Chapter 148: Iron Mould Forged
"Pour three bowls?"
Niu Ben squinted at Lu Fei, thinking to himself that this kid had not seen much of his alcohol when he was by his side before, so why did he say such nonsense today. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Lu Fei didn't notice Niu Ben's expression, he said, "General, this is not me bragging, don't you believe you taste it?" ā
When this pure liquor entered the bowl, Niu Ben suddenly felt the difference, and a strong smell of wine rushed to the tip of his nose.
In the past, he also tasted the fine wine of the Great Chongqing Kingdom, but today it has opened his eyes.
"The secret ingredient for this wine comes from His Highness." Luo Xin naturally tasted drunken Qingzhou, and since then other wines can no longer be in his mouth.
It's just that this drunken Qingzhou is not cheap, and Luo Quan is very picky, and he would rather go to other mansions to give wine and drink, rather than be willing to pay for it himself.
It is precisely because of this that he often visits Xiao Ming, but he eats and drinks.
Niu Ben glanced at Xiao Ming again, this King of Qi is getting more and more interesting, in the five years of the mine, he just hopes that he will be satisfied with the Ming Lord.
"Even so, three bowls can't help but look down on the old man." Niu Ben licked his tongue.
For five years, he didn't drink a drop of wine, and at this time he couldn't be greedy, so he took a bowl of wine and drank it all, and then drank it himself, and then drank two glasses of wine.
The three of them wanted to stop it, but it was too late.
"Hahaha, good wine." Niu Ben laughed and said, this wine is really delicious, "Lu Fei, how is it?" Three bowls can't bother me. ā
Lu Fei smiled awkwardly, thinking that as soon as the strength of the wine came up, he would see it at that time.
Xiao Ming shook his head helplessly, there is no one in the army who is not good at drinking, and he also put down the wine and food to enhance the feelings of the generals in the army.
This also made it easier for him to manage the army, but it was also his intention to make Niu Ben drunk.
As the saying goes, you can see the truth after drinking, you can also see a person's character from a person's wine, and you can also have an estimate of this Niu Ben in your heart.
After all, this Niu Ben is famous, but he doesn't know his true temperament, so it's time to test it.
"The old general has a good amount of wine, Lu Fei, fill the general with wine, and let the general have a good drink today." Xiao Ming said.
Luo Xin was bored and ate vegetables, he was also drunk by Lu Fei when he first came to Qingzhou, and Xiao Ming saw all the nonsense that day.
Niu Ben drank water like a hungry and thirsty person, and drank three more bowls, when the strength of the wine suddenly came up, and his body swayed a little.
At this time, Xiao Ming asked: "Old general, I came to Qingzhou this time, I really wronged the general." ā
Niu Ben rubbed his eyes, only feeling that his head was groggy, but his courage suddenly opened like a dam bursting the embankment, and he just wanted to spit out all the stuffiness in his heart.
He said in a daze, "Temple... Your Royal Highness, the old minister came to Qingzhou not aggrieved, but he was really wronged by His Majesty's five years of being assigned to the mine, thinking that I was dedicated to the country, brave and loyal, for the sake of the prosperity of this great Chongqing country, but my heartfelt words were exchanged for these five years of hard labor, I... I..."
As he spoke, Niu Ben suddenly cried loudly, very sad.
Luo Xin and Lu Fei looked moved, the traitorous ministers of the Great Chongqing Kingdom are now in charge, and the loyal ministers and good generals have repeatedly failed to achieve their will, and they are also deeply touched.
Therefore, Niu Ben's words also made them sad in their hearts.
From these words, Xiao Ming heard Niu Ben's dissatisfaction with Xiao Wenxuan and his dissatisfaction with the imperial court.
He said: "The old general has suffered, and in my Qingzhou, this king will not let the old general's treasure bead be dusted." ā
The heavier the wine, Niu Ben said abruptly: "The king treats me as a countryman, and I should repay him as a countryman!" You treat me as a passerby, and I repay you as a passerby! You treat me with mustard, I should repay him with revenge!, today His Highness treats me as a countryman, and I will repay His Highness with a countryman. ā
"Good! The general is really temperamental. ā
Xiao Ming raised his glass and drank it all, this is the general he wants.
After saying this, Niu Ben suddenly fell on the table, drunk and unconscious.
Lu Fei and Luo Xin smiled bitterly, they couldn't eat this wine and food today, so they helped Niu Ben up and sent Niu Ben back to the Qingzhou camp.
Xiao Ming watched the three of them leave, recalling Niu Ben's words, everyone knows to repay grievances with virtue, but they don't know what Confucius really said is to repay grievances with straightforwardness and repay virtue with virtue.
It is precisely this retribution of grievances with virtue that has harmed the ages through the ages, causing the Great Chongqing State to influence the barbarians with virtue in its initial foreign policy, but they do not know that the hearts of non-our race will be different, and they can only treat the barbarians with authority, not with virtue.
As soon as the three of them left, Aster walked in at this time and said to Xiao Ming: "Your Highness, the news from the Instrument Division has arrived, saying that the iron mold has been manufactured, do you want to take a look?" ā
"Really?" Xiao Ming was overjoyed.
In the morning, he was busy with this matter in the instrument department, and then Niu Ben came over, and he had to come back, when Chen Qi and the craftsman were pouring the iron mold.
asked Aster to prepare the horse, and Xiao Ming went to the Equipment Division.
At this time, Chen Qi and a group of craftsmen were assembling iron molds together.
"Your Highness, let's pour artillery below." Chen Qi said excitedly when he saw Xiao Ming coming over.
In a month, they finally succeeded in making qualified iron molds, and now that the craftsmen have experience in making iron molds, the next iron mold will be much easier.
"Let me see." Xiao Ming said excitedly.
Since arriving in Qingzhou, he has always regarded economic development as his top priority, not that he does not attach importance to the army.
Rather, he understood that without money and food, without people's hearts, it was impossible to organize an army, and without a steel foundation and the training of craftsmen, it was impossible to talk about the production of artillery.
He invested a lot of money, extorted money, and recruited craftsmen, so that he could be able to produce such an important weapon as artillery today.
Xiao Ming was so excited, Chen Qi and the craftsmen were also happy, and the **** night and night of the month were finally not in vain.
At this time, the mud cannon embryo outside the iron mold has been knocked out, and a black iron mold appears, and the same as the mud cannon embryo, this iron mold is also divided into seven sections, as long as these seven sections are combined, you can carry out a step to produce artillery.
Compared with the artillery, the weight of this iron mold is heavier than the gun itself, after all, this iron mold has to be used repeatedly, and the quality must be passed.
"Tomorrow's cannon will be cast." Looking at the cannon model on the ground, Xiao Ming said excitedly.
There is not much time left for him, and the production of this iron mold is only the beginning, and the production of artillery also depends on the level of the craftsman.
A smile appeared on Chen Qi's face, and he said, "Your Highness, let's tell us the essentials of casting artillery, I only hope to be able to cast the cannon once." ā
"This can't be rushed, it must be steady." Xiao Ming said with a smile.
Then he gathered the craftsmen of the equipment department and talked to them again about how to produce artillery and the details that needed to be paid attention to in the process of producing artillery.
Under the influence of the technological hedron, the image of the production of the cannon seemed to appear in everyone's minds, which made them deepen their memory of the production process again.
(To be continued.) )