my brother-in-law is the prince

Chapter 269 Borrowing Your Head

After Zhang Youcheng said it, he actually regretted it a bit.

But it's not that I regret this sentence, but I feel that, as a minister, I shouldn't appear so unmannered.

But at this time, the voice fell, and it was too much to recover, so Zhang Anshi said: "Okay, then let you see with your own eyes how I transported the ten stones of grain."

Zhang Anshi immediately looked at Zhu Di and said, "Please Your Majesty, let me give it a try."

Zhu Di glanced at Zhang Anshi, and felt a little curious in his heart. He nodded and said, "Sure."

Without hesitation, Zhang Anshi said: "Second brother, third brother, fourth brother, come with me, come, come and fetch a grain cart first, and then fetch two horses."

After a pause, he continued, "Also, move out my carriage for me."

Zhang Anshi did what he said, without giving Zhang Youcheng any room to repent.

The more people watched, the more surprised they became.

Hu Guang couldn't help but said, "How does Duke Wei plan to compare?"

Zhang Anshi said: "Isn't that easy? Take a grain truck from the household department and compare it with my horse-drawn cart. Set up a route with different loads of grain, and see who gets to the finish line first."

racing...

Zhu Di was noncommittal, but seemed enthusiastic. Of course...he still had some doubts in his heart.

Before soldiers and horses move, food and grass go first, Zhu Di knows this truth better than anyone else.So every time he marches and fights, he pays the most attention to the issue of food and grass.He would take the time to check many of the grain trucks that were being transported, in order to ensure that the supplies would not be interrupted.

Since there was no room for repentance, Zhang Youcheng also developed a desire to win at this time, and couldn't help muttering: "I would like to see if there is any way in this world that can increase luck."

He has his self-confidence. After all, he is an official of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and his main responsibility is to transport grain, so he naturally knows everything about grain transport.

Therefore, he had a plan in mind, but he said: "Since Wei Guogong wants to compare, then dare to ask, what if you can't transport ten stones of grain?"

Zhang Anshi immediately said proudly: "If you can't get lucky, I will let my brother Zhu Yong call you father!"

In the distance, Zhu Neng, the military official accompanying him, was watching the show with great interest. These military officials were having dinner in another hall, so they all came here when they saw the excitement here.

Seeing the polarization of the contradictions, Zhang Anshi and Wenchen were at war with each other, and they wanted to fight. Zhu Neng was in high spirits, grinning happily.

But at this moment, his face was pulled down abruptly, his face flushed, and he took a deep breath, but finally held back.

But at this time, Zhu Yong, who was about to leave after receiving the order, raised his eyebrows with a ferocious look, his eyes were as big as copper bells, and he stared at Zhang Youcheng and said: "Did you hear what my elder brother said?" ? If you can’t do it, I’ll call you Daddy, and you will wait for me.”

As soon as these words came out, Zhu Neng finally felt that he couldn't bear it anymore, rolled up his sleeves and wanted to do it.

Fortunately, at this time, Zhu Di's stern gaze swept over him, and Zhu Neng was still discouraged after all, so he could only stay where he was, cursing in a low voice.

Of course Zhang Youcheng was not interested in being Zhu Yong's father, but both sides spoke harshly, and of course they couldn't show weakness, so they just sneered.

Many civil servants were also interested, and one by one quietly approached Zhang Youcheng, admiring Zhang Youcheng's courage.

They just laughed off Zhang Anshi's bragging.

People who know nothing about grain transportation may believe Zhang Anshi's words, but anyone with a little common sense will not believe Zhang Anshi.

Soon, Zhang Anshi took out Qixia's map and drew a circle.

Then he said to Zhang Youcheng: "Why don't we just let this carriage go around the mansion of the exhibition. I have roughly calculated that if it goes around a big circle, it will take two or three miles. My car has a heavy load. Ten stones of food, your car, load one stone, and see who gets to the finish line first."

Although it may not be possible to accurately calculate the load of the carriage, but with this method, the approximate load can be measured.

In any case, Zhang Anshi has suffered a big loss.

Ten stones of grain is [-] catties.

The grain truck only needs to transport 150 catties.

In fact, three hundred catties of grain carts are enough, and with the driver and other facilities on the cart, it can barely reach five hundred catties.

But... the real grain transportation is not like this. If you transport three hundred catties of grain, people and horses will also need to eat and drink along the way. This grain... can only come from a heavy grain truck.

So when we actually arrived at the destination, maybe more than 100 catties of the fodder for the horses and the food for people were gone.

Because of this, it is said that only one stone of grain can be transported.

But now, after all, it is impossible for people to transport grain hundreds or even thousands of miles away, so we can only compare it with Zhang Anshi's method.

So Zhang Youcheng nodded and said, "That's very good."

Soon, Zhang Anshi's carriage was pulled out, and then someone went to fetch an ordinary grain cart.

This grain cart couldn't be more ordinary, it was made entirely of wood, and it was the most common two-wheeled cart. Zhang Anshi asked Zhang Youcheng to choose a groom by himself, but Zhang Youcheng was not too polite and asked someone to invite one.

The groom looked very professional at first glance, and skillfully harnessed the horses to the grain carts. As for the two horses, it was Zhang Anshi who asked Zhang Youcheng to choose them, and Zhang Youcheng naturally chose a taller one.

On the other side, Zhang Anshi asked Zhu Yong to be in charge of driving the car. When the new car appeared, Zhang Anshi asked Zhu Yong to drive it, so Zhu Yong was quite familiar with the new car.

Everything was ready, and the two carriages began to load grain.

Zhang Anshi looked back at the officials with a smile, and said, "Among the gentlemen, is there anyone...like Zhang Yuanwailang, who is interested in taking a gamble?"

Everyone was silent.

Although everyone felt that Zhang Anshi was exaggerating.

But after all, he is a minister, so he will never get angry with others for such things.

bet?What does this look like!
Zhang Anshi sighed and said, "Oh, what a pity. I thought my ministers in Ming Dynasty were all passionate. They used to hide when things happen. From this point of view, Zhang Youcheng, Yuanwailang, has a bit of blood."

Everyone: "..."

Zhu Di could see that Zhang Anshi was definitely a troublemaker.

At this time, Zhang Anshi said again: "If the sage Kong is here, and he knows that his disciples will only use his knowledge as a stepping stone, in order to gain an official position, but put the word "benevolence and righteousness" on the shelf, I don't know. What would you think?"

"Saint Kong, holy man Kong, open your eyes and take a look at your disciples, how they talked about you and humiliated your lintel. Holy man Kong, open your eyes and see ..."

All of a sudden, many people started to commotion.

To be honest, if Zhang Anshi just provoked, everyone would ignore it.

But Zhang Anshi actually brought out Kong Shengren with a lot of yin and yang, which made people angry.

It's like scolding your father to your son, it's like spitting on people.

Some people couldn't bear it anymore, and stood up with their heads held high: "I am monitoring Yushi Kuang Ye, and I want to take a gamble."

The name Kuang Ye is a mouthful.

But Zhang Anshi looked at him carefully, and saw that he was a young minister, who should have just passed the test, but obviously this person was lucky, he became a censor at a young age, and his future prospects are probably limitless.

This person... seems familiar.

Zhang Anshi remembers that during Ming Yingzong’s time, the Tumu Fortress was changed, and the situation was extremely urgent. When the Oirats attacked, the ministers headed by the British Duke Zhang Fu and the then Minister of War Kuang Ye fought to the death. In the end, the two Everyone died in battle.

Come to think of it, this Kuang Ye was the Minister of the Ministry of War who died in the battle in the civil fort.

The reason why Zhang Anshi has an impression of this person is not because he is familiar with history, but because he used to read books on parenting, including the case of Kuang Ye's father, Kuang Zifu, who used it as an example to illustrate the method of parenting.

Kuang Ye had no mother since he was a child, so he was almost brought up by his father Kuang Zifu. The father and son could be said to depend on each other for life.

One of the stories Zhang Anshi remembers deeply is that when Kuang Ye was working in the criminal department, he once sent his father Kuang Zifu a piece of clothing, and his father wrote back to reprimand him: "You are in charge of the law. Don't be ashamed of your official position, where did you get this dress, and use it to defile me." After sealing it, it was returned to him.

Although this is just a trivial matter, it can be seen that Kuang Zifu is a strict father, but the strictness is a bit too strict.

It's just that this era is probably a model of education.

This Kuang Ye is young and energetic, he is only in his early 20s, and in his bones, he seems to have continued his father's stubbornness.

At this moment, being provoked by Zhang Anshi, he couldn't hold back and stepped forward.

After Kuang Ye finished speaking, another person also stood up and said, "The Ministry of Military Affairs and Military Affairs made a book order, Shi Wang Wenlue, and I want to take a gamble."

Three people came out before and after this, but although the other ministers did not stand up, they also showed hostility.

Zhang Anshi's original intention was actually to let these people remember the lesson, and use this to make another advertisement for this exhibition.

Now I realize that it seems that I have played too much, especially this Kuang Ye... This person is definitely not a bad person, and I feel a little sorry for slapping him in the face.

It's just that now, he can't get off the tiger.

So he looked at Zhu Di with a dry smile.

Zhu Di was obviously anxious to wait for the load of the carriage, but seeing that Zhang Anshi was still arguing with others, and his expression was a little ugly, he said, "Let's get started."

"Yes."

The two carriages began to load grain.

For the new car, Zhang Anshi asked people to dismantle the upper compartment of the chassis, and instead used an open car body, and then... bags of grain were piled on it.

In a short time, the new car was piled up like a hill with grain.

But with the [-] catties of grain on top, the chassis of the new car began to sink slightly, but there seemed to be some room left.

With the spring buffer and the chassis made of steel, it is actually only [-] tons of cargo, and it is a bit heavy, but after all, it has four wheels, which are enough to share the weight.

As for the grain cart on the other side, it has also begun to fill up.

Zhu Yong got into the cart nimbly, holding the whip, and the driver on the other side also got into the grain cart at this time.

Zhang Anshi gave an order.

Many people just waited to see the joke. They had never seen a cart that dared to carry more than 1000 catties of grain. Any grain cart could not be pulled by a horse.

But something strange happened.

Following the fall of Zhu Yong's whip, the horse moved forward slowly, and then... the carriage actually started to move.

It was a bit slow at first, but once it moved, it was surprisingly smooth.

The four rubber wheels rotate on the ground, filtering a lot of vibration.

Not only that, the ball bearings in the center of the four rotating wheels also began to rotate rapidly.

This design almost minimizes the resistance caused by friction.

As a result, although the strength of a horse is a bit slow at the start, once the carriage starts to turn, the horse will move forward like a stroll in the garden, without feeling any resistance.

The balance brought by the four wheels is also revealed at a glance.

Zhu Yong is a wild faction, as soon as the carriage moved, he became excited, holding a whip in his hand, but he didn't really beat the horse hard. After all, he was a general, and he might not have feelings for people, but he did have feelings for horses.

Therefore, he just whipped lightly, and the horse seemed to be ordered to speed up.

And the new car at the back also began to rotate continuously.

The speed... actually began to increase.

On the other hand, the grain truck used a wooden wheel, so I'm afraid that the wheel... had some errors in its manufacture. In addition, a large log was used for the rotation axis of the wheel, and the two ends were pierced through the wheel. In addition, it uses two wheels. Once the cargo is loaded, the center of gravity of the carriage will subconsciously lean back. In this way, the resistance brought by the horse will become greater and greater when it moves.

Of course, for new cars, the biggest innovation is the ball bearing.This kind of component is used in almost all industrial fields in later generations and has a simple structure. As long as some tung oil is dripped on it, the resistance of the car can be reduced to a minimum.

Zhu Yong's carriage obviously got faster and faster.

Because the resistance is minimized, once the kinetic energy is gained, the inertia of the car begins to appear, and the speed can be increased unexpectedly.

After passing a hundred feet, the new car caught up to the grain truck with ease, and after that, it began to quickly distance itself from the grain truck, and even tended to get farther and farther away.

The driver of the grain cart was obviously in a hurry, and beat the horse desperately.

But obviously, it didn't help, because no matter how he whipped, he still controlled the strength. He was afraid that if the horse got angry, the grain cart would not be stable enough, and even the cart would be overturned.

The journey of three miles is actually very fast.

After a stick of incense, he saw Zhu Yong's figure.

But he saw him driving the carriage triumphantly, and then finally drove the carriage to the finish line.

As for the grain truck...it's still missing.

But the people standing here were silent.

Zhu Di held his breath, staring fixedly at the carriage, his heart was overwhelmed.

Zhu Neng and the others looked at Zhu Yong who flaunted his might and jumped off the carriage with a speechless face.

Hu Guang and Yang Rong looked at each other, obviously seeing the shock in each other's eyes.

The seasoned Jian Yi, Jin Zhong, and Xia Yuanji all began to breathe faster at the same time.

transport...transport...

A thought popped up suddenly.

Ten times the volume, even if it is not ten times, even if it is five times the volume...

what does this mean?
At this time, Zhang Anshi shouted cheerfully: "I won, how about it, Zhang Yuanwailang, what else do you have to say now?"

Zhang Anshi looked at Zhang Youcheng and the other three.

Zhang Youcheng just felt that his head was in a daze. He had been in the household department for so many years, even if he was beaten to death, he would not believe that such a thing could happen.

They were also carriages, pulled by horses, but the results... were completely different.

Suddenly, his face became as pale as paper, and he didn't know how to respond for a moment.

Kuang Ye and Wang Wenlue couldn't help being dumbfounded.

I didn't hold back for a moment just now, but now...

Seeing Zhang Anshi's provocative appearance, Zhang Youcheng was filled with grief and indignation: "Let's go, let's go... I have nothing to say... If that's the case, then I should offer my head."

Kuang Ye also said sadly and angrily: "I am willing to admit defeat."

Even Wang Wenlue hesitated a little, and finally bowed his head and said: "I have nothing to say, I would like to sacrifice my head."

Zhang Anshi sneered and said: "Who wants your heads, why do you think I want to bet with you? It is to let you know that there are people beyond people, and mountains beyond mountains! You think you have read a few books of sages, relying on sages Book, easily won the black hat. He trampled everything in the world under his feet, looking at no one and nothing. Zhang Youcheng, what did you say to people just now? What is the benefit of saying these things to the common people in the world? Now let me ask you, you have been an official for so many years, and what have you done that is beneficial to the common people? There are so many poor and lowly people in this world, but there is one person who is full of food because of you? The one who suppressed thieves in Guizhou Officers and soldiers, is there one... who survived because of your rescue?"

At this moment, Zhang Youcheng buried his head, unable to vent his breath, his face was blushing, and he dared not speak back.

Zhang Anshi said: "But in this world, it is precisely you and your comrades who look down on these things the most. They can benefit the people. You can turn a blind eye to them or turn a deaf ear to them. But today, this carriage is right in front of you. You must say, What's the use of this carriage, it's just a tricky thing..."

Zhu Di was shocked that Zhang Anshi's eloquence is quite good today. It seems that as long as others dare not refute, Zhang Anshi is still capable.

It's just that Zhu Di was still shocked by the effect of the carriage, so he didn't have much interest in listening to Zhang Anshi's indignant questioning.

But I heard Zhang Anshi say: "But let me tell you, this carriage is ten times larger than ordinary grain carts. If there had been such a carriage, even if Guizhou lacked horses, it would be able to send the grain to Zhenyuan in time. Hou Gucheng's barracks taught the soldiers to eat and drink enough to have the strength to suppress bandits. This will not lead to mutiny in the camp, and the rout of the officers and soldiers will not happen."

"Not only that, the number of horses can be greatly reduced, and the manpower can also be greatly reduced. The reduction of people and horses also means... the reduction of wear and tear. What ten people and ten horses used to do can be done by one person and one horse. Along the way, ten people and ten horses needed food and horse feed, but now they only need one person and one horse. This will not only help the army to suppress bandits, but also save a lot of people's energy. You always Keep talking about common people, then let me ask you, what virtue did this common people lack in their previous lives, and it became a mantra on your lips?"

"I hold this exhibition because I hope to use these to save people's labor, so that people don't have to take so much corvee, and use better cars instead of manpower. But what has become of your mouth? "

Zhang Youcheng couldn't argue with each sentence of questioning.

He tried his best to open his mouth, but found that in his life's study, there was not a single allusion that he could defend himself at this time.

Finally, he let out a long sigh and said, "I understand, I understand..."

As he spoke, he bent down and picked up a stone suddenly.

This sudden change caused Zhang Anshi's pupils to shrink suddenly.

Zhang Anshi immediately shouted: "Protect Your Majesty, protect Your Majesty..."

Although he shouted loudly, his body swished, and he hid behind the burly Zhu Di.

Fortunately, he has always been flexible, especially sensitive to such matters.

But... Zhang Youcheng who picked up the stone, holding the stone in his hand, turned a deaf ear to Zhang Anshi's call.

He took the stone, but smashed it hard on his forehead.

Zhang Anshi let out a long sigh of relief, but seeing many people looking at him speechlessly, especially Zhu Di, a wry smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

It's just... that Zhang Youcheng changed again. Everyone saw that Zhang Youcheng's head was bleeding, and when he hit it so hard, his head became dizzy, so he couldn't hit it anymore, and his body wobbled. Passed out.

Obviously, it shouldn't be fatal.

Zhang Anshi couldn't help being speechless, you still said that Zhang Youcheng is not a waste?Not even suicide is professional!

Where in the world can someone stone himself to death?With this smash, people fainted, how could they die?

But Zhang Anshi didn't intend to take his head, so he still shouted: "Go to the doctor quickly, stop the bleeding, get the alcohol, and Qixia's medicine, just keep it for a few days and you'll be fine."

Therefore, everyone had no choice but to carry Zhang Youcheng away.

As for Kuang Ye and Wang Wenlue, seeing that Zhang Youcheng had moved his hands, they also went to find the stones on the ground, and were quickly thrown to the ground by other colleagues around them.

Seeing Zhu Di, he kept frowning.

Kuang Ye was pushed to the ground, but he raised his head and looked at Zhu Di with all his strength, saying, "Your Majesty, I keep my word. Since I have made a promise, is there any reason to break my promise? Although I am not talented, the word "loyalty" is justified. But never dare to forget that Jibu promises are worth thousands of gold, if I don’t die today, won’t the world laugh at me? Even if my father finds out about this and knows that I’m not dead, he will scold me.”

Kuang Ye's voice was hoarse, and he spoke so emotionally that he actually cried: "So I implore Your Majesty, grant this minister his death."

That Wang Wenlue was also crushed to death, and he was in a terrible state of distress, he only said: "I also want to die."

Zhu Di's face was both happy and troubled.

The happy thing is this car... I need to study it carefully later, and now it seems that the value of this car is far beyond his imagination.

The trouble is... how did it become like this.

The ministers around all persuaded: "Forget it, forget it, it was just a joke."

"Why is that so, it's just a joke."

Seeing this, Zhang Anshi was speechless for a while. He couldn't understand why these people think like this. As for it?

I, Zhang Anshi, have made so many bets with others. If I had to realize it every time, I would have died by now.

Since ancient times, it has been difficult and the only death, so it is nothing to be thick-skinned.

Zhang Anshi hurriedly stepped forward and said: "I was joking just now, I just intentionally...to annoy you, I want this carriage to create a more sensational effect, in fact, it is advertising, advertising, you know? Forget it, forget it, I’ve forgotten what happened just now, so just pretend you haven’t heard of it. Don’t die, if you die, I’ll be too scared to sleep at night. I’m timid.”

But Kuang Ye and Wang Wenlue just wailed and wailed, as if within the scope of their understanding, since they said this, it was unreasonable not to die.

In addition, Zhang Youcheng had already set an example, tried his best to push away the person who was pressing them, and then crawled on his knees, kowtowing to Zhu Di constantly: "Please give me death, Your Majesty."

As they said that, the two kowtowed continuously, and they kowtowed very solidly, with a thumping sound.

Only then did Zhang Anshi realize that the other party was playing for real, and his expression changed drastically.

If the other party is really dead, Zhang Anshi will be considered guilty.

Now that he thought about it carefully, he was still Meng Lang. Although he was betting with someone, Zhang Anshi ignored one problem.

That is, those who are more stubborn, often can't bear this tone, will come forward and bet with Zhang Anshi.

As for the people Zhang Anshi really wanted to kill, they were all extremely cunning. Although they scolded Zhang Anshi a hundred times in their hearts, no matter what Zhang Anshi did, they still had the so-called scholarly arrogance, but it was precisely this kind of people, they were often Will never stand up.

Zhang Anshi then looked at Zhu Di pitifully, hoping that Zhu Di could rescue him.

Zhu Di glared at him, then looked at the two people on the ground, and said gently: "Fang Caiqing and others made a joke, I also heard it, as Zhang Qing said, it was just a joke, did the second minister think that if Zhang Anshi loses, Is Zhu Yong really willing to call you father?"

"Since it's a bet, both parties must be able to fulfill the bet. Since Zhang Anshi can't fulfill the bet, why should Er Qing do this? Let's let it go for today's matter."

At this moment, a eunuch hurried over and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, that Zhang Youcheng...woke up..."

Zhu Di nodded and said, "Just wake up..."

"But he woke up, but he still wanted to die..."

Zhu Di: "..."

At this time, everyone looked at Zhang Anshi, and many people looked at him with a bit of ridicule.

All of a sudden, it's really bastard vs mung bean, and Zhang Anshi has met a ruthless person.

Let's see how he ends up.

Zhang Anshi was very embarrassed, so he shouted: "I declare now, if they dare to die, then I will also fulfill the bet. I will teach Zhu Yong to dress these three people in sackcloth and filial piety, and call father on the grave."

Come on, hurt each other.

Zhu Yong was originally watching the fun, but when he heard this, he was shocked. He couldn't understand the deep meaning of his elder brother. He folded his hands and tilted his head to think for a long time, but he still felt that this matter... the more he listened, the more confused he became.

Zhu Neng started to lift up the heart that had just been let go, and then, the anger tank that had just been emptied began to slowly accumulate anger again.

As soon as this remark came out, to be honest... In fact, Kuang Ye and Wang Wenlue also began to get dizzy.

What the hell is this?
What does our promise have anything to do with Zhu Yong's recognition of his father.

………………

At the beginning of the month, I want to ask for a monthly pass at the beginning of the month, and I am sad.

(End of this chapter)