Chapter 895 Amei’s Ayimo
In October of the 10th year of Jianxing, Guandong still has a hint of warmth, while Hanzhong already has a hint of coolness.
Ding Niuwa lowered her head and carefully followed the small yellow gate of the palace on the cobblestone path.
The base of the cobblestone path is paved with cement, with half of the cobblestones embedded in the cement and half exposed.
This was laid by Ding Niuwa himself when the queen was pregnant two years ago.
It is said that letting the queen walk on it every day can activate the blood vessels.
Follow the cobblestone path to the entrance of a palace. The small yellow gate asked Ding Niuwa to wait outside, and he went in first to report.
After a while, a special announcement was sent out to let Ding Niuwa in.
Ding Niuwa quickly took off her shoes, straightened her clothes, and then trotted in. After entering, she did not dare to raise her head and shouted:
“I have met your Majesty, and I wish your Majesty long life and long-lasting happiness!”
The voice from above came from far away, with a faint echo: "Get up."
“Thank you, Your Majesty.”
There is a reason why Ding Niuwa jumped from the son of a farmer to a person who could be called a minister in front of the emperor.
Over the years, from Yuexun to Jincheng, and then from Jincheng to Hanzhong, new-style water mills were built wherever there was water for the people to grind flour and pound rice.
Most of these new water mills were built by people led by Ding Niuwa, so he was recommended as a subordinate of Diannong Duwei because of his merit.
Ding Niuwa also participated in the construction of the palace in front of him and was one of the foremen.
Because of his outstanding performance, he joined Hanzhong Ye again and has stayed in Hanzhong since then.
He came from Fengzhuang and received personal guidance from Feng Mingwen.
Most importantly, his sister Wei Ding is now one of the managers of Nanxiang.
His brother-in-law is Feng Mingwen’s first disciple.
So Ding Niuwa is considered to have benefited from it, and is regarded by the royal family as one of the people who can strengthen the relationship with Feng Mingwen.
It is precisely because of this relationship and his current status that whenever Nanxiang or Feng Mingwen comes up with something new, the royal family can get it immediately.
Take the palace in front of you as an example.
This palace is called the Rock Palace.
The name is a bit weird, but very vivid.
Because the whole is made of cement, it is as solid as a rock—of course, not the kind of cement that Feng Yong first made.
It is a calcined cement developed in Nanxiang in recent years.
Limestone is used as the main raw material, mixed with a certain proportion of other auxiliary materials, and then put into a high-temperature kiln for calcination.
The cement produced through this process is the real construction cement, and Feng Yong still has this high school chemistry knowledge.
Just at the beginning, he didn’t have that much money, not that many people, not that much time, and the conditions for calcining were not enough.
So we can only make raw cement in large quantities and fill the pipes for paving roads.
But, there is a but.
Although Governor Feng couldn't figure it out, he knew the process.
This knowledge point is worth thousands of gold.
Due to the development of the Han Dynasty in recent years, basic things such as blowers, hydraulic forging, coking coal, etc. have been improved a lot.
After all, Dahan has two national-level senior engineers, Huang Yueying and Pu Yuan.
Someone who was cheating pointed the right direction to the Nanxiang team to ensure that they would not take any detours.
So as the available temperature continues to increase, the emergence of calcined cement has become possible.
This possible meaning is that if there is only one kiln but no kiln, the finished product rate is relatively low and the pass rate is even lower.
It cannot be applied on a large scale anyway.
It’s just something in this world. The rarer it is, the more expensive it is.
The newly built side hall of the Hanzhong Palace two years ago was constructed by the Nanxiang engineering team using new cement.
The whole palace is integrated, not afraid of water and fire, and is as solid as stone, which amazed the emperor, queen and other country bumpkins.
Even the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty was alarmed and came to inspect it carefully several times.
These days, most of the houses of wealthy families are made of wood.
Hand-looking means good-looking, beautiful means pretty.
But when it is burned, it is called a flourishing thing.
Once one room is on fire, be prepared for all rooms to be burned down.
Moreover, now everyone has to burn coal and charcoal for heating in winter, and the hidden danger of water leakage is even greater.
It is also common for houses to collapse due to factors such as rainwater damage, disrepair, termite gnawing, etc.
Just like a few years ago in the north, when Cao Pi led his troops to march eastward, Queen Guo stayed at Yongshitai in Xuchang.
At that time, it rained continuously and many of the city buildings collapsed and damaged. For the sake of safety, the relevant officials had to ask Queen Guo to move to another place.
The Imperial Palace is still like this, which shows the fragility of buildings in this era.
Not to mention that these days, there are frequent wars and thieves everywhere, and even the villages are fortified.
So this kind of house is sturdy, easy to build, has no hidden dangers, and is as decorated as a house made of wood as the main material. In the eyes of the rustics during the Three Kingdoms period, it was perfect.
As soon as the new cement came out, it was endorsed by emperors and emperors, and its reputation spread throughout Shu.
In the Han Dynasty, everyone knows that Nanxiang has produced a new type of artificial stone called cement.
Just mix it with water and stir it into mud. When it dries, it will be as hard as stone. It is a gift from God to the big man.
The only pity is that even if you have money, there is no place to buy such rare things. They are only for the royal family and the powerful.
Because of the burning of cement, more and more black smoke is billowing into the sky in Nanxiang.
So some people in the world have spread that this is an evil ghost thing that King Feng had people dig out of the ground.
The governor of Liangzhou, thousands of miles away, said that you illiterate people know nothing!
Then Ding Niuwa gave a like.
At the same time, the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty looked up to the sky and sighed, this thing is rare, what a pity!
The empress, who was amusingly holding her son in the Panshi Palace, said that even if it is an evil ghost, I like it.
He even took out a stack of paper and asked the waiter to pass it to Ding Niuwa and asked:
“Can you make this?”
Ding Niuwa held the paper in his hand. At first glance, he knew that it must be the handwriting of Feng Jishi.
Perhaps it must be related to Feng Jishi.
Scale, data, units, perspective, parts and installation steps are all clearly drawn in Feng's unique style.
Back then, he was working on the water mill behind Feng Jishi. Watching Feng Jishi draw the drawings with his own hands, he felt that it was a magical skill.
An illiterate craftsman can slowly figure it out even if he doesn't understand what's written on it when he gets Feng Prefect's manuscript.
Based on the experience accumulated over the years and her trust in Feng Jishi, Ding Niuwa did not respond directly:
“Your Majesty, yes.”
"Okay, if you need anything, just ask, and I will tell you to go down and let the people in the inner palace prepare the materials."
The emperor above said in a very happy tone, "This is made for the prince. Use the best materials you can. You don't have to worry about money and food."
Rich and willful.
Anyway, the money used is the money of the inner government, not the treasury, and the prime minister has no control over it.
Although the reconstruction of the Northern and Southern armies almost emptied the inner palace, the Queen still has a good brother-in-law, right?
Ding Niuwa quickly agreed and then left the palace under the leadership of Xiaohuangmen.
As soon as he returned to Hanzhongye, Pu Yuan found him:
“Why hasn’t the coking coal from Nanxiang arrived yet?”
Ding Niuwa scratched her head:
“Pandong, isn’t the time yet?”
"Isn't this burning fast?" Pu Yuan said "tsk", with a look of helplessness on his face, "This weapon is in urgent need in the army, not only for the Prime Minister's Palace, but also for the Northern and Southern Army. "
“It’s not like you don’t know that the Prime Minister came here in person a few days ago.”
Pu Yuan, who traveled all over the mountains and rivers of Sichuan, just to be able to forge superior weapons, finally found the true meaning of life over the years.
Hand forged a sword that was comparable to a hundred-refined sword, Master Pu felt that he had reached the pinnacle of his life.
In addition, Nanzheng is the largest iron ore producing area in Hanzhong, and there are brand-new forging methods. How can I live a life worthy of my life if I don’t burn it hard?
“Hurry, pack up and go to Nanxiang to ask.”
Pu Yuan urged.
When Ding Niuwa heard this, she immediately grimaced:
“Pugong, the last time I went there, my brother-in-law scolded me, saying that we didn’t know how to save, we only wanted to ask for things, and we didn’t understand their hard work..."
“He’s worthless! He’s your brother-in-law, not your elder, so why are you so afraid? If it’s really not possible, you won’t go talk to your sister?”
Whether it is Wei Rong or Yaomei, their knowledge and status have far surpassed hers. Ding Niuwa was instinctively frightened, not to mention that she was very likely to be scolded in the past.
"Pandong, I really can't get away. Look, the palace just called me over and asked me to build the things on this drawing as soon as possible."
There is no way to hide this thing from Pu Yuan if it is built in Nan MCC.
Because he is in charge of the construction of all the equipment of Nan MCC.
In addition, the palace did not say anything about keeping it secret, so Ding Niuwa had no intention of avoiding Pu Yuan.
“What else did the palace ask you to build?”
As Pu Yuan spoke, he took it and read it word by word:
“Carousel craft? What is this? Why haven’t I heard of it?”
"This should have been sent by the prince from Liangzhou."
“Huh? It really looks like that kid’s style. I have to take a closer look.”
When Master Pu heard that it was Feng Yong’s, Master Pu’s interest immediately increased.
“Dandel, that coking coal…”
Ding Niuwa asked cautiously.
Pu Yuan, who just looked down at the drawings, waved his hand casually: "Let me figure out what this is."
How can there be anything new and interesting in burning coking coal?
Hearing this, Ding Niuwa finally breathed a sigh of relief. He wiped the sweat from his forehead:
“It’s almost winter, why does it feel like it’s warmer this year than last year?”
“I asked someone to set up an iron furnace at the back and add coking coal...”
Pu Yuan explained casually.
Ding Niuwa:…
In October of the 10th year of Jianxing, Hanzhong seemed to be warmer than last year.
As for Liangzhou, the chill has already begun to set in.
Although it hasn’t snowed yet, Huawan, who came from Nanzhong, already felt that he had encountered the coldest season in his life.
Wearing a small cloak that reaches past the waist, knee-high leather boots, fine woolen trousers on her legs, and the skirt around her waist.
If it weren’t for the fact that the hair style and headdress on the head were authentic Han Dynasty women’s styles, the face was still familiar in his memory, and Governor Feng thought he was seeing his contemporaries.
“It’s so cold, so cold!”
Hua Wan stamped her feet, put her hands together and put them to her mouth to breathe.
The solid wood floor made a thumping sound with the leather boots of the flower garlands.
Hearing this made Governor Feng feel distressed.
Young Master Hua even muttered:
"Why don't you use cement and bluestone? You make so much money every day, and you still look like a rich man in the country..."
Feng Jishi's ears were sharp. When he heard this, he was almost knocked out.
He replied angrily:
“Only country bumpkins use cement! I get upset when I see a cement house. What do you know?”
Young Master Hua doesn’t believe it!
How many concrete houses are there in the whole Han Dynasty?
And cement is a new thing that has only come out in the past two or three years. I heard that King Feng Gui has been staying in Longyou and Liangzhou in these years. Young Master Hua strongly doubts that this person has never seen a cement house.
So he must be bragging like those rafting boatmen on the river!
"Okay, okay! We haven't seen each other for several years, and the flower lady still comes all the way from Nanzhong, can't you be more polite?"
General Guan was a wise helper, and he said something to the side, which resolved the awkwardness between the two of them staring at each other.
As she spoke, she gave instructions to her children:
“I went to see your Aunt Hua.”
“I’ve met Aunt Hua.”
Hua Wan looked at Guan Ji with a complicated expression, then glanced at her children with an even more complicated expression, and finally turned into a sigh:
“Your child is already so old…”
"There are also small ones that are only a hundred days old. They are in the inner room and it is not convenient to carry them out."
Feng Jishi added another insulting sentence.
He choked Young Master Hua on the spot and rolled his eyes.
Looking at Ghost King Feng’s triumphant expression reminded Young Master Hua of this person before, no, it was this ghost!
This ghost knew that Guan Shilang was Guan Sanniang, and asked Guan Ji to disguise herself as a man to deceive her innocent self. Young Master Hua suddenly had the urge to take out a throwing knife.
If the other party hadn't been Ghost King Feng, Young Master Hua swore that he would have been punched through ten or eight transparent holes by his own flying knife.
Seeing that Hua Wan was angry, anxious and a little aggrieved, Guan Ji kicked Feng Jishi dissatisfied.
Then he motioned to Amei who was standing next to him.
Amei quickly stepped forward and took Hua Wan’s arm:
“Ayimo, are you here?”
Hua Wan’s temper came and went quickly. She also held Amei’s hand tightly, and her face turned happy again:
“Yes, Ashima, I haven’t seen you for many years, I miss you so much!”
"I miss you too!"
Amei's joining once again resolved the conflict between Feng Jishi and Hua Shaohu.
The next thing Hua Wan directed was to move the several large boxes he had brought into the living room, which seemed to be quite heavy.
But the other party did not hand over the gift list, which made Feng the governor couldn't help but wonder.
You, a barbarian girl from Southern China, do you understand the rules of our Han people?
After she sat down, Governor Feng finally couldn't help but asked:
“Flower lady, what do you put in these boxes? Why do you want people to move them here?”
It would be nice if the things she brought with her could be moved directly to the guest courtyard. Such a big governor's house does not lack a room for you.
After all, he is Young Master Hua, who is walking sideways in Nanzhong. He has made an unknown amount of money by organizing horse teams over the years.
It is understandable that you carry more things with you.
Unexpectedly, Huawan snorted and replied angrily:
“Last year, didn’t you send a message to me, asking me to collect more seeds from the countries in the south, central and south?”
As she spoke, she stood up, her little leather boots clicking, walked to the big boxes, reached out and patted them:
“Here are all kinds of seeds that I personally harvested in the past two years. I am afraid that they will go bad over time, so I am anxious to send them to you for a look.”
When Feng Yong heard this, he remembered this. He stood up suddenly and asked in surprise:
“Have you really accomplished this?”
Hua Wan couldn’t help but feel extremely proud when she saw Feng Guiwang’s appearance. She raised her head proudly:
“That’s natural.”
“Where are the Linyi rice seeds? Have you got them?”
Feng Yong asked impatiently.
Hearing this, the proud little hen lowered her head again.
Seeing the dissatisfaction on King Feng Ghost's face, Master Hua pouted aggrievedly:
"I have inquired. Linyi and Funan in the south can only be reached by boat from Jiaozhou."
“If you want to go through Nanzhong, it’s impossible.”
fart!
Do you think I haven’t seen a world map?
But when I think about this era, the environment in Indochina is probably more terrifying than the primeval forests of later generations.
With the cavalry in Huawan's hands, trying to cross the Indochina Peninsula by land is no different than risking death.
“Okay, so what did you get?”
Governor Feng asked lazily.
Since the Linyi rice seed he wanted most was not obtained, Feng Governor immediately lost interest.
Other than that, he really couldn’t think of anything good in Indochina.
The Ghost King is unhappy, and the consequences may be serious.
Young Master Hua quickly opened the box and took out something:
“This is Panyue country…”
As soon as she opened her mouth, Governor Feng's eyes were already straightened.
He directly scolded Cao Cao:
“Hold Cao!”
(End of this chapter)