Chapter 09
"Father! What is delivered to your door is never the best, only what you ask for is memorable! Ma Su looked at the two of them seriously, and then said, "I want to use this opportunity to help my father stabilize his position as the leader of the tribe, and at the same time, to strengthen the absolute strength of our family." β
Ronecke and Paul were stunned, and although they didn't know what Masu meant, they sensed ambition from his words: the ambition of a five-year-old! And Ma Su's next explanation can only be described as shock, but the eyes of the two are getting brighter and brighter.
Next, the father and son discussed it until late at night. With Masu's ideas at the core, my father and Paul supplemented them with their own opinions, making the plan more substantial and more accessible to others. In the end, Ma Su suggested that his father should not hold a tribal meeting, but experiment in his family's field area first, and when the tribal elders found its value, it would be easier to implement it, and it would be better to use it as capital to implement the designed plan.
In addition, Ma Su is going to make a sand table, which does not need to be very fine, plus he already has the drawings, he can do it in a few days. But still, when my father and Paul saw this sandbox, they were really taken aback, they had never been so excited in their lives in these days.
The next day, Ma Su first led his family to the field to measure, and carried out preliminary planning in full accordance with the drawings to prepare for construction. When everything was ready, Rosnek waved his hand and summoned his tenants (to make it easy to understand) to pick up hoes and other tools and start construction. Ma Su gave them a good division of labor, and each of them was responsible for cutting trees, digging pits, and quarrying, which was a good trick for these farmers, and the progress was very fast.
Seeing that the construction was going well and that Paul was watching, Masu plunged headlong into the workshop and began to gather craftsmen to make the cylinder car. In order to realize his future plan, Ma Su first asked the craftsmen to make many sets of wooden measuring tools, and marked the dimensions uniformly, and then explained the methods and principles used by the craftsmen. Because these people have been making tools for many years, they can see the benefits at a glance, and they will soon grasp the mystery, but Ma Subai is worried. What's more, he knelt down for Ma Su on the spot, even called him a messenger of the gods, and went down to teach them such an artifact, and asked all the craftsmen in the workshop not to pass it on.
With these tools, craftsmen change like a bicycle for a car. Because of the existence of size, Ma Su divided the work among the craftsmen, and each person only made one or one type of parts, which greatly improved the work efficiency, and at the same time made the parts more refined and standardized. The professional experience of the craftsmen also plays a key role, for example, the rotating shaft of the cylinder car is best made of iron, but the current metallurgical level cannot be done at all, and some craftsmen propose to use hard oak to polish smooth to make the shaft, and the same is true for gears.
Such a big move by the tribal leader's family, of course, can't hide from people with hearts, after these people understand it, some laugh, some are puzzled, and some are looking forward to it!
Time flies in the busyness, and ten days pass like this.
The family's fields have long since changed, there are many main canals, branches, and ridges, and in a trance, Ma Su thought that he had returned to his previous life. The bracket by the river has also been erected, and after Ma Su accepted it, he could not hide the joy in his heart.
"Alonsi, I'm all ready here, how about that cart?" Paul asked impatiently.
"It's done tonight!"
"Then we'll install it tomorrow."
"Well, but we need to make a big noise, these fathers should be prepared."
"I can imagine them stunned."
"Not bad! However, I was worried that my father would not be able to keep busy and that the family would not be at peace. The two brothers looked at each other and saw the eagerness in each other's eyes.
The next day, Rosnecker had already arranged several ox carts to load the bulk carts. Everyone in the family, including the subordinates and private soldiers, was told to go with the team. Such a big battle attracted almost everyone in the town. The elders and nobles of the tribe surrounded Rosneck, trying to pretend that nothing had happened, claiming to be a personal person. The civilians followed the procession and chatted, pointing at the carts from time to time.
Arriving on the embankment, Rosnecke gave an order, and Paul commanded the people to move the carts, and then the craftsmen got busy. Ma Su commanded from the side, and the craftsmen quickly assembled and fixed the parts, and the scene was orderly. About two hours later, the huge size of the cylinder car was displayed in the eyes of the people, and there were many exclamations from the crowd.
Everything was ready, and dozens of strong men swarmed up, shouting and carrying the cylinder to the stand. Some people stood on the platform, some people stood on the platform in the water, and under the command of Ma Su, the spindle was accurately embedded into the corresponding groove, and the craftsmen on the side immediately stepped forward to fix it. When everything was ready, Ma Su opened the locking mechanism, made the cylinder car stationary, and waved his hand to let everyone on the scene leave.
Ma Su finally examined it carefully, and then said to Rosneck, who was on the side: "All right, father! β
Rothink nodded, then stood on the platform, nodded to the elders beside him, and said to the crowd on the embankment: "Distinguished elders, residents of Γ lesi, today you will witness a great moment! As you see this behemoth, it has a magical effect of directing the water of the river below into the fields behind you. Below, let's witness a moment in history! β
Rothink turned around and walked over to the mechanism, and at the signal of Masu, opened it. The free cart turns slowly under the impetus of the current. When the first tube of water fell into the sink on the platform, the crowd exploded, and even louder exclamations followed, and people hugged and kissed each other in excitement. The elders and nobles on the platform were speechless in surprise around the cart despite the splashes.
The water from the trough flows to the ditch on the embankment, and soon converges into a stream that flows to the various branch canals, moistening the land it passes. The father and son looked at the excited crowd, and they couldn't hide the excitement in their hearts at this moment, they knew in their hearts: the plan had succeeded!
Rosnecke pressed his arm against the crowd, and then excitedly said, "Can't you wait to know, what is this magical thing called?" β
"Praise you, great chief, tell us quickly!"
"Damn Rosneck, don't beat around the bush!"
"It's called Aaron West Cylinder!" Rosnek glanced at Masu proudly, and then said in a loud voice.
"Isn't Alonsi your son?"
"Yes, it's my son Victor. Alonsi. When he knew that our tribe was starving, he made this cart. Thank the gods, it must be the will of the gods to send him to save our tribe! β
"Long live Alonsi!"
"Praise you Aronsi!"
"Miko Alongsi!"