Molested Zulong at the beginning

Mao Dun nodded slightly, and his vermilion lips parted slightly: "I will always wait for news from you, Lord Protector of Tianzhu. I watch the sky at dawn and look at the clouds at dusk. I miss you when I walk, and I miss you when I sit. Gesanghua, who belongs to you, will wait forever. looking at you."

Saying that, she kissed Bai Su's lips, and immediately boarded the carriage, and gradually went away under the driver's driving.

Bai Su looked at the direction the carriage was leaving, touched the lingering fragrance on his lips, and couldn't help laughing, "He really is a wolf king with an extremely hot personality."

Chapter 430

After bidding farewell to Maodun, Bai Su went straight to the Shaofu. It has been a year or two since he left Xianyang, and he doesn't know how the current Mohist giant is doing with his research.

As he came to the Ink Warehouse, he saw orderly workshops. Compared with the past, the scale was vastly different.

It can be seen everywhere that Mohist disciples are busy back and forth.

"I've seen Daliang Zao..."

At this time, a Mohist disciple who recognized Bai Su's identity hurried over and bowed his hands in salute.

They were full of admiration and affection for this rumored Daliang Zao.

This admiration is naturally Bai Su's astonishing achievements, whether it is expanding the territory to the outside world or governing the country internally, so that the world will no longer have to worry about famine and the treasury will be full.

It is enough to shape stone statues, enter temples, and pay homage to future generations.

As for the favorability, it was naturally because Daliang Zao was very easygoing despite his high position and authority, and even single-handedly supported their Mo family.

After all, when the Mohist family was at its worst, Zeng Qiong couldn't even find his disciples, which almost caused the interruption of the Mohist school's inheritance and disappeared into the long river of history.

But since he went to Bai Su, everything changed.

The Mohist School directly became one of the schools of private schools. In the future, the imperial examinations will be assessed, and a large number of talented people from all over the world will pour in. In terms of talents, the Mohist School will no longer be short of talents.

In addition, Bai Su's enthusiasm for the development of technology far exceeds that of ordinary people, not only with a wave of his hand, the Mo family has sufficient funds for research.

From time to time, provide some drawings of new things to broaden their horizons.

For example, gunpowder, textile machines, steam engines...

While pointing out a new direction for them, and improving people's livelihood through the research of Mohism, the status of Mohism has been improved unprecedentedly.

In the eyes of court officials, the Mo family was just a skillful craftsman, no different from those craftsmen who forged iron and bricks, and their status was never very high.

However, by increasing the efficiency of weaving, increasing taxes, and opening canals, the local people's livelihood has been completely renewed, and the annual tax rate has been doubled every year.

Many officials in the DPRK and China have gradually realized the importance of technology.

Now many officials, after seeing the Mohist disciples, have a lot of respect in their attitudes, and regard them as a precious talent.

This made countless Mohist disciples feel grateful to Bai Su.

However, there are also many people discussing in private, saying that the reason why Bai Su is so good to the Mohist family is that he has taken a fancy to their Mohist tycoon.

After all, although the name of Baisu's lsp is not well-known in the world, it can be regarded as well-known by everyone.

And their Mohist family was so poor back then, except for their dignified, virtuous, and beautiful Mohist tycoon, they really couldn't produce anything that could catch Bai Sufa's eyes.

Bai Su must be coveting their giant's beauty.

As for Bai Su's falling in love with his own giant, these Mohist disciples not only did not have the slightest objection in their hearts, on the contrary they were very supportive.

The reason is simple.

Their giant has been obsessed with research all year round, and has no interest in men at all.

Although some people have been attracted by the giant's beautiful face over the years, they want to go after him.

But when the giant said various words such as steam power, textile structure, and firing conditions, those who tried to strike up a conversation were all confused. Who am I, where am I, and what will I have for lunch today.

Juzi is not even interested in talking to these superficial people.

Juzi is now 19 years old. According to the customs of women in the Central Plains who get married at 14, she is already considered an old girl. If this drags on like this, outsiders will laugh at her.

And Bai Su in front of him can be said to be the best candidate.

For one thing, although Bai Su was made by Daliang, his attainments in mechanism skills are not inferior to their giants. The two chatted together by nature and had many common topics. They could be described as a perfect match.

Second, after Juzi marries Bai Su in the future.

Their Mohist school is like hugging a thigh. In the future, when hundreds of schools in the private school compete with each other, the Mohist school will also be able to overwhelm the poor and become the top school of the hundred schools. It is exciting to think about it.

Bai Su sized up the surrounding workshops, then asked casually, "Where are you giants?"

Mohist disciple's eyes lit up, and he thought inwardly, Daliang Zao really came for the giant.

It's right to think about it, Daliang Zao just came back from the Western Expedition, how could anyone come here to see a group of rough guys, they must have come to see the beauties.

However, he was completely mistaken.

Bai Su came here this time mainly to see how the steam engine research is going.

After all, from the Central Plains to the Maurya Dynasty, the distance along the way is more than ten thousand miles.

When the Great Xia was strong, these territories could still be stabilized, but when something happened in the future and the Central Plains didn't have the energy to manage them for the time being, there might be a risk of splitting.

Therefore, he must make preparations in advance to integrate these territories. The Maurya Dynasty is completely attached to the Central Plains in terms of trade, and sends money continuously.

Even after hundreds of years, the Central Plains has gone through turmoil and division, and after the reunification of the promising king, it will make money in order to resume trade.

At the moment of reunification, they will turn their attention to the former Protectorate's Mansion, wanting to restore the old soil.

What he has to do now is to increase the efficiency of transportation as much as possible, so that the Central Plains can deploy troops to counter the rebellion in the future.

The Mohist disciple immediately said enthusiastically: "My lord, the giant is usually in the steam workshop next door, working until late at night, she should still be there now."

"Busy late into the night?"

Bai Su was taken aback for a moment: "Did she encounter any problems?"

The Mohist disciple scratched his cheek, and said, "Didn't your lord say that in the future, you want to cross the sea and go to Dongying Shenzhou to catch the sinner Xu Fu?"

"The giant thinks that sailing ships relying solely on wind and waves are too risky on the way, and a storm may cause the entire fleet to be wiped out."

"After seeing that the steam engine can easily pull out hundreds of catties of coal and iron ore in the mine without relying on wind power or manpower, the giant wanted to apply the steam engine to the ship, but so far it has not been successful..."

Bai Su couldn't help being amused, how could it be so easy to build a ship that can cross the sea to the east.

After pondering for a moment, he walked towards the workshop.

As the research site of the Mohists, you can see many novelties, including textile looms with complex structures, improved continuous crossbows, and steam water wheels for water transportation.

Bai Su just walked to the door, and when he was about to knock on the door, he heard Mo Xun's tired voice from inside: "Have you failed again?"

Chapter 430 Mine is big, you have to bear with it

Bai Su was stunned for a moment, pushed the door and walked in.

I saw a young girl in a blue skirt lying wearily on the table. On the ground around her, there were crumpled paper balls everywhere.

Bai Su bent down and picked up a ball of paper at his feet, opened it to look, and found that it was full of discarded drawings of steamships.

It seems that the recent progress of this Mohist tycoon is not going well.

He walked over slowly, picked up the teapot on the table, poured a cup of hot tea for the Mohist giant, and said with a smile: "As the saying goes, haste makes waste. That's it."

Mo Xun lay on the table, as if he hadn't reacted yet.

She said vaguely: "Before my lord went out to fight, I made an agreement with my lord to complete this thing, but now I have no idea, which gives me the face to see my lord."

Bai Su scratched her cheek, couldn't help but said, "I don't think he would care."

"how do you know……"

Mo Xun's tone came to an abrupt end, and she suddenly felt that the voice was familiar, as if she had heard it somewhere before.

She raised her head slowly, she didn't seem to have had a good rest during this time, her complexion didn't look very good, her dignified pretty face was morbidly pale, and there was a trace of tiredness in her eyes.

Her jet-black hair curled into a neat sideburn, and she wore a blue hairpin. She was wearing a long blue dress with a white coat over it.

The whole person seems to be full of the intellectual temperament of a schoolmaster, which makes people's eyes shine.

Mo Xun looked at Bai Su who was close at hand, she couldn't help being stunned, and couldn't help asking blankly, "My lord, when did you come back?"

Bai Su smiled slightly: "It has been two or three days since you led the army back, don't you know?"

Mo Xun shook her head. She stayed in the Moqi Prison all day long. She was obsessed with research and was completely ignorant of what happened outside.

Bai Su pondered for a moment, and briefly told her what happened during his journey to the west.

Mo Xun's expression was first surprised, then sighed, and finally his beautiful eyes were full of joy.

She stared at Bai Su closely, and couldn't help muttering: "The world is full of wonders. I didn't expect there to be a country that worships ghosts and gods. A folk sorcerer who pretends to be a ghost can usurp artifacts and take power in the world. It's incredible."

Bai Su said with a smile: "After all, our Yellow River floods every few decades. We have known since ancient times that it is useless to simply beg God. Only by reducing the flood and diverting the flood into the East China Sea can we ensure peace in the Central Plains." .”

"In the midst of suffering, we gradually developed the belief that we don't believe in ghosts and gods, and that man can overcome the sky. We encountered mountains and opened mountains along the way, encountered floods to control floods, and even if there was a hole in the sky, we would block it."

"And they have experienced too little suffering. Because their lives are too easy on weekdays, once they encounter dangerous events, they often only beg for God's favor."

Mo Xun couldn't help sighing, "A thousand years have passed, and they don't even know how to build a Great Wall at the northern mountain pass. That's the reason why they were born in trouble and died in peace."

Bai Su glanced at her with great interest, and couldn't help but ask, "Seeing Juzi's troubled look, could it be that the progress is not going well?"

Mo Xun's slender eyebrows frowned, and she sighed helplessly: "According to your lord's blueprint, I have improved the steam engine, and I have achieved a lot of initial results, but in terms of ships, I have encountered many problems. question."

Bai Su was stunned: "Boat?"

Mo Xun nodded lightly: "The most advanced ships in the Central Plains today are still mirages created by His Majesty gathering craftsmen and fishermen from all over the world in order to seek the elixir of life."

"If this kind of boat wants to cross the sea eastward, it can only depend on luck. Although I have consulted some fishermen along the coast and asked them a lot of experience, I still haven't been able to build a boat that can safely cross the sea."

"What's more, if you want a steamship, you need to carry a lot of coal, and you need a larger load. With the load capacity of the ships in the Central Plains, it is impossible. I really don't know what to do."

Seeing her face with a headache, Bai Su couldn't help but smiled, not the slightest surprise in his heart.

As the so-called ten-year army and century-old navy, shipbuilding requires a lot of time to accumulate and accumulate experience bit by bit before it can be cultivated.

This is not one or two geniuses who can catch up immediately with a quick brainstorm. There is a gap of hundreds or thousands of years.

Before this, the Central Plains had almost no experience in shipbuilding. The imperial court began to manufacture ships on a large scale and used them among the people and the army.

Still have to wait until the Han Dynasty.

After hundreds of years of precipitation, the building ships of the Han Dynasty have been able to fight hundreds of thousands of battles in the Yangtze River, and they have been able to stabilize their activities in offshore areas.

Especially Sun Shiwan of Soochow, after he couldn't beat Zhang Liao in the north, he sent a navy in his later years to bring Yizhou under the command of the Central Plains.

That is, later Taiwan.

It can be regarded as the first time in the history of the Central Plains that the sea was opened up to the outside world.

And if you want to cross the sea in a more stable way and go to Dongying, it will almost have to wait until the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

The five-tooth warship of the Sui and Tang Dynasties was about [-] meters high, with five floors, and could accommodate more than [-] soldiers.

At this time, the ships in the Central Plains were able to travel freely between Dongying and the Central Plains, and preached back and forth.

And what is known as the pinnacle of wooden structure shipbuilding is naturally the treasure ship of Ming Dynasty.

Such a behemoth, not to mention carrying steam engines, coal and other things to Dongpu, even traveling around the world is not impossible.

With a smile on his face, Bai Su said, "Come on, help me grind the ink, and I'll draw a blueprint for you."

Mo Xun was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help asking: "My lord, do you even know how to build a ship?"

After pondering for a while, Bai Su said solemnly, "I know a little bit about it."

Mo Xun looked at Bai Su suspiciously, wondering if Bai Su was playing tricks on her on purpose.

After all, the people with the most experience in shipbuilding in the world today are the fishermen in Jiuqi and the coastal areas of Wuyue. None of these people have the slightest idea.

Living in the north, far away from the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, Bai Su, what experience in shipbuilding does he know?

However, out of trust in Bai Su, she obediently spread out the rice paper for Bai Su, and began to study the ink.

Holding the ink pen in his hand, Bai Su began to draw on the rice paper with ease.

Mo Xun's initial suspicion quickly turned into surprise.

As the saying goes, as soon as an expert makes a move, he will know if there is any. She has studied shipbuilding for two full years, and she can see Bai Su's experience at a glance.

This keel, this deck, this cabin, the superb design made her feel amazed for a while.

What shocked her even more was that the size of the ship was too large! ! !

It is 140 meters long and 51 meters wide. This...is not a boat, it is clearly a small palace.