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Chapter 168
"What new stuff did you come up with? Come and show me."

Princess Yiguang took the drawing with great interest.

Ren Ning smiled.

Although the Eldest Princess is noble, she is actually approachable.When facing close people, she will call herself "I", otherwise it is Bengong.

"Qing'er." After greeting Huo Qing, the grandfather and grandson nestled together and looked at the drawings carefully.

"Your Highness, this is called a crane." Ren Ning introduced.

"Crane?" The grandparent and grandson looked at each other, a little dazed.

Ren Ning was relieved to see that their expressions were relaxed and normal.

Except for the eldest son Huo Qing, almost all the men in Zhen Guogong's mansion will go to the west fortress to guard the frontier after they reach adulthood.

Now that the epidemic may have broken out in the fortress, and the Xiliang army outside the fortress is advancing step by step, he thought that the town government would be in chaos.

That's why I deliberately brought the crane or the combined pulley here, hoping to divert Princess Yiguang's attention.

It turned out that I was worrying unnecessarily.

Think about it too.

As soon as they got married, Princess Yiguang followed her husband to fight against Nanfeng, and killed the king of Nanfeng to surrender.Later, in the bloody storm, he assisted the mediocre Emperor Changxing to ascend to the throne.

She has never seen such a big storm.

"Boy Ren, I can't understand what you drew." Princess Yiguang smiled kindly, without any embarrassment at all.

"What on earth is this crane for?" she asked.

"It's like this." Ren Ning first explained in detail what happened before Zhennanguan attacked Song Dingcheng.

Finally he said: "As the name suggests, this crane is designed to allow people to easily lift heavy objects for easy loading and unloading and final assembly."

"So powerful?" Princess Yiguang was really interested in whether it was a super general who had led the army, "Then if it is used by one person, how heavy can this crane lift?"

"If it is built well, it will definitely not be a problem for any ordinary person to lift a weight of [-] to [-] catties." Ren Ning smiled.

laugh!
Both grandparents and grandchildren gasped.

The previous champion of martial arts was a strong man, known as a strong man.Princess Yiguang once saw him make a move, raising a cauldron weighing more than a thousand catties with both hands.

That is already a rare figure in the world.

And this pile of wheels can actually allow ordinary people to lift a weight of [-] to [-] catties?

Princess Yiguang gave Ren Ning a strange look.

If it wasn't for the fact that this kid had made such unexpected things as telescopes, raincoats, rubber shoes, and wheels before, she really couldn't believe it.

"Grandmother," Huo Qing couldn't help but say, "This is a good thing, why don't you ask the Ministry of War or the Ministry of Industry to make one first and try it out."

Ren Ning smiled slightly.

He also wanted to create one quietly first and then shock the world, but it is basically impossible in reality.

Iron itself is a strategic material that is in short supply.The whereabouts of every catty and every piece is closely watched by the people in the government.

In addition, there was a big earthquake in Qingshi County last year, countless mines were destroyed, and few skilled miners were able to escape.

Originally, the supply of pig iron was in short supply, and it was even more tense at this time.

Even the Ordnance Department has made preparations for not being able to supply weapons and equipment to the major legions and local garrison troops in a few years.

Ren Ning had learned about these situations in Yingpan's letters, and he knew it well.

If other people are okay in Yingshan Daying, Wei Junqian will fight it out and try it out no matter what.If Ren Ning exaggerates or exaggerates the truth, at worst it will be melted down.

At this time, Ren Ning was in the imperial capital. Although his name has been heard like thunder recently, he still has no foundation.

If he wanted to find a blacksmith to secretly build the crane on the blueprint, it would be basically impossible.

Because no blacksmith has enough iron to make it.And even if the blacksmith had enough iron, he would not dare to make it.

Fortunately, I knew the eldest princess in front of me.

"Qing'er, the four treasures of the study." Princess Yiguang ordered.

"Grandma, my grandson will be ready for you right away!" Huo Qing was overjoyed.

After a while, Princess Yiguang wrote a letter.

"Boy Ning, you take this letter to Luo Ken, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry."

"Summer floods are coming soon, and the Ministry of Industry is busy repairing the river dams and post roads that were damaged in previous years. It's just that the progress is slow, and we should be interested in this crane."

The most important thing is that Luo Ken is the grandfather of the third prince Chen Xiuzhu.

Luo Ken, the man of the town government, knew about it.For the future of his grandson, he will try his best to build the crane.

cough!
At this time, Huo Qing who was beside him coughed lightly.

"Grandmother, my grandson once overheard friends talking about the court meeting."

"Chaohui?" Princess Yiguang frowned.

But she knew that her grandson would not be aimless, so she asked, "What's the matter?"

Huo Qingxiao: "It is said that during the court meetings in recent days, the courtiers frequently proposed to build a post road from Miwu County to Qingshi County. His Majesty is considering it, and it seems that nine out of ten will agree."

Misty County and Bluestone County?
Ren Ning next to him pondered for a while and quickly realized.

Qingshi County is a famous mountain area, known as the ground without three feet flat.

Almost all the post roads leading to the outside world are built among the steep mountains.In the great earthquake last year, all the post roads out of the county were broken in sevens and eighties, almost beyond repair.

Now the entire Qingshi County is almost becoming a Jedi.Even if iron ore is dug in the future, it is estimated that it will be difficult to transport it out.

Since the east-west post road cannot be repaired.Then it is a feasible solution to go through Xiutiao Post Road in Misty County in the north.

only……

Ren Ning silently shook his head.

Misty County is full of unfathomable swamps, and it is not easy to build a post road that can carry ore.

I don't know how much manpower and material resources will be spent.

The only fortunate thing is that in this era, ordinary people need to serve in forced labor, but it doesn't cost the treasury too much money.

Princess Yiguang came back to her senses, she glanced at Ren Ning.

"If the crane you get works, maybe this road can be built much faster."

Filling the swamp requires a lot of rocks and earth, and the crane comes in handy.

"Your Highness," Ren Ning stood up and bowed deeply, "I have a merciless request."

"Such a stranger!" Princess Yiguang waved her hand, motioning for Ren Ning to sit down.She smiled and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Ren Ning sat down obediently.

"Last year, when I sent the soul back to my hometown, I passed through Laigu County..." He talked about the tragic situation of the people in Laigu County selling their children.

"If you want to find a servant to build the north-south post road in Misty County. Can you suggest to His Majesty that the people in these counties in the west should be given priority?"

Just temporarily give them a way out.

Although there will definitely be many tragedies of Meng Jiangnu crying on the Great Wall for such a large project, but it is better than letting so many people starve to death in their hometown.

sigh!
Princess Yiguang's face darkened, "I will do my best."

Most of the children of the Duke of Zhen's government are guarding the border at the Yanfeng Fortress.Every year, many people go back and forth between the fortress and the imperial capital.

She didn't know the tragedy along the way.

It's just that women are not allowed to participate, so Princess Yiguang had no choice but to remind Emperor Changxing in secret on some informal occasions.

In the beginning, Emperor Changxing even sent imperial envoys to make open and unannounced visits, but the results were always understated, and finally nothing happened.

(End of this chapter)