After the first exam, there was still a second supplementary exam, so Chen Mu did not go home.
The next day's additional test was as usual, including verification of one's appearance and stripping for inspection.
The second main test was on laws, covering various fields of scholarship, agriculture, industry and commerce. It basically asked the candidates to simulate being an official, using the above prohibited methods as examples, and writing the corresponding legal provisions.
Of course, this one is actually not important. What really matters is the results of the main examination. The supplementary examination is only used as a reference. As long as you pass it, it will be fine.
After this exam, Chen Mu could finally go home.
For him, it is not difficult to become a boy student. The real purpose is to win the title of scholar this year.
In the past two days, Liu Si was actually the one who was most worried. Chen Mu was just reading and reading and became a madman. Although he is getting better now, Liu Si was afraid that if he did not do well in the children's examination this time, he would be forced to do it again.
crazy.
As far as Liu Si is concerned, her family is happy now. If her man returns to the way he was before, he will undoubtedly fall from heaven to hell again.
Fortunately, seeing Chen Mu returning home with a calm expression and no bitterness or hatred as expected, Liu Si knew that he should have done well in the exam.
Right now, I’m just waiting for the results to be released.
Once the children's exam was over, Chen Mu had almost nothing to do.
That day, I gave the steel-making blast furnace drawings to Xiahou, and by the way, I also drew a drawing of the parts of a higher-end firearm—a breech flintlock gun.
Compared to scientific research, Chen Mu was undoubtedly more interested in these things.
I heard from Xiahou that the blast furnace could indeed be built based on the inspiration from the scripture drawings. In order to make progress faster, he called back ten veterans from Ba County.
After all, Chen Muzhen had strictly ordered that this thing not be leaked, so he didn't dare to ask outsiders to help.
At noon that day, while ten veterans were eating in the courtyard, Xia Hou took Chen Mu to the Long Kiln.
Looking from a distance, one can see a building that looks like a building beside the dragon kiln.
Although it is a blast furnace, it is actually quite different from modern industrial blast furnaces.
The conditions are too simple, resulting in the steel produced containing many impurities, the carbon added to different standards, there are no professional tools, the bubble content in the steel is too large, the structural strength is low, and it is far from meeting the application requirements.
But for this world, it is enough.
"Brother Mu, this is what you want."
While Chen Mu was looking at the blast furnace, Xiahou took out the parts of the breech flintlock gun.
Breech-loading guns, as the name implies, have the ignition device at the butt of the gun.
Compared with muzzle-loading guns, breech-loading guns allow the user to crawl while loading ammunition, allowing for better concealment.
Early muskets were easy to make. Even the ancients could have made them just by drawing a blueprint. It can only be said that their thinking was not at that point.
Many old farmers in previous lives still had this kind of flintlock gun in their homes.
"Brother Mu, I think... you are not as good as the fire blunderbuss before. This thing can hit an iron pill at one time, right?"
While loading the flintlock gun, Chen Mu rolled his eyes at Xia Hou: "You know what the heck, that thing can shoot a lot, but the reloading speed is slow, and the accuracy and distance are terrible."
After saying that, Chen Mu enthusiastically loaded ammunition into the flintlock gun. As the needle tip hit, there was a bang and the ammunition came out of the chamber instantly, knocking down a turtle dove on the tree.
After watching Chen Mu load and shoot from beginning to end, Xiahou finally saw the power of this long pole.
Compared with the fire gun, this thing is much better in terms of accuracy and distance. Within a hundred steps, it can almost achieve the effect of hitting wherever you point.
What a good thing!
But just as Chen Mu stood up, a veteran suddenly ran towards him.
"What the hell, why are you running so fast!"
Xia Houcai scolded him, and the veteran crawled up to Chen Mu and said hurriedly: "It's not good! Brother Mu, people from above have been sent to arrest you! You must run around the back mountain quickly!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Mu and Xia Hou both looked certain!
The above refers to the government.
But let’s ask about the recent things that Chen Mu has caused, none of them have anything to do with the government. Chen Mu still doesn’t have the guts to openly provoke the government.
"Brother Mu, we think something must have happened in Bajun. You should run away!"
Xia Hou held Chen Mu by the hand and was about to lead him towards the back mountain.
"etc!"
Chen Mu quickly stopped, then looked at the veteran in front of him and asked carefully: "How many people are here?"
"Approximately... I'll touch about a dozen of them. The brothers are fighting with them. Brother Mu, run away!"
"But the Yamen of Yelang City?"
"No...no, these people are all wearing armor. I recognize them as sergeants of the Shu Army. However, the leader is a young man in black, whom I don't recognize."
A soldier of the Shu army? A young man in black?
As soon as he heard these two words, Chen Mu felt at ease. If the government really wanted to arrest him, then no matter what, it would be Yelangcheng County Lieutenant who came to arrest him.
He said that even if he died, he was just a gang leader, and he didn't have the ability to let the regular army come to arrest him.
But then again, why did the Shu Army, one of the four frontline armies, come to find me, and who is the young man in black?
There was no time to think about it. If his men really hurt the regular army, they would be in big trouble.
As they approached the courtyard, the printers had long since disappeared. At this moment, the nine veterans drew their swords to confront a dozen veterans outside the courtyard.
They had cold faces and strong murderous aura. Although they were all dressed as farmers, their aura made the dozen or so soldiers outside the hospital not dare to enter the hospital.
"It turns out that you are aiming directly at the new commander-in-chief of the Shu Army - General Huo Quxie. If you don't tell us, don't blame us for being rude!"
When everyone heard that the young master of black brocade on top of the dark horse was actually the current commander-in-chief of the Shu Army, their expressions couldn't help but be stunned!
They are lowly people, they only know how to kill people on the battlefield, and they don't even know who the army commander is who has been serving, but now this Shu army armor cannot be deceived.
The man in front of him was wearing a black robe embroidered with leopards. He was indeed the current commander-in-chief of the Shu Army.
But even so, everyone still couldn't give in even a little bit. On the contrary, they became more and more concerned about death.
Nowadays, they don’t know anything about the Shu army or their generals. They only know how to give them food and shelter, and call their national hero Chen Mu!
In their eyes, these soldiers must have come here to cause trouble for Chen Mu. They have lived for twenty or thirty years, and they don't know what the Four Books and Five Classics are about.
But they definitely know that there is a word in the book called - act with sincerity!
"Who is Chen Mu? I don't know!"
"Damn it! It's shameful, right?"
After cursing, the young general outside the hospital drew his sword and struck at the veteran!
"Bang!"
"Nine lumps of wood!"
With the crisp sound of weapons clashing, Chen Mu finally arrived in time and kicked the veteran who raised the sword.
At that moment, he glanced at the strong young man sitting on the black horse, then cupped his hands and said: "I have been in the back mountain before I got off. I didn't know that General Huo was here. Please forgive me!"
It turns out that the boy in front of him, who is not much different in age from him, is the commander-in-chief of the Shu Army who is in the fourth rank of the dynasty. Not to mention raising a knife to threaten, if your eyes are wrong, others will kill you if they want to.