At the beginning of July, Daqin.

The new musket was renovated, and with the help of machine tools, the Iron Smelting Mansion could build nearly 2,000 muskets per month without the need for a large team of blacksmiths.

At the same time, samples of muskets were sent to Xianyang Rewufang.

Inside the Rewu Fang.

I picked up the new musket and studied it carefully, and exclaimed: "Yu Jin, I praise you for your genius so much that the corners of my mouth are about to bubble, but when I see this gun, I still have to say: You are really a fucking genius!" ”

Yu Jin smiled embarrassedly, another compliment.

After loading the lead bullet and firing two shots, I nodded with satisfaction: "The effective range can reach 80 steps, the accuracy has been improved a lot, and the sealing is several times better than the original gun!" It's much stronger than a normal crossbow! Very good! Let's build it as soon as possible. ”

Then he glanced at Zhang Han: "What's going on there?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the 20,000 cavalry are almost trained, and the minister is about to ask Your Majesty, the textbook mentions that the heavy armored cavalry can sweep away the ten thousand armies, do you want to equip the Hexi cavalry with better armor?"

I waved my hand and said, "No!" The heavy cavalry can sweep before the musket appears, but the main task of the cavalry after the appearance of the musket is to ensure the safety of the musketeer. Moreover, you have seen the power of the musket, what armor can hold a bullet at a distance of sixty paces? ”

Zhang Han was surprised, and responded: "Since this is the case, let the Hexi cavalry rush to Ganquan as soon as possible, and the minister has ordered a batch of muskets to be transported to Ganquan after being built every month, so that they can familiarize themselves with the muskets in advance, and the Hexi cavalry can also start cooperative training as soon as possible, what does Your Majesty think?" ”

"Yes!"

"In addition, the safety of the musket must be guaranteed, not a single bullet or part must flow out, and no firearms are allowed to appear in Xianyang City!" It's not for nothing that this thing is called an equal weapon for all beings, and the accuracy and power of the bow and crossbow are compared to the musket, and if anyone gets a shot at me from afar, it's over.

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After returning to the Four Seas Palace, I asked Zhao Shanben to call Shangyi Ling, Jinle and Ge Yue over.

Jin Le is a woman in her thirties, a rare female official in the Great Qin official system, and the two of them saluted respectfully after entering the hall: "See Your Majesty!" ”

I smiled and said, "No need to be polite, I called you here to make clothes." ”

"Your Majesty, please!"

In my heart, I wondered: Aren't Your Majesty's clothes regulated, why did you call us here......

I pondered the wording, trying to be as non-shocking as possible, and said softly: "Nowadays people wear clothes without crotch, which makes it quite inconvenient to walk, and sit on chairs...... You may not have seen a chair, but it's like sitting on this desk, which is quite indecent, and I want you to sew a set of pants with a crotch. ”

Jin Le was stunned for a moment, but he wasn't too surprised: "Your Majesty is talking about clothes similar to Hufu, right?" ”

"Yes, that kind of pants is quite practical, you should know very well about the Shang Yi Order, now except for the cavalry wearing that kind of Hu clothes, the clothes that most people wear, whether it is for labor or the popularization of chairs in the future, I have drawn some drawings, you can take them back and see, if it is feasible, give them to the merchants to promote."

Jin Le said respectfully: "The minister obeys the order!" ”

Then he stretched out his hand to receive the drawing, but I continued: "Don't worry, there is still a piece of clothing that you need to make and promote." ”

"Your Majesty, please!"

I coughed lightly, and my face did not change: "It's underwear underwear, as the name suggests, it's worn close to the body, used to protect, uh, that part." ”

Jin Le and Ge Yue were stunned this time, and didn't understand what I meant, so they said carefully: "What Your Majesty said is...... Which part? ”

"Forget it, I won't go into details, the drawings are very clear, you can know it at a glance, let's go back and look at it slowly......"

I'm too embarrassed to talk to a woman about this kind of clothing.

Jinle took the drawing suspiciously, and I hurriedly reminded: "Go back and look at it!" ”

If this were to be opened now, the scene would be very embarrassing......

I looked at Ge Yue and instructed, "You go and prepare to build a paper mill with a large water mill!" ”

Ge Yue was a little puzzled and said: "Your Majesty, there are already many paper mills in Xianyang City now, and a few of them use raw materials such as water mill crushed wood, why do you need to build new ones?" ”

"To put it simply, the main raw material of paper today is hemp, and the paper produced must have a certain hardness to facilitate writing, and I asked you to build a new paper mill using log pulp, that is, breaking the wood into powder, and then steaming it with plant ash water to obtain log pulp, and finally making soft toilet paper according to the method of papermaking."

Ge Yue was a little big-headed, he had not participated in my teaching, and he was not very clear about these principles, so he wondered: "Your Majesty, I am afraid that it is not easy to break wood into powder, and why should it be steamed in plant ash water?" Soft toilet paper is not easy to write, right? ”

I explained, "The first question is the reason why I want you to build a large water mill, it is not easy to break wood, you can go to Yu Jin to discuss if there is a better way; The second problem is to use alkaline water to increase the softness of the paper, you can also consult Yujin; The third problem is that toilet paper is not meant to be written, but used to ...... Make something else. ”

"Dare to ask Your Majesty, what is it?"

I coughed lightly and pointed to the drawing in Jinle's hand: "This thing is called sanitary pants, which is similar to ordinary underwear, but it should be used in combination with toilet paper and can be used for women's menstruation!" ”

"Huh?! Month...... Menstrual ......"

Jin Le's face turned red, his eyebrows frowned slightly, and he finally understood where that part was...... Ge Yue stammered even more: "Your Majesty, this ...... This ......"

I said indifferently, "What is this?" This is a normal physiological phenomenon in which the body structure of men and women is different, so don't be afraid of it. The reason why I value this matter is mainly because women can't go out to farm when they have menstruation, which is a burden for both the family and the court, and with such a thing, you can go out even in special times. In addition, the use of this kind of thing can also greatly reduce the risk of women's disease, although the plant ash can also stop bleeding, but it is easy to get infected, this thing is really good for the country and the people. ”

Ge Yue held back for a long time and looked at Jinle, Jinle obviously didn't know what to do, so he could only stubbornly say: "Your Majesty, women's menstrual blood is an ominous thing, Your Majesty ......"

I was a little impatient, the emperor was ashamed enough to explain these things to them, and he waved his hand crookedly: "I will do it if I ask you to do it, and discuss the construction of the paper mill with Li Xiang, the wood pulp must be guaranteed to be clean, and other precautions are written in the drawings, go back and study it slowly." ”

The two didn't dare to say anything more, and retreated with the drawings.