The days when I pretended to be a cat in the Forbidden City[Comprehensive]

After calming down the spontaneous excitement, Xia Anran picked up the trolley on the track, and after observing it for a while, he turned it over without hesitation.

The car's secret is all in its wheels.

The wheels of the car are made into a concave shape, and the space in the middle is reserved for the wooden rail. This shape ensures that it can be firmly buckled on the rail, and can continue to ride on the ordinary rail after getting off the rail. walking on the road.

But such a design actually has a fatal flaw - load capacity.

It is not an easy task for wooden wheels to strike a balance between this seemingly ingenious design and load capacity.Moreover, with such a design, the curvature of the curve must also be controlled. The limitations of the wheels make it impossible to turn at a right angle, and the track can only be corrected bit by bit, which will waste a lot of guide rails.

The young man lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment, then looked at Zhai Xin, "If it becomes a big thing, are you sure?"

Zhai Xin clasped his fists at the moment, "Return to Your Highness, I have done experiments in my hometown. Although limited by the materials, I have never produced it on a large scale, but the transportation over a small distance is not a problem at all."

Zhai Xin also has a countermeasure for the turning problem raised by the little king. The reason why this car is made to run on the ground is because when it needs to turn, it can slide along the track to the ordinary road surface, and then deflect it manually One direction, and then back on track.

Although the method is a bit stupid, it is indeed a solution to this problem.

Xia Anran nodded, he put the car back on the track,

He looked at an extremely complicated device stretching out from the sky above the simulated port. After carefully studying the small model above, he couldn't help being stunned, and blurted out, "Sliding rails?"

Zhai Xin showed a bit of surprise on his face, and then sighed: "Your Highness is knowledgeable, this thing is indeed a slide rail."

After getting permission, Zhai Xin took the parts out of the box and reassembled them. What he made was a device similar to a modern cable car. The rope can be pulled by shaking the wheels, and the rope can be pulled by turning the pulley block to make it horizontal. move.

The pulley block and the wooden track are installed on the crossbar. According to Zhai Xin's vision, the whole is inserted into the port area in the shape of an L with the head facing down.The crossbar part exceeds the port area and can be extended to reach the deck.

Look at the two strands of rope hanging down from this small device, one left and one right buckle the two ends of the wooden board, just like a swing board, this design can keep the wooden board stable during the moving process after loading the goods.

Through the rolling of the pulley, the board will be sent to the deck of the ship, and the porter will carry the goods out of the cabin and stack them on the wooden board under the support, and then the worker will pull the pulley far from the shore and pull it back to the rod. , the board does not need to be removed, just remove the rope from the board and it can be placed on the wooden rail car, and then one person leads the horse to transport it away, at this time hang the board on the rope, and so on .

The plank assumes the identity of a carrier of goods that will carry them all the way to the point of unloading, where they will be separated from them and brought back together.

While talking, Zhai Xin demonstrated that he used a stone as a substitute for the cargo, removed it from the small boat model, and then transported it all the way to the other end of the box. Almost no manpower was used in the process.

This exquisite and whimsical design made the officials of the Shaofu all admire.After getting permission, they began to experiment one after another, and took off various small objects and studied them carefully in the palm of their hands.

"If such a facility is installed in the port area, it will not require a lot of manpower." Zhai Xin said.

Seeing the little king looking down and thinking, he added: "Xin also traveled through Zhongshan before. The terrain in Zhongshan is flat, and the whole line can be laid."

The little boy looked up at him, and Zhai Xin was slightly taken aback after meeting his gaze. The boy's eyes were clear and straight, without any trace of fanaticism, and extremely calm.

Even the adults on the side couldn't help dreaming after hearing that they could cover the whole country with tracks, but this boy who was only in his teens was not too excited, and he didn't seem to be overly happy because of it.

Is it because he doesn't understand what this means or... what did this little Highness discover?

Zhai Xin's eyes flickered slightly, she was looking forward to it.

Xia Anran glanced at the wooden track, and after calculating the distance from Shenze Port to Lunu County in her heart, she came to a not-so-good conclusion——"Zhongshan Country cannot afford such an amount of wood."

That's right, if such a track is to be laid, regardless of the follow-up costs, the initial investment is a huge figure.

To be able to share the load of the ship, it means that these rails need to work uninterruptedly for a long time, and considering the weight of the cargo, the wood used must be extremely hard wood, plus The construction and grinding of the wooden rails, as well as anti-corrosion, is a huge consumption that is no less than the construction of a large palace, and the most important thing is that the construction period is extremely long.

Of course, he can also use ironware in one step like modern ones, so that the load capacity is greater and the ironware is wear-resistant.However, pig iron is easy to rust and does not bear enough pressure, so forging steel is too extravagant.

He first considered the possibility of using ordinary wood as the base, and then gave up the possibility of wrapping it with pig iron. The reason was also because of the rust problem.And living here for more than a year, he knows very well how much rainfall there is in Zhongshan.This is definitely not an area where ironware can be placed in the open air.

Grinding from time to time?That simply can't be done.

Apply tung oil daily to prevent rust?This is possible, but how to apply it is also a problem, and there is no tung oil produced in the north, so the consumption of this part will be extremely huge at that time.

And most importantly - how do you keep people from stealing the rails?Iron is a luxury among luxury goods in this era, and it is also a material that the Huns urgently need.If he builds a railway track, the Huns only need to find a way to steal a couple of sections to make a lot of weapons.

There must be thieves under the heavy profit, so do you still have to find someone to take care of it from time to time? If you have mental calculations or carelessness, no matter how you look after them, you can't take care of them.

But it would be a pity for him to give up such a transportation method. After all, he knows better than anyone else in this world how superior rail transportation is.

Xia Anran pursed her lips and thought for a while... Is there any cheap product that can replace the track?

The little boy's fingers pinched the sleeves lightly, and the slight sound of cloth rubbing against the outsiders could make him think quietly.

His eyes wandered around the room inadvertently, and suddenly, he saw the clay pot used to hold water in the Shaofu, and suddenly woke up.

That's right, Zhongshan has an advantage over other countries. His country now has something unique.

——That is the Dragon Kiln.

What Xia Anran thought of was a very unpopular existence - pottery track.

This is a prop to solve short-distance transportation in a stage of shortage of steel materials after the founding of New China.

Ceramic is a brittle material, but at the same time it is very wear-resistant, rust-resistant, and pressure-resistant. In the case of uniform force and no heavy impact, the track made of ceramic can completely replace the rail for short-distance travel. transportation.

But the disadvantage is also that ceramics are not resistant to unilateral force. The centrifugal force when the train turns can be counted as unilateral force. Such force may cause the track to be broken for a long time, so it may not be able to make a curve.

Moreover, how to fix the pottery rails on the ground is also a problem, and pottery is not easy to drill, let alone beat.

Hmm... Xia Anran thought for a while, wondering if sticky ones would work?

Can Sanhe soil fix the track?Or do I have to stick it with mortar?Or cement?

"Your Highness?" Seeing that he had not spoken for a long time, an official opened his mouth cautiously. Facing the confused gaze cast by the little king, the latter hurriedly motioned him to look at the person who had come to countermeasures, and then gently reminded: "Your Highness, tea It's ready, look..."

The "talented person" is smiling slightly, and his appearance is very calm and composed, which is annoying to some petty officials who hate the rich.Thinking that a thousand pieces of gold will be removed from their warehouse soon, the little official's heart is bleeding.

It's just that as a small official of Zhongshan Kingdom, he has no choice but to remind his highness.

Xia Anran was awakened from his contemplation, he glanced at the man who called himself Zhai Xin, and said with a smile: "This is a good strategy, sir, you come from a long way, why don't you try the tea from my Zhongshan country?"

Zhai Xin had no reason to refuse. He looked calm and followed the little king all the way to the inner room.This place is spacious and quiet, different from the noisy scene of people coming and going outside, suitable for heart-to-heart talks.

After the two sat down, the young boy slightly raised his hand to him as a form of invitation, "Mr. Zhai is here in Zhongshan, what do you think of the Zhongshan country? Interested?"

Zhai Xin was taken aback for a moment, then the corners of his lips slowly rose, his eyes narrowed slightly, and in an instant, he changed from the non-aggressive appearance of a Confucian scholar to the sharp-edged one, "Since entering Zhongshan Kingdom, Xin has been I am somewhat curious about His Highness."

He said: "To be honest, Xin has traveled all over the world before he became weak. He has been to many places and met many princes and grandsons. This is the first time I have seen someone like His Highness." He smiled, his eyes slightly raised, Facing the calm eyes of the young boy who was not praised at all, "I have been thinking, what kind of person is a prince who establishes an academy, opens up talents, builds and closes warehouses, and sets prices?"

"It's just two eyes and two ears." Xia Anran smiled and said, "Ordinary people."

"Indeed." Zhai Xin sighed, "Many people in the world have two eyes and two ears, but most of them stick to their old ways and stick to the old ways.

"Although you have two eyes, you can only see a square inch; you have two ears, but you only listen to flattery; you have hands, but you don't think about making progress; you have two feet, you stand still; even if you have those two nostrils..."

"You can only smell the fragrance of women, but you can't smell the stench of your own body."

His eyes were burning, "But Your Highness is different."

"Your Highness can see the sufferings of the people with both eyes, and his ears are willing to hear the bad things, his hands are willing to touch the black soil, and he is willing to move his feet to investigate and observe the places he governs."

"You are serious." The little king was not moved by the praise at all, and only blinked slightly, but his inner vigilance increased several levels, "The widow is only doing the things of the prince, and fulfilling the responsibilities of the prince."

Zhai Xin shook his head slowly when he heard the words, he got up suddenly under the astonished eyes of the little king, went to the hall, and bowed down to Xia Anran, "Your Highness, I dare you, Xin wants to exchange a thousand gold for Your Highness to ask three times."

The little king was stunned by the sudden change. At this moment, he felt that this scene was somewhat familiar, as if it had happened somewhere.But for a while, I couldn't remember it.

Although this flash of inspiration reminds you that you have forgotten something, it feels bad, but now he has no time to recall it carefully, so he just said solemnly: "Please ask."

"Xin heard that His Highness had a new order to issue this morning, and was interrupted because of Xin Zhi's arrival. Dare I ask His Highness for this order... Maybe Xin will see it on the bulletin board?"

Xia Anran smiled.

The young boy was on the boundary line between a child and a youth, and his face was still immature, but at this moment when he smiled, there was a bit of clarity. After a hearty smile, he replied: "Naturally."

"Xinzhi's second question, will His Highness not adopt today's strategy?"

The little king shook his head slowly, and said with a very good temper: "Your strategy is excellent, and I will accept it."

"Adopt it at all?"

"Is this the third question?" Xia Anran tilted his head slightly, he looked at this anxious man, and smiled at Yan Yan, "I only allow you to ask the third question."

Zhai Xin was taken aback for a moment, he put away his emotions, stood still again, after thinking for a moment, shook his head and said: "It's Xin's impoliteness."

He straightened his head straight up, staring straight into the young boy's eyes in a disrespectful manner. His sensitive hearing could easily catch the guards shouting at him and the sound of the little king's sleeves breaking when he raised his hand to stop them. He asked : "Does Your Highness have the heart to compete?"

This question was really beyond Xia Anran's expectations, and he was even slightly taken aback by it.The room was even more silent, even the guards who were about to draw their swords just to stop the rude person were stunned, and the air in the entire courtyard seemed to be stagnant.

Xia Anran sighed softly.

"Why do you think so?" He shook his head slowly, then stood up, and slowly stepped down from his seat, "I don't have to answer this question for you."

"It's just that I appreciate your boldness." He walked up to Zhai Xin step by step, and he met the stubborn eyes of this person, "Before becoming a feudal clan, I made a great wish to unite brothers and only be loyal to the emperor."

"The widow will be the emperor's strongest backing, and will never betray or deceive."

The little boy stood with his hands down and looked straight at him, "So, did you get the answer you wanted?"

Zhai Xin let out a sigh of relief, and then smiled, "Xin is satisfied."

"Then, it's my turn to ask you." Xia Anran tilted her head slightly, "Who are you?"

"Xin is the successor of the Mohist generation, and he came here to find a good master."

Sure enough, it is the Mo family, or a giant!

After getting this answer, Xia Anran was sure.At this moment, countless black technologies flashed through his mind, especially the figure of the mecha appeared in it three times.

So, Zhai Xin saw the calm little king staring at him for a few breaths, raised his hand to straighten him, and then slowly turned around and walked towards the main seat. Before taking his seat, he seemed to hesitate a little, turning his back to him and thinking for a moment.

This series of actions made Zhai Xin feel completely at a loss.

The fist hidden in the sleeve was tightened, and the man's heart skipped a few beats. He lowered his eyes to hide some kind of dark light, and suddenly he was a little unsure about what he had thought before.

Zhai Xin is a giant of this generation of Mohists... he is said to be a giant, but in fact he can only be regarded as a giant of his branch.Because after experiencing the suppression of the Qin Dynasty, the Mohists quickly divided into two factions. One faction paid attention to joining the world. In order to join the world, they could change their code of conduct to be more suitable for the Han Dynasty.

The other faction is the firm traditional Mohist school.

In fact, in the trend of the times, except for Taoism, most schools of thought have been divided into several schools.In order to pass on their knowledge, they had to.

Zhai Xin’s teacher is a giant from the previous generation. He brought a lot of students. Who would have thought that his husband survived the Chu-Han War, Gaodi’s suppression of the rebellion, and the Xiongnu’s southward march, but failed to survive the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion. .

Just last year, the teacher who was accidentally injured by the rebel army handed over the identity of the giant to him and his senior brother. After that, he passed away with the regret of the Mo family fading away.

The senior brother's Mohist theory is better than him, and he counted the teacher's theory a few times, so he took the hermit branch to the south where there are few families, in order to keep the Mohist incense, but he is not very good at ordinary times. I like to study Confucian classics, but I love learning skills more, so I took another branch to the north, wanting to try again.

Then they encountered a caravan going south via Zhongshan Country. Zhai Xin noticed the existence of Zhongshan Country through that caravan. After that, he went to Zhongshan in person and visited almost every corner of Zhongshan Country in the name of a study tour. Been there for quite some time.

In order to earn living expenses, he also relied on his excellent hands-on ability to take on many jobs assigned by the government.

Also because of the good relationship established with the workshop, Zhai Xin was able to touch a corner of the administrative vortex of Zhongshan Kingdom. He even participated in the design and construction of Zhongshan Kingdom's granary, and even had a face-to-face meeting with the farmers there.

At that time, the reputation of the farm family had already been established among farmers in Zhongshan country, which also gave Zhai Xin a reassurance—the little king of Zhongshan country did not dislike miscellaneous families, but he did not know his attitude towards Mohism.

After all, the king's assistant ministers have a complex composition, including the Legalists and Confucians who are not against the Mohists... Well, in fact, there are basically few Mohists who have a good relationship among the hundreds of schools.After all, the style of the Mohists is different from other schools of thought. Their organizational structure is extremely strict. Although they are not good at verbal warfare, they are good at... cough, they can do it, why should they talk so much nonsense?

Of course, Zhai Xin is a peace-loving giant.

The peace-loving giant of the Mohist school consciously seized the opportunity when Zhongshan State published the list before. He went to Shenze Port several times to step on the site, and after that, he carried out several wood selection and polishing experiments.

During this period, there was an endless stream of students from various schools attracted by this list, among them there were naturally many students from the Mohist School.

Of course Mozis came to look for him when they arrived in Zhongshan, and it was precisely because of this that Zhai Xin found out that the situation was not good. This list was too attractive for Mozis.

Not just bonuses, but also this huge challenge.

The Mozis are originally a group established on the basis of social craftsmen, but every craftsman can't help but want to give this kind of technical problem a try.

What's even worse is that Mozi's sense of existence is too strong, and their high unity makes them noticeable as soon as they enter Zhongshan.

Zhai Xin knew something was wrong when he heard that Zhongshan State was about to promulgate legal popularization measures and had ordered local attention to law and order.Fearing that the situation would change, he had no choice but to change his original plan, immediately recruit the Mohist disciples, and act in advance to countermeasures.

Then, he went to Shaofu alone, and met this little king who was totally different from what he had imagined.

To be honest, the moment the young boy uttered the word "sliding rail", Zhai Xin's heart was clouded.

What are the chances that someone who knows about the slide rails has not thought of this device?What's more, the device itself was inspired by the hand-drawn bracket on the top of the question list.

He thought it was drawn by a craftsman, but when he saw King Zhongshan's attitude that he was no stranger to orbits, he knew that it might have been made by King Zhongshan.

This His Highness is likely to be an expert in this field, and the answer sheet he handed in is more likely to be something that His Highness has already thought of and given up for some reason.

When thinking of this, Zhai Xin is not without frustration, but he has no other choice.

If the Mohists want to develop, it is impossible to break away from the imperial power, and this has been doomed since he chose the path of joining the WTO.

If he wants to enter the world and develop the Mohist theory, he cannot enter the tent of an older vassal king, otherwise he will be easily involved in civil strife. Among the sons of the emperor, the second son values ​​Confucianism, the third son has just passed away, and the fourth son likes craftsmen , but just like to build palaces.

The five sons and six sons are all in the south, the seven sons value the law, the eight sons are vicious, and the ten sons have not yet been determined. Only the nine sons of the emperor have a good reputation among the people, and they are said to be honest and good at investigating things.If there is anyone who is willing to accept the Mohist family, it is probably only the nine sons of the emperor.

He also inquired that His Highness wanted to build a collection capable of storing plants from all over the world, and then make it public to the world. Such a mind is really rare, so he is really unwilling not to try it.

He gave up the bounty of a thousand gold and asked the little king, which was his gamble and an attempt.

He got an answer that made him happy...but also more worrying.

He asked His Highness if the law-abiding things would not be changed, and His Highness gave him an affirmative answer.

That is to say, in a few days, Zhongshan Kingdom will carry out arrest activities against violators, and this move is obviously aimed at Mo Jiazi.Mozi pays attention to being a chivalrous man, and he takes it as his duty to help the world to be peaceful. If these Mozis find something injustice in Zhongshan, they will naturally draw their swords to help without hesitation.

According to the law of the great Han, if this action is slightly improper, there will be prison and punishment.

After he showed his talents, this His Highness still did not change his plan, and his heart of abiding by the law and keeping the people safe was like a rock, which was a great kindness for the co-governor.

But this means that if the Mohists want to stay in Zhongshan, they must personally cut off the spikes on their bodies and restrain themselves.

Moreover, there is another possibility that in the eyes of the young king, his talent is not enough to make him give in.

This is not a good sign.If Zhongshan is not allowed to stay, where should we go?

The young Mohist tycoon's heart fluttered for a while, and finally he looked at the little king with complicated eyes, and it was these black eyes that Xia Anran met.

He was taken aback for a moment, and then smiled, "Can I have the cheek to think that the good master the giant is looking for is the widow?"

The man replied: "Of course it is Your Highness."

The fingers hidden under the sleeves of the little king convulsed due to excitement, then he pondered for a moment and said: "The chivalrous men who come to Zhongshan Kingdom are all Mohists?"

After getting an affirmative answer, he sighed, "Juzi, Zhongshan...doesn't like rangers."

Seeing the man's sudden change of color, Xia Anran added: "The Zhongshan Kingdom can welcome Mohists, but it doesn't welcome rangers, let alone lawbreakers."

The young boy's black eyes were dark, and he smiled wryly in his heart. At that time, he talked to his brother coolly, but at this moment, he still hesitated in his heart.

After all, this is the Mo family!If he really loses his popularity, he will probably miss the only opportunity in his life to have close contact with the Mo family.

But...but he also has his own obsessions.

Just as he and his younger brother said, there is no such thing as duality in the world. If the Mohist family cannot abide by the decrees of the great Han and continue to act in accordance with the style of the Spring and Autumn Period, he will definitely not be able to bear it.Not only him, neither Zhidu nor Han Ying could accept all this.

Even if he left someone now, there would be problems at that time.

Instead of being in a dilemma at that time, it is better to make a decision now, as the saying goes, long-term pain is worse than short-term pain.

Zhai Xin gritted his molars tightly, but he was somewhat prepared in his heart.But after a while, he cupped his hands and bowed deeply, "Your Highness, only Mozi entered Zhongshan Kingdom, and there are absolutely no rangers."

"...It's very good..." The giant of the Mo family saw the little king slowly stretching out his hand to him, and the young boy smiled at him, "The giant is willing to enter the Zhongshan Kingdom, and this king is very happy."

As men of science and engineering, the way they express their joy is to start doing experiments without stopping.