Vol 2 Chapter 957: Get off the horse

"Uncle, Mr. Dou, please here. Your Majesty is waiting for the two."
Pei Meng enters the palace with Mr. Dou.
The servant led the two to Xingqing Palace, and after being informed, they were taken into Zhengyang Hall.
"The minister, see your majesty!" Pei Meng said loudly, full of air, neither humble nor overbearing.
Mr. Dou looked very respectful, "Weichen please greet your majesty!"
The two completely different attitudes caught Liu Zhao's attention.
He smiled and dropped the pen in his hand, "The two Aiqings exempted the courtesy. The two Aiqings are court heroes, give them a seat!"
"Thank your Majesty!"
Pei Meng Da Ma Jindao took a seat on the chair, bullying.
Mr. Dou is at the top, respectful, and guarding his duty as a courtier.
Pei Meng's attitude is obviously to give up, kill or pluck or talk, whatever. He is not afraid! Naturally, he will not bow to his knees.
Liu Zhao smiled, "General Pei seems to be dissatisfied?"
Talking is to blame, the situation is not good!
Mr. Dou was a little nervous.
Pei Meng bowed slightly, "The minister dare not be dissatisfied! The minister is just curious about what to talk about?"
"You can talk about everything!" Liu Zhao replied perfunctorily, looking at the two with a smile.
Pei Meng frowned slightly, and couldn't make up his mind for a while.
Mr. Dou hurriedly said: "Weichen has been in the northwest for many years. Speaking of the northwest weichen is like a treasure. As for the south, I have been there when I was young, and I didn't leave any impression."
"Dou Aiqing might as well talk about Northwest."
"Don't dare to make an axe in front of your majesty."
"It's okay! I want to hear what Mr. Dou thinks of Northwest China."
Mr. Dou couldn't refuse, and thought: "The Northwest is really poor, and it's really bitter, but it's also a good place! But since the cement road from Beijing to the Northwest was built, the situation in the Northwest has improved over the years."
"If Aiqing is allowed to preside over the Northwest Civil Affairs, where will Aiqing improve?"
Mr. Dou was startled and glanced at Pei Meng secretly.
Pei Meng watched his nose and nose, and all his thoughts were hidden behind a pair of eyes.
Mr. Dou settled his mind, "Your Majesty suddenly asked this question, but Shu Weichen couldn't answer it!"
Liu Zhao laughed, "Just talk about it, just say whatever you think, Dou Aiqing doesn't need to be nervous."
Mr. Dou considered it again and again, "Maybe we will start with water conservancy projects to improve the water problem in the Northwest."
Liu Zhao nodded, "Aiqing has an idea! What if there is not enough water?"
This……
Mr. Dou was speechless for a while.
Liu Zhao smiled and looked at Pei Meng, "General Pei thinks how powerful the Xiliang Army is?"
Pei Meng's eyebrows moved slightly.
Liu Zhao has always called him a general, which seems to have profound meaning.
He said stubbornly: "Coming and going like wind, soldiers are not afraid of death, they are a strong enemy."
"The Northwest Army is alone against the Upper Xiliang Army. What is the chance of winning?"
Pei Meng raised his eyebrows slightly, "It depends on the specific situation."
"The Northwest Army is dispatched to fight a national battle with Xiliang. What is the chance of winning?"
Liu Zhao's question is frightening.
Mr. Dou hurriedly stood up, "Weichen dare to ask, is your majesty determined to continue fighting with Xiliang? Bei Rong is also a strong enemy and has to guard against it. Beware of the resurgence of Bei Rong."
"On Bei Rong's side, Dou Aiqing doesn't need to worry. I only ask General Pei that the Northwest Army will be dispatched to fight a national battle with Xiliang. What is the chance of winning?"
Pei Meng said solemnly, "If the logistics can be supplemented in time, there is a 60% chance of winning."
Liu Zhao smiled with relief, "Very good! The two Aiqings arrived in Beijing for the first time, and they didn't know much about the changes in the capital over the years. Rich in money, take the two Aiqings out to walk around."
"Old slave follow the order!"
Is this over?
Mr. Dou looked dazed.
Don’t you want to talk?
Pei Meng also frowned, but said nothing.
He is patient enough, he wants to see what Liu Zhao is selling.
Qian Fu led the two out of Xingqing Palace.
I thought it was just going around, but I thought that the schedule for the next few days would be full.
Going all the way to the south, passing through the relocated streets and cities, out of the city.
Went to Wenqing Bookstore, felt the streaking scene, and went to Shanhe College.
I visited Baigong College, a huge industrial park, and felt the power of craftsmen.
After that, I went to the Guozijian site which was under construction.
The school building is built on the hillside.
The four or five-story buildings are amazing.
"Why is the house built so high? Can the foundation bear weight?"
"Because the school building is built on the hillside and water, it is necessary to consider fire and moisture. Build a little higher, which can effectively prevent moisture. As for the foundation, uncle, please, please. Now building houses, using new technology, steel and cement, compared to traditional foundations It is more load-bearing and can fully withstand three or four-story buildings."
"These are steel bars? Steel bars are used to build houses?"
"Exactly!"
"How high is the cost?"
"Compared with traditional wooden houses, the cost is the same."
"how is this possible."
"Wooden houses, because of the difference in wood, have a huge difference in cost. Take the Guozijian in the city as an example, the use of a large number of masonry mahogany, the cost is naturally more expensive than ordinary houses. At present, Huanyu Steel is working hard to reduce costs. The construction cost should be able to be suppressed."
"Is it possible to repair the house like this?"
"The main structure of the previous building has been completed. Uncle and Mr., do you want to visit the building?"
"It's all here, go and see."
After visiting the Guozijian construction site, Pei Meng took the initiative to request.
"Uncle Ben wants to visit Huanyu Transportation, Huanyu Steel, is it accommodating?"
Qian Wangxiao said with a smile: "Uncle don't mention, our family will also take two of us to Huanyu Transportation and Huanyu Steel.
"Oh! Let's go then."
For the first time, Pei Meng actively got into the carriage, looking forward to it.
The group came to World Steel.
The towering chimneys are amazing.
Thick smoke billowed and the fire burned the clouds.
The skin was roasted at high temperature, but he was reluctant to leave.
At the moment the molten steel was released, Pei Meng and Mr. Dou held their breaths, leaving only shock.
Unexpectedly, this was just the beginning of shock.
The Major General as a supervisor set up a workshop in Huanyu Steel, and the craftsmen are experimenting with new weapons.
"Steel Knife! Uncle, do you want to get a feel for it?"
Qian Fu handed a steel knife made by a craftsman, and Pei Meng couldn't wait to hold it in his hand.
"The weight is not light!"
After speaking, he brandished a steel knife and slashed at the iron bar.
哐!
Sparks are flying!
There was an obvious gap in the iron bar, and the steel knife was undamaged.
Pei Meng aimed at the iron bar again, with one knife after another, and the iron bar broke.
Mr. Dou sighed: "What a sharp steel knife!"
Qian Fu handed over a pair of pliers, "Mr. Dou try this, can you pinch off the iron bar."
Mr. Dou weighed the weight of the pliers, which was very heavy.
He clasped the handle with both hands and chose the angle.
Ben didn't hold any hope, but unexpectedly, with the force of his hand, the iron bar broke, and the fracture was neat.
Mr. Dou shouted, "What a sharp pliers."
"This is called a vise, which is specially used to cut all kinds of ironware."
Pei Meng picked up the pliers and tried it out, really sharp.
"These are all made of stainless steel?"
"Not only stainless steel, but also other things, called alloy steel."
Pei Meng asked Qian Fu, "Steel knives and pliers are needed by the Northwest Army. Will your majesty agree?"
Qian Fu laughed, "General Pei, don't worry, this is just the beginning, there are many things worth seeing."
"Please lead the way, Father Qian."
Qian Fu led the two to the deepest part of the shed.
Three tigers squatted in the center.
Pei Meng's eyes looked straight.
"cannon?"
Qian Fu solemnly said: "In the past few years, the major general has been studying gunpowder as a superintendent, and has achieved some preliminary results. No, use a cannon made of stainless steel and try the effect. Uncle and husband are too coincidental today. Just in time for the test gun."
Mr. Dou struck his beard and laughed.
I'm afraid it's not that they happened to happen, but that they were waiting here for a long time.
He exchanged glances with Pei Meng.
Pei Meng said immediately: "Please try the gun, my uncle is just trying to see and see."
"Uncle please, Mr. Dou retreat to the wall."
After that, a dozen or so soldiers dressed as soldiers came to the field, preparing to test the artillery.
Pei Meng suddenly narrowed his eyes.
Soldiers test guns, not craftsmen test guns, which reveals too much information.
When did the capital actually have artillery?
How long did it take to train?
How skilled is it?
When was the cannon made? It shouldn't have just been created as Qian Fu said, I am afraid it has already existed.
As for gunpowder technology, Pei Meng did not want to think deeply.
He felt Liu Zhao's dismissal of power.
The so-called casual strolling is clearly showing the strength value and brightening the muscles.
Full of warnings and threats!
There is no confusion as imagined, and the artillery movement is unified and standardized, although it is not easy to understand.
Among them, artillery is holding a ruler, which seems to be measuring size?
Pei Meng couldn't figure it out for a while as to what's special about it.
Either grandstanding or rather profound.
"The target is a hundred steps away, three scales to the left, aim and fire!"
The matchstick was ignited and burned violently.
boom!
Deafening!
Mr. Dou held his ears and shook left and right, unable to stand steady.
Pei Meng stood on the spot, except for the uncomfortable ears, there was no discomfort.
"Hit the target!"
"Uncle, Mr. Dou, do you want to see the effect of the cannon bombing."
"can!"
Following Qian Fu, the two came to a hundred steps away.
A huge gap was blasted through a section of the wall.
"What a siege weapon!"
"The two armies confront each other, and with a cannon bombardment, the battle is basically set."
"What is the cost of this cannon? What kind of material is used? How many cannons can be fired? What is the cost of shells? Are those gunners professionally trained?"
A series of questions came out of Pei Meng's mouth.
Qian Fu laughed, "Don't worry, uncle, there are rare things out there. Please come here!"
Pei Meng was angry.
Show them the weapons, but refused to answer any questions.
What a good one!
Mr. Dou reminded Pei Meng in a low voice, "Uncle, bear with me! This is an eye-opener."
Pei Meng snorted, "Uncle Ben knows how to measure, sir, don't worry."
When he came outside, Qian Fu pointed to a mountain and said, "Universal Transportation is on the other side of the mountain. Transporting steel to Huanyu Transportation's factory requires a large circle, which greatly delays things. For this reason, the craftsmen built a double-track road. ."
"What a double-track road!"
"Look, this is a two-track road!"