After hearing that Qi Guogong was tinkering with the fire-breathing thing, the Kuomintang leader Lu Zhiqiang breathed a sigh of relief, Bao Bowen, who was in charge of the manufacture of weapons in Nanming, was Qi Guogong's sworn friend, and Cheng Tian said that Qi Guogong's foresight was the driving force to lead the military industry department forward.

"Maybe it used to be," Lu Zhiqiang respected Qi Guogong very much, but he couldn't help but think that the Military Industry Department of Changsheng Island started from a canoe before, and it didn't seem to be very difficult to become the driving force for such an institution to move forward, as for the fact that it was naturally due to the above, besides, Qi Guogong was not even in the south in the past few decades, and this time most of the professors in the school, even including Qi Guogong's old department, no longer supported him, which made Lu Zhiqiang still think: "It seems that Qi Gong is not omniscient and omniscient." ”

The main reason why Lu Zhiqiang was concerned about this matter was that when Qi Guogong met with him recently, he talked about the issue of hoping that the Kuomintang in the Qing Yuan would support the development of a new type of firearm. Huang Shi himself did not know anything about how to make metal cartridge shells, and he basically knew nothing about how to make yellow gunpowder, but he knew that the breech gun must be far more powerful than the breech gun, and the funding for this secret research was also cut after the establishment of the Qing Yuan, because the Qing Yuan felt that it was a trivial matter, and even Huang Shi himself did not know when the results would be produced, and he had not been able to provide guidance on this because he did not know the specific steps.

"Major Deng, please be seated." The young officer in front of Lu Zhiqiang had a high nose and deep eyes, and he knew at a glance that he had foreign blood, but when he spoke officially, these southern doctors were all ashamed of themselves.

The thirties officers have straight spines, and this sitting posture can make people recognize the identity of their Qi Guogong's cronies at once, and every officer trained by Qi Guogong that Lu Zhiqiang has ever seen is sitting like this, as if he will not bend down: "I invited Major Deng here today to ask you about guns." ”

"What's the problem?" Major Deng asked angrily.

"Contemptible people don't know much about guns," this is a big truth, and it is the reason why Lu Zhiqiang needs to obtain expert advice before making up his mind to support Qi Guogong, he raised an ordinary flintlock pistol and asked, "A gun, can it be loaded from behind the barrel?" ”

"Impossible." Major Deng replied expressionlessly, and then quickly asked, "Does Dr. Lu have any other questions?" ”

"If you can reload from behind, then the soldier can be reloaded lying down," Lu Zhiqiang still did not give up his efforts, and took out all the reasons used by Qi Guogong to persuade him: "Now it is lying down and can't shoot, shooting can't lie down, if you can reload from behind, then the casualties of the soldiers can be greatly reduced." ”

When Lu Zhiqiang spoke, Major Deng's brows slowly furrowed, and the two mustaches on his lips were slightly curled, as if he was full of impatience, but he still listened to Lu Zhiqiang without saying a word before he asked coldly: "How did Mr. Lu come up with this idea?" ”

"It's my staff, as well as the ideas of a few doctors in the Qing Yuan," Lu Zhiqiang knew in advance that this well-known firearms expert in Guangdong had not participated in the research of Qi Guogong's new guns, and in order to get an objective opinion, he did not expose Qi Guogong: "Does Major Deng think that there is no possibility at all?" ”

"No," Major Deng replied briefly, "Do you have any other questions?" ”

"There is nothing else, but does Major Deng dare to say that this kind of gun must not be made?" Lu Zhiqiang put on the table the simple drawings and some draft ideas brought back from Fujian: "If you use metal shells and put gunpowder in the shells, you can indeed eliminate the need to clean the chamber, and you can ...... them."

"Doctor Lu," Major Deng finally couldn't help but interrupt the chattering Lu Zhiqiang, and he stood up sharply: "I'm a martial artist, I don't speak well, please don't mind, doctor." Loading a gun is like a person eating, and the meal is to be eaten in the mouth! Saying that, Major Deng slapped the back of his thigh twice: "Use the back, that's not called eating!" It's called! ”

"Even if Dr. Lu asks me to testify in the Qing Yuan, I will say such things," Major Deng said bluntly: "Dr. Lu, we martial artists don't understand how to govern the country, but when it comes to war, please leave the doctors to us to handle it, this Qing Yuan has only been open for a few years, why do you want to engage in a set of literati leading the army?" ”

"Major Deng misunderstood." Lu Zhiqiang stood up and apologized: "Your opinion is very precious to me, and the safety of the dynasty is counting on you, thank you for coming today." ”

"Dr. Lu is serious, and the official retires." Major Deng looked a little embarrassed, he saluted Lu Zhiqiang, and strode out of the office, while the master made up his mind to prevaricate Qi Guogong's demand, and not let the Kuomintang bring this bill to the Qing Yuan to bring shame on themselves.

……

Today, the person who came to see Huangshi was another old subordinate from Liaodong, who was only a fourteen-year-old child when he helped Bao Bowen dig wild vegetables on Changsheng Island.

"My lord, the villain wants to go back to Liaodong." The boy who was digging wild vegetables is now a professor at Funing University, and after the closure of the Metropolitan Governor, he devoted himself to irrigation, breeding and various other agricultural studies.

"A few days ago, I just asked if you would like to help me study the preservation of military rations," Huang Shi was greatly surprised by the request made the other party: "If you say you don't want to, then I won't be reluctant, can't Brother Dong believe me?" ”

"It's not that you can't trust adults, if you can't trust adults, then the villain won't come to quit." Dong Shaojie has persuaded his family to move back to Liaodong, if Huangshi is willing to help him get a road guide, it would be best, if he didn't give it, he would only try it himself.

"Why did Brother Dong abandon me?"

"Don't blame the adults," Dong Shaojie said bluntly: "In the past, when I followed the adults, I always wanted to go back to Liaodong and ask Jiannu to repay the blood debt. Do they have a bowl of rice to eat now? After arriving in Fujian, the villain's children didn't know what Liaodong was like, but the villain was still haunted by his dreams...... Over the years, the villain has helped Bao cultivate good seeds, and the potatoes and sweet potatoes are getting bigger and bigger, and they are becoming more and more delicious, but although these things are from the hands of the villain, a native of Liaodong, the fathers of Liaodong have never had the opportunity to taste a bite. I heard that the king of Liao was wise and martial, and after expelling the Tatars and recovering Liaodong, although he knew that Dashun was the enemy of the adults, the villains were also happy for the old folks; What's even more gratifying is that the King of Liao loves the people like a son...... "Dong Shaojie read a lot of the news he saw from the Liaomin observer, and when he saw it, he was so happy that he secretly cried, and now when he talked to Huang Shi, he couldn't help but have red circles in his eyes, and Huang Shi listened quietly.

"The last time the adults were summoned, I asked the villain to study how to improve the military rations to suit the use of the army, at that time the villain was a colic in his heart, he used to help the adults produce military rations, in order to fight back to his hometown to rescue his father and fellow villagers, but now it is different. The fathers and elders of Liaodong lived very well under the rule of the King of Liao, and the King of Liao would definitely help the King of Shun and the adults to fight...... The adults forgive their sins, and the villains are not only unwilling to produce military food for the adults, but also want to go back quickly and help the Liaodong fathers and elders produce food. "Dong Shaojie doesn't know that many of the people in Liaodong have been slaughtered, and now many of them are newly taken captive to Liaodong, but for him, as long as he lives in the hot land of his hometown, he is his relatives.

"First of all, I may not be an enemy of the King of Liao, and secondly, do you want to be willing to produce military rations for the King of Liao to fight me?"

"If the adults are not enemies of the King of Liao, then the villain will not be harmless to the adults when he returns to Liaodong, and there is nothing to say about the grain production of the King of Liao," Dong Shaojie defended: "And since ancient times, the army will only suffer the people and take away their rations. My lord! Dong Shaojie said in an accentuated tone: "Aren't you also from Liao?" Don't you think about the Liaodong fathers who may still be starving? Aren't you glad that they can grow these high-yielding grains as well? ”

"It's not difficult for me to let you go back to Liaodong, but I doubt that the King of Liao will be able to let you show your strengths."

Huang Shi said that he would help Dong Shaojie get the road guide, and Dong Shaojie was grateful that he didn't mention some things in his heart that he didn't mention to Huang Shi, and after leaving the Qi State Mansion, he said silently to the gate: "My lord, the villain said something disrespectful, you have been left behind by the King of Liao; You have been running a school for decades, but the King of Liao can do it without charging tuition fees and you are still arguing with the Qing Academy; The King of Liao can achieve the unity of the government and the people, and you are still fighting for the party here, and even you are still conniving at the party struggle, and you have never thought of how to twist all the people into a rope. ”

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Two days before Huang Shi asked people to go to Dong Shaojie to guide him, Bao Bowen came to the Mansion of Qi State, and shouted as soon as they met: "My lord, how can you let Dong Shaojie go back to Liao?" Don't you know that Liaodong is about to produce gunpowder to support Li Shun? Do you want them to provide Li Shun with military rations again? ”

"What did the Liaomin observer say?"

"Don't you even look at this?"

"I watched it, but I don't remember how much gunpowder it sent to Li Shun, so I didn't pay attention to it, did it say that the Liao Wangfu was going to support Li Shun with a large amount of gunpowder?"

"Yes, at least that's what the Liao King wants, and not long ago he boasted that their gunpowder production would double every month."

"You can't read this newspaper like that? This is not even like the previous official residence newspaper, which was to inform the government of what it wanted to do, and it is difficult to say whether it can be done or not. But what the Liao people observer is above is just what the Liao King wants others to hear, and it has nothing to do with what he wants to do. ”

"Then you just said you want to watch it?" Bao Bowen was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized: "What do adults say they want to read this newspaper?" ”

"In addition to seeing what the King of Liao wants to say, generally speaking, I look at it the other way around, and if I don't mention anything above, I know that the King of Liao doesn't want people to know what he intends to do or what he is doing. Look at what happened but the Liao people observers didn't mention it or mentioned it in one stroke, and didn't let the Liao people know, they knew what the Liao King was worried about. ”

"Oh." After Bao Bowen was stunned for a moment, he immediately reacted: "My lord, you still haven't said why you want to let people go." ”

"What do you think of the science my boss is talking about?" Huang Shi still did not answer the question directly.

Bao Bowen didn't care too much about the science, and said indispensably: "In general, children's things, adults still haven't said why they want to let people go." ”

"Because I'm also from Liao, I also read the ...... of the fathers and elders of Liaodong," Huang Shi sent Bao Bowen away.

Huang Zijun, who was serving tea and water to his uncle and elders on the side, listened to the two conversations, and after Bao Bowen left, she asked, "Father, what does this have to do with the science of the eldest brother?" ”

"Sooner or later, Naimin will promote this science, and I'm pulling thorns out of thorns for him." Huang Shi smiled and quoted an allusion from Zhu Yuanzhang.

Huang Zijun said that she didn't understand at all, although she had read a lot of science books that her eldest brother desperately recommended these days, she still didn't understand.

"Mr. De, Mr. Sai." Huang Shi used to think that the army and the country are two sides of the same coin, and that the atmosphere in society will inevitably affect the nature of the army...... Well, for people nowadays, they are still babies, and they are also inside each other.

"Do you feel that there are not many things required by science, but there are a few things that are necessary, not to obey orders, not to fear authority, not to be guilty of words, and everyone is equal before the law."

"How did my father say that science is the same as governing the country?" Huang Zijun thought carefully for a while, and said strangely: "And it's very similar to my father's way of governing the country." ”

"Because science and my current way of governing the country are of the same origin," Yellowstone could not tell his daughter that both were in fact the fruits of the Renaissance, two twins from the same fruit tree of ideas. Anyway, Duncan was no longer there, so he told his daughter: "This is the inspiration that your Uncle Deng gave me." ”

"Then why is my father not interested in science at all?"

"I'm old and I don't have enough brains, it's a matter for you young people, but this is a really good thing, I must pull this thorn out for your eldest brother." Yellowstone remembered that those who opposed Aristotle and Roman medicine in this era would be burned at the stake by the Holy See, and he was by no means willing to become a new Aristotle, and it was better to teach people to fish than to give them fish. Opposing remarks and ideas, Huang Shi believes that they should be encouraged and protected, as long as they are harmless to the majority, he does not expect the same person, on the one hand, he is politically superstitious about the powerful, and does not dare to cross the thunder pool at all; On the other hand, when thinking scientifically, there is no mental baggage at all, and the mind is active and unrestrained - this is a schizophrenic patient, not a normal person's brain.

"Since it's such a good thing," Huang Zijun vaguely realized some of her father's thoughts, but she was still a little strange: "Father doesn't hide it, isn't he afraid of being learned by Li Shun?" ”

"If you can't learn everything, at most learn a little bit of technology, and your mind will not learn; There may be selective learning in the future, if they can last that long, but then they will be much more reasonable, and they still can't compare to us. Yellowstone laughed, as a fruit of thought, science is toxic to autocracy, and she will be slandered and bent. If it takes long enough, Huang Shi thinks that Li Shun may help the adherents of all kinds of witchcraft to propagate, and will desperately emphasize the inadequacy of science to prove that she is not omnipotent, and the autocratic rulers will respect and fear her, and may not be able to resist using some of the results, but it is better to try to reduce science to the level of being in the company of theology, witchcraft, and feng shui, hoping that the people will believe that these things and science have their own strengths, and there is no superiority or inferiority: "I don't think it's possible, but I just say that if, if one day, The people on Li Shun's side realized that although science was not omnipotent, it was much stronger than all known witchcraft, ghosts, charms, and fortune-telling, so we didn't have to fight them. ”

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