Take the mall to Datang

When Yuchi Jingde heard that he wanted [-] jins of iron, he couldn't hold back anymore, and immediately asked: "What are you doing, kid? Do you know that [-] jins of iron can make thousands of weapons?"

Yuchi Jingde was surprised, but even if he used to be a blacksmith, it was not easy to raise so much iron, so he immediately thought about it, because so much iron is easy to be misunderstood.

In fact, he didn't know that Yuanshan had been purchasing iron ore through Li Xiuning's relationship all along. However, since the delivery of a batch of pulley axles last time, Li Xiuning went missing. Later, the axles of the Chamber of Commerce were all combined by Zheng Qi and other merchants. bought iron.

But Yuanshan wanted to use a lot of iron to make other things, so there was no supply. Today, when he heard Cheng Zhijie's proposal to make a carriage, he happened to mention this, and he himself would not miss the opportunity.

"Ten thousand catties of iron is a bit much, but it doesn't matter, the iron will be delivered to your manor within three days." Yuchi Jingde said.

"Then thank you Uncle Yuchi." Yuan Shan was happy.

Every time I think that Yuchi Jingde has such great energy, but who would have imagined that the good news is yet to come. As a military commander, how could Yuchi Jingde be deflated in front of the juniors? Isn't there his backer for the things he can't do? , Li Shimin?

"What do you guys need so much iron for, tell me." Cheng Zhijie asked curiously from the side.

"It's very complicated to make a small invention. Simply put, I want to try to make a steam engine. The principle is very simple, that is, the pressure of water vapor is used to drive the piston to move, and the heat energy is converted into mechanical energy, and then the mechanical energy is used to drive the machine. ..." Yuan Shan explained, and after talking for a long time, he realized that Cheng Zhijie and Yuchi Jingde were looking at him resentfully.

"What's the matter with the two uncles?" Yuan Shan asked when he saw that both of them were depressed.

"What are you talking about? What is thermal energy?" Cheng Zhijie asked suddenly.

"What do you mean by mechanical energy and mechanical motion?" Yuchi Jingde also had doubts.

Then the two raised more and more questions, and finally the person who complained was Yuan Shan himself.

After more than 20 minutes, he finally arrived at Cheng's mansion, and Yuan Shan escaped being questioned. The two generals along the way have become representatives of the academic school.

After entering Cheng's mansion, as soon as he arrived in the yard, he saw two men, one big and one small, fighting with weapons. The fighting was extremely fierce, and the sound of gold and iron colliding was very pleasant. is huge.

"These two young generals have extraordinary martial arts skills. Compared to them, they are the sons of Uncle Cheng. Looking at the strength of the fight, you can tell that they are both brave men. They really are like a tiger father without a dog." Yuan Shan immediately praised him as soon as he entered the door.

"Haha, the older one is the eldest son Cheng Chumo (Cheng Huaimo), and the younger one is this son Cheng Huailiang. He is still young. He doesn't like reading but likes to wield knives and sticks. You two brats, don't you know I'm going to entertain guests today? , why don't you stop quickly, do you want me to do it myself?" The two children of Cheng Zhijie opposite him have completely different faces.

With this voice, the two who were still fighting were shocked immediately, almost threw away their weapons, and quickly ran over to admit their mistake.

"I lost myself too much in the martial arts competition with my younger brother, so please forgive us, my father." Cheng Chumo said honestly, this compliment was like a mouse seeing a cat.

Yuan Shan knew at a glance of the situation that Cheng Zhijie must have dealt with these two people, and he thought to himself whether it was you who were lucky or lucky to meet such a tiger father.

Cheng Huailiang, who was only thirteen or fourteen years old, wondered if this is the son-in-law who will marry Princess Qinghe in the future. It is said that Qinghe was only ten years old at the time, I hope these two boys will not cheat in the future.

As for the son of a minister and general, the children of the old Cheng family are doing pretty well. Although they don't have the achievements of Cheng Zhijie, the second generation ancestor lived a happy life, a hundred times better than those big-hearted ones. Isn't there a saying that it is better to die than to live.

"I met Uncle Yuchi." Cheng Chumo and Cheng Huailiang then greeted Yuchi Jingde, as if they were familiar with each other.

When they saw Yuan Shan, the two of them didn't know what to call them. Cheng Chumo looked like he was sixteen or seventeen years old, and it could be seen that he had inherited Cheng Zhijie's temper.

Chapter 167

"I'm Yuan Shan." Yuan Shan introduced himself.

"He will be your big brother from now on, don't hesitate to call someone." Cheng Zhijie shouted with some dissatisfaction.

"Greetings, big brother." Cheng Chumo and Cheng Huailiang shouted together.

Suddenly Yuanshan's forehead was sweating. Isn't this way of greeting too special? In the blink of an eye, it feels like Juyitang is in charge.

"You two younger brothers don't need to be too polite. From now on, we will be brothers of our own family. Let's go drink." Yuan Shan said casually.

Cheng Chumo and Cheng Huailiang were completely fooled by these words, and they thought that this man really had a real temperament, would it be too straightforward to ask them to drink together in front of his father, this kind of thing should be said in private.

"Hahaha, I didn't expect you to hit it off right away, but Huailiang is too young to drink, so let Chumo accompany you." Cheng Zhijie said immediately.

"Father, the child is too strong to drink, I'm afraid he won't be able to satisfy brother Yuanshan." Cheng Chumo was a little timid.

"Hmph, don't talk nonsense, you think I don't know that you and those young masters secretly drink in Chunmanyuan, and you are so embarrassed to say that you can't drink enough, how did Du Gou and Du He go back to Du's mansion last time." Cheng Zhijie said sharply.

"..." Cheng Chumo was speechless. The last time they went to drink together, they directly threw a crowd of people to drink. They thought they were doing this in a secret way, but his father had already known about it.

Yuchi Jingde didn't take it seriously when he saw Cheng Zhijie scolding his son, but now he was looking at the Cheng family's two boys and unconsciously compared them with Yuchi Baolin.

But in an instant, I found that there was no comparison at all. After learning the art of war with Yuan Shan, his personality began to become calm. Baolin, Wei Dayou and Huo Da are already Zhechong captains.

Now they are all working for the Beiya Forbidden Army under His Majesty's personal charge. The current position is to train troops on behalf of him. Even he, the Great General Youwuhou, doesn't know the specific arrangement, but Yuchi Baolin returns home every few days, but this kid I don't know which tendon is wrong, every time I come back, I will bring some military books back to study, this will definitely overwhelm Yuchi Jingde's attention.

Looking at the two sons of the Cheng family, although they have the bravery of their father, they are much worse than their own sons.

"Heitantou, why are you smirking there, come here." Cheng Zhijie looked at Yuchi Jingde and said, feeling that he looked like the two brothers Cheng Chumo with strange expressions.

"Haha, it's nothing, let's go drink." Yuchi Jingde replied immediately after recovering.

A group of people soon came to the hall of Cheng's mansion, and Cheng Zhijie said: "Today, we invited the singer and dancer from Taichang Temple to perform, everyone should have a good time."

Yuan Shan was very curious and was already looking forward to it. This was the first time he experienced a performance at the General's house.

Soon the food and drinks were served, and the seats in Cheng's residence were still the same. The banquets were divided into meals, and there was room in the middle hall.

Here, Cheng Zhijie was about to start drinking with a big bowl, and Yuan Shan had no choice but to pick up the wine bowl on the small table after seeing it, thinking that the alcohol content at this time is not high, and I can do it.

Even though he thought so, seeing Cheng Zhijie and Yuchi Jingde's aura of drinking like water, he immediately lost confidence.

Yuan Shan held up the bowl imposingly and took a sip suddenly, instead of killing it, he yelled out immediately after taking a sip, saying: "Good wine."

"Haha, you know what to buy, this is the best Zhuyeqing." Cheng Zhijie said.

How could Yuan Shan not know that he had already investigated very clearly when he was distilling Caihoujiu. This kind of sake was squeezed out. Apart from sake, there was also a kind of rice wine that was the most popular among court officials and down to The people of the Li people drink this kind of wine, and there is wine, which is not expensive, and there is a kind of red wine, which they drink more.

The alcohol content of the sake is not high, and Yuan Shan feels that he can get used to it after taking a sip, but he can't do it with a bowl.

Originally it was supposed to be a toast for the younger generation, but Yuan Shan didn't play cards according to common sense, but praised the meat on the table.

As he spoke, he began to eat.

"I haven't eaten all day, sorry." Yuan Shan explained.

So Cheng Zhijie and Yuchi Jingde didn't pay attention to him, but Cheng Chumo who was beside him couldn't wait long ago, so he said: "Brother, it's the first time I meet younger brother to offer you a bowl, I'll do it first."

Before Yuan Shan could say anything, the boy had already drunk a bowl of wine, and immediately put down the bowl he had just picked up, and said, "Chu Mo, do your best, you and I feel like old friends when we see each other."

Yuan Shan now picked up the flagon and began to pour wine for the other party.

In a few words, Cheng Chumo drank ten bowls in a row, thinking that this kid is too easy to fool, he is really an alcoholic.

Just when I was about to continue, I saw the singers coming over, with heavy makeup on, and they didn't look very good, but the dancing posture was very good.

This is the dance of the Tang Dynasty. The movements are very light, and the dancing range is not large. It has been popular since the Han Dynasty.

With such a dance to add to the fun, Cheng Zhijie and Yuchi Jingde had a drink first.