This time Ye An left Tokyo City was slightly different from before. There was no one to see him off, and the number of guards increased. Unlike the guards who were hidden before, this time the guards not only included Zhao Hu and other personal soldiers, but also
There are new recruits from Puhui Village.
Chen Lin stared closely at the few carts that followed after leaving the city. Those carts had more guards than the hosts of Ye An and Qin Mumu.
But what shocked Chen Lin the most was that Liu E actually ordered the Imperial City Division to guard those carts at all times and not to get close!
Chen Lin was really curious about what was in the cart, but even the people from the Imperial City Division couldn't get close. He could only jump off his carriage and ask Ye An.
However, Qin Mumu had no intention of avoiding it at all. Instead, she sat by the side and calmly ate pastries and read a book. She was also dressed quite casually. She wore a silver-gray sweater over a white lining and a tight-fitting pair underneath.
The exquisite breeches outline her figure like a gourd. This appearance is simply "unsightly" to the outside, but after seeing herself, she doesn't care.
"After all, you are also the emperor of the county appointed by the imperial court. The way you look is really... inappropriate!"
Chen Lin turned around to attack Qin Mumu, but Qin Mumu didn't care at all: "Uncle Chen is a chamberlain, so what should I avoid? Moreover, my clothes are warm and close to the body, which makes it much more comfortable. Oh, yes
This is the latest product of Puhui Company, cotton socks. Uncle Chen often runs away, so it’s better to wear something good on his feet!”
After Qin Mumu finished speaking, she handed over the white cotton socks. Chen Lin took them subconsciously. The white socks were soft and warm. Chen Lin did not expect that white cotton could not only be used as quilt linings, but also be woven into such exquisite products.
Something to keep warm.
Just when Chen Lin was in a daze, Ye An sat on her feet. This girl was becoming more and more casual. Although Chen Lin was a chambermaid, it was really inappropriate for a woman to expose her feet in white socks in front of outsiders.
Unbecoming etiquette.
Qin Mumu is always so prickly, especially in front of Chen Lin and Lan Jizong, the girl's character is clearly visible. Ye An shook his head helplessly, looked at Chen Lin and said: "What Mr. Chen said is right, Mumu sometimes
It hurts, it hurts, it hurts! I was wrong..."
Qin Mumu snorted softly before withdrawing her hands from Ye An's waist, and then looked at Chen Lin and said: "Needless to say, I know the purpose of Senior Officer Chen's visit. Isn't it just for those big cars?"
Ye An smiled bitterly and coughed dryly: "Can't you save some face for Senior Officer Chen? This kind of thing needs to be asked in person. It's not polite at all for you to point it out like this, even though Senior Official Chen is one of our own..."
"Who is one of your own?! A certain family is your military supervisor! They are responsible for supervising military affairs!"
Ye An looked at Chen Lin strangely: "Huh? You mean that the two of us do not cooperate with each other to complete the court's errands, but that I do the errands and you are responsible for supervising me and picking out my mistakes?"
Chen Lin paused for a moment and waved her hands awkwardly. That was the fact, but how could she say it like this? The supervisors were either civil servants or internal servants, in order to suppress the military power in the hands of the military ministers...
"A certain family just wants to know what's in those big cars!" In front of Ye An and Qin Mumu, Chen Lin found that she could only pretend to be Zhengding, trying to get the news out of their faces.
impossible.
Unexpectedly, Ye An said: "Since the saint didn't tell you, why do you still ask? But I can tell you that those big cars contain the future."
"Future?! What do you mean? You kid likes to show off like this. You really don't deserve to be a son of a man!"
Chen Lin didn't like the way Ye An was playing tricks the most, and curled her lips in disdain. Ye An didn't refute, but showed his strong white teeth and smiled: "Do you still remember the thunder when I was at Qingping Pass in Huanzhou? "
Chen Lin was stunned for a moment, then looked at Ye An with dilated pupils and said, "Could it be, could it be related to your methods?! Lei was you that day...you..."
Ye An looked at Chen Lin strangely: "You don't know, why are you so surprised?"
Chen Lin whispered: "I always thought that the thunder was related to gunpowder, but it is different from what you said. Gunpowder may be good, but no one can understand it in so many years. Look at that medicine Making a puppet is the limit, how do you turn it into a thunder?"
Ye An smiled: "There are many workshops in Puhui Village, but do you know about one called the Firearms Department?"
Chen Lin nodded slightly: "Of course a certain family knows that that's where you tinker with firearms? Can firearms really become an important weapon for the country and change the future?"
Ye An smiled and pointed to Qin Mumu beside him and said: "Not only do I know about gunpowder, but Mumu also knows about it." As soon as these words came out, Chen Lin suddenly became stunned.
Of course he knew what gunpowder was, but he didn't expect that not only Ye An could make powerful gunpowder, but also Qin Mumu could do it. This couple is really... really evil!
"Why is Mr. Chen looking at me like this? Is gunpowder difficult? The formula is just a combination of sulfur, saltpeter, and charcoal. This is not a big secret!"
Chen Lin was shocked. Of course he knew what gunpowder was made of, but it was almost the secret of firearms in the Song Dynasty. The group of master craftsmen who were in charge of the supervision regarded this thing as more important than their lives, and they knew how to use the gunpowder to make the puppet. The businessman who has such skills never said it out loud, but unexpectedly, Qin Mumu revealed it with one word.
"Don't look so surprised. Don't worry. My gunpowder is different from others. It's more powerful, more efficient, and burns more fully. Well... I know you don't understand. It means my gunpowder is more powerful." sharp!"
This information was enough to shock Chen Lin. As she slowly digested it, Chen Lin frowned and said, "Are you planning to move the Firearms Division of Tokyo City to the northwest? Use these firearms to deal with the Uighurs and Party items?"
Finally, it was Ye An's turn to be surprised. He looked at Chen Lin and said, "How did you know that I was going to deal with the Uighurs and the Dangxiang people? Yes, but the higher official's guess was not accurate. I not only wanted to use these firearms to deal with the enemy, but also It is even more important to develop these firearms. Have you seen the firearm I used to kill the Tubo people before? How powerful is it? That thing is a short blunderbuss,"
"Short gun?" Chen Lin nodded slightly: "Of course a certain family has seen how powerful that thing is. The power of a short gun exceeds a certain family's imagination. With that thing, even people with strong martial arts skills will find it difficult to get close. , but if the distance is a little further, there won’t be much accuracy and power, right?”
As expected, she is a person with strong martial arts skills. Chen Lin immediately saw the shortcomings of shotguns. Ye An nodded slightly and said: "Yes, but if I extend the barrel of the short blunderbuss, the built-in gunpowder effect... will be even more powerful. If you change the original shotgun to a larger projectile, how powerful do you think it can be?"
Chen Lin looked at Ye An blankly. He didn't know what Ye An was talking about, but he always felt that the thing would be very powerful. At least the power of the short gun was already amazing at close range. If it could kill the enemy from a long distance, how could it be possible?
Isn't it more powerful?
But things were far from what he imagined. Ye An had no intention of hiding it from Chen Lin. As a supervisor, he must know his plan, a change that would change the state of war in the Song Dynasty...