Marquee lanterns are originally folk toys. A candle is placed in the center and a movable paper wheel is connected to the bottom. Paper bamboo pieces are inserted on the edge of the paper wheel and cut into the shape of a man riding a horse. The candle flame is lit and hot air pushes the cut into the shape of a man riding a horse.
The paper and bamboo pieces drive the paper wheel to rotate. Put the lampshade on, and it will look like a horse running around the flame of the lamp, so it is called a marquee lantern, also known as a horse-riding lantern.
Lin Fu spent a lot of manpower and material resources to sort out various miscellaneous books of craftsmen and scholars. The records of revolving lanterns can be traced back to the previous dynasty four hundred years ago.
At that time, Cao Ruhui, a scholar, went to Beijing to take the exam. He saw an early revolving lantern in Daliang during the Hungry Ghost Festival and recorded it in his travel diary.
The world has long known the basic principle that heat can drive external objects to rotate, but for hundreds of years, this principle has only been used for fun, not knowing that the real changes that can cause earth-shaking changes in society are hidden in this small revolving door.
To the north of Chenyuan Beiyuan, across the Yongzangpo Neihe River, there is a courtyard on the north bank. It was originally an ironworks of the Ministry of Industry. After the war, it was requisitioned by the Privy Council. It has a plaque of Ordnance Supervisor and is heavily guarded. Although the secret courtyard is far away
There are three to four hundred steps to Chenyuan, and it is also separated by the Yongzangpo Inland River, but there are narrow roads and wind and rain bridges, so it is difficult for the outside world to detect it.
After the banquet in Chen Yuan, Jiang Yue walked through the two roads and discovered that the Ordnance Supervisor had such a secret courtyard located here just to facilitate Lin Fu to come over at any time.
There are more than a dozen courtyards. When you enter from the gate of the mansion, they are quite exquisite and seem to be residential buildings. There are people living in them, but when you go inside, there are more mysteries.
The revolving lantern you want to see is in the third courtyard after entering the house. The house is tall. Push the door and go in. The inside is as big as a palace. It is either hung on the beams, placed on the table, or placed on the stone foundation.
There are dozens of revolving lanterns, large and small. The master craftsman lights up the revolving lanterns.
Jiang Yue followed Lin Fu, Sun Jingxuan, and Ge Fu into the house. The first thing he saw was a few revolving lanterns. They were no different from those seen in the lantern market, except they were more exquisite and more precious. The glazed lanterns were perfect, and the pictures of people riding horses were also painted by famous craftsmen.
No matter where it is placed, it can be regarded as a treasure. When people look at it, they think it should be hung in the Chongguo Duke's mansion.
After a few lamps, the lamps became larger and larger, and the shapes of the lamps changed. The paper wheels and paper bamboo pieces were also replaced by gold and iron. The purpose was to use the flame in the middle to rotate the wheels rather than to watch them.
The next few lamps also have various rotating devices attached to the wheel.
The last one can't even be called a marquee, but there is a furnace with the same body, an impeller on top, and a monster as tall as half a man. The craftsman opened the furnace valve, and Jiang Yue saw the black coal placed in the furnace, poured oil and ignited it.
, after a while, the water in the pot boiled, and white water vapor spurted out from the air holes on the top of the pot, hitting the impeller, pushing the impeller to rotate rapidly, blowing the water vapor all over the room...
Lin Fu stood behind his sleeves and watched the hot steam coming towards him. He did not give way and laughed with Jiang Yue, "This is just for fun right now..."
Jiang Yue was stunned on the spot. When he built the armillary sphere, he spent all his energy on its driving, and finally used water power to drive it to align the stars. Some truths were just separated by a layer of paper. In front of Jiang Yue, who was the master of mechanical creations in the world, this kind of
The paper is so thin that light can almost shine through.
"In those days, those who made weapons to drive away objects were either pulled by mules or driven by water," Jiang Yue said with emotion after recovering from the shock. "Marquee lanterns have existed for four to five hundred years, and millions of them have
People have seen it, but they don’t understand the mystery. The wisdom of adults is truly rare..."
Lin Fu was filled with shame. His little knowledge of a three-legged cat was only at the level of a junior high school student in later generations. He could only roughly demonstrate the principles of a steam engine. It was purely a coincidence that he was able to shock someone like Jiang Yue.
Even if one knows the principles of steam engines, it will not be possible to build a truly practical steam engine in a short time. As far as Lin Fu knows, after the steam engine first appeared in the West, it would have to go through hundreds of generations of improvements before it could become truly practical.
change.
In the past, conditions in Chongzhou were still very restricted, and many resources could not be invested in this. Now it is possible to allocate some resources to do this. Of course, there are many problems to be solved, and Lin Fu doesn't know
In my lifetime, can I get on an ironclad ship driven by a steam turbine and take a trip to the East China Sea?
Feeling ashamed in his heart, Lin Fu's expression did not change, and he said with a smile: "In my early years, I ran the prison island and made prisoners spinning yarn. Using a large spinning machine, each person could spin nine pounds of yarn a day, which was four times that of an ordinary spinner.
Three people on the loom can weave twelve pieces of silk in three days, and the speed is much faster than ordinary people. The beauty of machinery lies in this. I have worked hard all my life and could not have enough food and clothing. With the power of machinery, I can be free.
They work together to teach their children. And if the country wants to defend against foreign enemies, relying on the center will not be trapped by lack of financial resources. But when it comes to machinery, it is inseparable from driving things. Just as Jiang Gong said, either water power, animal power, or
Manpower, as far as tradition is concerned, may be exhausted. The wisdom of using fire is still a little insufficient for people to consider. When it comes to the source of fire, it is common knowledge that there are plants and trees; the more abundant one is charcoal; there are also minerals to the west of Qinxi
Oil (petroleum) can ignite fire and is inexhaustible - only those who make good use of fire can conquer the world!"
"Jiang Yue has learned a lesson!" Jiang Yue bowed his head and said, deeply impressed.
Lin Fu was very thick-skinned and rare in the world. He picked up Jiang Yue and said, "I am also greedy for heaven's merits. If these things of watching and playing can be of great use and become great tools, it depends on Jiang Gong and Mr. Ge."
Let’s do something ingenious..."
Jiang Yue himself is a person who is obsessed with miscellaneous knowledge. Lin Fu has other things to do, so he returns to Chenyuan first, leaving Sun Jingxuan behind. Ge Fu stays with Jiang Yue to visit. This secret experimental research place was only moved from Chongzhou in early June.
Come.
After coming out of the Ordnance Supervisory Academy and returning to Chen Garden, Lin Fu walked over knowing that Gao Zongting was still doing business in the front garden.
Lin Fu paid more attention to the overall situation and devoted a lot of energy to government affairs. For specific and detailed arrangements for the war, he could only rely more on Gao Zongting, Song Fu, Qin Chengzu, Cao Ziang and others.
In order to accommodate Lin Fu, the former garden of Chen Yuan actually became an unofficial public hall outside the Privy Council, and most of the core military affairs were handled in the former garden.
Gao Zongting stood at his desk, holding a ruler in his hand, comparing drawings on the map. When he saw Lin Fu walking in, he put down the ruler and said: "A batch of news and reports have just arrived from Jiangxi. The She family has also stepped up their efforts in Jiangxi."
We collect grain and feed it and transport it to Shangrao and Jiangzhou. Shefei Xiong gathers his troops and returns from Ganzhou to the north. Our opponent this time is probably Shefei Xiong!"
"East China Sea Harrier..." Lin Fu frowned slightly, and the memory of She Fei Xiong was deep, as far back as the bloody battle in Jiyang in the early years. Although he defended Jiyang alone in that battle, he repelled three thousand East China Sea bandits.
, but it is best for She Fei Xiong to use this battle to clean up, weaken the non-direct forces of the East China Sea Kulli, and finally completely control the East China Sea Kou.
There was no certainty of victory or defeat in that battle. From then on, the biggest enemy Huaidong faced on the southern front was She Feihu.
The two brothers of the She family, She Fei Xiong's reputation as a good fighter should be demonstrated to his younger brother. When the She family was advancing westward, She Fei Xiong was almost invincible and invincible. Even Dong Yuan was in his hands.
Dong Yuan suffered a lot. In the battle of Fuyang, Dong Yuan almost lost all his family wealth.
The She family originally had 30,000 troops stationed in Shangrao. She Feixiong led his troops back north. He was going to Shangrao, and the She family's troops in Shangrao would increase to more than 50,000, and most of them were elites from Fujian.
Thinking of this, Lin Fu smiled and said: "If we win this battle, the She family's wealth will be wiped out, and the two sons of She Wenzhuang will be wiped out."
At present, the She family in Jiangxi and northern Fujian still has 160,000 to 70,000 soldiers and horses, but among the eight Fujian elites who are truly loyal to the She family and capable of fighting, there are only 60,000 to 70,000 soldiers left, and almost half of them will be concentrated in Shangrao.
Guard the east gate of Jiangxi.
She Fei Xiong and She Fei Hu are the legitimate sons of She Wen Village with the right to inherit, and they are also the two most famous sons of She Wen Village. The other concubines are average and have not been trained as key targets by She Wen Village.
Gao Zongting just smiled. For him, he had been enemies of the She family for almost half his life. He was also very familiar with Shewenzhuang and his two sons. Besides, he was even more familiar with Shewenzhuang and his two sons. The Privy Council also
Two people.
This war involved the entire land of Jiangnan. Millions of people lost their lives and tens of millions of financial resources were consumed. Even after seeing the dawn of victory, it was difficult to relax.
Lin Fu remembered something and asked Gao Zongting: "Should the third party be sent out?"
"Oh, I'll leave early tonight." Gao Zongting said.
"Then go take a look!" Lin Fu said.
"It's such a late night, why are you still resting, my lord?" Gao Zongting said.
"The generals have sneaked into the enemy's territory in danger, and their lives are at stake. How hard can it be for me to stay up all night to see them off?" Lin Fu said, and he wanted to watch Chen Daozi prepare chariots and horses to send him and Gao Zongting out of the city.
In the dead of night, more than 300 horsemen escorting three carriages filed out of Donghua Gate. The generals guarding the city knew that no one else could come out of the city with such honors except Chong Guo Gong.
In the night, the chariots and horses followed the city. Outside Donghua Gate, on the northwest bank of Moling Lake, there was a manor owned by the Military Intelligence Department. The chariots and horses silently entered the manor.
Chong Guogong came on night patrol, and soon there was a commotion in the quiet manor. The door opened, and dozens of teams of people filed out from the left and right rooms, all standing in the atrium with their faces covered. They were sent to various places in Jiangxi.
The third is to open the secret room.
In order to prevent one team from missing and putting all the troops in danger, each team did not face each other directly when entering the area between Yishan and Jiuzi Mountains. If Lin Fu had not come over to take a look at the last moment, they would have set off in batches after early morning.
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"Since the rebels took over Jiangxi, they have imposed violent conquests, and the people have suffered miserably." Lin Fu stood with his arms crossed, looking at the secret sentry lined up in the atrium, "You are all descendants of Jiangxi, who wants to see your parents, uncles, brothers and sisters back home?"
Bullied by the rebels? However, good days will not come by spitting on the palms of your hands. You must fight with both hands and pick up a knife and a gun to fight for them. Now the people of Jiangxi have been squeezed to the extreme.
, is like a ball of dry firewood that has been exposed to the sun for a long time, just waiting for you to go over and light it with your own hands. The contribution and sacrifice you are about to make are no less significant than the frontal battlefield. I came here to see you off, waiting.
If everyone has good news, please come back to Jiangning, and we will celebrate here tomorrow!"
As the war unfolds, the She family's troops in Jiangxi will inevitably move to Shangrao. They will be concentrated on both sides of Jiangzhou, and the number of troops stationed in the hinterland will be greatly reduced. At the same time, in order to support the war on the second or even third or fourth fronts, the She family will inevitably
The exploitation of Jiangxi's hinterland will be intensified and the oppression of the people will be reached to the extreme.
The She family had only occupied Jiangxi for a short period of time. Not to mention that the ordinary people did not have a good impression of the She family, even the local gentry and wealthy people were full of hostility towards the She family.
You must know that most of the generals of the East Fujian Army, which was commanded by Li Zhuo and fought brutally against the She family for nearly ten years, were from Jiangxi. There were children from farmers who joined the army and children from local gentry who pursued military glory. They all had a blood feud with the She family - including
Gao Zongting, Geng Quanshan, Chu Zheng, Chen Dingbang and others were all generals from Jiangxi and had extensive influence and connections in their hometown in Jiangxi.
It may be difficult to break through on the frontal battlefield, but once the Shangrao war begins, the She family's control over the hinterland of Jiangxi will inevitably be empty.
Lin Fu led the Military Intelligence Department three times to select Jiangxi-born soldiers and train them as secret agents to sneak back to his hometown. In addition to collecting information, his more important job was to contact local resistance or hostility, hate the She family's forces, and mobilize those who could not be exploited by the She family.
The people launched a civil uprising, which blossomed from all over the hinterland and dealt a fatal blow to the She family.
Yishan Mountain and Jiuzishan Mountain are natural obstacles between Jiangning and Jiangxi. They prevent the army from passing through. To enter Jiangxi from the west: one is to go up the Yangtze River and enter Poyang Lake from Jiangzhou and Hukou; the other is to go up to Rao and go upstream from the Xinjiang River.
Next, the first is to take the eastern Fujian route and the Shanguan Passage. However, although Yishan and Jiuzishan are extremely dangerous, they cannot stop a small group of people from passing through.
When Deng Yu was defeated, nearly a thousand people arduously marched north from the Yi Mountains to defect to Yue Lengqiu.
Now the Privy Council has dispatched more than two hundred people to sneak into Jiangxi from the Yishan Mountains. It is not difficult at all. More soldiers, armor, swords and bows will be imported in the future.
Thinking back to the time when the Huaisi refugee army relied on the Thirteenth Armor to cause chaos in the Central Plains, the secret cells sent by the Military Intelligence Department to Jiangxi were in much better condition than the original Huaisi army.
The earliest batch of secret rooms had already been sneaked in even before the She family occupied Jiangxi. They already had a strong local foundation. They were waiting for the She family's control over the local area to weaken to a certain extent and to send more secret rooms here.
With more manpower and secretly importing more soldiers, armor, swords and bows, they will cooperate with Shangrao and Jiangzhou to launch an uprising on the frontal battlefield.