Chapter 158

"That's good, by the way, did you get the things that you asked the carpenter to order?" Wang Yang looked at the workers who were sweating like rain over there, nodded with satisfaction, and asked Niu Dacai.

"It's all been shipped, all made according to the size you gave by the owner, and now it's all piled up in the empty house near the Bianhe River......"

Wang Yang followed Niu Dacai to the empty house, which had been cleaned before with only a few dilapidated miscellaneous items, but now it was full of brand-new wooden machinery with the smell of dry wood.

Naturally, after Wang Yang asked Niu Dacai to come over, he went to find a carpenter's custom hydraulic printing machinery that uses water power to carry out reciprocating movements.

After Wang Yang carefully inspected it, after pulling the wooden gear with Niu Dacai, the whole machine moved slowly and steadily, although it was a little jerky, but there was no big problem, Wang Yang couldn't help but nod with satisfaction.

"When is the proprietor going to take this machine and let the workers use it?" Niu Dacai took a breath and said, after all, this thing will be driven by water power at that time, and it will naturally be much heavier than the kind of manual printing machinery used in the past, and it only promotes a lot of effort, and this Niu Dacai, who usually does not exercise, has already begun to sweat.

Wang Yang shook his head and said. "Don't worry, this machine, just lock it here, let others know first, and after we get the waterwheel right, we have to test it for a period of time to see where there are problems and then modify, and then put it into use after it can really run smoothly......"

He is the new owner, and he has no prestige in front of these old masters and craftsmen for the time being, and whether those people can listen to him or not depends on two things. What's more, this machine has not been tested yet, what if it falls apart as soon as it comes on the field?

In order to avoid losing face, Wang Yang thought it was better to test the machine privately first, so that the machine could work smoothly under the hydraulic drive, and then let the craftsmen use it.

Then Wang Yang handed over another drawing to Niu Dacai, and asked him to find the carpenter to make the wooden structure that these waterwheels need to use, and directly use those iron parts to get them when the time comes, so that the waterwheels can really work smoothly and smoothly.

After the explanation, Wang Yang patted his ass and said goodbye, but when he came to the small pier not far away, his expression instantly became gloomy. It's really a dog, the boat that was supposed to be waiting for me here actually slipped away by itself.

What about good integrity, but what about good professional ethics? Didn't the ancients pay more attention to honesty than modern people? Why is the boatman with thick eyebrows and big eyes who seems to be loyal and honest so shameless, he obviously promised to wait here for himself, but he actually slipped away, and the heart of the old driver Wang was like a dog.

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It's noon, and the sun is shining, but the problem is that it's winter, and even if it's noon, it's not much warmer.

Looking left and right, there are boats passing on the wide Bianhe River, but let Wang Daguan jump up and down, stunned that there is no boat docking, the willow leaves by the river have fallen bare, revealing a bleak winter, the cold wind on the riverside swished, blowing the heart of Wang Dashi at the moment is cool.

There are roads, but there are no pedestrians or vehicles passing by.

It was so cold that Wang Daguan wanted to twist his butt and rush back to the printing workshop not far away to warm up and then make plans, and another boat came slowly, Wang Yang once again rose up and waved his arms affectionately, perhaps it was Wang Yang's persistence that moved the heavens, and finally, the ship actually galloped towards the shore like a miracle.

"Isn't this little brother going to take a boat?" On the bow of the boat, a middle-aged man with a long beard in a fur coat looked at Wang Yang, who was standing on the dock, and greeted.

"That's right, this uncle, I'm willing to pay for the boat." Wang Yang was overjoyed, it seemed that the character of the ancients was still very noble, and he hurriedly replied loudly.

Soon, a wooden plank was lowered on the ship, and Wang Yang finally boarded the medium-sized ship. Under the operation of the boatmen, the boat flexibly left the dock and headed towards the upper reaches of the Bianhe River again.

"Hurry up and get warm, look at your appearance, you've been waiting for a long time, right?" The middle-aged man with a small figure and a long beard and belly smiled generously at Wang Yang and opened the hatch of the cabin.

"Thank you for this uncle's righteousness, otherwise, there is a chance that Wang will freeze on the dock." After Wang Yang thanked him, he went into the cabin, and was stunned to find that there was a middle-aged woman in the cabin who had lost her time, but her charm was still there, but she looked a little sickly, and a beautiful woman who was about twenty-seven years old.

"It's all Su's family, little brothers don't have to be formal......" The uncle surnamed Su couldn't help but smile and waved his hand when he saw Wang Yang becoming a little restrained.

"Wang has seen the two ladies...... Wang Yang hurriedly gave a long salute, and then sat down, although the cabin is not big, but the sealing is good, and there is a copper basin burning with charcoal in it, so that the whole cabin looks warm.

Uncle Su, who had gray hair but was full of energy, said with a smile. "I was tired from sitting in the boat for a long time, and I wanted to breathe outside, but I didn't want to meet this little brother Wang......"

The slightly sickly middle-aged woman bowed slightly towards Wang Yang, and then instructed the younger woman beside her. "This little brother Wang's face is a little blue, it must be frozen, sister Chaoyun, pour this little brother a cup of hot tea to warm up."

"Thank you, ma'am...... You're welcome to do that. Wang Yang was indeed not polite, picked up the hot tea and drank it while blowing it, while roasting the charcoal fire, and under the attack from inside and outside, it quickly warmed up.

Then I chatted with Uncle Su, and heard that Wang Yang was the owner of a printing workshop, and Uncle Su asked with great interest about the steps of printing books, and couldn't help but feel the hard work of those craftsmen.

This Uncle Su is really talkative, and he chatted with Wang Yang about the customs and customs of various parts of the Great Song Dynasty, which is very speculative, especially when he talks about the special delicacies of various places, this Uncle Su's eyes are shining.

It seems that this uncle is also a gourmet, but Wang Yang is also not bad, and his skills are no less than those of a three-star Michelin chef, which he has practiced by himself all year round.

Because of the headwind, the boat went north very slowly, but the two of them were not bored while bragging, and when they talked about hi skin, Uncle Su simply asked the younger woman to bring a jar of wine, poured it into the pot, and put it on the copper fire plate to warm it, while drinking a little wine while chatting, it was really a pleasure.

Wang Yang was very surprised by this uncle's familiarity with the customs of various places in the Great Song Dynasty, from Youyan in the north to Hainan Island in the south, as if this uncle who was nearly sixty years old did not know him.

And this Uncle Su was also surprised that Wang Yang's age before the weak crown was not only very accomplished in food, but also in geography, and he also had his own unique opinions.

In particular, this guy told Uncle Su that the earthquake was due to the instability of the earth's crust and the squeezing of the earth's crustal plates, and it had nothing to do with the changes of the emperor and the dynasty.

Although Uncle Su didn't believe it, the young man said it reasonably, which made people can't help but be suspicious.

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