Mrs. Kong showed a look of embarrassment on her beautiful face, and she said arrogantly: "My husband has always been kind. He probably took out the items provided by Lord Zhang to help those poor military households and refugees..."

Zhang Han then realized that Kong Minxing would not take money, and the supply was given according to the level of the officer, which was of course very rich. However, this man was really chivalrous. He ate this way, but he took the fish, meat, and the food he had supplied to others.

Mrs. Confucius said again: "Most of the food we eat at home is like this, but we are used to being hard-earned. Besides, people's fat and ointment are hard-won. My uncle often cried when he sees the poor appearance of those military households..."

Of course, she did not accuse Zhang Han of the words. After Zhang Han took office, with Acropolis and Li Zhuang as the core, as long as the lives of people related to Li Zhuang or Yu Sheng were changed to a greater or lesser extent, as for the more than 10,000 tenant farmers under Zhang Han's rule, their lives were much better than before.

What the Kong couple should have seen was the military households who were divided up by small and medium-sized military officers and became serfs. Zhang Han did not annex the land of those people, so of course there was no way to improve their lives.

As for working in Lizhuang, it is mainly composed of private farmers and tenant farmers. If ordinary military households do not flee, their personal freedom will be restricted.

"My uncle once lamented that people say that annexation of land is a great evil, but if Lord Zhang is willing to vigorously merge, it will be a good thing for those military households..."

Zhang Han smiled bitterly and said, "My husband is too proud to see me. The lands are all in the hands of hundreds of officers. It is very difficult to do such things. To be honest, it is thankless to do it..."

There was a faint reproach in Mrs. Kong's words, and Zhang Han had to defend himself.

"This uncle also understands..." Mrs. Confucius said: "So he didn't mention it in front of the adults. He just did his best to help him if he could."

"Yes," Zhang Han said: "I don't care about anything else. I'll double the supply here. I hope my wife won't refuse. Children are growing up, so don't delay it."

Zhang Han saw that Mrs. Kong was born in a scholarly family. He was afraid that this woman would be too arrogant and would refuse to show her ugly appearance on the spot.

Fortunately, Mrs. Kong had never been like this, and a look of happiness appeared on her face. Zhang Han breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that no matter how lonely a woman was, she loved her children.

After leaving, Zhang Han ordered Li Mengnian: "After a while, ask someone to send some fish and meat. I will give it to you personally. Don't keep it in the public account."

Li Mengnian agreed with a smile and said casually: "Everything in Lizhuang belongs to the adults, why bother to settle public and private accounts?"

"Different." Zhang Han said: "The Kong family doesn't have to calculate the public account, they will only accept it if they calculate my personal account."

Li Mengnian quickly agreed, but looking at his expression, he might not really understand Zhang Han's meaning.

Everyone headed towards the Firearm Bureau again. When they were two or three miles away, they heard the rumbling sound of cannons. Zhang Han smiled and said, "I remember, today is a try to fire twelve-pound cannons."

Sun Jingting frowned and said, "It's not that it's best to have four-pound cannons and six-pound cannons in the field. The nine-pound cannon is already a bit too big. Why do you try the twelve-pound cannons?"

Zhang Han smiled and said, "There are still eighteen pounds, twenty-four pounds, and thirty-six pounds, and they have been getting seventy-two pounds."

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"There is indeed the nine-pound cannon on the battlefield..." Zhang Han explained: "The four-pound cannon weighs 700 kilograms, the nine-pound cannon is 1,100 kilograms, and the twelve-pound cannon is 1,500 kilograms. Field maneuvering, the nine-pound cannon is the limit. The cannon body and ammunition chariot are used to marches with a carriage. As long as it is not too bad for mountains or rain or snow, it can always follow the main marches. The twelve-pound cannons can occasionally be used to attack fortresses and cities. When it comes to 18, 24, 36, or even 72-pound cannons, their function is to defend the city or naval battles."

"I understand." Sun Jingting said: "Building ships may be a year or two later, but now we have to try the naval guns first, right?"

"Yes..." Zhang Han agreed with a smile. At this time, the sound of cannons fell silent. People accelerated their pace and followed Zhang Han into the firearm test site.

"Sir, here."

The test gun field was facing north and south, with sentries at the door. Zhang Han also showed his waist card when he entered. Shortly after a group of people entered, someone discovered them.

Wang Debang came up with sweat. There was a look of nervousness in his eyes. He crossed his hands at Zhang Han and said, "Sir, come and try the cannon?"

"It's not just here." Zhang Han smiled and said, "But of course I have to take a look when I come."

"Yes..." Wang Debang swallowed his saliva and said, "It's a bit strange. Today I tried the twelve-pound cannon. Ruo'an and the others were not here, so I couldn't hit the target no matter how I debugged it..."

Zhang Han was about to speak when he saw a thin middle-aged man standing next to the cannon, holding a hard pen and cardboard in his hand, grabbing his hair and counting.

"Which one is this?" Sun Jingting asked, "Looking at life, it doesn't look like ours."

Wang Debang said: "This is a friend brought by Mr. Kong. They said they like the theory of firearms. Mr. Sun has also written books. Seeing that we have not hit the target many times, Mr. Sun is also enthusiastic and wants to help calculate the ballistics."

At this time, the middle-aged man named Sun threw away the cardboard and shouted: "It's wrong. It's not that the gun rules and rules are calculated incorrectly, but that the charge amount is wrong. According to the distance and the weight of the shell, you need to add another three cents to the injection medicine!"

This man seemed to be a fool. Kong Minxing had already come to greet Zhang Han, and others came to greet each other, but this man just thought about his own. After he finished the calculation, he shouted and his face was full of excitement and ecstasy. It seemed that he was immersed in his own world and could not extricate himself for a while.

"This is Sun Chuyang..." Kong Minxing said a little embarrassedly: "It is the teacher's favorite student. He is very interested in learning firearms. Therefore, when he heard that there is a firearm bureau in Lizhuang, he thought about coming. This is how it looks..."

"It's Sun Yuanhua..." Zhang Han's face moved and he looked at the middle-aged man not far away with surprise.

Sun Yuanhua, whose courtesy name was Chuyang, was from Jiading, Jiangnan. When he was young, he studied under Tang Shisheng, a disciple of Gui Youguang. Later, he was recommended by Tang Shisheng to study in Xu Guangqi's academic hall. When he was young, Xu Guangqi went to Beijing to become an official, and Sun Yuanhua also went to Beijing with him. Later, Sun Yuanhua passed the imperial examination, but like Kong Minxing, he did not pass the imperial examination, so he took Sun Yuanhua as an aide in the capital and wrote books at the same time.

Mao Yuanyi of the Donglin Party took this path. Sun Yuanhua surpassed Mao Yuanyi in reputation. His mentor Xu Guangqi is from Jiangnan and can barely be considered Donglin. In fact, he is a non-party person now and has it both inside and outside Donglin.

(This chapter is not finished, please turn the page) A relatively transcendent position, Xu Guangqi's knowledge and ability are first-class, and the court also knew that this person was a capable talent. In addition, Xu Guangqi and Donglin bosses such as Zou Yuanbiao have a good relationship, so no one in the court made things difficult for him.

Due to the teacher's face, although Sun Yuanhua was a juren, he was recommended by Sun Chengzong as the Ministry of War. Although he was a minor position in the position of a servant, he had an official position and could be promoted slowly in the future.

The excellence of this person is not his achievements in the eight-legged essay, nor is it his achievements in agricultural science... Xu Guangqi is a generalist, and his disciples also have those who are proficient in the "Complete Book of Agricultural Affairs", such as Kong Minxing, but there are also geniuses like Sun Yuanhua who are only interested in military science, mathematics and geometry.

When he was in his twenties, Sun Yuanhua was baptized with Xu Guangqi and became a Catholic. Later, he translated "The Origin of Geometry" with Matteo Ricci, making great contributions. Then Sun Yuanhua wrote "Mixed Western Learning", "Use of Geometry", "Theory of Geometry" and other mathematical monographs... It can be said that Sun Yuanhua's achievements in mathematics have surpassed those missionaries and his mentors, and are better than those of the best.

Sun Yuanhua, who is very powerful in mathematics, is also a firearm expert and a master of military science. He wrote "Western Divine Machinery", tried the gun rules for measuring the elevation angle of cannons, standardized the cannon medicine package, and translated the torque with Xu Guangqi, which is a method of measuring distance. He also wrote "Jingwu Quanyao" and other military science books. At this time in the late Ming Dynasty, no one should be able to surpass Sun Yuanhua in ballistics and artillery manufacturing and use.

At this time, Wang Debang said to Zhang Han: "Sir, do you want to listen to this gentleman and try it?"

"Yes." Zhang Han suppressed his mood, looked at Sun Yuanhua again, and decided to give up.

Sun Yuanhua has become famous all over the world, and has written many monographs. People in the Ming Dynasty are still knowledgeable. Unlike those stupid birds in the Qing Dynasty who don’t know how great the world is, people with the status of Xu Guangqi can join the church. Zou Yuanbiao, a standard Qingliu who is better than Zhang Juzheng, also commented that the Catholic doctrine is "no different from the theory of my saints", and made a positive affirmation. Although Sun Yuanhua was not a Jinshi, his achievements in Western learning were far greater than ordinary Jinshi. This person will not only be an official in the future, but also no worse than Jinshi from the second grade. People with such a status are not the targets they can recruit at this time...

Wang Debang and others took the medicine bag, added the medicine bag as Sun Yuanhua ordered, then tied the medicine bag again, stuffed it in and ignited it, everything went according to the procedure. After a loud bang, dust was flying on the target mountain hundreds of steps away, and it was indeed the target that hit the target.

Sun Yuanhua looked excited and laughed loudly: "I mean, according to the rules and regulations of the gun, how could it be missed!"

Wang Debang was also very happy and said to the human: "Record the new dose, and the people in the gun team will continue to calculate and continue to drive."

Sun Yuanhua heard it aside and said strangely: "If this cannon is not stored in the warehouse, or will it be handed over to the artillery team for use, and we still have to continue to try?"

Wang Debang said: "This is a test gun, and the artillery team will not be issued to use it until it is broken."

"Why is this?"

"A gun always has different states from the state after it is cast to normal use and wear-up cannon bore. To record these calculated data, the artillery team has a clear idea of ​​how to use and maintain different types of artillery. In addition, we can continue to test, and we can also record the ammunition point, drug dosage, and data on different terrain..."

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