At the end of the month, there are more firecrackers during the day, and the night sky is gradually more colorful. Day and night, the smiles on people's faces and the smell of sulfur in the air increase.

Yesterday, I sent the god of the stove, and the home has been decorated with joy.

At this time, all yamen began to take vacations, and the ordnance supervisor was no exception. From top to bottom, except for the guards and officials in the prison warehouse, they all took annual leave together. However, the craftsmen all live in Xingguofang, and their families are closely monitored together, so even after the holidays, they are not allowed to go out and about at will.

Han Gang has become a busy man, but anyone who has some friendship has come to visit these days, and even Wang Shao has sent someone to inquire about the iron boat. Han Gang only admitted that it was theoretically feasible, but did not say that it would definitely be possible.

Despite this, the news that the newly appointed military inspector was preparing to build an iron ship was still very popular in the capital. He didn't admit it, it was cautious, but now the manuscript that suddenly circulated, but the principle of the iron boat floating in black and white was written. Even if it is said to some local fools, it takes a little saliva at most to make them understand, a very simple truth, and the evidence can be seen everywhere, as long as the porcelain bowl is thrown into the water, it can be understood, but no one has thought about it in the past and deduced it.

This is the use of knowledge of things, the road is simple, but in the place where the people see it every day.

This year, everyone up and down Tokyo is looking forward to the appearance of iron ships.

"Third brother, do you really want to build an iron ship?" When Han Yunniang was grinding ink for Han Gang, she suddenly asked.

The top and bottom of the goose yellow skirt has a half-arm with cotton on the outside, and the slender waist sets off the palm-wide belt.

Han Gang put down the pen, raised his hand and scratched her nose affectionately, and said with a smile: "Why is it also spread in the family?" ”

Han Yunniang glanced at Han Gang with disgust, and then said: "Everyone is inquiring outside, and Mrs. Li from Chen Yuan's family next door also came to inquire today." ”

What Yun Niang said about the staff outside is not the staff outside the rotten street and the store calls the guests when they greet customers, but the genuine Yu Department member Wailang, whose grade is the same level as Han Gang, is the seventh grade, and Chen Shen, who is in charge of the treasury affairs in Beijing.

Chen Shen and Han Gang became neighbors, they didn't look up and looked down, and they would say hello to each other when they met, but they weren't close. However, the ladies of the two families moved around frequently, and it was Chen Shen's wife who took the initiative to post it. This kind of lady's diplomatic means also made Han Gang, who was bright-eyed, laugh and sigh a few times in front of his wife and concubine.

"So what do you say?" Han Gang asked.

"My sister ordered to go down, and said to the outside that I didn't know what to do." Yun Niang directly called her sister is Wang Yi. As for Zhou Nan and Su Xin, they shouted Sister Nanniang and Sister Su Xin. "My sister went back to Mrs. Li today, and she also said that the women only know about family affairs and don't ask about foreign affairs."

"Well done." Han Gang said yes when he heard it. Wang Yi's instructions are indeed not bad, and the affairs of the family can be considered by Han Gang, saving him from dealing with foreign affairs at the same time, he also has to worry about stabbing him at home.

"Actually, my sister also told us when she turned around, and the people in the family are very loyal, and no one will talk about the things in the family, and she just mentioned it more."

Although the servants and maids used by Han Gang in his current family are not considered to be born in the family, they are basically from Kansai and brought out from the Zhuang Hakka family under the name of the Han family. It's not that easy to buy them. Only two old servants were hired from Kaifeng, not to let them work, but to teach the servants of the Han family to conform to the etiquette of the officialdom customs in Beijing. In addition, there is an old palace person, who has been in the palace for twenty years during the reign of Renzong, and Han Gang hired her as a teacher to teach the maids of the Han family.

In fact, if it weren't for Han Gang's status on Xihe Road, if he wanted to recruit one or two hundred villagers, it would not have been possible to complete it in a few years. It often takes one or two generations, or twenty or thirty years, to accumulate. Only Han Gang made a great name in the war, and then directly accepted a group of disabled soldiers, and even took their families to the Han family. and a quarter of the guards who guarded him at the beginning also retired from the army. At the same time, this is also due to the fact that Xihe Road is a new place, and the Han family can build a manor, and at the same time, the land around Zhuangzi will be included in its name, and it will be replaced by the hinterland of the country, and it is difficult to buy a hundred and ten acres of land.

"Just say more." Han Gang praised Wang Yi's approach, "Gang discipline is corrupted step by step, and only by mentioning the face can people be careful at all times." If you are too reassured, sooner or later something will go wrong. ”

"Here, grind the ink!" He beckoned to Yun Niang, "I have to finish writing all the names today, and I have to give them away for the New Year." ”

At noon, Feng Congyi, who had been out for two days, came back.

After entering the door, Han Gang asked, "Are you all ready?" ”

Feng Congyi nodded: "Cousin, don't worry, everything is ready." The storehouse on the west side of the city is no problem at all. This New Year's season, the neighborhood is almost empty, and there is no fear of leaking the news. In a month at most, the spaceship will definitely be built. ”

Han Gang named the hot air balloon as a spaceship, which is to determine that the principle of take-off comes from the buoyancy given by the atmosphere, and it is a ship flying in the sky.

"The key to this matter is secrecy." Han Gang admonished, paused for a moment, and further said clearly: "Be sure to keep it secret before the test flight!" ”

"Cousin, don't worry." Feng Congyi patted his chest and said: "Aren't all your own villagers, how dare you not be strict with your mouth?" We will never leak anything to the outside world! And the younger brother will also keep an eye on it, and there will never be a mistake. ”

Han Gang's consistent generous rewards and heavy punishments, and the servants and maids' families have preferential treatment in the Zhuangzi, but on the other hand, if a mistake is made, the punishment will never be light. It's not corporal punishment, which is too rude and violates the law, but it's simply a stubble. If there is a serious offense, it is not only the individual who is scolded or fined and confiscated, but also the family members will be directly affected.

Han Gang is still good, but what is really frightening is those scholars and doctors who rule by military law, such as Wang Shao, who is known for his strict control of servants and maids. And Lu Huiqing is also famous for his rigorous governance. Regardless of whether they have military experience or not, the ministers like to use the methods of the army, lynching, and killing servants and maids with rods from time to time.

Among the SF Express's stores in the capital, there are also a few people from Kansai who are placed in key positions to supervise the employees in the capital. plus guards, they are all talents that need to be used. can keep secrets, and can help Han Gang do things well.

"That's right, cousin." Feng Congyi approached, a little nervous, "If the spaceship is really built, will they be imprisoned, just like those craftsmen in the Ordnance Prison?" ”

Han Gang smiled slightly, but his faint smile could soothe people's hearts, "The principles have come out, who else can't learn it?" Anyone can make something that flies into the sky, don't you see the row of lanterns hanging outside? ”

Regarding Han Gang's behavior of treating Kong Ming lanterns as ordinary lanterns and hanging them on railings in a row, Feng Congyi really didn't know what to say. Other people's lanterns are hanging from Xiang Lu, but the Han family's lanterns are hanging from Xiang Lu. But it's pretty to look at. I don't know who came to visit the Han family who has this insight and can see some clues from here.

Han Gang asked his cousin again: "Brother Yi, if this spaceship is really successful, do you want to repay your credit for your brother, and you can also be rewarded." ”

"Thank you, cousin, but it's better to be a businessman."

Feng Congyi has enough self-knowledge, relying on the relationship of the Gao family and the support of Han Gang, he already has an official body. Even if you are rewarded for your merits, it will make no difference. And after receiving the reward, maybe he will have to take care of the creation of spaceships for the rest of his life, how could Feng Congyi be willing?

"It's just that the spaceship is really that useful?" Feng Congyi didn't doubt whether the spacecraft could succeed, Han Gang explained the truth simply and clearly, and it couldn't be more thorough, and there were Kong Ming lanterns floating outside. If it really flies, it will definitely cause a sensation all over the world. But what Han Gang wanted to get by flying spaceship, Feng Congyi was not sure.

Han Gang smiled, nodded, and said, "You better watch it then." ”

For Han Gang, it would be best to have both an iron boat and a hot air balloon, which can prove the correctness of the buoyancy principle in many ways.

However, it is very difficult for the iron ship to achieve success, and the problem of welding is not to be mentioned, and there are always workarounds. But if you want to build a ship, the manpower and material resources consumed are not a small amount, at least in the ordnance prison, he must be like an arm. It's a pity that Han Gang can't do it. Who made Lu Huiqing now participate in political affairs, and the county official might as well be in charge of this sentence, which is not feasible in today's ordnance prison. How to judge the superintendent of armaments and how to compare it with the ruling power. And there is also Zeng Xiaokuan, if he opposes Han Gang's order, Han Gang has no other way but to fight the lawsuit to the front of the emperor - so that he Han Yukun is a joke.

It is much less difficult to build a hot air balloon than an iron ship. In any case, it is something that appeared before the Napoleonic era. It does not require a lot of manpower and material resources to manufacture, and the cost is definitely lower than that of iron ships. From a technical point of view, this era is also fully capable of doing it - and it does not want the improved hot air balloons of later generations, the kind that can sail around the world. As long as it can carry people up into the sky, it is enough to float for a quarter of an hour or two.

Boats have existed since ancient times, and even if they are not made of wood but of steel, the shock is only temporary. In the era before the advent of the steam engine, iron ships were not as flexible as wooden ships, and they were not as cheap as wooden ships, and some people would surely say that it was a waste of public money to build such useless things.

But who has ever realized the dream of flying into the sky?!

Compared with iron ships, the appearance of hot air balloons is thousands of times more shocking!

And as soon as the hot air balloon comes out, the materiality of the air can be proved from this.

The concept that the void is qi – no, to be more precise than 'qi' – will be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and Zhang Zai's path to Beijing will be paved.

As for Han Gang himself, there is a copy of "Buoyancy Tracing the Source" in Shilin, and in the folk, the aura on his body will add a dazzling circle.

Kill more than one stone......

…… A book of ten thousand profits!