Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 712 A Cross-Era Vibration 1
The arrival of Fang Yizhi and others made the atmosphere even more lively. Many citizens came forward to chat with him enthusiastically, asking him about the affairs of Huguang, and patted their chests and said that if they are not happy with Huguang, they can go back. When Nanyang comes, Nanyang will always welcome him... Such a harmonious relationship between the government and the people has opened Fang Kongxuan's horizons.At present, which of the common people in all parts of Ming Dynasty does not regard the officials as enemies?Occasionally, some people who did a better job were not regarded as enemies, but were also regarded as benefactors, and they were either respected or feared. Nanyang people regarded Fang Yizhi as a good friend, which was really rare.Fang Yizhi was also in high spirits, answering those messy questions one by one, saying that he was doing very well in Huguang. He had a large number of excellent subordinates at his disposal, and he was able to manage Huguang like a finger. He also expressed the development potential of Wuhan. It was amazing. If Nanyang didn't work hard, he might be caught up.This remark made 120 Nanyang people unconvinced, catch up?Just kidding, do we really think we are lying in bed all day smoking big cigarettes and doing nothing?Want to catch up with us?Next life!
"By the way, Mr. Fang, what on earth is that? Tell me!" A Nanyang native who was full of gossip pointed at the huge thing in the center of the square, trying to get some gossip.

Fang Yizhi smiled and said: "I don't know about this, let's wait and see with everyone!"

Everyone was obviously dissatisfied with this answer, and wanted to ask again. An Ning dragged Zhu Cihong and ran over, and called out crisply, "Hello, Uncle Fang!"

Fang Yizhi showed a hearty smile: "An Ning is getting more and more beautiful after one year's separation!"

An Ning pursed her lips: "I'll pick the nice ones and say, you haven't come back to see me for a year!"

Fang Yizhi stroked her head and said, "Uncle is too busy. The longest time he sleeps every day this year is only three hours. How can there be time?"

Zhu Cihong said: "Lord Fang really lost a lot of weight, you have to take care of your body, you are a rare virtuous minister in Ming Dynasty, Huguang still depends on you to govern, you can't let yourself get tired!"

An Ning glared at him: "Guapi, can you say something nice?"

Zhu Cihong was puzzled: "Where did I say something wrong?"

An Ning said: "If you really care about him, ask your father to reward him with some ginseng and sea cucumber supplements to nourish him. Don't just say lightly, don't get tired, just take it! Say you melon skin, you are really melon skin! "After speaking, he dragged him and rushed towards a seat reserved for himself.

Fang Kongzheng was stunned for a while, and asked Fang Yizhi cautiously: "That little girl is..."

Fang Yizhi said: "Champion Marquis' righteous sister is called An Ning. She is a little princess in the eyes of Nanyang people. She is a little pepper. Don't mess with her."

Fang Kongzheng's eyelids twitched, and he asked, "Then, who is that little boy?"

Li Yan said: "Naturally, it is His Royal Highness. Last year, His Royal Highness worshiped Champion Hou as the emperor's teacher, stayed in Nanyang to study, and became good friends with An Ning."

Fang Kongxuan exclaimed in surprise: "His Royal Highness!" He wondered if he was crazy, His Royal Highness was actually wearing the clothes of ordinary people and running around with a crazy girl, so he didn't worry about his own safety at all!
Fang Yizhi saw the worry in his heart, and said with a smile: "Tian Fu, don't worry, Nanyang is very safe, even if His Royal Highness is running around in the streets in the middle of the night, it will be fine, in fact, this is not the first time he has done such a thing .”

Fang Kongzheng asked blankly: "Then... what does that melon rind mean?"

Li Yan said casually, "Swearing in Shaanxi dialect means idiot."

Fang Kongzhang absolutely fell.

He actually dared to call the prince of a country a fool in public. An Ning was unprecedented, if not unprecedented. Fortunately, the person who was scolded was still smiling and happy!
At this moment, luxurious four-wheeled carriages stopped outside the square. Dozens of rich men from Nanyang and Huizhou merchants who came to invest got out of the carriages. Without bodyguards and servants, they strode into the venue. There was another round of cheers .When these rich men met Fang Yizhi, they naturally chatted a little more. Fang Kongzhang noticed that there were actually two princes among these rich men, namely King Tang and King Fu.King Tang has almost sold out his fief, and only reserved a paddock in Zhejiang and Sichuan for hunting and recreation in his spare time.With the funds obtained from selling the land, he opened two flax textile factories, one cotton textile factory, and three garment factories in one go. More than [-] yuan, these factories are running prosperously, and the annual income is several times that of the original farm salt production, and they can also earn a good reputation, which can be described as both fame and fortune.Fu Wang was a little slow to react, and Tang Wang had made a lot of money before he acted, but no matter how slow the reaction was, it was better than no reaction. After he realized it, he also sold more than half of the farmland at a low price, and returned the funds to deal with it. He bought a four-wheeled carriage manufacturing factory, a livestock harvester manufacturing factory, and bought a lot of stocks in coal mines and steel factories. These investments also made him a lot of money.Especially for animal harvesters, more and more people choose to work in cities. The labor force in the countryside is not enough, and harvesting rice and wheat has become a big problem. A well-made animal harvester can turn ten Acres of wheat can be wiped out, and it can support thirty strong laborers. Such machines are naturally very popular, and the supply can be said to be in short supply.

All in all, these two are typical examples of successful transformation and getting rid of the image of moths. When Chongzhen talked about the suzerain and vassal issue, he used them as examples, so that those vassal kings who are just eating and waiting to die can learn a little bit, have hands and feet Don't fucking wait for the country to raise it!In fact, many princes and grandchildren of the feudal clan have gone to work in their factories, and some have even become technicians. Tianqi, if he is asked to engage in mechanical design, he must be a good hand, but it is a pity that he was born in the emperor's family by mistake, which is a tragedy.

The big shots are still chatting, but the common people quit and shouted, "When will it start? We've been waiting for a long time!"

Don't give big shots face at all!
At this time, a group of people from Nanyang Technical School came over, with solemn expressions, and stood in front of the huge monster that had always been tightly covered.Among these people were pure Ming scholars and foreigners from Europe. Anyway, there were a lot of people. Fang Yizhi became an example among them. He stepped forward and made a gesture, and the audience fell silent.He smiled and said, "Everyone is in a hurry, right?"

Tens of thousands of people said in unison: "Nonsense!"

Fang Yizhi said: "Then let's not waste time and let's get started... First of all, I want to ask everyone, are you all familiar with hydraulic machinery?"

Tens of thousands of heads are lit together, which is spectacular.These days waterwheels, hydraulic lathes, hydraulic forging hammers, hydraulic sawing machines... Hydraulic machinery is blooming everywhere, and many buildings built on the riverside even have hydraulic ladders. The steel cable is connected and the winch is driven by the water wheel to lift the elevator up. This is done in buildings near the river.You see, even the hydraulic ladder has been made, and some people say that they are unfamiliar with hydraulic machinery, so they will definitely be despised.

Fang Yizhi said with a smile: "Water power is a very wonderful power. It can make huge machinery run in the midst of rattling noises. It can be done by one person operating a machine. In the past, dozens or even hundreds of people could do it." The completed work, such as hydraulic gantry cranes, can lift thousands of kilograms of heavy objects, which was impossible for many people before. The hydraulic blowers relieve the workers of the steel factory from the most painful physical labor. Freed from the water, and the efficiency is much higher than that of manpower, the quality of the steel produced is better... In short, as long as the water flow is strong enough, we can use it to make anything we need!"

This time, even those rotten scholars who can't understand books nodded again and again.These are the facts before their eyes, and they cannot be denied.

Fang Yizhi changed the subject: "But what about places without strong rivers?"

Everyone felt discouraged. There were only a few places close to a big river. In places without a big river, these things were still relatively far away from them.

Fang Yizhi said: "In places without strong rivers, these sophisticated machines become a pile of scrap iron, unable to move! It is undoubtedly very unfair to those who live in places far away from rivers. !"

Everyone said: "Yes, yes, this is too unfair!"

Fang Yizhi said loudly: "Fortunately, God has always been generous and gave us many options, but we didn't notice it. Now, what we want to show you is a brand new power, a kind of It is the power that can make the machine run like a fly in the great desert, and I can use it! Start!"

With an order, a large group of Chinese and foreigners worked together and lifted the canvas covering the huge monster. Suddenly, the audience was in an uproar, and some officials even jumped up!
Iron Behemoth!

A steel behemoth over two meters high!

This thing is not eye-catching at all. It is dark, with sharp edges and corners, and it is not even painted.Most people have never seen such a huge steel machine in their life, and they were stunned by it. Looking at it, a wave of steel-like overwhelming mountains and seas came, making them breathless!Some guys who have studied the machine squinted their eyes and looked at the big guy curiously, wondering how big the waterwheel should be and how strong the water flow should be to drive it. It turns out that they were thinking too much, just when they muttered , a foreigner had already ignited the boiler, and then a strong man picked up a shovel and shoveled anthracite coal into the boiler one by one. Soon, the fire ignited... Fortunately, the anthracite coal was burned, otherwise the scene would be full of smoke Rolling dark clouds cover the top.

Everyone's eyes widened even more, watching excitedly.The government solemnly invited tens of thousands of citizens and so many wealthy people to the scene. It must not be to see how they lit the fire. It was exciting to watch, and this time there must be excitement!
Zhu Cihong asked An Ning: "What are they doing?"

An Ning said: "Stupid, of course it is to heat the water in the boiler to generate steam to push the piston and make the machine move. The school has been teaching it, but you didn't listen to it?"

Zhu Cihong laughed.He really didn't listen to it very much. He listened to some things in school, and when he got home, he had a few waiters read them arguing, and then he forgot them all.

In the future, I must let my father drive away all these annoying guys!
(End of this chapter)