Due to the special nature of the unit in Shenji Camp, there is no interference from outsiders here, and Ling Hu is not a sophisticated person, so the interpersonal relationships here are the simplest. All you need is to be quiet and not to mess around!
Gunpowder is no different from other weapons. You can pick it up and make random gestures. One improper operation here can send the entire camp into the sky.
Back then, the ships in Qingyuan Port were blown up into the sky, and Liang Chuan ended up living in Japan.
The Shenji Camp was under the management of Ling Hu, and they even arranged for special people to check the body of everyone who wanted to enter the camp, just in case they were carrying items such as fire breakers.
The research work in Shenji camp pays the most attention to the word "jing".
Only the most meticulous blending can achieve the perfect ratio of gunpowder!
There are many weighing tools here. Although the scales are not very precise, you are always very careful every time you weigh, for fear of imbalance.
And every recipe goes through countless experiments to get the perfect ratio.
Except that Liang Chuan had so much money to squander, even the Song Dynasty court was stifled. How could such a unit be allowed to exist? Wouldn't it be nice for officials to use that money to drink? It's just like throwing it into a latrine, wasting it in vain.
Waste is also a great sin, and this kind of thing is not allowed to exist.
Officials of the imperial court would often sack Ling Hu on any given day under the guise of cherishing the power of the people!
No wonder Ling Hu keeps saying that women are in charge every day. Putting this kind of words in today's world, doesn't it mean that there are no rules and no discipline!
When Shen Kuo was young, he could still speak a few words, and later he followed Ding Wei. Ding Wei passed on to Shen Kuo his masterpiece "The Legend of Tian Xiang", which was a book on the study of spices. To be honest, Shen Kuo didn't understand the purpose of reading this book.
But Ding Wei asked him to look at it, so he just looked at it.
Ding said that this man worked hard all his life, and after his death he was known as a sycophant. Because he was such a person, he hated those opportunistic people very much. Maybe it's because people of the same sex repel each other, but Shen Kuo's character is more in line with his temper.
Ding Wei finally died in his hometown of Suzhou. He had no heirs, and his only daughter was sent to Laojunshan to be his aunt. When he was dying, no one among his relatives and friends came to the bedside to wait on him because they were afraid of being implicated.
I recall that when he was at the peak of his power, even a dog from his hometown would go to Bianjing to show his presence, but after his death, everything was just a passing thing.
Only Shen Kuo stayed with Ding Wei.
Each of the five ghosts of the same period left behind countless wealth and wealth to their families when they died, but only Ding Wei had nothing left, only a room full of books, which was finally passed on to this unnamed person. His disciple Shen Kuo.
Shen Kuo only brought some of the books with him, so he followed Ding Wei's instructions and went south to Qingyuan to find Liang Chuan. The other books were still stored in Ding Wei's old house and locked up by him.
Books are priceless treasures to those who are destined to them, but to others, they are just a pile of waste paper.
Ding Wei's collection of books is all-encompassing and strange. In addition to the orthodox Confucian classics and history, there are also quite a few anecdotes on unofficial history, including countless books on archery.
Shen Kuo was completely fascinated by this kind of book collection!
His father wanted him to take the imperial examination, so he followed Ding Wei to study. However, Shen Kuo was a very thoughtful child. Although he was taciturn, he was not stupid. He kept all his thoughts deep in his heart because no one could hear him. Understand what he said!
On the island, he often held the books brought by Ding Wei from his home and deduced by himself. He was either doing arithmetic or doing magic tricks in his hands. He read and argued while talking to himself, which made everyone on the island confused. No one dared to interact with him. What he said in his mouth was not human. Even the words in the heavenly book were not so mysterious. Everyone thought he was a madman!
It turns out that there was a little Celestial Master who was interested in this kind of strange art. Later, the little Celestial Master left, and only Ling Hu was left. Except Ling Hu who understood him, no one could understand this young man!
The world of genius is always lonely!
Su Wei
I know Shen Kuo's origin because he has Liang Chuan's letters and Ding Wei's recommendation letter.
This is not something that ordinary people can get.
Although Ding Wei is notorious, he is really not a mortal. He is a woman and a loyal person. Only people like Su Wei understand it best because they are all hard workers.
Sure enough, Su Wei asked Shen Kuo to go to the island. Although he didn't understand the person Liang Chuan liked, he didn't dare to underestimate him. There must be something extraordinary about him!
Ling Hu is the only one who knows the goods on the island.
'From now on, you will study hard with Brother Hu and compile all your knowledge into a book. I will even name the book for you!
Several people were stunned, wondering what Liang Chuan said.
Only Shen Kuo was shocked, how could Brother Liang understand his thoughts so well!
He had read too many and too many miscellaneous books in the past few years, only to realize that none of the existing books described the knowledge he knew. If he could write this knowledge into a book, more people would be able to benefit from it in the future. !
Ling Hu interjected: "What book should I write?"
Liang Chuan was just about to say how steel was made, but after thinking about it, he forgot about it. History should be respected!
'Mengxi pen talk!
Dream Creek!
Shen Kuo murmured and repeated the name several times, as if it resonated with him.
This name is really good. He often dreamed of a quiet creek in his dreams. It would be good to use this name as his pen name in the future!
'good!
Liang Chuan wanted to test Shen Kuo, so he asked: "How do you calculate the accuracy of artillery?"
Ancient artillery did not have a sighting mechanism like modern artillery, or even a simple sight, what could it rely on to aim? In fact, the aiming of ancient artillery was to use the barrel of the artillery as the pointing axis for aiming, which relied heavily on experience.
In addition, ancient people used the number of steps when measuring range, which means that ancient artillery had a concept of range. Moreover, ancient artillery had gun trunnions that could move up and down. This also shows that ancient people used the pitch angle of the artillery. To set the artillery attack distance.
When hitting the target, the experienced gunner is responsible for aiming, relying on experience and visual inspection to adjust the artillery pitch angle, shoot at the target, and then correct the artillery according to the hit point.
'Calculate.
Shen Kuo thought for a while and said only one word, which was so concise that it was difficult to answer.
Seeing that everyone didn't understand, he stretched out his thumb and started to indicate distance.
Seeing this action, Liang Chuan suddenly thought of the classic scenes in film and television dramas. During the war, those skilled gunners can calculate the distance between the opponent and themselves by raising their thumbs, and guide the gunners to adjust the angle!
'Where did you learn this knowledge? Liang Chuan looked at Shen Kuo and admired him very much. He had the impression that he could learn mathematics, physics and chemistry well and not be afraid of traveling all over the world!
This method of distance measurement originated from ancient Chinese surveying technology and was originally used in the field of navigation. When sailing at sea, the captain uses the naked eye to observe the appearance of his thumb at the port to measure the distance. According to the change in the shape of the thumb, the real distance can be slowly measured. This technology is recorded in ancient books!
Shen Kuo read from the book that he taught it to the gunners of the Shenji Battalion. Not to mention, by using this method, combined with the flagman's set of gestures, and immediately adjusting the angle, the accuracy of the artillery firing was increased by more than ten times!
'In the book.
'good!
Shen Kuo looked calm and did not take credit for himself. These qualities made Liang Chuan even more optimistic!
Being able to convert knowledge in books into practice is a very remarkable ability.
Liang Chuan has also read those ancient books. The content recorded in them is like a heavenly book. How can a mortal understand it? Even if the steps are clearly stated, it is the same as the encrypted content, which is completely incomprehensible!
This kid can not only see
He understands it and can still use it, what a talent!
I originally wanted to introduce him here and leave it to Xiaocheng in the future. It seems that I made the right bet!
The only trouble is that this guy's myopia is too severe!
You have to solve it for him!
'Call Jin Zhijian over!
Ever since Jin Zhijian invented the telescope, the demand for this thing has been too great. He has been working on this thing on the island, and the supply exceeds the demand!
'Are your skills rusty?
Liang Chuan looked at Jin Zhijian, who was much older, and asked.
Jin Zhijian smiled and said: "I have taught many apprentices, and finally we, the master, did not starve to death!"
'very good!
After speaking, Liang Chuan told Jin Zhijian about the idea of glasses and asked him to go back and get two lenses to try!
Only good crystals should be used to make glasses, the kind with very high purity. Otherwise, if you wear them for a long time, your eyes will go blind faster!
People who have worn glasses know that once they are worn, they cannot be taken off. As the lenses wear, the power of the eyes will also increase. Although this is caused by the eyes themselves, many of them are also the burden of the glasses on the eyes.
By grinding two concave lenses and then grinding a tortoise shell frame, the two lenses can be well fixed.
Jin Zhijian had devoted himself to making telescopes in recent years. He didn't understand the purpose of what Liang Chuan asked him to do.
No need to understand, just do it!
There is already material for an encore, it just needs to be polished.
Jin Zhijian quickly brought two extremely pure lenses to Liang Chuan. Liang Chuan handed the lenses to Shen Kuo and said, "Put it in front of your eyes and try it to see if you can see clearly!"
Shen Kuo hesitantly put the two lenses in front of him. The originally blurry and white world suddenly became clear. The world became extremely clear and bright. Although he could not see completely clearly, at least he could see clearly compared to before. You don’t have to put your face in front of others to see other people’s faces!
What a good thing this is!
'Brother Liang, what is this? It's great!
'These are called glasses, and they are for people with eye problems like you!
Glasses!
There are no electronic products these days, and books are also luxury goods. Therefore, not many people suffer from myopia, and Shen Kuo is one of the few!
