Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

Chapter 660 Testing the Iron Car

"Then cut these potatoes into shreds, a little thicker than twine! Then wash them twice with cold water!"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

"Who is that? You come and heat the oil in the pot, and you take the spoon!"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

"First chop the tomatoes and pick out all the tomato seeds inside. We still need to keep them for cultivating tomatoes!"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

"Fry the tomatoes until they are mashed...take them out, wash the pot...heat the oil, fry the shredded potatoes..."

"Yes, Your Highness!"

"Put 20% more tomatoes!"

"...Put refined salt and pepper..."

"Put it out, wash the pot, scramble the eggs..."

"Put the tomatoes in, stir, add salt..."

……

After a while.

The whole kitchen was filled with a strange fragrance.

In the kitchen, all the chefs looked at the four plates of dishes with longing faces.

Seeing this, Guo An chuckled and said quietly: "The potatoes and tomatoes are too small this time, so I can't let you eat them.

Once they are cultivated, you can eat them! "

"Don't worry, your highness. The villain and everyone else know that your highness is the best master in the world. As long as these vegetables are enough, he will definitely not forget the villain!"

"Well! Take these two plates to the backyard and let the princess and concubine have a taste!
The remaining two plates were taken to the main hall! "

"Yes, Your Highness!"

soon.

A plate of hot and sour shredded potatoes and a plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes were brought to the backyard.

"What novel dishes has your Highness cooked again?"

"Huh? Sister, come and see, these two dishes look ordinary, but they have an alluring aroma!"

"The dishes invented by His Highness are all so appetizing. Banxia, go call Han'er and Lu'er!"

"Yes, Princess!"

soon.

Liu Baiwei, Yuelan, Guo Han, and Guo Lu sat around the two plates of food, eating with relish.

While eating, he also praised it.

Simultaneously.

In the main hall.

Zhu Di also looked at the two stir-fried dishes in front of him with a strange expression.

"Guo Qing, is this a vegetarian dish?"

"Exactly!"

Guo An nodded slightly.

Zhu Di just asked casually, and while Guo An was replying, he had already picked up his chopsticks and started eating.

"Then we should try it!"

"This……"

After taking a bite, Zhu Di's eyes suddenly lit up, "We have never eaten such a spicy and sour taste!"

As he spoke, Zhu Di quickly used his chopsticks again, with his mouth full of enjoyment.

"Guo Qing is indeed the best eater in the Ming Dynasty!
With such a meal, it would be great if there were two more hot steamed buns! "

"...Your Majesty, forgive me!"

Guo An swallowed the food in his mouth and then said: "Weichen made a mistake and didn't prepare hot buns.

Even if you prepare it now, when the steamed buns are hot and the two dishes are cold, they won't taste very good! "

"Pity!"

Zhu Di sighed softly, as if he missed a great deal of delicious food.

Suddenly, Zhu Di's expression condensed and he stared at Guo An.

"You actually ate so fast while we weren't paying attention?"

"No no!"

Guo An shook his head repeatedly, "Your Majesty, I only took a few bites!"

"Then you continue to eat a few less bites!"

Zhu Di said casually and started eating quickly.

"The minister obeys the order!"

Guo An responded. Although the speed slowed down, the number of chopsticks he took down increased.

Although it was two plates of food, it only took a few chopsticks in front of Zhu Di and Guo An.

Looking at the clean plates, Zhu Di said with some unfulfilled thoughts: "I didn't expect these two dishes to look ordinary, but taste so tempting!"

Guo An nodded slightly, "Your Majesty, tomatoes taste delicious. As for potatoes, they need chili tomatoes for seasoning!"

"Ok!"

Zhu Di nodded, "I'll ask Guo Qing to take the remaining potatoes and tomatoes to the outside of the city and give them to the Fourth Viscount of the Guo family to cultivate!"

Guo An nodded repeatedly, "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will hand over these potatoes and tomatoes to the four clan brothers tomorrow for cultivation!"

Zhu Di couldn't help but sigh, "This time, Guo Qing has found another auspicious sign for our Ming Dynasty!"

"It's thanks to His Majesty's blessing!"

Guo An smiled slightly and said, "Those people in the fleet also put in a lot of effort!"

Zhu Di knew what Guo An meant, "Don't worry, Guo Qing, we will never forget the contribution of Shen Zhuang and those on the fleet!"

"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"

"Okay, it's getting late, let's go back to the palace!"

"I respectfully send you off to Your Majesty!"

When Zhu Di could no longer be seen, Guo An turned around and entered the mansion.

Shen Zhuang also saluted Guo An, "Your Highness, it's getting late, it's time for me to say goodbye!"

"Ok!"

Guo An nodded slightly, then thought of something and said again.

“Potatoes and tomatoes are not as important to Ming Dynasty as sweet potatoes and corn.

Moreover, with the previous contribution of sweet potatoes and corn, potatoes and tomatoes are not so conspicuous.

Therefore, although Your Majesty will not forget your contribution, it will not be as valuable as the last reward! "

"I see!"

Shen Zhuang nodded in response.

By this time, he had calmed down.

The next day.

Guo An took Xu Yong, as well as yesterday's potatoes and tomato seeds, and went straight to the Jiangjun Mountain Experimental Field.

"I have met His Highness!"

Guo Bingyong, Guo Zhi and others were still a little surprised that Guo An came to the experimental field again so soon.

However, soon after seeing the potatoes that Xu Yong carried from the carriage, his eyes suddenly lit up and he stared at the potatoes, very excited.

"Your Highness, these are...?"

"Potato!"

Guo An said directly, "These potatoes are grains just brought back from overseas. The yield is extremely high. We will bring them for you to cultivate!"

"I will never betray His Highness's trust!"

"Your Majesty also told you about this matter!"

"...I will definitely not betray the trust of His Majesty and His Highness!"

“These potatoes can be planted directly by cutting them into pieces and burying them in the soil.

However, when cutting into pieces, you need to first see that there are sprouts growing out of the sunken holes on the surface of the potato.

In this way, when the potatoes are buried in the soil, they will sprout and take root, which is considered to be planted! "

"I see!"

Guo Bingyong, Guo Zhi and others nodded repeatedly.

"and this……"

Guo An took out another paper bag. After opening it, a bunch of seeds were revealed inside.

Guo Bingyong asked: "Your Highness, are these pepper seeds?"

"Tomato seeds!"

Guo An said directly.

"Tomato seeds?"

Guo Bingyong, Guo Zhi and others were all stunned.

"What is a tomato?"

"A vegetable as delicious as peppers!" Guo An patiently explained: "Tomatoes are also crops recovered from overseas, just like potatoes.

These seeds are grown in a similar way to peppers, so try growing them too.

If it succeeds, it will be a great joy.

If it fails, there are still a few tomato plants in the house that can produce more tomatoes and can continue to be cultivated! "

"Yes, Your Highness!"

"..."

Guo Anyou explained it carefully again, said hello to Bao Zhao, and left.

Jiangjunshan Workshop.

The workshop street here has expanded again, and the people on the street already feel a bit crowded.

Fortunately, the street and the workshop park are two separate roads. No matter how busy and crowded the street is, it will not affect the workshop.

As usual.

Guo An first went to the craftsman school to look around, showed his face in front of a group of craftsmen and craftsman apprentices, and then went to the steel workshop.

It also started to be said that it was an iron car research workshop.

Here, a city wall has been built around the workshop.

Inside the city wall, large wooden piles and multiple huge steel bars were used to build a strange road around the city wall, which seemed to connect the city walls.

If you look carefully, you can see that a section of this strange high-speed rail road is actually inside the workshop.

As Guo An arrived, several master craftsmen and stewards in the entire workshop immediately ran out and greeted Guo An respectfully.

Guo An waved his hand casually and asked directly: "Xu Cai, Tao Yizhen, He Qi, I heard that the iron car we requested is almost built?"

Xu Cai hurriedly replied: "Reporting to Your Highness, the iron carriage is finally completed!"

"Really?"

Guo An frowned slightly.

Xu Cai shuddered and quickly replied: "Your Highness, after so many days of hard work, the villain and others have only built a locomotive and a carriage!"

"Can you run?"

Guo An nodded slightly and asked again: "Or, have you ever run on these railways outside?"

"..."

Xu Cai, Tao Yizhen and others looked at each other and smiled.

"Your Highness, forgive me, I haven't tried it yet!"

"Haven't tried it yet?"

Guo An glanced at Tao Yizhen and said, "Can I try it now?"

"can!"

After so many years of getting along, Tao Yizhen has figured out the temperament of this county prince. As long as he tells the truth and is straightforward, nothing big will usually happen!
Guo An made a decision directly, "Then give it a try!"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

In fact, Xu Cai, Tao Yizhen and others have long wanted to give it a try.

However, they were a little worried when they were on top of the train and couldn't control the direction.

It's not that I'm worried about overturning, but I'm worried about crashing, and I'm afraid that the iron car that was finally built will be damaged.

In this way, when His Highness the County Prince comes to see it, if they fail to repair it, they will live up to His Highness the County Prince's expectations.

soon.

Then someone walked into the steel workshop carrying two loads of coal.

Tao Yizhen, Xu Cai and others also brought Guo An to the railway carriage.

An iron car that looked very simple, and you could even see all the internal structures, appeared in front of Guo An.

However, it is so familiar.

"If this railway car can be driven from the capital to Shunde..."

Thinking about it, Guo An couldn't help but say.

Hearing this, Tao Yizhen and Xu Cai couldn't help being shocked.

"Your Highness, Shunde Prefecture is thousands of miles away from the capital. If you want to drive this train to Shunde Prefecture, you will need to build thousands of miles of railway. How much steel will it cost and how much money will it cost?"

"It will cost a lot of money!"

Guo An shook his head, "Okay, let's build this car successfully first!"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Tao Yizhen, Xu Cai and others responded quickly.

Afterwards, several blacksmiths checked all the iron cars and confirmed that there were no problems.

Then he bowed to Guo An and said, "Your Highness, I will light the iron chariot on fire right now!"

"Can!"

Guo An nodded slightly and then walked directly onto the train.

Behind him, Xu Yong naturally followed quickly.

However, this shocked Tao Yizhen and Xu Cai.

"Your Highness, the train is about to start. I don't know if there will be any accidents after the train starts!
You are worth a lot of money. You must not take such risks with us on the iron car! "

"If I don't stand on the railway car, how can I feel the situation after the railway car starts moving?"

Guo An smiled slightly, "You don't need to worry, the train is driving around the workshop, and even if it overturns, it will only fall once!"
If you want to study something, don't be afraid of failure, let alone any accidents, as long as no lives are lost! "

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Thinking of all the strange things his father did to study and make the flying instrument, Tao Yizhen couldn't help but subconsciously agree.

However, Xu Cai on the side was still begging.

"Your Highness, although I have not tried it, this iron cart was made by us. I can feel that when this iron cart is started, it will generate the power of dozens of horses.

If there is an accident, it will be very dangerous. I beg you to go down there..."

"Don't talk nonsense!"

Guo An glared at Xu Cai fiercely, "We came up with the idea of the iron chariot. How could we not know how powerful it is?
You are not allowed to make any more noise. What kind of accident can happen to such a big train? "

"Your Highness..."

"Quickly light a fire for us and make some charcoal! If you keep making noise, all of you can go down and we can test the train with those craftsmen!"

"This……"

"Ok?"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

At this time, Tao Yizhen, Xu Cai and others nodded slowly.

However, when leaving, Xu Cai specifically told Xu Yong: "General Xu, please take good care of the safety of His Highness!"

Xu Yong nodded hurriedly.

Guo An was minding his own business and stood at the front of the car.

However, both hands have firmly grasped the iron rod in front of him.

After a while.

There was a loud noise on the train.

Then, the chimney of the iron car also billowed with black smoke.

"Your Highness, the train is about to start!"