Lonely non-good minister

She opened the bag and found a stack of drawings stuffed inside. Just as Yan Yan was about to take it out, Song Yuan reached out to stop it: "You don't have to give it to me. This is your thing. You should take it out with your own hands."

"Me?" Yan Yan was slightly surprised: "I'm afraid it won't work. I've tried it many times. No matter how much you praise my design, you won't use it after seeing that I am a woman."

Song Yuan looked at her carefully: "Then change your clothes and try again."

"Change some clothes?" Yan Yan thought about it for a moment, looked at her again, and nodded happily: "That's a good idea, okay."

"It's getting late today. You need to take a rest for the night. Tomorrow I will gather a few craftsmen to look at the drawings. If there are any that can be made, I will pick them out. Then I will take you to see my fifth brother. He is now in charge of the northwest military affairs. , I have to give him the nod to make new weapons, otherwise it will be difficult to explain."

Yan Yan nodded: "Okay, I'll make some preparations, but what is your fifth brother like?"

There are not many records about Song Fu in the history books, so she doesn't know him at all. In the past few years since he came to the northwest, she has not had the opportunity to get close. Zhou Ye doesn't know much about this man. He only said that he is reliable in doing things. As for the person, I really don’t know about the product.

"Although she is taciturn, she is reliable. However, your woman's identity may not be hidden from him. I can't say whether he will accept it or not." Song Yuan did not dare to speak too perfectly. She and Song Fu really didn't agree. Considered familiar.

Yan Yan hesitated for a moment and then gave up: "We'll see when the time comes. I think as long as my stuff is good enough, he won't deny me because of my woman."

"Don't worry, I will try my best to help you."

After discussing with her, Song Yuan asked someone to arrange a place for her to live.

She was very serious and read all the drawings before going to bed at night. She got up early the next morning, put on the men's clothes that Song Yuan had sent to her, and went to wait with her things.

Wei Yan was passing by the door and was stunned for a moment when he saw her. He thought it was a guest who came early in the morning and didn't know it. He was surprised when he recognized her, said hello and left quickly.

After a while, Song Yuan came in with a few people, "These two are munitions officers, these two are munitions craftsmen, this is Mr. Yan, her ancestors are also craftsmen, this time Mr. Yan came here and made a few things The novelty may be useful for military purposes, so you guys should take some time to come out and listen carefully. If it is really good, it will also be good for the Wei Dynasty."

She was very polite. The quartermaster and craftsmen were flattered and became even more polite to Yan Yan.

After asking them all to sit down, Yan Yan spread out the drawings: "These are some weapons I designed. To be precise, they are firearms. The main thing inside is gunpowder."

"Gunpowder?" No one had heard of this thing, so they looked at each other in confusion.

Yan Yan took out a small bamboo tube from his baggage, opened the stopper and showed them: "The black thing is gunpowder. It is very simple to make. How to make it? I will tell you after I get a positive answer to the drawing. Let's see the effect first. Bar."

After saying that, she poured some gunpowder on the ground and used a flint to hit it. There was a series of "Zila" sounds, and the fire splashed everywhere, which stunned everyone present.

"This is gunpowder. This is a firecracker. It's stuffed with gunpowder." She took out another bamboo tube with a fuse and motioned for everyone to follow her out. When she came to the yard, she asked the government officials and guards to stay away. Then she lit the fuse and burned the bamboo tube. Throwing it in the yard, there was only a "bang" sound, and the flying bamboo tube hit the flower pot on the porch, and the flower pot broke into pieces.This frightened people even more. Such a big movement attracted other people in the Governor's Mansion, thinking that something had collapsed. Fortunately, the guards stopped him outside and sent them away after explaining in every possible way that it was nothing.

"Is this a firearm?" The quartermaster's eyes lit up. He went over to take a closer look at the flower pot, and said with excitement: "It's really awesome."

Yan Yan nodded: "I only put a little bit of gunpowder in this small bamboo tube, so I just listened to the sound. If the bamboo tube was bigger, filled with more gunpowder, and put some broken nails, iron sand, etc. It can kill people.”

As she spoke, she brought everyone back to the table, pointed to her drawings and explained: "Gunpowder has many uses. These firearms can be used alone, in teams, and in attack and defense. , are you interested in listening to me explain it in detail?"

This was true. Even if others didn't respond, Song Yuan wanted to urge her to speak quickly.

She originally thought that the fireworks she gave herself were strange enough, but who knew they would be so powerful? She must open up her horizons today.

Yan Yan was very detailed. She first mentioned the material requirements for the firearm. After getting a positive reply from the craftsman that it could be made, she continued to talk about the structure and operation. She even drew more detailed drawings on the spot for the craftsmen to understand.

The discussion among the several people was in full swing, and no one felt tired. Except for a few drawings, all the other papers piled on the table were full of writing. As late at night, their conversation finally ended.

After drinking a sip of hot tea, his smoky throat finally felt better. The quartermaster took the drawings and left. They would take the drawings back first and ask Song Fu to look at them. As long as Song Fu nodded, he would naturally meet Yan Yan.

After seeing them off, Yan Yan leaned back on the chair happily: "Although it's not appropriate, that sentence is really true. People rely on clothes and horses rely on saddles. If I had known that changing clothes would solve the problem, why would I have to hit a wall everywhere? Listen to those harsh words? But this is also dependent on His Highness. If it were someone else who introduced me like this, these people would not be so polite and listen to what I say so seriously."

"Your stuff is good, so they are naturally willing to listen to it." Song Yuan was also happy for her: "Speaking of the fact that gunpowder is so powerful, when was it supposed to appear?"

"In another two to three hundred years, we will be the ones who invented it."

Song Yuanchang thought: "With such a powerful thing, it must be very easy to conquer all directions. God, wouldn't it be invincible in the world? No wonder you people at that time were so comfortable and naive. With such strong military capabilities, who can Dare to attack?"

"It's not that easy. After gunpowder was discovered, firearms did not appear immediately. Instead, word spread that foreign barbarians discovered the lethality of this thing and used it to defeat us." Yan Yan smiled bitterly and said to The development of history is quite helpless: "A few of my designs were actually based on later things and I made some small changes. They are not very powerful, but they are already very lethal at today's level."

Song Yuan felt regretful: "It's really a joke, but is there anything more lethal than this?"

"Yes, but with today's manufacturing level, those things can't be made, so I won't mention it at all, otherwise it will waste people's fighting spirit."

Song Yuan nodded: "I understand this, but I have to say that you have changed Wei."