Song Dynasty Cannon Fodder Counterattack Record

Chapter 62 Da Song's Lathe

Lathe, it sounds very high-end, but in fact the most basic element is a frame used to process workpieces, and it is OK if it has a fixed mechanism and an action mechanism.

Although the wooden machine in the yard is bulky and crude, it fully fits the traveler's perception of lathes, and Li Buqi couldn't help but feel overwhelmed - it turns out that there was a lathe in Song Dynasty!
This lathe is really important to Li Buqi. For example, to manufacture pencils that are in increasing demand, it is necessary to round the lead lead and drill holes in wood. With the lathe, the manufacturing efficiency has been greatly improved.

Well, in fact, it is not a problem to manufacture a primitive lathe at the level of Li Buqi, but since someone in this era made a lathe by himself without reference, it shows that this person has a lot of ideas.It is much more meaningful than a lathe to take this person under his own hands and let him continue to improve the lathe, and then bring out more people with ideas.

Therefore, Li Buqi pays more attention to who built this lathe, and this person may be the first researcher under him who is of some use.As expected, in this era of secret recipes, this lathe was designed, manufactured and improved by generations of this family.

According to the old man of the Liang family, he made a similar thing when he was a ancestor, but it was lost in the chaos of war. Later, his grandfather settled in Bianliang, not only passed down the coppersmith's craft, but also made a simple one from memory. installation.When it came to the old man of the Liang family, because he still knew a little bit about carpentry, he improved the thing to look like this.

When Li Buqi proposed to buy the design of the lathe and hired Mr. Liang with a high salary to improve it so that he could manufacture more things, the Liang family was overjoyed.In this era, there is no such thing as patent protection. This machine of your own can be seen through the secrets of others, and you have nothing to do when others copy it.But Li Buqi not only paid for the design, but also spent [-] yuan a year to hire Mr. Liang, saying that if he did something well, he would get a bonus. This condition is too generous.

Little did he know that Li Buqi was also buying horse bones with thousands of dollars.The wisdom of the working people is infinite. You don’t know how many good things the folks in the Song Dynasty have hidden. If you want to discover them yourself, the efficiency is too low. It is better to let people send them up.

Of course, Li Buqi must let Mr. Liang be a good example and give him some help.The lathe of the Liang family is too primitive. It is a troublesome thing to fix the workpiece first. It would be better if the screw is used.Travelers remember that the lead screw seems to have been introduced from the West, so they should look in the West to see if they can find a craftsman who made the lead screw.There are still good things in West Asia and Europe. Cement is also indispensable for engineering, so we have to find ways to get it.

It is definitely impossible for Li Buqi to go sailing in person now, and to get these things back from overseas depends on maritime merchants.So Li Buqi asked Gao Zunyu and the others if they had found the sea merchant they were looking for.Facts have proved that there is nothing these nobles can't do. They have already contacted several maritime merchants to come to Bianliang, and they will arrive in a few days.

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On May 24, Zhao Zhen wanted to inspect the Fan soldiers, which was also part of the plan to demonstrate against the Liao people.Zhao Zhen asked Li Buqi to accompany him to the bow and arrow academy because Li Buqi had personally been on the battlefield.

The so-called fan soldiers are troops composed of Fan people from the northwest border, so their riding and archery skills are naturally much better than those of the imperial guards in the Song Dynasty. In addition, Mr. Ren Bu, the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, said that the fan soldiers were strong, and he kept the emperor's eyes on him. Applause.But the emperor didn't just come to watch the fun, because he had something on his mind and he couldn't help sighing after he finished, "When will my imperial guards of the Song Dynasty be able to train their cavalry and archery skills like this soldier."

No one said anything now, and the ministers knew in their hearts that it was impossible to meet the emperor's request with the current situation of the imperial army.But this cannot be said truthfully, otherwise there will be more problems involved, and the lid will be lifted.

Military generals are usually not allowed to discuss political affairs, even if it is military affairs, the emperor dares to answer them only after asking them explicitly, so at this time it is logical to keep their mouths shut and remain silent.Ren Bu, the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, had no choice but to say: "Your Majesty, this matter is difficult. It is really that we are short of horses in Song Dynasty. Without horses, it is impossible for soldiers to practice riding and archery."

This reason is too clever, but I don't know how the old gentleman can say it without changing his face. If the horses in the account book are used, the imperial army has enough horses.Li Buqi couldn't help looking at the emperor—as long as the emperor knew how many war horses were on the account book, he would scold Ren Bu for talking nonsense.

But the emperor just sighed after hearing Ren Bu's answer and didn't say anything.It seems that the emperor really doesn't know how much money he has.But the emperor happened to see Li Buqi looking at him, so he asked, "Li Buqi, what do you have to say?"

Oh?The emperor will be wrong.However, in order for the Song Dynasty to have the ability to fight against the nomads as soon as possible, Li Buqi still came out and said: "Your Majesty, I think that since the Song Dynasty lacks horses, it is enough to buy horses from the Fans."

The Privy Council is in charge of horse affairs, and Ren Bu is very familiar with buying horses.He said: "Who doesn't know how to buy horses? Since the troubled times of the Five Dynasties, the horse grazing lands in the Han and Tang Dynasties have been reduced to foreign countries. After the Song Dynasty and the Liao Dynasty, the imperial courts have been buying horses all year round. But the Liao Kingdom does not allow the sale of horses, and Khitan horses are also poor-boned. It’s useful. Now the western thieves will not sell horses to Da Song. The only place where horses can be sold is Qingtang, but where can I find so many horses? And a war horse costs [-] to [-] cents, where can I find so much money? .”

It seems that the tea horse trade has not yet started at this time.The corners of Li Buqi's mouth twitched slightly: "Your Majesty, deputy hub, in fact, if you want a horse, you can land on these Fanbing."

Ren Bu sneered and said, "Even if we bought all these Fanren's horses, they would only be five or seven hundred horses. What's the use?"

Li Buqi said: "The boy said that it will fall on these people, but it will not be effective now. If the boy's method is followed, maybe ten years later, the fans of Qingtang and Yinxia will compete for the market."

"What's the way?" Zhao Zhen asked impatiently.

Li Buqi said: "When I was in Shaanxi, I knew that people in Tubo, Qingtang, Yinxia, ​​Western Regions, and Liao areas ate more meat and milk, but less vegetables. Their diet was very greasy. First, it caused stomach problems, and second, it was difficult to defecate. , and it is easy to cause internal heat stagnation to cause disease. My Da Song tea is just right for the greasy food of meat, and it can make you sleepy all night. In fact, it is what the Fans there urgently need. As long as the Fans know that drinking tea is good for them, they Tea will be as inseparable as eating salt. Only my Da Song produces tea, and they can only buy tea from me Da Song. If at that time, Da Song only wants them to exchange horses, can they not obey?"

Zhao Zhen exchanged glances with Lu Yijian and the others.Lu Yijian said: "There is still such a thing? But can it really make Fan people unable to do without tea?"

(End of this chapter)