Fisherman's Song Dynasty

Du Jin picked it up and looked at it, then said in astonishment, "What a big crystal stone, where did you get it?"

Xu Zizhen said: "You don't care where it came from, I'll just ask if you can make this stuff into pieces."

The thing he took out was the large piece of crystal that Bu Fen and others collected from the Western Regions. Xu Zizhen hid him for a long time, waiting to ask Du Jin to see if he could use the knife.

Du Jin frowned and looked at it for a long time, then nodded and said, "Yes, yes, how thin do you want?"

Xu Zizhen himself had no idea, so he compared the thickness with his thumb and index finger after thinking for a moment: "It's almost this thin, can it work?"

"What color do you want to carve?"

"I don't need any flowers, just thin and polish it, the brighter the better."

Du Jin raised his head in doubt: "It's just polishing without carving? What's the use? Such a large crystal stone is rare, isn't it a waste?"

Xu Zizhen smiled mysteriously: "You will know when you grind it out."

Du Jin didn't ask any more questions, and put away the crystal: "Okay, this is a water-based effort, and it won't work in ten days."

Xu Zizhen scratched his head: "I'm afraid you have to spend more time, because it's not just grinding." Then he took out a charcoal pencil, took a piece of paper and drew a few strokes, "The sides should be thin, and the middle should be raised. Can it work?"

Du Jin picked up the paper and looked at it: "Okay, it will take three or four days."

Xu Zizhen was overjoyed: "Okay, then I'll wait."

Otherwise, an old family is like a treasure, Xu Zizhen now feels that Du Jin is not only a treasure, but also an unfathomable treasure. No matter what comes into his hands, there is always a way to solve it, which is really very comfortable.

After he finished speaking, he was about to leave, but Du Jin grabbed him and said angrily, "You boy, are you going to leave now? Don't you want to see your big killer?"

Xu Zizhen stopped immediately, his eyes lit up: "You really did it?"

Du Jin said: "It's not that easy, there are still some small procedures that have not been completed, but the general appearance has come out, you can take a look first."

Xu Zizhen followed Du Jin to the backyard, which was an empty yard. A shed was built with big moso bamboo, and the roof was covered with oilcloth, covering the whole yard so tightly that even silky light could not penetrate. He lit the lamp and led Xu Zizhen inside. There was a large object in the center of the courtyard, which was also covered with a large tarpaulin.

With a wave of Du Jin's hand, two men came over and lifted the oilcloth, revealing an iron bump as tall as a person and a half.

Xu Zizhen's eyes widened in an instant, and he looked at the thing in front of him without blinking. He reached out his hand trembling and touched the object lightly, and said excitedly: "Did you really make this thing? Really made it?" gone?"

But Du Jin pulled him away, dodged in front of the thing, and asked: "You didn't tell me what it was when we arrived, can you tell me now? Brothers have been busy for more than two months. .”

Xu Zizhen looked at the thing a few steps away, his cheeks flushed with excitement, he swallowed, and said in a low voice: "The advent of this thing can boost the power of our Great Song Dynasty for hundreds of years, don't you think so?" Good thing? If you really want to ask the name, this one is called a steam engine."

Du Jin couldn't help being taken aback. The promotion of national power for hundreds of years is not a joke, but since Xu Zizhen gave him the blueprints until now, he has only devoted himself to making it, but he never knows what it is useful for. Although Xu Zizhen said it very well Serious and grand, but he was still confused, and couldn't help asking: "Is it so rare? But how to use it?"

Xu Zizhen took a deep breath to suppress the agitation in his heart, and said with a smile: "It's useless to say now, I don't have a chance to experiment, and you will know later." He paused here, his expression became very serious, "This thing is Only us brothers know, and we must not spread it.”

Hearing what he said so seriously, Du Jin became more and more curious.

Xu Zizhen walked around this iron guy for a few more times, and looked carefully. This is said to be a steam engine, but it is actually a simplified version. He has long had the idea of ​​developing technology in his heart, but it is a pity that he did not study much. I didn't learn well, I can only remember the general principles.

Not long after he first came to Yingtian Mansion, he asked Bao'er and Qiaoyi to find such a good place, bought the garden at a high price, and used it for Du Jin and others to research and develop his rare things. , this steam engine is the first big thing to bear the brunt.

Right now, the steam engine is not finished yet. He took a closer look and found that the general fuselage is fine. Xixia’s forging technology can definitely prevent the iron shell from bursting under high pressure, but it’s a pity that it’s impossible to make valves these days. Even the steel balls in the rollers had to be polished by hand, so it took too long to build a working steam engine.

Xu Zizhen looked and touched the ground several times, and the more he looked more and more complacently, he suddenly raised his head and shouted: "Luo Ji!"

A black figure flashed from the roof, leaped to Xu Zizhen, and knelt down on one knee.

"master."

Du Jin and the others were taken aback by this unexpected visitor. They were all skilled, but no one noticed Luo Ji's existence.

Xu Zizhen pointed to the steam engine and said, "Send a few brothers to guard this garden, and don't let anyone approach it. This thing must be kept secret, understand?"

"Yes!" Luo Ji replied simply and directly, then jumped up and disappeared on the roof.

Du Jin was dumbfounded, and it took him a while to come back to his senses: "Where did you get such a master?"

Xu Zizhen said displeasedly: "Look at what you said, what is a pit, this is a gift from someone... Uh, it is actually a dowry."

Du Jin and his fellows couldn't help laughing, Wen Ba Er said with a smile: "My mother-in-law was considered a beautiful woman when she married, but she also married some gold and silver as a dowry, young master, which family did you marry this time?" The girl, and the master? Could it be the daughter of some general?"

Xu Zizhen proudly said: "That's right, it really is..." He stopped at this point and slapped his hands, "Oops, I forgot about it."

He had made a promise with Lord Yong that Tianfu would propose marriage to the Gao family, but he forgot all about it when he saw Mr. Gao Pu, but Lord Yong said that he would soon I will come to Yingtian Mansion again, and I will suffer if the old man loses his temper.

Thinking of this, his mind turned quickly again, marrying Mr. Gao Pu is not so easy, this girl has high requirements, referred to as Shima, or make the wedding different, I am afraid that there will be plenty of small shoes for myself in the future wear.

He stroked his chin and pondered for a moment, then slapped his thigh and shouted, "Yes!"

Everyone was startled by him: "What happened?"

Xu Zizhen's face suddenly filled with flattering smiles, he looked at Du Jin and said, "Uncle, can you make me another thing?"