Chapter 45: How the People's Heart Came (Asking for Votes, Asking for Collections)
The warm welcome of the tenants of Xiaozhangzhuang made Zhu Youzhen feel for the first time what the real people's hearts are.
Zhu Youzhen sincerely felt that whatever he said now, the tenants would unconditionally obey it. There is no special reason, just because now they are willing to believe in him.
"What a good people, just because of what little I did for them." Zhu Youzhen was very emotional.
This feeling is really good, Zhu Youzhen only now really understands the meaning of the people's hearts like water, and water can carry boats.
"Grandpa Mao is really great."
In this kind of scene, Zhu Youzhen really understood the greatness of Grandpa Mao.
Zhu Youzhen now believes that as long as he can make the people of the world have such a popular heart, he can also beat any hero in the world.
Xu Guangqi was very excited when he saw the scene of His Royal Highness King Xin being greeted with joy. He was happy with his choice. In his eyes, this is the real merit, this is the real good deed.
In the study of Huangzhuang.
Zhu Youzhen and Xu Guangqi flipped through the first draft of the potato planting manual together.
Zhu Youzhen looked at the manual and suddenly said, "Mr. Xu, I feel that this planting manual has a big shortcoming. ”
Seeing Xu Guangqi's stunned expression, Zhu Youzhen continued to say while preventing him from looking through the contents of the manual: "Mr. Xu, what I said is not the content, but this way of writing. ”
Seeing that Xu Guangqi was a little puzzled, Zhu Youzhen slowed down and said, "I think, our planting manual is compiled for farmers to read, right?" ”
Xu Guangqi nodded, he still didn't quite understand.
Seeing Xu Guangqi nodding, Zhu Youzhen said briskly: "Now the text of the manual is so profound that even I can't understand it, let alone an illiterate farmer." When we promote the planting of such a handbook, we have to find a special reader to translate it again, which is too wasteful of manpower and a bit too inefficient. ”
Xu Guangqi thought about it, not to mention, the planting manual really has this flaw.
Farmers who actually farm the land are generally illiterate, and they simply do not understand the overly elegant language.
Xu Guangqi understood King Xin's intentions, and he asked tentatively: "Does the prince want to write a manual in colloquialisms like Bai Juyi?" ”
Hearing Xu Guangqi's inquiry, Zhu Youzhen clapped his hands, he applauded Xu Guangqi's understanding of himself.
"That's right, Bai Letian writes poems based on the standard of ordinary old women's understanding, so we will learn from him. We need to write the manual to the point where the average farmer can understand it. ”
"I understand, His Royal Highness King Xin is really thinking about the common people, so I'll go back and revise it." Xu Guangqi was a little unimpressed. In his heart, books need to be written in elegant words, and how can common sayings write books.
But what Zhu Youzhen said does have some truth. Perhaps, Xu Guangqi thought: The planting manual is not a serious book, so let's follow what King Xin thinks. He turned around and was about to go back to revise the planting manual.
Seeing that Xu Guangqi turned around and was about to leave, Zhu Youzhen hurriedly grabbed him, "Mr. Xu, you don't have to work hard for this kind of trivial matter, just ask Xiaozuo and them to do it, I still have a big matter for you." ”
Xiao Zuo is one of the five chamberlains who followed Xu Guangqi, his name is Zuo Yuzhu, the eldest of the five, who just turned 19 years old this year.
After following last six months, the five attendants gave Xu Guangqi a good impression.
5 people can endure hardships, and they can also sink their hearts to study. If it weren't for the identity problem, Xu Guangqi would like to accept them as disciples and train them well.
It is very appropriate for them to revise the planting manual, and Xu Guangqi is also very relieved.
Zhu Youzhen's so-called big thing is to hope that Xu Guangqi can improve the shock absorption of the vehicle.
The last time Zhu Youzhen came to Huangzhuang, he didn't want to ride a horse, and he was too slow to sit in a sedan chair, so he tried to travel by car for the first time.
Zhu Youzhen didn't expect that the carriage of this era was too bumpy.
didn't go far, Zhu Youzhen, who had never been motion sick in his previous life, couldn't bear it anymore and almost threw up. In the end, I had to ride a horse to Huangzhuang.
After careful observation, Zhu Youzhen found that the carriage of this era did not absorb shock at all.
The carriages of the royal palace were all made of wooden wheels, and the carriages fell directly on the axles, and there was no shock absorption at all. In addition, the road conditions are very poor, and there are potholes everywhere, and taking a car is like being tortured.
No wonder the ancients said that the carriage and horses are tired, and riding in a car is really more tiring than riding a horse. If you really have to walk a long distance, it can really make people sick and tired.
Zhu Youzhen wanted to modify the carriage in his house and add a shock absorber, so that he could sit more comfortably in the future.
He had only a general impression of the structure of the car in his previous life. It was as if the carriage was supported by two sets of U-shaped steel plates that overlapped each other.
The specific technology and principle are not clear to Zhu Youzhen at all. Fortunately, Xu Guangqi is here, this is a famous scientist, wouldn't it be better for him to study the principle.
Zhu Youzhen took out a sketch and handed it to Xu Guangqi, which showed a vague composition of the vehicle.
This is a drawing he drew based on the impressions of his previous life, and although it is not yet to the point where he can understand it at a glance, it is already much better than before.
Look, this is not Xu Guangqi can directly recognize that this is a carriage composition.
Xu Guangqi felt that the carriage on the drawing had a strange structure.
The car had four wheels, and the body did not fall directly on the axles, but were supported by two overlapping frames protruding from the axles. Although I don't know what this structure can do, the cost of the car will definitely be higher.
"Your Royal Highness King Xin, the old man can't understand these places on the map, can you explain?" Xu Guangqi didn't understand and asked.
Also, if you don't understand, just ask, this is the attitude you should have when doing learning.
"This structure, that's how I think about it. The carriage is jolting so much now, and I'd like to reduce it. Zhu Youzhen looked at the drawings and explained.
"You see, there are two sets of multiple beams here that absorb the shock caused by the bumps and ensure stability in the car."
Xu Guangqi pondered for a moment, but he was still a little uncertain in his heart, and it seemed feasible to infer from theory alone.
Zhu Youjian saw that Xu Guangqi didn't speak out for a long time, and knew that he was a little difficult for a strong man.
Xu Guangqi is a science and technology master, but he can't understand everything, he can do everything. There is no physical object, just a sketch asking him to come up with an accurate opinion, and he is a little whimsical.
Realizing his mistake, Zhu Youzhen hurriedly spoke to comfort Xu Guangqi: "Mr. Xu, I'm just thinking about it for a while, and I don't know if it's feasible. You don't have to take it to heart. Let's take a look at the tenants' planting, shall we? ”
Xu Guangqi raised his head and said in an uncertain tone: "Your Highness, your structure should be feasible from a theoretical point of view. It's just that with this structure, the body weight may be a little too heavy, and 1 horse may not be able to pull it? ”
"That's the problem, too? If one horse doesn't move, let's have two horses. I'm also a prince. Zhu Youzhen thought secretly in his heart, but it was not easy to hit him: "What Mr. Xu said is, since you think it is feasible, I will arrange to build one and try it first." ”
Only then did Xu Guangqi remember that the young man opposite still had the identity of a prince. For him, adding a couple of horses is not a problem at all.