Chapter 71 Water Cart

Since Su Jin came up with such an idea for Xue Chongxun, he was soon valued. Xue Chongxun wanted to discuss with his staff what happened. If he found out that he was not here, he would always ask Su Jin.

Even though he was just ordinary most of the time, even his feet were lame, he had a sense of impression, but as long as there was a flash, it would have value in Xue Chongxun's heart.

Xue Chongxun hopes that at some stalemate, he can occasionally hear some unexpected thoughts, and the things he gets from a clever hand can always be exciting.

Chang'an City is still dull and calm, but there is always such a period of preparation before the storm. There is no wind or movement, so you have to wait quietly for the opportunity.

Such peace can sometimes make people numb, just like being in a warm harbor. However, Xue Chongxun occasionally calmed down and thought about it carefully, and then he felt vaguely panic...

He often thinks about the feelings of Wang Mang, Huo Guang, and even Dong Zhuo. There is probably no uneasiness when they are in power, but the laws of the world are mysterious. The most direct interpretation is to learn from history and judge safety based on the experience of predecessors.

Therefore, when Xue Chongxun is currently not threatening his opponent's defeat, he often feels intuitively uneasy in an instant.

People always fear the unknown. The ancients feared the gods with their heads, and Xue Chongxun feared the future full of variables.

So Princess Taiping became Xue Chongxun's psychological sustenance.

In the current dual politics, there are actually two people who have the power to make decisions. As the saying goes, one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. In the royal family, even father and son will have conflicts. Xue Chongxun never wanted to seize the power of Princess Taiping. The reason why he thought about it was because of this psychological sustenance.

Although life is a lone walker, a gentleman advocates caution and independence, independent thinking is a symbol of maturity and a manifestation of inner strength, Xue Chongxun always hopes that his mother can give him some protection, and the sense of dependence is hard to abandon.

Maybe he wasn't strong enough inside.

He often wanted to go to the Daming Palace, but he was in power but did not ask about any daily government affairs, mainly because he met Princess Taiping.

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There was a water truck recently on the Yong'an Channel connecting Taiye Pool. Xue Chongxun noticed it when he looked north on the Chengxiang Palace overpass. From a distance, he looked like a Ferris wheel, which was also a scenery.

However, without expectation, an inspiration appeared in his mind. He seemed to see a hydraulic machine in front of him, and armor was forging below...

This was completely inadvertent inspiration, perhaps because I thought about war more during this period.

Princess Taiping, who was standing beside him, saw him staring at the water truck, and said with a smile: I recalled the old thing that day, and suddenly remembered this water truck, so I asked someone to move from the old mansion (Princess Taiping Mansion in Zhenguo) to the palace.

oh!It turned out to be that thing.

Xue Chongxun suddenly said.

A few years ago, Princess Taiping retreated in the power field and did some boring things every day. She forced a water truck from a temple and was also accused of going to the government. This water truck was forcibly seized.

Now when I look back, this thing is a little more meaningful.

He asked casually: Can you use water to make the power to pound rice?

A famous scholar next to him took the opportunity to show up and said: Mi Sa made a pestle and mortar to help the people, and later generations made more skillful. Because he used his body to steer the pestle and pound it ten times more, he also set up a mechanism to pound it with donkeys, mules, oxes, horses and water to pound it. The profit was only a hundred times more.

Another official said two words in a bad mood: Water drainage.

Xue Chongxun turned around and asked: You said more details, how to use hydraulic power as power?

Officials said: The water discharge transmission mechanism can blow air and smel iron, or pound rice and grind it.

Xue Chongxun thought that the little bit of force of pounding rice blowing was obviously not enough for forging, otherwise the rice would have become rice noodles. He was about to ask a few more questions, but he remembered the embarrassment at home that night, and said something inappropriate and inconvenient.

Today I accompanied Princess Taiping to relax and thought about how she was afraid that she would be unhappy.

Thinking of this, Xue Chongxun swallowed the words he had put into his mouth and just waited back to look at them.

If it were modern technology, mechanical power would have been no longer required animal power and hydraulic power. Unfortunately, Xue Chongxun knew that there was something to be done, but it was harder than climbing to the sky. Maybe his level was not as good as that of some skilled craftsmen in the Tang Dynasty, in the end they could only find solutions from the ancients.

After he returned to the prince's kingdom, he mentioned this to his aides. Everyone was surprised. Xue Chongxun insisted on saying a lot before he could understand his meaning.

What the staff usually discusses are strategies and strategies, and they rarely talk about water trucks seriously.

Forging armor with water, it is best to make a whole breastplate.

Xue Chongxun raised his hand and drew a size in the air. Now the method of building armor is so laborious that iron armor has always been very expensive and takes up a lot of military expenditure.If manpower can be saved and process production can be mass-produced, wouldn’t it be much easier if we choose a hero to form a cavalry?

At this time, Wang Changling and others suddenly realized and asked in a deep voice: Is Xue Lang's intention to build a new army of horse soldiers?

In their hearts, Xue Chongxun's intention to say that the water wheel is a drunkard is not to drink, but to expand the direct troops.

If there was another cavalry he handled after the Shence Army, the conventional force of the entire Xue family would probably be stronger than that of the Northern Imperial Army, and the emperor would be useless by then.

Xue Chongxun said: I have considered this for some time. If I attack the Turks, I want to have a full cavalry army, just like the Shence Army, who can be flexibly mobilized at will.I have fought several battles in Helong and felt that at the critical moment of the battle between the army, an elite army must win by surprise. The Shence Army has limited military strength and is mixed with infantry and cavalry, so it may not be enough to go to the Mongolian grassland.

Wang Changling said seriously: What kind of name does the new army have to be built? In the Zhengshi Hall, there must be a saying, belonging to the Northern Imperial Army or the Official Key?

Zhang Jiuling said calmly: The changes in the Imperial Army are too eye-catching, so it is better to be named as a player in the Long March.It is not difficult to agree with this matter if His Highness Princess Taiping can approve it.

At this time, Xue Chongxun found that a good technical topic was too tangible, so he said: The boat will naturally straighten when it reaches the bridge. Let’s first think about whether this hydraulic force can create a workshop to forge iron tools?

Erling looked at each other, obviously having no idea about this thing.Whether it is the Four Books or the Five Classics, they all talk about the great way of the world, but they do not mention the objects of water wheel armor.

I remembered someone, maybe he had a way.Su Jin, who was standing on the edge, said in a low-key manner.

The voice was not loud, but Xue Chongxun suddenly became a little expectant, because in his impression, Su Jin's words were often unexpected at certain moments, such as the leader proposed a few days ago, which was very much in his wish.

Xue Chongxun said calmly: You have something to say, but it doesn’t matter.

Su Jin pondered for a moment and thought to himself: I have been in love with He Jizhen for many years. I know that he has always liked the special skills of the mechanism and was good at making friends with skilled craftsmen. A few years ago, he planted cotton spinning in Luoyang, and his spinning wheel was much faster than the wheels in other workshops.

The mystery of this hydraulic mechanism may be in common. It may be a good idea to recommend him to the King of Jin. It is not in vain that Jizhen will come first to visit and reconcile the relationship. He will definitely understand the truth.

This time, the preparation for military use against the Turks may be the second war that Xue Chongxun attached great importance to in his life, and this is the case in addition to the Tubo War.

Those who can participate are all people who are closer to the Xue Party’s power circle, and their words and affairs will definitely be more important than those outside the circle in the future.

Everyone present knew this truth.

Su Jin then said: I recommend He Jizhen, the Minister of Works, to let him do it. If you are cautious, you can ask him to try it out.

No wonder the Ministry of Works returned to Beijing.

Xue Chongxun smiled.

He naturally knew that He Zhizhang's return to Beijing was based on his relationship, and even more so when he was promoted to the Minister of State. However, there were six ministries in the Secretariat, and he was the Ministry of Works. Perhaps he really had some talent in this area.

After all, it is not a joke to recommend candidates in front of the lord. Xue Chongxun believes that since Su Jin recommends He Zhizhang, there must be his reason.

However, at this time Xue Chongxun said softly: He Zhizhang is very popular.Zishou said something to him (that he could grow cotton to increase the treasury income and wanted to get it back to become a Beijing official), and Su Jin also recommended him, which was interesting.

Su Jin hurriedly bowed and said: I really don’t know that Zishou once mentioned it in front of the prince, but He Shishou is good at this, and I am not trying to make a false statement.

Xue Chongxun said: Then let him come to meet tomorrow.Well... there are many relationships in the officialdom, but you must understand a rule. No matter what path you take, don’t miss the matter.

yes.

Su Jin was shocked. He thought Xue Chongxun was easy to speak, but suddenly a word reminded him that his mind suddenly became cold.

Perhaps because of the pressure of power and identity, even if Xue Chongxun was not angry, Su Jin was inexplicably afraid and couldn't help but worry.

After He Zhizhang received the news of the summons, his performance was completely different from that of Su Jin, and he was overjoyed.

In this regard, He Zhizhang was open-minded and optimistic. He never worried about being involved in the recommendation of Xue's people. He calmly tried to make friends with the powerful and powerful officials in the court, and was able to make a fortune for a while.

This should be a factor of personality. No wonder He Zhizhang is so energetic when he is over fifty years old, and those who are open-minded will have different moods.

No matter what technical issues such as hydraulic forging, he first asked about it, who recommended him in front of Xue Chongxun.

After hearing that it was Su Jin, he said oh and sighed a few poems in front of his family with some sigh: The white rabbit ran around and looked around.Clothes are not as good as new, and people are not as good as old.

Once the relationship is understood, then the specific matter is coming.

Fortunately, Su Jin couldn't sit still and came to visit that night, explaining what he wanted to talk to He Zhizhang on Sunday so that he could be prepared.

Su Jin looked a little worried, but He Zhizhang said happily: This is the first time I have seen Xue Lang. I have been obsessed with Daming for a long time and finally I can see it with my own eyes.

Su Jin said seriously: You must do the things in the mechanism no matter what!