Great Tang Southern Emperor

In fact, the design of this kind of cannon is not very troublesome. Li Zhen is also a top student in science and engineering. Although he can't design the most advanced cannon, the breech-loading cannon in the late nineteenth century is still no problem.

There was only one thing that troubled him from the beginning to the end, and that was the material. Although Li Zhen already had a blast furnace and successfully smelted steel, the steel produced by the blast furnace was just ordinary crude steel. Yes, but definitely not for cannons.

It is not impossible to refine higher-grade alloy steel. The question is, are there other elements at this time?At this time, even aluminum cannot be smelted, let alone tungsten, manganese, vanadium, titanium and zinc.At this time, the metals are generally only gold, silver, copper, iron, tin, lead plus mercury. Among them, lead and mercury are mainly used for Taoist alchemy. Who would use it for ordinary people?

This is because Li Zhen was too focused on mechanical design in her previous life, and she was not very proficient in materials science. In fact, I don’t blame him. The society in later generations is so developed, and everyone has different divisions of labor. Those who study machinery only need to memorize the properties of various materials. Enough is enough, who will go to learn how these materials are smelted?

So Li Zhen only knows a little bit of steel smelting, and she is not very proficient in the post-processing process of steel. She is an old craftsman who sees that the cannons he makes always explode, so he suggests that he do some heat treatment processes, such as quenching or something.

It was only then that Li Zhen remembered that steel is not just smelted, the key to increasing the strength of the material is the post-heat treatment.

However, Li Zhen is not very clear about the post-processing. He only knows that heat treatment can be roughly divided into normalizing, annealing, tempering, and quenching. As for how to make qualified gun steel, he doesn't know.

After handing over what she knew to the craftsmen, Li Zhen ignored it. She thought it would take several years for the craftsmen to produce qualified steel. The name of the iron and steel workshop run by Zhen himself) came to tell Li Zhen that qualified steel had been smelted.

Li Zhen was very excited, and rewarded the craftsmen, and then began to cast the cannon, because the accessories had already been made, and even the molds of important parts such as the breech block and the barrel were made by the lost wax method, just waiting for the steel , so after the steel was qualified, Li Zhen successfully assembled the cannon together and gave it a majestic name—Thor No. [-].

It's a pity that as soon as Li Zhen finished building the cannon, it was time for him to set off, and he was not even given time to test the cannon. Li Zhen, who was worried, had to bring the cannon with him, planning to test the performance of the cannon directly on the battlefield.

However, the performance should not be too bad. Li Zhen borrowed from the design of many early classic cannons in the design, and added her own understanding. The worry is that the material is not strong enough.

In addition, there is safety, which is also what Li Zhen is most worried about, but facing the friends at this time, Li Zhen will not admit defeat, and directly crowned Da Pao with the title of God of War.

"God of War? Isn't it that exaggerated?" Fang Yiai didn't believe it, and neither did Du He and Xue Rengui.

"Yeah, if an object can be called the God of War, then what should we call it, Chief Li?" Du He still respected Li Jing very much, and in his heart, only Li Jing could be called the God of War. What qualifications does the object have?

Li Zhen also didn't want to say more: "Don't believe me, this cannon is an artifact that can dominate future wars. It is not an exaggeration to call it the God of War. Forget it, I can't explain it just by telling you. I’ll show you on the battlefield when the time comes, and you’ll know. Let’s not talk about it, there’s still some time before Jinyang, so I’ll sleep for a while.”

"Hey." After saying this, Li Zhen closed the window.

"Oh, getting the four-wheeled carriage out is really the greatest invention I came to the Tang Dynasty. I give myself a thumbs up." Lying on the sofa, Li Zhen stretched her waist comfortably, and gave it flatteredly. Give yourself a like.

The specifications of Li Zhen's carriage are the same as those of Li Shimin and his eldest grandson (since Li Shimin got a new car, his eldest grandson also snatched one from Li Zhen, then Concubine Yan, and then Li Yuan). , only slightly smaller and differently engraved, but the rest are the same.

This four-wheeled carriage is very good, not only is it far more stable than the two-wheeled carriage, but also has a huge space. With my body, it is enough even for somersaults. Moreover, the interior of the carriage is gorgeous. Not only is there a whole set of sofas, but there is also a separate The small bed is designed with a separate bathroom.

There are two mezzanines on the wall of the carriage. The outermost mezzanine is made of steel plates, so despite the fact that the carriage is made of wood, the defense ability is not bad at all. The second mezzanine is hollow and can be used in summer. Put ice cubes to cool down, and change it to a fireplace for heating in winter—this is simply an ancient version of the caravan. In fact, Li Zhen designed her own carriage according to the functions of later generations of caravans.

Lying on the sofa, Li Zhen wrapped herself in fox fur and fell asleep beautifully. When she woke up, the sun was about to set, the team had already arrived outside Jinyang City, and Jinyang officials had been waiting for a long time.

After receiving a few officials casually, exchanging pleasantries with them, and having another banquet, Li Zhen moved into the Jinyang Palace (Li Zhen is a prince, and those who are eligible to live in the palace, as long as they don’t live in the host Temple will do).

Chapter 112 Borrowing Money, Borrowing People

Chapter 39 Borrowing Money, Borrowing People

On the second day, Li Zhen continued to go north to Mayi (now Shuo County, Shanxi) regardless of the persuasion of Jinyang officials, trying to join Li Jing as soon as possible.

After walking on the road for several days, the group finally came to Mayi and joined forces with Li Jing, who was stationed here.

"Ahhh! So boring." Lying in the big tent, Li Zhen's legs were thrashing around, yelling, extremely bored.

It's the end of February now, and it's been a while since I came to Mayi. Except when I first came here, I felt quite fresh, but it didn't take long before I got bored.I want to ask Li Jing for some errands, but every time I haven't asked for it, I'm bypassed by the old fox Li Jing. To put it bluntly, Li Jing regards himself as a mascot, and it is impossible to give himself a task, and he dare not give it to him. own task.

However, the army has strict rules and regulations, and they are not allowed to go out without reason, and Li Zhen does not want to break the rules, so she is bored in the camp all day long.Fortunately, as the chief inspector of history and the prince, he has an extraordinary status. Although he has no rights, the treatment is not bad at all. Not only does he live in the best big tent, but he also has the best food. will go crazy.

"I've met Your Highness." Just as she was bored, a figure came to visit Li Zhen.

"I said, Du He, why did you come to me if you didn't listen to the chief supervisor's teachings?" Today should be the day when Li Jing started class, why didn't Du He attend the class?

This may be the only good thing that happened during this period, that is, under the help of Li Zhen, Li Jing succeeded in meeting Xue Rengui, and took the initiative to accept Xue Rengui as an apprentice. Unexpectedly, he turned the romance into reality , It's funny enough to think about it (Xue Rengui's teacher in the novel is Li Jing, but it has never been recorded in the official history, and it is impossible to think about it).

Xue Rengui succeeded as a teacher. As good friends, Fang Yiai and Du He also ascended to heaven, and were allowed by Li Jing to listen to the lecture. This made them overjoyed. I still want to kiss, I can't wait to hang on Li Jing's body all day long, why did Du He come here today?

"It's nothing serious, I just want to borrow some money from His Highness." Du He was a little embarrassed.

"Borrowing money? What do you want money for? Could it be?" Maybe because of something, Li Zhen's face changed suddenly: "Could it be that you are gambling in the army?"

"No, no, no." Du He hastily denied it, and finally said shyly, "It's actually like this."

After Du He narrated, Li Zhen finally understood why Du He borrowed money.

It turned out that Du He was arranged by Li Jing to go to Mayi city to do business yesterday. After finishing the business, he saw that there was still time, so he went to a restaurant for dinner.Just at the stall where he was eating, a singing girl came up from the restaurant. This singing girl had a beautiful makeup and beautiful appearance. All in all, she was a big beauty.But at that time, Du He was not the only one in the restaurant who had his eyes on the singing girls, and many of them were descendants of extraordinary families.So a scene of dog blood happened. It was nothing more than a powerful son -in -law who wanted to grab the people, and Du Huli, who was at first sight of the beauty, stood out, in which the younger brother violently stunned his son, and then the hero saved the beauty of the United States. , The beauty has nothing to repay, but is willing to promise with her body.

"In that case, what do you want money for?" Li Zhen asked, you're so damn beautiful, why do you want to borrow money?Are you still planning to hold a wedding here?

Du He explained: "No, Landie's parents were both seriously ill. She came out to sing and make money just to see her parents' doctor. Who would have thought that she would be kidnapped on the first day. So she made a request to me, thinking If you want to marry her, you have to take care of her parents, or raise them for her. But you also know, Your Highness, that I used to be a mess and had no money at all, so I asked Your Highness to come here. ?”

"What a coincidence? Could it be a liar?" Li Zhen asked suspiciously.

"Your Highness, you look down on me too much. I am also a tyrant in Chang'an anyway. How could I trust people so easily?" Speaking of the tyrant in Chang'an, Du He subconsciously puffed up his chest: "I sent someone to inquire about it yesterday. According to their neighbors, Landie's family has lived in Mayi City for more than ten years, and the family and neighbors are also very kind. It's just that Lao Lan, Landie's father, has always been in poor health. Well, Landie has been helping her mother with the housework since she was a child, who knows that something unexpected happened, her mother also fell ill the day before yesterday, Landie couldn't make ends meet, so she thought of a way to make money by singing and singing."

"That's it, that's fine, I'll lend you the money." Li Zhen happily agreed, "How much do you want? Is 100 taels enough?"

"That's enough, enough, enough, thank you, Your Highness." Du He repeatedly said, and he respected Li Zhen even more in his heart. This mouth is 100 taels, which is worthy of being a local tyrant.

"That's good, go to Jiang Wen, he will give you the money." Li Zhen waved Du He away.

Jiang Wen is the slave who can make false accounts that Li Zhen bought in Chang'an City before. This guy not only knows how to make false accounts, but also is good at business. All businesses, under Jiang Wen's management, Li Zhen's income is increasing rapidly at a rate of [-]% per month, and there is a trend of growing faster and faster, which can be called a miracle.

This time, Li Zhen needed to expand the bank's business, and he only brought along one of his confidantes, and the rest of the shopkeepers or Master Zhangyan were supported by others.The purpose is to test Jiang Wen's management and employment skills. If he can really integrate everyone, Li Zhen will not hesitate to hand over the entire bank's business to him.

"Hey, it's really boring. If I knew it, I would have followed Du He to see the excitement." Li Zhen regretted it a bit. He actually wanted to go with Du He just now, but when he thought about the young couple's tryst, he would act as a light bulb by himself. It's a little too wicked.But now that Du He is gone, Li Zhen is bored again, if he had known it would be worse.

In fact, it's not that Li Zhen doesn't have ways to pass the time. For example, playing cards can relieve boredom, but his status is too high, and others dare not beat him when playing cards with him. What's the point of winning but not losing?

"Damn, it doesn't look like you're being cruel, you Li Jing really treat me like a kitten?" Li Zhen, who was so bored to death, suddenly stood up like a carp, and walked quickly towards Li Jing's tent.

Li Jing is a 60-year-old man with a ruddy complexion and a long beard and beard. He is a handsome man. He wears the Mingguang armor of the Tang Dynasty, which adds to his mighty demeanor.

Li Zhen was dealing with military affairs, and when she saw Li Zhen running over angrily, she thought she was looking for an errand for her again, so she hurriedly said, "Master Chang Shi looks angry, I think he didn't eat well, Chang Shi don't worry, Jing is here Severely punish the fire-headed army."

"No, it's not about Huotoujun's business. I'm here to find you, Chief Manager, on business." Li Zhen didn't show courtesy to Li Jing: "I'm looking for you on business. I want to borrow some people from Chief Manager."

"Borrower?" Li Jing frowned: "I don't know who Chang Shi wants to borrow? How much? How long?"

"People, it's best to be a veteran in the army. The more experience the better, and the better the virtue. The number should be twenty. The time has not been determined, but it should not exceed one month." Li Zhen stated her own standards.

"Are there any requirements for the type of arms?" Li Jing asked again.

"Of course, it's best to be a swordsman. If you don't have enough swordsmen, you can also use a spearman." Li Zhen replied, feeling ashamed in her heart. If Li Jing hadn't reminded her, she would have forgotten this most important point. .

"Well, the commander-in-chief agreed, and Chang Shi wants to go back. The person you want will be delivered soon." Although he doesn't know what Li Zhen is doing, it's just a small matter, and Li Jing is still willing to sell Li Zhen. save face.

"Then I would like to thank the Chief Manager." Li Zhen thanked her and returned to her account.

Chapter 113 "The Killing Skill"