A storm on the sea just passed, and the boat under his feet finally stabilized. The storm lasted for about an hour. The boat rushed to the top of the waves and fell into the valley, as if it was about to capsize in an instant. Lu Jiuyuan on the boat was already weak and could not withstand the violent bumps on the boat. He vomited for a while, and almost vomited all his bile.

As soon as the storm stopped, Lu Jiuyuan finally got better, but after vomiting, his face turned pale and he was closing his eyes to rest.

"Sir, have a little tea!"

As a disciple, Fu Ziyun handed over the tea cup. Lu Jiuyuan drank a few sips of tea, felt more comfortable, and said:

"Well, I'm old and can't resist the strong winds and waves on the sea. Oh, but it's much better now."

"Mr. Yin and Yang are not in harmony, and the qi and blood are not strong. However, since Mr. Drinking this black tea in the past two months, his body has improved greatly. Fortunately, it is not serious." Huang Zaixin next to him talked a little too much. He took Lu Jiuyuan's pulse and stretched his frown brows.

When Lu Jiuyuan went to Taiwan this time, the Lu family was worried that Lu Jiuyuan's body might not be able to withstand the pain of floating in the sea. Secondly, the Lu family was also a drug dealer. He heard that Taiwan had a lot of medicinal materials such as deer antlers, so he sent Huang Zaixin, who was both proficient in medical principles and knowledgeable in making medicinal materials to accompany Lu Jiuyuan to Taiwan.

However, Huang Zaixin was still quite worried about Lu Jiuyuan's trip to Taiwan:

"This Taiwan is a wilderness. I heard that miasma is prevalent. I am worried that the water and soil there are not good for Mr. In fact, the teacher is not called by the court. Mr. He is sick and he is really the case. This remark is indeed true and does not affect Mr. He's reputation."

Lu Jiuyuan said seriously:

"It is our duty to serve the country. In the past, I resigned from office but did not work, just because the official I lived in was just a idle position and wasted the court's salary. It was better to retire and teach and educate people. But now it is different. As Brother Fu said in his letter, "My Song Dynasty is powerful, and it will start from Taiwan. This is a great example. I am an imperial edict to supervise military weapons. Just like Lu Fangweng's age, he still has to make military weapons. This is a major plan for restoration. How can I use my own private abolishment?"

Lu Jiuyuan was also an official in the court, but Lu Jiuyuan was straightforward and was born with a proud man. Whenever he encountered something that he didn't like in the court, he often spoke out loudly. He even did not slander the emperor. For example, he wrote five letters to Zhao Guo, and pointed out the wrong things and did not give the emperor any face. Therefore, although Zhao Guo praised his talent, he did not mean to use it.

In the 13th year of Chunxi, that is, three years ago, Lu Jiuyuan had been working as an official in the imperial decree. In this year, Lu Jiuyuan had the opportunity to be promoted to a general and serve as a junior supervisor, but he wrote a memorial to the officer Wang Xin to strongly object to the appointment. Of course, Wang Xin was out of his own selfishness, but he reminded Zhao Xi. Zhao Xi felt that Lu Jiuyuan was first-class in his studies, but was too naive in politics, so he issued an imperial edict to send Lu Jiuyuan to manage the Chongdao Temple in Taizhou. This was clearly a boring idle job. Lu Jiuyuan was not the kind of person who needed to make a living by being an official, so he simply resigned from his official position to give lectures.

But this time it's different.

"I heard that Mao Geng made a powerful crossbow, and there seemed to be a powerful firearm called landmines, which are much more powerful than iron cannons. So, a capital in Kaohsiung is going to be built as a hospital, right?"

Huang Zaixin expressed his understanding of Lu Jiuyuan. If he could make powerful military weapons, Lu Jiuyuan would never give up the opportunity to contribute.

"I went to Kaohsiung first to find out, but I'm optimistic about Mao Geng."

Previously, Chen Liang wrote a letter to strongly praise Mao Geng, and then learned about the various progress of the Kaohsiung Special Zone through the "New News". Lu Jiuyuan was also full of expectations for Mao Geng and the Kaohsiung Special Zone under Mao Geng's rule.

On September 19th, I finally arrived in Kaohsiung. The weather was sunny and Lu Jiuyuan's spirit also became high.

Zhang Haisan had been greeted at the dock. After the greeting, the three of them were invited to a strange carriage, which was a four-wheeled carriage with a canopy, led by two horses. When Lu Jiuyuan and the other two got on the carriage, Zhang Haisan also sat next to Fu Ziyun.

The carriage ran on the flat cement road and felt very stable. Compared with the bumpy bumps of the two-wheeled carriage, the comfort of riding was simply incomparable.

"This is the first time this carriage is sitting. Brother Zhang, why is this carriage so stable?"

Lu Jiuyuan and Fu Ziyun just looked out through the car window, silently feeling the uniqueness of the special zone. But Huang Zaixin couldn't help but be curious and asked directly about getting off the carriage.

"This four-wheeled carriage was built two months ago. There are only three cars in Kaohsiung at present, which is not something that ordinary people can ride. Speaking of which, there are many mysteries of this carriage, such as bearings, springs, etc., and it runs on a flat cement road, so you don't feel too much vibration."

"So that's it." In fact, Huang Zaixin didn't understand what a bearing spring is, but it was hard to break the casserole and ask to the end.

Lu Jiuyuan nodded and immediately changed his mind. Well, if this carriage could be used in the Song army, it would probably be able to improve the Song Dynasty's combat power.

Zhang Haisan’s strength is his mouth. As long as you can raise a topic, he can talk endlessly and express his eloquence:

"You see, it is a four-wheeled carriage that transports cement. A four-wheeled carriage can carry two thousand kilograms of goods in one carriage, which is much better than a two-wheeled carriage. Of course, if this four-wheeled carriage is used to transport food and grass, it will be very good. A four-wheeled carriage can at least be worth four or five two-wheeled carriages."

"By the way, two days ago, I made a new car with two wheels, one in front and one behind, called a bicycle. The car is even more amazing. People ride on it and it won't fall down! --------."

After Zhang Haisan talked about the four-wheeled carriage, he talked about bicycles. He could ride on two wheels on them and pedal forward. Like most people, Zhang Haisan did not understand what the reason was. Such a wonderful thing is of course a good topic to spread. Zhang Haisan felt it was necessary to spread it to every new audience in time, so naturally the car was pulled into that car, and Zhang Haisan talked about the bicycle.

In Mao Geng's eyes, the technical content of bicycles is not high, but there was no means of stamping before, so it was difficult to make chains. Since the steam power and spiral press were successful, punching chains has been much easier. However, the prototypes of the two bicycles still use hand-made chains. As for mass manufacturing chains, of course, the stamping process must be used to make molds, which is industrial production.

After making the prototype with a handmade chain, Mao Geng had to take care of the test drive himself. Mao Geng skillfully performed a bicycle ride in front of everyone, but he did not expect that after this performance, everyone would be amazed.

Now that Zhang Haisan has spoken out this matter, Lu Jiuyuan, who has always been working, is a little confused about the mystery.

However, the distance from the port to Yuelai Inn is not far, and the carriage quickly arrived at Yuelai Inn.

Zhang Haisan led the three people directly to a suite on the second floor and settled them down.

"Mr. Lu, you have worked hard all the way. Please rest for two hours first. Chief Executive Mao will hold a banquet to welcome Mr. Lu tonight. At that time, the Duke and Lord Han will also attend the banquet together."

"Brother Zhang, wait! Of course, I will go to see you first. You can take me to visit you now!"

Although Lu Jiuyuan was arrogant, he was very particular about etiquette. The others were just fine, but Duke Zhao Han must never lose etiquette.

When Lu Jiuyuan came to the Duke's Headquarters, he saw that the layout of the Duke's Headquarters was different from the Yuelai Inn I just stayed in. Na Yuelai Inn is already very luxurious, especially in terms of cleaning, but Na Yuelai Inn is actually much worse than that of the Duke's Headquarters.

Lu Jiuyuan was a little surprised, but his face still had a calm expression.

After waiting for a while, Zhao Han then came to the hall.

"Sir, please pay homage to the Duke!"

Lu Jiuyuan gave a respectful salute, and Zhao Han also replied with an apology:

"It's really a great thing for Mr. Xiangshan to come here. Oh, I was trying to ride that bicycle just now, dressed up in a short dress and fell a few times. I didn't dare to come out to see Mr. Xiangshan. I neglected Mr. Xiangshan, and asked me not to mind."

"How dare you! The minister disturbed the Duke's elegant mood."

Zhao Yan laughed and said:

"Mr. I don't know what kind of bicycle Mao Geng made is really difficult to control. However, the more difficult it is to control the bicycle, the more you want to control it. Mao Geng told me that if you fall a few more times, you can control it with ease. It seems that you will have to fall tomorrow."

"I heard that except Chief Mao, no one can ride a bicycle at present. The Duke of the State is talented and must be the second one who can ride a bicycle."

"I'm grateful for your auspicious words! I think Mr. Xiangshan is an interesting person, much more interesting than that guy Mao Geng. You don't know, I have been looking forward to Mr. coming. Mr. Xu, we can go to see the cannons together tomorrow. This time, can you Mao Geng stop me!"

"Cannon? May I ask the Duke of the State, what is a cannon?" The amount of information received today was a bit large, and Lu Jiuyuan said it was difficult to digest for a while.

"Shame! I just heard that it is a powerful firearm. I will go with you tomorrow and you will know the truth at a glance."

"Okay, go together. Go together."
Chapter completed!