Zhou Xian couldn't get up early in the morning, and Guo Shao had already gone to Jinxiang Hall at dawn.
When the sun rose, Li Chuyun and several other generals bid farewell in the study, bent down and walked back a few steps before turning around and going out.
The eunuch Cao Tai opened a silk-decorated file, rubbed the words on it with his fingers, looked carefully, and whispered beside Guo Shao: Your Majesty, the envoy of the guest province and the supervisor of military equipment, Zan Jurun, should be waiting outside the hall to summon him.
Promotion.Guo Shao said immediately.
Every day I am busy in the morning and I will be free after lunch.
Once I go back to Tokyo, it’s like this almost every day.
Guo Shao didn't feel tired either. Such a routine made him feel at ease... because he understood that his major task had not been completed yet: recover lost territory and unify the world, and consolidate the rule.
Guo Shao was not sure how to realize his dream in detail.
But as long as he tries his best every day and spends his time and energy on it, he will not be afraid or regretful.
This is a Long March, not a passion and determination for a while, but a long and unremitting journey!
Guo Shao started as a guard and went to this point now. He had already walked halfway, and because of the unreplicable opportunity, there was no reason to stop halfway; for the great cause he claimed, too many people had died and could not give up.
He sat upright in front of the imperial case, looking little by little at the records of the Liao Kingdom presented by the ministers.
Guo Shao has never been used to such non-verbal articles written without punctuation. He reads them very slowly and laboriously, but it is nothing more than spending more time.
My minister, Zan Jurun, bows to Your Majesty, and my emperor will live forever.A minister in front of him knelt in front of the case.
Flat body.Guo Shao raised his head and said.His eyes were bright, but his expression was peaceful.
Zan Jurun climbed up, held up a memorial with both hands, and waited for the eunuch to come and take it, saying: Your Majesty, the military weapon supervisor has cast a total of 327 dragon roar cannons from last year to this year. More than 200 cannons have been broken and invalid when the gun body was attacked, and the rest will not be used for a long time.The military weapon supervisors suggested submitting a request for military spending to rebuild artillery in case of call.But I think that the Dragon Roar Cannon is not durable and the casting method must be improved.
Guo Shao nodded and said that one of the advantages of artillery is durability. A dry method like today is really not durable than a catapult; a catapult is easily damaged after a battle, but it can be used again after repair.
The cast iron cannon barrels are broken and can only be scrapped... As for the reason, it must be a problem with the materials.
The problem is that Guo Shao doesn’t understand metallurgy very much. He has been involved in the organization of metal materials such as austenite, but he is not very proficient.
Zan Ju Run said: I have ordered the Beiyuan workshop to use bronze test dragon roar cannons, and try it after the casting is completed.Weichen's proposal is to stop building artillery in the Bianshui Workshop area first and wait for the test of new artillery.
After hearing this, Guo Shao immediately said: Follow the request of the envoy Zan.
He immediately lifted the brush and calculated it on the paper. According to the previous weight of the Dragon Owl Cannon, it may be slightly heavier after using bronze (the heat dissipation of copper is better, and it will thicken and lengthen the barrel). One hundred cannons require 60,000 kilograms of copper.
The first thing that Guo Shao thought of was copper material was because he knew that China lacked copper ore, especially in ancient times, because he could only mine open-pit ore.What is the order of magnitude of 60,000 jin? Will it cause difficulties?
At this time, the copper coins weigh between one and two cents, and 60,000 jin of copper is equivalent to 6 million copper coins, only 6,000 jin of copper coins.
Although copper was short of at this time, the imperial court had a magnitude of millions of minus coins, and the copper consumed by the copper cannon was not a big deal.
After Guo Shao calculated this, he would not mention the copper material at the moment, and officials would definitely find a way to solve it.
Zan Jurun took out another piece of wood and presented it to him: This is something made by the craftsmen in Beiyuan according to His Majesty's will.
Guo Shao took the wooden thing from the eunuch, which was a mechanism of a comb.
At that time, he roughly described the intention of using the fuse to ignite the fire to Zan Jurun. Unexpectedly, they made a model so quickly. As expected, the officials would be very active in handling the things that the emperor personally asked about.
Some things are driven by the will or demand of those in power, and technological progress will be very slow.There has not been much essential progress in technology for thousands of years.
Guo Shao held the model in his hand and quickly found a place similar to the trigger. He pulled it with his fingers. The wooden strip with the rope clamped on it immediately pressed down, touching the upper part of the wooden pole. Moreover, the trigger was very elastic and returned to its original position as soon as it was put.
Hey!Guo Shao immediately made a sound in surprise.
After hearing this, Zan Jurun looked even more comfortable.
Guo Shao took it in his hand and thought about it. This mechanism mainly has two connection points and two tortuous wooden strips.
The bottom of the wooden strip is the trigger, which can be connected to the rivet in a movable and rotatable manner in the middle; the head is connected to the upper bending mechanism of the fuse clamping rope, and the connection part can be rotated and movable.
Fixed riveting between the upper and lower wooden strips.
He slowly pulled the trigger and found that the lower wooden strips were riveted and pushed the upper wooden strips through the tail.
The upper wooden strips are curved and pushed downwards like chickens pecking rice; to touch the position of the fire door to achieve the purpose of ignition.
The lower wooden strip is pressed on a reed, so it is very elastic when pulled, and you can restore it to its original position by letting it go... The reed is not a spring, but it is actually very simple. It is a wrought iron metal piece similar to a V-shaped shape. The slight pressure will not deform the metal and can restore it to its original position.
Guo Shao observed it and felt that ancient craftsmen were still very capable in building such mechanisms.
They do not understand the principles of machinery, but based on experience and craftsmanship, there are also a large number of mechanisms that can be made in Qin Shihuang's mausoleum.
Just try to forge the mechanism according to this model and install a musket.Guo Shao said immediately.
Zan Jurun said: I obey the order.
Anyway, the Beiyuan workshop area is a test of firearms. It is constantly trying to make a small amount of production, and it will not consume too much resources... This mechanism looks like that at first glance, but Guo Shao speculated that there will be problems in actual production of a coercion gun, so he could only gradually explore.
Because in recent years, he has tried to make new armored weapons, and according to his experience, countless problems have arisen. Even the most backward equipment has too many specific difficulties from scratch; there is always a gap between actual operation and imagination.
Guo Shao left the model and looked up and said: Whenever there is any progress in the military weapon surveillance, he will report it.
After hearing this, Zan Jurun said, "I will receive the order and leave."
After Zan Jurun left, eunuch Cao Tai reminded him to summon Wang Pu and others according to the arrangement, reminding Guo Shao to discuss the deployment of the military and Cao Si to send a meticulous undercover agent to the Liao Kingdom.
Last year, Cao Si sent many spies to the Liao Kingdom as a merchant; there were new progress after the Northern Han Battle this year.
The spies who had originally mixed into the Northern Han Kingdom, because some officials of the Northern Han Kingdom were defeated and fled to the Liao Kingdom, and a large number of detailed works of the Northern Han Kingdom also moved to the Liao Kingdom.
Guo Shao waited for Wang Pu to present a new specific plan.He picked up the model and played with it for a while, and then looked at the whistling cannon concept that Zan Jurun had just reported.
In contrast, Guo Shao has greater hope for artillery battles.
Muskets have not been very useful in the near future. I remember that there was a debate between British longbows and muskets. At that time, musket technology and tactics were relatively mature, and they still had not reached the point of completely winning the crossbow, otherwise they would not have argued with them.
It can be seen that the musket will not fundamentally improve the combat effectiveness of an army.
But artillery is different. In the process of attacking Jinyang, the whistling cannon played an important role.
Guo Shao not only attached importance to the artillery casting technology, but also summarized the artillery battle tactics explored in actual combat... According to the idea of attacking the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, quickly conquering Youzhou City is a crucial link, and Guo Shao was examining the feasibility of the upcoming war in advance.
……
Within a few days, the Dragon Boat Festival is here.
There are dragon boat racing scenes on the Bian River. There are many people inside and outside Tokyo, and there are crowds of people. Guo Shao takes the queen, concubines and civil and military ministers to watch. The guards of ceremonials are vast and they enjoy the people during the festival.
When he returned to the imperial city, Guo Shao watched the lantern dance on the imperial street at Xuande Gate.
The sound of gongs and drums and the cheers of people are clearly heard on the high city towers, and the atmosphere permeates every corner of the city.
In this situation, Tokyo has a peaceful and prosperous scene.
For ten years, wars in the world have been frequent and the burden on the people is still extremely heavy; but from Taizu Guo Wei to Chai Rong and Guo Shao, the Great Zhou has been attacking all directions from the Central Plains, and the war has almost not affected the Central Plains, and the population has increased.
While watching the scene in front of him, Guo Shao thought: population is the basis for the prosperity of various countries at this time.
In addition to the impact of war, climate is also a factor.
The people in the city celebrated the festival happily, but Guo Shao sat under the yellow umbrella, very quiet.
He had a sudden idea and vaguely felt a sign, and had no basis for speculation: even after the mid-10th century, the world's climate might have entered a period of good climate... The economic prosperity of the Song Dynasty, and it was difficult to achieve without agriculture; even tribes from the East to the Western grasslands rose one after another, which was also a stage of population accumulation and growth, and the Mongols swept the world.
Any nomadic empire cannot be powerful without sufficient population.
The grassland economy is very fragile, and any natural disaster may lead to a large number of herders and even the destruction of the entire tribe.
Guo Shao's eyes looked slightly from the crowded Yu Street to the north. In the invisible place, the powerful Liao Kingdom first threatened everything here; even worse, the Jin Dynasty lost its national gate first, and now Hebei is flat, facing the northern iron cavalry with its chest open.
You can't stop here!Missing the opportunity at this time will inevitably cause greater consequences.The creatures and prosperous world in the world are worse than those of ants under the wheel of war.
At this moment, Guo Shao not only felt the pressure, but also felt a sense of excitement in his heart.
Violence and power possession can indeed make people obsessed. He has been fighting over the years and has devoted too much enthusiasm to the war itself.
When the sun rose, Li Chuyun and several other generals bid farewell in the study, bent down and walked back a few steps before turning around and going out.
The eunuch Cao Tai opened a silk-decorated file, rubbed the words on it with his fingers, looked carefully, and whispered beside Guo Shao: Your Majesty, the envoy of the guest province and the supervisor of military equipment, Zan Jurun, should be waiting outside the hall to summon him.
Promotion.Guo Shao said immediately.
Every day I am busy in the morning and I will be free after lunch.
Once I go back to Tokyo, it’s like this almost every day.
Guo Shao didn't feel tired either. Such a routine made him feel at ease... because he understood that his major task had not been completed yet: recover lost territory and unify the world, and consolidate the rule.
Guo Shao was not sure how to realize his dream in detail.
But as long as he tries his best every day and spends his time and energy on it, he will not be afraid or regretful.
This is a Long March, not a passion and determination for a while, but a long and unremitting journey!
Guo Shao started as a guard and went to this point now. He had already walked halfway, and because of the unreplicable opportunity, there was no reason to stop halfway; for the great cause he claimed, too many people had died and could not give up.
He sat upright in front of the imperial case, looking little by little at the records of the Liao Kingdom presented by the ministers.
Guo Shao has never been used to such non-verbal articles written without punctuation. He reads them very slowly and laboriously, but it is nothing more than spending more time.
My minister, Zan Jurun, bows to Your Majesty, and my emperor will live forever.A minister in front of him knelt in front of the case.
Flat body.Guo Shao raised his head and said.His eyes were bright, but his expression was peaceful.
Zan Jurun climbed up, held up a memorial with both hands, and waited for the eunuch to come and take it, saying: Your Majesty, the military weapon supervisor has cast a total of 327 dragon roar cannons from last year to this year. More than 200 cannons have been broken and invalid when the gun body was attacked, and the rest will not be used for a long time.The military weapon supervisors suggested submitting a request for military spending to rebuild artillery in case of call.But I think that the Dragon Roar Cannon is not durable and the casting method must be improved.
Guo Shao nodded and said that one of the advantages of artillery is durability. A dry method like today is really not durable than a catapult; a catapult is easily damaged after a battle, but it can be used again after repair.
The cast iron cannon barrels are broken and can only be scrapped... As for the reason, it must be a problem with the materials.
The problem is that Guo Shao doesn’t understand metallurgy very much. He has been involved in the organization of metal materials such as austenite, but he is not very proficient.
Zan Ju Run said: I have ordered the Beiyuan workshop to use bronze test dragon roar cannons, and try it after the casting is completed.Weichen's proposal is to stop building artillery in the Bianshui Workshop area first and wait for the test of new artillery.
After hearing this, Guo Shao immediately said: Follow the request of the envoy Zan.
He immediately lifted the brush and calculated it on the paper. According to the previous weight of the Dragon Owl Cannon, it may be slightly heavier after using bronze (the heat dissipation of copper is better, and it will thicken and lengthen the barrel). One hundred cannons require 60,000 kilograms of copper.
The first thing that Guo Shao thought of was copper material was because he knew that China lacked copper ore, especially in ancient times, because he could only mine open-pit ore.What is the order of magnitude of 60,000 jin? Will it cause difficulties?
At this time, the copper coins weigh between one and two cents, and 60,000 jin of copper is equivalent to 6 million copper coins, only 6,000 jin of copper coins.
Although copper was short of at this time, the imperial court had a magnitude of millions of minus coins, and the copper consumed by the copper cannon was not a big deal.
After Guo Shao calculated this, he would not mention the copper material at the moment, and officials would definitely find a way to solve it.
Zan Jurun took out another piece of wood and presented it to him: This is something made by the craftsmen in Beiyuan according to His Majesty's will.
Guo Shao took the wooden thing from the eunuch, which was a mechanism of a comb.
At that time, he roughly described the intention of using the fuse to ignite the fire to Zan Jurun. Unexpectedly, they made a model so quickly. As expected, the officials would be very active in handling the things that the emperor personally asked about.
Some things are driven by the will or demand of those in power, and technological progress will be very slow.There has not been much essential progress in technology for thousands of years.
Guo Shao held the model in his hand and quickly found a place similar to the trigger. He pulled it with his fingers. The wooden strip with the rope clamped on it immediately pressed down, touching the upper part of the wooden pole. Moreover, the trigger was very elastic and returned to its original position as soon as it was put.
Hey!Guo Shao immediately made a sound in surprise.
After hearing this, Zan Jurun looked even more comfortable.
Guo Shao took it in his hand and thought about it. This mechanism mainly has two connection points and two tortuous wooden strips.
The bottom of the wooden strip is the trigger, which can be connected to the rivet in a movable and rotatable manner in the middle; the head is connected to the upper bending mechanism of the fuse clamping rope, and the connection part can be rotated and movable.
Fixed riveting between the upper and lower wooden strips.
He slowly pulled the trigger and found that the lower wooden strips were riveted and pushed the upper wooden strips through the tail.
The upper wooden strips are curved and pushed downwards like chickens pecking rice; to touch the position of the fire door to achieve the purpose of ignition.
The lower wooden strip is pressed on a reed, so it is very elastic when pulled, and you can restore it to its original position by letting it go... The reed is not a spring, but it is actually very simple. It is a wrought iron metal piece similar to a V-shaped shape. The slight pressure will not deform the metal and can restore it to its original position.
Guo Shao observed it and felt that ancient craftsmen were still very capable in building such mechanisms.
They do not understand the principles of machinery, but based on experience and craftsmanship, there are also a large number of mechanisms that can be made in Qin Shihuang's mausoleum.
Just try to forge the mechanism according to this model and install a musket.Guo Shao said immediately.
Zan Jurun said: I obey the order.
Anyway, the Beiyuan workshop area is a test of firearms. It is constantly trying to make a small amount of production, and it will not consume too much resources... This mechanism looks like that at first glance, but Guo Shao speculated that there will be problems in actual production of a coercion gun, so he could only gradually explore.
Because in recent years, he has tried to make new armored weapons, and according to his experience, countless problems have arisen. Even the most backward equipment has too many specific difficulties from scratch; there is always a gap between actual operation and imagination.
Guo Shao left the model and looked up and said: Whenever there is any progress in the military weapon surveillance, he will report it.
After hearing this, Zan Jurun said, "I will receive the order and leave."
After Zan Jurun left, eunuch Cao Tai reminded him to summon Wang Pu and others according to the arrangement, reminding Guo Shao to discuss the deployment of the military and Cao Si to send a meticulous undercover agent to the Liao Kingdom.
Last year, Cao Si sent many spies to the Liao Kingdom as a merchant; there were new progress after the Northern Han Battle this year.
The spies who had originally mixed into the Northern Han Kingdom, because some officials of the Northern Han Kingdom were defeated and fled to the Liao Kingdom, and a large number of detailed works of the Northern Han Kingdom also moved to the Liao Kingdom.
Guo Shao waited for Wang Pu to present a new specific plan.He picked up the model and played with it for a while, and then looked at the whistling cannon concept that Zan Jurun had just reported.
In contrast, Guo Shao has greater hope for artillery battles.
Muskets have not been very useful in the near future. I remember that there was a debate between British longbows and muskets. At that time, musket technology and tactics were relatively mature, and they still had not reached the point of completely winning the crossbow, otherwise they would not have argued with them.
It can be seen that the musket will not fundamentally improve the combat effectiveness of an army.
But artillery is different. In the process of attacking Jinyang, the whistling cannon played an important role.
Guo Shao not only attached importance to the artillery casting technology, but also summarized the artillery battle tactics explored in actual combat... According to the idea of attacking the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, quickly conquering Youzhou City is a crucial link, and Guo Shao was examining the feasibility of the upcoming war in advance.
……
Within a few days, the Dragon Boat Festival is here.
There are dragon boat racing scenes on the Bian River. There are many people inside and outside Tokyo, and there are crowds of people. Guo Shao takes the queen, concubines and civil and military ministers to watch. The guards of ceremonials are vast and they enjoy the people during the festival.
When he returned to the imperial city, Guo Shao watched the lantern dance on the imperial street at Xuande Gate.
The sound of gongs and drums and the cheers of people are clearly heard on the high city towers, and the atmosphere permeates every corner of the city.
In this situation, Tokyo has a peaceful and prosperous scene.
For ten years, wars in the world have been frequent and the burden on the people is still extremely heavy; but from Taizu Guo Wei to Chai Rong and Guo Shao, the Great Zhou has been attacking all directions from the Central Plains, and the war has almost not affected the Central Plains, and the population has increased.
While watching the scene in front of him, Guo Shao thought: population is the basis for the prosperity of various countries at this time.
In addition to the impact of war, climate is also a factor.
The people in the city celebrated the festival happily, but Guo Shao sat under the yellow umbrella, very quiet.
He had a sudden idea and vaguely felt a sign, and had no basis for speculation: even after the mid-10th century, the world's climate might have entered a period of good climate... The economic prosperity of the Song Dynasty, and it was difficult to achieve without agriculture; even tribes from the East to the Western grasslands rose one after another, which was also a stage of population accumulation and growth, and the Mongols swept the world.
Any nomadic empire cannot be powerful without sufficient population.
The grassland economy is very fragile, and any natural disaster may lead to a large number of herders and even the destruction of the entire tribe.
Guo Shao's eyes looked slightly from the crowded Yu Street to the north. In the invisible place, the powerful Liao Kingdom first threatened everything here; even worse, the Jin Dynasty lost its national gate first, and now Hebei is flat, facing the northern iron cavalry with its chest open.
You can't stop here!Missing the opportunity at this time will inevitably cause greater consequences.The creatures and prosperous world in the world are worse than those of ants under the wheel of war.
At this moment, Guo Shao not only felt the pressure, but also felt a sense of excitement in his heart.
Violence and power possession can indeed make people obsessed. He has been fighting over the years and has devoted too much enthusiasm to the war itself.
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