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Chapter 133 [Weapon Expert]

Xu Guangqi secretly sighed in his heart that Ao Bai spoke directly, and he was not polite at all, he was always embarrassed to make requests when he interacted with Long Huamin, and Ao Bai and the other party met for the first time, and the content of the conversation between the two sides led to the relationship of interests. As a state of etiquette, it seems a bit inappropriate to talk about conditions with people naked in this way. Moreover, it is a bit overstepping to meet with Portuguese firearms experts directly.

Xu Guangqi reminded: "Lord Huang, if you want to meet with the Portuguese military, you must first start the emperor. ”

"This matter needs to be played by the emperor? I thought it was just a trivial matter for friends from the two countries to meet, and it was careless to have a meal and drink tea together, and no one should be alarmed. Ao Bai pretended not to know, but looked at Long Huamin very seriously and nodded lightly. What do you think? ”

Missionaries are all smart, but if they are not smart, how can they preach in a foreign land? Long Huamin, as the president, is even more cunning. Xindao: This young man is not simple, he must have some intentions not to see people, Xu Guangqi can't make his words clear. I need to let the Portuguese come and see, maybe the sea ban can really be opened, and Catholicism can become the first religion in the Ming Dynasty, which is a big deal.

Thinking of this, Long Huamin's heart jumped wildly, and he said lightly: "I will convey your meaning, Lord Huang, when it is convenient, you can come to the Divine Association to find me at any time." ”

Well, it is said that foreigners are not good at scheming, who said that? This old man is very smart. What he means is, when the Portuguese comes, I'll go to him quietly, right? Ao Bai continued: "As long as there is enough sincerity, I will entrust the Emperor Ming to build a church in the capital for President Long." ”

At this time, there was no Catholic church in the capital. If it can be built, then his feat will be too great. Long Huamin can't wait to find someone to meet with Ao Bai now.

The two brothers brought by Xu Guangqi didn't speak, and when Ao Bai and Long Huamin finished talking, Sun Hedou said: "Lord Huang, I have been learning firearms manufacturing with my third brother for a while, and now I hope to work under you, can you take us in?" ”

Sun Hejing also clenched his fists and said seriously: "Please take it in." ”

Ao Bai smiled slightly. "I told Lord Xu that I hope to find a few young and promising people who are interested in firearms, and it seems that you are the best."

Originally, they just came to see me, how did they want to follow "Huang Peng" Xu Guangqi was stunned for a moment, and said: "Their father Sun Yuanhua is at the border, and Ningyuan's Hongyi cannon was bought by them, don't look at them as young, and they are also very good at studying firearms technology." ”

Ao Bai has already looked at the two of them, and they have to be over twenty years old to see their appearance, which is older than themselves, so experience should not be a problem. He asked, "What kinds of firearms do you know how to make?" ”

Sun Hejing, who has a black and thin image, said: "We all know the principles of weapons such as arquebuses and tiger squat cannons, but my brother and I have not taken the imperial examination, so we ......"

Speaking of this, he looked at Xu Guangqi a little embarrassed and didn't continue. Ao Bai immediately understood, it turned out that Lao Xu's suggestion was also to open the back door for his own people.

"It's nothing, I didn't participate in the imperial examination. If you want to follow me, you have to show me what you are capable of. Stay in the house for a while. ”

He knows how to face each other, and he feels that these two brothers are not like stubborn people, who have been observing him and are also very steady. Listening to him talking to Long Huamin, he should have come up with something, so he proposed to stay. It is rare for the Ming Dynasty to have people who are interested in artillery, and I hope these two people are talents.

After chatting for a while, Ao Bai sent Xu Guangqi and Long Huamin away, called the two brothers into the room, and asked, "Why do you suddenly want to follow me, this shouldn't be Lord Xu's intention, right?" ”

Sun Hedou said: "My lord, our brothers have admired you for a long time. We have all heard about the deeds after you came to the capital, and when we saw it today, it was really unparalleled and worthy of the name. If what you just said is implemented, it will definitely change the future of the Ming Dynasty. Although there are chaos and problems along the coast, if you don't open the sea ban, you will never know how wonderful the outside world is. You are the hope of the Ming Dynasty, so we want to work for you. ”

I used to be so powerful in the hearts of young people. Ao Bai asked, "What do you think of the Ming Dynasty firearms now?" ”

Sun Hedou sighed: "We have studied the firearms technology of the Song Dynasty and the Yuan Dynasty, and from the perspective of casting alone, there is almost no ...... in the Ming Dynasty."

Ao Bai then asked, "What is your goal?" ”

Sun Hedou said: "Become a weapon master, Lord Xu is my father's master, they have spent a lot of effort to study firearms, we all believe that in the future, the war will eventually become a science and technology victory, and the exhibition potential of firearms is very great, and it will be far better than bows and arrows and cavalry in the future." If the Ming Dynasty does not pay attention to it now, there will be endless troubles in the future. ”

They had communicated a long time ago, but they had all been spoken by one person. Ao Bai felt that these two brothers were very far-sighted, but it was a pity that there were too few people like Daming, and said lightly: "Okay, you follow me, I can't make you a big official for the time being, but I dare to guarantee that as long as you can really make good firearms, you will not only become a big official in the future, but also leave your name in the history books." ”

Sun Hejing lowered his head, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "My lord, I want to ask a question, will you start the emperor and meet with the Portuguese weapons experts?" ”

Ao Bai said with a smile: "The emperor is not much interested in firearms, even if he buys Hongyi cannons, there are many people who oppose it, I talk more at this time, but I am not interesting." ”

Sun Hedou smiled: "My lord, I understand. ”

Ao Bai deliberately left some clues for them to guess, and the heads of the two brothers seemed to be very bright, "What do you understand?" ”

Sun Hedou said lightly: "My lord, I'm afraid that I don't really serve the court, right?" ”

"You can't talk nonsense about this kind of thing." Ao Bai still had a smile on his face and did not deny it.

Sun Hedou said: "Just now, the adult woke up to the foreigner, and already knew where he was staying, and said that he hoped that the weapons expert could talk to you, and the two of you have been making eye contact, trying not to let Lord Xu see it." I think you'll go and meet the Portuguese quietly whenever the Portuguese comes. Talk about something secret. Master Xu thinks you don't know some of the laws of the Ming Dynasty. But you can be a Taifu, how can you not be clear about these things? ”

He observed Aobai's expression, hesitated a little, and said, "Go on." ”

Sun Hedou continued: "I think, adults must be preparing to use these firearms to do some big things, as for what to do, I don't dare to say, but only people like you can make Daming stronger again." Adults Xu don't agree with other people's suggestions, only adults are supportive, and your vision is farther than anyone else's. I hope that the adults can trust us, and our brothers are willing to do the work of dogs and horses. ”

Ao Bai Xiansun Hedou is really smart, and he can't pass the imperial examination, I'm afraid that because his thinking is more active, and his personal consciousness is too strong, he can't write Bagu Wen. Those examiners who mark the papers are waste wood who only recognize the eight-strand text.

Ao Bai asked, "What do you think of the Four Books and the Five Classics?" ”

Sun Hejing said: "The Four Books and the Five Classics can't strengthen the country, I don't think it has any effect on the military, and it's even more useless for fighting wars." ”

Ao Bai smiled: "Very good, just with these few words, you are qualified." But what I asked you to do, what to study, to keep it completely secret, can you do it? ”

Sun Hedou said excitedly: "Yes." Don't worry, my lord, we just want to make some firearms, as for what these things will be used for, my brother and I won't ask, and we will be tight-lipped about Lord Xu, are you relieved? ”

Xu Guangqi is the enlightenment teacher of many people, but he has not been reused, and they have long been dissatisfied with the imperial court. Ao Bai asked, "What are your specialties, let's hear about it." Weapons are not something that can be done by imagination alone. ”

Sun Hedou said proudly: "We are good at mathematics. Mathematics is related to other sciences, it is crucial, it is the foundation of all other natural sciences and engineering, and this is what Xu taught us. ”

So early, Xu Guangqi has such insight? It is a tragedy of history that he failed to be reused in his own time and make the country rich and strong. Ao Bai sighed in his heart.

Sun Hedou continued: "Using mathematics, we can calculate the movement of the sun, moon and stars, so as to predict the sunny rain and drought; Mathematics is the foundation of mechanical engineering, and those who are proficient in degrees can build machines, and the force is small and the responsibility is heavy; Mathematics is of great benefit to surveying and mapping; Mathematics can also be used for architectural design, accounting, water conservancy, and timekeeping...... Too much. ”

Ao Bai nodded lightly, not showing surprise. Mathematics does have many uses, and in the 21st century, it is common to emphasize rationality over literature. But in this era, it's just the opposite.

Ao Bai discussed a few words of arithmetic with them, and their eyes widened, "My lord, you also know this?" ”

"You can, can't I?" Ao Bai said: "Since you want to follow me, you usually have nothing to do in Hefu, is your home in the capital?" ”

Sun Hejing said: "We just arrived in the capital not long ago, and we live in Lord Xu's mansion. ”

Hari Chagai was gone, there was still room to spare, and he said, "Come to me directly, so that I can also see your skills." ”

Ao Bai told them to wait a moment, and went to the study to find a sketch that he had drawn with his heart, on which was a weapon, not a firearm, but a chain crossbow. The Ming army also has a chain of crossbows, which can generally be six. The one he painted was different from the Ming military.

He handed it to the two brothers and said, "I don't have much time to do research, but I can give you some inspiration and see if you can make this?" ”

The two took the drawing, looked at it a few times, and then widened their eyes together.

Ao Bai explained: "The Ming army's serial crossbow shots are not fast, and there are not many times. I was thinking of a crossbow bolt in a cylinder. Internally, a bearing is relied on to maintain the rotation, and while the barrel is rotating, the bolts are fired in turn. The firing range should not be very far, the advantage is that the shot is fast and the number is large. As long as the arrows are made in the shape of an awl, smaller, you can hold hundreds of arrows in a bucket. Is it possible to make this? ”

Sun Hedou swallowed and foamed: "My lord, you are a genius, how did you come up with such a weapon?" ”

Ao Bai said proudly: "Whatever you think, in order to avoid jamming or wearing, I think the inside of the chain crossbow must be cast with iron, and you can use wood when you experiment at the beginning." I can help you with ideas, too. ”

Both were excited. Sun Hejing sighed: "You can come up with this just by thinking about it? We'll start doing it tomorrow. If it succeeds, this will definitely restrain the cavalry, and if you can keep shooting a large number of crossbow arrows, saving the tedious process of changing arrows, it will be great. And people with good eyesight should be able to use it, and they don't need training at all, this is simply an artifact."

Ao Bai sighed in his heart: "If it weren't for the fact that I like to watch movies, I'd be a weapon idiot." "This thing is inspired by the American blockbuster "Van Helsing", if it can really be made, although it is not possible to siege the city, but to fight in the field, a group of people equipped with this thing, absolutely unstoppable, how much combat power the Eight Banners have He knows very well, how can it be confronted with this kind of serial crossbow that is similar to a machine gun?

Ao Bai said: "What materials are needed, just ask, I will let people prepare." Including the size of the crossbow arrow, as long as you come up with it, I will find someone to do it, and you can study it here with peace of mind. I have only one request, not to reveal anything to the outside world. ”

Sun Hedou said: "My lord, it is our honor to be your person. I want to write a letter to my dad so that he and my eldest brother can come to you too, is that okay? ”

It didn't take much effort to attract a family of researchers, and of course Ao Bai welcomed it, and said with a smile: "Of course it's good if that's the case, but isn't your father an official registered in the imperial court?" You can't resign and come to me, because it will make people suspicious. You try it first, if you can make this chain crossbow, you will name the weapon in the future, and it will be recorded in the history books of yours, and I will have other inspirations to tell you later. ”

"Any other inspirations?" The two brothers' admiration for Ao Bai can no longer be described in words. In their opinion, if Ao Bai wants to do it, he can do it himself, but the official is too big and usually too busy, so he can only give them this task to do. It's fascinating to go down in history, and who wouldn't want to go down in history? They feel that Ao Bai is too generous, and they don't care about making a little achievement to others, which is the real style of big people.

In fact, they overestimated Aobai too much, and let Aobai make his own weapons, and he couldn't even forge a knife.

Ao Bai ordered the two brothers to arrange a room, and went back to the house to practice the golden bell jar. Firearms need to be studied, and the golden bell jar cannot be put down, and if this kind of life-saving kung fu is practiced, there will be no situation where the teacher dies before he can get out of the school.

There are also people who study weapons. In Shanxi, it should be possible to find qualified blacksmiths. Next, he wants to meet with the Portuguese, and it is better to have the foreigners send an expert to help with the exhibition. As long as he has a chain crossbow, within two years, he will be able to build a fully armed elite army in Shanxi.

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