Ding Rusong arrived at the capital at noon and returned to Yuyuan at noon.
When he arrived at Zhiyuan Hall, he reported with a smile and said: "Sir, the matter has been settled."
"What should we do?" Li Weijian asked.
Ding Rusong told the truth. He found Wu Xiucai from the Guangnan Guild Hall and asked him to talk to him in the teahouse. Wu Xiucai just complained and said that he had no choice but to run out of money.
It's just that he looks proud, so how can he feel guilty?
After further questioning, Wu Xiucai did not know that the man behind the calligraphy and painting shop was Yan Xiyao. This man is also a little clever, and he actually left Chen Hongmou's name in the post. In this way, once the post is sent out, the chief minister of the government will investigate it carefully. No matter who is behind it, there is no way to avoid it.
Ding Rusong then told what Li Weijian had told him. Wu Xiucai kept saying "Okay" and was immediately led to a gambling stall by Ding Rusong. The gambling stall was bribed by Ding Rusong, and Wu Xiucai went on a killing spree. By the end of the evening, he had turned over a thousand taels of silver.
This person naturally accepts it when he sees it, and walks away after getting the banknote. Later, without Ding Rusong spreading the news, the news that Wu Xiucai had made a fortune from a gambling stall spread like wildfire and was spread everywhere.
When Wu Xiucai got the money, he was going to be happy. This man went straight to the brothel, played around all night, and came out early the next morning. As a result, he was robbed by two bad gamblers.
The two men were afraid that Wu Xiucai would report him to the police, so they took away the banknotes and gave Wu Xiucai two knives. Although the neighbors saw it, they did not dare to come forward to help. By the time the Shuntian government officials arrived, Wu Xiucai was already cold. After that, the two bad gamblers were arrested without much trouble, and Mikishita and the two confessed.
After listening to Ding Rusong's account, Li Weijian asked him to go down and settle down. Turning around, he saw Yan Fengzhen on the side, thoughtful.
"Every man is not guilty, but he is guilty of having a jade." Li Weijian sighed with a smile.
Yan Fengzhen said: "It's just a scholar, there are many ways to deal with it. I am afraid of Brother Fusheng. Your scheming nature is like an antelope hanging its horns. There is no trace at all."
If you think about it carefully, Wu Xiucai used his cleverness to defraud Yan Xiyao's money, which was a way to die. He died in the end but had nothing to do with Yan Xiyao and Li Weijian.
Li Weijian said: "I don't know how to plot against Brother Jingwen, what are you worried about me doing?"
Yan Fengzhen shook his head repeatedly and said: "You are a person who can change your mind three times with just one look. It's hard to say that I have been plotted by you a long time ago and you don't even know it."
This is true. It was not Li Weijian who deliberately made friends, how could they be so familiar with each other? How could he successfully become a disciple of Yan Xiyao?
Naturally, Li Weijian would not say these things. Moreover, Yan Fengzhen is a typical engineering man, and his research and development capabilities are considered to be among the best at this time, so you will not suffer any loss if you make friends with him.
Li Weijian smiled and said, "I forgot to ask yesterday, what did the prince say?"
Yan Fengzhen said: "Your Majesty doesn't seem to care much about it. He only said that he would have time to come over in the next two days."
The coal mining stocks are about to be listed on the market. King Zhongyong is naturally busy. He always goes to Xishan Coal Mine every few days to take a look, and he can stop by Xiangshan on the way.
Two days later, it was already July. July is not as unbearable as June. It is extremely cool in the morning and at night.
Li Weijian had nothing to do, so he took the time to take Fu Qiufang to Xiangshan Temple to offer incense. Since leaving Maoshan, Li Weijian has respected Buddhism and stayed away. Fu Qiufang was quite pious. Not only did she pray sincerely for a long time, she also donated a hundred kilograms of sesame oil before leaving.
I guess he was praying that Fu Shi would have a smooth journey and not be infected with miasma in Qiongya.
I went to Xiangshan Temple early in the morning, and when I returned near noon, I saw a line of carriages and horses meandering towards Yuyuan. Those who were guarded by guns and knives were none other than King Zhongyong of Dashun.
Li Weijian hurriedly rode forward. The palace guards had long been familiar with Li Weijian, so they did not stop him.
"Your Majesty!" Li Weijian smiled and reined in his horse and handed over his hand.
Then King Zhongyong smiled and said: "My former son, Yan Fengzhen, came to the palace and said that Fusheng had made good things. Could it be that Fusheng also made military weapons this time? He also asked me to bring a few master craftsmen here, here -" Horse Whip Pointing his finger, he said: "I brought Chief Chen of the Military Academy, but I want to see what Fusheng has made."
"I was about to ask the prince for advice, prince, please!"
Li Weijian slightly reared half of his horse, and as King Zhongyong arrived in front of his garden, the palace guards immediately dismounted and took over the defense of the garden.
Li Weijian led King Zhongyong and Chief Chen inside. In an instant, when he arrived in front of Dezhiyuan Hall, King Zhongyong saw a strange-looking machine coming under the awning.
He put his hands behind his back and came closer, raised his riding crop and took a look. The steam engine was clanging. No matter how he looked at it, he couldn't tell that it was a military weapon, so he frowned because it was King Zhongyong: "Is this the object?"
"That's right, please wait a moment, Your Majesty." Li Weijian quickly sent someone to find Yan Fengzhen, who was staying in the small courtyard, and then directed the Ding brothers to add water and light a fire.
This steam engine was designed by Li Weijian to be simple and rough, making it easy to disassemble and maintain. Because it boils water a little slowly.
Taking advantage of this occasion, the old master Chen came over and whispered: "Mr. Li, do you need this thing?"
"Extremely useful." Li Weijian affirmed, and seeing Chief Chen staring at the drill press, he said, "Mr. Chen will know soon."
Over there, King Zhongyong was bored with waiting, so he simply sat on a chair and waved his folding fan to enjoy the cool air.
After about two sticks of incense had passed, Yan Fengzhen, who was staring at the mercury barometer, said: "Resurrection, it's almost over. This one shows that the pressure is enough."
"Open the valve!"
At the command, Ding Rufeng, who was covered in wet cotton armor, stepped forward and turned the valve. The piston in the cylinder moved slowly to drive the flywheel.
At first, King Zhongyong was still there. After a while, he saw the flywheel spinning faster and faster, driving the drill bit of the drill machine to spin crazily, and then he became energetic.
Li Weijian said to Mr. Chen: "Mr. Chen, there are ready-made wrought iron pipes over there. Could you please Mr. Chen to get a blunderbuss pipe and see how much money it will cost?"
Director Chen also became interested, responded, rolled up his arms and sleeves, and stepped forward to try to play with the drill press.
This drill press was modified from an animal-powered drill press, so Chief Chen was naturally familiar with it. Slowly push the cutter head towards the wrought iron pipe. With a sharp squeaking sound, the cutter head cuts into the wrought iron pipe little by little.
This wrought iron pipe was roughly made by the hot punching process in an iron factory, and the inner wall was quite rough, so it had to be polished smooth with a drill machine.
In normal times, it would take several days for this kind of manpower to drill a gun tube in the machine chamber. Nowadays, the steam engine drives something different. The cutter head rotates very fast, making cutting very convenient. Since there was no more than a cup of tea before and after, the blade drilled through the wrought iron pipe.
Manager Chen did not unload the wrought iron pipe. He leaned over and looked at it for a long time, and then played with the drill machine for a while. Then he unloaded the wrought iron pipe and held it in front of King Zhongyong with wide eyes: "Your Majesty, please take a look. !”
The wrought iron pipe was slightly hot to the touch. King Zhongyong picked it up and took a quick look. He saw that the inner wall was smooth and it was definitely a qualified fire gun pipe.
Putting down the wrought iron pipe, King Zhongyong asked: "How do I remember that it usually takes three to five days to make a fire gun pipe?"
"Exactly, Your Majesty, this steam engine is quite easy to use. I have thought about it. The rotation of this big wheel makes the cutter head fly very fast, so it is very fast and good to drill."
King Zhongyong touched his chin and thought: "If a gun barrel is like this, how can a cannon barrel be like this?" As he said that, he raised his eyes and looked at Li Weijian.
Li Weijian said: "Your Majesty, the steam engine built by the students is too small, and it cannot carry a larger boring machine for the time being-"
King Zhongyong waved his hand indifferently: "What's so difficult about this? Just make this machine bigger. Hmm... But I'm afraid it's too expensive to throw away copper materials. Can I use iron materials instead?"
Li Weijian cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty is wise. The next step for students is to change copper into iron."
In order to ensure the smoothness and sealing of the cylinder, most of the cylinder must be bored out with a boring machine, and the remaining part must be riveted. As for his double-expansion steam engine, he estimated that the power was only four kilowatt-hours, which was too low. If you want to drive a large boring machine, you must build a larger steam engine.
Four kilowatt-hours is not enough, and ten times that amount is almost enough.
The Zhongyong King Zhanyan praised repeatedly: "Good, good! The original Taoist revival is good at practical learning, and he is good at living learning and application. Unexpectedly, the ability of creation is not inferior to that of others. Now the imperial court is working hard to prepare for war. The army is in short supply of firearms. If more steam engines are built to drive it, I expect that the armaments will be prepared faster."
After a pause, he added: "I just don't know if this steam engine is fast to build?"
Without Li Weijian's words, Yan Fengzhen on the side cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, sharpening your sword will not stop you from chopping wood."
"It makes sense." King Zhongyong nodded and said: "In this case, I will immediately allocate the money and use it when I am resurrected. I must build a suitable steam engine. Yes, the Newcomen is too heavy and heavy, and the water supply and coal mines must also purchase it. Some. After being resurrected and trial-finished, the Armed Forces Academy will go all out to produce this thing."
Li Weijian, Yan Fengzhen and Chief Chen immediately accepted the order.
After getting down to business, King Zhongyong stood up and started to leave. As he walked, he said: "Today the track is being laid in the Xishan Coal Mine. I'll go take a look when I have time."
Li Weijian asked: "Your Majesty, are you using steel rails?"
King Zhongyong said: "It's too extravagant. Someone came up with an idea and said that wood wrapped with iron can also be used."
Wood covered with iron? Isn't this going back to the old path of Xiyi? Li Weijian wanted to refute, but was helpless. At this time, the price of iron is soaring, and many people still use wood-clad iron farm tools. Not to mention, it is common for a good knife with a sharp edge to sell for a hundred taels of silver.
It boils down to two points. First, steel production is too low, and second, Dashun iron ore is of low quality and has high sulfur and phosphorus content.
Don't forget Li Weijian's old profession in his previous life. He was engaged in metallurgical machinery, so he naturally had some knowledge of iron smelting. He was thinking in his heart that after autumn, he would have to go to the iron factory to check it out. After that, he would move the government and the emperor to improve the iron factory and increase output.
When the price of steel becomes cheaper, and rails are used to lay railways, it is expected that the resistance will be much smaller.
Li Weijian nodded in agreement and followed King Zhongyong out of the garden. He saw him flying on his horse and just turned the horse's head. King Zhongyong suddenly turned his head and said, "Yes, I almost forgot. The latex needed for resurrection has been delivered inside." It's in the government warehouse. I thought that your garden would be difficult to handle, so I didn't bring it this time."
Li Weijian was overjoyed, the rubber finally arrived!
He immediately raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty, there is no need to send it. The student will return to the capital in the future and pick it up from the inner palace warehouse."
"Is that thing useful?"
"It will be of great use!" Li Weijian affirmed, and immediately said: "It involves a new gun mount. If everything goes well, the students can reduce the weight of the gun mount by at least sixty kilograms!"
Today's gun mounts and wheels are all made of wood. They need to be replaced from time to time, and they are not lighter than iron ones. If you switch to pneumatic tires, you can expect to lose weight and be stronger than wooden wheels.
"That's good. I'm just waiting for the new artillery mount from Resurrection. Let's go, come back after Resurrection."
After saying a few words, King Zhongyong led his men and horses and left.
Yan Fengzhen on the side spoke at this time and said: "Latex? I have researched that object and added some seasonings. It is stronger than usual, but it will become hard and brittle after three to five months. Could it be resurrected? Is there any other way?"
Li Weijian said: "Brother Jingwen comes to play with me, so he will naturally know."
Yan Fengzhen shook his head and said: "Your steam engine needs to be used. I will have to modify my rifled bed later to use it with the steam engine. I expect it will be much better than it is now."
While the two were talking, they returned to the garden and saw Le Yan looking over here. I caught a glimpse of Yan Fenzhen, leaning against the tree and smiling. He clearly wanted to say hello, but Li Weijian couldn't speak.
When Li Weijian saw this, he immediately made fun of Yan Fengzhen, then left him and returned to his inner house. I will return to the capital soon, and I must say a word to the Yingying Yanyans.
Needless to say, the four maids Qingwen, Hongyu, Xiangling and Xiuying will all return to Rongguo Mansion with Li Weijian. However, Fu Qiufang didn't want to go with him. Regardless of whether it was for face or for other reasons, it would be more appropriate for Fu Qiufang to go to Li Weijian's house at this time.
At this moment, Fu Qiufang was having sex, and Li Weijian slowly came closer and quietly sat down beside him.
Fu Qiufang glanced at him and said, "Master, aren't you busy?"
"Yeah. I have something to tell you."
Fu Qiufang smiled and said: "Master, just say what you say, I just listen."
"I just met King Zhongyong. I got another mission from the prince and I have to return to the capital."
Fu Qiufang said: "There is no need to delay. Do you want to return tomorrow? I will ask people to pack my bags right now."
Li Weijian waved his hand: "There's no rush, we can set off within three or two days. Qiu Fang, will you follow me to Rongguo Mansion, or go to the mansion first?"
Li Weijian's house has been renovated. Jia Yun came here to inform them of the matter two days ago. Seeing that he was sure of his words, Li Weijian paid the remaining balance to the craftsmen.
Fu Qiufang looked at Li Weijian with a pair of charming eyes and said: "I think about my clothes, and I feel grateful in my heart and soul. If you allow me, I think it's better to go back to my house."
"Okay, then it's up to you."
Fu Qiufang met the girls in the Rongguo Mansion. One time, they were all girls, but now she has become a concubine. I'm afraid it will be difficult to tell them apart when they meet again.
Li Weijian didn't want Fu Qiufang to be with him. Regardless of whether it is the second sister Yingchun or Daiyu, she will always feel apprehensive when meeting Fu Qiufang.
At that moment, the two of them made an agreement and turned to talk to the four maids. Qingwen became happy and said: "It's almost time to go back. Although this place is exquisite, it is too clean. I am often woken up by howling wolves at night, so... It’s more comfortable in the capital.”
(End of chapter)
