A great man of the Northern Song Dynasty

"boom!"

On Wan Shengjun's school ground, the three yamen officers stood on both sides of Fu Bi, wishing they could go up and grab the iron tube and try it.

Fu Bi also felt a little itchy, but he was the prime minister and had to be steady and not frivolous, so he had no choice but to endure it.

Cao Yi put a thick wet cloth on his shoulders and shouted proudly: "Light the fire!"

boom!

The iron cylinder started roaring again after half a day.

Wooden rake smashes.

"Come again!"

Cao Yi felt that it was not enough, and this was the most outstanding thing in his life. He wished he could keep this moment until the end of the world.

"Ahem!"

Someone behind him was coughing, and Cao Yi paused for a moment.

"Ahem!"

The coughing sound was endless, and Cao Yi was slightly angry. He turned around and was about to yell, but he saw Shen An.

"Anbei, come and take a look."

Cao Yi smiled and said, "Give me some pointers."

He looked proud and said he was asking Shen An for advice, but that was just a polite statement. In his opinion, his iron cylinder is impeccable and an epoch-making invention.

Shen An walked over and pointed at the iron cylinder, "Put it down."

After Cao Yi put the iron tube on the ground, Shen An squatted down and looked at it carefully.

"What are Anbei looking at?" Fu Bi and others also came over, "After seeing this, I feel that if there is equipment in the army, it must be used by tall and powerful men, such as sword and ax hands." This firearm. But it’s hard for people like this to choose!”

"You're lucky." Shen An raised his head and said, "You never have much charge. Stone bullets... who made the stone bullets?"

The craftsman came out with a proud look on his face, "I've seen the Shen Long Tu. This stone bullet was made by a villain."

"The craftsmanship was so poor that it didn't fit the iron cylinder, causing the gap between the stone bullet and the iron wall to be too large, causing air leakage."

The craftsman lowered his head, feeling ashamed, "I don't know how to do this, but I was reluctant to part with the reward given by my uncle, so I stayed shamelessly."

Shen An asked curiously: "How much reward did the uncle give him?"

Cao Yan said: "It's always money."

This Grandet!

Shen An smiled and said, "You don't have to feel guilty. Uncle Guo saved his life because of you. This is a good thing."

Cao Yi asked in confusion: "What do you mean by this? Why did he save someone's life?"

Naturally, he didn't believe that Shen An would be jealous of him, because Shen An's inventions and creations made him feel inferior.

Shen An pointed at the iron tube and said, "Look carefully."

Cao Yi squatted down and almost put his eyes on the iron cylinder.

"See the cracks?"

Just on the iron cylinder, several thin cracks spread along the way.

"I saw it, it's okay!" Cao Yan didn't think there was a problem with this.

These people won’t shed tears until they see the coffin!

Shen An stood up and said: "The range of the stone bullets fired by your iron barrel is too close. If the enemy attacks, they can only hit the enemy in one round, which is of little use."

Chen Hong over there said with a smile: "I also thought of this, but I think it's a bit useless. It's just that it's very rare for uncle Guo to come up with this idea. I'll definitely be able to improve it in the future."

After something epoch-making comes out, people are first brightened and shocked by it, and then various shortcomings will be discovered.

For example, when muskets first appeared, their range was impressive, and their accuracy was even more impressive. Such muskets could only be fired at close range, otherwise shooting would be a waste of lead bullets and gunpowder, so various tactics of queuing up and shooting emerged.

The range of the stone bullets created by Cao Yi was even more impressive. After one shot, it was probably too late to retreat.

Cao Yan said disappointedly: "Anbei, is there any way to increase the distance?"

"Of course."

Shen An ordered: "Find someone to make stone bullets again, and the size must be accurate."

This is a trivial matter. I don’t know how many craftsmen can make stone bullets in Beijing. I later found a few people to make them on the spot.

"Get a new iron barrel."

Shen An was ready to give them a new understanding and smiled very innocently.

Cao Yan was thinking: "The stone bullet must fit with the iron wall so that it will not be discouraged. This is indeed the case."

But he didn't know how effective such a method would be.

"And you have too little powder." Shen An asked someone to get more gunpowder and coarse cloth along with it.

"Tie the iron tube to the table."

"Why?"

"It's safer to carry it on your shoulders."

"If you don't want to die, just do it."

Shen An felt that a hundred explanations were not as impressive as a single explosion.

Fu Bi and others were watching the excitement. After Shen An arrived, he was looking forward to this kind of firearm even more.

"Anbei is a master of firearms. If he can improve a few things, this firearm will probably be even more powerful."

Later, when everything was ready, Shen An loaded the medicine himself.

"so many?"

Shen An's charge was twice that of Cao Yan, and Cao Yan couldn't help but be surprised when he saw it.

"You haven't seen any more."

Later, when the Ottomans first developed artillery, because the performance of gunpowder was very poor, in order to fire the stone bullets farther, they could only choose to charge more powder and fill the gun barrel with gunpowder. As a result, the artillery must be thickened, thus entering a vicious cycle.

"Everyone stand back!"

Shen An held the fire certificate and looked at Cao Yan seriously, "Listen to me."

Cao Yi moved his lips and said, "Okay."

After everyone retreated, Shen An ordered someone to prepare a shield, "give it to the rich prime minister and others."

The chief of San Yamen muttered in his heart, thinking that you have prepared a shield. What does this mean?

Could it be that if this iron cylinder is filled with too much explosives, it will explode?

Fu Bi said harshly, "I don't need this."

"It will blow up people!" Shen An put the fire stick toward the fuse.

Hee hee hee…

After lighting the fuse, Shen An ran away.

Everyone didn't take him seriously at first, but when they saw him running in a hurry, they couldn't help but raise their shields.

Fu Bi was startled and quickly raised his shield and called out: "Come Anbei quickly."

He was about to share the shield with Shen An, but Shen An quickly ran behind him and hid at the back. Unless he blew up all the people in front of him, he would be safe.

Fu Bi was annoyed and was about to speak when he heard a roar.

"boom!"

A louder explosion sounded than before, and Shen An shrank away.

There was no problem ahead, he could see someone's legs shaking.

"It's okay." He walked out with a brave face.

There was a hole in the middle of the large wooden target in front. When everyone looked carefully, they saw that the stone bullet flew far away.

"Wonderful!"

Fu Bi stroked his beard and praised: "It can be done with more medicine. What if there are more?"

"No more." Shen An looked at the iron cylinder carefully and found cracks.

"Again."

This time Shen An still ran away in a hurry, but Fu Bi and others looked at him with smiles and calm expressions. As for the shield, they had already discarded it on the ground.

When Shen An saw it, he couldn't help but exclaimed, "Raise your shield!"

"boom!"

Everyone saw only smoke filling the front, and then black dots flew over.

call out!

A fragment hit the calf of Liao Dexing, the commander of the Ma Army Sidu, and he fell to the ground.

A fragment flew past Fu Bi's face, who refused to use his shield anymore. He was instantly stunned. The fragment pierced Chen Hong's ear, ending the rampage.

"ah!"

Liao Dexing felt the severe pain at this moment. He lay on the ground and screamed in a shrill voice.

Fu Bi tremblingly stretched out his hand to touch his ears and breathed a sigh of relief when he found that they were not injured.

Chen Hong, on the other hand, had a tough-guy attitude. He didn't care about the small hole in his ear and shouted: "Get the doctor!"

The doctor from the army came quickly. After careful inspection, he said regretfully: "Master Liao's leg bones were shattered. I'm afraid he will have to limp around in the future."

Liao Dexing fainted after hearing this.

He just came to see the new firearms drill. He really just wanted to see it, but who would have thought that it would be destroyed by a fragment of the bullet.

Fu Bi said in fear: "The fragment just flew past my face. It was terrible!"

Chen Hong's ears were bleeding. He smiled bitterly and said, "I didn't even feel anything, but my ears were pierced."

Only Cao Yan believed in Shen An's words, so he raised his shield. At this moment, he found two fragments on the shield, and he was terrified. "If it weren't for the shield, I might have died for my country."

Being bombed to death while conducting experiments is naturally considered sacrilege for one's country.

"Anbei, why is this happening?" Fu Bi just came back to his senses at this moment, but he still felt his legs were a little weak.

"The intensity of the explosion increased, and the iron cylinder was too weak, so it exploded."

Shen An walked over and looked carefully at the largest pieces.

"It's so dangerous!"

Cao Yan couldn't help but be afraid when he remembered when he was carrying the iron tube.

"If it weren't for An Bei's reminder, I would have planned to load more gunpowder later. If so, the iron cylinder would have exploded after many times, and I'd have had my head..."

Shen An glanced at him and said, "Your head will turn into a melon with a bang."

"As expected, everyone with firearms knows the disadvantages at a glance."

When the news came back to the palace, Zhao Shu was also frightened, "If Shen An hadn't gone there, the Chief of San Yamen and Fu Bi would be in danger today. But how did he know about this?"

No one in the world knows it from birth. Shen An discovered the shortcomings of the iron tube as soon as he left. Why is this?

Zhang Baibian was summoned and heard the words: "Occasionally, there are some explosions in Izumo Temple. UU Reading www.uukanshu.net"

Zhao Shu was silent for a moment, "So he has been trying it for a long time? Why didn't he say it? Yes, Uncle Guo came up with this idea alone. If he said it, Uncle Guo's achievements would naturally be eclipsed. Sure enough, Shen An He is a kind person.”

If Shen An hears this evaluation, he will definitely accept the order.

Thinking of Shen An's 'deeds', Zhao Shu couldn't help but smile and said: "If that person heard this statement, he would definitely be shameless and happy. In addition... has Izumo Temple ever made an iron cylinder?"

Zhang Baibian shook his head, "It was done for a while, and then there was no movement."

Zhao Shu said regretfully: "It's a pity. It would be great if Shen An could get a better iron cylinder."

…

"Mother, Shen An rescued Uncle Guo, Prime Minister Fu and others today." Xia Shuang trotted over to report after getting the news. Ren Shouzhong behind him was itching, but he didn't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing.

Upon hearing this, Queen Mother Cao was stunned for a moment, staring blankly at the loom, then stood up and walked out of the dark room.

"I told Dalang that whatever Shen An does, let him do it. This will keep the Cao family safe. Do you know why?"

Xia Shuang shook his head, "I don't know."

Empress Dowager Cao thought of the young Shen An she met that year, and couldn't help but smile, "That man has been cunning and smart since he was a boy. Moreover, he came from the Mang Mountain lineage and is full of knowledge. If this kind of person refuses to be an official , even if you teach and educate people, you can become a famous teacher in the world. If you do business, you can become a big businessman in the world.

Such people know how to bargain with officials, which shows that they are wary of the imperial power. As long as this kind of people are not crazy, nothing will happen to them. If the Cao family follows him, they will naturally be safe. "

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