There is a lot written in the decree from Chang'an, but after removing the nonsense, all that is left is that it requires salt, and a lot of salt!
As for the specific number, it was not written above, but four characters were written: The more, the merrier!
Xiao Han sneered at this incoherent decree, thinking that the big guys in Chang'an were all crazy! If they just said something lightly, he would lose his leg?
Of course, Xiao Han didn't take it seriously, but Changsun Shunde couldn't and didn't take it seriously.
For Xiao Han, making meritorious deeds is like a common occurrence. He doesn't even need to think about it, the credit will come to him! At this point, no matter how arrogant the people in the Tang Dynasty are, they have to nod and admit it!
Moreover, Changsun Shunde knew that Xiao Han's meritorious service in Xiazhou State was not small this time, but the reward was only three mountains, which looked very shabby. This is not because Li Yuan is stingy, but because Li Yuan also realized Xiao Han's peculiarity! In order to avoid
In the future, there will also be a phenomenon in the Tang Dynasty where Li Guang is difficult to seal, and he did it deliberately!
Therefore, Xiao Han doesn't want the credit for making salt now. Changsun Shunde took it naturally, and not only that, he also forced Xiao Han to give him advice! Anyway, he owed Qin Shubao and others some credit.
If you don’t need your favor now, when will you need it more?
As we said before, the military is the most efficient organization in the world! Whether it is killing people or working...
There was no fighting on the front line, so the more than 20,000 troops in the city marched out, heading towards the salt-producing mountains. The long queue could not be seen beyond the horizon at a glance.
You know, this is more than 20,000 people, far beyond what the previous 100 people could compare to!
Along the way, they cut mountains and built bridges when they encountered water! More than 20,000 troops used only their feet to create a flat road on the mountain!
Standing on the top of a low mountain, looking at the army carrying salt mines like ants below, Xiao Han was very satisfied! But Changsun Shunde on the side was a little worried!
"Xiao Hou, it can't be done like this! There are so many people now, it's okay to carry it on the shoulders and carry it with the hands. But after two days, more than half of the people have gone! If the rest are divided into those who cook salt and chop firewood, there is no guarantee that Chang'an will survive.
Dosage!”
"Haha, it doesn't matter. There are no people, so why don't we use animals?" Xiao Han replied disapprovingly. The road has been built. Although it is not a cement road, the only road on this mountain is Amitabha. What else do you dare to pursue?
Changsun Shunde might have known that Xiao Han would say this, so he gave a wry smile, and then said to Xiao Han: "Xiao Hou is joking, although this road is more tidy, it is a mountain road after all, and the slope is too high! Both horses and old cows are
You can't walk! Only mules and donkeys can walk, but where can we find so many donkeys and mules? Look..."
Xiao Han frowned when he heard this, looked at Changsun Shunde strangely and said, "Ahem, what are you looking at me for? I won't change!"
"Of course this doesn't make you change, but my clan brother Chang Sun Wuji said that for these ingenious matters, you are right to contact Xiaohou! I believe Xiaohou will not disappoint my clan brother..."
He looks down on people who lose face for the sake of merit, but this involves Changsun Wuji, who has helped him many times, and Xiao Han cannot refuse due to both emotion and reason.
Standing on the top of the mountain, I thought silently: Human power cannot be used, animal power cannot be used, and the salt mine cannot run to the city on its own! So there is only one way left, and that is to borrow suitable tools!
He squatted down and lightly drew a few strokes on the ground with small stones, and a simple drawing of a small cart appeared on the ground.
"What is this?" Changsun Shunde lowered his head and asked.
Xiao Han threw away the stone, pushed the picture flat with his feet, stretched and said: "Trolley! Only one person can carry the goods that a donkey can carry!"
"One person can carry a donkey?!" Changsun Shunde was shocked. If someone else said this to him, he would definitely think that this person was farting! But it was just what Xiao Han said, so there must be something right!
Li Shimin once told him that this guy never lies!
Feeling surprised and happy, Changsun Shunde grabbed Xiao Han and ran down the mountain in a hurry. As he ran, he ordered the soldiers who followed him: "Hurry and prepare your horses and return to the city! Call the best craftsmen in the city! Get ready.
Follow Xiaohou’s orders!”
Xiao Han spent a lot of energy before climbing up the mountain. Who would have expected that Changsun Shunde would drag him and leave immediately? Almost everyone was behind Changsun Shunde, shouting all the way: "Hey, hey, slow down! No.
in a hurry……"
In the front, Changsun Shunde said without looking back: "Why don't you hurry! You will leave the day after tomorrow. Where can I find someone who can be used as a donkey?"
"Ahem...it's like pushing a donkey, ah! That's not right! Did I say that you were cursing me in a roundabout way?"
Under the hands of this old man, Xiao Han's resistance was destined to be in vain! Like a chicken, he was taken back to Xiazhou City by the anxious Changsun Shunde, and then threw it into the logistics camp, waiting for Xiao Han to make the labor cart
come out!
The bumpy road made Xiao Han's legs tremble. He finally landed on the ground. As soon as Xiao Han sat down shivering, a circle of craftsmen immediately gathered in front of him. The soldiers who came back from the front had already told them that Mr. Marquis
I suddenly thought of a magical object outside the city. As a craftsman, how could I not be interested?
Xiao Han has dealt with craftsmen not once or twice. In fact, in Xiao Han's heart, the closest thing to him is the craftsmen.
This may have something to do with the fact that I was also a skilled worker in my previous life, and I feel particularly close to the craftsmen when I see them! Even though I lived in the Tang Dynasty and became a marquis for more than half a year, this has not changed.
Haha, maybe it's because the little man's thoughts have been deeply rooted in his bones, and he doesn't look like a prince even if he wears a dragon robe! Xiao Han thought so.
Sitting on the ground, Xiao Han first recalled the basic structure of the trolley in his mind.
Whether in the orphanage or at work, I really come into contact with that thing a lot. It's nothing more than a wheel and a frame!
There is no need to consider the iron frame. Steel pipes cannot be made here at all, let alone high-end products such as electric welding. Fortunately, there is wood here, and a lot of good wood!
He asked the carpenter to find tough and strong wood, then handed him the drawing of the cart frame, telling him that he would see the finished product in an hour! Xiao Han then led the blacksmith to make the only difficult bearing in the cart.
Bearings are no longer a rare commodity in Xiaojiazhuangzi. You can see this new type of parts everywhere from windmills and waterwheels to carriage wheels! And because they have been made so much, the whole process has become extremely standardized!
The best steel is cast into solid small iron balls, and then quickly polished to normal size. One of the two round kits is thrown into ice cubes, and the other is burned with carbon fire until it is red! The gap between thermal expansion and contraction is large enough.
When you put the iron balls in one by one, and wait until they naturally return to normal temperature, the iron balls will be firmly embedded in the small slide inside. No matter how you turn them, they will not fall out again!
Apply butter to the small ball and push it hard with your hands. This simple bearing will rotate with a squeaking sound. Although it does not look as smooth as the mechanical processing of later generations, it is much better than directly using a wooden shaft to generate friction.
too much!
If you are not in the mood to make a wheel with spokes, a big log cake would be great! Insert the bearing into the middle of the round cake, beat it firmly, and the outer frame is also delivered.
The carpenter who made the bicycle frame was as naive as Xiong Er, but the work under his hands was not stupid at all. The mortise and tenon joints between the pieces of wood were extremely strong, and the entire bicycle frame was integrated. Xiao Han went up and shook his hands vigorously
After shaking it, the entire assembly did not feel loose at all!
