Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 604 Your Majesty, a True God

Luo Youdu let Wei Renpu and Jia Xuan leave.

He continued to stay in the Military Weapons Supervision, and Yao Sui, the chief of the Military Weapons Supervision, led him around the Military Weapons Supervision.

At the beginning, Luo Youdu was very dissatisfied with the development speed of the arms supervision department.

However, this kind of dissatisfaction comes from self-obscenity, and I always feel that as a time traveler, I can promote the progress of the world.

Relying on the immature knowledge in my memory, I made all kinds of firecrackers and cannons, carried the cold weapon era into hot weapons, and then reduced the dimensionality to strike.

But sitting in that seat, Luo Youdu realized that this kind of thinking was too taken for granted and too naive.

Don't say it's just a half-tone, you only know the shape of the firecrackers and cannons, but you don't know the inside.Even if you know what's inside, you may not be able to create it.

The development of science and technology is comprehensive, rather than a one-foot breakthrough.

Most of the firearms in the Song Dynasty were made of bamboo.

Is it because the Song Dynasty did not know the advantages of iron and bronze ware?
Obviously not.

It is due to insufficient production capacity of iron and copper ware, insufficient smelting technology, and insufficient infrastructure. Even if there are complete blueprints, it is not easy to make them.

The simplest and most straightforward example is an iron pan.

Stir-frying was popularized in the Song Dynasty, but there was no stir-frying before the Song Dynasty?
This is obviously nonsense.

The "Qi Min Yao Shu" of the Northern Wei Dynasty recorded the recipe, the method of frying chicken, using an iron pot.

But why is the iron pot not popular?Datang can forge such a sharp weapon as the Tang knife, but can't forge an iron pot?
Obviously not.

The main reason is that the production capacity of iron ore is insufficient, which is not enough to use the little iron for the dispensable iron pot.

Only when the basic production capacity keeps up with the pace and there is a surplus of copper and iron can rapid progress be made on this basis.

Even the basic production capacity cannot be self-sufficient, so what can be used to study guns?

After discovering this, Luo Youdu's enthusiasm for hot weapons instantly cooled down.

The foreign invaders are on the side, and the limited production capacity is wasted on hot weapons. It is better to push the cold weapons to the peak first.

First use cold weapons to overthrow all surrounding enemies, and then hoard supplies to impact the development of hot weapons.

Maybe ten or twenty years later, when there are people who don't have long-sightedness who want to provoke Huaxia, they will not be faced with spears and crossbows.

Now a sum of money is invested every year, just to cultivate talents and lay a foundation.

But when he didn't have much hope, all kinds of first-generation firearms appeared one by one, which brought a lot of surprises to Luo Youdu.

Luo Youdu encouraged Yao Sui a few words, and gave some advice to the military supervisor based on the mess in his mind.

Yao Sui signaled to the people behind him to write down with joy.

With these years of experience, Yao Sui has already discovered that his lord is very magical, and many of his unthinkable words are obviously evil and out of common sense.In the end, everything was right, just like the decree of truth.

Their research on black gunpowder and Luo Youdu's seemingly unconstrained discourse, but they really researched that point, in retrospect it is like the finishing touch.

Just like the flamethrower, Luo Youdu said at the beginning that if the flamethrower wants to be used for a long time, it must abandon the iron pipe. The iron pipe is not as good as the copper pipe in terms of heat dissipation and high temperature resistance.

In order to exert the maximum power of the flamethrower, sufficient injection pressure must be given, rather than continuous and smooth output.

In the end, it was proved that what Luo Youdu said was correct.

Yao Sui didn't doubt it anymore, and blindly followed the direction Luo Youdu said, and ended up making a lot of firearms.

Luo Youdu shook out another thing, and left the Military Weapons Supervision satisfied.

The current firearms are still a little far from actual combat. With the current speed of development, it is not a problem to use them in actual combat during the decisive battle with Khitan.

After receiving the news from Wei Renpu and Jia Yu, Luo Youdu felt a little relieved, and after many days, he set foot in the harem again.

The first place to go was of course the Hall of Renming, where Fu Qing'er was taking care of the baby, and Luo Kangrui was writing at the desk.

Seeing Luo Youdu's arrival, Fu Qing'er's eyes flashed with distress, and she handed the princess in her arms to Feng Zhu, stepped forward and said, "Is the matter settled?"

He knew that these days, Luo Youdu was sleeping in Wende Hall, handling official business.

Luo Youdu didn't want his wife to worry, and said with a smile: "After a good start, it's up to God to open his eyes."

"Father!"

Luo Kangrui called obediently.

Luo Youdu happily touched his head and said, "What else should I write?"

Luo Kangrui said: "Write "Will Enter the Wine" silently again."

Luo Youdu was surprised and said happily: "Yes, your father, at your age, memorized "Wanglu Mountain Waterfall", but he couldn't memorize it, let alone write it silently."

Luo Kangrui gritted his teeth and said: "That's different. Father and Grandpa Hu were trapped in life when they were young, and the current situation is turbulent. Naturally, it is not easy to study. The child has the blessing of Father and the guidance of a famous teacher like Mr. Dou. How can it be compared? As the son of the emperor, the boy is the king of Qin, how can he compare to Kou Pingzhong?"

His eyes were full of fighting spirit, and then he ignored Luo Youdu, and went to silently write "Will Enter the Wine" by himself.

Luo Youdu looked at Fu Qing'er in surprise.

Fu Qing'er smiled lightly and said: "It's the right thing to find a few boards for Chou Chou. Chou Chou has a partner, and these days are obviously much happier. He often talks about interesting things about going to school, and asks His Majesty when he will come every day, and tell you Talk about interesting stories in the school, how he beat Gao Jixun and Li Yunzheng with the cross-step dribble breakthrough taught by you."

Gao Jixun and Li Yunzheng are the sons of Gao Qiong and Li Qianpu respectively.

Of course Luo Youdu has the heart to leave the best for his son.

His ideal state is to create a small civil and military circle with Li Jilong, Cao Wei, and Kou Zhun as the core.

It's just that Li Jilong is still in Liangzhou, and Cao Wei hasn't been born yet.

There is only one Kou Zhun in Bianjing.

Luo Youdu had no choice but to settle for the next best thing, and chose Gao Jixun and Li Yunzheng as Chou Chou's playmates.

But he chose the next best thing, but it was also carefully chosen.

Gao Jixun's name is too vulgar, Luo Youdu can't remember how many "Jixun" he has met.

But this person's father, Gao Qiong, was the military general who kidnapped Song Zhenzong to the front line in history.

The same is true for Li Yunzheng, he is quite capable in fighting against Khitan Xixia.

Luo Youdu said comfortingly: "This kid hasn't learned the essence, cross-stepping and dribbling, how can he be so strong with his back."

Fu Qing'er smiled and said: "Especially that Kou Zhun, Chou Chou said he didn't like him on the first day we met. But he said he didn't like him, but he was competing with him. No matter what he didn't want to lose Give it to him, he doesn’t need our supervision when he comes back every day, he just takes the books and studies by himself. When will you call him into the palace and reward him well.”

Luo Kangrui said dissatisfied: "Wait until the boy wins him, then recruit him."

Luo Youdu narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Do you think it's more important to win against Kou Zhun, or let him be used by you?"

Luo Kangrui was stunned, clasped his hands together, and shouted: "That's right, he's amazing, but he won't be able to be used by the children in the end? How can you compete with him?"

He beamed with joy and said, "Father, the child understands."

He said to Fu Qing'er, "Mother, please invite him here when you are free. Kou Pingzhong is really good. The master praised him for his superior intelligence. He is about the same age as the child, but he has already started to study and master "Spring and Autumn". Must be a great person."

Luo Youdu touched Aiko's head, and said: "Yes, no one is perfect, everyone has their own strengths. You don't need to know everything, as long as you know how to make the other person's intelligence and ability your own. Of course..."

When he said this, his voice changed, and he said cautiously: "You must have the ability to control this power that does not belong to you."

Luo Kangrui seemed to understand, but he nodded vigorously and said, "My child has written it down."

Luo Kangrui first silently wrote "Will Enter the Wine", and then pulled Luo Youdu to talk about the interesting things that happened these days.

Sure enough, a child needs a companion. The Luo Kangrui before was well-behaved and sensible, but he lacked the innocence and liveliness that a child should have.

Now that I have playmates, life is much more fun.

That night Luo Youdu lived in the Hall of Renming.

The next day, Wei Renpu presented a new river control plan.

This brand-new plan included Luo Youdu's idea of ​​flushing the sand with beams of water, taking into account the effect of black gunpowder to open up mountains and gravel, and re-planned a road.

Luo Youdu specially called Dou Yi, Song Qi, and Zhao Pu to discuss this matter.

Dou Yi already understood Luo Youdu's idea of ​​worrying about the world's worries first, and enjoying the world's joys later, and took the lead in promoting this matter.

On that day, the behemoth of the Luoyu court began to operate.

People on both sides of the Yellow River were conscripted, and within five days, 30 laborers rushed to designated locations to start digging channels to divert the Yellow River in a staged manner.

The Ministry of Industry also began to manufacture black powder on a large scale, and shipped it to the front line one by one.

Just after the spring plowing, the people were recruited before they had a good rest, and they complained to some extent.

However, Luo Youdu specially organized the River Control Political Department to publicize and explain the reasons for opening the canal.

This action did not exist in the past. The people along the river have suffered from the Yellow River for many years. After hearing the explanation, they also stopped complaining and worked hard.

Black powder was first used with excellent results.

In the past, huge rocks that required manpower to dig bit by bit could be easily exploded as long as the corresponding black powder was used.

In the process of using gunpowder, the members of the Military Weapons Supervision couldn't control the amount at first, and even injured a dozen civilians who didn't know the severity and watched the excitement.

But with each explosion, they became more and more proficient in controlling the quantity, and their understanding of black powder also improved.

With the deepening of proficiency, the military surveillance was unexpectedly enlightened, and two kinds of firearms that were useful in actual combat, the thunderbolt and the rocket, were invented.

Hong Tianlei was inspired by the flying stone that injured the common people.

The rocket is a sufficient understanding of black powder.

There were also rockets before, but that kind of rocket had explosives tied to the arrows, and the explosives were ignited and then shot by the archer, causing explosive damage.

The current rockets purely use the kinetic energy generated by flame jets to launch the arrows equipped with bombs, just like the rocket battles they played when they were young.

Luo Youdu, who was sitting in the capital, looked at the firearms sent by the military supervisor, and couldn't help laughing and laughing. He really didn't expect this kind of effect.

In mid-August of the first year of Yongjing.

At the northern foot of Guangwu Mountain.

"boom!"

With a loud noise that shook the ground, thick black smoke rose into the sky.

Countless gravel scattered and splashed, accompanied by bursts of shouts.

Wei Renpu stood on a high place and said with emotion: "Even though I have seen thousands of explosions, I still can't help being shocked. If there is no such a miracle, how can the process of opening the canal be so fast?"

Guo He, standing behind Wei Renpu, was also filled with emotion.

The river control method he proposed was based on his father's ten years of investigation experience, and he himself spent a lot of time and energy, running back and forth, and came up with a plan that he was confident was the best choice.

But the appearance of black powder allowed them to blast a road from the mountain stream to serve as a river channel, avoiding key villages and fields.

This is beyond his imagination...

But the fact happened right in front of his eyes, and there was no room for him to doubt it.

Guo He echoed: "This is the power of science and technology that His Majesty has repeatedly explained."

Wei Renpu nodded and said, "It's because we are ignorant and ignorant. Fortunately, Your Majesty is wise and sticks to his own opinion. It is my luck to meet such a holy master in life."

Luo Youdu specially coined the term science and technology, and classified many things in the Ministry of Industry as science and technology to encourage the development of science and technology.

Someone has changed the technology, and Luo Youdu will even personally edit the book to reward him.

Even if the literati wrote excellent articles with such treatment, the military generals would not be able to win the battle.

Naturally some people feel uncomfortable.

Wei Renpu also believed that the industry and commerce of scholars, farmers, and farmers came after scholars and farmers. It was somewhat biased for Luo Youdu to attach so much importance to strange skills and ingenuity.

We can see the power of black powder and the popularity of iron...

Digging canals requires a lot of tools.

Luo Youdu ordered the military supervisor to suspend the forging of weapons, and requisitioned blacksmiths to use all the stored iron to make tools such as hoes, picks, and shovels.

Iron ore from Shanxi and Jiaodong was continuously transported to the Central Plains.

Wei Renpu still holds the title of prime minister. As the prime minister of the Zhou and Yu dynasties, he has some knowledge of some data.

Wei Renpu of the Shanxi mine didn't know about it, but Wei Renpu knew about the iron output of the Jiaodong mine.

He was the Prime Minister of the Great Zhou that year, and he was responsible for this aspect of the work.

According to statistics, the iron production of the Jiaodong mine in the past six months is greater than the national iron production in the next week.

Although the territory of the Later Zhou Dynasty was not as large as that of the Luoyu court, it also included most of the Central Plains.

The output of the whole country in a year is not as good as that of the mines in Jiaodong for half a year.

It can be seen how much effect the improvement of mining technology has brought.

Wei Renpu has already realized the changes brought about by technology. If Luo Youdu hadn't been promoting the development of technology, let alone digging through the Guangwu mountain stream in half a year, it might not be possible to do it in three or four years.

Guo He also said: "Your Majesty, you are truly a god."

The two chatted about Luo Youdu for a while, and the topic returned to engineering.

Guo He asked, "I heard that other sections of the road are also progressing smoothly?"

Wei Renpu nodded and said: "Your Majesty has given us great support. We need people to give, and tools to give tools. Even if there are small difficulties, we have overcome them with the efforts of everyone. If everything goes well, the project will be completed early next year."

He looked at the people carrying gravel in the mountain stream, and said, "Recently, you have done a lot of research on the method of flushing sand with beams of water. In two or three months, it will be the dry season of the Yellow River. Our action team must get together. The local government thinned out the Yellow River."

He was in a good mood and even cracked a joke.

Right now!

Suddenly there is light between the sky and the earth!
　Two in one!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)