It was already November 20th, and three heavy snow had already occurred. The boats heading to Liao Town did not come back. Instead, Lianma came to Tianjin Wei by Shanhaiguan.

It is said that because everyone brought a lot of goods, it was winter in Liao Town earlier than in previous years. Local merchants from Liao Town came from all over the place and spent more time than in the past. They wanted to process the goods before buying new goods back. It was estimated that the sea had frozen and closed the sea, so they returned after the spring of the next year.

The only thing that can be confirmed is that it is a big profit this time. The general of Liao Town, Li Chengliang, took a lot of goods at his own house. Because there were too many ships and cargoes this time, it was very beneficial to Liao Town. Behind the ships coming from Tianjin Guard, there was a shadow of Wang Hui. In order to show his importance, General Li Chengliang sent his eldest son Li Rusong to the port of Niangniang Temple to meet everyone.

Not to mention anything else, Li Rusong is now also a deputy general and has a valuable identity. He came forward to receive the merchants coming from Tianjin Wei to show his attitude.

As Wang Tong expected, Sun Shoulian brought the fleet and Damu to Tianjin Wei. Without the permission of the Liaozhen General, he could not do it at all.

However, the logs from Liaodong are indeed easy to sell. Several teams responsible for the construction of various departments of Tianjin Wei bought almost the same amount of wood they could buy. The first amount of money allocated after the insurance bank was established was to buy this, for the construction needs.

After the purchasing eunuchs from the palace direct palace and the imperial prison came to Tianjin Wei, they almost burst into tears when they saw these thick logs. In recent years, the palace was built in the palace, and the beams and pillars could not find suitable large wood, so they could only use wood splicing and pestle combinations. But this was a bit worse after all, and the strength was slightly insufficient. Because of this concern, many things to be built were afraid to start construction. If they didn’t start construction, everyone would have no chance to do it. Life was hard!

They know very well who Wang Tong is. They are very good at buying and selling, extortion, and they are definitely not afraid to get this man. It is not bad. The money used to buy wood is to be paid in the palace and get it in the palace. Then they will build a large amount of construction and are worried about not having the opportunity to make money. Even if you offer a high price, it is fine. The key is to have the right wood.

After asking for help, Wang Tong had to give the palace face, and after coordination, he evened out some of the logs and promised to leave one for the palace in the coming goods for the next year.

What made the eunuchs in the palace even more happy was that Wang Qianhu, a proud person, understood the human nature and worldly style. Everyone paid the silver according to the current price, and Lord Wang sent back 20% of the kickbacks as usual. Although the price was a little higher than the market price, the wool came from the sheep and it had nothing to do with their own family, so everyone was happy.

Compared to this, the leader of the Zhuangke in Wang Tong's mansion, Chi Hei, was not very happy. He went out with several craftsmen in the Guanfang who specializes in making cows, horses and carts. "The master just likes new things, but I don't believe it. Can the red-haired ghost of this cows, horses and carts still make flowers? In this cold weather, it's good to serve horses in the stable!"

Now seeing Chi Hei's speech and dressing up, he can't tell that he is a man of misfortune. If he is not familiar with him, he would think he is a wealthy person. Don't look at Chi Hei's responsible horses, but he is the leader of a farmer at Wang Qianhu's family. Mou Shi also enjoys and drinks delicious food and goes out to deal with the officials in private, who dares to neglect him?

For example, now, there are always some decent craftsman leaders in front of him, and they are very polite and respectful. Everything about Tianjin Wei is in the hands of Mr. Wang. The purchase of this big cart and the carpenter work, Mr. Wang made everyone a lot of money. That's not to be polite. "Brother Chi is telling a joke, right? Master Wang asks us to see it. It must be reasonable.

Chi Hei was Wang Qianhu's family, so he could naturally complain. If outsiders dared to follow him, everyone laughed and left. Chi Hei cleared his throat, coughed dryly, and said roughly:

"Of course it makes sense for the master to do things. I just hate those red-haired ghosts to cheat money. I just serve the cows and horses on the grassland and build this big cart. Everyone is also a long-time man. Isn't it as good as the red-haired ghost?

People with craftsmanship are somewhat reserved in their hearts. When they hear Chihei talk, everyone actually agrees, but they all smile and have no contact. "Why, why didn't I think of this in my head?"

In the open space of the craftsman's workshop in the west of the city, Chi Hei, who was watching from the side, held a fierce slap in his body with his hands. He slapped the craftsman and staggered in pain, but he didn't care. He shook his head and watched the Portuguese put the reins on the animal.

When they first came, the carpenters and blacksmiths from the official shop had already made all the components needed by the cart, and more than a dozen people were nervously assembling them there.

This big cart looks nothing strange. Although there are more than two-wheeled cattle, horse and carts in the Ming Dynasty, there are also four-wheeled ones. What's so rare about this?

There is a fork frame connecting the front and rear axles below. This is a good way to do it. When turning, the front and rear axles are subjected to stress together, and they will not stop one side or collapse on the other side. But this setting is just that. If both sides of the front and rear are stuck, it will be a problem. What is really funny is that on the side of the shaft, the Ming Dynasty's big trucks are all hard shafts, and they are combined with wooden poles and rope saddles to connect the cart with cattle and horses. However, these red-haired ghosts did not use the shaft, but used belts, ropes, iron ring fasteners and saddles to combine them, and then used a box wrapped with iron bamboo to wrap the horses inside.

The force of the cattle and horse pulling the carriage is entirely connected by the leather rope. The leather rope is soft, so the force of pulling the carriage is naturally not as large as that of the ones connected by the shaft. When the carriage runs, the leather rope will be tight and the force will be small. Wouldn't the cattle and horse run in vain?

As for the square frame where the horse is surrounded, the bamboo is only three fingers in the thickness, which is used to live in the Year of the Ox, not for the difficulty, and it looks even more useless.

After seeing this scene, Chihei and several craftsmen could no longer hide their contempt and contempt, and laughed out loud on the side.

The carpenters and blacksmiths who helped those foreigners work were not unfair. Although they helped, they felt that these foreigners were acting recklessly. Fortunately, Master Wang ordered them to cooperate as much as possible. I heard that these foreigners would still receive silver rewards after they finished their work. We can also make such a big cart, which is definitely more useful than this artificial one. Everyone thinks this in their hearts.

When they heard Chi Hei and the others laugh, they were all watching with a sneer. Although most of the Portuguese craftsmen did not understand Chinese, they also knew that the people around them laughed badly, but they had nothing to do, they were just doing their jobs.

First, I put two horses on a big cart, put them on the frame, and patted my face. It was windy and cold outside. I had seen enough jokes after watching for a long time. I was about to call me into the house and go to the fire for a few days.

But the work of the people was not finished, so they led the two horses over, put a frame on, and then connected it with a leather rope and iron ring. This time, the packing was more complicated than the previous two horses. There must be rope connections between the horses and the horses and the carts.

After seeing this, the craftsmen were stunned. Everyone who was about to leave gathered together again. The Portuguese craftsmen were both strange and proud when they saw everyone's reaction, but their movements accelerated and they connected the other two horses to the cart.

The sound of amazement and clapping sounded everywhere, including Chihei and the craftsmen. The styles made by the foreigners are not a magic trick or a secret, but no one expected them.

The ancestors passed down from generation to generation. Large carts used hardwood shafts. This can indeed fully utilize the power of the livestock pulling carts. However, because the hardwood shafts and carts are integrated, the length and spacing are limited. The large carts used by the people are generally one cow and one horse, at most two animals. The cars used by the government are pulled by eight horses. However, in order to allow the livestock to be driven side by side, the carts are also extremely wide. At most, eight horses are arranged in two rows, and no more animals can be added. Moreover, because they are wide, ordinary official roads cannot be used and cannot be used.

Nowadays, foreigners are connected by leather ropes. Even the large carts used by the people can be dragged with multiple cattle and horses. Although it may not be able to use enough force to a livestock, there will always be a lot of force when there are too many livestock, which means that there are more things that can be loaded on a car.

The people who were watching were just now surrounded, looked at each part carefully, and asked the interpreter to turn the problem over from time to time.

Chi Hei and the others looked here, and Wang Tong and his men were in the original camp site where two cast bronze cannons were placed there.

Looking at the thickness of the cannon, Wang Tong knew that the cannon would not exceed three cannons. Naturally, the larger the caliber, the greater the power. However, more than fifty Portuguese craftsmen spent 6,400 recitals and 260 people came out of the firearm craftsman's workshop to help, how could he create this? Wang Tong frowned. The foreign craftsmen were busy adjusting the muzzle and loading the ammunition without making any sound.

On the contrary, the head of the army was staring at the craftsmen with concentration. Soon, everything was ready to stop and fire. With a dull "bang", everything was no different from usual. The shell fell to the ground, and a craftsman ran over quickly, and soon came to report the number. "The bullet weighed nine taels, and the age was 160 steps!"

When Wang Tong heard this, he was stunned. About one pound of shells in his own house could shoot at most about 110 steps. How did these foreigners do it?

Before Wang Tong asked, Ren Yuan walked over with his head, first bowed and said with emotion:

"Mr. Wang, I have really opened my eyes these days. Many things are not impossible, but I didn't expect them at all. I understood this time. It's like this. It's like this, and it's like this!"
Chapter completed!