In late September, there was a light snow in the morning sun, and the temperature gradually became colder.

Yang Chengying sat cross-legged on the earthen kang, still wearing a thick jacket, and the heating continued to rise from under the kang.

It was colder than he had imagined, and much colder.

Separated from Jinzhou by a mountain, it is like a world apart.

It is no wonder that the Karaqin tribes look like they can't survive in winter.

Song Yingxing picked up the felt and walked in.

His cheeks were red from cold, he rubbed his hands and sat cross-legged at the small table, glanced at what Yang Chengying had written, and asked curiously:

"What are you painting? I can't understand it. ”

"Schematic diagram of the manufacture of gunpowder, as well as preliminary preparations." Yang Chengying said.

"Gunpowder?" Song Yingxing touched the back of his head, "Aren't there a lot of them in the army?" It is well sealed and can be used straight away. ”

"This is no ordinary gunpowder!"

Yang Chengying looked serious: "This is - explosives!" ”

"Does it make a difference?" Song Yingxing was very bluffing when he heard the name.

"The difference is huge, explosives are several, if not dozens, more powerful than gunpowder."

Yang Chengying said this, of course, there is an element of scare.

Mainly because of the power of explosives, which is too amazing.

One mistake is that there are no bones left.

Yang Chengying didn't take out this set of processes before, not because he couldn't, but because of the human and technical conditions at that time, using explosives would only make people panic.

Moreover, the conditions for the use of explosives in the military are not yet ripe.

Therefore, Yang Chengying has not been developed.

Now it is different, to develop heavy industry dominated by steel, you need the participation of explosives.

"Is there anything more powerful than gunpowder?" Song Yingxing gasped and said, "Then you have to do the corresponding training, don't put yourself in." ”

"yes. I will not use this high explosive for the military, only for mining. ”

When Yang Chengying said this, he had a headache: "The only thing I'm more worried about is the situation of a squib."

I lit the fuse, waited for a long time but didn't explode, so I ran to see it, and then blew up.

Also, it didn't blow up at the time, and the operation blew up. ”

Song Yingxing took a deep breath and felt that Jingluo's words were very reasonable.

One carelessness is the tragedy of family destruction and death.

"Therefore, we need to have a backup plan, and all the regulations must be detailed."

Yang Chengying said: "At the same time, to come up with a specific way to deal with the squibs, you must not come up with nonsense." ”

When I was a child in the previous life, the road in the village was opened with explosives.

There were several deaths and injuries because I wanted to see why it didn't blow up.

Or maybe it's close before it explodes.

"I think it's better to take advantage of the cold weather to gather and train well."

Song Yingxing nodded and said, "Start with us, and then we will teach them to the technicians respectively, and then the technicians will pass them on to the craftsmen below." ”

"It's not good, it's too many times, and it's easy to make mistakes."

Yang Chengying shook his head and said: "I don't think it's better to do this, let's reorganize the Science and Technology Institute, like an army." ”

"That's good." Song Yingxing agreed.

Under the jurisdiction of the Academy of Science and Technology, the Ordnance Bureau, the Firearms Bureau, the Gunpowder Bureau, and the Tiangong Bureau.

These institutions are basically in the service of the military.

For civilians is about equal to none.

Yang Cheng's response to the reorganization of the Academy of Science and Technology stems from the fact that the military-dominated Academy of Science and Technology in the past can no longer meet the needs of today.

The essence of the military has not changed, it has become only the addition of civilian science.

Without civilian science, military science will become a bird without wings and unable to fly.

"Someone." Yang Chengying shouted.

"Yes." Bai Guangen rushed in, his face flushed.

He also has a fire outside, but it's not as warm as the pit house.

"Go and invite Mr. Mao, Mr. Sun and others, I have something to discuss with them."

Yang Chengying commanded.

"Yes." Bai Guangen went out in a hurry.

Give them a blow before they are reorganized.

When Song Yingxing saw this scene, he said to Yang Chengying with a smile: "Jingluo, where did you get this young man, he is quite energetic. ”

"Hahaha, I exchanged it for gold bars."

Yang Chengying said: "He used to be a peasant army and was beaten by Governor Hong. Later, it was bought by a wealthy man in Shanxi and transferred to me. ”

Referring to Bai Guangen's background, Song Yingxing remembered one thing: "The imperial court really shouldn't have let go of the peasant army in the carriage gorge, so that the previous achievements were wasted." ”

"Hahaha......" Yang Chengying laughed a few times, then shook his head and said: "Have you ever thought about one thing, the officers and troops have obviously been surrounded at both ends, but why haven't they been eliminated nearby, and they still have to be consumed?" ”

When Song Yingxing heard this, he thought for a moment and shook his head helplessly.

He's a technocrat and it's normal to not be able to figure it out.

Yang Chengying said: "That's because the officials and the army don't dare to go head-to-head with the peasant army. In the past, the officers and soldiers killed the peasants and soldiers because of the frontal battle, and the roundabout outflanking tactics were well played.

The area of the Carriage Gorge is narrow, and the combat in turn is equivalent to the tactic of refueling. No one is stupid, in this case, who is willing to die?

As soon as it dragged on, the soldiers' rations became a big problem. The carriage gorge is located in poverty, and there is no place to even grab food. ”

Song Yingxing understood now.

War is a huge and sophisticated machine. If there is a problem with the soldiers who make the parts, the war will not be fought.

The two were chatting, and Mao Yuanyi, Sun Yuanhua, and Tang Ruowang all came.

Several people skillfully got on the kang and sat cross-legged around the small table.

"What is this?" Mao Yuanyi saw the picture drawn by Yang Chengying, and was as curious as Song Yingxing.

Yang Chengying said: "This is the process diagram of making explosives, and I want to make explosives that are more powerful than black powder for mineral mining." ”

Tang Ruowang's eyes lit up: "It's more powerful than gunpowder, why is Jingluo only using it now?" ”

He thought that Yang Chengying was deliberately hiding his secrets.

Yang Chengying introduced the principle, characteristics and dangers of explosives.

After listening to this, everyone present probably understood why Jinglu invited them.

"It will take some time for the road to be built. During this period, we can train the miners well, as well as reorganize the Academy of Science and Technology, especially the Tiangong Bureau. ”

Yang Chengying pushed the atlas forward as he spoke, pointed to the design drawing, and said: "This matter is life-threatening, and there is no room for sloppiness." ”

The crowd nodded.

"How?" Mao Yuanyi asked.

"First of all, let me develop the explosives and show them how powerful they are."

Yang Chengying said: "If you don't understand its horror, it's useless to just rely on a few of us to talk about it there." ”

As soon as I heard that there was something more powerful than gunpowder, it was going to be developed.

Everyone was also excited.

They have long been aware of this, just like the flood, and if they are only afraid, the flood will still be raging.

Yang Chengying was about to introduce the design drawings when he saw Bai Guangen running in with a strange face.

"How?"

"After a while, Lord Yang, the governor of Xuanda, is here."

Everyone unanimously said "huh".