Cheng Chumo said helplessly: "Now that the situation has come to a point where I'm afraid I'll be beaten by my boss when I get home, His Majesty has issued another decree, and my boss has been fined another year's salary."
"One year? That's pretty cruel. How much is the salary this year?"
Cheng Chumo was very melancholy. He spent money from a certain business at home, but he still had to be beaten when he returned home.
"Real men bleed but don't shed tears. Brother Chu Mo, let's get beaten."
"Go and go!"
Cheng Chumo walked into the house swaggeringly.
Zhang Yang stood quietly outside the door of Cheng Mansion, and soon there was a scream like a slaughtered pig.
I stood there feeling moved for a while.
In the courtyard of the Cheng Mansion, Cheng Yaojin swung a whip and hit Cheng Chumo on the back, "I told you to mind your own business!"
Cheng Chumo gritted his teeth, "A real man bleeds and never sheds tears."
"You don't shed tears when you bleed, right?"
Cheng Yaojin swung his whip again. The sound of the whip was loud and left a trail of blood on his back.
The servants in the mansion looked at the scene and sympathized with the young general.
After beating for a while, Cheng Yaojin threw away the whip in his hand and asked the doctor who had been prepared to give Cheng Chumo medicine.
Everyone has become numb to the Cheng family's parenting behavior.
Cheng Chumo endured the pain, "A real man bleeds without crying!"
Cheng Yaojin shook his head and sighed, "If there is another time, remember to take the consort into the water with you."
"Why?"
"Because you are a fool."
"I will go up to the sword and go down to the sea of fire for my brother! How can I betray my brother?"
"If he really treats you as a brother, he can save your life."
To say that Cheng Chumo is stupid is not stupid at all.
Somewhat understanding the meaning of his father's words, Cheng Chumo put on his clothes and stood up, "So you have to rely on him more in the future?"
After being beaten, Cheng Chumo's expression was normal.
The father and son of the Cheng family sat down quietly.
"That boy is a bit evil. Anyway, it's good to be friends with him. If you really get into some trouble and can't get out of it, just drag him into the water." Cheng Yaojin said in a low voice. Since he has such a good relationship with his son, he can't let him.
He stays out of things so easily.
"My kid also thinks he's a bit evil. It's really weird that he let those murderers go to school." Cheng Chumo sat cross-legged. After being beaten with a whip, he felt much refreshed.
"If he is the one causing trouble, you can pick yourself clean." Cheng Yaojin warned in a low voice.
"My child understands."
The Cheng family father and son were discussing in low voices how to get along with Zhang Yang in the future.
The family has not received a salary for some time, and cannot always count on the money from the family business. With Cheng Chumo's businessman's money, it is not difficult to support a large family, and several qian of money are brought in every day.
Walking to the door of his house, Zhang Yang sneezed loudly.
Li Yue was eating the freshly roasted rabbit, "Husband, did you catch a cold?"
Zhang Yang waved his hand, "I don't know why I always feel cold behind my back."
"Someone must be speaking ill of my husband."
"It's probably that guy Shangguan Yi."
"Husband, come and eat the rabbit."
Rabbit tastes good.
Li Yue was reading a book quietly.
The sun was shining in the yard, and Zhang Yang was whittling wood in the yard, using a flat wooden board as a tabletop.
Then fix the table legs.
The table does not need to be high, but it needs to be sturdy.
Similar to the tool table used for hardware crafts in later generations, first make a holder on the table, and some materials need to be made of iron. It has been a long time since I went to the blacksmith shop.
Now the life at home has become better, and there is no need to go out to do hard work.
Li Yue liked the smell of wood when she whittled it, so she helped clean up the wood.
"What are you going to do, husband?"
“Make a table dedicated to craft work.”
"Is it different from the other tables?"
"We need to make some locks, clamps, various tweezers, pliers, and some iron tools."
Li Yue took out a small box of money and said, "Aunt Yang, your husband wants to make ironware, so go buy some iron materials."
"Wait a minute."
Zhang Yang quickly shouted to stop.
By the way, my daughter-in-law is now a little rich woman, and she also has some money at home. She spends money anyway. She can’t even spend a few money on making clothes for herself, but now she can easily take out a box like this.
"I can go to the Ministry of Industry and ask for it without having to spend any money at home."
"Then our family's money can be saved. I'll bury it tonight." Li Yue thought in her mind and whispered.
Zhang Yang subconsciously looked at his feet and saw that there was a lot of money buried in his yard.
At night, Li Yue was burying money again with a small shovel.
On the morning of the second day, I finally met Li Xiaogong.
Seeing him standing in front of Chengtian Gate with a tired look on his face, Zhang Yang asked in a low voice: "What did Prince Hejian do yesterday?"
"Not because of you, His Majesty asked a lot of questions."
"I am dragging you down."
"Stop messing with those weird things in the future."
"I definitely won't bother with it anymore."
Li Xiaogong ate the lamb leg in his hand one bite at a time, chewing the meat on the leg and then throwing the bones away.
The little eunuch on the side who was about to open the door hurriedly picked up the bones and continued to stand calmly.
Yan Liben didn't know much about the hot air balloon. He didn't even know the process of creating this thing.
Li Shimin probably asked him too.
Zhang Yang looked at Xu Jingzong behind him again and saw that he was still standing calmly.
He must have heard the words, but he didn't ask further questions.
Still very calm and relaxed.
The palace door opened, and everyone walked towards the Manna Palace silently.
Li Tai and Li Chengqian were here early.
This time Li Tai was not so excited, and his expression was also sleepy.
The morning session started as scheduled, everything is normal for spring planting, and we will have food income next year as soon as this spring planting is over.
North Korea and China are very anxious about spring planting and do not have much discussion on economic construction.
In addition to the development of agriculture, people today do not know how powerful economic power is.
Zhang Yang listened to this paragraph and then began to think about the construction of the fiefdom.
It's a good thing to go step by step in the morning. Generally speaking, it's best if nothing happens.
Today's morning session went surprisingly smoothly, nothing unexpected happened, and no one yelled or fought.
After going to court, Zhang Yang went straight to the Ministry of Industry.
Yan Liben, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, was very busy these days. He sat down with his hand on his back and said, "Why is Shilang Zhang here?"
Zhang Yang smiled and bowed slightly, "How was the flush toilet incident?"
Yan Liben smiled and said: "The flush toilet thing is going very well. I have led people from the Ministry of Industry to build many of them, and Your Majesty is also very satisfied."
"There are some things that I would like to discuss with Mr. Zhang in detail, but I don't know if I can take a step to talk."
"Can."
The two of them walked outside the yamen of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce and headed towards the Ganlu Hall.
Yan Liben said again: "In order to reassure His Majesty, I, and Zhang Shilang, some matters should be discussed in front of His Majesty."
The two of them walked into the Manna Hall and saw that there were many people busy here.
These people were not wearing official uniforms either, and were discussing in low voices the drawings of the hot air balloon.
It seems that Li Shimin also wants to make it artificially.
When Yan Liben saw Li Shimin, he saluted and said, "Your Majesty, I am here with Zhang Shilang."
Li Shimin nodded slightly, "I just want to know how long it will take to build such a thing."
Yan Liben bowed and said, "I can just ask Shilang Zhang a few questions."
Li Shimin signaled him to ask quickly.
"May I ask Mr. Zhang what this big iron barrel is used for?" Yan Liben said as he picked up a drawing.
What is drawn on this drawing is the iron barrel burning with charcoal on the hot air balloon. The diameter of the iron barrel is not small. It requires an adult man to open his arms to hold it. It is fifty centimeters in diameter.
This is the source of power for the hot air balloon to rise. Yan Liben got to the most critical point as soon as he asked.
Zhang Yang explained: "Put it full of coal and let it burn. The heat generated is the hot air balloon, which is the big lantern you call. During the process of burning coal, the heat generated is its lifting force."
Yan Liben nodded slightly, "Lifting force, heat force? What are these?"
"It's hard for me to explain the principle to you. When fire smoke burns, heat will naturally rise. Master Yan must have seen it in the blacksmith shop. Some dust will rise instead of fall under the flames, right?"
"I seem to understand a little better, what is this bellows used for?" Yan Liben asked again.
Zhang Yang said patiently: "The bellows can compress the air and push out the wind. The same is true in the blacksmith shop. It just makes the flame more vigorous and can accumulate more lifting force."
Yan Liben looked at the drawing for a while and asked, "Why does the big lantern have to be this shape?"
"Stability, we have done experiments, it is the most stable when it is round, and the pressure it receives is more uniform."
After listening to Zhang Yang's words, Yan Liben tried hard to digest these words, but his expression was still very complicated.
As a great craftsman in the imperial court, Yan Liben was not good at his skills for the first time.
The structure of this hot air balloon is very simple.
But you have to understand why it can go to heaven...
Yan Liben sighed. It's so complicated and I can't understand it. What are you talking about?
The words are also very unfamiliar and difficult to understand.
Zhang Yang looked at the busy people and thought to himself that even if he explained so much physics knowledge in one go, he would probably have to teach them for several days.
"Master Yan, the principle is actually very simple. It is the principle of heat rising. It's just that the heat we generate is greater, so the rising force appears. That's the reason."
Yan Liben sighed and said, "I'm just a poor scholar. I hope Mr. Zhang won't blame me."
"Actually, Master Yan's craftsmanship is very good. He can also understand the principle of the flush toilet. This little thing must not be difficult for Master Yan."
Yan Liben also smiled helplessly.
Li Shimin seemed a little impatient, "How long will it take to make this thing?"
Yan Liben quickly replied, "Your Majesty, it may take as long as ten days or as short as three days."
"Master Yan, I would like to take back some of the building materials from your Ministry of Engineering."
"I will take Mr. Zhang to get it now."
The two left the Manlu Hall and hurried back to the Ministry of Works.
"I heard that Mr. Zhang also likes to make some things?"
"It's just a hobby."
"Hobby?"
"It's just what I usually like."
"It's a pity. How can someone like Mr. Zhang go to the Ministry of Rites? He should come to our Ministry of Works." Yan Liben sighed with emotion.
The government offices of the Ministry of Industry are much more generous than those of the Ministry of Rites.
The two of them came to the back door of the Ministry of Rites. Here was a courtyard with a lot of stones and wood piled up here.
"Is there any iron material?"
"Yes, there are good iron materials." Yan Liben pointed to another warehouse.
When I opened the warehouse, some iron materials rolled out.
"According to His Majesty's request, Mr. Zhang can have as much iron material as he wants. I can have it made for whatever needs to be done."
"Is there a ruler here?"
"some."
The ruler from the Ministry of Industry is a bit strange. It is very thin and has many small dots for marking. It is one foot and thirty centimeters from the end.
"Is there any paper?"
Yan Liben also asked someone to bring in pen and ink. Zhang Yang's method of drawing drawings had never been seen before. He had never seen anyone draw such detailed drawings. From the perspective of drawing method, it was also unique.
Fortunately, I prepared a compass myself.
There are two pieces of wood, one end is used as a fulcrum, and the other short end holds a carbon pen on it.
Zhang Yang was designing some drawings of hardware appliances. These were all memorized in his mind in his previous life, and he used them skillfully. He also often drew drawings and designed them in his previous life.
Drawing a circle on the drawing, Zhang Yang began to outline the size and appearance of some appliances.
Yan Liben looked at it patiently, "May I ask from which master Zhang Shilang learned this kind of painting technique?"
"That was a long time ago."
"Really? It seems that Mr. Zhang started making craftsmanship at a very young age?"
"You are right to say that."
Zhang Yang answered his words and continued to draw, using pliers, chisels, and a utility knife. Now that he can pick up the wool from the engineering department, he must make good use of it. In the past, he had no resources and never made it.
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I don’t know if they can make the file, so I’ll draw the drawing first.
Yan Liben asked in a low voice, "Shilang Zhang, can you teach me how to draw this kind of drawing?"
For the sake of a higher level of craftsmanship, don’t be ashamed to ask questions.
Even if the other party is very young, Yan Liben is still willing to ask for advice.
Zhang Yang smiled and continued to draw pictures, "Let's see, Master Yan. This painting method is not difficult at all. Let's see how much you can learn. It can't be learned in a short time and half a day."
"What Mr. Zhang said makes sense."
Zhang Yang's craftsmanship was like opening the door to a new world for Yan Liben. There was a lot of knowledge in it and the workmanship was exquisite. Who would have thought that making something like that could send people to heaven.
By supplementing the knowledge he has not learned, Yan Liben believes that his craft can rise to a higher level.
I heard that Li Chunfeng taught mathematics to Zhang Shilang, so Li Chunfeng spent many days in seclusion. After he came out of seclusion, he had many epiphanies.
I didn't know it before, but after asking around a lot, I found out that Zhang Yang was very good at math.
How could such a good person go to the Ministry of Etiquette?
To draw two more clamps, a lot of nails and an iron hammer are needed.
After finishing the painting, Zhang Yang moved his arms, "The conditions are limited, and some things are of little use even if they are made. I want these first."
Yan Liben took the drawings and looked at them carefully. Many of them were complex structures. For example, this fixture had a hole punched in the middle, and there were some iron tools with wavy patterns.