Lu Ren's explanation made Xu Shu think for a long time, and finally nodded to Lu Ren and said, "Brother is reasonable!" Kong Ming is by no means a person who will be easy to get out of the job, unless it is Uncle Liu Huang who personally deigns to invite him after understanding the importance of resourcefulness. But just as his brother commented on Uncle Liu Huang, the current Uncle Liu Huang does not have a deep understanding of the importance of talented people, and he is also worried about it, so most of them will not invite him in person. Even if he was invited, Kong Ming's talent could not be fully displayed, but he condescended and mistook major events. ”

Lu Ren said: "So, Yuan Zhi, you still need a chance now, it is best to use your strategy to help Uncle Liu Huang win a beautiful battle, so that Uncle Huang will completely realize the importance of strategy, and then it is better for you to recommend Kong Ming again." If it is not as I expected, within three years, Lao Cao will sweep the north and then move south, and then with Lao Cao's habit of using troops, he will first send a strong force to test before officially using troops, and then it will be your chance to perform. ”

Xu Shu nodded yes, and then raised his glass to greet Lu Ren. And what Xu Shu was thinking about next, Lu Ren couldn't open his mouth to ask, and besides, Lu Ren also had his own little Jiujiu in his heart.

Let's put it this way, Lu Ren wants Zhuge Liang to still be under Liu Bei's command, but not in advance, his most fundamental purpose is to maintain an original historical process, because only in this way can Lu Ren buy himself enough time. In other words, only the situation in which the three families of Cao, Liu and Sun check and balance each other can make these three families have no time to take care of anything else, and Lu Ren, as a small force wandering in the outside world, can get his own living space. Then when it develops and has enough strength, it can be one of the three that he wants to be the-stirring stick in troubled times.

As for whether Zhuge Liang's appearance will be later according to the current arrangement, Lu Renzhi is not too worried. Because if it is according to the original historical process. Zhuge Liang came out of office two years later in the twelfth year of Jian'an, and Liu Bei's condition at that time may only be described by the word "miserable".

As for the current Liu Bei, Lu Ren doesn't dare to say anything else, but compared with the original historical process, the current Liu Bei is at least better in terms of economic situation, after all, Lu Ren has played a lot of tricks in secret. Then by the time Zhuge Liang takes over, he will be able to have more or less money on hand. But there is one thing, Cao Cao's side has already undergone a series of changes because of Lu Ren's appearance, so what Lu Ren is doing now is actually just making up for some of the things that Liu Bei has lost.

To use such an analogy, if Lu Ren originally added a brick to Cao Cao's house when he was in Cao Ying, then if he wanted to basically maintain the original process, then Liu Bei's house is here. No matter what Lu Ren said, he had to help Liu Bei add a tile. That's pretty much what it means, anyway.

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On Xu Shu's side, in addition to mentioning Zhuge Liang's affairs, it is nothing more than to help Xu Shu prepare some corresponding materials for Xu Shu to bring back. And Mi Zhen's next fleet still needs some time to prepare, so Xu Shu took this time to accompany his wife, and Lu Ren didn't bother Xu Shu too much. Besides, Lu Ren himself has a lot of things on hand.

A few more days passed, and Lu Ren and Shirley quietly came to another "dark" factory. It may not be appropriate to say that the factory is only a workshop for the time being. Or more accurately, it's a chemical refining room.

I looked at the refiners who were busy here. Lu Ren frowned slightly and asked, "Shirley." We don't have to go through so much trouble with gunpowder? ”

Shirley shook her head and said, "If it's just black powder, it won't be so troublesome, but I think we have to at least get the initial model of yellow powder out." Senior brother, we need to develop, and the breech-loading guns and guns are only used as transitional items. When the iron ore in Zhuya is developed and we have sufficient metal resources, we should still develop breech guns and guns. At the very least, it has to be some early models from history. ”

"Some early models of breech-loading guns and guns in history?"

Lu Ren raised his head, imagining in his mind the scene where the other party rushed over with a big sword and spear in his hand, but on his side, rows of old-fashioned rifles fired at the same time, knocking the opponent on his back, and a rather evil smile couldn't help but appear on his face: "I don't know much about artillery." So I won't talk about it. Is this the gun...... Shirley: Are you planning to do Hanyang or are you planning to be formal? Or the 38 big cover is fine! Hey, I know, although the 38 big cover is a gun made by the island country, but in that era, its sand resistance and durability were still good. ”

Shirley shook her head, took out a pattern from her sleeve and handed it to Lu Ren. Lu Ren took it and took a look, and his jaw almost hit the floor: "I'll strangle it!" This Nima is...... Isn't this an early hand-cranked Gaglin machine gun? ”

The hand-cranked Gaglin multi-barrel machine gun, which is said to be the world's first automatic firearm, has some similarities with the revolver pistol in its rotating and reloading principle. Although Lu Ren is not a military enthusiast, the Gagelin machine gun often appears in some zombie-fighting games, so Lu Ren is also very familiar with this thing.

After swallowing a mouthful of saliva, Lu Ren smiled dryly: "Let's get this thing out now, will this firepower be too fierce?" Most importantly, Shirley, are you sure we have the ability to build Glench? ”

Shirley said: "At the moment, we really don't have this ability, but as long as it goes well and there are no accidents, we can trial produce the original hand-cranked Gagreen in about five years." Senior brother, it was only after I crossed over that I gradually discovered that there are many things that we should not underestimate the ability and intelligence of the ancients. Just like the twelve barrels you saw in the foundry before, didn't you notice that the metal of the barrels was almost rebar? ”

Lu Renxin said that I don't know much about that aspect of things, so where can I see anything? However, Lu Ren still knows what rebar is, and the Zhen clan can actually make something close to rebar, which undoubtedly means that a prerequisite for old-fashioned breech guns and guns has been met. If Zhen's side can mass-produce this material after improving the process, not only will it not be a problem to produce old-fashioned artillery guns, but it is not impossible to get the hand-cranked Gaglin out.

You must know that the structure of the hand-cranked Gaglin gun is actually not complicated, but it has very strict requirements for the process accuracy of manufacturing materials and parts, but Lu Ren believes that Shirley naturally has a way to solve this matter, and all it takes is time. In terms of complexity alone, perhaps some of the semi-automatic machine crossbows that Lu Ren is using here are many, much more complex in terms of construction than the hand-cranked Gaglin machine gun. However, these two things can't be generalized together, and it doesn't seem to make sense to insist on this.

Shirley had calculated such an account for Lu Ren. The arrows fired must have metal arrowheads, and the amount of metal used to make a single arrow can make two or even several breech-loading guns. In other words, if Lu Ren can get breech muskets and guns here, he can save a certain amount of metal resources to a certain extent......

However, this account Lu Ren listened a little funny, because even if Lu Ren was a military idiot, he knew that this kind of account was not calculated like this. To put it bluntly, the money burning index of later wars is definitely N times that of ancient wars, and the consumption of resources is also beyond the imagination of ordinary people. But from another point of view, once there is a war here in Lu Ren, what he can't afford the most is the population and troops who fought the most fiercely in ancient wars. In contrast, using up more resources that have not been exploited in this era is not a big deal.

The only headache now is whether the bullets and shells of the breech artillery guns can be fetched. Zhen's metal smelting and processing is only preliminarily completed, in other words, although the experimental sample is made, the sample is not equal to the finished product, and further improvement of the process and cost reduction are still needed for mass production; Another focus is on the research and development of gunpowder.

The current "dark" workshop is actually refining and blending gunpowder. However, after Shirley made some explanations, Lu Ren couldn't laugh or cry. Although the gunpowder that is now brewed here can be called gunpowder, it is actually an inferior gunpowder that can only be used to make fireworks and firecrackers. Of course, if there were enough of this gunpowder, it would be very powerful.

In fact, it's not that Shirley doesn't want to get good gunpowder, but the chemical refining ability of this era can be said to be still in a primitive period, and now the busy personnel here are all scraped together, so we have to let these people use some simple and, rudimentary things to increase EXP, and wait until they are almost LV.UP, and then gradually make those gunpowder in the real sense. If you give them a high degree of difficulty as soon as they come up, they will be wiped out if they are not careful, and then this "dark" workshop will also become a ruin.

However, there are a few exceptions in this group of rookies. For example, now, when Lu Ren and Shirley came to a certain place, a guy who was over half a hundred years old and dressed as a Taoist priest came up to Shirley and said to Shirley in an almost flattering tone: "Lord Xue, you are here!" The old man has just made some good potions before, do you want to take a look...... Hey, who is this? ”

Shirley looked at the old man and solemnly introduced: "He is my senior brother, Lu Ren and Lu Yihao; Senior brother, this old guy is Zuo Ci. ”

Lu Ren's ears immediately hurt: "Who?" Zuo Ci!? (To be continued.) )