Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 268 The Principle of Balance
Next, Ye Chen used the sword in his hand to explain the most basic lever principles and formulas in mechanics to everyone in a language that everyone could understand.The lever principle is only a very common and simple principle in later generations of physics, and it is also very closely related to reality, which can be verified by some examples in reality and a little simple experiment.Soon everyone understood.

Several old craftsmen's eyes lit up, and they asked some doubts. Ye Chen explained one by one, and all the craftsmen began to nod their heads. Among them, the old craftsman who asked the question first said: "Report to the general, it should be successful, wait for the villain to wait." Build one and try it out to be sure.”

Ye Chen asked someone to bring a pen and paper, and wrote out the formulas of force arm and force in Chinese, and finally concluded: "Whether it is a catapult, a steelyard, or the simplest crowbar, there is no difference in shape or use. The same, but the principle is the balance of force and force arm.”

At this time, everyone present finally realized something, and they were all amazed at Ye Chen's ability to write the formula. They all thought that Ye Chen was worthy of being a disciple of the gods, and he even understood these essential principles so thoroughly.

Everyone praised, but Ye Chen's face turned red. He learned these principles from later generations, not his own credit.The theorems and formulas learned by later generations seem to be simple, but in fact they come from the accumulation of thousands of years of human beings, and then they were researched by one person.It is the truth that is universal to all things.

However, the ones who really admired Ye Chen for this matter were the craftsmen in front of him. Although Luo Yaoshun and the other five also admired Ye Chen, they didn't regard this matter as a very important event.Unless the catapult that Ye Chen transformed just now can bring about some kind of miracle.

Ye Chen knows that in this era, scholars who control the world have always underestimated the skills of craftsmen, and this trend of thinking cannot be changed in a short period of time by himself.

In the tower of the north gate of the inner city, which is only a few hundred steps away from the magistrate's yamen in Guizhou City, Ran Linfeng, a general stationed at the north gate of Guizhou City, was looking at a small box of gold in front of him in a daze.

"This is 1000 taels of gold. After the event is completed, there will be another 1000 taels of gold, which will be enough to protect General Ran's food and clothing for more than ten years in the future. What's more, after this incident, Lord Hou will never treat General Ran badly." Hu Sanguang's voice There was a faint sound. He sneaked into Guizhou seven days ago and contacted the stronghold of Huaxia Weifu in Guizhou. Qian Qian and Ran Linfeng established a certain friendship in a short period of time.Then at an appropriate time, when Ran Linfeng was completely under control, he told Ran Linfeng his background identity and who he represented.

Ran Linfeng and his younger brother looked away from the gold, they looked at each other for a moment, Ran Linfeng swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said: "Just put some people in my subordinate army?"

"That's right, but it's not right now. General Ran needs to help open the city gate when it's appropriate." Ran Linfeng and the two hesitated, and Hu Sanguang smiled when he saw this, and said calmly: "If General Ran thinks that my Lord Hou can't attack This Guizhou City, that’s wrong. Last year, I, the emperor of the Song Dynasty, personally conquered the Northern Han Dynasty, and finally surrounded Jinyang City for more than four months without taking down Jinyang City. However, as soon as Lord Hou appeared, Jinyang City was easily collapsed. . Destroyed the entire Northern Han Dynasty. Lord Hou ordered me to seek General Ran’s consultation, just to save some people from dying.”

Ran Linfeng hesitated and said: "I have heard of Ye Hou's supernatural powers, but Ye Hou only brought 1 people, while Wu Yanrou in Guizhou City has 1 troops under his command, and he is still guarding the city, and there are hundreds of thousands of Guizhou behind him." Even if I open the city gate, his [-] troops probably won’t be able to get in.”

"I don't need General Ran to worry about this matter. I just ask General Ran. Now that the Southern Han Dynasty is usurped by demons and eunuchs are in charge of the country, can you wait for the generals to have a bright future? Even Wu Yanrou is because of his family. Kidnapped and hijacked, forcing him to fight desperately with my Lord's army. As far as I know, they acted insidiously and viciously together that day. All the generals with a little prestige in these years will definitely be killed. Wu Yanrou was spared because those monsters wanted to use him and It's just a war in South Vietnam. Now my Great Song Dynasty is already the orthodox of China, and Lord Hou is also in full swing in the court and the emperor. I believe General Ran can see the benefits of being able to rely on my Lord Hou. Whether you want to be an official, or If you want money, my Lord Hou will try his best to satisfy you."

Ran Linfeng and the two gradually moved. In fact, they also knew in their hearts that the safety of their family and themselves was already in the hands of the person in front of them. The other party could force him to do things, but the other party always persuaded him with good words.Although he is a military general of the fifth rank in the Southern Han Dynasty, his life is also difficult. Before that, his salary and the military pay of the soldiers under his command were even in arrears for more than half a year. It was all due to him using his power to lead the soldiers to do business.Not to mention that there is no hope of promotion, and there is always the fear of being killed by those eunuchs in the court.

Hu Sanguang took advantage of the heat to strike the iron: "After this event is completed, General Ran is willing to serve as an official in the Song Dynasty, or to serve under the command of Lord Hou. , my Huaxia Weifu can also make General Ran one of the top wealthy merchants in the Jingnan area. The most important thing is... It can also protect your family."

Ran Linfeng's eyes fell on the box of gold, Ye Chen's reputation spread far and wide, how could he not know, needless to say, he has great powers, judging from Ye Chen's daring to confront Chen Jingyuan, who he fears the most, and has always been in the upper hand, Ye Chen's It was even more powerful than he imagined, Ran Linfeng gritted his teeth and made up his mind, and said, "Whether it's an official or a rich man, it all depends on Ye Hou's arrangement, but the safety of the family, please take care of Ye Hou and Brother Hu."

Hu Sanguang breathed a sigh of relief, as long as he took down Ran Linfeng, half of the subsequent plan would be successful.

"General Ran, don't worry, Lord Hou has always kept his promises, and he will definitely keep his word."

Ran Linfeng put away the box of gold and said, "Brother Hu, please tell Yehou, I agree with you."

On Inner City Gate Street in the north of Guizhou City, Hu Sanguang dressed as a businessman hurried over from the North Bridge. After crossing the bridge, he walked through the alley under the cover of two intelligence officers to the contact point. The store was closed, he went around to the side door and knocked rhythmically a dozen times, and the door creaked open.

The people inside let him in, looked around, and closed the door again without paying attention.

Hu Sanguang went all the way from the wing room. The windows of the wing room were open, and it was full of Huaxia Wei from the Operation Department and intelligence personnel from the Intelligence Department. Xu Fangyi was among them.

Most of these elites come from the former core members of the Southern Gang and the elite soldiers under Han Hu's command. They have seen many life and death scenes, so they don't see much tension at this time.

Xu Fangyi was drinking tea in the main hall inside. When Hu Sanguang came in, he just nodded slightly to him, but Hu Sanguang clasped his fists to salute Xu Fangyi instead: "Lord Xu!"

Xu Fangyi is the deputy envoy of the intelligence department, and Hu Sanguang is the department envoy of the intelligence analysis department under the intelligence department. The former's official position is one level higher than Hu Sanguang's.

Xu Fangyi was originally a southerner, and his accent and appearance were all southern natives. Therefore, since the establishment of the Huaxia Weifu, Xu Fangyi has been in charge of the establishment of the southern intelligence base and the construction of the intelligence network.After the Great Song Dynasty decided to mobilize troops against the Southern Han Dynasty, Xu Fangyi concentrated his efforts on collecting relevant information and cooperating with the Operations Department to plant dark spots in all the states of the Southern Han Dynasty, especially in large states like Guizhou. Hundreds of people.

Hu Sanguang poured a bowl of tea and drank it, wiped his mouth, and said, "This Wu Yanrou is a bit of a Taoist, and even the soldiers of the Southern Han Dynasty are so cowardly, and he insisted on boosting their morale."

Xu Fangyi shook his head and said to him: "In the past few years, there were many conflicts between the Southern Han Dynasty and the South Vietnam. Wu Yanrou fought against the South Vietnam three years ago, and also fought against Dali last year. There are 4000 people in the city of Guizhou who followed suit. He has been on the battlefield, which is very different from Shaozhou and Yongzhou. However, even so, this Guizhou city will not last a few days in front of Lord Hou."

"If the army attacks by force, it will naturally be able to attack, but with the current city defense and the morale of the defenders, I am afraid that the loss will not be small. I don't think it will be impossible to defeat 2000 people." Hu Sanguang said.

Xu Fangyi said: "That's why you and I are the only ones who are here to do this, and at least half of the credit for breaking Guizhou City is due to you, me and the brothers outside. The most important thing is to save one or two thousand dollars." Soldiers. Hmm...has Master Hou ever said when to let us open the city gate?"

Hu Sanguang said: "Master Hou has not set a specific time, but it has been agreed that the army will open the city gate when the drums outside the city beat in the rhythm of the plum blossom tune, so everyone will be in place starting tomorrow. One is to get familiar with each other in advance. The position, and the second is that it is also familiar in the Han army."

Xu Fangyi said: "Master Hu said that there will be no problems with Ran Linfeng, right?"

Hu Sanguang smiled slightly and said: "Lord Xu, don't worry, unless Ran Linfeng doesn't want to live anymore, and wants to kill his whole family, and fight us to the death, otherwise there will be no problem, besides, he has already taken our gold , and also agreed to the promise made to him by the lower official on behalf of Lord Hou. There should be no problem."

Xu Fangyi said expressionlessly: "Ran Linfeng is very important to us. If something goes wrong with him, our plan will come to naught. I have to trouble Mr. Hu, you will come to Ran Linfeng in person starting tomorrow, and all the Huaxia guards will bring it with you. Let him be shaken in any way."

Hu Sanguang said: "What Master Xu said is true. The lower official also has this intention. However, the most troublesome thing now is the side of Sichuan and Shu. Hearing from Lord Hou, it is most likely that Shangguan Bingyun, the demon monk, is behind Preside over this matter. Now Li Junhao and Bai Canghai, the two envoys, have personally led people to Sichuan and Shu."

Xu Fangyi laughed and said: "Master Hu, don't worry, Li Sishi is also a first-class master, and Bai Sishi's swordsmanship is even rare in today's world. Even if Shangguan Bingyun fights head-on, he will probably not fall behind Downwind, and the two envoys brought nearly half of the elite of our Huaxia Weifu, maybe they can't catch Shangguan Bingyun, but they should be very sure of ruining the good deeds of the Maitreya Sect for the court."

(End of this chapter)