Love Affairs in Chang’an Chapter 249: The emperor’s reward

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Time flies extremely fast, and a month has passed.

Li Ke has been there for so long and has not returned. There is no news from the capital. Calculating the journey, if Li Ke travelled lightly and swiftly to go back and forth to the capital, half a month should always be enough.

Qin Mubai had some worries. Firstly, Li Ke had no news, and secondly, the capital was too quiet. It stands to reason that the Jade Seal of the Chuan Kingdom reappeared and the real tomb of Yang Guang was unearthed. This is an earth-shattering event. But now, everything was abnormally quiet, and Qin Mubai couldn't help but not beating a little drum in his heart.

For a month, Qin Mubai spent most of his time in the Cishi Mansion, taking care of the people's livelihood and government affairs left by Li Ke. Sometimes he would go back to the barracks as an inspection. There are Pang Fei and hundreds of riders sitting there, but everything is normal. Occasionally, I would go to Xihe Caozhong to take a look at the mausoleum guarded by Yuwen Hongtai.

Three o'clock and one line, life is tight and busy.

On this day, Qin Mubai was dealing with official duties in the study room. A government officer came to report that three "strange old beggars" had arrived in front of the governor's mansion and named them to see General Qin.

Qin Mubai couldn't help but smile: "The ones who can go to the'Ju Shi' mansion and come to Qin'General' are of course my acquaintances, let them in!"

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

"The three masters, why did you come to see me in person today? Didn't I send you a servant and a handyman, just let them run a bit?" Qin Mubai asked.

In fact, Qin Mubai knew without asking, if it weren’t for something important, how could the three of them go to the Governor’s Mansion to find Qin Mubai together? This is the first time.

"General, the matter that you confessed earlier is almost done now. Because the matter is serious, so the old man dare to come to the army personally, go and check it." Da Lei said.

Qin Mubai couldn't help being surprised: "What, so fast? Impossible!"

"It's not only that the general doesn't believe it, but the villain doesn't believe it." The three old men babbled, "After the general confessed, the old man and the brothers on the iron ore field have been studying and working day and night. I worked for half a month day and night. I was violently scrapped many times and injured several brothers. Today, I finally drove out a rough embryo and I can barely try it. I just don’t know what it is. Whether it is what the general wants, so I have come here to ask the generals to have a test."

"Okay, I'll go right away." Qin Mubai nodded happily, and said to them, "Three masters, it's really hard work for you. From now on, you don't have to work too hard. Hurry up. It’s important to take care of your body!"

"Thank you General Qin for caring, Lao Yu and others have been busy with the master for most of their lives. They have been used to it. General, let's go!"

"Okay, go!"

Qin Mubai called to prepare the carts and horses, rode his horses, and took the three old men to the iron mining area in the countryside. Before long, the mining area arrived. Several craftsmen have been waiting here.

"General Qin, please!" The artisans didn't say much, leading Qin Mubai and the three old men directly to a very remote corner of the mine.

"Good fellow, you really made it out!" Qin Mubai couldn't help but cried out in surprise.

Cannon!

A cannon!

The cannon in front of me is still a bit rough. As the three old men said, it is just a "feather embryo." But in essence, it is the same as the Hongyi Cannon that was introduced to China at the end of the Ming Dynasty. (The Qing people think that the "Red Barbarians" are indecent, and because the guns are often covered with red cloth, they call it "Red Cannons)!

The real red cannon is an ancient cannon with a front-mounted smooth-bore fire door ignition type. The barrel is long and the wall is thick. It is gradually thickened from the muzzle to the tail, which is in line with the pressure of the gunpowder burning. Based on the principle of high to the bottom; there are cylindrical lugs 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 according to the amount of gunpowder; it has a front sight and a rear sight, and the trajectory is calculated according to the parabola. The accuracy is very high.

At this moment, the gun barrel, which is enough to be called "the ancestor of the red cannon", weighs more than a thousand catties, is mounted on a sturdy car, and it is tied up. The black muzzle is facing a barren mountain in the distance. Because it hasn't been decorated and polished yet, it looks rather rough. But its huge size and natural weight gave it a color of domineering and tyrannical. "General, according to the blueprints you left and repeated instructions, we used the fan casting method to cast six barrels. We have tried bombing a few times before, and we blew up the chamber twice and injured our own people. After repeated modifications and tests by these master Fan Zhushi, it should not be so easy to blow up now." Da Lei said to Qin Mubai.

"The cannonballs, take me to see." Qin Mubai said.

"Yes." Da Lei waved his hand, and two strong men brought a small box, carefully opened it, revealing a huge black round cannonball.

"Cannonballs are mostly made of iron stone and lead stone. They can be launched successfully in different sizes, shapes, and weights." Da Lei said, "General, do you want to test bombing on the spot?"

"Okay, I really want to know whether this cannon is really successful." Qin Mubai took a deep breath and said, "If it is... then, you people, you really want to change history. ."

"Change...history?" Everyone looked at each other in confusion, as if they didn't quite understand, they were all ready to fill the gun and debug it.

"General, just in case, we should retreat a little bit and leave a long lead. If it blows up, it will be a dead end!" everyone said together.

Qin Mubai also felt a chill in his heart. Although he has full confidence in his theoretical knowledge and design, these "civilian inventors" can't believe it too much.

"Then retreat a little bit. Everyone must be careful, and must ensure that they will not hurt the people in front." Qin Mubai said.

"Don't worry, the general. There is a barren mountain in front of you. It has been closed for experiments for days, and no one will go up."

"That's fine." Qin Mubai said, "Let's start!"

Everyone retreated to Xu Yuan. A brave man held a torch and carefully dragged a very long lead to light it. Then he yelled and fled back, and threw himself in a pit of grass.

Everyone covered their ears, and stared at the burning fuse, holding their breath. Seeing that it was about to burn to the cannon, everyone squatted down nervously, and even Qin Mubai felt his heart beat faster.

"Boom!"

Suddenly there was a loud noise, and the sky seemed to collapse in a place ahead!

For an instant, Qin Mubai fell to the ground almost instinctively, and the others also screamed in shock and fell to the ground without getting up.

Obviously, this is a blast!

Fortunately, everyone is far away, this time there were no casualties.

"It's a pity!" Qin Mubai let go of his ears, and sighed. The three old men and the craftsmen also sighed together, and kept asking Qin Mubai for their crimes.

"It's okay, don't blame you. If it's that easy to succeed, then we won't be able to figure it out." Qin Mubai said, feeling somewhat regretful. After all, it is something that transcends the times, and I don't have the corresponding tools and practical ability. It seems that apart from designing and providing theoretical support, there is nothing else that can be done.

It seems that invention and creation are not so easy. Compared with high-end technology and advanced weapons, the red-clothed cannon is an old-fashioned game. However, it is really difficult to actually create it without the corresponding equipment and technology. For example, the skill of fan casting, the purity and high temperature resistance of steel, the amount and purity of gunpowder, and so on, these small links cannot be missed.

"General, the villain has a suggestion, I don't know if it should be said or not." A craftsman said.

"Oh, I remember you. You are the oldest fan caster in this Xiangzhou iron mine, Master Zhou, right? Come on, I really want to hear your suggestions." Qin Mubai said.

Master Zhou smiled guiltily and shook his head: "I'm not afraid of the general's jokes. In fact, the villain is just an inexperienced caster. The skill of casting copper and iron is not very good, and the cast of gold and silver is even more ignorant. Otherwise, how could you stay in this small iron ore and grind for decades?-The villain’s suggestion is that if you want to make such extraordinary artifacts, you must hire a real master fan!"

Qin Mubai wrinkled his brows lightly: "You mean, the one who asked me to go to the court to be a custodian?"

"Exactly. Most skilled craftsmen and master Fan Zhu from all over the world are gathered in the imperial court and will be supervised by the court. Our influential little characters, no matter how hard we work, I am afraid that we will not be able to make the magical artillery that the general wants. "Master Zhou said, "You can go back if you don’t believe in the general, and take a look at your own family weapon, which will be the tiger-head chiseled golden gun built by the Military Supervision Department. If you have the skill of fan casting, Why can’t you make the magical artillery the general wants?"

After his reminder, Qin Mubai really shined: "It makes sense! So, is it really worth a try?"

"The general pardons sins, the villains and others are really powerless. Perhaps the masters who will be prisoners can help the general achieve his wishes!"

"Well, no matter what, thank you very much." Qin Mubai nodded and smiled, "Everyone has worked hard, I will send someone to distribute the reward to you. If there are difficulties in the future, I may still ask I'm back to ask you for help. Please keep your mouth shut and don't let it out."

"Thank you General! Don't worry, General, I'm all people who know good and bad." All the craftsmen thanked them with joy.

Qin Mubai left the mining area, somewhat disappointed in his heart, but there was a glimmer of hope. When I return to Chang'an one day, I can ask the prisoner to help me build a cannon! At that time, even if you can't build a cannon that can destroy the dead, you should make two guns, right? Everything is difficult at the beginning. When Edison lighted the first light bulb, he certainly did not expect that the brilliance of the spacecraft would shine in the vast space galaxy.

As long as I first delve into and invent the first firecracker and the first cannon, with the radical, compatible and creative national temperament of the Tang Dynasty, there will definitely be more capable people, wise men, skilled craftsmen, and continue to optimize this. Kind of inventions, and continue to create more outstanding advanced products. My actions now are like Edison lighting the first light.

It was in other dynasties, especially the Qing Dynasty. If I change these so-called inventions, I might be detained with "monsters to confuse the crowd, tricks and tricks to disrupt the country". Hat...

Walking and thinking all the way, Qin Mubai returned to the front of the governor's house. Calculating the time, I actually spent most of the day when I went there, wasting a lot of time, and there are still many official duties to be handled today.

Just now I arrived at the entrance of the Yamen, only a few very obtrusive soldiers stood there, and there were strange carriages and horses in the courtyard.

"Oh, Yulin Army? Is it Li Ke's return?" Qin Mubai recognized the robes of these sergeants, and stepped in with joy.

"Welcome to General Qin!" A person with the appearance of a small school apparently recognized Qin Mubai, and hurriedly greeted him with a bow, "I will be instructed to come here to deliver something to General Qin."

"What's the thing?" Qin Mubai took a look at his small school, "Aren't you the Qianniu guard in the palace prepared? Is it because the Emperor sent you to come?"

"Return to General Qin's words, that's right." The little school replied, "Actually, this is a reward from His Majesty the Emperor. It's just that His Majesty has the word first, and he will not perform the imperial decree or award the reward. It is only a personal gift. General Qin is good for storage, and you don’t have to kneel to welcome your gratitude."

"Oh, it's so complicated?" Qin Mubai couldn't help laughing, "Well, then the Weichen will follow the edict and neither kneel down nor thank you--what is it, let's get it!"

The little school beckoned, and a Qianniuwei soldier walked upright, holding a vermilion lacquer box in his hand, and handing it to Qin Mubai.

"Since the general has collected the treasure, I will return to Beijing to make an order and say goodbye!" After finishing speaking, the little school took the group of Qian Niu guards into the cart and walked away in a blink of an eye.

"What's the matter, it's mysterious?" Qin Mubai was puzzled, went back to the study to open the box, and couldn't help laughing.

It turned out to be an "Analyl"!

Annalut is one of the Buddha's implements introduced by Tianzhu. The handle is shaped as a "heart", and it is often made of bamboo, bone, copper, and jade. When the master gave a lecture, he often held Analud with a handle and memorized the scriptures on top in case of forgetting. Later, with the prevalence of Datang Buddhism, this piece of Buddha began to spread, and its shape gradually changed. Until now, beautiful jade was often used in the Tang court to make this kind of "ana-law", and the front end was made into a hand shape-dedicated to tickle the back.

Therefore, Analyu has another alias, "Don't ask for help", also known as-Yu Ruyi!

"I'm too familiar with this game. Isn't this Li Shimin's Yu Ruyi? When he is alone, he often tickles the back of his neck with this game." Qin Mubai couldn't help but secretly laugh. , "Now he gave me his'Don't ask for help' and'Yu Ruyi'. The implication is, is it the Xiangzhou matter, I handled it exactly to his heart?"

It looks like a good omen!