A healthy and thin old man walked out from the side.
Yang Fan looked around and saw a kind-hearted old couple with a middle-aged beautiful woman. Next to the beautiful woman was the girl who spat on him and the maid.
That maid is a little stupid by nature, and she can't speak without her brains, which is comparable to Mei Xiang.
"My little girl is negligent in discipline and speaks out of turn. Please don't mind me, sir." The beautiful middle-aged woman said to Yang Fanfu.
"It's okay, it's okay, I was a little rude." Yang Fan also bowed and apologized.
After all, in this era, it is indeed inappropriate to look at other girls with piercing eyes.
The beautiful woman was immediately shocked when she saw Yang Fansheng's majestic and murderous aura.
She knew that only people who often fight can have such a fierce aura. This young man looks gentle and polite, but he looks more like a scholar. Why does he have such an evil aura that comes from fighting in a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood?
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"This young master must be from the north. From what I hear, his accent sounds like someone from the Beizhili area." The old man also said with his hands in hand.
Yang Fan looked carefully and saw that the old man had an official aura, as if he had been in officialdom for many years. He was probably not a small official.
However, after Yang Fan looked at them for a long time, he was indeed very familiar with them. Yang Fan basically knew all the senior officials in the imperial court. If he didn't know them, it only meant that he was too young.
"I am Yang Fan, a native of Zunhua County, Shuntian Prefecture, North Zhili." Yang Fan cupped his hands and said.
As soon as Yang Fan finished speaking, several people across from him looked at Yang Fan in surprise.
The old man cupped his hands and said, "But in front of Uncle Dingyuan."
Yang Fan smiled and said: "I'm so talented. I dare you to ask me what I call you."
The old man laughed and said: "Dingyuan Bo is famous far and wide. When I saw him today, he was indeed a hero. Hahaha, I am Zhang Wudian, this is my wife. This is my daughter-in-law Huo, and this girl is my granddaughter Zhang Fengyi
, named Qingluan."
Only then did Yang Fan realize that his granddaughter's nickname was Qingluan. It was very likely that her nickname was Xiaoqing. What he had just done was indeed suspected of teasing her.
"Yang Fan was embarrassed just now, please forgive me, sir." Yang Fan quickly said with his hands in hand.
"Don't blame those who don't know. Don't worry about it, Uncle Dingyuan." Zhang Wudian said.
Yang Fan turned around and bowed deeply to Mrs. Huo, and said: "But Zhang Quan, Mr. Zhang's wife, Yang Fan is polite."
Zhang Wudian was the Minister of War in the Wanli Dynasty. His son was Zhang Quan, who served as the Minister of War in the Taichang Dynasty. Zhang Quan committed suicide when Liaoyang City was destroyed in 1621. He was a scholar-bureaucrat with great integrity.
Zhang Quan married Huo and gave birth to a son and a daughter. The eldest son was named Zhang Daojun (Jun) and his daughter was named Zhang Fengyi. Although Huo was a female, she was skilled in bow and horse and was a hero among women who could ride into battle.
Only then did Yang Fan realize that this girl was actually Zhang Daojun's sister.
Yang Fan and Zhang Daojun are colleagues, and they are both members of the Jinyiwei system. Zhang Daojun is both in charge of the affairs, but Zhang Daojun is in charge of the affairs of the guards. The Jinyiwei organization is huge, with 17 thousand households under it. The real spy organization is only one of them.
a part of.
Zhang Daojun, the son of Zhang Quan. After Quan's death, the imperial court appointed Daojun as the commander of the Jinyi Guards.
Because he was the son of a loyal minister, he was taken seriously, and was given command of the military affairs in Jiadu and responsible for the defense.
He had a good relationship with the eunuch Yang Weiyuan and others, and was ordered by Wang Yongguang to attack Donglin's Qian Longxi, Cheng Jiming and others. Therefore, he was not tolerated by Donglin.
After Chongzhen came to power, he cleaned up the eunuchs. Considering that he was a loyal minister, he was not touched. However, soon after, he was demoted to Yanmen Pass for accepting bribes. At this time, Zhang Daojun was still eating dirt at Yanmen Pass.
Let’s not mention Zhang Daojun, but Yang Fan of the Huo family respected her very much. This lady can be said to be a hero among contemporary women, similar to Qin Liangyu.
When the thieves from Guanzhong swarmed into Shanxi, Huo led his army and generals to defend Zhangjiabao in Qinshui County, defeating the thieves many times. Li Zicheng's 100,000 people were defeated and returned home.
The Zhang family is a powerful landowning family in southern Shanxi. It owns a large amount of land and a strong castle, and its servants are numerous and elite.
Huo said: "Uncle Dingyuan is a hero of the world. I am a widow and cannot receive such great gifts."
Zhang Wudian laughed loudly and said, "It's fate that we meet today. Why don't I invite Uncle Dingyuan to Pingchun Tower to talk about it."
Yang Fan cupped his hands and said, "That's why I wish to hear it."
Zhang Wudian laughed, very happy, and walked into the Pingchun Restaurant by the lake with Yang Fan.
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, there were many scientist-type officials. For example, the mathematician Xu Guangqi, the surveying and mapping scientist Zhang Wudian, the water conservancy expert Yuan Yingtai, the hundred scientist Song Yingxing, the artillery expert Sun Yuanhua and many others.
Arriving on the second floor of Pingchun Building, a private room was opened. The female students sat at one table, and Yang Fan and Zhang Wudian sat at the same table.
"When I came here, I encountered two large white sailboats on the Qiantang River. They were beautiful in shape and the fastest I had ever seen in my life. I don't know if they were Uncle Dingyuan's boats." Zhang Wudian was drinking wine while chatting with Yang Fan.
Chat.
Yang Fan smiled, this is a common problem among scientific and technological officials. When they see something high-tech, they immediately become interested.
"Yes, it's my ship. When I came to Jiangnan this time, the ship had just been launched and needed a long-distance test. I came to test the ship's long-distance performance. After a few days, I will return to the capital after overhauling the machinery and equipment.
Already."
Zhang Wudian is now unemployed and living a retired life. He usually only does things he likes. When he saw Yang Fan's boat, he suddenly felt itchy and said: "Looking at the appearance of this boat, it gives people a very fast feeling.
How long did it take Uncle Dingyuan to travel from Tianjin to Nanjing?"
Yang Fan said: "This season is when the northeast wind is strong, and the wind is favorable when it comes, and it will arrive in one day and one night.
"What, so fast?" Zhang Wudian gasped.
He could tell from its appearance that the big ship was very fast, but he never expected it to be so fast.
"It's not possible to go back. We have to make a zigzag against the wind, and it will probably take three days at the earliest." Yang Fan said.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "The waterway from Dagukou to Hangzhou is three thousand miles, and it only takes three days to go back against the wind. This, this is amazing."
"Normally it won't work with sails. If my boat is powered by a steam engine, it will be much faster."
"I have also heard that a workshop for making steam engines has been established in Beijing. It has started selling products, mainly Newcomen steam engines for pumping water. My family also has some land in Qinshui County, Shanxi. In the past two years,
There was a drought and severe crop failure. There were hungry people everywhere in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces.”
"If we can dig wells and pump water for irrigation, we can at least achieve the harvest of a normal year. This steam engine is a good thing. I wanted to buy a few to try it out, but I heard that the orders have been scheduled for next year. Unfortunately, I haven't seen it yet.
This steam engine." He kept shaking his head as he spoke, feeling very regretful.
Zhang Fengyi stuck out her tongue at Mr. Huo and said, "Mother, what do you think? I'll just say that those two boats belong to Uncle Dingyuan. When I shoot arrows, you can see clearly from a hundred feet away.
My eyesight is the best."
The old lady touched her head lovingly and said, "Xiao Qing'er, you are right, we all blamed you wrongly."
Yang Fanxin said, your family's land is not small. The name of Zhangjiabao has been heard in the capital. If you invest in a steam engine to pump water and turn all dry land into irrigated land, even though the steam engine is not cheap, it will not be cheap in the long run.
Looking at it, it’s indeed a good deal.
"If Mr. Zhang is interested, you can visit the ship. There is a reciprocating steam engine on the ship that is better than the Newcomen steam engine. Unfortunately, I have something to do and I have to go to Suzhou Fucheng, so I can't compensate Mr. Zhang."
Zhang Wudian has always been very interested in steam engines, and he immediately said in surprise: "Uncle Dingyuan, you can go by yourself, you don't need to accompany me, just arrange for someone to do it."
Zhang Fengyi kept her ears open and eavesdropped. She was also very curious when she saw the two huge sailboats. She heard that her grandfather was going to visit. She immediately made up her mind to follow them and have a look.
No more today.
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