The Prodigal Son's Happy Life - Chapter 895

[Chapter 895 Steam Engine]

For the people of Kyoto Prefecture and even the entire Chu Kingdom, the news of the southern expedition of the grassland tribes was just ordinary news.

There is no news from the newspaper published in Zhuxuanzhai.

But what they don’t know is how much effort the Shenji Camp, Yi Renju, and the Secret Intelligence Department have put in behind this.

What price the soldiers of the four northern states, especially Qiuning Town, paid.

Fang Xiu may be the only one in the entire Kyoto Prefecture who knows this.

Even if other people know it, they only have a partial understanding, or their understanding is relatively one-sided.

Fang Xiu looked at the setting sun. The fiery red gradually disappeared and was replaced by gray.

He felt inexplicably emotional in his heart.

What would Da Chu and Qiyan Department be like without themselves.

There was no time to feel sad about autumn and spring, when there was a sound of footsteps outside the yard.

A servant walked quickly to Fang Xiu’s side, stood upright, bowed respectfully, and then said: “Master, there is news from Qiuning Town.”

Fang Xiu raised his eyes. , glanced at him, waved his hand, and said calmly: “Read it.”

“Yes, young master.”

“The Marquis personally accepts this, and I am humble in my position,”

the servant read word by word.

The content is nothing more than that.

Where is the Shenji Camp now, what are the current movements of the Qiyan Department, and the five thousand laborers ordered by the Marquis, how much has been collected now.

Fang Xiu listened and felt a little tired, so he stood up, waved his hands and said: “I know, go down and let Liang Hu stay in the Qiyan Department.

If

anything happens to Qiyan Yanran, don’t show mercy.”

When he said this, he was very indifferent, as if he was just talking about a trivial matter.

The servant felt a chill.

This short sentence can almost determine the life or death of 40,000 to 50,000 people.

Even though he was from the begging department, it still made him feel shuddering.

Fang Xiu had been in a high position for a long time, but he no longer felt much about these things, so he turned around and entered the room.

Went to rest.

Early the next morning, Xiu’er’s voice rang as usual.

“Master, it’s time to get up.”

Fang Xiu opened his eyes dimly and changed his clothes.

While eating, Xiuer stood aside.

Today’s breakfast is sweet-scented osmanthus porridge.

A year ago, same place, same time.

Xiuer and Zhao Hao also held a sweet-scented osmanthus porridge competition.

Unknowingly, a year has passed.

Fang Xiu felt inexplicably emotional, and Xiu’er’s voice came from beside him.

“Master, Zhu’er came here today. She said that there has been new progress in steam engines, and she wants you to go to the Mechanical Academy to take a look.”

Fang Xiu raised his eyebrows when he heard this, looked at Xiu’er, and asked: ” When did you come here? “

The Mechanical Academy is a newly established academy.

Mainly to study steam engines.

It took less than half a month to create new progress?

This is amazing speed!

Xiu’er replied: “In reply to the young master, I have been here for a while, and Zhu’er didn’t want to disturb you. After waiting for a long time, she went back. She just asked my slave to tell you the news.”

After hearing this, Fang Xiu stood up and Waving his hands, he said, “I understand, young master. Let’s go take a look now.”

“Master, you haven’t finished your porridge yet!”

Xiu’er said loudly, looking at Fang Xiu’s back.

Fang Xiu did not respond and walked straight out of the yard.

The invention of the steam engine was extraordinary, completely different from other things.

This is something epoch-making!

Fang Xiu had been prepared to study it for decades with the guys from the Mechanical Academy.

But I didn’t expect that in just half a month, those guys would make new progress.

It’s really incredible.

There are grooms waiting in front of the

“Master” Xin’an Houfu at all times.

As soon as Fang Xiu appeared, the groom immediately stood up and saluted.

Fang Xiu nodded, got on the carriage, and said lightly: “Mechanical Academy.”

“Yes, young master.”

After the groom accepted the order, he began to drive the carriage.

A month is not a long time, but it is not a short time either.

At the very least, more than half of the road from Fang Mansion to the south of the city has been repaired.

The distance that used to be an hour and a half can now be reached by carriage in less than an hour.

This speed increase is simply not the slightest bit.

In addition, Baolefang also has many horse-drawn carriages on this road.

This carriage can carry about fifteen people.

Everyone only needs to pay ten cents to ride a carriage.

From the south of the city to the center of the city, the distance is less than an hour, which saves a lot of time.

Many people from the north, east and even west of the city come here to take carriages to the south of the city.

Originally, because of the distance, people from the other three cities rarely went to the south of the city.

Even if they could go, they would only be dignitaries with carriages.

But since the arrival of this Baolefang carriage, the situation has been completely different.

Even some poor people can take a carriage to the south of the city once every half a month.

You know, in the south of the city, many things are cheaper than in other places.

The most obvious thing is the cloth in Wuxiu Cloth Shop.

Buying cloth in the south of the city is several times cheaper than elsewhere.

Therefore, for a time, the south of the city became even more lively.

The merchants in the south of the city have also benefited from this, and more people are coming to the south of the city to do some small business.

The entire south of the city has replaced the vicinity of the imperial city and become the center of Kyoto Prefecture.

Even when many outsiders arrive in Kyoto Prefecture, the first place they go is the south of the city.

Of course,

this is all for later.

Fang Xiu took his family’s carriage to the Mechanical Academy.

The driver immediately got out of the car and knocked on the door.

The door of the Mechanical Academy slowly opened.

A man who looked like a scholar opened the door. When he saw Fang Xiu, he was slightly startled, and then said hurriedly: “Dean, you are here.”

In the past, these scholars still called Fang Xiu “Master Hou”.

However, as time went by, people in these academies became more accustomed to calling Fang Xiu the dean.

There is nothing unique about him

!

Everyone else calls him Lord Marquis, but he calls himself the dean. Doesn’t it seem much more cordial?

Those who are willing to stay and study in the various academies founded by Xin’an Houfu are not the kind of pedantic people.

They are also thoughtful.

Fang Xiu nodded and asked, “Is your dean here?”

The dean here refers to the real dean of the Mechanical Academy, not Fang Xiu, the honorary dean.

“Dean Xu? He, several senior brothers and sisters, and Miss Zhu’er are working on a new type of steam engine. I’ll go tell them right now.”

Fang Xiu waved his hand and said casually: “It doesn’t matter, where are they? Take me there.” Meet them.”

“Yes, Dean!”

the scholar responded, hurriedly leading the way.

Fang Xiu followed, even more curious.

What would this new steam engine look like?

(End of chapter)