Ming Zhengzhi, I am Zheng Kezang

On behalf of Zheng Kezang, Fu Weilin went to the Shen family to propose a marriage, but was declined by the Zheng family. As a last resort, Fu Weilin had no choice but to ask Zheng Bin to take care of his daughter and son-in-law. Fu Weilin was so disappointed that he had no choice but to report the truth to Zheng Kezang.

Zheng Kezang was also quite disappointed with the marriage of Shen Rui's cousin. He knew that all the beauties he had fancied had reached the age of leaving the cabinet. Married word people.

Although Zheng Kezang wanted to understand the key points, he was not in the mood to act.

This is because, on the one hand, according to the etiquette and law, Zheng Kezang is not good at taking concubines in hot filial piety—it’s not that every woman is willing to be hidden in a golden house, if it weren’t for Feng’s being involved in a major treason case He couldn't easily treat Feng Lianniang as a confinement; on the other hand, although Zheng Kezang is not yet [-] and he is full of energy, he has five steel knives that scrape the bones and suck the marrow, in order to live for a few more years. He also didn't dare to infect other women easily. As for the style of taking it in and playing with it a few times and then abandoning it in the cold palace, Zheng Kezang still can't achieve the supreme state of ruthless desire.

But the marriage between Zheng Keshuang and the Shen family is Zheng Kezang's decision after a lot of thought --- Shen's family is rich, and the marriage with Zheng Keshuang will naturally offer a large dowry, which will allow Zheng Keshuang to live a comfortable life in the future. What made Zheng Kezang even more satisfying was that despite being married to Zheng Bin's lineage, the Shen family was still an inconspicuous one in Ming Zheng's political landscape. ---So he will never allow Zheng to destroy it easily.

"Sister Fourteen, there is no need for your worry," Zheng Kezang personally came to the door to persuade him to act like an elder brother who loves younger brothers. "My wife is also one year older than Yu, and she was already married when she got married. I haven't heard my wife complain that the youth is easy to grow old, and the years are not forever." Except for Feng Lianniang, Zheng Kezang's wives and concubines are older than him, so Zheng Kezang has the confidence to believe that the age between men and women is not a problem. "Qin She is a good boy, and will definitely treat Ninth Sister well in the future."

"The situation of the grandson, the grandson and his wife are different from those of Qin She and the ninth sister." Zheng Kezang persuaded gently, but the Zheng family acted a little bit forcefully. "Although the grandson and his wife got married late, they have been in love for life many years ago, so they can be very affectionate, but Qin She and Jiujie are not..."

"It turns out that the fourteenth sister is worried about this," Zheng Kezang interrupted Zheng's words with a smile. "It's easy to handle. From now on, let Ninth Sister come to Anping to play games with Qin She for a day every ten days. I don't believe the so-called long-term love. After one or two years, there will be no yearning between Qin She and Ninth Sister." Zheng Zheng Shi was about to say something more, but Zheng Kezang didn't give her this chance. "Okay, this matter is settled like this, and tomorrow we will start arranging for Ninth Sister to enter Anping City."

Zheng was determined to defend the interests of Shen, which her husband did not even dare to defend. She stood up and came to Zheng Kezang. She knelt down and was about to speak when a guard hurried into the room. Zheng Kezang whispered something in his ear, Zheng Kezang suddenly showed ecstasy on his face, and went straight out without saying goodbye to the Shen couple.

Seeing Zheng Kezang's behavior, the Shen couple naturally thought that something big was going on, but they didn't dare to ask. When Zheng got up from the ground in a state of anxiety, the guard who had accompanied Zheng Kezang out just now Turning back again: "Marquis Huai'an, Mrs. Marquis Huai'an, there are some urgent matters to be taken care of by the grandson here, and it's too late to say goodbye."

"My lord, please report back to your grandchildren. State affairs are important." Shen Rui responded hastily. "It doesn't matter about Shen's, it doesn't matter."

"It's good that Lord Hou understands righteousness." The guard said with a smile. "It's just a message from my descendants." The guard explained to the couple who didn't know why. "The grandson has said that the male master is outside and the female master is internal. Regarding the marriage between Mr. Qin She and Miss Ninth in the family, the grandson only wants to hear what Lord Hou means."

"This?" Shen Rui had a bitter face, but the guard didn't wait for a reply, turned around and left, Shen Rui looked at Zheng with a mournful face. "Ma'am, did the grandson make it clear that the chariots and horses are going to be generals? Well, what should we do?" Looking at his wife with upturned eyebrows, Shen Rui said eagerly. "If not, the marriage should still be settled."

"Should come down?" Zheng sneered. "Does your husband think that the descendants are really for Qin She? No!" Zheng said with gritted teeth. "Isn't it plotting against Shen's family wealth? If the husband is willing, the concubine will naturally have nothing to say, but it's enough not to be hurt when the time comes."

"The money and silk are touching." Shen Rui is not a fool, how could he not know Zheng Kezang's intentions, but in his capacity, marrying the Zheng family is for self-protection, and giving up money to marry a younger sister is also for self-protection . "Forget it, things outside of the body are always like losing your head for money."

"This kind is hot bomb." In a test artillery factory under the name of the Armament Department, Zheng Kezang and several military attaches from the Yuanhang Battalion were watching the demonstration of the artillery factory craftsmen, and saw them standing beside the artillery. A stove was set up on the stove, and then the lead bullets were heated on the fire. After the lead bullets burned red, Chengzheng of the test artillery factory pointed to something in his hand and explained. "Please grandchildren and all the adults take a good look at it, the key is this piece of tin."

Although the tin skin is a conductor of heat energy, it can provide heat insulation for a period of time. With the heat insulation of the tin skin, the red-burning shells are not enough to detonate the preset gunpowder pack immediately, but The fired shells rubbed against the air at high speed, which was enough to keep the red-hot lead bullets at their original heat, so that they could be ignited quickly after hitting the opponent's hull.

Looking at the results of the four test shots back and forth, Zheng Kezang asked seriously: "How likely is it to ignite the oak wood and other materials commonly used in Hongyi plywood ships? What if there is no tin on the ship? What is there?" Materials that can be replaced? Will the red-hot lead bullets cause damage to the gun bore?"

"If you go back to Shisun, I have used pine, nanmu, cypress, sandalwood and other materials to test more than a dozen times, and found that as long as you can hit the wood, it will definitely cause a fire. If you can't penetrate it, it will fall on the deck. If so, it depends on luck." Chengzheng of the test gun factory said this, he had no theoretical basis, and he didn't know the law of conservation of mass and energy, but practice told him how to exert the best effect of the hot bomb. "However, if there is a little bit of stain on the cloth sail and poncho."

Regarding this effect, Zheng Kezang didn't say anything, but the faces of the Yuanhang battalion showed joy, and Chengzheng continued to answer, "You can use thin lead plates without tin, but remember not to use wooden boards, etc." Combustible things are used as partitions. As for whether the grandson said it will cause damage to the barrel, I believe that this is actually no different from ordinary shelling. Just as ordinary shelling damages the barrel, hot bullets can also damage the barrel. There is no additional profit and loss."

Chengzheng's words were scorching, but Zheng Kezang knew that there was still some damage to some extent. It was only a matter of the number of bombardments. Of course, Zheng Kezang would not focus on this irreparable flaw, so he asked again A question: "How can the hot shell be loaded into the barrel at the fastest speed?"

The test artillery factory uses something similar to iron claws, which can be carried on the hand, but the current test fires are only three-inch guns, and the shells are still light. When it comes to sea, four-inch guns or even larger caliber artillery shells are not It can be picked up so easily, so Chengzheng stated that the test artillery factory will be further improved.

After Zheng Kezang finished asking, the gun factory turned around and asked Yuanhangying. "Are there any changes to be made to the ship?"

The captain of the Knight, Xie Bao, thought for a while and replied: "I think, first of all, we need to add a brazier next to the gun position, and the brazier can't be extinguished all the year round, so there are requirements on how to imitate the location of the brazier so that sparks don't splash out when encountering strong winds and waves. .”

"This is also simple." He Tian, ​​the captain of the Sunshine, had already made up his mind. "Put a layer of cement near the gun position, and there is cement insulation. Even if sparks fly out, it will not ignite the objects on the ship. In addition, you can add a cover to the brazier, so that even if it is covered on the side, it will not burn ashes. Spill it."

"The key is to get the watermen to be careful," Du Hu said with a different view. "We still need to find a way to separate the gunpowder from the kindling. To be honest, our ships now have only one deck, and the gunpowder is not covered by anything. If something happens, it will be blown off from it." Speaking of this, Du Hu took a sneak peek at Zheng Kezang, and Zheng Kezang gave him a gesture to speak freely before he spoke further. "I thought that a thick iron plate should be placed in the middle of the gun deck. As long as the shells cannot penetrate the iron plate, then the gunpowder and the whole ship are safe."

Key parts are defended with armor?Zheng Kezang laughed softly: "Will the speed of the ship be dragged down?"

Du Hu was taken aback for a moment, then he heard Zheng Kezang ask again: "With the speed of Yuanhangying's ships, even with iron plates, it is always enough to deal with the Tartars' Fuchuan, Jianchuan, Guangchuan, and Niaochuan. Are the ships of Hongyi, Luzoni, Yingyi and Flangjiyi fast enough?"

Du Hu murmured: "This, this has never been tried."

"Yeah, I haven't tried it, so of course I don't know," Zheng Kezang thumped Du Hu's chest. "You guys sort out the things you think of, and list them all to Ma Yuan and the others. We can't just rely on guesswork to decide whether we should do it or not. We have to try them one by one to know." Zheng Kezang said In a few words, the experimental double-bottom Chinese-Western mixed sailboat that has not been launched has completely turned into a new technology test boat. "Of course, the shipyard doesn't have time to remodel it for you, so it's good for you to try it yourself."