Chapter 249

Time flies, a month goes by.

Li Ke has been there for a long time, but he has never returned. There is no news from the capital. It's a long way to go. If Li Ke travels light and fast all the way to the capital, half a month should be enough.

Qin mubai had some worries. First, Li Ke had no news. Second, it was too quiet in the capital. In principle, the reappearance of the imperial seal and the excavation of Yang Guang's real mausoleum are earth shaking events. But now, everything is abnormal quiet, Qin mubai can't help but feel a little bit of drumming in his heart.

In a month, Qin mubai spent most of his time in the governor's office, taking care of Li Ke's livelihood affairs. Sometimes he would go back to the barracks as an inspection. There are Pang Fei and hundreds of riders on duty. Everything is normal. Occasionally, I would go to the West River to see the mausoleum guarded by Yuwen Hongtai.

3:1. Life is tight and busy.

On this day, Qin mubai was dealing with official business in the case room. A yamen servant reported that three "strange old beggars" had come to the door of the censor's mansion and wanted to see general Qin by name.

Qin mubai couldn't help laughing: "of course, it's my acquaintances who can go to the governor's mansion to find Qin's general. Let them in

The Yamen servant brought in the three "strange old beggars". As expected, they were the three disciples of Niu Wuzhi, Da Lei Er Lei and San Lei.

"Three old masters, why did you come to me in person today? Don't I send you guys and handyman, just let them run for a while? " Qin mubai asked.

In fact, Qin mubai knew without asking, if it were not for something important. How did the three of them come to the assassin's mansion together to find Qin mubai? This is the first time.

"General, the matter you told me before has been almost completed. Because of the importance of the matter, Laojiu and others only dare to come and ask the general himself to have a check. " Said da Lei.

Qin mubai was surprised: "what, so fast? No way

"Not only the general, but also the villains." The three old men chattered, "after the general told me, the old man and his brothers on the iron ore ground worked hard day and night to speed up the work. They worked hard day and night for half a month. They wasted many times and injured several brothers. Today, they finally made a hair embryo, which can barely give it a try. I just don't know if that thing is what the general wants, so I specially come to ask the general to have a test. "

"OK, I'll go right away." Qin Mu Bai nodded joyfully and said to them, "three old masters, it's really hard for you. After that, you don't have to work too hard. If you can rest, you don't have to rush. Take care of your health

"Thank you, general Qin. I've been busy with my master for most of my life, and I'm used to it. General, let's go quickly! "

"OK, let's go!"

Qin mubai ordered his horses and chariots to go to the iron ore area in the countryside with three old men. It wasn't long before the mine arrived. Several craftsmen have been waiting here.

"General Qin, please!" The craftsmen did not say much about it. They took Qin mubai and the three old men to a very remote corner of the mine.

"Good guy, you've got it!" Qin mubai couldn't help being surprised.

Cannon!

A cannon!

In front of me, the cannon was a little rough. As the three old men said, it was just a "hair embryo". But in essence, it is the same as the Hongyi cannons that were introduced into China at the end of the Ming Dynasty. (the Qing people thought that "Hongyi" was not elegant, and because the cannon was often covered with red cloth, they called it "Hongyi cannon")!

The real red suit cannon is a kind of ancient cannon with a front mounted sliding chamber fire gate. The barrel is long and the wall is very thick, and it is gradually thickened from the muzzle to the tail, which is in line with the principle that the chamber pressure is from high to the bottom when the gunpowder is burning. There are cylindrical ears on both sides of the center of gravity of the gun body. The gun can adjust the firing angle with this axis, and change the range with the amount of gunpowder. There are sight and illumination Door, according to the parabola to calculate the trajectory, high accuracy.

At the moment, the gun tube, which is enough to be known as the "ancestor of the red suit cannon" and weighs more than a thousand jin, is mounted on a solid car and tied up in all sorts of ways. The black muzzle of the gun faced a barren mountain wall in the distance. Just because it hasn't been polished, it looks rather rough. But the huge size and natural massiness give it a layer of domineering and powerful color.

"General, according to your drawings and repeated instructions. We cast six gun bodies in front and back with the method of model casting. We have tried to blast several times before, and we have blasted twice and injured our own people. After repeated modification and testing by these masters, it should not be so easy to explode now. " Da Lei said to Qin mubai.

"The cannonball, show it to me." Qin mubai said.

"Yes." With a wave of thunder's hand, two strong men carried a small box and opened it carefully, revealing a huge black ball shaped shell.

"Shells are mostly made of iron stone and lead stone. They are different in size, shape and weight, and can be successfully launched." Big thunder says, "general, do you want to try to blow on the spot?""Well, I'd like to know if this cannon is really successful." Qin mubai took a deep breath and said, "if it is Well, you people are really going to change history. "

"Change History? " They looked at each other in confusion. They didn't seem to understand each other. They were all ready to fill the gun.

"General, just in case, we'd better step back and leave a long lead. If it were to explode, it would be a matter of life and death! " All said together.

Qin mubai's heart was also cold. Although he had full confidence in his theoretical knowledge and design, he could not believe too much in the things that these "civilian inventors" instigated.

"Then stay away. We all need to be careful, and we have to make sure that we don't hurt people in front of us. " Qin mubai said.

"Don't worry, general. There's a barren mountain ahead. It's been used as an experiment for several days, but it's been sealed off. Strangers won't go up."

"That's good." Qin mubai said, "let's go!"

The crowd retreated to Xu Yuan. A brave man holding a torch, carefully dragging a very long lead to light it. Then, he ran back with a loud cry and fell into a grass pit.

All the people covered their ears and stared at the burning lead with breath holding. Seeing that it was about to burn to the gun, everyone squatted down nervously. Even Qin mubai felt that his heart beat faster.

"Boom!"

Suddenly there was a loud noise. In front of a place, the sky seems to collapse!

For a moment, Qin mubai almost fell to the ground out of instinct, and other people were frightened and fell to the ground.

Obviously, it's a blast!

Fortunately, everyone was far away, and no casualties were caused this time.

"What a pity!" Qin mubai let go his ears and sighed. The three old men and all the craftsmen also lamented together and kept pleading with Qin mubai.

"No harm. I don't blame you. If it's so easy to succeed, it's not our turn to think about it. " Qin mubai said so, some regrets in his heart. After all, it is beyond the times. I have no corresponding tools but no practical ability. As if in addition to design and provide theoretical support, other can do nothing.

It seems that invention is not so easy. Compared with high-end technology and advanced weapons, the red suit cannon is a kind of game. It's old-fashioned. But it's really difficult to build it without the corresponding equipment and technology. It refers to the skills of model casting, the purity and high temperature resistance of steel, the amount and purity of gunpowder, and so on.

"General. The villain has a suggestion. I don't know what to say. " Said a craftsman.

"Oh, I remember you. You are the oldest fan caster in Xiangzhou iron mine, master Zhou? Come on, I'd love to hear your advice. " Qin mubai said.

Master Zhou laughed bitterly and shook his head: "I'm not afraid of the general's jokes. In fact, I'm just a bad fan Zhushi. The skill of casting copper and cast iron is not very strong, and the model casting of gold and silver is even more ignorant. Otherwise, how can they stay on this small iron ore and grind it empty for decades? ——The villain's suggestion is that if you want to make such an extraordinary object, you have to invite a real master, fan Zhushi! "

Qin Mu Bai gently twisted his brow: "do you mean that the general who let me go to the court will be the supervisor?"

"Exactly. Most of the skillful craftsmen and masters of fan Zhu were gathered in the imperial court as supervisors. We're not in the class. No matter how hard you try, I'm afraid you can't make the magic gun that the general wants. " Master Zhou said, "if you don't believe me, general, you can go back and have a look at your own family weapon. It's the golden spear carved on the tiger's head, which will be made by the military equipment department. If you have that kind of skill, why don't you worry about making the magic gun that the general wants? "

After such a reminder, Qin mubai really brightened his eyes: "it's reasonable! That's right. Is it really worth a try? "

"Excuse me, general. I'm really powerless. Perhaps, the senior officers who will be in prison can help the general achieve his wish! "

"Well, thank you very much anyway." Qin mubai nodded and said with a smile, "everyone has worked hard. I'll send someone to distribute the reward to you immediately. If there are difficulties in the future, I may come back to you for help. Please keep your mouth shut and don't let it out. "

"Thank you, general! Don't worry, general. We are all people who know good or bad. " All the craftsmen are happy to thank you.

Qin mubai left the mining area, somewhat disappointed in his heart, but a glimmer of hope was kindled. When I come back to Chang'an, I can ask the supervisor to help me make cannons! By then. Even if you can't build a powerful cannon, you can build two fireguns? Everything is difficult at the beginning. When Edison lit the first light bulb, he did not expect that the brilliance of the spaceship would shine in the vast space galaxy.

As long as I first develop the first firegun and the first cannon, with the aggressive, inclusive and creative national temperament of the Tang Dynasty, there will surely be more capable people, wise men and skilled craftsmen. Continue to optimize this invention, and continue to create more excellent advanced products. What I'm doing now is just like Edison lighting the first lamp.In other dynasties, especially in the Qing Dynasty, if I changed to these so-called inventions, I might even be labeled as "bewitching the public with evil words and tricks"

All the way, Qin mubai went back to the governor's office. Count the time. I went there for most of the day and wasted a lot of time. Today, I still have a lot of business to deal with.

Just arrived at the yamen gate, only there are a few very eye-catching soldiers standing, there are strange horses and cars in the courtyard.

"Oh, the royals? Is Li Ke back? " Qin mubai, however, recognized the soldiers' robes and armors. He could not help but feel happy and stepped in.

"Meet general Qin!" A person who looks like a small school obviously knows Qin mubai. "We have been ordered to come here to hand over something to general Qin," he said

"What is it?" Qin mubai looked up and down at his little school, "aren't you the qianniuwei bodyguard in the palace? Did your majesty send you here?"

"Back to general Qin, that's right." The little school replied, "in fact, this is a reward from the emperor to the general. However, your Majesty's words are in advance. You can't accept the imperial edict and don't give the reward. It's just a personal gift. It's good for general Qin to take it in, and he doesn't have to kneel down to thank you. "

"Oh, so complicated?" Qin mubai couldn't help laughing. "Well, I'll obey the imperial edict. I won't kneel down to welcome or thank you. What is it? Take it!"

As soon as the school waved, a soldier of qianniuwei came over with a red lacquer box in his hand and handed it to Qin mubai.

"Since the general has received the treasure, we'll go back to Beijing immediately to hand in the order. Goodbye!" Xiao Xiao finished. Take this group of qianniuwei to get on the horse and walk away in a twinkling of an eye.

"What's the matter, mysterious?" Qin mubai, puzzled, went back to his study, opened the box and couldn't help laughing.

It turned out to be an "Anlu"!

Analu is one of the Buddhist utensils introduced from Tianzhu, with a "heart" shaped handle. It is usually made of bamboo, bone, copper and jade. When the master preaches the Scriptures, he often holds a handle of analu and writes down the Scriptures in case of forgetting. Later, with the popularity of Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty, this Buddhist utensil began to spread, and its shape gradually changed. Until now, the court of the Tang Dynasty often used jade to make this kind of "analu", and the front end was made into a hand shape to tickle the back.

Therefore, analu has another alias, "don't ask for others", also known as - Yu Ruyi!

"I'm too familiar with this. Isn't it Li Shimin's yuruyi? When he has nothing to do, he often tickles his neck and back with it. " Qin mubai couldn't help laughing and said, "now I've given him" don't ask for help "and" Yu Ruyi "to me. Does it mean that I've dealt with Xiangzhou exactly what he wants?"

It seems to be a good omen!

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