Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 418
It was already November [-]th, and there had been three heavy snowfalls, but the boat to Liaozhen hadn't returned yet, but someone came to Tianjin Wei from Shanhaiguan.

It is said that because everyone brought a lot of goods, the winter in Liaozhen was earlier than in previous years, and the local merchants in Liaozhen came from all over the place, and it took more effort than usual. They wanted to deal with the goods before buying new ones and returning. The sea has been frozen, so wait until the next spring to return.

The only thing that is certain is that this trip has already made a lot of money. Li Chengliang, the commander-in-chief of Liao Town, has eaten a lot of goods at home, because there are too many ships and goods coming this time, which is of great benefit to Liao Town. Tianjin Wei came here There was Wang Tong's shadow behind these boats. To show his importance, General Li Chengliang sent his eldest son Li Rusong to the port of Niangniang Temple to meet everyone.

Not to mention anything else, Li Rusong is now a lieutenant general with a high status, and his reception is to express his attitude towards the merchants who came from Tianjin Wei.

Sure enough, as Wang Tong expected, Sun Shoulian brought the fleet and Damu to Tianjin Wei, and without the permission of the general of Liao Town, he couldn't do it at all.

But the logs from Liaodong are indeed easy to sell. The several construction teams responsible for the construction of various places in Tianjin Wei bought almost all the wood that could be bought. The first money allocated after the establishment of the insurance company was to buy this. construction needs.

After the purchasing eunuchs of the Zhidian Supervisor and the Imperial Supervisor of the Palace came to Tianjin Wei, they almost cried when they saw these thick logs. Over the years, the palace was built in the palace, and the beams and columns could not find suitable large logs. It is spliced ​​and tenoned with wood, but this is a bit worse after all, and the strength is slightly insufficient.

Because of this concern, many things to be built are afraid to start construction. If construction is not started, everyone will have no chance to help. Life is hard!

They know who Wang Tong is, they buy and sell by force, and they dare not get it on this master through extortion, which is not bad. There is no chance of making money in the large-scale construction projects. Right now, even a high price is fine. The key is to have suitable timber.

After thousands of requests, Wang Tong wanted to give the palace face no matter what. After coordination, he evened out some logs, and promised to set aside a portion for the palace in the next year's incoming goods.

What made the eunuchs in the palace even more happy was that a proud person like Wang Qianhu knew everything about the world. Everyone paid the silver according to the current price, and Mr. Wang sent back a [-]% rebate as usual, although the price was higher than the market price. A little bit, but the wool comes from the sheep, it has nothing to do with me, everyone is happy.

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Compared with this person who knows how to be human, Chi Hei, the head of the farmer in Wang Tong's mansion, is not very happy. He went out with several heads of craftsmen who specialize in making cattle, horses and carts in the official square.

"Master just likes new things, I don't believe it, this red-haired ghost with big horses and carts can still make flowers, it's cold weather, it's good to serve horses in the stables!"

Looking at Chi Hei's way of speaking and dressing up now, you can't tell that he is a fool at all. If you are not familiar with him, you may think he is some kind of wealthy person. Don't look at Chi Hei who is in charge of horses, but after all, he is the head of the farmer in Wang Qianhu's family. He also eats well and drinks spicy food, and goes out to deal with officials privately on errands, who would dare to neglect him.

Like now, there are usually some respectable craftsmen leaders, who are very polite and respectful in front of him. Everything in Tianjin Wei is in the hands of Master Wang. Let everyone make a lot of money, that's welcome.

"Brother Chi is joking, isn't it? It must be reasonable for Mr. Wang to let us watch."

Chi Hei is Wang Qianhu's family, so he can complain naturally. If outsiders dare to follow the conversation, everyone just laughs with him. Chi Hei cleared his throat, coughed dryly, and said in a rough voice:
"Of course the master has a reason for doing things. I just don't feel angry about those red-haired ghosts cheating money. I just waited on the cattle and horses on the grassland, and I built this cart. You are also old-fashioned. Isn't it better than that red-haired ghost?"

Skilled people are more or less reserved in their hearts. When they heard Chi Hei's words, everyone actually agreed in their hearts, but they all laughed and said nothing.

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"His mother, why didn't I think of this in my head."

In the open space of the workshop in the west of the city, Chi Hei, who was watching from the side, slapped a master next to him hard with his hand. He was struggling every day, and this slap made the craftsman stumble, grinning in pain. , but he didn't care about it, shaking his head and watching the Portuguese put the reins and leather ropes on the animals.

When I first came here, the carpenters and blacksmiths in Guanfang had already made all the parts needed for the cart, and more than a dozen people were nervously assembling them there.

This cart looks really nothing unusual, although Daming's cattle and horse carts have more than two wheels, there are also four-wheeled ones, so there is nothing unusual about it.

There is a fork connection between the front and rear axles below. This is a good practice. When turning, the front and rear axles are stressed together, so that one side will not be blocked and the other side will collapse. But this setting is the same thing. If the front and rear sides are both Being the owner of the card is also a trouble.

What really makes people laugh is the shaft. Daming’s carts are all hard shafts. They use a combination of wooden bars and rope saddles to connect the cart to the cows and horses. But these red-haired ghosts don’t use shafts, but belts. Combine with ropes, hoops and saddles, and then use a square frame of iron-clad bamboo to enclose the horse in it.

The power of the ox and horse to pull the carriage depends entirely on the connection of the leather rope. The leather rope is soft. Naturally, the force pulling the cart is not as strong as that connected by the shaft wood. After running, the leather rope is no longer tight. Isn't it empty running.

As for the square frame enclosing the horses, the bamboo is only three fingers thick, it is used to enclose the horses and cows, not for exertion, and it looks even more useless.

After seeing this scene, Chi Hei and several craftsman leaders could no longer hide their contempt and contempt, and laughed loudly beside them.

The carpenters and blacksmiths who helped those strangers were not beginners. Even though they helped, they still felt that these strangers were messing around. Fortunately, Mr. Wang ordered them to cooperate as much as possible. I heard that these strangers finished their work. After the work, there will be rewards. We can also build this laborious cart, and it must be easier to use than this man-made one. Everyone thinks so.

Hearing Chihei and the others laugh, they all looked on with sneers. Although most of the Portuguese craftsmen could not understand Chinese, they also knew that the people around them didn't laugh well, but there was nothing they could do.

First put the two horses on the cart, put them on the frame, and patted their faces with red and black. It was windy and cold outside, and they had seen enough jokes for a long time, and they were going to call a few leaders into the house to warm up.

But the work of those Fanren was not finished, so they led two horses over, put on a frame, and connected them with leather ropes and iron rings. This time, the cleaning was more complicated than the previous two horses. During the period, there must be ropes between the horses and the cart.

After seeing this, the artisans were all stunned, and the people who were about to leave just gathered together again. The Portuguese artisans reacted strangely and complacently when they saw the crowd, but they sped up their movements and put the rest of them together. The two horses were also attached to the cart.

The sounds of exclamation and slaps sounded everywhere, including Chihei and the craftsmen's leaders. This set of tricks done by the Fanren is not a fairy trick or a secret, but everyone did not expect it.

Handed down from generation to generation, large carts use hardwood shafts. This can indeed make full use of the animal power of the animals pulling the carts. However, because the hardwood shafts and carts are integrated, the length and distance are limited. Large carts used by the people Generally, there are one cow and one horse, at most two livestock, and the carts used by officials are drawn by eight horses. In the two lines, no more animals can be added, and because of the leniency, the ordinary official path cannot be used at all, and it is useless.

But now foreigners make this kind of carriage, which is connected by leather ropes. Even if it is a cart of this kind used by the people, it can be dragged by multiple oxen and horses. It is powerful, which means that there are more things that can be loaded on a car.

The group of people who were just looking at it with indifference gathered around, looked at each component carefully, and asked the interpreter to turn the question around from time to time.

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Chi Hei and the others were watching from this side, while Wang Tong and the others were at the original camp ground, where two cast bronze cannons were placed.

Looking at the thickness and caliber of the cannon, Wang Tong knew that the cannon would not exceed three catties. Naturally, the greater the caliber, the greater the power of the cannon. However, more than 50 Portuguese craftsmen spent 400 taels of silver. 260 people helped out, how could this be made.

Wang Tong frowned. Those foreign craftsmen were busy adjusting the muzzle and loading ammunition, but he didn't make a sound.

On the contrary, the director Ren Yuan and a group of craftsmen stared at it intently. After a while, everything was ready and the ignition was launched.

There was a muffled "bang", and everything was no different from usual. When the shell hit the ground, a craftsman ran over quickly, and came to report the count after a while.

"The bomb weighs nine taels and has a range of 160 steps!"

Hearing this, Wang Tong was stunned. His own cannonballs of about one catty can shoot about 110 steps at most. How did these foreigners do it.

Before Wang Tong could ask a question, Ren Yuan shook his head and walked over there, first bowed and saluted, and then said with emotion:
"My lord Wang, the past few days have really opened my eyes. Many things are not incomprehensible, but I didn't think of them at all. This time, I understood immediately after seeing it. That's how it is, it's so obvious!"

Wang Tong smiled and nodded. In this era, there is still no gap between the East and the West. It is nothing more than a difference in thinking. But in a few decades, the gap will gradually widen.
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At that time, there was no difference in technology between the East and the West, it was nothing more than a different direction

thank you all
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