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But if you want to find out, you can find out. Zhao Xing came to the county government early the next morning and explained his intention to the magistrate Wang Bo. Wang Bo immediately asked his staff Jia Yingfang to find Xu Xiantu's property for Zhao Xing.

In the room, Jia Yingfang took out a thick stack of land deeds and put the whole stack on the table, "That's about it!"

Zhao Xing was looking through one by one, but Jia Yingfang inadvertently put a piece of land deed on it, and said, "I remember seeing it somewhere, it seems to be in this pile!"

He flipped through it for a while, took out a title deed from it, and cheered, "I found it!"

Zhao Xing quickly took over the land deed, the name is Xu Xiantu, he looked at the address, Fuxinyuan store on Fangzhang Street.

"Is he the only shop?"

Jia Yingfang smiled wryly and said: "This is the only store registered under his own name, and the others may not be registered by him, so I don't know about the humble job."

This is true, these high-ranking officials are very cautious, and generally do not register with their real names, "Okay! Thank you very much."

Zhao Xing memorized the address and shop name again, then got up and left.

Fangzhang Street is not far from the county government. It took less than an incense stick to ride the bullock cart, and the bullock cart turned into Fangzhang Street. Fangzhang Street is not a small one. One, selling everything, and there are many pubs and teahouses.

Zhao Xing quickly found Fuxinyuan's shop, which turned out to be a spice shop. His attendant said in a small voice, "Zhongcheng, I know this shop. It turned out to be Uncle Zheng Guo's shop."

Zhao Xing immediately understood that he must have pocketed Zheng Tongquan's assets, or bought them at a very low price, or he was really a sanctimonious hypocrite.

But Zhao Xing himself was not much better. He also participated in the last time to clean up the merchant's property, and bought a three-acre house for a few hundred yuan.

Zhao Xing walked into the shop, and the shopkeeper greeted him with a smile, "Welcome the guest officer to the shop!"

"I'm looking for Xu Shou, is he there?"

The shopkeeper was taken aback, "The guest officer wants to find my proprietor?"

Zhao Xing's heart sank, could it be true?

He asked again: "I entrusted Xu Shou to keep an item. The time has expired. I want to get it back. It is a big copper incense burner. Has the shopkeeper seen it?"

The shopkeeper said apologetically: "I have not been here for a long time, and the proprietor's affairs are not very clear, but the proprietor has gone to Guangzhou to buy goods, and it may take a few months before he comes back. Why don't the officials leave a letter! I will hand it over to you later. Proprietor."

Zhao Xing saw that what he said was serious, so he couldn't help believing it a little more, and asked again: "Are you sure your proprietor is Xu Shou, not Master Xiangguo?"

"The officials are just joking! What is the identity of my master? How could he be the proprietor of the shop? Xu Shou is my proprietor, yes, he is 25 or six years old, of medium height, with a round face and fair skin. Let's see if the officials know him." Xu Shou?"

The description was correct at all, it was exactly what Xu Shou looked like, and his age was also right, so Zhao Xing had to leave with a confused face.

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From Lin'an to Bianliang is usually by boat, first take the Jiangnan Canal to the Yangtze River, then take the canal from Yangzhou to the north, enter the Xinbian River, go all the way north to Bianliang, and then transfer from Bianliang to Yuchi County.

He Li took two warriors to the north on a five-hundred-stone passenger ship. This kind of passenger ship is a good-grade passenger ship with comfortable and spacious cabins. If it is a one-hundred-stone black-topped boat, the cabin is very small, and guests can only sit in the lower seats. Inside the low canopy.

Three days later, the five-hundred-stone passenger ship sailed into the Yangtze River, but they didn't know that a thousand-stone cargo ship followed them a mile away.

Wei Yanzong stood on the side of the cargo ship, staring sharply at the passenger ship ahead. Behind him, ten men squatted on the deck, each holding a crossbow in their hands.

When it reached the center of the river, the cargo ship speeded up and gradually caught up with the passenger ship. Wei Yanzong saw the situation in the cabin. The three of them were sitting at the table drinking tea and chatting, not aware of the danger coming.

At this time, the cargo ship passed by the passenger ship. Wei Yanzong gave an order, and ten of his subordinates stood up and shot arrows at the same time. , and was shot through the body by a crossbow arrow at the same time, screaming and falling down.

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The warriors jumped onto each other's ships one after another, rushed into the cabin, beheaded the three people who were still moaning and still alive, and threw the heads and bodies of the three people into the Yangtze River respectively.

The two boatmen were so frightened that they knelt on the deck and begged for mercy. Some of them were old and some were young. If they died, there would be no one to support their families.

Wei Yanzong stepped forward and asked, "Where are you from?"

"We are from Zhenjiang Prefecture, and we specialize in picking up passengers between Lin'an and Yangzhou."

"I don't have to kill you, but you don't go to Lin'an within a year, and you are not allowed to report to the government. If I know that you have reported to the government, I will kill your whole family!"

"The villain dare not! The villain will never dare to report to the official!"

His subordinates found the letters and the three people's personal packages. Wei Yanzong took his subordinates to board the boat and left. The two boatmen hurriedly fetched water to wash away the blood and fled back home.

When they got home, they found out that there was 1000 taels of silver left by a guest in the secret storehouse. They were so happy that they each shared 500 taels of silver, which really made a fortune.

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The impeachment of Xu Xiantu was finally settled, and Xu Xiantu did not pursue the matter. Although he said very strongly that if the other party did not dismiss him, he would resign, but that was just a coping strategy. After all, the facts were the same, and he could not really use this If the matter and Qin Hui are done to the end, if the truth is leaked, he will not be able to bear it and walk around.

So the best way is to let it go, the emperor Zhao Gou didn't want to make a big deal out of it, and he didn't mention it anymore, but Qin Hui suffered a dumb loss, and the three followers disappeared, even though he knew that he would definitely be killed However, in order to keep Zhao Xing's position as Yushi Zhongcheng, he also chose to forbear.

A few months later, this incident was completely forgotten. At the same time, Yuchi County Prime Minister Yu Shou was transferred to Qinghe County, Hebei Road as the county magistrate, and Xu Pei, who followed Yu Shou as the prefect, was also promoted to Qinghe County Head. Bo, finally formally stepped into the official career.

When the time came to October, construction began on the large grassland in the north of the city that had been vacant for many years. The site where the construction started was the Taiji Palace in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. It was destroyed by war at the end of the Tang Dynasty. After cleaning up, the Neizhengtang decided to build a palace on the foundation, and the name is still Taiji Palace.

The Tang Dynasty Taiji Palace covers an area of ​​about [-] hectares. Of course, the new Taiji Palace will not be built so wide. The main purpose is to build the new government office and the new Yongwang Palace. The initial construction will be [-] hectares, that is, [-] acres, and it will be gradually built in the future. expand.

Just south of the new Taiji Palace is the North Street. Once the construction of the palace started, the land price of the shops along the North Street skyrocketed, from [-] guan per mu to [-] guan per mu.

The biggest beneficiaries of the skyrocketing land prices on North Street are Princess Luxiu and her sisters. They have been buying land since the year before last, and they all chose the best locations. A few women have nothing to do at home, so they get together Researching real estate, they basically polished up all the land and houses in their respective hands, including Chen Qing's land in the new city in the south, and basically sold all the land in the North Street. They bought a total of nearly [-] acres of land. The newcomer Yao Mei Also because of the land replacement, I got two shops along the street, about eight acres.

In the living hall of Qifeng Pavilion, Yao Mei gently caressed a piece of red-skinned suet jade that her wife gave her. She has not yet recovered from the shock, and she never dreamed that her eight acres of land could be sold as soon as she changed hands. 16 guan.

16 guan!For her, a figure that was unimaginable two years ago, now as long as she is willing, 16 crowns will immediately become her wealth.

Lu Xiu glanced at her, and said with a faint smile: "I advise you not to rush to sell, the peak of [-] guan has not yet been reached, and the highest price per mu on East Street is [-] guan. The price per mu will also rise to [-] guan.”

Yao Mei whispered: "I just can't understand why the land price has risen so high?"

"What is incomprehensible about this? From ancient times to the present, wealth has been tied to power. The place where power is the most expensive, that is, the place where land is the most expensive. Next year, the Yong Kingdom will be established, and the palace will also start to be built. It means that Jingzhao will officially become the capital of the Yong Kingdom, and there will be no more suspense, so wealthy families from all over the world want to have a foothold in the capital, and their wealth will become the land of Jingzhao. Just see through that.”

"Madam, can I give these two pieces of land to my parents?"

Lu Xiu glanced at her approvingly and smiled: "You can give it to your parents. If your parents live in Jingzhao, the prince should give them a house. I suggest you sell the small one and use the money to build a house." Five acres of restaurants, but if you don't have the 16 coins in your hands, you will lose a lot of fun in creating wealth."

Yao Mei bit her lip and said, "It's still for the parents!"

Lu Xiu found that this little girl was actually very stubborn, and it was difficult for her to persuade her to come back. She smiled slightly and said, "Forget it! Anyway, King Yong will reward you with wealth, and you will know when you give birth to a child."

"Ma'am, when will I get pregnant!"

"I don't know about this, but I think it's not right for you to be pregnant now. You are a little younger. When you get pregnant around the age of 20, it will be the best for the child. I am the 20-year-old Ji'er."

"Ma'am, is your lord going to be emperor?" Yao Mei asked again in a low voice.

Lu Xiu shook her head, "Not for the time being, so now it is the Yong Kingdom, not the Yong Dynasty. The difference is to see if the prince becomes an emperor, but this day will come sooner or later. We are all mentally prepared, hey! We have lived here for so many years , this time next year, it is estimated that we will move to the new palace, so I am really reluctant."

At this time, Zhao Qiaoyun hurried over with today's newspaper and said, "Sister, the latest transaction price of Sister Bei has come out. The mu price is [-] guan. Longfeng Tea House has bought Juxianju Restaurant."

Lu Xiu quickly took a map and spread it out on the table: "Where is the Juxianju restaurant, please show me!"

Juxianju Restaurant is located in an excellent location, just to the left of the Tianjin Bridge to be built.

Lu Xiu suddenly thought of something, and said with a smile, "The Dragon and Phoenix Teahouse belongs to the Wei family, right?"

"Yes! It belongs to the Wei family."

"It seems that the Wei family is courageous. Seeing the future, they decisively bought the Juxianju restaurant covering an area of ​​five acres. It seems that we can't rush to sell the land, we have to wait!"

Lu Xiu and Zhao Qiaoyun started researching real estate, Yao Mei got up quietly, smiled and waved to Bing'er and Xue'er, holding one in each hand, and took them out to feed the deer.

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At this time, Chen Qing led a large group of officials to inspect a large-scale hydraulic drive device developed by students from the Taixue Equipment Class and dozens of people by the Weihe River. There was a huge millstone in a large stone house. A thousand catties, the diameter of the grinding disc is six feet, and several people can lie on it.

The heavy mill was turning slowly, and a wheat hopper hung on the top. As long as the rope was pulled, the wheat would be poured into the mill. There was a fine sieve under the outlet of the mill, shaking constantly, and sifted the snow-white flour into the wooden box below.

There is only one person operating the whole noodle mill. A white-haired Taixue professor introduced to Chen Qing and the officials: "This is a hydraulic drive that we have successfully developed in two years. The principle is actually very simple. Everyone has seen the waterwheel in the river, the waterwheel rotates, and drives a long shaft to rotate, and the long shaft extends all the way to the house, that's it!"

Everyone looked in the direction of their fingers, and saw a very thick copper rod slowly turning, extending from the outside of the wall.

At this time, Chen Qing asked: "The stick rotates vertically, but the millstone rotates horizontally. How do you do it?"

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The gray-haired old professor smiled and said: "Your Highness asked about the key point. In fact, we made this device in a month. The reason why it took two years is to study how to change the vertical force to the horizontal force. Our [-] Tai students and [-] craftsmen worked together to test various schemes. We also thought of changing the direction of the river, digging a horizontal ditch and adding a ring ditch to make the river flow from east to west into a north-south flow, but it is very troublesome. , and finally two craftsmen made it with swash plate gears."

The old professor opened a small door at the bottom. Chen Qing stepped forward, lowered his head and looked inside, but he couldn't see clearly inside, only a few big wooden gears were faintly turning, and the gears were slowly tilting, and finally turned into a sideways disk. turn.

"Not bad!"

Chen Qing repeatedly praised: "Who thought of the gear method?"

"It was thought of by our students. It was made by craftsmen. The next step is to make a mold and cast it into gears with copper water. It must be more durable than wood."

Of course, gears are not a new invention, they have been around for a long time. The hourglass and engraved leaks are driven by gears. The key is that students can think of using gears to transmit power, which is very remarkable.

At the same time, Chen Qing is also in favor of this model of student craftsmen, where students imagine and design, and craftsmen implement them.

The so-called insiders look at the doorway, and laymen watch the fun. Officials don’t care much about the mechanisms and skills inside. They care more about the use of this set of machinery. A camel or two cows can also pull the millstone, and at most two people can operate it, why spend so much effort to make such a device, it seems that at least dozens of cows can be bought for this cost, can your highness explain to everyone?"

Chen Qing said slowly: "Let's make an analogy! At first people used stone spears to throw hunting. Later, someone discovered that by tying a rope to an elastic stick, the wooden branches could be shot more than ten steps away. Everyone knows that , This is the earliest embryonic form of bow and crossbow, but this simplest bow and arrow is far less powerful than throwing spears, and it is not as good as throwing spears as far as throwing spears. Many people must have ridiculed and opposed it at the time, but those who studied bows and arrows did not give up. , Finally, there are today's god-armed crossbows, bed crossbows and large trebuchets, and this set of water-powered machines is the same, costing thousands of pennies, and the effect is no different from that of a camel, so why study it?"

Zhou Kuan blushed, and laughed at himself: "I still think too simply, thank you Your Highness for clarifying the confusion!"

Zhang Miao added, "You didn't think about it simply, but you spent thousands of dollars to make your flesh hurt. If it's cheaper than a camel, you're sure to sneer at the camel!"

Everyone laughed, and the atmosphere suddenly relaxed. Chen Qing said to the professor again: "Professor Yan, tell everyone, what is the use of this device?"

The old professor laughed and said: "The reason why this device is expensive is that it cost thousands of dollars to research it, including the construction of this stone house. In fact, its cost is only about a few hundred dollars. If it is replaced by pig iron, it will be even more expensive." It is cheap, and it has many uses, such as grinding flour, cotton ginning, oil extraction, spinning, rice milling, irrigation, stirring, such as making briquettes. Although animal power can also achieve the same effect, as His Highness said, We will continue to improve and invent new things based on it. For example, we invent a connecting rod device. Although it is useless now, it will definitely be useful in the future. There are also gears, which drive other objects to move delicately. It's something we never thought of."

Everyone unanimously agreed to vigorously develop hydraulic devices, and Chen Qing even made a statement immediately, allocating [-] yuan from the treasury to support the research and development of Taixue's mechanical devices.

When everyone came out of the stone house, Chen Qing asked Professor Yan: "Just now you said you invented a connecting rod device, what is it?"

Professor Yan said with a smile: "A student thought of it from the human jointed arm. The craftsman made an artificial joint based on his drawings. We call it a connecting rod. Pushing and pulling in front and back, it is like a hand turning a flat bottom. There are gears on the wooden disk, and the gear rotates, which in turn drives the larger gear next to it to rotate. However, this kind of connecting rod is suitable for the force of pushing forward and backward, and is not suitable for the rotation of water flow. Of course, it can also be used, but it is convenient without gears. .”

Chen Qing nodded, the connecting rod reminded him of a train and a steam engine.

He immediately smiled and said: "Let's do it! I will go to Taixue to give a class to your students in the morning after tomorrow, and I will call the artisans to listen in. I don't care about the status, as long as you have the ability, I will give you some inspiration!"

"Understood, I must arrange it!"

……

After returning from Weihe, it was still in the afternoon, Chen Qing didn't go to the official room, but went to Jubao Pavilion.

The shopkeeper of Jubao Pavilion was taken aback, and hurriedly invited His Royal Highness King Yong into the guest room, "Is Your Highness here to pick up the pearl necklace of the princess?"

Chen Qing shook his head, "I'm not here to pick up the necklace today, but the bead string is ready, so I can take it back with me."

"It's ready, the villain is going to send it to the palace tomorrow, please wait a moment, the villain will go and fetch it."

Chen Qing waved his hand, "I'll get it later, I'll get down to business first, find me your best goldsmith!"

"Your Highness, please wait a moment!"

The shopkeeper immediately went to the backyard, and after a while, a middle-aged man was brought up. His name was Li Si, and he was the most famous goldsmith in Jingzhao. He made it.

Li Si knelt down to greet His Royal Highness King Yong, Chen Qing asked him to stand up, and asked him, "How much can you do with fine things?"

Li thought for a while and said, "The villain once made a small flower basket, and the small flowers on it were woven with gold thread thinner than a hair."

Chen Qing nodded and said, "Do you have any long strips of gold foil rolled together?"

"There was a roll of silver chaff, and the gold chaff just ran out."

"Silver chaff is also fine, show me!"

After a while, Li Si sent a plate of silver rolls, which were very finely crafted and neatly made. It was exactly the style Chen Qing wanted, but unfortunately the silver was a little soft and inelastic. Chen Qing thought for a while and said, "I'll give you a piece of fine steel , can you make it into a thin roll like a silver bar?"

Li Si's eyes widened, and he said for a while, "I've never made pig iron before, why don't I try it."

"I know this is what a blacksmith does, but the blacksmith's craftsmanship is too rough to meet my fine requirements. Let's do this! Try both stainless steel and copper, and use whichever works. The key is to be neat. The thickness is the same, I will give you two days, if you can’t do it, I won’t blame you.”

Chen Qing didn't actually want to make clocks and watches, he just wanted to make a prop to let students know that there are many sources of power in the great world.

But Chen Qing still took it for granted. Ordinary metal materials cannot be used to make clock springs. It requires special steel with high strength, high toughness, and high elasticity, which is not available in this era.

Li Si didn't understand why, so he nodded, "I'll give it a try!"

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It has always been Chen Qing's idea to make a clock. In fact, there are also timekeeping tools in this era, such as sundials, hourglasses, hourglasses, lamp leaks, and more incense. There is an hourglass, and little wooden figures will come out to ring the bell and drum to tell the time.

Of course, every city has a bell and drum tower, which rings eighteen bells at five o'clock in the morning and at dusk every day to notify the whole city of the arrival of day and night, and then drums will be played at every hour of the day to announce the time. Use the watchman to tell the time.

On the way back to the mansion, Chen Qing asked the soldiers to buy an iron teapot for boiling water, and he asked the blacksmith to modify it a little.

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Two days later, goldsmith Li Si sent copper coils and fine steel coils, but Chen Qing was disappointed by the two items. The items were exquisitely made, like works of art, but unfortunately they were not flexible enough, and they could not be played after they were rolled up. opened.

His thinking is a bit ahead of time, the mainspring failed, but you can also consider the gravity clock, using gravity, using an escapement device, constantly grasping the pendulum, then putting it down, grabbing it again, and putting it down again, using gravity to drive the gear run.