Since he came to ask someone to do something, Matsudaira Nobuzuna couldn't come empty-handed.

At night, Li Huayu ordered people to light the lamps, and sat alone at the Eight Immortals table, sipping hot rice wine that was well-oiled.

"Young Marshal, would you like to have a look at the gift from Mr. Songping?"

Feng Qianli, who has followed Li Huayu for many years, has traveled all the way from Kyushu to Taiwan, and now he is acting as Li Huayu's guard officer.Even when Li Huayu is not around, he has the power to command the whole army instead of him. Naturally, unlike other people, he can use a title that only a few old people can use to talk to Li Huayu.

"Old Feng, sit down and drink some wine to keep out the cold."

For people like Feng Qianli, Li Huayu was not polite at all, and beckoned Feng Qianli to sit down.

Some soldiers have already listed the gifts that Matsudaira Nobutsuna brought from Japan one by one.

Nothing else matters, as the eldest son of Uncle Ning Yuan, who is a soldier in Taiwan, Li Huayu has seen countless rare treasures in his eyes since he was a child.Although the gifts brought by Songping Laozhong are expensive, they are difficult to catch Li Huayu's eyes.

However, among the gifts, he was attracted by one thing.

It was a two-wheeled vehicle.The black-painted body is equipped with a set of exquisite brass work, and the distance between the two slender shafts is not enough for mules and horses to provide power for it.On the tall body, the seats are purely made of high-quality calfskin, with the awning made of Hangzhou silk, which looks quite comfortable.The armrest on the seat is made of shark skin in the sea, inlaid on the armrest skeleton made of bronze.

"What is this?"

"Young Marshal, this is sent by Mr. Matsudaira. It is called a rickshaw. According to his entourage, it was made by several national treasure-level craftsmen under the shogunate. They worked hard for several years and spent a lot of money. It was built There are two. One is dedicated to His Majesty the Emperor, and the other is here with His Highness."

Li Huayu snorted as a compliment to Matsudaira Nobutsuna.However, his eyes were quickly attracted by the rickshaw, and various strange thoughts kept popping up in his mind.

"The children are also very interested in this thing. Many people said that if it is not specially used for people to ride, it is also a good choice to change it into a vehicle for pulling goods."

"Old Feng. Tell me, why did the so-called national treasure craftsmen of the Japanese people build such a car for several years?" After looking up and down at this beautiful and exquisite rickshaw, Hua Yu couldn't figure it out.

He also learned something about the exquisiteness and concentration of the Japanese craftsmen.In Hejing Manufacturing, there are some craftsmen from the Japanese country, who are specially used to make firecrackers issued to officers above the army and battalion officers and above the navy captain. The exquisite production and gorgeous decoration are breathtaking.

Such a mere car.It actually made several national treasure-level Japanese craftsmen to build it for several years, which immediately aroused Li Huayu's interest.There is no way, this is a common problem of the Li family, who made them follow their father in and out of factories and craftsman associations since they were young, and they are eager for all kinds of new gadgets and technologies.

Especially Li Huayu, who has grown up and is in charge of one party, knows very well what the promotion and use of a new technology will bring.

When he got close, he looked up and down for a while, but Li Huayu didn't notice anything unusual.Except that the hub uses a wider copper sheet as a skeleton support.Metal wheels are still used, compared with other vehicles.There's nothing too new about it.

"Old Feng, your family has a long history of education and is also an expert. Tell me, why do Japanese people work so hard on this thing?"

Feng Qianli said a few polite words, but there was a slight color on his face.He is Feng Mofeng's nephew.Moreover, he also has the membership of the Craftsman Association, so he can be regarded as an expert.Several constructions in Taiwan, such as bridges, dams, culverts, and houses, all have his shadow.

"Lift up!" Feng Qianli ordered several soldiers in a low voice.Qi Qi used all his strength to turn the rickshaw over.

"Young commander, look! The most complicated and technical part of this car is not the two slender shafts in front, but here. The axle!"

With the help of the light, Li Huayu looked carefully. The bottom of the car seat was carefully smeared with grease and maintained very carefully.Between the two wheels, an axle made of fine steel serves as the link.The middle one is the axle, the upper and lower two are the balls, and the outer ones are the spokes.

"My subordinates have carefully questioned Songping's subordinates, and the man said that the most fatal thing is the rollers between the axle and the wheels." Feng Qianli held up a lantern and carefully explained the body structure of the rickshaw to Li Huayu.

Different from the vehicles equipped in large quantities by the Nanyue Army at this time, these two rickshaws used simpler roller bearings.The two ends are slightly thinner, and the middle is a cylinder.

"It's really interesting! Since people can pull up and run, it is extremely labor-saving. Old Feng, do you think that if all our vehicles are replaced like this, will the transportation capacity be improved and the use of mules and horses reduced? Our luggage is also easy to transport. Not that difficult?"

After several contacts with the Liao bandit Abatai's troops, Li Huayu has discovered the difference between the two armies. The Southern Guangdong Army and the Ming Army have to carry a lot of luggage, and there are fewer cavalry and more infantry, so their mobility is not as good as that of the Liao Army. thief.But Abatai doesn't need so much food and supplies, he just grabs wherever he goes.But if such vehicles can be manufactured in large quantities, and upgraded by the craftsmen of Nanzhong, and used in a large number of existing military vehicles and reclamation sites in various places, will it be of great benefit?

Not so optimistic!Feng Qianli's words poured cold water on Li Huayu's head.

"According to the inference of my subordinates, the roller should be rounded first, then polished, and then quenched. It is quenched after turning with a small grinding wheel. However, such a small roller is not easy to quench, and it may be about one millimeter. Cold water pool, and then clip it up and roll it around, "

But even so, the volume is too small, and surface quenching is difficult.

"If the subordinates come down to do this, they may not be able to solve the quenching problem in a while. I think these Japanese slaves have spent time and money on these things."

"Don't care about him! We are different from Japanese slaves! They spend a lot of time because they want to make rickshaws, but we make horse-drawn carts and rickshaws. The reason why rickshaws are not easy to make is that they have to be dragged by people. It is human again! So the bearing cannot be made bigger, which would require higher craftsmanship! But for the horse-drawn carriage, the bearing can be made bigger and thicker, so the requirements for technology and craftsmanship are much lower.”

Li Huayu set the tone for the assimilation and absorption of rickshaw technology for the transformation and upgrading of transport vehicles.

The next day, Matsudaira Nobutsuna wrote to the shogunate.The people in the shogunate were asked to send those master craftsmen who built rickshaws to Hue and hand them over to the general's mansion.

With the various industrial infrastructure provided by Ha Tinh Manufacturing and the brainstorming of the Craftsman Association, the most difficult quenching link in the industrialized manufacturing of roller bearings was solved after half a year: using the sand and stone used to make molds to create a roller bearing. Small rolling slope, the rolling slope has very shallow running water, and the bottom of the slope is a water sieve.Then connect a small waterproof slope.The rollers rolled down the ramp, passed through the water screen and the small slope, and jumped straight away.And in this short process, the burnt red roller also completed the quenching process.

But these are all later stories.

Ning Yuan, General Military Mansion.Now it has become a place to aid and suppress the president.

In the lobby, a thunderstorm is going on.

Li Huamei, who was carried to the lobby on a soft couch by several female soldiers, leaned on the couch with a worried look on her face.Behind her knelt down were the generals of the Southern Guangdong Army and the Guan Ning Army.

At the very center of the storm, it was Li Shouhan, Ning Yuan Bo, the president who aided the suppression, who stood opposite him, arguing endlessly.But Shi Lang is the commander of the navy!

Mo Yu and other generals of the Southern Guangdong Army knelt behind Li Huamei, facing the guard's furious thunder, they did not dare to utter a word even if they were angry.

"When the troops were divided from the capital, I told you not to rush in, don't rush in! You are lucky, you didn't listen to a word! Not only did you not listen to other people's good advice, but you built it in Dorgon. The warlords attacked fiercely on the ground. It was nothing more than a waste of ammunition and loss of money and food. Losing soldiers and generals, and destroying our army's prestige, what should you do?!"

Facing Li Shouhan's fury, all the generals of the Nanyue army remained silent, not to mention that Tashan was not conquered, and even the princess was injured.If it is really pursued, none of them will be able to escape the military law.The lord may be more polite to Guan Ningjun, after all, he is not his own child, but to the Nanyue Army, it is the deepest love and responsibility!

"My lord, the Southern Guangdong Army is not responsible for that day's defeat! It's not on the Princess!" Facing Li Shouhan's fury, Shi Lang rebelled against his firm opposition to storming Tashan, and spoke for the Southern Guangdong Army and defended Li Huamei.

After saying this, all the generals of the Guan Ning Army immediately lowered their heads, from Wu Sangui down, and carefully observed the water-milled brick joints in the place.If the Guan Ning Army hadn't taken the lead in the chaos that day, I'm afraid everyone has already discussed in Jinzhou City how to defeat Huang Taiji who is in the encirclement!

It should be noted that even when the entire front of the Guanning Army was shaken, the Southern Guangdong Army was still rushing forward, beating Cao Zhenyan to the brink of death.If it wasn't for seeing that the situation was out of control, the Southern Guangdong Army could still get through Baitai Mountain, get in touch with Songshan Mountain, and then surround Dorgon's troops in this narrow seaside area.

"My lord's urgent task today is not to punish the princess, but to capture Dorgon alive. One is to relieve the worries of the emperor and save the friendly army from fire and water, and the other is to boost morale and revive our Ming army!"

Shi Lang also poured out all his courage, and just poured out all his thoughts to Shou Han.

"The princess, in order to boost morale, attacked across the board, and used the elite guard brigade to attack the slave chieftain Dorgon's flanks, beheading countless slave chieftains and generals. Even the slave chieftain Dorgon and Duoduo had to go into battle. Fighting with swords! If it wasn't for Cao Zhenyan's unlucky luck, the stray bullet hit the princess's handsome flag, causing the princess to break two ribs, and the battle of Tashan that day could not be said that the princess' command was wrong , all the armies are fighting weakly!"

What Shi Lang said made the generals of the two armies present at the scene secretly heave a sigh of relief, originally!We fought well that day, if it wasn’t for the loss of the commander’s banner, which caused the entire army to be in a state of confusion, today, it would be Uncle Ning Yuan, the president who aided the suppression, to reward the generals for their meritorious service in Jinzhou City !

"If the princess is at fault, it is also the fault of the subordinates. They failed to defeat the slaves as soon as possible, so that the princess personally supervised the troops to go into battle! If the lord wants to deal with the princess by marching, please follow the subordinates first." Get up! The subordinates have no complaints!"

Shi Lang kicked the ball to Li Shouhan's feet. If there is any fault or guilt, it is also our subordinates. Who made us not eliminate the slave chief Dorgon as soon as possible?If you are marching, start killing us and finish killing us.We won't be able to see the princess again.

yes!How can we forget the key to the law not to blame the public? !Immediately, led by the old fritters of the Guan Ning Army, the generals of the Southern Guangdong Army followed with some trepidation, and shouted in unison: "Uncle (Master), please kill the subordinates first! Then deal with the princess!"

What's more, the thick-skinned one cried bitterly and shouted: "Every army in Guanning regards the princess as a loving mother. If the princess has something to do, the sons and daughters don't want to live anymore!"

The so-called crying, making trouble, and hanging himself three times, if the elders put down their faces and roll around, the effect is much more ruthless than that of women.

"You! You!" Shou Hanmo pointed at Shi Lang and the generals of the Guan Ning army headed by Wu Sangui, with a look of anger and helplessness on his face, as well as the father's hatred for his daughter who made a mistake, and many other emotions. Intertwined in one place, playing with the dozens of generals in the lobby right now.right!It's just playing!In accordance with the requirements of Stanislavsky's performance system, Shou Han has completely done it from the inside out, and his superficial expression fully reflects his inner emotional changes.

But, did it really come out?

On the surface, Shou Han confronted each other.He was so angry at Shi Lang's behavior that he almost vomited blood, but in his heart he was feeling secretly refreshed, hehe, what is going to happen, this is what is going to happen!Knowing that Laozi couldn't bear to deal with Erya, he jumped out to defend Erya at the risk, and also found a suitable step for Laozi to step down!It seems that this kid from the Shi family is not only good at fighting.He is also a thoughtful person when he does things!

However, Shi Lang's next move.It fully embodies a Northeast allegorical saying, "Rotten potatoes, I can't help boasting (including)!"

The generals of the Guards Brigade fell to their knees and demanded that they be punished first.This guy Shi Lang turned his gun and started firing at these comrades who were fighting bloody battles with him.

"My lord, we are indeed guilty!"

Shi Lang's performance has sufficiently gained enough hatred for himself, and the eyes of everyone in the guard brigade looking at him quickly turned into a spokesperson and a shit-stirring stick.But it is also helpless.Everything this guy said was true.

"Okay!" Shou Han impatiently waved his hand to stop Shi Lang from exposing in public that the Guards Brigade refused to fight to the death and moved forward bravely. They could not provide advice to Li Huamei, who is the coach, and the execution of orders was a deeply discounted shady scene. , so that everyone in the Guards Brigade almost had no place to put their faces.

For such behavior.Although Shou Han was happy in his heart, he still had to show a bit of sullenness on his face.

"Li Huamei, you were defeated at Tashan, lost tens of thousands of troops, and spent a lot of money and food. I will relieve you of the naval officer and various positions, and go back to Tamra Island to recuperate first! When the president returns to the army, we will go again. Deal with you!"

Turning his head and scolding Shi Lang again: "And you! Shi family boy! Since you are so protective of Li Huamei, you are responsible for escorting her to Danluo Island! When you get there, I will rush back to Ningyuan immediately for the president! There must be no mistakes! The president has a mission for you!"

Several guard brigade officers could not help winking at each other when they heard Shou Han treat Shi Lang like this. The weather was so cold, the sea was stormy and the waves were huge, and they were escorting the princess to Tamra Island, and they had to come back immediately. The guilt was paid out!Not to mention rushing back within a limited time, but also to go to work immediately, this crime is a big one!So, if you offend anyone, you can't offend the lord!

However, Wu Sangui, who was kneeling at the forefront of the Guanning Army, didn't think so.

"It seems like a good time to make friends with this Uncle Shi! I'm afraid he will become my godfather soon!"

Li Peiting, who has the same opinion as him, is also thinking hard in his heart, how to do a good job of fueling the matter that the lord has secretly acquiesced to Shi Lang and Erya.

While the two were making plans for their own interests, the guard behind Shuai's case called Wu Sangui kindly.

"Uncle, you have lived in Liaodong for a long time, and you have dealt with Jiannu for more than a day. How do you think this battle should be fought now? It can not only make Jiannu suffer, but also not cause too much damage to the armies in western Liaoning right now?"

Shou Han, who sits high on the top of the tiger skin, no matter in terms of official position, title, Liaoxi general and even the entire Ming court, strength is the most important word, and Wu Sangui has to deal with it with 12 points of energy.

What's more, when it comes to seniority in private, it seems that Wu Sangui and the generals of Guan Ning's army present have to call Uncle Ning Yuan nicely. (Suddenly remembered that this title has been a bit of a smelly street recently.) Holding other people's military pay, eating other people's military rations, and wearing other people's weapons and armor in their hands, it is Wu Sangui's barracks. Thousands of field soldiers from Shandong and Denglai have become the main force of his Ningyuan Town. How can the above not make Wu Sangui bow his head and obey his orders?

"It's my humble opinion, please advise the President!"

Wu Sangui cheered up, came to get the huge map of Liaodong, pointed to a certain location on the Liaodong Peninsula, and said loudly.

"When the princess first arrived in Liaodong, there was a proposal to use elite boats to march across the sea and attack the lairs of slaves. But at that time, the princess considered that the army of slaves was still strong. Once our army crossed the sea and marched eastward, although You can mobilize the slaves to return to the teacher, but it won't help."

"Tashan has fought repeatedly, killing and wounding many slaves. It is reported that although the slave chieftain Dorgon has compiled all the rebellious soldiers into coats and has slightly restored the old look, his combat power has never recovered. It is our army crossing Haidong Zheng, go straight to Shenyang!"

Regarding Wu Sangui's plan, Shou Han nodded in praise.Since he agreed, it is difficult for others to say anything.

"Shi Lang, I leave this matter to you. You will be responsible for all the transfers of soldiers, horses, food, salaries and ships. After you have agreed with the eldest uncle, just report to me!" (To be continued...)

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