Chapter 90: A slap in the face
Back at the county government residence, Xu Guangqi couldn't wait to ask Fa Zheng to find a pen and paper to draw a four-wheeled carriage that could turn for Guo Zhiyuan, and he went to Zhao Shizhen in a hurry, the steering device of the four-wheeled carriage is not complicated, it is nothing more than changing the suspension of the front wheel into a large disc that can rotate, and Guo Zhiyuan often visited those historical forums before crossing, netizens often argued about why there was no four-wheeled carriage in ancient China, and some netizens simply posted the drawings of the steering device of the four-wheeled carriage directly, which is very professional. Guo Zhiyuan still remembers it vividly, so he quickly drew a sketch of the steering device, and even the shock absorption device was drawn casually, which was nothing more than adding some springs, which could be completely made with the technical level and materials of this era. (Note: The spring was invented by the British scientist Hooke in 1776 AD, and he also proposed the famous "Hooke" law, so history recognizes that Hooke is the inventor of the spring, but in fact, the spiral compression spring proposed before this has already appeared and used on a large scale, and the specific time of appearance is not examinable. )
When Xu Guangqi panted and pulled Zhao Shizhen, who was still confused, in, Guo Zhiyuan's sketch had been almost drawn, Xu Guangqi was deeply familiar with the mechanical principle, and he could understand it at one point, and his eyes lit up when he took the sketch drawn by Guo Zhiyuan, and he excitedly patted the case again and again: "Yes, in this way, won't the four-wheeled carriage be able to turn?" Why didn't I think of it earlier! ……”
Although Zhao Shizhen is an expert in firearms, he is also very interested in this kind of "strange tricks", holding the drawings drawn by Guo Zhiyuan, his eyes will not move, and he will be wonderful, and curiously pointed to the "spring" in the shock absorption device painted by Guo Zhiyuan and asked: "What is this twist and turn painted by Gongzi and what is it used for?" ……”
Guo Zhiyuan had no choice but to tell them the principle and use of the "spring", Xu Guangqi and Zhao Shizhen even claimed that it was wonderful, Guo Zhiyuan's sketch made them very inspired, Zhao Shizhen said excitedly: "It seems that the "spring" mentioned by Gongzi can also be used on muskets! The old man was still a little confused about the flintlock pistol that Childe said, but with this "spring", the old man should soon be able to make a real thing! ……”
There was nothing to do with Guo Zhiyuan next, Xu Guangqi and Zhao Shizhen took the sketch drawn by Guo Zhiyuan and discussed it warmly, looking at their obsessive energy, Guo Zhiyuan felt that it would be a little redundant for him to stay any longer, and called Zhang Cheng and Fa Zheng, and he still had to go to the banquet of the head of the Chen family.
Chen Jiacai can be said to be a veritable "soil emperor" in Gutian County, inheritance has been hundreds of years, ancestors have been in the Jinshi, but also served as a prefect, although there has been no big man this year, but there have also been two people, so the local power is very large, until the sudden rise of the Sun family broke the situation of the Chen family's dominance, this mountain does not allow two tigers, the two families are naturally indispensable to fight, the Chen family has a deep foundation, many people are powerful, but the Sun family has a lot of money, and the family is strong, so after several fights, no one is bargaining, For the time being, the current situation of fighting against each other is maintained.
The Chen family's mansion covers a wider area than the Sun family's mansion, although it is not as solid as the Sun family, but it is also a high-walled courtyard and a deep courtyard, quite a mansion atmosphere, although the family is not as strong as the Sun family's house, but there are many people, and they are also very arrogant in front of Guo Zhiyuan's county order, it is obvious that in their eyes there is only their own family owner, and there is no Guo Zhiyuan's county order!
Even the family is so arrogant, the attitude of the head of the Chen family can be imagined, the head of the Chen family is called Chen Huaili, is a pot-bellied old man, at this time he is wearing a silk staff coat and is sitting high on the Taishi chair in the middle of the hall, seeing the family leading Guo Zhiyuan in, he didn't stand up to greet him, just perfunctorily arched his hand and said: "The old man is unable to move, so he won't get up to salute the adult......" said and scolded the family who led the way: "Don't hurry up and show Lord Guo the seat!" ......", the family quickly moved a chair, but it was placed under Chen Huaili.
Guo Zhiyuan was naturally very unhappy in his heart, but it was not good to attack on the spot, after all, he was here to beg for money, so he still sat down on the chair, and could only scold in his heart: You just continue to sit, with such a big belly, one day you will be half-sitting!
Chen Huaili glanced at Guo Zhiyuan and said in a long tone: "Lord Guo is very young, but our Gutian County is complicated, and the people are fierce, so it may be difficult for Lord Guo to control it when he is so young!" ……”
Guo Zhiyuan became more and more unhappy in his heart, but he still said humbly and politely: "What Elder Chen said is that this official launched this Justice of the Peace election, just hoping that a respected local squire like Elder Chen can help me govern Gutian ...... together."
Chen Huaili became more and more proud to stroke a few sparse beards on his round chin and said: "Although the old man has never been an official, but the ancestor is a two-rank jinshi, the official to the five-grade prefect, there are still some family origins, not the old man is arrogant, these justices of the peace selected by the adults now, add up to probably not as good as the old man alone, in this Gutian County, the old man said one sentence more effective than they said ten sentences, the old man was old, and he didn't want to pay attention to the things in the county, but the adults were so sincere, and they came to the door several times, and the old man had to reluctantly make it difficult...... ”
Guo Zhiyuan has never seen such a shameless person, saying that he is fat and he is gasping! And listening to the meaning of Chen Huaili's words, he actually wanted to ask for the title of Justice of the Peace without donating a tael of silver! The funniest thing is that he actually took out the fact that his ancestor had been a Jinshi and served as a five-grade prefect to show off!
Dealing with this kind of shameless person, Guo Zhiyuan didn't bother to make a false deal with him, he slapped his face directly, his face was cold, and he said coldly: "Speaking of family history, there are also some officials, my father is the former waiter of the Ministry of Rites, the prince speaks official, and now he is blessed by the grace of the saint, and he is released to the governor of Gansu and the right deputy capital of the imperial history, and the official is also appointed by the grace of the saint as the order of Gutian County....... Then let's compare and see! Your ancestor was a little prefect of a!
This face is really crackling, Chen Huaili's expression is wonderful, his mouth is wide open enough to put down an egg, and the hand that was still stroking his beard tore off a small beard, he didn't even realize it, the main Guo Zhiyuan revealed the information is too amazing, although he is the "soil emperor" of Gutian County, but he also knows that this soil emperor cannot be compared with the real emperor, Guo Zhiyuan has such a prominent family background, he wants to go too far, provoke the people behind Guo Zhiyuan to shoot, then he really can't be the soil emperor! He didn't know that Guo Zhiyuan's illustrious family background could be put on to scare a native emperor like him, with Shen Zheng, the head of the dynasty, at least Guo Zhiyuan was completely useless here!