The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 67

In the early hours of the morning, just as the sky was getting brighter, I came to the gate of the Gongyuan alone.

I have already taken the college entrance examination, do I still have to take the Song Dynasty Provincial Examination Palace Examination?

No, I shouldn't be here to take the exam, my consciousness is a little fuzzy, but I know this is not the place I should be, but my legs are not under the control of my brain, and I follow the candidates in a daze go.

After going through strict inspection by the guards at the gate and checking my identity certificate, I entered the examination room.The venue was brightly lit, and although there were people coming and going, it seemed orderly.At this time, many early-entry candidates were already sitting on their seats, and I hurriedly looked for my own seat. After a while, the surrounding candidates all sat down one after another, and I was the only one left. Constantly looking for a seat.

When I found that I was the only one standing, all the examinees focused their eyes on me. I was so anxious that I was sweating profusely, but I still couldn't find my name.

Suddenly, a heavy voice came from the front, "Zhao Yu, I'm just waiting for you."

I looked up and saw three examiners, the principal and the deputy, sitting on the examiner's seat in front of me.The person who spoke just now was sitting in the middle, he was the chief examiner of Jinke, but I didn’t know him, I just thought he had an extraordinary appearance and was very mighty, which made people feel awe at first glance, and he didn’t look like a Han Chinese from his appearance.The deputy examiner on the left is a middle-aged Confucian scholar, handsome and imposing, but I also don’t know him, but I do recognize the examiner on the right, who is actually Jia Sidao, the prime minister of the court.

Jia Sidao at the table glanced at me, and said to the chief examiner, "Lord Kublai Khan, the time has come, since Zhao Yu can't find a seat, let's drive him out of the examination room, so as not to affect other people's examinations."

Kublai Khan's voice was loud and clear: "Well, Mr. Jia is right. Come and drive Zhao Yu out of the tribute house."

I was about to refute, but I saw a guard coming over very quickly, raised his stick and dropped it, I yelled "Ah", and then fell to the ground. The moment I fell to the ground, I saw Kublai Khan arrogantly Laughing loudly, Jia Sidao also sneered darkly, only the middle-aged Confucian scholar's expression remained the same.

I sat up abruptly, only to see that the surrounding lights were dim, I calmed down a bit, wiped my sweat, and found that I was still on my dragon bed, it turned out to be another dream, but I couldn’t remember it after waking up. What did Kublai Khan and middle-aged Confucianism look like?

I lay on the bed again, but my mind was still stuck in this dream, and I continued to think about it.

Chief examiner He Ji, deputy chief examiner Ma Tingluan, and Weng Yinglong, who just received the notice last night, were already sitting in the examiner's seat, watching the candidates filing in.

During these two days, the examiners and candidates are not allowed to enter and leave the Gongyuan freely, and are not allowed to communicate with the outside world, which is called the locked courtyard.After the exam is over, the test papers must be named, transcribed, and marked by multiple people.The so-called ambiguous name refers to sealing the test papers of candidates. The system of ambiguous names has been in use since the Song Dynasty. The transcription is to re-copy the candidates' answer papers in block letters by a special copyist.These systems make it impossible for the examiners to know the names of the candidates when evaluating the test papers, and even the handwriting of the candidates cannot be recognized.

The feudal society developed to the Song Dynasty, and many systems were perfected day by day, but they were not implemented well.

At three quarters of the hour, He Ji got up and said: "Old man He Ji, entrusted by the emperor, is the chief examiner of this exam. The other two chief examiners are Ma Tingluan and Weng Yinglong. The exam starts now, students, read the questions carefully, answer the paper carefully, and abide by the rules of the exam room."

At the same time as the exam, I was already on my way to Rocky Mountain.Firstly, I want to see the status quo of Youth Guard, and secondly, I want to see the progress of Musket.

After the Youth Guards moved to the foot of Luoshi Mountain, according to my instructions, they surrounded the Gunpowder Division. Even on the side facing the mountain, [-] Youth Guards were stationed in the mountains. To enter the Gunpowder Division, you must pass through the Youth Guard. station.

Although the youth guard's barracks were crude, they were neat and tidy.

When I passed by, I saw that the young guards serving as guards were all full of energy, with strict military discipline, and their faces were full of hope and pride.I secretly praised, these are all future soldiers of my Great Song Dynasty. It seems that Wen Zhang has put a lot of effort into it.

"Junshi, what do you think?"

"Your Majesty, in just three months, the Youth Guard has already taken shape, which is enough to show Wen Zhang's intentions and talents. I think the Youth Guard's appearance is far stronger than that of our Forbidden Army in the capital, but they want to become an army that can go to the battlefield. There are still some deficiencies, an army cannot become a real army without the baptism of war, it has to be similar in appearance but not in charm, that is to say, there is no military spirit as His Majesty once said."

"Well, Junshi is right. Only an army forged with blood can be called an iron army."

"Your Majesty Shengming."

"Lan Yu, Shen Mo."

"The minister is here."

"The two of you take the imperial guards to fight against the group of youngsters from the Youth Guard. Pay attention to the end, and let Wenzhang meet me at the Gunpowder Department by the way."

Wen Tianxiang said: "Your Majesty, don't you want to see their drills?"

"Song Rui, don't look at it. From these guards, you can already see the effect of the youth guard training. Let's go to the gun workshop."

Although Yun Bofei was a little tired, he was full of energy.

"Bofei, I am very satisfied with the progress of the musket. However, you must also pay attention to rest. I heard that you often stay up all night when you work. This is not good. You know, I cannot live without a master like you." I said as soon as I saw Yun Bofei.

Yun Bofei was moved in his heart: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, your subordinates are still in good health."

I picked up a finished matchlock gun on the table and made an aiming motion: "It's still too heavy."

"Indeed." Yun Bofei said, "Your Majesty, my subordinates are already in the process of researching and developing the next generation of products. Mr. Shen and the whole brothers are also constantly thinking about it. We will communicate with each other immediately when encountering problems. The subordinates think that time should not be too long." It's too late, and it is estimated that it will be successful in half a year at most."

"Well, very good, while you are researching the next generation of muskets, you are accumulating experience from the manufacturing process of the first generation of muskets. In addition to the musket itself, it also includes various aspects such as materials and craftsmanship. If you need any talents, please report to Mr. Wen at any time. .”

"Yes, His Majesty taught his subordinates to keep this in mind. In addition to matchlock guns, his subordinates have already begun to think about the breech-loading guns in His Majesty's drawing. Once the breech-loading guns are successful, even if his subordinates go to the battlefield, they can also make the Mongols He fled with his tail between his legs." Yun Bofei said proudly.

"Hehe, Bofei, how many of the first batch of muskets have been produced so far?"

"Your Majesty, there are less than fifty pieces. Your Majesty strictly follows His Majesty's requirements. Every time you produce one, you must guarantee [-]% quality. If there is a problem, even if it is destroyed, it will not be allowed to flow out."

"Well, muskets are the easiest to blow up, so we must ensure the quality, rather than lack, and give absolute confidence to future musketeers, not only for the first batch of muskets, but also for all muskets that are officially mass-produced in the future. An inspection system to ensure quality." I paused for a while and continued, "Bofei, you can engrave the code name of the technician on each firearm to urge their sense of responsibility, and you can also regularly follow the maintenance rate of the firearms in the future. Reward or punish the technicians."

Wen Tianxiang reacted the fastest: "Your Majesty, this plan is very clever, killing two birds with one stone."