"Good! Good! Good! ”

Zhao Si rarely said three good words in a row and looked at Liu Pi: "Is there still room for improvement?" ”

"Naturally, there is, now it's just that gunpowder has progressed, the cannon is still the previous copper cannon, naturally can't be fixed, after the improvement of gunpowder, there are many interesting ideas here in the craftsman bureau can be tried one by one, and in a month, it will probably be able to be mass-produced...... However, if you are not in a hurry to put it into use, the minister suggests that His Highness wait a little longer. Liu Bi thought for a moment and said.

The Craftsman Bureau is only responsible for research and development, and the real industrial production center is the Shosaku Shaofu.

Today's Daqin Craftsman Bureau is responsible for researching and developing new technologies, establishing production processes and systems, and then sending people to standardize the training of production processes and systems.

This is also the reason why Liu Bi suggested that Zhao Si wait for a while.

Regarding artillery, it is obvious that the craftsman bureau has not yet reached the limit, and there should be a big breakthrough in a short period of time, the craftsman bureau has few people to turn around, and once it is put into large-scale production, the technology will be updated and iterated again in a short period of time, and it will be a waste of time and manpower and material resources to re-establish the production process of the craftsman.

Although the waste of the same type of work may not be very serious, the small transfer in the direction of a large organization involving nearly 100,000 people is also a very head-scratching thing.

"Not in a hurry...... Now the four Yi Binfu, the four seas are leveled, there will be no war in a short time, and artillery will not be used in small-scale wars, and the only artillery that can be used at present is the Aviation Trade Military Government, but it is obvious that the Aviation Trade Military Government will not be able to come back in a year and a half. Zhao Si said with a smile.

In addition, it also requires a certain amount of technology to load the artillery on the ship, and it can be fired simply on the ground artillery, but after all, the combat environment is different, and it cannot be adapted to local conditions, and the effect will be greatly reduced.

If the battle situation is really urgent, it is natural to make do with everything that can be used, but the current Great Qin is obviously not embarrassed to such a point.

"How long will it take to develop practical artillery and muskets?" Zhao Si asked.

"Within a year!" Liu Piyan's chiseled opening.

"So confident?" Zhao Si raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Artillery, muskets, gunpowder and gunpowder are of great significance, not only the improvement of weapons and equipment, but also the entire army of Great Qin will make changes in tactics because of this, from the general to the soldiers, these things must be notified in advance, not only the father of Gu will know, but the entire military will be shaken by this!" Zhao Si spoke in a deep voice.

"Your Highness rest assured, in fact, a year is already conservative, if Your Highness wants to test the sample, it will take far less than a year, just like today's artillery, thickening the barrel can be fired, but there may be some problems with the head, the same is true for the musket, in fact, after His Highness put forward the idea of the musket, there are many young people in the Craftsman Bureau who have begun to try, and there are more than 30 samples currently saved, but limited by the progress of gunpowder research and development, so there is no test.

The principle of muskets and artillery is very simple, it is nothing more than to fire the projectile through the kinetic energy of the explosion, and the boys of the craftsmanship bureau understand it, if you really want to say, just get a hollow copper pipe, as long as it is strong enough and the gunpowder power is enough, the projectile will definitely be able to be launched.

The Craftsman Bureau is not really about firing, but about accuracy and range and other issues, all of which are minor issues individually, but these small problems are grouped together on a musket and artillery, and they also need to be balanced and trade-off......

If it comes to firing, it is estimated that half of the samples of the thirty muskets of the craftsman's bureau can be fired.

The year that the minister said is that it can be put into actual combat within a year and start to establish a production system. Liu Bi said with a smile.

It can be seen that the little old man with a gray beard is full of confidence.

"So confident?" Zhao Si asked.

"To put it bluntly, it's a burning stick, just find a blacksmith to make a thicker copper pipe and launch it, if you only make a burning stick in a year, I'm really sorry for Your Highness's cultivation." Liu Bi said with a smile.

Zhao Si thought about it carefully, it seemed to be like that.

Actually, the principle of guns is not that complicated.

Simplifying, in fact, it is no different from what Liu Bi said, that is, making copper pipes.

A large part of the reason why Zhao Si found it difficult was because the birth of guns and artillery completely changed the situation of war and the application of tactics.

Compared with many applied technologies, guns are probably the most transparent and simplest in principle, and if it is not legally restricted in modern times, it is actually not very difficult to rub hands together.

The difficulty of this thing lies in large-scale production, which has strict requirements for a country's industrial system.

The second is the improvement of supporting technology on the basis of burning sticks.

For example, whether it is more accurate or more powerful, the projectile technology is updated and iterated, the gunpowder is updated, and the firing is convenient...... These are the areas that the craftsman bureau needs to work on.

"Good!" Zhao Si high-fived and admired.

"It's hard to think about Lonely, you are also sincere, change to the gang of people in the court, if it is not for the sake of merit, I am afraid that the longer the better, there are more vain and wrongful snakes, Lone still feels comfortable to stay here in the craftsman bureau, at least there is no need to talk around and around, a year is not in a hurry, Lone gives you two years, it must be more convenient, more accurate, more powerful, and then put the Shaofu into production after two years, and the Lone will order that the Shaofu will fully cooperate with you." Zhao Si said in a deep voice.

After that, Zhao Si took off the jade pendant on his waist and handed it to Liu Bi.

"In addition, from now on, the Craftsman Bureau will enter the highest state of secrecy, the Lone Society will send the Zhijin Wu to guard day and night, and the Craftsman Bureau must also reduce the access, and the specific confidentiality regulations will be written to Lone today, and the Lone Club will approve it as soon as possible." Zhao Si said seriously.

"Chen understands, it's just like this......" Liu Bi thought for a moment and asked.

"Lone understands your thoughts, the highest state of secrecy will last for two years, and after two years, it will be the case after the Shaofu system is perfect, but in the future, scientific researchers involved in core technologies will inevitably be accompanied by personal soldiers......

Rest assured, it's not surveillance, you are all talents, and the value of a person is for a discerning king, they don't mind exchanging a city, so your safety must be guaranteed. Zhao Si said.

The martial law of the entire craftsman bureau is a helpless move, mainly because the supporting industries and large-scale production of Daqin have not yet been launched, and Zhao Si does not want to leak a little news.

However, when muskets and artillery were introduced, this state of martial law could be lifted and replaced by additional protections.

"But this is a wake-up call for the lonely ......," Zhao Si rubbed his eyebrows.

Great Qin's military is unique in the world, and the surrounding countries will probably not provoke Great Qin openly if they are not stupid.

However, there is no doubt about the desire for Daqin's advanced technology, and there will be many open and secret battles around this aspect in the future.

Espionage organizations, counter-espionage organizations, core technology and technical personnel security projects all need to continue to be upgraded.

"Your Highness is really ...... Take a long-term view. ”

Liu Bi doesn't like to think about these twists and turns, but he can feel the attention of His Royal Highness Taisun.

Although he said that the craftsman bureau had no power, the status of the craftsman's bureau was here, and this feeling of winning attention and respect without relying on twists and turns and relying on genuine technology made him extremely intoxicated.

Not only Liu Pi, but also the personnel of the entire craftsman bureau.

The fact that those who engage in scientific research are relatively pure compared with those who engage in politics does not mean that they do not have seven emotions and six desires.

As a matter of fact...... Well, this group of human elites in the real sense is also very frustrating to play the game of learning the valve.

But fortunately, they don't have that right now.

After all, it was miserable enough by the Legalists before, not to mention the Mo family, the hundreds of schools of thought are two or three big cats and kittens, and the vitality of the family is greatly damaged, and the Confucianism with the thickest blood bar has ushered in the darkest moment......

Now that all the sons and hundreds of schools are busy recovering blood, there are naturally things on the dark side, but the current situation is here, and the overall atmosphere is relatively pure.

After receiving Liu Pi's assurance, Zhao Si left the craftsman bureau physically and mentally comfortable, and was thinking about reporting the good news to the first emperor, so that the craftsman bureau would show his face, and Ji Congee came over to report that someone asked to see him.

"Li Shiqi has returned from Jizi Korea?" Zhao Si spoke.

It has been last year since Li Shiqi sent the envoy to the DPRK, and more than half a year has passed since calculating the time.

"Your Highness wants to summon you?" Ji Congee asked.

"Naturally, we have to summon them, let the palace people prepare a wine banquet, and Lone will entertain them in person!" Zhao Si waved his hand.

Jizi Korea is east of Liaodong County, if it is divided according to the territory of later generations, in fact, the entire Jizi Korea belongs to the Liaodong region, including Zhenfan Baiyi belongs to the territory of Zhuxia, for a long time, North Korea is active in the Liaodong area, and the strategic center of gravity is not on the island, until after the Tang Dynasty, the local regime of Korea completely left the Central Plains and retreated into the background.

So if you really want to say that the history of Korea is indeed a long history, it is also a land regime, it is also an agrarian nation, and even the culture is very different, plus Wei's Korea was established by the Yan people, and there is no problem to say that it has the same root and origin as Zhuxia.

But whether it is ancient Joseon or Goguryeo, in fact, it has nothing to do with sticks, and the races are completely different......

Well...... Strictly speaking, it is still an enemy, an invader, and if the stick's obscenity to ancient Korea and Goguryeo is known by the ancestors, I am afraid that the coffin board will not be able to hold it.

It is also a terrestrial cultural circle, and as an area once administratively controlled by the Yan State, it is naturally impossible for Zhao Si to sit back and watch the emergence of these independent regimes.

It's just that compared with the Xiongnu South Vietnam, Dongyi such as Jizi Korea were placed in the second echelon, but sooner or later they were also the objects to be conquered by Great Qin.

As the most well-organized country in Dongyi, Jizi Korea is the first to bear the brunt, and with the Wei layer, it is convenient for Daqin to muddy the water without starting a war.

At present, Wei's sender is under the fence, and he was chased by Li Xin and his vitality was greatly injured, the head of the family Wei Kou died, and Wei Man inherited Wei's at a young age, and his vitality was greatly injured, and Wei's vitality was gone.

And the monarch of Jizi Joseon, Ji Zhun was obviously dissatisfied with Wei's defeat in the war, and the most important thing was that Wei provoked the enemy of Daqin for Jizi Joseon.

No matter how happy Wei licked Ji Zhun, how good the friendship was, and how much Ji Zhun trusted Wei, the estrangement during the period had room for diplomats to play.

Zhao Si's order to Li Shiqi was to aim at this gap to play, and it was best to force Jizi Joseon and Wei to break up, and even break out into war.

Outside Liaodong, it was even more bitter and cold, and if it was not necessary, Zhao Si didn't want the Great Qin soldiers to fill it with their lives.

And now, it has been nearly a year since Li Shiqi left, and it is time to receive the results.

After a while, Li Shiqi came to the East Palace under the leadership of Ji Congee, and now the palace people have prepared a few banquets.

As a talent personally tied by Zhao Si, although Li Shiqi is not in Daqin all the year round, he still occupies the core position of Zhao Si's subordinates, which is quite important to Zhao Si.

Zhao Si's personal response to the wind and dust washing obviously made Li Shiqi quite useful, and Li Shiqi saluted Zhao Si respectfully.

"You don't have to be formal, it's bitter cold outside, you should have been picked up for you, and you don't have to abide by any etiquette for a private banquet, you don't have to talk while eating." Zhao Si smiled and lifted the wine, and ate his accompaniment.

After a few glasses of wine, he was not restrained, and Li Shiqi began to explain the process of his envoy to Jizi Korea.

"I still underestimated Ji Zhun's trust in the Wei clan before, even if it was because the Wei clan provoked the Qin State, Ji Zhun was still very tough at the beginning, and even threatened not to give up any of his countrymen, and did not hesitate to go to war with Great Qin for the sake of the Wei clan." Li Shiqi said.

"In this way, Ji Zhun is not a mediocre king, but if this is the case, why let Wei become big in Jizi Korea? Is it because there are some capable people around him? Zhao Si asked.

"Your Highness!" Li Shiqi took a sip of wine.

"It's the attention of the former Korean prime minister...... Li Shiqi said.

"Former Prime Minister?"

"Well, he is considered Ji Zhun's uncle, but the branch is a little far away, and his prestige in the country is very high, but he has already made a fortune, and the Wei clan fled from Yan Country to Jizi North Korea with his clansmen, and at first Ji Zhun did not accept them, and it was Ji Ping who lobbied for it to make Wei gain a firm foothold." Li Shiqi said.

"It's a bit complicated to say, in fact, at first, Ji Zhun didn't have a good impression of the fleeing Yan people." Li Shiqi said.

"I can understand, after all, I have been bullied by the Yan Kingdom for so long, and after the fall of the Yan Kingdom, Ji Zhun may have mastered all the rights to be a monarch in the true sense." Zhao Si smiled and said.

"His Royal Highness is wise, and later, after the minister's envoy Jin lobbied, he probably figured out the original state of the matter, but in fact, at the beginning, Ji Zhun even did not allow the minister to continue to stay in Jizi Korea, and let the minister leave within a time limit." Li Shiqi said with a smile.

"And how did you do that?" Zhao Si asked.

"The minister bribed Ji Zhun's favorite concubine......" Li Shiqi spoke.

"In short, at the beginning, Wei's backer was the Minister of the State Keiping, but then there were some contradictions, and it seemed to break up, but at that time Wei Kou had already pleased the monarch Ji Zhun, in short, the relationship between Wei and Ji Ping was getting worse and worse, and then there was a fight, and finally it ended with Ji Ping Zhishi, after which Ji Zhun reused Wei Kou and his son, and began to pay attention to the nobles who fled from the Central Plains...... "Li Shiqi said.

In this way, I am afraid that it is still for the sake of power, and I am afraid that the prestige of the Minister of State Kei Ping has even interfered with the power of Ji Zhun, and Wei seized this opportunity after gaining a firm foothold and completely won the trust of the monarch Ji Zhun.

But in this way, Weiss is really ungrateful.

But Keihei was willing to suggest keeping Wei's at this time, which shows that he does have some talents, and it is no wonder that Kei Zhun will try to make Mihei Zhishi.

No matter how good the country is, it seems that there is no shortage of talent. Zhao Si sighed.

But it doesn't hurt...... Li Shiqi can use it as a joke to adjust the atmosphere, indicating that the strategic aspect has been stabilized.

Yes, no matter how garbage a country is, there will be talents born, and there is never a shortage of talents in this world.

And in general, most countries don't do what people can do.

Talents are not used, and kings are close to villains......

Big countries and small countries, the rise and fall, in fact, are all the same, nothing new.

"yes...... It really wasted a lot of effort, but fortunately, Ji Zhun didn't believe in this minister very much. Li Shiqi shook his head and smiled.

"But the gold and silver spent are a bit much, and the minister promised to go out a lot......"

"Although it was withdrawn from the military government of aviation and trade, some gold and silver were ......"

Zhao Si raised his head and laughed!

It doesn't go out, it's just a pile of stones.

(End of chapter)