Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 779 Controlling Thunder and Lightning
After the court meeting was over, Xun Yu couldn't wait to follow Ma Jun to the Gongfu. The Gongfu was the former general's mansion. Except for the name, there was no change. The craftsmen in it were still the ones who followed Ma Jun. That group of people, Ma Jun, is still very prestigious in the temple. Logically speaking, craftsmen don't have much status in the Han Dynasty, even if they have developed countless things.

However, Ma Jun is different. The printing technique he developed has completely brought a literary carnival to the big man. Books are constantly being printed and sent to various places. The value of books is constantly decreasing. Correspondingly, the amount of communication Rising rapidly, the books that had been held in the hands of aristocratic families before have been widely disseminated, and reading and becoming an official is no longer the monopoly of aristocratic families.

As the main ambassador of this carnival, Ma Jun was naturally respected by everyone.

Walking on the road, the number one craftsman of the Han Dynasty was still very simple and frugal on weekdays. Due to the court meeting, he put on the brand-new official uniform sent by the temple, but it was extremely unnatural. This costume was a bit too much for him. It's luxurious, and one must be careful when walking on the road, for fear of getting dirty and messy, of course, there are benefits, wearing this suit, walking on the road in Luoyang.

No one dared to stop him, and they all paid homage to him.

All the veterans in the temple knew that Ma Jun was often stopped by the county government guards because he was dressed so plainly that it was almost tattered, and Ma Jun never cared. The Zuofu is busy. In these years, every year, the Jiangzuofu will basically create a new thing. Last year, they developed a new iron-smelting technology, which seems to be a kind of wind-making technology. tool.

Except for craftsmen, few people would understand what effect this would have on the great man, even the Son of Heaven was not very clear.

Xun Yu still supported Ma Jun very much. He had grown up with Emperor Xiaoxian, who loved these strange things very much. Moreover, he had a very close relationship with Ma Jun. Because of this, Xun Yu The relationship with Ma Jun is also good. Even, a long, long time ago, when Wen Rengong was alive, Ma Jun often helped them make some small toys.

"Mr. Ma, how are we going to solve this matter of running on the track? Will it cost too much money?", Xun Yu and Ma were walking on the road, Xun Yu still asked a little uneasy, he was indeed a little worried, The national treasury will once again spend a lot of energy on this Chidao. The previous Chidao was built by Xing Gong, which did not make the treasury empty, but now that there is no Xing Gong, it will cost a lot of money and material resources to renovate again.

Ma Jun shook his head and said: "Don't worry, I personally went to check around the damaged wooden rails, and I found that the main problem is on the sleepers. Maybe I can improve or strengthen it. Sleepers. Use other materials for reinforcement.”

"Well," Xun Yu nodded, and asked, "How does Magong plan to strengthen it? Does it need to consume iron or other things?"

"It doesn't cost much. I mainly rely on soil, water, and some sundries to dig trenches, and then fill and burn soil. Adding wood to support the mud will be like jade. After smelting, take its powder and add mud and water, it will have a special effect. ", Ma Jun immediately started to talk about it from the technique, explaining the reason and function of it, Ma Jun said quickly, and Xun Yu's followers couldn't understand it at all.

Most of these followers were also educated, but at this moment, they couldn't understand what Ma Jun said.

"Oh? Ruyu actually has such a function?"

"Haha, this is not what I developed. Since ancient times, I just used it as a sleeper. Of course, it can't be called a sleeper now. It should be a mud sleeper, or a mud sleeper?", Ma Jun asked a question, shook his head, and said, "Anyway, after adding these materials to normal soil, after mixing wood or iron, this mass can definitely support any weight."

"Well," Xun Yu thought for a moment, and then asked, "If Ma Gong's technology is used on the city walls and even houses." Hearing Xun Yu's words, Ma Jun's eyes widened, and he became a little excited , he thought for a moment, and said: "But, I am worried that the substance taken from the jade is harmful to people, anyway, it is not easy for people to touch it."

"Then help me build a house. I'll live in it and have a look. If it's harmful, just stop using it." Xun Yu said calmly.

"Okay!" Ma Jun nodded.

The few followers were shocked and hurriedly tried to persuade him, but Xun Yu ignored him and just shook his head.

A group of people rushed to the Gongfu, and the craftsmen saluted one after another. Xun Yu didn't even have time to return the salute, so he was dragged by Ma Jun to the backyard. Various treatments were carried out, and Xun Yu even saw the rails, which made him very curious, and asked, "Ma Gong, are these rails? Logically speaking, they are much better than wooden rails, right?"

"Although it is easy to use, it is easy to frost in winter and is relatively slippery. In addition, the cost is too high. According to the current iron production of Dahan, it is estimated that it will take 300 years to cover all the tracks in Dahan with rails."

"Ahem." Xun Yu cleared his throat and did not speak again.

"That's according to Magong's idea. These things..."

"Boom!!!"

A sound of thunder interrupted Xun Yu's words, and several of Xun Yu's followers were terrified, and almost fell to the ground. Xun Yu was also a little panicked. Looking behind him, he clearly heard that the thunder The sound came from behind him. What is it? It was so frightening. Ma Jun's expression was serious, and he hurried over, only to see a few craftsmen walking over. They chatted for a while before leaving .

Seeing Ma Jun's dignified appearance, Xun Yu could only ask in a low voice, "Ma Gong, what happened?"

"Oh no problem, it's just a new research and development.. No casualties," Ma Jun said calmly.

Xun Yu was taken aback, and asked, "Ma Gong is making lightning?"

"Lightning??" Ma Jun was taken aback for a moment, raised his head, and looked at the sky, "Maybe...can you try?"

The corner of Xun Yu's mouth twitched, but he didn't know what to say.

"Xun Gong, you may know that alchemists often fry the furnace when making alchemy. What I want to do is to understand the relationship between them." Ma Jun said seriously, and explained: "I have never spoken to the outside world. I am worried that others will say that I am concocting alchemy, bewitching the emperor, etc. The officials hate alchemists. I only made a few objects before, and they insulted me like that."

"If you know that I am refining alchemy, I am afraid that someone will assassinate me at night for the sake of the emperor."

Ma Jun said with a wry smile.

Xun Yu smiled and said, "I understand, don't worry, Ma Gong, I will not disclose it to the outside world."

"Well, thank you. I mainly want to find out the secret of the fryer. Just imagine, if in the future, I can master the technology of this fryer, I can blow up mountains and rivers, use it to drive roads, and blow up enemies so that outsiders dare not Enemy against big men, in short, there are many places that can be used. I have studied it for nearly ten years, but unfortunately, I only mastered some, but I haven't fully figured it out yet."

"It seems to require a reasonable configuration of several materials. I have been recording, and I have recorded thousands of recipes, but there is still no way to control it." Ma Jun shook his head.

Xun Yu smiled, held Ma Jun's hand, and said in words: "Ma Gong, I think you can definitely develop it. In the future, if the Gongfu needs any help, you can come to me. In addition, engineering should also It has been expanded, like military science, I will let it be built next to the Gongfu, recruit students at will, and the outstanding ones can directly enter the Gongfu as officials, and I will let the government school arrange personnel to be responsible for these things."

Ma Jun was stunned for a moment, before he said: "Will anyone come to school?"

"Hahaha, of course, even if it's just for the sake of becoming an official, there will definitely be. Don't worry, the talents of craftsmen have always been underestimated. I will definitely train more outstanding craftsmen in the country. The Ministry of Industry It will be the first department I will develop next, the center of gravity of the temple, don't worry."

"Thank you, Mr. Xun!"

"You and I are close relatives, you can call me whatever you want."

Xun Yu personally visited the craftsmen here again, and also gave them some rewards, which made the craftsmen extraordinarily happy, and thanked Shang Shuling one after another. , just left here.

Shangshuling is busy outside, Zhongshuling is at home with the children, and the saddest thing is Shizhongling, who stays by the emperor's side and helps the emperor review the documents.

Guo Jia sat in the hall of Houde, looking tired, looked at the performances in his hands, shook his head, and looked helplessly at the emperor beside him.

"Your Majesty, it's hard for you."

Liu Xi was taken aback, then smiled and said: "Hahaha, Mr. Guo, please don't say such words. I usually have people from the Shizhong Manor to help me, so I'm not that tired. It's okay."

Guo Jia shook his head and said, "I'm not talking about hard work, I just feel that it's really hard for Your Majesty to watch these fools play performances all day long."

"Hahaha!", Liu Xi laughed.

"Look at the performance of this idiot, who wants the temple to abolish taxes??? He also said that the treasury is sufficient, so there is no need to squeeze the people??"

"I usually stay in a temple with such a fool??"

Guo Jia carefully folded the document, "I want to send this document to Sun Quan, and let Sun Quan see what kind of officials he has arranged."

Liu Xi said helplessly: "It's still because you haven't watched too much Zou. After I ascended the throne, I watched a lot, and I'm used to it. It's been a long time since I got angry because of the last Zou. Anger, I remember when Zhong Changtong played and asked me to destroy all the temples for offering sacrifices... If I wanted to, I’m afraid that even the temple of Confucius would be smashed.”

"I don't know whether it is good or bad for him to be the prefect in Xiliang. On the first day he took office, he demolished all the local temples and expelled all the alchemists. The local temple of a champion was not spared."

"Oh, you don't know how much energy I spent not letting the North and South Army kill him"

"He said it confidently, saying that later generations took advantage of the champion's reputation to make money and deceive people. He smashed the temple for the champion. He also said that he had asked the champion, and the statue of the champion did not object. Alas. Sometimes, I don’t even know what kind of people I have under my command.”

(End of this chapter)