Chapter 6: Inventions on Paper
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Early this morning, as soon as Shi Xun said goodbye and left Sikong Mansion, Cao Cao sighed and said to Cao Ang: "In terms of the ability to know people, I am not as good as Uncle Ru." Uncle Ru once said in the past that Hongfu is not a talent without control, because he is not confident, Xinfu! ”
Cao Cao thought that it was Xun's expression last night, which perfectly interpreted Cao De's words back then. This guy came into my curtain because of his literary talent, so he has always shown Xiàn, mainly eloquence and literary talent, although there is a good strategy at the real strategic level, but generally dare not show it, really speaking, you have to give me advice in private, why is this, it is because of lack of confidence.
It is estimated that this time he went out of Hedong, subdued the Huns, captured Guo Yi, and captured five counties, gradually cultivating his self-confidence, and he became daring to think and do, and wanted to do a big career. But then I deprived him of his military power, and left him with no strength to go, and he must have a sense of resentment. When he was in Hedong, he was printing books and digging coal all day long, ostensibly to enrich the treasury and educate the people, but in fact he was angry with me. This time I returned to Xudu, and when I opened my mouth, I asked the court to award a reward, so that I could open a workshop by myself, and I continued to be angry - you don't take me to play, do you? Then I'll play by myself!
However, after all, Hongsuke is a famous man in the world, a handsome man for a while, or he still cares about the country, or he loves me, not to talk about it, but to put out his new ideas, all about state affairs, and no longer involving private affairs. But obviously, the knot in his heart can't be dissolved.
As soon as Cao Cao said this to Cao Ang, Cao Ang asked: "My sister-in-law is talented, and I am a relative." Loyal and diligent, everyone is well known. I know that his heart is not satisfied. Why didn't my father entrust him with another responsibility? ”
Cao Cao said I was thinking about this, of course I couldn't put him in Xu Du and be an empty servant, and I couldn't see Tian'er send him out. This time I ran to Changsha and said that I was not lightly ill, and in case there was a good one, I had no place to regret going.
I thought about it, instead of paying for the court, it would be better to bring him directly to my side. Give him a position in the shogunate, so that I can see how much I value him. And doesn't he use the excuse of building a workshop to be angry with me? Okay, then I'll let him build a workshop!
So just after noon, Cao Cao took Shi Xun outside the city, and planned to entrust all his secret weapon workshops to Shi Xun - "That is, with Hongfu as the staff to sacrifice wine, and hold the power of gunpowder and stone." Qing wants to build a workshop to print books in Xuxia, and the place here is vast. and near the water, they are all by Qing. Industrial and commercial matters do not have to be private, they can be funded by the state, and Hongfu can also try it out. ”
That said, it's not just a weapon workshop that I'll hand over to Shihoon. is also casually Xun in the name of the national army (that is, Cao Jun) to run industry and commerce.
In fact, Cao Cao brought himself to the catapult test site, and Shi Xun understood how this old man planned to squeeze his labor when he gave him the title of "Participating in the Air Military". But at that moment, he had to make a surprised expression, and took a deep look at Cao Cao: "The lord believes that this is the case." Xun is terrified - he will live up to the trust of the lord! ”
Cao Cao laughed "haha", took Shixun's hand and said that he was not in a hurry. You've just come back and can take a few more days off before coming back to work. After finishing, he said: "When the printing workshop is completed, you can print "Sun Wuzi", and I will give it to all the generals." "Yes Xun took the opportunity to pat the horse, saying that the lord is a little unparalleled in your army, why don't you write a book on the art of war yourself?
In the original history, Cao Cao did write a military book, and this matter was also mentioned in the romance, saying that it was taken out by Yang Xiu, who had nothing to do, to show off, but Zhang Song remembered it after browsing it, and he opened his mouth to recite it, and slandered Cao Cao for plagiarism, Cao Cao was angry, and simply burned the book. There is no such thing in the history books, but Cao Cao did have a military book handed down, and at least it could be read in the Tang Dynasty - "Li Weigong Asks Right", it was mentioned that "Cao Gong's "New Book"". It can be seen that the original name of this book is "New Book", and "Mengde's New Book" is the name of the posterity - think about it, you know, everyone humbly calls their own name, who is so shameless to write their own words on the cover?
It was because Cao Cao wrote a military book in the original history, so it was Xun Cai who instigated him, don't print any "Sun Wu Art of War", you write a copy yourself, I will print it for you, and give it to the generals, how glorious is it? When Cao Cao heard this, he was quite moved, and stroked his beard triumphantly: "Let's think about it again." ”
Ji-hoon soon started his new job. Arrange the position first, and send Guo Huai to the workshop to Xin Tao as a deputy - Xie Daoshi is honestly responsible for technical work, you are not needed for administrative work; He also sent Qin Yi and Dong Meng to the counties under Cao's command, asking them to investigate the property, industry and commerce in various places, and also to investigate the information on the establishment of cards and taxes in various places by the way; Let Sun Zi be in charge of the construction of the new book printing workshop.
Of his 400 parts, he originally brought 50 people into the Xudu City to guard the mansion, and the rest stayed in the courtyard outside the city, and by the way, 200 people were allocated to strengthen the protection of the workshop.
Shi Xun nested in the study for several days, and after reading all kinds of documents submitted by Xin Tao, including personnel information, financial situation, and relevant information on stone-throwing vehicles and gunpowder, Daoist Xie now has no guidance of his own, he really lacks the ability to create a stone, and the gunpowder formula has basically not made any progress, no wonder he turned his head to work on a stone-throwing machine......
Shi Xun drew a few pictures with paper and ink, and on the fifth day, he came to the workshop in person and summoned Xin Tao, Guo Huai, and Xie Zheng - the chief wanted to guide the work.
First of all, Shi Xun said to Xie Zheng, don't do it anymore, that's not your business, I hope you can add a few more herbs to the gunpowder...... Xie Zheng stared at the triangular eyes and asked, "What kind of medicine did you add?" Please show me the waiter. Shixun smiled sinisterly: "The poison of poison." ”
Did Hoon say that if the gunpowder caught fire, wouldn't it smoke? If poison is added, won't the smoke hurt people? You go and study this. Turning his head and telling Xin Tao again, don't use clay pots for stone-throwing cars, which are not convenient to manufacture and use, so go and make a batch of hemp paper, fill it with gunpowder, and make gunpowder balls to shoot outward. And then—
"I see that the treasure in the workshop is extremely huge, I don't know how to transport it when there is a war?"
Xin Tao replied honestly that there was no way to transport it at all, and we also made a small piece of ten people to pull, but five catties of bullets could be thrown at a hundred paces, and that thing could barely be transported to the front line. As for the big striking, it can only be temporarily made with craftsmen and the front line.
It was Xun Xin who said that I knew that most of the siege equipment in these years was clumsy, and any ladders and crashes had to be cut down and built under the enemy's city. Therefore, when attacking a big city, the attacker must prepare for a few days under the city; If the defenders had time, they would first cut down the trees outside the city to thwart the attackers' attempts to build siege equipment.
Yes Xun said that this can't be done, is there a solution? He proposed a building and asked the craftsman to disassemble the cart into assembleable parts so that it could be easily transported—you can discuss for yourselves.
Then, he unfolded a picture of his own drawing, which was a counterweight stone thrower, similar to what would later be called a "return cannon". The principle of this kind of stone throwing machine is very simple, that is, to replace manpower with heavy objects, which not only saves labor, but also solves the power loss caused by uneven pulling in a certain way, and improves the accuracy.
It's the second picture of Xun's unfolding, which goes against Cao Cao's intentions, or his rocket, but this time it's not a rocket car, but a "swarm of bees" in later generations, and two or three people can operate it. Of course, it is Xun Du who draws a general appearance, points out a research direction, and a specific process - you go and ponder with the craftsman, I am just a liberal arts student!
He stayed in the workshop for a long time, and then returned to his village to hug his concubine Guan and his son. When I returned to the city the next day, I entered the house, and suddenly bumped into a person, ran closer, and said deeply: "Long greetings, is the seventh brother healthy?" ”
Shi Xun fixed his eyes and said: "Ah, Zigao, when did you come to Duzhong?" ”
It turned out that he was really not an outsider, but the brother of Yi Mozi and Xun, Jun is Zigao. Over the years, the brothers have been scattered everywhere: it is Kuan who is an official in Xuzhou, who has not yet been released, and accompanies his father at home; It was the captain of Tuntian, who was busy working in Yanzhou first, and was recently sent to Xuzhou, and heard that Cao Cao planned to promote him to be the general of Tuntian; It was Jun who was first the official of the eastern county, and then moved to Shangshu Nan and the main guest Cao Lingshi......
It is estimated that he is young and has hidden qualifications, so the south master and guest Cao want to send someone on a business trip, which has always been Jun's job, and it is Xun who also saw Tian'er running out, and the two brothers passed by every time, but they didn't even see each other. Probably when Shi Xun went to Qingzhou to meet Zheng Xuan, Shi Jun was released again, and Chen Guoning was appointed as the chief of Yuzhou.
For so many years, when Shixun celebrated the New Year's holidays, he always wrote a letter to Shiyi, inquired about daily life, and then made a book to pass on to Shiyi and Shijun. Yes Yi and others will naturally reply to the letter, and they will also add a few strokes to the back of Dad's letter, and say hello to their brothers, only Yes Kuan, there is always no word for it.
To tell the truth, Shi Xun has gradually drifted away from the Shi family, and the correspondence is just a courtesy-he often writes letters to Tai Shici, the content is much more detailed than that written to the family, and the feelings are much warmer - if it weren't for the family consciousness in Shilin in these years, the stepping stone of the family would have been useless to him a long time ago, and he would have ignored it.
But no matter what, it was Xun who came to this life, and his parents died, so it can be said that he was alone, and he was inevitably lonely when he thought about it late at night. Although it's pretended, it's a father, son, and brother in the name of his family, and it's also his blood relative in addition to his children, but now that he can see that it's Jun, he can't help but feel a sense of closeness. He took a closer look, this child has finally grown up, he has grown a beard, and perhaps because of the ups and downs of the eunuch journey in the past few years, his behavior is much calmer, and he is no longer the "demon king of the mixed world" in the past.
Shi Xun hurriedly grabbed Shi Jun's arm, and calculated a little in his heart: "Zigao, when your three-year term as county magistrate expires, is it possible that you have been transferred back to Xu Du?" Shi Jun raised his eyebrows slightly: "The seventh brother is a fork, and it will take three months." My brother is looking for an opportunity to enter the capital because of this, and he is coming to take the path of his brother! ”