It's raining in winter, and it's chilly to add clothes. In the evening, thin ice draped the earth, the small river was still winding, and thousands of sailing boats gathered to go to Beijing.
Zhang Zhong contacted the county magistrates of several other counties and wanted to transport the goods to the capital together. Several county magistrates weighed one or two and agreed.
After a winter rain, all the taxes from several counties were transported to the Huayuan County wharf. The fleet that had already been transferred leaned on one side and waited for shipment. When the ships were filled one after another and set off, the mighty line let everyone see. One after another glanced.
Zhang Zhong went there in person and invited other county magistrates to do the same. Several county magistrates felt that such an opportunity really should not be missed. In case the officials above give anything to benefit, wouldn’t it be taken by others? So Zhang Zhong’s kindness Below, he sat in the cabin of the Zhang family.
Talking some gossip along the way, a few days later, when he was about to arrive in the capital, Zhang Zhong said to everyone after they had eaten, "Everyone, I have one thing I want to discuss with you."
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The number of people in Jianjia College has increased a lot since the last competition was held. More than 400 people study in the college together, and the old man has become a busy man. In addition to teaching himself, he also takes care of some trivial things.
Just after giving a class to the students that day, and wandering around the academy in a brand-new cotton vest, Li Xun hurried over from Huayuan County.
When the old man saw Li Xun, he smiled and asked, "Master Xiaohou, have you found something interesting?"
"It's fun, it's so fun, Lao Shangshu, the Zhang family gave me something and asked me to install it on their ship. I let people try to install it on the boat and use it. Come and see, I am The one who came in that small boat was also the same river that the boat walked towards the capital. The boat was walking on this river, and the water was flowing. I was sitting and watching the water flow all the time..."
Li Xun's first two sentences were better, and when he spoke later, he became incoherent, and he pulled the old man's sleeve and walked towards the river.
The old man felt very puzzled, when Li Xun became so unstable, and when he was dragged away, he said: "Don't worry, Xiaohou master, take your time, know that you are from this river, don't worry."
"Where is something take your time, Lao Shangshu, do you know how long it took me to get here from your nephew's dock?" Li Xun suppressed his excitement, but couldn't control his slightly trembling body, to the old man Asked.
"How long, if it is fast, it will take a long time, if it is slow, it will take a long time. Could it be that you walked for a whole day? It's just now, before noon, you came out last night? Now is it?" The old man asked, estimating the time. .
Li Xun shook his head vigorously, and gestured with his other hand: "I am coming from the pier to this side from the pier to this side at the same time. Now it is the same time. How long do you think I spent?"
"What? In an hour and a half, did you come over there? You can't fly? What's the matter? Quickly." The old man said the time without thinking carefully, and looked at Li Xun with suspicion, thinking Know if he is a lie.
Li Xun nodded: "It's almost like Fei. You'll know when you get to the river. Eight people pedaled hard at the same time. The boat came up against the water, whizzing, and the bow left the water from time to time. It couldn't hold it."
"There are other things like this? There are other things like this?" The old man was also excited now, his feet accelerated, and trot followed Li Xun to the other side. Thanks to Shui Yunjian's usual dietary adjustments, otherwise his body is absolutely absolute. Not what it is now.
The two ran to the river, and the boat stopped not far from the bridge. The old man came to the front and took a closer look. The back of the boat was different from the other boats. A big trough was dug out. Insert something that is half exposed and half left in the water.
The exposed part was six feet long, and some connected poles were placed in eight places in front of the boat. Each of these eight places had a person sitting there with his feet on the pedals.
This old man knows that it is something similar to a tricycle sent by Xiaobao and Juanjuan a few days ago. Sitting on it, with a pedal, the car can travel, which is very convenient. There are also some replacement parts. He said that he did not do very well and would break easily. He even wrote a letter to Liu Zhirou and asked Liu Zhirou to come over.
"Old Shangshu, this is the thing that Xiaobao gave me and asked me to install it on the ship. The ship has not been completely built, and it was changed by another big ship. At this time, take the thing and adjust the position, but this thing is really good. It's too evil, and I don't know what's going on."
Li Xun said while supporting the old man on the boat, his voice trembling slightly.
The old man sat down in doubt, waiting to experience the speed, without saying anything.
"Push hard, let the adults take a look." Li Xun ordered and sat next to the old man.
Eight people stretched out their two hands to support the fixed handle, and they started pedaling quickly. The first few strokes were difficult. The boat swayed back and forth. As the eight people pedaled faster and faster, the boat stopped and shook. Action, go forward.
The old man didn't feel it when he started, but he just thought it was rather strange. This seemed to be different from the ships he knew before. The ship had two wheels next to it. This one was placed behind, and the wheels were not visible.
But after dozens of breaths, the old man was surprised. The speed of the boat has surpassed all the boats he usually takes. Waiting for a little while, eight people stood up, holding on to the higher handrail, and left and right. At the moment of swinging and kicking, the bow of the ship suddenly swayed.
The wind blew past his face, and the old man's hands were also resting on the handrails on both sides. He turned his head and looked behind, and saw water splashing behind the ship and waves of waves going away.
"Li Xun, what's the matter? Why is it so fast?" The old man took a few breaths and shouted at Li Xun.
"What else is going on? As for the things made by the Zhang family, I don't understand why they can be fast, but I know that if this thing is installed on a battleship, plus the two wheels on both sides, it can be changed at any time. The direction, whether it is chasing or fleeing, is no match for a ship.
Old Shangshu, what should I do? To install or not to install? No wonder they needed a lot of stainless steel just to make this stuff, and they also gave away a lot of parts, said to be easy to break, if at most sixteen people move together, it is estimated that it will not take two hours, or even shorter, said I didn't tell the bearing about friction and toughness, and I didn't understand it either. "
Li Xun didn't know how to do it. This thing was a weapon, and no one would allow Zhang's family to use it.
The old man has been frightened. This is the speed of eight people. Wouldn't the sixteen people be faster? He stroked his chest twice with his hand, and said to Li Xun:
"You can’t go over and pretend now. Wait. The Shangshu Liu Zhirou of the Ministry of Industry will be able to come over right away. It will take only two days. No wonder I sent me a tricycle. It turns out to be the same thing, let alone two hours. Even if it breaks in half an hour, the battle can be decided at a critical time.
During the fighting, several of these ships suddenly attacked the opponent’s main ship, and other ships had no time to rescue them. With clairvoyance, the enemy was first discovered and the arrangements were made. In the water battle, who is the opponent ? Wait two days and continue to find steel for Zhang's family.
No, I can't just wait. I have to meet that person, talk to him, and see what kind of person he is. Is there anything he doesn't know in this world? Oh, maybe it was two people. The news that Song Jinggong said was a combination of two swords. It's amazing, there is such a character. "
Seeing the support of the old man, Li Xun also had an explanation with Zhang Xiaobao, and nodded: "Old Shangshu, then let's turn around and go back first? In case it breaks, I have to repair it slowly."
"Okay, let's go back." The old man wanted to go there and drink some tea to calm his mind.
"Stop, turn around." Li Xun ordered.
The eight people got the order, stopped their movements, picked up the oars and turned a little bit. At this time, Li Xun said again: "Old Shangshu, if my boat is in a wide area, it can be turned easily. Without oars, there is a Rudder, on the lake between water and clouds, I made a big circle when I came."
"Oh, the same can be done on the Jiangshang and the Yellow River. I will write a letter back to the Zhang family." The old man felt weak at this time. He was so excited and excited just now.
The boat turned its head and headed back again. At this time, the eight people were not pedaling so fast. Passing by the boats that had just passed, the people on the boat looked at Li Xun’s boat with horrified eyes, but didn’t look at it. When someone was rowing and no one was supporting it, the boat flew past and passed by. There is such a boat that even the seasonal fruits from Sichuan dared to transport to the capital.
Waiting for the boat to return to the water and clouds, the old man came to the shore tremblingly, exhaled, looked back at the boat, and commented: "Good things, the Zhang family has enjoyed too much, and he wants to make things. Use it in your own home first."
"What the old Shangshu said is, but how can these things be used only in his house?" Li Xun also discovered this. Keep the Zhang family warm in winter.
At this moment, the people in the old man's house rushed over and said to the old man: "Master, Liu Shangshu from the Ministry of Engineering has arrived and is waiting for you in the water and clouds."
"Oh? You came so soon. Come with me." The old man was overjoyed and walked towards the water and clouds first.
At the door of one aspect on the second floor, when the figure of the old man appeared and saw Liu Zhirou, the two said at the same time: "Something has happened."
After speaking, the two people were taken aback at the same time, and said again: "You know?"
"Lao Shangshu first," Liu Zhirou said.
The old man chuckled, "Liu Shangshu will talk about it first. I don't think we are talking about the same thing. I have to go outside by the river to talk about my affairs."
"Hebian? That's not true. I'm a matter in Beijing. It has nothing to do with the river. Old Shangshu, you must have never thought of what Zhang Zhong did? He united with the county magistrates of the surrounding counties to give a few things in the counties. After listing it, several counties are required to be merged into one state."
Liu Zhirou clenched her fist and said.