"The sky is above, in order to find an excuse to leave Gusu, I, Fan Li, caused this small flood, and several people died. This is a great sin. But this is also a last resort. Please pass the gods, the gods of the nine heavens, and forgive Fan Li. ”

Fan Li prayed, kowtowed, got up, and said, "Zimei, let's go." ”

The two turned on their horses, left the disaster area, and galloped away in the night.

Nothing to say all the way. When they arrived at the small mountain village where Wu Ban was staying, it was already the second half of the night. Wu Ban heard that Fan Li was back, so he hurriedly got up to meet him.

Wu Ban said: "Brother, have you done things over there?" ”

Fan Li said: "Big brother, it's been done. Now we can do our own thing. ”

Wu Ban said, "Then let's leave now?" ”

Fan Li said: "My sister-in-law and Xiaoer are sleeping, are you going to leave at dawn?" ”

Ji Guo said outside: "Second uncle, I'm up, let's go now." Xiao Er can also sleep in the car. ”

Fan Li saluted Wu Ban and said, "Big brother, you and my brother are all at heart, I shouldn't hide something from you." You know, although Fan Li walked around under King Wu, after all, he was an old man of the Yue Kingdom, and he still missed his homeland in his heart. The country of Yue was smashed by the state of Wu, and the people are still living in hardship, and the younger brother can't help but feel uncomfortable. The younger brother saw that the iron plow and shovel designed by the eldest brother were very advanced and could greatly improve the efficacy, so he had the heart to learn. I also saw that my eldest brother's situation in Wu was very bad, and I had the heart to relieve my eldest brother from suffering and give you a space suitable for your own development, so I used a trick to bring you out. The younger brother didn't dare to say these words at the beginning, because he was afraid that the eldest brother would not be willing, and now it would be unkind to hide it from the eldest brother. The younger brother did this without asking the eldest brother, please forgive the eldest brother. ”

Wu Ban said: "Brother, if you don't say it, the eldest brother has already guessed a few points." A brother is a man who does great things. Since you and I are brothers, it is incumbent upon the eldest brother to help you. can use the technology of the eldest brother to benefit the common people, and the eldest brother is not in vain. Now what we do, we all listen to you, brother. It's up to you to arrange everything. ”

Fan Li bowed down deeply and said, "Use your own strengths to benefit the common people, big brother, this is the heart of a saint." The younger brother's plan is like this, my brother and uncle often send my sister-in-law and the second child to the meeting. Uncle Chang is my brother, he is strong in martial arts, and there will be no problems in terms of safety. When I arrived at Huiji, I looked for Xiangguo, first lived in the post house, and then made arrangements when we went back, Brother Shuchang, said to Xiangguo, I must treat my sister-in-law well, and don't let my sister-in-law and children be wronged. ”

Uncle Chang said: "General rest assured, Uncle Chang will do this well." ”

Fan Li said: "Then, the eldest brother took us to find the senior brother Gongsun Zhi and persuaded Gongsun Zhi to go with us to see the king of Yue, and the king of Yue will arrange the best conditions for the eldest brother, and the eldest brother can show his talents." ”

Wu Ban said: "Agree to this arrangement. ”

So, Uncle Chang drove Ji Guo and Xiao Er back to Huiji first.

Shu Chang had already prepared spare horses, and Fan Lizi and Wu Ban got on the horses, and Wu Ban led the way to find Gongsun Zhi.

After a day and a night of running, they had gone deep into the mountains. Wu Banle stopped and sat on his horse and said, "Brother, I have arrived less than twenty miles ahead, and I have been to this place." My brother may be in two places, one is a mining yard and the other is an iron smelting yard. Because the iron-smelting field needs to use water, it must be located near the river, so the mining field and the iron-smelting field are more than ten miles apart. ”

Fan Li said: "Which place are we closer to now? ”

"It's relatively close to the mining site. ”

Fan Li said: "Okay, let's go to the mining site first." ”

Wu Ban said: "Wu attaches great importance to iron-making technology, and in order to prevent the technology from flowing out, they impose military control here. There are military guards here, and we should act in secret. ”

Fan Li looked at Zimei and said, "Brother, can we avoid Wu Bing's ears and eyes?" ”

Zimei smiled and said: "This is no problem, you can do things with confidence, we guarantee that Wu Bing can't see you." ”

Wu Ban glanced at Zimei in surprise, this person is not only beautiful, but also can spell?

Fan Li smiled and said: "My brother has special abilities, and he can do more powerful things than this." Let's go. ”

The three of them continued to move forward in the mountains and forests, walked more than ten miles, and dismounted separately. Zimei used a little spell to make the horses graze in the mountains and forests instead of getting lost.

Walking forward a short distance, I already saw Wu Bing patrolling. It is located in the deep mountains, dozens of miles uninhabited, and no outsiders have ever come. Nothing ever happened, so those who were soldiers were also very loose and playing.

Fan Li said to Zimei: "Brother, can I go in?" ”

Zimei said: "Just go, it's okay, they can't see us." So he took the lead and walked directly past a few Wu soldiers who were standing and chatting, but those Wu soldiers didn't react at all, and they didn't see them at all.

Wu Ban was so surprised in his heart, oh my God, he was only a few steps away from these Wu soldiers, why couldn't they see it?

Entering the mining area, there were ox carts, horse-drawn carts, and rickshaws on the road, all pulling ore and sending it to the iron smelting field. There were also empty cars returning from the ironworks. The whole road is full of streams.

On the working surface, a huge hill was split, and it was not known that there were hundreds or thousands of people working there to mine and load trucks. Except for the pickaxe and shovel in his hand, there was no mechanical equipment.

Fan Li had never seen such a spectacular labor scene. I was shocked.

They walked through the crowd and searched for a while, but Wu Ban did not see Gongsun Zhi.

Finally, they came to a small shack, and Wu Ban said, "This is where my senior brother sleeps. ”

He went into the shack and looked around, came out, shook his head, and said, "No." Because my brother is the most skilled, mining and ironmaking are under his control, mining does not need any skills, he is mostly on the iron-making side. ”

Fan Li said: "Okay, let's go over there to find him." ”

The three men walked along the mountain road where the ore was transported to the ironworks, and the pedestrians and vehicles on the road came and went, but they all ignored them.

The iron-making area is a different story, with small blast furnaces blazing red, and a few people busy at each blast furnace. There is no Gongsun Zhi on the field. They met Gongsun Zhi in a hut built by the mountain.

This is a man in his forties, with unkempt hair, and it seems that he has never been seriously combed. The beard is scummy, and it seems that he is in the way of eating, so he casually cut his beard, and the clothes on his body are torn, old and dirty, like a flower child. It was only when he raised his head to look at Fan Li and them that Fan Li realized that he had such a wise gaze.

Wu Ban bowed and saluted: "Senior brother, I'm here." ”

Fan Li and Zimei also gave a salute and said: "Fan Li greets Mr. Gongsun. ”

Gongsun Zhi waved his hand and said, "Wait, wait!" He bowed his head and made his own business.

I saw that there was a small stove in his house, which was similar to the briquette stove in later generations. Gongsun Zhi took a pig urine bubble, blew it, pinched it against the fire, and with a "poof" sound, the fire was hot. And so on and so forth.

Later, he picked up a bamboo pipe with a knot and blew into the fire. And the fire of the furnace was ablaze.

He was playing with no distractions, as if he had forgotten that there were still a few people waiting for him.

Finally, he came to a long wooden box, squatted down, and the wooden box protruded two rods from one end, and there was a handle on the handle, and he held the handle and pulled it back and forth, and a slight wind blew out from the air outlet on the side of the wooden box.

Fan Li saw that the doorway was coming. He's pounding a bellows. In later generations, this is a very homely piece of furniture, Fan Li has seen it at her grandmother's house. That thing can pull the wind to help combustion, save firewood and grass, save time, the thing is not complicated, but the design is scientific and reasonable.

Gongsun Zhi pulled out the top plate of the bellows, lowered his head and tinkered for a long time, straightened his waist, looked at Wu Ban and said, "Tell me, how can you not leak the wind?" This wind board is too tight to pull, too loose and no wind, wrapped in cloth, no, wrapped up and rolled up can not be pulled, strangle cotton, the effect is a little better, but it has to be changed in a few days. Brother, you can help me think of an idea. ”

Wu Ban said, "Senior brother, how can I come up with any ideas at once." I'm coming to you today, it's—"

Gongsun Zhi said: "Wait, your business will be said." ”

He grabbed his hair and paced to himself, "What is it that makes it easy and durable?" ”

He didn't look at Fan Li and Zimei at all, as if it was impossible for them to give an answer.

Fan Li knew where his invention was stuck, he had seen the bellows, and he had seen his grandmother open it. blurted out: "With chicken feathers!" ”

Gongsun Zhi was shocked by electricity, trembled, turned to look at Fan Li, his eyes lit up, and shouted: "That's right!" Why didn't you say it earlier? ”

Fan Li couldn't help but laugh and said, "I just knew that Mr. was doing this, how could I say it earlier?" ”