Guo Kang had been worried that Theodora would come, but she was surprised when she appeared so quickly.
"What's your reaction?" Another dark-haired girl with long braids and a narrow-sleeved robe stepped forward and said with a smile: "Why is it the same expression as the last spring search drill, when she was having fun and was raped? "
"Why are you here too?!" Guo Kang was shocked.
"I brought Hui Zhen here, what happened?" Theodora asked strangely.
"Nothing, nothing." Guo Kang said, quickly turning back to look at Zhu Wenkui.
Maybe he was too crow-mouthed. In short, the worst situation happened now: not only did Theodora suddenly appear, but he also brought Shi Huizhen with him.
Brother Xintian's plan has not yet unfolded in detail, but he is facing a severe challenge from Greek women!
Fortunately, the Zhu brothers and sisters had made an agreement with him and had some tacit understanding. So, Zhu Wenkui stood up and said proactively: "Master Guo invited us here to watch the demonstration of firearms and chariots."
"Then why are you dragging her along?" Theodora said to Guo Kang doubtfully.
"Oh, I want to use this barrel." Guo Kang was so anxious that he pointed to the barrel sitting under Jeanne's butt and said, "We have to practice artillery, but the little princess is not willing to get out of the way. I am too rude, I’ll pay more attention next time.”
"Yeah, it's nothing. My sister is so noisy. Look, there's nothing I can do." Zhu Wenkui also said quickly.
Jeanne glared at them both, but Guo Kang immediately winked at her, and Zhu Wenkui also showed a pleading look. She had no choice but to pretend to be good, raised her head and smiled sweetly at Theodora, agreeing with his statement.
She was not tall, so Guo Kang took advantage of the opportunity to pick her up and put her on the saddle behind Nurhaci.
"Look, this is it." He pointed at the barrel again and said.
Seeing that none of the three people had anything else to say, Theodora didn't know if she believed it or not, but she didn't continue to ask any more questions, which made Guo Kang relieved.
"What is this?" Shi Huizhen walked over, looked at the bucket, and asked curiously.
"It's 'Chinese Snow'." Guo Kang said and opened the barrel.
Shi Huizhen stretched out her hand and rubbed it.
——Chinese snow is saltpeter. This stuff is the raw material for making gunpowder.
At first, the Arabs learned how to use saltpeter from the East. Because they thought the shape of the crystals was the same as snow, they gave it the nickname "Chinese Snow".
"There is something wrong with our gunpowder particles. We are going to exchange the formula with them to see if there is a better process solution." Guo Kang said.
What he said was true.
Everyone is exploring the technology of gunpowder now. These days, things like the purity of the raw materials, the manufacturing process and even the type of weapon used will have an impact on the performance of gunpowder. Therefore, the "best solution" is often an empirical result obtained after many experiments. Even if he remembers the best craftsmanship and proportions, he still has to make appropriate tests and adjustments based on the situation here.
Shi Huizhen is also very familiar with this thing. She nodded to Theodora, who jumped off the horse and gave Guo Kang a hug when he came up.
Her hug made Guo Kang feel a little guilty. But after thinking about it carefully, I and Jeanne really didn't do anything. The few of them discussed it for a long time, and it was nothing more than Brother Steam and Saint Cannon. There seemed to be nothing to feel guilty about.
As for the establishment of a sect... Theodora probably wouldn't like it if he believed in such a heretical sect. But this so-called sect is, to put it bluntly, just a cover for researching various machines. It has nothing to do with the faith itself, and it is not really a belief in the steam god religion. It wouldn't be a big deal if I could explain it to her later.
If you think about it this way, it's no problem either.
While he was thinking, he suddenly heard Theodora whisper in his ear: "What are you worried about? Tell me alone when you go back."
After saying that, she let go of Guo Kang, took a half step back, adjusted his robe, smiled gently, and stepped aside.
"..."
Guo Kang was speechless for a moment.
Shi Huizhen was still just smiling from the side, while Zhu Wenkui seemed to have not been able to get used to these etiquettes, and still turned his head slightly with a "don't look at anything inappropriate" expression on his face. As for Jeanne, she is still on the back of the wild boar. I don’t know if she has seen it.
But now, there is no time to worry about it. Although Theodora was a bit scary today, she was really not the most troublesome. Guo Kang had to keep an eye on Shi Huizhen, the most threatening person in the group.
This person's past experience can be said to be very special.
Among the men of the Shi family's generation, there are only two men, Shi Ke and Shi Dan. Shi Ke has been interested in sailing since he was a child.
At that time, the princes of Nanya complained about the long-term monopoly of the navy by the Italians and Greeks, so they supported his choice and sent him to the Dadu Fleet to start as a trainee military officer and cultivate skills and connections.
But on the other hand, after decades of reorganization, expansion and civil war, the military government that historians can currently control is mainly in the North Romania and Dnieper provinces in the northwest of the Khanate, facing Poland directly, and the military pressure is great.
The military system of the Khanate was to set aside legion farms in various places and allocate the fields to legion soldiers for management. From around the Black Sea to the southern part of the Oros region, the land is vast and fertile, the climate is good, and there are even many minerals. However, the local people's farming and production technology are very backward, and they have not even had decent water conservancy for a long time. Therefore, through the centralized development and management of the legion organization, the output can often be greatly improved and good benefits can be obtained.
Over the past few decades, residents from various places have been recruited and land has been reclaimed, forming many large and small farms connected together. The residents of the farm are the legionnaires and citizens of the Khanate.
The Khanate divided these farms into several military offices, responsible for centralized training of citizens. According to Greek tradition, the soldiers of a government are also habitually called a "battle group". When encountering a large-scale war, the Khanate would draw some soldiers from these battle groups to form legions and carry out wars.
In normal times, military offices and battle groups also have many military responsibilities. Especially the position that the historian was in was under great pressure, and he urgently needed a strong and capable person to take charge of affairs.
You know, the position of the Purple Horde Khanate is not peaceful. It can even be said that there are enemies on all sides. Countries such as Poland and the Holy Ra that they faced directly were extremely hostile to the Khanate, and they even did not hesitate to collude with the Ottoman and even the Turkmen Black Sheep Dynasty many times to unite with the pagans to attack the believers.
In the early years, the Khanate also tried to sue for peace and compromise, but never succeeded.
After summarizing the analysis, the Khan's court believed that this could only show that some barbarians were extremely hostile to orthodox Rome. They obviously wanted to maintain their barbaric characteristics and were afraid that they would be conquered and assimilated by Rome. This is an irreconcilable contradiction at the level of civilization, which even goes beyond the identification brought by religion.
(End of chapter)
