Chapter 143: The Queen presents some ugly designs to Daxia
Maomao did not beg Su Changan, or run to apologize to Su Changan.
Instead, he chose to stare at Su Changan silently.
For example, when Su Changan was writing something in the study, she would stick her upper head out of the window and stare at Su Changan.
For example, when Su Changan was looking at the moon and yawning, she would hide behind the flowers in the yard, squatting and staring at Su Changan.
Also, when Su Changan was having supper, she would hold the food and eat while staring at Su Changan.
Su Changan went back to his room to change his clothes, and the cat stopped watching him. However, when Su Changan came out from behind the screen, the cat immediately hid in a corner and continued to stare at him.
The same is true when taking a shower.
But before taking a bath, Su Changan couldn't bear it anymore, so he grabbed the cat by the collar and threw it out like a kitten.
Then he also said that he would bring Maomao to meet those people from Raojiang.
Maomao was satisfied then. She stopped staring at Su Changan and went back to her room with a smile on her face.
Su Changan has no way to deal with cats.
But, I don’t think it’s a big deal.
No matter who he is, cats are all friends. What’s more, they have saved him so many times, so he dotes on cats.
But now
Lying on the bed, he wondered if he had spoiled the cat a little too much.
but
As Su Changan was thinking about this, he was suddenly startled and subconsciously looked outside the door.
Because it was that feeling of being stared at, that feeling of a dirty thing staring at you.
But when I looked over there, there was nothing.
After thinking for a while, Su Changan got out of bed and checked the talisman pasted on the door frame and found it was intact.
I feel a little more at ease.
Then after coming back, he looked at the talismans in the closet and found them to be intact as well.
Then, seeing that there was not even a corner of the cloth covering the bronze mirror exposed, I felt more at ease.
Finally, Su Changan took out the talisman under his pillow and stuck it on the head of his bed. Su Changan felt more at ease and then lay down to sleep.
Closing his eyes, Su Changan thought of those talismans and felt much more relieved.
but
Just outside his room, the old woman who had appeared in the Imperial Temple rolled her eyes and muttered, "What a waste of such a good-looking man and martial arts talent, he is actually a fool. How could Qingge find such a man! He is as blind as me."
Then, he suddenly disappeared from the spot.
Yan Ruyu, Zhou Qianhong and others in the front yard were unaware of this.
…
The next morning, Su Changan woke up and did the same old things.
That is to say, he went to the martial arts arena to practice martial arts with Lian Wei.
Now Su Changan can fight back and forth with Lian Wei. Although Lian Wei still has to fight him at the third level, sometimes Su Changan can force Lian Wei to use his internal strength to suppress Su Changan.
This made Lian Wei wonder for a moment whether Su Changan might be more suitable to be a martial artist.
After all, she also knew that Su Changan's internal strength had stagnated and his training was not going very smoothly.
He even went to find Yan Yunxiao to talk about this, but Yan Yunxiao said that Su Changan did not need horizontal training, and he just needed to continue fighting with Su Changan like this.
Su Changan didn't care, because she could clearly feel that her swordsmanship was becoming more and more proficient, and her speed was getting faster and faster, especially she could see Lian Wei's movements clearly.
It has only been such a short time and it has achieved this, which makes Su Changan quite proud.
At one point, Su Changan felt like he was a genius.
But [Yiweiting] will bring him back to reality. After all, he still stops at the third level and cannot break through the fourth level.
Yan Ruyu told Su Changan not to worry, because according to the time, her father's reply should be here soon.
After practicing sword skills, the next step is to practice calligraphy.
After finishing writing "Dream of Red Mansions", Su Changan actually stopped practicing calligraphy for a few days.
After all, I don’t know what to write.
What Yan Yunxiao meant was that at this point it didn't matter whether he practiced calligraphy or not. After all, Su Changan's sword already had the intent of a sword. The reason why he asked Su Changan to practice calligraphy was to help him develop the intent of a sword.
However, Su Changan felt that since he had persisted in practicing calligraphy until now, he should continue.
So after thinking for a few days, he decided to write some fantasy stories that people would like to read, the kind that are happy. "Dream of Red Mansions" made people cry a lot.
then
Su Changan decided to write "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio".
He doesn’t know whether “Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio” makes people cry, but it is actually happier than “A Dream of Red Mansions”.
Finish practicing today's characters.
Xuan Xia and the others naturally ran to see today's story. The previous story of Nie Xiaoqian made them talk about Su Changan a lot.
Because Su Changan told them it was a perfect ending, but in the end Nie Xiaoqian and Ning Caichen both died.
After Su Changan finished writing, he made some preparations.
Because I made an appointment with Xia Fengxiang yesterday, I will bring the two craftsmen here at about this time today.
Not long after, Xia Fengxiang and the two craftsmen from the Shen Ce Palace arrived, along with Mu Xu.
It is worth mentioning that Su Changan saw Mu Xu holding a brocade box in his arms, obviously he came to deliver something.
But Su Changan thought about it and wondered if this person was here to invite him to give a lecture.
There were two craftsmen in the Shen Ce Mansion, one was a middle-aged man and the other was an old man.
Xia Fengxiang had already introduced the two people who came today to Su Changan, so Su Changan knew that the old man's name was Lu Ban and the middle-aged man's name was Zhu Mian.
According to Xia Fengxiang, the two men's accomplishments in such matters as mechanical schemes and calculations were extraordinary. Even when the late emperor was alive, he relied heavily on them.
However, Su Changan also thought of it. After all, he only gave a vague musket drawing, a cannon drawing, and a musket he made that he didn't know if it could fire.
As a result, these two people actually figured it out, and even now artillery has reached a bottleneck.
The musket was even more developed because of Su Changan's pistol. The two of them had already developed the flintlock to the point where it could be fired, and the matchlock method was completely abandoned.
It can be said that the technology tree has made leaps and bounds in progress.
These two have been staying in the Shen Ce Mansion, but they have heard a lot about Su Chang'an. In their ears, this Miss Chang'an is no different from a banished immortal.
However, the two of them didn't know whether he was a banished immortal or not, but just the muskets and cannons he made were enough to make them admire Su Changan very much.
When they saw the future queen, they were shocked. She really was like a banished immortal.
Su Changan did not dare to neglect these two national weapons, so after the two saluted him, he also returned the salute.
Seeing the two people's panic, she also explained that she was not the queen yet, but just the eldest daughter of the Su family, and could not accept such a big gift.
The two did not dare to say much, they just felt that the future queen was indeed as friendly and amiable as the rumors said.
After Su Changan greeted Mu Xu again, he brought the three of them to the hall.
Su Changan could see that Mu Xu was very anxious!
He obviously wanted to say something, but with Xia Fengxiang around, he didn't dare to say much. He could only look at Zhu Mian and Lu Ban, as if urging them to hurry up.
However, Zhu Mianluban ignored Mu Xu and just lowered his head.
After everyone was seated, Zhu Mian wanted to speak but was stopped by Lu Ban.
Xia Fengxiang smiled and said, "Don't pay attention to me and Master Mu. If you have anything to say, just talk to Su Changan. You don't need to worry about anything because of Master Mu. Master Mu is not a talkative person."
Upon hearing this, Mu Xu was stunned for a moment and felt a little embarrassed. Along the way, he was wondering what the two people wanted to do with Su Changan, but after thinking about it, he didn't think it was a big deal. After all, Miss Changan was very clever and always had some little inventions.
But now after hearing this, Mu Xu suddenly understood. Well, he came here to ask for a favor, but it seems like he has been tricked by His Majesty again this time?
Knowing not to say it out loud, Mu Xu looked at Xia Fengxiang and nodded quickly: "Mu Xu's ears are deaf today."
But I sighed in my heart, thinking that now that His Majesty has stopped pretending, how come he has become even more cunning than the late emperor?
Su Changan smiled helplessly and looked at Zhu Mian and Lu Ban.
The two men could no longer bear it, and Zhu Mian asked directly, "Miss Chang'an, have you seen the musket we sent you earlier?"
Su Changan nodded: "You two are much better than I thought. Based on my blueprint, you have improved the pistol so much just by relying on the pistol I made. Daxia is lucky to have you two."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Mian and Lu Ban bowed and expressed their gratitude.
Then Zhu Mian shook his head and said, "No, no, Miss Chang'an is a genius for thinking of muskets and cannons. We are just copying her. But I have a question. I was thinking before, what if we don't use flint in the gun, but use the impact method to shoot the bullet out of the gun? Because the power of the musket is already very good, but the loading speed is too slow. If it is used on the battlefield, it can become a powerful weapon, but if the speed is not improved, it will be inferior to the light cavalry of the barbarians or the cavalry of the Tibetans. After all, it is impossible to hit the target every time."
Zhu Mian finished speaking, and Lu Ban added: "The durability of current muskets is not very good, because after use, there may be gunpowder remaining in the barrel. If a gun is not maintained in time, the gunpowder may even explode in the barrel. So there is no way to improve this mode, but the two of us have thought about it for a long time and really can't think of a solution, so we asked Your Majesty to come to see you today, so I want to ask Miss Chang'an if there is any way?"
Su Changan listened to the two people's questions and felt somewhat impressed by the wisdom of the ancients, although this was not the same world as before.
But I just gave them the idea, and as a result, both of them have developed the research to this stage.
Because what these two people are talking about is the process of upgrading muskets to rifles, right?
Especially what Lu Ban said, it's completely the concept of breech-loading.
Seeing the two people looking at him with sharp and eager eyes, Su Changan lowered his head and opened the blueprint he had been drawing for some time.
This included a breech-loading rifle.
only
The painting is a bit ugly.
Because Su Changan only vaguely remembered some of the appearances, and many places were quite different.
Even when Su Changan was drawing this, he was wondering whether it could be made. After all, he didn't know whether Daxia could make all the parts in it.
But these are just the business of these two people. By explaining the concept to them and letting them know what I mean, it will definitely be accomplished. It is just a matter of time.
When Su Changan was looking for the original rifle drawings, the two of them also lowered their heads to look at those drawings.
Although the painting was a little unsightly, both of them were experts and could tell at a glance that many of the things on it were mechanical parts or some convenient things in life.
Some of them surprised the two of them because they hadn't even thought of them.
Finally, Su Changan found the original rifle blueprint that he had drawn based on his memory. It was very sloppily drawn, and even many parts were unclear.
Handing the blueprint to the two, Su Changan said, "I have a vague concept, but I can only rely on you two to study it. What I thought of is breech loading, which is what I drew. After the gun is pulled, the loading place of the gun is exposed, and it is closed after loading the bullets. There is no need for the cumbersome steps of the musket. You just need to put the bullets in. Although you still have to put them one by one, the speed is much faster. And although I have drawn the bullets here, just like the gun, you still have to study it and make suitable bullets."
After hearing what Su Changan said, Zhu Mian and Lu Ban couldn't wait to look at the drawings in their hands. The next second, they both showed a look of horror. However, after looking at each other, they seemed to want to discuss it, but they didn't dare to speak.
Su Changan handed the paper and pen that he had prepared long ago to the two of them.
Zhu Mianluban immediately saluted towards Su Changan, picked up a pen and started drawing and writing while looking at Su Changan's drawings. It was obvious that he already had some ideas.
Mu Xu looked at Zhu Mianlu's appearance from the side.
Then he turned his head and lowered it, not daring to look anywhere else.
He didn't know what this thing was, but after listening to it, he knew it was definitely something from the military, and something very useful at that.
I was wondering in my mind, how come Miss Chang'an is so capable? Her literary talent is one thing, but she can also do these things?
Raising his head slightly, Mu Xu looked at the empress.
Seeing His Majesty looking at him proudly, Mu Xu smiled and lowered his head again.
Are you asking me to show off?
That shouldn't be the case.
After Zhu Mian and Luban scribbled on the paper for a long time, they looked up at Su Changan.
Su Changan could see that the two were confused, but he sighed and shook his head at them. "Like I said, it's just an idea. I don't know how to do it specifically. I still need you two to research it, but the difficulty may be higher than the previous musket. It may require you two to put in more effort."
Zhu Mian and Lu Ban looked at each other with some regret, but still bowed to Su Changan, and then Lu Ban said: "With such a blueprint, we can build it. It's nothing more than brainstorming. Please rest assured, Miss Changan, we will definitely go all out! Even if we can't do it, the next generation will definitely be able to do it. We will definitely not let your majesty and Miss Changan down."
Su Changan smiled, bowed in return, and took out the blueprint of the "warship" he had drawn.
Mu Xu took a look and was surprised. Why is the calligraphy and painting on this boat so poor?
Xia Fengxiang took a look at this person and recognized him as the one he said was ugly yesterday. Then he waited for Su Changan to explain with some anticipation.
Zhu Mian and Lu Ban looked at the blueprint, but they didn't quite understand it. They only saw that it was a warship.
Su Changan explained: "If we install cannons on warships, we can directly fire cannons to attack the enemy during naval battles. If possible, we don't even need to engage in close combat to defeat the enemy. However, I don't know if our current warships can be equipped with cannons without affecting their performance, because this involves many aspects such as draft, agility, and speed, and it still requires research by masters like you two."
Zhu Mian and Lu Ban were unfamiliar with some of the words Su Changan said, but they knew what they meant after thinking about it, so they didn't ask.
However, Su Changan explained it very clearly, so after listening, the two looked at Su Changan's strange painting with surprise on their faces.
Yes, cannons can also be loaded onto ships! !
Before, I was only thinking about how to make the cannon more powerful and more stable, and even more so, how to deal with the barbarians, but I didn't think about these things.
Xia Fengxiang was also a little surprised, because she had never thought of such an easy thing to do.
But the main reason is that Daxia has unimpeded sea transportation, and its biggest enemy at sea is just some pirates.
But if we can build such a warship as an escort, we can explore further places.
So Xia Fengxiang also fell into some thoughts, and she remembered the "gold" that Su Changan mentioned when he mentioned this painting yesterday.
Mu Xu was thinking about something on the side.
Su Changan looked at Zhu Mian and Lu Ban, bowed and said seriously: "Maritime transport is of great benefit. You two, this matter is as important as muskets and cannons. Unfortunately, I don't know a thing or two about shipbuilding, so I can't help you. But please tell people who are proficient in this field to make sure to build this kind of warship."
Su Changan is like this.
Zhu Mian and Lu Ban were startled, and quickly stood up to return the greeting, saying together, "We will definitely live up to Miss Chang'an's trust."
Su Changan looked back at Xia Fengxiang.
Although there was confusion in Xia Fengxiang's eyes, he did not ask anything. Instead, he signaled Su Changan to continue chatting and not to bother himself.
Su Changan smiled.
This silly girl doesn't even know what I'm doing for her.
Sea shipping, sea shipping.
Sea transportation is unimpeded, and being one step ahead on ships means a lot of money.
If everything goes well and we become the overlord of the sea, that would be even more amazing.
However, Su Changan didn't want to think about this. After all, the ship hadn't been built yet, so it was too early to think about it.
The following things are actually some small things and small items, which are just convenient things.
The only thing that could be considered of great use was the improvement of the textile machine, but Su Changan knew nothing about textile machines and could only explain a few things. Even if Su Changan hadn't explained it, the drawing wouldn't have looked like a textile machine at all, so Zhu Mianlu and the others still needed to think about the details.
But even this sounded very solemn to Luban and Zhu Mian, because it was one thing for everything to be new and interesting, but if improvements like textile machines could really be made, they would be a weapon that would benefit the country and the people! So they did not dare to underestimate it and wrote them down one by one.
Even Mu Xu was very surprised when he heard this.
Looking at Su Changan's eyes, there was disbelief. He knew that Su Changan always had some creative ideas to create some little things.
But this is more interesting than the other, and some things are more convenient in life.
For example, for him, the foldable bench is very convenient. If he doesn't want to listen to the nagging of the people below, he can just take it to a warm place to bask in the sun and take a nap. It is comfortable.
So, when he looked at Su Changan, he felt as if he had to get to know Su Changan all over again.
Especially the sentence just now, 'Maritime transportation has far-reaching benefits', which made Mu Xu look at Su Changan and feel that this person has a very long-term vision!
Because regarding the issue of sea transportation, the late emperor had planned to proceed gradually, and even said, "Daxia is a place that is conducive to trade between all nations."
It’s a pity that the late emperor died young.
Moreover, when Mu Xu was listening to Su Changan's introduction, he also thought of the things he mentioned first, the muskets. He didn't know what they were, but they were obviously invented for Daxia.
Therefore, there was even more respect in their eyes when they looked at Su Changan, because they did not expect that Su Changan had done so much for Daxia within his ability.
Xia Fengxiang listened to Su Changan saying these things. At first he would think about these things on his own, but later he just stared at Su Changan.
She discovered.
Su Changan looked particularly good today, completely different from his usual look of wanting to be punished.
Especially when she saw Mu Xu, Zhu Mian and Luban looking at Su Changan with increasingly stronger respect in their eyes, her face was filled with pride!
Why!
This is her queen!
Such an outstanding person is hers!
Until the end, Su Changan briefly talked about the steam engine, but Lu Ban and Zhu Mian were a little confused. Steam as a power source.
They had never even thought about it, especially the word "motivation", which was the first time they heard it.
However, the two of them are proficient in this, so they can feel that if this thing can really be developed, it will be amazing, just like a waterwheel that uses the power of water flow to draw water for irrigation, which is very convenient for the people!
So I didn't dare to neglect it and wrote it down on paper.
but
The two of them were suddenly stunned.
The two of them seemed to have thought of something at the same time and couldn't help laughing.
Then Lu Ban shook his head and smiled bitterly, saying, "I came here today just to disturb Miss Chang'an and ask about the musket, but I didn't expect Miss Chang'an to hear these things, and each of them is extremely convenient for the people. Some things are even beyond common sense, but they sound feasible. Please accept my greetings."
Zhu Mian also stood up and bowed deeply to Su Changan.
Su Changan stood up and returned the greeting: "Thank you for your help, gentlemen."
Su Changan knew that there were steam engines and other things in it, but it was actually a bit early to talk about it, but the sooner such things were talked about, the better. After all, it is better to study them earlier than later.
Well, since he was here today, he might as well tell them everything. Whether it can be made depends on these two and other master craftsmen.
Lu Ban and Zhu Mian were obsessed with studying muskets and artillery, and actually hadn't come out for a long time. Today, after hearing so many interesting and even incredible things from Su Changan, they had been itching to go out and were thinking about going back to talk to their colleagues about it.
Xia Fengxiang knew that the two were anxious to go back, so he let them go back first.
Wait until Lu Ban and Zhu Mian walk out of Lingqi Pavilion.
Mu Xu immediately stood up and said to Su Changan.
(End of this chapter)
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