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So he simply chose to remain silent. Anyway, this is Kangxi's will, and he has no choice but to play with him to the end.

Fortunately, Kangxi also introduced the two of them along the way.

The old priest's name was Nan Huairen, and he was a missionary from Belgium.

There were already many missionaries from the West in the Kangxi Dynasty, and there was a German missionary named John Tang, who had come to China during the Ming Dynasty. Understand astronomy, geography, and lunisolar calendars. In the Shunzhi Dynasty, he was also promoted to Shaoqing of Taichang Temple, and he was in charge of the "Qin Tianjian". Later, in the third year of Kangxi, because of discord with Yang Guangxian, the Han official of Qintianjian, he was framed by him to calculate that the Qing calendar was only counted for 200 years. At this time, it was the Ao worship dynasty, and he was about to be executed, and later because Kangxi came forward to intercede, he was pardoned for the death penalty, and he is still in prison.

Nan Huairen was Tang Ruowang's apprentice, and he was also a very learned person, who knew everything about astronomy and geography, and was especially good at casting cannons. He is now serving in the court, and often comes to the palace to explain to Kangxi the advanced scientific knowledge from the West, so even Kangxi calls him a teacher.

Kangxi was very interested in the matter of cannons, and studied and discussed the relevant theories of cannons with Nan Huairen many times. It's a pity that no matter how well the theory is learned, if it is not actually made, it will have no effect. So Kangxi secretly ordered Nan Huairen to supervise the manufacture of a batch of cannons.

This time, Kangxi followed him to see the test firing of these cannons.

This is a good thing, but Kangxi is now a child after all, he has not been in power for a long time, and he is also the master of his grandmother, the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, and he is also the master of the house. Kangxi is caught in the middle of a political whirlpool, and he usually has few opinions of his own. If Xiaozhuang knew about this matter, he would definitely say that his children's family was too playful, and if Ao Bai knew, he would also feel that Kangxi was not engaged in political affairs, and then he would be even more arrogant.

These two people are people who have the ability to depose the emperor, and Kangxi didn't dare to let them know.

It's rare to be sick at home today, and Xiaozhuang also went to incense. Kangxi finally got a chance to leave the palace. The guards in the palace were full of mouths, and he didn't dare to be sure which one was Aobai's cronies and which one was the Empress Dowager's eyeliner, so he simply didn't bring any of them. He only believes in Gao Xianda alone now, so he took Gao Xianda with him.

Gao Xianda saw that he was reasonable and clear-minded, and he couldn't refute it, so he had to let it go. I just hope that there will be nothing wrong with that.

Soon they left the city, and slowly the scenery outside the window had turned into farmland. After a while, we arrived at our destination.

There were three cannons standing there, and there were already people debugging there.

Kangxi instructed Nan Huairen that this time he just came out to test the gun, so don't tell outsiders his identity. If it leaks out, you are the only one who asks.

Nan Huairen hurriedly nodded yes.

Gao Xianda also felt a little more relaxed, Kangxi didn't die ******** after all.

Nan Huairen took the two of them out of the carriage, and the staff saw that Nan Daren was coming, and they came over to salute. They didn't know the identities of Gao Xianda and the others, but seeing that they were gorgeously dressed and had a good temperament, they didn't dare to ask more.

Nan Huairen is a kind old man in front of Kangxi, and everything is submissive. But in front of these staff, it's different, they look like a big man, and they tell everyone to start.

The staff there had already been ready, so they led them to the first gun.

It was a cannon and a big thick iron pipe. Someone stuffed gunpowder into it, tamped it with an iron bar, and then stuffed a round iron lump the size of a bowling ball down the barrel of the cannon and rammed it again. Then he adjusted the angle of the iron pipe, and then reported to Nan Huairen: "It's ready, it's ready to launch." ”

Nan Huairen glanced at Kangxi and said, "Back to the emperor, this cannon can shoot for one and a half miles, and the target is already set up over there." ”

Kangxi followed his finger and saw that there were ten mounds juxtaposed in the distance about a mile and a half away, and nodded: "Okay, you can put it." Nan Huairen said: "I respectfully ask the emperor to move ten zhang away, in order to be perfect." Kangxi smiled slightly and stepped back.

Nan Huairen personally lit the lead on the iron pipe, and as the lead slowly burned out, only to hear the sound of "boom", the iron lump was launched by the big iron pipe. Then a mound exploded in the distance, and a pillar of fire rose into the sky. It turned out that there was a large amount of sulfur hidden in the mound, and the cannonballs fell and burned immediately, which was amazingly powerful.

"Papapa" Kangxi hadn't seen it before, so he felt amazing, so he took the lead in applauding, which made Nan Huairen feel very glorious on his face.

But in Goldenda's view, this is just a pediatric trick. He's used to seeing tanks and cannons made by Berkeley and Akatsuki. Although those are just models, this iron pipe is too crudely made! And can that iron lump also be considered a cannonball? How can it not explode after landing? Do you rely on raw smashing? What's the difference between that and stone?

So Gao Xianda didn't speak, but just smiled contemptuously on his face.

But this contemptuous smile was seen by Nan Huairen. The success of this test is related to Nan Huairen's status in Kangxi's heart and his future career. It's not child's play.

Seeing that Gao Xianda was quite disdainful, he said with some displeasure: "Lord Rui seems to have some opinions on these Hongyi cannons. ”

Gao Xianda smiled: "Don't dare, don't dare." This cannon is very powerful, and what do I have to say. ”

If Gao Xianda didn't say it, it would be fine, but even Kangxi could see the perfunctory meaning on his face.

Kangxi said: "Mr. Rui, our test gun this time is to provide some suggestions for improvement to Teacher Nan. If you have any ideas, just say it, Mr. Nan won't be angry. ”

Gao Xianda can be regarded as having received the holy decree, so he has no reservations, and said: "I am a layman, and I don't understand these many principles, so I can only talk about them from a practical point of view. Not to mention how slow the loading and ignition of this cannon is, and how inconvenient it is to move, just talk about this shell. It's good to hit such a big iron bump, but if it doesn't hit, what's the use? ”

Kangxi nodded and said, "Indeed, if the weight of these shells is large. If you hit the target, the natural effect is significant. But if you don't hit the target, you'll probably have to throw up some dirt. ”

Not only did she ask the question, but she also thought of a solution: "Why don't you make the inside of the warhead hollow and fill it with explosives?" Just like those mounds, even if they fall to the ground, they can explode, and the surrounding area of several tens of meters will be affected! ”

After hearing this, Nan Huairen frowned, and said in his heart: "Huh? This guy has a point! ”

P.S. This chapter seems to be titled...... Roar! (To be continued.) )