On October 27, 320, the Song Dynasty, Liu Chong stood on a steamboat and waved to his parents who were saying goodbye to the dock. There were many other people in uniforms around Liu Chong, who were not old. Even when he was just parting at the dock, the young man stood by the side of the boat and waved goodbye to his relatives below.

It was really a worry for the mother to travel thousands of miles. The boys on the boat were all very excited. Although they left home, they were nostalgic, but the excitement was beyond words. Especially when these guys were traveling on the latest steam paddle boat.

The sound of the whistle sounded, the paddle wheel turned, and the ship slowly sailed out of the dock and walked along the river. Looking at the son's figure as he was leaving, the mothers' eyes turned red without exception. The fathers were standing beside the mothers, watching the boats they were riding in became farther and farther away. In this situation, some mothers with relatively fragile feelings couldn't help crying loudly.

Mrs. Liu had already barely controlled her emotions. When she heard the cry of her mother beside her, tears had already flowed down. Liu Jingwen just sighed and pulled his wife away from the dock. She got into the carriage home. Mrs. Liu wiped her tears and said, "I finally found someone to propose marriage, but Dalang left so quickly. What kind of bad people are those who drove him out of Hangzhou? Are they not afraid that the officials will blame them when they know it!"

Liu Jingwen sighed again, "It's really right that you didn't say this to Dalang this time. Letting him know that these things will only ruin his mood. If Dalang hadn't seen the official family and hadn't made such a big splash, he probably wouldn't have been treated like this."

After hearing her husband's sigh, Mrs. Liu shed tears again. The struggle in the officialdom was too cruel and fierce. In the past few days, the situation in the Liu family was like a roller coaster.

First, many loyal ministers who had been broken with the Liu family suddenly continued. However, they had not been in the family for many years.

A few years ago, after the Zhao official family basically pushed the Mongols out of the border of the Song Dynasty, they liquidated the Lin'an General surrender. At that time, officials in the Song officialdom were divided into four categories. Song traitors, resigned without stubborn officials, and loyal officials. Even those unfair relatives of the Queen Mother Yang family, because they chose to be loyal ministers at that time, the Zhao official family did not do anything to them. They still gave them corresponding treatment.

Now there are no living Song treason in the Song Dynasty. The people who left their posts without permission are all jailed in prison, and some have been released from prison. Instant people like Liu Jingwen will never be hired.

At that time, Zhao Jiaren was the only prime minister and also served as the Privy Councilor. Seeing that Zhao Taiwei was so firm, the heroes were naturally unwilling to cause trouble for themselves. Moreover, when the country was in danger, everyone was suffering. The loyal ministers who finally survived the crisis of destruction did look down on those unsteady elements who left the ground and were unwilling to interact with these people again.

When the loyal ministers contacted the Liu family again based on their old relationships, Liu Jingwen and Mrs. Liu immediately determined something big. At that time, they had no source of information, so they didn't know. It was not until Mrs. Liu's parents informed that Liu Chong was taken by the Zhao family to attend several important meetings because of his good work. The Liu family and his wife knew what had happened.

Of course, the couple were happy about their son's performance. With the ability of Zhao Guan family, the credit he could see was certainly extraordinary. Since Liu Jingwen became an indecisive member, they have cared more about the moral education of their children. Both husband and wife believed that their son Liu Chong was a square person and had no problem with character.

Mrs. Liu's family not only informed Mrs. Liu of the latest information, but also expressed that she wanted to tell Liu Chong about the marriage. Liu Jingwen and Mrs. Liu did not feel that the family was snobbish. If they could not even judge the basic situation, the various major families would have long disappeared in various turmoils.

After Liu Chong finally finished his job of "being a guard" for Zhao Guan's family, the news brought to Liu Jingwen and his wife after returning home was, "The superior asked me to set off for Hebei immediately, and the vacation ended here."

Liu Chong arrived in Hangzhou on October 18, and hurriedly boarded the boat on October 27. The couple had discussed privately many times, but they didn't dare to tell their son about the dark side. They were both afraid that their son would feel resentful after they knew this. First, the Liu family had no power in the court to reverse these orders, and second, both of them considered going south at that time, but because they were deeply dissatisfied with the Lin'an court's previous performance, they chose to ignore the destruction of the Song Dynasty.

Since Liu Jingwen and his wife have made mistakes, they do not want Liu Chong to make the same mistakes again. Moreover, Zhao Jiaren and Zhao Guan family are just 40 years old this year, which is at their peak. People who are favored by Zhao Guan family will not be buried forever. Liu Chong has the opportunity to go to the next level.

Although she couldn't help crying at this time, Mrs. Liu pretended to be fine in front of Liu Chong. Liu Jingwen kept comforting her wife, and he was also in a mess in this matter. All kinds of hopes and memories of the painful failure of the past intertwined, making Liu Jingwen who made the decision very painful. No matter what the future is like, at least her son has set out safely and finally got something done.

Liu Chong didn't know what his parents were thinking, and he was not in a good mood at this time. First of all, the feeling of separation was uncomfortable. Liu Chong originally thought that he could be filial to his parents at home, but he was suddenly ordered to return to the north.

More importantly, before leaving, Liu Chong was very dissatisfied with his performance. As soon as he stopped his job as a guard of the Zhao Guan family, the General Administration of Information called Liu Chong to ask questions.

"Secretary Liu, why didn't you write a report on the silk reeling workshop at that time?"

Liu Chong was very unhappy when he heard this question. Before, no one was Liu Chong, Jinan Station, or the State Administration of Intelligence, no one was interested in the matter of the silk reeling workshop. For them, the matter of the Jinan wire reeling workshop was just a task assigned by the superiors to the Intelligence Bureau. The intelligence department found someone to be responsible according to the arrangements above and completed the work. During the whole process, the superiors did not express any dissatisfaction. Even afterwards, the superiors did not criticize the affairs of the Jinan wire reeling workshop.

Afterwards, additional requirements were made for what had happened. This is one of the various standard malignant things specifically discussed in Organizational Engineering. Liu Chong was very suspicious whether the head of the General Information Administration had never taken organizational engineering courses. More importantly, Liu Chong actually wrote a report according to the process.

The subsequent events made Liu Chong even more angry. Because the head of the head openly and secretly asked Liu Chong to write a report, the theme was that Liu Chong had a problem with his views on the silk reeling workshop. After hearing this, Liu Chong immediately stated that he could only record what he experienced and could not make additional comments on what he experienced. This is the regulation of the General Administration of Intelligence.

At this moment, another leader said that the matter ended here. It was recommended that Liu Chong go back to the front line as soon as possible, and produce a large amount of steel armor and weapons in the iron smelting center in Zaozhuang, and people who have knowledge of this need to be responsible.

After returning home, Liu Chong tried his best to not tell his parents about this. He knew that his father had suffered a blow. If he knew about the treatment Liu Chong received this time, he would be very uncomfortable when he remembered the past.

So Liu Chong felt quite unhappy when he left. But he decided that he would hold back and say nothing, so he had to endure it himself. Moreover, after attending the previous meeting with the prefect of Hangzhou Zhao Youjian, Liu Chong knew what the officials were thinking. As far as Liu Chong knew, no matter how many difficulties and obstacles he had to face before, the things that Zhao Guanjun decided had not changed.

Even now, every time I see the rolling Yellow River, Liu Chong can't help but wonder if he has really participated in a project to divert such a big river?

However, this anger and the evil fire waiting to watch jokes quickly dissipated. Because young people are young people, especially when a group of young people gathered together, their emotions quickly became lively.

First of all, the steam paddle ship made everyone curious. Paddle ships are also called car ships. As early as the Northern and Southern Dynasties (420-589), there were records of car ships. Li Gao of the Tang Dynasty played a role in inheriting the past and opening up the future. The car ships he made were driven quickly with manpower. The car ships in the Song Dynasty were at its peak. In the second year of Shaoxing (1132), the warships made by Wang Yanhui were set up next to them, with 8 oars (paddles) each.

The initial car and ship was trampled by humans, but later, the lively cattle pulling gradually appeared. The appearance of steamed car and ships did not cause a sensation. Everyone was just curious about the new power of this car and ship.

The people who traveled this time were all professionals, including many young masters of metallurgy. In addition to the people on the boat, the masters were also showing off. Liu Chong was soon attracted by these new knowledge.

Unlike previous vehicles and ships, the new steamer ship uses a large number of steel parts. Young metallurgical experts said that under the same strength, the weight of the steel parts is much lower than that of wooden parts. Because of the large amount of steel parts, the weight of this steamer ship is much lighter than that of the previous simple wooden ship. This can be seen from the huge steel paddle wheel. If a wooden guy wants to achieve such an effect, the volume must be more than ten times that of the steel, and the total weight of the wood after absorbing water is heavier. It may make the ship difficult to move.

Many people do not believe such a judgment. So metallurgical experts used the latest armor as an example. There are two very exquisite designs on the front and back of the shoulders of the armor. It is an arc-shaped part of the armor that is two centimeters long and one centimeter wide. On this arc-shaped part, a steel column with the thickness of chopsticks was inserted into it.

The rope of the thick silk cloak can be tied to the armored warrior without having to tie the rope of the cloak to the neck at all.

After watching it, everyone was impressed by such a design. Then the expert demonstrated another function of this design. Someone put on armor to simulate the injured warrior who fell to the ground. The person behind directly hooked the steel pillar with a hook, and could pull the injured person around. At least he could drag around the deck.

Just as everyone was amazed at such a simple design, the metallurgical expert smiled and said, "If you use wood, how thick do you think this should be made?"

I really have the intention of showing off when waiting for everyone here. However, Liu Chong highly praised it. He really traveled thousands of miles and read thousands of miles of books. With so many experts who are in the same journey, Liu Chong felt that he would not be bored along the way.

As for the unhappiness encountered by the General Administration of Intelligence, Liu Chong had long been thrown away by the sky.

Steamed car boats can be kept day and night, and the boats headed north along the canal. After entering the Yangtze River, they went down the river and then moved along the route guided by the lighthouse near the coastline. This route has been carefully conducted by the Song Dynasty in detail. However, the previous use of sail power has resulted in the inability to accurately sit on the waterway. At this time, the ship had only its own active power and followed the best route. Such actions made the young people exclaim happily.

The ship entered the Huaihe River from the entrance of the Huaihe River. Looking at the water of the Huaihe River that was mixed with yellow, Liu Chong couldn't help but sigh. The water here looked like yellow, but in fact the mud and sand were all left by the Yellow River before. If it could be washed like this for more than ten years, the Huaihe River could probably gradually recover.

The ship went upstream and stopped in Xuzhou. Everyone changed their horses and headed for Zaozhuang.

Zaozhuang was already one of the most important iron smelting centers in the Song Dynasty. After arriving here, I saw the top of the tall chimneys spewing thick smoke, making the sky gray. After arriving here, the staff of the manufacturer who received them took out the products. They had already delivered the drawings here with 800 miles of express delivery, and the manufacturer also took out the latest products.

When everyone checked, the things were really good. The weapons were made of steel gun tips with armor-breaking design and a two-handed axe. The armor was also good, but there were too many burrs on it. In some places, the thin part left after processing was as sharp as a knife. If this thing was penetrated into the body, something would happen.

The metallurgical expert who came with Liu Chong and others to be in charge expressed his objection at the time and asked the manufacturer to polish it. Liu Chong felt that the expert's requirements were reasonable, but he did not expect that the manufacturer immediately told them, "This requirement cannot be realized."

"After using this thing, someone will die." The young expert did not give in.

The manufacturer representative asked someone to take out a whetstone and put it on the table, "Just use this to smooth the inappropriate position before wearing it."

"Hey! Hey!" Liu Chong was stunned. He felt that he didn't know what to say about the doubts at this time.

"Don't think I'm kidding. I'm not kidding. Over the years, our grinders have been designed to grind those standard parts. Now we can grind so many parts. If you want us to grind these armor for you, then wait. It takes time."

"How long?" Liu Chong asked tentatively. He actually felt that he could not get any results that satisfies him, but if he didn't try it at this time, he would not know how outrageous the people here could do things.

"The tasks we received are to produce steam engines this year and next year. Now, so many armors are processed, and the officials have ordered them. We have squeezed out the manpower. If you are not satisfied, send a telegram to the official. After going out, turn right after the telegram room." The representatives in the factory expressed their opinions like an old man.

Since he said this, Liu Chong couldn't help but feel guilty. It was not difficult to send a newspaper to the official family, but what would the result be?

"I will send a report to the official company." The metallurgical expert replied.

"If the government does not agree..." Liu Chong felt a little uneasy. He finally left an impression of being able to Zhao Guan's family. If something happened, he would send a report to the government. Will it affect his glorious image...

"The official agrees or does not agree is a result. What we urgently need now is the result." The young metallurgical expert answered decisively.

Liu Chong was shocked. He did not expect that he would have such an attitude when doing things. At least Liu Chong could not show such an attitude now. In a shame, Liu Chong immediately agreed, "Send a report to the official company now."

On the third day, Liu Chong received a call back, "Take the equipment to Hebei and organize locals to polish it. Before leaving, remember to bring polishing tools from Zaozhuang."

It can be seen from the telegram that the Zhao Guan family was not angry at all. He was just talking about the matter. Liu Chong immediately asked everyone to put the equipment on the boat. In a very short time, he urgently produced two thousand sets of armor, four thousand gun heads and four thousand axes. As for the wooden part, he could only go to Hebei to find a supporting facility.

These things were loaded on a small boat and transported along the canal to Xuzhou. From Xuzhou to Weishan Lake, it was dozens of miles of waterways. As a result, the boat was transported by manpower. It took a whole day to complete the dozens of miles of waterways. The young people were talking about it, and they all felt that the speed was slower than the steaming car boat going upstream. Whether it was going downstream or upstream, it didn't require everyone to consume their energy. Now after moving things, they were as tired as dogs, and they had to work hard to support the boat. After arriving at the destination, they were exhausted. If they were rushing to work, they had to continue transporting.

However, when the goods are loaded onto the steamer, there is no such hard work. After several hours along the way, you can rest even if you have a rest. As you discuss these, everyone thinks that the representative of the manufacturer is arrogant, but since the manufacturer is fully committed to producing steam engines and boilers, it really has such arrogant capital.

After the steaming cargo ship loaded the cargo and a group of young people who were as tired as dead dogs, set off from Xuzhou early the next morning. Everyone rested on the boat for a whole day before they recovered. After another day of rest, they felt that the pain on their bodies was relieved a little.

On the morning of the third day, they received a notice that the ship had arrived at the mouth of the Yellow River in Dongying.

Liu Chong never expected to arrive in Dongying so soon. He was confused. This time he set off from Dongying and rode a donkey to Dengzhou along the official road. He set off in Yantai, the newly opened deep-water port, and in mid-October of the Song Dynasty (December of the Western Calendar), from north to south, smooth sailing, and three days to the estuary of the Yangtze River.

This time, the sailing was completely against the wind. The ship did not go into a big zigzag to beat the wind, but went north along the best waterway.

At this time, the ship could already see a yellow line on the sea level in the distance of his eyes, which was the view of the mouth of the Yellow River. This color proved that Liu Chong's short family vacation was finally over and his work began again.

Liu Chong had to calm down. However, at this time, Liu Chong also had a hope. If he could take a steamed car boat next time, it would be easier to go home.

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