Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Chapter 90 Atonement
"Just now when I came out from the east gate, I saw Tang Ren going hunting in Luwei Lake!" Huicong said in a low voice, "Spring is the time when wild animals are in heat, and there is not much meat. Usually they don't know how to hunt. Tang Ren is hunting at this time. It is clearly to prepare dried meat for the expedition!"

Speaking of this, Huicong heard footsteps outside, hurriedly said in a low voice: "Someone is here, let's talk about it next time!" Then he ran away from the back door.

Liu Chongguang's eyes widened. He didn't understand why Huicong wanted to run away. Just as he was hesitating whether to call him back, Wang Wenzuo appeared at the door. He hurriedly bowed and saluted: "Join the army!"

"You don't need to be too polite!" Wang Wenzuo waved his hand: "Master Liu, call your son, and some capable craftsmen, we will work overtime tonight!"

"Working overtime?" Liu Chongguang didn't understand for a while, and stood there blankly.

"Yes, time is tight, some things must be advanced!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "Don't worry, everyone has overtime pay!"

"No, no!" Liu Chongguang shook his head subconsciously, indicating that it was not because of the overtime pay that he didn't immediately agree. He realized something was wrong just as he said it, and hurriedly said: "Joining the army, it doesn't matter whether you have overtime pay or not. I'll call someone immediately." !"

Seeing Liu Chongguang's appearance, Wang Wenzuo laughed, and he shook his head: "This is wrong. You get money and food for hard work. The more you work, the more you get. It's a matter of course. Otherwise, who will really contribute? This is overtime work. Fei is good to craftsmen and to me, it’s the best of both worlds!”

"Yes, yes!" Liu Chongguang habitually said yes, he always behaved like this in front of superiors, but after he went out, Wang Wenzuo's last sentence made him a little dazed, the best of both worlds?Is there such a good thing between the master and the craftsman?
After half a cup of tea, Wang Wenzuo, Liu Chongguang and his son took more than a dozen craftsmen out of the city and came to the dam.The running water pushes the waterwheel, making rhythmic sounds. The craftsmen lift the logs with the ink lines onto the saw table one by one, pull the mechanism, and then the logs are pushed by the moving slide rail under the saw blade moving up and down, making a harsh sound. The sound of sawing wood seems to never subside.

"What do you think of this hydraulic saw?" Wang Wenzuo asked suddenly.

"Ingenious!"

Liu Chongguang hesitated for a moment, but was preempted by his son. He gave his son a hard look, and said in a low voice, "It is indeed very good. Not only does it save a lot of manpower, but the sawn wood is much better than manpower!"

"Hmm! Have you ever thought that water power can do other things besides sawing wood?" Wang Wenzuo asked.

"What do you mean by joining the army?"

"For example, wrought iron!" Wang Wenzuo pointed to a vacant water outlet: "Hydraulic forging hammer?"

"Hydraulic forging hammer?" Liu Chongguang was taken aback for a moment, and soon he understood: "You want to build a hydraulic forging hammer?"

"That's right, human strength is limited after all, but water power is infinite!" Wang Wenzuo waved his hand: "I didn't waste so much effort to build the dam just to saw wood!"

Just now, Huicong's words flashed through his mind, and the words flowed out of Liu Chongguang's mouth like a ray of light, and he couldn't help but ask, "Are we going to fight again?"

Wang Wenzuo glanced at Liu Chongguang, and said straight to his heart: "The war has never subsided!"

Liu Chongguang lowered his head, chilled to the bone. He almost thought that he would be ordered to behead in the next second. After a few minutes, he heard Wang Wenzuo's voice: "I'll give you the blueprint. How long will it take to build it?"

"One month!" Liu Chongguang replied carefully.

"No, within half a month, no, within ten days!" Wang Wenzuo's voice was full of unconcealable anxiety, which had never happened before.

"Yes, the villain obeys!"

Wang Wenzuo glanced at Liu Chongguang. The man's body was shaking slightly, obviously he was afraid.Maybe my tone just now was too harsh, but this is war, and every bit of slack and hesitation will cost thousands of lives. My duty requires me to be strict enough.

"Within ten days, you remember!" Wang Wenzuo forced himself to be tougher: "I will give you the blueprint later, starting tonight you and your people must work overtime, of course everyone has overtime pay !"

"Yes, the villain understands!"

Candlelight danced, illuminating the table.Liu Chongguang unfolded the scroll and spread it out on the table.Wang Wenzuo's drawings are as exquisite as before, clean ink lines, detailed annotations, everything is so concise and clear, Liu Chongguang subconsciously let out a long breath and let out a slight sigh.

"Father, look at this crankshaft, it's so beautiful!" Liu Pingji sighed, "Why didn't I think of doing this?"

"Nonsense, if you can draw it, wouldn't you also be able to be a soldier?" Liu Chongguang snorted coldly, pushed the drawing away, stood up and paced back and forth in the room.Seeing this, Liu Pingji asked cautiously, "Grandpa, what's wrong with you? Did something happen?"

Liu Chongguang glanced at his son and sighed: "Pingji, do you think this hydraulic forging hammer is a good thing?"

"Of course it's a good thing?" Liu Pingji was stunned: "How could it not be a good thing? In the past, the blacksmiths were so tired, sweating profusely by the iron stove, and had to swing the hammer every now and then. Put the red-hot iron block on the anvil, and let the forging hammer smash it down, without any effort!"

"That's not what I mean!" Liu Chongguang waved his hand: "Of course the hydraulic forging hammer can save labor, but have you ever thought about what the people of Tang built it for?"

"Of course you strike iron?"

"That's right, to be precise, it's for building weapons. Who are these weapons used against?"

Liu Pingji paused, the answer was obvious.Liu Chongguang didn't wait for his son to give an answer. He continued to pace back and forth in the room, staggered, walked to the window, and stretched out his hands to stabilize his body: "Those weapons are used to kill Baekje people. Both father and son He is a guilty person!"

"Grandpa, I don't think so!"

"not necessarily?"

"Hydraulic saws and hydraulic forging hammers can be used to make murderous weapons, but they can also be used for other things!" Liu Pingji said: "If you think about it, let's take the construction of temples as an example. In the past, wooden boards and rafters were all used How much effort, blood and sweat is required to cut a saw and plane? With a hydraulic saw, one person can support ten or twenty people;

Not to mention forging hammers, hoes, axes, and knives can all be used. Are these merits?Now Tang people use it to make weapons to kill people, but the battle will always be over. After the battle, these hydraulic saws and hydraulic forging hammers can do good deeds.Even if we are guilty now, we can atone for our sins in the future with the accumulated merit. "

(End of this chapter)