Wang Pu in the late Ming Dynasty

"Sir, Gao Jian, we are far behind. Although the craftsman Wu Jixuan knew that Qian Qianyi's proposition was reasonable, his benefactor Wang Pu had explained that the method of steelmaking could not be passed on, so he had to prevaricate casually.

"Hmm. Seeing that the craftsman in the Shenjia Battalion was not very interested, Qian Qianyi groaned slightly, and he also knew that the rules in the army were big, how could a craftsman be the master, and the matter of offering steelmaking still needed to be decided by Wang Pu.

Entering the house, I don't want the smoke inside to be turbid and go straight to my head, where can Qian Qianyi afford such a smoke, he stumbled and almost fell down between his frowns, and the craftsman Wu Jixuan hurriedly stepped forward to help him steady, Qian Qianyi looked around at this time, and saw the red flames of a row of torches in front of him, so he looked down at the firelight and saw a canal, and there was sewage flowing out, and there was a faint oil color on it.

"This torch is not made of ordinary oil. Qian Qianyi's curiosity was aroused, and he didn't run away like a few county officials, resisted the choking smoke, and asked: "Isn't it stone grease, it can also be described as fierce fire oil." "

"Yes, it's the stone grease. Craftsman Wu Jixuan was surprised and said: "My lord has a lot of knowledge, I can't wait." "

When the rest of the people saw the opportunity, they all came up to praise it.

"There is a record in the book, this thing is

also called oil, produced in Mizhi County, Shaanxi, I read it in the previous book, I was very curious about this thing, sent someone to buy it, this smell is very special, so although after many years, I still recognize. Qian Qianyi reluctantly smiled, he studied mostly to solve doubts, where the problem often does not know the taste, sleepless, since ancient times, the way of learning lies in the devil, with his obsession to study not afraid of the long way, decades of tireless work, the accumulation of knowledge is not idle, Qian Qianyi this person can be famous in the Confucian forest, it is not a fluke, to say that the knowledge is extensive, the world is unsurpassed.

Walking

along a canal, about a hundred paces deep, finally a terrifying object came into view under the dim firelight, its shape was like a ship, but a large chimney pillar above the head was very abrupt. Qian Qianyi couldn't wait to say: "Quickly make it move." "

"Yes, sir. The craftsman Oh Ji-hyun took the order, and he instructed the craftsmen to push the gate open, and then turned the winches on both sides, tightened the iron chains on the footbasin, and pulled the steamship slowly towards the gate. The sunset outside the door was slanted like a swallow, and the golden light was shining in front of everyone's eyes, Qian Qianyi was dumbfounded, and exclaimed: "How much copper will be used up for this ship." "I saw that the hull of the ship was wrapped in copper skin, and the glow of the sun was like a roaring fire, showing the luxury, but in fact it was also extremely expensive, and the copper material was not cheap, except for Qian Qianyi, the rest of the people all looked at the color of greed, where is this warship, and it is clear how much gold and silver was used to build a treasure ship.

"Back to the master, such a ship consumes about 5,000 catties of copper, the copper chimney looks huge, but in fact there are not many materials, but the aluminum is wrapped with a layer of copper, aluminum is far lighter than copper, and aluminum can withstand the big waves, so that it will not be top-heavy and there is a risk of capsizing. "Craftsman Wu Jixuan said that in Xingtou, he actually raised a sledgehammer and slammed it on the wall of the ship, Qian Qianyi and others were shocked, thinking that their ears would ring like a bell gong, but they only heard a dull buzzing sound, and when they were confused, the craftsman Wu Jixuan smiled triumphantly:" The copper skin on the hull of the ship is the material regardless of the cost, the old man clearly sees that this steam-powered ship seems to be a ship, in fact, it will go to the sea in the future, how dare not try not to be strong, the steel keel inside are reinforced with tenons, every hole and tenon are the craftsmen with the smallest file finely grinding, fine rubbing, it takes several months to tenon joints tightly, not bad. The copper skin outside is carefully beaten with an iron hammer, and every square inch is covered with ten thousand hammers. "

I don't want Qian Qianyi to sigh suddenly: "Ah, why are such divine objects not commonly seen in the books, Kong Mingzhi is rare in the world, why can't he achieve great achievements, and finally understand." How many ships like this have you built?"

Seeing this,

the craftsman Wu Jixuan's old face turned red, and he said bitterly: "A total of three ships have been created, and now this is the third ship, and there are two more ships under construction, and it is expected that there will be four ships available in two months." "

"So how much time did these four ships share, and how much money did they cost? "

"I do not know how much money is consumed. The four ships were shared for one year and two months. "

"However, where is this warship, it actually costs more gold and silver than the Jingshe painting boat in the south of the Yangtze River, there can be five ships, Wang Pu is really wealthy. Qian Qianyi is worthy of being a member of the DPRK and China, but in one sentence, he said the chicken ribs of this kind of steamship.

Qian Qianyi boarded the boat and inspected it, and saw that the six guns on both sides of the boat were amazed, and he commented on it, but when the boat was about to enter the river, he looked up at the chimney, frowned and asked: "The ships are all afraid of fire, if your boat catches fire in the river, it will not be good." "

The county officials who accompanied the left and right heard this, and they all said that Qian Gong is the virtuous and virtuous of the country, and he should keep a useful body, cultivate literature and morality to educate the people, and how can he be involved in danger for no reason. Qian Qianyi repeatedly refused, but in the end, he was not what everyone expected, and he was still carried off the boat by them.

The boat entered the river, and

the steam in the boiler gradually gained strength, driving the propeller under the water to rotate, pushing the boat to go far from the shore, and the exclamations of Qian Qianyi on the shore gradually became inaudible, and the craftsman Wu Jixuan on the boat looked at each other on the left and right, and suddenly sneered: "The virtuous and virtuous of the Ming Dynasty are afraid of death, otherwise why would a small tribe with a population of less than one million be able to disturb the peace of the Ming Dynasty." At this moment, his humble and rickety state has disappeared, as if he has been reborn, and there is only a faint sadness.

Master Wu said cautiously. The craftsman next to him was shocked when he heard this, and persuaded. Craftsmen are lowly status, even if they are craftsmen with official status, in front of the high-ranking officials of the Ming Dynasty, they still decide life and death with a word, and it is easy to kill.

"Hey, the Ming Dynasty is billions of trillions, who is saving the sky. Craftsman Wu Jixuan sighed, since he learned all the pinyin, he has been able to understand many books in simplified characters, and his knowledge is rising at an astonishing speed, but seeing him looking east, he seems to have cleared the clouds and mist, and recognized the hero thousands of miles away. In the past year, these craftsmen have been recruited from all over the country by the Shenjia Battalion, they are not clothed, they are hungry, and they are driven by the servitude of the officials, like cheap maids, after coming to the Yanmen Guard, they have decent food and clothing, not to mention, they can also receive the same amount of silver as the soldiers, the people here never beat and scold them, and they keep calling them Mr., especially Wu Jixuan, a person with extraordinary talents, can actually be awarded an official position, although the official name of the steam-powered ship project director is a bit inexplicable, but here in the Shenjia Battalion, the official position and the military rank correspond to each other, and the military rank of the project director is captain, and the team officer who leads a hundred soldiers is classified, that is the general ahIn the past, he had to kneel down and salute when he saw a small flag, and if he was a little careless, he was a small family member who looked at him unpleasantly, and he would be fine if he cut it with a knife, but now he is an official who is equivalent to the general, and the situation is different.