Tie Mo happily bid farewell to his virginity. Everyone was happy except for one person who was unhappy.
Nunu kept pouting, and looked at Hai Lanzhu with a bad look in her eyes.
At noon, I led Hailanzhu and Nunu to a nearby side courtyard. On the one hand, they came to have a meal, and on the other hand, they wanted Shiniang to get to know Hailanzhu.
After entering the room, he saw Shi Hu sitting at the table with a red face and drinking wine. Tie Mo's mind moved and he leaned over and whispered: "Brother Hu, do you know how to give birth to a child?"
"Hehe...kaka...kaka..."
Shi Hu kept having a silly time, and looking at that bearish look, you knew he had tasted the sweetness.
"Where's sister Lian'er?"
"She is still sleeping. Mom is talking to her!"
Tie Mo suddenly smiled bitterly, he was so sleepy that he was probably tossing too much and couldn't get out of bed.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but turn around and glance at Hai Lanzhu. This woman was able to get out of bed. Was it because she didn't work hard enough, or was it because she was physically gifted?
Hai Lanzhu seemed to have guessed what Tie Mo was thinking, his face turned red, and he asked angrily: "What are you looking at?"
"Ahem!"
After a while, Shiniang came into the house with a basin of water. Tie Mo quickly and quietly told her story, and Shiniang suddenly smiled brightly and her attitude towards Hailanzhu was extremely good.
The meal was a pleasant one, except for Nunu who remained silent, as if he had a grudge against the roasted chicken.
Hai Lanzhu saw something, but she wouldn't care about it like a little girl.
.......
In the middle of the afternoon, Tie Mo brought Zhou Dingshan and others to the firearms workshop. Today was the day when Sun Yuanhua arrived in Zhangbei, and Tie Mo had to come out to greet him no matter what.
As soon as he entered the workshop, he heard the sound of a cannon, which shook Tie Mo's body and his face changed.
"Is the old man crazy? Are you testing the cannon in the workshop and not afraid of blowing it up to the ground?"
The most stored item in the firearms workshop was not muskets but gunpowder. When the kid met Xingxingzi, he would explode it at will. At this moment, Tie Mo even had some doubts. Was he wrong in letting the old man take charge of the firearms workshop?
Angrily, I entered the hospital, swerved around, and arrived at the shooting range. As expected, I saw old man Zhao and another strange old man busy spitting.
"I have already said that there is not enough gunpowder in the base. You see, after shooting, the accelerating power is not enough and the shooting distance is too close."
The strange old man shook his beard and had an evil look in his eyes.
Old Man Zhao patted the barrel of the gun unceremoniously and hummed: "This is not just a problem of insufficient gunpowder, there is also a problem with the barrel. We have to find a way to lengthen the barrel, and find a way to increase the rotation of the cannon shell.
, should be able to increase the range a lot."
Tie Mo listened for a long time and finally understood what was going on.
"Dad, what's the use of arguing for a long time? If you have any ideas, just try it. But, could you please go farther away next time when you test the cannon? Isn't there a special place for testing the cannon outside?"
Before Zhao Jinrong could speak, the old man next to him had already slapped his forehead and said happily: "Yeah, if you have any ideas, can you try it out and try a few more shots?"
"You try your best, you try cannons at every turn, do you think my son's money is brought by the strong wind?"
"Hey, Old Man Zhao, what did you say in your letter? You brought me here and you don't admit it?"
Why are they arguing again? Tie Mo felt a headache, but now he also knew who this strange old man was, most likely Sun Yuanhua.
"You two, stop arguing. It's okay. If you have any ideas, just try the cannon. Don't hurt your friendship over this!" Separating the two of them, Tie Mo quickly saluted the strange old man, "Junior Tie Mo, I have met Sun.
old."
"Huh? Are you the son that Old Man Zhao found at a bargain price? You don't look good at all..."
"..." Tie Mo was speechless. Are you talking about me or my father?
After finally coaxing Sun Yuanhua away, Zhao Jinrong's expression changed and he grabbed Tie Mo with a smile.
"You brat, isn't it a nice gift that I gave you?"
"Ahem... Yes, yes, but dad, could you please consult with your child before doing this? You are not mentally prepared for this!"
Zhao Jinrong glared, "What kind of mental preparation do you need for this matter? You just need to be prepared to have a baby."
"..." It seems that he can never compete with Zhao Jinrong on this kind of matter. Old man Zhao is ready to do anything just to have his grandson. "Dad, I want to ask you something serious!"
"What are you talking about? Isn't your birth of a baby a serious matter?"
"It's business, it's business. Well, how did you get Mr. Sun here? What was written in the letter?"
Tie Mo was indeed quite curious. After all, Sun Yuanhua still held an official position. Although he was just like Zhao Shizhen, an unpopular minor official, he was still an official after all.
Zhao Jinrong smiled mysteriously and whispered: "Isn't this simple? I gave him six words, 'If you want to build cannons, come to Zhangbei.' Your uncle Sun's greatest wish in this life is to be able to build various cannons and show off his ambitions.
When you come here, you can study firearms with me, and you can think hard about artillery. If you want money and gifts, can he not be tempted?"
"What's the point of being a corrupt official? You have to look at people's faces every day. You can't do this or that. I heard from your uncle Sun that before coming here, Governor Yuan wanted to invite him. But after seeing the old man's letter, he
Without thinking, I rejected Governor Yuan's good intentions and resigned to come to Zhangbei."
Tie Mo sighed, with a happy smile on his face.
The Ming Dynasty has never lacked capable people with obsessions, but in another history, due to various reasons, these talents were buried.
Zhao Shizhen died in mediocrity, and Zhao Jinrong's reputation was not prominent. Sun Yuanhua was unsuccessful in the first half of his life, and in the second half of his life, he entered Dengzhou because of Yuan Chonghuan. Similarly, he also left Dengzhou because of his official career, and finally died unjustly in the capital.
People like Zhao Jinrong and Sun Yuanhua are really not suitable for officialdom. On the contrary, the vast field of firearms research is their battlefield.
...
In Zhao Jinrong's separate workshop, there were not only new muskets, but also several new cannonballs. Tie Mo fell in love with the tapered shape when he saw it.
Except for being a little bloated, it can be said that it is very similar to the cannonballs of later generations.
After touching the cannonball and observing it, Tie Mo discovered some differences. The base of the cannonball did not have a powder twister, but was sealed with a copper cap. This was almost the same as the cannonballs of later generations.
“Dad, cannonballs don’t need powder twisters anymore?”
"Of course I don't want it. Just add flint and tinder to the base and the firing pin will ignite the tinder. In fact, the principle is the same as the previous bullet..."
"Then why do bullets need to be packed with powder and gunpowder is poured into them when loading bullets?"
"The bullets are so small. Do you want to install tinder and flint in the base? Is it troublesome? Cannonballs are different. The base has a large space and can be installed quickly. If the bullets are also installed in this way, one person may not be able to do it in a day.
Shoot out ten bullets..."
Tie Mo nodded helplessly, so that's it.
There is theoretical knowledge now, but it is limited by technology. No wonder many people in later generations say that the bigger things are, the better they are made, and the smaller things are, the more technical and sophisticated they are.