Steel Dynasty - Chapter 57

[Chapter 57 Niu Li overturns the car]

in Chang’an.

As the merchants returned from Qingzhou, news that Xiao Ming established a chamber of commerce and auctioned soaps and perfumes from various states and counties, and the sales rights of Qingzhou also spread in the Chongqing Kingdom.

As the political center of Great Chongqing, the powerful people living here have always been particularly sensitive to this matter.

“Second brother, why didn’t I see that the seventh prince had this ability before?”

Outside Chang’an City, the second prince Xiao Ju and the sixth prince Xiao Muzhen, dressed in military uniforms, were riding horses.

Behind the two men were accompanied by hundreds of guards, servants, and servants. In front, dozens of strong hounds were running back and forth in the woods, looking for prey.

Xiao Ju held a bow and arrow in his hand and patrolled the hunting ground with his eyes. Hunting has always been his favorite thing. When the sixth prince said this, he smiled disdainfully and said: “They are just some smart people who hang out with these despicable businessmen all day long. Sure enough, He is a bitch! “

” Hahaha, second brother, this old man is just a bitch no matter how hard he tries. Hehe, Concubine Zhen is just the daughter of a seventh-grade county magistrate. He thinks he can fly to the branches if he climbs up to the prince. Transforming into a phoenix is really hilarious,” Xiao Mu said with a smile.

Xiao Ju sneered again and again, “Gaozhi? Haha, the sixth brother thinks that the queen and the prince are too clever. In my opinion, the queen is in a hurry and seeks medical treatment. Otherwise, how can she find a vassal king who is far away, and also… Just giving one hundred thousand taels of silver is different from sending a beggar away. “

Hey, second brother, this King Qi is just a beggar.”

Xiao Mu and Xiao Ju looked at each other and suddenly laughed.

At this moment, a deer emerged from the woods surrounded by hounds. Xiao Ju immediately bent his bow and arrow, and said, “Sixth brother, would you like to compete with me for a deer?”

Xiao Mu was startled. Agreeing that he wanted to fight for the world, he reined up his horse and raised his whip, saying loudly: “Second brother, when you ascend the throne, why not catch that bitch Lao Qi and throw him in this hunting ground? Then hunting will be really interesting. “

Well, not bad, plus a prince.” A look of viciousness flashed in Xiao Ju’s eyes, and she shot an arrow at the fleeing deer. With a “swish” sound, it hit the deer’s neck, and the deer screamed and fell down. In a pool of blood.

In the Thai Palace, the third prince Xiao Zhen is reading a secret letter from Qingzhou.

Li Zhongzheng, the Minister of Household Affairs, stood beside him and also glanced at the contents of the letter. Li Zhong said: “Your Highness, the fourth prince is smart, but this time he stole the chicken and lost the rice.” “

Hmph, Qingzhou assassinated King Qi. He deliberately framed and blamed me for the incident. He just wanted to use this matter to force King Qi to join him in opposing me. Unfortunately, King Qi did not publicize this matter. He seemed to be as unwilling to be involved in the struggle for the throne as the King of Wei back then. .” Xiao Zhen said.

Li Zhong frowned, “This King of Qi is strange. If he would have reported it to the Emperor before and thoroughly investigated the matter, this time he kept silent. Instead, he is now hanging out with a group of merchants.” “

Maybe this Maybe Lao Qi is a smart man and wants to imitate the King of Wei back then,” Xiao Zhen said with a smile.

“In this case, why don’t Your Highness write a letter to King Qi to explain this matter, so that King Qi will not have any grudges against us.” Li Zhong said.

“Uncle, it’s not the right time yet. Let’s observe King Qi for a while. If it is available, it might be a good idea to seize the opportunity and make use of this matter again. Besides, King Qi’s fiefdom is too far away after all, and water from far away cannot quench our thirst.”

Li Zhong nodded. , “The emperor praised you for being resourceful and decisive, and it’s true, but you can’t rely on it. Now the post of Chang’an governor is vacant. If you find a way to win it, the Tiger Guards in Chang’an City will be under your control.”

“I’m afraid it will be difficult .

“The prince is keeping a close eye on this area, not to mention the other princes.” Xiao Zhen looked solemn, mastering the Hu Ben Guards is equivalent to adding another army to Chang’an, and no prince will give up easily.

In Prince Kang’s Mansion, which is three streets away from Prince Tai’s Mansion, the fourth prince is also discussing the affairs of the Tiger Guards with his advisers, but he is surrounded by people surnamed Zheng, all of whom are ministers in the court.

Like all the princes, they knew very well that the fight for the throne was just a fight between the noble families behind the prince, the prince’s Zhao family, the Thai king’s Li family, and he represented the Zheng family.

“Sa’er, I advised you not to make dangerous moves at the beginning, how are you now? King Qi not only did not pursue the matter, but alienated us, and became close relatives with the prince.”

Xiao Sa ruthlessly tore up the news about Qingzhou .

He must be crushed, “Humph, as long as the King of Thailand does not get an advantage, it doesn’t matter who Xiao Ming goes to. Besides, Xiao Ming is just an insignificant person. It doesn’t matter if he follows the prince.”

“No, no, I have a different opinion about Xiao Ming. Since the assassination, this Xiao Ming has changed his character and vigorously rectified the fiefdom. Maybe he will be a good helper in the future. “Zheng Hongwen said, he was the minister of the Ministry of Industry at the time, and others. People are different, he was very interested in the strange craftsmanship in Xiao Ming’s hands.

The fourth prince suddenly shook his head and sneered: “In the future? We can’t wait until that time. How many years can my father’s body last?”

Zheng Hongwen was speechless.

At this time in Qingzhou, Xiao Ming was not aware of his impact on Chang’an. He was just working hard step by step to build Qingzhou’s industrial and agricultural foundation.

Because Chang’an is just a distant place to him, a place that takes ten days and a half to travel by carriage.

Since giving the money to Pang Yukun and others, Xiao Ming has been staring at the Governor’s Mansion, the shipyard, the workshop area, the mine and other places all day long.

Pang Yukun took the money, in addition to paying out arrears of salary to officials, and the rest was to discuss with Xiao Ming the construction of waterwheels in various states.

“Your Highness, what kind of waterwheel is this? Why have I never seen it before, and there are no pedals on it?” Pang Yukun asked strangely after Xiao Ming drew the structure of a waterwheel.

The waterwheels in Dayu are still at the level of human-powered waterwheels, and most of them are barrel carts. This barrel cart is similar to the shape of a modern Ferris wheel. It relies on people to step on it to draw water up from the ground and send it to the cultivated land.

Xiao Ming said: “This is called an ox-powered car rollover. It is pulled by oxen, and of course no one is needed.”

Pang Yukun looked unbelieving, “I have never seen a car rolled over by an ox-powered car. How could your highness do it?”

“Hehe, that’s because I’m much smarter than you.” Xiao Ming pushed Pang Yukun, and Pang Yukun suddenly had a long face, “It’s just a matter of paper, since His Highness said so, why not let the craftsmen make it for your subordinates to have a look and experience.” “

It’s not easy. With today’s equipment department, it can be completed in just five days.”

In fact, this kind of cow-force rollover already has the principle of modern gear movement. The structure is a parallel circular wooden gear plus a vertical circular wooden gear connected to a wooden conveyor belt similar to a crawler track.

There is a vertical shaft in the middle of the parallel gear. The cow pulls the shaft to drive the parallel gear to rotate. Then the vertical gear will also rotate. There is also a shaft in the center of the vertical gear. This shaft is connected in parallel to a small vertical shaft. A wooden gear is installed, and this gear will drive the transmission of the crawler track, continuously irrigating water from the canal to the ground.

(End of chapter)