Song Beiyun

But these two things contain technologies that are at least 300 years ahead of this era, and this is where the real value lies.

First of all, this gold and silver longevity picture is first drawn into a silk shape by wire drawing technology, and then made into a cloth-like thin board through weaving technology, and then 1 longevity characters are embroidered bit by bit by embroidery. Going up, this ordinary method will definitely not work, but because those craftsmen have already played with moulds, wire drawing, stamping, and inlays a few days ago, so this gold silk carpet now seems to be a piece. The top handicraft, it actually only weighs thirteen or four catties, 70.00% of the top is silver and 30.00% is gold, so the value is really not high, but the glittering gold and silver are really pleasing to the eye.

And because with the two sealed copper balls, high-pressure sandblasting can also be realized to a certain extent, so the Wanshou map polished in this way really has an industrial atmosphere.

Of course, the technical content of this thing is not high. The real technical content is the wheelchair. First of all, this wheelchair has an all-alloy frame, which is light and strong, and because of the primary electroplating, every part inside has undergone electroplating acid. Washable, absolutely rust-resistant and corrosion-resistant, it can be said to be the pinnacle product of material science in this era.

Secondly, because no rubber can be found, its solid tires are vulcanized with latex extracted from rubber dandelions bought by Heijue merchants for experiments. Except that they are not as wear-resistant as future industrial rubbers, in fact the overall The texture is already very similar.

Next is the comfort and safety of this wheelchair. Song Beiyun has repeatedly verified it. Its seat cushion and backrest are made of bear skin. In summer, bamboo mats can be added, and in winter, it can be used directly.Safety belts are also installed on the armrests on both sides to prevent accidental slipping and damage.

And because this thing is very light, even after an adult male sits on it, a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl can easily push it.

But the most high-tech part of this wheelchair is not these things, but its steel ring, steel wires and bearings that support the steel ring.

The steel ring is cast in one piece with hard steel, then hand-polished and drilled, and the steel wire strip is a hundred-refined steel punched out with a hammer. If you count the research and development costs for these things, it will exceed [-] guan!

And the most terrifying thing is the bearing. The bearing is the most important thing. First of all, it must be stable and reliable, so those craftsmen even invited the most famous old blacksmith in Tongling to come here, and they followed Song Beiyun's design. Little by little, the rough parts are polished into this look.The error is not even a trace.

The ability of this kind of old craftsman who has been working for a lifetime is really good, and he has made three such wheelchairs. The main bodies of these three have passed strict wear tests and safety tests, and the other two have been tossed to the same extent. Scrapped, this car was given to the Empress Dowager after a rest and replacement.

As for why such a rigorous experiment is required, of course it is not to please the Empress Dowager, but it is related to whether the future Katyusha will be carried by car or by hand.

If even the most basic bearing cannot pass the test, then the dream of using a bullock cart to pull Katyusha's rocket launcher is doomed to be shattered.

Strictly speaking, the gift that Lafayette Song received was only an industrial test product manufactured by Song Beiyun, which was a longevity chart for testing accuracy and a wheelchair for testing materials and bearings.

After tossing and tossing for so long, thanks to the buzzing pain in Song Beiyun's head, these two things finally succeeded in theory. Although it has nothing to do with mass production, this has realized Da Song's leap from scratch.

Those who said that Song Beiyun didn't work, they are typical parents thinking that "if you don't go to work in a factory, you don't do your job properly", but Comrade Xiao Song didn't care about it. The verification plan is being implemented on time and according to the quantity.

After he and Xiaoyu carried these two things to the outside of the palace, they would naturally have to go through a very strict body search if they wanted to go in, even if Xiaoyu was the Secretary of Command.

After the body search, there is still a need to report, but after the report, it is not someone else but Princess Ruibao.

She carried her skirt and ran to the gate of the city, and glanced at Song Beiyun who was carrying a picture of longevity: "Why did you come..."

"Okay, okay, I'm almost exhausted. I rushed here without breakfast, and you still blame me?"

"No way..." Jin Ling'er pouted: "Follow me quickly, we will go to the imperial grandmother's bedroom first, the celebration will start soon, I can't stay with you for a long time."

Song Beiyun and Xiaoyu trotted along with Jin Ling'er to the Empress Dowager's bedroom. At this moment, the old lady was about to drive to the square of the main hall, and Jin Ling'er quickly stopped her: "Grandmother, wait a moment."

The old lady turned her head and looked at her, surprised.

"Hurry up." Jin Ling'er took the Longevity Picture from Song Beiyun's hand: "You send the wheelchair to the imperial grandmother."

"What should I be called? Also called the emperor's grandmother?"

"You want to die, of course you are called the Empress Dowager." Jin Ling'er kept urging: "Hurry up, hurry up, it's almost time."

Song Beiyun didn't have time to think about it, he took the wheelchair from Xiaoyu's hand and ran towards the Empress Dowager, with Jin Linger beside him.

"Get out of the way." Jin Ling'er yelled at the guards next to him to clear the way for Song Beiyun: "Don't delay."

Finally, the two came to the old lady. Looking at the two sweaty young men, she couldn't help but narrowed her eyes. She wandered around Song Beiyun several times, and then looked at Jin Ling'er.

"The empress dowager is blessed and safe." After Song Beiyun saluted, he put the wheelchair in front of the old lady: "Empress dowager, sit here!"

"Huh?" The Empress Dowager glanced at Jin Ling'er: "This is?"

"Grandmother, this is my birthday present to you." Jin Ling'er smiled all over her face: "Sit down quickly."

The granddaughter's hurried appearance made the old lady smile very happily, she nodded repeatedly: "Okay, I will sit down."

After sitting down, under Song Beiyun's guidance, Jin Ling'er put on the front safety buckle. The empress dowager didn't know why, but she just felt that the chair was quite comfortable, and the soft bear skin didn't cool her butt, so it was very good.

And when Jin Ling'er pushed her forward, the old lady couldn't help but exclaimed, and Jin Ling'er laughed: "Grandmother, you can run again."

Looking at Jin Linger who was about to speed up, Song Beiyun's face turned pale at the time, and he chased after him: "Slow down, slow down! Auntie, don't make trouble! Slow down for me!!!"

Chapter 205: On October 10th, the Sunny Phoenix Flies to Drink the Morning Dew

Looking at Jin Ling'er who was about to cry when she was reprimanded by the well-dressed Princess Fu, Song Beiyun was really relieved. This girl really can't do without a lesson. There is no reason to run wildly in a wheelchair, and she is still sitting on top of her Man, if it hits a pebble, the birthday banquet becomes a funeral banquet, and Jin Ling'er will be fined to guard the imperial mausoleum for 40 years at the lightest.

"Get out of the way." Princess Fu frowned: "I'll push the Empress Dowager."

Jin Ling'er pursed her lips, looking very unhappy, but there was nothing she could do, so she had to give way to Princess Fu, while she stood beside her.

The old lady didn't care too much, and kept complaining to Princess Fu that she scolded Jin Ling'er harshly, which shouldn't be the case, and then asked in a low voice who the young man next to Jin Ling'er was.

"Empress Dowager, what do you think?" Concubine Fu bent down mysteriously and whispered to the old lady, "Who do you think it could be?"

The old lady turned her head and looked at Song Beiyun who was next to Jin Ling'er and said something wrong with her, but the first princess of the Song Dynasty who dared to quarrel with the emperor didn't even answer her words. I understand.

"deal?"

"Not yet, the prince said it's not yet time."

"Don't listen to him, his kid is a swordsman and a stick all day long, how can he understand these things." The old lady looked back at the pair of little people in the distance behind her again: "Let me see, settle it sooner." The two of them looked like a good match, the little scholar looked smart at first glance, and it would not be wronged for our Jin Linger to match him. By the way, his family is a nobleman in the palace?"

"No... just a commoner."

"Oh, this is a little troublesome." The old lady muttered a few words before she lost her voice. After a long silence, she said, "Are you a scholar?"

"Luzhou's Jie Yuan this year."

"That's good." The old lady suddenly changed from a sad face to a spring breeze: "I said that the baby's face is pleasing, and I'll go talk to Xing'er and get him an official position. If he becomes a son-in-law in the future, It doesn't make sense to not have an official position."

Seeing that the old lady was so persistent, Princess Fu couldn't say anything, she just echoed all the way and pushed the old lady into the hall, before arriving at the square.

Before entering the main hall, Song Beiyun handed the Golden Silk Longevity Picture to Jin Ling'er.

"Ah, ah, it has some weight." Jin Ling'er held the rolled up Longevity Picture: "Is it really all made of gold and silver? Why is it so soft?"

"Don't break it too hard, it can't be broken." Song Beiyun helped Jin Ling'er hold the Longevity Picture: "When the time comes, just ask someone to unfold it."

"You won't go in with me?" Jin Ling'er gave him a surprised look: "Didn't you say you went with me?"

"Are you crazy? Boss civil and military officials, I come out from the harem entrance? I will go in with Xiaoyu through the main entrance later."

"Oh oh oh... that's right."

Jin Ling'er nodded again and again, then seeing no one around, she tiptoed and kissed Song Beiyun's mouth: "I've wronged you these days, when the emperor's grandmother's birthday passes, this princess will give you some rewards."

"What do you plan to reward, Your Highness Princess."

"You'll know when the time comes." Jin Ling'er chuckled lightly, and ran over holding the Longevity Picture.

Song Beiyun watched his figure disappear around the corner, turned around and clapped his hands, and Xiaoyu came out of the shadow like a ghost.

"Xiaoyu, take me to the entrance of Baiguan."

"Master Song." Xiaoyu followed behind Song Beiyun and agreed: "Wang Daban is waiting for you in front."

"What did the old eunuch want me for?"

With doubts, Song Beiyun followed Xiaoyu to a room where the old eunuch was sitting there burning incense. This place was a gloomy place. When Xiaoyu walked in, his neck shrank subconsciously, but Song Beiyun was shocked. Lala sat down on the old eunuch's chair, raised his legs and said, "You're not going to wait on the official's house, but playing with fire here? You're not afraid of bedwetting."

Xiaoyu turned his head to the side and suppressed a smile, while the old eunuch looked up at Song Beiyun and said, "Please save me some morals, this will be over soon, and the little eunuch will take care of you. Sigh, let me ask you something .”

"You said."

"If your coal mine business is successful, how much money can you earn a year?"

The tone of the old eunuch was obviously that of a discussion. Song Beiyun didn't understand. He smiled and said, "Don't think about the shares of the imperial power. It's a dead price. But if you really want to invest , It’s definitely not okay to invest money, someone will audit the accounts every year, and when the report on the government’s table sees that you, the eunuch, have also invested money, he will definitely kick you to death.”

Hearing this, the old eunuch sighed: "It's not me, it's just that my nephew really doesn't live up to expectations. He refuses to read books, and loses all his money in this business. I didn't intend to control him, but after all They are blood relatives, my brother died early, and only my sister-in-law is still bedridden, I am afraid that one day I will be a hundred years old, and my nephew will be reduced to begging for food."

Song Beiyun laughed: "I can't tell that the head of the Department of Command is still a person who values ​​blood and family."

"Non-vegetation, ruthless Practice makes perfect."

Song Beiyun thought for a while: "Will you invest money? You definitely can't afford it. Why don't you embezzle some money from the internal treasury?"

"Hiss...I'm talking about you." The old eunuch glared at Song Beiyun, "Is that possible? Ten heads are not enough to cut off."

"This investment is not something you, a person with a salary, can afford. Let me tell you this. From the start of production to the profit of a coal mine, the cost in the middle is calculated in millions. The internal treasury accounts for half of the shares. I pay half of it out of my own pocket, how much you invest, and how much shares I will give you."

"I... I voted for three thousand."

"I vote for your grandma." Song Beiyun spat at him: "Are you willing to speak?"

Eunuch Wang also seemed a little embarrassed by the words, and didn't know what to say for a while, but stretched his neck to argue: "Why are you swearing..."

"Okay, that's it." Song Beiyun tapped on the table lightly: "I will take out half of my shares and give you a dry share. Don't underestimate this half. The next half of the dividends will be a year's worth. Ten thousand guns, or even more, so that your nephew An An can live a long life without any problem."

"This...thank you very much." Eunuch Wang got up and was about to bow to Song Beiyun.

"Don't." Song Beiyun waved his hand: "Why do I want your thank you? It's okay for you to eat dry stocks, but you also have to work. You have to keep an eye on the movements of those first-rank and second-rank officials in the court. They There are chess pieces in hand, I am not afraid of them stealing business, I am afraid they will trip me up, do you understand what I mean?"

Eunuch Wang was silent for a moment, then nodded slightly: "Yes."

"Okay, I will ask Xiaoyu to bring you two contracts in a few days, and you will get the shares after signing."

"contract?"

"It's the contract. With this thing, we can get money out of it even if we're all rotten." Song Beiyun tapped the table lightly: "In my unit, the contract shoots the first place, and no one will come." It’s easy to use, it’s the only thing that’s easy to use. Do you understand?”

"It's so good." The old eunuch was overjoyed: "Then I'll wait for your good news."

"Don't worry, it will be spring to break ground, and you will be able to get the money by the end of next year."

"Do you have any other business?"

"Let me advise you, don't be too greedy as a human being, it's almost enough." Song Beiyun got up and said, "Let's go, I will have to cooperate with you in the future."

The old eunuch finally settled his mind and seemed much more relaxed. He followed Song Beiyun out and asked on the way, "What have you prepared for the Empress Dowager?"

"You'll see later."

"By the way, the ambassador of the Liao Kingdom will also come to pay their respects today." The old eunuch Wang said, "You don't want to chant poetry anymore."

"Liao Kingdom? Oh, yes. They have a resident ambassador, right?" Song Beiyun nodded and said, "I understand, I won't cause trouble for you."

Following the old eunuch and walking in from the entrance of the white tube, under the personal arrangement of the great eunuch, Song Beiyun was assigned to the position of an idle official.

Here are idle officials such as Hanlin and imperial doctors. The atmosphere is much better than those powerful officials in front, but he did not see the chief medical officer. After all, the old man has a high status and should be sitting at the front. a row.

Moreover, anyone can come here to celebrate birthdays. Unless low-level officials have auspicious auspiciousness and treasure offerings, they can only listen to announcements outside the palace gate, and they are not qualified to enter this hall.

So Song Beiyun is surrounded by either middle-aged and elderly bastards who are in their 40s and [-]s, who have a bit of status but have little ability, or they are some unofficial but civil scholars who have some ability but no ability. Builders.

In short, if the first half is compared to a pack of wolves who pretend to be friendly but are full of dangers, then the second half is a group of unmotivated but peaceful pigsty.

This is really a good place, Da Song is awesome.

"Hey."

Suddenly, a hand was placed on Song Beiyun's shoulder. He turned his head to look, and found that it was Yan Shu, who was standing there with a fan on his face, with a bit of surprise on his face.

"Didn't your grandpa teach you that you would get beaten if you slapped people on the shoulder?" Song Beiyun brushed off his hand and moved to the side: "Why are you here?"

Yan Shu took a stool and sat down: "I came with my grandfather. He is a great medical officer. Besides, my Yan family is also a big family in the south of the Yangtze River. It's strange to come here. It's just that I can't get in the front hall, so I'm naturally blocked." Arranged here. How did you come here? As far as I know, you are a low-ranking official with a broken rank, and you are just a high-ranking official, and you don’t have the back of a high-ranking family. Isn’t it strange that you came?”

"You care."

"You... how can you play double standards?"

"Don't just learn a word and use it indiscriminately." Song Beiyun picked up a piece of pastry on the table, stuffed it into his mouth, and said vaguely: "Did you see your Miss Zhao yesterday?"

"Of course it doesn't."

While speaking, there was a crisp sound of the gong in front, and then an official from the Ministry of Rituals stepped forward and began to unroll the silk scroll to read out the congratulatory speech.

The 90-year-old Tianyan's specifications are naturally top-notch, but when the sound reaches Song Beiyun, there is only a buzzing noise, but it is inaudible.

"Where are we going to play later?" Yan Shu asked in a low voice, "I know that a casino has opened a novelty, it seems to be called a ferrule, and there is something called a pinball machine. It was only opened yesterday, but it's interesting." , you follow me to kill the Quartet."

Song Beiyun looked at Yan Shu with a strange expression on his face, and replied coldly, "No."

Chapter 206: On October 10th, Qing invites the bright moon to the wine curtain

The birthday celebration is divided into three parts.

The first part is the congratulations from all the people in the morning. At this stage, the old lady will appear in person. All the vassal kings, feudal officials, princes, nobles, and important officials of the emperor will present congratulatory gifts and compare each other, and then say auspicious words to each other. Let's talk and communicate, and this morning is over.

The second part is the singing and dancing session in the afternoon. After noon, the six ministers will jointly write a birthday speech, and the emperor will personally issue an imperial edict of amnesty to the world. However, this amnesty to the world is not promulgated casually. , The birth of the prince and other important events will only appear, at least it will start in ten years, and even Zhao Xing did not amnesty the world when he ascended the throne, because one is in a hurry and the other is that it is not too righteous.

After the amnesty, the song and dance performances will start, which will be relatively easy, that is, reciting poems, composing Fu, listening to songs and enjoying dances, and the old birthday stars don't have to participate, it's just a group of courtiers' exchange meetings.

Waiting for the third scene, that is, the evening scene is the highlight. The Ministry of Rites has been preparing for tonight for more than half a year.In addition to eating and drinking, this dinner has a further function, that is, to show the spiritual outlook of the Song Dynasty. At that time, merchants, talents, officials, and envoys from other countries will participate in it.

It is said that this is an imitation of the grand banquet held by Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, in order to let foreigners see the layout and appearance of the Great Song Dynasty.