Cold-forged armor can be said to be the pinnacle of traditional forged armor in the world.
Jingxiang has made great progress in armor making technology in recent years, mainly using hot rolling and hydraulic forging technology, which has greatly reduced the production cycle and cost of cold forged armor. However, in terms of the strength of the armor alone, compared with cold forged armor,
Zijia has not made any significant improvement.
Once upon a time, unparalleled generals like Wang Ju, Jiang Ang, Sun Yanguan, and Xu Pang relied on their heavy armor to block the long-range shots of enemy soldiers' bows and crossbows, and relied on each other for close combat with their left and right warriors, allowing them to calmly enter and leave the battlefield as if they were in an uninhabited land.
In Chen Zixiao's view, once the iron-spine crossbows that can easily pierce Huozi armor can be used intensively on the battlefield, it will undoubtedly spell the end of the era of unparalleled warriors standing proudly on the battlefield.
Xu Huai smiled slightly in his heart, where did he go?
Unlike Chen Zixiao, Liu Shiwang and others who focused on the differences in shooting distance, stability and penetration of dozens of iron-spine crossbows combined with various arrowheads, Xu Huai saw dozens of iron-spine crossbows being tested.
After observing the performance of each component, he sat under the sunshade canopy, picked up a handwritten book, and began to read through it. From time to time, he took a pen and paper to calculate one or two.
An old man with a hawk-like nose and deep eyes, and gray hair, sat solemnly opposite the long desk.
Niu Erbai stood aside boredly, glaring at the eagle-nosed old man from time to time. He really didn't know what an old prisoner of war had to say about translating a few shabby books. What was worthy of attention? Xu Huai returned to Biyang and treated it like a treasure.
He stayed with me for two months to treat me as a master.
In addition, several of the Semu disciples of the Eagle-nosed Old Man were originally prisoners of war captured from Wanqiu, and they were all standing aside at a distance at this time.
After a while, Xu Huai picked up the calculation paper. Shi Zhen, Han Gui, Cheng Lunying, Yu Chengzhen, Zhuang Shouxin, Shen Lian and others sitting aside could not help but poke their heads over to look at the calculation results.
Xu Huai handed the calculation paper to the eagle-nosed old man and laughed:
"This "Brahma Book of Arithmetic" is indeed a bit difficult. It took me a lot of effort to solve this problem. However, my level must be considered pretty good, right?"
"It only took less than three months for your Excellency to thoroughly understand the "Original", "Conic Section Theory", "Brahma's Book of Arithmetic" and other books. You are really a scholar and a man, which I have never seen in my life."
After the eagle-nosed old man saw that Xu Huai's calculations were correct, he saluted in Chinese with correct words and said,
"Bu Laman's knowledge is shallow, and what he has learned throughout his life is limited to these three works of sages. He is no longer able to give any instructions to the Prime Minister. He only hopes that the Prime Minister can keep his promise and grant Bu La a shabby house in Biyang.
You can survive this miserable life!"
Xu Huai smiled slightly, without commenting, and picked up the hand-translated book "Brahma's Book of Arithmetic" to read.
Xu Huai vigorously promoted craftsmanship in Beijing and Xiangzhou, and of course he also had a deep knowledge of contemporary arithmetic.
The surviving works such as "Zhou Bi Suan Jing", "Nine Chapters on Arithmetic", and "Sun Zi Suan Jing" all focus on the calculation and application of practical problems. A large number of arithmetic results do not have a general form and lack strict and systematic demonstration.
deduction.
Judging from several Western works translated after the Buraman came to the Central Plains, it shows that at this time, the Western world was in arithmetic and geometry.
A mathematical system of argumentation with a logical structure was formed, and axiomatic development was initially achieved.
This is precisely the indispensable foundation for Jingxiang Industrial Manufacturing to further achieve leap-forward development.
Previously, Xu Huai had only heard some relevant information from the Military Intelligence Department, but had no chance to see the original translation.
At the end of the Battle of Yingzhou, Fu Liang led his troops with the naval warships upstream of the Ying River, and plunged into Wanqiu. They captured a large number of family members of the Han army in the west of Beijing, including Yue Hailou's wife and children, who had not escaped, and Xu Huai.
Don't really care.
Only Bu Laman, the original translator of "Brahma's Book of Arithmetic", and several of his disciples were regarded as treasures by Xu Huai, and he immediately ordered them to be sent back to Biyang for custody.
In the early years, the Chihu people swept across the north and south of the desert, annexed various tribes in the Western Regions, and re-opened the northern route of the Silk Road. They also hired merchants, scholars, and craftsmen from the Western world very early on to become the Chihu people to rule the north and south of the desert, and constantly exposed themselves to the outside world.
An important boost for expansion...
After Yuehai Real Estate moved to Jingxi, it has always been interested in promoting industrial development.
Bu Laman and his disciples were specially hired by Yue Hailou. Over the years, they have been supervising the construction of city water conservancy and military armor for the General Administration of Military and Horse Capital in the west of Beijing.
Machinery.
Bu Laman was better at mathematics. When he was employed by the General Administration of the Military and Horse Capital in the west of Beijing, in addition to leading his disciples to supervise the construction of armor and weapons, the design of cities, and water conservancy, he also carried with him some books on Western arithmetic, geometry, etc.
Important works were translated one after another.
It's a pity that no one in Wanqiu can find great value in it.
Of course, even if it is discovered, not everyone is qualified to realize it.
Even in Beijing and Xiangzhou, Xu Huai at this time arranged for large-scale translation of Western writings and promoted Western learning as a core subject in the Craftsman Academy. He also had to consider the continuous promotion of deeper theoretical research, which may take just one or two hundred years.
Don't expect it to have an immediate effect on Sikong Mansion's strength.
However, all of this is necessary to lay the foundation for future generations one or two hundred years later.
As for Bu Laman personally, he had worked for the General Administration of the Military and Horse Capital in Western Beijing for many years, and was captured in Wanqiu. He thought that even if he didn't die immediately, he would die of hard labor in a mine somewhere.
But he didn't expect that when Xu Huai returned to Biyang, he would invite him to teach algebra, geometry and other subjects.
As a great food scholar, Bu Laman previously worked for the General Administration of the Military and Horse Capital in the west of Beijing. He regarded it more as a job during his study tour, hoping to make use of what he learned.
Therefore, Xu Huai asked him to teach algebra, geometry, etc., and he couldn't help but have some delusions in his heart, hoping that his knowledge would be appreciated by the Sikong Mansion, so that he could have a place in the Southern Dynasties and continue his study tour in the mysterious eastern country.
The three works "Original", "Conic Sections" and "Brahma's Book of Arithmetic" translated by Braman in recent years are extremely profound works in the fields of algebra and geometry when placed in Greece and Dashi.
Braman himself has been immersed in related fields for half his life before he can say that he has a comprehensive understanding of it.
However, he didn't want Xu Huai to take out his spare time while acting as a military and political affairs official, and it took him less than three months to thoroughly read these three books.
This also deeply affected his confidence.
I just wanted to give up my dream of getting a place in Sikong Mansion, hoping to get a stable residence in Biyang and spend the rest of my life under the service of my disciples.
Xu Huai put down the handwritten translation book, looked at Bu Laman and said with a smile:
"Master Bu Laman, you don't need to belittle yourself; Bi Yang can have some achievements, but he won't be ignorant of pearls and jade. I plan to set up a Western Studies section in Bi Yang Academy, and Master Bu La Man will serve as a wine sacrifice. Master Bu La Man One day, if you can completely open up the arithmetic between China and the West, your name will be left in not only the Central Plains, but also the history books of the East and the West!"
Jijiu is the title of an academic official, and most of them are academic officials in court who are awarded this title.
In order to further highlight the importance of Biyang Academy, Xu Huai also established senior teaching titles such as Jijiu under the mountain leader, but they were only awarded to high-ranking figures such as Yu Chengzhen, Zhuang Shouxin, and Shen Lian.
Xu Huai knew his own family affairs. The reason why he was able to study "Original", "Conical Theory of Money" and "Brahma's Book of Arithmetic" in three months in his spare time was mainly related to the memory of his previous life. This time it even stirred up many memory fragments that had long been forgotten.
As for contemporary scholars, even great figures like Yu Chengzhen and Shen Lian, if they want to thoroughly learn these three translations of the world's top translations of arithmetic and geometry, it goes without saying that they need three months of leisure time, even if they are Studying it wholeheartedly may not be enough - after all, these three translations are completely different systems from what they have learned before.
Bu Laman only arrived at the royal tent of the Chihu people sixteen years ago, where he learned Chinese. It was only after arriving in Wanqiu eight years ago that he began to translate the Three Books. The fact that he could translate to this extent is enough to prove that Bu Laman La Man is actually no less a master-level figure than Yu Chengzhen and Shen Lian.
Moreover, what Bu Laman involves is the most important and critical link in the future fundamental development of the Beijing-Xiang manufacturing system.
Xu Huai then said to Shi Zhen, Han Gui, and Yu Chengzhen:
"Disciples of Master Bu Laman and those who are willing to serve the Sikong Mansion can be admitted to the school to teach..."
At present, Shi Zhen is concurrently serving as the mountain chief of Biyang Academy, but Shi Zhen is too busy with affairs, so Yu Chengzhen comes as the deputy mountain chief to stay in the academy permanently. The academy has a new Western Studies department, and Bu Laman is used as a sacrificial wine. The specific things are naturally the same. Leave it to Yu Chengzhen.
Bu Laman and his disciples were naturally overjoyed and expressed their determination to serve the Sikong Mansion.
Xu Huai was also unconservative and allowed them to directly participate in the subsequent discussions on some affairs of the Ordnance Supervision.
Both the Engineering and Manufacturing Department and the Ordnance Supervisor are closely dependent on Biyang Academy for development.
Xu Huai hoped to integrate Chinese and Western arithmetic, so he could not let Braman and others simply engage in theoretical research that was too easy to shelve. Instead, he wanted to let the craftsmen and craftsmen who actually engaged in specific work compare in manufacturing production. Arithmetic is more conducive to the development of craftsmanship and craftsmanship, so as to make the final choice.
Therefore, we cannot exclude Bu Laman and his disciples from the core manufacturing system of Sikong Mansion and prevent them from participating in solving practical problems just because they are worried that their minds are not stable enough and there is a possibility of leaking secrets.
As for leaking secrets, Xu Huai is actually not too worried. There are some things that others cannot learn...
