Before the tide of the industrial revolution represented by the steam engine, anyone who tried to stop its development was a grasshopper shaking a tree, and he did not measure himself. No matter how loyal Song Yingxing was to Da Ming in his heart, when the multi-ton steam hammer fell heavily in front of him, the shocking power was enough to disintegrate any luck in his heart.

Kneel, really kneel!

Song Yingxing stayed in Jinzhou that night, and his spirit woke up from the courtship of several traversers. Listening to the roar of the machines in the distance, he could only kneel and cry. His perception of the world was shattered at this moment, and he understood why Zhou Qingfeng had infinite contempt for Daming. The two are not at all opponents of the same magnitude.

"Learn to become a literary and martial artist, and sell it to the emperor's family." As a traditional knowledge person, Song Yingxing is still a little obsessed with fame. Historically, he took the examination four times, failed four times, and did not completely die until he was in his forties. And now a new path appeared in front of him - from a thief or from a dragon, do you need to think too much?

succumbed to the tide of the industrial revolution, Song Yingxing was not the first, nor the last. He and his family were in the Golden State. The hundreds of people in the White Deer Cave Academy who came with him are also easy to handle, and they have to pay for the passage home, and those who don't go home will be arranged to study or work. These scholars are not bad deeds, it is entirely because Ye Na kidnapped their teacher that they had to come.

As for Xu Xiake, it's simpler, he can use the triplane to send him wherever he wants, and just bring him a servant to take care of his life. However, he didn't want to run, saying that he wanted to take a walk in Tianjin, and the next step was to go to Jinzhou. Zhou Qingfeng did not allow it, but told him to write more travelogues and record more of the current social, cultural and natural scenery.

In this turbulent era, someone needs to compete for it.

The talents who were recruited and kidnapped by Zhou Qingfeng everywhere were not only Song Yingxing, in fact, there were many people with expertise in Daming society. It's just that the things these people are good at are often not valued by the so-called orthodox literati, and their social status is low, and their fame is not obvious. In the case of the 'revolutionary army', however, they are much more useful than the so-called elites who can only write eight shares.

Recently, the 'revolutionary army' has been digging people more and more easily, especially after Marco Ma Gonggong began to write columns, which played a good role as a good example for a large number of low-level technocrats and craftsmen in the Ming court in the north. Ma Gonggong often broke the news and exposed the old background of the Ming Court, so that the people at the bottom saw a large number of corruption and suppression that had been covered up in the past, and many people were angry and simply went south.

There is no place to stay here, there is a place to stay here; Everywhere does not leave the master, the master goes to the revolution.

Zhou Qingfeng has recently gathered a group of craftsmen from the Ming Dynasty Da Nei Silver Bureau. These people were originally to create jewelry for the emperor's concubines in the palace, but when they arrived under Zhou Qingfeng, they were sent to polish lenses to make telescopes, magnifying glasses, and even microscopes. When they arrived in Tianjin, they also sent back news that the Ming court ordnance supervisor was copying the rockets of the 'revolutionary army', and the imitation seemed to be okay.

The rocket, which 'seems to be OK', is now being tested in the school yard outside Tongzhou City, where a large number of officials are sitting on the high platform. The first person has a square face, a tall figure, and sits in the middle wearing a royal python robe. Sun Yuanhua, who had been in Tianjin for more than a month, was also among the officials at this moment, and when he heard the call, he walked to the front of the stage and respectfully shouted 'Xiong Du'.

This 'Xiong Du' is Xiong Tingbi, the recently appointed governor of Jiliao, who is known for his uprightness and temper. Next to him sat the young Zhan Shi of Zhan Shifu, Xu Guangqi, who was in charge of military training. Xu Guangqi specially called his disciple to introduce him to Xiong Tingbi, and Xiong Tingbi immediately smiled and said, "That picture of Da Mingkun was stolen by you from the thief?" ”

Stolen?

Sun Yuanhua looked up at his teacher, while Xu Guangqi nodded quietly. He immediately bowed down and said: "Thanks to Xiong Du's encouragement, the emperor is blessed, and the younger generation does not dare to take credit." If that map can help Governor Xiong strategize, that's a happy thing. ”

"Not only can I help, but I can help a lot." Xiong Tingbi's voice was loud and his demeanor was generous, "In the past, the drawings of the Ministry of Engineering were very crude, and I didn't expect this thief to be so familiar with the geography of the world." Comparing the two with each other, the Governor found many mistakes and omissions in the past. It is said that you spent a hundred taels of silver to buy off the anti-thief Neiying, which is too much money to spend. Be rewarded, rewarded. ”

Sun Yuanhua said a few words modestly, and then retreated to his teacher's side.

It has been two months since Zhou Qingfeng attacked Gyeonggi, and the Ming court's plan to strengthen the army has also been implemented for several days. Tongzhou is the front line against the anti-thieves of the 'revolutionary army', and it is natural that it should be trained here to prepare for the recapture of Tianjin.

A widespread famine is imminent, and the situation in the north is surging. The Propaganda Section of the 'Revolutionary Army' sent a large number of personnel to go deep into the enemy's territory to carry out propaganda and encourage the people to flee for refuge -- if they did not flee as soon as there was still food, they would have no strength to flee when the food ran out in the second half of the year. Because of this, the Ming court is also an ant on a hot pot and urgently needs a big victory to stabilize the situation.

On the school field, tens of thousands of horses and horses waved their flags, stepping into the dust. First, a wave of horses came out, and then a large group of infantry attacks. Looking at the scene, it is really much stronger than the guerrillas who couldn't eat enough before. Xiong Tingbi and Xu Guangqi still worked hard to win the battle.

But these were ordinary exercises, and the finale at the end was the firing of a dozen guns and a salvo of rockets. The military generals came to ask for orders, and Xiong Tingbi nodded slightly and then began the rocket demonstration. More than a dozen soldiers ran out from under the high platform, holding a few rockets, and prepared for launch in front of hundreds of officials.

For rockets, the Ming army is no stranger. Sun Yuanhua looked carefully at the imitation rockets placed under the stage of the school grounds, and also felt that it was very different from the past. But if you want to say that it is the same as copying the 'revolutionary army', you always feel that something is awkward.

The rockets used by the 'Revolutionary Army' use iron slide racks, which are very lightweight. The multi-meter long slide allows the rocket to have enough distance to accelerate. The Ming army only picked up the wreckage of the unexploded rocket, and took it for granted that this launcher was similar to an old rocket - the Ming army spread an oblique wooden box more than a meter long on the ground, and the angle and height were not adjustable. In this way, the range is also not adjustable.

Unlike the Ming Army's previous 'Hundred Tigers Running Together' rockets pushing arrows to attack, the rockets of the 'Revolutionary Army' relied on the explosion of the arrow body to cause casualties. In terms of design thinking, the two are very different. It's just that no one at the scene saw the clue, only to see the rocket ignite and fly into the sky like a monkey.

Flying into the sky, Sun Yuanhua finally understood why he didn't see it right. The craftsmen of the Ming army did not understand the role of the rocket tail at all, and they were too cumbersome to cancel it at first. Later, it was discovered that there was no tail, and the rocket was scurrying. But when they added the rear wing, they couldn't achieve consistency because of the problem of machining accuracy.

The deviation of the tail makes the rocket in the sky a 'Brownian motion bomb'. Some face east, some face west, some fly out of a hundred meters and fall to the ground, and some even fly upside down after going to the sky. None of the officials present had ever seen a real 'revolutionary army' rocket, and they compared it to the rocket they had used. This comparison immediately gave rise to a sense of superiority.

"Oh, this rocket is so powerful, it's all flying out of the ground."

"This landing can still be blown up, and if the thieves take a shot, they will definitely blow up the camp."

"These weapons are lightweight and easy to use, better than artillery. Wonderful! ”

A group of officials praised Xiong Tingbi and did not forget to please him, saying that Xiong Du had the emperor's trust, and at this moment, it was Hongfu Qitian with the blessing of the militaristic heavy weapon, and the battle to the south would definitely be a big victory.

Xiong Tingbi has a strange temper, he doesn't like to hear people boast, and he knows that these people in front of him are all wine bags and rice bags, and he is completely ignorant of the way of the battle array. He turned his head to look at Xu Guangqi, and asked this colleague who was proficient in Western studies, "What is Brother Zixian's opinion?" ”

Xu Guangqi is knowledgeable, he was disappointed with this rocket, and whispered: "Don't hide it from Xiong Du, this thing is not very good, it flies in the sky, and there is no head." Before, Liu Ling's rout soldiers all said that the anti-thief rocket salvo was like a meteor falling to the ground, one after another, and it was very accurate to hit two miles. It's a completely different thing from what we've made.

Moreover, what my disciple heard in Tianjin is that the way of anti-thief is extremely profound in mathematics. Xu also read a lot of books sold by anti-thieves, and the people who compiled the books are all talented, and they are by no means in vain. The commercial goods sold on the market are also extremely exquisite, and they are several times better than those manufactured by our ordnance supervision. If you compare what you see in front of you, you are afraid that you will lose if you fight. ”

Xiong Tingbi nodded slightly when he heard this, and said in a deep voice: "The governor also sent someone to Tianjin to investigate, and the news he got was not bad as what Brother Zi Xian said. It is really difficult to predict whether our tens of thousands of horses will be able to conquer Tianjin. However, if we do not fight, the situation in the north will certainly be in chaos. Alas....... ”

Zhou Qingfeng didn't occupy it, but occupied Tianjin. This move was too poisonous, and it was strategically invincible, and it suddenly stuck Ming Ting's throat, making the officials in the capital breathless. Historically, the Ming court was able to use the grain and salary in Jiangnan to continuously organize troops to resist the Houjin and suppress the Manchu Qing. But now Xiong Tingbi has this team in his hands, which is Mingting's last hope.

This team of men and horses exhausted the money and food of the imperial court, which made Xiong Tingbi feel extremely stressed. If he loses, the court will not be able to fight back again - the irony is that the officials of the court are still making a fortune.

"Brother Zixian has a good plan?" Xiong Tingbi can't afford to lose. As long as he thought that Liu Wei was also an army of tens of thousands, he besieged more than 2,000 rebels in Tongzhou, and as a result, he collapsed after fighting for a long time, and he really couldn't think of how to win the 'revolutionary army'.

Xu Guangqi also knew Xiong Tingbi's difficulties, and he knew that the fortunes of the Ming Dynasty were in the hands of the two of them, and one mistake was the destruction of the country. He thought about it again and again, and finally gritted his teeth and retreated from everyone, and said to Xiong Tingbi in a low voice: "This Tongzhou army needs to practice more, and the governor must not fight." If you want to solve the current problem, you have to ....... ”

Xu Guangqi's words said to Xiong Tingbi's heart, he is a violent temper but not a fool, and he will not do anything about touching an egg with a stone. It's just that Xu Guangqi stopped at the end, and he hurriedly said: "Brother Zi Xian said that it doesn't matter, what responsibility is there, this governor will bear it alone." ”

Xu Guangqi gritted his teeth and said two words, "First the thieves will stabilize it, and then raise troops from the south to fight it." We are in the north and waiting for the right moment. ”