Ming Dynasty: Tanks blocked the door and you said to me, "Long live Ming Dynasty"

Wu Chunfu could not help but bow his hands in admiration: "Your Majesty is wise, and nothing can be hidden from you."

"I have discovered that although this cement road is good, it is not suitable for bullock carts to travel on it."

"The bull cart is too heavy and uses tracks. If you drive on it a few times, the cement road will easily crack."

"Therefore, I specially paved a gravel road next to it to facilitate the use of the bullock cart to pull things, so as not to delay the project."

"Very good, you did a good job in the Ministry of Industry this time, but there is still a lot of room for improvement."

Zhu Youxiao was afraid that he would become too arrogant, so he still had to give him some warnings.

When Wu Chunfu heard this, his expression became serious.

"Your Majesty, please point out the shortcomings."

Zhu Youxiao pointed to the bullfighting track not far away:

"This fire bull can not only pull carts and push earth, but it can also be used for many other purposes."

Wu Chunfu's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he stepped forward to ask humbly: "I am an old minister who is dull, please enlighten me, Your Majesty."

Since Zhu Youxiao came back to life, he has brought too many surprises to him and the Ministry of Works.

In his heart, he not only had awe for Zhu Youxiao as a subject, but also admiration for a master.

Seeing that he had a good attitude, Zhu Youxiao spoke slowly.

"Have you ever heard of the puppetry technique in the Mohist mechanical arts?"

"Or... have you ever seen a puppet in a shadow play?"

Wu Chunfu nodded in confusion: "Although the Mohist School has declined, I have heard of their puppet ministers."

"As for the shadow play...I have also seen it."

"I just don't understand why Your Majesty suddenly mentioned this?"

Zhu Youxiao smiled without saying anything, but stretched out his right hand to pull off the jade pendant hanging around Wu Chunfu's waist.

Then, he placed the jade pendant on an empty seat beside him, picked it up and put it down, repeating this action over and over again.

Wu Chunfu was stunned, his eyes full of confusion, and he could not understand Zhu Youxiao's intention at all.

Not only him, but also Guo Yunhou, Sun Chengzong and others were all confused.

But as the carriage went farther and farther away and time passed by little by little, a gleam of light suddenly flashed in Wu Chunfu's eyes.

"Your Majesty, do you mean to give the fire bull an arm like a human?"

"Arms that can lift things?!"

"But... the reason why people can use their arms to move their fingers is because of the multiple functions of skin, flesh, meridians and bones. The Fire Ox is so clumsy. Even if it has an arm, how can it make such delicate movements?"

Zhu Youxiao reached out his hand again and touched Guo Yunhou's head.

When he withdrew his hand, there was a brush in his palm.

He exerted a little force with both hands, and broke the brush into two pieces.

Guo Yunhou grimaced in pain: "Your Majesty, this is the wolf-hair brush that I collected with great difficulty..."

"Look at what you have accomplished. Come on, I'll give you the hair back!"

Zhu Youxiao casually pulled off the tip of the pen and slapped it on Guo Yunhou's chest. Then he pulled out a dagger from his waist and sharpened a piece of the pen shaft.

After doing this, he enlarged the hole in the middle of the other section of the pen and drilled a small hole at the bottom of the outside.

The two pieces of the pen were put together in front of everyone's puzzled gazes.

"My dear Wu, what do you think would happen if the two pen barrels fit together perfectly and grease was injected into them through this small hole?"

Wu Chunfu frowned thoughtfully: "It seems... the pen holder inside will be pushed out by the grease?"

Zhu Youxiao nodded and continued to ask: "Then, how about draining the grease?"

This time, Wu Chunfu did not hesitate at all and answered confidently: "The pen inside will be put back in!"

Zhu Youxiao stopped talking and stuffed the two pieces of pen into Wu Chunfu's hands.

The others looked at the two of them, completely dumbfounded.

After taking the pen, Wu Chunfu fell into deep thought.

"Come on, push it out..."

"Put oil in, insert it..."

"Push it out......"

"Put it in......"

Wei Zhongxian felt so uncomfortable listening to this. He was about to say something but was stopped by Zhu Youxiao.

"Your Majesty, this guy..."

At this moment, Wu Chunfu suddenly widened his eyes.

"I understand!"

Chapter 446: Departure and Return to Beijing

Wu Chunfu said excitedly while fiddling with the pen.

"This thing is a push-and-pull thing. If you fasten a solid rope on one end, it will become a stretch-and-pull thing!"

"If we install this thing on the joints of the simulated arm, it can play a role in traction of tendons, bones and muscles."

"In this way, the giant arm of the fire bull can be controlled as easily as a puppet!"

He became more and more excited as he spoke, and immediately shouted to the driver, "Hurry up, hurry up! Turn around and go back to the workshop!"

He couldn't wait even a moment and wanted to start doing experiments right away to come up with something new.

His mind was now full of thoughts about which oil could produce greater pressure, how to control the refueling and draining of oil, and so on. He had completely forgotten about everyone in the car.

Zhu Youxiao himself was a designer, so he could understand this situation very well. He immediately waved his hand and asked everyone to move aside so as not to disturb Wu Chunfu.

After returning to the city, Wu Chunfu hurriedly said goodbye to everyone and ran to the workshop.

Everyone rested for a night and prepared to set off back to Beijing the next morning.

Wei Zhongxian was about to arrange for the imperial carriage but was stopped by Zhu Youxiao.

"What else does the emperor want?"

"I am going back to the capital today and I don't want to take a carriage."

"Okay, I will arrange some people to carry the dragon chariot for the emperor."

Zhu Youxiao stopped him and said, "No, I don't want to carry him back."

"Huh? Then..."

Since he neither rode in a carriage nor carried a dragon chariot, Wei Zhongxian was a little confused.

But he quickly came up with an idea and knelt down and said, "This old slave is willing to carry the emperor back to the capital!"

His words immediately made Zhu Youxiao laugh.

"Come on! With your old bones, are you still able to carry me? I'm afraid you'll fall apart after a few steps."

"I can't find anyone more useful than you right now."

Wei Zhongxian was delighted when he heard this.

When Yutong heard it, he immediately ran over and knelt down.

"Your Majesty, I am strong and healthy, and I am not afraid of falling apart. I can carry you back to the capital!"

Zhu Youxiao kicked him away angrily.

"Go away, go away! When did I ever tell you to carry me on your back?"

"Hurry up and tell Wu Chunfu to prepare two bull carts for me!"

"Get in the car, I want to drive back to Beijing!"

In fact, when the fire bull car came last time, he had the idea of ​​riding on it to feel the intimacy of technology.

But at that time, I was busy with disaster relief, so I put this matter aside.

Now that I think about it, I might as well take the opportunity of returning to Beijing and sit down for a while.

"Okay, Your Majesty, I'll arrange it right away!" Upon hearing that, Youtong ran out of Changchun Palace happily.

Soon, everything was arranged, and Zhu Youxiao and others went out of the west gate.

Yesterday, Wu Chunfu led them out of the north gate, but he was actually deliberately keeping them in suspense and took a detour to the east gate.

This cement road was built from the east of the city to Beijing.

At this time, Wu Chunfu led Datong officials to see him off.

Zhu Youxiao saw that he had a pair of panda eyes and a tired face, but his eyes were still bright.

"Didn't sleep all night?"

"Your Majesty, I was greatly inspired by your advice yesterday. Many of my ideas need to be verified in a timely manner, so I have been busy until this morning."

Wu Chunfu felt a little ashamed: "If it weren't for the commander Yu asking about the oxcart, I would have almost forgotten that Your Majesty was leaving for Beijing today. What a sin!"

Zhu Youxiao smiled and said, "That's fine. Researchers should have this attitude. After a busy night, have you gained anything?"

When talking about this, Wu Chunfu became excited.

"The ropes and materials for the pipe box have been selected."

"It's just that the oil and seals still need to be verified."

Zhu Youxiao consoled him, "It's okay. It's just a research experiment. Just try a few more and a few more times. As for the oil, you can pay more attention to the starting temperature and viscosity."

Wu Chunfu cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your reminder, Your Majesty. I will keep it in mind."

"Okay, I'll leave now. I hope you'll have good news for me when you return to the capital."

Wu Chunfu bowed and said, "Farewell, Your Majesty! I, an old minister, will not slack off and strive to report the good news as soon as possible."

Zhu Youxiao looked at the carriage that was four meters wide and ten meters long towing behind the fire bull and felt quite moved. It was really a big tractor.

"This bull cart doesn't need to rest and its speed is OK, but it seems a bit too big and bulky."

Wu Chunfu suddenly remembered something when he heard this, and hurried forward and said:

"Your Majesty, I remembered something. According to the official who sent the fire bull, Lord Wang Zheng is trying to miniaturize the fire bull. If successful, the size can be reduced by at least half!"

"Oh, so there is such a thing! Very good, very good, this way the fire bull can be used in a wider range of ways!"

Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but secretly delighted when he heard this. It seemed that he would have to find time to visit this great Ming mechanic when he returned.

"I am leaving, you all go back."

"Congratulations to Your Majesty!"

Wu Chunfu and other officials bid farewell, and Zhu Youxiao stepped onto a bull cart in front.

There were two carriages, Zhu Youxiao and Liu Yue rode in one, and the other officials rode in the other.

The engine started moving, a roar was heard, and two large trucks drove away from Datong with a rumbling sound.

Zhu Youxiao stood in the spacious carriage, listening to the roar of the fire bulls, looking at the trees and mountains that were quickly moving away on both sides, and the billowing white smoke coming out of the fire bulls.

He had the illusion that he was sitting on a green train in his previous life.

Under his influence, the Ming Dynasty was the first to enter the industrial age.

"Your Majesty, this bullock cart moves so fast and so steadily!"

Liu Yue stood side by side with him, watching the passing scenery outside the car, but a hint of sadness flashed in her eyes.

Zhu Youxiao scratched her nose with his fingers and smiled.

"Silly girl, this is a road specially paved for the fire bulls, but they can't walk fast, so isn't it paved in vain?"

"Your Majesty is making fun of me again."

Liu Yue raised her little fist and punched him.