My balcony connects the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 447 Steam and Matches

Soon it will be the second month of February when the dragon rises, and Wei Cheng has to go back to modern time and space to send a batch of rough jadeite to Uncle Hua.

Just two days ago, people from the Sun family sent over the original stones, a total of more than 30 pieces, of different sizes, all of which were carefully selected half-open windows.

The appearance of this batch of rough stones, even an ignorant person like Wei Cheng, would feel that they are very valuable when they see those green windows.

But such a batch of priceless treasures in modern time and space can't even compare to a cart of potatoes in the time and space of the Three Kingdoms.

After Sun received the potato seedlings and high-yield rice seeds provided by Wei Cheng, in addition to these rough stones, he also gave a large number of tropical specialties.

In their view, the value of these stones is far less than the seedlings and seeds provided by Wei Cheng.

Wei Cheng didn't bother to explain, if you don't take advantage of the bastard, then you can't make life difficult for yourself.

Besides, the emerald mine is considered a national asset, but it is not a loss for Sun's fleet and caravan.

However, for peace of mind, Wei Cheng still gave Sun a batch of sewing machines and looms.

Jiangnan produces mulberry hemp. With this batch of machines, the Sun family can develop rapidly even if they don't have a man to control the place.

In addition, now that Sun Ce is named the King of Wu, in Yangzhou, the Sun family's three mothers are under one person and above ten thousand. Even if the people from the Wu family of the natal family want to take advantage, they must consider Sun Ce's return. as a result of.

Smart people know that at this time, when dealing with Sun's wife and three, they can only flatter and flatter, not greedy and covetous.

"Mother, with these looms, we can slowly get rid of the shackles of the Wu family. Why are you not happy?"

On the official road back to Yangzhou, the young Sun Quan took his mother's hand and asked with concern.

When Sun Wu heard the words, she showed a kind smile and explained: "It's not that I'm unhappy for my mother, but it's just a family after all, your uncle... well, in short, mother hopes that you brothers and sisters are doing well, as for the rest, I will let you go." It's natural."

Sun Wu was born in the Wu family after all, seeing her son avoiding his mother's family so much, how could she feel better.

Fortunately, the Sun Wu family is not the kind of woman who does not know the so-called, married and obeyed her husband, and her husband lost her son. Besides, this huge family business was bought by the eldest son, Sun Ce, no matter how stupid she is and filial to her mother's family, at this time I will not do anything to be sorry for my son.

However, in the past two days, the elder brothers have always talked to her, implying that Sun Quan is too young to take charge of the overall situation.

Looking at her nine-year-old son, Sun Wu didn't know whether to listen to the suggestions of her elder brothers and temporarily hand over some government affairs of the fief to her natal family.

"Mom, I'm hungry~"

The little girl who was sleeping soundly rubbed her eyes, and acted like a baby in her mother's arms. Seeing that her second brother was there, Sun Shangxiang stretched out her hand.

Sun Quan's serious expression immediately softened, he took out an oiled paper bag from his arms, and said with a smile, "How do you know that Second Brother has delicious food here?"

Sun Shangxiang giggled, took the oiled paper bag, smelled it, and said pleasantly, "It's pineapple shortbread!"

Sun Quan helped her untie the oil-paper wrapped rope, and after spreading it out, he nodded with a smile and said, "Eat slowly, don't choke."

"Uh-huh."

Sun Shangxiang picked up a piece of pineapple cake and was about to eat it when she suddenly remembered something, turned around and brought the pineapple cake to her mother, "Mother, eat it."

Sun Wu's heart trembled, looking at the delicate and cute baby girl, and then at the smiling second son Sun Quan, his eyes were burning unconsciously.

Putting her daughter into her arms, Sun Wu said with a firm expression: "Quan'er, just let it go, mother will always support you."

Sun Quan was overjoyed when he heard the words, paused, and asked, "Then uncle and the others?"

Sun Wu said in a low tone: "Mother will explain clearly to them."

Seeing the determination revealed in his mother's eyes, Sun Quan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. As long as his mother is no longer constrained by the bondage of family affection of his natal family, it will be a great joy for him.

The younger sister is indeed Mother's current weakness.

Sun Quan's expression remained unchanged, but he actually quietly said 'I'm sorry' to his mother and sister in his heart.

That's right, this scene of mother's kindness and daughter's filial piety was all planned by Sun Quan, the purpose is to let his mother see clearly where he belongs now.

Otherwise, my mother will always be induced by several uncles, and one day she will sell the Sun family to the Wu family.

This is not what Sun Quan wants to see, the Sun family will always be the Sun family!
As for why a nine-year-old boy has such scheming, anyone who is familiar with the Three Kingdoms must know that this kid is already precocious.

Cao Cao's sentence: Give birth to a son like Sun Zhongmou, and Liu Jingsheng's son is like a porpoise dog!
It's not just casual talk.

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Luoyang.

Wei Cheng is listening to Tian Feng's report in the study.

This spring plowing can be described as a nationwide mobilization, and none of the parties dared to hold back.

Several leading families, such as the Yuan family in Runan, the Yang family in Hongnong, the Deng family in Nanyang, and the Fufeng Dou family...all closely followed the court's decrees, so that the plan could be implemented smoothly.

And this is thanks to the military parade on the Shangyuan Festival. Not to mention the cooperation of these aristocratic families, even the veterans in the court are now very obedient. Faced with the various regulations issued by Wei Cheng, they are meticulously implemented. There is no longer any objection.

This is what Wei Cheng has always said to Tian Feng and others, political power grows out of the barrel of a gun, and in the face of absolute strength, all evildoers are paper tigers.

"By the way, Yuanzhi and Xiaoyi have been gone for a month, haven't there been any news?" Wei Cheng suddenly thought of Xu Shu.

Tian Feng heard the words, cupped his hands and said: "There is no news yet, I only know that they entered the Qingzhou border on the eleventh of the first month, and then the news was interrupted. I think there will be news from the dark guard soon. .”

Wei Cheng frowned slightly, worried that Xu Shu and Sima Yi were in trouble.

However, if you think about it carefully, it should not be so. You must know that the equipment of the dark guards has always been the best. Even the Dragon Breath Guards before are not as exaggerated as the dark guards. After all, this army is the eyes and ears of Wei Cheng. , like the Dongchang of the Ming Dynasty.

"Let's go, take you to see the real results of my retreat."

As Wei Cheng said, he got up and greeted Tian Feng and Xun Yu to come to a hall in the harem, where Wei Cheng retreated.

The guards here are deep and strict, and no one can approach it on weekdays, even Cai Yan and other women cannot enter at will.

Both Tian Feng and Xun Yu looked curious, and they were full of expectations for Wei Cheng's so-called results of retreat.

The three entered the palace, and the female guard at the door immediately closed the door.

At this moment, Wei Cheng pressed on the wall, and the whole hall suddenly became brightly lit.

Tian Feng and Xun Yu looked at the electric lights on the beams of the roof with expressions of surprise.

Wei Cheng smiled and said: "This is just a small trick. If you are surprised now, your jaws will drop later."

Tian Feng and Xun Yu looked at each other, and bowed their hands at the same time, admiring Wei Cheng's fairy trick even more.

Wei Cheng led the two of them directly to a small side hall on the east side of the main hall.

As soon as he walked in, he heard a strange noise.

Wei Cheng turned off the siren, walked to an object covered with a black cloth, and said, "This is the result of my retreat this time, and I call it..." Wei Cheng pulled the black cloth away and said: "Steam engine."

That's right, what Wei Cheng showed the two of them was a large steam engine.

It was the first time for Tian Feng and Xun Yu to see this big guy made of pure metal. Both of them looked puzzled, not knowing what this big guy was for.

Wei Cheng smiled and turned on the stove, poured a little primer into it, lit it with a match, and said, "Yuan Hao, help me add some coal to it."

Then he opened the jar on the side and signaled Xun Yu to add some water into it.

Tian Feng and Xun Yu frowned slightly, and at the same time they looked away from the matchbox in Wei Cheng's hand and looked at the steam engine.

"This steam engine has many uses, one of which is to increase the transport capacity. Not only can it be used on land, but the ship can also greatly increase the speed of sailing after it has been modified."

Rumbling, as the coal continued to burn, steam began to be generated, and the machine roared.

Tian Feng asked curiously: "How can such a large steam machine be used to increase transport capacity?"

Wei Cheng laughed, and dropped the bolt on the side, only to see the steam spurt out, driving the roller to rotate.

Xun Yu saw the roller spinning by itself, and exclaimed, "Well, how did this move by itself?"

Wei Cheng signaled them to be calm, and then pulled a modified sewing machine over, installed it on the rollers, and connected them with rubber belts. As the rollers turned, the sewing machine started to run by itself.

"This..." Tian Feng opened his eyes wide.

Xun Yu said excitedly: "It doesn't need to be driven by manpower. I understand this steam engine. I know what Wei Jun means. This steam engine is really amazing. According to this idea, not only sewing machines, but also looms and bicycles can also be used. Get it moving!"

"Yo, yes, Wen Ruo actually thought of a bicycle!" Wei Cheng laughed and said, "That's right, it would be a good idea to shrink the steam engine and install it on a bicycle or carriage."

Tian Feng and Xun Yu shouted at the same time: "That's right, the carriage, if you put it on the carriage, you don't need the horse to drag the donkey. It's amazing, amazing!"

Seeing that the water tank was about to burn to the bottom, Wei Cheng hurriedly extinguished the stove and said, "That's right, this is the magic of the steam engine."

At this time, Xun Yu suddenly pointed to the match in Wei Cheng's hand, and asked, "Wei Jun, is this fire starter also the result of this retreat?"

Wei Cheng was startled when he heard the words, and held up the match, only then did he remember that there seemed to be no such thing as a fire starter in this era.

Wei Cheng handed the match to Xun Yu and said, "This is the result of the previous retreat. I call it a match. If you like it, I will give it to you."

Seeing this, Xun Yu hurriedly took it, and studied it over and over curiously: "How can such a small box catch fire?"

Wei Cheng pointed to the side of the matchbox and said, "Take out a match, and stroke the black end on the black sand strip on the side of the box. The principle is similar to that of Lei Zhenzi. You can try it. "

Chi~
Xun Yu followed the procedure taught by Wei Cheng one by one, and a match was easily lit by him.

"It's amazing!"

Xun Yu didn't expect that the small wooden stick would catch fire suddenly, so he was so frightened that he hurriedly threw the lit match away.

But he couldn't die, the burning match fell directly on Tian Feng who was standing next to him, and instantly burned a hole in the mink fur.

There was a stench of burnt fur in the air.

Wei Cheng was startled, and hastily picked up the bucket beside him, and poured it on Tian Feng's mink scarf.

hiss~
Looking at Tian Feng, who was drenched in water, Wei Cheng laughed heartlessly, and motioned him to take off his cloak quickly.

Xun Yu awkwardly took out a handkerchief and handed it over: "I, I didn't do it on purpose."

Tian Feng was not angry, he snatched the matchbox from his hand, and lit a match as he did just now.

"Good guy, is this the legendary fire-igniting technique?"

Tian Feng was not afraid at all while holding the burning match, but there was a glint of light in his eyes, as if he saw something extraordinary.

Xun Yu also stared at the burning match in a daze. The two of them looked like a little match girl, their eyes were full of brilliance.

Wei Cheng was covered in black lines by their weird atmosphere, and took two more boxes from the cabinet beside him, and each of them threw a box to Xun Yu and Tian Feng: "I'm giving it to you, come to me when you run out. "

The packaging on the match has been torn off by Wei Cheng, but nothing can be seen from the outside, only that it is a small box glued with bamboo chips, and inside is a stick made of pine wood. As for the black igniter.

Tian Feng smelled it and asked curiously, "Is it sulfur? And saltpeter?"

Sulfur and saltpeter are also the main materials for the production of Lei Zhenzi, but the matches that Wei Cheng took out are mainly made of red phosphorus, which is necessary for the production of safe matches and is extracted from white phosphorus in an oxygen-free environment.

White phosphorus is easy to handle, and red phosphorus is estimated that only Wei Cheng can make it in the whole world, because people in this era don't know what an oxygen-free environment is.

Wei Cheng shook his head, then nodded again: "Sulphur and saltpeter are needed, but the most important ingredients are not them, but another flammable substance."

Tian Feng was full of curiosity about this, and he was even unfamiliar with the word "combustible". Hearing this, he just nodded thoughtfully, picked up another match and lit it, staring at the flame in a daze.

Xun Yu put the match in his bosom in a precious and important way, this thing is convenient and fun, and he can take it back to show off.

Tian Feng said suddenly: "Is it possible to mass-produce this match?"

Wei Cheng glanced at him and nodded.

Xun Yu next to him was also startled, his brows furrowed slightly, he was thinking about something, and after a while, he said, "This match is really easy to use, it's more convenient than a scythe, but I don't know how much it costs?"

As soon as the words fell, Tian Feng, who was in a daze at the flames, looked at Wei Cheng expectantly.

Xun Yu listened attentively.

Wei Cheng pondered for a while, then shook his head: "I haven't calculated the specific cost yet, but..."

"But?" The two asked at the same time.

Wei Cheng made a rough estimate and said, "The cost of the three boxes I gave you just now should be less than the price of one steamed bun."

"Not even two texts?"

Tian Feng and Xun Yu looked at each other, and they both saw the emotion in each other's eyes.

Tian Feng said: "Wei Jun, we can definitely popularize this thing!"

Hearing this, Xun Yu hurriedly took out the matchbox in his arms, dumped the matches on the table and started counting.

Seeing this, Wei Cheng said angrily, "Don't count, there are fifty sticks in a box, and it's enough to light the fire dozens of times."

Xun Yu froze for a moment, put the matches back into the box, and asked in disbelief: "The total cost of the three boxes really doesn't cost a steamed bun?"

Wei Cheng recalled that a box of matches would cost a few cents in later generations, but a steamed bun would cost one yuan. The cost should be lower, he nodded slightly, and said, "It should be about the same!"

(End of this chapter)