"Come on, call Gao Zhengcheng!" Xu Xingxia suddenly shouted. [No pop-up novel network]

Soon, Gao Zhengcheng, a member of the Standing Committee of the Governing Council, received an order and came to Xu Xingxia.

Xu Xingxia asked straight to the point: "Gao Zhengcheng, does the policy of encouraging childbirth you have any effect?" If the effect is not good, you can increase the incentive a little! ”

In order to increase the population of Ningxia Town, the Stewardship Council formulated a number of measures to stimulate population growth. Among them, in addition to actively encouraging the arrival of outsiders, there is also an important content, which is to encourage married men and women to actively have children. The basic meaning is that as long as you can give birth, you will give birth to me. The more you are born, the more glorious you are. For this, the stewardship will give a certain reward. For example, more than a third child can receive a certain allowance.

In addition, the Board of Stewards also made it clear that every child born can receive some basic health care guarantees to ensure that they will not die so easily. You can also apply for medical assistance if your child has a serious illness. These, of course, were moved by Xu Xingxia from later generations. In fact, its symbolic meaning is greater than its practical significance.

"My lord......" Gao Zhengcheng said hesitantly.

"What's the matter?" Xu Xingxia noticed his expression and asked casually.

"It would be nice if the adults could take the lead. A lot of people are staring at adults! Gao Zhengcheng suddenly spit out two sentences, and after finishing speaking, he disappeared immediately.

"I'm taking the lead? Everybody's staring at me? Xu Xingxia didn't react for a while. Immediately, he understood what Gao Zhengcheng meant. Dare to be affectionate, this guy is encouraging himself to have a baby quickly. I don't know if this guy is out of public interest, or if he was bewitched by his father and mother, and put pressure on himself through this way.

What are you doing with everyone's eyes on me? I'm not married yet, so it's normal not to have children! However, it's good to give birth to it, and it's good to give everyone a lead. As the chairman of the White Army, it seems that he really has to play a leading role in this regard. Besides, Mother Wang is very boring, give her a few grandchildren or something, and she will have something to do. But with whom? Lin Xiaoniang is not at home, and Tesna is not there...... You can't make a man by yourself! Xu Xingxia suddenly found that he was still alone!

Before, the family instigated him to have a round house with Lin Xiaoniang and let him have a child, but he quietly ran away. Now, it was her turn to want a round house and have a child, but Lin Xiaoniang ran away again. Is this deliberately against oneself? It's weird, where did Lin Xiaoniang go to visit relatives? It seems that even the mother Wang doesn't know? Isn't it just a family visit? Why are you still doing mystery? What exactly is the identity of her relatives?

Originally, Xu Xingxia felt that this Lin Xiaoniang was not an ordinary woman. Her identity is more or less suspicious. It's just that her mother-in-law has always trusted her and loves her very much, even if Xu Xingxia has doubts, she won't bring it up. But now, Lin Xiaoniang actually went to visit her relatives, and she didn't tell others what kind of relatives she was visiting, there seems to be some weird smell in it! Could it be that her relatives are unsightly?

"Huh? How is she? He smiled self-deprecatingly and sat back down. I accidentally picked up something, glanced at it, and suddenly felt a little surprised. It turned out that what he was holding in his hand was a letter written to him by Sawanna. In other words, the name Sawanna did disappear from his mind for a short time. It's a bit abrupt to pick it up all of a sudden. I can't help but think of the process of understanding the two, which seems to be quite abrupt.

"Can she still write to me? Could it be that she has already left the capital? Xu Xingxia felt a little strange. Isn't Sawanna and Zhu Zhizhi together, and they have cut off contact with themselves? How can I write to myself again? Could it be that they didn't write to themselves through Jinyiwei's relationship? That's a little weird! In addition to the relationship between Jinyiwei, what other ways can they get in touch with themselves? Why don't you know?

He opened the letter in disbelief, and slowly pulled out the letterhead, and found that it was indeed written by Sawanna. Savanna's calligraphy is actually not well written, and at most it can only be described by rules and regulations. There is definitely no literary style or anything, but it will not be incomprehensible. If she didn't guess wrong, she should have received Zhu Zhizhi's guidance, but she didn't learn to go home.

In the letter, Sawanna did not mention Zhu Zhizhi at all, nor did she mention the way to send the letter, but said that she would return to China at the end of the year and might have to pass through Ningxia Town. If you have a relationship with Xu Xingxia, maybe you can meet again. She has never concealed her good impression of Xu Xingxia, and between the lines, there is obviously a faint attachment. If someone else sees Sawanna's letter, most of them will think that Sawanna is tempted by Xu Xingxia.

In fact, when Sawanna was still in Ningxia Town, Xu Xingxia could feel that she should have a little meaning to herself. It's just that later the two sides made a mistake and unfortunately missed it. Even so, after arriving in the capital, Sawana did not completely forget him. For a woman like Sawanna, her greatest wish is probably to find a strong husband, a powerful man who can help her. Mo Yuegen went for this.

If she hadn't appeared, maybe Sawanna would have gotten along with Mo Yuegen. Among the vast majority of suitors, Mo Yuegen's ability can be regarded as relatively strong. With Mo Yuegen's help, Sawanna's throne should be relatively secure. However, his appearance shattered Mo Yuegen's dream. From a certain point of view, she is also the woman who robbed Mo Yuegen. Hey? I robbed Lin Dan Khan's woman, do you want to rob Mo Yuegen's woman again? The paralyzed, sent to the door, don't rob white, don't rob.

"Someone!" Xu Xingxia shouted.

"My lord, what do you command?" A guard came in.

"Help me find out where this letter came from?" Xu Xingxia said casually.

The guard took Savanna's letter and turned away. Soon, he came back to report that the letter had been forwarded through Mrs. Lin's channels. To be precise, it was personally sent by Lin Feirong, the eldest lady of the Lin family, three days ago. At that time, she also asked Xu Xingxia when she would come back.

"I see." Xu Xingxia nodded thoughtfully. This Sawana is quite smart, after Jinyiwei's path was blocked, she was able to find the Lin family's way to deliver the letter. With the Lin family's sales network, there must be a stronghold in the capital. As long as you find this stronghold, gain the trust of the Lin family, and send a letter, it will not be very difficult.

If Zhu Zhizhi is willing, she can do the same. With her identity, the Lin family would definitely not refuse. The point of the matter is whether she is willing to do it or not. Of course, she has not received any letter from Zhu Zhizhi now, which means that she did not choose such a path. Perhaps, from now on, she can only see Sawana alone.

"How many do you want to have with her?" In Xu Xingxia's mind, a very ridiculous idea popped up. This is her, naturally, Sawanna. Sawanna's age is the time to have children, if she is willing to cooperate, she can let go and have a few children with her. Thinking of her beauty and figure, I believe that the process of creating a human being will be very pleasant. She seems to be a little better than Tessna.

However, why should someone else, Sawanna, give you a baby? She is the queen of the Kingdom of Khorasan and has a noble status. Besides, there seem to be a lot of people pursuing her. That Mo Yuegen is a wronged soul who haunts her all day long. I didn't meet her in Ningxia Town last time, but this time I made a comeback. Seriously, this time Mo Yuegen suddenly went south, and the soldiers pointed directly at Ningxia Town, I don't know if there is a Sawana factor in it. If he succeeds in conquering Ningxia Town, Sawanna will definitely meet him on the way back to China. This old boy can be regarded as infatuated.

Suddenly, I thought of the Lin family again. The mother and daughter of the Lin family are all first-class beauties, and Lin Feirong is a young girl, and there is naturally no problem with having children. is Mrs. Lin, and it is estimated that she can still have a few children. She estimated that she was a little over thirty years old. As long as she wants, she can still get pregnant at the age of forty. Many Langzhong have their own secret recipes. It's just that why should someone else give you a baby? Forget it, no matter, I'll talk about it later...... Hey? Later? How does it sound weird?

...... "My lord, the cannon has eyebrows." ”

Just as I was thinking about it, good news came from Fort Reifford.

The news from Fort Reifou, that the study of the redcoat cannon has made initial progress. Xu Xingxia attaches great importance to the research of the red-coated cannon, and has long ordered that as long as there is progress, he will come to inform him immediately. Now, the good news has come.

"I'll take a look." Xu Xingxia said excitedly. He stood up, picked up his military cap, put it on his head, sorted out his military uniform in front of the mirror, and left Ningxia City.

When he was in Gulang City, he was bullied by the Tartar cannon for half a month, and Xu Xingxia was depressed in his heart. Coming from later generations, he became more and more aware of the importance of artillery to warfare. Two hundred years later, Napoleon started with cannons. It can be said that the cannon is a weapon that is about to become a veritable god of war, dominating most of the battlefields. Now, the artillery developed by the White Army itself finally has eyebrows. How could he not be happy?

When Xu Xingxia arrived at the scene, several persons in charge of the Ordnance Department arrived. The red-coat cannon is a key project after the establishment of the Ordnance Division. Liu Guangliang, Zhao Mengji, Guo Fuquan, Zhou Qinghai and others were all staring at the cannon casting workshop all night, eager to make the red-coated cannon immediately. After spending countless efforts, there is finally a little eyebrow. A lot of money has been spent, and it will also be reported to a certain extent.

Liu Guangliang first introduced: "My lord, after repeated tests, we can already produce qualified cannon barrels. In the preliminary test, it was possible to fire 50 rounds of solid bullets and 100 rounds of shotguns in a row, and there would be no explosion accidents. The maximum life of the barrel is about 500 rounds. If there is better quality steel, it may be possible to extend it by 300 rounds. ”

The key technical difficulty of the redcoat cannon is actually the barrel. And the technical difficulty of producing the barrel is the quality of the steel. The seamless steel pipe, as it was later called, was definitely an ultra-difficult technology at that time. The technicians of the cannon casting workshop searched for dry intestines one by one and racked their brains before finally finding a way to produce cannon barrels.

Sure enough, in front of Xu Xingxia were ten thick barrels, all of which were about 120 mm in caliber. Xu Xingxia casually touched it and found that the appearance of the barrel was very solid. I tapped it lightly with my hand, but there was no sound. Looking through the opening of the barrel, I saw that the inner wall of the barrel was actually very smooth. It seems that there is indeed no error in their report. The technical difficulties of the barrel have indeed been overcome. The rest is a matter of further improvement. These are all petty fights, and there is no need to pay attention to them.

Xu Xingxia asked expectantly, "Is there a ready-made cannon?" ”

Liu Guangliang hurriedly said: "There are two samples, at the back test site. ”

Xu Xingxia walked quickly to the test site behind the cannon casting workshop. From a distance, you can see that there are already two mighty cannons here. Indeed, it is the shape of the legendary red-coated cannon, but it seems to be a little more bulky. There is no way, in order to ensure that there is no accident of exploding, the craftsmen made the barrel especially thicker and thicker.

This cannon with a caliber of 120 mm used a solid bullet weighing 40 pounds, which was much heavier than the projectile fired by the Franc machine gun. When loading a projectile, one person can't do it, and two people have to use a special hook or something like that to push the projectile into the chamber. This kind of solid bullet has the greatest destructive power on the city wall. If you shoot down, no matter how strong the wall is, it will be punched a hole.

However, such a bulky artillery can only be used to defend the city, or to siege the city. If it's a field battle, I'm afraid it's inappropriate. Xu Xingxia roughly estimated that such a cannon would not be able to pull without six war horses. Six horses dragging a cannon must have been a spectacular sight. However, Xu Xingxia didn't need a red-coated cannon to fight in the field. Trebuchets are more effective in the field.

Xu Xingxia waved his hand, and everyone was ready to test fire artillery.

Two gunners, five big and three thick, worked together to send the heavy big round ball into the barrel. Zhao Mengji personally loaded the medicine, and Zhou Qinghai prepared the fuse in the back. After everything was prepared, everyone, including Xu Xingxia, automatically and consciously withdrew from Wuzhang, and at the same time subconsciously covered their ears. After Zhou Qinghai lit the fuse, he quickly retreated. The movement of the redcoat cannon when it was fired was too great, and they had to be careful.

"Boom!"

An earth-shattering bang was heard, and the solid bullet was thrown out fiercely.

(To be continued)