"Mr. Gan is out."

"Mr. Gan is here."

"Meet Mr. Gan!"

"Students have met Mr. Gan!"

"Thank you Mr. Gan!"

Gan Qi smiled and said to everyone, "No need to be polite, no need to be polite."

"Mr. I have been here for more than a year. I miss you every day, my sincere teachings, and my feelings of teaching and solving my doubts."

"If you can hear the teacher's teaching again, you will have no regrets in this life!"

Gan Qi responded: "A few days later, I will start the lecture again in the academy and tell you what I have seen and heard in Quanzhou. You will be able to come to the academy at that time."

"Thank you Mr. Gan!"

"No need to be too polite. Let's take back the gifts you brought today. There are only a few people in my family who can't eat or drink, and they can't finish drinking. It's such a waste." What's Gan Qi's wealth? He really doesn't want to see these students give gifts like this. After all, the rich are a minority. Ordinary families have heavy bleeding in order to give gifts. In Gan Qi's opinion, it's really unnecessary.

"Sir, we are all a little bit of politeness. If we don't respect us, please accept it."

"Everyone listens to me. If there are gift-giving people, I will ask my family to keep them out." Gan Qi said harshly.

"Sir, I'll give it this time, and I won't give it again next time."

"It's not possible this time. Whoever sends it to you later will take it back." Gan Qi's expression became serious.

"Yes, sir."

"Sir, let's wait...ah..."

"The character of a gentleman teaches students to admire them."

Gan Qi suddenly remembered something and asked, "Does anyone know a Juzi named Shen Kuo? It's almost time to go to Beijing at this time."

Shen Kuo? Everyone, look at me, look at you, I really haven't heard of it.

Finally, one person shouted in the crowd: "The student seems to have seen this person in the inn, a native of Qiantang. His grandfather served as the Minister of Dali Temple and his father was also a Jinshi."

"Yes, it's this person. Which inn is this person in?" Gan Qi was a little excited. The great scientist Shen Kuo finally came and came to the bowl.

"Huaiyuan Post, yes, it's Huaiyuan Post. He should still live there to prepare for the exam."

Gan Qi jumped his head and left as soon as he started. While heading towards the gate, he shouted: "Prepare the car!"

The scholars in the field didn't know what Gan Qi was going to do, but they followed him out.

Gan Ba ​​hurriedly prepared the car. After Gan Qi got on the car, he ordered: "Go to Huaiyuanyi quickly."

The frame started and headed straight to Huaiyuanyi.

After the car, there were also a large group of young men.

"Who is Shen Kuo? How come he has such a great reputation?"

"I don't know, this person is so childish. Mr. Gan is so overjoyed. He will go to see him in person, so he should not be underestimated."

"Isn't this person determined by his talent? What kind of peerless poems?"

"If it is not a talent for poetry, if it is like this, how could I not have heard of it?"

"Isn't it a talent for academic research? It's a great treatise in the classics of sages, so Mr. Gan went to see him in person?"

"I really don't know, just go and take a look. A person who is so polite to me must be a talented person."

Huaiyuan Post Office belongs to the Honglu Temple, which probably means the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Therefore, Huaiyuan Post Office usually lives in foreign envoys. However, the diplomacy of the Song Dynasty was far inferior to that of the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty came to worship all countries, and the diplomacy of the Song Dynasty seemed much shabby. The envoys of Liao and Xia were the main ones, and occasionally there was a Japanese country, and there was also Dali. There was nothing else.

Therefore, the rooms in Huaiyuan Post are often idle, so many students who go to Beijing for examination will rent here because the conditions here are good, which is equivalent to a state guesthouse. Su Shi and Su Zhe have prepared the course exams here in history.

Gan Qi was in the car, followed by a large group of scholars and headed straight to Huaiyuan Post.

As soon as he arrived at the place, Ganqi got out of the car and walked in.

It scared Huaiyuanyi's servant because there were hundreds of people following Gan Qi, which seemed like he was causing trouble.

Fortunately, Gan Qi asked when he entered the door: "Shen Kuo, Qiantang, lives here?"

"Dare you ask who is the young master?" the servant asked nervously.

"I know Mr. Gan of the Censorate, how can you allow you to ask? Just answer quickly." The students maintain their own teacher, and they are also honored.

"It turned out that Shangguan came in person, and the villain was rude and forgiven his crimes. Mr. Chen was in the backyard with the second character B."

Gan Qi raised his legs and went in again. There were also students familiar with the place leading the way: "Sir, No. 2 of the B-font is here, please come here."

Gan Qi quickly walked to the door of a room and shouted, "Is Shen Kuo here to ask Qiantang?"

A voice came from the door: "Who is looking for me?"

"Ganqi, Bianliang, please see Brother Chen."

"who?"

"Bianliang Ganqi Gan Daojian, please see Brother Chen."

The door immediately opened, and a man in his early thirties walked out, looked around with a nervous look, fixed his eyes on Gan Qi in front of him, and went forward to bow and bow: "I have seen Mr. Gan, and Mr. Gan's name is well-known. I never expected that Mr. Gan would suddenly come to see him today, forgive me for his crimes."

Gan Qi smiled slightly and raised his hand: "Sit inside?"

"Please please, please." Shen Kuo invited Gan Qi into the room, then looked back at the posture in the yard, becoming more and more nervous. What's going on? So many scholars gathered here and all came to find him?

Shen Kuo looked down at himself again, thinking about what he did? Or was it famous? None of them were.

Shen Kuo was still confused, and Gan Qi had already sat down in the house: "I'll forgive you if Brother Chen takes the liberty."

"I dare not, but I dare, the gentleman said that he was in the middle of the house. It is a blessing for me to visit here." Shen Kuo maintained his etiquette and wanted to ask why Gan Qi came, but he didn't dare to ask. Such a posture was really flattered.

"Brother Cunzhong, you don't have to be polite. I came here to visit because when I came back from Quanzhou, I heard that you have heard of your name in many places. I heard that you are a rare talent in studying things in the world, astronomy, geography, military, water conservancy, agriculture and sericulture, and various skills. But I was also very interested in these things. So when I heard that Brother Cunzhong was also in Beijing, I couldn't help but come to see you. If a talent like Brother Cunzhong missed the opportunity to make friends, it would be a great regret in life." Gan Qi said.

Shen Kuo was a little stunned when he heard this. In this era, it is normal to say who has a deep understanding of the classics of sages and sages and is praised by others, or who has great literary talent.

But Shen Kuo knew that what he really liked was not about studying, studying, studying, and literary talent, so he would not be so respected.

Gan Qi's performance made Shen Kuo not know how to deal with it, or he was a little scared.

"Some branches and branches are all small paths, and the sir is too good to be praised." Shen Kuo's words are just a matter of the rules.

Gan Qi was so excited that he was really presumptuous. He knew that he had scared Shen Kuo. After thinking about it, he felt that it was useless to say more. Gan Qi knew a little about how to get along with a technical mate and should just put some hard products on it.

After he decided, Gan Qi opened the leather bag hanging on his belt again, took out the short musket inside, and said, "Brother Cunzhong, look at this thing."

Shen Kuo took the musket, put it in his hand and played with it for a while, and immediately became a little fascinated. Not long after, he knew that it was time to pull the hammer on it. After pulling it up, he tinkered for a while, pulled the trigger and sparks splashed.

Shen Kuo was completely immersed intently, frowned and wondered what this thing was for, and murmured: "It's so exquisite."

"It's not exquisite, the principle is very simple. Brother Cunzhong can tell what the function of this thing is?" Gan Qi had a little temptation.

Shen Kuo didn't raise his head, and the technical occupants were fascinated by it and didn't care about anything. He said again: "It's a skilled craftsman who can drill such a seamless pipe into the fine iron. I don't know how much effort it has been spent. But what is this thing for?"

Shen Kuo tossed and turned the researcher and said to himself: "The hammer can rise and can hit it down with force. There must be reeds and pipes that can pass through, and there must be objects moving in it. This stone is very easy to catch fire, and the best among flint..."

Gan Qi was waiting aside, without saying anything, only listening to Shen Kuo talking to himself.

Suddenly, Shen Kuo was excited and said, "I understand, I understand... It smells of saltpeter sulfur combustion. Is this object a sensation musket, it is a sensation musket, or an automatic sensation musket. It does not need to be ignited, and can be used repeatedly. The hollow iron is a tube, without any gaps, and the amount of gunpowder can be increased and the power can be increased. It is precisely this... a good thing must be a fighting weapon..."

Shen Kuo said to himself, suddenly remembering Gan Qi beside him, and quickly raised his head and bowed, and said, "Do you dare to ask, sir, who is the one who makes this thing?"

"It's far away in the sky, it's near in front of you." Gan Qi smiled.

Shen Kuo looked shocked and said, "Just just now, Mr. Yuandao is the real talent in studying things. I admire you!"

"You can see the principle and use of this thing in a moment, which makes me admire it." Gan Qi also replied.

"If this thing is expanded a few times, it will not be a fighting weapon, but a sharp weapon on the battlefield. If you make this thing, you will really create a sharp weapon for the country!" Shen Kuo's divergent thinking is also extraordinary.

"But it can't be made after a few expansions." Gan Qi knew that Shen Kuo was talking about the real cannon. Gan Qi didn't think about it, but he couldn't do it. The issue of gun barrels is difficult to get. The gun barrel is not as good as a gun barrel. It can't be slowly chiseled in a big stick of thousands of kilograms. I don't know if I can chisel a useful gun barrel for a few years.

Shen Kuo seemed to realize the problem immediately and said, "According to this method, it's really... what kind of way can it be done?"

Shen Kuo fell into deep thought again. He also had great insights into the way of smelting. He was a real professional.

Gan Qi looked at Shen Kuo in thought, and he also had longing in his heart. He really hoped that Shen Kuo could solve this problem immediately, and Gan Qi's fleet would immediately become invincible.

Shen Kuo stood there motionless as if he had entered a state of meditation, staring at the musket without turning his eyes, and fell into deep thought.

Gan Qi was not in a hurry and just sat and waited. However, Shen Kuo, a technical mate, seemed to have not even prepared a cup of tea for Gan Qi.

Everyone outside the door was also guessing that Mr. Gan had been in the house for a long time and there seemed to be no movement.

Who is this Shen Kuo?

After a long time, Shen Kuo came back to his senses in frustration and said, "I thought about it for a few minutes but couldn't think of a complete method. The only way to solve it is casting, but this method is not appropriate. The casting iron tool has never been used forged. I have also studied the principles below. The casting process will be mixed with impurities and will leave many bubbles in the iron tool. It would be fine if it was made of a clumsy thing. It would be used to make a big musket, and it would explode. It would not be desirable unless it was doubled and thickened. It would be too heavy and could not be moved, and it would be useless. Alas... I am incompetent and cannot solve my doubts."

Gan Qi was a little disappointed, but the person in front of him was the only person who could solve this problem. Gan Qi asked quickly: "What are the ways to remove bubbles and impurities in the cast iron tool?"

Shen Kuo fell into deep thought again.

Shen Kuo shook his head while pondering, then pondering, and then shook his head.

After a long time, Gan Qi finally interrupted Shen Kuo's contemplation: "The way to investigate things lies in practice. Practice leads to true knowledge. Do Brother Cunzhong want to try all the methods in his heart?"

"Try it? I want to do this, but it costs a lot of manpower and material resources, which is difficult to implement." Shen Kuo was very frustrated.
To be continued...