Xue Hong was a military fan in his previous life and knew many methods of making weapons.
But whether you know it or not, whether you have the conditions to make it is another matter. Just like this flintlock gun, Xue Hong obviously knew how to make a better flintlock gun, but due to the material constraints, he couldn't make it at all.
There are also shells from regular mortar barrels, which cannot be rolled out by hand in a short time! The quality of the steel must be improved!
In fact, there is also a breech-loaded long gun, which contains primer, propellant and warhead in paper. It is also the earliest prototype of a rifle.
This kind of breech-loading gun has made a qualitative leap in terms of rate of fire and range! But again, this thing requires mercury fulminate!
Although Xue Hong had seen the instructions for making mercury fulminate in his previous life, he had never actually operated it. After all, he did not want to wear a silver bracelet.
Therefore, Xue Hong couldn't create a breech-loading rifle before he was sure to create mercury fulminate. Since it couldn't be done in a short time, it was better not to talk about it.
After Xu Yan, Xue Hong and Zhu Hui said hello, they ran away with their flintlock guns, saying they wanted to see if there was any way to improve the accuracy and range of the flintlock guns.
And Xue Hong was also trying to remember the internal structure of the mortar barrel.
In fact, there were mortar-like Tiger Guns in ancient times, but they had a short range, limited lethality with physical bullets, and were also inaccurate in their aim.
Xue Hong picked up the pen and kept drawing on the paper, but soon crumpled the paper into a ball and threw it on the ground.
Zhu Hui: "Junchen, what's wrong?"
Xue Hong shook his head: "No, the current materials are not enough to support such a design and requirements."
Zhu Hui said carelessly: "Why rush? Anyway, there is plenty of time, so take your time. By the way, you have one more thing to do than that."
Xue Hong put down his pen, raised his head and said, "What's the matter?"
Zhu Hui: "Please resign."
Xue Hong frowned: "Please resign? How do you say this?"
Zhu Hui explained to him: "Generally, there is such a procedure for local officials to be promoted to Beijing officials. Three resignations and three concessions indicate that they are honest and upright. They do not seek high-ranking officials to get rich salaries, but focus on serving the people of the country."
Xue Hong: "It can still be like this!"
Although Xue Hong is in the Xue family, she usually only interacts with local officials and has no idea about the official rules of the capital. After all, the Xue family is just a business family.
Zhu Hui added: "I'm just reminding you, but actually it doesn't matter whether you write it or not. The main reason is that I'm afraid that those crazy dogs in Yanguan will disgust you with this matter."
Xue Hong: "Then I'd better follow the process..."
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In Jia's house, Jia Zheng went straight to Rongxi Hall as soon as he came back.
In the Rongxi Hall, everyone was making fun of Yingchun and Xue Hong's arranged marriage. At this moment, even Yingchun, who was known as Ermu, looked shy.
In fact, Yingchun is not stupid, she is even very smart. She is very clear about her identity and status. She is just a concubine. Her biological mother died when she was young, and no one loves her.
As for Jia She, I don't know if he is really heartless or if he has no choice but to ignore his daughter Yingchun.
The hall was in harmony. Suddenly, a voice broke the tranquility.
"The son has met his mother!"
Jia Zheng bowed respectfully to Jia Mu.
Mother Jia beamed: "Okay, get up! I've been working at the Ministry of Industry for a whole day, so I must be tired, right?"
Jia Zheng did not speak, but looked around.
Jia Mu instantly understood what Jia Zheng meant and waved the girls and maids to disperse. Only mother and son were left in Rongxi Hall.
Jia Zheng: "My son saw something strange today at the Ministry of Industry. Xue Hong, my brother-in-law's family, was specially appointed by the Holy Spirit as a member of the Ministry of Industry today."
Mother Jia's eyebrows narrowed: "Is there such a thing?"
Jia's mother experienced the most prosperous period of the Jia family and even the Xungui lineage, but even at that time, it was rare for an unofficial person to be promoted directly to become a capital official.
Not to mention the Ministry of Industry Yuanwailang who was promoted from the fifth rank in one breath.
Didn't you see, before Jia Daishan died, he only managed to get Jia Zhengqiu a sixth-grade director of the Ministry of Industry, but this starting point was already higher than most people.
Emperor Longqing was also a wise emperor, and he only promoted the virtuous. In other words, Xue Hong probably had something extraordinary that Emperor Longqing saw. Otherwise, he would not have been directly promoted to the fifth rank of the Ministry of Industry, Wailang, despite the pressure.
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Mother Jia frowned at this moment: "In this way, marrying Yingchun to Xue Hong will be disrespectful to us. It's really not as good as God..."
No matter how beautiful Jia Yingchun was, she was just a concubine. It would have been fine if the Jia family was still in its heyday. When the old Duke was still alive, even a concubine from the Jia family would be sought after by hundreds of families.
But Yingchun's father was just a first-class general and a master with no real power.
Although Xue Hong was Jieyuan before, his fame was just that to the nobles. At that time, Yingchun and Xue Hong were considered to be a good match.
But now, Xue Hong has risen to the top and has become a fifth-rank official. If she marries Yingchun to him as his official wife, it will be a humiliation, not a marriage, but an enmity.
As for the parents' orders, they said they were engaged? Don't make a fuss. It would be fine if they agreed on three letters and six etiquettes, but today it was just Jia Mu who verbally forced Aunt Xue to agree. Whether she did it or not was all a matter of thought.
Jia Mu sighed: "This is all fate."
I originally hoped to catch a golden son-in-law just like I did when I invested in Lin Ruhai. I never thought that he would turn into a dragon long ago.
Jia Zheng hesitated for a moment and then said: "Mother, my son wants to... use what his father left..."
Jia Mu: "No!!"
Before Jia Zheng finished speaking, he was interrupted by Jia's mother.
Mother Jia: "What happened at the beginning has made the Holy Emperor extremely impatient with our nobles. The things your father left behind are the last guarantee of the Jia family! Don't touch them until the moment of life and death!"
Jia Zheng suddenly knelt down and kowtowed heavily to Jia Mu: "Mother... my son was also confused for a moment. Please forgive me."
Mother Jia also knows what her youngest son is thinking. Isn't it because she is jealous to see Xue Hong equaling her decades of hard work?
But who can do this?
When the first prince forced the palace to rebel, almost all the nobles and nobles stood behind the first prince. But who would have thought that the first prince would fail due to his absolute advantage!
After that great change, Jia Daishan had no choice but to work hard on all sides and achieve great military exploits, thus avoiding being liquidated by the Supreme Emperor.
But Jia Daishan knew in his heart that the new emperor would not miss the old love, so he deliberately beat him to death in a battle with Hou Jin, hoping to leave some love for the Jia family.
Before Jia Daishan died, he specifically asked the Jia family not to touch the military power in the future. The connections he left in the army were the last layer of protection for the Jia family.
After Jia Daishan's death, Jia She became greedy, lustful and idle, not wanting to show it to Emperor Longqing.
In the Ming Dynasty, the succession of military commander titles required examinations, and riding and archery were the most basic. In other words, neither Jia She nor Jia Zhen was as simple as it seemed.
After all, you cannot inherit the title after being awarded a title, but Jia She in the original novel never once showed his strength and ability.
Jia Jing from Ningguo Mansion next door was even more ruthless. In order to make Emperor Longqing feel at ease, he directly went to become a Taoist priest. For a dignified Jinshi to become a Taoist priest, this is outrageous no matter how you think about it!
Even in order to show favor to Emperor Longqing, the Jia family took the initiative to send their only legitimate daughter Yuan Chun into the palace.
But precisely because of this, the Jia family slowly faded from the eyes of Emperor Longqing.
Originally, Emperor Longqing was not a mean and ungrateful person. Jia Daishan's contributions during his lifetime were real. He originally thought that as long as there was another scholar in the Jia family, he would help the Jia family to revive.
But I never expected that Jia Zheng, first of all, could sit in the position of head of the Ministry of Industry for ten years! He is a bastard. He has to move his position after staying in one place for a long time, right?
But Jia Zheng has this ability! He can’t even endure the qualifications!
Then this generation has no hope, just wait for the next generation of your Jia family!
As a result, the Jia family got a Jia Baoyu who was "born with a jade in his mouth"! What do you want to do? Rebellion! Don't you know that jade is a gentleman's weapon of power!!
If Jia Baoyu hadn't been born a pervert and useless, there may be two opinions on whether Jia's family could have existed till now!