"Speaking of which, Perak Hall was a standout in the rivers and lakes back then. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info" Zu Yuji said with some emotion, as if she had seen it with her own eyes.

"So powerful?" asked Sechin, somewhat surprised.

"Of course it's amazing!" Zu Yuji nodded, "because they have muskets!"

"Huh?" Xie Qin was stunned, wrong, right? Shouldn't the focus be on gun fighting?

Zu Yuji saw Xie Qin's doubts and explained to him: "Because firearms on the rivers and lakes were rare in ancient times. ”

It turns out that this is the case, Xie Qin said secretly in his heart, I said why I haven't seen a musket in a martial arts drama on TV, obviously because it is too rare, otherwise who of those heroes would still draw a knife, and if they didn't agree with each other in the tavern, they took out their guns and opened fire, and the picture was not too beautiful.

Zu Yuji said again: "Actually, the name of Thunderbolt Hall has been around for a long time. Basically, when gunpowder began to be used in the military in ancient times, Perak Hall was born. I have always felt that this sect may be related to the imperial court. ”

"Why?" asked Sechin puzzled.

Zu Yuji said: "Because the technology of gunpowder has always been monopolized by the imperial court. ”

"What do you mean......" Sechin felt as if he had grasped something.

Zu Yuji continued: "The ancestor of the Perak Hall is likely to be an official in charge of the research and development of gunpowder, and he broke away from the imperial court and founded the Perak Hall in the rivers and lakes. ”

"Why did he do that?" asked Sechin.

Zu Yuji said: "Maybe it's for scientific research." ”

"Scientific research?" Xie Qin was stunned, this word was a bit inconsistent with ancient times.

"Yes, research. Zu Yuji nodded, "Because there are various political factions in the court, once these struggles expand, they will affect other departments, such as the research and development departments of these gunpowders, and these departments are facing big and small problems, from their own survival to research and development funds, and in order to solve these problems, they have to rely on a certain political faction, so that they will also join a community of interests, one will prosper and one will lose." If this faction can win the political struggle of the court, they will naturally get more benefits, but if this faction loses, they will also be finished, and the derogation will be light, exile, and even lose their heads. Therefore, from the moment they hooked up with a certain faction, they were gambling with their political careers and even their lives. ”

"Hmm. Xie Qin nodded, this is indeed very reasonable, history textbooks often say that the Niu Li party fights the old and the new, and in ancient times, the party struggle of scholars and doctors seems to be very common.

Zu Yuji said again: "What I want to say next is my personal conjecture - the ancestor of the Perak Hall is likely to be an official of a certain gunpowder department, he can't stand this situation, so he left the imperial court, and probably took a group of disciples with him, came to the rivers and lakes, founded the Perak Hall, and started gunpowder research by himself, so don't look at anyone's face again." ”

Xie Qin said: "You seem to be very reasonable, but research and development needs funds, right?

"That's really a problem," Zu Yuji said, "so I guess that Master Zu probably made a windfall." ”

When Xie Qin heard this, he said with tears and laughter: "How can there be such a coincidence! You think you are writing a novel!"

"Reality is often more magical than fiction. Zu Yuji said seriously.

"Okay," Xie Qin nodded helplessly, "but there's a problem. ”

"What's the problem?" asked Zu Yuji.

Xie Qin said: "This ancestor ran away from the imperial court, won't the imperial court send someone to track it down?"

Zu Yuji said: "He may be a normal resignation and retirement." ”

"It's a bit old to resign and go into hiding," Xie Qin said, "It's a bit difficult to start a sect when you're old." ”

"There's another possibility. Zu Yu Ji said.

"What?" Sechin asked.

Zu Yuji asked rhetorically: "Why do you think Perak Hall was unknown in the early years?"

"You ask me, how do I know where to go! I don't know ......" Speaking of this, Xie Qin was stunned, he seemed to understand what Zu Yuji meant.

"Acting low-key and hiding in the rivers and lakes, for what?" Zu Yuji spread his hands, "Of course, it's to avoid trouble." ”

"Good fellow," Xie Qin took a breath and shook his head, "the more I hear you say that, the more it sounds like the truth." ”

"Maybe it's true!" Zu Yuji smiled.

Xie Qin held his chin and thought for a while, and suddenly said, "Wait, I have another question in mind." ”

"Say it. "Zu Yu Ji bowed his head.

"Where do they buy gunpowder?" Xie Qin asked, "This thing should be monopolized by the imperial court, right?"

Zu Yuji looked at Xie Qin and said, "Xie Qin, have you ever heard a saying that gunpowder comes from alchemy?"

"Alchemy?" Xie Qin was stunned, why did he get involved in alchemy again?

"Yes. Zu Yuji nodded, "The ancients believed in Taoism and were keen on refining elixirs, and there is a saying that it was an accidental explosion in alchemy, which made the ancients discover the existence of gunpowder. ”

"Oh......" Sechin realized, "I haven't heard of that. ”

Zu Yuji said: "In ancient times, although alchemy was not a mass activity, no one stipulated that it was exclusive to the royal family, dignitaries, and cultivators, all of whom could refine it, as long as they mastered the correct technology, it was not difficult to obtain gunpowder." ”

“...... All right. Sechin nodded, "You convinced me." ”

Zu Yuji smiled: "What are you trying to convince you? This is just a conjecture. ”

"But what you're saying seems to be true. Xie Qin said.

"Thank you for the compliment," Zu Yu Ji Wan'er smiled and said, "But we're a little far away." Let's move on to this Perak Hall, the reason why it has been unknown for a long time, I would say, is probably because it has been focusing on gunpowder technology. ”

"Well, that makes sense. Sechin nodded.

Zu Yuji said again: "Later, in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, Perak Hall suddenly became famous, guess what?"

"I don't know ......why," Xie Qin shook his head, "I'm not a disciple of Perak Hall!"

"I'm not a disciple of Perak Hall!" Zu Yuji said with a smile, "Guess what, we're all guessing anyway." ”

Xie Qin had to think for a while, and then said to her: "Then I guess, they are tired of studying gunpowder at home, and the rivers and lakes are so big, they want to go and see it." ”

"Well, I think the same way as you!" Zu Yuji nodded and said, "However, I guess this is only one aspect, and there must be a premise. ”

"What premise?" asked Sechin.

Zu Yuji didn't answer immediately, but asked, "Brother Lingsheng, do you know that the firearms of the Ming Dynasty were very developed?"

"I don't know. Sechin shook his head, his conclusion of history was limited to the content of history textbooks, and some wild knowledge that seemed to be true or false in idle books.

"Okay. Zu Yuji was a little helpless, "The firearms of the Ming Dynasty were very developed, and there was even a special firearms unit, called the Shenji Battalion. ”

"Oh, that's right. Sechin nodded.

Zu Yuji said: "The musket appeared in the Southern Song Dynasty, but it was gradually formed in the early Ming Dynasty and was widely used in wars. This kind of technology must have been monopolized by the imperial court, and according to my guess, although the Perak Hall has been researching gunpowder for many years, it has always been done behind closed doors, so it is likely that they do not know how to make muskets. ”

"That makes sense, but what do you want to say?" Sechin asked.

Zu Yuji said: "You must know that Thunderbolt Hall has become famous in the rivers and lakes, relying on muskets, only this one, and there is no other semicolon." ”

"Huh?" Xie Qin was stunned for a moment, and reacted, "That's strange, don't they have gun-making skills?"

Zu Yuji said: "That's what I said, a premise is needed." ”

"And what do you think?" asked Sechin.

Zu Yuji said: "My guess is that the officials of the Shenji Battalion left the imperial court and joined the Perak Hall. ”

"Eh!" Xie Qin was stunned, "Again?!"

Zu Yuji said: "Either the officials of the Shenji Battalion committed an accident and fled to the Thunderbolt Hall to avoid trouble, or the Thunderbolt Hall used some means to dig the corner of the Divine Machine Battalion, in short, they got the people of the Divine Machine Battalion, and that person, or some people, is not of low grade, because the Thunderbolt Hall has mastered the technology of making muskets." Since then, Perak Tong has mainly studied musket technology, and other gunpowder creations have become side jobs. ”

"Other creations?" asked Sechin.

"Like grenades, mines, and so on. Zu Yuji replied.

"There are still these things in ancient times?!" Sechin was surprised.

"Of course. Zu Yuji nodded, "You underestimate the wisdom of the ancients, in the Northern Song Dynasty, there was something called 'Earthquake Thunder', which was filled with gunpowder and covered with pig iron, and when it exploded, the pig iron shell was blown into pieces. ”

"Isn't that a frag grenade!" Sechin was even more surprised.

"Yes. Zu Yuji nodded.

This was really an eye-opener, Xie Qinxin said, and said to Zu Yuji: "Okay, the people from the Shenji Battalion have joined the Thunderbolt Hall, this really makes sense...... "He held his chin, "It's just that the routine is too repetitive." ”

Zu Yuji said with a smile: "What's so strange about the repetitive routine, maybe the Perak Hall has been digging the corners of the imperial court!"

"Huh, slowly," Xie Qin said busily, "doesn't this overturn your thoughts?"

Zu Yuji smiled: "I didn't say that my conjecture is the truth, you know, the possibilities are infinite~"

That's right, Xie Qin nodded secretly, the possibilities are indeed infinite, but there is no point in us sitting here discussing the infinite possibilities. Thinking so, he said to Zu Yuji: "You have a lot of sense, but are we running too far?"

"Huh?" Zu Yuji was stunned for a moment, and asked innocently, "Where did we just come from?"

You're too involved, Xie Qin said to himself, huh? yes!