Ma'am help, the general is in trouble again

Chapter 77
how to say?

I heard some crazy craftsmen say before that burning bricks is enough to perfectly replace adobe brick buildings, but this is only spread in the upper class, the aristocratic Guangxia construction industry.

In small villages and county-level places like theirs, craftsmen only know some traditional and backward technologies, even if they yearn for it, even if they have the urge to follow suit.

But no one has seen it, no one has tried it, and they still hold a skeptical attitude.

But now this kiln is directed by Zheng Quchi to make bricks, which is enough to open their eyes.

When they made it with their own hands and touched the burnt bricks with their own eyes, they also began to believe that burnt bricks could replace earth embryo bricks.

They even began to look forward to the new trend created by the people they started, and their hands would change the phenomenon of inferior civil engineering huts that were ridiculed by others in Ye Kingdom.

They couldn't wait to see what Zheng Quchi's batch of customized bricks would look like when they were fired.

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All the engineering and construction were carried out in an orderly manner under the arrangement of Zheng Quchi. She carried out one project and three stages at the same time.

Reconstruction, repair and reinforcement, and at the same time, different types of work are stationed at the site at the same time, and then the workers sent by her will conduct unified management.

As long as there is a set of reasonable procedures and plans in mind, it is not difficult for Zheng Quchi.

In addition to the matter of building the city wall on the original foundation, as long as the relevant difficulties are overcome, there is no need to worry too much about the monotonous repair project.

After all, most of the stonemasons invited by Fuxian County are skilled in craftsmanship. If she really puts in the craftsmanship, she really can only bow down. All she can do is take care of various chores.

For example, the quality, construction period, technology, project quantity approval, etc. of the preliminary construction work, the mid-term follow-up, survey, construction guidance, and various acceptance checks in the later stage.

But her existence is not unimportant, because one lack of craftsmen can still be filled, and many shortages can be postponed, but her position is related to the success or failure of the entire fortification.

At first, no one had a sense of her importance.

But soon, when they resumed work again, they no longer acted like headless chickens. They were transferred to do this job for a while, and they encountered troubles and stopped working for a while. When sailing smoothly towards the destination.

The huge difference between before and after is immediately apparent.

They couldn't help discussing inwardly, this black boy seems to be really well-informed and able to take care of things.

But they're also weird.

This black boy is not very old, where did he learn such tricks?This fortification, which was originally a mess, really made her understand it all at once.

Of course, this is the thinking of some of the sunny-hearted fellow shanty workers who usually see Zheng Quchi without looking up or down.

The other part of the dark-hearted people looked like she had taken off a thick thigh and stepped into the sky, pretending to be a ghost.

If you think you know some skills, you just leave it to the gang, and you may fall from the top one day, and you will be smashed to pieces.

There are many things where there are people, even if Zheng Quchi's "high promotion" has nothing to do with them, they secretly slander and speculate about her.

In the evening, as soon as Zheng Quchi returned to Guijiapo, he planned to visit the construction site, but unexpectedly ran into Mu Ke on the way.

Mu Ke has been waiting for her for a long time.

"Hurry up, come with me, we succeeded!"

"What worked?"

Zheng Quchi didn't react for a moment.

When Mu Ke saw her, he just smiled from ear to ear.

"You redesigned the earth lifter for our county. No, you said it was called a crane. The carpenters had already rushed to make it overnight. Come and see it with me!"

He picked her up and ran away.

Zheng Quchi was also very happy when he heard it.

"It's been done in just a few days? Is it so fast, you guys?"

"That is, but thanks to the support of General Yuwen, he lent us all the craftsmen in his camp, and it went smoothly. Otherwise, we would still be a little tender after all."

Yu Wensheng's craftsman?

Isn't that a group of high-end carpenters from the big city of Taiyuan?
When Zheng Quchi heard this, she immediately became curious. She has always been in contact with carpenters who make furniture in the countryside, but the person who can be a master craftsman for a big devil like Yu Wencheng is definitely not at an ordinary level.

At least at the national level.

If she can discuss some experience and ideas with them, and then learn from each other's skills, she will definitely benefit a lot.

With such a humble and expectant mood, she ran over with Mu Ke.

The crane was transported to level ground in the quarry.

In the afterglow of the setting sun, when she saw the crane on her hand-painted drawings, which was now vividly in front of her eyes, the picture really made her take a deep breath.

Although it doesn't look as delicate as modern equipment, and even in order to be able to carry a large enough weight, the thickened base makes it look a bit cumbersome...but its functions and functions are real.

She stared blankly and asked, "Have you tested it?"

Mu Ke shook his head, seeing her staring at "Qihangqi" with a miraculous expression, he couldn't help feeling a little funny.

This is obviously something she drew, but it feels like she is the same novelty she saw for the first time like them.

"Not yet. This is something you invented. Of course, it's up to you to try it. I and the other craftsmen just put it together and adjusted the various parts for a preliminary test."

"Okay, I'll come."

Zheng Quchi didn't refuse, she guessed that although they had made this thing, no one had ever used it, and whoever was the first to "eat crabs" would naturally push her out.

Whoever designs who tests, there is nothing wrong with it.

She walked over, this is a swing jib slewing hoist, she uses the wheel to twist at one end, and the guide rope at the other end lifts the heavy object.

But the hanging object she designed can bear more than a thousand kilograms, so the pulley block composed of fixed pulleys and movable pulleys is relatively more, which can bear the pressure separately, so one lifting can be operated by one to three people.

Compared with the original lifting lever, it is more labor-saving, but the bottom seat is relatively heavier. In addition, she added six more wheels to make it more labor-saving when moving.

After some operation tests, Mu Ke's eyes lit up, and he clapped his hands again and again.

"Not bad, not bad, as expected of the master craftsman under General Yuwen, completely presenting my design requirements one by one, just adding some lubricating oil is enough, and there are some minor adjustments, in short, there are no major problems."

Zheng Quchi jumped off the operating board and looked up again.

Mu Ke said: "Yes! With it, it is more convenient to lift heavy objects. It will be more convenient for masons to build the city wall at a high place, and the fortification can also be accelerated."

"With it, we can do more with less..."

When Zheng Quchi said this, a group of impatient people rushed to Zheng Quchi from behind Mu Ke and surrounded her.

At first, Zheng Quchi's attention was all focused on the "lifting machine", except for Mu Ke, he ignored the people standing beside him who had been waiting for a long time.

Zheng Quchi was originally short, but under the "siege" of these tall craftsmen, he was even weaker than a quail.

"You are Sang Xuanqing?!"

Hey, what a little one!
"This thing called a crane, you really designed it alone?"

Believe it or not, I don't believe it!How old does she look.

"We have all seen the process of your rehearsal just now, and we are really amazed. Brother Sang, how did you design such a thing?"

He really wanted to break her head open to see what secrets were hidden inside, to give birth to such a brain that was different from other people.

"Brother Sang, I don't know where your teacher came from, or did you worship under some famous craftsman?"

Some people began to want to find out her "true" origin. To be honest, who would believe that a rustic country tool could design such a wonderful machine.

Either she is an imposter, or she is a teacher from a famous family.

All of a sudden, he was talking with eighteen male ducks, which made Zheng Quchi's head buzz and his eyes were dizzy.

She covered her ears, raised her head, and looked around.

This is a group of skinny, disheveled men with dark blue eyes.

At first glance, they looked like they were staying up all night, all of them were haggard, sallow and emaciated.

This image was inexplicably familiar, she thought about it again, and suddenly... Isn't it her compatriots from the former design institute?
No, no, remembering what Mu Ke mentioned earlier, these people should be members of Yu Wensheng's craftsman group.

It seems that no matter what department they are in, all the people who are subordinate to the big devil Yu Wencheng are under a lot of pressure. Looking at each of them, it seems that they are about to be driven crazy, and their eyes radiate with crazy light , It's really scary.

"You... are the master craftsmen of General Yuwen? Let's talk slowly if you have something to say. I don't know which one to answer when you ask me so many questions." She laughed dryly.

One of the men, who seemed to have only a breath of immortality, pushed away the others and stood in front of Zheng Quchi. After looking at her sharply and suspiciously, he asked her.

"This blueprint is yours?"

He took out a piece of paper and handed it over, Zheng Quchi reached out to take it, seeing it, he was startled.

Hey, isn't this the exploded view of her soil lifter?
She nodded: "Yes, this is mine, but why is it in your hands?"

"Is it really yours?" the man asked again and again.

Zheng Quchi was forced to smile bitterly by his repeated questioning: "Otherwise, is it yours?"

"Yes, it's yours." The man suddenly figured out something, and he hurriedly asked her: "I disassembled the components of your soil lifter and this crane, and found that the principle of operation is roughly the same, but how did you come up with the idea?" The various annotations and symbols marked on this exquisite method make it hard for us to understand how to search for it."

After saying this, the man suddenly realized that he had no reason, let alone ask Sang Xuanqing to contribute his hard work like this.

This time, her generosity and selflessness made public the disassembled design drawings of the "earth lifter" and "lifter", so that all the carpenters present could learn and participate in the manufacturing, which in itself already shows her selflessness.

Therefore, his current request is somewhat excessive.

But he wanted to know so badly that if he couldn't figure it out, he'd go mad.

"Sang Xuanqing, I would like to use my tool of fame, Sanhua Yinzang, to exchange ideas and skills with you, and I would also like to ask you a thing or two."

With a sincere attitude, the man cupped his fists at her.

hiss!
Damn, I'm so willing!

Even one of his hole cards is willing to exchange it!

Seeing him like this, the other craftsmen couldn't get rid of that face for a while, and they also struggled for a while.

But when he thought about how this blueprint of the "Earth Lifter" was used by General Yuwen to swell their faces, he couldn't bear it anymore, and all of them let go of their arrogance and begged her.

"Me too, wish..."

"...Please enlighten me."

The ancients said that when three people walk together, there must be a teacher. Even Confucius had to be humble to learn from others, let alone them.

Besides, although this black boy looks young, maybe his carpenter is old.

Zheng Quchi is a small one, standing there upright like this, being asked by a group of craftsmen to ask for advice.

...How did, just for a while, become like this?
After formally meeting with the craftsman group, she had thought about what to talk about, and even the opening remarks on how to build a good relationship with them, but she just didn't think about it. As a junior, I went to ask them for advice, but in the end——

But it turned into her "lecture meeting" alone.

In the eyes of others, these craftsmen with extremely high social status have all become guests who are willing to pay high "admission tickets".

It was sudden and unexpected.

She...is she considered to be a little famous in Fu County?

Well, why doesn't it count?
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Zheng Quchi will not deliberately hide some of the knowledge she has learned. If someone wants to learn it, she is willing to teach it.

But the premise is that she must be full of energy, and she must have the time and mood.

Right now, she has a lot of things on her back, so after answering the first round, she declined the second round of advice from the craftsmen, and chose to discuss it together on another day.

In order not to offend others, she was eloquent like a lotus, and what she said was well-founded and reasonable. Even Mu Ke came to guarantee her, and then sent away a group of reluctant craftsmen.

"Huh... almost drowned by their saliva, I never knew that men can have so many problems." Zheng Quchi said with lingering fear.

Mu Ke narrowed his eyes with a smile: "Brother Sang, you have a bright future. The posture of the stars and the moon just now made me dare not approach."

"Uncle Mu, are you kidding me, or are you mocking me?"

"Neither of them, but to flatter you. Since you call me uncle, then I am willing to tell you the truth." Mu Ke suddenly became serious: "This time, do a good job in the fortification. Uncle has seen many Capable young people, but these people are either too arrogant or too stupid, but you are different, you don't occupy either of these two, if you turn this fortification into a step of your ladder, then this step... has already It can make you stand in a position that is difficult for others to reach."

Zheng Quchi listened quietly, then took a deep breath, and said, "Uncle Mu, thank you for your affirmation and blessing. I will take note of your words, and I will not disappoint your expectations."

Mu Ke nodded, he looked into her eyes: "There is one other thing..."

"What's the matter?" Zheng Quchi felt that his eyes were a bit solemn at this moment.

(End of this chapter)