Since the Accounting: A Chronicle of the Roman Khanate

Chapter 185 Steam Hammer

"Oh, I completely forgot about the opening of the workshop yesterday."

In his own room, Guo Kang said angrily.

He has always been a punctual person, especially a big project like the workshop that is related to his overall future planning.However, the afternoon before yesterday, Theodora moved into his bedroom on his own initiative, and after that he was only allowed to rest, but he was never allowed to leave.

After the freshness and happiness passed, Guo Kang only felt that the past two days had been muddled.Now he feels very empty, he just wants to stay away from this silly girl and study his natural philosophy.

This morning, Theodora finally left him alone.

Sighing again towards the window, Guo Kang shook his head, driving away Aristotle who was using logical syllogisms to demonstrate the sinful nature of female bodies in his mind, and then stood up, ready to go out for a serious meal.

——In the past two days, the food they both ate was brought by Zhang Ma, and even the adoptive father did not call him to practice kung fu routinely.Today, I can finally go to the outside hall to eat.

When I came to the hall, my adoptive father was holding this booklet, reciting it aloud like a primary school student reading a textbook.

"Agriculture is the mother and nurse of all other arts, for when it flourishes all other arts flourish. But this..."

He thought for a while: "Yes, when the land has to be abandoned, the other skills of people who work on water or not on water are in a dying situation."

"Father, what are you doing memorizing this stuff?" Guo Kang said with a wry smile, "Xenophon's economic theory is too old, almost 2000 years behind now. It's also useful."

"Ah?" The adoptive father didn't react, and looked up at him.

"You know a lot about fighting, let me give you an example." Guo Kang changed the phrase: "In the early years, neither the Greeks nor the Romans valued bows and arrows very much. But after the capital was moved, everyone paid more and more attention to it. , The ancients also wrote detailed articles, discussing why the weapons used by the poor and light infantry have now become the most effective tools for the main force."

"The reason for this is the development of technology. The strong bows from the grasslands replaced the traditional weak single bows of the Greeks, so that the "Strategy" specifically mentioned that in this era, the bow-opening methods used by the Romans were all It is a thumb gesture, similar to that of grassland people and Central Plains people, rather than the three-finger gesture used by Persians and Europeans."

"So you get the idea," he said. "It's all changing."

"If you want to read some books by Xenophon, you can read his "Expedition." Guo Kang recommended: "That book is about the war at that time, it should be easier for you to understand, and the ideas in it And summary method, we can also use it.”

"Oh, okay..." The adoptive father seemed to have fully accepted his suggestion, nodded in agreement, and looked at Guo Kang again.However, he probably didn't think about how to speak for a moment, so he had to ask tactfully: "You... this, is it over?"

"Anyway, I didn't stop me. I'll come out to eat something and have a rest." After he said this, Guo Kang felt a little hungry again, and he didn't care about the embarrassment, so he hurriedly asked: "Let the kitchen cook more meat today. Give it to me!"

"Okay, okay! You go to the kitchen to remind yourself. Forget about practicing these two days, take a good rest and eat well." The foster father also nodded repeatedly, and said gratifiedly: "I think you are pretty good. You have been struggling for so long, and you still have energy when you come out. Teach me to read history directly. It seems that the energy is still quite abundant!"

"Don't talk nonsense." Guo Kang quickly waved his hands: "Then I'll go eat first."

After all, he trotted all the way to the kitchen.

After a while, Theodora also changed her clothes, and walked out with some unsteady steps.There was no one in the hall, only a book was placed on the corner of the table. Looking closer, it was Xenophon's "Economic Treatise".

"Who is watching?" She said to herself, and continued to look around, looking for Guo Kang.

At this time, Guo Kang came over with a dinner plate.

"Oh, you're here too." He looked at the other party, and took down the porcelain bowls containing the food one by one: "Come on, let's eat something too. I was going to send it to you, so we happened to eat together here gone."

Theodora nodded, her eyes were still soft, and she was not so shy anymore.She was rude, picked up the chopsticks, and started eating too.

Yesterday, the queen's palace sent a maid to deliver the clothes. Presumably, Tuohuan informed the queen, so it was specially given to her.From this point of view, Theodora's mother was quite considerate.On the contrary, she herself didn't know if she mustered up her courage temporarily, so she acted uncharacteristically, looking so reckless and unprepared.

The new clothes were a little baggy, but they fit her well.She also re-braided her hair, and the whole person seemed to have regained her spirit.

"What are you going to do after eating?" She asked proactively.

"I forgot all about the workshop yesterday, I have to go talk to Tuo Huan and Xiao Zhu." Guo Kang said helplessly: "That steam hammer is my own idea, and I made something that is not very mature. Come out and use it as a signboard. As a result, I was not present for the first demonstration..."

"Steam? Oh, it's the power that drives the mechanism in the cathedral." Theodora thought about it and understood the meaning of the word.

"Yes." Guo Kang nodded: "Hey, if it wasn't for the promotion before I leave this time, the time wouldn't be so tight."

"Whether the pistons and cylinders in there can be used stably, we haven't tested too much ourselves, and we don't really know. We can only see if Brother Tian is blessed."

He really should go to this matter in person, after all, he is the one who understands the principles best.However, yesterday he was locked up at home to study the piston, and Theodora had a rare temper - her attitude at that time, Brother Tian went down to earth in person, probably couldn't get anyone out.It can only be said that there is really no way.

"I understand Zhu Wenkui's temperament. He is not like a little prince, but rather a craftsman." Theodora shook her head and said, "Don't worry, if there is a problem with the demonstration, if Tuo Huan understands the situation, he may handle it himself But Zhu Wenkui will definitely come to you, and no one can hold you back."

"Since he didn't come, it means that your organization is still normal." She said with a faint smile: "Eat well, don't worry about that. Later, I will go with you to Wu Wang's mansion and apologize to him go."

"He must still be in the blacksmith's shop." Guo Kang pointed out, "He's obsessed with that, we have to go find him in the shop."

"It's noisy and disturbing, it's not a place for formal conversation." Theodora insisted, "Let's go to the house."

Guo Kang felt that, given his friendship with Zhu Wenkui, it seemed unnecessary to do so.But he hadn't answered yet. Outside the hall door, Bu Lei looked around the room from behind the screen wall. When he saw the two of them, he breathed a sigh of relief and strode over.

"My lord, the Cao family is here to invite you." He held up the letter in his hand: "It seems that the queen mother is going too. They want to talk to you about leading the troops."

　The [-]-word chapter at noon today was actually posted yesterday, and I don’t know how to trigger the review, so it’s stuck until now.Anyway, everything is ready for today.
　　
　
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