Chapter 56 Section Eleven

For Shi Yue's new appointment, there is no resistance in Zhongshu Province. As long as Wang Anshi does not make things difficult for the new law, he will not be very good at playing politics.Besides, he didn't think it would be inappropriate for Shi Yue to take care of the Yubu under the Ministry of Industry and the case of the third department of Yantiesi. Prison", this official position, to put it bluntly, is nothing more than the position of a temple supervisor.On the contrary, Wang Anshi appreciated that Shi Yue had found such an errand to do it.How did he know that Shi Yue had never heard of these slogans.

Shi Yue, who got his wish, appeared majestically in the official iron smelting workshop and weapon workshop, but Shi Yue, who was bent on surprising history, was stunned by history.The blast furnace with a daily output of one ton of iron and the most advanced steel pouring method at that time poured cold water on Shi Yue who wanted to improve the iron and steel technology of the Song Dynasty; he was even more surprised by the case of the manufacture of military weapons, "Guangbei Siege Workshop "Subordinates have workshops that specialize in the manufacture of gunpowder and kerosene, and their technology is strictly kept secret. Even if they want to read it, they have to go through various procedures for approval.Excited, Shi Yue hurriedly went to see the finished firearms, and found that in addition to rockets, there were also poison fireballs, cannons, and even something called a "thunderbolt gun" - which was not too different from a grenade.The officials in the Zhou case knew that the new boss was the emperor's favorite, so they tried their best to curry favor.Seeing that Shi Yue was full of interest in firearms, he knew everything and talked endlessly, fearing that Mr. Shi would not know the achievements of their various workshops in gunpowder manufacturing.

Shi Yue looked at this and took that, and suddenly saw a strange thing: a long gun tied with a paper tube.He picked it up and looked it up, but couldn't figure out what it was, so he looked at an official suspiciously.The accompanying official quickly said: "My lord, this is called a musket." "Fire gun?" Shi Yue asked back in surprise, his voice was so loud that everyone jumped.Is this the musket?He really didn't know that the world's first musket was actually just a long gun with a bamboo tube tied on it. Seeing Mr. Shi's questioning eyes, the officials of the workshop quickly explained: "When fighting, light the paper tube, and you can spray fire and burn the enemy. After that, soldiers can still use this spear to fight."

"It's really creative!" Shi Yue said in his heart, "But I can tell you something more creative!"