Southeast of Dinghai County, opposite the estuary of the Yongjiang River.

Busy.

This is where Zhu Yuan's recently finalized naval port is located, where thousands of sergeants and civilians have gathered, and wharves and barracks are being built.

Xue Shu, the county magistrate of Dinghai, was dressed in coarse cloth and civilian clothes and had been here all morning.

Seeing that it was time for lunch, Xue Shu went to the stove to check the food in person, and ate a bowl of freshly steamed rice with fresh fish soup with all kinds of respectful courtesy, and then finally left.

And a little ashamed.

Because of the heartfelt respect for him from the people to the men on the entire port construction site this morning, some people even saw him approaching, and even came up to kowtow and gratefully compliment him before continuing to be busy.

Because these people think that many of the recent things have been won by him, the Qingtian Zhi County, for the people.

Not really.

Let's just say that this military port is located.

He also attended that meeting the other day.

Hua Gao, the governor of the navy, hoped that the general port would be outside the south gate of Dinghai County, and at the very least, outside the east gate, but it was that Hanlin who insisted that he choose it on the other side of the Yongjiang River.

The choice of the Governor is for safety.

Because the harbor outside the southeast gate is close to the county seat, and there is Zhaobao Mountain in the east of the city as a barrier. Whether it is in the event of an enemy attack or typhoon weather, it is safer.

As for civilian and merchant ships, that is not considered.

That Hanlin took these into account and insisted that the wharf outside the city continue to be used for civilian use, and as for the safety of the military port built near the sea, Hanlin's answer was also loud, the navy is used to protect the territory and the people, if the people's ships are squeezed out of the way and they hide in a safe place, this navy does not want it.

Hearing these words at that time, if it weren't for the inconvenience of sitting at the strange long table of the conference, Xue Shu would have wanted to give Na Hanlin a long way.

Thinking of this, Xue Shu took an old servant to walk along the river, to go around to the upstream to cross the pontoon bridge, and as he was walking, three large ships of thousands of materials came from the sea and slowly approached the port outside the south gate.

Xue Shu stopped to watch.

These are three warships.

Xue Shu knew that this was not a return from military affairs, but a trip to the sea to fish.

This is also the first time that Hanlin has impressed him again in recent days.

Also in an early morning meeting, Hanlin asked idle military ships to go out to sea to fish to subsidize meals for the military and civilians who built various fortifications, but the Governor of the Navy also disagreed, saying that it would cause wear and tear to the warships, and was refuted by Hanlin that the people's livelihood should be the first, and shipbuilding should be used, not to be a treasure.

Xue Shu thought so.

If those previous promises were only verbal promises, just these two things, Xue Shu would only have admiration for the young Hanlin Scholar.

However, many people don't know.

Not only did he not know, because that Hanlin always took a sedan chair when traveling, Xue Shu understood that it was because his body was too weak and he couldn't stand the bumps in the vehicle, but some people only saw the sedan chair, and privately ridiculed a certain camp envoy as a 'sedan chair envoy'.

Xue Shu happened to hear it once in the county government, and he could only reprimand those few officials who chewed their tongues.

The officials were not indignant at his reprimand, but were grateful to him.

Just like the grateful people on the port construction site today.

Because the official felt that it was he, the Qingtian Zhi County, who told everyone to be cautious in their words and deeds, so as to avoid offending the villain and being punished.

The county is a big blue sky.

Xue Shu was speechless.

I have the intention to preach a few words for Hanlin, but it is still Hanlin who explains, and the content of the meeting must not be disseminated to the outside world without authorization. Whether others would comply or not, Xue Shu didn't know, but he felt that he should obey.

So he tied himself hand and foot again.

Xue Shu could only comfort himself, perhaps, that Hanlin didn't care about these either.

Looks like a young man who has only tied his hair at most, and after getting along a few times, I feel that Hanlin is much more thorough than him, a man who has lived for more than thirty years.

Crossing the pontoon bridge that led to the south gate of the county by boat, Xue Shu did not return to the city, but traveled west along the river, all the way to the open-air shipyard on the west bank of the city, which had just been rowed out recently.

It's also a busy place.

With that parallel plan of acquisition and replacement, the first batch of finished timber that can be used for shipbuilding has been transported to Dinghai, and thousands of craftsmen, soldiers and people have started construction at the same time.

Xue Shu knew that when collecting wood, although compensation was given, it was still a bit coercive.

After all, many people don't want to put their shipbuilding plans on hold for some money or better timber for the sake of some money.

However, thinking about Shandong, Xue Shu didn't say anything about it.

After reporting his identity and entering the shipyard area, the sounds of shouting, tapping, and sawing were mixed around, but Xue Shu didn't feel noisy at all, and even had a special feeling.

This is the scene that should be seen in a prosperous world.

I only hope that the world will not make waves again.

Walking slowly with the old servant, Xue Shu unconsciously walked to the other side of the shipyard, and saw a huge waterwheel on the shore from a distance, with a diameter of two zhang, on the other side of the stone base supporting the waterwheel, and a ring like a spinning wheel, driving three rows of wide belts, connecting the round shaft protruding from another stone platform below.

Outside the crowd of onlookers, Xue Shu pulled a young junior, arched his hand and asked: "Little brother please, dare to ask......" Before he could say a few words, the young man had recognized Xue Shu, shouting 'Lord Zhixian' and was about to kneel, but was pulled by Xue Shu and asked: "...... What does this do? ”

The young man respectfully gave up his position to Xue Shu, stood behind himself, and said, "This is a hydraulic saw platform, adults look at the saw blade." ”

After saying a few words here, the people around him also noticed Xue Shu and quickly let him go to the front.

Xue Shu didn't wait to ask any more questions, and saw six craftsmen carrying a piece of wood two zhang long to the platform with a large saw blade with a radius of more than a foot.

Xue Shu also saw Zhu Yuan standing on the north side surrounded by some people.

He was also spotted there, and as soon as he nodded his head, he heard someone shout 'Close-', and a sound came from the top of the waterwheel support, and the wide leather conveyor belt turned.

On the saw table, the people began to feed forward.

Thorn Thorn Thorn –

The sawing sound was much more uniform than the saw, and the two-zhang long timber gradually advanced, only a dozen breaths of time, and it was about to be sawed open, and it was caught by the people on the other side of the sawing platform, and there was a sudden click.

Xue Shu, who couldn't take his eyes off it, found out for the first time that the saw blade was broken.

I couldn't help but sigh.

"Leave—"

With a shout, the belt quickly stopped spinning.

The craftsmen cleaned up the saw table, and Zhu Yuan and others stepped forward.

Xue Shu also walked over.

After taking the broken saw blade handed over by the craftsman with a linen cloth, Zhu Yuan said to Yao Feng beside him: "Make it thicker and pick a better iron material." However, there was no slippage this time, which shows that the bearings are very useful, and the bearings on the waterwheel will be replaced later. ”

Yao Feng was worried that the saw blade would pierce Zhu Yuan, so he reached out and took it, nodded, and said: "As the lower officials saw, they were still in a hurry to send the material just now, otherwise they would definitely be able to finish sawing." ”

"It's an experiment, I don't care if I can finish sawing, the key is to do all kinds of details well," Zhu Yuan turned his head to look at the hydraulic saw table built in just a few days on the shore, and continued: "Your traditional construction methods are already very mature, but you can't just stop there." Why are we the primates of all things, heh, I remember that there is a sentence in Xunzi's "Persuasion" that is very thorough, who knows? ”

The others didn't speak, Xue Shu was moved, and read aloud: "Those who fake horses are not profitable, but thousands of miles; Those who fake the boat are not able to water, but the rivers. A gentleman is not different, and he is good at things. ”

Zhu Yuan looked over and nodded with a smile: "That's right, there is no reward." ”

Then he turned to everyone: "'A gentleman is not different, and he is good at things'." Being good at faking things is the biggest difference between us humans and other animals. From the earliest slash-and-burn cultivation to the current intensive farming, for thousands of years, we have made countless tools, with which we have produced all kinds of clothing, food, shelter and transportation we need. However, we must never let this cause complacency to stand still. ”

Saying that, he pointed to the hydraulic saw platform in front of him: "If this thing is perfected, the efficiency of a hydraulic saw platform is worth more than hundreds of people, and building ten along the river is equivalent to thousands of more laborers." And, this is just the beginning. In the dock of repairing ships in the west, the bracket for you to lift the ship is also rough in my opinion, and when the people who go into the mountains to cut wood in a few days send more than ten zhang of material, we will think about it again, and we can build a few gantry cranes. One of the difficulties is that it is difficult to get the ship out of the water, and with a large gantry crane, the big ship of one or two thousand materials can be easily dragged out of the water for repair, which is also good at fake. ”

Actually, Zhu Yuan still hasn't said a lot for the time being.

Like what......

What is Industrialization?

It is not necessary to have a steam engine or an internal combustion engine, but to build all kinds of large-scale engineering equipment through water power and levers, which can easily complete the previous unattainable manual labor, which can also be called a kind of rudimentary industrialization.

As he was talking, a sack ran over from the tent not far from the north, a little shy in the face of everyone, and his bright eyes winked at Zhu Yuan.

Zhu Yuan stopped talking, raised his hand with a smile and rubbed the girl's head: "Understand, don't rush anymore." Well, just the copper balls, give me two. ”

The second half of the sentence is said to the person next to him.

Yao Feng quickly took two smooth copper balls the size of pigeon eggs and carefully handed them to Zhu Yuan, who handed them to the sack girl: "Now, give you your toys." ”

Lin Xiaoyu smiled, her face flushed, but she put her hands behind her back.

I'm not a little doll.

Zhu Yuan insisted on stuffing the two copper balls into the pocket in front of the sack.

The sack has pockets.

How cute.

Then he turned back to Yao Feng: "Over there, a little west, also build a waterwheel, as a lathe specially used to process bearing balls, the drawings ...... I took the time to draw a copy, and you yourself pondered it, this time I tried to make it geared, and the belt was easy to break and slippery. ”

Yao Feng agreed again, glanced at a small sack, and persuaded him: "My lord, the rest of us will do it, you go back to the city to rest, if the Huadu Governor knows that you are tired today, he will smoke us when he comes back." ”

When others heard Yao Feng say this, they also echoed it.

Seeing that everyone was 'chasing' to leave, Zhu Yuan could only nod his head, and while walking to the tent not far away, he signaled to Xue Shu: "Remember to attend tomorrow morning's meeting to discuss the planting of tung oil in the whole state." ”

Xue Shu agreed.

Zhu Yuan remembered another piece, and then said to Yao Feng: "As soon as the linen sent by various states and counties arrives, all the linen cloth will be made into oilcloth, and it will be sewn together as soon as possible, so that if it rains, it can be covered everywhere." ”

As he spoke, he had arrived at the delicate little tent that had been improvised and out of place with the surroundings.

Zhu Yuan's previous lunch was eaten here.

Freehand and Liubai walked out with a veil, and when they saw that their petty officials had finally come, they immediately gave some orders, and quickly helped Zhu Yuan to the sedan chair that he had been waiting for, and under the escort of a hundred elite soldiers gathered around, the long line went to the west city gate.

When I woke up from a nap, it was already evening.

Guarding the bedside is the young lady.

Under the lit candlelight, Qing Niang's eyes were red again, which made Zhu Yuan a little puzzled, didn't he cross over, but just returned to some days ago?

Noticing that Zhu Yuan sat up, Qing Niang hurriedly wiped the corners of her eyes, leaned over, and shouted softly: "Little official." ”

Zhu Yuan raised his hand and grabbed the delicate and cool one of the young lady...... Big Hands,

Well......

"What's wrong?" he asked. ”

Seeing that she hadn't heard any movement outside, Qing Niang subconsciously lightened her movements and sat down on the edge of the bed: "Little official, the two younger brothers of the slave are here, and they will arrive in the afternoon." ”

Zhu Yuan understood.

Nodding his head, he said, "Wait and call them over for dinner, um, Li Gui, Li Zhen, right?" ”

"Hmm." Qingniang responded, and said softly: "Gui'er is a character and a word, and a gentleman is a word." ”

Zhu Yuan smiled: "Wen Heng, Wen Du, it's better than the name, Gui Ah Zhen, when I hear it, it's like I want to frame someone." ”

Feeling the strength of her own petty official, Qingniang leaned down without resistance, leaned down on Zhu Yuan's lap through the quilt, and looked sideways and looked up: "Little official, if you don't think it sounds good, you can change it for them." ”

Zhu Yuan stroked the woman's smooth face, shook his head and said, "It's a good name, so I won't change it." By the way, what's your name? ”

Qingniang shook her head: "No, when the slave was not out of the cabinet, my parents and brother called me Erniang." ”

Zhu Yuan smiled: "Li Erniang, fortunately it's not Sun Erniang, and she doesn't know how to make steamed buns." ”

"Slave Society," Qing Niang shook her head again: "The buns used by the little officials are all made by slaves, Luo ...... The mother is only good at spooning. ”

"Don't say this, I'm going to get up, I'm hungry."

Qingniang refused to move, and rubbed against Zhu Yuan again, without speaking.

Zhu Yuan patted her face: "Obediently, speaking of which, it's my birthday soon, February 22, I'm thinking about it, this time it should be the fourteenth birthday, and the fourteen-year-old hair tie in this era is also a node." You say, should I eat something and celebrate? ”

Qing Niang immediately turned her head again, hoping to say, "What does the little official want to eat, and the slave prepares it a few days in advance?" ”

This is obviously not understood.

Zhu Yuan smiled and pinched her chin: "Stupid woman." ”

Finally heard movement outside, Luo Shui walked in, glanced at the young lady's appearance lightly, turned to Zhu Yuan and said, "Little official, get up quickly, Your Majesty sent someone over." ”

Person?

Glancing at Qingniang, the woman who had already sat up nodded weakly: "It happened to be the two younger brothers of Henu who arrived before and after." ”

Zhu Yuan was puzzled: "What person?" ”

Luo Shui said: "Four chamberlains." ”

Zhu Yuan was a little confused: "What? ”

Luo Shui changed his title: "Eunuch, four." ”

Zhu Yuan understood now, but he still didn't quite understand.

Four eunuchs?

I could only get up first and get dressed first, left the inner house, and finally saw four little eunuchs who were not too old, who introduced themselves as He Xuan, and said that he was He Shou's godson, and took the other three little eunuchs to kowtow to Zhu Yuan several times.

After some tossing, Zhu Yuan finally knew the ins and outs.

This...... It was Lao Zhu who sent him to take care of himself.

The question is......

Do you need it?

I'm not used to it.

In front of outsiders, He Xuan didn't talk about the kindness that Zhu Yuan had spared because he broke the golden silk Shu brocade that day, and said respectfully after getting up: "Your Majesty has confessed to the slaves, and the adults will be the masters of the slaves in the future." His Majesty also said, let the slaves take care of the adults carefully, they can't be tired during the day, and they ...... at night" He Xuan said and glanced at the freehand waiting girl beside Zhu Yuan, and still passed the words according to the book: "At night, you must also be temperate." ”

He Xuan's words fell, and the faces of several freehand people turned red together.

Qingniang also looked at Zhu Yuan.

The expression is resentful.

Oh, yes.

There should be moderation.

It's always not once, how can it be?!

For example, four times a month...... She'll be able to get on her wheel.

Zhu Yuan rubbed the corners of his forehead, raised his hand and gestured, "This ...... Don't talk about anything else, let's change your own name first. ”