Tang Dynasty good man

Chapter [-] The predecessors planted trees, and the descendants enjoyed the cool air

Five-spice walnuts, warm large intestines, chicken gizzards in white water, garlic eggplant.Four simple side dishes, no extravagance, no ostentation, no distinction between superiors and subordinates, just me and Zhang Fu, we are cousins ​​when we enter the house, the two brothers are happy, and they are festive from the bottom of their hearts.

Liu Rengui, Wang Xiu, and Zhang Fu are known as the troika in the Royal Academy.Thanks to the fruitful achievements in agronomy and weaving, Lao Liu and I have long been famous all over the world. Only one engineering student was depressed. The former supervisor Li Jingxuan was also forced to resign. However, under the leadership of the new supervisor Zhang Fuying, there is finally a It's a turnaround.

As soon as I toasted, I hadn't decided on my toast, so Zhang Fu first said, "This is a toast to Mr. Li Jingxuan! If it weren't for his painstaking efforts in the past, Engineering and Learning wouldn't have achieved what it is today."

Nodding with a smile, he said: "The predecessors carried the tree, and the descendants enjoy the coolness, it should be so."

Li Jingxuan didn't know what to think after hearing this.With Li Jingxuan as a person, I am afraid that he is more pleased than regretful.I have been in contact with him for so long, and I have always thought that Xiao Li is a free and easy person. Back then, he was able to take Zhang Fu over decisively, regardless of whether he was the subordinate of his old enemy Liu Rengui, and even entrusted him with a heavy responsibility. I want this cup.

The cup is empty, and a piece of chicken gizzard is in the mouth. The so-called rice wine follows the rhyme, and spicy wine follows the meat. The taste is wonderful and has endless aftertaste. "Does Master Li know?"

Zhang Fu nodded, "After the inspection by the Ministry of Industry, my younger brother has already reported to Master Li. When the imperial court rewards you for your achievements, you will definitely report to the imperial court the merits of Master Li's foundation-laying. My younger brother will never be greedy for others' work."

This is what makes Zhang Fu so attractive. The upbringing of the Duke's Mansion is not comparable to ordinary people.Born to be a human being, not at all pretentious, honest from the heart, not to mention Li Jingxuan, just Liu Rengui, a mean and stingy old poor farmer, belittles dudes to be worthless.In private, he still favors the three Zhang brothers.

In this way, Li Jingxuan was naturally delighted, even if the credit could not be credited to him, at least he got the merit of having a discerning eye to recognize people and recommend him, which greatly saved his face.Liu Rengui couldn't find anything wrong with it. The student he liked showed such a big face when he went out. It was rare that he wasn't greedy for his achievements. Speaking of which, he was good at training and teaching.Students follow the teacher.

"Xuejian Liu often sits there, asking him about his proficient knowledge, and listening to his old man's teachings is not harmful." After flicking an empty wine glass and waiting for Xuejian Zhang to pour wine, in fact, he was also very happy in his heart. Speaking of knowing people with eyes, these three brothers are I brought the old man out of the Zhang family with one hand, heh heh.

Zhang Fu smiled and filled up the wine. "When it comes to learning, Liu Xuejian can be said to know everything. There is no end to learning. You can learn everywhere and ask everywhere. How dare you not listen to his old man's teaching? No. I just came from Liu Xuejian Zhuangzi. You can be at the back of the queue."

After all, the two looked at each other and laughed.Knows when to say what to say, and his slick tone is not annoying.The boy is expected to be an official, but he is wronged when he is a school supervisor.Looking at Zhang Fu, I thought of the fourth uncle of the Zhang family. I was afraid that he was as clever as Zhang Fu when he was young. It was because of his bad luck that he got this weird temper. opportunity.

Flipping the wine glass, pondered for a moment and said: "The elder brothers above you have already had children in groups, according to your age. There should be someone who speaks his words. Now that we have such a good start, let's put the marriage first. Set it down, leave a word for the court, and have a good prospect."

"My father didn't urge me, but my uncle reprimanded me all day and all night. My younger brother also thinks that this is the only way to spread out the stalls of engineering studies. It's hard to take care of everything, and it's better to postpone the marriage." Zhang Fu said it easily, It can be seen that he is in a good mood now.It's not like Xie Bao who doesn't have a clue. "There are older brothers standing up to me. The criticism of being unfilial and unfilial can't be pinned on my younger brother, and it won't be too late if I can't stop it."

That being said, I don't need to persuade you here.Zhang Fu has the bottom line in his heart and has already made up his mind. There is no need for a mother-in-law to be like a matchmaker.As we talked, we followed the results of the Ministry of Industry. I am not qualified to see things. This is a state secret, but it can be heard from Zhang Fu's words.

A single soldier's crossbow can pierce half a fan of pork from thirty paces away. It's too terrifying, and it's not much different from carrying a pistol.This idea is thanks to the gang of slave hunters wandering around the border of the Tang Empire. It is unimaginable that a team of more than ten people can escort hundreds of laborers back in the era without hot weapons for self-defense.

Profit is directly proportional to risk. In order to pursue greater interests, these people risk their lives to equip themselves and at the same time cannot violate the imperial court's ban on civilian weapons. Long knives and halberds will be punished.Don't say you are a hunter, hunters are not allowed to use standard weapons, the length of the bow wing is the yardstick for judging good people and rebels, even princes and generals have to follow the law when they go out to hunt.

The short bow is not strong enough and has no deterrent effect; the short crossbow... most people in this era think that the short crossbow is impossible.First of all, the structure is complex, and the small ballista has strict requirements on the process; and the existing materials and launch principles do not allow the ballista to be too small.The shooting principle of the bow is slightly different from that of the bow. The longbow has a hard and soft arm, which not only tests the elasticity of the two wings, but also requires the tension and force of the bowstring.

The crossbow is different. It pays attention to hard strings and soft wings. It means that the strings must be strong and stiff, and almost give up elasticity.

The traditional craft is specially treated wooden wings plus metal messages. In order to achieve satisfactory elasticity, the crossbow can only be made longer and bigger.Even if you don’t consider the weapons ban, such a wooden crossbow can’t stand the toss of the gang of slave catchers. Even if it’s a single soldier crossbow, it’s extremely inconvenient to use. have eaten.

The environment transforms people, forced by livelihood, an exquisite and ingenious evil weapon was born, the steel wing crossbow, a powerful long-range weapon smaller than the national standard.The soft steel made by the people varies from good to bad, there is no uniform standard, and it is not in scale. To get a good steel wing crossbow is not only a matter of price, but also depends on luck.

There is such a black-hearted craftsman in Longyou, an old craftsman who provided arms to the slave hunting group, and raised dozens of disciples to earn money desperately.Zhang Fu said that I hadn't seen this old guy, and when I saw him, I wanted to pick up a knife and chop it into minced meat.When I got it in the prison, I still missed that someone had paid a deposit, and the things hadn't been finished yet.Discuss with the cell boss whether to move his working equipment to the prison, so that he can still use his spare energy during the labor reform period, and not to discredit his black workshop reputation.

Very individual, the talent that Li Jingxuan discovered, he received a transfer order before he was escorted, and he didn't forget to explain to Zhang Fu before he left, that he must treat this immortal Yun Yun kindly after he came.

The old man didn't recognize his life as soon as he came, saying that he didn't need to be kind to him.You don't need to treat him as a human being, you can do as much work as you pay, and the price is set uniformly across the country.Zhang Fu personally persuaded him, repeatedly saying that he is serving the country, and the country will never treat heroes badly, and there is no need to be a black workshop in the future, as long as he succeeds.You are always the No. [-] famous craftsman in Tianzi.

The old man refused to budge, saying that what the little boy said would not count, and he had to ask the imperial court to sign the receipt with him, so as not to deny the account when it was exhausted.And the wages have to be settled every day, and more can be given.Don't work hard, and don't let the family's handicrafts leak out, so don't expect to get any benefit from him.

This kind of person doesn't take hard and soft.Especially not afraid of death, there is nothing to do with him.First, do some research on the semi-finished products confiscated from his workshop. They are all experts, and the structural principle is clear at first glance, but the mild steel forging process is a problem.Moreover, it was found that these crossbow wings made by the old man did not seem to be forged with thousands of tempers. The most surprising thing is that when comparing several wingspans with thick heads and thin tails, there is almost no deviation in size.

"Then you can ask me. Why bother to ask him." The blunt cutting technique is only used to show off in the history museum, saying how powerful the ancestors are, what's the use of being powerful ancestors?In the era without lathes, precision cutting of steel tools after forming was a difficult problem, especially the laminar flow cooling temperature of hot-rolled steel was difficult to control. It is a key link to determine an appropriate temperature for secondary forming and precision machining.In fact, this problem was solved as early as the Sui Dynasty, using heated pig iron abrasive tools to form blunt pressure on the cooling billet.The temperature of the inner and outer grooves of the pig iron mold is different.The reserved part in the groove is normally cooled, and the cut part left outside the groove is subjected to rapid cooling.The elongation of the inner and outer steel is different, and a broken groove is pressed out. After forming, it is separated with a slight clamping of the wrench. The edges and corners are polished like this, which is not much different from that of a lathe.

Zhang Fu clasped his palms together and said in surprise, "Why?"

"Why why?"

"Why do you know the secret method of cutting and cutting?" He looked at me with eyes like a ghost, and the person who watched was terrified.

"I also heard from the lecturer in the Chang'an History Museum, oh, New Chang'an, you haven't been there before." Hu Meng was confused for a while, and asked: "Tell me, how did you get this old money fan to agree to cooperate?" Do you think he, an old man who is obsessed with money, can create this kind of skill by himself?I'm afraid it was lost after the war, but luckily he inherited the craftsmanship handed down from his ancestors.Cutting and cutting are all tricks, the key is the skill of forging steel is too important, Zhang Fu chose the treasure this time.

Even Zhang Fu didn't expect that the seemingly cold and shameless old craftsman was actually literate.If he thinks it's okay, he jumps up and down in the engineering school and wants to go home. After a long time, he sees that no one pays attention to him, so he makes trouble for others in various departments, looking here and there.I'm really tired, and I know that people who come in and out are people I can't afford to mess with. I just think I'm in jail again. When I'm full, I watch experts experiment, give lectures, and draw pictures... I found that Zhang Fu is very powerful. , when a senior official (the cram school of the Ministry of Industry, every senior official) came, he sat down and listened obediently, and he also followed, and asked questions that he seemed to understand but half understood. He half-understood and experimented with others, and also shared some of his experience with the high-ranking officials. He felt that he was quite popular, and he felt that engineering was more suitable for him when he came and went. This place is good except for not letting him go.

Zhang Fu found out that there was a door, and asked him why he didn't want to teach high officials.After staying in the capital for a long time, the old man came up with an idea. He felt that this place was a little more prosperous than Longyou, and opening a black workshop should be a good business, so he proposed conditions to Zhang Fu.One is that his reputation in Longyou has become stinky because of this imprisonment, and he will not be able to get along when he goes back. He wants to bring his old wife and several sons; It stands to reason that the outsiders are sorry for the ancestors, but it is considered face-saving to pass it on to the court, and the price can be negotiated.The price is one aspect, and taking care of face is another aspect, let Zhang Fu worship him as a teacher, and it is only natural for a master to teach his apprentices, but this is an additional clause, the price is absolutely uncompromising, a one-shot price, five hundred guan!

Not to mention, no matter what the old man's character is, the price is quite authentic, and it's a good match.In name, Zhang Fu has an extra money-lovers master.Immediately after that, it will be given to other people's forging method to improve it randomly. It doesn't matter whether there is a crossbow or not. Steelmaking alone can make Li Zhi risk his life. This is what is lacking in this era.

People are in good spirits on happy occasions, Zhang Fu followed my example and rolled his wrist to look, "It's time, same as yesterday, little brother bid farewell."

"It's still early. In a hurry?" He kept it in his mouth, and the man had already stood up as a sign to see off the guests.I have to go to the Lanling Mansion. Two days ago, I heard rumors that the three provinces approved some messy navigation business.It means that the great defeat of the Baekje navy gave the imperial court confidence and understanding that the shipbuilding industry must develop. After all, the taxes paid by the ocean-going trading shareholders in Chang’an are extraordinary. If they can make good use of this industry, the imperial court will The benefits are substantial every year.Never let it go!

Zhang Fu chuckled, and pointed in the direction of Yun's house, "There are two students in Yun's house. I've been busy for a while, so I don't have time to ask them about their homework. Since we're here, let's drop by..."

"Just stop by to see the parents of the students?" I used to know a male teacher who liked to watch the matriarchs of the students, and he would visit the house when he had nothing to do.I hate this kind of animal teacher the most.

Zhang Fu said that he was a little embarrassed, and he didn't want to be lied to in front of me, so he said coyly: "I always want to see you, just drop by and have a look."

"Then hurry up, the two of you are not young anymore..." Said here suddenly thinking of Xie Bao, couldn't help but sigh, "Let the other party think about it first."

Hear me change my tone.Zhang Fu would misunderstand, and would be stunned when he stood there, shaking his head helplessly. "There are some things that you don't want to think about. Although the Zhang family has been in ruins for all these years, it is still the Zhang family after all! It really shouldn't be."

I understand what Zhang Fu means, he is different from me in this respect.The Wang family is just me, and if I marry Ying, it will be talked about by outsiders, but no matter how poor the Zhang family is, it is still a big family.The house is full of uncles and brothers.It is impossible to separate.It's fine to marry Xiaojia Biyu, but Yun girl doesn't even mention her age.If the two younger brothers don't get married, she can't get out of the court, she has to wait.It’s okay if you can’t wait, change your surname to Yun and come back to the door, I think Zhang Fu doesn’t have to hang out in Chang’an anymore, he has to be smashed to death by bricks when he goes out, if others don’t, his father will have to smash him himself.

Chaos happened together, Xie Bao, Zhang Fu, Yun girl, I don't know what happened.

If it is good for the Yun family, it is right to go with Zhang Fu; if you want to live a happy life, it is a good plan to go with Xie Bao.

"If you want to live in peace, don't cry poor in front of me!"

"Compared to others, I have two spare cash, but in front of you, I'm just miserable." I shook my head from side to side, "Where's the sugarcane? It's dark and no one is there."

"Don't interrupt," Lan Ling stretched out his hand to straighten my head, "This time it's not what I want to do, it's something discussed by the court, I just talk about how to persuade you rich and heartless old rich people!"

"At best, you can beat me, if you have the ability to convince yourself." We will pay the tax if the imperial court asks us to, we are good citizens; "Going to the sea is to make money, but who will grow it if you go to sea? Tomorrow, I will go to the book and ask the court to take back my order. It is not worth it to ruin the country for a small profit! It is okay to open the port, all the way to the supply port of Xingqingyang We pay for the shore, but we must not let go of the ocean trade. Sister, we are all messing with you, you have to make decisions for us poor shareholders!"

Lan Ling wanted to hit someone angrily, "It's really pitiful one by one. I saw a few guys with your face today, one side talked softly, the other side threatened to play on the book, and they kept saying bad things about the country. Whether it's bad or not, you know best in your heart!"

"Based on agriculture, I'm the junior superintendent of agricultural science, and I can choke these old thieves with a book! Not to mention that Liu Rengui also agreed to open some shit trade, I will join the superintendent of agricultural science in my identity as the junior supervisor of agricultural science to oppose it." , do you believe it or not?" Lao Tzu is so annoying?How many people in the Tang Dynasty are more authoritative than me in agriculture?Three provinces, which big boss in the three provinces is better than my Wang family?What's more, it's not me who is fighting alone, just pulling out one of the shareholders can turn the capital into chaos. "Don't say I didn't put my words first, you hold a shareholders' meeting, and I also hold a shareholders' meeting. The nature is different and the impact is different!"

"Return it!" Seeing that there was no room for persuasion, Lan Ling was also annoyed, and made a mess on the table. "Before people are kind-hearted, but after people become wolf-hearted!"

"I don't dare to be an official," she got angry, and I put on a pleasant face.Sit down leisurely with tea and pick your legs, and said softly: "You have nothing to do now, right? What kind of bullshit does the court want to make, but just think about it. Even if the three provinces are passed, it is still uncertain whether it can be implemented, yes Right? You have to look at the situation, who are these shareholders, it doesn’t matter if you offend one or two, if you offend all of them...His Royal Highness, believe it or not, even the Holy Majesty will not guarantee you?"

Lan Ling listened to what I said was unreasonable, raised his eyebrows and was about to go into a fit, raised his arm and swung it down, halfway down, he stopped it abruptly, too violently retracted his joints, rubbed his shoulders and closed his eyes in silence.