Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2202 New News
In the Han Dynasty, there was no such thing as a Wei Ya Banquet.

Because this kind of middleman who does business with empty words and white teeth is also called an intermediary. In the Western Zhou Dynasty, it was called a hostage.

Then, because in the Song Dynasty, commerce and trade were popular, and there were more and more dental talents. Later, there were customs of "head teeth" and "tail teeth", which means to worship at the opening of the spring and the closing of the year, and pray for a prosperous business.

Therefore, Fei Qian can't be called Wei Ya, and it is more straightforward to change it to a "year-end" banquet.

In the later generations, the banquet was only a habit of Taiwanese businessmen at first, but it gradually spread, and so many companies are using it. It is undoubtedly because the leaders of the companies think that this model has a certain effect on gathering people's hearts, so they adopt it.

Therefore, Fei Qian also felt that it would be good for him to hold a year-end banquet in his mansion every time it was the end of the year, at least so that everyone in the same mansion could see him...

Of course, Huang Chengyan and Pang Tong were invited to Feiqian's small-scale family year-end banquet, while Xun You, Zhang Liao and others in Chang'an would wait for Feiqian to hold the banquet in the inner palace before holding another year-end banquet for the outside world. .

In a sense, Huang Chengyan, Pang Tong, Huang Xu, Xu Chu, Wei Du and others are either Fei Qian's elders, or Fei Qian's relatives, or Fei Qian's closest guards, so they are the closest Naturally, the group of people in the inner circle must be entertained first, which is also in line with a custom of the Han Dynasty.

Huang Chengyan is preparing for a large-scale comprehensive upgrade of the metallurgical blast furnaces in Huang's workshop. This is also the first major upgrade since Fei Qian moved the workshop south to Guanzhong.

The use of a hydraulic blower system has greatly increased the temperature of metallurgy, and in order to make coking coal more energy-efficient, it is necessary to have a larger steel-making blast furnace. Therefore, Huang Chengyan, after discussing with the craftsmen, Without improving the coking coal production process for the time being, it is decided to start from the consumption aspect, build a larger blast furnace, and increase the utilization rate of coking coal.

But improving the blast furnace was not all smooth sailing. Since Huang Chengyan decided to take this route, it has not been so smooth. Simply put, the bigger the blast furnace, the greater the power of the explosion. Fortunately, most of the craftsmen are very experienced. When they saw something was wrong, they all evacuated far away, and the only loss was some bricks and clay, and the water turbine that assisted the blower.

The blast furnace will explode, obviously not because of the New Year's arrival to join in the fun, but because of structural problems.

This problem isn't just with refractory bricks...

You must know that as early as the Qin and Han Dynasties, refractory bricks doped with quartz sand had already appeared, and this kind of refractory bricks can withstand high temperatures above 1400 degrees, which is basically enough for general steelmaking. used.

Hot air blowers have also been used for a long time. In the seventh year of Jianwu, it was recorded that the Nanyang prefect made iron and steel. There are traces of preheating air blowers in the remains excavated from later generations...

In fact, everything is fully equipped, but there are still some specific problems in the blast furnace architecture, such as the self-weight of the blast furnace, the bigger the blast furnace is, the heavier it is, and the more fuel and ore react, the greater the pressure on the furnace wall will be. And so on, these problems are all related to each other, and it is not a simple solution to a refractory brick.

Fei Qian can go to the workshop site to measure the thickness of the blast furnace wall, how many layers of bricks and clay, the entire center of gravity, and the layout of the pipes need to be adjusted?

Obviously not, so it is undoubtedly the most appropriate way to pretend to chat with Huang Chengyan and discuss it through this year-end banquet.

"Maybe let the craftsman make a few small models first..." Although Pang Tong didn't understand it very well, he also pretended to say, "I think that's how I used to build houses before, and this steelmaking furnace must be similar... ...'

Huang Chengyan chuckled and nodded slightly.

Fei Qian did not expose it, but took out two or three copies of the documents from his sleeve, and handed them to Pang Tong and Huang Chengyan, "This is the inventory slip from the Hedong Weapons Workshop... this one was received by the Chang'an Arsenal." The registration form... These moths in Hedong think their hands and feet are perfect, but in fact... Hehe, even if the identification number on the weapon is worn away, where did it come from, who handed it, who escorted it, and where did it go? "Lost" or "damaged", in fact, there are traces...follow the picture to find it, but there is nowhere to hide...』

After Fei Qian finished speaking, he glanced slightly at Huang Chengyan.

"It's a wonderful move..." Huang Chengyan squeezed his beard and nodded.

Pang Tong glanced at Fei Qian, then rolled his eyes, as if seeing this piece of information for the first time, he also pretended to praise a few words.

"Hmm..." Huang Chengyan pinched the information, seemed to think of something, and became thoughtful.

"The key is to have traces to follow! ’ Fei Qian said calmly, ‘If there is no record, how can we know the changes?It's like smelting steel, more, where is more?If there is no record, then you will be at a loss...」

"Well...record, record, change, change..." Huang Chengyan clapped his hands suddenly, "Yes, that's it!When there is a record!Know the changes!Haha, so here...」

Halfway through Huang Chengyan's words, he wanted to get up and leave, but he was stopped by Fei Qian, "Master Yuezhang, please be patient, even if you go to the workshop, the artisans will celebrate the New Year... This year is over, so let their family reunite somehow ...'

Only then did Huang Chengyan come to his senses, sat down again, and said with trembling hands: "This move is wonderful!"Originally, this method was made by the Qin Dynasty, and it was so harsh that many people criticized it, but it was useless. Now that I think about it, stones from other mountains can be used to attack jade, which is suitable for this place!Changing the blast furnace involves a lot of things, and it is difficult to make a comprehensive decision based on only one person's reference. If it is changed to a device... hahahaha, it is just a larger device!Wonderful, very wonderful! 』

The assembly line and strict control of component differences all appeared in the Qin Dynasty. They are not considered black technology at all, but one thing that is more interesting is that because people from craftsman backgrounds do not have enough knowledge, and their vision is not wide enough, resulting in It cannot be bypassed by analogy, so that the restriction is very serious.

However, the scribes in charge of recording generally do not understand the specific changes, and even disdain to know. Even if there are some improvements and improvements, it is just a swipe of a pen. A certain craftsman changed it, and then it was over, how to change it, why it was changed, what was changed, what effect did it have, and the changes in cost and output, all of which were ignored...

Of course, the scribes handled it this way because the previous rulers were not interested in this aspect, so they only needed to submit a result. Now Feiqian is not the case. He needs Huang Chengyan to improve the blast furnace, and then form a A whole set of improved process standards, something that can even be handed down.

These craftsman spirits contained in the words, constantly trying, failing, and summarizing on the way forward, and the description of the final success will inspire generations of Chinese descendants to move in a brighter and brighter direction!

Instead of simply writing, a certain person, two words, "change it"...

Not long afterward, a grand family banquet in the Fei Mansion was held in the inner courtyard of the General’s Mansion. The servants and maids in the General’s inner courtyard who had worked hard for a year can finally look like honored guests today , sitting at the banquet, eating exquisite dishes, drinking wine, talking gossip, and even dancing with hands and feet...

Even the most serious steward in the weekdays was smiling at this time, beating along with the others, and then drinking and laughing.

It seems that in the midst of laughter, all the hard work of the past year can be left behind, and the rest is joy and hope.

For beef and mutton, chicken, duck, fish, and even the most expensive drunken wine in Zuixianlou, Fei Qian had someone get a few pots, and then shared a small bowl with each of them.Ordinary diet is enough, but this special diet is only a little bit, is there any more.Even if it is a Fortune 500 or something in the future, it may not be possible to put Moutai on the tail banquet of ordinary employees...

But the most attractive thing in the audience was not the meat and wine on the banquet, nor the small bowl of drunken wine, but the wooden box placed on a huge table in the courtyard.

According to Fei Qian's habit in later generations' companies, year-end bonuses are always given out at the end of the year banquet, so the wooden boxes on the table are naturally filled with gold coins and silver coins, and under the light of the candlelight, they slam into the box heavily. In everyone's eyes...

Everyone who eats in the yard knows that when the evening banquet is almost over, General Hussars will come out, and then take out bags of gold coins and silver coins from the wooden box, According to each person's position, credit and hard work, they will be distributed to their own hands one by one!
These people can happily take their money and go to the street to buy various objects that they have been thinking about for a year, or to buy various utensils for their families...

Therefore, when Fei Qian and his wife appeared in the courtyard at the end of the banquet, there were bursts of cheers!

A new year is coming, and then comes new hope!

Huang Yueying held the account book and read the names one by one, and then Fei Qian handed over bags of money with more or less names on them to everyone's hands.On the stage and off the stage, there was a lot of laughter, and every smiling face was shining with longing for the new year and hope for the future...

...\(^o^)/Y(^o^)Y...

In the new year, not everyone can see hope.

Others saw death.

Especially for the big noble families around Xu County, this year's cold winter is particularly terrible, and the last few days are also particularly difficult.

I don't know how many people have survived the long night in fear.

But now, this fear is gradually spreading, and gradually eroding to more people...

Ever since it was reported in Xu County that General Cao Cao had been assassinated, there was an uproar in the court hall, and there was uncertainty.

Even the land of Jizhou, far away from Xu County, was affected.

In Qinghe County, Jizhou, although it is far away from Xu County, under such circumstances, some changes have been made accordingly. At the city gate, among the twelve hours a day, only four hours are open, and the rest of the time is open. It is to close the door and lock it, not only that, but additional soldiers are added to strictly check the passers-by, but anyone who finds any strange and uncertified ranger and wanderer will be arrested immediately.

Lu Yu was wearing an ordinary brocade robe and a gray bachelor's turban. He rode in an ox cart with four or five attendants behind him. That day he arrived at the gate of Qinghe City.

"stop!Where did it come from? ! 』

In the past, people like Lu Yu dressed up as scholars from the gentry would rarely be bothered by the soldiers, but now is a very important moment, if they are easily let go, if something goes wrong, their own heads will not be safe, so the captain on duty at the city gate Naturally, he did not dare to slack off in the slightest.

Lu Yu's entourage was somewhat dissatisfied, and was about to go forward, but was held back by Lu Yu, then Lu Yu got out of the car, went up to the captain who was on duty at the city gate, cupped his hands and said, "Fan Yang, son of Lu family, wants to visit friends in the city." . 』

"Oh? ”The captain on duty looked Lu Yu up and down, and said, “Fan Yang Lu’s family?And I don't know what connection it has with Lu Zhonglang? 』

Lu Yu said with a slightly serious face: "Nai Xianyan is also..."

"what?Disrespect, disrespect! The captain bowed his hands to Lu Yu, "I don't know how rude Lu Zhonglang has been since then, but I hope you will forgive me!" 』

Although Lu Zhi died, his reputation in Jizhou and even in the whole Han Dynasty was very high. From the nobles to the countryside, everyone admired Lu Zhi very much.Of course, Lu Zhi can't say that he has no selfishness at all, but when most officials were submissive to Dong Zhuo's abolition of the emperor, Lu Zhi stood up and openly opposed it. This alone is enough to make many people admire...

Lu Yu smiled slightly, bearing Lu Zhi's name on her body was a good thing, but not all a good thing. "The new year is approaching, a certain person wants to return to Fanyang, so he passed by here, so he came here to visit friends..."

"I'm sorry, let's take a look at the past..." Du Wei asked, "I don't know who Mr. Lu wants to visit?" 』

Lu Yu handed over the accusations on her body, and said, "Of course it's the Cui family..."

The captain briefly glanced at the pass, and his attitude was even more respectful. He handed the pass back with both hands, and then said, "In that case, please follow me..."

After the captain finished speaking, he personally led Lu Yu through the city gate, and even pointed out the direction of Cui's mansion to Lu Yu, before waving goodbye.

Lu Yu nodded his thanks, and then walked along the street.

The Cui family of Qinghe is also a common surname.

For most people, the Cui family is an unattainable height...

But no matter how high the wall is, no matter how beautiful the door is, it is still just a mansion, and it is impossible to become an iron wall because of this.

When the people of the Cui family got the news, they sent people in early to report, and then Cui Lin, a member of the Cui clan, Cui Yanzhi's younger brother, rushed to the door to greet him.

Cui Lin is a side branch of the Cui family. Although he is the younger brother of Cui Yan from the Cui family to the outside world, in fact, in the current Cui family, he is like a steward of the Cui family, responsible for some big and small matters in the front yard. Including some basic welcome and send.

Don't underestimate such a "manager". For the sons of the gentry who have no other promotion channels, it is an excellent position to show themselves and make more connections. If Cui Yan didn't think Cui Lin could teach him Second, most people can't even grab it!

"Meet Mr. Lu! When Cui Lin saw Lu Yu, he stepped forward and bowed deeply, "I don't know that Mr. Lu came here, but he never greeted him from a distance. It's a sin, a sin!" 』Cui Lin thought that Lu Yu was visiting in general, but after seeing Lu Yu's expression, his heart skipped a beat...

After a brief exchange of greetings, Lu Yu entered the living room and sat down, then got straight to the point, "Is Cui Biejia here?" 』

"Go back to Mr. Lu, don't drive back to Yecheng, have never returned home..." Cui Lin said.

Lu Yu looked around slightly, and said in a low voice, "Do you know about the assassination of the great general?" 』

Cui Lin nodded.

This matter is quite big, and naturally no one knows about it.

Lu Yu smiled wryly, "Man Boning has been arresting many people around Xu County now... I heard... I heard that there are people under three trees, so I said..."

Lu Yu glanced at Cui Lin.

Cui Lin was stunned for a moment, then his expression suddenly changed!

"This matter has absolutely nothing to do with Mrs. Cui! "Cui Lin said eagerly, "Cui Shi has always kept his own place and never overstepped. How can he have anything to do with these things?" ! 』

Lu Yu also nodded, but shook his head again and said, "It's only natural...but the problem is..."

Now it is not a question of whether Lu Yu believes it or not, but whether the dark shadow spreading from Xu County will affect the Cui family of Qinghe in Jizhou, or even further afield.

Cui Lin was silent for a moment, "This matter is of great importance, I should report it to my brother immediately... Mr. Lu has a deep friendship, Cui's family will never forget it!" 』

Cui Lin is not stupid either, for this kind of thing, Cui Yan, as Jizhou Biejia, knows nothing about it, so it must be because the surrounding areas of Xu County have blocked the news, only people with a certain reputation like Lu Yu can get some special The channel obtained information...

Lu Yu naturally felt that it was unnecessary for the Qinghe Cui family to do such a thing, and even if the Qinghe Cui family did it, it would not be so rough, so he felt that it was necessary to come to inform him based on his previous friendship. Cui said.

As for why he didn't go directly to Yecheng, because Lu Yu believed that Xu County is certainly a big whirlpool, and besides how many people would be swallowed up, Yecheng is also a whirlpool, as the saying goes, a gentleman can't stand under a dangerous wall...

Of course, Lu Yu will not stay with the Cui family in Qinghe for a long time, but said that he will set off the next day and continue north to Fanyang's hometown in Zhuo County, planning to stay behind closed doors, and then wait for the storm to subside.

Cui Lin hurriedly ordered his servants to prepare fragrant soup and delicacies to cleanse Lu Yu, and then asked Fenxiang to clean the guest house and let Lu Yu stay there. He entertained Lu Yu with the highest level, and also hurriedly wrote He sent a letter to Yecheng and reported the matter to Cui Yan.

Cui Lin thought that he got the news first, but he didn't know that there were other people who got some information one after another through various channels, and these letters were like countless moths, the more blazing they were, It is flying more and more vigorously on the land of Jizhou, and the dust is everywhere, covering the sky!

(End of this chapter)