Chapter 20: Jiayu Stronghold
Early the next morning, Ye Yu did not alarm the Xu family, and hurriedly walked to the car office with a simple salute.
This time he went to the Jiayu stronghold five or six hundred miles away, and he took the exclusive channel of the Spiritual Department.
Originally, it would have taken five days to go on horseback, but it only took five or six hours to ride the psychic power vehicle of the Motor Department.
Although it cannot be compared with the high-speed rail of later generations, it is also the most advanced mode of travel in this era.
Entering the car station to meet Yu Deshui and others, Ye Yu looked at the spirit locomotive that looked like a tram in the later Republic of China, and suddenly had some jumping drama in his mind.
"Haha, Yu... This is the first time that the chief of the guard has taken a machine train, and it is understandable to be amazed. Yu Deshui knocked off the cigarette ash on the head of the cigarette stick and said with a smile.
Ye Yu asked curiously: "Can this car run?" ”
"Why can't you run?" Jiang Wu saw the stitches and said: "Look at the trap beast made by the Thousand Machine Pavilion, as long as the supply of spiritual coal is continuous, it will never tire of running. ”
Looking up at the tall pure copper trap horse, Ye Yu felt in his heart that this world was developing towards the mysterious side.
Thinking of the look of amazement on the entire Xu family when he refined coarse salt last night.
Suddenly made him smile bitterly in his heart, this world is gradually drifting away on the technology side.
Last night he melted a large pot of coarse salt water, and after carefully boiling it, he got a white and flawless white salt.
In fact, in ancient times, coarse salt was coarse salt containing various minerals after drying water, and even the refined salt in the palace could not be obtained from three boils and six boils.
Because chemistry was not known in ancient times, you must know that whether it is seawater or brine when boiling, salt (sodium chloride) has the fastest crystallization time, as long as the crystallization is removed in time, purer white salt can be obtained.
It's just that the ancients didn't understand this, thinking that all the crystals after drying were salt, so the salt obtained naturally contained various impurities, and the taste must be bitter and astringent.
So Ye Yu was busy all night, and finally got a modern edible salt after trial and error.
After tasting the white salt, Master Xu's eyes suddenly burst out, and his heart turned upside down.
As a small official stationed in Lingwu Pass, he knew too well what the advent of this white salt meant.
This white salt is completely bitter and astringent, which is unattainable for the elite of the Ming Dynasty.
If you really want to push it to the market, the benefits of it are estimated to be sky-high.
"It's going to be a trip soon! Hurry up and get on the bus, don't wait. ”
At this time, a crew member on the beast car yelled loudly at the crowd outside the car.
Hearing this, Ye Yu led his subordinate auxiliary guards to kick into the first carriage, and he found a window seat and sat down.
Looking at the carriage, which was about the size of a larger carriage, all sorts of mess flashed through his mind.
A quarter of an hour later, the machine car started slowly under a roar, and after a while, the speed became faster.
As the trap beast car accelerated, a sudden wave of sleepiness hit, and Ye Yu listened to the rhythmic sound in his ears, and slowly fell into a deep sleep.
……
Three hours later, the beast cart drove to the northernmost town of the Ming Dynasty, and before it entered the chaos zone.
After a short pause outside the border city, the beast cart sounded its horn and set off again.
At this time, the passengers in the carriage talked to each other, and after three hours of getting along, they slowly became acquainted.
Although the next journey was in the chaotic zone, since the imperial court opened up this route, it would often arrange for the spirit department to lead the border army to sweep the spirit beasts on the route.
Over the years, the line has matured and so far there has not been a single incident.
"Nourishing ......"
Just when everyone was laughing, the beast car suddenly braked suddenly.
For a while, the whole carriage was in chaos, and dozens of passengers were thrown back and forth due to inertia.
"What's wrong?"
Ye Yu, who was also woken up by the sudden braking, asked with an angry face.
Yu Deshui, who was sitting next to him, stabilized his figure, shook his head and said, "I don't know, I've been safe and sound, and the sudden braking must have been an accident." ”
Seeing that the car was stopped, Ye Yu just wanted to get up, and saw a few refined men escorting a young man towards the front of the car.
As he passed in front of him, Ye Yu glanced at the young man inadvertently.
saw that he was pretending to be luxurious, his face was heroic, and his whole body was full of luxury.
Seeing him enter the front of the car surrounded by big men, Ye Yu also got up and leaned over.
He was a little worried about the unexpected situation, and at the same time curious about the identity of the young man.
When I got close to the front of the car, I heard an argument inside.
"What's the matter with you guys? It's not for people to come in, so get out quickly. ”
"My master just wants to ask what's going on, don't you bother."
When Ye Yu pulled the door of the car, he was stunned and looked at him sideways.
"I'm here to find out what's going on, so you don't have to worry about me." He half-closed the door and did not go in.
"Huh! It's strange today, what is the front of the car? The commander said with a cold face: "There are spiritual guards sitting here, don't mess around." ”
As he finished speaking, a middle-aged man in a gray robe stood up and scolded and said, "Damn, don't join in the fun, hurry back." ”
Ye Yu didn't move, because he knew that he was saying this to the young man in Huayi.
The young man in Huayi frowned when he heard this, and said lightly: "Ben... I just want to ask what's going on, if nothing big happens......"
"Less nonsense! Is there anything you can do? "The captain seems to have eaten explosives, and he is very angry.
"Look for death!"
At this time, a big man next to the young man in Huayi looked dazed, stretched out his hand and opened his palm to push towards the commander.
"Stop!"
At the critical moment, the young man in Huayi stopped the big man.
He walked up to the commander and asked calmly, "What's going on?" ”
No matter how hot the commander's temper is, he realizes that this young man's identity is not ordinary.
He swallowed his saliva and replied honestly, "Just now, Lord Lingwei noticed that something was wrong with the dense forest in front of him. ”
"What's wrong?"
"This ......"
The so-called Lingwei was just an auxiliary guard escorting the car, and he restrained his arrogance and said kindly: "Let's talk about this guard, the dense forest ahead is too quiet."
With such a big movement of the beast cart, there was not a single bird in the forest.
I have been following the car for several years, and this is the first time I have found such a situation. ”
"Huh?"
Ye Yu understood, and this auxiliary guard judged that there might be something abnormal in the forest in front of him based on his previous experience.
He nodded secretly, this guy has a strong sense of crisis, and having such an escort can indeed save a lot of trouble.
At this time, the passengers in the carriage all flocked to the front door, and a wealthy merchant said disdainfully: "What is it?" If you think it's dangerous, don't leave? I still have important things, I must go to Jiayu before sunset. ”
"That's right! You can't forget to sleep and eat! ”
Of course, there are also cautious voices.
"Let's wait, if there is a spirit beast hiding inside, we will be finished."
"yes, it's not a little while, why don't we wait?"
Two different voices suddenly quarreled, arguing on the grounds of safety, and laughing at them for being too timid and afraid of death.
"Where's the calf? I've walked back and forth on this road more than a hundred times, but why haven't I encountered a spirit beast once? The rich merchant at the beginning yelled by the neck.
Hearing him say this, others also felt that there was a bit of a fuss, and immediately put pressure on the commander in a unified voice.
"Ladies and gentlemen! Don't be impatient, wait a little longer......"
"Roar!"
Before the commander could finish speaking, a huge beast roar suddenly came from the dense forest in front of the front of the car.
Hearing the roar, the color of everyone in the car changed instantly, and the frightened expressions suddenly covered everyone's faces.