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The artillery field outside Shazhou City was originally an abandoned quarry.
This quarry is on the top of a mountain, and the bottom of the mountain has been hollowed out. There is a risk of landslides if there is further excavation.
After Li Yan entered Shazhou City, he abandoned the quarry.
Later, it was taken over by Cui Ruoyun and became an artillery testing ground.
This time Cui Ruoyun reported to the Governor's Office that he wanted to test a new type of artillery. Li Yan saw the report and offered to come and observe the test firing.
Standing in the temporary shed, Li Yan held a telescope and looked at the fort not far away.
Cui Ruoyun held the command flag, waited until the gunner raised his hand to signal, and after checking the position of the muzzle, Cui Ruoyun waved the command flag in his hand.
The fuse was ignited, followed by a deafening roar, and the five test cannons were fired at once.
It's just that this time when the cannon was fired, only white smoke came out of the muzzle, and there was no fire like before.
Cui Ruoyun explained to Li Yan:
"I have improved the formula of the percussion charge. Now the combustion efficiency of the explosive is higher and the probability of exploding the chamber is lower."
Li Yan nodded and asked: "That means our cannon can shoot farther and fire more frequently?"
Cui Ruoyun smiled and nodded, and then said: "It's not just that, please see, Your Highness."
While the two were talking, a cannonball landed on the mountain of the abandoned quarry.
Then there was a loud noise, and after a violent explosion, the shell exploded on the stone wall.
A large piece of rock was blown down, and Li Yan stood up in surprise.
Is it so powerful?
Cui Ruoyun said: "In addition to the improvement of firing powder, the artillery shells have also been innovated."
"The improved grenade is filled with explosives. After hundreds of tests, it is now possible to set the delay time of the shell explosion more accurately."
"Everyone has seen the effect of the explosion. Grenade filled with gunpowder is much more powerful than live ammunition, and its lethality to soldiers is much greater than that of live ammunition."
The staff players behind Li Yan became excited. When they saw that gunpowder was used to fire iron balls, it was still at the level of artillery in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
For artillery to truly become the main force, it still needs explosive grenades.
Explosive grenades truly make artillery the god of death on the battlefield, and further improve the ability of artillery to siege and defend cities.
However, Li Yan held a telescope, looked at the impact points of the four cannon shells, and asked Cui Ruoyun:
"Why are the cannonballs landing so far apart?"
Cui Ruoyun also said bluntly: "Your Highness is wise, because our current technology for manufacturing hollow artillery shells is not mature enough, and filling the ammunition requires pure manual work, resulting in an unstable center of gravity for the artillery shells."
Xu Jun, who was behind Li Yan, immediately understood what Cui Ruoyun meant: "Does that mean the accuracy of the cannonball is sacrificed? The impact point of the cannonball cannot be controlled?"
Cui Ruoyun nodded and said: "Until a better manufacturing process for bullet casings appears, the accuracy cannot be guaranteed."
The staff officers behind Li Yan all frowned. In fact, this was also a stage in the development of artillery.
In the early stages of the large-scale application of artillery, a round of artillery bombardment was carried out first and then the infantry charged.
It is because the artillery shells of this era cannot guarantee accurate landing points. If the artillery cooperates with the infantry, the artillery shells may fall into their own positions.
The infantry-artillery coordination touted by military fans of later generations was a tactic developed only after full industrialization and the production of standard artillery and standardized artillery shells.
The development of military tactics must also adapt to the development of military technology, and both sides develop alternately.
However, Li Yan is quite optimistic about this. The howitzer has already improved a lot compared to the solid cannon. Even if the accuracy is not enough, the deterrent power is still large enough.
Li Yan commended Cui Ruoyun, and took advantage of his abundant resources to give Cui Ruoyun a large amount of research funding.
After returning from the gun range, Li Yan received another request from Zhou Hao for an interview.
What a busy life.
Li Yan never thought that as an ordinary person, he would have so many things to be busy with after traveling through time.
Although he has "gathered good ministers and good generals" under his command, there are still so many things that require his decision-making every day.
Zhou Hao studied law and is now the chief judge of the court of the entire Dudu Prefecture. He is also the chief judge of the Longyou Dudu Prefecture Court appointed by Li Yan.
The political system of the Tang Dynasty was inherited from the Sui Dynasty, and part of the system of the Sui Dynasty was inherited from the Northern Zhou Dynasty.
However, the laws of the Tang Dynasty absorbed the legal spirit of the Northern Zhou Dynasty’s mortal enemy, the Northern Qi Dynasty.
The hook of history is that the Northern Qi Dynasty, which produced many insane and murderous monarchs, turned out to be the most "cautious punishment" in the laws of the past dynasties.
Before the An-Shi Rebellion, all prisoners on death row were required to submit their case to Dali Temple, and the minister of Dali Temple was required to write down the verdict of Dali Temple and submit it to the emperor, who then handed it over to the emperor for judgment.
Nowadays, the world is in chaos. The emperor in Fengxiang Mansion is busy recovering Chang'an and Luoyang. The world is also cut off by thieves and bandits. If this method is still used, I am afraid that the prisons everywhere will be filled with prisoners awaiting execution.
Therefore, the emperor ordered that the eucalyptus could now be handed over to the Jiedushi or the governors of various states for self-determination. After beheading the prisoner, he only needed to report it to Dali Temple for preparation.
The murder verdict in Zhou Hao's hands was delivered to Li Yan's hands.
Judicial power is naturally one of the highest powers, and such judgments must be made with caution.
Li Yan took the judgment document and read it page by page.
But the more he looked at it, the more Li Yan frowned.
The story of this eucalyptus is not complicated.
Sun Da is the son of a craftsman. Ten years ago, his father worked as a master craftsman in the county government's workshop. He happened to meet Mao Xinzhi, the county magistrate who had just taken office. Mao Xinzhi, who had just taken office and was eager to establish his authority, found an excuse.
He was executed for the crime of ineffective supervision of weapons.
Mao Xinzhi used military law, and the workshop where Sun Da's father worked also needed to make ordnance. At that time, the military situation in Longyou was tense, and Sun Da had no way to complain for his father, and was even imprisoned by the governor's office.
Later, after Sun Da was released from prison, he practiced assassination skills hard, then ruined his appearance and began to pursue Mao Xinzhi.
Mao Xinzhi worked as an official in Longyou all the time. After King Jianning took control of Longyou, he was dismissed from his position by the Governor's Office because of his poor reputation and failure in the examination.
Mao Xinzhi was planning to pack up Xiruan and return to Guanzhong, but Sun Da found an opportunity and assassinated him in the inn.
Just seeing this situation made Li Yan feel troubled.
Zhou Hao said: "Your Highness, according to the law of the Tang Dynasty, the murderer must pay with his life. Sun Da deliberately killed people in a planned manner, and he also killed people at a post station with many people coming and going. According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, this is an unpardonable crime.
crime."
Li Yan nodded. An unforgivable crime is a serious crime. Although Mao Xinzhi resigned, he was still a scholar-bureaucrat with an official position. Attacking an official by civilians was an additional crime.
Zhou Hao said: "But the problem with this case is that Sun Da avenged his father. According to Confucian tradition, this behavior is worthy of commendation."
Li Yan nodded and spoke a passage from The Analects of Confucius:
"Zi Gong asked Confucius: 'What is it like to be the enemy of your parents?' The Master said: 'Sleep in poverty and sleep on dry soil, and if you are not an official, you will not be able to share the world with you. When encountering various cities and dynasties, you will not rebel and fight.'"
Zhou Hao cupped his hands and said: "Your Highness, Sun Da was aware of the fact that Mao Xinzhi killed his father in order to avenge his father. This was a life-and-death hatred. Sun Da was fighting for promotion among ordinary people, so naturally he could not use normal methods to avenge Mao.
Xin's father had a grudge, so he practiced the art of assassination for ten years just to avenge his father. This is the filial piety praised by Confucianism."
Li Yan nodded. Even with the help of so many players, Confucianism still penetrated deeply into the psychology of the people.
Even the information age with developed networks cannot eliminate the influence of Confucianism, let alone the Tang Dynasty which made Confucianism orthodox.
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Obviously, Sun Yat-sen's and Mao Xinzhi's eucalyptus is a eucalyptus that conflicts with Confucianism and Legalism.
Li Yan asked: "How does Fa Cao judge?"
Zhou Hao said: "Fa Cao believes that this case should be judged according to the "Revenge Agreement" written by Chen Zi'ang of the Wu Zhou Dynasty."
""Revenge"?"
Zhou Hao explained: "Chen Zi'ang is the Chen Zi'ang who has never been seen before and never seen after."
"There was a similar case during the Wu Zhou Dynasty. Chen Zi'ang believed that the prisoner had violated Tang law and the death penalty was inevitable. However, after executing the prisoner and then commending the prisoner for his filial piety, people at the time thought this method was good, and the Queen also agreed.
Chen Ziang’s method was used to deal with criminals.”
Hearing this result, Li Yan relaxed.
The Wu Zhou Dynasty was an embarrassing period in the history of the Tang Dynasty.
Wu Zetian usurped Li Tang's kingdom, but she finally returned it.
Wu Zetian was also the mother of Tang Zhongzong Li Xian, so in the middle and late Tang Dynasty, people generally held their noses and recognized that Wu Zhou Dynasty was also part of the Tang Dynasty.
The laws and regulations revised by the Wu Zhou Dynasty were inherited by the Tang Dynasty.
The judgment regulations of the Wu Zhou Dynasty can certainly be used now.
Li Yan said: "In this case, let's deal with it according to the previous dynasty's precedents."
Zhou Hao said: "Your Highness, I think Wu Zhou Dynasty's precedent is inappropriate."
Li Yan asked: "What's wrong?"
Zhou Hao said: "Your Highness, the law is the tool of the imperial court's rule, and etiquette is also the tool of the imperial court's rule."
"The law is used to punish people who do wrong things, and etiquette is used to educate people and prevent others from doing wrong things."
"Etiquette and law should be unified, not opposed."
Li Yan also heard what Zhou Hao meant. Chen Ziang's judgment seemed very smart, but it actually raised a question.
That was the rift between the Confucian etiquette advocated by the imperial court and the imperial laws and regulations.
Li Yan naturally understood that now that Confucian scholarship is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, even in Longyou, it can only influence the people subtly, and it is impossible to completely overthrow the Confucian etiquette system.
Can something that has not been eliminated after thousands of years be eliminated by five thousand players?
Not to mention that the identity of the ruler of the Li and Tang royal families was the legal authority given by the Confucian etiquette system.
But Li Yan also knew that the reason why great efforts were spent in revising the "Tang Code" in the early Tang Dynasty was because the founding monarchs and ministers understood the importance of the laws of a long-lived dynasty.
Law is not only a tool to maintain law and order, but also the cornerstone of maintaining the stability of the entire Tang Dynasty.
If the same person is excused according to etiquette, but his crime is punishable according to the law, then will everyone doubt the authority of the law?