Shen Lie, who understood the truth, sighed quietly, and immediately asked Mrs. Bai to prepare pen and ink, and he wrote a letter to Li Rusong himself.
He wants to buy a horse.
A large number of Liaodong horses, Mongolian horses...
The pen and ink fell.
As a gust of cold wind blew by, Shen Lie placed the brush on the inkstone and rubbed his hands.
aside.
Bai Zhenzhen picked up the secret letter and read it. Her bright eyes narrowed involuntarily, and she said softly: "You...are you trying to interfere with Ma Zheng?"
Shen Lie lowered his head and said nothing.
if not.
What is a horse in this era? It is the most important strategic resource.
Bai Zhenzhen took a breath of cold air, stretched out her slender hands and grabbed her fiancé's arm, and begged with some worry.
"Can we live a down-to-earth life?"
In her opinion.
Shen Lie is seeking death.
But Shen Lie still lowered his head, patted her delicate hand, and softly comforted her: "Don't be afraid, isn't the Liaodong Li family responsible for this matter?"
Bai Zhenzhen stopped persuading.
She knew there was nothing she could do to persuade her.
With a faint sigh, Shen Lie asked someone to seal the secret with fire paint and send it to the Shenji Camp in the capital to Prince Li, and then he cheered up.
He devoted all his efforts to the construction of the carriage workshop.
It's another sunny day.
As the ice and snow in the upper reaches melted, life began to emerge in the desolate and uninhabited valley.
The earth is getting warmer.
Rebirth.
Every night, the spring calls of wild cats in the mountains are so terrifying, illuminated by flickering candles.
Shen Lie stayed up late at night to read.
What he holds in his hand is a broken volume. Most of the records in this volume are diagrams, which were dug out from the craftsman camp of Zuowei in Tianjin.
The pages of the book have long been yellowed and torn.
Every corner had been gnawed away by rats.
The vaguely identifiable parts clearly record the maps of Ming craftsmen building treasure ships and various types of ocean-going capsized ships during the Yongle period.
"Good stuff."
Shen Lie couldn't put it down.
This was many years before the Westerners started building ocean-going sailing battleships.
Just over a hundred years.
After putting down the diagram for building a large sailboat, Shen Lie picked up another volume and found the method of building a keel waterwheel in the yellowed old paper.
The keel waterwheel is also called "roller", "treadmill", "waterwheel", and is commonly known as "keel".
A historical irrigation farm tool, popular in most areas, this water lifting facility has a long history. Because its shape is like a keel, it is called "keel waterwheel".
The keel waterwheel began around the Eastern Han Dynasty and was improved by the inventor Ma Jun during the Three Kingdoms period.
Isn't this a ready-made hydraulic machine?
How many years earlier than the West?
It cannot be calculated.
After closing the book, Shen Lie relaxed his brows. He thought of the upcoming masterpiece "Tiangong Kaiwu" and Song Yingxing.
He was shocked by the powerful technological strength and brilliant civilizational achievements of this prosperous Ming Dynasty.
But very quickly.
Shen Lie's brows furrowed again. At this moment, he thought of Western Europe, which was in the budding stage of industrial technology, and of the Wanli Dynasty, which was about to be in chaos.
I pondered for a long time.
A few words escaped from Shen Lie's mouth: "What a watershed."
The good news is.
His idea of rebuilding the craftsman camp in Zuowei, Tianjin, using small blast furnaces to make iron, and using hydraulic machinery to build four-wheeled carriages was not difficult to realize.
With the technological capabilities of Ming Dynasty in this era.
too easy!
As long as you have money.
It’s just that no one wants to do this in this era, because money comes slowly from industry.
This scene seemed familiar again.
Shen Lie couldn't help but grin. Now he finally understood that in the world when he came, the free market economy was so praised by later generations.
It turns out they were all leftovers from Daming’s fun.
Even the symptoms are exactly the same!
Perhaps the only difference is...
"Um."
Shen Lie thought thoughtfully, perhaps the only difference between the Ming Dynasty and the beautiful country is that the beautiful country killed all the natives, eliminating future troubles for generations to come.
The night is already deep.
Shen Lie blew out the red candle and walked to the bed with heavy steps. He only rested for a moment when the sound of a rooster's crowing came from outside the window.
Busy time always flies by, and in the blink of an eye it’s already half a month later.
As several tall keel waterwheels were built in the inaccessible valley, as if in the blink of an eye, the sound of tinkling iron could be heard.
A small blast furnace was also built.
It was still completed ahead of schedule.
There were only a dozen or so blacksmiths in the guard, and they led the young soldiers, who were shirtless, and wielded sledgehammers. Under the guidance of the Western carriage craftsmen, they knocked the various parts into sparks.
Shen Lie was even a little moved and murmured to himself: "They are all good young people."
After humbly asking the craftsmen for advice, Shen Lie had a general understanding of the smelting and forging technology of this era.
When it comes to smelting and forging technology, Ming craftsmen can be said to be unparalleled in the world.
This is called the Hundred Forging Method.
Hundred-forged refined iron is a specialty of the Ming Dynasty.
But Western technology also has its advantages. The advantage lies in the quenching and annealing process. This is the unique memory created by Western craftsmen in the process of making foreign guns and cannons.
Combining the two.
Shen Lie clapped his hands happily.
Let’s live together!
Bai Guangen was already smiling from ear to ear. As the leader of a guard, it was great to have an independent craftsman camp.
Build a carriage when the construction schedule is tight.
In your spare time.
You can also repair weapons and armor.
Seeing Tianjin Zuowei's strength increasing bit by bit, Bai Guangen secretly looked at Yingwu's future son-in-law.
Lao Bai felt a little uneasy in his heart. If things continue to develop at this rate, maybe he, the left guard of Tianjin, could return to the strength he had during the Yongle period.
But.
Where exactly is Mr. Shen from the Thousand Households of Dongchang going to take Tianjin Zuowei and Dongchang?
Bai Guangen was thoughtful, but gritted his teeth.
who cares!
He is afraid of being poor and hungry. As long as he can have a full stomach and not starve to death, he will follow his virtuous son-in-law to fight through mountains and seas of fire!
A few days later.
Seeing each of the exquisite parts gradually taking shape under the joint efforts of Eastern and Western craftsmen, Wei Zhong Qingzhuang cut down the best hardwood from the dense forest.
The strong and durable four-wheeled carriage began to be assembled.
Amidst the smoke and fire.
Shen Lie walked in the valley and watched the keel waterwheel slowly turning. The first east-west carriage workshop in the history of Ming Dynasty officially started production.
Shen Lie was not idle either.
I came here every now and then, looking at the scraps of hundreds of refined iron left over from the forged axles, stroking my chin and thinking about it.
Something moved in my heart.
Called a craftsman leader over.
Shen Lie then began to make gestures: "Um...can you make a short weapon that is so long, so narrow, and has a bleeding slot?"
The craftsman touched his head. Although he was a little confused, he still said firmly: "Yes."
Now that we have hundreds of forged fine iron, isn't it easy to make a short sword?
Shen Lie nodded and warned: "Use these leftover materials to make a batch as soon as possible. I... will reward you generously!"
He planned to equip his Dongchang fans with a batch of three-edged thorns, one for tetanus and two for the King of Hell.
