Daming: If I find a great-grandson, I will teach an emperor through the ages

Chapter 61 The Uninvited Guest

"Goo~"

Cao Wei's stomach growled.

In order to improve efficiency during the past three days, Cao Wei almost always had one meal delivered to him a day, keeping him hungry all the time, which would keep his head clearer.

A craftsman next to him was very insightful, "Master Cao, wait a moment, I will go get you something to eat."

Cao Wei nodded and let him go, while he leaned against the corner and dozed off with his eyes closed.

During these three days, Cao Wei only slept for two hours every day, relying entirely on his own perseverance to support himself.

As soon as I relaxed at this moment, the overwhelming sleepiness surged up...

I don't know how long I slept,

"My lord, my lord..."

Cao Wei, who was in a daze, was awakened by the shouts. The craftsman had already returned, holding two flatbreads and a green onion in his hand.

The two ordinary pancakes made Cao Wei slurred immediately, and he devoured them as soon as he grabbed them.

He is so hungry...

While eating, Cao Wei leaned towards the busy Song Pingping.

He is the designer, and he is also the supervisor. There is no time to relax at all!
Although the train designed by Cao Wei is called a train, it is driven in a completely different way from ordinary trains.

Normal steam trains use a runner crank to move the crosshead and linkage rocker to provide power to the wheels.

It is not difficult to build a train with this structure in the Ming Dynasty, but it is certain that it will take a lot of time and energy and sum up various experiences to come up with it.

Now that Zhu Yuanzhang's birthday is approaching, Cao Wei doesn't have so much time, so he can only settle for the next best thing, and find a relatively simple way to realize the steam engine running with the four-wheeled body.

The method Cao Wei came up with is very simple, which is to copy the transmission method of a modern four-wheel drive toy car. It only requires some gear sets and pulleys, and the transmission connecting rods cooperate with each other to drive the body.

However, this method undoubtedly has great drawbacks. A large part of the kinetic energy of the steam engine will be lost when passing through various gears, transmission connecting rods, and then to the wheels. It is not as effective as traditional steam engine trains that directly apply kinetic energy to the wheels.

However...it's still the same problem,
Now Cao Wei doesn't have much time, and any loss of kinetic energy is secondary. What he has to do is to build a small train that can run autonomously using a steam engine before Zhu Yuanzhang's birthday to open Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes...

After the sky darkened, Cao Wei stopped the busy Song Ping and others and cooked a big pot of food. Everyone gathered around and snored.

"The frame has been made. Tomorrow we will find a location for the steam engine and find a way to fix it. We must also leave a position for the transmission connecting rod in advance..." Cao Wei chewed the vegetable leaves and thought aloud.

"Come on!" Song Ping, who was closest to him, grinned back.

"My lord, you are really amazing. You can think of a horse without a horse... a train."

"No, it's really insightful to work under the master's hands!" Someone said with a thumb up.

After getting along with each other these days, Cao Wei and these craftsmen have become familiar with each other thoroughly, so there is no need to be so polite when speaking at this time.

Cao Wei smiled at them in the hazy night, "I just figured out the idea, but when it comes to making it, I still have to rely on you..."

He just stood on the shoulders of giants, a little farther than they could see. Cao Wei always maintained a sense of humility and respect for these artisans who rely on their own hands to get enough food and clothing.

As before, Cao Wei did not go home tonight so that he could rush to make the train early tomorrow morning.

Before that, Cao Wei had already said hello to Cao Ying, and he would not be hungry if he was left alone at home.

Cao Ying knows how to cook by herself, after all, children from poor families... It's just that the trivial matter of cooking has been taken care of by Cao Wei.

the next day.

Just after dawn, Cao Wei was awakened by the noise outside.

[Countdown to return: 301 days, 17 hours, 38 minutes and 43 seconds]

Put on your clothes and open the door.

Dozens of craftsmen in the compound are already busy back and forth.

The sun hadn't fully risen yet, and there was a layer of white mist floating in the air. Taking a deep breath, Cao Wei felt the coolness from the inside out.

Finding a secluded place in another part of the compound, Cao Wei began to practice boxing.

In the past three days, Cao Wei interrupted his boxing practice in order to catch up with work and draw blueprints. Now that he has time, he will naturally continue to practice.

If you say a thousand things and ten thousand things, the body is the capital of the revolution!

A set of boxing techniques were crackled down, and Cao Wei's blood boiled, and a wave of heat traveled around his body. After fetching water and rinsing, he also joined in the busyness...

While Cao Wei and the craftsmen were busy in the workshop, two strangers appeared in Zhengkan Village.

They wandered around the village, their vigilant eyes seemed to be searching for something.

These two people were the ones who were entrusted by the Lu family to come to Zhengkan Village to look for some "clues".

That day, Dao Yan found Zhu Yunwen and said such specious words, which easily achieved his goal.

He wants to muddy the waters or bring something to the surface.

Now that the crown prince is dead, and the position of crown prince has been hanging, as the number one counselor of King Yan, he naturally has to make more plans for Zhu Di.

Whether it is for his success or for Zhu Di to achieve great things...

However, Zhu Di's tough attitude did not allow Dao Yan to attack Cao Ying, so Dao Yan could only find other ways.

So he thought of another strong contender for the throne, Zhu Yunqi.

In Dao Yan's opinion, if Zhu Yunwen learns of Cao Ying's identity, he will definitely be in panic all day long and restless. As for whether he will take action, it is unknown. After all, with Zhu Yuanzhang here, the energy of the Lu family does not count. big.

However, there is always a chance...

So he disclosed the news to Zhu Yunqi.

Dao Yan knew very well that even though they were both grandsons of the emperor, Zhu Yunqi and Cao Ying's threat to Yan Wang Zhu Di was simply not the same!

Cao Ying was the great grandson of the emperor, and as long as his identity was exposed, all those noble generals in Huaixi would rush to join him.

These nobles in Huaixi have too much energy!

King Yan has no way to resist!

But Zhu Yunwen is different. There is only one Lu family behind Zhu Yunwen's mother and son. Even if there are three or two big fish and small fish, it will not make a difference.

In this case, it was natural for King Yan to get rid of his powerful enemy Cao Ying first.

The only one left is Zhu Yunwen... without the support of the generals and nobles in the court, how can he be the opponent of King Yan?
Dao Yan's goal was achieved. He just said something as if he was dumbfounded. Zhu Yunwen and Lu's mother and son had no idea whether Cao Ying was still alive. A mere guess made them confused. .

(End of this chapter)