Seeing that it was already noon, Qin Dewei returned home and told Xu Miaoxuan the good news.
I couldn't help but show off my "foresight" and said: "Then Tao Tao has gone to the palace to practice. From now on, he will definitely become prosperous. At least I will be rich and worry-free in the future!"
Xu Miaoxuan had mixed feelings: "The results haven't come out yet. Who knows whether Taoist Master Tao will be kind to the emperor? If the emperor is displeased, it will be a bad thing."
In the afternoon, Qin Dewei went to the Hanlin Academy first, and then asked Bachelor Wen for leave, "I'm sick, so I'll take a month's leave to recuperate!"
Scholar Wen listened to Qin Dewei's angry voice, then looked at Qin Dewei's face, which was shiny after eating during the New Year, and responded: "Are you sick?"
Qin Dewei explained: "It's an internal disease that can't be seen on the outside. I asked Dr. Li to diagnose and treat it two days ago, and he said it's best to rest and recuperate."
Scholar Wen sighed and pretended to believe it.
In fact, he also understood very well that Qin Dewei wanted to stay humble and avoid the long-term plan of going too far and hiding behind the court.
"I understand, you go and recuperate. If you have free time, you can write more!" As a scholar and doctor, Bachelor Wen could not stand in the way of his colleagues' normal pursuits.
After coming out of the Hanlin Academy, Qin Dewei turned around and went to the Ministry of Industry not far away. He reported his name at the door and said he wanted to visit Yu Hengsi.
The status of the number one scholar, Hanlin, was still very noble, so he was invited in immediately.
Du Qixi, the top doctor of the Yu Heng Division, personally received Qin Dewei. This person was none other than Qin Dewei, and he had some fate with Qin Dewei. He was Du Qixi, the official who had been awarded the imperial title last year.
Nowadays, Qin Dewei's status as a minister of the sixth rank is basically equal to that of a doctor of the fifth rank.
Doctor Du was a little flattered and said: "Why did Qin Hanlin come to the Ministry of Industry today?"
Hanlin Ci Chen, a high-ranking literary official, mostly comes in and out of the Ministry of Rites system. I have never heard of any Hanlin people coming to work in the Ministry of Works, and they are completely out of touch.
After Qin Dewei exchanged a few words of greetings, he revealed his intention and said, "I heard that the Ordnance Bureau is overseen by Yu Heng Division of the Ministry of Industry?"
Dr. Du nodded and said, "That's true. In the early years, the Minister of Arms was in charge of the Ordnance Bureau. But in recent years, it has changed. The Ordnance Bureau is now under the control of our Yu Heng Division."
Qin Dewei then requested: "I want to go to the Ordnance Bureau to do something!"
Doctor Du was very puzzled. What can you, a champion, do with the help of the Arms Bureau? Do you want to make something for yourself under the guise of public service?
Then he reminded: "The Ordnance Bureau specializes in making military items. What does Qin Hanlin need?"
Qin Dewei said confidently: "I don't have any needs, I just know a lot about firearms and want to develop new firearms for the imperial court!"
Wucao! Du Langzhong was shocked, this crossover is really a big one!
If you, the Hanlin, don't write your articles and compile your books, why are you here to steal the jobs of craftsmen?
Qin Dewei continued: "Don't worry, Du Yu! I am by no means aimless, I already have a plan in mind!
It’s just that according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, privately manufacturing weapons is a serious crime, so I reported it to Du Yu and asked Du Yu for support!”
Doctor Du still couldn't understand, "Did Qin Hanlin come here to entertain me?"
He also wanted to say something, how about you and I switch places, you come to work in the Ministry of Industry, and I go to the Hanlin Academy?
Qin Dewei said with certainty: "I don't mean to have fun! I am serious about making firearms!"
Du Langzhong asked: "All kinds of firearms have established styles. What new style do you want to make?"
If the person in front of him was not the number one scholar, and if it were someone else talking like this, Du Langzhong would have been kicked out long ago!
To be honest, in the eyes of Du Langzhong, Qin Hanlin's appearance was no different from those charlatan warlocks who claimed to be able to refine gold and silver.
Qin Dewei began to explain his project: "There is a kind of gun in Xifan called the Folangji, which can also be called the Zimu gun. It is a breech-loading method.
The biggest advantages of the Folan cannon are its fast firing speed, fast heat dissipation, fast reloading, flexible maneuverability, and its range is slightly longer than the current gun.
Moreover, the Folan cannon can be large or small, flexible in size, and can be widely used in different scenarios!
And because the sub-guns have fixed ammunition, they are more conducive to standardized manufacturing. All in all, these advantages are very suitable for the current national conditions of our Ming Dynasty!"
What was Qin Zhuangyuan talking about? Mr. Du looked confused. He could understand every word, but he couldn't understand it at all.
The responsibility of the Yu Heng Division of the Ministry of Industry is simply to be in charge of the manufacturing industry, but there are many categories within it, and weapons are just one of them.
So it's not that Dr. Du is not dedicated, but that he really can't specialize in everything.
And under normal circumstances, there is a subordinate chief in charge of the weapons bureau, and there is generally no need for Du Langzhong to personally manage the weapons production.
"Did you come up with these things out of thin air?" Du Langzhong couldn't help but question. Although Qin Zhuangyuan said so much, he still looked like a charlatan.
Qin Dewei said in surprise: "Don't you know about Du Yu? There are real objects in the library! It should have been more than ten years ago that Wang Hong fought a battle with the Fo Lang machine in Guangdong and seized a batch of Fo Lang machine guns.
Sent to the capital!"
"Ah? And this?" Du Langzhong continued to be confused. How did Qin Dewei know about what happened more than ten years ago?
Qin Dewei continued to explain: "This gun is really easy to use, and Wang Hong should have planned to start imitating it at that time!
Now that Wang Hong is gone, I just want to start over and imitate a new type of artillery! So I said, it is not without purpose!"
If this is the case, is it really possible to succeed? Du Langzhong still questioned: "Developing new firearms is not something you and I can start. We need someone big to say something!"
Qin Dewei gave him a reassurance: "I have convinced Lord Junchuan of the Governor's Camp in Beijing. Is this enough weight? Let's test it in the name of the Capital Camp!"
Du Langzhong nodded and said: "If Mr. Wang is willing to support this, then that's fine."
Then he asked again: "But I still want to ask, Qin Hanlin, what do you think? Why are you so reckless about developing firearms?"
Qin Dewei knew the reason for this. Others thought he was doing it for "self-destruction", and no one knew his depression.
In the original history, it seems that it was Wang Hong who proposed and took the lead in imitating the Fo Lang machine gun. He was the former Minister of War Wang Hong who was scolded by Master Feng as one of the three traitors and whose argument was endorsed by Qin Dewei.
As a result, in this time and space, in the twelfth year of Jiajing, Wang Hong was so angry that he semi-retired, and last year he was completely angered and ran away, and the imitation of the Folang machine gun was gone.
It can’t be that all the other time travelers have brought technological progress, and only Qin Dewei has caused technological stagnation through internal fighting, right?
Therefore, a liberal arts student who felt uneasy about his conscience had no choice but to bite the bullet and do it himself.
In order to improve firearms, first follow the original historical rules and imitate the Folang machine gun to practice and get a feel for it.
There are successful examples first, and when I have more capital later, I will think of ways to research a more powerful front-loaded cannon.
Please remember the first domain name of this book: ._