Take the warehouse back to the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 284

Zhao Wen rode a war horse and galloped towards the General Military Mansion. Zhao Wen's current mood can be described as burning with anxiety.

It has been nearly four months since he set off, and when he left, Li Xiaoying was three months pregnant, so it has been seven months now.

As soon as Zhao Wen rushed to the gate of the General Military Mansion, he saw Li Xiaoying with a big belly, leading the servant girl and Hai Lanzhu from the General Military Mansion to welcome Zhao Wen at the gate of the General Military Mansion.

Zhao Wen couldn't wait to jump off the horse and rushed to Li Xiaoying.

"You're back." Li Xiaoying looked at the excited Zhao Wen, smiled sweetly, and said with a smile all over her face.

Zhao Wen looked at Li Xiaoying's big belly with a smile on his face.

"Yes, I'm back. After I come back this time, I will definitely accompany you well, and I will definitely watch the birth of the child." Zhao Wen held Li Xiaoying's shoulder and said softly.

Hai Lanzhu, who was standing aside, looked at Zhao Wen like this, couldn't help but rolled her eyes, and said angrily, "You only care about her, why don't you ask me if I have eaten and slept well for such a long time? "

"I think you're getting fat again. You must be living a good life recently, so why ask?" Zhao Wen turned his head to look at Hai Lanzhu, and retorted with a smirk.

Zhao Wen's light words made Hai Lanzhu very hungry.

Hai Lanzhu stomped her feet and said coquettishly, "What do you know, fat is the most beautiful in our grassland, and you can't have a son if you are not fat."

Saying so, Hai Lanzhu stretched out her right hand, pinched Zhao Wen's waist directly, and pinched it fiercely.

"Hey, what are you doing? There are so many people here, so be careful." Zhao Wen put his left hand around Hai Lanzhu's waist, his right hand around Li Xiaoying's waist, and walked towards the general's mansion.

"Sit down quickly." Zhao Wen supported Li Xiaoying on a chair in the hall. He looked at Li Xiaoying's stomach and asked excitedly, "How many months? Is it a boy or a girl?"

Li Xiaoying gave Zhao Wen a white look, "How can you tell if it's a boy? Do you think these doctors are all gods? You can still tell if they are boys or girls.

It's seven months now, and three months to go, but I feel like it's a boy. "

"I also think it's a boy. Don't you Han people have a saying called "sour children and spicy women?" Xiaoying has always liked to eat sour things since she was pregnant. There must be vinegar in the meals she eats every day. I can't eat it." Hai Lanzhu stood aside, looked at Li Xiaoying's stomach, and smiled lightly.

"Boys are good, boys are good, but it doesn't matter if it's a boy or not, even if it's a girl. I like both." Zhao Wen squatted in front of Li Xiaoying, putting his ear on Li Xiaoying's. On the stomach, listening to the movement of the baby in the stomach.

"Hey, he kicked me, he kicked me, little boy, the movement is quite loud." Zhao Wen looked at the fetal movement and said with a smile on his face.

Li Xiaoying stroked her stomach and said with a smile: "This little bastard has caused me a lot of trouble. The movement has become more and more serious these days, and it keeps turning around in my stomach, which made me sleepless for several days. sleep well.

You are coming back today, he seems to know something, since this morning, he has been tossing and turning in his stomach, not peaceful at all. "

"Hahaha, my child knows that I'm coming back, so I specially celebrate it in your stomach.

That's enough, don't wander around here, go back to your room and rest, I'll find a few doctors later, I'll take a good look at you, and let them prescribe you some anti-abortion medicine.

I have some things to do later. Zhao Wen looked at Li Xiaoying and said slowly.

"Son, do you see, this is your father, he is really heartless, he knows he is busy all day long, and he doesn't care about our mother, let's go quickly, don't hinder your father's eyes." Li Xiaoying stroked Stomach, stood up from the chair, and accompanied by Hai Lanzhu, headed for the backyard.

Hearing Li Xiaoying's words, Zhao Wen said with an embarrassed expression: "Ahem, I have something to do. When I finish my work, I will definitely accompany you well."

Hai Lanzhu supported Li Xiaoying and walked out of the hall.

She turned her head to look at Zhao Wen who was standing in the hall with an embarrassed expression on her face, and then hurried over again.

"I want a son too." Hai Lanzhu ran to Zhao Wen, said something, and then quickly ran away.

Zhao Wen looked at Hai Lanzhu's back, patted his chest and shouted, "Don't worry, this matter is on me."

Not long after Li Xiaoying left, Liu Wenzhong and other officials walked in.

"Why are you so fast? The affairs of the common people have been arranged properly?" Zhao Wen stood at the entrance of the hall, looked at Liu Wenzhong and others who came in, and asked curiously.

Liu Wenzhong shook the goose feather fan and said with a smile: "How can this matter be so fast, we just settle them outside the city first, and then make arrangements after the settlement is completed.

This is 20 people, and it will take a lot of time to settle down, so we came back first. "

"After settling down, first register the names of these people. Among them are the rogues I captured. For these people, you can arrange for these rogues to go to the quarry outside the city to dig stones.

In addition, we have large and small iron mines on the boundary of Xuan Town, and we will also get these people there.

We will build railways in the future, which will have a huge demand for steel, so we need to mine more iron ore. Zhao Wen sat on the chair in the hall again, picked up the teapot on the table, and poured a cup of tea by himself.

Whether it is now or later generations, the iron ore resources in Xuanzhen are extremely rich.

In later generations, Xuanzhen's proven iron ore reserves ranked third in the country, accounting for 12.00% of the country's total.

Especially Zhangjiakou Fort, where the amount of iron ore is even more astonishing.

Now Zhao Wen plans to build a railway in Xuan Town, so the demand for iron ore is increasing day by day, and the thieves captured this time just allow them to mine.

"My lord, I heard you talk about this railway before, but I really can't figure it out, what kind of car needs to run on the road paved with steel?
Also, can that steam locomotive really run so fast? "Liu Wenzhong looked at Sun Yuanhua next to him, and then at Zhao Wen, his face full of disbelief.

Before Zhao Wen could speak, Sun Yuanhua said, "Master Liu, how many times have I told you that this steam locomotive is really so fast, if you still don't believe it, you have to ask."

"I don't want to ask, the problem is that the speed you mentioned is too evil, I really can't believe it.

I can run nearly three hundred miles in one hour, I really can't believe it.Such a fast speed, I have never heard of it when I grow up so big.

If this steam locomotive is really as fast as you said, it will be a big help for Xuanzhen. "Liu Wenzhong shook the goose feather fan, looked at Sun Yuanhua, and said solemnly.

Zhao Wen chuckled, and said with a slight smile: "This steam locomotive is indeed very fast, but whether it runs that fast or not, we have to wait for the test before we can draw a conclusion. Now I dare not say that it will definitely run that fast.

All right, you guys go ahead.I went to the ironworks. "

Zhao Wen waved at everyone, stood up from his chair, and was about to go outside.

Liu Wenzhong looked at Zhao Wen who was about to leave, and suddenly remembered something, "By the way, my lord, Mao Wenlong, the general of Dongjiang Town, wrote to you a few days ago."

"Mao Wenlong sent me a letter? Where's the letter? Quickly show it to me."

Zhao Wen's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly shouted.

At this time, Mao Wenlong sent him a letter, which could only explain one thing, that is, the treasure ship he built on Phi Island was probably completed.

"My lord, I'll get it for you right away." Liu Wenzhong replied, and then hurriedly ran outside.

A moment later, Liu Wenzhong returned to Zhao Wen with a letter wrapped tightly in kraft paper.

Zhao Wen took the envelope from Liu Wenzhong, checked the seal on it, and then opened the envelope.

Zhao Wen took out the letter and read it carefully.

After a while, Zhao Wen slapped his thigh and said excitedly: "Haha, it is true that the treasure ships have been built, and there are still eight ships."

"Is the treasure ship finished? So fast? Or eight?"

Everyone looked at Zhao Wen's excited look, and their faces were full of disbelief.

The construction speed of this treasure ship is really too fast.

It took only one year from the beginning of building the treasure ship to the present, and the treasure ship was built in this year, and there were still eight ships.

These core figures in Xuanzhen basically knew that Zhao Wen was building a treasure ship, and they also knew that Zhao Wen had obtained the blueprint for making the treasure ship.

However, even if there are manufacturing drawings, it will take a lot of time to manufacture the treasure ship accurately.

They really didn't expect to build eight treasure ships in just one year.

Sun Yuanhua looked at the excited Zhao Wen, and suddenly frowned, "My lord, this treasure ship is not an ordinary ship. The treasure ship needs a lot of sailors. Have you got these sailors?"

"The sailors have already started when I was building the treasure ship. Now Mao Wenlong is in charge. It is estimated that the number should be sufficient."

"But what about the various ships that go with the treasure ship? These ships add up to a large number."

"These ships are not difficult to deal with. I don't have so many ships in my hand now, but there are people on the southeast coast. I will ask him to borrow a few."

"Your Excellency, you mean Zheng Zhilong?"

Sun Yuanhua used to be the governor of Denglai, a place along the coast, and he knew a lot about the affairs of the sea, but he also knew Zheng Zhilong's name.

Zheng Zhilong is the biggest overlord on the southeast sea, and his various ships are countless.

So when Zhao Wen said he wanted someone to borrow, he immediately thought of Zheng Zhilong.

But Zheng Zhilong is extremely powerful, can Zhao Wen get a ship from Zheng Zhilong?
"That's right, it's him. Although Zheng Zhilong's strength should not be underestimated, in my opinion that's the case." Zhao Wen nodded, his eyes sparkling.

"Okay, you guys go down first, put the paperwork I have processed during my absence in my study, and check it after I come back from the ironworks."

Zhao Wen waved at everyone, and then headed outside with a few personal guards.

The Iron Works is the most important thing in Xuan Town, and Zhao Wen's most important place, so after Zhao Wen returned to Xuan Town, besides seeing Li Xiaoying, the first thing Zhao Wen did was to go to the Iron Works.

After a while, Zhao Wen came to the ironworks with a few personal guards.

The scale of the current ironworks is much larger than when Zhao Wen left.

The entire ironworks stretches for more than ten miles, densely packed with ironmaking blast furnaces.

Zhao Wen looked at the continuous iron-making blast furnace, and a look of excitement flashed across his face.

"Steel is the most important lifeblood of a country. Only with steel can a country embark on industrialization. A country without steel is like a lame man who will never go far."

Looking at the densely packed ironworks, Zhao Wen heaved a sigh of relief, and then walked towards the steam engine production workshop in the ironworks.

Just as he walked to the gate of the workshop, Zhao Wen saw Song Yingxing coming out of the workshop.

"I've seen adults!"

Song Yingxing looked at Zhao Wen who was approaching, and hurriedly saluted him.

Zhao Wen waved his hand and said indifferently: "Don't be too polite, no wonder I didn't see you outside the city today, so you are here."

"Recently, I have been here all the time. I just happened to encounter something in the workshop today, so I came to have a look. I couldn't go to greet you, and I hope you can make amends." Song Yingxing cupped his hands at Zhao Wengong, Said with an apologetic face.

"Don't get in the way, don't get in the way. By the way, you said something happened in the workshop. What happened? Have you solved it?" Looking at Song Yingxing, he asked softly, and then walked towards the workshop.

Song Yingxing followed behind Zhao Wen, and replied: "It's not a big deal, it's just a small matter. Now that this matter has been settled, I was just about to visit your lord, but he came unexpectedly."

Zhao Wen nodded and walked into the door of the workshop.

As soon as he entered the workshop gate, Zhao Wen saw countless workers busy in the workshop.

"Sir, you are back!"

The steward in the workshop looked at Zhao Wen who came in, hurried over, and saluted Zhao Wen excitedly.

Zhao Wendao: "Don't be too polite, how is the steam engine doing now? Has there been any substantial progress?"

"My lord, the total number of steam engines produced in the workshop has reached more than 50, and all of them are new-style steam engines.

Some of these new steam engines have been used in ironmaking blast furnaces. According to our observations, the ironmaking efficiency and steel output of ironmaking blast furnaces using new steam engines are more than double that of those without steam engines.

In addition to this, we also produced a steam locomotive that you mentioned.It's just that the speed of the steam engine we made is a bit slow, not even as fast as the bullock cart. "The steward led Zhao Wen around the workshop to check the production situation in the workshop, and at the same time told Zhao Wen the specific situation in the workshop in the past few months.

(End of this chapter)