Since the Accounting: A Chronicle of the Roman Khanate

Chapter 90

After hearing Guo Kang's words, Theodora fell into deep thought.

Guo Kang is very confident in her savvy, after all, according to the academic qualifications of this era, she is higher than himself.Although the world of educational knowledge and insight is different, Guo Kang believes that as long as enough information is provided, smart people can still understand what they should understand.

He walked behind the chariot and found Li Xuanying, Jie Shika and others squatting in a row here, not knowing what they were doing.

"What the hell are you doing?" He said speechlessly, "Hurry up and prepare the cannon?"

"Uh, isn't there something going on outside..." Brother Zerick argued.

"If you have something to do, don't delay your reloading." Guo Kang pointed out: "What are you doing hiding here?"

Zelik said a few words to Jesska, who shook his head again and again, and then answered him with an affirmative face.Finally, Zelick turned his head hesitantly and looked at Guo Kang.

"The captain said that he served in the queen's palace when he was in Bohemia. According to his experience, it is best to hide as far away as possible in this situation." He said: "Ladies are not ordinary Difficult to deal with. Much harder to serve than cannon."

"Can the noble ladies in Bohemia be so troublesome?" Guo Kang whispered.

"Hey, it's all the same." Zelick frowned, smiled wryly and waved his hands: "Let me tell you, don't even mention those pretentious big noble women, even the wives and ladies of small noble families are like this. These women ah……"

"Guo Kang?" Theodora's voice came from the other side of the car: "Are you ready?"

"Okay, okay! We're looking for something!"

Guo Kang hurriedly answered while driving everyone out one by one.The mercenaries hurriedly grabbed the ground, mops, sticks and other instruments, and ran to the artillery position, while others went to drag the shell box next to it.Li Xuanying and Jie Shika also adjusted their clothes quickly, pretending to be okay, and walked out swaggeringly.

"There are a lot of things here." Guo Kang covered it up for them: "Look, there are several kinds of shells alone."

He pointed to the side, where there was a box of stone bullets on the ground, and several boxes of iron bullets of different sizes.The soldiers moved the ammunition boxes to the place and went to work on other things.

"You are a good boss, and the soldiers and junior officers will like you very much." Theodora nodded and said.

"Ah?" Guo Kang didn't realize what she meant.

"The dialect of Bohemia is not difficult to understand, and Captain Jeska's voice is too loud." Theodora leaned close to his ear again, and whispered: "Besides, Miss Jeanne started to visit you again. Look."

Guo Kang turned his head and saw Jeanna slap the wild boar angrily, then turned and left.Zhu Wenkui next to him looked both ways, at a loss for what to do, froze for a moment, flicked his sleeves in discouragement, and walked towards the cannon.

"Heh, little Frankish girl." Theodora smiled triumphantly.

"..."

Guo Kang was speechless for a while, not knowing why she cares about this.Theodora didn't explain to him why she was so fussy, and went to the cannon.

"Do these have different functions?" She looked at the ammunition box next to her and asked.

"The stone bullets are for the navy. Shi Ke said that they like stone bullets there, and it is said that they are more destructive to wooden ships." Seeing that she finally got down to business, Guo Kang quickly explained: "The others, It's for siege artillery. We think iron bullets are more effective at damaging walls."

"Of course, there are other projectiles, such as lead bullets. But generally speaking, these two are the most used. I hope to replace them with iron bullets in the future, and I am still trying my best."

"Why do they insist on stone bullets?" asked Theodora.

"They want to use projectiles with the largest caliber as possible, so that they can cause greater damage when bombarding the opposite ship at close range. The density of stone bullets is much lower than that of iron bullets, and they only need less gunpowder to destroy large projectiles. Throw it out. Moreover, the guns can be made lighter, and their boats can also be carried." Guo Kang explained.

"Anyway, there are wooden boats on the opposite side. If you hit them, they will be broken. Since stone bullets are easy to shatter, there may be multiple secondary damage effects."

Theodora didn't know much about this either. After hearing this and thinking about it, she questioned Zhu Wenkui who came over: "I think iron bullets and heavy artillery can hit farther and more accurately. Why is it different from their thinking?"

"They don't need to go far, anyway, it's basically useless." Guo Kang said: "If one day the ship is big enough and thick enough, it's not enough to use stone bullets like it is now; or it can carry more Advanced guns are more accurate. At that time, they might want to change to iron bullets."

"I think these people are too conservative. Do we have to wait for the enemy to change their outfits and get beaten up a few times before changing?" Zhu Wenkui questioned, "I should first try to build big ships, use cannons, and test new equipment. Tactics."

"No way, most of the navy is very conservative, much more conservative than our army. And it's still the private land of the Greeks, and Shi Ke has to listen to them in many things now." Guo Kang shook his head straight: "You know what? The pole on which the icon was hung blocked the muzzle of the gun. I suggested that they dismantle it and install an extra gun. They thought it was too unlucky, so they refused to do so.”

"They said that the icon was invited from the cathedral. In fact, it was drawn by the Lama Wang at random. I don't think the quality is very good." The sailors are very superstitious, otherwise, he would not be able to command. So in the end, he had to give up."

"Then I'll try it next time. Go and see what's going on." Theodora thought for a while and said.

"But, princess, you are not actually Greek, are you?" Zhu Wenkui questioned.

Theodora paused for a moment.

"It's okay, I'm a Roman." She replied, "It should be more convenient for me to talk to the fleet about the situation over there."

"Then let's demonstrate first." Seeing this, Guo Kang took the initiative to say: "You and the prince stand a little farther away, and go to that platform."

He pointed to a high tower next to it: "You can see the artillery position over there, and you can also overlook the target. We usually observe the flight of the artillery shells there, which is the best viewing position."

"What about you?" Theodora asked, "If I had known that you were always like this, taking risks with new guns, I shouldn't have let you come."

"Of course I should be here." Guo Kang said as a matter of course: "This is the cannon I asked to improve. I'm not around. Who would dare to operate it with confidence?"

"In this regard, I am very cautious. I have been improving the artillery for several years, and nothing has happened. They all use the cannon as my nickname. Don't worry, it is all for experimenting with the specially cast copper cannon, which is very safe. "

Theodora was still a little dissatisfied, but Guo Kang claimed that he had internal strength and was not afraid of accidents, so he prevaricated for her.

After those people left, he ordered Jesska and the others to remove the stone bullets and shotguns and push the chariot over.

　That's it for today's fifth chapter.

　　The monthly pass and the leader's... a bit too much.I suddenly realized that tomorrow is New Year's Eve, and it may not be completed until after the year.

　　Anyway, I'll try to hurry up.Thank you very much for your support
　　
　
(End of this chapter)