The first time he came to the yamen of the Northwest Firearms Department, Fan Ziyuan was shocked by the scene in front of him, not because of how majestic the place was, but because it was an all-cement building.
The houses with large Song Dynasty wooden structures completely disappeared here. The tall wall at the entrance was covered with sharp nails and wrapped with a coil of iron wire. Fan Ziyuan believed that no one could easily climb over here.
Ye An walked to the gate in a familiar manner. Even he had to show his badge to the firearms battalion duty officer standing guard at the door. However, after a busy period, Fan Ziyuan was refused entry. The duty officer's reason was simple. He did not report in advance. That's all.
That's all.
Fan Ziyuan looked at the meticulous duty officer in disbelief and said: "I am the magistrate of Huangzhou, and I was invited by Marquis Ye. How come I have to report in advance?!"
The duty officer glanced at him and repeated what he said before: "No one will be allowed in without a report."
"How to report?!"
"The documents need to be signed by the Marquis and also require a seal. How about you go and find Pei Zhizhou's seal? After taking these, the general will send someone to find the seal of He Si of the Firearms Department. You can only enter after his signature."
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Fan Ziyuan looked at Ye An angrily, thinking that he was being teased by a junior officer in the army. Unexpectedly, he sat down next to him and wrote the document carefully. After he finished writing, he took out his seal and stamped it with his mouth.
Then he handed it over to the officer on duty and said, "The discipline is well enforced. The Firearms Department has become more disciplined under Liu Yong's hands during this period."
"Thank you Marquis Ye for your compliment!"
After the duty officer took the document, he sent someone to look for He Sizheng. In addition, he also gave each of them a bar stool. This was considered the most preferential treatment. It was difficult for ordinary people, even officials from Ganliang, to approach.
Three feet away.
During this period, Fan Ziyuan carefully looked at the door of the Firearms Department. The door was a tall iron door, and there was a sharp iron gate outside the door. This thing placed on the ground was more intimidating than the iron door.
After a while, the person sent by the duty officer came back and handed the documents to the duty officer. He also gave Fan Ziyuan a copper iron plate and asked him to wear it at all times. Otherwise, if anything happens, he should not come back for help.
Fan Ziyuan took the iron medal and nodded. At this time, he was used to the strange rules here. He hung the bronze medal with a ribbon around his neck and then followed Ye An into the Firearms Department. The duty officer at the door saluted and watched them leave.
After that, he was on duty like a statue again, without any more nonsense.
"You can tell the whole thing only by looking at one spot. The Northwest Firearms Department really has your cool demeanor."
Fan Ziyuan sighed after looking away from the duty officer. Everything in Ganliang was different from the state capital of the Song Dynasty. Even the Firearms Department was the same. He had never been to the Firearms Department in Tokyo City, but at least he knew about it.
The most important Yamen in the court are far worse than here!
Ye An exposed his waistband and pinned it to his waist, turned to look at Fan Ziyuan and said: "There are no rules, so why lament about things that should be done for granted? I will see more of them in the future, and I will get used to it. In the future, Huangzhou will also
It will become sweet and cool, it just takes time."
"We are in Huangzhou now. In a few years, will it be Lanzhou in the east?"
Ye An frowned and thought for a while, then shook his head and said: "I can't say this, but I believe that a good environment and life will attract people. If more people plan to come to Ganliang, I will naturally not refuse them.
Outside the door."
"What if Ganliang doesn't have enough land?"
Ye An turned to look at Fan Ziyuan: "Then it depends on Gan Liang's strength. Based on Gan Liang, it continues to penetrate into the southeast. This has happened in Huangzhou and it has been a great success."
"If my guess is correct, you are planning to change people's hearts in one state and one government, so that the local people will voluntarily join the rule of Ganliang, so as to achieve the purpose of cannibalizing the Song Dynasty."
Seeing the disdain on Fan Ziyuan's face, Ye An took a serious attitude: "What is the most important thing for me to educate people in Ganliang? It's not the knowledge, the knowledge of objects, nor the powerful army, but the right to
To liberate people's hearts, I told the people of Ganliang the most important point. Human beings are born fair. Since they are the leader of all souls, they must live with dignity and have the right to pursue fairness and dignity. This idea is rooted in human beings.
Deep in my heart, but also the most difficult to obtain, if one day the people of Song Dynasty see a fairer and better living environment, they will naturally make a choice. In the end, it will not be that my Ganliang is too good, but that
Da Song is so bad! Do you understand what I mean?"
"Are you planning to use everything about Ganliang to force Song Dynasty to change?"
"Change?" Ye An seemed to have heard the most ridiculous thing in the world, and his cheeks couldn't help but twitched: "If the Song Dynasty can change, it will not be the Song Dynasty! Remember what I said today, stay for three years
If you read it later, you will know what I mean! This man! After all, he has the right to vote with his feet."
After Ye An finished speaking, he took Fan Ziyuan into the Yamen of the Firearms Department. The building here was different from the Yamen of the Song Dynasty. It was said to be a Yamen, but more like the school that Fan Ziyuan had seen before.
There are rooms in the rows of masonry and cement buildings, but what makes Fan Ziyuan most incredible is that the houses here have no paper windows at all, and are all made of transparent glass!
How luxurious is this to use glass as a window, and the glass is so clean?
Ye An saw Fan Ziyuan's surprise, and then smiled: "These are all glasses produced by Ganliang. There is nothing to fuss about. The raw materials and cost are very low. As long as there is enough sand, you can make as much glass as you want."
This question may be completely popular in Ganliang in the future. Of course, you can also take a look at Ganliang’s glass products, they are so beautiful!”
The principle of glass is not complicated. The production process only takes time to explore. Glass blowing is already a very profitable job. However, the price of glass has always remained high. The reason is very simple. Whether in the East or the West,
They have no resistance to this kind of object that is more crystal clear than crystal.
If you don't use this thing to make money, it will be a waste of money. Moreover, glass products are very practical. Although they are relatively fragile, they are hard and resistant to scratches, so they are very good as cups and tea sets.
The glass on the windows of the Firearms Department is the simplest light green glass, which can be used normally after being sealed with glue.
He Si Zheng hurried over. He was originally a master craftsman of the Firearms Department. Later, because of his excellent research on gunpowder and his rich management experience, he was promoted to Sizheng of the Firearms Department by Ye An, not to mention,
This old craftsman has a very persistent research spirit, and his obsession with chemistry has made countless craftsmen under him admire him.
There was a stone table in the empty school field, with two piles of black powder placed on it. A group of craftsmen in white gathered together to discuss fiercely which one would have a higher combustion efficiency. Fan Ziyuan could not listen to a word these people said.
Understand.
But this did not hinder his observation. Besides, with Ye An explaining by his side, he would soon be able to understand what these people were talking about.
"The so-called combustion efficiency refers to the burning speed of this pile of gunpowder. The faster it is, the higher the efficiency is, and the greater the power of the gunpowder."
Before Fan Ziyuan could speak, He Sizheng ordered someone to stand behind the sandbag wall. A man who looked like an iron tower wearing heavy armor held incense and lit two piles of gunpowder.
One pile of gunpowder burned quickly and released a large amount of white smoke. The other pile burned faster but produced no smoke at all.
This experiment did not have earth-shattering power, but all processes were carried out in the safest way. Seeing the craftsmen writing records quickly on paper, Ye An nodded with satisfaction. It seemed that the previous lessons had been remembered by them.
mind.
Fan Ziyuan on the side pointed at the human being fished out of the water and said: "With such power, is it necessary to wear heavy armor?"
Without waiting for Ye An to answer, He Sizheng, who had just walked over, said in a cold voice: "Some people said this when we were developing collodion before, but after three craftsmen had four arms broken, no one dared to relax anymore.
Yeah. If you don’t have awe of the unknown, your life will be inevitable!”
Fan Ziyuan was shocked for a moment and bowed to He Sizheng honestly: "I'll teach you."