In these years, the elder has been despising Chen Tao and others from Shang Fang. I have painted things for you, why can't you come up with them?
But today, Chen Tao and others can finally feel proud and grin wildly, because the emperor himself can't do it.
Before starting work, his voice was louder than anyone else's. He stretched his neck and shouted at many Mohists, as if he could build the "steam engine" they had been researching for more than ten years with just one hand. When he started working, his forehead began to sweat, and his voice was loud.
It was a little fainter, and when the machine that was nothing finally turned off completely after letting out a few wretched wails, Liu Chang was completely silent.
Chen Tao smiled happily.
He stood in front of Liu Chang and grinned happily, "Your Majesty, it's okay, it's okay. Failure is a common thing. Didn't you also say that success is the result of countless failures?
, the same is true for us. We forged according to the drawings you gave us, and it was a good thing if it didn't explode... The last few times we lit the fire, the whole machine was worn and cracked. At least your machine can still remain the same... It's already
It’s a lot of progress.”
Everyone in the Mo family was also very happy.
In these years, they have suffered the contempt of the emperor. Every time they met, the emperor always looked like he hated iron and could not make steel. He thought that these things could be done with skill... He had no idea how difficult it was.
They made a steam ball, but this thing has no practicality at all. It can only be used to reveal its distance. And if it is to make this thing have a real role and provide enough power to bring the eastward vehicle, it is not an easy task.
Chen Tao tried a variety of methods, and so far, twelve options have been eliminated. Finally, he decided to give up the research temporarily and study materials first, allowing the smelting technology to develop until he can create materials that match this machine.
Looking at the smile on Chen Tao's face, Liu Chang's face turned a little dark.
The principle is very clear to me, but why can't it be made? It is obviously based on the knowledge in the dream, so it shouldn't fail?
Is it really a matter of materials, as Chen Tao said? Liu Chang looked at the stove in the distance and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
It seems like we have to find a breakthrough with this thing first?
Liu Chang was thinking to himself. When he saw the proud Chen Tao on the side, he sneered. He grabbed Chen Tao's shoulders and put his arms around his neck. Liu Chang was already tall and strong. With such a tug, Chen Tao immediately fell.
Being pinched under his arm, Chen Tao couldn't laugh at this moment. He was so careless. In the moment of happiness, why did he forget this person's true nature?
"Tao ah... As an official of Shang Fang Mansion, Isn't there something wrong with you being so happy when you see jealous talented people and seeing that I can't succeed?"
"Your Majesty is right, I am guilty!"
"It's not enough to admit your guilt. I'll give you three days to change the stove. Lead everyone to think about it and come up with a feasible improvement method. If you can't come up with it, do you know the result?"
"I know, Your Majesty wants to kill the woodcutter near Chang'an."
"Fart! If you failed, why should I kill the woodcutter? You are not only jealous of the virtuous, but you are also so vicious!"
"If you can't come up with a countermeasure, I'll treat you like pig iron. Did you see that hammer? I'll temper you!!!"
"only!!"
Only then did Liu Chang let go of Chen Tao. What he got in the dream were all formed theories. In real practice, Liu Chang felt that he might not be able to compare with these old craftsmen who had been working for decades. In his dream,
They were all sitting in a small room, pressing various advanced machines in front of them, clicking and clicking, and everything was solved... They also lacked the ability to actually build things. It would be okay to build something simple.
You can build a steam engine with your bare hands... If you have the materials, you can also build the first-generation machine, but the sealing problem, the seamless connection of the iron, etc., seem to be difficult to solve.
He stretched himself and saw that it had been more than ten days since he arrived at Shang Fang's mansion. He picked up the hammer and entered Shang Fang. From then on, the king did not go to court early.
Now that the affairs of the imperial court are completely entrusted to the Third Duke, Liu Chang can worry about some things of his own. The thing that makes him most persistent is the steam engine. He really wants to see the train traveling all over the Han Dynasty in his lifetime, and then
Sitting on the fire
Che went to Anxi and chopped off other people's heads, but with the stupidity of people like Shang Fang, it would be difficult for him to realize his grand ambition. Shouldn't he learn how to maintain good health from Zhang Cang, Zhao Tuo and others?
"His Majesty."
Lu Lu appeared behind him at some point, and Liu Chang rushed into Shang Fang's Mansion. As the head of the personal servants, Lu Lu of course had to accompany him at all times, but Lu Lu didn't like Shang Fang's Mansion very much. It was smoky and smelled everywhere.
The smell, the sparks flying everywhere, is not much better than the farm's experimental field.
"The envoy from the Parthian Kingdom has been let go and will return to the Parthian Kingdom today." "Oh, Zhang Buyi just let him go like this?"
"It is said that he was beaten severely before, and all the ministers thought it was inappropriate, thinking that this was not the etiquette for treating foreign envoys. The Dianke Mansion impeached the left prime minister, but the left prime minister rejected their impeachment."
Liu Chang couldn't help but laugh, "Yushifu didn't pay attention?"
"The Censor's Office is busy with important matters and has no energy to deal with these matters. Ministers including Lu Jia also persuaded the King of Wu not to pay attention to Zhang Buyi's affairs, for fear of confronting him again... Yes
Well, the censor even came to see me specifically and talked about the new method of the Three Dukes... Your Majesty, did you hear that I want to be the Three Dukes?"
"Um???"
Liu Chang looked at Lu Lu in surprise and looked at him for a long time. "How could you have such an illusion?"
"The censor said that the Menxia Mansion will become the new Sangong Mansion, and the leader will be Shizhong... I also think it is inappropriate."
Lu Lu made a joke. Of course he also knew that he was not qualified. Liu Chang laughed and said, "Yes, this servant will become the new three princes. When the time comes, I will make you a left prime minister or a lieutenant."
of..."
Liu Chang stretched his muscles and said, "I have been in Shangfang for several days. Let's go back to the palace first."
"Your Majesty, are you going back to get your bow?"
"Fart! I'm going back to see my mother!"
Sitting on the carriage, Liu Chang looked at the situation outside through the curtains. All parts of Chang'an were extremely lively, the roads were crowded, and pedestrians were constantly coming and going. There were vendors hawking along the streets, and occasionally children could be seen running around.
, walking along the way, I couldn't see any clean place, there was noisy downtown everywhere, it really looked like a picture of a prosperous age, Liu Chang nodded with satisfaction.
The market is more lively than before. Since the agricultural tax exemption was ordered this year, the market is more prosperous than before. Many farmers have begun to try to plant some cash crops for sale. Liu An abolished their official status and no longer
With occupation as your registration, you can do whatever you want in the industry. Although this weakens the temple's management of household registration, it does make the place more prosperous. It can only be said that there is no perfect system and we can only take a step.
In the first step, adjustments are made according to different situations.
Someone was walking on the road and felt a little tired, so he stood at the intersection and waved to call a "pedestrian".
After getting in the car, he quickly disappeared into this bustling downtown.
This chariot has only become popular in Chang'an recently. The prototype is the chariot exclusive to the emperor and empress. This thing was originally similar to the sedan chair of the future. It was carried by people to show nobility. Liu Ying liked this thing at first.
But Liu Bang didn't like it. He didn't think it was as interesting as driving. As for Liu Chang, the chariot was supported by four people. It was too difficult for them to lift the elder. It wasn't that they couldn't lift it.
This walk was really too taxing for the soldiers, and Liu Chang didn't like to ride on this thing. He preferred to ride a horse or get into a chariot.
Later, the elder got inspiration from this sedan and asked Shang Fang to create today's scooter, which is the future rickshaw.
The officials in the temple also reported that this chariot was exclusive to the king. Although it did not look like a chariot, it was somewhat disrespectful. However, because the emperor did not care, he ignored it.
After this thing appeared, it still played a role to a certain extent, especially for many people who were not familiar with Chang'an. It was a good thing. Although the rickshaw pullers of the past generations had a relatively miserable life, there was an errand that could
It's always good to stay alive.
After Jiancheng Hou received instructions from Liu Chang, he opened the first "Rickshaw Company" in Han Dynasty.
Mainly to increase employment, he built
He bought a lot of carriages and lent them to employees on a rental basis. It became very popular in Chang'an. Many nobles who owned carriages wanted to try this new way of traveling... Lu Lu also invited many people to
When a few nobles came to board this kind of car, it was considered as an advertisement for their property. Liu Chang originally wanted to get on, but after thinking about the poor coachman, he thought it was better to forget it. With his physique, the coachman would not be killed from exhaustion.
With the beginning of Lu Lu, similar companies appeared one after another across the country, and began to hire Yu Ding who had no farmland and provide them with errands.
Liu sighed and said to Lu Lu: "If I could get that steam engine out... these rickshaws could be turned into cars, how interesting it would be then."
"ah?"
Lu Lu didn't understand what kind of car the emperor was talking about, and just complained: "Your Majesty, I have suffered huge losses in these days. Based on the current profit of the car, if I want to recover my capital, I need to
A year or two... maybe even longer. The big nobles have their own carriages, but the people at the bottom are not willing to spend money to ride in the carriages, preferring to walk. This is also the case with some people who are new to Chang'an and don't know the roads.
, there are still some merchants who are willing to get on the bus...there are too few people using it."
"You are the richest person in the world, but you still care about such a small profit?"
"Don't worry, you will start making money sooner or later. When I asked you to open a bank, you said you were losing money. So what happens now? Merchants from all over the country no longer bring any money with them when they go to do business. They all use your bank's money.
Certificates, and some places even simply use your bank's certificates as currency to conduct transactions... Let me tell you, with this alone, you can leave your name in history, and you can't even be said to be a head above those capable ministers today.
Woolen cloth!"
Lu Lu complained: "This is not a good thing. Last month, my bank in Beidi was robbed... Now everyone knows where the most money is, and they are all targeting my bank, as well as those counterfeiters."
There are more and more certificates. Although the bank has accumulated a lot of wealth and allowed me to open more industries, there are also a lot of troubles. After I was built, I dealt with merchants all day long. Will I leave my name in history?
I think I will be in infamy with His Majesty for eternity..."
"You have no idea what it means to trade with certificates... The certificates of your bank are almost equivalent to banknotes... Maybe someone will scold you in a hundred years, but in a thousand years, people will probably hang you up
I started worshiping on the wall...I kid you not."
If Shang Fang was used by Liu Chang to invent new technologies, then Lu Lu was used by Liu Chang to experiment with new industries. Under Liu Chang's instructions, Lu Lu opened many very advanced enterprises. Of course, most of them suffered losses.
He lost all his money, but there were also many industries that brought a lot of wealth to Lu Lu. Anyway, Lu Lu was not afraid of losses and had plenty of money. But Lu Lu felt that he was becoming more and more insecure, especially whenever the temple was short of money.
At that time, the ministers looked at him as if they were looking at prey, but His Majesty looked at him with a green light in his eyes.
Soon, they arrived at the palace.
Liu Chang went directly to Changle Palace to meet Empress Lu. "Mom!!!"
When Liu Chang broke into the longevity hall, Empress Lu was reading a letter. When she saw Liu Chang coming in, she continued to read the letter in her hand without raising her head. Liu Chang sat aside curiously and started reading together.
.
"Bob's letter??"
"Yes, this guy told me what he saw and heard on the road. I didn't expect that the big man today would become so interesting... It seems that you, the emperor, have done a pretty good job."
Empress Lu gave a rare compliment, and Liu Chang suddenly became proud, and then a little angry, "This guy is like that too!"
"When An was out, she wrote to you, but she didn't write to me. I didn't expect that this Zhu Zi went out, and it was the same thing, but she didn't write to me!"
"Sure enough, my concubine still loves me the most. None of these sons knows how to be filial to me! Unexpectedly, I have four sons and one daughter, but I only raised one filial daughter!"
Listening to Liu Chang's complaint, Empress Lu calmly put away the letter, "Are you in Shangfang these days?"
"Yes, there were Sangong sitting in the temple and the prince standing by. I had nothing to do, so I went to Shang Fang to help and encourage the Mo family over there.
They were also very moved and said they would do their best... There are no big things happening locally anymore, and the temple is relatively safe, so I can finally do something I want to do."
Looking at Liu Chang's appearance, Empress Lu already knew what he wanted to do.
"Where are you going to play?"
"I'm not playing, I'm just going to inspect the place. I haven't been to the Tang Dynasty for a long time and I want to visit there."
Empress Lu nodded, "Oh, Tang Guo...that's right, you haven't been back there for a long time."
"Yes, it used to be very poor there, and the people were having a hard time making a living. I have been busy with domestic affairs these days, and I dare not relax. Now that I am free, I naturally want to go there and take a look at the situation."
Empress Lu sneered, "Then if you don't prepare carriages and horses to go to Tang Dynasty, why come to my place?"
Liu Chang was delighted, "Mom agreed??"
"Now everything in the world is yours. I am old and the captain is unconscious. You can do whatever you want. Who can stop you?"
Liu Chang's face froze, and he suddenly turned his head and stared at Lu Lu behind him. Lu Lu was startled and shook his head quickly.
Liu Chang grinned hastily, "Mom, don't listen to the nonsense of those people. These people are deliberately trying to drive a wedge between mother and son. How could I say such treasonous words? How can you be so old? You are still so wise.
Shenwu...."
"Really? It doesn't matter. I'm old and useless. Even if you say so, there's nothing I can do. The indulgent Prime Minister is also old and there's nothing I can do about it. But that dim-witted Taiwei might have something to say.
explain..."
Liu Chang's face turned pale, "Master also knows??" "Who?! How dare you plot to kill me!!"
"Lu Lu!" "Prepare the car!!"
"I want to quickly go to the Tang Kingdom for inspection!!" "Wei!!"
Liu Chang bid farewell to his mother and escaped from the Palace of Longevity. Empress Lu chuckled softly. The child had stayed in Chang'an for so long, so it would be good for him to go to the Tang Dynasty to relax. After all, his ambition has always been far away.
of the Tang Dynasty.
On the way back to Houde Hall, Liu Chang held Lu Lu's head tightly. "Did you betray me?!"
"It's really not me!! Your Majesty! How could I possibly say such nonsense?!"
"And every time His Majesty gets excited, he says such words to everyone, not just once or twice. His Majesty's voice is so loud, it's unlikely that the Queen Mother's confidants will hear..."
"It's okay for my mother to hear it, but how did the captain know? Is it possible that my mother sent someone to inform her?!"
"It must be you!! I have to beat you to death today!!" "It's unjust!!"
Liu Chang returned to the Houde Hall and met Cao Shu, Fan Qing, and Yong'e. "Your Majesty is going to the Tang Dynasty?"
Cao Shu's expression was very calm, as if she was used to Liu Chang's fiery personality. She nodded, "Your Majesty, please go down. I will take good care of the children. Leave the matters in the harem to me."
Fan Qing also nodded, "You may not have been back for a long time, so you can go if you want. There are so many talented people in the court, so nothing will happen to you."
Cao Shu reminded displeasedly: "Your Majesty, if you want to travel, don't say anything about whether something will happen or not. Your Majesty, if you want to travel, you must pay attention to safety... don't..."
Cao Shu explained seriously. Liu Chang was silent for a long time, staring at Cao Shu in front of him and looking at the gray in her hair. He stood up suddenly and interrupted Cao Shu.
"Okay, no more nonsense."
"Hurry up and get ready!"
"Ah??" Cao Shu looked at him in shock.
"Hurry up and prepare. This time I will take the three of you with me. We will go together!"
A hint of joy flashed in Cao Shu's eyes, but then dimmed quickly, and she shook her head, "No, there are still Liang, Ji and others... the child still needs..."
"Just let my mother take care of it! I often visit her on weekdays, but I just want to help me take care of the child at this critical moment?! Get up and get ready! And you two! Help me dress up the queen.
!quick!!!"
After Liu Chang gave the order, Fan Qing and Yong'e jumped up in surprise, took Cao Shu and went in to clean up.
Cao Shu looked reluctant, but there was a slight smile on the corner of her mouth.
"Father Goat, everything I said is true! My father slapped his chest at that time and said personally that my mother is old and my master is stupid. They are useless. The world's affairs are mine. I can do whatever I want...
"
Liu Yao was standing in front of the Taiwei, acting out her father's words vividly.