wild trail

Chapter 373

Chapter 373
Wang Lang has thought about the problem of three-stage shooting for a long time. In order to make up for the problem of the rate of fire, although it can be arranged in four rows, five rows or even six rows, this involves the problem of efficiency. The range of the gun cannot effectively suppress the bow and arrow, and the enemy can rush to the musketeer in a very short time after withstanding the casualties.

If more lines are used, when the musketeers in the third row have finished fighting, the musketeers in the fourth row may have rushed in front of them before they can shoot.

After all, soldiers are not robots. Facing the enemy close at hand, they are nervous and fearful, and they are already mentally strong if they can shoot.

Three-stage shooting is the experience summed up by fighting five battles in the era of matchlock guns and flintlock guns. Wang Lang, who has the prerequisites, will naturally not spend time verifying other tactics. Sometimes using doctrine is the most efficient a way of

Regarding the rate of fire, if the musket is not improved, there is no other way to think about it except to constantly train the proficiency of the musketeer.

The training of musketeers continued.

In order to train the seeds of these musketeers, Wang Lang invested a lot. A large part of the gunpowder produced by the gunpowder workshop was deployed here. A musketeer can shoot at least twenty rounds of bullets every day. This consumption, accumulated over time, will be An extremely large number.

Moreover, muskets also have a lifespan problem. After firing a certain number of times, muskets will be scrapped, which is a huge expense.

Thinking of this, Wang Lang felt extremely headache. If he wanted to maintain a musketeer team of tens of thousands, the materials consumed would put great pressure on Xia Guo's finances.

But Wang Lang also knows that the development of firearms is the right way. If he wants to survive in a world surrounded by alien races, he must have weapons that are stronger than the enemy in order to fight for more living space for human beings.

Before the military level of the dinosaurs catches up to that of humans in the future, at the very beginning, it is necessary to create a good situation for humans.

The intelligence level of dinosaurs is not inferior to that of humans, and the secrets of firearms will not be kept for a long time. Even if humans cannot dominate the world, they can at least compete with dinosaurs.

After Wang Hai got Wang Lang's consent, he hurried to the dragoon camp, found General Liu Can, and told him what Wang Lang had said.

"Second Prince, since His Majesty agreed, after His Majesty's will is conveyed, I will naturally teach the Second Prince how to ride." General Liu Shen said respectfully.

Wang Hai nodded and said: "General Liu Shen, my father said that from now on, you can just treat me as a soldier, and stop calling me the second prince."

"How can this be done? The second prince is extremely honorable, and the officials dare not offend you." General Liu Can said hastily.

Wang Hai frowned and said, "What offends or not, my elder brother also started as a soldier, and I haven't seen anyone say anything, why can't I."

"This..."

"What about this and that, it's settled. I will come to the barracks to report in a few days. By the way, I will keep this pterosaur. When it grows up, it will be my mount." Wang Hai pointed Refers to the pterosaur cub that was picked earlier.

General Liu Shen sighed slightly, and said, "I understand."

The matter of his own son was naturally just a trivial matter to Wang Lang.

After training the musketeers and reviewing the memorials, Wang Lang soaked in the small workshop in the palace, studying his great watch industry.

After several months of special research, he has completed most of the parts. The principle of the mechanical watch can be easily referred to, but it cannot be completely followed. Wang Lang tried to make a pendulum clock based on its operating principle.

Now that the general framework of the watch has been completed, I believe that the first attempt can be made in more than ten days.

As long as the clock is made, it will play a great role in Xia Guo's scientific research.

What makes Wang Lang most regretful is that after several years of research on glass, there has been little progress. If there is glass, some optical instruments can be manufactured, which will play a very important role in medicine.

But he is not omnipotent, and there is nothing he can do about glass. He can only let nature take its course and sum up experience through repeated failed attempts.

17-year-old Wu Feng, wearing a Tsing Yi and wearing a square scarf, walked slowly on the crowded street.

I don't know when Yancheng started, but the habit of wearing Tsing Yi and square scarves became popular among students and intellectuals. Over time, this kind of attire has become the image of scholars in the hearts of the people.

Wu Feng, who was full of thoughts, turned a blind eye to the noisy crowd around him.

At this moment, he was upset about one thing, and he still couldn't figure out what was going on.

Since he was Wang He's friend since he was a child and was praised by Wang Lang, Wu Feng's name naturally came into the sight of those big figures in the Xia Kingdom.

For this kind of young talents, many high-level officials are extremely concerned. As long as these young people pass the scientific examination, they will become officials of the Xia Kingdom, and they know that Wang Lang attaches much more importance to civil servants than military officials.

A top-notch existence among young people like Wu Feng will naturally not be let go by them. Whether it is to win over or make friends, he will win an ally for himself in the court in the future.

Counting the tribal period, Xia Guo has spent more than ten years. During these ten years, Xia Guo's officialdom has become no longer as simple as it used to be.

In order to gain more political capital, the officials of the imperial court are secretly developing their contacts. It is not obvious that military officers are under the control of Jinyiwei and military law, but for civil servants, the monitoring of Jinyiwei is much weaker.

What Wu Feng was worried about was that a second-rank official from the previous dynasty came to his home to propose marriage.

I know something about that second-rank official Wu Feng. That official is named Lin Feng. He is an official of the Ministry of Rites. It is said that he is Lin Wuyun's confidant. batch of tribe members.

Such a high-ranking official proposed marriage to him, which made Wu Feng feel very panic. He had never seen Lin Feng's daughter before, and wanted to refuse, but he was worried that he would offend this important court official, so he had no choice but to come out and hide for leisure.

Walking and walking, Wu Feng came to a small shop. Wu Feng looked at the busy husband and wife in the small shop, and thought that he hadn't eaten a grain of rice for most of the day, so he couldn't help but feel a pang of hunger in his stomach.

Walking into the small shop, ordered a few small dishes, ordered a jug of wine, and relieved his sorrows by himself.

"Oh, there is a golden house in the book, and Yan Ruyu is free in the book. Alas, your majesty, how come my Yan Ruyu has become a hot potato when I come here." Wu Feng smiled wryly, picked up the wine glass and drank it down .

"This student, I have something to worry about." The shopkeeper said to Wu Feng with a smile.

"Oh, it's hard to say, hard to say." Wu Feng shook his head.

"There are so many troubles in the world. You scholars just think too much. Life is not much better than before. You have a house to live in and enough food. What are you not satisfied with? You scholars are really strange. I don't understand what my son says sometimes." The shopkeeper said slowly.

"Oh, is your son in the academy?" Wu Feng asked.

"That's natural, you can't do it if you don't want to. A year ago, my son reached the age of entering school. The head of the district found me and said that all children who have reached the age of six must go to the academy to study. I planned to let him come out. Do me a favor, my small shop is small, but the business is good, and I don’t know what is the use of reading so many books, I just need to know how to count.” The shopkeeper complained.

Wu Feng smiled and said: "This man, I still need to read more books. The books written by His Majesty can make people understand things. If you don't read books, how can you understand tool manufacturing, how can you understand how big the world is? How long can it be passed on from ear to ear, now that the scientific examination has resumed, reading the book in the future will be of great use whether it is an official or a business."

"Let's not talk about it, I saw you sighing here just now, but what's on your mind, are you worried about the scientific examination?" the shopkeeper asked.

Wu Feng smiled wryly. "Oh, don't mention it, shopkeeper, it's okay to come first, how about having a few drinks with me."

"How can this be done? You are a guest, how can I drink your wine." The shopkeeper shook his head again and again.

"It's okay, anyway, you don't have any guests right now, so it's okay to have a drink." Wu Feng persuaded.

"This...Okay!" The shopkeeper declined, then moved a stool and sat down.

After chatting with the shopkeeper for a while, Wu Feng asked, "Shopkeeper, can I ask you something."

Hearing this, the shop owner patted his chest after taking a bite of the dish and said, "You are the right person to ask me about something. There is nothing on this street that I don't know about."

"Then do you know that the minister of the Ministry of Rites, Lin Feng, is the minister of Lin?" Wu Feng asked.

"Why don't you know, Lin Shilang often visits my shop, do you want to see Lin Shilang?" the shopkeeper asked.

Wu Feng nodded and said, "There is indeed something wrong."

"Lin Shilang's house is on the corner of the street. You will be there after a short walk. Just go over and ask yourself." The shopkeeper said with a belch.

Wu Feng smiled, "Shopkeeper, I heard that Lin Shilang has a daughter, but there is such a thing."

"What a daughter, there are three children in Lin Shilang's family, one eldest daughter, who seems to be about 13 years old this year, and a younger daughter and a newborn son. How about it, I'm well informed." The shopkeeper hehe laughed.

Wu Feng cupped his hands in admiration and said, "What does Lin Shilang's eldest daughter look like?"

"What does it look like?" Speaking of this, the shopkeeper suddenly pointed to the opposite side of the street: "Did you see that, the one in blue is Miss Lin."

Wu Feng looked over there, and saw a few young girls picking out hairpins in front of a small stall, but from his angle, he dreamed of seeing their backs.

"Thank you to the shopkeeper. This is the meal money. Please keep it safe." Wu Feng took out a few copper coins from his pocket and put them on the table.

After paying for the meal in a hurry, Wu Feng pretended to walk towards that booth, pretending to take out the booth and pass by.

His eyes hurriedly swept over the faces of those girls, but this one glance made Wu Feng's heart tremble suddenly.

The girl in the blue dress had a fair face and a sweet smile that didn't seem like a human being.

Wu Feng didn't know what was wrong with him, his legs seemed to be filled with lead, and he didn't even take a step.

At this time, the girls also noticed Wu Feng's abnormality.

"Sister Lin, that student seems to be looking at you." A girl in blue whispered in the ear of the girl in blue.

The girl in blue turned her head and saw Wu Feng staring at her motionlessly, she couldn't help but blushed, then frowned, and walked slowly towards Wu Feng.

At this moment, Wu Feng's heart seemed to be about to jump out of his heart, and his palms were covered with sweat.

Seeing the girl approaching, he swallowed, "Gu... Hello, girl."

"Hello, what can I do?" the girl in blue asked.

"No...it's okay, I offended the girl, the student bid farewell, farewell." After speaking, Wu Feng quickly disappeared into the crowd as if he was running away.

Seeing Wu Feng's weird behavior, the girls were confused.

"Sister Lin, what happened to that man?"

"I guess I'm a fool."

"Don't talk nonsense, he is a scholar, how could he be a fool." The girl in blue said.

"Whether he is a fool or not, let's continue to pick out jewelry. It's hard to come out once, and today we have to have fun." A girl in blue walked towards the booth holding the hand of the girl in blue.

The girl in blue turned her head to look behind her, but she didn't find Wu Feng's figure, so she stopped thinking about that weird student and chatted with a few people in front of the jewelry booth.

Wu Feng hid behind the wall, saw that no one was chasing him, and his heart almost jumped out of his throat before he calmed down.

"It really scared me to death, it's so dangerous!" Wu Feng wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

He poked his head out, looked towards the girl in blue, and muttered to himself, "I never thought Lin Shilang's daughter would be so beautiful, so what should I do?"

While Wu Gang was struggling, the returning expedition team was enduring the biting sea breeze on the northern sea.

With the advent of winter, the temperature on the sea has dropped sharply, and sporadic light snow has fallen for nearly ten days. Although the sea has not frozen, the biting cold still makes the expedition team miserable.

He Tie curled up in the cabin, holding a jug of wine, shaking with the rest of the sailors.

In such a cold weather, only a sip of spirits can make him feel alive.

The captain was wrapped in a fur coat, standing on the bow, looking at the sea in the distance.

It has been half a month since they left Nitre Island. If this continues, with the crew's means of keeping out the cold, they will not be able to make it to the day when they return to the mainland.

At this moment, he was extremely anxious.

"Is our route right?" the captain asked the surveyors.

"Captain, there is no problem with our route. As long as we go straight ahead, we should be able to reach the northern part of China."

The captain frowned and said, "Okay, you guys go down first."

"Yes!"

At this moment, on the mast, the trembling sailor shouted: "Captain, captain, there is land, there is land!"

"where!"

"Northwest direction, it takes about half a day to get there!"

Hearing this, the captain hurriedly looked over there with a telescope, but standing on the deck he found nothing.

"Adjust the direction and head northwest."

He was relieved to find the land. Such cold weather is not conducive to sailing. To be on the safe side, he can only rest on the small island over there for a period of time, and continue on the road after the weather improves.

(End of this chapter)

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