hongfu who frowned and said: "Ma Jun is not familiar with military affairs, and he is also a northerner, so he has no fists and no courage." In the land of the Southern Barbarians, the water and soil are very different from the Central Plains, and there are many miasma, if it is damaged, is it a pity? "With his small body and bones, can he really go to the battlefield? Wouldn't it be a pity if there was one with three long and two short ones, and the talent was compromised?

Zhuge Liang smiled slightly: "Mr. is too worried." Stretching out his hand and pointing upward: "It is born with ability, it will be useful, jade is not sharpened, how to be a tool?" People can't walk, how to become talents? Liang didn't dare to speak, Mr. stopped the rough bow and horse ears, if he didn't travel all over the world, waving his army to chase the north, how could he get today? "It's not that I don't love Ma Jun, but for him, he must be tempered more in order to achieve meritorious deeds, and at the same time improve his own confidence, maybe he can get rid of his stuttering.

It was Hongfu who also smiled: "Everyone has their own strengths, and I am long among the princes, so I have to travel far away." The jade is hard and brittle, and the master craftsman cuts it, which can be a beautiful one, and the inferior craftsman grinds it, and it is afraid of powder. "I don't object to you tempering Ma Jun, but let him go to Lingnan and go to the battlefield...... The danger factor is still too great.

Then the conversation changed: "Kong Ming thinks that what is the root of using soldiers? ”

Zhuge Liang replied: "In the same desire from top to bottom, the soldiers are excellent, although the mountains can be moved, although the rivers can be mound." ”

It was Hongfu who shook his head: "No, the root of using soldiers lies in money and food." If the treasury is full, the equipment is good; If there is enough food, there is no fear; If you have a good luck, you won't ......be worried," Zhuge Liang nodded again and again, and said Sir, you are right, the disciple has been taught.

Immediately, Hongfu said: "I intend to build a crossbow, and the southern expedition has a good chance of winning. Envoy Ma Jun to the money and food, and then make additions? He once built a waterwheel in the countryside, and if he could also make a crossbow several times the work, it would be very good. Military non-stop ordnance, the plowing of the field, the weaving shuttle, and the transportation of vehicles can all profit and loss ......"

Have you ever thought about using Ma Jun's talents in production? Wouldn't it be better for him to try to improve farm tools, looms, and vehicles so that supplies can be abundant and delivered without hindrance, than the development of one or two new weapons?

Zhuge Liang frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice: "In this way, it is necessary to put Ma Deheng in the household department and the Ministry of Industry......

It was Hongfu who didn't seem to hear his words, but he continued to say to himself: "Now Wei can replace the Han, and the king of the Central Plains, who is the most powerful?" The gunpowder and carts that were not made by me are really ...... Tuntian."

Zhuge Liang suddenly realized at this time, and stroked his palms: "What Mr. said is true, and he knows it." ”

Besides, over there, Ma Jun happily returned to Zhao's mansion, and when he asked, Zhao Shuang hadn't gotten off work yet. He has been helping Zhuge Liang develop a repeater in the past few months, because the matter involves confidentiality, he is often circled for three days and two ends, and he does not return home, Zhao Junqing has a lot of complaints, and Ma Deheng himself is tired and stinks to death. Seeing that the crossbow has been approved by the Son of Heaven, he will build a workshop in the near future-I am in charge of research and development, and this manufacturing should not have much to do with me-I will fall into the teacher's sea of calculations...... Finally, there is a moment or two of leisure, so let's hurry up and write a letter to my mother to report safety.

He didn't dare to divulge the development of the crossbow, and only vaguely said in the letter that he had been rewarded for his diligence and ability—he planned to ask someone to send the letter back to Wugong Ma Village after the reward was issued.

Ma Jun really deserves it, Zhao Shuang has important tasks in the government office, works overtime temporarily, and sends someone back to report the news, saying that I won't go home tonight, and I will stay overnight in the department. Ma Deheng was overjoyed when he heard the news, and after the evening meal, he returned to the small courtyard where he was staying, and hurriedly took out the "First Words of Physics" to read. Anyway, he asked Hongsuke to borrow this book that day, and Hongsuke gave him a set directly, but the problem was busy for several months, and he really didn't have time to read it thoroughly.

The First Introduction to Physics is divided into seven volumes. The first volume is "Astronomy", and the second volume is "The Force", which Ma Jun once borrowed from Chen Xuan. The third volume, "Almanac", and the fourth volume, "Geography", are in the same vein as the "Astronomy" volume, mainly exploring the rotation and revolution of the earth, the orbit of the moon, and the resulting problems such as the division of the four seasons, the order of solar terms, climate change, the direction of mountains and rivers, and the rise and fall of tides. The fifth volume, "Original Light", discusses the principles of light, its direct illumination, scattering, and the division of light into colors, as well as the technology of measuring distances using straight lines of light. The sixth volume, "Solid White", examines the properties of matter, speculates on its origin, and the generation of different kinds of matter—it is Hongsuke's assumption that matter is produced by one or more invisible particles through different permutations and combinations......

The last volume is "Miscellaneous Tan", which begins with the words: "The sac of the Fuxi clan made gossip, and King Wen performed it, like everything, and then there were the five elements of yin and yang, all of which are metaphysical, visible and inseparable, and their dividers are from the heart." I am not presumptuous, but I also try to act out the principle of things, and the root of it is invisible and untouchable, and I do what I want. Its thoughts are crazy or false, and only those who know it can distinguish its truth from falsehood, check the future generations, or have a test; Those who don't know it, pay for it, such as the fable of Guanzhuang Zhou, but also. ”

The content of this volume is the most complicated, and it is estimated that it synthesizes the rambling fantasies of all the editors, including Kosuke, and the only thread that runs through it is that the reason for the generation and operation of things depends on one word, that is, "can". The accumulation of energy is the formation of things; The role of energy can move mountains and seas; It can work, so that people can live. The law that limits the operation of energy is the "Dao", and the review of the complete set of "First Introductions to Physics" is to discuss this Dao.

The book says that human beings, animals and plants can survive by energy, and energy comes from grains, meat, drinking water, and inhaling. The reason why man is the primate of all things is that he can use his energy through tools, and animals can only rely on their own power born of energy, but man can build houses for self-support, make weapons for self-defense, build cars to ride, and build saddles to drive cattle and horses...... If people can make more effective use of the tools and instruments of energy, they will be able to make their lives easier and more comfortable, and thus be closer to the Tao.

For example, cattle and horses chase water and grass, and when the grass is exhausted, they die, but people can plant grain in the field, so that food can be born in a steady stream, so the life span is longer than that of cattle and horses. Using a simple wooden rake, a person can only cultivate more than ten acres of land, and it is rare to have food and clothing; Switching to copper and iron tools, you can plow it twice as much, barely have enough food and clothing; If you drive cattle and horses to help with farming, and then you can double it, then one person can feed a family. but the extra shall leave the field and work as a worker, a servant, a pawn, or a servant; And the more workers there are, the more advanced the tools will be, so that the crops will be more productive and more people will leave the fields...... In this way, the wealth of society will be greatly enriched.

However, at present, although people use tools, they still use their own power, and at most they drive cattle and horses. It is conjectured in the book that the hot steam, being able to lift the lid of the kettle, is powerful; The flames are raging, and they can burn all the plants and trees, and they are powerful; The thunder is falling, and the middle is scorched, and there is a strong ...... If one day, people can drive these natural forces of heaven and earth, then they can do far more than a hundred times more than today! (To be continued......)