Dong Jinxuan's old face turned red, and he viciously glanced at the strange-looking soldiers around him and reprimanded: "Look at what!" Have you all forgotten the military regulations that you should be vigilant at all times when standing guard? If you're idle, how about you run two laps along the wall and get down? ”

Hearing Dong Jinxuan's words, several soldiers were so frightened that they hurriedly returned to their respective groups, standing up straight, and looking very unsquinting. Dong Jinxuan turned around with satisfaction, and saw me standing there without smiling without speaking, so he said a little embarrassedly: "My father passed away, and there is no one to take care of him at home, so please transfer back to Chang'an, and arrange for me to be here, so that I can be closer to home, and the family can take care of me." Adults, please come in. ”

Now they are all captains from the sixth grade, but their demeanor and movements still look so respectful, well, they are worthy of being the disciples we taught by ourselves, it seems that a few years of culture have not been learned in vain.

He also spoke a lot, his vigorous gait, look at the spirit of his walking, and the black and shiny leather boots, with a red Tang military uniform, the shiny epaulettes and armbands, and the military medal on his chest was so bright that he had just put it on. Well, the pride of a soldier, a soldier should have such an arrogance.

This guy used to make a lot of jokes in the academy, when he entered the academy, he was dry and thin, but his body was strong, so he got the nickname of a big horse monkey, although the family was also wealthy, but this kid didn't like to study when he was young.

I thought about making contributions all day long, but after less than two years of working in the government army, I was recruited and transferred out of the newly established Datang Military Academy for further study.

When I first entered the school, when I arrived at the cultural class, this guy either made an excuse to slip away, or squatted behind and dozed off, and then let the instructor catch me.

------------------------------------------------ turned out that this guy stayed in it all night and softened, and the next day he memorized the contents of the small book very smoothly, and I told him at the time, if he can't remember it next time, it doesn't matter, come and let the adults of this hospital give advice, so scared that this kid quickly swore to swear on his chest and promised, if he slipped away or waited for death, he was willing to accept military law, and later, However, excellent grades often appear in my sight.

Along the way, I chatted with him about some old things, and also asked him about his current situation, although Dong Jinxuan is not a good mixer, but the pride on his face can be seen, this guy is actually so beautiful in his heart, think about it, if in the previous military system, a soldier like him can climb to the sixth grade with real skills, I am afraid that he may not be able to turn for more than ten years, and now, he is already a captain from the sixth grade, if he can work hard and work hard, I am afraid that it will be more than ten years, At least it can be mixed with a positive sixth grade or from a fifth grade.

"There are many alumni in the academy who would rather stay in front of the Liaodong Army and serve the country, and they are ready to respond to His Majesty's call to start a family on the spot and work hard to develop the frontier of our Tang Empire. Compared to them, the students are far inferior, and they are really ashamed......" Dong Jinxuan said with some embarrassment. Well, and that face full of regret.

I smiled and comforted him: "It's okay, no matter where you are, as long as you have a heart to serve the country and work hard to make your contributions, after all, everyone has different responsibilities, and doing your job well is the most important thing, understand?" "Thank you for your teachings." Dong Jinxuan nodded deeply and continued to lead us inside.

On the one hand, he told me about the work experience during this time, as well as the problems of some aspects of the firearms bureau's precautions, and the conscientious, serious and strict work attitude made me quite satisfied, after all, it was I who cultivated them, they can have such and such a career, make due contributions to Datang, and do not forget the grace of the teacher, with such students, which one of them will not have a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment when they become a teacher?

When I was engaged in education in later generations, every time a student entered the school of his choice, or after they came out, they were assigned a good job, and every time during the festival, they would always take the time to visit me.

Passing by the artillery factory, mortar factory, and grenade factory, and walking a hundred meters further, Zhong Hua led me into a huge empty workshop, where there were only a few people, who were burying their heads in tinkering with some small things, and a corner of the workshop was filled with countless blue-gray flints, and it seemed that there were at least several thousand catties.

It seems that this is the place to be. Hearing the sound of footsteps, the craftsmen stopped what they were doing and raised their heads, and saw Ben Gongzi and the others walking into the door. Hurry up and salute. "I've seen Master Fang, Lord Zhong, and General Dong." The master craftsman at the head stepped forward a few steps forward and saluted us with his companions.

"Everyone, hurry up, hehe, thank you for your hard work, how is it, is there any progress on this bracket machine?" I asked the craftsman. The craftsman's face was proud: "I have made a few samples, but I don't know if it is in line with the adult's wishes, if the adult does not come today, we will also report it to the adult." ”

"Oh?" I raised my eyebrows when I heard this, and hurriedly stepped forward, and sure enough, on the workbench, there were more than a dozen firing devices, although they all looked quite rough and rudimentary, but they had already taken shape.

I picked up one of them, looked at it carefully, well, with a metal tooth, biting a small piece of flint, and on the side, connected to a firing device that I had drawn according to the mousetrap for the craftsmen to make, my fingers on the top, pulled the trigger up, and then, with a snap, gritted my teeth with the help of the power of the spring, suddenly scraped the iron piece in front of me, and the sparks burst out in an instant made my eyes brighten.

"Good! All right! Very good, however, the force of this blow needs to be increased a little more, and in addition, the teeth here can be tighter to prevent the danger of slipping when installing this object. "I held this little gadget like a treasure, and kept saying to the master beside me.

"My lord, what are you going to do with these things? Why do you have to put it in the Firearms Bureau to make it, could it be that this thing you designed is also related to firearms?" Zhong Hua on the side was very curious when he saw this unknown gadget, and couldn't help but ask.

------------------------------------------------ I didn't answer Zhong Hua, I just smiled mysteriously at him, looked at him again, and then remembered a big thing, and then said to the craftsman on the side: "This craftsman, please get me some cotton." ”

"Cotton?" The craftsman was stunned, and it took a while to come back to his senses: "My lord, we are a firearms bureau here, how can there be cotton." I'm afraid I have to go to the cotton store to sell this thing. ”

"Yes!" Dong Jinxuan on the side seemed to be showing his merits, and he raised his hand habitually and roared, so frightened that Zhong Hua, who was standing in front of him, couldn't help but jump to the side subconsciously, well, normal body reaction. Dong Jinxuan seemed to notice that this was neither in the Military Academy, nor in the classroom or military camp, so he was a little embarrassed and bowed his hand to Zhong Hua to apologize. He said to me, "Students can remove the quilt used in winter, and the stuff inside is cotton." ”

"That's great, go get it." As soon as I was excited, I hurriedly asked him to get it, and it didn't take much effort for Dong Jinxuan to walk in with a large ball of white quilts, and the quilt cover on the outside had been removed. Looking at this happy lieutenant, I was a little dizzy, well, blame me for not making it clear.

"Okay, let's put it here for now, and it will be of great use when the time comes." I tore a little bit of cotton off the quilt, took the fluffy end to the flint gear, tried again, and with a snap, a spark flashed, and the cotton burst into flames. Well, everyone was taken aback, or rather, by my excited yelling.

With this thing, in the northern winter when the north wind howls and snowflakes fly, or in the rainy rainy season in the south, Datang's grenades and artillery no longer need to rely on torches to ignite, and the appearance of trigger-type mines that do not need people to ignite the fuse will no longer be a dream. The world has taken another big step forward, and the birth of the flintlock device represents a giant step forward for mankind in the age of firearms.

Happy, the excitement made them incomprehensible, it doesn't matter, I will be able to let them understand soon, I immediately asked a craftsman to take a lead, and also used this flintlock equipment, which directly led to the gunpowder lead, at this time, the craftsmen who have been engaged in the research of gunpowder weapons for many years, as well as Dong Jinxuan, Zhong Hua and others, if they don't understand what kind of effect this equipment can bring, then they really don't stay here.

(To be continued)