Master Jiang said in surprise: "His Royal Highness the King of Wei is a good boy. He is honest, knows etiquette, and is very kind."
Zhang Yang frowned and said nothing, lost in thought. In terms of pretending to be a good boy, King Wei was still as sophisticated as ever.
"It is said that His Majesty is saintly and benevolent. You should not quarrel with His Majesty."
Master Jiang is a very simple person. Simple people have simple emotions. He has never seen the intrigues in the court, nor has he experienced the emperor's calculations.
To him, the court is the court, and His Majesty is His Majesty, so nothing can be said or discussed.
Zhang Yang clasped his hands and thought about it. In fact, it was good for the master to do this, at least he didn't have so many worries.
As he spoke, Master Jiang hurried back and took out a box from the house. He opened the box and said, "Look, there are a few silver cakes in it. These are what the old man has saved over the years, so I'll give them to you."
Lishan has always paid a lot of wages, especially to Master Jiang, a technical backbone of Lishan.
It was not easy for the old master to save all this money. Lishan had all the food, clothing, housing and transportation available and there was no place to spend money, so it was easy to save money.
In fact, this was all the wages Lishan gave him, and he still considered himself.
Zhang Yang looked up at the sky, finding it most difficult to refuse such care from his elders.
Seeing that the old man put this box outside the door, maybe he didn't know how rich his family was.
There are millions of silver coins in Lishan's warehouse now. If he doesn't accept it, he will inevitably break the old master's heart.
Zhang Yang whispered: "Let's do this. In the future, I plan to arrange more benefits for the technical backbone of the village. I will use the money to build the future academy. You will always be the first investment."
Master Jiang nodded slightly when he heard this, "Oh, you also want to open an academy."
"Yes, opening an academy is not just for Lishan. After all, the development of Lishan has limitations. I didn't feel it before, but I can feel it now."
"Your doll is different from us."
After saying this, Master Jiang looked a little more disappointed.
Talking to Master Jiang about the past, it turned out that after he gave the general a satin sword, he accepted the government's arrangement and went to the Ordnance Supervisor to work.
I chatted with the old master for a while about what happened in the past, and both laughed when they talked about the two of them being lazy together in the blacksmith's workshop in the west of the city.
The night was getting darker, and Aunt Yang was holding Xiao An, who was already asleep, in her arms.
Master Jiang hugged the child and looked at the child's sleeping face. For a moment, the old man forgot that this was the child of a county prince and a princess.
"Master Jiang, I may have to leave Lishan for a few days recently."
He carefully handed the child in his arms to his aunt, "It doesn't matter, the old man will help you look after the blacksmith shop. If your child has no future, he can learn the blacksmith craft from the old man and pass on the craftsmanship he has spent most of his life to him."
"Thank you very much, Master." Li Yue bowed and saluted.
When leaving, Master Jiang stood in front of the door to say goodbye.
In the village, there are still lights in every house, and occasionally laughter can be heard from one house, as well as the barking of dogs from among the houses in the village.
Lishan is beautiful under the starry sky, and the moonlight is very bright tonight.
Walking up Lishan Mountain, Zhang Yang stood on the mountain and looked down. Perhaps in the eyes of others, Lishan is a novel village.
But for Zhang Yang, this place always gives him a very ancient feeling.
It has been the hinterland of Guanzhong since ancient times, and the 800-mile Qinchuan River is full of legends.
Not to mention the one who is silent at the foot of Lishan Mountain, and I don’t know if he is the First Emperor in the mausoleum.
I can't help but feel a sense of awe and nostalgia for this homeland.
Li Yue came with a bowl of oats, "Try it?"
After taking the bowl she handed me, I could tell from my wife's craftsmanship that the oats were too mushy.
Putting away her skirt, she also sat on a stone nearby and looked at the peaceful Lishan Mountain.
After a while, she whispered, "The children have gone to bed."
Zhang Yang shook the fan in his hand and nodded.
It was very cold at night, so Li Yue turned her head and warned: "It's just autumn, and the weather is so cold, so don't swing the fan, be careful of catching a cold."
Looking at the village in front of him, Zhang Yang thought about his wife's words and sighed, "When I am free, if I don't hold a fan in my hand, I always feel that something is missing."
Hearing this, Li Yue smiled and said: "Yes, once you develop a habit, you can't live without it."
Her voice seemed to be teasing, and the sound of the little bear's snoring was heard again, so the couple went back to the house to rest.
The steam engine operated for three days and three nights before stopping.
Li Tai pushed away the drawings sent and said, "Brother Niu, from now on you can just look at the drawings, I won't."
Niu Chuang asked curiously: "Why?"
"I have a disease that makes me vomit when I look at drawings."
"That's it, Niu Chuang nodded slightly."
Opening the water tank of the steam engine, he saw that the internal copper pipes had been deformed. Li Tai got into the steam engine that could no longer run, removed the burnt and deformed copper pipe at the top, and whispered: "It's probably caused by adding water."
It's deformed when it's cold or hot."
Master Jiang has been in a good mood recently. It seems that the old man has no grudge against Zhang Yang's confession.
Li Tai replaced the copper pipes, climbed out of the steam engine the size of a house, and asked people to fill the water tank with water. As coal continued to be added to burn the water inside, two hours later, the water inside began to boil.
When the whistle sounded at noon, the steam engine finally started to operate.
Of course, the village still needs to build a few more steam engines, and the steam engines will be used in the factory assembly lines.
Li Tai also wanted to try to increase the power and whispered: "Brother Niu, if we try to increase the internal air pressure, the furnace will explode."
Niu Chuang nodded and said: "I have exploded it several times before, and I want the maximum effect and the stable operation of the steam engine, so I need a little trial and error."
For everyone, this is the first time they are exposed to such a huge and complex thing.
This is like a blind man trying to grasp an elephant, and there are many factors that need to be considered.
This kind of thing is not as difficult as technical research. Just try it a few times, record the causes of overload several times, and accumulate experience.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Master Jiang drank tea and said: "Old man, I thought that by listening to the sound of the whistle, you can know the internal air pressure, so you can know when to open the air valve exhaust
gas."
The old master's statement is also very reasonable. You can judge whether the limit has been reached by judging whether the sound is rapid or not.
Niu Chuang thinks that a pressure buoy can be added inside. After testing the ultimate load of the steam engine, the gas can be released in time according to the position of the buoy, so that the internal operation of the furnace can find a maintenance point.
This maintenance point should not be too low, nor too high. It is more intuitive than the old master's method of listening to the whistle.
Li Tai left these matters to Niu Chuang to arrange, and left on his own.
After the steam engine was completed, Li Tai's whole person was sublimated from his previous state. After he stopped looking at the drawings, his life returned to its previous state.
The court is hosting a Mid-Autumn Festival banquet. Today is the day when the emperor is returning to Chang'an City. Unknowingly, it is the autumnal equinox.
Zhang Yang and Li Yue were about to bid farewell to their younger siblings. Before leaving Lishan, they specially gave their younger siblings a lot of homework so that they could continue to do their homework when they returned to the palace and consolidate what they had learned in the past two months.
As a result, Gao Yang, Qinghe, and Zhinu felt that today's father was very kind to him like never before.
As the couple walked down the mountain, Zhang Yang laughed and said, "These little heartless people even took away their toys."
"I don't know if they will still have so many games to play when they get to the palace, or if there will be anyone to repair their toys."
Zhang Yang held her hand and watched His Majesty's family packing their luggage for departure. Shangguanyi prepared a cart of fruits and vegetables outside the village, which His Majesty would bring to the palace to prepare for the banquet.
In order to make Taifu Temple more convenient in the future, a deal was reached with the emperor to promote the cultivation of diverse fruits and vegetables.
The two aunts also prepared their luggage on the mountain. Aunt Wang will stay on the mountain to look after the house and there are five bears that need to be taken care of.
The little master is leaving, and the little bears are very active, as if they know that they can be free for a while after the little master leaves.
Xiao Qingqing usually uses them a lot.
Before leaving, Zhang Yang walked to the other side of the crowd, where Niu Chuang was standing.
"Marquis of the County, the last thirty kitchen utensils have also been sent to Persia and asked to be escorted by the people of Gaochang."
Zhang Yang whispered: "Brother Laoniu is here."
Niu Chuang was the first person to follow the county marquis, and he was also the leader of the technical backbone of Lishan besides Li Tai.
Now his technical skills are among the best in Lishan, and he is very good at both copper pipe casting and cast iron smelting.
Thanks to his hard work over the years, he was able to keep up with Li Shan's progress.
Niu Chuang is now nearly forty years old. At his age, his learning ability is not as good as it was back then, nor is it comparable to Li Tai's age.
It is not easy to change the way of thinking, not to mention having to relearn a skill at this age, from carpentry to blacksmithing.
It's like a person who is nearly 40 years old, moving from a field he is good at to a new field. This is something that requires a lot of perseverance and energy.
It is not easy for him to achieve the results he has achieved now.
Zhang Yang patted him on the shoulder and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Brother Niu. Please stop now. I feel that things in Liaodong cannot be hidden."
"The Marquis of the County means that Your Majesty will know about it soon."
Zhang Yang nodded and said: "Well, there are not only spies from the Foreign Affairs Academy in Liaodong, but also His Majesty's informants. However, the incident happened in Goguryeo, and the news from Liaodong came slowly."
This is also the reason why the iron weapons were protected in the first place and hidden from everyone.
Because Zhang Yang doesn’t know how many eyes are watching Liaodong now.
Niu Chuang whispered: "Do you need to do anything?"
Zhang Yang sighed: "No need to do anything, just forget about the firearms."
"Since I have my share, I will definitely advance and retreat together with the county prince."
Niu Chuang is a very loyal person, and he might actually be able to do it when he talks about advancing and retreating together.
Zhang Yang smiled and said: "That's not a problem. I'll go to Chang'an to stay for a few days. I'll come back when the firearms matter is settled."
Niu Chuang looked at Zhang Yang without saying a word for a long time. The 27-year-old county prince in front of him seemed to be carrying a lot on his shoulders.
The carriages of the emperor's family have been prepared.
Aunt Yang also prepared the car, and Xiao Wu and Xiao Hui also packed their luggage.
After three years in Lishan, it has also been three years since I left my home in Chang'an City.
Princess Runan's car was just behind His Majesty's car and was also escorted by royal guards.
Zhang Yang got into the car, looked back at the Sanhe horse not far away, smiled and waved to the horse.
It raised its front hooves and neighed before running back to Lishan Mountain.
In the car, Li Yue saw a flintlock gun in the baggage. This was the most successful gun her husband had ever made.
Zhang Yang warned: "If things change, this gun can be used for self-defense."
These days, Li Yue could vaguely sense that her husband was worried, otherwise he wouldn't have sat alone watching the village for so long at night.
She put away her flintlock gun and said, "At the beginning, we said that no matter it was a mountain of swords or a sea of fire, we would go through it together."
Zhang Yang smiled and said: "Well, let's go together."
The emperor's humanity is the weakest. When he learns of the existence of firearms, no one knows what he will do.
At this time, Zhang Yang felt that God was helping him.
Of course, negotiating terms with the emperor depends on your strength. When you don't have the strength to negotiate terms with the emperor, you will become a piece of fat waiting to be slaughtered in the eyes of the emperor.
This time I went to Chang'an City to negotiate terms with the emperor. There are some things that must be faced. If you don't face them, reality will give you a more painful blow.
The weather was very good today, and the car was driving very slowly. Li Yue took out the meat buns made at home from the bag, "Aunt Wang made the meat buns this morning."
Zhang Yang took the meat buns and sat on the shaft of the cart to eat.
All the way from Lishan Mountain, the emperor's car had to pass by Longshouyuan. He was going to inspect the excavation project of the current Taiye Pool.
The couple's car stopped at Chunming Gate, and they walked into Chang'an City with the family's luggage.
The trail home was as quiet as ever, and there was more moss here than in previous years.
The more she walked into that small home, the better Li Yue's mood became.
Turning another alley, the alley remained unchanged, and the surrounding houses were still deserted, with no one living there.
Because the houses here are so dilapidated, the land here cannot be sold, and the streets and alleys are in a state of neglect.
If my belongings were stolen while living here, no government would come to investigate.
As long as the emperor was unwilling to rebuild this place, it would remain in ruins. When the emperor had the idea to rebuild this place and place a Li Zheng here to manage the streets, then this would be the 108th Lane of Chang'an City.
One of the cities.
Walking to the door of her house, Li Yue held her daughter's hand, and her aunt held Xin An in her arms. Xu Hui and Xiao Wu stood aside, and everyone was quiet for a while.
Xiao Qingqing looked around curiously and whispered: "Mom, where is this?"
Li Yue whispered: "This is where your parents first lived, and it is also where our family first started."
Stepping forward, Zhang Yang unlocked the door, pushed open the old wooden door and heard a creaking sound. When the door opened, he saw a clean small yard.
There is a vegetable field in front of the door, and there are a lot of weeds growing in the vegetable field.
Looking at this quiet little courtyard, it seems that I can see what life was like in the past. I can feel the laughter here and the figure of my wife digging in the ground to bury money.
The couple looked at each other and suddenly laughed together.