Shi Quanbin grew up in a wealthy family, entered the palace since he was a child, and has never seen this kind of scene of mountains and tsunamis in more than 20 years. Nearly 100 huge stone bullets roared overhead with the sound of cracking the air, and the momentum was overwhelming.

After a long while, Shi Quanbin came back to his senses and went to the side of the mountain to see the Jiaozhi military camp not far away.

There was already chaos there, and stone bullets knocked over lamps and torches, set the tents on fire, and set fire on fire in several places. In the firelight, the figures scurried around, crying for their father and mother.

There were actually only two or three hundred people who were killed and injured by this wave of stone bullets, but the momentum was really amazing, and I didn't know when the Song army would send a second wave, and the Jiaozhi soldiers were running around in the dark night.

Xu Ping looked at it and sighed: "It's a pity, I didn't expect these Jiaozhi people to be so difficult, and they can still hold on to fighting like this, I still thought that there would be a camp roar!" ”

Yingxiao is a nightmare for the army, Shi Quanbin has heard of it, and said to Xu Ping: "Most of the Jiaozhi people are close to the same clan to join the army, and the military discipline is lax, so it is not easy to get up with this kind of thing." ”

Xu Ping nodded: "Yes, the so-called harm and benefit, this is their strength." ”

Yingxiao is an unconscious riot of a large number of soldiers in the army due to the extremely oppressive environment and high mental tension.

Shi Quanbin looked at the chaotic Jiaozhi military camp and said: "If there is another wave, these Jiaozhi people will definitely not be able to live!" In my opinion, at least ten miles and eight miles of back legs should be camped. ”

"Forget it, just look at the effect of the stone cannon, is it true to scare the Jiaozhi people away? We have been busy with tens of thousands of people here for nearly a month, not to attract the Jiaozhi army to the last battle. That would be a pity. ”

Shi Quanbin knew what Xu Ping meant. Nor insistence. Just shaking the head, it's a pity.

After preparing the wine, the two went down to the top of the mountain to toast the gunner.

Shi Quanbin looked at the tall cannon frame in the moonlight, and said: "I didn't think it when I installed it here a few days ago, but I didn't expect this stone cannon to be so powerful!" Yun Xing, you said that these stone cannons can hit far and near, and do whatever you want, how did you adjust it? ”

Xu Ping pointed to the lead weight on the tail of the cannon and said, "Look." The lead blocks were of different thicknesses and weights, and different pieces of lead were put on them, and they were pulled up and pinned, and when the cannon was fired, the pins were suddenly struck, and the stone bullets flew out. Stone bullets are not the same size, and are divided into two types: large and small. With different weights of lead and stone bullets of different sizes, the distance of the stone projectiles will be different. ”

Shi Quanbin looked at it as if he understood it. "It makes sense, but it still doesn't look fine enough." ”

Xu Ping smiled: "The stone cannon can only make an approximation. And how fine can it be? If you want to be fine, there is actually another place that can be adjusted. ”

Speaking of this, Xu Ping stepped forward and pointed to the loaded cannon and said: "The length of this cannon can actually be adjusted, the longer it is, the farther it will hit, and the shorter it is, the closer it is." However, in the war, the emphasis is on firing the most stone bullets in the shortest time, so this place is generally out of tune. ”

Stone cannons use centrifugal force, and the longer the cannon rod, the larger the radius, the faster the stone projectiles fly out, and it can indeed be fine-tuned, but it doesn't make much sense to fight. At the end of the cannon is the springbag, which must be movable, and the cannon can reach the highest point just enough for the stone projectile to fly. If the stone bullets can't fly out, the joke will be bigger, and the cannon will destroy people.

Shi Quanbin stepped forward and took a closer look, although he still couldn't understand the principle, he intuitively felt that this thing was exquisitely made, and there were a lot of mechanisms in it, so his heart moved, and he said to Xu Ping: "Do you have more here?" It's better to be smaller, and when I go back to Beijing in the future, I will also bring one back for the official family to see. If it is convenient to use, let the capital of the capital in the capital make some of the same and send it to the army to defend the city. ”

In this era, it is impossible to draw drawings, Xu Ping can draw them, but no one can understand them. And now the kind of schematic diagram that craftsmen can understand, Xu Ping can't draw well.

After thinking for a while, Xu Ping said: "No matter how small this thing is, it is difficult for an ox cart to fit." And if it is dismantled, I'm afraid you won't be able to pretend it in the capital, and you will make jokes. Well, when we go back, I'll find a clever one and make you a very small one, the size of a vase. Although it is small, everything comes according to the stone cannons here, and you can bring it into the palace. ”

This is actually a children's toy, Xu Ping said, thinking that he must make a few more when he does it, in addition to sending Shi Quanbin, and waiting for himself to return to Beijing in a few months, it is also a plaything for children.

At this time, it was already the second year of Mingdao, and Xu Ping was fighting in Langzhou, and at the same time, he dug out his hollow thoughts and transferred back to Bianliang. As the time approached, Xu Ping's goal became clearer and clearer, that is, the judge of the third division of salt and iron. According to the system, there should be two or three judges in each of the three divisions, but at this time, there was only one judge in the salt and iron division, Song Zhen, and this situation has been in this situation for a while, so he is just waiting for Xu Ping to go back.

Song Zhen is the champion of the second year of the Heavenly Sage, a very rare figure in Chinese history who is even in the middle of the three yuan, and he is much stronger than Xu Ping. However, Xu Pingqiang has rich experience in the local area, and has a good reputation, and he has a lot of dealings with the salt and iron division in charge of sugar cane affairs, and he is familiar with the affairs of officials.

The judge of the third division is not a good job, unless he is a springboard, otherwise people who really have the way will not take on this position. As one of the four heads of the three ministers, there are often favored ministers who gild on this position, and they are promoted to the rank of chief executive in a few months, and it is common to change several times a year. As a result, the envoys of the three divisions were not familiar with the daily affairs of the three divisions, and the deputy envoys of the three ministries often presided over the daily affairs of the three divisions, and some specific dirty work fell on the judges of the various ministries.

The conditions for the judges of the three divisions are very broad, from the outsider to the langzhong, as long as the official rank is not higher than the deputy envoy of the headquarters. And because the affairs are too complicated, they generally require long-term appointments, and there are many people who have been in office for seven or eight years or nearly ten years. Xu Ping is not afraid of too many affairs and too tired, he has also been experienced in the past few years and can cope with it confidently. As for the long-term tenure, it is something he can't ask for, and working at the door of the house is also comfortable.

This time, Shi Quanbin happened to arrive in Langzhou, and Xu Ping had his own thoughts about leaving him behind. If he can fight a beautiful battle, he will go back and say a few good words for himself in front of the emperor, and things will be a little more certain.

The Queen Mother's body is not as good as day by day, and no matter how hard she clings to power, she will not have many days to live. Clear-eyed people have already seen that the day of the emperor's pro-government is not far away, except for Zhang Qi, who is too deeply related to the queen mother to turn around, the ministers of the court and the central government have begun to plan for their own future. Shi Quanbin's status looks inconspicuous now, and once the emperor is in power, as a person around him, he will also rise.

Temporarily cramming Buddha's feet is not as good as burning more incense usually, since there is already this relationship, Xu Ping will not waste it.

(There's another chapter in the evening.) (To be continued.) )