"Now Yizhou is promoting the land-equalization system, the military system and the household registration system, and there is no effective prefect... I know that compared with the Central Plains, Yizhou is poor, but at this time, the responsibility is heavy. I hope you will not refuse." Zhang Juzheng lowered his head and thought for a while. Yes, this matter is obviously more difficult, and the ruling in Yizhou certainly did not go smoothly in Guanzhong, but it also clearly shows that Luo Chen values ​​him. Zhang Juzheng no longer refused. After all, it was the lord's high regard, and he said, "I am willing to do the work of a horse." Luo Chen was overjoyed, and immediately made Zhang Juzheng the prefect of Yizhou, and his post as a tutelary remained unchanged. Specifically, Yan Qing led the brigade guards to send him to Yizhou in a high-profile manner. Then Lv Bu Huang Zhong saw Situ coming to take charge, obviously he didn't know where he was higher than himself, so he willingly bowed his head and obeyed. There are still many tyrants in Yizhou. In fact, the local people in Yizhou have been suppressed and suppressed. The Liu Zhang Group is an outsider, known as the Dongzhou Group. At this time, the iron-fisted Situ Zhang Juzheng entered Shu with a high profile, and obviously wanted to move against the tyrants in Shu. After surgery, the tyrants in Shu are uneasy and have their own plans...

What Luochen is most concerned about is not even the reforms that Zhang Juzheng is promoting, but the progress of Lin Chong's National Technology Agency. He couldn't wait to summon Lin Chong and two technicians, and anxiously asked about the progress of the gunpowder. "Uh..." Lin Chong obviously seemed a little flustered, "The formula in "Gunpowder Manufacture" requires some kind of refining for its raw materials, and it is very difficult for us to do it... The two experts reluctantly blended the crude raw materials, and the gunpowder was slightly usable. Well, but..."

"Very good!" Luochen was very happy when he heard that gunpowder could be used, "Show it to me immediately! I want to see how it works."

Luochen personally rode to the experimental site on the outskirts of Chang'an City. Luochen looked at what they called gunpowder and couldn't help but feel a little confused. It was different from what he had imagined. It's weird... "Uh, let's start showing it." Luo Chen said. Take care of him, as long as you can use it...

The soldier threw the fire into the solid pile, and suddenly the gunpowder pile made an incoherent slight explosion, accompanied by some firelight. Luochen waited expressionlessly for the gunpowder to burn off intermittently. It didn't seem like it was exploding gunpowder, but a bonfire... There were no pits on the ground, just black burn marks. Luochen tapped the ground with his finger: "Explosion!" In between, his fingertips flashed, and a rapid explosion sounded, a hole was blasted out of the ground, and the soil splashed, leaving the soldiers beside him dumbfounded.

"Bastard..." Luo Chen finally couldn't help but speak, "What a **** gunpowder bomb! How can this be used on the battlefield! It's not as powerful as my explosion!" Luo Chen turned around angrily, just about to attack, Lin Chong And the two technicians hurriedly knelt down: "My lord... it is really difficult to extract the raw materials, it is a bit difficult..."

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Luochen gritted his teeth and clenched his fists. He really wanted to pull these people out to play a hundred big boards. But Luochen is a person in modern society after all, he is still rational, he knows how to restrain himself, and he does not have the pretence of an ancient monarch. He carefully checked the raw materials they used to make gunpowder, and understood that the raw materials in the book were refined raw materials from industry. The Three Kingdoms had limited technology and could not extract such precision. The raw gunpowder they produced was of course This virtue.

Luochen didn't speak, turned to Lin Chong and said, "Follow me back to Chang'an."

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"Then this technical department..." Lin Chong said in panic, "This minister is incompetent..."

"Forget it, I don't blame you. Your administrative work and mobilization organization are still good. This is a technical problem, and I lack technical talents. You go back with me, and I will explain to you..." Luo Chen said and got on his horse, greeting Lin Chong. Pegasus left.

It's time to start the system again...Luochen started the system when he returned to the inner room, the control power rose to level 15, and the internal repair power was also level 15. Luochen first searched among the civil servants and generals, but there was no suitable person; he Switching to the internal repair power exchange table, there are only some books, skills, and some unlucky technicians. Luo Chen looked around and couldn't help being a little annoyed: "If only there was a scientist!" Luo Chen murmured. With a "ding" from the system, the hollow voice reappeared in his ears: "The scientist exchange item is activated." I saw a column labeled "Scientist" under the inner strength. The staff went up to Mozi and Lu Ban, down to Zhang Heng, Zu Chongzhi, Shen Kuo and others, and they were overjoyed. This scientist is obviously very expensive, not inferior to a heavyweight strategist or general. Luo Chen was determined to find a powerful one. In his impression, Zhang Heng seemed to be proficient in astronomy, mathematics, and chemistry, and was a master of science. Luochen opened Zhang Heng and looked at it. It was level 15, expensive, too expensive, comparable to Zhang Juzheng Xu Da; but thinking of the gunpowder dream, Luochen still chose Zhang Heng with a gritted teeth. .

Chapter 35 Zhang Heng

But Dao Luochen pointed at Zhang Heng, and saw a bright light, and Zhang Heng, a tall man who looked like a scholar, appeared in front of him. This Zhang Heng is quite thin, like a bamboo pole, with blue veins on his face, thick eyebrows, and a short, but thick beard. Luochen inexplicably thought of putting on a pair of glasses for Zhang Heng, then he is the temperament of a typical modern scientific researcher. And this Zhang Heng seems to have poor eyesight, as if he is used to squinting.

Zhang Heng squinted his eyes and glanced at Luochen, and said: "My lord."

"Zhang Heng, look at this book." Luo Chen couldn't wait to give him "Gunpowder Manufacture". "How? Can you make gunpowder from this?"

To be honest, Luo Chen was quite uneasy, and he felt that something was wrong. Suddenly, Luochen thought of one thing: Zhang Heng was from the Han Dynasty. At that time, "463" gunpowder had not appeared, let alone applied to war. This is embarrassing...Luochen felt a chill in his heart, well, these 15 orders of magnitude have gone to waste again.

Luo Chen looked at Zhang Heng in dejection, waiting for him to shake his head. Unexpectedly, Zhang Heng nodded thoughtfully, with a happy expression on his face, raised his head and squinted his eyes, and said slowly: "Good book."

Falling dust is a bit foggy, can he still understand? "Then can you make gunpowder?"

"Yes." Zhang Heng replied firmly.

Luo Chen looked at him in disbelief. That Zhang Heng has already said it: "The core of gunpowder is nothing but nitrate, sulfur, and carbon. The minister has studied these things a little, and he still has a good understanding of their properties and precision. The core purpose of this book is to change the ratio of raw materials, The gunpowder is adjusted according to external conditions such as temperature. Therefore, although this book is exquisite, it is also within the grasp of the minister.”

Luo Chen couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this confident and confident analysis. In the end, he is a master, the ability is there, and the understanding of the operation force is different, how can ordinary technicians catch up! He took Zhang Heng's hand and said, "Mr. has extraordinary abilities. He is really a pillar of talent! It's great! Now I will appoint Mister to take charge of the National Technology Agency, plus the deputy military division level. Now the task of Mister is to make gunpowder as soon as possible..."

"According to the order, the short is two or three months, and the long is four or five months. Gunpowder can be successfully manufactured." Zhang Heng replied confidently.

Luochen turned to Lin Chong next to him: "Lin Chong, how many soldiers and craftsmen are there in the National Technical Agency?"

"The National Technical Administration directly administers 10,000 infantry and 10,000 cavalry, which are used for confidentiality and deployment tasks. Currently, there are more than 20,000 craftsmen in stone, iron, wood, fire, pottery and other types of craftsmen." The poor Lin Chong, who was just fired, replied road.

"Okay, the 20,000 horses will continue to be under your control, and the craftsmen will also be deployed by you. You are in charge of administration and confidentiality, and fully cooperate with Mr. Zhang Heng to develop gunpowder. Whatever Mr. Zhang Heng needs, he will do it immediately! Mr. Zhang's safety and health, Pay special attention!"

"Yes!" Lin Chong replied without complaint.

Luo Chen sent Zhang Heng away, full of expectations. Every day, people are asked to find big fish and meat and nutritious delicacies to send to Zhang Heng, and they continue to reward him with gold and silver.

A few days later, that Zhang Heng came to Luochen Mansion alone. "Why didn't you say a word, sir, I asked Lin Chong to send someone to **** you here... Is there anything you can do, sir?" "I have something to ask for." That Zhang Heng was not polite, and asked directly.

"Sir, please speak." Luo Chen hurriedly made the gesture of asking.

"It's not enough for me alone, I need assistants and students." Zhang Heng said.

"Let's choose Mr. Ren among the craftsmen. Those are all excellent craftsmen selected. Now the official script is compiled by the royal family." Luo Chen said.

"No. Although I can choose a few of those craftsmen, they are not the main ones. They only have experience and no culture. I heard that the master runs the Imperial College and selects talents from various places? I want the students of the Imperial College, and I propose to set up a technical college, which is called... Chang'an Academy."

"This..." Zhang Heng is indeed a scholar, and he is more sensitive to talents... Since the aristocratic family was severely suppressed by Zhang Juzheng, Luo Chen was afraid that there would be a shortage of talents in Guanzhong. In this era, education was monopolized by aristocratic families, and a bureaucratic family was formed through the inspection system. Zhang Juzheng suppressed the clan forces, and often the whole family was wiped out of the civilian ranks, resulting in a shortage of people in the bureaucratic ranks. Fortunately, Luochen is a modern person, and immediately thought of the imperial examination .0, then take the exam! I don't believe that there are no talents in the Guanzhong area. Luo Chen conducted a low-key examination and selection test in Guanzhong. He just instructed Zhuge Liang to carry out this matter, and did not tell anyone else, but Zhang Heng discovered it unexpectedly.

"But sir, those people who were selected are all engaged in Confucian classics, how can they make gunpowder..." Luo Chen said helplessly. "It doesn't matter." Zhang Heng didn't care, "Excellent people should be able to do everything, even if they don't know anything right now, I will select some really smart and learning ability, and in just a few months, they can become my assistants, and then follow me. After a while of practice and study, you can become an expert... At the beginning, I was born to study the classics, and also engaged in chemistry, astronomy and mathematics, and there is no conflict at all!"

"Okay..." Luochen shrugged and had no choice but to let him go. It's a pity that this year's outstanding talents can't be added to the government as officials, but now technical issues are also the number one priority of the country, so it's worth it..."Chang'an Academy, I It's also approved, sir, let's be the first dean. Sir, decide the school site, and then instruct Lin Chong to send someone to build it..."

"Thank you, lord!" Zhang Heng was satisfied. "My lord pays attention to technological development. He is really a master of all ages. I admire such an enlightened and far-sighted person, and I would like to be savage..." A nerd like Zhang Heng actually praised him in a series of joy, and the dust is still quite for proud.

0.5 This imperial examination was just an experiment. Judging from Zhang Heng's evaluation of talents, the effect was good. Luochen himself felt that he could enrich government talents. The most important thing is to promote the mobility of social classes, directly break the monopoly of aristocratic families, and give them a fatal blow. From this, Luochen officially announced that the Guanzhong area would hold the imperial examinations. The content of the examinations was mainly economics, and there were also some skill subjects in the natural sciences, as well as the martial arts subjects. The examinations are divided into township examinations (county level), state examinations (state level) and national examinations (interviews by the imperial court or Luochen in person), which are selected at different levels. Those who pass each level can apply for employment as officials in the departments at the corresponding level. Exemption from military service, hard labor and other benefits. The history of the imperial examination system will be changed, from the appearance of the Sui Dynasty directly to the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Luochen wrote to Zhang Juzheng, asking him to implement the imperial examination system at the right moment depending on the situation. .

Chapter 36 Looking for Xu Shu

But he said that Ma Dai led 30,000 light cavalry out of Tongguan, and quietly searched for Xu Shu and his party all the way east. The original plan was for Xu Shu to leave Guandu and go west along the Yellow River, and Ma Dai to leave Tongguan and go east along the Yellow River, so that the two sides could meet somewhere along the Yellow River. Ma Dai was under strict orders to ensure the safety of Mr. Xu Shu, so he led the light cavalry to attack day and night, and hurriedly headed east. But after walking for several days, Xu Shu and his party were not seen. There was Mianchi in front. It stands to reason that the two sides of Mianchi could turn around. Xu Shu's men and horses were light and could even be faster than Ma Dai's cavalry.

Mianchi has been an important military town since ancient times, and it is a barrier to the west of Luoyang. There must be heavy troops. It is very difficult for the army to quietly go around the city. Across the Mianchi, to the east is Luoyang, surrounded by heavy troops. There are layers of guards along the Yellow River. Only Xu Shu and his entourage can get through. The army cannot pass quietly unless they attack. If the cavalry were exposed between Mianchi and Luoyang, it would be bad, because there were Mianchi defenders in the back and Luoyang defenders in front, which were easy to be attacked by the front and back, or even surrounded. At that time, when the Yellow River is rolling and surrounded by heavy troops, where will it go?

Ma Dai held a long knife in his hand and hesitated. But Luochen's words rang in his ears again: "Now Yuan Shao has suffered a crushing defeat, the situation in the 10th Central Plains is dangerous, and Mr. Xu Shu is in an extremely dangerous situation. Mr. Xu Shu is my right-hand man, and we must ensure his safety at all costs!"

Ma Dai frowned and said ruthlessly: "Even if the 30,000 people are exhausted, we must ensure the safety of Mr. Xu Shu!" He summoned the messenger and dictated: "Quickly report back to Chang'an, our department cannot find Xu Shu in the west of Mianchi. The gentleman and his party have decided to attack Mianchi by force, then break through the checkpoint along the river in Luoyang, and find Mr. Xu Shu at all costs. I hope that the lord can send troops to support us, and our department will not withdraw until we find Mr. Xu Shu, until all members die!"

"Yes!" Several messengers rushed away from different directions. Ma Dai felt a little more at ease, and ordered: "The whole team will set off, go to the suburbs of Mianchi to rest early, and attack Mianchi at night!"

That Ma Dai and his party rushed to Mianchi, and when they reached the outskirts of the city, the sky was getting dark. The sun slanted and shone on the turbid water of the Yellow River, and soon the sun slowly dimmed, turning red, and the horizon was full of rays of light. Ma Dai ordered: "The whole team retreats behind the bushes, and must not pass the bushes, so that the enemy troops on the outskirts of the city can see! No open flames, no smoke! All horses are tied up, and they are not allowed to run around!" Burning red, heating dry food with charcoal, without any fireworks, a large area of ​​bushes and hills on the outskirts of Mianchi city covered them tightly.

Soon the sun went down and the sky darkened. Ma Dai whispered: "The whole army is on the move! Quietly go to the foot of Mianchi City, and climb up with the rope and the ladder!" , The fallen horses quietly went to the top of the city.

There has been no war in Mianchi in recent years. To the east of it is an endless area controlled by Cao Cao, and there is even a military and political city like Luoyang, so Mianchi does not need to worry about enemies coming from the east. Although the west side of it is relatively close to Tongguan and Hanguguan, there are still important towns such as Hongnong and Caoyang to the west, so it is not entirely on the front line. Therefore, although Mianchi was an important town by the Yellow River and a barrier to Luoyang, the army had no vigilance and was rather slack. The soldiers on the city, as usual, symbolically patrolled the city for a few minutes, and then fell asleep. Xia Houhui, the defender of Mianchi, was a junior of the Xiahou family. That Xiahou is Cao Cao's real surname, that Xiahou Dun Xiahou Yuan is related to Cao Cao's brothers. Although the Xiahou family has been condemned and attacked because of Xiahou Yuan's defection, they are still strong and stand firm. In addition, they are related to Cao Cao, so they are quite favored. This Xia Houhui was a child of a rich family who was eating, drinking and waiting to die. He didn't want to do anything on weekdays, and he didn't want to be an official in the imperial court. He ran to his home in Luoyang every now and then to eat, drink and sleep, and his family urged him to stay in Mianchi for a while. That Xia Houhui was sleeping soundly in the prefect's mansion, with only a few servants beside him.

The fallen army quickly climbed to the tower, and the soldiers on the city were hacked to death while they were sleeping. The soldiers who were awakened screamed, some still didn't understand what was going on, and some fled. The fallen army quickly took control of the city wall and went down to open the city gate. The soldiers in the city set fire one after another. Seeing that everything was done, Ma Dai led a large group of cavalry into the city. There were shouts of killing, and the defenders in the city did not gather at all. Some of the entire barracks surrendered, and some fled. They were discovered by the fallen troops who were patrolling, and they were hacked to death. When Xia Houhui heard about this, he immediately lost his mind and did not command a counterattack. He summoned his own troops and prepared to escape. Ma Dai expected that he was going to slip from the east gate to Luoyang, and deliberately told the east gate to set fire less. Seeing that there was little fire at the east gate, the soldiers thought that the fallen army had not yet reached the east gate, so they swarmed Xia Houhui to the east gate.

When Xia Houhui and his party saw that there seemed to be no one at the entrance of Dongcheng, the city gate was half open, and they couldn't help being overjoyed. They were about to pass, but they were surrounded by torches and the fire was bright. In the bright light of the fire, a general wearing a white robe and riding a white horse blocked his way, surrounded by soldiers. "Prime Minister Luochen is here under the account of the Zhonglang General Ma Dai!" Ma Dai shouted loudly.

Xia Houhui's legs were so frightened that he could only hear the word "Luochen", and he couldn't cry out 073. Is this Luochen going to attack Cao Cao from behind? Before he could react, he was gently lifted off his horse by Ma Dai, threw it on the ground, and asked the soldiers to tie him up. The rest of the army also surrendered.

In less than an hour, Ma Dai took control of Mianchi. But he knew that it would be difficult to stay here for a long time, and the news of Mianchi's fall would inevitably cause Cao Cao to panic, and the brigade would surely come to retake Mianchi. He had to make a quick judgment.

Ma Dai interrogated Xia Houhui overnight.

"Xu Shu, have you heard of it?"

That Xia Houhui was a coward. When he was frightened by the sword, he said nothing and did not resist. "I seem to have heard from my family members that Xu You was afraid of him."

Ma Dai's heart skipped a beat. He was not afraid of thieves coming to steal things, but he was afraid that thieves would miss him. Mr. Xu Shu is likely to be missed by Xu You. This Xu You had seen Mr. Xu Shu before he surrendered to Cao, and I am afraid that he also heard his opinion and knew that Xu Shu was powerful. The Yuan army was defeated, and Xu Shu was bound to return to Guanzhong westward. So what is the best route? If the fallen army can think of the Yellow River, Xu You can also think of this! Mr. Xu Shu, you may be in extreme danger! In the worst case, Ma Dai dare not imagine... As the general who protects Xu Shu under the orders of Luo Chen, his guilt cannot escape! .