Chapter 90: The calculation is really extraordinary

Winter rain, late in the thin ice covering the earth, the river is still meandering, thousands of sails and thousands of ships gather, heading to Beijing.

Zhang Zhong contacted the county orders of several other counties to transport the goods to the capital together, and several county orders weighed one or two and agreed one after another.

After a winter rain, all the taxes from several counties were transported to the wharf of Huayuan County, and the fleet that had already been drawn out was waiting for shipment on one side.

Zhang Zhong went in person, and invited other county orders to do the same, several county orders felt that such an opportunity should not be missed, in case the officials above gave some benefits, wouldn't it be for others to take possession, so under Zhang Zhong's hospitality, he sat in the cabin of the Zhang family.

Talking about some gossip along the way, a few days later, when it seemed that he was about to arrive in the capital, Zhang Zhong said to everyone when everyone had eaten: "Everyone, I have something I want to discuss with you. ”

Since the last competition, the number of people in Pujia Academy has increased a lot, and more than 400 people are studying in the academy together, and the old man has become a busy man, in addition to teaching himself, he is also in charge of some trivial things.

On this day, he had just given a lecture to the students, and he was walking around the academy in a brand-new cotton vest, and Li Xun hurried over from Huayuan County.

When the old man saw Li Xun, he smiled and asked, "Little Hou Ye, have you found something interesting?" ”

"It's fun, it's so fun, Lao Shangshu, the Zhang family gave me something and asked me to load it on their steamer, I let people try to install it on the boat, you can take a look, I came by the boat, the boat is also going on this river, this river is flowing towards the capital, the boat is walking on this river, the water is flowing, I sit, watching the water flow has been ......."

Li Xun was better at first, but became incoherent when he said the back, and pulled the old man's sleeve and walked towards the river.

The old man wondered when Li Xun had become so unstable, and when he was dragged away, he said: "Don't worry, don't hurry, Xiao Houye, take your time, know that you are from this river, don't worry." ”

"Where's what's going on, old Shangshu, do you know how long it took me to get from your nephew's dock to this side?" Li Xun suppressed his excitement, but he couldn't control his slightly trembling body, and asked the old man.

"How long, if it's fast, it's half a day, if it's slow, it's more than half a day, is it possible that you have been walking for a whole day? It's only midday, and before noon, you came out last night? Now to the party? The old man asked rhetorically, estimating the time.

Li Xun shook his head vigorously, and with his other hand, he painted, "I came from the dock over there at four o'clock, and now it's one o'clock, how long do you say it took me?" ”

"What? An hour and a half, you came from over there? You can't fly? What's going on? Say it. The old man didn't have to think about it carefully, he told the time, and looked at Li Xun with suspicious eyes, wondering if he was a liar.

Li Xun nodded, "It's almost the same as flying, you will know when you get to the river, eight people pedaled hard at the same time, the boat went against the water, and swished over, and the bow of the boat left the water from time to time, and it couldn't be suppressed." ”

"And such things? And such a thing? The old man was also excited at this time, his speed increased under his feet, and he trotted to follow Li Xun to that side, thanks to Shui Yunjian's usual diet adjustment, otherwise his body would definitely not be what it is now.

When the two men ran to the river, the boat stopped not far from the bridge, and the old man came near, and when he looked closely, he saw that behind the boat, unlike the others, had dug out a large trough, and stuffed into the trough something that was half out of the water and half left in the water.

The exposed part was six feet long, and some attached poles were placed in eight places at the front of the boat, where one person sat and rested his feet on the pedals.

This pedal old man knows, it is a tricycle sent by Xiaobao and Juan Juan a few days ago, sitting on it, pedaling with his feet, the car can travel, very convenient, and there are some replacement parts, said that it is not very good, easy to break, he also wrote a letter to Liu Zhirou, asking Liu Zhirou to come over quickly.

"Lao Shangshu, this is this thing, Xiaobao gave it to me, let me install it on the ship, the ship has not been completely built, it was changed by other big ships, at this time, take the thing over, you can adjust the position, but this thing is too evil, I don't know what's going on."

Li Xun said while helping the old man get on the boat, his voice trembling slightly.

The old man sat down in confusion, waiting for the experience of speed, and did not say anything.

"Push hard, let the adults see." Li Xun commanded and sat next to the old man.

Eight people stretched out two hands to hold the fixed handle, and the feet began to kick up quickly, the first few strokes were more difficult, the boat shook back and forth, as the eight people pedaled faster and faster, the boat stopped shaking and went forward.

The old man didn't feel anything at first, but he was surprised, it seemed to be different from the steamship he knew before, the steamer was two wheels next to it, and this one was put in the back, and the wheels could not be seen.

But after a few dozen breaths, the old man was surprised, the speed of the ship had exceeded that of all the ships he usually cared on, and after a short while, eight people stood up, held on to the higher handrails, and the moment their bodies swayed from side to side, the bow of the boat suddenly swung.

The wind blew past his face, and the old man's hands were on the handrails on both sides, and he turned his head to look behind, only to see the water splashing behind the boat, and the ripples in the distance.

"Li Xun, what's going on? Why so fast? The old man gasped for a few breaths and shouted at Li Xun.

"What else is going on, what the Zhang family made, as for why it can be fast, then I don't understand, but I know that if this thing is installed on a warship, plus two wheels on both sides, it can change direction at any time, whether it is pursuing or escaping, no ship can compare.

Old Shangshu, what should I do? To install or not to install? No wonder they want a lot of steel, just to make this thing, and also sent a lot of parts, said that it is easy to break, if at most sixteen people pedal together, it is estimated that it will not take two hours, or even shorter, said that they did not tell the bearing, friction, toughness or something, I don't understand ah. ”

Li Xun didn't know what to do, this thing was a sharp weapon, and no one would allow the Zhang family to use it for himself.

The old man was already frightened, this is the speed of eight people, isn't that sixteen people faster? stroked his hand twice on his chest, and said to Li Xun:

"You can't go over and install it now, wait, Liu Zhirou, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, will be able to come over soon, probably only in these two days, no wonder I sent a tricycle, it turned out to be the same reason, don't say it's two hours, even if it takes half an hour to break, it can decide the battle at a critical time."

During the dogfight, there are several such ships, which suddenly attack the opponent's main ship, and other ships have no time to rescue, plus clairvoyance, find the enemy first, make arrangements, and in the time of water battle, who is still the opponent? Wait for two days and continue to find steel for the Zhang family.

No, I can't just wait, I have to meet that person, talk to him, see what kind of person he is, is there anything in this world that he can't do? Oh, it may be two people, and the news I got said that Song Jinggong said that it was a combination of two swords, which is amazing, there is such a person. ”

Li Xun saw that he had the support of the old man, and he also explained to Zhang Xiaobao, so he nodded, "Old Shangshu, how about we turn around and go back first?" If it breaks down, you have to fix it slowly. ”

"Okay, let's go back." The old man wanted to drink some tea and stabilize his mind after he went.

"Stop, turn." Li Xun commanded.

The eight people got the order, stopped their movements, picked up the oars and turned the direction a little bit, and then Li Xun said again: "Old Shangshu, if my boat is in a wide place, it can easily turn, without oars, there is a rudder, on the lake between the water and clouds, I will row a big circle when I come." ”

"Oh, that's the same on the river and the Yellow River, go back and write a letter to the Zhang family." The old man felt that he had no strength at this time, he was so excited, too excited just now.

The boat turned its head and went back again, at this time the eight people pedaled not so fast, passing by the boats that had just passed, the people on the boat looked at Li Xun's boat with frightened eyes, did not see anyone rowing, did not see anyone holding up, the boat flew past the side, there is such a boat, even the seasonal fruits of Sichuan dare to transport to the capital.

When the boat returned to the water and clouds, the old man came to the shore tremblingly, exhaled, looked back at the boat, and commented: "Good things, the Zhang family has also enjoyed some too much, and the things made are all wanted to be used in their own homes first." ”

"What Lao Shangshu said, but how can these things only be used in his house?" Li Xun also discovered this, such as the Quyuan plow, which the Zhang family only used first when they had land, such as Bai Diezi, which was to keep the Zhang family warm in winter.

At this time, the old man's family rushed over and said to the old man: "Master, Liu Shangshu from the Ministry of Industry has already arrived and is waiting for you among the water clouds." ”

"Oh? Come so soon, come with me. The old man was overjoyed, and walked towards the water and clouds first.

At the door of one side of the second floor, when the figure of the old man appeared and saw Liu Zhirou, the two of them said at the same time: "Something is wrong." ”

After finishing speaking, the two of them were stunned at the same time, and said again: "You know? ”

"Lao Shangshu said first." Liu Zhirou said.

The old man smiled, "Let's talk about Liu Shangshu first, I don't think what we're talking about is the same thing, my business has to be said by the river outside." ”

"By the river? That's really not, I'm in Jingzhong, it has nothing to do with the river, Lao Shangshu, you must not think of what that Zhang Zhong did? He united with the county orders of several surrounding counties, and after listing the affairs of some counties, he asked several counties to be merged into one state. ”

Liu Zhirou clenched her fists and said.