Since he came to ask someone to do something, Matsudaira Nobutsuna couldn't come empty-handed.

At night, Li Huayu ordered someone to light the lamp, sat alone at the table of the Eight Immortals, and sipped the hot and appropriate rice wine one by one.

"Young Marshal, do you want to take a look at the gift from Matsudaira?"

Feng Qianli, who has followed Li Huayu for many years, has traveled from Kyushu to Taiwan, all the way, and now he is acting as Li Huayu's guard battalion officer. Even in Li Huayu's absence, he has the power to command the whole army instead of him, and naturally unlike others, he can use a title that only a few old people can use to talk to Li Huayu.

"Old Feng, sit down and drink some wine together to block the cold."

For people like Feng Qianli, Li Huayu was not polite at all, and motioned for Feng Qianli to sit down.

There have long been pro-soldiers who have listed the gifts brought by Matsudaira Nobutsuna from the Wa Kingdom.

It's nothing else, as the eldest son of Ning Yuanbo, Taiwan's military preparation, Li Huayu doesn't know how many treasures he has seen since he was a child. Although the gifts brought by Matsudaira were valuable, they were difficult to enter Li Huayu's eyes.

However, among the gifts, he was attracted to one thing.

It was a two-wheeler. The black-painted body, with a delicate set of brass work, and two slender wheels, were not far enough apart for mules and horses to power them. On the high body, the seats made of pure calfskin and the awning made of Hangzhou silk are quite comfortable. The armrests on the saddle are made of shark skin from the sea and inlaid into the frame of the armrests made of bronze.

"What is this?"

"The eldest young marshal, this is sent by Matsudaira Laozhong, and it is called a rickshaw. According to his attaché, he was a master of several national treasures under the rule of the shogunate, and he spent several years of hard work and a huge amount of money. Only then did two cars be built. One is dedicated to His Majesty the Emperor, while the other is here under His Royal Highness. ”

Li Huayu snorted, which could be regarded as a praise for Matsudaira Nobutsuna. However, his eyes were soon drawn to the rickshaw, and all sorts of strange thoughts kept popping up in his mind.

"The sons and daughters are also quite interested in this thing. Many people say that if it's not specifically for people to ride, it's also a good idea to convert it into a truck. ”

"Old Feng. You say, why does such a car have to be built by the so-called national treasure-level craftsmen of the Japanese people for several years? After looking up and down at this beautiful and delicate rickshaw, Huayu didn't know the point.

The craftsmen of the Japanese people are delicate and attentive, and he has also learned something. There are some craftsmen from the Wa Kingdom in Ha Jing Manufacturing, which are specially used to make firecrackers distributed to officers above the army battalion officer and the captain of the naval division, and the exquisite manufacturing and gorgeous decoration are breathtaking.

It's just such a car. It actually made several national treasure-level craftsmen build it for several years, which immediately aroused Li Huayu's interest. No way, this is a common problem of the Li family, who let them follow their father in and out of the factory and the craftsman association since they were young, and they are eager for all kinds of new gadgets and techniques.

Especially someone like Li Huayu, who has become an adult and is in charge, knows what the promotion and use of a new technology will bring.

walked closer and looked up and down for a long time, but Li Huayu didn't find anything unusual. In addition to the use of a wider copper sheet as a skeleton support for the hub. It is still made of metal wheels, compared to other vehicles. There isn't much of a novelty.

"Lao Feng, you have a family history and are also an expert, tell me, why does this thing make the Japanese people so laborious?"

Feng Qianli said a few polite words, but his face was slightly colorful. He is Feng Mofeng's nephew. And he also has a membership in the Craftsman Association, so he can be regarded as an expert. Several constructions in Taiwan, such as bridges, embankments, culverts, and houses, have his shadow.

"Lift up!" Several pro-soldiers were under Feng Qianli's whispered orders. With all their might, the rickshaw turned over.

"Young marshal, look! The most cumbersome and technical part of this car is not the two slender wheels in front, but here. Axle! ”

With the help of the illumination of the lamp, Li Huayu looked carefully, and at the bottom of the seat, it was carefully smeared with grease and maintained very carefully. Between the two wheels, an axle made of stainless steel acts as a connection. In the middle are the axles, the upper and lower two are the balls, and then the outer ones are the spokes.

"My subordinates carefully interrogated Matsudaira's men, and the man said that the most important thing was the roller between the axle and the wheel." Feng Qianli held up a lantern and carefully explained the body structure of the rickshaw for Li Huayu.

Unlike the vehicles that the Southern Yue Army was heavily equipped with at this time, these two rickshaws used simpler roller bearings. The two ends are slightly thinner, and in the middle is a cylinder.

"It's kind of interesting! Since people can pull up and run, it is extremely labor-saving. Lao Feng, you said that if our vehicles were replaced like this, would it improve the transportation capacity and reduce the use of mules and horses? It's not that difficult to transport our baggage? ”

After several contacts with the Liao thief Abatai's department, Li Huayu had already discovered the difference between the two armies, the Nanyue army and the Ming army had to carry a large amount of baggage, and the cavalry was less and more infantry, and its own mobility ability was not as good as that of the Liao thief. Abatai, on the other hand, doesn't need so much heavy food and grass, he just needs to grab it wherever he goes. But wouldn't it be of great benefit if such vehicles could be manufactured in large quantities and upgraded by the craftsmen of Nanzhong and used in the existing large number of military vehicles and in various reclamation sites?

Not so optimistic! Feng Qianli's words poured a scoop of cold water on Li Huayu's head.

"According to the subordinates, this roller should be rounded first, then polished, and then quenched. It is quenched after finishing with a fine grinding wheel. However, such a small roller is not easy to quench, it may be to make a pool of cold water about a millimeter, and then clamp it and roll it,"

But even so, the volume is too small, and surface quenching is more difficult.

"If the subordinates do this, they may not be able to solve this quenching problem for a while. I think that these Japanese slaves have spent time and money on these things. ”

"Leave him alone! We are not the same as the Japanese slaves! They spend time because they want to make rickshaws, but we do horse-drawn wagons and rickshaws. The reason why rickshaws are not good is that they have to be dragged by people, and there are people sitting on them! Therefore, it is impossible to make the bearing bigger, so it has higher requirements for the process! In the case of horse-drawn carriages, the bearings can be made bigger and thicker, so that the requirements for technology and craftsmanship are much lower. ”

Li Huayu set the tone for this matter of digesting and absorbing rickshaw technology for the transformation and upgrading of transport vehicles.

The next day, Matsudaira Nobutsuna wrote to the shogunate. Ask the people of the shogunate to send those master craftsmen who built rickshaws to Hue and hand them over to the shogun's palace.

With the brainstorming of various industrial infrastructures provided by Ha Jing Manufacturing and the Craftsmen's Association, one of the most difficult quenching problems in the industrial manufacturing of roller bearings was solved after half a year: a small rolling slope was created with sand and gravel used to make molds, and the rolling slope had a very shallow running water, and the bottom of the slope was a water screen. Then connect a small waterproof bevel. The rollers rolled down the ramp, passed through the water screen and the small incline, and jumped straight away. And in this short process, the red-hot rollers also complete the quenching process.

But that's all for later.

Ning Yuan, the general military mansion. Now it has become the source of the great president's repression.

In the lobby, a thunderstorm is underway.

Li Huamei, who was carried to the lobby by several female soldiers on a soft couch, leaned on the bed, her face full of melancholy. Behind her knelt down a group of generals of the Nanyue Army and the Guanning Army.

At the center of the storm was the one who came to the aid of the president, Ning Yuanbo Li Shouhan, who stood opposite him and argued endlessly. But it's the sailor who leads Shi Lang!

Mo Yu and other generals of the Southern Guangdong Army knelt behind Li Huamei, facing the thunder and anger of the Han guard, and they didn't dare to take a breath even if they were angry.

"When I divided the troops from Beijing, I told you not to rush, don't rush! You're good that you didn't listen to a word! Not only did he not listen to the good words and persuasions of others, but he supervised the onslaught of the troops on the fortified position built by Dolgon. Ammunition is consumed, and money and food are lost. Losing troops and destroying the prestige of our army, what crime should you be guilty of?! ”

In the face of Li Shouhan's anger, the generals of the Nanyue army were silent one by one, and Tashan failed to conquer it, not to mention, and injured the county lord. If they are really investigated, none of them will be able to escape military law. The lord may be polite to Guan Ningjun, after all, he is not his own child, but to Nanyue Jun, he is deeply responsible!

"My lord. The responsibility for the defeat of the day is not my Nanyue army! Not even on the county lord! Shi Lang faced Li Shouhan's anger, reversed his resolute opposition to the attack on Tashan that day, and opened his mouth to defend Li Huamei for the Nanyue Army.

When these words came out, all the generals of the Guanning Army immediately lowered their heads from Wu Sangui down, carefully observing the water-milled brick joints in the place. If it weren't for the Guan Ning Army taking the lead in the chaos that day, I am afraid that now everyone has been in Jinzhou City to discuss how to break Huang Taiji, who is in the encirclement!

It must be known that when the Guanning Army was shaking on all fronts, the Nanyue Army was still swooping forward, beating Cao Zhenyan to his death. If it weren't for the fact that the situation was out of control, the Nanyue army would still be able to open through Baitai Mountain, gain contact with Songshan, and then encircle Dolgon's headquarters in this narrow area by the sea.

"The lord's urgent task today is not to punish the lord of the county, but to capture Dolgon alive. One is to relieve the worries of the monarch and save the friendly army from fire and water, and the other is to boost morale and revitalize the prestige of my Ming army! ”

Shi Lang also poured up a bold heart, just poured out all his thoughts and thoughts to Shouhan.

"On the day of the county lord, in order to boost morale, he attacked the whole line, and attacked the flank of the slave chieftain Dolgon with the elite of the Guards Brigade, and killed countless slave chieftain generals, even the slave chieftain Dolgon and Duoduo, and they also had to go into battle to fight with white knives! If it weren't for Cao Zhenyan's shit luck against the sky, the stray bullet hit the county lord's handsome banner, and the county lord broke two ribs, the battle of Tashan that day, it can't be said that the county lord's command was wrong, and the armies fought ineffectively! ”

Shi Lang's words made the generals of the two armies present secretly breathe a sigh of relief, originally! We played well that day, if it weren't for the loss of the commander's handsome flag, and the whole army was in turmoil, today, it would be Ning Yuanbo, the president who aided the suppression, to reward the meritorious generals in Jinzhou City!

"If the county lord is at fault, it is also the fault of his subordinates, who failed to defeat the slaves and thieves as soon as possible, so that the county lord personally supervised the troops with his daughter! If the lord wants to deal with the county lord by marching the law, please start with his subordinates first! The subordinates have no complaints! ”

Shi Lang kicked the ball at the feet of Li Shouhan, if there is a mistake or a crime, it is also our subordinates, who let us not eliminate the slave chief Dolgon as soon as possible? If you are a marcher, you will start with us and finish us. We won't be able to see the county lord killed.

That's right! Why did we forget the key to not being accountable to the public?! Suddenly, with the old fritters of the Guan Ning Army taking the lead, the generals of the Nanyue Army followed with some twist, and shouted in unison: "Uncle (lord), please kill your subordinates first!" Deal with the county lord again! ”

There is even more thick-skinned one, who wept bitterly and shouted: "All the armies in Guanning regard the county lord as a loving mother, if the county lord has something." The sons don't want to live anymore! ”

The so-called one crying, two troubles, and three hangings, if the old man pulls down his face and rolls, it is much more ruthless than that of a woman.

"You! You guys! Shou Han pointed at the generals of the Guan Ning Army led by Shi Lang and Wu Sangui, with a look of anger and helplessness on his face, and a mixture of many emotions such as the father's hatred for his daughter who made a mistake, and the dozens of generals in the hall at the moment were playing together. Right! It's just a show! According to the requirements of Stanislavsky's performance system, Shouhan completely achieved the inside out, and the expression on the surface fully reflected the changes in his inner feelings.

But is it really a reaction?

Shouhan is on the surface-for-tat. was so angry with Shi Lang's behavior that he almost vomited blood, but his heart was dark, hehe, what is it called something that will come, this is called something that will come! Knowing that Lao Tzu couldn't bear to deal with Erya, he took the risk to jump out to defend Erya, and also found a suitable step for Lao Tzu! It seems that this kid of the Shi family is not only a good hand at fighting. He is also a thoughtful person!

However, Shi Lang's next move. It fully embodies a Northeast post-break saying, "Rotten potato seeds, I can't help but praise (bracket)!" ”

Seeing that the generals of the Guards Brigade fell to their knees, they demanded that they be punished first. Shi Lang immediately turned his gun and began to fire at these comrades who were fighting with him.

"Lord, we are indeed guilty!"

Shi Lang's expression fully pulled enough hatred for himself, and the eyes of everyone in the Guards Brigade who looked at him quickly turned into spokesmen and stirring sticks. But there is nothing to be done. This guy is telling the truth.

"That's it!" Shouhan waved his hand impatiently to stop Shi Lang from exposing in public that everyone in the Guards Brigade was unwilling to fight to the death and moved forward bravely, and could not provide construction for Li Huamei, who was the commander-in-chief, and the execution of the order was a greatly discounted shady scene, so that everyone in the Guards Brigade almost had no place to put their faces.

For such behavior. Although Shouhan's heart blossomed, his face was still a little angry.

"Li Huamei, you were defeated in Tashan, lost tens of thousands of teachers, and spent a lot of money and food on military salaries. Remove your water master from all positions, and go back to Tamna Island to recuperate! When the president returns to the division, he will dispose of you again! ”

Turned his head and scolded Shi Lang again: "And you!" Shi family boy! Since you are so protective of Li Huamei, you are responsible for escorting her to Tamna Island! When you get there, give President Benda to rush back to Ningyuan immediately! Make no mistake! The President has sent you an envoy! ”

Several officers of the Guards Brigade couldn't help but squeeze their eyebrows at each other when they heard Shouhan deal with Shi Lang like this, such a cold weather, huge winds and waves at sea, and escorting the county lord to Tamna Island, and they had to rush back immediately, this crime was a big deal! Not to mention rushing back within a limited time, but also to go on an errand immediately, this sin is a big one! Therefore, if you offend anyone, you can't offend the lord!

However, Wu Sangui, who was kneeling at the forefront of the Guanning army, did not see it that way.

"It seems that I have to make friends with this Uncle Shi! I'm afraid it won't be long before he becomes my godfather! ”

Li Peiting, who has the same opinion as him, is also thinking hard in his heart, how to do a good job of adding fuel to the situation in the matter that the lord has secretly acquiesced to Shi Lang and Erya.

When the two were thinking about each other for their own interests, the Shouhan and Yan Yue after the handsome case called Wu Sangui.

"Uncle Chang, you have lived in Liaodong for a long time, and you have to deal with Jiannu for a long time, how do you think this battle should be fought now? Can it not only make Jiannu painful, but also not make the current Liaoxi armies suffer too much damage? ”

The Shouhan who stood high on the tiger skin chair, whether it was from the official position, the title, or the Liaoxi Jiangmen and even the entire Ming Dynasty court valued the word strength the most, and had to make Wu Sangui fight with a spirit of 120,000 to deal with it.

What's more, when it comes to seniority in private, it seems that Wu Sangui and the Guan Ning army generals present have to call this Ning Yuanbo a good one. (Suddenly, I remembered that this name has been a bit of a stinky street lately.) Holding other people's salaries, eating other people's military food, and having other people's weapons and armor in his hands, it is Wu Sangui's barracks, and at this moment, there are thousands of Tuntian soldiers from Shandong and Denglai, who have become the main force in his Ningyuan Town.

"The last general has a little foolish opinion, please advise the president!"

Wu Sangui shook his spirits, and before he came to get the huge map of Liaodong, he pointed to a certain place on the Liaodong Peninsula and said loudly.

"When the county lord first arrived in Liaodong, he had the idea of crossing the sea with an elite boat to go east and smash the nest of slaves and thieves. However, at that time, the county lord considered that the army of slaves and thieves was still strong, and once our army crossed the sea to the east, although it was possible to mobilize the slaves and thieves to return to the division, it would be useless. ”

"There were many battles in Tashan, and many slaves and thieves were killed and wounded. It is reported that although the slave chieftain Dolgon has now compiled all the troops attached to the rebellion into a coat and slightly restored his old outlook, his combat strength has not been restored. It was the time when our army crossed the sea to the east and smashed Shenyang! ”

For Wu Sangui's plan, Shouhan nodded and praised. Since he agreed, it was difficult for others to say anything.

"Shi Lang, this matter will be left to you. You are responsible for all the movement of soldiers, horses, food, and ships. After you agree with the eldest uncle, just come and report to me! (To be continued......)