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It's already November 20, and there have been three heavy snowfalls, but the boat to Liaozhen has not returned, but there is a pity horse to come to Tianjin Wei through Shanhaiguan. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

It is said that it is because everyone brings more goods, Liaozhen is born earlier than in previous years into winter, Liaozhen local merchants from everywhere also spend more effort than in the past, want to process the goods and then buy new goods to return, it is estimated that the sea has frozen the sea, so wait for the spring of the next year to return.

The only thing that can be determined is that this time to go is already a big profit, Liaozhen chief military officer Li Chengliang ate a lot of goods at his own house, because this time there are too many ships and goods, which is very beneficial to Liaozhen, and there is the shadow of Wang Hui behind these ships of Tianjin Wei, in order to show the attention, the chief military officer Li Chengliang sent his eldest son Li Rusong to the port of Niangniangmiao to meet with everyone.

Not to mention anything else, Li Rusong is also a deputy general now, and his status is precious, and he came forward to receive him, which is to show an attitude towards the merchants who came from Tianjin Wei.

Sure enough, as Wang Tong expected, Sun Shoulian came to Tianjin Wei with the fleet and Damu, and without the permission of Liaozhen Jiangmen, he couldn't do it at all.

But the logs from Liaodong are indeed good sales, and several teams responsible for the construction of Tianjin Wei everywhere bought almost all the wood that could be bought, and the first silver allocated after the establishment of the insurance bank was to buy this, for the needs of construction.

After the palace eunuch and the royal eunuch came to Tianjin Wei, he almost cried when he saw these thick logs, and he almost cried, and the palace was built in the palace over the years, and the beams and columns could not find a suitable big wood, so they could only use wood to splice and pestle, but this was worse after all, and the strength was slightly insufficient. Because of this concern, many things to be built dare not start, and if they don't start, everyone will not have the opportunity to get up and down, and the days are hard!

They know very well what Wang Tong is, he buys and sells, and he doesn't dare to get this master for extortion, and he doesn't miss this, the silver money for buying wood is out of the palace, and he gets it in the palace, and then he is worried about the opportunity to make money, even if he pays a high price at the moment, the key is to have suitable wood.

After a thousand begging, the face of the palace Wang Tong had to give it, and after coordination, he gave out some logs, and promised to leave a copy for the palace in the coming year.

What makes the eunuchs in the palace even happier is that Wang Qianhu is such a proud person, and he understands everything in the world, everyone paid the silver according to the current price, and Lord Wang sent back a rebate of 20% as usual, although the price is a few points higher than the market price, but the wool is out of the sheep, and it has nothing to do with his own family, everyone is happy.

Compared with this, the leader of the Zhuang Ke in Wang Tong's mansion, Chihei, was not very happy, and he went out with several craftsman leaders in the official workshop who specialized in making cattle and horse carts. "The master just likes new things, I don't believe it, this cow and horse cart red-haired ghost can still make flowers, this cold day, it's good to serve the horse in the stable!"

Now looking at Chihei talking and dressing, I can't tell that he is a Mongolian person, if you are not familiar with it, you still think that he is a rich and noble person, don't look at Chihei is in charge of horses, but after all, it is the head of Wang Qianhu's family, Mou Shi also eats and drinks spicy, and goes out to deal with officials in private, who dares to snub him.

Like now, there are some decent craftsman leaders in Pingsuli, and he is very polite and respectful in front of him, everything in Tianjin Wei is in the hands of Master Wang, the purchase of cattle and horses, and carpenter's work, Master Wang has made everyone a lot of money, so you are welcome. "Brother Chi is joking, isn't it, Master Wang asked us to take a look, it must make sense.

Chihei is Wang Qianhu's family, so he can naturally complain, outsiders dare to follow and answer, everyone laughs and leaves, Chihei cleared his throat, coughed dryly, and said in a rough voice:

"Of course, the old man does things reasonably, I just don't resentful of those red-haired ghosts cheating money, I serve cattle and horses on the grassland, and get this big cart, you are also old-fashioned, isn't it as good as the red-haired ghost.

There are people with craftsmanship who are somewhat reserved in their hearts, and when they hear ↓ Chihei speak, everyone actually agrees in their hearts, but they are all smiling and laughing. "Into his mother, why didn't I think of this stubble in my head."

In the open space of the workshop in the west of the city, Chihei, who was watching from the side, detained a master on the side with his hand, he boiled his body every day, and this slap sent the craftsman to a slap, grinning in pain, but he didn't care about it, shaking his head to see those Portuguese put the reins and leather cords on the livestock.

When I first came over, the carpenters and blacksmiths of the official workshop had already finished all the parts needed for the cart, and more than a dozen people were nervously assembling them there.

This big car looks really nothing unusual, although the Ming Dynasty's cattle and horses have many two-wheeled carts, but there are not no four-wheeled ones, what is rare.

There is a fork connection between the front and rear axles below, this practice is good, when steering, the front and rear axles are stressed together, and one side will not be blocked, and the other side will collapse, but this setting is also like that, if the front and rear sides are stuck by the owner, it is also a trouble. What really makes people laugh is that on the side of the wheels, the carts of the Ming Dynasty are all hard wheels, with wooden poles and rope saddles to match and combine the carts with cattle and horses, but these red-haired ghosts did not use the wheels, but used belts and ropes, iron ring fasteners and saddles to combine, and then used a square frame covered with iron and bamboo to tie the horses inside.

The force of the cow and horse pulling the carriage is all connected by the piso, the piso is soft, and the force of pulling the cart is naturally not as large as the connection with the wood.

As for the box where the horses are housed, the bamboo is only three fingers thick, which is used to hold the Year of the Ox, not to work hard, and it is even more useless to look at.

After seeing this scene, Chihei and several of the leader of the craftsmen could no longer hide their contempt and contempt, and laughed out loud on the side.

The carpenters and blacksmiths who helped those people to do the work are not new, although they helped, but they also felt that these people came nonsense, and they were ordered by the lord Wang, saying that they should cooperate as much as possible.

Hearing them laugh loudly, they all watched with a sneer, although most of the Portuguese craftsmen could not understand Chinese, they also knew that the people around them were not good at laughing, but there was nothing they could do, nothing more than to work with their heads bored.

First put the two horses on the cart, put on the frame, patted the face in the dark, it was windy and cold outside, and I had seen enough jokes for a long time, and I was ready to beckon a few days into the house to roast the fire.

But the men did not finish their work, and they took the two horses and put a frame on them, and then connected them with a rope chain, and this time it was more complicated than the first two horses, and there were ropes between the horses and the horses, and between the horses and the carts.

After seeing this, the craftsmen were stunned, and the people who were about to disperse gathered again, and the Portuguese craftsmen saw that the reaction of the crowd was strange and proud, but the movement was quickened, and the other two horses were also connected to the cart.

The sound of exclamation and slapping sounded everywhere, including Chihei and the leaders of the craftsmen, everyone was like this, this set of tricks made by Fanren was not a fairy trick, a secret that was not passed on, but everyone really didn't expect it.

The ancestors have been passed down from generation to generation, and the carts are all hardwood wheels, which can indeed make full use of the animal power of the cart livestock, but because it is a hardwood wheel and the car as a whole, so the length and interval are limited, the carts used by the people are generally a cow and a horse, at most two animals, the car used by the official family is pulled by eight horses, but in order to make the livestock lined up side by side, the carriage is also wide and abnormal, at most eight horses are arranged in two rows, and the cattle can no longer be added, and because of the leniency, Ordinary official roads can't be walked at all, and they can't be used.

And now foreigners make this kind of carriage, relying on the piso connection, even if it is the kind of cart used by the people, you can also use a number of cattle and horses to drag, although it may not be able to use the strength of a livestock, but there are more livestock, always the force is large, that is to say, a car can be loaded with more things.

A group of people who were still watching indifferently just now all gathered around, carefully looking at each part, and asked the interpreter to turn the question around from time to time

Chihei and they were watching here, and Wang Tong and his party were in the original camp and school field, where two cast copper cannons were placed.

Looking at the thickness and caliber of the artillery, the king informed that this cannon would not exceed three cannons, and naturally the larger the caliber, the more powerful it was, but more than 50 Portuguese craftsmen spent 6,400 silver dollars, and 260 people from the firearms workshop helped to make this cannon. Wang Tong's brows furrowed, those foreign craftsmen were busy adjusting the muzzles, and he didn't make a sound when loading ammunition.

On the contrary, the principal Ren Yuan and a group of craftsmen stared intently, and after a while, everything was ready to stop and ignite. There was a muffled sound of "bang", everything was no different from usual, the cannonball fell to the ground, and a craftsman ran over quickly, and came to report the count after a while. "The bullet weighs nine taels, and the age is one hundred and sixty steps!"

Hearing this, Wang Tong was stunned, his own cannonballs of about a pound can hit about 110 steps at most, how can these foreigners do it.

Before Wang Tong could ask, Ren Yuan walked over with his head swinged, first saluted, and then said with emotion:

"Lord Wang, these days have really opened my eyes, many things are not not, but I didn't expect it at all, this time I saw it and understood it all at once, the buds suddenly opened, the buds suddenly opened!"

Wang Tong smiled and nodded, there is no gap between the East and the West in this era, it is just a difference in thinking, but in a few decades, the gap will gradually widen. At that time, there was no technological gap between the East and the West, it was just a difference in direction